Renegade Immortal

RENEGADE IMMORTAL
ER GEN
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CONTENTS
1. Leaving Home
2. Immortals
3. Test
4. Heartless
5. The Return
6. Insults
7. Leaving Home
8. Stone Bead
9. Down the cliff
10. Entering the Sect
11. Zhang Hu
12. Immortal Talisman
13. The Elder
14. Unexpected Transformation
15. Suspicion
16. Disciple
17. Cultivation
18. Gourd
19. Chased out
20. Nine Clouds
21. Qi Gathering Pill
22. Scattering Technique
23. Tenth Cloud
24. Cultivation
25. Qi Condensation
26. Malicious Thoughts
27. Visit
28. Chores
29. Locked Door
30. Wang Hao
31. Snow Water
32. Exchange
33. Main Text
34. Training
35. Back Mountain
36. Quarrel
37. Four Years
38. Light Speck
39. Wealth
40. Guest
41. Centipede
42. Centipede’s Poison
43. Old Friend
44. Li Shan
45. Low Life
46. Strange Old Man
47. Exchange (1)
48. Exchange (2)
49. Exchange (3)
50. Exchange (4)
51. Entering the Stage (1)
58. Finished
59. Questioning
60. Elder
61. Ancestor
62. Calamity
63. Powerful
64. Sect Scatters
65. Sect Mourning
66. Forced Relocation
67. Leaving Heng Yue Sect
68. Dealing With Trouble
69. Puppet Technique
70. Returning Home
71. Four Years
72. Seizing Foundation
73. Tian Shui City
74. Bloody Disaster
75. Encountering the Enemy Again
76. The Strange Flying Sword
77. Old Man Jimo
78. Teng Family City
79. Refining The Flying Sword
80. Blood Refining Technique
81. Stealing Foundation (1)
86. Forest Ruins
87. The Abyssal Cold Core
88. The Strange Blue Skinned Person
89. Bluffing Magic Treasure
90. The First Indication
91. Extreme Yin Spiritual Energy
92. Corpse Yin Sect (1)
95. Enter the Sect
96. Furnace
97. Great Change
98. Introduction to the Foreign Battleground
99. The Stone Bead Changes
100. Refining the Sword Sheath
101. Soul Jade
102. Calamity Mourning (1)
103. Calamity Mourning (2)
104. Calamity Mourning (Final)
105. Ji Realm of a Past Era
106. Rank
107. Shining Grain
108. Old Friend
109. Killing a Pseudo Core Formation
110. Liu Mei
111. Sorting Loot
112. Two Months (1)
113. Two Months (2)
114. Waiting for Wang Lin
115. Do you dare to fight with me?
116. Incomplete Soul Flag
117. Death of Wang Lin
118. Foreign Battleground
119. Soul Awakens
120. Return of Wang Lin
121. Acting Recklessly
122. Kill Him
123. Devil
124. Law of the World
125. Ji Realm Divine Sense
126. Foreign Country
127. Closed Door Cultivation at a Volcano
128. Burning Gold Mountain Range
129. Homemade Devil
130. Sudden Arrival of Nascent Soul
131. Is He a Fat Sheep?
132. Upheaval in Hou Fen (1)
133. Upheaval in Hou Fen (2)
134. National Migration
135. The Wind Changes
136. Middle Aged scholar
137. Country Sealing Array
138. Distant Heaven Pill
139. Pseudo Core Formation Stage
140. Sea of Devils
141. Fighting Evil Sect
142. A Body of Treasures
143. Three Cold Cores
144. Core Formation (1)
150. Kill
151. Ten Thousand Devil Hundred Day Kill Order
152. Carving a Bloody Path
153. A Show of Strength at Nan Dou
154. The Great Battle Dragon Formation
155. After Image Sword Cultivation
156. I’ll Fight Him to the Death
157. A Sad and Beautiful Complexion
158. The Fog Turns to Sea
159. The Green Robed Old Man
160. Cultivating the Core
161. Eight Clawed Divine Sense
162. Reaching an Agreement
163. The Divine Path
164. The Mysterious Corpse
165. Palpitating with Eagerness
166. Ancient Transfer Array
167. Gathering of Devils
168. Land of the Ancient God
169. Obtaining the Marrow
170. Splitting from the team
171. The Jade Li Muwan Left
172. Earth Trial
173. The second devil
174. The devil’s mutation
175. Stealing Treasure
176. Capturing the wind pack
177. King poison cauldron
178. Restriction mountain
179. Studying Restrictions
180. The Unlucky Ancient Emperor
181. The Outbreak of Restrictions
182. The Ancient God Tu Si
183. The Sudden Change
184. The Blood Sea of the Demon God
185. Master of the Blood Sea
186. Beyond the Qi Sea
187. The Ancient God’s Inheritance (part 1)
191. Dead Soul Sea
192. Unexpected
193. Seal of the Blood Sea
194. Opening the Seal
195. Doubts about the Dead Sea
196. Agreement Broken
197. The True Inheritance
198. Body Reconstruction
199. Land of the Ancient God (Final)
200. Yun Fei
201. 200 Years
202. Wiped out Completely
203. Qi Lin City
204. The Ancient Mirror and The Restriction Flag
205. The Nascent Soul within Gui Xi
206. Divine Retribution
207. Killing people for their core!
208. Final Destination of the Ji realm
209. The Method Without Destroying His Cultivation
210. Learning the avatar technique
211. Cloud Sky Sect
212. Luxury
213. Old Friend
214. Melancholy
215. Lou Yue
216. Main Body, Appear!
217. Meet Up
218. Decisiveness
219. Two Months
220. Pills
221. Soaring Cultivation
222. Heaven Stealing Seven Furnace
223. Opening the Pill Seal
224. Forming Nascent Soul
225. Take This To Refine A Pill
226. Leave The Country of Chu
227. Meeting an Old Friend Again
228. Receiving Favor
229. Mosquito Beast
230. Killing for a Token
231. Location of Zhao
232. Sword Sheath
233. Stop
234. Teng Huayuan
235. Because His Name is Teng
236. Killing One Thousand
237. Wang… Wang Lin?
238. Core Family Members
239. Large Tree Wish to Fall
240. Teng Three
241. Wang Zhuo
242. Punnan Zi
243. Teng One
244. Exterminating Teng (1)
245. Exterminating Teng (2)
246. Exterminating Teng (End)
247. The Evil Looking Young Man
248. The Cultivation Planet Crystal
249. Turning Mortal
250. Condensing Evil
251. Spiritual Retreat
252. Magic Treasure
253. Carving of a Dragon
254. Never Seen It Before
255. Robber
256. Coldness
257. It’s You!
258. Trashing Sects
259. Domain
260. Ancestral Spirit Token
261. Latter Years
262. Candy
263. Will die within 100 years
264. Life and Death Domain
265. Changing Snow
266. Cultivator of Xue Yu
267. Killing People
268. Rain Cauldron
269. The Heaven’s Dao Are Ruthless
270. The Lovely Lady Blessed By The Heavens
271. 10 Years To Soul Formation
272. Zhang Daniu
273. Xue Yu Descends
274. Underground Ice Sculpture
275. Black Dragon
276. Stealing The Earth Spirit
277. Red Butterfly
279. Heaven Defying Bead Changes
280. Master
281. Honor
282. Returning to Zhao to Reach the Soul Formation Stage
283. Insight
284. Peeling the Top
285. Point of Transformation
286. Beginning Transformation
287. Reincarnation
288. The First Sword Sheath
289. Ancient God’s Tactic Treasure
290. Aurora Fire
291. Thunder Toad
292. Return
293. The Celestial Gate Opens
294. Intimation
295. The Broken Celestial Realm
296. Celestial Spiritual Energy
297. Died before it was borned
298. Phantom
299. Battling Red Butterfly
300. Celestial Jade (1)
301. Celestial Jade (2)
302. Further Exploration
303. Everyone has their own agenda
304. The Collapse of a Celestial Realm Fragment
305. Wandering Souls Show Their Might
306. Location of the Cave
307. God Slaying Chariot
308. Loving a Dead Woman
309. Fight
310. Overlapping Fragments
311. Star Compass
312. Looking for trouble
313. Female Corpse is Better
314. Possession
315. Stealing Corpse
316. Ceng Niu, you dare to kill me!
317. Those who seek Dao are willing to die at sunset if they could gain the right path in
the morning
318. Two gifts
319. Biting the master
320. Compass
321. Swords gone mad
322. Future senior apprentice brother
323. Sword Saint Ling Tianhou
324. The celestial spell can’t hide your thousands of years of obsession
325. Breakthrough
326. The new star of Suzaku
327. Return
328. Heart Trembles
329. I… am Wang Lin (1)
330. I… am Wang Lin (2)
331. Reckless?
332. Seclusion
333. New Home
334. Lifting a Mountain
335. Soul Formation Cultivator of the Treasure Refining Pavilion
336. Rank 6 Pill Recipe
337. Not Giving Up
338. Li Muwan
339. To Be Reincarnated
340. Messenger of Suzaku
341. Three Message From Mount Suzaku
342. Remnant of the Savages
343. Country of Suzaku
344. Do you still remember Wealth?
345. Savages
346. Shaman
347. Forsaken Immortal Clan
348. Reincarnation Tree
349. Half An Hour
350. Power of the God Slaying Chariot
351. Escape
352. Tattoo Puppet
353. Wood Element
354. Cutting Your Escape Path
355. Remaining people
356. Leaving
357. Uncle
358. Situ Nan
359. The Appointment Draws Near
360. The 10 year appointment
361. Country of Suzaku
362. Battle with Red Butterfly
363. Soul Lasher
364. Fury of the Chariot
365. Power of Domains
366. The Conspiracy Reveals Itself
367. Liu Mei and Qian Feng
368. Big Calamity!
369. The Reason
370. Mutual Destruction
371. Mortal
372. Fire Cloud Village
373. Mosquito beast
374. Object in the water
375. Soul Refining Sect
376. The last day of the new year
377. Gathering Spirits
378. Crazy Recovery (1)
379. Crazy Recovery (2)
380. Search
381. First clash with Liu Mei
382. Ji Realm and the Death Spell
383. Inner Sect of the Soul Refining Sect
384. Three method of the Soul Flag
385. Golden Soul Flag
386. Second encounter with Liu Mei
387. Main Battle Soul
388. Collecting Qilin Soul Flag
389. Little friend, this old man has waited a long time for you
390. Three amazing gifts
391. Yunque Zi
392. Rank 6 cultivation country
393. The power of one word
394. The weakest soul transformation and the real Wang Lin
395. The most talented person on planet Suzaku
396. One billion soul soul flag
397. Giant Demon Clan
398. Chi Hu’s choice
399. The ancestor appears
400. Xu Liguo
401. Zhou Wutai
402. The ancestor dies!
403. Mei Ji
404. Zhou Ru
405. Little White
406. Shocking change
407. Arrival of the heaven’s messenger
408. Fate's Cruel Teasing
409. Dao Heart
410. Soul Transformation (1)
411. An old friend
412. Remaining Treasure
413. Ancestor
414. Wealth
415. Soul Transformation (2)
416. Tradition
417. The second battle with the Forsaken Immortal Clan begins
418. The true power of the 1 billion soul soul flag
419. Second generation Suzaku? Situ Nan?
420. Qian Feng
421. Soul Transformation
422. Zhuque Zi
423. The Wise and Sorrowful King
424. Situ Nan
425. Boy
426. Cultivation Planet Crystal
427. Ancestral Spirit Tree
428. Little Northern Flame Land
429. The secret of the Cultivation Planet Crystal
430. Messenger
431. The dove took over the magpie’s nest
432. Ancestral Tattoo Skull
433. The third ancestor is her
434. Do you wish to lie with me?
435. The giant under the Corpse Sect
436. Cao Yidou
437. Save me…
438. Lei Ji
439. Difference in Dao
440. Above ascendant
441. Zhuque Zi’s madness (1)
442. Zhuque Zi’s madness (2)
443. Who is this person?
444. Scorched Earth Spirit
445. Murong Yun
446. Alter
447. A beauty that can’t be replicated
448. The third encounter with Liu Mei
449. The last illusion
450. Thousand Illusion Lust Domain
451. Wan Er’s Soul Piece
452. Stealing the soul
453. Tuo Sen’s messenger
454. Strange Treasure
455. Red Butterfly
456. Rose Red
457. Like a butterfly
458. All gathered
459. Man of iron and stone
460. The Metal Armored Burly man
461. Killing Intent
462. Ye Wuyou
463. Rob
464. Suzaku’s Inheritance
465. Battling Qian Feng
466. Tuo Sen’s Killing Intent
467. Cultivation alliance messenger
468. Suzaku Tomb
469. One Year
470. Our fateful connection ends
471. Refining Treasure
472. Planet Suzaku
473. Trading Planet
474. Void Wood Stone
475. Bai Wei
476. Solo Journey
477. Arriving at Tian Yun
478. Seeking Dao
479. Dao
480. Purple Cloud Pavilion
481. Domineering
482. Purple Forest Palace
483. Demonic Finger
484. All-Seer
485. Celestial Spell
486. The 7 true disciples of the All-Seer
487. Sword Intent
488. Cultivating while trapped
489. Birthday Celebration
490. Purple Qi From the East
491. Crashing the celebration
492. Ancient Demon
493. Nine Cycle Celestial Refining Tactic
494. Elder Sun!
495. He!
496. Meeting Ling Tianhou again
497. Celestial Guidance Spell
498. Zhao Xinmeng
499. The Purple Division’s Sixth Brother
500. Battling an Ascendant
501. Shatter Land of Celestials
502. Domain Enters the Body
503. One More
504. Celestial Slaughter Art
505. Xuan Yuan Sect
506. Messenger
507. Earth Northern Demonic Lands
508. Evolution of the mosquito beast
509. Nine Multitude Bug
510. Collapse! Break Down!
511. Battle!
512. Kill!
513. Golden Spirit Root
514. Destination, Eastern Sea!
515. Why The East Sea
516. Greed’s Trip
517. Greed’s Thoughts
518. Tide Phase
519. Token
520. East Demon Spirit Sea
521. Mountain Valley
522. Elder Inside The Valley
523. Breaking The Formation
524. Huang Long
525. Sky Demon Country
526. Man In Black
527. Life Force Seals
528. Forbidden Devil
529. Erased
530. Soul Search Spell
531. Shi Realm
532. The New Soul Refining Sect
533. demonic spiritual energy Crystal
534. Thirteen
535. Raising Soul Fragments
536. Challenge Letter
537. Lifting the Tribe
538. Refining the Tribe
539. Expansion
540. Leaving
541. Entering The City
542. The Demon General’s Test
543. The Enlightenment During Battle
544. Demonic Ideals
545. Commander
546. Demon Soldiers
547. Black Armor Barrack
548. The Terror Of Silence
549. Displaying Might
550. Yao Xixue
551. Transaction
552. Blood Soul Pill
553. Celestial Crystal
554. The Six Stroke Golden Symbol
555. Three Strokes Fuse Into One
556. Reversing The Heavens
557. Reversing the Heavens (Part 2)
558. Reversing The Heavens (Part 3)
559. Reception Pavilion
560. Deep Sleep
561. Harvest
562. The Power Of Peak Soul Transformation
563. Saving Thirteen
564. One Palm
565. The Ancestor Returns
566. Hu Pao, The Old Man, And The Armor
567. Question Yao Xixue The Second Time
568. Acquaintance
569. Chaos In the Capital, Prologue
570. Zither Music
571. Unyielding
572. Celestial Slaughter Art (Part 1)
575. The Emperor’s Sword’s Grievance
576. Wang Lin, Attack Me At Full Power!
577. Undercurrent
578. Dao Of Slaughter!
579. Ling Tianhou’s Sword Energy (Part 1)
580. Ling Tianhou’s Sword Energy (Part 2)
581. Demon General Competition
582. Wang Lin Steps out
583. Xu Liguo (Part 1)
584. Xu Liguo (Part 2)
585. Xu Liguo’s Rebellion Fails! (Part 1)
588. Bet (Part 1)
589. Bet (Part 2)
590. Words That Evoke Laws
591. The Heaven Commander-in-Chief Is Moved
592. I Want Ascendant
593. Defying
594. Death Of The Golden Armor
595. The Simplest Divine Retribution? No!
596. Heaven’s Might
597. Demon Drum
598. Ascendant Crystal
599. Early Stage Ascendant
600. Celestial Ascension Fruit
601. One Drop
602. Crazy Battle Intent
603. There is Killing Intent…
604. Ten Years of Enlightenment, the Dao Transforms Into the Underworld
605. Demon Guardian
606. Awaken
607. Condensing The River’s Soul
608. Blood Soul Pill
609. Ancient Demon’s Blood Shadow
610. Mission Accomplished
611. Don’t Forget The First Scene Of Suzaku
612. Second Origin Soul
613. Zishu’s Sword Energy
614. The Third Ray of Sword Energy
615. Whereabouts of Greed
616. Celestial Emperor Qing Lin
617. The Second Seal
618. A New Change, The Silver Horn Thunder Beast
619. Get Down For Me!
620. Object From The Celestial Realm
621. Respect Scholar of a Generation
622. Celestial Beast Grain
623. I’m Begging You Celestial Capture Net
624. Tie Him Up
625. Qing Shuang
626. Identity of the White-Robed Female Corpse
627. Leaving Closed Door Cultivation
628. One Million Slaughter
629. Battle of the Ancient Demons
630. The Grey Figure
631. Its Companion
632. The Seed to Break Relations With the All-Seer
633. Bumpkin
634. To Bring Trouble on Oneself
635. Location of Zhou Yi
636. Location of The Seal
637. Saving Zhou Yi
638. Dead Heart
639. Zhou Yi’s Life Sword Energy
640. Grand Gift! Small hole!
641. Celestial Cloud Cultivation Couple: Wang Wei, Hu Juan
642. Purple Mist Mosquito Beast
643. Wang Lin’s Wisdom
644. The Purple Mist Fuse Into One
645. Decisive!
646. Greed’s Spell
647. Furnace
648. Ancient Thunder Dragon
649. The Other Side of Peril is Endless Opportunity
650. Variant Origin Soul
651. Gray Robe
652. Refining A Celestial Guard
653. Powerful Puppet
654. The Hidden Danger of the Celestial Slaughter Art
655. The Third Ability
656. Solving the Secret of the Scroll
657. The Old Monsters Descend (part 1)
658. The Old Monsters Descend (part 2)
659. Leaving
660. Arriving in Allheaven
661. Mei Er
662. Scheming Jade
663. Sun Lao
664. Missed
665. Warning
666. Woman Dressed as a Man
667. A Special Magical Treasure Just for Wang Lin
668. The Cause from Four Years Ago
669. Sun Tai
670. Above Life and Death, There is Karma
671. The Celestial Wind Blows Gently, the Trees are Not Silent
672. The Karmatic Cycle, Seaking Life and Death
673. There is Metal Under the Red Clouds, Five Elements Missing One
674. Smell the Wind and Listen to the Rain. The Soul Knows and Remembers All
675. Situ Nan Enters Closed Door Cultivation Once More
676. Huan Mei Approaches
677. Smoke Signal
678. Coming…
679. Ten Thousand Illusion Heavenly Devil Dao
680. Liu Mei’s Special Treasure
681. Wang Ping
682. Duty
683. Shocking Qian Kuizi Into Retreat
684. The Huan Family Fractures
685. Heaven Chop
686. Scatter Devil Appears
687. Devour
688. Let Dirt Return to Dirt, Let Dust Return to Dust
689. Never Cultivate in Your Life
690. Removing the Shell
691. Leaving
692. Evolution
693. Qing Yi
694. Just This Once
695. Wang Ping’s Request
696. Separation
697. Passage of time
698. Mother
699. A Real Messenger From the Thunder Celestial Temple
700. Startling Change
701. Cultivation
702. Shut up
703. Spell of the Second Step
704. A Reincarnation Cycle Ends
705. Second Celestial Guard
706. Pitiful Greed
707. The Incomplete Celestial Spell Book That Shocked Wang Lin
708. Original Body, Ta Sen, Zhou Ru
709. Fourth Step of Cultivation, Does it Exist…
710. Attachment
711. Excretion
712. Greed’s Little Treasure
713. Extracting the Bone of the Moongazer Serpent
714. The Moongazer Serpent Awakens
715. Escape Escape Escape!
716. Moongazer’s Wrath, The Finger of the Ancient God
717. Escaping alive
718. Thunder Prison
719. Forming Flesh
720. Heaven Defying Bead Absorption and Greed’s Treasure
721. Heaven Defying Bead Completed
722. Heaven Defying Bead’s Beckoning
723. Heaven Defying Bead’s Shocking Change
724. Those who seek dao understand during death, pitiful
725. Seeing the Third Step!
726. The First Person to Pledge
727. Condensing Thunder Origin
728. Law of Thunder
729. Doubt
730. I’m So Badass
731. My Cultivation Planet
732. A Tool for Understanding the Karma Domain
733. Reaching the Peak and Xu Liguo’s Evil Interests
734. Stealing Furnace
735. Got a Great Bargain
736. Unprecedented Ancient People
737. Thunder Celestial Realm
738. Fated Person
739. Want to Kill!
740. Dong Lin’s Xu family
741. Peerless, Battle of Dao
742. Stealing One’s Spot
743. Devil Lotus
744. Li Yuan
745. Sword Tip
746. Very Good, Very Good
747. How Much…
748. Burning
749. To Raise a Difficult Question
750. The Hilt and the Tip of the Sword
751. Slave Imprint
752. Arrival of the Blood Ancestor
753. Karma
754. There was no Answer
755. Ancient God Leather Armor
756. Shocking Change
757. Trap
758. Beast Bones
759. Relics of Celestials
760. Precise and Ready
761. Finally Arrived
762. Killing God
763. Chance (1)
764. Chance (2)
765. Chance (3)
766. Blood Planet
767. Treasure Refined by the Heavens
768. Illusory Yin!
769. Corporeal Yang! Counter Attack!
770. Confidence
771. Yao Family (1)
772. Yao Family (2)
773. Yao Family (3)
774. 13 days
775. Withered Dao Pair
776. Dark Hole
777. 10,000 Feet Forbidden Area, Trespassers Will Die!
778. My Name is Xu Mu
779. Upheaval of Order
780. Ji Realm Reappears!
781. Zhan Konglie
782. Qualification
783. The Qualification of a Rank 9 Celestial Lord
784. The Celestial Emperor’s spell
785. Collection Pavilion
786. Resurrection
787. No One Can Leave!
788. Master, Please Act! (1)
789. Master, Please Act! (2)
790. Acting
791. Fire, Blaze, Flame
792. Objective
793. The Place Closest to the Ancient Celestial Realm
794. Master Flamespark
795. Celestial Lord Qing Shui
796. Agreement
797. Senior Apprentice Brother?
798. Rush Out (1)
799. Rush Out (2)
800. Rush Out (3)
801. The Power of Desperation
802. This Big Debt Will Not Be Forgotten
803. Strange Domain
804. Upper Celestial
805. The Chosen Immortal Clan
806. Fog Beast
807. Mysterious Yin Furnace
808. Small Transfer Array
809. Seven Tattoos
810. This Lowly One’s Inferior Clan
811. Wings of the Butterfly (1)
812. Wings of the Butterfly (2)
813. Ancient God Leather Armor
814. Celestial Sealing Stamp is born!
815. Ta Shan, Celestial Guard
816. Crystal Coffin
817. Bones
818. Heaven-Avoiding Coffin (1)
819. Heaven Avoiding Coffin (2)
820. Heaven-Avoiding Coffin (3)
821. Two Big Events
822. Xu Mu!
823. Two Sticks of Incense
824. Yao Changdong
825. Blood God’s Thoughts (1)
828. Yao Bingyun
829. Master Demon
830. Nine Deaths Perish Formation
831. Big Plan
832. Moongazer Serpent
833. Moongazer Serpent’s Joy
834. Awakening
835. Master Flamespark Reappears
836. Aura of the Leather Armor
837. The Moongazer Serpent’s Secret
838. Furnace
839. Bingyun
840. Perfect Seal
841. The Call From Inside the Moongazer Serpent’s Body
842. Shattered Star of an Ancient God
843. Sealing the Moongazer Serpent
844. Return to Planet Qing Ling
845. Devour
846. Dream Dao
847. Are You Enlightened?
848. Change
849. Yao Bingyun’s Dao
850. Retreat One Step
851. Change in Origin Energy
852. Nirvana Scryer
853. Blood God
854. Blood Swallow
855. You’re Not Qualified
856. Crane’s Wind Roar, Plants Transform to Weapons
857. Magical Arsenal
858. Third Step
859. Target: The 108 Celestial Titles
860. Arrival
861. I Want First Place
862. Repaying Gratitude
863. Nine Tune Heavenly Blade
864. I, Your Father, Give Up
865. The Last Person
866. Planet Dong Lin’s Xu Family
867. Xi Zifeng
868. Not qualified (1)
869. Not Qualified (2)
870. Divine Sense Technique
871. Qing Shui’s Bias
872. Child
873. Who Devours Who
874. Exercising the Power of Thunder
875. Heaven Trial
876. Evolution of the Third Eye
877. A Line to the Heavens
878. Thunder, Destroy
879. The Third Eye
880. Celestial Bestowment
881. Wan Er
882. “I Agree!”
883. Spatial Barrier, Open!
884. Planet Dong Lin
885. Life Force
886. Qing Shui’s Gift
887. Situ Nan Leaves Closed Door Cultivation
888. Suzaku
889. Statue of Wang Lin
890. Return
891. Big-headed Boy
892. Servant
893. Returning Home
894. Thank You All
895. Great Wang Dynasty
896. Wrath
897. Corpse Sect
898. The Wind Swept Away the Remaining Leaves
899. Lei Ji
900. Resentment Hall Vice Hall Master (1)
901. Resentment Hall Vice Hall Master (2)
902. Clearing All Karma (1)
905. Exploring the Immortal Graveyard
906. Celestial Punishment
907. Huanglong Arrivies
908. Vermillion Bird Series
909. Leaving
910. I’ll Give You a Miracle
911. Strongest Fusion
912. Slaughter Domain
913. Question One’s Wrongs
914. Summon the Rain
915. Plan to Slaughter Allheaven
916. 18 Layers of Hell
917. Alliance’s Style
918. Allheaven’s Counter-attack
919. Zhou Tian (1)
920. Zhou Tian (2)
921. Zhou Tian (3)
922. Green Jade
923. Ji Xiantian
924. Expression Sincerity
925. Big Achievement
926. Million Beast Blood Soul Seal
927. Self-collapse of a 10,000 Foot Giant Demon
928. Lord Doesn’t Know Me
929. Five Element Golden Corpse
930. Wang Lin’s Thing
931. Alliance Elder Group
932. Pseudo Nirvana Void
933. Aura of the Ancient God
934. Qing Shui Arrives
935. Chasing into the Mouth of the Moongazer Serpent
936. The Wronged Thunder Beast
937. Fishing for Advantages
938. Earth Prison
939. Ancient God Puppet Spell
940. Deal with Ji Xiantian
941. Four Star Royal Ancient God
942. Treasure of the Royal Clan
943. Heaven Defying Bead Trembles
944. Heavens’ Dao?
945. Heaven Defying Bead Reappears!
946. Secret
947. The Child Who Pointed at the Apricot Flower Village
948. Qualification
949. Secret of the Battle Scrolls
950. Nether Guide
951. Slaughter Realm
952. Yield for Me!
953. Trace of Nirvana Cleanser
954. Hairpin
955. Young Master
956. Inner Disciple of the Corpse Sect
957. The Woman in Pink
958. Arrival
959. Recognition
960. All-Seer’s Secret
961. First Glimpse of Source Origin
962. Wang Lin’s Embarrassment
963. Xu Liguo’s Favorite
964. The Three Chen Brothers
965. Converting an Enemy to a Friend
966. Ling Er
967. Understanding the Truth
968. Let the All-Seer Foresee Wrong Once!
969. One Finger to Pierce the Heavenly Fate
970. Approach
971. Break the Finger
972. Deadlock
973. Grey Robed All-Seer
974. Heaven Defying Bead’s Yin and Yang
975. The Saintress of Brilliant Void
976. Frightened Spirit
977. Heaven Defying Bead Opens Once More (1)
980. Narrow Road
981. Master Hollow Wind (1)
982. Master Hollow Wind (2)
983. Do You Still Remember Ling Er
984. Azure Light Shield!
985. Ancient God Life Saving Spell
986. Dream is Like Reincarnation
987. Treasured Bottle
988. Starting Condition
989. Self Created Spell, Sundered Night
990. The Power of Sundered Night
991. The Strongest Moment
992. Kidnap
993. Reunion(1)
994. Reunion(2)
995. Poison
996. Drunk
997. Soul
998. Arrived
999. Master Void
1000. Yao Xixue’s Hatred (1)
1001. Yao Xixue’s hatred (2)
1002. The Strange Black Statue
1003. Second Avatar (1)
1004. Second Avatar (2)
1005. Emperor Tuo Gu
1006. The Existence in the Depths of the Celestial Cave
1007. Flower Celestial
1008. Crisis
1009. Warning
1010. Burial Flower
1011. Whose Statue?
1012. Flower Imperial Concubine
1013. Celestial Spirit Heaven Realm
1014. Celestial Cave Opens
1015. Specter
1016. Pursue (1)
1017. Pursue (2)
1018. The Lonely Smoke in the Desert
1019. Nirvana (1)
1020. Nirvana (2)
1021. Nirvana (3)
1022. Qing Lin?
1023. Vermillion Bird Awakening
1024. Break (1)
1025. Break (2)
1026. Escape by Breaking the Bottle
1027. She, the Buried Celestial
1028. Tattoo Clan Divine Ancestor
1029. Qing Lin, You Lied to Me
1030. Vermillion Bird Divine Planet
1031. Stop Spell
1032. Scattered Like Birds
1033. The Eternity Between True and False
1034. Wither Tattoo
1035. Was I Wrong?
1036. The Completion of Karma (1)
1037. The completion of karma (2)
1038. Generations
1039. Your Name is Yao Xixue
1040. Meeting
1041. Peak of Nirvana Scryer
1042. Liu Mei (1)
1043. Liu Mei (2)
1044. Inside the Deep Pit
1045. Iron Sword
1046. Obtaining the Sword Through Danger
1047. Confusion
1048. Pseudo Nirvana Void
1049. Master Void’s Killing Intent
1050. Resistance
1051. Precious Treasure
1052. If You Want My Treasure, Then Feel Free to Come at Me!
1053. The Sixth Floor
1054. Zhou Yi Reappears
1055. The Identity of the Celestial Cloud Cultivation Couple
1056. Master Void’s Cold Sweat
1057. Forcing Master Void
1058. Mountain Crumbles
1059. The Gate Opens
1060. Fire Dragon
1061. Information on the Brilliant Void Saintess
1062. Teaming up with Ling Tianhou
1063. Entering the Ninth Floor
1064. Celestial Emperor Qing Lin Awakens
1065. Power of the Ancient Demon
1066. Qing Lin’s Words Before Being Possessed
1067. The Identity of the Man in Black
1068. The Three Ancient Order Clans Reunite
1069. Ancient Devi Ta Jia
1070. The Fire Dragon’s Decision
1071. Second Awakening
1072. People Behind Ancient Devil Ta Jia
1073. The Second Rule
1074. Arrival
1075. The Most Powerful Spell --- Sundered Night
1076. All Out
1077. The Supreme’s Power
1078. Fusion of True Spirit
1079. The Decisive Battle Begins
1080. Battle Between Teacher and Disciple
1081. Ta Shan Appears
1082. Mu Bingmei
1083. I Don’t Need You to Save Me
1084. Dream of Ancient Times
1085. Arrival of the Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor
1086. The Four Holy Treasures
1087. Ill Fate
1088. Two Years
1089. News of Qing Shui
1090. First Transformation of the Nine Mysterious Transformations
1091. New Divine Emperor (1)
1092. New Divine Emperor (2)
1093. Reappearance of Mo Zhi
1094. Rise Three Realm Flame Origin
1095. Wang Lin’s Plan
1096. You Want Wang Lin?
1097. Mistaken
1098. I Wonder What Rank This Corpse Would Be
1099. A Heaven-shaking Secret
1100. The Chaos Caused by Tuo Sen
1101. Broken Sword
1102. Outsider
1103. Have You Seen Through It
1104. Bai Fan’s Six Spells
1105. Setting the Lure
1106. Cloud Sea
1108. Mountain Crumbles
1109. One Mountain Two Crumbles
1110. Battling Against Heaven
1111. Aura of the Ancient Celestial Realm
1112. The Divine Emperor Dies
1113. Rain Celestial Realm Opens Once More!
1114. Tuo Sen
1115. The Call for Help in the Rain Celestial Realm
1116. All-Seer’s Help
1117. Freeing the Azure Dragon Divine Emperor
1118. Awakening Celestial Emperor Qing Lin
1119. Meeting Qing Shuang
1120. Experiencing Qing Lin’s Power
1121. Ancient Devil Dao Mark
1122. Silently
1123. New Rain Celestial Realm
1124. No Worries About Consequences
1125. Zhou Ru
1126. I’m Sorry
1127. Parting
1128. Ji Qiong
1129. Battling Ji Qiong
1130. One Head
1131. Avatar Dies
1132. Exalted One
1133. Corpse Sect’s Eight Kings
1134. Dealing with Ancient Cultivators
1135. Master Wuji
1136. Three Trial Seven Calamity
1137. Tuo Sen Appears
1138. Might of the Ancient God
1139. Escape to the Other End of the World
1140. Snow
1141. Rain
1142. Ceng Niu
1143. Origin Sect
1144. Lu Yanfei
1145. Spirit
1146. Purple Qi From the West
1147. Rainbow
1148. One Strand of Hair
1149. The Hope of the Heaven Defying Bead Reaching Completion a Second Time
1150. Xu Yun’s Heartache
1151. Wild Continent
1152. Mobilization and Control
1154. Came So Quickly
1155. Inside the Valley
1156. There is Silence Before Every Major Event
1157. On the Verge
1158. Continuous Chop
1159. Leaving the Vortex
1160. One Trial Two Calamities
1161. Repeated Bone Refinement
1162. Might
1163. Li Qianmei
1164. Devour Pill, Vast Dao
1165. Those Who Harm Others are Constantly Hurting Themselves
1166. Please Forgive Us
1167. Three Questions
1168. Lu Yuncong Can’t Compare!
1169. The Lie of Heaven
1170. Looking Back With a Smile
1171. The Mysterious starfield Behind the Rank 9 Region
1172. Who Are You?
1173. What is It
1174. Puzzled
1175. The Circle of Nirvana Shatterer
1176. The Wind of Desire Begins to Move
1177. You’re Late
1178. Member of the God Sect
1179. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Forget About Each Other
1180. Divine Devil Armor
1181. Qualification
1182. Crowd of Devils Gathers
1183. Extraordinary
1184. Master Cloud Soul is Lost
1185. Seven-Colored Realm
1186. Don’t Move
1187. Await the Path of Cultivation
1188. Nine Step Heaven-Sealing Formation
1189. As It Should Be
1190. Harvest
1191. Dao Scripture
1192. The Many Treasures of Master Ashen Pine
1193. The Bottle Under the Bone
1194. Heavenly Fate Appears Once More
1195. Trident
1196. A Bloody Battle Against Master Ashen Pine!
1197. Shattering the Compass
1198. Seven-Colored Nail
1199. Sima Mo’s Secret
1200. Sovereign
1201. Pill
1202. Seeking Dao
1203. Dao Scatter
1204. Guardian
1205. Planting Dao
1206. Dao Essence
1207. The Plan of the Heavenly Dao
1208. Pride
1209. Cultivators Like Us Never Shrink From a Fight!
1210. Thunder? Fire?
1211. Resolve the Ancient Covenant
1212. Would You?
1213. Blue Vermillion Bird
1214. Azure Dragon Divine Emperor
1215. Sealing Extermination Clan
1216. Dao Spell
1217. Tie Zhu
1218. Beautiful Taste and Anticipation
1219. Seven-Colored Flower
1220. Awakening
1221. The Realm-Sealing Formation
1222. Eighth Spirit Appear
1223. Owner of the Heaven Defying Bead
1224. The Identity of the Lord of the Sealed Realm
1225. Master Cloud Soul Yields
1227. Palm
1228. Breaking Fingers
1229. Are You the Sovereign?
1230. The Blessing From 100 Years Ago
1231. This Old Man’s Name is Liu Jinbiao!!
1232. Target, Wind Celestial Realm!
1233. Strong
1234. Fire Centipede
1235. Shocked Appearance
1236. Movement of Wind
1237. Welcome
1238. Gathering Red Mosquito Beasts
1239. Another Mosquito King
1240. Closing In
1241. New King
1242. Origin Sect
1243. Li Qianmei
1244. Did He Come?
1245. After Sundered Night
1246. The Ninth Law
1247. Flowing Time
1248. 100 Years in An Instant
1249. Defying Mosquito Beast
1250. The Mosquito King’s Mutation
1251. Accept
1252. Mu Bingmei
1253. Rebuking the Everlasting Sect (1)
1261. Rebuking the Everlasting Sect, Sundered Night
1262. Rebuking the Everlasting Sect, Flowing Time
1263. Glimpse of a Life and Death Trial
1264. The Calamity From the God Sect
1265. Came Back…
1266. The Fish and the Bird
1267. To Know
1268. Shocking Change!
1269. A Chance of Survival
1270. You’re Liu Jinbiao?
1271. The Heaven Defying Bead Disappears!
1272. Without a Home (1)
1273. Without a Home (2)
1274. Awaiting Your Arrival
1275. The God Slaying Chariot Appears Once More
1276. Arrival!
1277. Expression Changed
1278. The Four Void Realms
1279. Counter Attack!
1280. Rebirth
1281. 100 punches
1282. Injured
1283. Three Essences!!
1284. Jade of the Sealed Realm
1285. Beginning of a Great Opportunity
1286. Lord of the Sealed Realm
1287. The Origin of the Heaven Defying Bead
1288. Awakening! (1)
1289. Awakening! (2)
1290. Even If Tens of Thousands of People Try to Stop Me, I’ll Still Charge Forward!
1291. Fame From 10 Years Ago!
1292. The Strong are Respected!
1293. One Line!
1294. The Spatial Crack at the Demon Sect
1295. The White Figure Under the Red Light
1296. Become My Mount and I’ll Spare Your Life!
1297. Dao Spell
1298. Lead About Li Qianmei
1299. Laughter!
1300. Rush!!!
1301. Tearing Off the Seal!
1302. Rank 13
1303. Ancient God Altar
1304. Divine Retribution Arrives
1305. Cover the Sky With One Hand
1306. Sealed Realm Formation
1307. Nine Palace, Eight Diagram
1308. Divine Retribution is a Calamity But Also a Fortune
1309. Birth of the Ji Realm
1310. Devour the Body and Soul, Heaven Extinction Spell!
1311. Tuo Sen
1312. Hunt!!
1313. Association
1314. The First Predestined Battle (1)
1319. Give Her to Me
1320. Continue…
1321. The Woman in White
1322. Choice
1323. Fuse
1324. The Barrier to the Third Step
1325. Sudden Change
1326. Joss Flame
1327. Leaving the Blue Silk Clan
1328. Projection Avatar
1329. Hunt
1330. Scam…
1331. Possession
1332. Scatter Thunder Clan
1333. Scatter Thunder Ranking
1334. For Senior…
1335. Arch-Rival
1336. This is the Life
1337. A Terrifying Guess
1338. Thunder Crystal Temple
1339. Promoting into the Scatter Thunder Ranking
1340. The Secret of the Scatter Thunder Clan
1341. Killing Master Zhou Tian
1342. Malicious Intent
1343. So This is Divine Retribution
1344. I’m Divine Retribution
1345. The Path of a Powerful Thunder Cultivator!
1346. Bait
1347. Daoist Scattered Spirit
1348. The End of the World
1349. Where is Master?
1350. Battle at the Scatter Thunder Clan! (1)
1357. Seven Sword Chops the Heavenly Mountain (1)
1362. Legend
1363. Spiritual Support Collapses
1364. Get Down Here
1365. Earth Escape, Thunder Refining
1366. Long Silence
1367. Ancient Star System Order
1368. Three Images
1369. Five-Colored Ji Realm
1370. Master Simo
1371. The Great Void Gate
1372. Thunder Tattoo Shakes The Heavens
1373. I Was Wrong About Him
1374. I Can’t Endure It
1375. Blazing Fire Mutation Crystal (1)
1376. Blazing Fire Mutation Crystal (2)
1377. Arrival of Master Simo
1378. First Encounter With Fire Sparrow
1379. Do You Dare to Fight (1)
1380. Do You Dare to Fight (2)
1381. A Generation of Masters
1382. Great Emperor
1383. Four Breaths!
1384. Young Emperor
1385. Old Friend
1386. Greed
1387. Frightened Bird (1)
1388. Frightened Bird (2)
1389. Collecting Treasure
1390. Clue
1391. Don’t Be Afraid!
1392. The Identity and Origin of the Statue (1)
1393. The Identity and Origin of the Statue (2)
1394. Obtained Through Deceiving
1395. Sixth Generation Vermillion Bird
1396. Seven Colors Again (1)
1397. Seven Colors Again (2)
1398. Wind Rises
1399. Waves Surges
1400. Thump
1401. Cheeky Little Girl
1402. Ancient Soul Restriction
1403. Moon Concealed at the Heart of the Lake
1404. Fishing Dragon
1405. Vermillion Bird Ancestor
1406. Stepping Into the Proper Dao of Power
1407. The Biased Old Vermillion Bird
1408. Dream like life
1409. Like the Soul of Sadness
1410. I’m Not Willing!
1411. Karma Fire Rise In the Soul
1412. Fragrant Blue Signal Smoke Burns!
1414. Fourth Awakening!
1415. Nine Colors Fuse Into One!
1416. Change To The Heaven Defying Bead!
1417. Fame of the Fallen Land
1418. Ancient Order Tomb… Opens!
1419. Traitorous Third Vermillion Bird
1420. Cultivation is Like a Hand
1421. Can Do It As Well!
1422. Come!!
1423. Battle!!
1424. Joss Flame Worship!
1425. Seal the Joss Flame Realm!
1426. Illustrious Individual
1427. Dream Dao Plants Inner Demon
1428. Perhaps That Day Will Come…
1429. Will Leave
1430. Engraved Ambition
1431. Crazy Idea!
1432. Fishing the Moon in the Well!
1433. Umbrella Opens to Destroy the Realm!
1434. This Day Arrived!
1435. Love and Gratitude
1436. Was He Really the Sovereign?
1437. Esteemed Heavenly Wolf
1438. Wang Lin’s Ambush
1439. Ancient Order Tomb Opens!
1440. Terrifying Clue!
1441. Third Older Sister, Fourth Younger Sister
1442. Emotional Language, Slaughter Calamity
1443. Three People, Three People, and Three People Again
1444. Rumors, Rumors, and More Rumors
1445. Opportunity to Heal!
1446. Ethereal Fire Cultivator!!
1447. Enemy Approaches
1448. Second Order Platform
1449. Mantis Hunting Cicada
1450. Who is the Yellow Finch?
1451. Taking Advantage of the Illness to Kill!
1452. Secret of the Platform
1453. Given the Name Ancient Slave!
1454. Answer!
1455. Great Desolation Old Poison
1456. Looked at the Sky With a Cold Gaze
1457. Points!
1458. Killing Move!
1459. Giant Hand Appears Once More
1460. Three Chances to Kill
1461. Missing One?
1462. Assumption
1463. Granting Dao
1464. Four Joy
1465. Making Enemies!
1466. Breaking The Rules
1467. Cheating
1468. Who’s Faster?
1469. Living Ancient Demon
1470. Clap Once
1471. Upheaval in the Ancient Order Tomb
1472. Borrowed Power!!
1473. Inheritance (1)
1476. 7-Star Ancient God!!!
1477. The Power of A Roar!!
1478. Proactive
1479. The Second Destined Battle (1)
1480. The Second Destined Battle (2)
1481. Ancient Order Inheritance!
1482. Returning Home!
1483. The Allheaven Star System That is Preparing for War
1484. The most difficult trial and old friend return
1485. Yesterday and Today Will Have Clouds and Rain
1486. Planet Dong Ling’s Xiang Family!
1487. This Matter, No Problem!
1488. Master Lu Fu’s mistake!
1489. The Ancient Imperial Order
1490. Elder Shen!!
1491. Beautiful Dream of the Past
1492. The Hazy Tears of the Present
1493. Indifferent Xi Zi
1494. Sword Finger Master Lu Fu!
1495. Call One Fellow Cultivator
1496. Literary Battle!
1497. No Harm in Giving it a Try!
1498. Ling Dong Appears!
1499. Not Just One!
1500. Those People!
1501. Royal Demon Blade
1502. A Chance Meeting
1503. Hidden Danger of the Seven-Colored Realm
1504. Slowly Waiting for it to Arrive
1505. Hunting Nether Beast (1)
1509. Refine!
1510. Life Essence Beast!
1511. Seal Extermination Clan Altar
1512. Despicable!!
1513. This Battle!!
1514. Glory of the Cloud Sea!
1515. Weak Weak Weak!
1516. Golden Bell!
1517. Golden Storm!
1518. A Mantis Trying to Stop a Chariot!
1519. Sealed Lord!!
1520. First Battle in the Inner Realm!
1521. Breaking the Formation!
1522. Can’t Retreat!!
1523. Counter Attack!!
1524. Spirit Soul!
1525. This Shirt is Not a Shirt!
1526. Three Seals!
1527. Routed!
1528. Holding the Heaven Splitting Axe!
1529. No One Remembers!
1530. Nan Zhao Dies!
1531. Allheaven and Summoned River Move!
1532. Female Cultivators from the Summoned River!
1533. Deadlock!
1534. Li Quang Bow!
1535. The Bow is Here
1536. Old Ghost Zhan!
1537. Nether Beast Awakens!
1538. Search
1539. Madman!
1540. All of you wait, this king will rest first
1541. Immortal Celestial Clan Body!
1542. Golden Sky Black Earth!
1543. Ancient Nation’s Three Clans!
1544. Spell!
1545. A Bit Shameless
1546. Shocked!
1547. Take Me As Your Disciple!
1548. Leaving!
1549. Three Treasures
1550. I Have Returned!
1551. Decades of Changes
1552. Wang Lin’s excess prestige!
1553. Ask the Heavens Who Can Control Life and Death!
1554. Master Long Pan!
1555. Mountain and River Painting!
1556. What Did You Say?
1557. Master Zhong Xuan
1558. Black Tortoise
1559. Qing Shui!
1560. Strange Gaze
1561. Pulling the Thorns!
1562. Seven-Colored Figure!
1563. Thanks…
1564. Strong Wine!
1565. Emotional Injury, Gifted Treasure!
1566. Summoned River
1567. The Third Dao Fruit!
1568. Thirteen
1569. She is Zhou Zihong
1570. The Madman’s Roar
1571. Didn’t Do Anything
1572. Dealing With Evil Servants
1573. Planet Suzaku
1574. The Fallen Leaf Searches for Its Roots
1575. The Leaf Has Roots
1576. The Past is Like Smoke
1577. Soul within the long hair
1578. The Secret at the 19th Layer
1579. Point of Origin
1580. Reason
1581. Foreign
1582. Heavenly Change!
1583. The Lord of the Sealed Realm’s Calamity!
1584. Fierce Battle!
1585. Kill One Person
1586. Dark Moon Clear Sky!
1587. Immortal Celestial Body!
1588. Heavenly Master Possession!
1589. The Might of an Arrow!
1590. Celestial and Ancient Separate!
1591. Kindness Ends!
1592. Life and Death
1593. Dream of Celestial or Celestial Dream!
1594. A Dream is Like Life
1595. When You Don’t Wake Up
1596. Life is Like a Play, Who Am I?
1597. The Soul Returns to the Ancient Temple on a Rainy Night
1598. Looking Back and There is Reincarnation
1599. Soul Refining Sect’s Karmic Cause
1600. Soul Refining Sect’s Karmic Effect
1601. The One Line From Hundreds of Years Ago
1602. A Meeting
1603. Su Dao
1604. 10 Years
1605. Letter Home
1606. You Dare!
1607. Home is Under the Heng Yue Mountain
1608. In My Heart, This Old Man Understands
1609. Liu Mei
1610. A Guest From Xue Yue
1611. Li Muwan
1612. This Gaze
1613. The Dream Questions You
1614. Origin of Void
1615. A Beautiful Woman
1616. A Meeting With Yourself
1617. Awaken From Dream!
1618. Karma Print
1619. Many Cultivators Witness the Void Gate
1620. Essences That Shocked Everyone
1621. This is the Immortal Astral Continent
1622. Breaking the Gate Means Reaching the Third Step
1623. One Word and the Thunder Surges Like the Sea
1624. The Thunder Gate Opens to a Shocking Ring
1625. Ten Thousand Void Bone Gate
1626. Attacking With Grand Dao
1627. Heaven Master Void God
1628. Three Steps to Draw the Bow
1629. Restoring Past Treasures
1630. The Third One?
1631. My Retribution
1632. Fantasy Reality Retribution
1633. Unable to Withstand a Single Blow
1634. Fate Sealing Ring
1635. Ancient Celestial Realm
1636. Self Divine Retribution
1637. Punish Myself
1638. A Cave
1639. Controlling Fate
1640. The Recovering Remnant Celestials
1641. Void Stop Spell
1642. The Seal Appears
1643. Memory of the celestials
1644. Seven Dao Sect
1645. Celestials Aren’t Anything Special
1646. Tiger Roar Sweeps the Mountains and Rivers
1647. If You Ride a Tiger, It’s Hard to Get Off
1648. Calm!
1649. Deal
1650. Being Drunk With Situ
1651. Taking Responsibility!
1652. Too Quiet
1653. Still Not Enough!
1654. Kill Third Step!
1655. Method of Validation
1656. Strong!
1657. Heading to Allheaven
1658. Qing Shui’s Daughter
1659. Sovereign Appears!
1660. Grand Eruption!!
1661. Decisive Battle (1)
1665. Rest
1666. Eight Imperial Concubine
1667. Destroying the Formation!
1668. A New Era!
1669. Establish!
1670. Memorial
1671. Redrawing the Boundaries
1672. The One Year That Belongs to Xi Zi
1673. The Wine is Not Warm Enough
1674. Ancient Fierce Beasts
1675. Is it the Left Eye?
1676. Ancient Clan Battle Mark
1677. Ye Mo Had No Child!
1678. Heaven Ripping!!
1679. One Year!
1680. Skinny Li Qianmei
1681. Second Year, Another Six Months
1682. Still Should Accept It
1683. Reunion With the Mosquito Beasts
1684. Unexpected Discovery
1685. The Tip of the Sword That Entered the Immortal Astral Continent!
1686. Outsiders
1687. The Trip to Defy the Celestials!
1688. Celestial Dragon Reveals Dao
1689. A Snake!
1690. Little Red!
1691. The Ancient Celestial Realm Opens
1692. Get Out!
1693. The Power of Two Arrows!!
1694. Can’t Be Wrong!
1695. Can’t Be Wrong?
1696. The Agreement From Back Then
1697. Seven-Color Arrives
1698. Fan Shanmeng!
1699. Three Souls, Seven Fragments!
1700. The Guest Becomes the Host
1701. The Ghostly Face on the Sail
1702. Fake, Eh!
1703. Illusion Within Illusion!
1704. Decisive
1705. Reason!
1706. Roar Shocks Seven-Colored!
1707. Greed Appears Once More!
1708. As Miserable as Before!
1709. Eight-Star Ancient One!
1710. Ancient Race Heavenly Blood
1711. Expectations from the Immortal Astral Contient
1712. First One!
1713. Emperor’s Envy!
1714. A Wisp of Soul
1715. Ancient Dao Defying
1716. Three Life Spell!
1717. Chopping the Ghostly Sail!
1718. Restriction Essence
1719. Blood Lines in the Eye as the Rule
1720. Scheme Again All-Seer!
1721. All-Seer
1722. Reincarnation Integration
1723. Strange!
1724. All-Seer, Can You Do It?
1725. The All-Seer Falls Into a Trap!
1726. His Identity!!
1727. Heavenly Dao!
1728. The All-Seer’s Original Body!
1729. The Qualifications to Vie for Supremacy!
1730. Reforming Essences
1731. Blocked!
1732. Xuan Luo Enters the Cave!
1733. Planet Five Elements
1734. Earth essence!
1735. Lord of Fire!
1736. So HisName is Wang Lin!
1737. One Drop of the Universe!
1738. Such a Great Favor!
1739. One Step the Arm Breaks!
1740. Nine Cycle Heart Wheel!
1741. My Heart Happens to Stir!
1742. Calm Body Guides the Heart!
1743. The Walls Have Ears
1744. Double Elements Armor (1)
1745. Double Elements Armor (2)
1746. Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo!
1747. A Special Day
1748. The Joy in the Dream
1749. Search for the Third Soul!
1750. Location of the Seven Fragments!
1751. Three Souls Return!
1752. The Third Soul is Him!
1753. Mutation!
1754. Void Extinction Appears!
1755. The Cave Opens!
1756. People Gather
1757. Hunting Ground!
1758. 300 Destroyed Worlds
1759. Establishing the Laws
1760. Zi Xia
1761. Bet
1762. State of the Game!
1763. Waiting for the Blade!
1764. Seven-Colored Arrives!
1765. Scheming!
1766. Seven Ambushes
1767. Small Decisive Battle
1768. Ambushed!
1769. Seven-Colored's Calamity!
1770. Daofei Appears!
1771. Dong Ling Sect
1772. Seize the Remanent Soul
1773. Ye Mo’s Left Arm
1774. Entering the Ancient Tomb Once More!
1775. Yi Si Puppet!
1776. Do You Dare to Fight Me Head On?
1777. Xuan Luo Acts!
1778. Struggle of the Trapped Beast!
1779. The Sovereign’s Soul!
1780. Ancient Tomb Inheritance!
1781. Group Against Old Ghost Zhan!
1782. Heart-Pounding Thunder!
1783. Ancient Dao, No Celestials!
1784. The Rain Falls to the East and the Smoke Rises!
1785. With the Flip of a Hand the Cloud Dao is Turned Upside Down!
1786. Devouring the Clouds and Spitting Out the Fog to Make the Door Appear
1787. The First Trial of the Evil Power of the Universe
1788. The Change of Su’s Memory Causes the World to Collapse
1789. The Fish Turns Into a Dragon Inside the Dong Lin Pool!
1790. Burning Wings of Desire to Reach the Immortal Astral Continent
1791. One Clasp of the Hands to Pay Respects as the Dust Settles
1792. I’d Rather Be With My Wife Forever
1793. No Regrets About the Promise Made
1794. Difficult Goodbye
1795. The Dragon Emperor Appears, the Path to Immortal Astral Continent Opens
1796. The Four Spirits Pave the Way for the Dream Dao
1797. This Evening, the Wang Family Will Deliver Reincarnation!
1798. Shake the Entire Immortal Astral Continent
1799. A Promise to Teacher to Guard the Ancient Race
1800. A Thought of the Emperor, Roots of Trouble Appear
1801. Powerful Will!
1802. Strange White Light
1803. The Strongest Avatar in the Future!
1804. Immortal Astral Continent Trembles!
1805. Immortal Astral Continent, I’m Coming!
1806. There is Something Strange, There is a Problem, There is a Treasure!
1807. Bring It Back to the Cave
1808. The Earth Fire is Changing!
1809. First Battle On the Immortal Astral Continent!
1810. The Old Ancestor Returns!
1811. The Problem With the Storage Space
1812. Missing Greed!
1813. Large Supplement!
1814. Du Qing’s Horror!
1815. Pack of Dragons, One Vermillion Bird Devours the Earth Vein!
1816. Scaring Du Qing!
1817. Comparing Essences With Wang Lin
1818. Too Vicious!
1819. Xuan Luo’s Senses
1820. Forming an Essence True Body!
1821. Emotions about the essence true body
1822. Esteemed Green Bull
1823. Overestimating your own capabilities?
1824. Snow on the Heavenly Mountain
1825. Great Soul Sect
1826. He Meets Someone From His Hometown
1827. Main Earth Fire Vein
1828. The Young Woman’s Miscalculation!
1829. Will of the Main Fire!
1830. Eight Signs of the Celestial Ancestor!
1831. Terrifying Avatar!
1832. Three Words!
1833. Elder of the Great Soul Sect!
1834. The Dead Soul of the Heavenly Bull!
1835. Curse Him to Death!
1836. Soul Eye Dao Thunder!
1837. Concealed Soul!
1838. Bet!
1839. Desire to Step on the Clear Sky!
1840. Another Bet!
1841. Avatar’s Suppression!!
1842. Soul Eye Dao!
1843. Three Gifts!
1844. Eighth Eessence!
1845. Extreme Sky Prairie
1846. Shocking Change!
1847. Cultivators of the Green Devil Continent!
1848. Breakthrough!
1849. An Opportunity!
1850. The Eastern Continent’s Genius Void Cloud!
1851. Meeting for the First Time!
1852. Sudden Trust!
1853. Concealed
1854. Pill Sea’s Celestial Pill!
1855. Celestial Pill Collapses!
1856. Soul Order
1857. Speculation!
1858. Haunted
1859. Lu Wenran
1860. Heavenly Bull’s Third Meridian
1861. Facing slaughter
1862. Liu Zhiyuang
1863. Ambush!
1864. A Person Called Wang Lin
1865. Uninvited Guest!
1866. Heart of the Night
1867. Xu Decai
1868. Devour the Heavenly Dao!
1869. The Cicada Sheds its Carapace
1870. Trapped!
1871. Lantern!
1872. Rapid Spell Art!
1873. Zhang Daozong!!
1874. Upheaval!
1875. Soul Armor!
1876. I Don’t Agree!
1877. Head!
1878. Fly Into Rage Out of Humiliation!
1879. The Soul Armor Recognize Its Master!
1880. Killing Lu Wenran!
1881. Seven-Color’s Third Transformation!
1882. Sundered Night changes!
1883. Faith Spell
1884. Soul Armor Dissipates
1885. Top Secret Plan!
1886. Skirt Chaser
1887. Unfair!
1888. Betraying the Heavenly Bull Continent!
1889. Heavenly Bull’s Peak
1890. That Sentence!
1891. The Compensated Reward
1892. Blockade
1893. Oath!
1894. Devil Dao Sect’s Sect Master!
1895. Calamity? Fortune?
1896. Borrowing Thunder to Erase the Soul
1897. The Dream of the Past Comes True!
1898. Each With Their Own Plots!
1899. A Passage of Time
1900. The Ninth Essence
1901. A Crazed Fortune!
1902. Green Devil Furnace
1903. Last Breath!!
1904. Offering!
1905. A Surge in Cultivation!!
1906. Thunder!
1907. Viewing the Arcane Tribulants From Above
1908. Too Weak!
1909. Let’s See What Else the Arcane Tribulants Have Left!
1910. Three Soul Tribulants!
1911. Void Tribulant
1912. Heaven Defying Gate!
1913. Missing One!
1914. Golden, Empyrean, Ascendant!
1915. Devil Dao Sect’s Calamity!
1916. The Final Battle Between Two Continents
1917. Imperial Edict Arrives!
1918. Old Ancestor's Sea Dragon!
1919. Refusing the Edict?
1920. Vision Goes Black!
1921. Waiting for the Empyrean Exalt to Arrive!
1922. Celestial Clan's Grand Empyreans
1923. The Body is Dao!
1924. Wearing the Soul Armor!
1925. I Won’t Die, You Won’t die!
1926. Empyrean Exalt Training Ground
1927. The First Old Friend
1928. Meeting
1929. Waiting for the Autumn Wind
1930. Heaven Sect
1931. 50 years!
1932. Empyrean Trial
1933. Charge through!
1934. Hai Zi
1935. Spirit not of the Immortal Astral Continent!
1936. Face!
1937. Broken Palm!
1938. Change
1939. One Man One Woman
1940. Whose broken palm!
1941. Five Feet
1942. Let the Grand Empyrean See!
1943. Dedication With No Regret
1944. Great Celestial Jin!
1945. Cheat the Heavens to Cross the Sea
1946. My Master
1947. Who Are You?
1948. Under the Rain
1949. Dream Blocks Reincarnation
1950. Dead Sect
1951. All-Seer’s Aura!
1952. Bubble of Annihilation
1953. Dong Lin Pool
1954. The Beginning and the End
1955. Come Again!
1956. A Single Brilliant Feat! (1)
1965. Are You Not Going to Keep Going?
1966. Sudden Turn!
1967. Who Is It?
1968. Send Back!
1969. Number One Under the Grand Empyreans!
1970. Do You See It?
1971. The Grand Empyrean’s recruitment
1972. Little Wang Lin!
1973. Fake, Fake
1974. The Celestial Emperor’s Scheme!
1975. The Celestial Clan’s Number One City!
1976. Li Mansion!
1977. Arrow!
1978. White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean!
1979. Time's Tail
1980. Treasures Bestowed by the Celestial Emperor
1981. Madman
1982. The Killing Intent Hidden in the Wind and Snow
1983. Long Street!
1984. Bloody Battle!
1985. Not Going!
1986. Black-Haired Wang Lin!
1987. Hai Zi’s Silence
1988. There are Tigers in the Mountain!
1989. Arriving!
1990. Imperial Teacher!
1991. Believe Me Once!
1992. The Celestial Skull Turns Into a Mountain!
1993. Celestial Mountain!
1994. He, Lian Yunjue!
1995. Release Dao Wang!
1996. The Celestial Emperor’s Self-Confidence!
1997. Five Grand Empyreans!
1998. The Real Imperial Teacher!
1999. Ancestral Curse!
2000. This Thing, This Person, I, Wang Lin, Will Take Them!
2001. Impudent!
2002. Sun of the Grand Empyrean!
2003. Leave Behind Dao Fei!
2004. The Person in the Song Scatters Into the Sunset!
2005. The Plead From Ancient Times!
2006. Sea
2007. Road
2008. Ancient Dao Ambassadors
2009. Star of Disaster for the Prince
2010. There’s a Woman, Song Zhi!!
2011. Vision Obscured By a Single Leaf
2012. Back up!
2013. Worshiping the Incense Stove
2014. A Cup of Hot Tea is as Warm as Home
2015. The Teacher is Like a Father!
2016. The Bell Rings on Top of Mount Gu Dao
2017. A Step Up the Mountain!
2018. Who is He?
2019. Golden Opportunity!
2020. Nine Songs Three Signs (1)
2021. Nine Songs Three Signs (2)
2022. Invitation From the Imperial Palace!
2023. One Finger of the Ancient Ancestor
2024. Wind Swept Across the Ancient Dao
2025. Banquet
2026. Suddenly Looking Back!
2027. Filled With Rage (1)
2028. Filled with Rage (2)
2038. Death of the Emperor!
2039. Old…
2040. Future Emperor
2041. Ancient Dao Imperial Teacher
2042. Breaking the Line!
2043. Immemorial God Realm!
2044. Decision
2045. Don’t Talk About It!
2046. Tomorrow
2047. Soul Complete!
2048. Time
2049. Heavenly Sign!
2050. Fusion of True Body!
2051. Punishment Slaughter!
2052. Trample the Heavenly Path, Void Extinction Dao!
2053. The Plead of the 108 souls!
2054. Stopped
2055. Black, White, Gold!
2056. Tenth Sun!
2057. Battle Song Tian!
2058. Help succeed!
2059. Third Trial, Second Calamity
2060. Ancient Dao Three Soul Splits!
2061. Perfection!
2062. Failed
2063. That Figure
2064. Seen Before
2065. Heaven and Earth…
2066. Intent to Leave
2067. Battle for Number One of the Immortal Astral Continent!
2068. Removing the Fog!
2069. Taking a Step to Trample the Heavens!
2070. Complete Nine Songs and Three Signs!
2071. Agreement
2072. Can’t Find Her
2073. Happiness and Responsibility
2074. Si Nan!
2075. You Are Situ Nan
2076. The Rainbow in the Rain
2077. Hearts Dead, Already Forgotten
2078. Cave World
2079. Master Scarlet Soul!
2080. Agreement
2081. Dreaming
2082. Knows Dao Yi!
2083. Two Points…
2084. When You Open Your Eyes Again
2085. What is the Truth?
2086. Overlooking the Sea
2088. Qualification to Enter
2089. That Woman, Dong Mei
2090. The Missing One
2091. Reincarnation is Right There
2092. Wan Er, Wake Up
2093. Suddenly Looking Back
1
LEAVING HOME
T ie Zhu sat on the side of a little road in the village, looking at the blue
sky in a daze. Tie Zhu was not his real name, but a nickname. Due to
his poor health as a child his father was afraid he might not live so he was
given this nickname as a tradition.
His real name was Wang Lin. The Wang family was considered a big
family name in the area, a family of carpenters. The Wang family was well
known in the area, and they owned a number of shops that sold wood
products.
Tie Zhu’s father was the second son of the family. He was born from a
concubine; therefore, he couldn’t take over the family business, so he left
the house after he got married and settled in this village.
However, due to his father being a skilled carpenter, Tie Zhu’s family
was pretty well off, not having to worry about food or clothes. They were
well respected within the village.
Tie Zhu had been very intelligent ever since he was little. He loved to
read books and thought deeply about matters. Almost everyone in the
village agreed that he was a prodigy. Every time his father heard someone
praise Tie Zhu, the wrinkles on his face would fade and he would reveal a
happy smile.
His mother cared for him a lot. One could say that he had grown up in
his parents’ love. He knew that his parents had high expectations of him.
Other children his age were all working in the fields, while he sat at home
reading.
The more he read, the more he thought about. He yearned for the world
outside of the village. Tie Zhu raised his head and looked at the end of the
road. After letting out a sigh, he closed his book, got up, and walked home.
His father was sitting in the courtyard. Holding a pipe, he took a deep
breath and asked, “Tie Zhu, how goes your studies?” as Tie Zhu walked
through the door.
Tie Zhu muttered a few words as he passed by. His father shook the
ashes out of his pipe, rose up, and said, “Tie Zhu, you have to study
properly. Next year is the district exam. Whether you have a future or not
will all depend on this exam. Don’t end up like me, who will spend my
entire life in a village.”
“Enough, you complain about this every day. If you ask me, our Tie Zhu
will definitely pass the exam!” Tie Zhu’s mother carried over some food
and set it on the table. She gestured at the two to come and eat.
Tie Zhu responded with a sound, then he sat down and casually ate a
few mouthfuls. His mother affectionately looked at him and passed him the
few pieces of meat there were.
“Dad, is Fourth Uncle almost here?” Tie Zhu asked as he raised his
head.
“Calculating the time, it should be within these next few days. Your
fourth uncle is more successful than your father. Hey, Tie Zhu’s mom, have
the special dishes prepared for Fourth Uncle all been packed?” The moment
Tie Zhu’s father mentioned Fourth Uncle, there was a hint of sadness on his
face.
His mom nodded and emotionally said, “Tie Zhu, your fourth uncle is a
very good person. In these past few years, it was all thanks to him that your
father’s wood carvings have stayed at a good price. If you are able to
achieve success, don’t forget to repay your fourth uncle.”
As Tie Zhu’s mom was talking, the sound of a horse was heard outside
the door. Following the sound of the horse drawn carriage, a hearty laugh
could be heard.
“Second Brother, open the door!”
Tie Zhu was surprised. He immediately rushed to open the main gate.
He saw a strong middle-aged man with bright eyes standing outside. When
he saw Tie Zhu, he laughed and rubbed Tie Zhu’s head. Smiling, he said,
“Tie Zhu, I only haven’t seen you in half a year and you have grown taller
again.”
Tie Zhu’s parents immediately stood up. His father, smiling, said,
“Fourth Brother, I figured it was about time you arrived. Hurry inside. Tie
Zhu, why haven’t you gotten a chair for your fourth uncle yet?”
Tie Zhu happily agreed. He hurried back into the house, took out a
chair, and placed it next to the dining table. He carefully wiped it with his
sleeves while looking hopefully at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man winked in his direction and jokingly said, “Tie
Zhu, since when were you so diligent? I remember the last time I was here,
you were not like this.”
Tie Zhu’s father glanced at Tie Zhu and said, “This little rascal was just
inquiring about when you would arrive.”
The middle-aged man saw Tie Zhu blushing and laughingly said, “Tie
Zhu, your fourth uncle hasn’t forgotten his promise to you.” After he
finished speaking, he took out two books and placed them on the table.
Tie Zhu excitedly cheered, then flipped through the books. He could
barely contain his excitement.
Tie Zhu’s mom kindly glanced at her son and said to the middle-aged
man, “Fourth Brother, your older brother is always thinking of you. You
should stay for a few more days this time.”
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, “Second Sister-in-Law,
there are many matters to attend to in the family these days. I must head
home early tomorrow morning. After this busy time, I’ll come back and see
you guys.” He gave his second brother a regretful look.
Tie Zhu’s father sighed, saying, “Don’t listen to my wife. Properly pack
the goods tomorrow. The family’s matters are more important. We can meet
next time.”
The middle-aged man looked at Tie Zhu’s father and asked, “Second
Brother, Tie Zhu is 15 years old, yes?”
Tie Zhu’s father nodded and said, “After this year, this little rascal is
going to be 16. In a flash, more than 10 years have quickly passed by.” He
look at his son dotingly.
The middle-aged man pondered for a while and said, in a serious tone,
“Second Brother, Second Sister-in-Law, I have something to tell you: the
Heng Yue Sect is taking in disciples. This year, the family has three
recommendation slots, and I received one of them.”
Tie Zhu’s father was stunned and said, with a pale face, “Heng Yue
Sect? The Heng Yue Sect that is full of immortals?”
The middle-aged man smiled, nodded, and said, “Second Brother, it is
that very immortal sect! Our family is still a prominent one in the area and
has the qualifications to recommend potential disciples. You know my boy,
he can’t really study, but he is good with swords and knives. I doubt the
immortal sect will take my son. This spot is really precious. I know Tie Zhu
has been very smart since he was little and has always loved to study. He
might have a chance.”
Tie Zhu’s mother felt delighted and said, “Fourth Brother, this … this
…”
The middle-aged man rubbed Tie Zhu’s head and said, “Second Brother,
Second Sister-in-Law, let this matter be settled. Let Tie Zhu try; if he really
gets accepted, it is his fortune.”
Tie Zhu confusedly looked at his parents and his fourth uncle. He
wasn’t able to understand what was going on. “Immortals? What are
immortals?” Tie Zhu softly and hesitantly asked.
The middle-aged man’s face turned serious. Looking at Tie Zhu, he
said, “Tie Zhu, immortals are those who can fly in the sky. They are simply
not something we mortals can understand.”
Tie Zhu was confused but grew curious of immortals.
Tie Zhu’s father excitedly got up, pulled Tie Zhu’s mom, and was about
to bow to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man quickly pulled them
up and sincerely said, “Second Brother, what are you doing? My mother
died early. If it wasn’t for Second Brother’s mother taking care of me, I
wouldn’t be here today. Tie Zhu is my nephew and this is the least I can
do.”
Tie Zhu’s father started crying. He heavily patted the middle-aged
man’s back, nodded his head, and sternly said to Tie Zhu, “Remember,
Wang Lin, never forget what your fourth uncle has done for us, or else I will
not consider you my son!”
Tie Zhu’s heart trembled. Although he was ignorant towards immortals,
he could tell from his parents’ expressions that they viewed this matter with
great importance. He knelt in front of his fourth uncle and kowtowed a few
times.
The middle-aged man pulled up Tie Zhu and praised him. “Good child.
You get ready and I’ll pick you up at the end of the month.”
That night, Tie Zhu went to bed early. He could still hear sounds from
his father and fourth uncle. Father was very happy. Even though he rarely
drank, he had to drink a few cups with Fourth Uncle today.
“Immortals, what were they?” Tie Zhu’s heart was very excited. He
knew in his heart that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to see the
outside world!
Fourth Uncle left early the next morning. Tie Zhu and his parents saw
him off at the village entrance. On the way back, he clearly noticed that his
father looked a lot younger. His eyes were filled with hope.
The expectations in his eyes were much greater than the time he wanted
Tie Zhu to pass the district exam.
There were no secrets in the village, even if it was how many pups a
dog gave birth to. Everyone in the village would hear the news. Soon,
everyone in the village heard the news from Tie Zhu’s mother and all the
neighbors came in to visit. Everyone’s gazes toward Tie Zhu was different
from before. Some were filled envy and others with jealousy.
“The Wang family gave birth a good son. He has been accepted as a
disciple of the Heng Yue Sect.”
“I have watched this child, Tie Zhu, as he grew up! He was very smart
ever since he was little. Now he is a Heng Yue Sect disciple. He has a very
promising future.”
“Tie Zhu, you have great talent! When you are successful in the future,
don’t forget to come back and visit.”
These talks filled Tie Zhu’s ears, acting like Tie Zhu was already a Heng
Yue Sect disciple. Every time his parents heard it, they couldn’t stop
smiling. The wrinkles on their faces had lessened greatly.
Whenever Tie Zhu walked alone in the village, all of the villagers
would passionately ask him about this and that. There were even people
who told their kids to follow Tie Zhu as an example.
Half a month passed by quickly. The news of Tie Zhu becoming a Heng
Yue Sect disciple had spread quickly. All of the nearby villagers had come
to see Tie Zhu.
Everyone who came by brought gifts. Tie Zhu’s parents couldn’t reject
them, but as they left, Tie’s Zhu’s parents planned return gifts. According to
Tie Zhu’s father, “Our son will be an immortal in the future, so he can’t owe
any favors. We will prepare return gifts for all the visitors.”
Soon, the Wang family learned that Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle gave his
son’s spot to Tie Zhu. One after another, they came to congratulate him.
Tie Zhu’s father attached great importance to the visiting relatives
because many of them used to look down on him in the past and drove him
out of the family all those years ago. Now that they were all coming to visit
him, he felt like his years of sorrow were instantly swept away.
He and Tie Zhu’s mother discussed a bit and decided to properly
entertain everyone. They spent a fortune to hire the village teacher to write
invitations to send to their relatives.
The village teacher didn’t want money, he wanted Tie Zhu to
acknowledge that he grew up studying in his care. Tie Zhu had no
objections as this was the truth.
After the invitations were sent to most of the Wang family members,
there were so many people that Tie Zhu’s dad had to move the party’s
location to the village square and set up a feast.
The villagers helped entertain the guests. As they spoke to each other,
they would praise Tie Zhu endlessly.
Tie Zhu’s dad had brought his wife and son to the village entrance to
personally greet the guests and introduce each relative to Tie Zhu.
“This is your third grandfather. When Father left the family, your third
grandfather secretly helped a lot. Tie Zhu, you have to remember to repay
his kindness,” Tie Zhu’s father said as he helped a white-haired old man.
Tie Zhu quickly nodded. The old man looked at Tie Zhu and said,
“Second Brother, time passes by so fast. Your son is already this big! His
future is already brighter than yours.”
Tie Zhu’s father’s face was full of radiance. He smiled and said, “Third
Grandfather, Tie Zhu has been smart ever since he was a kid. He was bound
to be better than me. Take your time. Wife, help support Third
Grandfather.”
Tie Zhu’s mother quickly helped the old man walk toward the feast.
Seeing the old man leaving, Tie Zhu’s father let out a snort and said to
Tie Zhu, “That old guy looked down on your dad and forced me away. Now
that you have a good future, he comes to congratulate me. He is just that
kind of relative.”
Tie Zhu cluelessly nodded and asked, “Is Fourth Uncle coming?”
Tie Zhu’s father shook his head. “Your fourth uncle sent a letter. He
won’t be able to come back until the end of the month.”
At that moment, another carriage arrived at the village entrance. A 50-
plus-year-old man came out. He looked at Tie Zhu’s father and said,
“Second Brother, congratulations!”
Tie Zhu’s father’s face turned complicated and he said, “Big Brother!”
The old man’s eyes swept across and looked at Tie Zhu. He smiled.
“Second Brother, so this is your son? Not bad! Maybe he will really be
selected.”
Tie Zhu’s father frowned, stretched, and said, “Tie Zhu might not have
much merit, but he is smart and loves to read books. He is bound to be
selected.”
“That is not necessarily true. When immortal sects look for disciples,
there are very strict requirements. I see that this kid is very dumb. Going
will be a waste of time for him,” said a haughty voice from the carriage,
then a 16 or 17-year-old boy stepped out.
The young boy looked very pretty. He had eyebrows like scimitars, a
face like Guan Yu, and eyes full of disdain.
Tie Zhu’s father glared at him, and Wang Lin gave him a deep look but
didn’t say anything.
The old man’s face changed colors and he shouted, “Wang Zhuo, how
can you be so rude?! This is your second uncle and your little brother Wang
Lin. Why haven’t you greeted them?!” He turned to Tie Zhu’s father and
said, “My son’s words are ugly. Second Brother, don’t mind him, but…” As
he was talking, he suddenly turned and said, “But Second Brother, it is not a
simple matter for these immortals to accept a disciple–it is a matter of fate.
This time, it’s because the Heng Yue Sect was very interested in my son that
our Wang family was given three spots, including his.”
Tie Zhu’s father snorted and said, “If your son can do it, then my son
will definitely be selected!”
The youth laughed, not caring about the old man’s words. With disdain,
he said, “So, you are Second Uncle. I suggest you don’t be so optimistic.
The way of cultivation is very complex, and only one in ten thousand
people can even learn it. How can he compete with me, who, while not
being an official disciple yet, was personally selected by an immortal
teacher?”
The old man’s face flashed with a color of pride, then he “scolded” the
youth and brought him toward the feast.
“Tie Zhu, don’t worry. Even if you are not selected, it doesn’t matter.
There is always the district exam next year,” Tie Zhu’s father earnestly said
after suppressing his anger.
Wang Lin confidently whispered, “Dad, don’t worry. I’ll be selected!”
Tie Zhu’s dad gently patted his son’s shoulder. His eyes were filled with
rays of hope.
One after another, they greeted a lot of relatives. Tie Zhu’s father took
him back to the feast. In front of them was a bustling scene of people
celebrating.
Tie Zhu’s father cried out, “My dear relatives, my fellow villagers, I,
Wang Tianshui, am not a very cultured man and don’t have much to say, but
today, I’m very happy because my son has a chance to become a Heng Yue
Sect disciple. This is the happiest moment of my life. I won’t say more, but
thank you all for coming.” He raised his cup and drained it of the wine
within.
“Second Brother, your son has been very smart ever since he was little.
He will definitely be selected, like Wang Zhu’s son, and become an
immortal.”
“Second Brother, having a son like Tie Zhu means you have not lived
your life in vain. In the future, all you have to do is wait to enjoy the good
fortune.”
“Tie Zhu, you must make your father proud! You must enter the Heng
Yue Sect no matter what!”
There were numerous bright scenes everywhere. The sounds of
celebration came from all sides. However, there were many people like
Wang Zhuo’s father, who on the surface were giving their congratulations
but in their hearts had always looked down upon Tie Zhu’s father and Tie
Zhu himself. Wang Zhuo’s father looked at his son, and then at Tie Zhu. He
felt very dissatisfied. Fourth Brother’s actions were outside of his
expectations, but as the immortals weren’t blind, there was no way Tie Zhu
would be selected.
People passed by, one by one. Tie Zhu’s father pulled Tie Zhu around
from table to table to give a toast and introduce various unknown relatives
to him.
Today, Tie Zhu’s father had consumed a lot of wine. He had never been
this well regarded before. The feast lasted until it was very late and
everyone started to head home. Before leaving, and still with a look of
contempt, Wang Zhuo, while no one noticed, whispered to Tie Zhu, “Little
fool, you won’t be selected. You’re not good enough.”
He left with his father as he displayed a smile full of contempt.
After returning home, Tie Zhu lied on his bed. He secretly decided in
his heart that he had to be selected no matter what!
Half a month passed by quickly. Today, Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle arrived
in a carriage.
Tie Zhu’s parents quickly welcomed him inside. The middle-aged man
washed his face and hurriedly said, “Second Brother, Second Sister-in-Law,
I can’t stay long this time. I’m taking Tie Zhu and leaving. The Heng Yue
Sect will arrive to pick up the potential disciples tomorrow morning.”
Tie Zhu’s father was stunned. A trace of sadness appeared on his face.
He firmly said, “Fine. Tie Zhu, follow your fourth uncle. If you are
selected, study dutifully at the Heng Yue Sect. However, if you aren’t
selected, don’t worry and come back home.”
Tie Zhu, not wanting to leave his parents, nodded heavily. His mother
took out a parcel from the room and lovingly said, “Tie Zhu, listen to your
fourth uncle and don’t cause any trouble. The outside is not the same as
home; you must have patience. Mother has prepared you some new clothes.
Also, there are some of your favorite baked sweet potatoes. Mother will
miss you. If you are not selected, just come back.” As Tie Zhu’s mom was
talking, tears began appearing in her eyes.
Tie Zhu had never left the village in his entire life. This was his first
time leaving.
Fourth Uncle emotionally said, “Tie Zhu, you must be selected so you
make your parents proud. Second Brother, Second Sister-in-Law, the family
will have a big celebration in a few days, so I am too busy today.
Tomorrow, I’ll pick you guys up. The results for the three candidates should
be out by then.”
He quickly pulled Tie Zhu onto the carriage, whipped the horse, and set
off.
With tears in their eyes, Tie Zhu’s parents stared at the carriage as it
quickly disappeared into the distance.
“Tie Zhu has never left home before. Will he be bullied?” Tie Zhu’s
mom said while biting her lip. Her eyes were filled with sadness.
“He has grown up and has to deal with his own fortune.” Tie Zhu’s
father picked up his pipe and inhaled deeply. More wrinkles appeared on his
face.
2
IMMORTALS
A s the carriage quickly rolled along the road, Wang Lin’s body
bounced with the uneven ground. In his arms was the package that
contained all of his parents’ hopes. He was leaving the village he had lived
in for 15 years.
The trip wouldn’t be an short one. Wang Lin lied down and fell asleep
in the carriage. Not knowing how much time had passed, he was gently
nudged. He opened his eyes to looked up to see Fourth Uncle, who looked
at him smiling and asked, “Tie Zhu, how do you feel about leaving home
for the first time?”
Wang Lin noticed that the carriage had stopped, and smiled. “Not much
to say, just a little anxious since I don’t know if I will be selected by the
immortals or not.”
Fourth Uncle let out a laugh and patted Tie Zhu’s shoulder, saying,
“Okay, don’t overthink it. This is uncle’s house. You go rest first, then I’ll
take you to the family tomorrow morning.”
When he climbed off the carriage, Wang Lin was in front of a tile-
roofed house. He then followed Fourth Uncle to a room. Wang Lin sat on
the bed, unable to sleep. The things his parents, village, and relatives said
flashed through his mind. He signed in his heart. The thought of becoming
the disciple of an immortal became heavier in his mind.
Time passed by, bit by bit. A moment later, the sun gradually rose.
Wang Lin didn’t get much rest the whole night, but he was still full of
energy. With a trace of fear, he followed Fourth Uncle to the main house of
the Wang family.
This was the first time Wang Lin had seen a house this big, leaving him
in a daze. Fourth Uncle said while walking, “Tie Zhu, you have to make
your father proud. Don’t let the relatives ridicule you.”
Wang Lin’s mind became more tense. He bit his lips and nodded.
Soon, Fourth Uncle brought him to the middle of the courtyard. Tie
Zhu’s father’s eldest brother was standing there. When he saw Tie Zhu, he
nodded and said, “Tie Zhu, when the immortal arrives, don’t freak out, just
follow your older brother Wang Zhuo. Do everything he does.”
The old man’s tone was very harsh on those last few words.
Wang Lin stayed silent. He looked around and noticed that beside Wang
Zhuo there was another youth. The youth’s skin was a bit dark, his build
was very large, and his eyes showed hint of intelligence. There was a bulge
in his shirt, like he was hiding something.
He looked at Tie Zhu and made a face, then ran over and said, “So
you’re Second Uncle’s son? My name is Wang Hao.”
Wang Lin chuckled and nodded.
When the old man saw Wang Lin ignoring him, he became very
annoyed and was about to scold him.
Right at this moment, the clouds in the sky suddenly split open. Then a
sword of light suddenly descended like lightning. After the light
disappeared, there stood a youth in white whose eyes were bright and
piercing, emitting an elegant spirit. His cold eyes swept across the three
youths, especially at the youth with the bulge in his shirt. He asked coldly,
“Are these three the ones recommended by the Wang family?”
“This is an immortal?” Under his gaze, Wang Lin started to feel cold.
His heart pounded and his face paled while staring at the immortal.
The dark-skinned youth, upon seeing immortal, placed his hands near
the pockets of his pants, showing a respectful demeanour. His eyes held a
fanatical expression.
Only Wang Zhuo casually look at the others and snorted.
Wang Zhuo’s father quickly stepped forward and respectfully said,
“Immortal, these three are the Wang family’s recommendations.”
The youth nodded and then impatiently said, “Who is Wang Zhuo?”
The old man’s face showed a flash of happiness, then he quickly pulled
Wang Zhuo. “Immortal, this is my son, Wang Zhuo.”
The immortal youth gave Wang Zhou a deep look. Then his face
brightened and he nodded. “Wang Zhou is indeed talented; no wonder
Martial Uncle took a liking to him.”
Wang Zhou proudly looked at Wang Lin and the smart-looking youth
and proudly said, “This is natural. In order to become an immortal, one
must have a strong spirit.”
The youth made a frown, but it quickly disappeared. He faintly smiled
at Wang Zhuo’s direction, waved his sleeves, and took the three youths on
the rainbow and disappeared.
Fourth Uncle looked into the sky and muttered, “Tie Zhu, you must be
selected!”
Wang Lin felt his body lighten, and the wind hitting his face caused him
pain. On closer inspection, he noticed that he was under the arm of the
youth, and they were flying quickly through the sky. The village turned into
little black dots as they quickly flew forward.
After just a little, the wind caused his eyes to tear up and turn red.
“Unless you three want to become blind, close your eyes,” the youth
said coldly. Wang Lin’s heart tensed, and he quickly closed his eyes, afraid
to keep looking.
After a short period of time, Wang Lin could feel that the youth was
short of breath and his speed started decreasing. Then, in a flash, the youth
quickly descended. The moment before landing, the youth loosened his arm
and the three youths fell to the ground.
Thankfully, the fall wasn’t hard, so the three got up quickly. In front of
Wang Lin was a paradise-like scene, with mountains, flowers, and a river. It
was a truly idyllic scene.
Straight ahead stood a towering mountain, its peak covered in clouds
that hid its true appearance. Echoes of beasts’ cries could be heard. There
was a path of twisted steps that snaked its way down the mountain, like a
painting, evoking a feeling of a different world.
Far off in the in the distance, there was a hall at the top of the mountain.
Even though it was covered by the clouds, the shining bright light made
people to want to worship it.
Next to the hall, there was a silver-colored bridge with the shape of the
crescent moon connecting that peak with another mountain peak.
With these natural beauties, this was truly worthy of being the location
of the Heng Yue Sect. The Heng Yue Sect was one of the few cultivation
sect in the country of Zhao. 500 years ago, it was the leading force of
cultivation sects in the country of Zhao and had several Nascent Soul old
monsters. However, with the passage of time, it had shrunken to its current
size and was only able to barely have a foothold in the cultivation world.
However, for the mortals near the Heng Yue Sect, it was still an elusive
figure.
“Little Brother Zhang, are these the three candidates recommended by
the Wang family?” A middle-aged man dressed in black with an immortal
demeanor floated down from the mountain peak.
The youth showed a face full of respect and said, “Third Brother, these
are the Wang family’s three recommended youths.”
The middle-aged man’s gaze swept across them, focusing on Wang
Zhou a few times. Smiling, he said, “I know you are about to have a
breakthrough. I’ll handle the test, you go cultivate.”
The youth agreed, then his body moved toward the mountain, and
disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lin stared at the scene before him full of excitement. Suddenly,
he noticed someone tugging his clothes and turned around. It was Wang
Hao. Eyes filled with excitement, he said, “This is where immortals live,
damn it. No matter what, I, Wang Hao, must be selected.” After saying so,
he touched the bulging object concealed in his shirt.
3
TEST
W ang Zhou was dazed by the scene before him. It took a long time
for him to recover his senses, and the amount of arrogance in his
heart shrank.
At this moment, several rainbow-colored swords flew towards them.
For each sword that dissipated, there was a Heng Yue Sect disciple, each
followed by several 15-year-olds.
There were both male and female youths. As they landed, they too had
similar expressions to Wang Lin’s group as they stared at the scene in front
of them.
All the Heng Yue Sect disciples that brought the youths gathered at the
side and started talking about the youths. After waiting a while, all the other
youths who had been recommended arrived at the sect. A black-clad
middle-aged man scanned the area. Then he emotionlessly said, “Among
the lot of you, only a few will be selected to be Heng Yue Sect disciples.”
All of the youths cried out in shock. Wang Lin’s heart shuddered. He
counted a total of 48 people taking the test.
“Cultivation, the path to becoming an immortal, depends on your
natural talent. The first test is to see whether or not your spirit is strong
enough. Now, whoever I point to will come up and take the test.” The
middle-aged man emotionlessly pointed at a youth.
The youth walked over carefully, his legs trembling. The middle-aged
man put his hand on his head and said, “Not qualified. Stand to the left.”
The youth suddenly lost all strength. Face looking bleak and eyes blank,
he moved to the left in silence.
Then another youth was selected. He moved forward with a fearful
expression.
“Not qualified.”
Ten people in a row all failed the test. Up until now there was still no
one to the right of the middle-aged man.
It was Wang Zhuo’s turn. All of his previous pride disappeared from his
face. Looking pale, he stepped forward.
After the middle-aged man put his hand on Wang Zhuo’s head, his face
suddenly lit up and he asked, “What is your name?”
Wang Zhuo quickly replied respectfully, “Immortal, my name is Wang
Zhuo.”
The middle-aged man nodded. He then smiled and said, “So you are the
one Martial Teacher mentioned. Good. Wang Zhuo, stand to the right.”
Wang Zhuo felt exaltation and walked toward the right under everyone’s
admiration. His eyes were filled with arrogance and contempt as he looked
at the crowd. He felt untouchable.
“Motherfucker, he is one lucky dog,” Wang Hao murmured to Wang Lin
while curling his lip.
Wang Lin’s heart became more tense. In front of his eyes rose his
parents’ eyes filled with expectations. He tightened his fists.
“Not bad, you also stand to the right,” said the middle-aged man,
surprised, to the young girl in front of him.
After a short period of time, almost all the youths had been tested and
only two stood to the right of the middle-aged man. Wang Hao was up next.
Wang Hao quickly ran up to the middle-aged man. Before he could even
start the test, he knelt to the ground and kowtowed a few times. He said,
“Immortal, may you enjoy a long life! My name is Wang Hao. You have
already tested so many people, so you must be tired! Why don’t you rest for
a while? I’m in no rush, it’s no problem.”
The middle-aged man laughed out loud. He had tested so many people
whose faces were filled with fear, yet this clever youth here, without the
slightest bit of fear, was trying to win favor with him. He pressed his hand
on Wang Hao’s head and said, “Talent is lacking. Not…”
The moment Wang Hao heard that his spirit was lacking, his heart
plummeted. Without waiting for the middle-aged man to finish, he quickly
took out a jade box and presented it front of him. Wang Hao wisely said,
“Immortal, my father found this by accident in the mountain but was unable
to open it. I specially brought it to give to Immortal.”
The middle-aged man chuckled and shook his head. He was about to
refuse Wang Hao, but as he scanned the box, his pupils suddenly contracted
and his face suddenly lit up. “Not bad! This is at least a 300-year-old
mushroom. Looking at the jade box, it was sealed by a cultivator. No
wonder your father couldn’t open it.” He paused, then said with a slightly
faltering voice, “I’m in need of a helper for my alchemy. Are you willing to
be my helper?”
Wang Hao, surprised, got up quickly. The difference in treatment was
like heaven and earth, causing him to be very excited. He exclaimed, “Yes,
Immortal, I am willing!”
The middle-aged man said, while chuckling, “Since you’ll be my helper,
I won’t mistreat you. You can cultivate just like the other disciples. Go
stand to the right.”
Wang Hao was very excited inside. He ran to the right side and gave
Wang Zhuo a triumphant stare.
The faces of all the youths that failed turned pale. All of them felt very
depressed. A few even started crying.
The middle-aged man frowned. He shouted, “Send away all those who
started crying.”
A few of the Heng Yue Sect disciples stepped out. They quickly took
the ones that started crying and casually disappeared in swords of light.
The middle-aged man pointed at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He nervously walked toward the side of
the middle-aged man, his mind completely blank. Praying silently in his
heart, he couldn’t help but remember the expectation in his parents’ eyes.
“I will definitely be selected!” Wang Lin thought with determination.
The middle-aged man’s hand pressed on his head. With a deadpan face,
he said the two words Wang Lin dreaded the most.
“Not qualified!”
Wang Lin didn’t remember how he made it to the left side, he only
heard the spring thunder roaring in his ears and the echoing of the two
words the middle-aged man said.
After a moment, everyone had been tested, and only three people stood
to the right. In the eyes of everyone else, the three were insurmountable and
immensely tall.
Wang Zhuo looked at Wang Lin with a face full of contempt, fully
expressing his disdain for him.
“While a strong spirit is needed to be cultivator, perseverance is even
more important. Even ordinary students like you, can become sect disciples
if you have enough perseverance! The second test is perseverance!” The
middle-aged man paused, then said with a deadpan face, “Follow the steps
up. If you reach the top, you are qualified. If you’re not finished within
three days, you fail. Those who fail will be returned to their families. If you
cannot endure any longer or meet danger, just yell out loud and someone
will come and save you.”
The middle-aged man smiled to the three on his right and said, “You
two, follow me to meet the patriarch. We will also find you masters. Wang
Hao, you don’t need to go, come with me to the alchemy house to get used
to the place.”
After the middle-aged man finished giving instructions, he took the
three selected youths and disappeared into the mountains.
Wang Lin took a deep breath, eyes full of determination. He walked up
the stone steps with no hesitation and started the test of perseverance.
Minus the three selected youths and the six crying youths who were
taken away, 39 remained.
Among these 39 youths, the ones that were very depressed, the ones
very determined, and those who were scared all walked towards their own
futures.
4
HEARTLESS
T he uneven stone steps were very dangerous on both sides. The

slightest mistake would cause one to slip and fall.
After less than half a day, Wang Lin’s legs felt like they were made of
lead. He was sweaty and out of breath, it was difficult to even move.
Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, the trail didn’t seem long, but
now, this trail felt like it had no end. Wang Lin’s heart sank. He could not
help but generate thoughts of despair.
In front of him there were a dozen physically strong boys, slowly
climbing. They were all also out of breath. Until now, no one had given up.
Wang Lin gritted his teeth. He knew this was his last chance. His
parents’ expectations filled his mind. At that very moment, the foot of a boy
behind him slipped. The boy fell off the side of the mountain with a scream.
“I give up! HELP!”
Everybody stopped to looked down at the same time and saw a dark
light flashing by. A Heng Yue Sect disciple appeared out of nowhere and
grabbed the boy. Their bodies could be seen gently falling to the foot of the
mountain.
Wang Lin was pale and silent. He carefully continued climbing
upwards. Time seemed to be passing much more slowly. Two days later, he
could see the shadows of the dozen of youths in front of him
Wang Lin didn’t know how many of these companions would give up,
he only knew that he must not give up. His feet were were bleeding and
swelling. He felt a terrible tingling every step he took. He still persisted and
used his hands to climb.
A middle aged man with a sickly complexion floated down the stairs
from the top of the mountain. “Little children, keep your hearts strong, for
this path is ruthless. It won’t be in vain, nothing is in vain….” He let out a
lengthy sigh as he floated down past the climbing youths.
The middle aged man passed Wang Lin. This was the sixth youth he
passed by, and he was the most pathetic of the bunch. With clothes soaked
with blood, he seemed to be bleeding everywhere. His knees and toes were
mangled. Wang Lin was climbing using his hands at this point. The middle
aged man sighed loudly and asked, “My child, what is your name?”
Wing Lin’s vision was blurry. The only thought in his head was to reach
the top or die. He didn’t even hear the middle aged man’s question. In his
eyes this little trail was the only thing that mattered.
The middle aged man looked at Wang Lin’s eyes. Deep down, he was
rather moved. He put his hand on Wang Lin’s head. “This boy has amazing
perseverance. It’s too bad he lacks talent. What a waste, what a waste….”
He gave Wang Lin a deep look, then continued to descend the steps.
The next night, Wang Lin’s hands were bloody. He left a trail of blood
as he climbed the stairs. He did not know how he kept going, but something
kept fueling his body to go on. He felt like he could die at any time.
The sun rose on the third day. In the distance, Wang Lin could just
barely make out the end of the stone steps. Unfortunately, with the end in
sight, he heard a thunderous voice that shook his heart.
“Time is up. Only three have qualified. The rest….FAILED!”
Wang Lin let out a small, bitter laugh. He looked down while his body
was slanting down on the stairs. His consciousness completely faded.
The black-clad middle aged man from three days ago stood on top of
the mountain. He was looking at Wang Lin from less than 50 meters away
with a ruthless look in his eyes.
A few Heng Yue Sect disciples went down from the top of the
mountain. They each stopped next to one of the youths on the way down
and fed them medicine.
A female Heng Yue Sect disciple said in a cold voice, “Seniors, out of
39 testers, 25 gave up. Only three passed the test, and 11 remain.” She had
also experienced this brutal test. She relied on the martial arts she had
practiced since she was a child to pass. She barely had enough
perseverance. Even now, after ten years of effort, she still hadn’t become a
true disciple.
The black-clad middle aged man had an icy look in his eyes. He slightly
nodded while his eyes swept past the 11 unconscious teenagers.”Take the
three that qualified and find work for them to do in the future. Send the 25
that gave up back to their families. As for the last 11 people, wait for them
to wake up. Send them together to the house of the sword spirit to see if any
of them have spiritual affinity with the sword spirit. If they don’t, send them
home”
After the middle aged man was finished here, he walked away without
another glance and the youths below.
Three days later, at the house of the sword spirit, stood 11 teenagers
with pale faces. The injuries all over Wang Lin’s body were already healed,
but the wound in his heart was still gaping open. The pain of his failure kept
eating away at his mind and body.
This test of the spirit of the sword was conducted not by the black-clad
middle aged man, but by a man wearing white, someone they hadn’t seen
before. He had the same cold, ruthless look in his eyes. He looked at the
youths as if they were ants.
The man said, with an impatient look, “This is the last test. If you can
walk into this room, you are qualified.”
All Wang Lin saw was an extremely common building. The front door
of the building was open. When he looked inside, he could see swords of
different lengths.
Each of the youths, one by one, walked towards the house. The first one
that approached got within 5 meters of the house. His face went red as he
struggled to get closer, but was expelled by an invisible force.
“Unqualified! Next!” said the man in white.
Wang Lin was the seventh in line. The six before him all met the same
fate, expelled by an invisible force when they got within 5 meters of the
house. He smiled bitterly, and with the last bit of hope in his heart, stepped
forward.
As he approached the five meter mark, Wang Lin was able to keep
going with ease. His heart was beating rapidly with anticipation. He stepped
closer, 1 meter more. He wasn’t feeling any discomfort yet.
The white clothed man let out a surprised “Hey!”. His eyes were bright,
and his face showed slight interest. He gently said, “Don’t hesitate to
continue. Keep walking towards the house of the spirit of the sword. If you
are recognized by the spirit of the sword, you will be accepted as a true
disciple, even if you failed the two previous tests.”
The ten other teenagers standing there had the color of envy in their
faces. They were deeply jealous of Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was very tense on the inside. The looks his parents gave him
flashed through his mind again as he stepped one meter closer to the door.
There were only 3 meters remaining to reach the door. Wang Lin took
another step.
He suddenly felt a huge force rush in his direction. Wang Lin lost
control of his body and was sent flying more than ten meters away.
The rest of the youths all looked at Wang Lin with mocking expressions
in their eyes. They thought that Wang Lin was just like them after all, with
no chance.
With a bitter laugh, Wang Lin could feel the gaping wounds in his heart
grow bigger. His parents’ expectant eyes gradually dissipated from his
mind.
The man in white’s eyes turned cold again and he said, “Failed. Next.”
5
THE RETURN
I n the end, none of the 11 youths passed the test. There was one young
girl who made it as far as Wang Lin.
On that day, all of the youths that failed the test were sent back to the
bottom of the mountain. The Heng Yue Sect disciples took them home one
by one. The one that came to take Wang Lin home was the same youth that
had picked him up. Behind him was Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao.
The youth clasped his hands and said, “Brother Wang Zhuo,
congratulations on becoming Uncle-Master’s disciple. You have a bright
future ahead of you.”
Wang Zhuo’s face showed an arrogant expression. He proudly said, “It
is only natural. Master said that after I have finished taking care of the
mundane affairs at home, he will teach me cultivator techniques after I
return.”
Wang Hao raised his head and added on the side, “I have always looked
down on your arrogant demeanor. So what if you have a master? I will be
able to learn how to produce immortal pills.”
Wang Zhuo gave Wang Hao a hard stare, then he shifted his gaze to
Wang Lin, who silently stood there. He smiled, and said, “Tie Zhu, how
was it? I told you before that you didn’t have the ability, but both you and
your father wouldn’t believe it. Now we know the result.”
Tie Zhu raised his head, glanced slightly at Wang Zhuo, and said, “Sir,
my parents are waiting for me at home. Please take me back as soon as
possible.”
Wang Zhuo saw Wang Lin dare to ignore him and sneered. “Little
bumpkin, you are better off becoming a carpenter in a little village for the
rest of your life, like your father.”
The immortal youth let out a faint smile as he looked at the three youths
in front of him, but didn’t say a single word. He waved his sleeves and
brought the three along as they disappeared from the Heng Yue Sect
mountain.
Comparing this flight to last one, Wang Lin’s mood was like heaven and
earth. Before, he was full of hope, but now, he was full of despair.
A little while later, the Wang Clan’s house came into view. Wang Lin
opened his eyes. He could see from afar the clan house that was lit up in
celebration with a lively atmosphere. There were far more banquet tables
than when his father had organized the feast at the village. They covered
almost the whole yard.
All the Wang family members were there. Even those who were away
buying lumber had come back. The celebration was in full swing, full of
drinking and chatter.
The lead of the banquet was Wang Tianshui’s older brother, Wang
Tianshui, and Wang Tianshui’s third brother. All the relatives surrounded
the three of them to give them their congratulation. The scene was very
festive.
Their eyes were filled with envy, but their mouths were full of flattery.
Especially towards Wang Lin’s father, who couldn’t help but remember the
sadness from his past.
Wang Lin’s sixth uncle exclaimed, “Second brother, this time your son
will be selected for sure. After this you don’t have to be a carpenter any
more. Anyone who sees you will have no choice but to call you elder.”
Wang Tianshui’s fifth uncle said, “Lao Er, back in the days I already
knew your life wouldn’t be normal. You devoted your life to Tie Zhu. Now
that he is going to be an immortal, you as his father must be extraordinary.”
“Second brother, this time both your kid Tie Zhu and my son will be
selected. Us brothers haven’t met each other in 10 years. This time, we must
have a drink together, no matter what!” said Wang Hao’s father, as he
brought over glasses of wine. He was also Wang Tianshui’s third brother.
Tie Zhu’s father looked at all the relatives that used to look down on
him. All the sorrow from his past was swept away. However, he couldn’t
help but feel a giant rock weighing down his heart.
“Tie Zhu, you must be selected!”
“Second sister in law, this time your marriage to second brother has
brought you good fortune. Having Tie Zhu as your child, who in the
neighboring area won’t know you?”
“Second sister in law, your kid Tie Zhu has more ability than my child.
Ever since Tie Zhu was little, he has been very smart.”
“Tie Zhu’s mother, even though we are of the same family, there are
many consanguine relatives who have married nowadays. My daughter is
unmarried, and is about the same age as Tie Zhu. Tie Zhu is handsome and I
like him. Why don’t we tie the knot between our families?” Like Tie Zhu’s
father, his mother was surrounded by a group of female relatives who were
enthusiastically chattering beside her.
Wang Zhao’s father held an indifferent look the whole time. He secretly
desired for the Immortal to come and deliver the news that Tie Zhu had not
been selected, so he could see his second brother’s reaction to it.
As he thought of this, he let out a laugh and toasted the relative next to
him that was praising his child.
The scene was bustling and full of spirit. At that moment, a sword of
light appeared and landed in the courtyard. Four people came with it.
The area immediately quieted down. No member of the Wang Family
dared to say a word.
The Heng Yue Sect disciple swept across the area and secretly sighed.
He remembered when he was selected as a Heng Yue Sect disciple. His
hometown was celebrating like this as well. He suddenly gave Wang Lin a
look of pity. He knew that the thing that this youth was about to experience
wasn’t something a youth could handle.
“He has a ruthless path ahead of him…” The disciple shook his head
and left in a sword of light.
“Immortal practitioners can’t have any earthly desires, take care of what
you need to, I’ll come pick you up in three days.” His voice echoed from
the distance.
When Wang Zhuo’s father saw the immortal leave, he quickly rushed up
to his son and asked, “Did Immortal Hui Bing take you as his disciple?”
Wang Zhuo said, with a face full of pride and arrogance, “Naturally.
Master has said that in ten years I’ll be able to become the head of Heng
Yue Sect Disciples.”
Wang Zhuo’s father was overjoyed. He patted his son heavily on the
shoulders, and laughed. “Good, Wang Zhuo you will be an immortal in the
future! Our Wang family will have an immortal!”
Wang Hao’s father’s face also had an anxious expression while staring
at Wang Hao. When he was about to ask, Wang Hao let out a sigh and said,
“Dad, you don’t have to ask. Your son is already a Heng Yue Sect
Disciple.”
Wang Hao’s father was ecstatic. He picked up his cup and fiercely
drank. Wang Zhuo had a disgusted look on his face. He said
contemptuously. “Third Uncle, you gave birth to a good son. He has lost the
Wang Family a lot of face. In front of everyone he flattered the immortal
and then, only relying on a bribe was he able to become a helper.”
Wang Hao raised his brow and said, “I’m happy, so what? In the future,
let us see who has stronger cultivator techniques, then we will see who has
lost the family face.”
Tie Zhu’s father saw the depressed expression his son wore, causing his
body to shudder. He had an ominous feeling.
“Tie Zhu, what...what about you?” Tie Zhu’s mother asked, full of
expectation.
6
INSULTS
T ie Zhu was silent as Wang Zhuo, in a derisive tone, said, “I have said
before that this kid didn’t have any talent. All he did was go and lose
face for our family. I passed on the first test, so I didn’t see him until later
on. A few days later, I heard that he failed all three tests. He might as well
not have gone. I would’ve preferred it if fourth uncle’s son had gone
instead.”
Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle frowned and said, “Wang Zhuo, even if you’re
going to become an immortal, what can you possibly know about what my
son can or can’t do? The audacity!”
There was a flash of coldness in Wang Zhuo’s eyes. He quietly laughed,
but didn’t say anything.
Tie Zhu’s father suddenly looked like he had aged more than 10 years
and fell down to his seat. Tie Zhu’s mother was also shocked, she couldn’t
believe what was happening. She asked, “Tie Zhu, is… is this true?”
Tie Zhu bit his lip until it started bleeding. He fell to the ground and
kowtowed a few times. He whispered, “Mom, Dad, Tie Zhu wasn’t selected
by the immortals. I’m sorry, I …. I will repay you both in the next life.”
Tie Zhu’s mother realized her son was in despair. She quickly ran and
helped Tie Zhu to his feet. She whispered, “Child, don’t worry. So what if
you weren’t selected by the immortals? Next year there is the district exam.
Child, don’t be so hard on yourself. Don’t do anything stupid either. Your
father and mother still expect you to be at our funerals.”
Tie Zhu’s father snapped out of his daze. He realized the kind of mental
state Tie Zhu was in. His heart trembled, and he quickly ran up to his son.
Holding him, he nervously said, “Tie Zhu, you better not do anything
stupid. Listen to your dad. Let’s go home and study hard for next year’s
district exam.”
The surrounding relatives quickly moved away from Tie Zhu’s family.
They all gathered around as if they were watching a show, gossiping and
sharing comments about the event unfolding before them.
Tie Zhu’s sixth uncle quipped, “I always knew that this Tie Zhu kid
didn’t have any talent. How could he compare to Wang Zhuo?”
“Totally right. Since this was bound to happen, why act like he was
already accepted? How shameful. Lao Er, you are this old already. How
could you still do something so stupid. No wonder dad didn’t give you a
share of the inheritance back then.” said Tie Zhu’s third uncle sarcastically.
“If you ask me, the story that this kid has always been smart since he
was a child was fabricated. It was probably because Lao Er knew that he
himself was a failure. He tried to raise his son’s reputation by lying, and
now he’s been exposed.” Said Tie Zhu’s fifth uncle, whose face had turned
ugly.
A female relative scoffed, “Out of the three children that went to test,
only he failed. Tie Zhu is the worst child in our Wang Family. Second sister
in law, I earlier said you had good fortune with second brother. Now it
seems like your luck will keep dwindling for the rest of your life.”
Tie Zhu’s fifth aunt also sneered, “Isn’t that right? When I went to see
Tie Zhu a few days ago, I was wondering how he could compare to Wang
Hao and Wang Zhuo at all.”
Another female relative mercilessly said, “I had already seen that kid
Tie Zhu didn’t have any talent. Just look at his mom and dad. How could
they give birth to anyone good? In our Wang family, only eldest brother and
third brother’s kids are any good. Tie Zhu, bah, just with that name he
sounds like an idiot.”
“I was totally blind back then, about to push my daughter into a pit of
fire. Good thing we found out beforehand that Tie Zhu wasn’t selected by
the immortals. My daughter would’ve hated me forever if I had her marry
him. Tie Zhu’s mom, let us forget about this whole thing. Since your Tie
Zhu won’t become an immortal, who would want their daughter to marry
him? Isn’t that like a toad wanting a swan’s meat?”
In a few moments all the relatives turned into snobs. They continuously
launched a barrage of insults at Tie Zhu’s family.
Compared to the previous scene, it was like heaven and earth. There
were even relatives who went as far as to ask for the gifts they gave back.
Seeing his parent’s pale faces, Tie Zhu tightened his fist. Listening to all the
insults left him wishing he was dead.
Wang Zhuo’s father laughed inwardly, and sneered, “Lao Er, didn’t I tell
you that to become an immortal’s disciple, you need fate on your side? How
could there possibly be any chance unless you have talent like my son? Yet
you seriously believed it would be possible. Now you made your son wish
he was dead! Was there a need for this?”
Tie Zhu’s father couldn’t hold in his anger any longer. He shouted,
“Wang Tianshan, shut you mouth! Back in the day, father on his deathbed
left me a part of the inheritance. You worked with the other relatives to steal
it away from me, and now you are here insulting me. Do you really think I,
Wang Tianshui, will quietly endure this?”
“And all of you people as well. Earlier you were happily congratulating
me, and now you are here insulting us. Our son is already in this state, yet
you add insult to injury. Are you all still human?”
Wang Tianshan paused for a moment and said, “Why bring up the past?
I warned you with good intentions that your son didn’t have any talent, but
here you are being angry at me. Hmph, with a dad like you, the son won’t
be much better!”
All the insults thrown at the crestfallen Wang Lin were like thorns
piercing his heart. He coldly looked at everyone and engraved their faces
into his heart.
“You, I’ll fight you to the death.” Tie Zhu’s father couldn’t hold in his
anger any longer and picked up a chair. Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle rushed up
and stopped him, whispering, “Brother, don’t be impulsive. Elder brother
has many servants. Listen to me, don’t bother with him.”
Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle glared at Wang Tianshan and said, “Eldest
brother, is that any way to talk? I will not listen to this any longer. If you
dare to keep insulting my second brother, don’t blame me for not caring
about family ties. While the Wang family is big, I have made many friends
during my travel. Don’t push me to burn it all.”
Wang Tianshan murmured a few words. He still feared the well
connected fourth bother.
“Lao Si, what you are saying is unreasonable. We aren’t wrong in
pointing out that Lao Er’s son doesn’t have any talent. What’s wrong with
us, the older generation, scolding the younger? What you’re saying is too
unreasonable.” said the Family’s third eldest uncle with discontent.
7
LEAVING HOME
“T hat’s right! Fourth brother, we are speaking for you because you
gave your spot to second bother. What Wang Zhuo said was
correct, your son is stronger than Tie Zhu. He might have really gotten
selected by the immortals.” Tie Zhu’s fifth brother added on the side.
Wang Zhuo, with a proud smile, gloated, “Their family brought all this
upon themselves. My father and I warned them beforehand. This useless
family is about as stubborn as a donkey. Now they hit a wall.”
Wang Hao, with a pale face said, “Tie Zhu, he…”
Before he could finish, Wang Hao’s father shot him a fierce look. He
lost all confidence and kept quiet afterwards.
Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle let out a deep sigh and said, “Whoever brings
this up again means he has something against me, let this be done. Tie Zhu
not being selected can only be said that he wasn’t fortunate enough and
nothing else. Tie Zhu don’t take it to heart, you can come to your fourth
uncle for anything. I have no say in immortal sects, but when it comes to
normal sects, your uncle still has some ability to get in you. You can go
with my son, Hu Zi. I have alway planned to send him to a sect to train.
Wang Zhuo chuckled when he heard that. He scornfully said, “Tie Zhu,
I say go with fourth uncle. When you get there, you can tell them you were
the trash that was rejected by the immortals. They might really take you.”
Wang Lin slowly raised his head. He looked around, glaring at all the
surrounding relatives. When his eyes finally landed on Wang Zhuo he said,
“Wang Zhuo, mark my words. I, Wang Lin, will definitely enter an
immortal school. I’ll also never forget how you and your father insulted my
family.”
Wang Zhuo laughed when he heard Tie Zhu’s words but before he could
say anything else, Fourth Uncle shouted at Wang Zhuo, “ You wordy little
brat! I’m going to waste you right now! Let see if the immortals still want
you then.”
Wang Zhuo’s father suddenly looked pale. He hurriedly stepped in front
of Wang Zhuo. “Fourth brother, you wouldn’t dare!”
The surrounding relatives all held a cold smile on their faces as they
watched the events unfold in front of them
Tie Zhu’s fourth uncle laughed. He had a steely look in his eyes. In a
low, deep voice, he said, “Really brother? I wouldn’t dare?”
Tie Zhu’s father quickly stepped forward to pull his fourth brother back.
“Fourth brother, listen to your second brother. You have a wife and kids at
home, acting like this isn’t worth it for you. I will forever remember what
you have done for me, just bring my family home.”
Fourth Uncle glared at Wang Zhuo’s father. He then nodded at his
second brother, and proceeded to leave the house with Tie Zhu and his
family.
Even from afar, Wang Lin could hear the relatives in the yard mocking
him and his family.
The family sat in Fourth Uncle’s carriage as he gave them a ride home.
Silence enveloped the inside of the carriage. Tie Zhu’s father quietly
sighed. It’d be false to say that he wasn’t disappointed, but Tie Zhu was still
his son. He finally broke the silence. “Tie Zhu, this is nothing, alright?
When I was forced out of the house before, I was much more despondent
than you, yet I still persevered. Listen to your father. Go home and study.
Strive towards a good result in next year’s district exam. If you don’t feel
like reading, go relax with your fourth uncle.”
Tie Zhu’s mother gave her son a loving look and consoled him. “Tie
Zhu, don’t do anything stupid. You’re my only son. If anything happens to
you, I wouldn’t want to live anymore. You have to be strong.” As she was
talking, tears rolled down her face.
Wang Lin looked at his parents. He nodded and said, “Father, mother,
rest assured. I will not do anything silly. Don’t worry, I have a plan.”
Tie Zhu’s mother embraced him. While holding him in her arms she
said, “Tie Zhu, it’s over. We will forget about this matter.”
In his mother’s warm embrace, Tie Zhu’s wounded heart was slowly
healing. He felt exhausted after the events of the last few days. As the
carriage bounced up and down, Tie Zhu slowly drifted into sleep.
He saw a dream. He dreamt that he was an immortal, flying in the sky
with his parents….
When Tie Zhu woke up, it was late at night. He sighed lightly as he
looked around at the familiar room. His heart was resolute. Before he left
the house, he took a long, deep look at his sleeping parents. He picked up a
pen and paper, and wrote a letter. After taking enough dry food, he was on
his way.
“I will not give up on the path to becoming an immortal. I must try to
join Heng Yue Sect one more time! If they still won’t accept me, I must at
least find the location of other immortal sects.” Wang Lin’s eyes were filled
with resolve as he left the mountain village, carrying only a bag.
With the moonlight paving the road and stars marking his direction,
Wang Lin made his way forward, only his long shadow for company.
Three days have passed. Wang Lin was walking on a remote mountain
road. He had opened his eyes back when the young immortal was holding
him. He could still recall the general direction.
Heading east, Wang Lin ignored the weeds that were cutting both his
legs. He kept moving forward.
After a week, he had already entered the inner parts of the mountains.
Fortunately, there were no man-eating beasts here. Wang Lin pursued his
path carefully. Today, when he looked up, he was finally able to see the
familiar misty peaks on an isolated hill top.
Tie Zhu was completely exhausted at this point. He took out some dried
food and took a few bites while staring at the Heng Yue sect’s entrance. The
hairs on the back of Wang Lin’s neck stood up as he heard a wild animal
breathing behind him. He looked back and all the color instantly drained
from his face.
A large white tiger with blood-red eyes made the air feel dense. Drops
of saliva dripped out of the corner of its mouth, producing dripping sounds
as they hit the ground.
The white tiger roared as it pounced. Wang Lin revealed a bitter smile,
and without hesitation jumped off the side of a cliff. He felt the wind on his
face as he plummeted down. He couldn’t help but remember the looks in his
parent’s eyes, as well as all the relatives that taunted him.
“Father, Mother, your son didn’t listen to you. This is goodbye.”
The wall of the cliff was covered in a myriad of branches. Tie Zhu’s
body was getting cut by the branches as he dropped at breakneck a speed. A
few moments later, in the middle of the drop, Tie Zhu felt an enormous
force pulling him.
Wang Lin had no control of his body as the force pulled him. Before he
knew it, he was inside a cave that had been carved onto the wall of the cliff.
He felt great force constantly pulling his body against the wall, after a long
time the force finally disappeared and he fell down from the wall.
It took him a long time to regain his senses. As Tie Zhu struggled to get
back up, he noticed his clothes were torn and his body had gotten scraped
all over by the branches. Pain came flooding in from his swollen right arm.
Large drops of sweat streamed down, sticking to every part of his body.
Wang Lin touched his arm, but he couldn’t tell if the bones were broken.
This injury was definitely sustained when he hit the wall.
8
STONE BEAD
T ie Zhu was pale as he got up and looked around. He found that he was
in a small natural cave. The sunlight peered in through the entrance of
the cave, revealing a floor covered with the bones of birds and animals.
On the wall behind him was a black hole the size of a fist. He couldn’t
tell how deep this little hole was, but on closer inspection one mystery was
solved. The pulling force that sucked him into the cave earlier came from
this hole. The animals that those scattered bones had belonged to were
sucked in just like he had been.
The suction from the hole must be spontaneous. The moment he
appeared in front of this cave during his fall, the mysterious hole pulled him
in and saved his life. Tie Zhu, enduring the agony of his right arm, was
about to walk out of the cave when the bones on the ground suddenly
started moving toward the hole. He quickly rolled to the corner of the cave
without a moment’s delay as he felt the wind behind him.
The unimaginable sucking force suddenly came from the little hole. All
the bones rattled as they flew toward the hole. Some of the bigger bones
were stuck on the wall blocking, the little hole.
At that moment, a bird was sucked in as it flew by the cave’s entrance.
It whizzed through the air until it splattered against the cave wall.
After about an hour, the force stopped pulling. Wang Lin stared in
horror at the corpse of the recently deceased bird. He didn’t move his body
at all, only sat still, while calculating the time.
Half an hour later, the suction started again. This repeated several times.
Wang Lin had grasped the timing of the strange suctioning hole. It would
start sucking every 30 minutes for a duration of 60 minutes.
Taking advantage of the time gap between suctions, Wang Lin painfully
crept towards the cave entrance. As he looked below, he couldn’t help but
reveal a bitter smile. Below him was a jungle, and the barely visible ground
was covered with rocks. The cliff was very steep, there was no way for him
to climb down with his broken arm. The distance from the ground measured
more than a few dozen meters. If he tried to jump down, it would definitely
be the end.
The bag filled with food was left at the top of the mountain with no way
for him to retrieve it. Right now food was the most important problem he
needed to solve. As he was pondering, he suddenly remembered the suction
time and rushed back to the corner of the cave.
Time in the outside world seemed to pass by quickly. Wang Lin could
feel his body grow weaker and weaker. He had no feeling in his arm, it was
completely numb. He smiled bitter as he said to himself, “Being stuck here
means a slow death, but jumping down would be instant death.”
He looked at the bloody corpse of the bird that was sucked in earlier.
With a bit of hesitation, he walked over, picked it up, and reluctantly took a
bite. The taste was appalling. He exhaled as the raw meat in his mouth
flooded his senses, but then continued to eat it.
He barely chewed the meat, opting to just swallow it nearly whole. Tie
Zhu felt warmth enter his stomach as it churned. He ate the bird quickly in
big bites, then he stood up and took a deep breath to keep himself from
puking it all out.
He tossed the remains of the bird to the side and sat down against the
cave wall. His mind wandered, one moment thinking about his parents, one
moment thinking of his fourth uncle, one moment thinking about the
mocking faces of his relatives, and one moment he even thought about the
cold eyes of the middle aged man in black from the Heng Yue Sect.
In a trance, Wang Lin looked at the half eaten bird corpse. Without
batting an eye, he picked up the corpse for a closer inspection. He saw that
within the bird’s corpse there was a red bead the size of a baby’s first. He
was very surprised as he took it out of the carcass.
Why was there a bead in this bird’s body? Wang Lin’s heart was
pounding as he thought of a book the teacher in his village had once shown
him. Some animals live to be much older, and that something called a
dantian will form within their body.
If one were to eat a dantian, their life would be prolonged, and their
strength would increase. Even limbs that had been cut off would grow back.
When he saw that description, he didn’t believe it, and secretly scoffed
at it, but now he couldn’t help but to believe in myths and legends a little
more after meeting immortals.
Wang Lin’s heart was pounding hard enough to fly out of his chest. If
this bead was really the dantian described in the book, then eating it would
not only heal his injuries quickly, but it would also make it easy to leave
this place. Even passing the test to join the Heng Yue Sect should be
possible, at least he would be able to pass the perseverance test.
But the bead was very hard. It didn’t seem edible. He used some of the
ragged cloth on his body to wipe it clean, restoring its original color.
A gray bead, with five clouds carved on it, was revealed. It looked very
old. Wang Lin was very disappointed, unwilling to give up, he gave the
bead a bite, then silently laughed at himself. “Tie Zhu, you are too
delusional. How could some random bird that just happened to fly by have
a dantian?”
Wang Lin sighed. It was already dark outside. He felt weary and fell
asleep with the bead by his side and animal bones covering the floor.
Since it is fall right now, the temperature dropped very quickly,
especially in the mountain area. The cold air entered Wang Lin’s body. He
curled up, and the night passed by quickly.
The next morning, sunlight peered in from the outside of the cave as the
sun rose. A few drops of sparkling dew secreted from the bead by Wang
Lin’s side. As the dew gathered, it dripped on to the bones nearby.
After a while, Wang Lin woke up. Not only was his arm still swollen, its
condition seemed to have gotten worse. Wang Lin sat on the floor, feeling
very depressed.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “Am I going to be stuck here my whole
life?” He slowly turned his head and noticed the dew that accumulated on
the bones. Since he was thirsty, he carefully picked up a few bones and
licked the dew off them.
The sweetness of the dew was quite good. He couldn’t tell if he was
imagining it, but his whole body felt warm and comfortable after drinking
some.
Especially the injury on his arm. There was feeling of comfort and
itching as the swelling lessened. Wang Lin rubbed his eyes, and closely
looked at his arm. The swelling had indeed gone down. He quickly looked
at the bones around him but wasn’t able to find any more with dew on them.
At that moment, he suddenly noticed the bead and saw drops of dew on
it. He remembered that all the bones that had dew on them were next to the
bead. He gently picked up the bead, with his heart pounding, and rolled the
bead on his arm to evenly spreading out the dew.
Waves of cool and refreshing feelings came from the arm. Wang Lin
stared at his arm without batting an eye. After a while his eyes lit up. The
swelling from the arm had gone down. He tried waving his arm. While
there was still some pain, it wasn’t a big deal.
“This stone bead must be a treasure!” Wang Lin was pleasantly
surprised.
9
DOWN THE CLIFF
F or the next few days, Wang Lin relied on the birds that were sucked
into the cave and splattered on the wall for food. He spent most of his
time carefully observing the stone bead. Every time dew appeared, he
would smear it on his arm. He did this until his arm was fully recovered. He
knew this dew was extremely valuable, so he collected some in the skull of
a bird.
On this day, he sprinkled the dew he had been collecting throughout the
past few days on a piece of cloth and carefully warped the bead in it. After
making sure it wouldn’t fall off, he arrived at the entrance to the cave when
the suction force stopped. He used his teeth to tear apart his clothes and tied
them together, then tied one end to a rock and the other around his waist
and slowly climbed down.
Wang Lin had climbed down about five or six meters when his hand
slipped. His body dropped quickly, but luckily his clothes were tough and
gave him time to swing toward the cliff and grab onto a branch before the
cloth tore.
Cold sweat glistened on Wang Lin’s forehead. When he looked down,
he estimated that he was still 20 meters up. With one hand, he grabbed a
branch and with the other hand he grabbed the cloth and tied the cloth on to
the branch, Only then did he feel relieved.
He carefully moved back toward the cliff edge and then started to
descend again. When he was 10 meters from the ground, the cloth had
stretched to its limit, Wang Lin jumped down without a second thought.
His clothes couldn’t bear the weight and began to split apart, but still
help lighten the fall. Wang Lin felt the wind caress his face on the way
down, as well as branches breaking under him, slowing down his fall. He
positioned his body just right as he landed, toes pointing downward, and
rolled into a ball as he touched the ground.
The ground felt like a stone knife that pierced his body, creating various
deep cuts, especially a cut on this leg. It was so deep that you could see the
bones.
Wang Lin, with blurry vision, gasped for breath. He struggled to put the
cloth that was around his neck that contained the bead into his mouth and
sucked some dew that was in the cloth. After a while, he struggled to sit up
and, with trembling hands, took the cloth and squeezed it above the wound
on his leg as a few drops of dew came out.
A cool feeling emitted from the place the wound was. After having done
all this, Wang Lin fell to the ground and prayed for no beasts to attack him
before he recovered.
At that a moment, he heard a shout from the distance.
“Tie Zhu, where are you?”
Wang Lin was stunned. He listened closely and realized that it was his
dad’s voice. Without time to think, he used all the strength left in his body
to shout, “Dad! I’m here!”
A rainbow approached from the distance, it circle around the cliff near
Wang Lin for a while then descended. A sword of light came down and
dissipated, revealing a Heng Yue Sect disciple with Wang Lin’s father in his
arm, frowning at Wang Lin.
When Tie Zhu’s father saw his son, he immediately burst into tears. He
ran up to Wang Lin and hugged him. While crying he said, “Tie Zhu, what
were you thinking? Why did you have to be so stubborn? Have you ever
thought about how your parents would live if you died?”
Wang Lin was stunned. After thinking about it, he realized his dad
misunderstood, and thought that he was trying to commit suicide. After
looking at himself and seeing how battered his body was, he couldn’t help
but let out a bitter laugh.
The Heng Yue Sect disciple, surname Zhang, gazed over Wang Lin. He
looked to the cliff above and saw the clothes that had been torn earlier. With
a few leaps, he climbed up until he reached the cave. He felt a force try to
suck him in and showed a surprised expression. However, he quickly
recovered and jumped down like the force was no big deal. He said, lowly,
“Your kid wanted to suicide but was saved by this natural suction force
from the cave. Now that Wang Lin has been found, let’s go back to the sect
and have the elder make a decision.”
The Heng Yue Sect disciple rolled his sleeves, grabbed the father son
duo, and quickly left that place. After a while, they arrived at the foot of the
mountain of the Heng Yue Sect, then climbed the steps and approached the
peak.
Coming back here like this caused Wang Lin to have mixed feelings. At
the peak, there were many people with ugly expressions. The disciple
Zhang quickly went up to one of them and whispered something. The old
man’s brow wrinkled and said with a cold voice. “Since the person was
found, send him to the guest room to reunite him with his mother.”
In the room, when Wang Lin’s mother saw her son, she immediately
burst into tears and ran up to hug him. After hearing from his parents he
finally knew what was going on.
When he ran away from home, his parents returned to the Wang family
to find his fourth uncle. The three of them feared for his safety, so they went
to find Wang Zhuo’s father. With the pressure of his fourth uncle, Wang
Zhuo’s father reluctantly got the family members to help ask the Heng Yue
Sect to help.
This is the first time the Heng Yue Sect has encountered something like
this opted to ignore it at first. However, the reason why Wang Lin ran away
from home was due to not being accepted into the Heng Yue Sect. Although
the Heng Yue Sect didn’t care about the life and death of a mortal, if he
were really to die and the news of it spread to the villages nearby, parents
won’t want their kids to try to enter the sect. Concerned about the future,
they sent out a few disciples to search the area. Wang Lin’s father was still
worried so he followed them.
And that’s what caused the scene before him.
After a while, someone sent in some medicine. Tie Zhu’s mother hastily
thanked the person who delivered it, and carefully fed it to her son. This
was indeed medicine produced by an immortal sect. The effect was
extremely good. After drinking it, Wang Lin felt that he had recovered quite
a lot, and his wound began to ache a lot less.
Wang Lin’s parents were unceasingly bestowing words of comfort upon
him. He wanted to explain everything to them, but he was unsure if they
would believe him.
At that moment, in a Heng Yue Sect hall, several elders were sitting
around listening to the disciple Zhang describe how he found Wang Lin. At
the end of the long table, a red faced man said disgruntledly, “What does the
life and death of a mortal have to do with an immortal like me. Look at the
other immortal schools, which of them are like us who send people to find a
kid who tried to suicide because he wasn’t selected. This is shameful!”
Next to him, a middle aged man with a cold face said, “What elder Ma
said is correct. In all the sects within the state of Zhao, only our Heng Yue
Sect is like this. But if that kid really died in our mountain range, parents
will fear their children would all try to suicide if they were rejected. Then,
who would dare to send us their children?”
An old man in robe took a sip of tea and said slowly, “In reality, isn’t it
because our Heng Yue Sect has declined that we must select disciples that
are suitable for cultivation from mortals? If it was 500 years ago, who
would care what the mortals think?”
Finally, an old man full of wrinkles sighed and said, “If this youth tried
to suicide once, he could try to suicide again. Bah, to prevent this issue
from continuing let us just make an exception and accept him as a disciple.”
After he finished speaking, he gave a side glance to the middle aged man.
10
ENTERING THE SECT
T he red faced old man frowned with dissatisfaction and said, “Elder Li,
is our Heng Yue Sect really going to sink so low? To make an
exception for the life and death of a mortal?
Elder Li open his eyes and said with a cold voice, “Elder Ma, the
patriarch told me to handle this matter. If it’s not handled properly, and this
piece of trash attempts suicide a second time and his parents spread that we
forced their kid to suicide, isn’t that more embarrassing? If you are willing
to take responsibility on this matter, then I’ll let you handle it.”
The middle aged man quickly tried to make peace and said, “There is no
need to argue. Why don’t we let him become a disciple first, then after 8 or
10 years, when he fails to keep cultivating, we can send him back and there
will be no problem.”
The old man in robe responded, “If other youths follow suit, what will
we do?”
The middle aged man chuckled and said, “This is an easy task. After
this, we have learned our lesson. When we fail people in the future, we
should instil in the idea of not suiciding and that would solve this problem.
As for this Wang Lin, since the matter is already this big, let us just take
him as a disciple. One extra disciple doesn’t matter.”
Aside from elder Li, two other elders looked thoughtfully at the middle
aged man, not saying a word.
The middle aged man smiled and thought, “Oh Wang Lin, Wang Lin. I
have helped all I can. I have repaid you for the piece of metal your fourth
uncle has given me. I’m really curious how a mortal managed to get his
type of material.”
What the middle aged man didn’t know was that Wang Lin’s fourth
uncle had bought it from a blacksmith. He had seen many things, and as
soon as he saw it, he knew it wasn’t normal. This time, to let Tie Zhu join
the Heng Yue Sect, he brought it out. As for what the metal was used for, he
didn’t know.
A piece of metal changed Wang Lin’s fate. When the news reached
Wang Lin, he couldn’t believe it. He was somehow accepted as a disciple
for no apparent reason.
Two days later, he saw his parents off from the Heng Yue sect. After
seeing the joy on his parents faces, he decided to seriously cultivate here.
However, his way of thinking was changed after his parents left. He was
secretly called to the place where disciples get their work assigned and saw
a shifty looking youth. The youth’s face was full of contempt. He looked at
him and laughed. “So you are Wang Lin, the kid that got to be a disciple by
suiciding?”
Wang Lin silently looked at the youth challenging him. The youth
sneered, “Boy, starting tomorrow morning you come to me for work. Your
job is to fetch water, no less than ten vats a day. If you can’t finish the work,
then no food for you, and if you continue for 7 days then I’ll tell the elders
to kick you out of the sect. These are your clothes. Remember, honorary
disciples can only wear gray. Once you are a true disciple, you will be
assigned other colors.” After he finished talking, he tossed the clothes to
Wang Lin and closed his eyes.
Wang Lin picked up his clothes and asked, “Where do I live?”
The youth didn’t even open his eyes and casually said, “Go north until
you see a row of houses. Give your badge to the disciple there and they will
give you a room.”
Wang Lin left and headed north to the houses. The youth opened his
eyes and said, with disdain, “To rely on suicide to join, he really is a
waste!”
While walking in the Heng Yue Sect, Wang Lin saw many disciples
wearing gray uniforms in a hurry with pale and cold faces. Some had tools
in their hands and they were all rushing about.
After going straight for a while, he saw a row of houses. There were a
lot more disciples in gray here, but they hardly talked to each other.
After he gave his badge to the yellow-clothed disciple that was in
charge, the youth impatiently pointed to a room.
Wang Lin had already gotten used to the cold expressions of all the
people here. He got to his room and opened the door. It was a large room
with two wooden beds, a table, and two chairs. They were all very clean
and were about as new as the furniture at his house.
He picked the bed that looked vacant. He placed his luggage down and
laid in his bed. Although he had gotten into the Heng Yue Sect, it wasn’t
what he was expecting. He thought that he was going to learn immortal
techniques, but it seemed like his job was to fetch water.
Thinking about this, he sighed and touched the stone bead in front of his
chest. This was the treasure he had acquired. Wang Lin had read many
books and he knew the danger of exposing it, as many people would aim for
this treasure.
A short while later, night fell and an extremely tired youth in gray
opened the door and entered. He was stunned when he saw Wang Lin, then
proceeded to pass out on his bed without saying a word.
Wang Lin didn’t care. He knew that he had to wake up early. He
touched his stomach, then took out some sweet potatoes. His parents
brought them for him to eat when they went out searching for him, and
since he was accepted, his parents gave all the remaining food to him.
The sweet potato was very sweet. As Wang Lin was eating, the youth
woke up and eyed the sweet potato. While his mouth watered, he said in a
low voice, “Can I have a piece?”
Wang Lin took out a few pieces and said, “I have a lot here. If you’d
like, have some more.”
The youth quickly picked up the food and scarfed it down, then went
over to the table and poured himself a glass of water. He exclaimed, “Damn
it! I haven’t eaten anything in two days. So what’s your name?”
Wang Lin said his name. The youth suddenly laughed and said, “So you
are Wang Lin, the trash that entered the Heng Yue Sect by attempting
suicide...” He suddenly realized what he had done and said, “Brother, my
name is Zhang Hu. To tell you the truth, there is no one in the sect that
doesn’t know about you, so please don’t blame me for what I said before. In
fact, I admire you for being able to enter the sect this way.”
Wang Lin laughed bitterly. He didn’t try to explain and passed over a
few pieces of sweet potato.
Zhang Hu quickly accepted it and took a few bites, then said, “ Wang
Lin, you better leave some of it for yourself. You are new here. Who knows
what evil things that yellow weasel will try to do. Damn it, he doesn’t even
treat us like humans.”
11
ZHANG HU
“W easel?” Wang Lin was stunned. The first person he thought of

that might fit the description was the yellow cloth disciple that
laughed at him, however, he wasn’t sure.
“Ah? Did you not see him? He’s the man responsible for organizing the
work of the disciple. He is also an honorary disciple but has been given
right to start his cultivation. Wearing yellow clothes, he doesn’t look like a
good guy at all. We all call him weasel.” Zhang Hu explained as he drank
water.
Wang Lin took a bite of a sweet potato, then said, “I know who it is, I
saw him today. He told me to bring back 10 vats of water a day starting
tomorrow or else I won’t get any food.”
Zhang Hu was stunned. After staring at Wang Lin for a bit, he asked,
“Brother, did you offend him before?”
Wang Lin shook his head and asked, “Why?”
Zhang Hu showed Wang Lin a pitiful expression. “Wang Lin, are you
thinking that the vats are like the ones you use at home? Like this big?” He
gestured with his hands
Wang Lin had a bad feeling and nodded.
Zhang Hu had a bitter smile. He said, “You must have offended the
yellow weasel. The vats he is talking about is the size of this room, filling
up ten vats… Wang Lin I won’t eat these sweet potatoes, you keep them.
You’ll be lucky to get food every 4 to 5 days. You are new here, and all the
foraging spots in the mountain are taken. Only the elder disciples can pick
them. Tomorrow, I’ll just eat my wild fruits.” He placed the remaining
sweet potatoes on the table, sighed, laid down on his bed, and fell asleep.
Wang Lin felt rage surge through him, but then he thought of his parents
eyes filled with expectations and forced down his rage. He laid down on the
bed asleep full of rage.
It was still dark on the second day when Wang Lin climbed out of bed.
Zhang Hu was still snoring. Wang Lin put on his gray outfit and quickly
made his way to the place he had met the weasel. Soon after he arrived, the
sun emerged from the east. Yellow-clad youths opened the doors and gave
Wang Lin weird looks. “At least you are on time. Get a bucket and head out
east. There is a spring in the mountain, carry water from there.”
He paid no more attention to Wang Lin. He sat cross-legged on the
ground and breathed slowly while facing the sun rise. A barely visible white
mist came from his nose, rolling like two dragons.
Wang Lin eyed him with envy. He then walked into the room and
looked around. Finally, behind a door he saw the 10 vats and let out a bitter
smile as he walked toward the east gate.
Wang Lin arrived at the location after a long walk. The scenery was
quite beautiful and the sound of running water was soothing. It was a place
that could sooth the heart.
He had no time to appreciate the beauty. When the bucket was full, he
picked it up and quickly went back up the mountain.
Wang Lin kept doing this until dusk. He hadn’t even filled one vat yet.
If it wasn’t for the sweet potatoes filling his stomach, he wouldn’t have the
strength to continue. His arms and legs were sore and numb. They hurt
whenever he moved.
Wang Lin pondered a while, then carried away half a bucket of water to
a deserted area. He looked around to make sure no one was in the vicinity.
He dropped the stone bead into the bucket and sloshed it around a bit. Then
he took out the bead and drank the water. He immediately felt a warmth in
his stomach, and the muscle pain disappeared.
Although the effect was inferior to the dew’s, Wang Lin was still
excited. He touched his chest and adjusted the position of the bead. He
decided to not let anyone know of this treasure.
After he finished drinking half a bucket of water, his muscles were no
longer sore and he felt full of energy. He quickly continued his job of
fetching water.
That night, he dipped the stone bead in another half bucket of water and
drank it. To avoid suspicion, he came back with a weary look on his face.
A while later, Zhang Hu came back. He still wore that overworked
expression on his face. The two talked for a bit and Zhang Hu hesitantly
begged for two pieces of sweet potato. He ate them and fell asleep on his
bed.
Time passed by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed
since Wang Lin became a Heng Yue Sect disciple.
Wang Lin found out that Zhang Hu’s job was to collect firewood. He
must collect enough firewood before he could eat. He had been collecting
firewood the entire three years since he became an honorary disciple of the
Heng Yue Sect. Three years ago, he would only eat once every three or four
days, but now he has shortened it to where he could eat once every two
days.
According to him, the honorary disciples are to do chores for ten years
and be able to eat three meals a day before they can learn even the most
basic cultivation.
The inner disciples are not like them. They have their own master, do
not do any chores, and have their own rooms. Their only job is to cultivate.
In addition, there is a person in between the inner disciples and the
honorary disciples, such as Wang Hao who became a help, but he’s
basically a servant.
These people do not need to do chores, and also practice some low-level
techniques. They only need to complete the work their master assigns them.
However, these people possessed very little talent and they would just
spend their whole lives being helpers.
As for the so called talent, Wang Lin learned from Zhang Hu that it was
simply spiritual energy. Everyone has it, but in varying amounts. If one has
enough spiritual energy, they can learn an immortal technique in a year, but
if lacking, it would taken dozens or even hundreds of years.
A man’s life is limited. Someone with mediocre talent will never get
anywhere in his lifetime. That is why the sect put such large important on
spiritual energy.
This month, when Wang Lin was fetching water, he drank a lot of water
that the stone bead had been soaked in, causing his body to become much
stronger. Before, it would take him six days to fill the 10 vats, now it only
took three.
However, in order to keep others from being suspicious, Wang Lin
always got up before sunrise and leisurely walked toward the mountain with
the bucket. While others were surprised he was able to finish within three
days, they thought it was because he wake up extra early and went to sleep
late.
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IMMORTAL TALISMAN
T his month, almost all of the honorary disciples came to know Wang
Lin. All of them carried arrogant looks on their faces and talked
viciously to him.
Wang Lin ignored them. He knew that all these honorary disciples’
minds were twisted. Before he came, all the honorary disciples were at the
bottom. They had nowhere to vent their anger and frustration. However,
now that he, who entered the sect by attempting suicide was here, they
viewed him as someone even lower than them and vented by bullying him.
He laughed coldly to himself. He knew that this was not something he
could do anything about. In the sect, the strong were always right. Some of
the honorary disciples had been here for a long time, and their bodies were
all very strong. Some had even learned some immortal technique. If he
were to fight back, he was bound to lose.
However, Wang Lin wasn’t a complete pushover. He remembered the
faces of all those disciples that looked down upon him and planned to take
revenge when he becomes strong enough.
With this mindset, he acted like he was blind and deaf, and continued to
fetch water every day, while secretly studying the stone bead.
He experimented by soaking the beads in various liquids. He tried
mixing the dew and dipping the bead in spring water, sweat, and even
blood. In the end, he found that the dew was the best by far.
But there were different types of dew. The dew that appeared on the
bead in the morning was the best, followed by the dew that appeared on the
bead at night. If the dew was collected anywhere else, it was not as
effective.
Next best was when it was mixed with spring water. Blood and sweat
were the worst, they had almost no effect at all.
In order to not attract any attention, he found some small gourds in the
wild and hollowed them to hold some of the dew.
He did not carry these gourds with him. Instead, he would hide them
separately in remote locations. He would only take them out when he was
fetching water and never took them back to the sect.
He carried a gourd with him when he worked. Whenever he became
tired, he would take a drink and instantly feel refreshed.
In addition, Wang Lin found out about a strange phenomenon.
Whenever the night or early morning dew appeared on the stone bead, it
would look like there were many drops of dew on the bead, but when
collecting them, he could only get about one tenth of that amount. The rest
disappeared.
As for this strange phenomenon, Wang Lin could only say that the dew
was absorbed by the bead. Although his explanation was a bit absurd, he
really couldn’t think of anything else.
Today at dusk, Wang Lin filled the remaining three vats and said to the
yellow clothed discipling while he was meditating, “Brother Liu, I’m going
to take a trip home so I won’t be coming tomorrow.”
The youth Liu opened his eyes and looked at Wang Lin, then snorted.
Wang Lin didn’t care. He learned from Zhang Hu that an honorary
disciple can return home to visit relatives three times a year. All he had to
do was ask elder Sun for permission.
Wang Lin remembered that his father’s birthday was coming up. No
matter what, he must go back. After finishing his chore, he walked toward
the elder in charge of the honorary disciples.
Heng Yue Sect was split into six academies that were split into five
subdivisions. They were metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, each with their
own honorary disciples. The inner disciples and elders all lived in the main
courtyard. He would often pass by them when he fetched water. He always
looked at them with eyes filled with envy. After arriving there, he took a
good look around, then yelled, “Honorary disciple Wang Lin requests for
elder Sun.”
A young man dressed in white casually walked forward. He looked at
Wang Lin once and said proudly, “You are Wang Lin?”
Seeing the youth dressed in white, Wang Lin’s heart tightened as he
nodded.
He already knew all the Heng Yue Sect disciples were ranked by the
color they wore. Honorary disciples were divided into gray and yellow. The
yellows were given the right to start cultivating immortal technique. Inner
disciples were ranked based on their strength. From high to low are purple,
black, white and red.
The youth in white’s mouth twitched and he gave Wang Lin a cold look
before turning around and walking back into the courtyard. Wang Lin
followed behind him with a deadpan face.
After walking through the courtyard for a while, he arrived at a house
surrounded by flowers. The youth in white lazily said, “Teacher Sun, an
honorary disciple is here to see you.”
After he finished speaking, he stood off to the side.
A hoarse voice came from the garden. “You may leave, honorary
disciple come in.”
The youth in white chuckled and left.
Wang Lin was very nervous inside. He pushed open the gate to the
garden. The moment he entered the garden, he was hit by the aroma of
various medicines. He turned around and looked at the gate, wondering why
he couldn’t smell it outside.
A voice with discontent came from a corner room in the garden saying,
“What are you doing standing there? Hurry up and say your name.”
Wang Lin quickly said, “Disciple Wang Lin here to meet elder Sun. My
dad’s birthday is tomorrow, this disciple wishes to return home for a visit.”
The voice scolded, “You are Wang Lin? So it was you. Hmph, a person
training to be an immortal caring about worldly affairs? In your lifetime,
you will never become an immortal!”
Wang Lin frowned and couldn’t help but say, “Disciple hasn’t even
cultivated any immortal technique, how could disciple be on the path to an
immortal?”
The elder paused for a while and impatiently said, “You have three
days, so return quickly. This is an thousand mile immortal talisman that can
be used twice. It will increase your speed greatly.” Then, an ordinary
looking piece of dull yellow paper floated out from the window and landed
next to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin picked up the immortal talisman. He knew from Zhang Hu
that all the disciples that visit home receive this. The goal of the sect was
very simple: show off the sect’s immortal technique and treasures to attract
more youths to apply.
This immortal talisman was in fact of very poor quality, however, the
upside was that it was very easy to use. All you had to do was stick it on
your leg. For normal people, it increased their speed.
However, there were many honorary disciple that collected them
because they heard they could be traded for other things in the outside
world. Many disciples used the excuse of going back home just to collect
the talismans.
After walking out of the courtyard, Wang Lin headed back to his room.
After saying goodbye to Zhang Hu, he started to descend from the
mountain.
At this time, the stars were shining in the sky. Wang Lin wanted to head
home tomorrow, but he didn’t want to use the talisman and was afraid he’d
miss his dad’s birthday, so he headed out at night.
Shortly after Wang Lin left, elder Sun came out from his room to gather
some herbs, but was abruptly stunned. He stared at the gate entrance. All
the blue grass that had been growing there had withered.
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THE ELDER
H e walked closer. Under careful inspection, he noticed that even the

purple flowers across from the blue grass had withered, but not as
badly as the blue grass.
He clearly remembered that the herbs were still healthy and strong at
noon. How could they become like this in just one afternoon? He picked up
the blue grass and inspected it. From the look of the blue grass, it seemed to
have lost all its moisture, causing it to wilt. He touched the ground, but the
ground was at the correct moisture for growing herbs. He was very
confused.
After a while, he suddenly thought, “This afternoon only one person
visited me. However, he is only an honorary disciple, how could he cause
the herbs to wither?”
Thinking about it, he decided to look into this matter. Without saying a
word, he flicked his sleeves and his body started flying. Shortly after, he
arrived at the place honorary disciples got their work assigned.
Elder Sun shouted in a deep voice, “Which disciple here is in charge?”
The voice was like thunder. The yellow clothed disciple that was in charge
quickly came over and kneeled on the ground, kowtowing non-stop.
Elder Sun impatiently said, “Do you have Wang Lin’s registration?”
Disciple Liu’s heart skipped a beat. He would never have thought that
such a high ranking elder would ever come asking about that piece of trash,
Wang Lin. He thought of the times he bullied Wang Lin and his face paled.
“This disciple… has … has brother Wang Lin’s registration. Brother Wang
loves to learn and is always serious with this work. This disciple … this
disciple has always looked to him as a role model.”
The Elder Sun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but in his heart he
knew that this was good. The more nervous someone was when they talked
to him meant the more they respected him. The title elder is in fact a really
worthless title in the Heng Yue Sect. Almost all second generation disciples
are called elder by the honorary disciples, but all the inner disciples call him
Uncle-Master.
Although he was respected in the eyes of the honorary disciples, he
didn’t have power in the second generation. Even the third generation didn’t
respect him much.
Else he wouldn’t be assigned the pointless job of managing the requests
of honorary disciples wishing to visit home.
Elder Sun asked, “Which yard does Wang Lin live in?”
“At...at the northern Earth Division’s yard...”
Without waiting for him to finish, Elder Sun flew away on a rainbow
toward the north and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Disciple Liu became even more nervous. His intestine almost turned
green. He vowed that when he saw Wang Lin again, he must not ridicule
him, but instead praise him treat him like his own grandfather. After all, he
was something an elder personally asked about.
Elder Sun arrived at the Earth Division’s yard and didn’t see Wang Lin.
He went to the registry to find Wang Lin’s room number, then arrived at
Wang Lin’s room. Zhang Hu was still sleeping. He was snoring loudly and
didn’t even realize Elder Sun was there.
Elder Sun carefully examined the room. He frowned and muttered, “He
left very quickly. Hmm, I’ll inspect him once he is back.”
Wang Lin was walking in the mountain with the talisman on his leg.
The talisman was really amazing. After putting it on his leg, he felt a stream
of warmth fill his body. Gathered at his feet were dazzling white light,
making him look like an immortal.
When all the creatures in the mountain saw the white light, they all
stayed away. None dare to come close.
The fresh mountain air blew at Wang Lin’s face. He was in a good
mood as he quickly went home following the route from his memory.
One night had passed, and it was the dawn of the next day. He took a
mouthful of water from the gourd and was filled with energy again. He
noticed he had already left the mountain. Once he reached the village, he
would just have to follow the little road back home.
Without stopping, he rapidly went forward. He entered a town when the
sun was bright and the crowd was hustling and bustling. Wang Lin went
around for a bit, buying gifts for his parents, then quickly left.
When it was late, Wang Lin finally reached the village. He saw from
afar a red flag with the word life on it in front of his house.
Outside, there were many wagons. There was a bustling crowd.
Wang Lin was stunned as he arrived at the front of his house. His arrival
was too flashy. His relatives, who were here for his father’s birthday, only
saw a flash of white light as Wang Lin appeared.
Everyone had a look of envy as they started their praises.
“Second brother, Wang Lin came back. Just look at how handsome this
kid is! He looks just like an immortal!”
“Isn’t it just so? Even the Immortals messed up and ended up regretting
their decision and took Wang Lin as their disciple. In the future, our Wang
family will depend on these three children.”
“It was due to my old eyes that I wasn’t able to see this kid’s good
points, but looking at him now, what part of him can’t compare to Wang
Zhuo and Wang Hao? Clearly a dragon amongst men! Good, good, good!”
Exclaimed Wang family’s 3rd eldest uncle, as if he forgot all the vile things
he had said before.
“This kid, Wang Lin, has always been smart since he was a kid. I have
to say, even the immortals made a mistake last time, so how could us
mortals not make a mistake? Wang Lin I hope you don’t hate your fifth
uncle, your fifth uncle apologizes to you.”
All the relatives changed their expressions and revealed kind and
smiling faces.
Wang Lin coldly snorted to himself. At that moment, his father
appeared and was surprised as he pulled Wang Lin’s arm. “Tie Zhu, why
did you come back? Didn’t I tell you to stay at the Heng Yue Sect? Don’t
always worry about home.”
Wang Lin looked at his dad and saw his dad’s wrinkles had lessened a
lot. He was obviously very happy these days. “Dad, don’t you worry. All
the disciples of the sect have three chances to visit home a year. Once your
birthday is over, I’ll quickly head back.”
Wang Lin’s dad proudly looked at the relatives around him and pulled
Wang Lin to the door yelling, “Wife, look who is back!”
Wang Lin’s mother was surround by a group of female relatives. When
she heard her husband’s voice, she looked toward him and was surprised to
see Wang Lin. She rushed over and started asking about how he had been.
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UNEXPECTED TRANSFORMATION
W ang Lin felt warmth in his heart. For the past month, he had to get
used to people deriding him. Now that he was back home, he felt
the warmth of his parents.
“Second brother, Wang Lin is really an immortal disciple. Your sixth
brother is blind and said a few harsh words. I hope brother won’t take it too
serious. You know me, I have a sharp tongue, but a soft heart. It was all for
Wang Lin’s own good.”
“Second sister in law, when I told my daughter that I didn’t betroth her,
she panicked and said that she absolutely must marry your family’s Tie
Zhu. Let us settle this marriage.”
“Lao Er, your fifth uncle is old. In the future, the Wang Family will
depend on you guys. Your fifth uncle has always had an eye for your son. In
my eyes, he is even more promising than your older brother’s son.”
Wang Lin’s parents’ faces were glowing. After the birthday party
started, all the relatives praised Wang Lin non-stop. Even a few who drank
too much started causing a ruckus about banding together to get back the
inheritance Wang Lin’s father deserved. Wang Lin’s father only smiled, not
taking it seriously. He knew far too well how these relatives were.
Wang Lin’s father no longer cared about the things of the past. He just
wanted Wang Lin to become better and better, nothing else.
After a lively day, when it was dusk, all of the relatives left. Wang Lin
was looking at the gifts in the yard. His heart filled with emotion. He
remembered reading from a book saying when one achieves success, those
around him benefit as well. He finally understood those words.
That night, Wang Lin’s parents asked him how his life at the sect was.
Seeing the anticipation in his parents’ eyes, he lied to them for the first
time. He described to them how popular he was, and how he practiced
immortal techniques. His parents listened in awe.
For his parents, no matter how harsh being an honorary disciple was, no
matter how much people ridiculed him, he would endure it, because ever
since he was little, he had never seen them this happy.
“It’s only ten years, I’ll endure!” Wang Lin secretly decided in his heart.
Wang Lin stayed at home and spent time with his parents for two days.
On the third day, his parents and everyone in the village sent him off. He
put the immortal talisman on his leg and left.
Even when he was far away, he could hear the voices of the villagers.
It was getting dark. The sky filled with dark clouds. There was thunder
in the sky, and the high humidity caused mist to appear.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but speed up. He arrived at the Heng Yue Sect
at midnight, then went to lay in his bed. Zhang Hu was still snoring. Wang
Lin tossed and turned, but couldn’t fall asleep. In the middle of the night,
thunder roared outside and a flash of lightning lit up the room. Wang Lin
touched the bead next to his chest. When he went home, he had his mom
make an inner pocket in his shirt.
Want Lin took out the stone bead and studied it in the light from the oil
lamp. He rubbed his eyes as he took a close look at the cloud patterns on the
bead.
“This isn’t right. I remember that last time there were five clouds, but
now there are six.” Wang Lin was surprised, he sat up and counted. Indeed,
there were six clouds.
He was very surprised and couldn’t think of a reason. This increased his
curiosity toward the stone bead. He put it back in his pocket, turned off the
oil lamp, and went to sleep.
Outside, the wind was howling, thunder was roaring, lightning was
striking, and rain was pouring from the sky. The rain slammed against the
window. Wang Lin was suddenly awakened by a burst of cold air. He
opened his eyes and was dumbfounded.
The continuous lightning lit up the room. The room was full of thick
mist. The table, ground, and even the beds were wet. However, except for a
damp spot where he stored the bead, Wang Lin was completely dry. He
looked at Zhang Hu and saw that his body was surrounded by a white mist.
His were clothes wet, his body was covered in frost, and his teeth were
clenched shut.
“Zhang Hu! Zhang Hu!” Wang Lin was surprised and quickly got up
and shook Zhang Hu. However, Zhang Hu showed no sign of waking up,
and his breath was weak.
Wang Lin was very anxious. He was about to head out to look for other
disciples for help, when he suddenly stopped and touched his clothes. A
doubt raised in his mind.
“Why is it that even though we are in the same room, and both beds are
soaked, every part of my body, except for this damp spot, is dry?” Wang
Lin pondered, then suddenly took out the stone bead from his breast pocket.
At that moment, all of the water droplets trembled and slowly began to
float. Even the white mist on Zhang Hu started to form water droplets.
Lightning flashed again and Wang Lin noticed that all the water droplets
looked like crystals and charged toward the stone bead in his hand.
Wang Lin quickly threw the stone bead and dropped to the floor to
avoid the water droplets.
The mysterious bead fell in an arc and rolled to the corner after it hit the
ground. All the water droplets quickly shot toward the bead and
disappeared into it.
A moment later, all the water in the room disappeared. Even the beds
were now dry. Zhang Hu’s breathing returned to normal.
After a long time, the thunderstorm still raged outside, but the sky was
no longer pitch black, and rays of moonlight broke through. Wang Lin stood
up and hesitantly picked up the stone bead. Upon closer inspection, he
noticed that it had changed.
The number of clouds on it had increased to seven!
The scene before had caused his curiosity for the bead to increase, but
also instilled a bit of fear into him. If he hadn’t woken up in time, Zhang Hu
would have been frozen to death.
As to why he himself wasn’t affected, Wang Lin could only guess that it
was because he drank a lot of water that had the dew from the bead mixed
in.
However, Wang Lin was very curious about what the clouds on the
stone bead do. But he eliminated the idea of going outside and letting the
bead absorb more water. He was afraid the scene would cause everyone to
notice.
After hesitating for a while, he carefully put the bead back into his
pocket. Not long after, dawn came and as Wang Lin was about to leave to
do his chore when Zhang Hu jumped out of bed screaming, “Water! Water!
The thirst is killing me!”
15
SUSPICION
Z hang Hu ran to the table in a daze. He tried to pour a cup of water

from the container for a long time, but not a single drop came out. He
rubbed his eyes and saw the bedding was crumpled into a ball, then he
stared at Wang Lin and said, “Wang Lin, when did you come back?
This...did a ghost do this?”
Wang Lin smiled, then he opened the door and said, “I don’t know.
When I got back, it was already like this. Why don’t you try asking the
other disciples? However, if this gets to the elders, you would have to go
through the trouble of explaining this and possibly get interrogated by
them.”
Zhang Hu shook his head, and said, “Forget it, I won’t ask. If I get
questioned by the elders, it would be hard to avoid punishment.”
Wang Lin didn’t mind him and walked out the door. It was still raining
outside, so he quickened his pace, afraid that the bead would cause some
disturbance in the rain. He took a deserted path to the eastern gate. All the
water that fell on him was absorbed by the bead, and he was afraid someone
would notice. At first he wanted to hide it in his room, but then decided it
was safer to hide it outside.
Wang Lin went to one of the places that he had previously hid a gourd
containing dew. It was very early in the morning and not many people had
awakened yet. He made sure no one followed him before burying the stone
bead there.
After that, he let out a sigh. He intended to wait for the rain to stop, then
come back to take his treasure back. Wang Lin left very cautiously, making
sure no one else was around, and made his way to the chore house. When
he got there, he was just about to pick up a bucket when the weasel faced
yellow clothed disciple came out. Disciple Liu was a bit startled when he
saw Wang Lin, but quickly changed his expression to one full of enthusiasm
as he rushed forward to snatch the bucket from Wang Lin’s grasp. He said,
“If it isn’t brother Wang! How was your trip home? Are your parents doing
well? Your senior has missed you on these days you were gone.”
Wang Lin was stunned, he was very familiar with that face. It was
exactly same face his relatives had at the party, but Wang Lin wasn’t sure
what Disciple Liu was trying to do.
“Brother Liu, my parents are doing well. You don’t need to worry.”
Wang Lin carefully replied, as he wasn’t sure what Liu was up to.
Disciple Liu warmly said, as he puffed his chest, “Brother, from now on
you don’t have to wake up so early. Your big brother was joking with you,
telling you to fill ten vats a day, but you went and seriously believed me.
From now on, you only need to fill one vat a day. Even if you don’t finish
in time, you can go eat when food is served. If anyone gives you any
trouble, just tell your big brother!”
Wang Lin’s face changed color. He hesitantly asked, “Big brother, is
there some matter you wish for me to attend to?”
Disciple Liu’s face was full of discontent, and pretended to be angry.
“Little brother, how could you be so cold with your big brother? You are
my little brother, naturally I should care for you. In the future, your issues
are my issues. As for these chores, just do some work to say you worked. In
the end, if you do good or bad is just my opinion. Since it’s raining today
you don’t need to work. That’s right Elder Sun came looking for you a few
days ago. Now that your back, it’s best to go check in with him.” He
finished speaking and watched Wang Lin’s reaction carefully.
Wang Lin muttered to himself and kept from laughing out loud. In his
heart, he had guessed more than half the story after listening to the Disciple
Liu. Elder Sun must have come looking for him after he left, and Disciple
Liu must be afraid of any grudge between them, that’s why he is so friendly
today. He didn’t bother to point out the misunderstanding, and imitated
what Disciple Liu did when they first met and snorted.
Disciple Liu’s heart skipped when he saw Wang Lin’s expression. This
confirmed his own suspicion, this trash really was living the dream: to be
able to get the attention of an elder. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so arrogant.
This kid looked like one that would hold a grudge. He thought to himself,
“He will definitely take revenge on me later.”
Disciple Liu had been an honorary disciple for 13 years, and had spent 6
years at the chore house. He had never before seen an elder seeking out an
honorary disciple personally. It was already a rare event for an inner
disciple to be sent by an elder.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered the fact that Wang Lin had offended
the elder, but it was only his speculation. However, he wasn’t sure. It
wouldn’t be an issue if he was right, but iwa scared of what would happen if
he was wrong. He had been in the Heng Yue Sect for many years, and knew
exactly how insignificant he was.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and took out a piece of yellow
paper, then handed it to Wang Lin. “Little brother, when senior brother saw
you last month, I ignored you. This is just a little gift not worth anything.
You have to accept it. If you don’t …”
Before Lie could finish, Wang Lin had already grabbed the yellow
paper. When he saw it earlier he noticed it was the immortal talisman used
when honorary disciples go home.
“Thank you senior brother. This little brother doesn’t want to be
arrogant, but elder is waiting for me. We will have to catch up next time.”
Wang Lin said while chuckling.
Brother Liu was a bit envious as he nodded. “The elder is more
important, little brother should go quickly.”
Wang Lin was calm on the surface, but on the inside, he had many
doubts about Elder Sun. Why did he personally come looking for him?
Wang Lin leisurely walked to the courtyard with these questions in his
head. He had gone thoroughly analyzed the situation, but in the end, he
couldn’t come to a conclusion.
“Could he have found out about the stone bead?” Wang Lin thought. He
pondered the question for a bit. He didn’t have the ability to bribe the elder,
and if he didn’t go, he would offend the elder, so he might as well pretend
he didn’t know anything. Since the bead was not on him, he stopped
thinking about it and walked forward.
Not long after he arrived at the courtyard and announced his presence,
the same youth in white appeared and was surprised. He quipped, “What,
you have to visit home again?”
Wang Lin raised his brow, right before he was about speak, Elder Sun’s
voice came from within the courtyard.
“Quickly, bring him here! Without delay!”
The disciple in white’s mouth twitched. He gave Wang Lin a thoughtful
look, then headed back into the courtyard. Wang Lin followed silently.
After arriving at Elder Sun’s residence, the youth in white left. Before
leaving, he shot Wang Lin a questioning look.
Wang Lin was a bit nervous as he pushed open the gate and entered.
The moment he entered, he saw an old man coming out from a room in the
garden. The old man’s face was full of wrinkles, his were eyes bright, and
he scanned Wang Lin with a cool look.
16
DISCIPLE
U nder the elder’s eyes, Wang Lin felt like he was transparent and the
elder could see everything.
The elder frowned. He couldn’t find anything abnormal about Wang
Lin, then asked, “Wang Lin, when did you come back?”
Wang Lin’s heart was still pounding from that one glance. He quickly
replied, “This disciple came back late last night. This morning, when I went
to do my daily chores, brother Liu told me Elder was looking for me.”
Elder Sun’s face was gloomy. Without a word, he grabbed Wang Lin.
With a step, they disappeared in a rainbow colored cloud toward Wang
Lin’s room.
The speed was too fast. Wang Lin felt like he was suffocating, but
luckily, the trip was very short. When they arrived at Wang Lin’s room,
Elder Sun tossed Wang Lin to the side and scanned the room with his
Divine Sense.
“What’s this?” Elder Sun moved next to Wang Lin’s bed and found the
gourd Wang Lin used to store spring water.
Wang Lin looked calm on the surface, but his heart skipped a beat and
he quickly tried to find the right words to say.
Elder Sun studied it for a long time, then he turned to Wang Lin and
asked, “Wang Lin, what did you store in this gourd?”
Wang Lin tried to play the fool and said, “Elder, this gourd is filled with
spring water from the mountain. This spring water is really amazing. Every
time I’m tired, all I have to do is drink some and I’ll immediately feel
refreshed. When I was little, I read a book telling me that everything the
immortals use are good. I didn’t expect even the spring water to be this
amazing. Elder, if you want this spring water, there are ten vats full of it in
the supply house. Each of those vats are the size of a house. That water was
all fetched by me.”
Elder Sun opened up the gourd and sniffed it. Suddenly, his expression
changed, and he eagerly said, “Who asked you about the spring water?
Quickly, tell me where you found this gourd!”
Wang Lin was stunned. He innocently asked, “Elder, what’s wrong with
the gourd? I saw it floating down the river when I went to fetch water. I
thought it looked pretty good, so I fished it out of the water.”
Elder Sun narrowed his eyes and gave Wang Lin a deep look. He
touched the gourd and thought, “There is a large amount of spiritual energy
within this gourd. If a mortal drank the water stored in this gourd, while
they won’t be able to absorb much of the spiritual energy, it would still
refresh them. He doesn’t seem to be lying. This gourd is a complete waste
on him. If this was used to make immortal pills, the effect should be good.”
There was a high chance that the death of the blue grass and the purple
night flower had something to do with the gourd. Maybe they were natural
enemies. This matter couldn’t be certain without further testing.
Stopping his thoughts there, his expression suddenly changed and
carefully looked at the gourd. He frowned and coldly stared at Wang Lin.
“Wang Lin, you sure are bold. You dare to lie to an Elder? Looks like you
don’t want to stay in the Heng Yue Sect anymore!”
Wang Lin revealed a puzzled face. He quickly responded, “Elder, I’m
not lying to you. There really are ten vats full of spring water in the supply
house.”
Without letting Wang Lin finish speaking, Elder Sun let out an angry
laugh and said. “You’re still acting innocent with me? I was asking you
about the gourd. This gourd looks like it was just recently broken off its
vine. Wang Lin, I’ll give you one last chance to tell me where you got this
gourd, or I’ll kick you out of the Heng Yue Sect today!”
Wang Lin’s face revealed an angry expression. His expression showed a
will to fight and cried, “So what if I’m kicked out? Here at the Heng Yue
Sect, all I have done is fetch water to fill those ten vats. Many times I
stayed more than a week before I could eat. If it wasn’t for the sweet
potatoes my mom gave me, I would have starved to death already. This isn’t
cultivation, it’s just torture!”
“I spent a lot of effort to fish that gourd out of the river. If you want it,
just take it. Why say I am lying to you? What does the gourd still having its
vine have to do with me? Maybe someone broke it off the vine and tossed it
in the water. You question me, but who am I going to ask about it?”
Elder Sun looked at the remaining sweet potatoes, then looked at the
gourd. He pondered a little and thought, “While I want this gourd, to steal
an honorary disciple’s treasure and then drive him away would be too
disgraceful. It would be bad if news of this were to spread. My reputation
would be ruined, and if other people in the sect were to find out about this
gourd, I wouldn’t be able to prevent them from taking it. This kid is still
lying to me. There has to be more gourds like this. If I can get them all, my
pill creation skill will go up by another level.”
Thinking of this, he suddenly changed into a surprised expression and
exclaimed, “You sure had it rough, kid. I didn’t know that you didn’t get to
eat for a whole week. Now that I know of this issue, I’ll deal with it. Even
honorary disciples are still disciples of the Heng Yue Sect!”
After he finished talking, he noticed that Wang Lin was still angry. He
coldly laughed to himself, but kindly said, “Wang Lin, I want this gourd,
but I want to treat you properly. Do you want to be my helper?”
Wang Lin muttered. “I don’t want to. Helper is the same as a servant. If
my dad found out I that became a servant, he would beat me to death.”
Elder Sun almost lost his temper. He wanted to beat him to death before
Wang Lin’s dad could. Although he was at the bottom of the second
generation, if he said he was looking for a helper in the sect, all the
honorary disciples would rush for the position.
Swallowing his anger, he yelled, “Fine! I’ll accept you as my disciple.
I’m going to go tell the patriarch right now. You pack your things, then
come wait for me at my garden.” After he finished speaking, he walked out
of Wang Lin’s room. With a step, a cloud appeared as he headed straight
toward the patriarch.
When he left, Wang Lin’s expression darkened. He sneered inwardly,
“This old man has ulterior motives. On the surface, he accepted me as a
disciple, but in reality, he just wants more gourds.”
Wang Lin pondered this for a while, then chuckled. He only wanted
some gourds. There were plenty of gourds in the mountain. He just had to
soak some in some water with the bead. Now that there was an opportunity
to become an inner disciple, he had to take this opportunity to cultivate
properly.
After thinking about it, he became very excited. He packed his things
and left a lot of sweet potatoes for Zhang Hu. He then started to walk
toward Elder Sun’s yard.
This time, he didn’t announce his arrival and walked straight into the
courtyard. The white clothed youth, who was sitting on top of a tree, didn’t
stop him. He already received the news that Elder Sun had accepted Wang
Lin as a disciple. The youth laughed, saying to himself, “A trash master
accepted a trash disciple. This is very fitting.”
17
CULTIVATION
A fter waiting a while in the garden, Elder Sun came back with a dark
expression. His face was full of anger. Earlier, when he talked to the
patriarch about the matter, some of his apprentice-brothers ridiculed him.
He thought, “Wait until I get all the gourds and create an immortal pill that
will greatly increase my cultivation. Let’s see who will be laughing then.”
After entering the garden, Elder Sun saw Wang Lin and huffed, “Wang
Lin, from today on, you are my, Sun Dazhu’s, disciple. You must cultivate
properly to not disgrace your master’s name.” He tossed out a small pouch
and said, “This is the inner disciple’s identification. It also acts as a bag of
holding. It can hold a lot of things. Your clothes and instructions to your
cultivation method are stored inside. Check it out yourself.”
Wang Lin quickly picked it up. He was very excited, and his mind was
filled with the thoughts of his parents’ expectations. This time, he
wholeheartedly called Sun Dazhu master.
Sun Dazhu replied with a grunt. He shifted his gaze and said, “From
now on, you will live in the room in the back. You can’t leave without my
permission.”
With that statement, he picked up a pebble and threw it at the garden
gate behind him. There was only a purple light when the pebble hit the gate
and it disintegrated into a fine powder.
After this display, Sun Dazhu gave Wang Lin a cold look and walked
into his room.
Wang Lin’s pupils contracted. He was terrified. He held his bag of
holding and entered his room. The room was small and only contained a
bed. Wang Lin didn’t mind. He sat on the bed examined the bag of holding.
The little gray bag didn’t look that special. Wang Lin turned the bag
upside down on the ground and several things fell out. There was a set of
red clothes and a little booklet.
Wang Lin’s face lit up. He picked up the little booklet and excitedly
opened it. On the first page it read: “Three Stages of Qi Condensation ”
He read until midnight using the light of the oil lamp. He closed the
book and felt he had a bit more understanding of cultivation. This booklet
contained three stages of concentrating qi, which were considered the most
basic stages. In the booklet, it was mentioned that there were total of 15
stages of Qi Condensation. Only after reaching the third stage could one
gain access to the method for later stages.
The so called Qi Condensation was to absorb the spiritual energy from
heaven and earth to change the body and build a foundation for the future.
This was also a test of how good one’s natural talents was. The more
talented one was, the faster they could absorb spiritual energy into their
body. Naturally, their cultivation speed would be quick, however, if one’s
talent was average, then perhaps they would never reach the third layer in
their lifetime. Some couldn’t even reach the first layer.
The Three Stages of Qi Condensation booklet became Wang Lin’s
treasure. He immediately memorized the method for the first three layers in
his mind. He sat cross legged with his eyes closed and began to breath with
the one long three short method stated in the booklet. One long means to
take a deep breath, while three short means to take three short breaths that
were one third the length of a normal breath. Using this abnormal breathing
method allows one to quickly absorb spiritual energy into their body.
The booklet indicated that the first time one practiced breathing
technique, they would feel as if there are ants crawling inside their body.
This was caused by spiritual energy entering the body. The booklet said not
to be nervous. Just relax and imagine yourself becoming nothing, then
become one with heaven and earth.
After a long time, Wang Lin helplessly found that not only did he not
feel anything, but he was out of breath thanks to this abnormal breathing.
Wang Lin sighed. He knew that most of the disciples here had a lot of
talent and that this booklet was written for them. His talent was only
average. How could he compete with them?
But he wasn’t discouraged. After taking a few breaths, he continued the
breathing technique.
The night went by slowly. By the time morning came, Wang Lin still
wasn’t able to feel any spiritual energy enter this body. His head was dizzy
from not sleeping at all that night as he got up and opened the door to go
out.
Outside, there was a gentle breeze that carried the scent of medication.
He took a few deep breaths, but wasn’t able to get rid of his exhaustion. He
missed the spring water filled gourd. If he could drink some of that spring
water, he wouldn’t be this tired.
But right now was not the time to act rashly. He was very confident in
where he hid the stone bead and the gourds. He searched almost half the
mountain to find a secluded location. Even if they happened upon the
location, they wouldn’t find his treasure.
He strolled into the herb garden until he found a rock. Wang Lin sat
down on the rock and started to cultivate. After a while, he felt like ants
were crawling in his body. He was stunned. Right as he was about to
continue, his teacher shouted, “Wang Lin, what are you doing? Quickly
come out of there. I’m telling you now; never cultivate in the herb garden.”
Wang Lin opened his eyes and saw Sun Dazhu sullenly staring at him.
He silently got up and left the herb garden.
Sun Dazhu coldly snorted, “You sure know how to find a good location.
I’m growing my herbs here because it has the most spiritual energy in the
garden, and you come and suck it away. If any of these herbs die because of
this, even our lives couldn’t compensate for them.”
Wang Lin glared at Sun Dazhu and respectfully said, “Disciple didn’t
know any better. Disciple will never cultivate here again.”
Sun Dazhu’s expression returned to normal, then he added “However, if
you can find me another gourd, while I can’t let you cultivate in the herb
garden, I can give you a low-grade spirit stone. With it, your Qi
Condensation will be lot easier.”
Wang Lin lowered his head. A look of ridicule flashed across his face,
then he said, “Disciple can go check the spring in the mountains again. If
my luck is good, I might be able to find another one.”
Sun Dazhu pondered a little and said, “You go have a look. Remember,
if you bring me back another gourd, I’ll reward you with a low-grade spirit
stone.”
Wang Lin looked up at Sun Dazhu and asked, “Is what master is saying
true? If I bring back a gourd, you will give me a spirit stone?”
Sun Dazhu had a happy look on his face as he said, “Yes. As long as I
get a gourd, I’ll give you a low-grade spirit stone.”
Wang Lin secretly sneered, but on the surface he respectfully nodded in
response.
Sun Dazhu’s right hand formed a seal and he muttered a few words,
then he threw his arm and the gate swung open. He rubbed his beard and
said, “Go ahead. Leave now and come back quickly.”
18
GOURD
W ang Lin left the garden without saying a word. His red uniform
drew a lot of attention from the honorary disciples. Their faces
were full of envy. However, when they took a closer look, and noticed who
was wearing it, their expressions immediately turned weird and became
even more envious.
“So it turns out that the person who became an inner disciple was him!
He became an honorary disciple by trying to commit suicide. What method
could he have used this time?”
“Is there a need to ask? I say he must have done some nasty things to
gain the Elder’s favor. That type of person is completely shameless.”
“Yeah, just look at that stupid face. Even if he became an inner disciple,
he’ll still be at the bottom. How could cultivation be so easy?”
“That piece of trash. It doesn’t matter if he becomes an inner disciple,
we shouldn’t care. Trash is trash, and no matter where they go, they will be
looked down upon.”
“Damn it. I’ve been an honorary disciple for four years and haven’t seen
someone as shameless as him. Why did the elder pick him? I’m better than
him in every way!”
“You’ve only been here for four years? I’ve been here for 12 years, but
relied on my own skill. Look at how arrogant he is! Hmph, inner disciples
constantly fight with each other, so let’s wait and watch the show.”
All those words were heard by Wang Lin. He scanned everyone with a
cold look in his eyes. He wasn’t strong enough right now, but he vowed to
definitely get revenge in the future.
After a while, he arrived at the east gate. He ran along the small road
until he reached the spring. He washed his face with the cold water to
refresh himself, then took a few drinks before sitting down and beginning to
think.
Elder Sun sat on a nearby tree, cursing, “This little bastard. He said he
was going to find a gourd. I can’t believe he’s really waiting here for a
gourd to float by.”
After Wang Lin left, Elder Sun immediately started tailing him to see if
he could see where Wang Lin had found that gourd. However, he didn’t
expect Wang Lin to sit down and start cultivating.
The spiritual energy here was denser than it was in his room, but not as
dense as it was in the herb garden. Based on his understanding, this Qi
Condensation was just how much spiritual energy was in one’s body. While
he could only absorb a little at a time right now, this was something that
could be fixed with time.
What Wang Lin guessed was correct. Qi Condensation was just spiritual
energy entering the body to build a good foundation for the future.
Wang Lin kept up the breathing technique until noon, then got up and
stretched. He still hadn’t felt the sensation of ants crawling all over his
body. He stood next to the spring and thought Elder Sun must not have let
him go out for no reason. The elder must be spying nearby,
He touched his stomach and casually walked back toward the sect.
Elder Sun exploded with anger. He had been pointlessly waiting the whole
morning for nothing. He muttered, “Bastard. This old man will play your
game. If you won’t succeed in one day, then I’ll wait one month. If one
month isn’t enough, I’ll just wait a year. I refuse to believe you don’t have
another gourd.”
After he finished speaking, he arrived at the herb garden before Wang
Lin.
After a while, Wang Lin casually walked back in. Sun Dazhu stroked
his beard and asked, “Disciple, did you find a gourd this morning?”
Wang Lin sighed and shook his head. “Teacher, disciple waited the
whole time at the spring, but didn’t find any gourd. I’ll go wait in the
afternoon. I might get lucky then.”
Sun Dazhu thought, “You kept your eyes closed in meditation this
whole morning. Even if a gourd had floated by, you wouldn’t have seen it.”
But he instead said, “Very good. Wang Lin, you go eat first. Then, go check
it out in the afternoon.”
Wang Lin responded with a sound. He walked into his room and noticed
there was a table with 4 dishes of meat and vegetables and even soup that
would make anyone hungry. He didn’t ask who brought the food in, but
quickly ate some and even drank all the soup before laying on his bed to
take a small nap.
Sun Dazhu’s body appeared like a ghost. His face darkened as he
thought, “This old man follows the sect rules, so I won’t poison your food,
but I can put in drugs that will hinder your spiritual energy absorption. With
your average ability and my drugs, you will never get past the third layer of
Qi Condensation. You will be forever under my control.”
After one hour, Wang Lin woke up. He straightened his clothes and
walked back to the spring, then started to cultivate again. He cultivated until
it was dark before getting up, and without saying a word, walked into the
jungle in the mountain.
Sun Dazhu, who was sitting in a nearby tree, silently followed Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin slowly made right and left turns in the mountain and looked
left and right along the way. Suddenly, his expression became happy when
he arrived at a vine full of gourds. He picked a small gourd that looked nice,
then quickly left.
After he left, Sun Dazhu was very confused. No matter how he looked,
the gourd looked very normal. He took a few gourds with him and
disappeared.
Wang Lin followed the mountain road and returned back to the sect in
no time. He ignored the words of all the other disciples. After entering the
herb garden, he saw Sun Dazhu’s sullen face glaring at him.
Wang Lin immediately respectfully handed the gourd to the elder and
said, “Teacher, my luck this afternoon was pretty good. Although I wasn’t
able to find any in the spring, I walked around the mountain and found a lot
of gourds. This one looked the most like the one I had before. Teacher, how
is it?”
Sun Dazhu nearly lost his temper, but swallowed it and managed to
barely squeeze out a smile. He took the gourd and tossed it to the side
without looking, then said to Wang Lin, word for word, “The gourd I want
is the one that is filled with spiritual energy like before. Why would I want
a random gourd?”
He couldn’t control his temper, so he ended up yelling the last few
words. He wasted a whole day following this kid and was tricked by him to
pick and test a few ordinary gourds.
19
CHASED OUT
W hen he thought of those gourds, he just couldn’t control his anger.

No matter how he looked at the gourds on his way back, they
looked normal. He even hollowed them out to fill with spring water. He was
spotted by fellow apprentice-brother and was laughed at.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart, but on the surface he wore an innocent
face as he said, “I don’t know what spiritual energy is. I just heard you say
that you’ll give me a spirit stone if I bring you a gourd. How about you
explain to me what spiritual energy is?”
Sun Dazhu felt dizzy. He seriously looked at Wang Lin for a long time.
He began to suspect that the gourd was really the only one and was picked
up in a stroke of luck by this dumb kid.
After pondering a little, he realized that what Wang Lin had said was
reasonable. Only after reaching the first layer of Qi Condensation would
one be able to detect spiritual energy in the surroundings. After thinking
about it, he regretted putting drug in his food. This kid’s talent was already
bad, and now with the drug, it would take at least 30 to 50 years before he
could reach the first layer of Qi Condensation.
Sun Dazhu sighed, but he isn’t willing to give up. He hesitantly took out
a low quality spirit stone and tossed it to Wang Lin. “This is the promised
low quality spirit stone. Take this to cultivate and quickly cultivate to the
first layer of Qi Condensation.”
Wang Lin quickly took it and returned to his room after expressing his
gratitude.
Sun Dazhu just stood there for a long time before sighing and muttered
to himself, “This is the only way to see if he is lying.”
Soul Search was a simple immortal technique. The worst possible
outcome for the person it was used on would be death due to their soul
being shattered. The best would be becoming a retard.
But this soul technique also had drawbacks. Before one reached the
Core Formation stage, if used on a mortal, the user would suffer the same
damage as the target.
If one was in the Core Formation stage, then it was not an issue.
However, it could only be used three times in one’s lifetime, and every time
it was used, the user would lose one level of cultivation.
Wang Lin sat crossed legged in his room. No matter how he observed
the stone, it didn’t seem special at all. However, when he was holding it, he
felt his mind become very clear. He started cultivating.
The night passed by. Wang Ling sighed. He still didn’t get the feeling of
ants crawling in his body. No sign of spiritual energy in his body. He smiled
bitterly. At that moment, someone pushed open the door. Sun Dazhu walked
in with a dark expression, carrying a bowl of black liquid.
“Drink this!”
Wang Lin was stunned. He cautiously looked at it. Before taking it, he
asked, “Teacher, what is this?”
Sun Dazhu saw Wang Lin’s expression and became angry. He shouted,
“Do you really think I would harm you? If it wasn’t to help you reach the
first layer of Qi Condensation, do you really think I would spend the whole
night and waste precious herbs to make this drug?”
Wang Lin hesitated and saw Sun Dazhu’s unkind gaze. He took the
bowl and gulped the drug down.
After he finished drinking it, he felt a burning feeling coming from his
stomach. It spread to his whole body, making him feel thirsty. It was as if he
was being baked in a fire.
His vision turned black. He dropped the bowl and felt as if he was about
to fall asleep.
“Quickly cultivate. I’ll help you absorb.” Sun Dazhu reluctantly put his
hand on Wang Lin’s chest.
A cool feeling entered Wang Lin’s head, clearing his mind. He quickly
started to cultivate. Sun Dazhu sadly looked at the bowl on the floor. He
muttered a few words, then took out a few low quality spirit stones and
placed them around Wang Lin. He thought, “Boy, this time I’m investing a
lot into you. In the future, you better repay me for all this.”
After a little while, the feeling of ants crawling in his body came. Sun
Dazhu could clearly feel Wang Lin’s body condensing the spiritual energy
from the drug. A joyous expression appeared on his face.
Just at that moment, a foul Qi appeared within Wang Lin’s body and
quickly destroyed the condensing Qi.
Sun Dazhu’s face was bitter. He knew that the source of the foul Qi was
the Qi shattering grass he had placed in Wang Lin’s food yesterday. After
all the spiritual energy from the drug was used up, there still wasn’t any Qi
condensed in Wang Lin’s body.
Sun Dazhu sighed. He stared at Wang Lin with mixed feelings.
Wang Lin opened his eyes. His body felt light and very comfortable. He
was about to thank Sun Dazhu when he noticed the elder’s bitter face. Sun
Dazhu left without saying a word.
Wang Lin was stunned. He didn’t know what was going on with Sun
Dazhu. He walked out and shouted, “Teacher, I’ll go to the spring and see
how my luck is today!”
Sun Dazhu didn’t say a word, but the gate to the garden silently opened.
As he walked out, Sun Dazhu still followed behind him, unwilling to give
up.
One month quickly passed. In that month, Wang Lin went to the spring
to cultivate every day, and Sun Dazhu followed him every day. He became
more and more disappointed each day.
Throughout the month, he gave Wang Lin drugs everyday to help him
condense his Qi, but they all failed. Sun Dazhu’s temper became worse and
worse.
The most important thing Sun Dazhu noticed was that the spiritual
energy in the gourd slowly disappeared. After only a month, the spring
water that filled the gourd came out as just spring water.
Finally, the gourd became the same as a normal gourd. Sun Dazhu was
disappointed. After analyzing it, he guessed that this was a normal gourd,
but was somehow charged with spiritual energy. This kid must have just
stumbled upon it by pure luck. The chances of him having more gourds like
this was very low.
He was more and more convinced that this was correct, causing his
heart to ache. This month, he didn’t do anything but spy on Wang Lin and
made medication for him. Now, all that effort had been wasted. He angrily
called Wang Lin over. He reprimanded him, and with a wave of his sleeve,
threw him out of the yard.
Every time he saw Wang Lin, he would get angry. Now, he was out of
sight and out of mind. After a while, he had completely forgotten about that
disciple.
He thought again. Even though Wang Lin had been taking medication
the whole month, it would still take eight to ten years for Wang Lin to reach
the first layer of Qi Condensation, unless he kept taking the medicine.
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NINE CLOUDS
W ang Lin was also very happy. Although he was kicked from the
yard and many honorary disciples ridiculed him throughout the
month, he had learned a lot about cultivation. He learned that there were 5
stages: Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation,
Nascent Soul, and Spirit Forming.
In the entire Heng Yue Sect, there were only two Core Formation stage
experts. They both lived in the mountain peak, the place with the highest
quantity of spiritual energy. They were always behind closed doors,
training, and never bothering with the matters of the sect. There were only
ten people in the sect who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
They held the second highest positions and got to enjoy special privileges,
such as using any magic treasure they wish.
Aside from those people, everyone else was stuck at the Qi
Condensation stage. Even Sun Dazhu was only in the 5th layer of Qi
Condensation.
Cultivation was not only very hard, but also consumed a lot of time. If
one possessed inadequate talent, they wouldn’t have enough years in their
lifetime to cultivate. Foundation Establishment was even harder than Qi
Condensation, as one not only needed enough spiritual energy, but also luck
and perception to succeed.
Wang Lin knew the importance of spiritual energy. He wanted to
quickly recover the stone bead.
He may still not have had any spiritual energy in his body, but he
believed that as long as he kept drinking the water enhanced by the bead,
the process would speed up. The so called Qi Condensation was just
collecting spiritual energy
From Sun Dazhu’s reaction, the water the stone bead had been soaked in
must contain a large amount of spiritual energy. Thinking about this, Wang
Lin became very excited, and forgot about the spring water where he hid the
stone bead. There were three gourds full of dew. Those must contain even
more spiritual energy.
If he drank them, it wouldn’t be worse than the whole month of
medication he was taking, most likely even better. That was why he didn’t
feel bad about being kicked out. In fact, he felt excitement.
He was an inner disciple, so he didn’t have to live in the main courtyard.
He could live in any of the five other court yards. He picked a remote house
close to the east gate of the courtyard.
Inner disciples got different treatment depending on the color of their
clothes. He learned from Sun Dazhu in the past month that on the 10th of
every month, every inner disciple could go and pick up a fragment of low-
grade spirit stone and a Qi Gathering Pill.
After saving up 10 spirit stone shards, one could go to any elder to
exchange them for a whole low quality spirit stone
After Wang Lin cleaned up his house, he didn’t immediately set out to
find the stone bead. He was afraid that Sun Dazhu was still spying on him.
He continued his normal routine of cultivating at the spring during the day,
and continued to cultivate in his home at night.
In fact, Sun Dazhu was unwilling to give up. He spied on him for 10
more days before he finally gave up.
One month later, Wang Lin sneaked out in the middle of the night. After
making many left and right turns in the mountain, he retrieved the stone
bead and gourds without anyone noticing.
After being careful for a few days, he noticed that there were no
abnormalities, and was finally able to relax. He no longer went to the
spring, but stayed home to study the stone bead all day.
Wang Lin touched the bead and immediately noticed that the number of
clouds had increased from seven to nine. It must have been because of the
high humidity in the mountain, allowing the bead to absorb a lot of water.
As for the three gourds, as Wang Lin opened them, he found that the
dew inside them had become sticky, especially the one that contained the
morning dew. It had almost become jelly-like.
Wang Lin looked at the stone bead, then at the three gourds. He started
to become excited. If the stone bead needed to absorb water, what if the
water from the three gourds was used? Would it cause the 10th cloud to
appear?
His heart skipped a beat. The bead was already really small. Currently,
the nine clouds covered almost the entire bead. There was only a fingernail
sized space left on the bead. Wang Lin guessed that that’s where the 10th
cloud will be.
We pondered a little. In his heart, he really wanted to know what would
happen once it had ten clouds. There was no more space for an 11th cloud,
so the 10th must be the final one.
But today was the day to pick up the spirit stone fragment. Wang Lin
noticed it was getting dark outside. He stored the stone bead and gourds in
his bag of holding before leaving the room.
He now knew the sect very well. After a while, he arrived at the main
courtyard. He quickly sprinted toward the pill house before it got dark.
Before he got there, he heard a familiar voice from the distance.
“Apprentice-sister Zhou, master allowed me to go into closed door
training for three months to charge for the first layer of Qi Condensation,
but I keep thinking of you. I wasn’t able to calm my heart the whole time! I
wanted to quickly reach the first layer of Qi Condensation just so I could
see you. Last night, I finally reached the first layer of Qi Condensation, so I
rushed out to gather this flower for you in the mountains. Look at how
pretty the flower is. There was a huge snake guarding the flower, so I spend
a lot of effort to obtain it. Look, even my elbow was injured because of it.”
Wang Lin frowned and stopped. He sneered in his heart and kept going.
Then, came a crisp female voice. “Apprentice-brother Wang, my family
is a family of doctors. This flower is clearly a very common flower called
Asuka. I see many of them when I climb up the mountain. This is the first
time I heard a snake would guard it. If it’s true, then our Heng Yue Sect
would be filled with snakes. Apprentice-sister Zhou, don’t believe him.”
At that moment, Wang Lin walked into the pill house’s courtyard. There
were four others in there, two male and two female, all wearing red.
One of the males looked very handsome and well groomed. He was
very embarrassed and was about to retort, but then he noticed Wang Lin.
Suddenly, he stared at the door with an expression of disbelief and said,
“Wang Lin! You… Why are you here, you should be at home doing
carpenter work with your father!”
One of the girls on the side said, “Wang Lin? Ah, so you’re the one that
became an honorary disciple by trying to commit suicide, then became an
inner disciple by sucking up to Elder Sun!” Her shiny black hair was in a
ponytail. She had thick eyebrows and big black eyes. She was very pretty.
The other two’s faces were full of shock, stares locked onto Wang Lin.
One of the girls had large, child-like eyes, decorated by beautiful eyelashes.
Her eyes were like two crystal balls, and they showed a look of interest.
Wang Lin’s face was deadpan as he scanned the people in front of him.
The moment he heard the girl’s voice, he realized it was the girl who was
ridiculing Wang Zhuo. But looking at her, she looked very familiar. Wang
Lin thought carefully and remembered that she was the one that had been
picked during the disciple selection a few months ago. After recognizing
her, he deduced that the other one must’ve been Apprentice-sister Zhou, to
whom Wang Zhuo was trying to give the flower.
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QI GATHERING PILL
T he last man was a youth about 20 years old. He had a long, horse-like
face. He raised his chin and said, with a look of disdain, “
Apprentice-brother Wang, you have been in closed door training for three
months, so you don’t know. This Wang Lin is the biggest joke in the sect
right now. Just as Apprentice-sister Xu said, he used those methods to
become an inner disciple.”
After Wang Zhuo heard that, he laughed out loud. “You really scared me
for a second there. So that’s how you entered the sect. Even if you enter
here, you’ll probably never reach the first layer of Qi Condensation. Why
even come here and tarnish the Wang Family’s name?”
“Apprentice-brother Wang, what you said is wrong. While talent is
important, what’s more important is perseverance. Cultivation is already
going against the heavens. If one doesn’t have perseverance, it doesn’t
matter, no matter how talented they are.” The girl named Zhou said, with a
voice that shook the heart.
As she took a few steps closer to Wang Zhuo, the girl named Xu said,
“What Apprentice-brother Wang said isn’t wrong though. This Wang Lin
looks so dumb. He doesn’t look like a cultivator at all.”
Wang Lin chuckled. He understood that the situation between them was
complex. Wang Zhuo liked this girl named Zhou, but the girl named Xu
liked Wang Zhuo, so she was trying to destroy their relationship earlier
Hearing Wang Lin’s laughter caused Wang Zhuo to be very dissatisfied.
He snorted and said, “Wang Lin, I advise you to leave the Heng Yue Sect
for your own good. If you don’t, if you don’t die, you’ll definitely be
crippled at the disciple competition in the end of the year.”
Wang Lin heard from Sun Dazhu that there was a disciple competition
at the end of the year where the winner could get a magical treasure. The
competition was divided into two levels. In one of them, all the disciples in
the sect fight for the top spot, and in the other, all of the new disciples fight
to be the king of the newcomers.
Wang Lin casually retorted, “You don’t need to worry. Why are you
worrying about the life and death of trash like me?”
Wang Zhuo coldly laughed. “I worry because we are relatives. Since
you won’t accept my good intentions, don’t blame me for not going easy on
you in the competition.” His eyes flashed cold after he finished talking.
Wang Zhuo had looked down upon Wang Lin’s family ever since he
was little. Although he had never met Wang Lin, he had always heard from
his dad that Wang Lin’s father always sucked up to grandfather in order to
steal a large portion of the family inheritance, and even disgraced his father.
It was only because all the other family members weren’t blind that they
were able take his father’s inheritance back. In Wang Zhuo’s eyes, Wang
Lin’s family was a disgrace to the Wang Family. Like father, like son.
Although, after growing up, he had realized that things weren’t exactly
as his father had described, but he had been very arrogant since he was
little. He sometimes even looked down on his own dad, not to mention
everyone else.
The girl named Xu pondered a bit, then asked Wang Zhuo, “You are
relatives?”
The other two were also surprised. This was the first time that they
heard about this. It seems these two were relatives.
The girl named Xu saw that Wang Zhuo’s face was unfriendly, so she
quickly said, “Brother Wang Zhuo, don’t be angry. He simply doesn’t
understand your good intentions. You are a good person, and smarter than
him. Don’t expect him to understand your good intentions. Once he’s
suffered a bit, he’ll know how good you were to him. My family has
relatives like him too. In fact, every family is like this. Not everyone can be
as excellent as you. In fact, I understand how you feel. You really wish for
him to be better.”
Wang Zhuo blushed from what the girl named Xu said. He stared at her,
not sure if she was complimenting or ridiculing him.
After Wang Lin heard what the girl said, he burst out laughing. “Wang
Zhuo, looks like I misunderstood you. You are good to me. I, Wang Lin,
will remember this. Thank you.”
As he was talking, the pill house’s door opened. A youth with a bright
face walked out. It was Wang Hao.
After he walked out, he coughed to get everyone’s attention, and said,
with a smiling face, “Today’s Qi Gathering Pills are still in the furnace.
Once they are done, I’ll call you guys in one by one.”
Wang Zhuo stared at Wang Hao, gritting his teeth, but he really couldn’t
offend him right now. Wang Hao was still the third Senior Apprentice-
brother’s helper, in charge daily matters in the pill house. If Wang Hao
complained to this master, then his own monthly supply would be reduced a
lot.
After Wang Hao finished speaking, he scanned the area and was
surprised to see Wang Lin. He pulled Wang Lin to the side and said, “Elder
Brother Tie Zhu, congratulations on becoming an inner disciple. I heard all
about your matter. I originally wanted to come and talk with you, but this
place is too strict. I don’t like what the others say about you. Once you
cultivate some techniques, you can get revenge on all those who looked
down upon you.”
Wang Lin’s heart felt warm and he smiled. “Wang Hao, thank you.”
Wang Hao sighed. “Back then, I wanted to stay a few days with you, but
my dad gave me a look to stop me. It looked like he didn’t want me to get
mixed in. Elder Brother Tie Zhu, please forgive me.”
Wang Lin shook his head. He said, “There is no point in talking about
the past. Right now, I just want to quickly cultivate to the first layer of Qi
Condensation.
Wang Hao’s eyes spun. While no one was watching, he stuffed
something into Wang Lin’s hand and winked at him. Then, a cold voice
came from the room.
“Pill helper, still not coming back?”
Wang Hao replied and quickly rushed back into the pill house.
Wang Lin tightly held on to the thing in his hand. He looked at what
was in his hand and saw three transparent pills. He secretly placed them in
his bag of holding. Not afraid of getting dirty, he sat down cross legged and
started to cultivate.
One of the four others that were there saw Wang Lin sit down, then also
sat down and started to cultivate, while the other three stood to the side.
Wang Zhuo was trying to get on the girl named Zhou’s good side, but
the girl name Xu was disrupting him the entire time.
Time slowly passed, and the sky became dark. As the moon rose, the
door to the pill house opened. Wang Hao looked worn out as he walked out
with a tray in his hand.
5 low quality spirit stones and 5 transparent pills were on the tray.
People went out one by one after getting their portion. Wang Lin went
last. He smiled and cusped his hands at Wang Hao, then left.
He remembered Wang Hao’s kindness in his heart. The three pills Wang
Hao gave him were Qi Gathering Pills.
22
SCATTERING TECHNIQUE
A fter returning to his room, he immediately closed the door. He didn’t

use the Qi Gathering Pills, but put kept them in his bag of holding.
He was about to start an experiment with the stone bead.
He cautiously took out the three gourds and the stone bead, then
pondered a little and revealed an uncertain expression. He was weighing the
pros and cons, because without the dew, his future cultivation speed will be
very slow.
But the mysterious clouds on the stone bead made Wang Lin very
curious. After thinking for a while, he made his decision. He could always
collect more dew, it would just take some time. However, if the tenth cloud
appeared, it could cause a change to the bead. Maybe then, the water the
bead soaks in will contain even more spiritual energy.
After he thought about this, he immediately took out the gourd that
contained the best morning dew. It took him a long time to get the jelly out
of the gourd.
After a while, all the dew had been poured out. There was half a stone
bowl of greenish liquid containing a very refreshing smell. After smelling
it, Wang Lin’s body relaxed.
He was afraid that the smell would attract the attention of the hidden
experts in the sect, so he quickly threw the stone bead into it. After a while,
it absorbed a bit of the liquid.
Wang Lin was a bit disappointed. He was hoping that there would be a
sudden change. However, the stone bead was absorbing the smell from the
liquid. Wang Lin pondered a bit, then put the stone bowl next to his bed. He
sat down on his bed and started to cultivate.
The one long and three short breathing technique was now easy for
Wang Lin. Although in the past two months he hadn’t condensed any
spiritual energy, he had become used to the breathing technique. He would
breath like this even when he wasn’t cultivating.
The night passed and Wang Lin opened his eyes to check on the stone
bowl. He saw that half of the liquid had been absorbed by the stone bead.
He was not discouraged, and put the bowl back under his bed. After
hesitating for a while, he took out a Qi Gathering Pill and put it in his
mouth. He felt heat immediately come from within his body.
In the month with Sun Dazhu, he had experienced this process every
day. He quickly started cultivating. He cultivated until night came. Wang
Lin slowly let out a white breath and smiled wryly. “This Qi Gathering Pill
is just like Sun Dazhu’s drugs, also made from some herbs containing lot of
spiritual energy. Every time I eat them, my body feels relaxed and full of
energy. I also don’t feel hunger, but I still can’t condense any spiritual
energy.”
He sighed. Wang Zhuo could achieve the first layer of Qi Condensation
in three months. His expression remained the same, but had mixed feelings
in his heart. Talent; it’s the most important part of cultivating.
But with Wang Lin’s personality, he wouldn’t give up so easily. He had
the mysterious bead. He wasn’t lacking any spiritual energy. Although he
couldn’t condense any spiritual energy now, he would definitely succeed
with time.
“Time….” Wang Lin bit his lip and sighed. He took out the stone bowl
from under his bed. There was only a little bit of liquid left, but the tenth
cloud still hadn’t appeared.
He immediately took out other gourd and poured the liquid into the
bowl. There was some extra liquid left over, so Wang Lin drank it and
continued to cultivate.
The heat that appeared in his body this time was stronger than all the
previous times. He could feel the heat moving in his body. He quickly felt
very thirsty, but continued to cultivate.
After a short while, Wang Lin felt that something was wrong. The heat
didn’t dissipate like before, but started to gather more and more as he
breathed. He felt like his body was a balloon that had reached its limit.
Wan Lin was afraid, so he stopped cultivating, but the pain of swelling
stayed. He opened his eyes and immediately found out in horror that all this
blood vessels were swollen, like there were worms under his skin.
Wang Lin didn’t know that the drugs he ate before didn’t generate much
spiritual energy, and even with the spiritual energy he gathered from nature
using the breathing technique, he couldn’t make up for how much spiritual
energy was lost due to his talent.
Plus, at the most important moment, the Qi Scattering Grass would
prevent him from successfully condensing the spiritual energy.
But now he drank the dew that contained much more spiritual energy
than the drugs, much more than what he lost due to his talent. If he didn’t
cultivate, they would just dissipate after a while, but now, his spiritual
energy would rise as if it were fire being fed by oil when he cultivated.
He knew he messed up, but he didn’t know what to do. He could only
watch as his blood vessels expanded. When his blood vessels were at their
limit, an idea entered his head. Without much time to think, he gritted his
teeth and started to cultivate with the one short and three long breathing
technique.
He thought that since one long three short was gathering spiritual
energy, then the reverse must be scattering spiritual energy.
Wang Lin’s guess was more or less correct. Most cultivators knew this
breathing technique because this was the step before Foundation
Establishment.
With his breathing, streams of spiritual energy exited from every part of
his body. It was all sucked in by the stone bead under his bed.
As time passed, the swollen feeling gradually lessened. His blood
vessels also returned to normal. What was releasing from his body now was
no longer spiritual energy, but some dark Qi that the stone bead didn’t
absorb that dissipated in the air.
This lucky coincidence allowed Wang Lin to remove the Qi Scattering
Grass from his body.
If one wanted to force out the Qi Scattering Grass, one method was to
use a lot of spiritual energy to force out it all out. This was the method Sun
Dazhu was using, but he had a change of heart about Wang Lin and didn’t
want to lose any more of his herbs, so he gave up.
The second method was to use the scattering technique, which was to
remove all the spiritual energy from one’s body, then start cultivating from
the start. The reason Sun Dazhu didn’t use this method was because Wang
Lin already had almost no spiritual energy, therefore, he couldn’t even use
the technique.
The scattering technique lasted a whole day and night. Wang Lin was so
tired, he collapsed on his bed. He knew that he was able to save himself this
time, but in the future, he mustn’t carelessly drink the dew.
He was extremely tired, so he fell asleep.
23
TENTH CLOUD
A fter an unknown amount of time, Wang Lin opened his eyes and saw
that it was dark outside. He got off his bed and stretched for a while.
His body didn’t feel very different. He took out the stone bowl from under
his bed and was surprised to see that the tenth cloud had finally appeared on
the bead.
Wang Lin was thrilled. He looked at the bead and quickly ran out of the
house. He went and gathered spring water before quickly returning. He
placed the stone bead in the water and mixed it around.
After he did all this, he drank the spring water and tasted it for a while,
but there wasn’t any change like there was before. He looked at the bead
with some disappointment on his face, then tried to bite it, but it was still
hard as a rock.
He even squeezed a drop of blood onto the bead, but there was still no
change.
He hesitated and gritted his teeth for a while, then took the stone bowl
and slammed it on the stone bead. He believed that once it had ten clouds,
there would be some sort of change.
After a bang, the stone bowl broke. Even Wang Lin’s hand was numb,
but there was no sign of damage to the stone bead at all.
He used everything he could think of, but the stone bead didn’t seem to
have any change after obtaining the tenth cloud. Feeling heartbroken, he
threw the stone bead to the side.
After a while, he unwillingly walked over to pick it up. After staring at
it for a while, he started to feel sleepy. He was stunned. He had just woke
up, why would he feel sleepy? He rubbed his eyes and continued to stare at
the bead.
Slowly, he became even more drowsy. The bead became more and more
blurry before he finally fell to the ground, asleep with the bead still in his
hand.
He had a dream. In his dream, he arrived at a space without boundary.
There were no stars, but there were glowing objects all around him.
Although he was dreaming, his mind was very clear. He wondered why he
would be dreaming of this.
Wang Lin didn’t feel like there was anything wrong with his body here.
However, he didn’t know how to wake up to escape this place. In his
helplessness, he walked around aimlessly in this boundaryless area for a
long time.
After an unknown amount of time, when he was really tired, the
surroundings started to shake. It felt like his body was being torn apart.
With a scream, he opened his eyes.
He looked around and noticed that he was still in the room. Wang Lin
took a deep breath and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was happy that
the strange dream finally ended. Suddenly, his expression became really
odd. He looked at the bead and noticed that all the clouds had disappeared.
Instead, there were little words inscribed on the bead.
“This…” Wang Lin was stunned and quickly took a closer look. The
words looked really strange, an uncommon font. He had always loved
reading, and thought for a long time, trying to patch the words with words
he had read. He was able to guess a few words.
Wang Lin held the bead and muttered to himself, “This seems to be a
number in written form. It doesn’t hold any meaning.” Suddenly, a thought
flashed through his head and he remembered the strange dream.
“Was that related to the bead?” Wang Lin pondered a little and
immediately lied down on his bed, trying to force himself to fall asleep. But
he was still full of energy, so he couldn’t do it.
He remembered that the last time he fell asleep was from staring the
bead. So he started to stare at the bead without blinking once. Soon, he
became drowsy and fell asleep.
The boundary-less space appeared again. Wang Lin revealed a
thoughtful look. This time, he didn’t wander around, but started to jump up
and down repetitively.
As time passed, he managed to jump higher and higher. At the start, he
was only able to jump about half a meter, but now he was able to jump over
1 meter. After his entire body was worn out, the feeling of being torn apart
appeared again.
Then he woke up.
The moment he woke up, he got off the bed and jumped. He jumped up
really high, exactly like how he had jumped in his dream.
Wang Lin was astonished. Soon, an excited expression appeared on his
face. He took a few deep breaths to contain his excitement and began to
pace around the room. His expression constantly changed. Sometimes a
puzzled expression, sometimes a deep in thought expression, and
sometimes a troubled expression. Sweat dripped from his forehead.
Wang Lin muttered, “If it’s just exercising in my dream, then it is
useless, I can exercise in reality. It doesn’t need to be in my dream.”
“That’s not right. This bead absorbed so much liquid filled with spiritual
energy before the tenth cloud appeared, it can’t be useless. There must be
some other use, there must be. But what could it be?” Wang Lin forgot
about everything around him and wholeheartedly devoted himself to the
bead.
“Could it be…” He stopped. It seemed like he had grasped an idea. He
asked himself, “Could it be time?”
After thinking about it, he couldn’t control his emotions anymore. He
wanted to excitedly scream a few words. He clenched his fists. His body
trembled as he looked at the bead.
“If if it really related to time then I … I, Tie Zhu, will become an
immortal no matter how bad my talent is!” Wang Lin took a few deep
breaths before he returned to normal. Without saying a word, he took out
the oil lamp and filled it with oil. He sat on his bed holding the stone bead
and started to calculate time.
After 5 hours, the lamp went out.
Wang Lin quickly refilled the lamp with oil. He stared at the bead and
went back into the dream.
This time, he didn’t practice jumping, but he sat cross legged on the
ground, counting time.
One hour, five hours, ten hours, twenty hours, thirty-five hours, fifty
hours!
The feeling of his body being torn apart appeared again. When Wang
Lin opened his eyes, the oil lamp was about to go out.
“Ten times the time. Ten times the time passed in the dream.” Wang Lin
excitedly stood up, holding the bead tightly.
For the first time, he was confident in his cultivation.
It was already really late. Wang Lin contained his excited heart and
didn’t immediately start to use the bead to start cultivating. He was afraid
that if he started using the bead in the morning, he would be found out by
someone. When that happened, he would not be able to keep it, so he put
the bead back into his bag of holding and left the room.
24
CULTIVATION
A fter gathering a lot of spring water from the mountain, Wang Lin
began to make spiritual energy-filled spring water. When it was ten
at night, he locked his door. As a precaution, he tied one end of a rope to the
door and the other end to his arm so he would know right away if someone
opened it.
After drinking few large gulps of spring water, he felt his body heat up.
He then stared at the bead to enter the dream.
In the endless dream space, Wang Lin sat crossed legged as he started to
cultivate. When he was cultivating, the lights all around him became more
gentle. Wang Lin wasn’t aware of this, but the lights entered his body.
After staying there for a day, all the spiritual energy from the water was
gone. But this time, he could clearly feel the difference in his body. Before,
when he would finish Sun Dazhu’s medication, he felt heat. However, in the
most critical moment, all the spiritual energy would scatter.
But this time was different. Even though they still scattered, there was
still a sliver left in his body. Although it was not a lot, Wang Lin gained a
lot of confidence from those results. After considering it for a while, he
couldn’t figure out why it was different. So in the end, he could only
speculate that it was because of the mysterious stone bead.
Because he couldn’t leave the dream of his own will to get more spring
water, he could only continue to cultivate for a long time. In the end, he
realized that there was a difference between the dream space and outside.
Outside, even though he had been cultivating for more than a month, he
would feel refreshed and very comfortable after cultivation.
But here, after the spiritual energy from the spring water had all
dissipated, he didn’t have the refreshed and comfortable feeling, Instead,
when he kept cultivating, he felt short of breath.
After hesitating for a while, Wang Lin guessed that it was related to the
existence of spiritual energy. There was no natural spiritual energy in the
dream space.
The more he thought, the more he felt he was correct. He frowned,
thinking, “If there was only a way to bring in the spring water from outside,
it would be all good.” Thinking about it, his heart suddenly skipped a beat
as he looked at his own body and revealed a puzzled expression.
Wang Lin was very puzzled by the red disciple uniform he had on. He
quickly checked the pocket where his bag of holding was and found that it
missing.
“Clothes can appear in the dream space, but the bag of holding couldn’t
appear.” He bitterly thought about it and decided to experiment on what
items could or couldn’t be brought into the dream space once he leaves.
Time passed by quickly. After 50 hours had passed, the feeling of being
torn apart appeared and woke Wang Lin up.
He still had a question in his heart. Why could he only stay in the dream
for 5 hours? With that question in mind, he filled a gourd with spring water
and carried it on his shoulder, ready to enter the dream again.
But this time, no matter how he stared at the bead, he didn’t feel the
usual drowsiness. Wang Lin was frightened. After thinking for a long time,
he contained the fear in his heart and sat down to cultivate.
Gradually, as his breathing steadied, the natural spiritual energy was
absorbed by his body. As it dissipated, some remained in this body.
However, this was still far from the first layer of Qi Condensation.
He spent the whole day cultivating. He kept drinking the spring water to
keep his body filled with spiritual energy.
In addition, he always held the stone bead, hoping to enter the dream
space again, but failed to do so every time.
Night came. He opened both his eyes and could feel that the spiritual
energy in his body had increased by a little. If it was normal, he would be
very excited, but he was restless. He looked at the bead again and suddenly
felt drowsy. Wang Lin revealed a happy expression as he looked away to
expel the drowsiness.
He stood up and rubbed his chin while pacing around the room,
pondering over what had happened before and after he entered the dream.
He finally found the problem.
The first two times, he entered with almost no time in between. The
third time was 5 hours after the second, and the fourth time was a whole
day after the third.
Following this logic, there were some restrictions on entering this dream
space. To be safe, one should wait 5 hours after a use to guarantee entrance.
After resolving that issue, Wang Lin began to prepare to test what he
could bring into the dream space. He ended up gathering a lot of things,
including three gourds. One was a gourd with some remaining dew, one
was empty, and one was filled with spring water.
He even put a piece of the broken stone bowl into his pocket. In
addition, he took out a sweet potato and a cloth from his bag of holding and
bound them to his body before entering the dream again.
In the dream space, Wang Lin quickly checked his body. The sweet
potato, broken stone bowl, and cloth were all there, but the three gourds and
his bag of holding weren’t.
He concluded that, without a doubt, there was no spiritual energy within
this dream realm, so any normal item, in other words, any item without any
spiritual energy, could be brought in.
The three gourds and the bag of holding all contained some spiritual
energy, therefore, they couldn’t be brought in.
Letting out a sigh, Wang Lin began to think bitterly. He couldn’t bring
the gourd in there, and the few gulps he took from the gourd before going
into the dream space weren’t enough to last him the full duration of his stay.
After thinking about this, an idea flashed through his mind. He felt like
he had an idea, but couldn’t grasp it. The feeling of an idea just outside of
his reach made him go deep into his thoughts, organizing his ideas one by
one.
After a long time, his expression turned happy as he grasped one key
point; the spiritual energy filled water couldn’t be brought in, but the
spiritual energy that entered his body didn’t disappear.
It was that you couldn’t bring objects with spiritual energy in there, but
if he thought carefully, he might find a way.
After 50 hours had passed, he quickly left his room and searched the
mountain until he found a few wild gourds and took them home.
He believed that the three gourds from earlier couldn’t be brought into
the dream space because they had been soaked in the spiritual energy water
for so long, that the spiritual energy had fused with the gourds
Now, he was filling the freshly picked gourds with spiritual energy
water. He might be able to trick the bead to bring them into the dream
space.
After five hours, Wang Lin entered the dream space with four gourds on
his shoulder. After entering the dream, Wang Lin was surprised to find that
all the gourds were still with him.
He opened them and saw that the water was still inside. He took a drink
and found them to still be filled with spiritual energy. Without a word,
Wang Lin drank a few mouthfuls and started to cultivate.
Every time the spiritual energy in his body dissipated, he drank more
spring water. Soon, slivers of spiritual energy started to gather in his body,
moving his body toward the first layer of Qi Condensation.
The lights in the surrounding area started to silently enter his body
again.
With Wang Lin’s talent, without the mysterious bead and the spiritual
energy water, it would’ve been many years before he could achieve the first
layer of Qi Condensation. Adding the Qi Scattering Grass to the equation, it
would take thirty to fifty years before he would succeed.
Taking Sun Dazhu’s medication every day for a month sped up the
process. Wang Lin also unknowingly used the Qi Scatter Technique, which
got rid of the Qi Scattering Grass. But even then, it would still have taken
him ten years. But now, Wang Lin wasn’t lacking any spiritual energy. He
had this stone bead that allowed him to train 10x more. The first layer of Qi
Condensation was now in sight.
25
QI CONDENSATION
T ime had flown by while he was in the Heng Yue Sect. Wang Lin had
been cultivating in the dream space for the past two months. He had
thoroughly studied the capabilities of the stone bead.
The dream space could be entered three times a day. Each time was
about fifty hours, adding up to about six days.
Two months had passed in the real world, but he had cultivated for a
whole year.
Wang Lin couldn’t feel it before, but cultivating was a very boring and
dry process. With the help of the spiritual energy spring water, he didn’t
need to eat all. All he did every day was cultivate.
He repeated the one long three short breathing technique as the spiritual
energy entered his body. If it wasn’t for his parents’ looks of hope that kept
popping up in his mind, he believed that he wouldn’t be able to stand this
tedious cultivation.
Especially when he thought about how Wang Zhuo was able to reach
the first layer of Qi Condensation in three months. Wang Lin would always
feel dissatisfaction in his heart. He almost never left his house. He was
completely devoted to his cultivation.
Wang Lin was the joke of the Heng Yue Sect. Although there were
many people who made fun of him, only a few paid any attention to him.
Sun Dazhu had almost forgotten about Wang Lin. Every time he thought
of Wang Lin, he would become furious and do his best to filter those
thoughts out of his mind.
Thanks to all these factors and with Wang Lin hiding his precious stone
bead in his clothes before he fell asleep, these last two months had passed
by peacefully, without anyone finding out about his stone bead.
In those two months, the amount of times Wang Ling had consumed the
spring water couldn’t be counted anymore. Basically, any time he felt he
was lacking spiritual energy in his body, he would drink a few big gulps.
If Sun Dazhu knew of this, his heart would be filled with pain. He
would likely kill this disciple with one slap. In the entire cultivation
community in the country of Zhao, who else could cultivate like Wang Lin,
drinking spiritual energy filled spring water every day? Only a few old
monsters of sects in the mainland could possibly have similar privileges.
They would have to take over a mountain with an abundance of spiritual
energy to achieve results similar to what the spiritual energy water brought
Wang Lin.
spiritual energy held an important place in all cultivators’ hearts.
Although in the country of Zhao there wasn’t an overabundance of spiritual
energy, it was enough for the few sects that existed. If other cultivators
knew of how Wang Lin was using spiritual energy, their hearts would ache
to death.
If Wang Lin’s spiritual energy spring water would be used to make
immortal pills, it would increase the success rate. Although making
immortal pills was all about the ingredients, a bit of extra spiritual energy
could work wonders.
With the help of the endless reservoir of spiritual energy contained
within the bead, the quantity of spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body had
increased more and more.
Today, when Wang Lin was cultivating in the dream space, he could
clearly feel the spiritual energy move within his body. With his breath, two
long white dragons came from his nose.
A feeling of ants crawling in his body arose. It felt as if water was
washing every part of his body. Black liquid that smelled very bad excreted
from his pores.
Soon, the black liquid soaked his clothes. Wang Lin didn’t care about it
at all. He was currently in a wonderful state, as if he could see the spring
water rushing inside him while the spiritual energy slowly changed his
body.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Lin opened his eyes. There
was a light in his eyes that was never there before.
His mind was clear and his heart was as calm as water without a single
ripple. His childhood flooded through his mind. His father’s loving look
when he was learning to talk, his mother’s supporting words when he was
studying all night, his parents’ looks of expectation when he entered the
Heng Yue Sect, his relatives’ ridiculing faces, and the villagers’ admiring
looks. He saw all of these things calmly, as if he was a stranger.
Much later, he took a deep breath. His heart felt bitter. When he had
stepped into the first layer of Qi Condensation, he gained a hint of
understanding.
According to the Three Stages of Qi Condensation, the first layer of Qi
Condensation was like a gate. Once one opened the gate, they could enter
the ranks of cultivators and would cut themselves off from the world, giving
up worldly affairs.
Everyone would experience this when they entered the first layer of Qi
Condensation. He didn’t know how others handled it, but he could cut off
all worldly affairs except for his parents’ love.
With a sigh, Wang Lin dusted his shirt and stood up.
With bright eyes, he looked around and could already feel that there was
a difference in the dream space. Like before, he couldn’t tell if there was
anything weird with the glowing lights around him. but now he could feel
spiritual energy moving within them. Even though he couldn’t see the exact
movement, compared to before, he was like a blind man who had become
able to see.
While watching, the feeling of being torn apart appeared again.
Although there was still pain, it was a lot less and wouldn’t result in cold
sweat anymore.
Wang Lin opened his eyes. He sat on his bed, thinking for a while, and
immediately opened the gourd. When he looked inside, he could now see
the spiritual energy that filled the spring water.
He let out a smile. After reaching the first layer of Qi Condensation, he
could feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He took a deep breath.
Wang Lin suddenly found that his body was sticky and let out a laugh. It
was mentioned in the Three Stages of Qi Condensation that after reaching
the first layer of Qi Condensation, the filth in the body would be expelled. It
was a necessary stage for the body’s transformation.
Wang Lin opened his door. It was now afternoon outside. His steps were
quick as he left through the east gate and arrived at a downstream location.
He took off his clothes and jumped into the river to wash his body. The dark
filth was very greasy and took a long time to scrub off.
After he finished washing, he lied down on a rock. He remembered a
technique in the Three Stages of Qi Condensation.
It introduced an immortal technique called Attractive Force Technique.
This was considered one of the most basic immortal techniques and could
be used as long as one had reached the first layer of Qi Condensation.
The Heng Yue Sect unified the country of Zhao 500 years ago.
Although it had declined, it still contained many immortal techniques.
Every disciple would be sent to the Scripture Library to choose one of many
techniques, but most elders recommended sword cultivation technique.
Sword cultivation technique was to focus the entire cultivation on the
sword. Although cultivation would be difficult in the future, it was very
powerful early on, and easy to control. The Attractive Force Technique was
the basis for controlling flying swords.
Besides the Attractive Force Technique, there were two more techniques
recorded in the Three Stage of Qi Condensation. They were Fireball and
Earth Splitting Technique.
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MALICIOUS THOUGHTS
W hile thinking about the three techniques, Wang Lin became

excited. In an attempt to produce the Fireball technique, he
formed the seal with his hand. However, forget about fire, not even a spark
appeared. After a long time, he frowned and tried again.
Time and time again, he was ultimately met with failure. He only
managed to produce a spark one time.
Wang Lin laughed bitterly. “Talent...it’s always talent!” He then
practiced the Earth Splitting technique on a nearby rock. Although the
results were better than what he achieved while attempting the Fireball
technique, the crack was only the size of his pinky finger. This kind of
technique was good for tricking mortals, but in a real battle, they were
useless.
Finally, he practiced the Attraction Force Technique. He was still not
satisfied with the result.
But considering that the success rate of the Attraction Force Technique
was the highest, Wang Lin put all his effort into practicing Attraction Force.
To put it simply, Attraction Force was really just controlling objects from a
distance.
If one could control Attraction Force well, and has reached the second
layer of Qi Condensation, they could practice the Repelling Technique.
After one broke through the third layer and went into the fourth layer, they
could go to the Sword Spirit House to select a flying sword.
After practicing for a long time, Wang Lin started to head home before
it got dark. Now that he had reached the first layer of Qi Condensation, his
eyesight and hearing had improved greatly. After entering through the east
gate, he heard some familiar voices as he passed by the chore house.
“Brother Liu, when you first arranged for me to gather firewood, you
said 100 pounds was enough to finish the task. Why is it 1000 pounds now?
I, Zhang Hu, am not new, and over these past few years I have done much
to please you. Do you really want to force me out of the sect?”
“Zhang Hu, don’t say that I’m making this hard on you. It is almost the
end of the year, and even your brother here hasn’t had a good time. But you,
instead of working, have come here to give me a sob story. When I brought
the firewood that you gathered to the pill house, I was scolded. I took them
back and checked them. You little bastard, you really are smart. In the 100
pounds of wood, there was at least 30 pounds of water.”
Zhang Hu was furious. He loudly said, “Not possible. You’re falsely
accusing me. Wasn’t it because a few days ago, I saw Zhao FuGui give you
an immortal talisman so you could pick an easier task for him? What’s the
big deal? Among the honorary disciples, who doesn’t know how you act?
As for trying to force me off the Heng Yue Sect, you really f*cked up, you
bastard. I’m not doing this anymore. I’m going to tell the elders.”
“Zhang Hu, you forced me to do this. If you want to blame someone,
you can only blame yourself for being unlucky to have seen something you
shouldn’t have. Zhang Hu, stay here. If the elders know of this, your entire
family could die with you.”
Disciple Liu’s cold voice came out of the room and Zhang Hu let out a
scream. After hearing it, Wang Lin was surprised and kicked open the door.
Wang Lin first saw the youth named Liu’s hideous face. He was in the
middle of thrusting a dagger toward Zhang Hu, who had a frightened
expression and whose body was against the wall.
Wang Lin saw that he didn’t have enough time to help Zhang Hu. He
quickly started to use the Attraction Force Technique. Luckily, it was
successful this time. An invisible hand held down the attacker. However,
the dagger had already cut Zhang Hu’s chest. Blood poured out from the
wound.
The youth named Liu was extremely frightened. His whole body felt
powerless as an invisible force held his body, preventing the dagger from
being pushed down anymore.
Zhang Hu’s face was pale. Sweat filled his forehead. He looked at Wang
Lin and quickly crawled to the side.
The youth named Liu was shocked, and immediately started to struggle.
Wang Lin’s forehead started to sweat hard, as if he was starting to lose
control.
This was the first time Wang Lin used the technique on a person.
Obviously, he couldn’t control it well. Adding on to that, the person was
struggling, so he had difficulty maintaining control. Wang Lin’s body
trembled. Seeing that Zhang Hu wasn’t in danger anymore, he relaxed a bit
and the Attraction Force Technique also loosened up.
Seeing that Liu was about to struggle free, Zhang Hu revealed a strange
expression. He looked at Wang Lin, then at brother Liu. His expression
turned ruthless. He picked up a wood-cutting axe and walked toward
brother Liu.
Brother Liu’s face filled with fear and he struggled harder. Zhang Hu
gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, “Not a man without poison.
Brother Liu, you forced me to do this. You wanted to kill my whole
family?”
“Zhang Hu what are you going to do?” Wang Lin was surprised, and the
Attraction Force Technique lost its effect.
The moment the youth named Liu regained control of his body, Zhang
Hu slammed down the axe toward brother Liu’s head. Brother Liu was too
late to dodge. A sound like that of a watermelon being broken momentarily
filled the room. Brother Liu’s body twitched on the ground before it stopped
moving.
The axe in Zhang Hu’s hand fell to the ground. He looked at the bloody
corpse with a complex expression.
Wang Lin was stunned. That was the first time he had seen such a
bloody scene. After a long time, he bitterly started to ask, “Zhang Hu,
you…”
Zhang Hu looked up at Wang Lin. His face looked distorted, revealing a
grim look. He said, word for word, “Wang Lin, you saw as well. I didn’t
want to kill him. If it wasn’t for you, I would have been killed by him. He
forced me to do all that, he forced me!”
Wang Lin remained silent. He hadn’t for expected his to happen.
Zhang Hu took a deep breath. His face revealed a determined
expression. He walked next to the corpse and searched it for a while. He
took out a bag of holding containing hundreds of the talismans that
honorary disciples used to visit their families. In addition to those, there
was a thread-bound booklet. Zhang Hu glanced through the book and put it
away in his clothes.
Afterward he searched the room. He eventually found a secret
compartment under the bed. Inside it was a piece of yellow paper.
Pondering a little, he turned toward Wang Lin and said, “Wang Lin,
today you saved me. I, Zhang Hu, will always remember this. As for the
Heng Yue Sect, I won’t be able to stay any longer. When the sect finds
disciple Liu’s body, they will investigate and find me in the end. I’m going
to take these things. As for this disaster-causing immortal talisman, it must
be a treasure, or else this youth named Liu wouldn’t have tried to kill me.”
With that, he handed the yellow paper to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t take it. He let out a sigh and bitterly smiled.
“You...why must you do this. If you hadn’t killed him…”
Zhang Hu frowned. He said, “Wang Lin, don’t talk about this anymore.
I have suffered enough in these past few years. If you still consider me a
friend, take this immortal talisman.”
Wang Lin bitterly took the talisman. He didn’t say any more.
“Wang Lin, I’m going to leave. This has nothing to do with you. If the
sect investigates, they will only find me. By then, I will have already left
the Heng Yue Sect. Hmph, the country of Zhao is very large. I don’t believe
I’ll be an honorary disciple my whole life.” Zhang Hu’s expression was
complex. After a long time, he slowly turned and left the room.
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VISIT
W ang Lin stared at the spot Zhang Hu had just been standing in.
After a long time, he let out a sigh while holding the yellow paper
in his hand. After coming to the Heng Yue Sect, Zhang Hu was his first
friend, but now this happened.
“This immortal talisman is the cause of this disaster!” Wang Lin stared
at the talisman. His eyes suddenly changed as he noticed what was different
about it. Although this yellow talisman looked just like the talismans
disciples get when they go to visit their families, the amount of spiritual
energy in it was much higher than the other ones. In addition, there was a
sense of danger coming from the talisman. Wang Lin was surprised.
Although he didn’t know what it was, he knew that it was a treasure.
Hesitating slightly, Wang Lin put away the yellow paper. Looking at the
corpse on the ground, he let out a sigh. If this corpse wasn’t taken care of,
with Zhang Hu’s speed, he wouldn’t be able to escape the Sect.
Luckily, there was enough room in the bag of holding to hold the
corpse. Wang Lin then organized the room and wiped away the blood. He
quietly went into the mountain and disposed of the body, then carefully
made his way back to his room.
After lamenting about what happened, he decided to not think about
Zhang Hu anymore. He took out the immortal talisman and began to study
it.
On the first look, the talisman looked exactly like the ones disciples
used when visiting home, but upon closer inspection, one could tell from
the material and the ink that it was vastly superior than the talismans
disciples used to go home.
Wang Lin squeezed the immortal talisman. He pondered a little. He
wasn’t sure of the exact usage of this talisman. Since the day that he had
almost died from drinking the dew, he had been very careful about things
belonging to immortals. He didn’t dare to carelessly use them.
Plus, the characters on the talisman revealed a hint of danger, causing
him to be even more cautious. After hesitating for a bit, he put away the
talisman. He decided to study it later.
After doing all of this, he took out the mysterious bead and entered the
dream space.
This time, he didn’t focus all his time on cultivation, but spent some
learning the Attraction Force Technique.
He felt that the Attraction Force Technique was very useful after using it
on brother Liu. That was why he was so determined to practice it.
He first used the gourd as a target. He tried using the Attraction Force to
grab the gourd. After numerous tries, he finally succeeded. He immediately
stopped using the Attraction Force and started from the beginning.
Wang Lin’s thought process was very simple. He felt that he must be
able to freely use the Attraction Force. If he tried to use it 10 times, it must
succeed 10 times, or else, no matter how strong it was, it couldn’t be used in
key moments.
He calculated a bit. Given his current condition, he could succeed 3 out
of 10 times. With only 4 successes so far, it was far from measuring up to
his own standards.
The time spent in the dream flew by. Without Wang Lin realizing, the
feeling of being torn apart came. After coming back to reality, he wasted no
time at all. As he opened his eyes, he drank more spring water and started to
cultivate. When there was sufficient spiritual energy in his body, he took a
deep breath as the contents of the Three Stages of Qi Condensation
appeared in his head.
Aside from the laws for each of the three stages of Qi Condensation,
there were also two very important chants.
These chants were the real core of Qi Condensation. There were 15
layers of Qi Condensation. Aside from the first layer, which one could
obtain by themself, all the other 14 layers required a chant to enter the next
layer.
For example, if he had already completed the first layer, and even
mastered the second layer’s cultivation method, he could only stay in the
first layer if he didn’t succeed the second layer’s chant.
Wang Lin muttered the chant in his mind. The spiritual energy in his
body started to change. At first, the change was small, but soon, it felt like
boiling water was flowing through his body.
It seemed that there wasn’t enough spiritual energy as it intermittently
spread throughout his body, causing soreness, numbness, itchiness, pain,
and the like all over his body. He also had an illusion that his body was full
of holes. All of this was caused by the spiritual energy.
There was a very prominent line in Three Stages of Qi Condensation;
the opening chant for each layer won’t always succeed.
Talent, spiritual energy, and chance all played key roles. Some people
would be able succeed in one try, while some people would need ten or
hundreds of tries.
After a long time, the feeling in his body slowly dissipated. Wang Lin
was covered in sweat, and the spiritual energy in his body was all gone. But
Wang Ling knew from the book that the lack of spiritual energy was only
temporary and would recover after meditating for a while. He failed to open
the second layer, but Wang Lin was not discouraged. This time, he was just
testing it out. It just showed that he didn’t have enough spiritual energy at
that moment to enter the second layer.
After all, he had just achieved the first layer. There was no rush. He still
had the spring water with him, so he could just cultivate until he reached the
limit of the first layer before attempting to reach the second layer again.
That would increase his chances greatly.
With this plan, Wang Lin started to cultivate night and day. The spiritual
energy in his body started to slowly accumulate, and his mastery of the
Attraction Force Technique also increased.
He tried the chant for the second layer many times, but all of them
ended in failure.
In reality, half a month had passed, but three months had passed in the
dream space. Today, Wang Lin was cultivating, waiting for the time to enter
the dream space again. He saw that it was still early. He hesitated for a bit,
then started the chant for the second layer to experience it again.
He couldn’t even remember how many times he had experienced it.
Every time, it ended with him being worn out and all the spiritual energy in
his body gone without success.
Two hours later, Wang Lin raised his head. He was worn out again, and
all he spiritual energy was gone from his body. He muttered to himself with
a wry smile, “Failed again. Entering the second layer is too hard!”
Suddenly, his eyes darted toward the door.
A cold voice came through the door. “Apprentice-brother Wang, come
out to see me.”
The voice sounded familiar. Wang Lin got up and opened the door to
see a 27 or 28 year old youth in black standing outside with a cold air about
him.
“Black clothes!” Wang Lin’s heart tightened. He recognized that he was
the same person that brought him, Wang Zhuo, and Wang Hao to the Heng
Yue Sect, and also the person who brought his father to find him near the
cliff.
But Wang Lin remembered that he was wearing white clothes back then.
Now, after a few short months, he had risen up to black clothes! He
suddenly remembered the day when they were testing at the foot of the
mountain. The person who took Wang Hao as a helper said that the man in
front of Wang Lin now had reached a critical point in their cultivation, and
took over as the examiner to avoid distracting him.
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CHORES
A mong purple, black, white, and red, black represented a really high
cultivation. Wang Lin couldn’t see through his cultivation, so he
respectfully said, “Wang Lin greets brother Zhang. Congratulations to
senior on reaching black clothes.”
The black clad youth looked at Wang Lin and slowly said, “Me
successfully breaking into the fifth layer of Qi Condensation does relate a
bit to you. If I hadn’t found that cave while looking for you, I wouldn’t
have broken through so quickly.”
Wang Lin was stunned and asked, “Brother Zhang, that hole with the
suction force in the cave could help cultivation?”
The black clad youth nodded and said, “When you reach the peak of the
fourth layer and need to use the chant to enter the fifth layer, go there
yourself and you will see the effect.“ He glanced at Wang Lin and said,
“Brother Wang, it can’t be helped since your talent is mediocre, but since
you are a disciple now, you must cultivate diligently. I see that you have no
spiritual energy in you at all. You haven’t even reached the first layer of Qi
Condensation. I’m afraid that out of all the inner disciples, you are the only
one.”
Wang Lin was stunned but wryly smiled, “I’ll take Apprentice-brother’s
advice to heart. I will double my effort in cultivation.” He suddenly
changed the subject and asked, “Brother Zhang, what is the reason you’re
here today?”
The black clad youth chuckled and said, “It’s nothing serious. The
honorary disciple in charge of the chore house disappeared. Someone saw
you go there that day, so I came here to ask you about it.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal and laughed, “I have an inkling
of what happened. Normally, I don’t go near the chore house, but half a
month ago, I passed by it and an honorary disciple was talking behind my
back, so I taught him a lesson. Maybe he got scared of me and left the sect.”
Brother Zhang nodded his head, half laughing. He looked at Wang Lin
and said, “A disgusting honorary disciple is not important. Today, I came to
you because the elders have decided that an honorary disciple shouldn’t be
in charge of the chore house, so they wanted an inner disciple to take over.
But no inner disciple wants to go, they are all busy cultivating.”
Wang Lin wryly smiled, “I understand. It seems the task has been
assigned to me.”
Brother Zhang smiled slightly and said, “Pack your things and head
there today. Right now, the chore house is really messy. You have to get it
back in order.”
He cusped his hands at Wang Lin, took a step, and a sword appeared
under his feet. The sword emitted rainbow colors as he rode it away.
Wang Lin revealed a frustrated expression. He didn’t want to go to the
chore house. The people there were too nosey; it would be too easy for his
secret to be exposed. Also, there would be a lot of work that would disrupt
his cultivation. But now, he couldn’t not go. With a belly filled with anger,
he packed his things and arrived at the chore house.
After arriving there, he reached a decision in his heart. He couldn’t stay
in the chore house for too long. He had to mess up everything in the chore
house so that every honorary disciple would go to the elders to ask for a
replacement.
With this idea in mind, Wang Lin cleaned up disciple Liu’s room.
Besides the bed and the table, everything that was useless was thrown
outside.
While he was doing this, a few disciples arrived at the chore house.
They had learned that Wang Lin was now in charge of assigning chores, so
many of them were nervous. The faces of the few that ridiculed Wang Lin
the most were pale and their hearts pounded.
Some had intentions of helping Wang Lin clean up, but after being
glared at, they all obediently stood in the yard.
After he finished cleaning, Wang Lin casually sat down on a chair. He
coldly looked at the 100 plus honorary disciples before him. He knew that
the Heng Yue Sect had a lot of honorary disciples. This was only a fraction
of them. In the next few days, there would be more honorary disciples
coming back to report on their work.
“You will now chop 500 pounds of firewood!” Wang Lin casually
pointed at a person. He remembered that person had secretly ridiculed him.
That person was stunned. He immediately cried, “Brother Wang I … I
used to work in the kitchen. I don’t know how to chop wood.”
Wang Lin rolled his eyes. He snorted, “Now it’s 1000 pounds a day!”
The boy suddenly kneeled to the ground and started crying. “Brother
Wang, you are a good person. I shouldn’t have ridiculed you back then. But
please, don’t be so vindictive I … I … I can’t possibly do 1000 pounds,
how about 500 pounds?”
The surrounding people all looked at each other. They all knew Wang
Lin would make things difficult, but this was clearly revenge.
There were a few honorary disciples in the crowd that shouted in
discontent. “Everyone, don’t listen to him. Let’s go find an elder and have
them carry out justice. Wang Lin is too overbearing.”
“Correct. Let us go find the elders to get another inner disciple to be in
charge of this place. If they don’t listen to us, we will kneel and never get
up.”
“True. Let’s go, everyone. Don’t stay here. This Wang Lin has a
villainous look. He doesn’t even remember that he entered the Sect by
trying to commit suicide. Such a disgrace.”
The sound the dissatisfied voices grew louder and louder. Soon,
everyone left the yard while shouting insults. They all had looks of
grievance as they went toward the courtyard, all shouting things like,
“Wang Lin doesn’t want us to live anymore.”
Wang Lin was relaxed in his heart. He didn’t stop them and hoped that
they would succeed. This way, the elders would get mad and make someone
else take over so he can concentrate on cultivation.
The remaining ten or so people were hesitating. They wanted to leave,
but if this thing failed, wouldn’t it mean that they had completely
disrespected Wang Lin?
Wang Lin wasn’t in a rush. He waited for the result from the main
courtyard. A moment later, all the honorary disciples gloomily came back,
one by one. This time, they were no longer shouting, but had eyes filled
with despair and silence.
Wang Lin saw their expressions and knew that they had failed. He was
very disappointed in his heart. It seemed he had to make an even bigger
commotion. Thinking about it, he scanned the people here and said, “All of
you who secretly mocked me, listen to me. I am here today to get revenge.
If you’re dissatisfied, go to the elders. If you can get me removed from this
position, I will have to thank you.”
One of the disciples begged, “Brother Wang, you are a great person.
Please forgive us.”
“Yes, Brother Wang, we were blind back then. Please give us a break. I
… I’ll kowtow to you.”
“Brother Wang, they all mocked you back then, but I never did. I even
defended you. I …”
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LOCKED DOOR
W ithout waiting for that person to finish, someone on the side

angrily said, “Zhao Xiao Er, back then, you mocked him the
loudest. Brother Wang, don’t listen to him.”
Zhao Xiao Er’s expression changed. He angrily said, “Zhao Xiao San, I
am your older brother, you backstabbing bastard. Go back to your room and
see how I’m going to beat you up.”
“I’m loyal, Brother Wang. You’re a kind person, please give me some
easier work.”
“Brother Wang, don’t listen to those two brothers. They are known for
this two man act. Who knows how many honorary disciples they cheated?
Apprentice-brother, I’m the person who has never said a bad thing about
you.”
A very pretty female honorary disciple delicately said, “Brother Wang,
this apprentice-sister has always had a weak body and can’t do any hard
labor. How about I come and give you a massage every night? Is that ok?”
Among the honorary disciples of the Heng Yue Sect, there weren’t
many female disciples. Only about ten percent were female. After all, in the
test of perseverance, males had a better chance.
The few female honorary disciples were, of course, well received by
everyone. Based on their looks, some even got favored by inner disciples.
Then, another female honorary disciple threw a pretty look at Wang Lin
and flirtatiously said, “Apprentice-brother, brother Liu never gave me any
hard work, I only ever came to serve him at night. I know a few other
apprentice-sisters. I’ll take them to see you tonight, ok?”
Everyone was desperately trying to tell Wang Lin that they had never
said anything bad about him. After listening for a very long time, Wang Lin
ran out of patience and shouted, “All of you, shut up. What a mess this is.”
After he finished speaking, he pointed at a person and said, “You, 20
vats of water. If you’re unhappy, go to the elders.”
That person’s body quivered. He opened his mouth to talk, but saw the
impatience in Wang Lin’s eyes. He immediately smiled and nodded his
head.
“You, wash 500 kg of clothes every day. Remember, if you’re
dissatisfied, go find the elders.” The person who was pointed at swallowed
hard and almost passed out. He muttered, “500 kg, that’s like all the clothes
in the sect added together…”
“You, clean the whole sect! Same thing, if you’re dissatisfied go find
the elders!”
“You, clear the outhouses. If I see one fly in there, you can living in
there.”
“You, go gather 500 pounds of herbs a day. If you mix weeds in there to
trick me, I’ll kick you out of the sect! All of you listen, if you’re dissatisfied
go find the elders!” For some, while the workload was hard, it was still
bearable. However, for the last few he pointed at, their legs grew soft and
immediately collapsed on the ground.
All the honorary disciples wore pitiful expressions. The entire Heng Yue
Sect might not even have 500 kg of herbs in the mountains.
……
Based on Wang Lin’s memories of the people that had mocked him, he
pointed at them one by one and carefully thought about what jobs to give
them. He wasn’t tired at all and finally finished assigning all the work. He
lounged around for a while and thought that the chores that he assigned
were impossible to finish. What could the honorary disciples do other than
go complain to the elders? But just in case the elders decided not to do
anything, it’d be better to make this mess even bigger, to let them know that
it was a big mistake to make me, Wang Lin, in charge of the chore house.
Thinking about it, he pointed at a person he didn’t know and said,
“You’re in luck. Your job is to keep track of everything. Make a list of all
the gifts given to me. Record their names and time of gift. If you try to be
greedy, I’ll kick you out of the sect!”
That person was so surprised he immediately fell to the ground and
kowtowed to Wang Lin. He repeatedly said that he would remember to do it
correctly and not make a mistake.
All the honorary disciples were dumbfounded. Before, disciple Liu was
secretive about it, but this Wang Lin was boldly asking for bribes.
A moment later, an honorary disciple stepped forward and took out
three talismans used for visiting home. He presented them to Wang Lin and
said, “Brother Wang, this is me paying my respects to you.”
Wang Lin replied with a sound. He put the talismans away and asked,
“What job were you assigned earlier?”
“Gather 20 vats of water a day!” The person nervously replied.
Wang Lin slowly said, “Then, do 5 vats a day instead”
That person was surprised and immediately expressed his thanks.
Following that person’s lead, everyone else got up and were about to
step forward when Wang Lin slowly stood up and said, “All of you leave.
You all need to follow the proper process of giving gifts. Write down your
current job and your desired job on a piece of paper, then send it to the
person I appointed to manage this. You can only do it only once in 10
days.”
After he finished, he went back into his room and closed the door.
The people in the yard were sighing. Some even had anger in their eyes.
Their stomachs were full of curses directed at Wang Lin, but none of them
said them out loud. They all dispersed with long faces.
After they left, Wang Lin came out of the room and explored the entire
chore house. He found a remote door to a storage room.
The storage room was not large. After Wang Lin cleaned it up, although
he was disappointed, this was the most secluded place here. He cleaned up
to make some space, then locked the door and entered the dream space.
Time flew by. Wang Lin had already been in charge of the chore house
for two months. In those two months, besides assigning jobs to the honorary
disciples for the first few days, the rest of the time he focused on his
cultivation. As for the chores of the honorary disciples, he didn’t care at all.
If they didn’t do their jobs, all he had to do was snort coldly and they would
offer him gifts.
Wang Lin was very annoyed during those two months. His cultivation
was constantly getting interrupted by the honorary disciples. He didn’t
know what the other inner disciples and elders were thinking. He messed
things up this much, but they still hadn’t sent a replacement.
30
WANG HAO
“D o I need to be even more unreasonable?” To leave the chore

house, Wang Lin was ready to go all out. He really wanted to see
what the limits of the elders were.
Privately, among the honorary disciples, besides the two words trash
and shameless, he gained another title; the Black Hearted King.
Compared to disciple Liu’s nickname, weasel, it was on a whole
different level.
After Wang Lin had practiced for a year in the dream space, the spiritual
energy in his body had increased many folds. He had reached the limit of
the first layer. No matter how much he cultivated, his spiritual energy no
longer increased. Thus, one night, he started to try the chant to enter the
second layer.
After failing so many times, his hard work wasn’t a waste as he finally
broke into the second layer.
The pores on his body were oozing black grease. After washing himself,
Wang Lin looked at himself and saw that his eyes were like lightning. He
looked very different from before.
He rubbed his chin and thought, “There is only the chant for the third
layer left. If I go back to Sun Dazhu to ask for the chants for the later layers
and he finds out I reached the second layer, he will definitely question me
about how it happened. If I can’t properly explain it, then it will bring me a
lot of trouble.”
After thinking for a while, Wang Lin still couldn’t think of a good idea.
He couldn’t help but frown.
With a sigh, Wang Lin began to practice the Attraction Force
Technique. After this year’s time of practice, Wang Lin could now succeed
10 out of 10 times. Since he reached his current degree, he decided to try it
on something harder. He found a large rock in the chore house and began to
practice.
Another month had passed. What Wang Lin had done at the chore house
caused all the honorary disciples to complain non-stop. It was winter time
and the sect started to prepare for the yearly inner disciple competition.
This year was the Heng Yue Sect’s honorary disciple competition that
happens every 10 years. If one ranked in the top three, they would become
an inner disciple. All the honorary disciples were polishing their fighting
skills and secretly plotting.
Therefore, things related to the chore house were delayed as everyone
was too busy.
Wang Lin was very disappointed that he was still in charge of the chore
house. As for the inner disciple competition, he didn’t plan to participate. If
he had the time, why not spend it cultivating in the dream space instead?
Today, it started to snow on the Heng Yue mountain. From a distance, it
seemed like a land of snow.
Wang Lin wasn’t cultivating, but stood quietly in the yard. The
Attraction Force technique activated as if there was a giant hand moving
around, pushing away all the snow so none would land on him.
Looking toward where his home was, he remembered that his parents
would have the stove burning to keep the house warm around this time of
year.
He would sit next to the stove reading. Dad would be on the side
carving, and mom would be storing pickled vegetables.
Sometimes, he’d be tired from reading and sit next to his dad, watching
him carve. When he was in high spirits, he would go and help his dad.
There was a lot of joy between them.
Wang Lin remembered that under his bed were some wooden tops. He
would sometimes take them out and play with them on the ice with the
neighborhood kids.
Thinking about all this, Wang Lin took a deep breath. A cultivator needs
to sever all mortal ties, and all of these were thoughts that would disrupt
cultivation. Wang Lin closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his
mind was clear. He couldn’t sever all his mortal connections, so he hid them
deep in his heart.
While he was reminiscing, his expression suddenly changed. He was
now in the second layer of Qi Condensation and had wakened his ability of
divine sense. All of this was described in the Three Layers of Qi
Condensation book.
With a scan of his divine sense, he noticed that Wang Hao was coming
in his direction. A moment later, the door opened. Wang Hao walked in,
wearing a leather cap and leather coat. He looked at Wang Lin, surprised,
and said, “Brother Tie Zhu, aren’t you cold? Wearing this little and still
standing outside.”
Wang Lin chuckled, “I calculated that you would come and see me so I
came out to welcome you, you little rascal.” He didn’t feel cold at all. After
reaching the second layer of Qi Condensation, he noticed that his body was
a lot stronger than before.
Wang Hao chuckled. He walked in and carefully looked at Wang Lin
and said, “Brother Tie Zhu, how come I feel you’re a bit different from a
few months ago?”
Wang Lin said, “That’s natural. I have reached the second layer of Qi
Condensation and can be considered an immortal!”
Wang Hao’s mouth twitched. He went into the room and said, “Don’t
boast. Our talents are at about the same level. I have received help from
immortal pills and still haven’t reached the first layer. But for you to reach
the second layer? Impossible.”
Wang Lin didn’t try to clarify. Sometimes, when he told the truth,
people wouldn’t even believe him, and if he lied, then he might end up
causing others to be suspicious. In the end, his relationship with Wang Hao
wasn’t deep. Better to be on guard.
To trust someone at first sight was not something that Wang Lin was
capable of.
“Wang Hao, how come you have time to visit me today? Is the pill
house not busy?” Wang Lin returned to the room and poured Wang Hao a
cup of hot water.
Wang Hao took the hot water and blew it a few times before taking a
sip. He smiled. “You haven’t gone to the pill house to pick up your things in
the past few months. I’ve been saving your portion, and came to deliver it
to you today.” As he was talking, he took out a small package and put it on
the table.
Wang Lin revealed a faint smile. He didn’t even look at the package, but
looked at Wang Hao. He didn’t believe Wang Hao only came to deliver a
package.
Wang Hao was embarrassed after being stared at and said, “Tie Zhu, I
heard you’ve been doing pretty well at the chore house these past few
months.”
Wang Lin poured himself some water. He took a sip and said, “Wang
Hao, just say what you need to say. If I can help, I definitely will!”
Wang Hao’s expression was awkward. He moved closer and
mysteriously said, “Brother Tie Zhu, I always knew you were a smart
person. Speaking honestly, I know you have a lot of the talisman the
honorary disciples use to visit home. Can you lend me some?”
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SNOW WATER
W ang Lin’s expression remained normal. He asked, “How much do

you need?”
Wang Hao hesitated and said, “At least 200.”
“That much? What do you need it for?” Wang Lin was stunned. He did
have 200 talismans. He had received almost 500 from bribes.
Wang Hao sighed and said, with a bitter face, “Brother Tie Zhu, in two
months it will be the inner disciple competition. While I can participate, I
don’t have any chance of winning. But I refuse to give up. That bastard
Wang Zhuo has already reached the first layer of Qi Condensation and I
heard that he is attempting to reach the second layer.”
“How does he cultivate so quickly?” Wang Lin hadn’t see Wang Zhuo
in a while and was quite surprised. It seemed that talent really mattered.
Wang Hao revealed an angry expression and said, “It’s only because he
has a good master. His master didn’t care about the price and begged my
master for a batch of Foundation Establishment pills. Those are very
precious pills within the sect. After eating the pill, cultivation speed
increases drastically.”
Wang Lin nodded and asked, “What does this have to do with you
borrowing talismans?”
Wang Hao muttered, “Of course there is a connection. You don’t
interact with others much, but a month before the competition, all the inner
disciples will hold a small exchange. There, everyone takes out their
treasures to exchange for the final preparation. I heard from some seniors
that attended it before. They said that during the exchange, anything can be
used, like flying swords, magical treasures, pills, etc.”
After Wang Lin heard this, his heart started pounding. He didn’t have
much interest in flying swords or magical treasures, but the chants for the
Qi Condensation stages were important to him. Thinking that he might be
able to obtain them at the exchange, he pondered for a while and said, “The
inner disciples trust each other that much, to just do these exchanges?”
Wang Hao laughed and said, “Brother Tie Zhu, you have asked an
important question. There is one rule during this exchange, and that’s also
the requirement to enter the exchange. That is, have a disguise pill. After
taking the disguise pill, unless someone is at the foundation stage, no one
can recognize you.”
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s head. “You are borrowing all
these talismans for that pill?”
Wang Hao was stunned. He nodded and said, “Brother Tie Zhu is really
smart. That is true. This pill is controlled by my master, and around this
time of year, he starts to privately sell them. The price is 200 talismans.”
Wang Lin considered a bit and said, “This exchange seems quite
interesting. I want to go check it out as well.”
Wang Hao quickly said, “Sure, as long as you have a disguise pill, you
can attend. My goal this time is a Foundation Establishment pill. I heard
that this time, there is a disciple selling them.”
Wang Lin waved his right hand and took out 400 talismans from his bag
of holding. He made them into 4 bundles of 100 talismans each.
Wang Hao’s eyes lit up, then stored them in his bag of holding. “Brother
Tie Zhu, there is still about half a month of time. I’ll come and find you
then. We can go together.”
Wang Lin nodded. They talked for a while and Wang Hao left.
After Wang Hao left, he contemplated it for a while. Wang Lin attached
great importance to this exchange, as this was a chance for him to get the
chants for the later Qi Condensation stages.
But he didn’t have anything valuable, and all the talismans were used on
buying the disguise pill. After pondering for a long time, he decided to
bring some spiritual energy filled Spring Water. That should be able to
attract some people.
With the help of the pill, no one would know his identity.
After making up his mind, Wang Lin no longer thought about this
matter. Right now, he couldn’t enter the dream space, so he started to
practice the Attraction Force Technique on the large rocks in the chore
house.
He had already practiced the Attraction Force over ten thousand times
in the dream space. He had become more and more skilled at it. If it was
used on a gourd, then the success rate was 10 out of 10. Now, in everyday
life, as long as he moved his hand, he could grab small objects.
If the size was too big, the success rate would lower, but with his
spiritual energy still growing, and after he entered the second layer, the
Attraction Force Technique was starting to show its true power.
After practicing on the large rocks for a few hours, it was dark and
snowing outside, but Wang Lin didn’t immediately enter the dream space.
He stood at the doorway and stared at the snowflakes as he started to
ponder.
Throughout the month, while cultivating at the second layer, Wang Lin
noticed a problem. The effects of the spiritual energy filled Spring Water
had decreased. Although the decrease was very small and could be made
up, it brought him endless worry.
He was afraid that, as his Qi Condensation stage got higher and higher,
one day, the spiritual energy filled Spring Water would lose its effect.
While soaking the mysterious bead in liquid dew was the best, followed
by spring water, dew collection was far too slow. There was not enough to
use, and there was none in the winter. The spring water was the easiest and
most practical to get and he had an endless supply, however, if one day, the
spring water is no longer effective, Wang Lin needed to have something to
replace it.
He slightly moved his hand and activated the Attraction Force
Technique. Chunks of snow formed into a dragon and charged into a large
pot in the room.
After a short while, Wang Lin had filled half the pot. He stopped the
Attraction Force Technique and came next to the pot. He formed a seal with
his right hand. After more than ten tries, he finally formed a baby-sized
fireball. The fireball emitted a lot of heat and quickly melted the snow.
After all of the snow had melted, he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Continuously using two techniques had made him very tired.
There wasn’t much snow water in the pot. He threw the mysterious bead
into pot and took it out ten minutes later.
He now had a very good understanding of the mysterious bead. Soaking
it in spring water for 10 minutes was the limit. He had tested soaking it for
longer, but found that as long as it was in for at least ten minutes, the effect
remained the same.
He took a drink of the water, then closed his eyes and carefully
examined the change in the spiritual energy in his body. A moment later, he
opened his eyes and muttered, “The effect is a lot better than spring water,
but still below dew. It can be used!”
He immediately took out countless gourds. They were all the gourds
that he had gathered in the mountains. After working for the entire night, all
the snow in his yard was gone. That snow filled up a small portion of the
gourds with spiritual energy water.
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EXCHANGE
I n the next few days, besides training in the dream space, Wang Lin had
been busy collecting snow to melt for water. If not for the fear of the
spiritual energy escaping, he would have used vats, so he used gourds
instead. It was good that he had enough gourds. After only a few days, he
had accumulated a few hundred gourds filled with snow water. He
calculated that the snow water that he had collected in those gourds was
enough for him to use in the dream space for a long time.
After storing the snow water, Wang Lin went back to cultivating.
Although the spring water’s effect had dropped, it was still useful.
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. Over those ten days, Wang
Lin had drunk more spring water than he ever had before. Good thing the
spring water dissolved into spiritual energy in his body, otherwise, there
was no way his stomach could handle that much water.
The amount of spiritual energy needed for the second layer was much
greater than the first layer. In fact, Wang Lin had already cultivated for
more than 9 months in his dream space.
If it was the first layer, after cultivating for 9 months with this much
spiritual energy, he would have achieved some good results, but now, even
though he felt that his body contained much more spiritual energy, he still
wasn’t able to reach the results he desired.
The day that Wang Lin agreed with to meet with Wang Hao had come,
so Wang Lin didn’t enter the dream space. Around midnight, it started to
snow, and Wang Hao entered Wang Lin’s divine sense.
Shortly after, Wang Hao opened the door, but didn’t come in. He
quickly said, “Master took a long time to refine pills and delayed me. Come
quickly, the exchange is about to start.”
Wang Hao hurried toward the exchange and Wang Lin hastily followed.
The two walked in the snow and wandered out of the sect’s courtyards
and into the mountains.
The current road was very slippery, so Wang Hao walked very slowly.
His body was shaking. He whispered, “What’s with his damn weather? If I
fell down the mountain here and died, even if I was I ghost, I would want
some justice!”
Wang Lin’s body was now very light. He didn’t share Wang Hao’s
discomfort at all. In fact, he felt that the weather was pretty good. He
thought that, after the exchange was over, he could collect a lot more snow
water.
After walking for a while, Wang Hao stopped. He secretly handed Wang
Lin a green pill and whispered, “We are almost there. I came here a few
days ago. It’s only a few turns away. Let us take the pill now, so no one will
know our identities.”
Wang Hao took out a similar pill swallowed it. A thick black fog
appeared and covered Wang Hao’s body. A gruff voice came out from the
fog and said, “How is it? Can you tell who I am?”
Wang Lin scanned Wang Hao with his divine sense and found that he
felt as if there was a barrier of mud blocking him. That made him feel like
the pill was safe to take. He laughed and said, “This pill is really amazing!”
Then he took the pill and a similar thing happened to him as well.
The two quickly walked forward. After making a few turns, they arrived
at an open area.
The open space was very large. Dozens of people stood there, covered
in black fog like them, in silence.
After Wang Lin and Wang Hao arrived, they found an empty space and
stood there without moving.
Not long after, seeing that no one else was coming, one person stepped
forward, coughed once, then hoarsely said, “Time is up. This time, I will
host the exchange again. Just as before, I’ll go first.” After he finished
talking, he pulled out a little silver sword and said, “This flying sword
doesn’t belong to the sect. It’s one that I obtained myself and it’s very
powerful. I want only 500 talismans.”
Everyone started to talk about the sword amongst themselves for a
while, then someone walked forward and, without a word, handed over 500
talismans and finished the trade.
Another began to say, “I have this piece of magical jade that could
release a skill similar to earth split three times. I only want 10 Qi Gathering
Pills.” He took out a piece of jade, waved it and put it away.
Someone not far from Wang Lin immediately said, “I’ll exchange with
you!” As he was coming out, another person quickly said, “I’ll trade 12
pills for that piece of jade!”
The first person hesitated and stared hard at the second person without a
word. He felt that 10 pills was the limit.
Soon after, people came up one by one, showing off their stuff, and the
scene became lively, especially when people fought over a certain item.
Whoever had the highest bid won.
“I have a technique here that, as long as you’re above the second layer
of Qi Condensation, you can use it to hide your cultivation for a short
period of time, unless the person is already at the Foundation Establishment
stage. I know that this thing is pretty useless. I only want 10 … 5 Qi
Gathering Pills for it.” The person who said it was very hesitant.
Everyone laughed. This technique really was useless. All of the
disciples wanted to show off their cultivation, because the higher the
cultivation, the better their treatment. Who was that bored, to want to hide
their cultivation? If it lasted longer, then it would at least have some use,
but it only lasted for a short period and cost so much; 5 Qi Gathering Pills.
Seeing that no one wanted it the person sighed. Just as he was about to
put it away, Wang Lin called out, “I’ll trade 5 Qi Gathering Pills for it.”
The person in the middle was stunned. They quickly became excited
and came up to exchange.
Holding the thing containing the technique, Wang Lin was stunned. He
had never seen this type of thing before. He quickly scanned it with his
divine sense and the method for the technique quickly appeared in his mind.
This thing might be useless for others, but it was very useful to him,
even though it could only hide cultivation for a short period of time.
A voice suddenly rang out. Despite it being hoarse, it was still filled
with pride. “One Foundation Establishment pill. State your offer!”
Wang Hao immediately became excited and quickly said, “20 Qi
Gathering Pills!”
“1000 talismans plus a flying sword!”
“2000 talismans!”
“30 Qi Gathering Pills plus 500 talismans!”
“A piece of skill jade, a flying sword, 10 Qi Gathering Pills and 500
talismans!”
The crowd loudly shouted their offers. They clearly viewed the
Foundation Establishment pill as an item of great importance. Wang Lin
had heard about this Foundation Establishment pill from Wang Hao. After
taking the pill, its effect would stay in the body for two months. In those
two months, the rate in which one absorbed spiritual energy would be
increased by several times. It was something every disciple under the 7th
layer of Qi Condensation desired.
That pill was very precious, even in the sect. Every disciple normally
only had two chances of obtaining it; when a disciple was promoted to
black cloth rank, they could receive one, and when they get promoted to
purple cloth they would receive two.
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W ang Lin had no interest in this Foundation Establishment Pill at

all. Seeing the price already so high, he sighed for Wang Hao. It
seemed that Wang Hao wouldn’t be able to get this Foundation
Establishment Pill.
While thinking this, he heard Wang Hao shout, “230 Qi Gathering Pills!
This is my limit. Any more and I’m not trading!”
The scene quickly became silent. 230 Qi Gathering Pills was already a
very high price. Not many could beat it. But the Foundation Establishment
pill was simply too rare, and few were willing to give theirs up.
The person selling the Foundation Establishment pill smiled. He
arrogantly said, “With just 230 Qi Gathering Pills, you want to trade for my
Foundation Establishment pill? If the price is under 2000 Qi Gathering
Pills, I’m not trading!”
Wang Lin quickly listened to his voice. After pondering for a while, he
secretly guessed that this person was Wang Zhuo, but he was not sure,
because he was completely hidden by the black fog.
Wang Hao shrugged and didn’t say a word. Everyone present was
stunned by that person’s arrogance.
The person in charge coughed and said, “Ok everyone, since that person
doesn’t want to trade his Foundation Establishment Pill, let us move on and
continue the exchange.”
Before long, another person came out and presented their goods. Soon,
it was Wang Lin’s turn. He stepped forward, took out a small bottle, and
said, “A mysterious liquid that could match 1 drop to 1 qi gathering pill.
There are about 100 drops in here. I only want the chants for the 4th layer
or later.” After he finished talking, he opened the bottle. Everyone could
sense the spiritual energy within it.
Many people became mesmerized. Although Qi Gathering Pills were
filled with spiritual energy, it was still a finished product. This liquid had
many more uses, like refining more pills.
Even when refining treasures, like a flying swords it would help
increase its spiritual power.
Someone immediately said, “I’ll trade the chant for the 4th layer with
you!”
Wang Lin raised his brow and said, “Only the 4th layer?”
Another person shouted, “How about the chants for the 4th, 5th, and 6th
layers to trade for that mysterious liquid?”
Wang Lin pondered a little. He shook his head and said, “I want the
chants for the 4th through 15th layer.”
“Brother, aren’t you making this too difficult for us? Even second elder
apprentice-brother Can Jie, who won last year’s competition, is only at the
6th layer, and they only have the chant for 7th, 8th, and 9th layer. From the
10th to 15th layer, only a few elder apprentice-brothers have them!”
Wang Lin was stunned. He hesitated for a while. Suddenly, a voice from
not far away said, “If you have 200 drops of that liquid, I can give you the
chant for layers 4 through 9!”
Everyone looked toward the voice and saw a man wearing purple
walking toward the disguised Wang Lin. He was only about 20 years old,
but had a cold expression. When he arrived, he looked at the surroundings
and everyone was shocked. They respectfully said, “Second elder
apprentice-brother Can Jie!”
The purple clothed man didn’t pay any attention to them, but said to
Wang Lin, “Do you have 200 drops?”
Wang Lin’s face hardened and his pupils shrank. He was getting an
extremely dangerous feeling from this person, far exceeding anyone else
that he had met in the Heng Yue Sect.
Even master Sun Dazhu and brother Zhang couldn’t compare to him.
Wang Lin respectfully replied, “This liquid is something I found by
accident. Besides these 100 drops, I have a few dozen left to use for myself.
I don’t have that much.”
The purple clothed man pondered a little. He tossed out a piece of jade
and said, “Fine. Give me the rest of the liquid and these chants are yours!”
Wang Lin took the piece of jade and scanned it to make sure it
contained what he needed. He took out another bottle and placed the two
bottles on the ground. He didn’t get closer to the purple clothed man.
The purple clothed man looked at Wang Lin, then waved his hand. The
two bottles flew towards him. After scanning them with his divine sense, he
said, “If you get more of this liquid, come look for me in the back
mountains. It doesn’t matter if its Foundation Establishment pills, flying
swords, skill jade, or even the chant for the 10th layer or later. I can get
them all!” After he finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Wang Lin’s eye became narrow and his gaze became cold. The last
thing that purple clothed man said was simply too vicious. If it was the
people in the crowd, they might not have immediately realized, but Wang
Lin had always been smart, so he could always see the deeper meaning in
things.
The words the guy said meant that anyone could take the mysterious
liquid to him to trade. That placed Wang Lin in a very dangerous position.
Although he couldn’t see other people’s eyes, he could feel that there
were people secretly watching him.
But after Wang Lin decided to bring out the spring water, he had already
prepared for this possibility, so he didn’t panic and calmly checked his
surrounding.
The crowd quickly continued the exchange until it was over. As people
left, there were people who were filled with joy, as well as many filled with
disappointment.
Wang Lin did not leave with Wang Hao, but placed a dozen or so
talismans on his legs and rushed out. He disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Wang Hao was a smart person and understood why Wang Lin did this.
He quickly used a talisman and left the exchange ground.
The disciples that revealed some good treasures all did the same and
quickly left.
The several disciples that had malicious thoughts toward Wang Lin after
seeing the mysterious liquid were all taken by surprise. They wanted to
chase, but only saw a shadow. They cursed a few times and left.
Some of the higher cultivation level disciples didn’t go and blatantly try
steal things. This was, after all, an exchange between disciples of the same
sect. If killing and stealing really occurred and was found out by the other’s
master, then there would be dire consequences.
As Wang Lin was running, he kept placing more talismans on his legs.
The speed the talismans gave stacked, so, with a few dozen talismans on his
legs, he quickly returned to the sect courtyard.
The person he was the most afraid of was the purple clothed man. He
didn’t immediately return to the chore house, but hid in an empty room.
Only when daylight appeared and the disguise disappeared did Wang
Lin carefully leave the room. Luckily, along the way back, there was
nothing.
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TRAINING
W ith the chants all the way up to the 9th layer, Wang Lin could
continue his cultivation. He returned to his reclusive lifestyle,
while heavy tension loomed over the Heng Yue Sect.
All of the inner sect disciples were preparing for the competition. If they
could reach the top, then magic treasures, pills, talismans, spirit stones, and
more will be rewarded to them.
What made their eyes green with envy was that this time, the sect took
out one of its big treasures, the Two Moon Ring, as the reward for first
place.
This Two Moon Ring belonged to a senior of the sect from 300 years
ago. It contained great defensive power.
Therefore, all of the inner disciples were secretly preparing their
strength.
As for the newcomer competition, since there were only a handful of
new inner disciples, everyone predicted that the winner of the newcomer
competition will be Wang Zhuo.
As for the honorary disciples, they became even more hostile toward
each other. The competition to become an inner disciple was a chance to
turn their lives around. Everyone was secretly preparing for it.
This tense atmosphere had nothing to do with Wang Lin at all. In
addition to cultivation, he also practiced the attraction technique. The day
before the end of the month, he left the chore house and headed straight for
the main courtyard.
The technique to hide his cultivation level was activated. The spiritual
energy in his body quickly disguised itself to the level of the first layer of
Qi Condensation.
He found that the people at the chore house were too annoying and kept
him from cultivating properly, so he wanted an excuse to go to a quiet place
to cultivate.
After arriving at the main courtyard, he walked in. A while later, he
stepped in front of Sun Dazhu’s herb garden and respectfully said, “Disciple
Wang Lin requests to meet master.”
“Why are you here?” The herb garden’s gate didn’t open. It seemed Sun
Dazhu really didn’t like this disciple.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal. He respectfully said,
“Disciple’s cultivation is too low, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to win in
the competition and lose master face, so I would like to refrain from
participating.”
Sun Dazhu sneered, “Hmmm, it seems you are still a bit self aware, you
little brat. Look at elder Xu’s disciple, Wang Zhuo. So young, yet already at
the peak of the first layer, and could enter the second layer at any time.
Even if you went, it would be useless. The others could kill you with their
finger. I even heard you guys are relatives. How could there be such a big
difference?”
Wang Lin didn’t care and said, “Wang Zhuo has been smart since he
was young, and he’s naturally talented. He’s not someone this disciple could
compete with.”
Sun Dazhu pondered for a while and asked, “Did you find any more
gourds in the past half year?”
Wang Lin shook his head, revealing a look of helplessness, and said,
“This has really been strange. I have been to the mountain multiple times,
but haven’t seen any gourds.”
Sun Dazhu coldly said, “Do you have anything else to say? If not, then
scram. Every time I see you, I get angry!” Every time he laid eyes on Wang
Lin, he couldn’t contain his anger. He wished he could just kill Wang Lin
with one hand so the others wouldn’t laugh at him.
Wang Lin bowed and respectfully said, “Master, disciple is really bored
from staying up here in the mountains and would like to leave until after the
new year. What do you think?”
Sun Dazhu refused and said, “Leave the mountain? You can’t. I almost
forgot until you mentioned it, but in four years is the competition between
the other sects. This time, the head already ordered that after the new year,
most of the inner disciples will go into intense closed door training. You
should go so you don’t ruin my name in the intersect competition.”
“Intense training?” Wang Lin was stunned.
“Every 20 years, there must be a competition between the sects. That
has been the rule for hundreds of years. Although Xuan Dao Zong is
friendly with our Heng Yue sect on the surface, we secretly have a lot of
disagreements. For the past 100 years, we have always lost to them, which
is very disgraceful. That’s why there will be this intense training. You listen
to me well. If after four years you haven’t made any advancement and make
me lose face during the competition, I’ll kick you out of the Heng Yue Sect
no matter what!” After saying that, Sun Dazhu didn’t explain anymore.
Wang Lin secretly let out a sigh. It seemed that training outside the sect
won’t be possible. Seeing that Sun Dazhu’s tone wasn’t friendly, he nodded
and took his leave.
After returning to the chore house, Wang Lin pondered a little. Since he
couldn’t train outside the sect, let’s use this intense training to properly
cultivate.
The next day, the competition began. The scene was very lively. Wang
Lin didn’t go. He used this time to cultivate and solidify his foundation in
the second layer.
In the next few days, Wang Lin found out from the gossip of the
honorary disciples that among the inner disciples, apprentice-brother Zhang
got first place, but only because no purple ranked disciple participated.
As for Wang Zhuo, he unsurprisingly became the king of the new
disciples. He became even more arrogant and no longer viewed disciples
his age as people on his level.
A week later, in the morning, a bell rang throughout the sect. It rang five
times. That meant that all inner disciples must quickly gather outside the
main hall.
Wang Lin couldn’t hear the bell from inside the dream space. It wasn’t
until the furious Sun Dazhu kicked open the chore house’s door and woke
him. He quickly put away the bead and opened up the door to the secret
training room, only to see Sun Dazhu’s furious face, shouting, “Wang Lin
are you deaf? Did you not hear the bell? You bastard! All of the inner
disciples participating in the intense training are there but you! You made
me lose face before elder apprentice-brother! You… you make me so mad!”
Wang Lin raised his brow and remained silent.
Sun Dazhu gave Wang Lin a hard look. He knew that this was not the
time to scold his disciple, because the head and apprentice-brothers were all
waiting. Without a word, he grabbed Wang Lin and stepped onto the seven
colored cloud and flew into the sky.
At top speed, they arrived in front of the main hall. Sun Dazhu
mercilessly threw Wang Lin to the ground. Sun Dazhu said, in a low
whisper, “Wang Lin, follow me in. If you make me lose face again, I’ll go
against the sect rules and kill you!” Those last words by Sun Dazhu were
filled with killing intent. He was already at his wit’s end with this disciple.
He later decided that he must find a reason to kick his disciple out of the
sect.
Wang Lin rubbed his shoulder. If he hadn’t already reached the second
layer of Qi Condensation, then that fall would have broken his arm. He
lowered his head and whispered, “Disciple obeys.”
Sun Dazhu snorted. He tidied his clothes and walked into the main hall.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and suppressed his anger as he walked into the
hall as well.
The Heng Yue Sect main hall was the most grand place within the sect.
It was a wide hall with dozens of status of sages of the sect. The entire hall
was filled with a sense of awe.
After Wang Lin followed Sun Dazhu into the hall, dozens of gazes
suddenly gathered on him. He had difficulty breathing and quickly lowered
his head.
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BACK MOUNTAIN
M ore than 40 inner disciples stood inside the hall. There were
disciples of black, white, and red rank, but no purple. All of these
disciples had serious expressions. Among them, Wang Lin could see many
faces that he knew, like Wang Zhuo, the girl named Xu, the girl name Zhou,
apprentice-brother Zhang, and such.
Right in front of them sat two rows of more than 10 elders, all with cold
expressions. Right in the middle sat a person, about 40 years old, wearing a
blue gown, with eyes like lightning. He said, “Junior brother Sun, this is
your disciple?”
Sun Dazhu quickly put up a smiling face and said, “Elder apprentice-
brother, this is my disciple, Wang Lin. He entered the sect late, so he
doesn’t know the meaning behind the bell ringing 5 times.”
A red faced man sitting on the right sneered, “The disciple is really like
his master. He’s kinda dumb, just like you were back then.”
A man on his side laughed. “Apprentice-brother isn’t correct. Junior
brother Sun at least had some talent, so he was much stronger than his
disciple.”
Sun Dazhu’s face changed between red and white for a while. He gave
Wang Lin a hard look. He snorted and ignored Wang Lin and went to sit
down.
The man in the blue gown frowned. He looked at Wang Lin one more
time before forgetting about him and said, “As said before, these 4 years of
intense training must provide results. We must win in the competition
against Xuan Dao Zong. Starting today, you will be entering the back
mountain. Everyone will be provided with their own cultivation place. This
time, the sect will provide 10,000 qi gathering pills for you all to use. None
of you may leave the mountain during this time.”
All of the inner disciples replied in unison.
The man in the blue gown nodded and continued to say, “I hope that in
four years, one of you will become a purple clothed disciple. Purple clothed
disciple means a core disciple far more important than inner disciples.
Forget it, experience it for yourself. Now, all of you, go to the back
mountain and someone will lead to you the cultivation ground.”
After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and a white light shot
out from them. After circling the hall once, he growled, “Open!”
The white light suddenly expanded and soon engulfed all of the inner
disciples.
“Go!” Following the growl from the man in the blue gown, the white
light sparkled and disappeared from the main hall.
Wang Lin felt a warm sensation in his body. After the blink of an eye,
he found himself inside a valley. This place had much more spiritual energy
than the other places. Sounds of water could be heard from all sides. He
scanned the area and found the other inner disciples chatting with each
other.
This valley had no plants. It was a cliff with many holes carved into it,
like a bee hive. Some of the holes were sealed with giant rocks.
Suddenly Wang Lin noticed that someone was watching him. He turned
around and saw Wang Zhuo smiling at him coldly.
At that moment, a youth came out from one of the holes in the cliff. He
was wearing purple clothes and coldly looked at everyone. He said, “Fellow
apprentice-brothers and sisters, this is the back mountains of the Heng Yue
Sect. As for back mountain, it’s not really the back of the Heng Yue Sect,
but a cultivation ground for inner disciples built by several Soul
Transformation stage experts 500 years ago. This place has much thicker
spiritual energy than normal. Since you are here, you must concentrate on
cultivating, or else don’t blame us seniors for kicking you out of the back
mountain.”
Wang Lin recognized this purple clothed youth. He was the person that
bought Wang Lin’s spiritual energy liquid . It was rumored that he was
already at the 6th layer of Qi Condensation and that he was very
unpredictable.
Wang Lin lowered his head. This kind of scheming he understood well
because he put him into a dangerous situation before.
“I have the chants for the 7th layer and below. If you reach that level,
but don’t have the chant, come to me. Once I check you, I’ll give it to you.
As for where you will be practicing, any one of these caves that isn’t sealed
can be chosen. Here are bottles of Qi Gathering pills. Each bottle contains
50 pills and will be refilled once a year.” After he finished speaking, he
waved his hand and 50 white bottles appeared on the ground.
Some of the inner disciples stepped forward and took a bottle, then
started to look for the entrance to the cultivation area.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Because he took a disguise pill back then,
that person didn’t know his identity, so he went up and took a bottle. Zhang
Kuang stood at the side, looking at the inner disciples take the bottles one
by one, when he suddenly saw Wang Lin. He had a strange look on his face
and said, “Whats your name? How come you haven’t even reached the first
layer of Qi Condensation? Who is your master?”
Wang Lin stopped and turned around. He respectfully said, “Senior
brother, my name is Wang Lin. My master is Sun Dazhu. My talent is
lacking, that’s why I haven’t reached the first layer yet.”
Zhang Kuang was stunned. He smiled. “You are Wang Lin? I heard
about you before. Although talent is important, perseverance is also key.
Since your talent is lacking, you must work even harder!”
Wang Lin quickly promised.
“This cliff is too high for you since you’re not even at the first layer. I’ll
give you a lift.” Zhang Kuang waved his sleeves. An invisible force
appeared under Wang Lin’s feet and pushed him until he was in front of a
cave.
Wang Lin respectfully thanked Zhang Kuang. After he turned around
and entered the cave, his face quickly darkened. If he hadn’t met this
apprentice-brother before, he would have been thankful, but after seeing his
true nature, he would, of course, not take this small favor to heart.
The cave wasn’t large. There was only a stone bed and a lever on the
wall. Wang Lin walked over and pulled the lever. Suddenly, a roaring sound
could be heard as a giant rock fell down and completely sealed the cave.
After carefully examining the cave again and finding nothing wrong,
Wang Lin was very satisfied with the place. When he looked for Sun
Dazhu, he wanted to look for a place to cultivate outside of the sect.
Although he was rejected, the current situation lead him to a place that was
pretty close to his original plans.
The only downside was that there was no source of water inside the
cave. Wang Lin’s cultivation mainly relied on the spiritual energy liquid.
But in his bag of holding, he had collected a lot of snow water, so it should
be enough for him to use for a while.
He also heard sounds of water inside the valley. As long as he was a bit
cautious, water shouldn’t be an issue.
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QUARREL
A fter thinking about it, he took out the mysterious bead and started
his first closed door training.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, 2 years had passed. During
those two years, Wang Lin was either cultivating or practicing his attraction
technique, but he didn’t feel lonely at all.
Even though it had been two years in the real world, in reality, he had
been in closed door training for 13 years.
The spiritual energy here was very rich. He was very impressed.
Although it couldn’t compare to the spiritual energy liquid, whenever he
was waiting in the real world, he found the spiritual energy to be at least
twice as dense as it was outside of the back mountains.
Starting from the second layer, his cultivation became very slow. After
cultivating in the dream space for more than 6 years, he reached the limit of
the second layer. He then started to tackle breaking into the third layer.
After countless tries, he finally broke through.
But what was causing him confusion and distress was that in the 7 years
after, even though he had already reached the peak of the 3rd layer, he
couldn’t enter the 4th layer, no matter how hard he tried. It was not that he
lacked spiritual energy. He felt a mysterious force stopping him every time
he reached the critical point.
And this 3rd layer of Qi Condensation was also weird. It was unlike the
1st or 2nd layer, where once he reached the peak, he couldn’t condense any
more spiritual energy.
Although Wang Lin felt that he had reached the limit, the 3rd layer
didn’t seem to have a limit. If he continued to cultivate, his spiritual energy
would continue to increase and keep transforming his body.
This caused Wang Lin to be very surprised, but no matter how hard he
thought about it, he couldn’t find an answer.
Today, all of the snow water had been used up. He only had one gourd
of spiritual energy liquid left. That gourd had been with him for a long time.
It was one of the three that Wang Lin buried in the mountains. He used two
of them to make the 10th cloud appear on the bead, and considering that he
almost died the last time he took a gulp of it, he had been very wary of it
and kept it in his bag of holding.
After a bit of hesitation, Wang Lin didn’t take out that gourd. Based on
his calculations, the amount of spiritual energy in that gourd had already
reached a terrifying state. He could always use it once he reached a higher
level of Qi Condensation.
He stood up and stretched his body. He walked to the lever and pulled.
With a roar, the stone door opened. Sunlight poured into the cave and
blinded Wang Lin. After he got used to the light, he came out of the cave
and took a deep breath.
Looking down, there were a lot of people chatting in the valley. It
seemed that a lot of these people found cultivation dull and came to
socialize.
After pondering a little, he activated the technique to hide his
cultivation level to the first layer of Qi Condensation. He waved his sleeves
and jumped forward. His body slowly floated down to the ground.
In the 13 years that he had spent in the dream space, he had completely
mastered the attraction technique. He didn’t even need to say the chant
anymore, he only needed to will it to use it.
Like now, he was using the attraction technique on his body. Although it
could be said that once the attraction technique reached a certain level, it
was doable, that was only when one moved slowly. The moment it speeds
up, it becomes difficult.
But Wang Lin felt so confident now, that even if he needed to fly
quickly, he wouldn’t lose control. Without more than 10 years of practicing
the attraction technique, this would be impossible.
But who had the time to waste on practicing for 10 years on this low
level technique? All of cultivators were racing against time. If they had the
time, why not practice some higher level techniques?
In order to not attract attention, Wang Lin slowly landed in the valley.
Right as he landed, he could hear the sound of ridicule. “The sun really
came out from the west side. Even the trash, Wang Lin, has reached the first
layer of Qi Condensation and can finally come down from the cliff without
help.”
Wang Lin turned his head. He indifferently looked at Wang Zhuo. There
were also a few people sitting next to him. They were all inner disciples.
A 24 to 25 year old white clothed youth laughed. “Wang Lin, you
shouldn’t be here. You should be mixed with those honorary disciples back
in the chore house. At least there, you can feel high and mighty, but here,
you are the worst of all of us.”
Wang Lin scanned with his divine sense. Wang Zhuo was the same as
him, reaching the peak of the third layer, and the white clothed youth had
reached the peak of the 4th layer. He could break through it at any time.
Wang Zhuo proudly said, “Wang Lin, you sure were smart 2 years ago.
You knew you weren’t my match, so you just gave up. But let me tell you,
trash will always be trash. You will never match up to me. I was the top
newcomer two years ago, what are you?”
The white clothed youth beside him laughed. “Junior brother, go fetch
me some water from the river there. Your senior brother is feeling good, so
I might give you some pointers.” As he was speaking, he threw a bottle. It
landed at Wang Lin’s feet.
Wang Lin remained silent and looked at the white clothed youth.
The white clothed youth said, with a dismissive look, “What does this
mean? You want to fight? Let me tell you, second apprentice-brother
already said that inner disciples can’t fight with each other. If you don’t act
properly, don’t blame me for teaching you a lesson.”
“That’s enough. All of you shut up!” A shout came from the cliff. Soon,
a shadow appeared like lightning, revealing apprentice-brother Zhang’s
shadow. He frowned and looked at everyone and growled, “Wang Zhuo,
Sun Hao, the two of your aren’t cultivating, but are here bullying a junior
who is only at the first layer of Qi Condensation. Is this really that
interesting?”
The two’s expression quickly changed. They quickly shot Wang Lin
ugly looks and lightly snorted. Afterwards, they didn’t say any more. They
clearly feared marital brother Zhang.
Apprentice-brother Zhang’s gaze turned to Wang Lin and equally
harshly said, “Wang Lin, you really shouldn’t have come, but since you’re
here, you should properly cultivate. In the world of cultivation, power is
everything.”
Wang Lin nodded. He hesitated a bit and asked, “Apprentice-brother
Zhang, I have a question. After reaching the peak of the first layer of Qi
Condensation, why, no matter what I do, can’t I break into the second
layer?”
Wang Zhuo snorted and said, “With your talent, don’t even think about
reaching the second layer in your lifetime!”
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FOUR YEARS
A pprentice-brother Zhang gave Wang Zhuo a cold look and said,

“The key to breaking through really does have a lot to do with your
talent. Some people only need a few attempts to succeed, while others need
hundreds or thousands of years or never even break through in their life.”
Wang Lin revealed a melancholy expression and suddenly asked,
“Apprentice-brother Zhang, is breaking through every layer this difficult? Is
breaking from the 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th as hard?”
Apprentice-brother Zhang nodded, “Yes. The later the stage, the harder
it is especially, the 3rd to 4th and 5th to 6th layer.”
Apprentice-brother Zhang’s answer also attracted a few other disciples.
A female disciple suddenly asked, “Apprentice-brother, what is so difficult
about going from the 3rd to 4th layer? I’m currently in the 3rd layer.”
Wang Lin knew the person that talked. It was the girl named Zhou that
Wang Huo was pursuing.
Apprentice-brother Zhang pondered a while and said, “Fine. Just today,
I’ll tell you guys about the two bottlenecks you will face below the 6th
layer of Qi Condensation. The first bottleneck is from the 3rd to 4th layer.
For some people, it’s very easy, but for others, it’s something they might
never get past in their entire life. The key has nothing to do with talent, but
in one’s ability to understand the meaning behind the phrase “the road is
merciless”.”
He gave everyone a thoughtful look and continued, “Immortals need to
cut away their mortal ties. If you can do it, then the 3rd to 4th layer is easy,
if not, then it becomes hard. As for the bottleneck at the 5th to 6th layer,
that is a change in the quality of spiritual energy in your body. Spiritual
energy slowly changes your body, and at that point, it starts making deeper
changes. This requires a large amount of spiritual energy, so it became a
bottleneck that blocks a lot of people.
After Wang Lin finished listening, he was stunned and silently
pondered.
The other inner disciples all had different expressions and continued to
ask questions. It wasn’t until it became dark that everyone dispersed.
Wang Lin wandered into the valley, following the sound of water,
frowning. Soon, a lake appeared before him.
A faint scent of spiritual energy was emitted from the water. Wang Lin
went and drank some of the water. Although it couldn’t match the spiritual
energy liquid, it still contained enough to help increase his spiritual energy.
So he took out gourds and filled them with water, one by one. After a
long time, he finally filled all of the gourds and turned around. His pupils
immediately shrank as he saw second apprentice-brother standing a distance
away, behind him, like a ghost. When he was filling the water he was
constantly scanning the area with this divine sense, but didn’t find anything.
However, it seemed that Apprentice-brother Zhang had been there for a
long time. Wang Lin’s heart sank.
Zhang Kuang’s eyes lit up and said, “Brother Wang, the river does
contain a lot of spiritual energy, and is good for your cultivation, but I see
you have a lot of gourds prepared already. Did you already know you would
need them before you came here?”
Wang Lin put away his things without any change in his expression and
said, “Master had previously informed me that the river would help my
cultivation, so disciple has prepared a lot.”
Zhang Kuang stared at Wang Lin for a while and said, “It’s normal for
Sun Dazhu to know this. You should go back and practice. To be able to
reach the first layer in only two short years, it seems junior brother is really
determined. That’s good. I hope that when I seen you again, you will be at
the second layer.”
Wang Lin clasped his hands and left. Only after he returned to his cave
did he finally relax a bit. His clothes were soaked in sweat. Good thing he
trained himself to constantly use the technique to hide his cultivation level,
otherwise, if Zhang knew that he had already reached the 3rd layer, he
would definitely become suspicious. If Zhang tried to kill him, he wouldn’t
have the power to fight back.
Wang Lin quietly reminded himself, “Immortals are the same as
mortals. There are many different types. In fact, the immortals are much
more cruel than mortals, so I must not let anyone know I have this
mysterious bead.”
After pulling the lever to seal the cave again, Wang Lin sat down
crossed legged and started to cultivate again.
The principle of cutting off all mortal desires and ties was to prevent
these things from distracting them from their cultivation, but after entering
the Heng Yue Sect, Wang Lin found that most of the immortals not only do
not cut themselves off from their desires, but become even worse.
As a result, the term “cut off mortal desires” was a very vague
expression, but according to Brother Zhang, it was the key to go from the
3rd to 4th layer, which seemed to be a contradiction.
After being puzzled for a long time and still not finding any clues, Wang
Lin knew that he could never cut the ties with his family. The lucky part
was that the 3rd layer wasn’t like the first two layers. Even though he
couldn’t break through, his spiritual energy still increased. In the end, he
gave up trying to break through the to the 4th layer quickly and just kept
building his spiritual energy up.
Time quickly passed. One year, two years. Without knowing, two more
years had passed. Wang Lin had been in closed door training for 4 years
now. He only left the cave once more to refill with water to make into
spiritual energy water for this cultivation.
Four years in the real world resulted in 25 years in the dream space.
Including the time from before the closed door training, Wang Lin had been
cultivating for 27 or 28 years already.
His Qi Condensation level was still stuck at the 3rd layer, but the
amount of spiritual energy in his body was still increasing.
It was the last day of the 4 years of intense training. Outside, an
arrogant voice shouted, “Fellow apprentice-brothers and sisters, the 4 years
are up. Come out quickly. The head is here, preparing to send you all back.”
All of the caves on the cliff opened up. The inner disciples made their
way out from them one by one.
Wang Lin felt, with this divine sense, that these 40 plus people all had
great harvests while training here in the past 4 years.
Wang Zhuo had already reached the peak of the 5th layer and was ready
to break into the 6th layer. There were many others in the same situation.
Everyone’s cultivation had increased a lot.
The girl named Xu was at the 3rd layer, and as for brother Zhang, he
was already at the 6th layer!
He vaguely felt that his cultivation was different from everyone else’s.
Just now, when he used his divine sense to scan everyone, it seemed as if no
one else noticed.
The girl named Zhou had already said that she reached the 3rd layer two
years ago, but under Wang Lin’s scan, he observed that she was still at the
3rd layer, with no growth at all.
Wang Lin had a guess. It seemed others’ 3rd layer weren’t like his,
without a limit.
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LIGHT SPECK
A fter analysing the situation in great detail, he felt that this had
something to do with him cultivating in the dream space. He had
experienced many of the bead’s mysteries in these past 4 years.
When cultivating in the dream space, he could feel that those glowing
orbs released a light that got absorbed by his body.
As for those glowing orbs, he had analysed them for a while, but still
hadn’t found their exact use.
Wang Lin no longer used the technique to conceal his cultivation level,
as 4 years of cultivation in a place like the back mountains was a good
enough reason to explain it all.
No one else knew that 20 years ago, in dream space time, he had
already reached the 3rd layer.
Also, for the past 20 plus years, he had been constantly practicing his
attraction technique and it had reached a terrifying level.
In fact, no one in the country of Zhao would spend 20 years practicing
such a basic technique.
Suddenly, a white light appeared silently from the sky and covered
everyone. The warm feeling came again, but this time, Wang Lin noticed a
difference.
There were faint flashes of strange symbols in the light. The symbols
came together to form a whirlpool that quickly pulled everyone in, and they
disappeared from the valley.
When they reappeared, they were in the main hall. The sect head sat
there, still wearing the blue gown. Next to him sat several elders.
In the moment, several powerful divine senses scanned them. The sect
head smiled. He nodded and said, “For years have passed and I’m very
pleased that all of you have made considerable progress. Very good. Now,
all disciples that reached 5th layer or higher, stay. The rest of you, go and
tell your masters of your harvest in these 4 years. In three days, Xuan Dao
Zong will be here. This time, we must win. As for the changes in clothes, it
will all be done after the competition with them.”
The people all replied in unison. All of the disciples below the 5th layer
left. Wang Lin looked around and didn’t see Sun Dazhu.
After leaving the hall, Wang Lin made his way to Sun Dazhu’s herb
garden. He sent out his divine sense and found that the seal on the gate
didn’t stop him at all, so his divine sense went into the garden and he found
Sun Dazhu there, cultivating. Sun Dazhu didn’t notice his divine sense at
all.
This seal that terrified him before now seemed to be filled with flaws.
He now felt that if he wanted to break this seal, he could easily do so.
Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense and respectfully called out,
“Disciple Wang Lin is here to greet the master.”
After Sun Dazhu heard this, he hesitated for a while. After thinking for
a long time, he somewhat remembered that he had accepted a disciple
called Wang Lin 4 years ago. Then, he sent Wang Lin to the intense
training. He was not sure if that trash had made any improvements.
Due to his curiosity, he opened the gate to the garden and arrogantly
said, “Come in then.”
Wang Lin walked in. Sun Dazhu examined Wang Lin and exclaimed,
“You managed to get to the 3rd layer?!”
Wang Lin nodded and respectfully said, “Disciple has trained hard in
these 4 years and barely made it into the 3rd layer.”
Sun Dazhu blinked a few times. He seemed to remember why he had
accepted Wang Lin as his disciple. He remembered that he was going to
wait until this disciple reached the first layer and use the soul searching
technique, but after hesitating for a while, he decided to give up. After all, it
had been so many years, and the backlash of lowering his own cultivation
didn’t seem to be worth it.
Sun Dazhu glanced at Wang Lin and said, “Fine. Since you reached the
3rd layer now, you are a true disciple of Sun Dazhu, and since you are my
only disciple, starting today, you can come back and live here again. In a
few days, there will be the competition with Xuan Dao Zong. You can
follow me there and broaden your horizons. Also, since you reached the 3rd
layer, did you practice the attraction technique?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he replied, “Disciple has
practiced the attraction technique, but still feels very unfamiliar with it.”
Sun Dazhu nodded and said, “That’s natural. To be frank, these basic
techniques are all about practice. The more you practice, the better you will
be at it. Your master practiced it for a whole year and that could be
considered the longest in the sect, see.” As he was speaking, he moved his
hand and a small colorful sword appeared and circled around the room
before landing back in Sun Dazhu’s hand.
“After practicing the attraction technique and reaching the second layer,
one can start practicing the drive technique. The drive technique is what
moves this sword. Of course, to reach this level, you must have at least have
reached the 4th layer, but with the competition so close, we can’t have you
making a joke out of the sect. Your cultivation is low, so the chance of you
going up is low, but you can’t lose the sect any face. A flying sword can
still be controlled with the attraction technique. I’ll give you a token, so go
to the sword shrine and pick out a good flying sword to wear and to show
off at the competition.” Sun Dazhu finished talking and tossed a token
toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression became strange. He opened his mouth for a long
time, but didn’t know what to say.
Seeing Wang Lin’s expression becoming strange, Sun Dazhu snorted
and said, “Don’t think of this as a small matter. You must look good,
because if you make me lose face, I won’t forgive you. Back then, your
master did the same thing. Just holding a flying sword earned my master a
lot of face.”
Wang Lin wryly smiled and said, “Disciple will definitely look fierce,
master. Don’t worry.”
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WEALTH
S un Dazhu nodded his head in satisfaction and said, “You can keep this
token. It will allow you to freely enter and exit this garden. But
remember, you aren’t allowed to touch any of the herbs without my
permission.”
Wang Lin nodded. He knew that Sun Dazhu didn’t like him, but seeing
how he had already reached the 3rd layer, Sun Dazhu at least recognized
him as a disciple. Wang Lin respectfully left.
Not long after, he arrived at the sword pavilion in the main courtyard.
He was here many years ago, and being here again made him remember the
scene from back then.
Outside the sword pavilion sat a disciple in white. He looked like he
was 30 years old and kinda chubby. Wang Lin didn’t recognize him, so it
seemed he didn’t participate in the intense training.
He looked at Wang Lin and exclaimed, “Junior brother, you are only at
the 3rd layer. What are you doing here? This is a place only disciples of the
4th layer or higher can enter.”
Wang Lin remained silent. He took out the token Sun Dazhu gave him
and tossed it over.
After the fat disciple received the token, his face became strange, as if
he was trying to hold back a smile. Soon, he couldn’t hold it back any
longer and burst out laughing. “It seems to be Elder Brother Sun’s tradition.
I had forgotten about this. Elder Brother Sun has this tradition that at
everyone competition with another sect, he likes to show off a flying
sword.”
Wang Lin became embarrassed, especially thinking about Sun Dazhu’s
serious expression before. He warily smiled.
The fat man laughed for a long time. He forced down his laughter and
waved his hand saying, “Junior brother, you can go. I recommend the sword
3 from the right. That flying sword is really amazing. The first time I saw it,
I thought it was the most amazing flying sword in the country of Zhao.”
Wang Lin quickly thanked the man and made his way toward the
pavilion. When he was 5 meters away, he suddenly detected waves of
energy from the pavilion, seemingly to try to prevent him from entering.
Seeing this, the fat man realized that he forgot to turn off the formation
set around the pavilion. He wanted to tell Wang Lin, but right when he was
about to speak, he suddenly stopped as if there was a fishbone stuck in his
throat. His eyes grew large and stared at Wang Lin with a look of disbelief.
Wang Lin felt the resistance and remembered the shame from back then.
He snorted and kept moving forward, 5 meters, 4 meters, 3 meters, 2
meters, 1 meter!
Despite the resistance increasing, it wasn’t able to stop Wang Lin at all
and he easily stepped into the sword pavilion. After entering the room, he
used his divine sense and found that the room he was currently in was very
strange. It seemed his divine sense was restricted to only 3 meters in range.
The fat man immediately jumped up with a shocked expression on his
face. He was the disciple in charge of managing the sword pavilion, so he
knew the power of the formations very well. Not to mention inner disciples,
but lot of the elders couldn’t force their way in like Wang Lin just had.
Only when recruiting disciples was the power of the formation
weakened hundreds of folds, so that the swords’ energy could be released to
see if there were any matches.
“Is the formation broken?” The fat man couldn’t believe what had just
happened. He think the formation had to be broken, so he moved up to test
it himself.
Just when he entered the 5 meter range, he felt a very strong pressure
that made him feel like he was a leaf in the turbulent sea. He was
mercilessly thrown out. His body flew black and made an arc as he fell. He
coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood after he landed on the ground. After
a long time, he recovered his senses. His was face filled with fear. He
exclaimed, “Not… not broken!”
Wang Lin easily entered the room. Once inside, he saw that there were
many flying swords of various lengths, all releasing powerful sword intent.
Wang Lin scanned each sword one by one without stopping, until he
finally saw the sword that the fat man said was the most amazing looking
sword in the country of Zhao.
Aftering seeing it, Wang Lin was speechless. It could really be
considered the most amazing looking flying sword. It shouldn’t really even
have been regarded as a flying sword, but more like a rectangular sign.
It was two palms wide, 1 meter long, and the whole body shined with a
golden light. The reason for the golden light was not because this was some
sword with a magical spell, the golden light was there because the entire
sword was coated with gold.
Also don’t think that the coat of gold was there just to hide some
amazing sword under, it was just regular iron.
On the handle were two large diamonds, and even the sword tassel was
made from thin strips of gold.
In short, taking this sword out to show people would really amaze them,
and maybe even make them think it was an amazing sword.
Wang Lin stroked his chin. He is really optimistic about the sword. If
anything else, at least if he ever needed money in the future, he can sell it
for a lot of money.
On the flying sword there was a sign that read, “This sword’s name is
Wealth. It was made by a sect elder 500 years ago and said to have
unimaginable power. But in reality, this sword has been broken and rebuilt
many times. However, because the elder had done much for the sect, his last
will was to leave the sword here in hopes that it finds someone fitting in the
future.”
“Whoever chooses this sword must treat it well. If it breaks, it must be
immediately repaired. If it’s sold, then the person who sold it will be kicked
from the sect!”
Wang Lin couldn’t hold in his laughter. He picked up the sword and
said, “I’ll chose you then, but I, Wang Lin, am a poor man, so if you break,
don’t expect me to put you back together!”
After putting the flying sword away in his bag of holding, he left the
room. The fat man outside looked nervous. Instead of the mocking laughter
from before, he respectfully sent Wang Lin off.
Wang Lin’s divine sense was restricted inside the pavilion, so he didn’t
see what happened to the fat man, so he was surprised at why the fat man
suddenly became so respectful.
After returning to Sun Dazhu’s garden, Wang Lin took out the sword.
Sun Dazhu was stunned, and after mumbling to himself for a while, he
glanced thoughtfully at Wang Lin and said, “When I saw this sword before,
I didn’t have the guts to take it, but it seems you have guts. Good. Take this
sword with you to the competition in three days and show it off to the
elders.”
Three days later, the bell in the Heng Yue Sect rang nine times. It
echoed for a very long time through the mountain. The head, all the elders,
and many disciples all stood outside the main hall.
They saw a black dot appear in the sky. The black dot got closer and
closer to them, until they saw it was a thousand foot long centipede. The
centipede was completely black. It seemed to step on black clouds as it
thunderously roared towards them.
All of the Heng Yue Sect inner disciples took a deep breath their eyes
filled with fear. Some of the female disciples’ faces became pale and their
legs became weak.
“What’s the big deal about it? Although this thousand foot long
centipede looks scary, if everyone here struck it with a sword, it will still
die!” The red faced man next to the sect head shouted. His voice was very
loud. It seemed he wanted the people on the centipede to hear.
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GUEST
A nother elder stared at the centipede and whispered, “Hmph, the

Xuan Dao Sect is always like this, trying to bully my Heng Yue Sect
because we don’t have a spirit beast. If there is a chance, we must kill that
spirit beast, then we’ll see how they will show off.”
The sect head coldly snorted. A purple sword suddenly appeared before
him. The sword flew into the sky and became a giant purple dragon. It
coiled above the Heng Yue Sect and roared at the centipede.
The thousand foot centipede suddenly stopped and didn’t dare to
continue. Suddenly, a loud laugh could be heard from the top of the
centipede.
“Huang Long, it is rumored that this purple sword contains the soul of a
dragon. It seems that rumor is not fake. Friend, I’m here now, and if we win
again, the Heng Yue Sect must keep their promise and return the 137
treasures that were stolen from us, as well as give us 200 flying swords as
compensation.”
The sect head’s expression remained normal. There was no trace of
anger. He indifferently said, “Friend Ouyang, if the Xuan Dao Sect wins
this time, the Heng Yue Sect will naturally do as promised, but if you guys
lose, then you must hold back on your technique to control spirit beasts.”
While he was speaking, the purple dragon slowly dissipated and turned
back into a purple sword. It returned to sect head Huang Long’s hand.
The thousand foot centipede started to move forward again. It circled
above the Heng Yue Sect as it slowly descended. The inner disciples all
pulled back to make room.
All of the elders had frowns on their faces from seeing the disciples
recoiling.
After the centipede landed, it remained motionless. Dozens of people
jumped down from the centipede’s back. Besides three elders, everyone else
was very young.
The Xuan Dao Sect had both male and female disciples. It seemed like
they were making fun of the Heng Yue Sect because they knew that the
Heng Yue Sect didn’t have many purple clothed disciples, so every one of
them was wearing purple. Another thing that surprised the Heng Yue Sect
disciples was that every single Xuan Dao Sect disciple was good looking.
The males were very handsome and the females were all very beautiful.
Especially the male and females disciple in the front. The male was
extraordinarily handsome and full of masculinity. His long sleeves and hair
fluttered in the wind, with a flying sword on his back that made him look
even cooler. His appearance completely enchanted a few of the female inner
disciples.
The female disciple wore full purple with hair long like a waterfall,
bright red lips, and with beautiful eyes could move anyone’s heart. Even
Wang Lin couldn’t stop his heart from beating faster when he saw her. He
became very surprised as he carefully looked at her and quickly became
more cautious.
Seeing all the disciples with memorized looks in their faces, one of the
elders finally couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted, “When did the Xuan
Dao Sect started practicing charm arts? It is simply too despicable.”
This shout quickly awakened many of the inner disciples. All of them
had a surprised expressions.
One of the three elders of the Xuan Dao Sect laughed and said, “This
must be elder Dao Xu. My name is Qin Gu Lei. You should take a closer
look. My two disciples here didn’t practice any charm arts, but were born
with water spirit roots. I can see that among all of the Heng Yue Sect
disciples, none of them are of such a pure spirit root. All of them are a
mixture of all 5 elements. No wonder you can’t tell the difference.”
All of the Heng Yue Sect’s elder’s expressions became unsettled. After a
long time, sect head Huang Long’s expression remained the same as he
changed the subject and said, “Friends of the Xuan Dao Sect, first, rest at
our sect. The competition will begin in three days.”
Elder Ouyang nodded. Smiling, he said, “Very good, our Xuan Dao Sect
has had these competitions with the Heng Yue Sect for many years, but
although there are some disputes, there is no need to hurt our relationship.”
Among the many elders of the Heng Yue Sect, a very old man walked
out. His face was full of wrinkles and he somewhat looked like he had no
energy. He lightly chuckled and said to Ouyang, “Good friend Ouyang. It’s
been 20 years, do you still remember me?”
Elder Ouyang laughed out loud and said, “I’ve already seen you, old
friend Song Dao You. This time, you must let me have some more of your
homemade wine. I didn’t have enough because you were too stingy last
time. You only brought out one jar!”
Elder Song smiled. “It’s not that I’m stingy, it’s that when you start
drinking wine, it’s too scary. No matter how many jars I bring out, it’s not
enough.”
As the two started talking, the other two elders of the Xuan Dao Sect
found familiar faces and started chatting as if the unfriendly words before
were never said.
As they talked about things that were happening in cultivation world of
the country of Zhao, the eyes of the disciples of both sects were really
opened.
Things like: the Wu Feng Sect had a male disciple that seduced the
Misty Sect’s head female disciple and made her pregnant. The Mist Sect’s
head went to the Wu Feng Sect for justice, but came back with a baby.
Or like the Heaven Sect, where some disciples abandoned the sect and
joined the He Huan Sect. After some of them started to spread the benefits
of joining the He Huan Sect, more and more disciples abandoned the
Heaven Sect. This made the Heaven Sect’s head so mad, that he sent out a
kill order for any disciple that abandoned the sect.
Or about some genius baby being born, and finally about the Misty
Sect’s Core Formation expert’s birthday being in a few months, so all the
friendly sects would send people to attend and such.
Wang Lin listened for a long time and started to have a very blurred
impression of the cultivation world in the country of Zhao. At one point, he
suddenly felt someone looking at him. He turned his head and saw that
female disciple from the Xuan Dao Sect looking at him a faint smile on her
face.
Wang Lin nodded his head and secretly put up his guard. He didn’t
believe that he had the charm to attract someone’s attention among all the
disciples present.
Liu Mei was the leader of the inner disciples at the Xuan Dao Sect and
was very confident in her innate charm ability. Within the Xuan Dao Sect,
almost no one her age could resist. But that ordinary looking youth was the
first to recover, which surprised her. She couldn’t help but take a few more
looks, but no matter how she looked at Wang Lin, he was only at the 3rd
layer and was nothing out of the ordinary.
As the elders talked, the disciples of the two sects also started to chat
with each other to prepare for the competition that was to come. All of the
Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples seemed to have a mysterious fog that hid their
cultivation level.
Wang Lin was also surprised that he became interested in the Xuan Dao
Sect. This technique seemed similar to the disguise pill, but on a higher
level.
The Heng Yue Sect disciples seemed to focus all their attention on that
male and female, all of them with their own ideas, but Wang Lin noticed a
strange phenomenon; all of the disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect, from the
looks in their eyes, all seemed to shown signs of respect to a middle aged
man in the back.
After giving that person a thoughtful look, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze,
lowered his head, and remained silent.
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CENTIPEDE
T he Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples were also all secretly evaluating the
Heng Yue Sect disciples, especially the ones who were at the 6th
layer and higher. Wang Zhuo’s looks and his peak 5th layer cultivation also
made the Xuan Dao Sect disciples keep him in mind.
As for Wang Lin, he was only at the 3rd layer, so they completely
ignored him.
Everyone aside from Liu Mei that is. She paid a little attention to him.
As the two sect’s elders talked to each other, they were also secretly
looking at each other’s disciples. The Xuan Dao Sect’s three elders became
more and more happy as they saw the Heng Yue Sect’s disciples. They
thought that if these were all the disciples the Heng Yue Sect had, they
would win this exchange for sure.
But they had secretly been in conflict with the Heng Yue Sect for many
years and knew that they were very cunning. They would save the killing
blow until the most crucial moment. Even though there were quite a few
disciples of the 6th layer present, all of them were new faces, and all the
ones that participated last time weren’t in sight.
Those were the people who they needed to focus on during this
exchange.
The sect head, Huang Long, scanned the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples. His
gaze paused on the male and female with the pure water spirit roots. He
secretly sighed in his heart. In the past 500 years, the Heng Yue Sect had
really fallen without a successor. Even the Xuan Dao Sect, which was an
unknown, small sect only 500 years ago could constantly beat the Heng Yue
Sect. He originally thought that they would win this time, but two single
element spirit root disciples had appeared this time, which made him very
worried.
“Do we really need the purple clothed disciples to come out? They are
currently in training…” Suddenly, Huang Long’s gaze fell on the disciple
all the way in the back and he finally made a decision.
“Fine. Since they sent this disciple, then it’s time for our core disciples
to come out as well.”
Thinking about this, he laughed and said, “Friend Ouyang, the disciples
must be tired from the trip. Let them go rest first. Us few old guys should
have a good time. Come into the main hall.” He waved his hand to welcome
them into the main hall with a smile on his face.
Xuan Dao Sect’s three elders nodded and followed him into the main
hall.
The Heng Yue Sect’s elders followed in behind them. Elder Xu was the
last one. He turned to the disciples and said, “Wang Zhuo, you’re in charge
of taking care of the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples. If there are any issues,
teacher won’t forgive you!”
Wang Zhuo seemed to be prepared for this. He respectfully said,
“Teacher doesn’t have to worry. I will properly take care of Xuan Dao
Sect’s fellow apprentice-brothers and sisters.”
Elder Xu smiled at the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples and said, “Disciples of
the Xuan Dao Sect, if you have any needs, you can ask Wang Zhuo. This
old man is old, so I won’t bother you young ones. You all should get to
know each other more. The future of the cultivation world belongs to you
all.” After he finished speaking, he walked into the main hall with a faint
smile.
The moment the elders left, the disciples immediately became more
relaxed. Some of the Heng Yue Sect’s female disciples went up to the male
with the water spirit root and started to make small talk. Their eyes were
filled with admiration.
Besides the Heng Yue Sect’s 6th layer disciples appeared some Xuan
Dao Sect’s disciples. They made small talk about their experiences.
As for the other disciples, they all started to talk with each other. There
were also many disciples who looked up to the unmoving centipede in
amazement.
Wang Lin looked at the scene and didn’t want to join in. He went off to
the side and sat down on some steps. Looking at the blue sky and white
clouds while bathing in the sunlight felt very comfortable.
There were many other disciples like Wang Lin that didn’t like the
crowds, like the female named Zhou. She saw Wang Lin and casually
walked over.
“Junior brother Wang, I want to congratulate you on reaching the 3rd
layer. There aren’t many inner disciples as hardworking as you.” The
female named Zhou said with a smile. She sat down on the steps without a
caring if it was dirty or not.
Wang Lin chuckled. He shook his head and said, “It’s not like what you
said at all. I see that most of these people are painstakingly cultivating as
well.”
The female named Zhou looked at the clouds. She sighed and said,
“Junior brother Wang, don’t sell yourself short. During the 4 year of intense
training, almost all the inner disciples came out very often, but I rarely saw
you. Cultivation is a very boring thing to do. Junior brother Wang, to be
honest, I admire you. To reach the 3rd layer in 4 years takes a lot of
perseverance!”
Wang Lin rubbed his nose and smiled, “Senior Sister Zhou, didn’t you
also reach the 3rd layer?”
The female named Zhou sighed and gloomily said, “I reached the 3rd
layer three years ago, but now, all the disciples who were weaker than me
back then have surpassed me. Maybe it’s because I can’t cut off my mortal
ties.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while and said, “The road is ruthless. If senior
sister Zhou wants to advance, you must understand this phrase.”
The female named Zhou looked at Wang Lin with her beautiful eyes.
Revealing her beautiful teeth, she said, “Junior brother Wang, I can see that
you have already reached the peak of the 3rd layer and can break through at
any time. I think that you will soon surpass me too.”
Wang Lin stared at the breathtaking beauty. He wryly smiled and said,
“I won’t be able to break through any time soon. These mortal ties aren’t
something I can cut easily.”
The female named Zhou was stunned. She hesitated and asked, “Junior
brother Wang, it’s rude of me to ask, but what mortal ties can you not cut?”
Wang Lin shook his head and didn’t answer. His mind was filled with
thoughts about his parents.
The female named Zhou saw that Wang Lin was reluctant to answer.
She sighed and said, “I can’t cut the ties with my family. Cultivation is too
ruthless. Maybe I’m not fit for this.”
Wang Lin was about to speak, but he suddenly turned his head and saw
Wang Zhuo staring at him and the female name Zhou with an evil gaze.
At that moment, they heard Wang Zhuo’s voice. “Brothers and sisters of
the Xuan Dao Sect, you all said this centipede likes to eat live animals. Let
us, the Heng Yue Sect, take care of it for you during your stay. I have a
junior brother, you see. Cultivation is just a waste of time for him, so
making him catch live animals to feed this centipede is a much more fitting
job for him.”
The male disciple with the water spirit root hesitated and said, “Brother
Wang Zhuo, this is a bit improper. The centipede’s nature is wild. If a
stranger were feed it, that person might be in danger.”
Wang Zhuo said, with a gentle expression, “Don’t worry, brother Liu.
How could a cultivator back down because of danger? You are our guests.
These chores should be left to us, the Heng Yue Sect.”
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CENTIPEDE’S POISON
S ome of Wang Zhuo’s companions agreed and one of them said, “This
is true. Friends of the Xuan Dao Sect, leave it to us.”
All of the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples hesitated. The disciple named Liu
wanted to use the elders as an excuse, but at that moment, the middle aged
man in the back lightly coughed. The disciple named Liu’s face twitched.
He nodded and said, “If that’s the case, then we will trouble the Heng Yue
Sect.”
Wang Zhuo smiled. He turned toward Wang Lin and loudly yelled,
“Junior brother Wang Lin, the job of feeding the centipede will be left to
you. You need to be careful.”
Hearing Wang Zhuo’s words, all of the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples
turned their heads to look at Wang Lin. They all had strange expressions on
their faces. How could they still not understand the meaning behind it all?
This Wang Lin must have offended Wang Zhuo.
Among the Heng Yue Sect disciples, one person laughed and said, “I
was wondering who brother Wang Zhuo was talking about. As I expected,
it’s junior brother Wang Lin.”
Someone else continued, “This job is really fitting for him. With his
lack of talent, it’s really a waste of time for him to cultivate. There is no
chance for him to compete in the exchange.”
“There really is no one else more fitting for these chores than him.
Junior brother Wang Lin, you must do your job properly and not lose the
Heng Yue Sect any face.”
Hearing the laughter, the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples understood that not
only had Wang Lin offended Wang Zhuo, but, because of his lack of talent,
had also became the target of mockery among the other disciples.
This kind of thing happened in every sect, so it was not a big deal. As a
result, all of the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples categorized Wang Lin as trash.
The female named Zhou that was sitting next to Wang Lin frowned. She
shot Wang Zhuo a disgusted look. She whispered to Wang Lin, “Junior
brother Wang Lin, if I hadn’t come, he wouldn’t have targeted you. I…”
Wang Lin shook his head. Wang Zhuo hadn’t just been targeting him for
a few days. Ever since the first day they met and onwards, Wang Zhuo had
always made an effort to ridicule him. The rest of the sect had looked down
on him due to the fact that he got accepted by trying to commit suicide and
then became an inner disciple due to Elder Sun.
Most importantly, he was only at the 3rd layer, making him the weakest
among these disciples.
Power was everything. Wang Lin eyed the thousand foot centipede that
was lying on the ground. He didn’t care and pretended like he hadn’t heard
any of it
Not long after, Wang Zhuo assigned a few disciples to lead the Xuan
Dao Sect’s disciples to their rooms to rest.
The Xuan Dao Sect’s disciple with the water spirit roots named Liu
glanced at Wang Lin before he left and gently said, “You must be brother
Wang Lin. Our Xuan Dao Sect’s centipede has a wild nature. When you
feed it, you mustn’t get too close, or you will be injured.”
Wang Zhuo looked at Wang Lin with a cold smile. He didn’t bother him
anymore after that. Soon, everyone dispersed from outside the main hall.
The female named Zhou frowned. She talked with Wang Lin for a bit
more, then left.
Looking at the deserted area, Wang Lin stood up and walked toward the
centipede. He stopped 10 feet away from it and carefully examined the
spirit beast.
Upon a closer look, this thousand foot centipede was an enormous
beast. The body was formed by many sections, and between each section
were rings with thorns pointing out like countless swords. There were also
faint black spots all over its body, and its head had two massive pincers
sticking out.
In addition, what attracted the most attention were the two long red
whiskers that moved without wind, as if they were two very long snakes.
As if it knew Wang Lin was looking at him, it opened and closed its
eyes, giving Wang Lin a cold glance. Wang Lin immediately felt a cold
sensation sweep by.
Wang Lin’s body felt cold, but the movement of spirit power in his body
immediately dispersed the coldness.
The thousand foot centipede revealed a surprised expression. It gave
Wang Lin a deep and thoughtful look, then closed its eyes and ignored
Wang Lin. Wang Lin revealed an interested expression. No wonder this was
a spirit beast, it even had human-like expressions.
While musing this, he left at a brisk pace for the mountains. Using his
divine sense, he easily captured some small animals and came back.
Along the way, Wang Lin saw some of the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples
being lead by some senior disciples. When they saw Wang Lin with the
small animals in his hands, they laughed, which drew the Xuan Dao Sect’s
disciples’ attention.
One of the Xuan Dao Sect’s female disciples, who looked very pretty,
with a face that looked so delicate, it felt as if it could be broken by a drop
of water, laughed. “Junior brother, all of those small animals you caught
won’t be enough to feed the thousand foot centipede. You should go catch a
large worm. Those are the centipede’s favorite.”
One of the inner sect disciples immediately tried to suck up and said
“Junior sister Ouyang, this dumb kid is like a mute. There is no need to talk
to him. You didn’t know this, but he isn’t qualified to cultivate. He failed all
of the entrance tests and then tried to commit suicide, which forced the
elders to accept him as an honorary disciple.”
Wang Lin was familiar with the person who talked. He was the one that
ridiculed him back during the training period, Sun Hao.
Someone from the Xuan Dao Sect quickly asked, “Honorary disciple?
But I see him wearing red. He should be the Heng Yue Sect’s inner
disciple.”
Sun Hao loudly laughed. “I’m not done yet. This kid used some lowly
method to gain the favor of one of the elders and was quickly raised to an
inner disciple. But even so, with his talent, he will only be laughed at for
the rest of his life.”
Wang Lin glanced at them and left. He arrived back near the centipede
and threw the small animals next to it.
The moment the small beasts saw the centipede, they immediately fell
to the ground, trembling in fear.
The centipede opened its eyes and didn’t even look at the small animals.
He spat out a black gas. The moment the black gas touched the small
animals, there was a sizzling sound.
In a blink of an eye, the small animals turned into a pool of blood. The
centipede sucked the blood into its mouth.
Wang Lin took a few steps back. His eyes lit up. Centipedes typically
contain poison, and these poisons were their greatest weapon.
As a child, he read a book that mentioned that the poison of a centipede
was related to its size. Simply said, the larger the centipede, the stronger the
poison.
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OLD FRIEND
T he centipede before him was one hundred feet long. The poison it
contained must have reached an unimaginable level. Wang Lin wasn’t
unfamiliar with centipedes. Many of the children caught centipedes to play
with, and many used them to feed their chickens.
Sometimes, they would accidentally be bitten by the centipede, but all
they needed to do was wash the wound with a lot of water, then at most lay
in bed for a few days and they would be fine.
There was even a time where he collected centipedes for their poison.
The doctor at the village said that if the centipedes’ poison was used
properly, it could be used to cure illnesses. In the early days, his father
couldn’t afford to buy wood for his work, so he went up to the mountains to
chop wood and let the cold air enter his body. This caused him to almost
lose his life.
At that time, the prescription made by the doctor contained centipede
poison.
Although his father’s illness was cured, the illness left its roots in his
father’s body. Every time it rained, his father would be in a lot of pain. The
prescription the doctor gave to help with the pain contained centipede
poison as well, so Wang Lin had caught a lot of centipedes for his father.
Until now, Wang Lin still remembered what happened back then.
Looking at the hundred foot centipede, Wang Lin stroke his chin. If the
small centipedes’ poison could help his dad’s illness, then the poison from
this centipede might just remove the root of the problem once and for all.
But the centipede before him was simply too large, and Wang Lin was
just too small compared to it. He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to get
any poison and hurt himself in the process.
Suddenly, Wang Lin remembered a method for obtaining centipede
poison. This method was passed down through the generations. It was to
make a pill to feed to the centipede. Once the centipede consumed said pill,
it would spit out poison.
Thinking about it, he stared at the centipede and walked toward the pill
house. The pill house contained the most materials in the sect. He also
hadn’t seen Wang Hao in 4 years, so it would be good to check up on him.
It was already getting dark when Wang Lin arrived at the pill house and
saw Wang Hao carefully exiting from the side door. Wang Hao saw Wang
Lin and gestured him to be silent. He motioned him to go outside.
Wang Lin was stunned. He sent out his divine sense and found the 3rd
elder staring at the pill furnace with a serious expression on his face.
After walking away for a while, Wang Hao saw that Wang Lin had
silently followed him out. He grabbed Wang Lin and quickly ran. After
running away for a while, he finally let out a breath.
Wang Hao was short of breath. He warily looked toward the pill house
and quickly asked, with a glint of hope, “Wang Lin, I heard you went to the
intense training four years ago. What layer are you at now?”
“The 3rd layer...what is this?” Wang Lin scanned Wang Hao with his
divine sense and found that Wang Hao was already at the first layer, but the
spiritual energy in his body was very strange. The spiritual energy wasn’t
flowing properly, but moving in an odd path.
Every time the flow circulated through Wang Hao’s body, it would take
away a bit of Wang Hao’s life essence from his organs and absorb it.
In this state, Wang Lin was afraid that it wouldn’t be long before Wang
Hao ran out of life essence and died.
Wang Hao bitterly smiled and said, “You saw through it?”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Wang Hao, tell me what this is about.”
Wang Hao tightened his fist and said, while grinding his teeth, “Back
when we went to the exchange, I always regretted not being able to get the
Foundation Establishment pill. Later, master, bah, Lu Yunie gave me a
Foundation Establishment pill to repay me for being his helper. I was very
surprised at the time. He also gave me a cultivation method and told me that
it was better than the one the sect gives. I didn’t think too much about it and
cultivated with it.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and asked, “What? Let me see!”
Wang Hao took out a thread bound book and threw it to Wang Lin. He
continued, “But after I practiced it for 2 years, my body became weaker.
Although I can manage to condense spirit power in my body, I can’t use it.
Later, I secretly bribed a disciple to look it up for me and found that the
cultivation method Lu Yunjie gave me is called Fire Furnace Trial.”
Wang Lin opened the book and looked through it. The more he read, the
more shocked he became. What was in the book was completely different
from what was inside The Three Layers of Qi Condensation. Instead of
using the spiritual energy to refine the body, it gathered spiritual energy into
a swirl. This swirl would expand as one gathered spirit power, and it would
soon be able to absorb the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth to refine
the body from the outside, achieving something similar to Qi Condensation.
In simple terms, Qi Condensation was to slowly refine the body from
the inside.
And the latter was a high handed method. If one was lucky, the swirl
would expand outside the body before the body collapsed and achieve Qi
Condensation, and if not, then the body would be destroyed before the swirl
expanded to outside the body.
Wang Hao said, with his teeth grinding, “This Fire Furnace Trail
cultivation method, the archives in the sect held some copies of this. It is
said to have been obtained from the extinct country of Lu. Only 2 out of 10
cultivators would survive using this method. It’s all based on luck.”
Wang Lin asked the important question, “What benefit would Lu Yunjie
gain from all this?”
Wang Hao’s eyes grew cold. He darkly said, “He wants to use me as a
pill furnace. When the disciple of the archives gave me the information, it
was recorded that the moment someone dies from cultivating the Fire
Furnace Trial, if a certain method is used, a pill that extends one’s life for 3
years can be created.”
Wang Lin took in a cold breath and thought that this 3rd elder Lu Yunjie
was too cruel.
Wang Hao’s expression was bitter. He harshly said, “I don’t dare to talk
about this with the other elders and the sect head, after all, I’m Lu Yunjie’s
helper. Under the sect rules, my life is no longer mine, but Lu Yunjie’s. If I
knew this would happen, I wouldn’t have agreed to be his helper. Ah, it is
too late to regret it now. Lu Yunjie found out that I know the secret and
threatened me with my parents. Now, I have no control over my life. Every
day I must take several Qi Gathering pills and the swirl in my body grows
larger by the day. Based on my calculations, I only have about a year left to
live.”
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LI SHAN
W ang Lin pondered for a while and said, “What plans do you have?
Do you need my help for anything?”
Wang Hao sighed and said, “You are only at the 3rd layer. You can’t
help me because Lu Yunjie is already at the 6th layer. Also, because he can
produce pills, he is loved by the elders. I have already given up hope. Wang
Lin, in these few years at the Heng Yue Sect, you are my only friend and
my big brother. If you become stronger in the future, you have to avenge
me!” Wang Hao tightened his fists after he finished speaking.
Wang Lin stared at Wang Hao and nodded.
Wang Hao bitterly smiled and said, “Brother Tie Zhu, did you need me
for something? While I’m still alive, I’ll help you as much as I can. Do you
want some Qi Gathering pills? I have a lot of them.”
Wang Lin looked at Wang Hao. He gave up on asking Wang Hao for the
materials he needed and shook his head. He wanted to help Wang Hao, but
the enemy was at the 6th layer. Wang Lin was not confident at all.
Although his divine sense was different from others’ and he had
practiced the attraction technique for more than 20 years, he had never
fought with any other human, so he couldn’t say for sure how strong he
was.
Wang Hao saw that Wang Lin stayed silent. He bitterly patted his
clothes and said, “Brother Tie Zhu, you have more talent than I do.
Thinking back to when we were taking the test, it feels like a dream. Time
passes by too quickly….” Wang Hao sighed and turned to leave with a
gloomy expression. He slowly disappeared from Wang Lin’s view.
“In this cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak….” Wang Lin
pondered this deeply in his heart as he stared at the sky.
At that moment, Wang Lin had an epiphany.
The so called epiphany wasn’t one where he suddenly gained
understanding and his cultivation suddenly increased, but more like
knowledge being poured into one’s brain. What was increased here wasn’t
one’s cultivation or soul, but one’s understanding of heaven and earth.
Realizing the cruel nature of the cultivation world was his epiphany. To
be a cultivator, one must have the attitude of a cultivator.
Wang Lin mumbled as he let out a sigh, “Is the strong preying on the
weak really the mentality a cultivator must have?”
His body moved and he disappeared from where he was.
When he was on his way back to the herb garden, Wang Lin’s
expression suddenly changed as he looked at the guest rooms that the Xuan
Dao Sect disciples were staying at and thoughtfully walked toward it.
Before he even entered, he heard an exaggerated voice from inside.
“I have to say, brothers of the Heng Yue Sect, this flying sword I have is
one of the peerless treasures of the Xuan Dao Sect. It is called the Noon
Money Sword. You guys ask around yourselves to know how much trouble
I spent stealing this sword. If any of you wants to buy this, then you have to
make a vow to not use this in the exchange in 3 days, or I’m not selling it.”
Someone immediately asked, with doubt, “Is this treasure really as
amazing as you say it is?”
“I, Li Shan, would never lie. If you guys don’t believe me, then forget
it. I can sell this flying sword anywhere.”
Wang Lin already found this place to be unusual, as a lot of disciples
from both sects were gathered here. When he walked closer, he saw a 20
something year old disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect holding a sword made of
coins that was glowing blue, talking bombastically about the sword.
The Xuan Dao Sect disciples in the surroundings all had weird
expressions on their faces. One of them couldn’t stand it anymore. He
coughed and said, “What Junior Brother Li Shan said is correct. This Noon
Money Sword is indeed a treasure of our Xuan Dao Sect, but I have to say
that the one in Junior Brother Li Shan’s hand is a fake. However, it still has
some uses.”
The Heng Yue Sect disciples talked among themselves. Then, a 5th
layer disciple walked forward. Wang Lin remembered that this disciple was
named Zhao. Disciple Zhao walked up to Li Shan and they talked among
themselves until they made an exchange, both with smiles on their faces.
Among the inner disciples, there were people who knew about the
sword and mockingly said, “It is just a simple iron sword with some broken
spirit gold and someone dared to try to sell it? It seems the Xuan Dao Sect
is worth only so much.”
Li Shan immediately retorted, “What this brother said is incorrect. My
elder apprentice-brother even said that this was a fake, but your Heng Yue
Sect still had someone who bought it. This type of thing is best to buy for
the sake of novelty.”
The Heng Yue Sect disciple who bought the sword laughed and said,
“Brother Li Shan, what you said is wrong. I didn’t buy this sword to collect,
but to give it to my dad. My family raises pigs, so this sword would be
perfect for killing pigs.”
Li Shan didn’t get mad and said, smiling, “Since you already bought it, I
don’t care what you do with it. Ok, I still have another treasure. It’s called
the invincible dark stinking thunderball! This thing really is a treasure. I’m
not lying. We can even do a live test.”
With that, he took out a black ball and threw it at a wall. With a boom,
cracks appeared on the wall. There was a dark mist on the spot the ball hit
and it emitted a foul odor.
Li Shan said, with a proud and smiling face, “How is it? This invincible
dark stinking thunderball is my own personal hidden weapon. Although the
power isn’t strong, if it lands on someone, this sludge is something even I
can’t wash off. Especially the smell, it’s something I made after gathering
dozens of beasts. Anyone would be disgusted by it.”
Everyone was stunned and stared at each other with their mouths wide
open. A few of the female disciples pinched their noses and took a few
steps back. Wang Lin was also surprised. He sent out his divine sense and
his expression suddenly turned strange.
The disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect all felt really awkward, but Li Shan
was known in the Xuan Dao Sect for making weird things. No one dared to
mess with him because no one wanted to get hit by one of those stink
bombs.
The invincible black sludge stink bomb was really famous in the Xuan
Dao Sect. Secretly, it could almost match one of the sect’s real treasures.
“So how was it? This time, I’m showing you all hidden my ace, but I
still have to say the same thing I said before; you can’t use it in the
exchange in 3 days, or I won’t sell it to you.” Li Shan revealed a serious
expression, but secretly laughed in his heart, “You silly brats, the more I say
you mustn’t use it, the more likely you guys will use it in the exchange.
Hehe, there will be a good show to see. The elders will definitely praise me
and even give me a few magical treasures.”
With that, his eyes lit up and he began to shout.
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LOW LIFE
W ith that, his eyes lit up and he began to shout.

“Fellow brothers of the Heng Yue Sect, there is an old saying:
“Killing people only takes a nod of the head”. But I have to ask everyone;
how could killing people be as satisfying as disgracing them? By disgracing
them, they would stink for 10,000 years. Think about it, when you are
fighting with your rival and you use this, even if you don’t win, you still
come out with more face than them.
“Or when escaping, if you have this move, it also works wonders. If you
run into a crowded area, how would he still have the face to chase after
you?”
“Also, if you encounter a love rival, this could also be a deciding move.
Hehe, if anyone dares to steal your woman, use this on them and then he
would never have a chance as she would never want to be around the stink.”
Li Shan’s advertising moved a lot of the inner sect disciples, especially
when he talked about how it could be used against love rivals. That really
resonated with some of the disciples.
This thing was really a top quality item to get rid of love rivals.
Li Shan’s gaze turned shifted toward Wang Lin in the distance. He knew
that Wang Lin was considered trash in the Heng Yue Sect. People like him
were big customers for Li Shan. The trash back in the Xuan Dao Sect had
already been cleaned out by him, so, when he saw Wang Lin, he excitedly
continued:
“This bomb is especially useful for brothers with lower cultivation.
With this stink bomb in hand, who would dare to bully you again? If
anyone dares to bully you, throw one at them. I, Li Shan, can promise you
that you can walk tall in the sect without anyone daring to bother you.”
With that, Li Shan secretly laughed in his heart. No one daring to bully you
was impossible. It was more like it would invite a beating.
Li Shan saw that he had almost won many people over. He quickly tried
to seal the deal. “This stink bomb is a really good self defense weapon for
the people with lower cultivation. Today, I’ll have a sale. Buy two, get one.
Consider it a gift from me. When we meet again in the cultivation world,
don’t forget to take care of me.”
Among the disciples that were moved by everything he said, one asked,
“Is this item really as amazing as you say? Take out a few more and let me
randomly test one. If it’s really that good, I’ll buy a few to play with.”
Li Shan took out a dozen of the stink bombs from his bag of holding
and gently placed them on the ground, as if he was afraid they would
explode, and said, “You must keep in mind to be careful with this treasure.
Gently pick it up and place it down. When using it, just toss it. When it
meets any resistance, it will explode.”
The inner disciple that had spoken up was Sun Hao.
Sun Hao stepped up and randomly carefully picked up one of the stink
bombs and examined it in his hand.
Li Shan’s expression remained normal, but he quietly mocked him in
his heart. “Little brat, think you can understand it? Besides the sect’s elders,
not even the senior brothers are able to see through its secret.”
Sun Hao looked at it for a long time and wasn’t able to find anything
special about the stink bomb. He threw the stink bomb into a distant
clearing and as the bomb flew in an arc, the moment it was about to hit the
ground, Li Shan thought in his mind, “Explode!”
With a bang, the stink bomb exploded, making the ground black and
filled with a foul odor.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. No one knew that his divine sense had covered
the area. When the stink bomb exploded, he detected a fluctuation of spirit
power from Li Shan.
When Li Shan threw the stink bomb the first time, it was the same.
Wang Lin chuckled, but he didn’t point it out and kept on watching.
Li Shan said, smiling, “How was it? These stink bomb are really
powerful right? But I, Li Shan, am an honest man, so I’ll say the ugly stuff
now. This treasure doesn’t explode all the time. To make it explode requires
a certain throwing technique. Once you guys have bought it, you can figure
it yourself, so don’t come to me about it.”
Sun Hao walked up to Li Shan and whispered something to him. They
walked over to the side and he took out quite a few things.
Li Shan thought about it for a while and took out 10 stink bombs to
exchange.
Li Shan whispered, “You normally only get 3 free for buying 6, but
since you are the first buyer, I’ll throw in one more for free.”
After one person traded for them first and even tested it, a few other
inner disciples came up and bought a few.
Every time Li Shan finished his sale, he would always add a few words.
Things like “This thing isn’t guaranteed to succeed all the time”, “If it
doesn’t work, practice it a few more times.” If there was any question, they
could come and ask him and he could teach them the throwing technique.
When saying this, Li Shan laughed in his heart, “You guys will try
several times and fail, then try a different one and succeed after one or two
tries. I’m only going to be here for a few days, so by the time you guys
suspect me, I’ll be long gone.”
But there were still many disciples who were cautious and didn’t buy
any.
After a while, there were only a few stink bombs left. Li Shan proudly
looked at the Heng Yue Sect disciples and thought, “A bunch of idiots.
Hmph, if you guys don’t use it in the exchange in three days, then all you’ll
have done is get cheated by me, but if you do use it, then there will be
something good to watch. These stink bombs are completely under my
control. Other people can’t even explode it using a hammer! I really can’t
wait for the exchange in three days.”
His gaze swept the surroundings and he noticed Wang Lin’s faint smile.
He was stunned. His eyes turned and he said, “Brother, why don’t you buy a
few to play with? With your cultivation, these are truly fitting for you. If
anyone bothers you, just throw one at them.”
Wang Lin looked at Li Shan and revealed a mocking expression.
Li Shan was surprised. That look made him feel as if Wang Lin had
seen through his secret. He carefully looked at Wang Lin and saw that
Wang Lin was only at the 3rd layer. Being called trash couldn’t have been
for no reason, so he thought that it must’ve been his own imagination.
Wang Lin lightly smiled. He nodded and said, “Ok, I’ll exchange for 2,
but I don’t have any treasures. Only talismans from the sect.”
Li Shan hesitated for the first time. He made sure Wang Lin was only at
the 3rd layer before he finally relaxed and took out three stink bombs. He
smiled and said, “Brother, I’ll give you face and sell them for talismans.
Buy two, get one. These stink bombs will give you an extraordinary feeling,
haha.”
Finished speaking, he thought, “I’m wasn’t lying when I said it will be
an extraordinary feeling. As long as you hold on to the stink bombs, even if
you don’t use it during the exchange, if I ever meet you again, I’ll let you
know what the extraordinary feeling is like. Something you will remember
for life, haha.”
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selling.”
ang Lin put away the stink bomb and looked at Li Shan. He said,
”Brother Li Shan, I won’t bother you anymore, so please continue
Li Shan nodded. He revealed a friendly expression and said, “Brother,

you must be careful with those stink bombs. Remember, they don’t always
work because they require a certain throwing technique. If you don’t
succeed, don’t say I lied to you.”
With that, he continued to tout to the other people.
“Fellow brothers, I still have another treasure. This is a keepsake from
the He Huan Sect. With this, you can go to the He Huan Sect to get a
beautiful girl. This is something I got through a lot of painstaking effort, but
I’ll sell it based on our friendship. Fellow brothers of the Heng Yue Sect,
you mustn’t miss out on this chance.”
Wang Lin chuckled. He turned around and headed back to the herb
garden. Not long after, he had arrived at the garden. He scanned the garden
and found that Sun Dazhu was not there, so he sat down cross legged in his
room and took out the three stink bombs to examine them.
After a long time, Wang Lin revealed an interested expression. These
stink bombs appeared transparent under his divine sense, as if there were no
secrets they could hide.
To say it plainly, there was a trace of Li Shan’s divine sense in the stink
bombs that allowed him to detonate them at will.
Wang Lin never knew that divine sense could be used like this. After
carefully mimicking it, he overlapped the divine sense in the stink bombs
with his
He didn’t destroy Li Shan’s divine sense, but surrounded it. If he wished
to, he could destroy it at any time.
The use of divine sense on this stink bomb inspired Wang Lin. He
pondered a little and took out the mysterious bead.
“If divine sense can be used like this, can it be used the same way on the
bead?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his divine sense quickly gathered on the
mysterious bead.
After a long time, Wang Lin frowned. The stone bead looked like it
hadn’t changed, and under his divine sense, it looked the same as always as
well.
He pondered for a moment, then he took the stone bead and left the herb
garden. At the fastest speed, he went to a secluded place in the mountains
and entered the dream space.
The moment he entered, he knew that time was of the essence and he
quickly spread out his divine sense.
One minute, three minutes, ten minutes, thirty minutes…
There was no change. Wang Lin rubbed his chin and muttered, “Can I
really not leave my divine sense inside the mysterious bead?”
At that moment, one of the glowing objects suddenly began to shine
brightly, then finally dimmed.
Wang Lin was stunned. Then, like a chain reaction, other glowing
objects started to dim. Soon, all of the glowing objects in the dream space
dimmed, until there was no light remaining and the dream space became
completely dark.
Wang Lin was shocked. He carefully observed for a long time and
couldn’t find anything unusual.
An old voice suddenly appeared. “I don’t need to observe anymore.
With your Spiritual Movement stage, trying to see through the heaven-
defying bead is just wishful thinking!”
Wang Lin was startled and his pupils shrank. He had been in the dream
space for dozens of years and this was the first time he had heard someone
else speak.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He suppressed the shock in his heart. He
clasped his hands and respectfully said, “Junior’s name is Wang Lin, and
senior is?”
Wang Lin was a smart man. He didn’t think that the person had
suddenly appeared, but had been there all along and had observed him for
the 30 years he had been in here.
“As a junior of this small country, you don’t have the need to know this
old man’s name. You used nearly 30 years of time with my help and the
help of the stone bead, and only reached the Spiritual Movement stage. That
is truly disappointing. Especially your perception. You only now thought of
using your divine sense to scan the bead! Hmph!”
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He had observed the stone bead with
his divine sense before, but just hadn’t observed for as long as now.
“Your way of doing things really annoys me. Cultivating is a heaven-
defying act. If anyone goes against you, you should kill them. I have
observed you in these few years that you been at this dog shit sect. If I were
you, I would have killed all of them already. Hmph. If anyone dared to
insult me, I would destroy them completely, especially that Wang Zhuo. He
really gets on my nerves. With my temper, I would have taken his soul and
thrown it into purgatory and then wiped out his family. I really like that
Zhang Hu in your sect. Quite vicious. Also, that junior Liu really suits this
old man’s tastes”
Wang Lin’s expression became odd. He wryly smiled, “Senior, I…”
“Don’t interrupt me. I haven’t finished speaking. Hmph, your small sect
also has quite a few good looking ladies. You really don’t know how to
enjoy yourself. If it were me, I would have caught them and refined them
for their soul. Hehe, the taste really makes me reminisce about the past. I
haven’t tasted it in over 30 years…”
Wang Lin was dumbfounded and couldn’t speak for a long time.
“Brat, can you work a bit harder? Hurry up and reach the Soul
Transformation stage so this old man can come out. Sigh”
Wang Lin hesitated. He was somewhat confused and asked, “Senior,
what is Soul Transformation stage? Also what did you mean when you said
I was at the Spiritual Movement stage.?”
“Can’t you think for yourself? Always asking about everything. Forget
it! For a little cultivator from only a rank 3 cultivation country, even if you
think until your head explodes, you won’t figure it out. Hmph. Listen well
brat, I’m talking about the cultivation realm of a rank 5 cultivation country.
In a rank 3 cultivation country like yours, there are only 4 realms: Qi
Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation and Nascent
Soul. As for the Soul Formation stage, it would be a thing of legends in
your eyes.”
“Once someone reaches the Spirit Forming stage, then your country’s
rank will be increased to a rank 4 cultivation country. With that, the country
will be provided the appropriate resources from the Cultivation Alliance
and the country will also gain the right to fight for cultivation stars outside
the country. The country would also need to undertake missions to protect
the alliance.”
“Similarly, if a Soul Transformation appears in a rank 4 country, it
would be raised to a rank 5 country and so on. As for the Spiritual
Movement stage, it is a stage commonly used in rank 4 country or higher. It
is similar to the Qi Condensation stage, but has a broader range.”
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W ang Lin bitterly smiled and said, “Soul Transformation is simply

too far away for junior.”
“Bullshit. With me, who is from a rank 6 country, helping you, what is
the Soul Transformation stage at all? Although I can’t go out, I have been
using my Nascent Soul Essence to help you cultivate for these past 30
years, otherwise, with your lack of talent, how could you have reached this
stage in 30 years?”
“And because you absorbed my Nascent Soul Essence, besides people
on the same cultivation level as me, no one else can see through your
cultivation.”
“Also, with the heaven-defying bead in your hands, what do you have to
be afraid of? It took me painstaking effort to obtain this bead when it
appeared in the cultivation alliance, resulting in me losing my body. My
soul would’ve destroyed if I hadn’t escaped into this bead. Originally, I
wanted to find another body to use, but this damned heaven-defying
bead...it seems that if someone without a body enters it, they can’t leave.
“I won’t lie to you. When I first saw you, I wanted to take over your
body, but this heaven-defying bead is like a cage that prevents me from
leaving.”
“I studied this bead for many years. This bead must have an owner
before many of its effects can be used and I can be released.”
“When I obtained this bead, I was being hunted, but I had some time to
study it. It must absorb the essence of the five elements of metal, wood,
water, fire, and earth before it would identify an owner. But even so, the
owner has to have reached the Soul Transformation before they can get me
out of here. Ah, little kid, show some compassion and cultivate faster! Then
help me find a good body to use. I, Situ Nan, will remember your kindness,
and with my protection, you can live a safe and comfortable life!”
At the end, Situ Nan’s tone wasn’t as aggressive as before, but filled
with regret.
Wang Lin pondered a little. Right when he was about to speak, Situ
Nan’s voice came again.
“Brat, someone came. I’ll help you leave.”
Suddenly, the tearing feeling appeared. Wang Lin’s body shook and he
opened his eyes.
He sent out his divine sense and found two disciples, one male and one
female, quietly walking toward Wang Lin’s direction. About 30 meters
away from Wang Lin, the two stopped and started to kiss and flirt with each
other. Soon, they both took off all their clothes and their moans echoed in
the surroundings.
Wang Lin was very familiar with these two disciples. Both of them were
at the back mountain. He curiously looked at them for a while, especially at
the female disciple, before he reluctantly left.
Back at home, Wang Lin thought about what Situ Nan had said. Wang
Lin didn’t fully believe his words, but he had really learned a lot about how
the cultivation world worked. Wang Lin didn’t believe he would lie about
those things.
Three days later, the exchange between the Heng Yue Sect and Xuan
Dao Sect officially began.
This was a long standing tradition between the two sects, so there
wasn’t too much fanfare. The location was set on the pine mountain peak of
the Heng Yue Sect.
An arched stone bridge connected the two peaks of the mountain. Wang
Lin had seen the peak of Pine Peak Mountain from a distance, but could
never get a clear look because of the clouds.
Pine Peak Mountain was one of the important locations of the Heng Yue
Sect. It had high spiritual energy density, like the back mountain, and was
where the two Core Formation elders went to cultivate.
On top of the Pine Peak was a large stone platform prepared for this
exchange. It was surrounded by 8 large pillars of white jade with the Heng
Yue Sect’s 500 years of history carved onto them.
After arriving here, a majestic air radiated from the white jade pillars
and immediately transformed into killing intent that pierced the bones.
“Friend Huang Long, every time I see these white jade pillars, it feels
different. No wonder this is a treasure of the cultivation country of Zhao.”
Old man Ouyang sighed and waved his hand to destroy the killing intent.
Behind him, all of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples were shocked. In that
moment, the killing intent made them feel as if they had entered a
battlefield. They felt almost crushed by this feeling, until elder Ouyang
dispersed it.
“Fellow cultivator Ouyang, this is a treasure our founder personally
made. Within 100 meters of the white pillars, any none Heng Yue Sect
disciple will be pressured by a killing intent. I believe elder Ouyang
understands, so please excuse us.” Huang Long’s face remained calm. His
hand formed a seal and a gentle light shot out from the white jade pillars.
Like large hands, the lights moved the clouds that covered the peak away.
The killing intent also disappeared.
Before him, all the inner disciples cracked their knuckles.
Elder Ouyang turned and talked with the other two elders before saying,
“No worries. According to the old rules, we will send the first person. Liu
Feng, you can go!”
Liu Feng was the male with the pure water spirit roots. He smiled, then
took a deep breath and arrived on the stage like lightning. He said, in a clear
voice, “Xuan Dao Sect’s Liu Feng asks the Heng Yue Sect for pointers.”
Wang Lin stood behind Sun Dazhu with the flying sword on his back,
wearing his red disciple clothes. He looked quite majestic.
Sun Dazhu was very satisfied with his disciple’s appearance. Ever since
Wang Lin had reached the 3rd layer, whenever he looked at Wang Lin, he
was no longer as annoyed as before. Although he was far from liking Wang
Lin, he was at least starting to see Wang Lin as his disciple.
Of course, all of this depended on whether or not Wang Lin could
manage to get past the 3rd layer. If after 8 to 10 years Wang Lin was still
stuck at the 3rd layer, then Sun Dazhu would probably hate Wang Lin
again.
In these three days, Wang Lin almost never left home. He spent most of
that time in the dream space, talking with Situ Nan.
After a number of conversions, he came to some understanding about
Situ Nan. Situ Nan was the rank 6 country of Suzaku’s number one expert.
His cultivation was at an unimaginable level, he would kill anyone that
annoyed him, steal anything he wanted, and was extremely arrogant.
Because of the appearance of Liu Feng, the scene became very quiet.
The sect head, Huang Long, looked at Liu Feng and said, “Zhao Long, you
go!”
Zhao Long was a very silent disciple. He was one of the disciples that
had reached the 6th layer after the intense training.
The Heng Yue Sect sent out a 6th layer disciple in the first round. This
was a rare occurrence in the exchanges.
Elder Ouyang didn’t mind and said, “Liu Feng, for this fight, I’ll allow
you to use 50% of your power.”
The moment he said those words, the people of the Heng Yue Sect’s
expressions all changed.
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“T oo showy. Apprentice-brother Zhao, beat him up and make the

sect proud!”
“Let that pretty face see how strong our Heng Yue Sect is. Go, brother
Zhao!”
“The Xuan Dao Sect is too arrogant. Brother Zhao, you must make him
look miserable! They even dared to say something like only use 50% of
their power!”
“The Xuan Dao Sect is too cunning. They already have an excuse ready
for when they lose. I’ll be watching, brother Zhao! Go!”
All of the Heng Yue Sect disciples were riled up. Those words by the
Xuan Dao Sect Elder hurt their self-esteem.
The elders of the Heng Yue Sect’s faces all darkened. They stayed
silent, but theirs eyes became cold and their gazes toward the Xuan Dao
Sect became less friendly.
Sun Dazhu chuckled. He smiled and whispered to Wang Lin, “Disciple,
watch this carefully. This exchange will be more intense than before. This is
the first time the Xuan Dao Sect has dared to be so arrogant.”
Wang Lin looked around at the angry inner disciples and then looked at
Liu Feng. There was still a layer of black fog on his body that prevented
Wang Lin from seeing his cultivation level.
Liu Feng stood on the stage and gently said, “Brother Zhao, since our
sect elder has spoken, I’ll only use 50% of my power in this fight.”
Zhao Long was of medium height. His complexion was dark and his
body looked very strong. Instead of a cultivator, he looked more like a
warrior in the mortal world.
He cautiously looked at Liu Feng. He clasped his hands and said,
“Brother Liu, please!” When he finished speaking, he took a step, then
blooming white lotuses appeared one by one around him and floated around
his body.
Slivers of sword qi appeared on the white lotuses. Sounds of wind
hitting Zhao Long’s clothes could be heard, but there was no wind.
Sect head Huang Long smiled. “Zhao Long’s lotus blade has already
reached the mid rank. Very good.”
The red faced elder proudly said on the side, “Haha, sect head, Zhang
Long is my favorite disciple. His talent is very good and he is very hard
working. This lotus blade is something he picked out himself from the
sword pavilion. After 5 years, he has already reached the mid rank.”
Elder Xu smiled and said to the surrounding disciples, “The lotus blade
is known for its attack power. You inner disciples should take this
opportunity to learn from him.”
Wang Zhuo narrowed his eyes. He didn’t show it on his face, but he
thought, “Lotus blade? Hmph, I know it as well. Give me 5 years and I’ll be
stronger than him.”
“Brother Zhao is usually so quiet. I didn’t expect him to have already
reached such a level with the lotus blade.” Sun Hao secretly envied him and
watched carefully.
On the stage, Zhao Long shouted, “Brother Liu, this lotus blade of mine
is very powerful. You have to be careful.”
At that moment, the lotuses floating around Zhao Long started to
rapidly spin and sword qi rained down on Liu Feng.
Liu Feng’s expression remained calm. He quickly moved backward and
formed a sign with this hand and shouted, “Water screen!” At that moment,
the sky darkened and specks of light appeared. They were water droplets.
The water droplets gathered like lightning in front of Liu Feng, forming
a screen of water. It shined rainbow colors and looked very pretty.
Elder Ouyang faintly smiled and said to the disciples behind him,
“Heng Yue Sect’s Lotus Blade is a very hard technique to master. You all
have to remember, if you meet this Lotus Blade, you mustn’t try to take it
head on, but avoid it, unless you’re like Liu Feng, who has a pure water
spirit root and can control the water at will.”
All the disciples nodded in agreement, all except the middle aged man
in the back, who had a look of disdain on his face.
On the stage, the sword qi raining on Liu Feng hit the water screen.
Zhao Long’s face sank. This water screen was too strange. The moment the
sword qi landed on it, they disappeared without any effect.
He frowned and was about to use the same technique again, but he saw
Liu Feng let out a smile. Liu Feng said, “Brother Zhao, you try and take on
this lotus blade!”
The water rippled and sword qi shot out from the water screen toward
Zhao Long. The same technique, the same sword qi.
Zhao Long’s expression changed. He quickly moved backwards, but the
sword qi was too fast. He grinded his teeth and threw out yellow talismans
from his bag of holding. The yellow talismans lit up without any fire and
turned into a black mist.
The sword qi landed on the black fog and dissipated. The black fog
managed to block most of the sword qi before disappearing, but some
sword qi still got through it and pierced Zhao Long’s body.
Zhao Long was launched into the air by the sword qi. He coughed out
blood as he was flying in the air. He finally crashed into the ground. After
struggling for a while, he failed to get up.
There were many small holes throughout this body, however, none of
them were that serious, so he wasn’t in any life threatening danger.
Liu Feng had a very proud expression on his face. He stepped off the
stage and said, “Disciple listened to teacher and only used 50% of his
power on the water rebound.”
The red faced elder quickly moved. His body turned into a red mist and
landed next to Zhao Long’s body. His expression darkened as he patted
Zhao Long’s body a few times and fed him some precious pills. After that,
he said, “A very good water screen reflect. Only someone of 8th layer or
higher can break through it. My disciple isn’t that strong yet, so defeat is
normal!”
One by one, the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples revealed looks of joy as they
talked amongst each other.
“Just a 6th layer disciple and he thinks he can fight with brother Liu
Feng. I knew instantly that we were going to win round 1.”
“So true. Brother Liu’s water screen is very powerful, even the elder
can’t stop praising it. They must be dreaming if they think they can break
it.”
“True. The Heng Yue Sect’s disciples are getting weaker year after year.
In these past few days, I checked out the inner sect disciples and none of
them are a threat to us.”
“That’s not completely true. None of the Heng Yue Sect’s purple
clothed disciples have appeared yet. I heard from the elder that those are the
Heng Yue Sect’s core disciples.”
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before.
ike the Xuan Dao Sect disciples, the Heng Yue Sect disciples had all
joined in the last 20 years and had never seen such a bloody scene
All of them remained silent and felt uneasy in their hearts.

Sect head Huang Long’s expression remained sullen. He stayed silent
for a long time. He could easily see that this Liu Feng was at the 6th layer,
but didn’t expect him to have such a powerful technique. His water screen
couldn’t be broken unless the attacker was at least at the 8th layer.
This was only the first round and it was already like this. There was
bitterness in his heart. The Heng Yue Sect had really fallen. He looked at
his fellow apprentice-brothers and saw that all of them had bitter
expressions on their faces as well.
Sun Dazhu sucked in a breath of cold air. “Mother f*cker! A disciple is
even more powerful than me. How does the Xuan Dao Sect get disciples
like this? How come I’m not this lucky?”
Wang Lin gave Liu Feng a deep look. He clearly saw what had
happened. Although he was able to see through Liu Feng’s cultivation when
he used the water screen, Wang Lin was still shocked by the technique.
Xuan Dao Sect’s elder Ouyang smiled and loudly said, “Friend Huang
Long, in this second round, it’s your turn to send out a disciple first.”
Huang Long’s gaze swept across each inner disciple. Each of the
disciples lowered their heads, hoping not to be selected.
Seeing this, Huang Long became very angry. As he was about to speak,
Sun Hao clenched his teeth and said, “Sect head, although disciple isn’t a
genius, I’m willing to fight in the second round.”
The few elders’ expressions all changed, and elder Xu frowned and
said, “Sun Hao, you are only at the 4th layer, don’t mess around!”
Sun Hao hesitated for a while and said, “Disciple...disciple has a new
technique. Although I can’t win, I can still make them look bad.” He
thought in his heart, “Right now, no one wants to go, so if I go up now, I
can leave a good impression with the sect head. Even if I can’t win with this
stink bomb, I won’t look bad. Sorry brother Li Shan, I bought this from you
and now I’m using it on you guys. I guess it can be called karma.”
In these past few days, he felt that he had gained a good understanding
of how to use the stink bombs. He tried it himself and failed, but after going
to brother Li Shan, he finally succeeded a few times. Although, due to lack
of time, he didn’t get to practice more, he felt that with a few tries, he could
make it work.
Huang Long pondered a while and sighed. He nodded and said, “You
can go. Let me see your new technique.”
Sun Hao straightened his body and stepped onto the platform. He said,
“Heng Yue Sect disciple Sun Hao asks the Xuan Dao Sect for guidance.”
When Li Shan saw Sun Hao, his lungs almost burst from laughing.
When he saw that elder Ouyang was about to appoint a disciple, he quickly
stepped up and said, “Elder, disciple Li Shan is willing to go up and spar
with him.” He even winked as he was talking.
Li Shan was a disciple that caused elder Ouyang many headaches, but
Ouyang also knew that Li Shan was very cunning and wouldn’t do anything
that was disadvantageous to him. Elder Ouyang knew that if Li Shan was
willingly going up, he was 100% confident in himself, so he let him go.
Li Shan excitedly went up to the stage. His heart was about to burst with
excitement. He thought, “Oh Sun Hao, Sun Hao, you’ve brought this upon
yourself.”
When Sun Hao saw Li Shan come up, his expression became strange.
Li Shan loudly said, “Brother Sun Hao, come and show me your newest
technique. I, Li Shan, will stand here and take your attack.”
Sun Hao hesitated a bit. He had already reached the level to use flyings
words. His hand formed a seal and a red sword quickly flew out and floated
around him, revealing a cold light.
“Go!” The flying sword rapid flew toward Li Shan and Sun Hao took
this time to take out several stink bombs. He shouted, “See my new
technique!”
Li Shan let out a loud laugh. He easily dodged the flying swords and
thought in his heart, “Explode!”
The stink bombs in Sun Hao’s hands exploded with a bang before he
even threw them. A putrid stench spread out to the surroundings. Sun Hao
stood there, covered in black ash, dumbfounded.
He couldn’t understand why these stink bombs exploded before he even
threw them. Did he use too much force earlier?
Li Shan let out a sigh and said, “Brother Sun Hao’s move is too strong.
What is it called? Self destruct? I already told you before, you need to be
careful with the stink bomb, but you used too much force grabbing them
and they exploded.”
All of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples roared with laughter and sounds of
ridicule could be heard.
Even the Heng Yue Sect disciples wanted to laugh, but they didn’t dare
to as it might anger the elders.
Huang Long angrily waved his hand. A wave of wind blew the stench
away and even flew the dumbfounded Sun Hao off the Pine Peak back to
the Heng Yue Peak.
Elder Ouyang smiled and said, “That Sun Hao misused his technique, so
we don’t know his real strength. Let’s call this a draw.” After he finished
speaking, he gave Li Shan an approving look.
Huang Long gloomily said, “A loss is a loss. How is it a draw?
Continue.”
Elder Ouyang laughed and said, “No less from the largest sect 500 years
ago. Xu Mu, you go up!”
A disciple walked out from the Xuan Dao Sect. He was about 24 to 25
years old. He clasped his hands together on the stage and didn’t say more.
Huang Long didn’t call out any inner disciples, but took out a piece of
jade and gently crushed it. The moment it was crushed, a flash of blue light
appeared on the stage. Three people walked out of the shining blue light.
These three people wore purple clothes. The moment those three
appeared, they released a very strong pressure that shocked the inner
disciples.
Elder Ouyang’s expression slightly changed and he carefully examined
those three.
The middle aged man standing in the back of the Xuan Dao Sect
suddenly turned to them. His eyes lit up and displayed an urge to fight.
When the three men appeared, they coldly looked at the audience. One
of the 40 year old middle aged men said, “Xuan Dao Sect? Hmph, 20 years
ago, I, Lu Song, lost, but this time, I won’t.”
Wang Lin’s pupils contracted. Among the three people, he only knew
one of them: second apprentice-brother Zhang Kuang.
Huang Long plainly said, “Lu Song, this time, you go.”
Lu Song nodded. The other two besides him moved off the stage and
stood next to Huang Long.
“Lu Song! Fifth senior brother Lu Song! I heard he was at the 6th layer
20 years ago. This time, our Heng Yue Sect will win for sure!”
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“H
sure!”
e is Lu Song. I heard from the elders that he is the number one
genius in the Heng Yue Sect! Xuan Dao Sect is going to lose for
“5th senior bother, go! I will follow your example!”

The Heng Yue Sect disciples all cheered with excitement. All of the
confidence they lost from the first two losses had started to come back.
Some of the female disciples became love struck and felt dependent on Lu
Song.
Huang Long also smiled faintly. He thought that since Lu Song had
come out this time, he would win this round for sure.
Wang Zhuo jealously looked at Lu Song and softly snorted.
Even the Xuan Dao Sect disciples were filled with shock. Lu Song’s
fame was something they had heard of as they grew up in the past 20 years.
Although Lu Song ultimately lost in the exchange, he still left a deep
impression in the elders’ minds.
Elder Ouyang’s face darkened. He said, “Xu Mu, I’ll allow you to
remove ancestor’s seal to use your full power.”
Xu Mu’s expression became serious. He opened up his shirt and
revealed a yellow talisman on his chest.
The elders of the Heng Yue Sect were stunned. After carefully looking
at the talisman, they all revealed shocked expressions.
Huang Long asked, “Friend Ouyang, this talisman…”
Elder Ouyang’s eyes lit up. He indifferently said, “Huang Long, this is
something that I’ll explain to you at another time. In this exchange today,
I’ll add another condition. If our Xuan Dao Sect wins this time, you have to
lend us the Heng Yue Mountain for 500 years!”
Everyone’s expressions changed. Huang Long narrowed his eyes and
said, “Are you joking, friend Ouyang?”
Elder Ouyang shook his head. He said, “Huang Long, as you can see,
this talisman can’t be created by someone not of the Nascent Soul stage. To
tell you the truth, an ancestor of the Xuan Dao Sect returned from the
battlefield of a rank 4 country and told me that all of the ancestors of the
Heng Yue Sect have died!”
Huang Long’s expression changed. After pondering for a long time, he
said, “Elder Ouyang, stop this nonsense, otherwise, don’t blame the Heng
Yue Sect for not showing mercy!”
Elder Ouyang smiled and said, “Our Xuan Dao Sect hasn’t take this
mountain by force yet because of our friendship, so we will give you guys a
fair chance in this exchange. If the Heng Yue Sect wins this time, then we
will leave you guys be. I already passed my message. Huang Long, let us
continue this exchange.”
The inner disciples of the Heng Yue Sect were all confused, but all of
them felt giant rocks weighing down their hearts. Even the sky felt like it
had darkened.
Wang Lin was alarmed. It seemed that what Situ Nan said was true. The
cultivation world really was separated by ranks.
Sun Dazhu’s face was pale and his eyes were dull. He muttered to
himself, “Over...it’s all over… all of the Heng Yue Sect’s ancestors are
dead. Before, we could at least rely on the ancestors to intimidate the other
sects and barely hold on, but now that the ancestors are dead, it’s all over.
Damn it, if it wasn’t for the rank 4 countries invading 500 years ago to steal
the dragon star and resulting in the country calling away all its Nascent Soul
cultivators, the Heng Yue Sect wouldn’t be in the state it’s in now.”
Huang Long saw his fellow brothers’ and inner disciples’ uneasiness.
He suppressed the unrest in his heart and shouted, “Everyone in the Heng
Yue Sect, stop panicking. Whether this is true or not will be checked by the
Core Formation elder. What are you all worrying about? Lu Song, continue
the exchange!”
Lu Song, who was on the stage, was also shocked by Ouyang’s words,
but he regained his composure. He opened his mouth and spat out a purple
fog. The fog grew until it became a giant hand and grabbed toward Xu Mu.
Xu Mu’s expression slightly changed. He didn’t say a word and
slammed his bag of holding. Six golden balls flew out and went toward the
hand. Lu Song coldly smiled. His hand formed a seal and the giant hand
waved in the air, causing an evil wind that moved the golden balls off
course.
This evil wind also caused the spiritual energy in Xu Mu’s body to go
out of control. He quickly shouted, “Explode!”
The six golden balls simultaneously exploded. The explosion released
shock waves that blew all of the audience back a bit.
Lu Song snorted and mocked, “A small trick!” The giant hand formed a
fist. Ignoring the explosion, the fist quickly slammed down.
Xu Mu’s face was pale. Seeing that the hand was about to land on him,
he clenched his teeth and took out a yellow talisman. The talisman looked
plain. Xu Mu bit his tongue and sprayed out some blood.
The blood mist in the air quickly transformed into liquid and formed a
blood dragon. Xu Mu didn’t bat an eye and formed a seal with his hand.
The blood dragon twisted and turned. It formed into a strange image that
imprinted onto the talisman.
The yellow talisman suddenly started to glow a glaring light, as if it
were a small sun. The fist dissipated in front of everyone’s eyes.
After Wang Lin saw this, he was shocked. He had one of those
talismans as well.
“It is a magic talisman!” Lu Song frowned. He waved his sleeves and
two white dragons flew out. The white dragons flew around once and
charged at Xu Mu at lightning speed.
Xu Mu let out a pitiful laugh. He used all of his energy to resist the
giant fist that came down on him. He had no energy to stop those two white
dragons at all.
Seeing that the two white dragons were already showing their ferocious
teeth at the most dangerous moment, a cold snort came from the Xuan Dao
Sect disciples.
Shortly after, a black rainbow shot out from the Xuan Dao Sect and
easily surrounded the two white dragons. With a cracking sound, the two
white dragons quickly disappeared and turned into two silver swords. The
black rainbow tightened again and broke the two swords in half.
Lu Song’s expression suddenly changed. The flying swords linked to his
soul were broken, which caused him to cough out a mouthful of blood. His
face revealed a horrified expression. The giant hand above Xu Mu’s head
dissipated as well, since Lu Song couldn’t keep his concentration.
Xu Mu quickly left with the yellow talisman with the look of him
getting lucky today. Lu Song also walked off the stage with a bleak
expression.
Huang Long’s face sank. He shouted, “Xuan Dao Sect, don’t go too
far!” The elders beside him also became enraged. Some of the more ill
tempered elders already took out their treasures, ready to fight.
The inner disciples also saw what was going out and became angry. The
remaining two yellow clothed disciples all looked at the middle aged man
standing in the back of the Xuan Dao Sect.
It was him who let out that cold snort earlier.
Elder Ouyang turned back and looked at the middle aged man. He
warily smiled and said, “This 3rd round is won by the Heng Yue Sect. As
for what just happened, I…”
“Old man Ouyang, don’t say anymore pointless words. This Heng Yue
Sect is only mediocre!” The middle aged man standing in the back slowly
walked forward. As he took a step, the ground suddenly split and the crack
extended all the way to the stage.
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ENTERING THE STAGE (1)
M eanwhile, his body moved and he appeared on the stage. He looked

at the Heng Yue Sect disciples with an arrogant expression and
said, “All you Heng Yue Sect inner disciples can all come at once. I, Zhou
Peng, will take you all on!”
The Heng Yue Sect disciples went into an uproar. Even the Heng Yue
Sect elders revealed frowns.
None of the people from the Xuan Dao Sect said anything. They only
revealed respectful looks. It seemed that this person’s status was not low in
the Xuan Dao Sect.
Elder Ouyang coughed and shouted, “Friend Huang Long, this is Zhou
Peng. He is our Xuan Dao Sect’s head disciple! Let this one match decide it
all. If one of your Heng Yue Sect disciples can last 10 seconds, then the
Heng Yue Sect has won.
Zhang Kuang’s eyes lit up. He moved his body, landed on the stage,
then heavily said, “Such an arrogant kid. I’ll test you!”
Zhou Peng let out a laugh and said, “You? You appear to be at the 6th
layer of Qi Condensation, but you’re hiding your true strength. You’re
actually at the 8th layer. You are not strong enough.” As he was speaking, a
cold light flashed across his eyes. He waved his right hand, then a black
snake suddenly leapt out and grew into a giant python.
This python’s large head looked coldly at Zhang Kuang’s terrified face.
It opened its mouth and inhaled, which produced an unimaginable suction
force.
The suction was very strange. It only effected Zhang Kuang and no one
else.
Zhang Kuang didn’t have the power to resist. Before he could even use
any techniques, his body acted like a kite with its string broken and was
sucked toward the python.
Zhou Peng sneered. He raised his right hand and grabbed Zhang
Kuang’s neck. He said, “Go back and train for a few dozen years before
coming back to look for me!” With that, he threw Zhang Kuang out with his
right hand.
The last remaining purple clothed disciple went to catch Zhang Kuang,
but wasn’t able to counteract the force, so they both slid on the ground for a
very long distance before finally stopping.
Zhang Kuang’s face was very pale. His eyes were closed and his body
constantly trembled. On his neck was a black handprint, as if there was a
hand firmly clamped on his neck.
The purple clothed disciple that caught him had a look of horror on his
face and was silent.
Huang Long’s heart was very bitter. The Xuan Dao Sect’s head disciple
was simply too strong. Based on what happened just now, this person was at
least at the 10th layer. He surely had a talisman hiding his cultivation level,
so the exact level wasn’t known.
Then, he looked at the surrounding inner disciples. Huang Long let out
a sigh. Even the head disciple, who was with the Core Formation elders,
didn’t have a good chance of winning, because he was only at the 10th
layer. If he loses the fight, then the Heng Yue Sect will have completely
lost!
Huang Long wryly smiled. “Fine. It seems my Heng Yue Sect has no
hope. Quickly, tell the two ancestors about what old man Ouyang said so
they can make a decision. If what he said is true, then there is no hope in
keeping the Heng Yue Peak.”
Zhou Peng arrogantly looked at the surrounding people and asked,
“Who’s next?”
All of the Heng Yue Sect disciples became dumbfounded. None of them
spoke up and all of them lowered their heads at Zhou Peng’s gaze, because
none of them wanted to go up.
Zhou Peng sneered. He looked down upon them in his heart. However,
as his gaze was sweeping over the disciples, he was stunned when he
noticed that there was a 3rd layer disciple who wasn’t afraid of his gaze.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he looked at Zhou Peng.
Zhou Peng stared at Wang Lin and coldly asked, “What? Do you want
to come up?”
Zhou Peng’s words attracted everyone’s attention. When they realized
that Zhou Peng’s words were directed at Wang Lin, all of their expressions
became strange.
Huang Long let out a sigh. Wang Lin was only at the 3rd layer and
normally wouldn’t be noticed among the disciples, but now, although his
cultivation was low, his bravery was commendable.
Zhou Peng, seeing that Wang Lin didn’t respond, sneered, “Out of the 4
battles, there is still one left. The Heng Yue Sect is such a large sect, yet no
one dares to come up. I’m very disappointed! Do none of your inner
disciples dare to come up?”
Elder Xu, who was standing next to Huang Long, said, “Sorry, junior
brother Sun. Wang Lin, you go!”
Sun Dazhu was stunned and immediately realized what was going on.
He angrily said, “Dao Xu, although you are my senior brother, you can’t
disgrace me like this! My disciple is only at the 3rd layer! Letting him go
up will only make me lose face! Don’t think I don’t know what you are
thinking! Their sect’s head disciple is too strong, so you all are afraid that
your disciples will be defeated, shamed, and hurt, so you are sending in my
disciple as a scapegoat. My disciple has always been considered trash at the
school, so, even if he loses, you guys can make an excuse. I refuse to agree
to such a disgraceful thing."
Dao Xu frowned. He really did have such thoughts in mind, but Sun
Dazhu didn’t give him any face and said all of that in front of the Xuan Dao
Sect.
He sneered. His eyes looked at the sect head Huang Long and sent some
messages.
Huang Long sighed and said, “Junior brother Sun, don’t bother saying
more. Wang Lin, you go up!”
Sun Dazhu angrily threw his sleeve to the size and looked up into the
sky with a mocking smile on his face.
Wang Lin clasped his hands and respectfully exclaimed, “As you
command!”
With that, he took a deep breath, then slowly walked forward and onto
the stage.
All of the Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples started to jeer loudly at him.
“Heng Yue Sect, you have no shame, sending a waste to compete with
our eldest martial brother.”
“Our eldest martial brother doesn’t even need to deal with with this
trash! I can kill him with just a thumb!”
“Eldest martial brother, they have already given up. Just send someone
else to deal with him. He is honestly pretty pitiful. Be a good person and
just send him off without hurting him.”
Elder Ouyang looked at the two elders and revealed a look of disdain.
He laughed and said, “I really got to know the true Huang Long and Heng
Yue Sect today!”
Huang Long’s face sank. Without a word, he waved his sleeves and left.
He didn’t have any hope in Wang Lin. He only sent Wang Lin up to be
fodder to end the last match. In this exchange, he had already accepted
defeat.
After all, even if he lost, then if word of it were to spread, it was not so
bad, but if word got out that no one even dared to fight, then it would be too
disgraceful.
None of the other inner disciples dared to go up, so he could only send
Wang Lin.
Behind him, all of the elders of the Heng Yue Sect shook their heads
and turned around to leave.
Even the inner disciples started to move their feet, unwilling to stick
around and lose more face.
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Z hou Peng arrogantly laughed and said, “Wang Lin, I can knock you
down with one breath, so steady yourself!” With that, he sucked in a
breath. His body was like a bottomless pit. The clothes of all the spectating
disciples started to make flapping sounds, as if they were about to be blown
off.
Wang Lin had never fought with anyone before, so to say he was not
nervous would be wrong. He concentrated all of his power into his
attraction technique and fanned out.
For insurance, he took out a stink bomb. He quickly dissolved Li Shan’s
divine sense from it and threw it out.
With a bang, the stink bomb exploded and Zhou Peng’s body was
thrown out from the black smoke. His body heavily slammed into the
ground. He was covered in black sludge and wore a dumbfounded
expression just like Sun Hao.
The giant python floating in the air also disappeared.
This bang surprised the people from the Heng Yue Sect. They
subconsciously turned their heads, then froze in place. Everyone present
was silent.
Huang Long was dumbfounded. He thought, “This … this…” His heart
was in complete chaos and his ears buzzed. It was as if there was thunder
raging right next to his head.
“No way! When did Wang Lin became this strong?! His opponent was
the head disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect!” Dao Xu rubbed his eyes in
disbelief.
Brother Zhang, the one who brought Wang Lin to the Heng Yue Sect,
also revealed a shocked expression. He thought, “This is the junior brother
Wang, the one I keep telling to work harder? He is only at the 3rd layer.
How did this happen…”
“He is Wang Lin? The one that entered the sect by trying to commit
suicide…the piece of trash?” The red faced elder was shocked. He opened
his mouth, but forgot to breath.
“Incredible…” Another elder named Song stood there, frozen.
Wang Zhuo was stunned. His face hardened like a wax statue’s and he
keep repeating in this head, “Wang Lin? Trash?” He shook his head. He felt
weightless and kept telling himself that this was a dream, an illusion.
The female disciple named Xu’s small hand covered her mouth and she
muttered, “How can this be… when did Wang Lin became so strong… he is
clearly only at the 3rd layer.”
Sun Dazhu touched his head and muttered, “This is an illusion. I must
be hallucinating! How can there be an illusion in broad daylight? Is this my
disciple?”
The female named Zhou stared at Wang Lin. Her mind was completely
blank.
Zhang Kuang had already woken up, but he was afraid of losing face, so
he had been pretending to be knocked out. However, he couldn’t pretend
anymore as he stared at Wang Lin. His pupils shrank and he thought, “Yes,
its him! It must be him!”
“Dreaming! I must be dreaming!” The middle aged man who accepted
the metal from Wang Lin’s fourth uncle bit his tongue.
Lu Song’s reaction wasn’t as strong as theirs. This was the first time he
had heard Wang Lin’s name. He looked at Wang Lin and thought, “When
did such an expert appear among the inner disciples? Hmph, why didn’t the
elders just send him up instead of sending me first?!”
“Did I test wrong back then? Does Wang Lin have really good talent?”
The pill house’s 3rd elder thought, as he was still shocked by the scene
before him.
All of the inner disciples were still frozen. They all exhibited
dumbfounded expressions.
The people of the Xuan Dao Sect weren’t doing any better. Elder
Ouyang’s eyes widened. Zhou Peng was their secret ace, known as the
number one genius in the cultivation world of Zhao. His true power was
that of 13th layer of Qi Condensation, but he actually lost? If the Heng Yue
Sect’s elders made a move, then it would be fine, but this was someone
even the Heng Yue Sect considered trash! It must be because Zhou Peng
was careless, it must be!
The other two elders looked at each other. They were unable to use their
voices. This battle was simply too strange. They were so flabbergasted that
they were unable to talk at the moment.
Liu Feng gave Wang Lin a deep look. He was secretly glad he didn’t go
up, or he would have suffered the same fate, but he couldn’t understand
why Wang Lin was called trash in the Heng Yue Sect when he was so
strong. After looking at the Heng Yue Sect’s people’s reactions, it didn’t
seem like they were faking it. Was it really because senior Zhou Peng was
careless? No matter how much he looked at Wang Lin, he was only at the
3rd layer.
All of the other disciples had thoughts similar to Liu Feng’s and thought
that senior brother Zhou Peng was just careless. They refused to believe that
he was truly defeated by Wang Lin.
Liu Mei’s delicate face also became erratic. Her thoughts were very
different from everyone else’s. On the first day, Wang Lin had already
caught her eye, and now, she looked at Wang Lin with deep interest.
Among all the present people that were shocked, Li Shan could be
considered the 3rd most shocked person. His body softened and he fell to
the ground, muttering to himself, “Over, it’s all over! I sold him the stink
bomb and he used it on Senior Martial Brother! Senior brother lost so fast,
he must already be thinking about how to deal with me!”
“Li Shan, Li Shan, why didn’t you realize Wang Lin was pretending to
be a pig to eat a tiger? Wang Lin, you are too despicable, too shameful, too
sinister! This time, you have really put me in a terrible position…. how will
I be able to stay at the Xuan Dao Sect? Senior brother will definitely not
forgive me!”
“No, I must think of a way to wash off that black sludge and wash away
that stink...I…. this black sludge is my most proud invention! There is no
cure other than half a year in the bath!”
“And that stink is something I developed to steal away other people’s
girlfriends. Even I wouldn’t touch it. The only way to get rid of it is to stand
at the wind tunnel for a month. There is no other way….I’m
finished….finished!”
At that moment, Zhou Peng woke up. He was knocked unconscious by
the stink and shouted, “Li Shan! I’m not gonna forgive you for this!”
Li Shan couldn’t stand this kind of blow. He cried, “Senior brother, I
was wrong! Senior brother, please forgive me! I’ll never try to profit by
cheating again!”
Zhou Peng’s face was full of anger. He moved like lightning while
carrying the black sludge and the foul smell with him. He instantly made
his way back onto the stage and madly shouted, “Wang Lin, that didn’t
count! I wasn’t ready and you attacked early! We are going to fight again,
and this time, you are not allowed to attack early!”
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W ang Lin was also shocked and didn’t recover for a long time.
Zhou Peng was in rage because he thought that he had been
careless earlier. How could a mere 3rd layer kid beat him? This time, he
didn’t say a word and summoned the giant python again. He formed a seal
with his hand and the python was about to open its mouth.
Wang Lin’s attraction force was sent out again. The python let out a
whining sound as it disappeared. Zhou Peng’s right cheek was swollen. He
coughed out a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying again.
The moment he landed, he charged back onto the stage. His hair was
completely disheveled. Ignoring the blood in the corner of his mouth, he
ripped off his clothes and removed the yellow talisman from his chest. His
cultivation suddenly rose and his hair flowed in the air in a strange manner.
“Wang Lin!!! That didn’t count! I didn’t use my real strength! Lets
fight--”
Wang Lin was now confident in his strength. Without waiting for Zhou
Peng, he used the attraction technique and swiped him again.
Pa! Zhou Peng, who was still raging, was hit in the face again and he
coughed up more blood. This time, he didn’t immediately get up. The
spiritual energy in his body was in chaos. He struggled, but couldn’t get up,
and the sense of shame drowned him. He wasn’t able to catch his breath and
passed out
Everyone was completely silent. Besides the deep breathing of the
surrounding disciples, there was no other sound.
Huang Long finally recovered from the shock and his face revealed a
look of ecstasy. The more he looked at Wang Lin, the more he liked him.
He thought, “This Wang Lin is my Heng Yue Sect’s lucky star. This brat has
already become this strong and he didn’t want to fight. He really needs
some scolding! I also need to carefully question him on how he did it.”
Sun Dazhu took a deep breath. He finally recovered a bit and thought,
“Wang Lin must have some secret. That gourd must not have been the only
one! Wang Lin, you have deceived me well! Hmph!”
Dao Xu was stunned. The first time could be considered luck, but the
next two fights were real fights. What shocked him the most was that after
the Zhou Peng took off the yellow talisman, his cultivation climbed to the
12th layer, which was same as him, but was still sent off the stage with one
slap by Wang Lin’s attraction technique.
What level has this Wang Lin achieved? He stared at Wang Lin for a
long time. No matter how much he checked with his divine sense, he
couldn’t see through Wang Lin’s cultivation.
The red faced elder finally recovered and thought, “When Wang Lin
was accepted into the sect, it was I who approved him. Hmph, it seems my
eyes weren’t wrong!”
The middle aged man who accepted Wang Lin’s fourth uncle’s piece of
metal also thought, “Fate! This is fate! It seems me and this kid have some
fate, or I wouldn’t have pushed for him to join the sect. I have done a good
deed for the Heng Yue Sect! I have to talk with the sect head later.”
Standing next to him was a yellow faced middle aged man. He nodded
and thought, “When I tested this kid before, I knew that his perseverance
was great. It seems he is not normal. Hmph, if he wasn’t stolen by Sun
Dazhu, he would be my, Zhang Rencai’s, disciple!”
Wang Zhuo’s mind was finally clear now. He was no long floating on a
cloud, but bitterly thought, “It turns out he was this strong...all those times I
mocked him...he must be thinking of ways to get revenge on me...what do I
do?!”
The female named Zhou’s eyes lit up. She was completely convinced
that Wang Lin had been hiding his strength. She remembered when she
thought that he was still at the 3rd layer and she said all those emotional
things to him. Her face turned red. She thought, “This Wang Lin is really…
he is already so strong, but lied to me when he said he was only at the 3rd
layer. Later, I must get an answer out of him! Hmph!”
The female named Xu blinked many times while staring at Wang Lin,
then looked at Wang Zhuo and thought, “How can he compare to brother
Wang Zhuo? Right now is the time for brother Wang Zhuo to show off, but
this Wang Lin is too strong! He was able to send the other sect’s head
disciple off stage with one slap not once, but three times. He really vented
for us all.”
One of the inner disciples secretly laughed and checked out few of the
surrounding disciples and thought, “This Wang Lin turned out to be
pretending to be a pig planning to eat a tiger this whole time. Too devious.
Fortunately, I never mocked him before, or it would have been really bad.
Hehe, I’ll be able to see many good shows from all these people that used to
mock him a lot.”
One of the disciples that mocked Wang Lin a lot thought, “It’s over! I
used to point and laugh at him so much, but now he can kill me with just
one finger! Your cultivation is already so high, but you still pretend to be so
weak! Too shameless! Alas, this Wang Lin is known to hold grudges among
the nameless disciples and was nicknamed the Black Hearted King. I should
go and suck up to curry some favor later…”
Another disciple that used to mock Wang Lin a lot nervously thought,
“This Wang Lin must be a cool headed genius. That must be why he didn’t
even bother to respond when he was the object of my ridicule! This must
like how when a dog bites a person, a person won’t bite the dog back.
Right, it must be like this. Brother Wang Lin is a genius, how could he
bother with someone like me?”
The pill house’s 3rd senior brother sucked in a breath of cold air. His
expression was unsettled as he thought, “This is bad. I heard that this guy
and Wang Hao are relatives and that their relationship is pretty good… How
to deal with this? If this was three days ago, I could have let Wang Hao go
and not have angered him, but now...ah Wang Hao has already become like
that. If he goes and finds Wang Hao, that means I have to face his
anger...This Wang Hao can’t be kept alive! If I let him go, then he might
come back at me for revenge! After the exchange is over, I’ll go kill him
and pretend he died from something else!”
Lu Song lowered his head and looked at the purple clothes on his body.
He bitterly laughed and thought, “The inner disciples of the Heng Yue Sect
are about to go into an upheaval. This Wang Lin is not simple. His schemes
are very deep. He probably has been keeping his cultivation hidden just for
today. Hehe, I’m afraid Wang Lin’s name will spread across the cultivation
world of Zhao soon. I must make him a friend and not an enemy!” With
that, he decided on how he will treat Wang Lin in the future.
Zhang Kuang’s face was filled with a bitter look. When he got the spirit
water, he just thought it was water containing a lot of spiritual power, so he
didn’t go after Wang Lin.
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B ut, after he compared the spirit water to the spring water in the back
mountain, he found out that not only did the spirit water contain
several times more spiritual energy, but it also had some other uses. After
his careful analysis, he found out that the spirit water could help one retain
a youthful look!
If it was regularly taken, then one could look young forever. He only
took a few drops and immediately noticed this effect. This realization made
him very excited.
It has to be said that only after one reaches the Nascent Soul stage
would they live forever, but, when that happens, it has already been
hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
Zhang Kuang knew that if this spirit water was taken out to exchange
with other sects, they would go crazy for it, especially the female
cultivators at the Foundation Building or Core Formation stages.
But when he went to check again, he had already lost Wang Lin’s
shadow. There were only a few dozen inner disciples in the Heng Yue Sect .
He checked them all, but couldn’t find one that was similar.
He was depressed for a long time because of this. He had also checked
up on Wang Lin, but after finding that Wang Lin was only at the 3rd layer,
he didn’t think it was Wang Lin.
But now, he was 100% sure that person was Wang Lin. This
confirmation had no logical reason. It was purely based on his intuition.
“This Wang Lin has already reached such a high cultivation level! Good
thing I didn’t do anything to him back then. Alas, the secret of the spirit
water must be buried in my heart. It doesn’t matter if Wang Lin is really
that person or not, because the cultivation world is too cruel. Not to mention
fellows from the same sect, even brothers would kill each other. With Wang
Lin’s cultivation, I won’t be able to fight back at all!” Zhang Kuang decided
to never mess with Wang Lin.
He also involuntarily remembered that back in the back mountain, he
thought that Wang Lin wasn’t even at the first layer and gave him a lift. He
wondered what Wang Lin thought about that back then.
There was that time at the river in the back mountain too. While
thinking about it, Zhang Kuang shivered. He was glad that he didn’t do
anything back then, or it would have been over for him.
It’s not that he didn’t wonder about how Wang Lin had become so
strong, but, with Wang Lin’s current cultivation level, he immediately
stopped himself. He felt that if he kept thinking about it, he would throw his
life away.
Brother Zhang, who had always scolded Wang Lin to train harder, felt
very perplexed. He looked at Wang Lin and gloomily said, “This Wang Lin
is someone I personally brought over from the Wang family. He is clearly a
normal youth. When he tried to commit suicide, it was I who saved him as
well. It’s been five years and so much has changed. He is now the Heng Yue
Sect’s number one disciple. Fate is simply too cruel! I have painstakingly
cultivated for 10 years and have only reached the 6th layer.”
If the Xuan Dao Sect was surprised before, they were now shocked!
Zhou Peng could explain the first time as him being careless, but, on the
second and third times, he was again and again sent flying, each time with
one move. Especially that third time. Zhou Peng removed his yellow
talisman and used his full cultivation, but was still beat with one move.
This caused all of the Xuan Dao Sect people to be stunned.
Liu Feng’s jaw fell and he didn’t regain his senses for a long time. He
was convinced that Wang Lin was the Heng Yue Sect’s ace. He thought,
“Senior brother wasn’t careless before, but was simply weaker than Wang
Lin. However, senior brother is already at the 12th layer. What level of
cultivation has Wang Lin reached?”
Liu Feng muttered, in a tone of disbelief, “Could he have already
reached Foundation Building?”
The female disciple named Ouyang, who laughed at Wang Lin before
for trying to feed the centipede small animals, was also stunned. The senior
brother she admired the most lost...
Liu Mei’s eyes lit up even more. She had become even more interested
in Wang Lin. She secretly thought, “He indeed has many secrets. I realized
that something was wrong three days ago, when he was the first person to
recover from my charm technique.”
Several other disciples couldn’t even say a word because senior brother
was their hero, an expert, but now, this expert was beaten by someone else,
and beaten in one move, without any chance of fighting back. This caused
them all to begin to doubt the techniques taught at the Xuan Dao Sect.
Elder Ouyang’s expression was like Huang Long’s expression when the
Heng Yue Sect’s disciples lost all those battles before. His face was very
bitter. He deeply looked at Wang Lin and was shocked. With his 14th layer
cultivation, no matter how he looked at Wang Lin, he could only see that
Wang Lin was at the 3rd layer.
“He...is he really a Heng Yue Sect inner disciple… has he already
reached Foundation Building? How else would I be unable to see his
cultivation level?”
The other two elders’ faces were also very pale. The three matches
Zhou Peng fought made them understand Wang Lin’s power.
This was when one of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples suddenly whispered,
“What technique did he use? Why do I feel like he used the attraction
technique?”
A disciple on the side started to analyze with a serious expression.
“Attraction Technique? Not possible. That is the lowest level of technique.
How could it contain that much power? If you ask me, it must be some lost
ancient technique. You see him waving his hand like it’s the attraction
technique, but that must be used to cover up this ancient technique! This
Wang Lin is too sly!”
“But from how I see it, it looks exactly like the attraction technique. I
often practice it myself. I could wave my hand and make objects fly any
way I want… just like what happened to senior brother.” Another disciple
added, but, on those last few words, his voice became very faint.
Another disciple said, while rubbing his chin, “Forget it. You try and do
what Wang Lin just did. This can’t be the attraction technique, it can’ be!”
The other disciples started to discuss what technique Wang Lin used.
Some even went and directly asked the three elders.
Elder Ouyang and the other two elders bitterly laughed. He sighed and
said, “This is not the attraction technique. I have never seen such a powerful
attraction technique. From what I saw, this must be the long lost Dragon
Capture Hand!”
“Dragon Capture Hand!” The other two elders were stunned. They had
never heard of this Dragon Capture Hand, but they couldn’t see through
what technique Wang Lin used either, because it just looked too similar to
the attraction technique.
Elder Ouyang let out a dark sigh and thought, “This old man can’t see
through it either. If I say I don’t know, it will lose me too much face, so I
can only make something up.”
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T he discussion of what technique Wang Lin used also happened among

the Heng Yue Sect disciples.
Wang Lin stood on the stage, unable to calm his excited heart. He was
able to beat Zhou Peng down with his attraction technique three times,
causing his confidence to grow. His gaze swept across the Xuan Dao Sect
disciples like Zhou Peng did before and said, “Today’s exchange is not over.
Who is going to come up next from the Xuan Dao Sect?”
All of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples looked at each other. They all
lowered their heads, unwilling to look at Wang Lin, just like how the Heng
Yue Sect acted before with Zhou Peng.
All of the Heng Yue Sect disciples forgot the title “trash” they gave
Wang Lin. They all cheered and shouted:
“Xuan Dao Sect’s trash, how coming none of you are coming out after
seeing how strong our senior brother Wang is? You were all so arrogant
before. How come none of you are coming out now?”
“Where did all the drive you guys had before go? Quickly, send
someone up so our senior brother Wang can teach them a lesson, then we’ll
see if you guys will act cocky again!”
“Liu Feng, you looked so strong before. Come on out! Do you dare to
fight with my senior brother?”
“All that the Xuan Dao Sect has left is trash. None of them dare to come
out. Brother Wang is invincible!”
“Li Shan, you ***! You sold us those stink bombs with bad intentions,
but we all saw through it, especially senior brother Wang Lin. Have you
learned your lesson?”
“Did you guys all see? The Xuan Dao Sect is so scared of brother Wang
Lin that none of them dare to come out.”
“Senior brother, I mocked you before, but I’m here to apologize to you
now, before everyone else. You are now my boss! If you tell me to go east, I
definitely won’t go west!”
The scene suddenly became more lively. All of the Heng Yue Sect
disciples became excited and started to shout loudly. The earlier battles
between the two sects were too depressing for them, but Wang Lin’s
performance gave them hope.
By coincidence, the title of senior brother was given to Wang Lin.
Elder Ouyang’s face turned red, then white. He finally felt what Huang
Long felt earlier. Then, he finally said, “Yang Yi, you go!”
A tall and thin youth reluctantly walked up. Before he got on the stage,
a Xuan Dao Sect disciple shouted, “Second senior brother, go! Go and give
Wang Lin a...”
Before he even finished talking, he noticed all the other disciples were
looking at him with strange expressions, especially Yang Yi, who gave him
a hateful look. The look made him so scared, he didn’t dare to finish that
sentence.
Yang Yi secretly cursed in his heart, “This moron, Wang Lin, is so
strong that he is able to beat senior brother with one move, yet old man
Ouyang still made me come up. So shameful. And I don’t know how many
stink bombs that bastard Li Shan sold him either. That Li Shan, I’ll have to
teach him a lesson once we go back.”
While thinking that, he turned to Li Shan and shot him a fierce gaze. He
then clasped his hands and respectfully said, “Brother Wang, I am Yang Yi.
Brother is very handsome and has such high cultivation! You will definitely
become famous in the cultivation country of Zhao! Having the chance to
battle with brother is really a privilege!”
Wang Lin glanced at Yang YI, but didn’t say a word.
Yang Yi didn’t feel embarrassed. He said, “Brother Wang, we are only
here for a friendly exchange between the two sects. How about we fight by
touch* to determine the winner? If I can last 100 seconds, then it’s my
win.”
Just as he finished, he immediately regretted it and said, “No, 50
seconds. Actually, let’s do 30 seconds...no let’s go with 20 seconds.”
All of the Heng Yue Sect disciples finally decided that they must
properly suck up to Wang Lin, or they just wouldn’t feel safe.
“Get off the stage! You’re the Xuan Dao Sect’s second senior brother,
yet you’re so shameless! Brother Wang, don’t listen to him!”
“Yang Yi, are you still a man? From 100 seconds to 20 seconds? Get off
the stage and send in someone else. You’re not worthy of fighting our
senior brother!”
“How could the Xuan Dao Sect send out such a person?! Simply too
shameful!”
Huang Long’s smile became wider. The more he looked at Wang Lin,
the more he liked him. He turned to Sun Dazhu and said, “Junior brother
Dazhu, this disciple of yours is very good!”
Sun Dazhu’s body trembled. His body felt several pounds lighter. Since
when did the sect head call him junior brother Dazhu with such intimacy?
He proudly said, “That is true. I’ve had my eyes on Wang Lin from the
moment he came into the sect! Hehe, good thing no one fought with me for
him. Hmph, when I took him as my disciple, quite a few people even
mocked me!”
Dao Xu’s and the red faced elder’s, along with a few other elder’s, faces
turned red and were about to speak.
However, Huang Long fiercely looked at them and said, “Junior brother
Dazhu, you have done a great service for the Heng Yue Sect! Don’t worry,
your elder brother will deal with this matter for you!”
Sun Dazhu was talking proudly, but, secretly, he was even more
shocked and his eyes contained a cold light.
On the stage, Yang Yi didn’t even have time to bother with what the
other sect’s disciples were saying. He was carefully examining Wang Lin.
He was afraid that he wouldn’t agree to his suggestion.
Wang Lin looked at Yang Yi and said, “Ok!”
Yang Yi secretly became excited. He had always been a calm person.
He was not arrogant like Zhou Peng. He thought, “Wang Lin, although your
Dragon Capture Hand is strong, and I can’t compare to senior brother, I
specialize in speed! Hmph, let’s see if you can catch me in 20 seconds. It
will surely be my win!
He clasped his hands toward Wang Lin, then quickly took out a piece of
white jade and crushed it. Suddenly, white light appeared around his body
and increased his speed. He shot toward the side.
He deliberately avoided Wang Lin. His objective wasn’t fight him, but
to use his speed to waste time.
Wang Lin revealed a mocking smile. His divine sense was far above
Yang Yi’s and he was easily able to keep up with the speed. His attraction
technique was sent out and he slowly took out a stink bomb.
The moment Yang Yi saw the stink bomb, his face changed greatly, and
he increased his speed.
Li Shan stared dumbfoundedly at the stink bomb in Wang Lin’s hand as
he muttered to himself, “Martial Brother Wang, Elder Brother Wang,
Grandpa Wang! Please don’t use it anymore! I have already angered senior
brother. If I anger second senior brother as well, my life will be over…”
*Basically is you fight but on a critical blow or something you don't hit
them but stop by just before hitting them after breaking through their
defenses.
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U nfortunately for him, his prayers didn’t come true. Wang Lin’s eyes
flashed, then his attraction technique formed a hand and caught Yang
Yi. Then, an stink bomb was tossed into the air. It flew in an arc and landed
on Yang Yi’s head.
Yang Yi felt the space tighten around him as if the air around him was
sucked out and a force was pressing him from all sides, making him unable
to move. He could only stare as the stink bomb fell toward him.
With a bang, Yang Yi was hit by the stink bomb. His entire face was
black and his body emitted a disgusting stench.
He couldn’t be bothered with his face being black or with the stench.
His face was filled with horror. When he felt the squeezing force loosen a
bit, he used all the power in his body to break free. His heart pounded as he
thought, “This Dragon Capture Hand is too strong. I’ll lose no matter what.
Fine, let’s go all out!”
Wang Lin faintly smiled at Yang Yi and said, “There are still more than
ten seconds left. You can continue.”
Yang Yi gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of red light. The red
light grew large and turned into a long, sword-shaped red light and flew
toward Wang Lin with strong sword qi.
Meanwhile, he moved again and threw out handfuls of talismans. The
talismans all grew and activated techniques that rained down on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sneered. He activated his attraction technique and formed a
hand. He waved it and destroyed all of the talismans in the air. He then
created another hand and grabbed the red light.
The red light dissipated and revealed its true form. A red flying sword!
The flying sword was stopped in mid air and continued to struggled. Wang
Lin scanned the flying sword and found that it had a piece of divine sense
inside, just like the stink bomb. He easily erased the divine sense left on it
and used a bit more force with his attraction technique. With a cracking
sound, the flying sword split in half and fell to the ground.
Yang Yi’s expression changed greatly and he coughed up a mouthful of
blood. He took a few steps back and said, “Brother Wang’s ancient
technique, the Dragon Capture Hand, is very strong, but I don’t admit
defeat! What defeated me was not you, but your ancient technique!”
Wang Lin was stunned, but he let out a smile. “Ancient technique
Dragon Capture Hand? This is the first time I’ve heard of it!”
“Hmph, you don’t have to deny it. Your Dragon Capture Hand has
already been seen through by my uncle-master!” Yang Yi walked down
from the stage and all of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples got out of the way.
The smell on his body was simply too awful.
Elder Ouyang’s face reddened slightly. He coughed and stiffly said,
“Junior Wang Lin, the technique you used is really the Dragon Capture
Hand. These ancient techniques are very unpredictable and powerful. I’ve
only ever heard of it in some old texts myself. I never thought that the Heng
Yue Sect still had a technique that has been lost for thousands of years. No
less from a powerful sect from 500 years ago!”
As he kept speaking, even he himself began to believe it. Even though it
was not the Dragon Capture Hand, it must’ve been an ancient technique, or
it would not have been so powerful.
Wang Lin was dumbfounded. He had practiced this attraction technique
for more than 20 years in the dream world, so its power would not be weak.
This was only a small matter. What was important was that these fights
made Wang Lin realize his current strength. Situ Nan said before that Wang
Lin was at the half circle of the spirit movement stage, which was the 14th
layer of Qi Condensation in the cultivation country of Zhao. This meant that
he was one step away from reaching the peak of Qi Condensation.
As for why he felt like he was still at the 3rd layer, even Situ Nan
couldn’t guess what was wrong. Wang Lin had once brought up what
Brother Zhang said about cutting one’s mortal ties, but,with a face full of
disdain, Situ Nan told him that there was no such thing. That was only a
rumor spread by the juniors of these small cultivation countries. Cultivation
was a heaven defying act. These small things don’t matter at all.
He stated that, in his home country, there was a cultivator at the Soul
Formation stage, but he couldn’t let go of his family ties, so he stayed home
and enjoyed life with his family, and, in the end, he still reached Soul
Transformation after a number of years.
This lifestyle becomes very dull after a long time. After all, a
cultivator’s life span is much longer than an average person’s, so, to normal
people, it looks like cultivators don’t care about these things.
Situ Nan finally concluded that this had something to do with the
heaven defying bead. Because Wang Lin cultivated so much in the heaven
defying bead’s space, it caused a desynchronization between the dream
space and the real world, so, while Wang Lin’s true strength was at the 14th
layer, his body only showed that he was at the 3rd layer.
After a while, the desynchronization will be gone, so it was not a big
deal.
With the power of the 14th layer of qi condensation and more than 20
years of hard work on the attraction technique, no wonder its power would
cause people to have crazy guesses.
Huang Long narrowed his eyes and said to Wang Lin, “Wang Lin, is the
technique you used really some ancient technique?” He was currently not in
the mood to find what the name of the technique was, but he
wholeheartedly wanted to make the Xuan Dao Sect lose face.
Wang Lin shook his head and smiled, “Sect head, the technique junior
used is clearly the attraction technique. As for the Dragon Capture Hand,
disciple has never heard of it before.”
Huang Long secretly praised Wang Lin for being smart. He looked
toward the three Xuan Dao Sect elders and laughed. “Friend Ouyang, I can
tell you that this technique is not the Dragon Capture Hand, but the most
basic technique of my Heng Yue Sect: the attraction technique. Your
disciples can’t even defend against the most basic technique of my Heng
Yue Sect, and you guys are making up this Dragon Capture Hand to justify
it.”
Elder Ouyang was pretty embarrassed, but, on the surface, he couldn’t
back down. He retorted, “Friend Huang Long, you don’t have to deny it.
Hmph, I already saw through it. This is the Dragon Capture Hand!”
Dao Xu let out a laugh and said to sect head Huang Long, “Sect head, I
think that name is pretty good. How about we change the attraction
technique’s name to the Dragon Capture Hand?”
Huang Long’s eyes lit up and gave Dao Xu a praising look. He said
“Good! From now on, my Heng Yue Sect’s attraction technique will be
renamed to the Dragon Capture Hand. I’d like thank the Xuan Dao Sect for
the name!”
Elder Ouyang and the two other elders’ faces were full of bitterness.
They shook their heads in silence.
Wang Lin stood on the stage, pondering. After the last two matches, he
had gained great confidence in his strength, but the opponents were too
weak to test his full power. Although his spiritual energy was at the same
level as someone at the 14th layer of Qi Condensation, he was a bit short in
terms of technique. He only had proficiency in the attraction technique.
In order to test how strong he truly was, he suddenly said, “Fellow
senior brothers of the Xuan Dao Sect, all of you can come up at once.”
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A ll of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples became furious. They all secretly
cursed Wang Lin for being too arrogant, but none of them dared to
go up. Elder Ouyang and the other two elders were also frowning and
looking at Wang Lin with unfriendly gazes.
Wang Lin raised his head and let out a laugh. His current demeanour
was exactly the same as Zhou Peng’s before. He asked, “Xuan Dao Sect,
are you all too scared to even all come up at once?”
All of the Heng Yue Sect disciples became very excited and started to
cheer loudly.
“Is the trash of the Xuan Dao Sect too scared to come out? Where did
all of that arrogance go? Come out!”
“Senior brother Wang Lin is invincible! Punch the Xuan Dao Sect! Kick
the Xuan Dao Sect! Even his spit can drown the Xuan Dao Sect!”
“Your senior brother was not good enough! Your second senior brother
was also not enough! Do you guys have a third senior brother? All of you,
come out together!”
“Liu Feng, come out and die!”
The Heng Yue Sect disciples became even more rowdy and Huang
Long’s smile became wider and wider, until one of the Xuan Dao Sect
disciples who couldn’t stand it anymore finally shouted:
“Wang Lin, you are too arrogant! It is you who wants all of us to come
up! Fellow martial brothers, let’s all go and beat him up!”
“That’s right! This is his request, so it’s not against the rules. Elders, let
us all go up!”
“Elder, this Wang Lin is too arrogant! Let us all go up!”
The Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples asked to go up one by one. Elder
Ouyang clenched his teeth and said, “Since the Heng Yue Sect requested it,
then, whoever wants to go, go up!”
The moment he finished speaking, three disciples immediately jumped
onto the stage. Soon, 7 to 8 more disciples came onto the stage. There were
even a few female disciples amongst them. With a shout from someone, all
of them took out their magical treasures and attacked Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t mind at all. He activated the attraction technique. He
created a few giant hands and swept them at the crowd of people. Suddenly,
several people were sent flying. Then, he took a few steps back and the
giant hands grabbed the Xuan Dao Sect disciples like they were flies and
threw them into the distance.
Screams came from the crowd. The Xuan Dao Sect disciples were
thrown from the stage one by one and were unable to get up after they
landed.
The more Wang Lin fought, the more he got used to it. His control of
the attraction technique became even more refined and, after a while, there
were only three people remaining. One of them was Liu Feng.
Wang Lin let out a laugh and took out the last stink bomb.
Liu Feng’s expression suddenly changed. He didn’t care about the other
two anymore. He shouted, “Brother Wang, have mercy! I surrender, I
surrender!” As he was speaking, he quickly backed up and stepped off the
stage. He had already seen what happened to Zhou Peng and Yang Yi, so he
didn’t want the same thing to happen to him.
The last two people were Xu Mu and Li Shan.
Xu Mu saw that things weren’t going well. He quickly surrendered and
awkwardly got off the stage.
Li Shan’s face was filled with grief. He loudly shouted at Wang Lin,
“Wang Lin, come. Use your last stink bomb on me!” With his strength, he
would normally not be the last person left, but, when he got on the stage, he
immediately played dead. Although he was stepped on a few times, it was
worth it for the sake of his future in the sect.
Li Shan planned this well. If he was also hit by the stink bomb, like
senior brother and second senior brother, then he might get their pity and
his beating might not be as bad.
Wang Lin faintly smiled at him. He put away the stink bomb and said,
“This is a treasure, so it shouldn’t be carelessly used. You can get off the
stage.”
With his attraction technique, he grabbed Li Shan like a small baby
chick and threw him off the stage.
Elder Ouyang and the two other elders were furious. They wished there
was a crack in the ground for them to burrow in right now.
Huang Long’s face was bursting with joy as he said, “Friend Ouyang,
who is the winner between the exchange of our two sects?”
Elder Ouyang snorted and said, “Your Heng Yue Sect has good fortune
to have such a good disciple. This exchange is your win! But, what I said
before is true. All of your Heng Yue Sect Nascent Soul ancestors are dead!
All of the things you want are in this bag of holding. Goodbye!”
With that, he waved his sleeve and a bag of holding flew out. Huang
Long caught the bag of holding with a thoughtful expression.
Elder Ouyang let out a shout and, soon, a black cloud arrived at his
location.
Wang Lin looked closer and found that it was the thousand foot
centipede.
Without a word, elder Ouyang took one step and jumped onto the
centipede. All of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples flew onto the centipede with
looks of shame, anger, and many other expressions.
Seeing the other about to leave, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he made a
decision. He shouted, “Fellow peers of the Xuan Dao Sect and elders, I
have an unreasonable demand!”
With that, his body flew forward with the attraction technique and
stopped before the centipede.
Elder Ouyang’s expression remained unwavering. If it was any other
disciple of the Heng Yue Sect, he wouldn’t bother, but this Wang Lin’s
power was too amazing, so he suppressed the discontent in his heart and
said, “Speak!”
Wang Lin looked at the thousand foot centipede and honestly said, “I
would like to borrow some poison from the centipede. I hope elder Ouyang
will agree!”
Before elder Ouyang could speak, all of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples
became furious. One of them shouted, “Wang Lin, don’t push us too far!”
“Wang Lin, this centipede is one of the guardian spirit beasts of our
Xuan Dao Sect! How could its poison be just lent to you because you
ask!?”
“You’re too arrogant! Elder, this person is too disrespectful to our Xuan
Dao Sect! I request the elder to teach him a lesson!”
The other two elders both couldn’t stop sneering.
Elder Ouyang stared at Wang Lin with an eerie smile. “Junior, scram. I
can’t be bothered with you!”
Huang Long and the other elders of the Heng Yue Sect all stepped onto
their flying swords and flew up next to Wang Lin. Huang Long said, in a
clear voice, “Friend Ouyang, your Xuan Dao Sect is too stingy. It’s only the
centipede’s poison. It’s not like he is asking for its life!”
Elder Ouyang’s expression darkened. He looked around and his gaze
fell back on Huang Long. He said, “Friend Huang Long, taking a bit of the
poison is not a big deal, but for a junior to dare to be so arrogant is too
disrespectful toward our Xuan Dao Sect!”
Huang Long hesitated for a moment. He really didn’t want to embarrass
the Xuan Dao Sect too much, because the news they brought was just too
shocking. If the news were true, then the balance of power in the cultivation
country of Zhao was going to be shuffled.
Wang Lin hesitated for a while. He was definitely going to get the
poison from this centipede. He said to elder Ouyang, “Elder Ouyang, I only
want a bit of the centipede’s poison. I promise I won’t hurt him. If you
agree, I’m willing to exchange something for it.”
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E lder Ouyang gave Wang Lin a scornful look. He said, “You’re only a
little junior. What right do you have to trade with me? If you take out
the treasure left behind by the Heng Yue Sect’s founder, I might exchange
one drop of poison with you!”
Wang Lin frowned. He secretly sneered. Then, he activated his
attraction technique to full force and grabbed.
Elder Ouyang’s face instantly changed. “Junior, you dare!” With that, he
waved his sleeve and an old looking flying sword came out. The moment
the flying sword came out, wind started to gather and formed a giant sword
in the air. The sword swung down.
The moment the sword appeared, a hint of killing intent appeared in
elder Ouyang’s eyes. This disciple was simply too strong and he will
become a threat to his Xuan Dao Sect in the future. He wanted to take this
opportunity to destroy his cultivation.
Huang Long’s face darkened. He realized what Ouyang’s intent was and
immediately took out his sword. Wang Lin let out a laugh. His attraction
technique reached its limit and the invisible hand he created turned visible.
Two large hands that emitted white light appeared. Swirls of light
appeared around the hands and all of the clouds surrounding them scattered.
One of the giant hands grabbed hold of the neck of the centipede. The
other hand rose up and blocked the sword that was coming down.
The sword that was swinging down slowed down until it was stopped in
mid air. Elder Ouyang’s face was all red as he revealed a look of horror.
The other two elders clenched their teeth. Disregarding their status, one
spat out a rainbow colored light that turned into a rainbow colored ribbon. It
shot toward Wang Lin.
Meanwhile, the other elder threw out a piece of jade. Eight ghostly
fireballs appeared and shot at Wang Lin.
A strong heat wave reached Wang Lin, but his expression didn’t change
at all. He created another hand with his attraction technique. That hand
created a swirl of wind around him, causing the ghostly fire to fade.
All of this happened very quickly. Huang Long let out an angry roar and
formed a seal with his hand. His flying sword, the Purple Moon, flashed
toward the rainbow colored ribbon.
Using this time, Wang Lin quickly moved toward the thousand foot
centipede. With his attraction technique holding the centipede, no matter
how hard it struggled, it couldn’t break free. Wang Lin placed his right hand
on the centipede’s head and activated his spiritual energy. The centipede let
out a painful howl and coughed out a black mist.
All of this lasted only a few seconds. No one even had the time to react
yet. Both sects’ elders stood on each side of the centipede, ready to fight.
When Dao Xu saw the centipede cough out the poison, he was afraid that
Wang Lin wouldn’t have anything to hold the poison, so he waved his
sleeve and threw out a white bottle. He shouted, “Disciple Wang Lin, use
this to hold the poison!”
After that, he took his flying sword and started fighting the Xuan Dao
Sect elder that let out the ghostly fire.
The three elders of the Xuan Dao Sect were all furious that they were
stopped by the Heng Yue Sect elders and were unable to stop Wang Lin.
When Wang Lin saw that the centipede coughed out the poison, he
quickly moved back a bit. He took the bottle and used his spiritual energy to
move the poison into the bottle.
Elder Ouyang furiously shouted, “Heng Yue Sect, you’ve gone too far!”
Huang Long secretly sighed. He put away his sword and backed away.
The other elders all did the same.
Wang Lin’s face showed hints of regret. This centipede’s poison could
be the cure for his father’s illness, so he was determined to get it no matter
what. He clasped his hands and said, “Elder Ouyang, this centipede’s
poison is very important to me. I have something that can be considered a
fair trade for it.” With that, he threw out a very normal looking jade bottle.
The bottle was filled with the river water he had stocked up on from the
back mountain.
Elder Ouyang’s face was sullen. He was about to speak when carefully
scanned the jade bottle. He frowned and said, “I heard that, 500 years ago,
several Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heng Yue Sect created a cultivation
ground with spiritual energy several times higher than normal. I guess this
liquid came from there?”
When the cap on the bottle was opened, a strong aura of spiritual power
leaked out. Huang Long gave the jade bottle a look, then rubbed his beard.
He said, “This brat. He even brought out a bottle of river water.”
Elder Ouyang grunted. He weighed the bottle in his hand, then said,
“Friend Huang Long, your Heng Yue Sect has a very good disciple.
Goodbye!”
With that, he glanced at Wang Lin. After pondering for a while, he sent
a message to Wang Lin, “Nephew-disciple Wang, I can let this matter about
the centipede’s poison go, but the Heng Yue Sect no longer has any Nascent
Soul ancestors behind them, so stay at your own risk!”
With that, he touched the thousand foot centipede. The centipede glared
at Wang Lin and flew north.
At that moment, Wang Lin noticed that, on top of that centipede, there
was a pair of attractive eyes looking at him.
He was stunned. His mind was still echoing with the words of elder
Ouyang. As for the owner of that pair of attractive eyes, after looking at the
person once, he didn’t even take it to heart.
After the Xuan Dao Sect had left, the entire pine peak was silent. Huang
Long’s eyes swept the area. Smiling, he said, “Today’s exchange is won by
my Heng Yue Sect! All inner disciples will be rewarded! All of you can go
to the pill house to get a bottle of spiritual energy gathering pills. You all
have to follow Wang Lin’s example.
All of the inner disciples started to cheer one by one. As of now, no one
dared to call him trash anymore.
Wang Zhuo’s heart was in chaos. He said to Xuan Dao, “Teacher,
disciple wants to go into the life and death passage. I will no longer concern
myself with other affairs.”
Dao Xu let out a sigh. Wang Zhuo was his favorite disciple, so he knew
of the issues between Wang Lin and Wang Zhuo. He pondered for a while,
then nodded and said, “Fine. You can take this opportunity to hide from
Wang Lin as well.”
Wang Zhuo let out a bitter smile, but didn’t say word.
Huang Long spoke again. “All of you can leave. Wang Lin, come with
me.”
Wang Lin nodded. His gaze swept the crowd and landed on third elder
brother Lu Yun. He said, “Third elder brother, wait a moment!”
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QUESTIONING
L u Yunjie shivered. He forced a smile and said, “Wang...brother Wang

do you need something? If you need some spiritual energy gathering
pills, I still have a lot left and can give some to you.”
“Third brother, there’s something I want from you: your helper, Wang
Hao.” Wang Lin stared at Lu Yunjie. Before, he was not confident enough
to go against Lu Yunjie, so he didn’t help Wang Hao. But, after this battle,
he had a much better understanding of his own power.
Lu Yunjie’s expression become unsettled. He bitterly laughed in his
heart. He clenched his teeth and said, “Wang Lin, that Wang Hao is my
helper and is very important to my pill creation, so I can’t agree!”
Huang Long stood at the side, very puzzled, and shouted, “Lu Yunjie,
it’s only a helper. How important can he be?”
Lu Yunjie’s face was very bitter. He decided to bite the bullet and said,
“Sect head, disciple can’t obey. Wang Hao has already….”
Wang Lin’s expression quickly changed. He moved like lightning
toward the Heng Yue Peak.
Huang Long and the other elders were all confused and followed
behind. Dao Xu grabbed Lu Yunjie as he followed Wang Lin.
Soon, Wang Lin arrived above the pill house in the main courtyard. He
scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly found Wang Hao’s weak
life force in the back room. The moment he entered the room, his anger
reached its limit.
In the large room was a giant pill furnace with Wang Hao sitting cross
legged inside. His life force was growing weaker and weaker.
Wang Lin didn’t even blink. He moved his hand and sent out his
attraction technique to grab Wang Hao. As the hand formed by the
technique came closer to the pill furnace, a rainbow colored light came out
from the furnace and collided with the hand.
Wang Lin coldly snorted. Immediately, the power of the attraction
technique reached its peak and broke the rainbow colored light. Wang Lin
gently grabbed Wang Hao and placed him on the ground.
His placed his right hand on Wang Hao’s forehead and remained silent.
At that moment, Huang Long and the other elders arrived as well. The
red face elder looked at the pill furnace, then at Wang Hao. His expression
suddenly changed and he shouted, “Fire Furnace Trail!”
Dao Xu carefully looked at Lu Yunjie, who was in his hand. He threw
him on the ground and said, “Lu Yunjie, you sure have guts! Although this
Fire Furnace Trial isn’t banned, you can only use it on people outside the
sect, and never on anyone inside! Did you forget?!”
Lu Yunjie’s face was completely pale. He kneeled on the ground and
whispered, “Disciple came, joined the sect, and became your disciple at age
15. It has been 25 years and disciple is still stuck at the 6th layer. Disciple is
unwilling to give up. Once this Fire Furnace Trial is complete, the pill can
not only extend my life, but will also give me a chance to break through, so
I had to try, no matter what. This Wang Hao is my personal helper.
According to the sect rules, I can do whatever I wish, and he is not part of
the sect, so I have done nothing wrong!”
Wang Lin opened his eyes. Before, Wang Hao’s life was in critical
condition, but after he sent spiritual energy into Wang Hao’s body, he was
able to save Wang Hao’s life. After he heard Lu Yunjie’s words, he let out a
few snorts.
Huang Long frowned. On one side was the genius Wang Lin, and on the
other side was a faithful disciple of 25 years, Lu Yunjie. He found this
decision very hard to make. After pondering for a while, he made a decision
and said to Dao Xu, “Junior brother Dao Xu, you are in charge of
disciplinary actions. How do you want to deal with Lu Yunjie?”
The moment Dao Xu heard this, he immediately understood sect head’s
decision and said, “ Lu Yunjie will go into seclusion for 20 years.”
Huang Long nodded and turned to Wang Lin. He kindly said, “Wang
Lin, from now on, this Wang Hao will become an inner disciple. Consider it
making it up to him. From now on, you can’t go look for Lu Yunjie for
trouble anymore. After all, you are all in the same sect.”
Wang Lin glanced at Lu Yunjie and said, “Disciple obeys!”
Huang Long waved his sleeves and said, “Ok, since the thing is
resolved, Dao Xu, you deal with the matter here, including Wang Hao’s
retreatment. Wang Lin, you follow me.” With that, he walked out of the
room and then floated into the air.
Dao Xu looked at Wang Lin and smiled, “Disciple nephew Wang Lin,
don’t worry and leave Wang Hao to me. As long as he is still alive, I’ll find
a way for him to recover.”
Wang Lin slightly nodded. After taking a look at Wang Hao, whose face
had recovered a little, he left the pill house and followed Huang Long.
Wang Lin had been thinking this whole time. He understood fully well
why sect head Huang Long wanted to talk to him alone. Before long, Huang
Long brought Wang Lin into the main hall. Then, he suddenly shouted,
“Wang Lin, you sure have guts!”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm and said, “Sect head, if you have
something to say, just say it.”
Huang Long grunted and said, “During that exchange, what technique
did you really use?”
Wang Lin chuckled and said, “Attraction technique. If sect head doesn’t
believe me, you can have a closer look.” With that, he activated the
attraction technique and grabbed all the tables and chairs in the main hall.
After making them circle the room a few times, he put them back to where
they were.
Huang Long carefully examined the technique, then began to ponder.
After a long time, he suddenly asked, “Before, you were obviously at the
3rd layer and, even now, you still look like you are at the 3rd layer. How do
you have so much power? What level are you at exactly? Wang Lin, tell me
the truth!”
Wang Lin’s face revealed a bitter expression and said, “Disciple doesn’t
really understand. I just kept on cultivating and it became like this. As for
what level I have reached, disciple doesn’t know.”
Huang Long stared at Wang Lin and said, in a deep voice, “Wang Lin,
you’re still not going to tell me?”
Wang Lin wrily smiled and said, “Disciple really doesn’t know.”
Huang Long secretly sighed. He didn’t want to pressure Wang Lin too
much because, no matter what, Wang Lin was still a disciple of the Heng
Yue Sect, and he had also just done the sect a great service. He will also
very likely become a star among the inner disciples. Thinking about it, his
expression became friendly and said, “What was in that bottle you gave to
the Xuan Dao Sect?”
Wang Lin chuckled. He waved his right hand and took out two small
bottles. He handed them to Huang Long and said, “Sect head is talking
about this? Sect head should know these better than me. It’s just the river
water from the back mountain.”
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H uang Long looked at the bottles and let out a snort. “The river water
from the back mountain is not allowed to be taken out. I’ll be taking
these two bottles. You can go and rest. Remember to come meet me
tomorrow and I’ll take you to the scripture library to find a suitable
cultivation technique for you,” he said.
After Wang Lin heard this, he became very excited. On his way out, he
respectfully said goodbye. Although his current cultivation was high, his
only technique was the attraction technique.
After Wang Lin left, Huang Long turned. He respectfully bowed and
said, “Elder Shangguan, do you think what Wang Lin said was true? And
how should we deal with him?”
A skinny old man wearing a blue robe walked out into the main hall.
His face was very gloomy.“How much of it is true? Huang Long, can you
not tell that little guy didn’t say a single word of truth?”
Huang Long revealed an embarrassed expression. This was one of the
ten foundation building elders. In the cultivation world, strength was what
mattered the most. Him being the sect head and his fellow martial brothers
being elders was only a front put up for the outside world.
The rule of the Heng Yue Sect was that if one reached the Foundation
Building stage, they could become an elder and enjoy that role’s privileges.
If one achieved Core Formation, then they would become one of the true
elders of the Heng Yue Sect, and if one reached Nascent Soul, then they
would be considered an ancestor of the Heng Yue Sect.
Normally, the ten foundation building elders were in closed door
training, but, after hearing the shocking news from the Xuan Dao Sect,
Huang Long quickly found the ten elders to tell the two Core Formation
true elders about this matter.
Wang Lin’s appearance was very unexpected for Huang Long, so he
took the chance to bring Wang Lin here to question him and have the
Foundation Building elders question him as well.
Elder Shangguan took a look at the bottles in Huang Long’s hand. He
scanned them with his divine sense, then said, “This little brat did say one
thing that was true. This is indeed the river water from the back mountain,
and, if consumed every day, it will help with cultivation.”
Huang Long hesitated for a while. “Elder Shangguan, do you think the
technique Wang Lin used was really the attraction technique?” he asked.
Elder Shangguan looked at Huang Long and said, “I saw his matches
and I can confirm that the technique he used really was the attraction
technique.”
Huang Long’s expression changed greatly. “Is it really the attraction
technique? But how could it be so powerful that it could even catch magical
treasures?” he asked.
Elder Shangguan coldly snorted and said, “Any technique, after
practicing for an extensive period of time, will have some special effect,
although it’s nothing to Foundation Building cultivators. This attraction
technique is the most basic technique in the cultivation world. Do you still
not understand that the more basic the technique, the longer its history?”
Huang Long quickly nodded in agreement.
Elder Shangguan pondered for a while, then said, “This child’s
cultivation is indeed at the 3rd layer, but he has way too much spiritual
energy in his body, so I can’t clearly check it all. My guess is that his power
is that of 14th layer Qi Condensation, so he should be able to reach the
Foundation Building stage soon. It is ok for a disciple like this to have his
secrets, because the sect is in a very dangerous state. Hmph, the Xuan Dao
Sect really deserves to be called a small sect. Sending some Qi
Condensation juniors as elders and daring to try to win Wang Lin over in
front of us with voice transmission!”
Huang Long was stunned. He didn’t ask further about the voice
transmission, but asked, “Huang Long obeys. Elder Shangguan, regarding
matters about the ancestors…”
Elder Shangguan let out a sigh. A scowl appeared on his face. He shook
his head and said, “The ancestors haven’t sent back any messages in 30
years, I’m afraid… Alas, this is not something you can do anything about.
If the Xuan Dao Sect really wants the Heng Yue Peak, then there is nothing
we can do. The country of Zhao is a large place and will have a spot for our
Heng Yue Sect. Once the two true elders break into Nascent Soul, hmph, all
of this humiliation will be paid back.”
Huang Long let out a bitter smile and silently nodded.
As for Wang Lin, after he walked out of the main hall, all of the inner
disciples made way for him and were full of respect. This treatment was
completely opposite compared to the day before.
“Strength, in the cultivation world strength is all that matters.” Wang
Lin felt a bit emotional as he walked back to Sun Dazhu’s garden.
The moment he entered, he immediately saw Sun Dazhu walk up with a
smile on his face. “Good disciple, teacher has been waiting for you for a
long time. Here, have some top quality recovery tea teacher made for you.
It will make you feel much better once you’ve drank it.”
With that, he picked up a cup from the stone table in the garden and
handed it to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression became a bit odd. Sun Dazhu’s behavior
changed too quickly, causing Wang Lin to be stunned for a bit.
Sun Dazhu saw Wang Lin’s expression. He awkwardly smiled and said,
with a sincere look in his eyes, “Wang Lin, as your teacher, I wasn’t every
good and we had a lot of misunderstandings.”
Wang Lin didn’t take the cup. He scanned the tea with his divine sense
and found fluctuations of spiritual energy. He said, “Disciple is tired, so I
won’t be drinking this tea.”
Sun Dazhu quickly said, “Tired? Then you must get some rest. The
place you were staying at before is too small. From today on, you can live
in my room.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but he was very cautious in his
heart. It has to be said that, within the sect, Sun Dazhu was the one that
would be most suspicious of him, so Wang Lin shook his head and said,
“It’s fine. I won’t be staying for long. I’ll return to the back mountain to go
into closed door training in a few days.”
Sun Dazhu opened his mouth to say something, but Wang Lin quickly
said goodbye and left. Sun Dazhu looked at the tea in his hand. His eyes
were filled with a cold light.
Wang Lin suddenly turned around with a faint smile on his face and
thoughtfully looked at Sun Dazhu.
Sun Dazhu’s face suddenly stiffened and he said, “Good disciple, is
there anything else?”
Wang Lin revealed a sarcastic expression. He took a few steps forward
and said, “Teacher, you look very nervous.”
Sun Dazhu’s heart skipped a beat. He took two steps back and regained
his composure. “Teacher is indeed nervous. You, the disciple, are much
stronger than me. I am only at the 5th layer of Qi Condensation,” he said.
Wang Lin looked at the tea and said, “Teacher, drink this tea for
disciple.”
Sun Dazhu’s expression suddenly changed and he forced a smile. “What
is this? If you don’t want to drink it, I’ll just dump it.” With that, he threw
the cup to the ground and moved back a few more steps, until his feet were
at the gate.
“Teacher, drink it.” Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He activated
his attraction technique. The cup that was falling to the ground stopped and
floated toward Sun Dazhu. Wang Lin let out a sigh. He knew that Sun
Dazhu had hostile intentions. There was indeed something wrong with the
tea.
Sun Dazhu’s expression became unsettled. After pondering for a long
time, he suddenly frowned and said, “Wang Lin, it seems you still have
misunderstandings about your teacher. You believe there is something
wrong with this tea? Fine, I’ll drink it.”
Sun Dazhu picked up the tea and drank it. Then, he threw the cup on the
ground and said, with discontent, “Is that ok? The sect head has asked me to
talk to him. It will be bad if I’m late. If there is anything else, let’s talk
afterward.” With that, he turned to leave.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he moved his body. Sun Dazhu’s expression
changed and he quickly backed up, but how could his 5th layer cultivation
compare to Wang Lin?
In a moment, he arrived next to Sun Dazhu. His eyes lit up and he
slapped Sun Dazhu’s chest Before, when Sun Dazhu drank the tea, he
realize that Sun Dazhu didn’t really drink the tea, but surrounded it with
spiritual energy.
With that slap, Sun Dazhu’s spiritual energy was scattered and the tea
quickly dissolved into Sun Dazhu’s body.
Sun Dazhu’s expression suddenly changed to one containing a hint of
fury. He quickly said, “Wang Lin, what are you doing? Do you want to kill
your teacher? If you kill me, the Heng Yue Sect will not forgive you!”
Wang Lin remained silent. He sent out his divine sense and found that
the tea had completely dissolved in Sun Dazhu’s body. Then, he felt slivers
of wires making their way from the tea to Sun Dazhu’s head.
Sun Dazhu also felt that something was wrong, but before he could
speak, the wire-like object had already reached his head. Instantly, his grim
expression started to relax.
Wang Lin stared at Sun Dazhu and immediately realized that something
was off. Sun Dazhu’s expression seemed a bit dull.
He pondered a little, then asked, “Teacher, disciple is not trying to kill
you, but you try to act against me. However, if teacher really did drink the
tea, I wouldn’t have done this.”
Sun Dazhu’s expression stayed dull. He quickly said, “The tea should
not be drunk.”
Wang Lin was stunned. He carefully examined Sun Dazhu for a while,
then asked, “Why shouldn’t it be drunk?”
Sun Dazhu said, with a dull expression, “There is Three Thread
Nematode Grass in the tea.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. “What effect does the Three Thread Nematode
Grass have?” he asked.
“The ability to control the person who drunk it for a short period of
time. It is a key ingredient for making puppets.”
Killing intent flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. “Why did you want me to
take it?” he asked.
“Ever since I found out that you had those gourds, I had some doubts in
my heart, so I took you in as my disciple. Originally, I wanted to get you to
the first layer so I could use the soul searching technique on you, but I had
already given you the Spiritual Energy Scattering Grass, so I thought it
would take you more than ten years to reach the first layer and gave up on
that idea. In the competition, you suddenly showed great strength, so I
thought you must have had more of those gourds, and even other secrets. I
want to increase my cultivation as well, so I thought of giving you this tea.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and asked, “What is the Spiritual Energy
Scattering Grass? Also, have you told anyone else about me? And why
didn’t you use this Three Thread Nematode Grass on me before?”
“Spiritual Energy Scattering Grass is used to help remove all of your
cultivation. As for the matter about you, I never told anyone. I didn’t want
anyone besides me to steal the gourds, and, after that, things changed too
suddenly, so talking now would end up hurting me instead, so I decided to
act.”
“As for the Three Thread Nematode Grass, I didn’t have it before. I got
it from another cultivator when I left the mountain last year. That cultivator
said that if it’s used on a cultivator below Foundation Building, it has a 90%
success rate. I originally wanted to use it on Lun Yunjie, to get some pills
out of him.”
Wang Lin became furious and sneered. “Were you not afraid of me
finding out?”
“In order to find the secret you hold, I can’t worry about too many
things. I’m already old. If i don’t improve, then I will never be able to reach
foundation building in my lifetime. In fact, I wasn’t sure if you were going
to come back today, so I decided to gamble and prepared this tea. If you
came back, I would offer you the tea, and if you didn’t, I assume you would
be with the sect head and will live in the back mountain most of the time, so
I wouldn’t have another chance to act.”
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. He coldly asked, “Before,
you said that the sect head was looking for you. Is that true?”
“No.”
The moment Sun Dazhu’s word came out, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he
slammed his hand on Sun Dazhu’s head. Blood started to pour out from Sun
Dazhu’s orifices and he fell on the ground.
Wang Lin stared at Sun Dazhu’s body. He felt an indescribable feeling.
This was the first time he had killed anyone, and it was his teacher.
After pondering for a long time, Wang Lin put away Sun Dazhu’s body.
He walked out of the Heng Yue Sect with a dull expression until he reached
a mountain, then threw the body down.
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ANCESTOR
A fter returning to his room, Wang Lin sat cross legged on his bed. He
spread out his divine sense and left a trace of it around his room in
order to detect anyone who was trying to probe in with their divine sense.
After that, he took out the mysterious bead and began to think. Around
three days ago, all of the cloud images on the bead disappeared and were
replaced by the image of a leaf.
In regard to this, Situ Nan said that the heaven defying bead had enough
water element and now needed wood element. Because of this, he had urged
Wang Lin multiple times to leave the Heng Yue Sect to get material with
wood element and quickly fill the heaven defying bead with it.
Wang Lin had gained an understanding of his current power. He was
currently at the 14th layer of Qi Condensation. However, he was curious
about how he didn’t need any of the chants and just progressed this far
through cultivation. He suspected that it had something to do with Situ Nan.
While holding the bead, he entered the dream space. Right as he was
about to enter, he quickly put the bead away.
The moment he entered the dream space, Situ Nan said, with discontent,
“Why didn’t you kill those people in the competition earlier? If it was me, I
would have killed all of the males and sucked dry all of the females, then
used that centipede to make wine. It would be very nutritious. But one thing
you did that suited my taste was killing that Sun Dazhu. Not bad. Just like
me in my youth. Wang Lin, you have to remember that the cultivation
world is a cruel place. The strong consume the weak. If you keep up your
naive thinking, then I’m afraid you won’t live for long.”
Wang Lin pondered for a long time. “Senior, should the next step be to
prepare for Foundation Building? Junior doesn’t know any chants to enter
Foundation Building.”
Situ Nan snorted and said, “I know the chant, but entering the
Foundation Building stage is the true step into the world of cultivation and
is very difficult. You should find a secluded place to go into closed door
training in to help increase your chances of breaking through. Also, your
spiritual spring water and snow water won’t be enough anymore. When you
enter Foundation Building, you need a lot of spiritual energy, so you better
prepare some spiritual dew.
Wang Lin nodded and said, “The dew is easy to get. It just requires a lot
of time.”
Situ Nan sighed and said, “The Spirit Movement stage, which is also the
Qi Condensation stage, is to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to
refine the body. This has all been laying the foundation for the Foundation
Building stage. As of now, you can already attempt to break into the
Foundation Building stage, but I recommend you wait until you reach the
15th layer. Your talent isn’t that good, and even though I’ve been using my
own essence to help you in these past few decades, entering the Foundation
Building stage is a heaven defying act. If I still had my body, I would be
able to just barely help you through it, but I can’t do much now.”
“In addition to this, your means of attack is too simple. Just one
technique won’t do. But sadly, all the techniques I have require you to be at
least at the Foundation Building stage to use. You should quickly reach the
Foundation Building stage so I can pass the Underworld Ascension Method
to you.”
Wang Lin was stunned and said, “Underworld Ascension Method?”
Situ Nan proudly said, “Correct. Hehe, even in my home, a rank 6
country, it is still a top quality method. Unfortunately, it requires a place
with a lot of yin element, or the cultivation will be too slow, but the cold
spiritual energy it creates is incredibly powerful. Hmph, once you have
reached the peak of this method, you can even fight against the experts of
rank 7 countries. This is settled. Tomorrow, you can go to the scripture
library of this small sect and see what they have, but, once you reach
Foundation Building, you must practice the Underworld Ascension
Method.”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and nodded.
“Also, Wang Lin, it’s best that you don’t put the heaven defying bead in
your bag of holding. Place it as close to your chest as possible, so I can still
communicate with you when you’re not in the dream space, and you can
enter the dream space through me.”
Time slowly passed as Situ Nan talked. After two days in the dream
space, Wang Lin woke up.
He sat cross legged and put the bead close to chest, then took a drink of
the spiritual liquid and cultivated all night in silence. The next morning,
Wang Lin opened the door. His body floated into the air as he moved
toward the main hall.
The moment he arrived in the air of the main hall, Huang Long walked
out and let out a kind smile when he saw Wang Lin. The smile on his face
was much warmer than it was yesterday. He said, “Wang Lin, come with
me.”
With that, he waved his sleeves and jumped into the air. Wang Lin
quickly followed behind. After a while, they arrived at a sub peak of the
Heng Yue Mountain, the pine peak.
When they passed over the area where the competition was held
yesterday, Huang Long didn’t stop, but flew straight past it and went deeper
into the pine peak, until he stopped in front of some strange rocks and said,
“Wang Lin, this is a restricted place in the Heng Yue Sect. This is where the
Core Formation true elders and Foundation Building elders cultivate, so
don’t carelessly spread out your divine sense, or you might offend them.”
Wang Lin immediately agreed.
Huang Long took a deep breath. He took out a piece of purple jade and
threw it into the air. Then, he formed a seal with his hand, swiped his hand
through the air, and whispered, “Open!”
The piece of jade quickly started to shine and a circle started to expand
from it, forming a circular passage wide enough for one person to pass
through.
Huang Long didn’t say a word and walked inside. Wang Lin hesitated a
little and followed him in.
The moment he entered, his eyes blurred. When his eyes cleared up, he
saw a few old and tall buildings. The buildings gave off a very heavy aura,
making him feel like he couldn’t breath in here.
Meanwhile, 7 to 8 powerful divine senses came out and scanned him.
Then, a slow and ancient voice came out:
“So you are Wang Lin. Not bad.”
Wang Lin became alert and respectfully said, “Disciple Wang Lin greets
elder.” And at the same time, Situ Nan’s voice echoed in his mind, “This
place makes it look much more like what a small sect should be. 2 Core
Formation and 10 Foundation Building cultivators, not bad.”
Huang Long’s expression suddenly changed and growled, “What, elder?
This is ancestor!”
Wang Lin was stunned. The voice came again. “It’s fine. Sect customs
are useless here. Wang Lin, this time, you have done a great deed for the
sect, so you can choose any technique you like in this scripture library. This
scripture library can’t be compared to the one in the courtyard. This is
where the real techniques of the Heng Yue Sect are stored. There are more
than 10,000 techniques inside this library. If you were to take this library
and compare it to all of the other sects in the country of Zhao, there is no
other sect with a larger collection. You must not be too greedy and you must
pick the right one! Huang Long, you can take him there now.”
In Wang Lin’s mind, Situ Nan scornfully said, “A mere Core Formation
as ancestor? When I was young, all of the Core Formation cultivators tried
to suck up to me, and some of the female Core Formation cultivators would
even take off their pants to try to sleep with me.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal, as if he hadn’t heard anything
Situ Nan just said.
Huang Long quickly and respectfully responded. He pulled Wang Lin to
one of the buildings. This building gave off a very ancient atmosphere. It
looked like an old library.
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O utside the building, Huang Long stopped and whispered to Wang

Lin, “Here is the scripture library. You can go inside. On the first
floor are mainly techniques for the Qi Condensation stage. You can look
around in there, but focus your attention on the second floor, because that’s
where the techniques for foundation building stage are. I’ll wait for you
outside.”
Wang Lin was a bit nervous. He took a deep breath and walked inside.
This building had four floors. On the first floor were numerous pieces of
green jade, floating on shelves and emitting green light.
Situ Nan mocked, “There is no need to look. What kind of things are
there? These are all low quality techniques. Back then, I won’t even bother
to look at them.”
Wang Lin didn’t rush up to the second floor or listen to Situ Nan’s
words. He walked to each piece of jade and checked out what techniques
were inside them. His hand also formed seal to test out the techniques.
Wang Lin picked up a piece of jade and closely looked at it. “Top
quality technique - Fire Dragon.”
Situ Nan immediately said, “Piece of shit top quality technique. This is
clearly the low quality fire control technique. My soul fire technique is a
real top quality technique.”
Wang Lin was stunned. He put it down and picked up another one.
“Top quality technique - Earth Escape.”
“Trash, complete trash! Where I come from, you can get this from
anywhere and they dare to call it a top quality technique! My five element
escape is a real top quality technique!”
“Top quality technique - Wind Blade.”
“This is still trash! I know Howling Gale. It is 100 times more
powerful!”
“Nine day thunder formation.”
“What is all all crap? It is clearly just a bad thunder technique. Why
give it such an powerful sounding name? Trash!”
“Immortal transformation.”
“This is kind of interesting, but still trash. I know greater immortal
transformation. It is 100 times more powerful.”
Situ Nan mocked each technique one by one, making Wang Lin frown
even more. He finally couldn’t stand it anymore and went to the second
floor.
There weren’t as many jades on the second floor, just a few dozen jade
floating in the air.
Situ Nan lazily said, “All of these are low quality. There is no need to
look at them.”
Wang Lin wrily smiled and thought, “You are a senior from a rank 6
cultivation country, of course none of these techniques are good enough for
you.”
Situ Nan urged, “Wang Lin, you don’t need to look at this. Quickly find
a place to go into closed door training in, and, once you reach foundation
building, you can leave this small sect.”
The previous mood of anticipation had all been destroyed by Situ Nan,
so Wang Lin walked out of the scripture library, frowning.
When Huang Long saw Wang Lin leaving, he was stunned and asked,
“You picked that quickly? You have to carefully choose. This scripture
library contains the best techniques in the cultivation country of Zhao.
Other people don’t even have the qualifications to enter. You shouldn’t
waste it.”
Wang Lin’s expression was a bit odd. Situ Nan’s mocking and elder’s
praise caused a large conflict in his heart. He said, “Disciple has already
chosen.”
Huang Long frowned and was about to ask him which technique he
chose when the entire pine peak suddenly started to shake.
“I am Xuan Dao Sect’s Pu Nanzi. Juniors of the Heng Yue Sect, quickly
come out and greet me.”
Huang Long’s expression suddenly changed. At that moment, more than
ten figures rushed out from the surrounding buildings. The two figures in
front were the most noticeable. One of those two had a red complexion with
eyes that were clear and piercing.
Next to him was a old woman. Her face was full of wrinkles and was
very gloomy. She coldly looked at Huang Long and Wang Lin, then silently
looked into the sky.
Behind those two were ten elders, all with bitter expressions on their
faces.
Situ Nan’s seriously said, “Wang Lin, there is a nascent soul cultivator
outside. The Heng Yue Sect is in big trouble now. You should find the
chance and escape. With me here, I can temporarily make it so that he can’t
sense you. Hmph, if I had my body, I wouldn’t be afraid of a mere Nascent
Soul.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His expression was very unsettled.
The red faced old man loudly said, “Senior Pun Nan, I don’t know why
you have come to my Heng Yue Sect. Please tell us.”
A tall figure appeared in the air. His face was very dignified and said, in
a low voice, “If it was 500 years ago, I would be intimidated by the Heng
Yue Sect’s defense formation, but, looking at it now, it is only so so. After I
have broken this formation, I’ll talk to you juniors.”
With that, he waved his hand and a small black colored hill appeared.
This small hill started moving and created wind, which soon created a giant
tornado. Both of his hands formed a seal and a few very complex words
came out of his mouth.
The giant hill slammed down toward the ground. A light screen
appeared between the pine peak and the Heng Yue peak. The light screen
formed a concave bowl and blocked the blow for the Heng Yue Sect.
“No less from a great sect from 500 years ago. This defensive formation
will have some advanced techniques behind it. It can spread the power of
the impact around, but I have to see without a nascent soul to maintain it
how many of my attack can it take.” Pun Nanzi let out a cold smile, his
hand quickly moved and formed another giant tornado and slammed down
again.
The red faced man’s expression became pale. He swiped in the air
before him and created a rift. He quickly went into the rift and the people
behind him followed.
Huang Long quickly whispered, “Wang Lin, follow closely.” With that,
his body shot like an arrow and went into the rift.
Wang Lin took a step and closely followed behind them.
At that moment, the tornado smashed down again. A thunderous roar
appeared when the tornado hit the light screen. Rainbow color lights shone
from the light screen, which was barely holding up.
Wang Lin entered the rift. After he exited the rift, he appeared again on
the stage on the pine peak. Right now, the red faced man and the old woman
sat on top of one of the 8 white jade pillar. Their hands formed many
different seals while chanting some complicated chants..
On the other six white jade pillars sat six other foundation building
elders. Each of their faces were bitter and unsettled.
The old woman said, “Huang Long, quickly, gather all of the inner
disciples here. The greatest disaster my Heng Yue Sect will face is this.”
With that, she spit out a mouthful of core energy into the white pillar.
Huang Long’s body shook. Without a word, he charged toward the
bridge back to the Heng Yue Peak.
“Hmph. It was able to withstand two attacks. Break for me on this third
attack!” Pun Nanzi let out a cold snort. He spit out a mouth full of Nascent
Soul energy into the small hill and it grew 10 time its size, covering the sky
over pine peak.
With a bang, one of the white jade pillars broke and the foundation
building elder on top of the white pillar bleed from his orifices and fell onto
the ground.
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“B reak for me! Break! Break!” Pun Nanzi’s expression became

serious. His hands were constantly swinging as the giant tornado
slammed against the mountain.
All of the people in the surrounding towns and villages were too scared
to go outside, so they hid in their houses. The more brave people looked out
of their windows and saw a giant mountain floating in the air, constantly
slamming down.
Another white jade broke and another Foundation Building elder
coughed out a mouthful of blood and fell down.
Pun Nanzi took out a purple gourd. His hand formed a seal and he spoke
some complicated chants. The gourd trembled and red liquid came out of it.
The moment the liquid appeared, it lit on fire and surrounded the tornado.
“Break!” Pun Nanzi let out a roar and slammed the flaming tornado
down. With a boom, numerous cracks appeared on the light screen and
began to spread.
Two more white jades broke and two more elders fell down.
Of the eight white pillars, only 4 remained. Aside from the two Core
Formation elders, the two Foundation Building elders’ faces were
completely ashen and their bodies trembled. They had clearly reached their
limit.
Huang Long had already brought all of the inner disciples here. All of
their faces were filled with shock and fear. Wang Hao was also among
them. His face was still pale, but a lot better than before. When he saw
Wang Lin, he walked up to him and stared dumbfounded into the sky,
unable to say a word.
Pun Nanzi’s face was dark as he floated in the sky. This defense
formation’s strength was beyond his expectation. He knew that this
formation wasn’t at full powerful. If there was a Nascent Soul cultivator
controlling it, it would be a lot more powerful.
Right now, this formation could only defend and do nothing else, but, if
there was a Nascent Soul cultivator here, its power would be terrifying.
As the red faced elder watched his Foundation Building juniors fall one
by one, his heart bled. He shouted,“Senior Pun Nanzi, your Xuan Dao Sect
has always had a good relationship with our Heng Yue Sect. Do you really
want to kill us all?”
Pun Nanzi snorted and said, “Liu Wenju, you went from being just a
junior 500 years ago to a core member of the Heng Yue Sect and have even
reached Core Formation. It is a shame to destroy this formation. If you open
it yourself, things will be easier for you all.”
The Core Formation expert, Liu Wenju, hesitated and the old woman
suddenly shouted, in an angry voice, “Senior Pun Nanzi, I can’t obey!”
Pun Nanzi let out a crazed laugh. His face sunk and he shouted. “Fine!
This defense formation, break for me!” With that, he waved his hand and
the giant tornado rose high in the air. His face turned red as he spat out
more Nascent Soul energy and the tornado grew even larger.
“Fall!” Pun Nanzi’s hand seal changed and he signaled the tornado to go
down.
The giant tornado released buzzing sounds as it pushed down a bit
more.
With a cracking sound, the cracks in the light screen increased and
another white pillar broke as another Foundation Building elder fell.
The giant tornado fell another inch and the last Foundation Building
elder coughed out a mouthful of blood and fell down.
“Break!” With Pun Nanzi’s shout, the giant tornado pressed down and
sunk three inches. The pine peak shook. With a thunderous roar, the entire
mountain sunk dozens of meters into the ground.
The stone bridge connected to the Heng Yue Sect broke in half and fell
down the cliff.
Meanwhile, the Heng Yue Sect’s defense formation finally couldn’t hold
out anymore and shattered into tiny pieces and disappeared.
The last two white jade pillars broke and Liu Wenju and the old woman
fell onto the ground with bitter expressions, unable to say a word.
Pun Nanzi let out a cold snort. He slowly floated to the ground and the
giant tornado still floated in the air, releasing a powerful pressure.
After Pun Nanzi landed, he said, with a cold expression, “Who here is
Wang Lin?”
Wang Lin had already backed up into the crowd of inner disciples. He
never thought that the first thing this Nascent Soul expert would do was
look for him.
All of the surrounding disciples’ gazes turned to him. Pun Nanzi
scanned the group and his gaze fell on Wang Lin. He raised his brow and
figured that this must be Wang Lin. Before, his junior Ouyang had
mentioned Wang Lin many times and said that their losses were entirely due
to Wang Lin. He really wanted to recruit Wang Lin
Pun Nanzi had always wanted the Heng Yue Sect’s land. This time, he
thought that, with Zhou Peng, they would win for sure and would take over
the Heng Yue Sect’s land without openly using force.
But this Wang Lin’s appearance disrupted his plan and forced him to
appear and forcibly take the land.
Pun Nanzi’s demeanor was cold as he asked, “You are Wang Lin?”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He clasped his hands and respectfully
said, “Disciple is Wang Lin, and he greets senior Pun Nanzi.”
Pun Nanzi nodded his head. He turned to Liu Wenju and the Core
Formation old woman and said, “The Nascent Soul ancestors of the Heng
Yue Sect have all died fighting in another country. You guys no longer have
the ability to keep this Heng Yue mountain. Instead of letting another sect
steal it, why not give it to my Xuan Dao Sect?”
Liu Wenju gave the old woman a bitter look and said, “Senior, please
consider the good relationship between the two sects and not…”
Without letting Liu Wenju finish speaking, Pun Nanzi interrupted him
and impatiently said, “”Leave! Besides the people, nothing else can leave!
If you keep bugging me, I don’t mind wiping out the entire sect!”
The old woman became furious and was about to charge in when Liu
Wenju stopped her. He took a deep breath and respectfully said, “Junior
obeys, but this Heng Yue Mountain has been our sect for thousands of years
and junior doesn’t have the right to give it away. Junior can only agree to
lend it. If in the future…”
Pun Nanzi sneered. He once again interrupted and said, “Lend? That’s
fine. Lend it to my Xuan Dao Sect for 100,000 years.”
All of the inner disciples were furious, but none of them dared to
display it. They all felt very depressed and stayed silent. Some of the
disciples began to think about themselves.
Pun Nanzi’s face swept the area and landed on Huang Long. He said,
“You. Leave behind your Purple Moon Sword. My junior Ouyang has his
eyes on it.”
Huang Long endured the humiliation and clenched his hands. He looked
toward Liu Wenju and the old woman. When he found that they were
waiting for him, he let out sigh, took out the sword, and threw it on the
ground.
Pun Nanzi grabbed with his right hand and the purple moon sword flew
into his hand. The moment the sword entered his grasp, a purple gas came
out of the sword and formed into a giant dragon.
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SECT SCATTERS
T he dragon roared at Pun Nanzi and attacked him.

Pun Nanzi sneered. He flicked the sword and said, “Animal,
restrain yourself!”
The dragon’s body shook and immediately lost its will. It reluctantly
returned back into the sword. The sword stopped glowing.
Liu Wenju and the old woman looked at each other and let out a sigh.
She said, “Fine. All Heng Yue Sect disciples, listen to my order: follow me
off the mountain.” With that, she took a look around and let out another
sigh before floating up into the air.
Pun Nanzi narrowed his eyes and said, “My Xuan Dao Sect is going to
recruit more disciples. If anyone wishes to join, they can stay here.”
The ten Foundation Building elders’ faces all turned strange. Besides
the two who were next to the old woman, the other eight didn’t follow her.
Liu Wenju’s expression changed. He wanted to say something, but
ended up staying silent. He let out another sigh, then shook his head and
stood next to the old woman.
The old woman suppressed the anger in her heart and shouted,
“Everyone has their own path. If anyone doesn’t want to follow us, I won’t
force you.”
Among Haung Long’s generation, all of the elders hesitated and, in the
end, besides Huang Long, Dao Xu, and the red faced elder, none of the
other elders moved. Only those three moved and stood next to the two Core
Formation elders.
Among the dozens of inner disciples, only about 10 or so flew next to
the Core Formation elders. Wang Zhuo hesitated for a long time. He didn’t
dare to look at Dao Xu as he raised his foot and put it down. Ultimately, he
didn’t follow.
The female named Zhou hesitated for a while, but didn’t follow. As for
the female named Xu, she saw that Wang Zhuo didn’t move, so she pulled
back the step she took forward.
Wang Hao could already walk. He wrily smiled and said to Wang Lin,
“Brother Tie Zhu, I’m not going to go anywhere. I plan on heading home
and helping my dad. Don’t worry, brother Tie Zhu, I’ll take care of your
family.”
Wang Lin hesitated. He had too many secrets and, if he joined the Xuan
Dao Sect, there would be too many uncertain dangers, so, after pondering
for a while, he started to move.
At that moment, Pun Nanzi’s eyes lit up as he stared at Wang Lin. He
suddenly said, “Wang Lin, you stay!”
Wang Lin was stunned and respectfully said, “Senior Pun Nanzi, why
do you want junior to stay?”
Pun Nanzi raised his head and said, “If I tell you to stay, you stay.
What’s with all the questions?!”
Liu Wenju hesitated for a while and suddenly said, “Senior Pun Nanzi,
this Wang Lin is my Heng Yue Sect’s head disciple, so I would like to
request senior not to make it hard on him and let him leave with us.“ He had
heard a few things about Wang Lin and also observed him for a bit. He was
really unwilling to give up this future Foundation Building disciple.
Pun Nanzi grunted and said to Wang Lin, “The Heng Yue Sect only
exist in name. Are you going to follow them as they drift around the world?
If you join my Xuan Dao Sect, your future will be much brighter. You
decide for yourself what you want. You wouldn’t want rumors to spread,
would you? Rumors saying that my Xuan Dao Sect not only stole the
mountain, but the disciples a well.
Pun Nanzi was confident that, unless this Wang Lin was retarded, he
wouldn’t follow the Heng Yue Sect.
Wang Lin pondered a little. Without a word, he clasped his hands, rose
into the air, and stood next to Huang Long.
Pun Nanzi’s eyes lit up. “Ungrateful brat!” he said.
Liu Wenju and the old woman gave Wang Lin thoughtful looks. They
waited for a while longer, but after seeing all of the disciples of the Heng
Yue Sect with their heads down, the old woman let out a sigh and said,
“Fine, let’s go.”
With that, she flew off into the distance. The other ten or so people
followed her with bitter expressions.
The people of the Heng Yue Sect followed the two Core Formation
elders and flew away from the Heng Yue Sect like homeless dogs.
Along the way, no one said a word. Besides anger, they were filled with
a sense of loss.
After flying for a long time, until the sky darkened, Liu Wenju and the
old woman debated for a while, then landed on the side of a mountain.
The old woman let out a sigh. She looked at the people around her.
Besides the two Foundation Building elders, everyone else was at the Qi
Condensation stage. There were only four people from Huang Longs
generation and 12 people from Wang Lin’s generation. She bitterly smiled
and forced herself to calm down. She said, “You guys shouldn’t lose heart
just because the Heng Yue Sect has met this disaster. Things always change
in the cultivation world. Today, he stole the Heng Yue Mountain from us,
but, once I and ancestor Liu reach Nascent Soul, we will be able to take it
back!”
Among the two Foundation Building elders was elder Shang Guan, who
observed Wang Lin in the main hall a few days ago. He let out a dry cough
and said, “Ancestor Wang is correct. The more miserable we feel now, the
higher our fighting spirit will be. We must carve this humiliation into our
hearts. If we are successful in the future, we must take back the mountain!”
The other Foundation Building elder had a wide face and body. His face
was filled with worry as he looked at the remaining disciples and said,
“When disaster came, everyone flew in different directions. In the end, only
you guys were willing to follow us from Heng Yue Sect.” he sighed.
Among the inner disciples that followed, aside from brother Zhang and
Lu Song, Wang Lin didn’t know the names of any of them, but they looked
familiar.
There was also a little fatty, which was the person he met outside the
word pavilion.
Liu Wenju took a deep breath and said, with a serious expression,
“There is no point in dwelling on the past. The most important thing right
now is to find a place to house our sect. Many years ago, I built a house at a
snake-like mountain thousands of kilometers from here. For now, let’s go
live there.”
The old woman pondered for a while. She nodded and said, “That is
good. Once we reach it, we must go into closed door training and reach
Nascent Soul within 100 years.”
Liu Wenju’s gaze shifted. He said to the two Foundation Building
elders, “Shang Guan and Song Yu, you two stand guard while I and
ancestor Wang recover the spiritual energy used on maintaining the
formation. Then, we can carry all of you to move faster.”
Shang Guan and Song Yu quickly did as they were told.
Liu Wenju took out a few pieces of green jade. He tossed them into the
air and they began emit a green light. His hand formed a few seals and the
green jade suddenly shook and created a dome of green light that covered
everything within a 20 meters radius.
After that, he sat down cross legged and held a spirit stone in his hand
and began to cultivate. The old woman did the same and began to cultivate
to recover her spiritual energy.
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H uang Long touched his bag of holding and looked toward the Heng
Yue Sect with a complex expression. Dao Xu stood at his side and
said, “Sect head, there will be a time when we will take back the Heng Yue
Mountain.”
Huang Long bitterly smiled and said, “The purple moon sword was
given to me by ancestor Liu when I became the sect head. I told him that as
long as the sword is there, I’ll be there, but now, alas.”
The red faced elder named Ma darkly said, “Sect Head, the Xuan Dao
Sect had a Nascent Soul cultivator. Not fighting him was the logical thing to
do. There is no need to feel remorse about things like this. The cultivation
world has always been like this. Back when the heng Yue Sect was
powerful, we did the same thing.”
Huang Long secretly sighed and didn’t say a word.
Wang Lin sat down cross legged in the corner, looking at the Heng Yue
mountain. All of this happened too quickly and he was still in a state of
shock, but he was mostly worried about his parents.
After pondering for a while, he still couldn’t set aside his worries. He
was afraid that the Xuan Dao Sect disciples would go find his parents for
revenge. Thinking about this, a cold light appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes.
Although he didn’t want to kill people, if they wanted to hurt his parents, he
wouldn’t mind killing them.
Situ Nan proudly boasted, “This is the right way, Wang Lin. Hehe, you
should have been like this a long time ago. It’s only killing people, what’s
the big deal? I have 10,000 ways for people to wish they were dead.”
Wang Lin frowned and said to Situ Nan, “Killing people is no the
solution to this problem. If I kill one, there will be another, unless I kill all
of the disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect.”
Situ Nan kept trying to push him. “What’s so difficult about that? I’ll
teach you a technique, the puppet technique. Then, you can capture
someone and reform them into a loyal puppet. How’s that? With this, you
will be able to live worry free.”
Just as Situ Nan finished speaking, the fat youth from the sword
pavilion came up to Wang Lin and sat down next to him. He wrily smiled
and said, “Head senior brother, my name is Huang Dashan. In the future,
please take care of junior here.”
Wang Lin glanced at the other, but, before he could respond, the black
clothed disciple named Zhang came and said, “Huang Dashan, if you have
time, you should cultivate more instead of asking someone to take care of
you.”
Huang Dashan wrily smiled and said, “The sect is gone. Among the
inner disciples left, senior brother Wang Lin is the strongest. No matter how
much I cultivate, I won’t be able to beat him, so I might as well be his
underling.”
Brother Zhang turned and looked at Wang Lin. He remembered when he
brought the three disciples up to the mountain to be tested to join the sect.
He secretly sighed and said, “Wang Lin, your progress has really been
unexpected. I truly admire you.”
Wang Lin let out a wry smile, but was unable to say anything. He
always had a lot of respect for brother Zhang. Brother Zhang was one of the
few inner disciples in the sect that not only had never mocked him, but even
encouraged him.
At this point, Lu Song walked toward the three, frowning, and said,
“Zhang Dekun, we haven’t seen each other for several years and you have
finally reached the 6th layer. Do you still remember the promise from 10
years ago?”
Brother Zhang’s eyes lit up. He stared at Lu Song and said, “Of course I
remember.”
Lu Song let out a sigh. He sat down next Wang Lin, then patted Wang
Lin’s shoulder and said “Wang Lin, the Heng Yue Sect exist only in name.
I’ll say something ugly. If you had stayed at the Xuan Dao Sect, you would
have a much better future than coming here with us.”
With that, he bitterly smiled at brother Zhang and said, “Zhang Dekun,
your stubborn temper is still the same as ever. What’s the point of that 10
year promise when the sect doesn’t even exist anymore? Sigh.”
Wang Lin looked at Lu Song. He moved his shoulder to get away from
Lu Song and said, “Didn’t elder brother Lu Song also not stay at the Xuan
Dao Sect?”
Lu Song shook his head and said, “Don’t call me elder brother.
According to the rules, I should be calling you elder brother. Hehe, if I were
stay there, I would have no future, because I have offended too many
people in the Xuan Dao Sect.”
Zhang Dekun coldly said, “Not only have you offended people from the
Xuan Dao Sect, you have offended a lot of people in the Heng Yue Sect as
well.”
Lu Song raised his head. He looked at Zhang Dekun and sighed. “Junior
brother Zhang, before I became a core disciple, I was a very hated person,
but that was in the past. What use is there in talking about it now? Back
then, there was only one slot for a core disciple that year, and I had to help.
I offer my apologies to you, junior brother Zhang.”
Zhang Dekun’s face remained cold and he didn’t say a word. During the
competition for the core disciple slot that year, he was up against one of Lu
Song’s relatives. Before the fight, Lu Song appeared and injured him,
causing him to lose the fight.
Lu Song told him that he was not convinced then he could find Lu Song
in 10 years to fight again.
Lu Song honestly said, “Brother Zhang, I’ll do my best to make up for
what happened 10 years ago, but, currently, the sect is in hardship, so us
inner disciples should band together. Forget the disciples under 5th layer.
Between us four, Huang Dashan is at the 5th layer, Zhang Dekun is at the
6th layer, and I’m at the 8th layer. So, what layer are you at Wang Lin?”
Wang Lin saw that everyone was looking at him. He for pondered a
little, then honestly answered, “14th layer of Qi Condensation.”
The moment the words were said, the three people next to him all
sucked in breaths of cold air. They all knew Wang Lin was strong, but they
didn’t expect him to be this strong.
Lu Song’s mouth dried up. He wrily smiled and said, “Congratulations
elder brother Wang. You will soon reach the Foundation Building stage.
When that happens, I’ll have to call you elder.”
Zheng Dekun gave Wang Lin a deep and thoughtful look before letting
out a sigh, while Huang Dashan’s eyes lit up.
The other surrounding inner disciples carefully observed the four. The
few with sharper ears heard what Wang Lin said. Their eyes were filled
with even more respect towards him.
Lu Song took a deep breath and said, “Senior brother Wang Lin, from
now on, we are the top disciples in the Heng Yue Sect. You will be the
Elder Senior disciple, I’ll be the second disciple, Zhang Dekun will be 3rd
and Huang Dashan will be the 4th. We should from now our share our
experience and form a group. What do you think?”
Wang Lin pondered for a little. Before he could say anything, Huang
Dashan quickly said, “What second senior brother said is correct. That is
how it should be.”
Zhang Dekun hesitated for a while. He nodded and said, “There should
be leaders among the inner disciples. This will help the elders and make it
so that they have less things to worry about.”
When Wang Lin saw that the other two had already agreed, he nodded
in agreement. He didn’t really care about this matter as he had other plans.
Just at that moment, Liu Wenju and the old woman opened their eyes.
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L iu Wenju got up and took out a piece of jade. He threw it into the air
and quickly formed several seals with this hand. He then spit out a
mouthful of core energy and the jade started to spin in the air.
The old woman named Wang also tossed out a piece of jade. It fused
with the first jade. The jade kept spinning and released rainbow colored
light. The rays of rainbow colored light fell onto the ground and covered
everything within a ten meter radius of the jade until it formed a disc of
light.
Liu Wenju looked at Wang Lin’s group of four and said, “The four of
you, aside from Wang Lin, will be in charge of protecting the other inner
disciples because there will be powerful fluctuations, so be careful not to
fall off. Also, Huang Long and you three, you will be in charge of 2
disciples each. Shang Guan, you two and Wang Lin will be in charge of
keeping balance on the sides.
With that, he stepped onto the disc and the old woman followed behind.
The others immediately followed Liu Wenju’s order and took charge of
a disciple and walked onto the disc. The two foundation building elders and
Wang Lin formed a triangle while standing at the edges.
Liu Wenju took a deep breath. His hand formed a seal and he shouted,
“Rise!”
The surroundings started to tremble. The light disc began to rise, then it
flew off into the distance at a very fast speed.
This speed was several times faster than flying swords. A moment after
it started moving, the inner disciples couldn’t withstand it anymore. If there
was no one helping them, they would have fallen off already.
All of the force the inner disciples were experiencing got transferred to
Shang Guan, Song Yu, and Wang Lin via a mysterious method.
Wang Lin felt a huge force hitting his body. He almost fell off, but he
used his attraction technique to stabilize his body. Even so, he felt his body
tremble as if he was going to be thrown off.
He looked at Shang Guan and Song Yu and found that the two elders
were very relaxed and didn’t look even a bit strained. Wang Lin secretly
sighed and thought, “No wonder they are foundation building elders, not
something I can match.”
Situ Nan dismissively said, “This is nothing special. It is simply an air
travel technique. Back when I used the air travel technique, I could carry
10,000 people and didn’t need people to keep balance!”
Wang Lin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He said, “There is no
need to compare yourself every time. I already know you are powerful.”
Situ Nan snorted and said, “When I had my body, I wouldn’t even
bother with a junior like you. If it wasn’t for the fact that you’re the only
person who can hear me, I wouldn’t even talk to you.”
Not long after, the light disc’s speed became even faster. Wang Lin
barely managed to keep his body stable. He secretly complaining the whole
time. Then, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in front of them.
This dark cloud was very strange. Lights arched within the cloud and its
speed was also very fast. It looked like it was about to collide with the light
disc. Liu Wenju’s face sank and he said, “Shang Guan, Song Yu, Wang Lin,
you three, keep yourselves steady!”
With that, he took a deep breath and formed a seal. The light disc
paused for a bit, then quickly moved in an arc around the black clouds.
This sudden stop and start of the light disc caused an enormous amount
of pressure on everyone on board. Almost everyone immediately fell down.
Some of the inner disciples were even sent flying and one of them flew in
Wang Lin’s direction.
Wang Lin was already barely able to keep his body steady. With the
sudden stop and start, the burst of force made his body unstabilized and
caused him to move back.
A cold energy came out of the mysterious bead on his chest and entered
this body. After the energy made its way through his body, it helped
stabilize his body on the disc.
The moment the inner disciple that was thrown out arrived in front of
Wang Lin, he could see the fearful look on that disciple’s face. Without a
word, Wang Lin grabbed the disciple’s hand and, with a spin, threw him
back into the disc.
After doing all of that, he let out a breath. He knew that cold energy was
from Situ Nan. Just when he was about to thank Situ Nan, he heard a voice
from the dark cloud.
“Fellow cultivators of the Heng Yue Sect, have you all met my Xuan
Dao Sect’s ancestor, Pun Nanzi?”
Wang Lin turned his head. He saw a giant centipede come out of the
black cloud. In front was elder Ouyang and behind him were 7 or 8 people,
all sneering at them.
Three of them released powerful auras and coldly looked at Liu Wenju
and the old woman named Wang.
The person who just spoke was a black faced man among the three
powerful ones.
Liu Wenju’s face was very grim. He didn’t say a word and quickly made
the light disc fly even faster, pulling away from the dark cloud without even
turning his head around. Soon, the large dark cloud was only a dark spot in
the sky.
After a long time, the scene on the ground started to change. Patches of
desert started to appear, reflecting the change in location. The light disc
circled the area for a bit, as if it was searching for something. Suddenly, it
sped to the north until it reached the peak of a mountain and slowly landed
on it.
The moment the light disc landed on the ground, all of the inner
disciples fell to the ground and started puking. Their faces were very pale.
Wang Lin also felt very dizzy and his chest felt tight.
Liu Wenju formed a seal and sent out a technique. The entire mountain
shook and a crack appeared in the mountain. Without a word, Liu Wenju
jumped into the crack.
The old woman named Wang looked around and followed him in.
The remaining people all entered the crack with the support of the
elders. After they all entered, the crack slowly closed.
The moment he entered, Wang Lin swept the entire cave with his divine
sense and found that there was nothing there except for a few stone rooms.
Liu Wenju waited until everyone came in and said, with a serious
expression, “Most of you have reached a cultivation level where you don’t
need to eat anymore. As for those of you who are too low and need to eat,
there is food in the stone room over there that should last for several years.
Me and your ancestor Wang will go into closed door training and won’t
bother with other matters. Listen to the elders for your arrangements.”
The old woman named Wang said, with a depressed voice, “My Heng
Yue Sect will go into closed door training for 100 years, then we will wipe
away all our disgrace. From now on, if any of the disciples need the chants
for reaching the next layer, they can get it from the elders. For the next
century, unless there are any major events, none of the disciples are allowed
to leave. Huang Long’s group of three, you guys should also go into closed
door training and try to reach foundation building as soon as possible.
Huang Long’s group of three nodded in agreement.
Liu Wenju’s gaze swept across the inner disciples and said, “Lu Song,
you are in charge of all the inner disciples. Wang Lin, you follow me. I’ll
arrange a special place for you.
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LEAVING HENG YUE SECT
T he old woman named Wang nodded and said, “Wang Lin, if you have
any questions, you can come and ask us at any time.”
Wang Lin hesitated for a while, then said, “Disciple has one request that
I hope ancestors will agree to.”
The old woman named Wang knitted her eyebrows and said, “What is
it?”
Wang Lin raised his head and said, “Disciple wants to go out once.”
The old woman quickly refused. “You must focus on reaching
Foundation Building first. You can’t go out.”
Wang Lin raised his brow and said, “Disciple must go out to do
something. Once I finish, I can focus on cultivation.”
The old woman gave Wang Lin a harsh stare and was about to speak
when Liu Wenju pulled her and warmly said, “Your ancestor Wang is
worried about your safety outside. Can you tell me what are you going to do
outside?”
Wang Lin honestly said, “Disciple hasn’t see his parents in many years,
and this closed door training will probably last a very long time, so I would
like to go home and see my parents first.”
Liu Wenju pondered for a bit. He and the old woman looked at each
other. Then, he took out a piece of jade and said, “Ok, go quickly and return
quickly. This piece of jade can take one hit from a Core Formation
cultivator. Only use it when your life is in danger.”
Wang Lin was surprised. He quickly took it and put it away in his bag of
holding. The number of treasures he had was simply too low. The only two
he had were the talisman from Zhang Hu and this piece of jade.
“This is the technique to open up the formation here. Remember it
well.” Liu Wenju took out another piece of jade, then walked into a room
for closed door training with the old woman.
After saying his goodbyes to everyone, he used the technique to open up
the formation. He took a deep breath and jumped out of the cave.
After he left the cave, he didn’t pause, but jumped into the air, activated
the attraction technique around his body, and flew upwards.
Situ Nan said to Wang Lin, “You finally left. Do you plan on
returning?”
After pondering a little, Wang Lin said, “I will not be returning any time
soon. After I settle the matters at home, I have my own plans.”
Situ Nan said, “If my guess is correct, once you give the heaven defying
bead enough wood element, its ability to slow time will increase greatly.
Right now it is 10 times, but once the wood element is filled, it might be
100 times. By then, your cultivation speed will increase greatly.”
As the two talked, Wang Lin flew at a very fast speed, leaving a red trail
behind him.
After a day, he entered the Heng Yue Sect’s southern mountain range.
He was afraid of attracting attention, so he slowed down a bit. On the
second day, he arrived at the small village.
From a distance, the village looked about the same as before. There
wasn’t too much difference besides his own house. It turned from one house
to a three room house with a giant “Fortune” sign on the main gate.
Although there was barely any light, sounds of dogs and roosters could be
heard.
Smoke floated from the village early in the morning as everyone got up
to cook breakfast.
Wang Lin stood at the village entrance, staring at his own home. Five
years had passed in the blink of an eye, but he could still clearly feel his
parents’ hopeful gazes.
He hesitated a little, but he didn’t go in. He circled the village for a bit,
then found a place to sit down and cultivate with the trees hiding his body.
He wasn’t sure if the people from the Xuan Dao Sect would come kill
his parents as a form of revenge on him, so, before he settled the matter, he
didn’t want to go home and worry his parents.
Time slowly passed by and in the blink of an eye, Wang Lin had lived
outside of the village for a month.
In this month, Wang Lin kept his divine sense spread at all times. On a
certain day, a cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. He said, “So, they
came after all.”
Two sword lights quickly flew toward the village. After they landed,
they revealed their figures. One person was wearing a black cloak that
covered their entire body, making it impossible to see who it was, but this
person was emitting a disgusting smell.
A voice filled with hate came from the black cloaked individual. He
said, “Zhang Kuang, Wang Lin’s parents live here?”
At his side was a very handsome youth. He had a very sharp look and
very masculine features, but his eyes weren’t bright. They were filled with a
bit of greed. He whispered, “Senior brother, that Wang Zhuo is really
despicable. I thought that with how much he taunted Wang Lin, he would
tell me where his parents were, but he wouldn’t say a word. Thankfully, I
was smart and checked the Heng Yue Sect’s disciple registration and found
that he was from this village, but I don’t know which house.”
After he said that, he thought, “Wang Lin, we were from the same sect
before, so I still had some concern about you, but now, I’m a disciple of the
Xuan Dao Sect. No matter what, I must steal the treasure you possess.”
The person wrapped in the black cloak was the Xuan Dao Sect’s head
disciple, Zhou Peng. His hatred for Wang Lin had reached its limit. He
wished that he could eat Wang Lin’s flesh and drink Wang Lin’s blood
because his entire reputation was ruined by Wang Lin. Now, his body was
covered in a black dust that couldn’t be washed off, so he had to cover
himself in a black cloak so people couldn’t see him.
This black dust was at least hideable by clothes, but the smell emitted
by the black dust was still there. Not to mention others, even when he
smelled it himself, he felt like puking.
He coldly snorted and said, “Zhang Kuang, you said that Wang Lin
went from being trash to an expert so quickly because of that liquid?”
Zhang Kuang endured the smell. Because Zhou Peng was too close, his
stomach churned and he felt like puking, but he didn’t dare show it in front
of Zhou Peng. He quickly answered, “Senior brother, why would I dare fool
you? I already showed you the liquid. That was the liquid Wang Lin traded
with me for the chants for Qi Condensation stages. I swear that if I’m to
lying to you, I will never reach the Foundation Building stage.”
Zhou Peng took off his hood, exposing his black face covered in dust. A
vicious light flashed across his eyes and he said, “Good. Zhang Kuang, if
what you said is true, then, in the future, as long as I’m around, no one will
dare to mess with you in the Xuan Dao Sect.”
Zhang Kuang’s face revealed an excited expression, but as he lowered
his head, he thought, “Hmph, I, Zhang Kuang, am not someone who needs
to follow in another’s shadow. Once I have my footing in the Xuan Dao
Sect, I will be able to reach the Foundation Building stage in a few dozen
years.”
Zhou Peng revealed a mocking expression when Zhang Kuang lowered
his head. Zhou Peng then asked, “Have you told anyone else about this
liquid?”
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DEALING WITH TROUBLE
Z hang Kuang shook his head and said, “Senior brother, in the entire
Xuan Dao Sect, only the two of us know about this. I didn’t tell
anyone else.”
Zhou Peng’s eyes narrowed. He grabbed Zhang Kuang by the neck and
shouted, “Zhang Kuang, you are lying!”
Zhang Kuang didn’t dare strike back. His face turn red as he saw killing
intent in Zhou Peng’s eyes. He clenched his teeth and said, “Senior brother,
if you don’t believe me, you can use the soul search technique. What I say
is 100% true. I didn’t tell anyone else.”
Zhou Peng’s eyes lit up. He snorted and said, “I’ll believe you for now.
Go catch Wang Lin’s parents and kill them. I’ll refine their souls into spirit
flags. We can use those to find Wang Lin. Then, using his parents’ souls to
attack him, unless he’s reached the Foundation Building stage, his soul will
break.”
Zhang Kuang’s body shivered. He had never heard of such a vicious
technique before, so he hesitated for a bit.
Zhou Peng’s eyes narrowed. “Go!” he shouted.
Zhang Kuang clenched his teeth and ran toward the village.
Killing intent filled Wang Lin’s eyes. This was the first time he wanted
to kill someone.
Situ Na immediately shouted, “That’s right! Kill, kill, kill, kill them all!
You are too weak now, but if you were strong enough, you should kill your
way to the Xuan Dao Sect and kill them all. Back then, I loved doing these
things.
This was the first time Wang Lin didn’t oppose Situ Nan’s idea. He
moved his body and chased after Zhang Kuang.
Zhang Kuang’s step slowed down until he almost stopped, but in the
end, he took a deep breath and became more determined, then moved faster
toward the village.
Just at that moment, his expression suddenly changed. He turned his
head and saw Wang Lin following behind him like a ghost in the air.
Zhang Kuang took a few steps back and forced a smile. “Senior brother,
you...you…”
Wang Lin remained silent. He displayed a cold smile.”
“Senor brother, I…” When Zhang Kuang saw Wang Lin’s expression,
his heart skipped a beat and he took a few steps back while placing his hand
on his bag of holding.
“Zhang Kuang, aren’t you looking for my home? It’s over there.” Wang
Lin pointed toward his home.
Zhang Kuang’s heart pounded like crazy. He fell to the ground,
kneeling, with a face filled with shame, and shouted, “Senior brother, I was
wrong. It’s Zhou Peng’s fault! He forced me to come. I…” At that moment,
he took out a piece of jade and threw it into the air with a serious
expression.
The piece of jade suddenly turned into a flying sword and flew toward
Wang Lin. Zhang Kuang quickly started to chant as he took out pieces of
black wood. The pieces of black wood fused together into a whip.
The moment the whip appeared, it released a dangerous aura. Zhang
Kuang threw the whip at Wang Lin. He didn’t even wait to see the result, he
just ran away.
Wang Lin revealed a mocking expression. He activated his attraction
technique, which surrounded his body, and moved to the side. He sent out
two invisible hands with his attraction technique. One of them pinched the
sword and the other went toward Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang suddenly felt
pain around his neck, as if a hand had a firm hold on it. His face turned
purple. He let go of the technique he had formed with his hand and reached
toward his neck.
Killing intent filled Wang Lin’s eyes. With a cracking sound, Zhang
Kuang’s neck bent as his eyes were filled with despair. Blood came out of
his mouth, and, after Wang Lin released the attraction technique, he fell to
the ground. His body twitched a bit before finally going limp forever.
The moment Zhang Kuang died, the flying sword shook and turned
back into a piece of jade. Wang Lin grabbed the jade out of the air.
As for his long black whip, it also lost its support and turned back into
pieces of black wood, which were also put away by Wang Lin. After Wang
Lin took Zhang Kuang’s bag of holding, he used the fireball technique to
burn the body, then rushed toward where Zhou Peng was.
Zhou Peng waited for half a day. He secretly cursed Zhang Kuang for
being so slow. He was about to head over to see what was going on when
his expression suddenly changed. He felt a fluctuation of spiritual energy
from the village. Just as he was about to go check it out, he felt a powerful
killing intent moving quickly toward him.
Zhou Peng was shocked. He shouted, “Who killed Zhang Kuang? His
presence has completely disappeared, meaning he has died.” Before he
could think about it further, Wang Lin appeared in his view.
Zhou Peng’s expression changed greatly. Without a word, he turned
around and ran away. He cursed in his heart, “Zhang Kuang, oh, Zhang
Kuang. You’re going to get me killed! How come Wang Lin suddenly came
back?”
Wang Lin’s eyes remained cold. He was determined to kill Zhou Peng.
He wrapped himself in the attraction technique and chased after Zhou Peng
Zhou Peng didn’t even try to turn his head. He took out a flying sword
and charged toward the Heng Yue Peak.
“You won’t be able to run away!” Wang Lin’s voice entered Zhou
Peng’s ear like a ghost’s whisper, causing his hair to stand. He shivered and
found in horror that Wang Lin was getting closer. He shouted in
desperation, “Wang Lin, there is no feud between us. What are you going to
do?!”
Wang Lin smiled coldly and said, “No feud between us? You know it
well yourself. Zhou Peng, you will die today!”
Zhou Peng groaned in his heart. He clenched his teeth and forced the
flying sword to its limit. He thought, “As long as I reach the sect, no matter
how strong he is, he won’t be able to kill me.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He activated his attraction technique and
grabbed toward Zhou Peng. Zhou Peng had been on guard against the
dragon capture hand this entire time. When the dragon capture hand came,
he flew closer to the ground. He almost dodged the technique. His body was
safe, but his sword was hit, causing him to spin for a bit before he steadied
himself.
Zhou Peng’s face darkened. His flying sword didn’t stop as he
continued his escape.
Wang Lin started to get nervous. His attraction technique only had a
certain range and once he passed that range, the power of the technique
decreased a lot. He was starting to get worried. He might not be able to
catch Zhou Peng before Zhou Peng returned to the sect. He knew that he
must not let Zhou Peng get away because not only would it put himself in
danger, but also put his parents in danger.
He immediately said to Situ Nan, “Senior Situ, is there any way for me
to catch him immediately?”
Situ Nan calmly said, “There is...but…”
Wang Lin frowned and immediately said, “If Zhou Peng gets away, then
I’ll just take my parents and move away. As for cultivation, I’ll just give it
up and live as a mortal.”
Situ Nan immediately said, “What are you in a rush for? I’m only
talking a bit slowly. If it was the me from before, I would kill you with one
slap for being such a disrespectful disciple.”
“What disciple, you fart? Hurry up!” Wang Lin became even more
anxious. He even lost his respectful tone.
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PUPPET TECHNIQUE
S itu Nan muttered a few words. He knew that Wang Lin was very
worried, so he didn’t waste anymore time. “There is still a bit of my
soul essence left. I can help you teleport once, but only once, because if too
much of my soul essence is used up, then I’ll disappear before you reach
Spirit Transformation,” he said.
With that, Situ Nan didn’t say anymore. Wang Lin suddenly felt a cold
air enter his body. This cold air was overwhelming. It was many times
stronger than the time he was teleported by the white light.
The cold air cycled through his body. Every part of his body that the air
would pass through started to freeze. Wang Lin became like an ice sculpture
and started to lose control of his attraction technique.
Zhou Peng noticed Wang Lin’s change, particularly when Wang Lin
stopped chasing him, but he didn’t even dare to turn around. He began to
move even faster.
When Wang Lin’s body turned into an ice sculpture, Situ Nan shouted,
“Keep your mind calm. I’m about to teleport!”
Suddenly, dark swirls cycled through Wang Lin’s body and, in the blink
of an eye, his body disappeared.
Zhou Peng’s divine sense had been locked onto Wang Lin this whole
time. When Wang Lin suddenly disappeared, he was stunned. Before he
could even understand what had just happened, a black dot appeared 5
meters in front of him. The black dots split up into smaller black dots and
each one them turned into a black swirl.
At the same time, Wang Lin’s body suddenly appeared. The ice on his
body quickly melted and he said, in a cold voice, “You can’t run away!”
Zhou Peng was shocked. His face became pale. He clenched his teeth
and spat out a mouthful of green light. This green light grew until it became
a giant python. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out some blood. That
blood turned into a bell. He rang the bell and the python grew even larger.
Then, it swiped its tail at Wang Lin.
Situ Na said, with a lazy voice, “Brat, there is still a bit of my power in
your body. It would be a waste not to use it. I’m going to borrow your body
and show you one of my famous techniques.”
With that, blue lights appeared from Wang Lin’s body, forming a blue
ball of light before him.
The moment the ball appeared, the sky darkened and a destructive force
appeared. With a boom, the ball broke and sent out waves of destructive
force.
When the wave touched the python’s tail, the ice traveled all the way to
its head. The python fell to the ground, frozen solid.
Zhou Peng coughed out a mouthful of blood because of his connection
with the python, but just as he coughed out the blood, the blood froze into
red droplets. Then, Zhou Peng’s body also slowly froze, until he became an
ice sculpture.
Situ Nan proudly said, “It is unfortunate that there are no more people.
This technique of mine works best when there is a lot of people. Hey kid,
this is the power of the Underworld Ascension Method. Can you see how
strong the cold energy of this technique is?”
Wang Lin’s body moved. He caught Zhou Peng’s frozen body. Without
stopping, he rushed away from the Heng Yue Mountain.
After finding an isolated place, he placed Zhou Peng’s frozen body to
the side and asked Situ Nan, “Is Zhou Peng already dead?”
Situ Na slowly said, “This little baby is not dead yet, but he is close. If
you want him to die faster, you can just break the ice, then he will die for
sure.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After pondering for a while, he said, “Before,
you said you would teach me a puppet technique. Teach me that technique
now.”
Situ Nan let out a laugh. He was very happy with how things were
turning out. He hadn’t told Wang Lin what the puppet technique was like or
where it was from. Actually, this puppet technique was a demonic
technique. He thought that Wang Lin was lacking killing intent. With his
lack of killing intent, even if Wang Lin had ten lives, it wouldn’t be enough
to survive in the cultivation world. Situ Nan had been trying very hard to
change Wang Lin’s nature and it seemed he was finally having some
success.
Situ Nan was very happy. “This puppet technique must be performed by
you. I’ll tell you how it’s done once you find a secluded cave,” he happily
said.
Wang Lin grabbed Zhou Peng. He searched around until he found a
cave and went inside.
Situ Nan slowly said, “I’ll release the ice now. Zhou Peng is in a near
death state. You must open up his body, take out his inner organs, and start
refining them.”
Wang Lin was stunned. He hesitated for a bit, then said, “Take out his
inner organs and refine them? This…”
Situ Na secretly laughed and said, “This is a necessary step for making
puppets. If you can’t do it, then I can’t help you.” He secretly thought,
“Brat, you have never seen blood, so how will you ever be bloodthirsty?
This puppet technique is actually not this complicated, but this is a good
opportunity to open your eyes a bit. Kid, you will definitely be my demon
sect’s member. You can’t escape it!”
While thinking that, Situ Nan quickly shouted, “I’m going to remove
the ice. You have half an hour, so don’t waste any time. Think about what
he was planning to do to your parents.”
With that, the ice surrounding Zhou Peng quickly melted and turned
into blue light. The blue light returned to the heaven defying bead.
Wang Lin hesitated for a while. He thought that if he didn’t solve this
problem now, there will definitely be more problems in the future. He
clenched his teeth and waved his hand over Zhou Peng’s body to cut it
open. The strange thing was that there was no blood dripping out.
While suppressing his sense of nausea, Wang Lin followed the
directions Situ Nan gave him. He was forming different seals with his hands
as his divine sense focused on the task. This half an hour felt like a whole
year. When Situ Nan proudly said it was over, Wang Lin couldn’t help but
rush out of the cave and puke.
Situ Na laughed. “Good. This first step is over. Now, this second step is
the most important step. You must surround his body with your divine sense
and refine it for 3 days and 3 nights. Once you do that, the puppet can be
considered complete. You will need to perform some techniques during
those 3 days. I’ll explain them one by one, so listen carefully.”
Wang Lin’s face was pale as he bitterly nodded. He took a deep breath
and returned to the cave.
70
RETURNING HOME
T hree days later, Wang Lin left the cave covered in sweat. Zhou Peng
walked out behind him with misty eyes.
“Zhou Peng, you return to the Xuan Dao Sect. Follow my directions and
kill all of the people that want to harm me. Also, protect my parents
afterwards.” Wang Lin’s voice was very cold and filled with bloodlust.
Zhou Peng respectfully nodded and moved toward the Xuan Dao Sect.
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Peng. After a long time, Wang Lin asked,
“Senior Situ, this puppet technique didn’t really require the first step,
right?”
Situ was stunned. He quickly said, “Says who?! The first step was a
must. Without the first step, you couldn’t do the second step.”
After Wang Lin had personally made a puppet himself, he felt that there
was something off. He wanted to say more, but instead asked, “Will Pun
Nanzi see through Zhou Peng?”
Situ Nan hesitated for a bit, then answered, “Truth to be told, when you
were making the puppet, I placed some of my essence inside it, so, if a
nascent soul cultivator doesn’t look very carefully, they shouldn’t be able to
find anything wrong. Also, that Pun Nanzi should be in closed door training
most of the time, so the chances of him finding out are low”
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He moved his body and shot out like a
rainbow toward the village. He didn’t stop at all and flew toward his home.
Before he even entered the gate, he heard a familiar voice coming from
inside
“Little brat, how can anyone be as bad a carpenter as you? Just look at
it… this isn’t even half as good as what my son can do.”
“Master, Tie Zhu is an immortal now. How could I ever compare to
him? If I can be even half as great as he is, I’ll be satisfied.”
When Wang Lin heard this, he was stunned. He immediately sent out
his divine sense. Then, he let out a smile. He remembered this person. It
was a playmate of his that often bugged Wang Lin’s dad to teach him
carpentry.
He gently pushed the door open and said to the old figure in the yard,
“Dad, Tie Zhu is back.”
The old figure quivered. He immediately dropped the tool in his hand,
turned his head, and saw a 20 or so year old youth that looked exactly like
his son.
“Tie Zhu?” Wang Lin’s dad rubbed his eyes hard as tears flowed out.
Wang Lin stepped forward and embraced his dad. He wiped away the
tears on his dad’s face as he carefully studied that familiar face. He took a
few steps back, knelt on the ground, and said, “Dad, Tie Zhu hasn’t been a
good son, not visiting at all in the last 5 years.”
“It really is Tie Zhu! Wife, come out! Our son is back!” Tie Zhu’s dad
pulled Wang Lin up. He looked Wang Lin over with a smile on his face.
Tie Zhu’s dad excitedly said, “Tie Zhu, you grew taller. You’ve almost
caught up to your dad. You also have became sturdier. Good, that’s my
son!”
At that moment, an old woman walked out of the house. She stared at
Wang Lin as tears fell from her eyes.
Wang Lin went up and knelt before the old woman with a yearning
expression. He said, “Mother, Tie Zhu came back to see you.”
“You...how could you be so heartless? You haven’t come back to see us
at all in the last 5 years. Do we still exist in your heart? In these 5 years,
your father and I have been constantly thinking about you…” As she kept
speaking, she ended up hugging Tie Zhu and started to cry.
Tie Zhu’s dad looked at Tie Zhu’s mom, then said, “Our child is an
immortal, so he must focus on more important matters. Just look at how
you’re acting. It will become the joke of the town. Little Six, you can go
home. Don’t bother coming back for a few days. I’ll call you when Tie Zhu
leaves.”
Little Six smiled. He quickly responded and left after giving Wang Lin a
look of admiration.
That night, Wang Lin’s mom made a plethora of good food. All of the
dishes were Wang Lin’s favorites. They ate and talked about the changes
that had happened in these past 5 years.
Wang Lin didn’t need to eat in these past few years, but his mother’s
cooking smelled too delicious for him to resist.
During the conversation, Wang Lin’s parents asked about the giant
mountain appearing on top of the Heng Yue Sect. Wang Lin hesitated for a
bit and lied that the Heng Yue Sect moved, so he won’t be able to come
back as often. His parents didn’t ask dig any deeper about this matter. They
just told him to take care of his body.
In these past 5 years, a lot had changed. Relatives often visited and,
with fourth uncle’s help, Wang Lin’s dad was able to get back his part of the
family inheritance.
His dad didn’t do much carving himself anymore, but he accepted a few
apprentices and passed on his trade.
Little Six was the smartest of the apprentices. He managed to learn 50
or 60 percent of the skills already.
When Wang Lin heard this, he smiled and said, “Dad, I saw the wood
carving Little Six made. They were pretty good, not nearly as bad as you
were saying.”
Wang Lin’s dad snorted and said, “They are still far too poor! When I
taught you how to carve, you were only 8 years old, and you were already
doing better than him!”
Tie Zhu’s mom looked at her son with eyes filled with love and said,
“Yes, our Tie Zhu has always been smarter than them. I have to say, Tie
Zhu, you aren’t young anymore. In these past 5 years, many families have
come to ask about marriage. Mom heard that immortals can also have
families. Since you are back, stay for a while and go see them with mom. If
there are any good ones, we can decide on the matter.”
Wang Lin was stunned and wrily smiled. “Mother, how old do I look?
Please don’t worry about this.”
Tie Zhu’s mom immediately became unhappy and stared at Wang Lin.
“Little brat, all of the people your age in the village already have kids
running around.”
Wang Lin rubbed his nose and said, “Mom, creating a family is a big
deal. Wait a few years and I’ll bring one back. How’s that?”
Tie Zhu’s dad saw that his wife was about to say more. He coughed and
said, “Wife, why are you worried about these pointless things? Our son is
an immortal. Do you understand immortals? How could they marry a
mortal? Tie Zhu is saying that he will bring back an immortal wife. Do you
understand?”
Tie Zhu’s mom paused and muttered, “What’s so good about
immortals? Immortals can leave home and not come back for 5 years. If I
have a immortal daugher in law, then my son probably won’t even bring her
back after 10 years.”
Wang Lin wrily smiled. Right as he was about to speak, his mom glared
at him and said, “Fine, I’ll listen to your dad. I guess you have your sights
set on something high and the girls in the villages won’t catch your eye.
Mom will wait and see what kind of girl you bring back.”
When Wang Lin saw that his mom was angry, he immediately said,
“Mom, don’t worry. Your son will definitely bring you back a good daugher
in law.”
After dinner, Wang Lin’s parents asked him endless questions until late
into the night before they finally went to sleep.
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FOUR YEARS
W ith Wang Lin’s current cultivation, he didn’t need to sleep at all.

After lying in his bed for a while, he sat up and looked at the
moon outside his window. He waved his right hand and took out a gourd,
then drank a big gulp from it.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “The amount of spiritual energy needed
to break through from Qi Condensation to Foundation Building is simply
too great. It is time to start gathering dew.”
Situ Nan asked, “That’s right. Hey brat, when do you plan on going to
find wood element to help complete the heaven defying bead?”
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then said, “First, I’ll find a place nearby
to prepare to break through to Foundation Building. Then, I’ll have to see
how things are going with Zhou Peng. If nothing unusual happens, I’ll leave
this place.”
The night passed in silence. For the next few days, Wang Lin spent time
with his parents. After half a month, Wang Lin left. After the reluctant
farewell of his parents, he left in a rainbow colored light.
Wang Lin felt very gloomy when he left. He didn’t know when his next
chance to come back home will be. It might be in a few years, or he might
not come back ever again.
Originally, the place he planned to use for closed door training was the
cave with the hole in the wall, but he decided against it. Unlike other
cultivators, he needed water in the cave, otherwise, no matter how rich the
spiritual energy was, it would not be a good enough spot. Also, it was very
close to the Heng Yue Mountain, so it was too dangerous.
After searching the surrounding area, Wang Lin found a cave near the
top of an empty mountain. There was a pool of underground water and lot
of animal droppings in the cave. It seemed wild animals visited this area a
lot. After carefully checking the cave and making sure that there was no
other exit, Wang Lin quickly used the attraction technique and sealed the
cave entrance with rocks.
As a result, the cave became completely sealed and Wang Lin began his
second closed door training.
After he started his closed door training, time flew by. 1 year, 2 years, 3
years, 4 years. Without him realizing it, 4 years had passed by.
As for the remaining people of the Heng Yue Sect, they gradually forgot
about Wang Lin, thinking that he had died. Liu Wenju and the old woman
regretted letting him out.
The one who was most happy about this matter had to be Lu Song,
because he managed to become the senior disciple of that small group.
As for Huang Long and the others of his generation, they never had
much contact with Wang Lin to begin with. They only noticed Wang Lin
due to recent events, so, after 4 years, they had completely forgotten about
him.
During the first year of Wang Lin’s closed door training, he kept in
contact with Zhou Peng and found that all of the Foundation Building and
above elders were in closed door training in the back mountains, so no one
found out about what happened to Zhou Peng. In addition to this, he had his
status as the senior disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect, so none of the disciples
dared to mess with him. This allowed him to gather information and
secretly take care of some disciples that had ill intentions toward Wang Lin.
With Zhou Peng secretly taking care of these people, Wang Lin gradually
faded from everyone’s memories.
The entrance of the cave that Wang Lin was cultivating in was now
covered with plants, making the cave impossible to detect.
In these 4 years, the entrance to the cave became a gathering place for
various animals. Some even sat outside the entrance and cultivated.
On a certain day, two rainbow colored lights flew toward the cave. Two
male and one female appeared from the light as they stopped near the cave.
The person in front was a middle aged man wearing black. His body
stopped in mid air with a green flying sword under him. The sword released
a cold aura that would cause fear in others.
Next to the middle aged man stood a young girl. The girl was very
attractive and her voice was very clear. “Third senior brother, you have to
help me find a crystal spirit beast. The competition to enter the back
mountain is soon and I need a good wood crystal spirit beast to refine into a
sword spirit. With that sword spirit, I’ll win for sure.”
If Wang Lin saw this girl, he would find her to be very familiar. This
was the female named Xu who was secretly in love with Wang Zhuo. She
had now grown from a pretty teenager to a beautiful woman.
The middle aged man was in a trance. He suddenly regained his senses
and said, “Junior sister, work hard and strive to get into the back mountain.
After I help you capture a crystal spirit beast, I’ll have to go into closed
door training.”
There was another teenager who stood next to the girl. He was every
young and was clinging to the girl. He said, “Senior brother and sister, you
two are flying too fast. I can’t even keep my eyes open. Since we are here
already, let’s go down.”
The girl named Xu said, “Junior brother, didn’t you say that you had
follow? I already told you that your cultivation isn’t high enough. Just this
speed and you can’t stand it.”
The middle aged man turned, looked at the two, and said, “Junior
brother, your talent is good, but if you can’t even stand this little bit of
hardship, how will you cultivate in the future?”
The youth was clearly very afraid of the middle aged man and said,
“Third brother, I know I was wrong.”
The girl named Xu tapped the youth’s head and said, “Junior brother,
just wait a bit. Once we capture the crystal beast, we can return to the sect.”
The youth quickly nodded and whispered, “Senior sister, you are one of
the Xuan Dao Sect’s geniuses. You managed to go from the 4th layer to the
7th layer in only 4 years. This time, after you capture the crystal beast and
refine it into a sword spirit, you will become one of the experts in the Xuan
Dao Sect. You’ll have to help me when Li Shan bullies me in the future.”
The girl shook her head and wrily smiled. “Speaking of geniuses, elder
brother Liu Feng is definitely one. He has almost caught up to senior
brother’s cultivation and is going to break through into the 13th layer soon.
There is also elder sister Liu Mei, who has already reached the 12th layer.
They were all originally Xuan Dao Sect disciples, so they naturally have
access to the back mountain. I am originally from the Heng Yue Sect, so I
have to fight for one of the remaining spots in the back mountain. I hope I
can win this time.”
The middle aged man let out a snort and disgruntledly said, “That bat
Liu Feng only grew so fast because he was able to enter the back mountain.
It was only because the ancestor had his eyes on the Heng Yue Sect’s back
mountain that he made is this far. If it wasn’t for the ancestor, how could
Liu Feng grow so fast? Even if he has great talent, without a great amount
of spiritual energy, it would take years to break through.”
The girl named Xu smiled and changed the topic “Third brother, look at
this place. I remember it being very different from before. Why are there so
many wild animals cultivating around here?”
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SEIZING FOUNDATION
T he middle aged man looked around for a bit, then muttered, “This
place is indeed strange. Two years ago, there was a sudden burst of
spiritual energy which attracted these beasts. Since then, waves of spiritual
energy have been sent out from around here. That is what attracts the
beasts.”
The youth’s eyes suddenly lit up. He said, “Elder martial brother, could
there be a treasure here?”
The middle chuckled and said, “There were some elders that also
thought so, but after searching for a while, they determined that the release
of spiritual energy was a natural occurrence.”
The youth sighed in disappointment and said, “That is unfortunate. If
only there really was a treasure here.”
The middle aged man let out a laugh and said, “It’s getting late. I’ll
catch a strong crystal spirit beast, then we can go back.” With that, the
middle aged man spread out his divine sense and found 7 to 8 crystal spirit
beasts and began to observe them.
Just at that moment, all of the beasts that were cultivating suddenly
started to move, as if something startled them. Some even began to growl.
Gradually, the number of growls began to increase, until all of the
beasts were roaring. Their roars were directed at a vegetation-filled cliff.
The middle aged man was stunned. Before he was able to call his fellow
disciples to quickly leave the area, a huge divine sense swept past them.
The middle aged man’s face changed greatly. Even with his 12th layer
cultivation level, he felt completely powerless under this divine sense.
The girl named Xu’s, who was next to the middle aged man, face turned
pale. The flying sword under her feet flashed and fell to the ground. The
girl and the youth hugging her also fell to the ground.
The flying sword under the middle aged man also faltered and he had to
use all of his power to maintain flight. He took a step and grabbed the two
falling people before landing on the ground. Just this simple action caused
him to be drenched in sweat.
After he landed, he quickly clasped his hands and said, “Junior is Xuan
Dao Sect’s disciple, Li Hai. I didn’t know senior was cultivating here.
Please forgive us.”
The girl named Xu also noticed that divine sense. It caused her to lose
control of her flying sword. She respectfully said, “Junior is Xuan Dao
Sect’s disciple Xu Fei.”
The youth was so scared that there wasn’t any trace of blood on his
face. He stood there, clenching the girl’s clothes, not daring to speak.
All of the beasts also felt chills when the divine sense spread across
them. All of them revealed looks of shock and fear. They lied on the
ground, not daring to move.
“Xuan Dao Sect…” A very old voice echoed from the surroundings. It
was hard to tell whether the voice was happy or angry.
The middle aged man groaned. If he was by himself, he could have just
escaped when he found that something was off, but now, with a junior sister
and a little junior brother here, if he were to run away, then their masters
would definitely hold him accountable. He could only hope that, because
the Xuan Dao Sect was so close and that they hadn’t done anything to
offend this senior yet, the senior will not do anything.
After the senior said that phrase, he began to think. The middle aged
man clenched his teeth and decided that his life was more important. If the
senior started to act with killing intent, then he was going to save himself
first.
Xu Fei’s forehead was covered in beads of sweat. She was got very
nervous when she saw her 3rd elder brother, who was alway calm, scared
pale. She hesitated for a while, then said, “Senior, junior hasn’t done
anything to offend you. You…”
Before she could finish speaking, the old voice let out a surprised sound
and said, “You said your name is Xu?”
The girl was stunned. She respectfully answered, “Disciple is named
Xu.”
The voice became silent again. After a long time, the voice let out a sigh
and said, “You can leave.” With that, there was a sudden change in the sky,
as if there was an invisible hand that waved in the air. The three were
pushed far away by an unstoppable wind.
The middle aged man felt even more horrified. Just at that moment, he
felt like his entire body was imprisoned. If this senior wanted to kill him, he
wouldn’t even be able to react.
Out of fear, he immediately grabbed his junior brother and sister and
rushed away as fast as possible without a word when the restricting force
around them was gone. He was afraid that the senior would changed their
mind, so he used all of his strength to get away.
After the three left, the cliff covered with vegetation started to shake
until all of the vegetation fell off, revealing a dark cave.
A young male with hair all the way to his waist slowly walked out. His
face was white and his eyes sparkled. The moment he walked out of the
cave, all of the wild beasts started to whine. Their eyes begged for mercy.
The long haired youth was about 20 years old. His gaze was cold as he
looked at all of the beasts. He remained silent as he looked toward the Heng
Yue Mountain with regret in his heart.
He was Wang Lin, who had been in closed door cultivation for 4 years.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He muttered to himself, “I have reached the
peak of Qi Condensation a long time ago, but reaching Foundation Building
is simply too hard. I have already tried it many times, but am still unable to
break through. Situ, will the method you mentioned really help me reach
Foundation Building faster?”
“Yes. Have you decided to use my method?” Situ Nan let out a proud
smile. “I told you before: while reaching the Foundation Building stage is
hard, if you use my method, it will succeed for sure.”
A cold light flashed through Wang Lin’s eyes. He said, “But I can’t even
beat someone at the Foundation Building stage.. How could I catch one
alive?”
Situ Nan let out a laugh and said, “You can rest assured, because you
have me here. This time, in order to help you reach Foundation Building,
I’ll take another risk and use my technique again. As long as you can find
me an opening, I can help you restrain the person. You better find someone
who has just reached Foundation Building so I won’t have to waste too
much essence.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then let out a sigh. He wrily smiled.
“Situ, this foundation stealing is very vicious. Whoever I steal from will
surely die, so let’s wait and see first.”
Situ Nan said, with discontent, “You! I have told you countless times
that, in the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak. Killing others
for your own benefit is completely normal. With your current merciful
nature, how long will it take you reach Spirit Transformation? Hmph, if you
don’t want to use my method, you can also go look for wood element. If
you can fill the heaven defying bead with wood element, the upgrade
should give you enough spiritual energy to reach Foundation Building. If
you won’t do either of those, and don’t have a Nascent Soul cultivator to
help you, don’t even think about reaching foundation Building.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then said, “I wonder how other people
Reach Foundation building.”
Situ Nan grunted and said, “It’s simple. If they have a sect, then a
Nascent Soul cultivator uses their own cultivation to help the disciple reach
Foundation Building. If I still had my body, I could do the same and help
you. In my home country, the status of a Nascent Soul cultivator is like that
of a Core Formation cultivator here. Although there aren’t too many, there
are enough to help the disciples to reach Foundation Building.”
73
TIAN SHUI CITY
W ang Lin took a deep breath. In these 4 years, he had reached the
peak of Qi Condensation in 2 years. He spent the remaining years
trying to reach foundation building, but didn’t have any success.
But because he kept trying to break into Foundation Building, the gap
between his real body and his cultivation level became a lot smaller. Instead
of looking like he was at the 3rd layer, he now looked like he was at the 8th
layer.
Wang Lin muttered, “Foundation Building…” His eyes flashed as he
made a decision. He slapped his bag of holding and a very extravagant
looking flying sword came out. It circled around him once before stopping
in front of him.
Wang Lin stepped onto the flying sword. His body moved and
disappeared in a beam of light.
All of the beasts lying on the ground finally relaxed a bit and quickly
scattered.
Wang Lin went around the Heng Yue Mountain and quickly flew away.
The mountains, plains, forests, and villages looked very small under Wang
Lin as he flew past them.
In the blink of an eye, the village he was born in entered his view. Wang
Lin pondered for a moment, then flew past the village without even turning
his head.
The Heng Yue Mountain was located in the northern border of the
country of Zhao. It was a very remote location, with most people living in
small villages. Wang Lin’s destination was the city 10,000 kilometers from
there. The city was called Tian Shui city and it was the largest city in the
northern part of Zhao.
Wang Lin had only heard about Tian Shui city. His teacher told him that
there was an army of 100,000 stationed there. Wang Lin had always wanted
to go there ever since he was a kid.
Before he entered the world of cultivation, his biggest dream was to
make a name for himself in the state exam, then become a high ranked
official in the capital, and move his parents there as well.
Wang Lin’s mind echoed the wishes of his youth. He let out a smile as
he flew toward the city.
10 days later, Wang Lin became confused as he floated in the air with
Situ Nan’s mocking laugh littering the air.
“I saw you flying for so many days straight. I thought you knew the
road, but it turns out you don’t!”
Wang Lin snorted and said, “If it wasn’t for you asking me to go into
these forests, I would have found the city for sure by now.”
Situ Nan laughed. “There are many forests on the way there, so there is
a chance that there are some wood elements that could be absorbed by the
bead. I’m doing this for your benefit.”
Wang Lin was about to speak, but suddenly stopped himself. He spotted
a train of wagons on the road below.
Liu San, the head of the Mighty Escort service in Tian Shui city.
Although his body wasn’t big, he was very powerful. He had mastered the
mountain splitting palm to a high degree and could be considered one of the
experts in Tian Shui city. He normally wouldn’t come out for jobs.
But this time, the shipment was too important, and it attracted too much
attention. That was why North family asked him to come.
Liu San was an easy going person who loved to make friends. Everyone
in the escort team gave him a lot of face. He was currently proudly riding
on his horse. This shipment was already delivered and although there were
many thieves on the way, they were all scared and posed no danger. The
most dangerous crisis was when they were attacked by the Greenwood
bandits, but when they saw that Liu San was there, they gave him face and
didn’t attack, making him very proud.
He closed his eyes and relaxed a bit. Tian Shui city was just up ahead,
so this assignment by the North family could be considered complete.
On a horse to the right of Liu San sat a very strong young man. He
laughed and asked, “Leader, once we finish this big delivery, how much of
the profit do you think the North family will give us?”
A dark faced man also said, “Leader, this shipment is so important that
we should be able to get a decent part of the profit, right?.”
Liu San’s stared at them and said, “When has the North family ever
cheated us? Just wait and see. No need to worry.”
The young man wasn’t afraid. He patted his horse and said, “Okay, with
leader’s words, I’m relieved.”
The dark faced man let out a laugh. Right before he was about to speak,
his face sunk. He asked. “Leader, do you see a person standing there?”
Liu San focused his gaze and saw a figure standing at the cross road.
His face also sunk. He said, “Yang Sen, ask him what’s going on. If he
needs help, give him some money. After all, everyone has hard times.”
Yang Sen’s head raised. He steered his horse and charged toward the
person. When he got closer, instead of slowing down, he started to charge
even faster.
When Liu San saw this, he frowned. Although Yang Sen did his job
well, whenever he did something, he had to force others into a lower
position.
The dark faced man let out a laugh and said, “That Yang Sen isn’t afraid
of charging in, but that kid really does have good horse riding skills.”
The person who was standing at the cross was Wang Lin. He saw
someone charge out from the train of carriages. That person quickly arrived
before him.
Yang Sen was close enough to see what the stranger looked like.
Although the person was very young, he was also very calm. He admired
the youth for not being scared by his speed at all. He turned his horse and
grazed by Wang Lin’s side.
After he charged past Wang Lin, took a few steps back, clasped his
hands, and said, “I’m Tian Shui city’s Mighty Escort’s Yang Sen. Does
friend need any help?”
Wang Lin’s gaze scanned Yang Sen. He clasped his hands and said,
“I’m looking for directions to Tian Shui city. I’m sorry if I bothered you.”
Yang Sen was stunned. He looked at Wang Lin a few times, especially
at Wang Lin’s hands and head. He smiled and said, “No problem. Tian Shui
city isn’t far. What is brother going to Tian Shui city for?”
Yang Sen looked at Wang Lin a bit more. By now, the carriages had
caught up and a voice shouted, “Yang Sen, what is going on?”
Yang Sen turned the horse and shouted, “It’s a kid that doesn’t know
any martial arts looking for directions to Tian Shui city.”
Liu Sen held the reins and quickly approached. His eyes lit up as he
looked at Wang Lin and said, “Friend, what is your name?”
Wang Lin clasped his hands and said, “Hello, escort leader. My name is
Wang Lin. This is my first time leaving home, so I hope escort leader can
tell me directions to Tian Shui city.”
74
BLOODY DISASTER
L iu San, after carefully examining Wang Lin, suddenly asked, “Are

you a student rushing here to take the exam?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He shook his head and said,
“I’m not here for the exam. I have some skill in a craft and would like to
make a living in the city.”
Liu San relaxed a bit. His question had a deep meaning. It was almost
time for the state exam, so a lot of local villages sent students to the city to
take the exam. However, all of those students would carry a box holding
writing materials, but Wang Lin was carrying nothing. If he admitted that he
was a student here for the exam, he would have to be wary of this person.
But Liu San didn’t take this too seriously. He laughed and said, “What a
coincidence. We are also heading toward Tian Shui city. Friend, how about
you travel with us?”
A grateful look washed over Wang Lin’s face. He said, “Thank you,
escort leader!”
The dark faced man looked at Wang Lin and laughed. “Kid, can you
ride a horse?”
Wang Lin wrily smiled and shook his head.
Liu San pointed at the carriage behind him and said, “What is there to
thank me for? Everyone has a hard time when they are out traveling. Young
man, there are only four days left until we reach the city.”
Wang Lin clasped his hands. Without a word, he got on the carriage. He
looked behind him and saw dozens of similar carriages. He scanned them
with his divine sense and found them to all be empty. He didn’t bother with
it anymore and sat down cross legged.
Yang Sen reined his horse and walked next to Wang Lin. He asked,
“Friend, how come you don’t have any luggage for your travels?”
Wang Lin sighed and shook his head. He said, “I met robbers on the
way.”
Yang Sen was stunned. He looked at Wang Lin for a while, then said,
“Keeping your life is more important. This area hasn’t been safe recently.”
As they were talking, Wang Lin’s expression suddenly changed. He
raised his head and looked toward the forest in front of him. He expanded
his divine sense and found two people hiding there, staring at the caravan.
Even after the caravan passed, those two they still didn’t do anything, so
Wang Lin didn’t say anything and ignored them.
After a day of travel, the sun was starting to set and night was about to
come. Liu San shouted from the front, “Boys, we will reach the Tian Shui
city area tomorrow and the North family will send someone to greet us.
Today, we won’t be able to find any lodging, so we will camp out here to
rest for a bit, then set out early tomorrow morning. Once we reach the city,
I’ll take you boys to the Red Ice Palace to find you some pretty girls to play
with.”
All of the guys let out laughs, then got off their horses. They formed a
circle with the wagons and tied the horses to the wagons. After that, they
pitched their tents. Some went to sleep while others started drinking. The
atmosphere became very lively.
There were also 3 to 5 people taking turns patrolling the area.
After Wang Lin got off the carriage, Yang Sen pulled him aside to a
camp fire. During their day of conversing, Yang Sen found that he really
liked Wang Lin and bragged a lot about his deeds to him.
The more interested Wang Lin seemed in his story, the more excited he
got while talking about them. That was why he dragged Wang Lin to talk
the moment the group stopped to rest.
There were three people sitting next to the fire. Besides the escort head
Liu San and the dark faced man, there was also a middle aged scholar-
looking man. He wore a blue robe, his skin was pale, and he had a broad
forehead, but his eyes revealed an intelligent light.
Seeing Wang Lin arriving, Liu San laughed. “Sir, this is the little brother
I was telling you about, the one going to Tian Shui city to make a living.”
With that, he said to Wang Lin, “Little brother, this is our Mighty Escort’s
Mr. Wang. You are also named Wang, so you guys must have some relation.
You guys should talk. Mr. Wang is a very knowledgable person who has
seen a lot of things.”
The middle aged scholar laughed softly and said, “Lao Liu, you don’t
need to brag for me. What I know isn’t considered much.”
Liu San rolled his eyes and said, “Says who? If you are a small person,
then I am nothing. Little brother, this Mr. Wang is a living immortal. He
knows everything up and down. His ability to tell fortunes is beyond
amazing.”
Wang Lin carefully looked at the middle aged man. He smiled and said,
“Sir, you are full of energy and your eyes shine brightly. You are obviously
a very intelligent person.”
The middle aged scholar gave Wang Lin a surprised look and said, “It
seems little brother is the same as me? I see that little brother looks like a
scholar, but hides a dragon inside. Your future will not be average.”
Wang Lin smiled and said, “My village’s teachers also talked about
fortune telling. After listening for a while, I also learned a bit.”
The middle aged scholar let out a laugh. The dark faced man quickly
said, “Mr. Wang, check mine as well. I’m already getting old. Will I have
any luck with marriage?”
Liu San laughed. “How many times have you asked on this trip already?
Every time Mr. Wang checks for someone, it takes a lot of energy, so just
forget about it.”
The dark face man ignored Liu San’s words and stared at the middle
aged scholar.
The middle aged scholar pondered a little, then answered, “Fine, I’ll
check for you. Yang Sen, weren’t you asking me as well? I’ll check for both
of you.”
Having said that, he closed his eyes. When he reopened them, they were
shining a golden light. Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but his
heart faltered. He spread out his divine sense and found that there was a
sliver of spiritual energy moving inside the middle aged man. The spiritual
energy moved in a strange path and arrived at the middle aged man’s eyes.
The middle aged man stared at the dark faced man. He was muttering
some words, as if he was calculating something, and his hand formed a seal.
His face turned red as he said, while frowning, “Liu Laowu, there is a
bloody disaster in your future. If you can get past it, you will get married
three months after the event.”
The black faced man was stunned. “A disaster? No problem. Us escorts
live in danger, so having to deal with a bloody battle is normal,” he
responded.
The middle aged man turned his gaze to Yang Sen. His expression
changed. He said “Strange. Why do you also have a bloody ray representing
disaster?” With that, he quickly looked at Liu San and his face became dark
and said, “Something is wrong. This technique passed down by my family
has never been wrong. Lao Liu, you also have the sign of a bloody
disaster.”
With that, he stood up with a serious expression and looked at the
surrounding people. His face became even more serious. “Lao Liu, I think
something is wrong. I see that everyone here has the ray of a bloody
disaster. This can’t be a coincidence,” said the middle aged scholar.
Liu San’s eyes narrowed. He looked around, then asked, “Sir, do you
mean to say that we will soon have to face a bloody disaster?”
The middle aged scholar nodded. After his eyes swept past Wang Lin,
he was stunned. He carefully looked at Wang Lin and his expression
suddenly changed. His face turned red and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face revealed a look of fear. He pointed and Wang Lin and burst out,
“You…”
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ENCOUNTERING THE ENEMY AGAIN
L iu San and the group was stunned. They had never seen the middle
aged man act like this. He secretly moved a few steps away from
Wang Lin and asked, “Sir, what about this little brother? Is he going to
encounter that bloody disaster because of us?”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He looked at the middle aged man,
but didn’t say a word as Situ Nan’s lazy voice floated into his ears.
“This little baby is kind of interesting. His fortune telling technique is
pretty good. When it comes to normal people, he is able to see signs of their
future, but when he wants to look into the future of us cultivators, it’s like
struggling in the water. I sent him some memories of me wiping out a sect
and he can’t handle it anymore.”
In just one breath of time, the middle aged scholar was covered in
sweat. His gaze toward Wang Lin was no longer neutral, but filled with fear.
He heard Liu San’s words and quickly said, “Nothing to do with little…
little brother. My skill isn’t good enough. I can’t see through it, can’t see
through it.” With that, he repeatedly bowed with a bitter look on his face.
The scene he saw before had already completely stunned him. That was
not a normal world, but a hell filled with blood. Those people in the scene
were obviously not mortals. They were able to fly in the sky and destroy
mountains. The middle aged man grew up learning the fortune telling
technique, so he knew that immortals existed. He also knew that he mustn’t
get involved, or he will die.
Liu San frowned and was about to speak when he suddenly heard
scream. A head flew through the area and landed on the ground. It rolled
until it stopped next to the fire.
Liu San’s expression changed greatly. He quickly stood up as he
realized that this head belonged to someone who was patrolling the area.
Yang San grabbed the head. He clenched his fist and said, “Er Gou,
brother will get revenge for you!”
All of the guards took out their weapons and their killing intent spread
to the surroundings.
The dark faced man stood next to Liu San and asked, “Who are you?
Seems like you guys don’t understand the rules at all.”
A dark laugh came from the distance. Following a rustling sound,
dozens of black clothed men appeared from the ground. They padded the
dirt off their clothes as they stared at everyone.
“Mountain splitting palm Liu San, give us the thing and we will leave
immediately. Otherwise, no one will leave here alive.” A skinny and old
man walked out of the group of black clothed men.
Liu San’s face was as calm as water. He said, “I was wondering who it
was. It seems it’s the Vulture Escort.”
The old man let out a laugh. “Man named Liu, there is no need to say
pointless things. Your Mighty Escort officially went to carry out a shipment,
but secretly brought back a 500 year old ginseng. If you surrender it, you
will all be safe. Don’t let such a thing endanger your life.”
Liu San frowned. He looked at the people around him and thought,
“How does the Vulture Escort know that I was hiding the ginseng? It seems
there are people in the same business with greedy hearts.” With that, his
gaze fell on Wang Lin and he sneered.
He glanced at the dark faced man. He clenched his hand and said, with a
deep voice, “Whether or not I have the ginseng, are you going to steal it
from me with your inferior martial arts skills?”
The dark faced man got the message and secretly got behind Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned. The middle aged man quickly stopped the dark
faced man and said, “What are you doing? This little brother isn’t the
enemy.”
The dark faced man was stunned and was unable to respond.
Just at that moment, the old man let out a laugh. “Man named Liu, I
can’t beat you, but our boss is going to act personally. You are a dead man.”
With that, he took a few steps back and said, “The boss has arrived.” He
immediately bowed on the ground.
All of the black clothed men became very excited. They all did the same
as the old man and shouted, “The boss has arrived!”
A cold voice suddenly came from all sides. “Bring out the ginseng, or
you will die!” The moment the voice arrived, a fist sized fireball flew into
the circle of carriages. The extremely hot fireball hit one of the escort
members. Before he could even scream, he was burned to death.
At that moment, everyone in the escort was stunned. Some of them even
lost their grips on their weapons and dropped them on the ground.
Yang Sen’s eyes revealed a look of fear. “What...what weapon is that?”
he shouted.
Heat surged around the fire, making the escort guards understand just
how hot the fire was.
Liu San’s face was filled with shock. He took a few steps back and
stared at the burned body, unable to say a word.
The dark faced man’s eyes revealed extreme fear. He said, while
trembling, “Immortal...immortal technique?” The dark faced man took the
test to enter a sect when he was a kid. After he failed, he entered the martial
arts world. The test was deeply ingrained in his mind, so when he saw the
fireball, he immediately made the connection.
The old man revealed a proud expression and said, “Of course our boss
is an immortal. Why don’t you quickly hand the ginseng over to us.”
All of the members of the escort looked at Liu San. Their eyes revealed
a cry for help. If it was normal people, they would have the courage to
fight, but this was an immortal. All of the escort guards lost their will to
fight.
Liu San revealed a bitter look. He was about to speak when three more
fireballs appeared in the air, motionless.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he became very interested. From the looks of
the fireballs, the person who was casting them couldn’t have been higher
than the 3rd layer. He touched his chin and sent out his divine sense. He
quickly found the person on a large tree not far away.
“What is this?” Wang Lin muttered. He was stunned. The person was
about 20 years old and was at the peak of the 2nd layer. He could almost
break into the 3rd layer. The young man’s face was gloomy and was
covered in scars. At first glance, he looked very ferocious, but the more
Wang Lin looked, the more familiar he looked.
The middle aged scholar sighed. “Lao Liu, give it to them. Even if the
North family finds out, they wouldn’t blame us. The enemy is an immortal.
How could us mortals defend against him?”
Liu San hesitated for a bit, then helplessly took out a small case and
placed it on the ground.
The moment the case landed on the ground, it rose into the air.
However, it didn’t fly to the Vulture Escort people, but into Wang Lin’s
hand.
76
THE STRANGE FLYING SWORD
L iu San jerked his head back. He gnashed his teeth and said, “You
really were an spy!”
Yang Sen’s eyes were filled with rage as he looked at Wang Lin. The
dark faced man’s pupils shrank. He knew that the method Wang Lin used to
get the box wasn’t something a mortal could do.
The middle aged scholar was also stunned. He looked at Wang Lin with
a complex expression and sighed.
Song Xing shouted, “You dare?!” Then, he quickly jumped forward and
grabbed toward Wang Lin’s head.
Song Xing’s move caused Liu San’s group to be confused, but Liu San
didn’t stop Song Xing. Everyone else also moved out of the way, opening a
path to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t even raise his head. Instead, he opened the box and
saw a very shriveled up ginseng. This ginseng’s body was very small, but it
had countless roots. There was a yellow talisman on the ginseng, covering
up the spiritual energy inside it.
Song Xing had already gotten close. He smiled as he was ready to break
Wang Lin’s head. Then, his body suddenly quivered as an invisible force
stopped him. Song Xing was tossed to the side and didn’t get back up.
The bizarre scene before them caused everyone to be stunned. Wang Lin
didn’t tear the talisman off the ginseng, but looked at it for a while. Then,
he sighed and said,“You see an old friend and you won’t even come out to
say hi?”
With a series of rustling sounds, that cold looking youth walked out of
the forest. There was an invisible force around his body. All of the black
clothed men were pushed to the side as he walked by. In addition, the three
fireballs floating in the air returned to the youth and circled around him.
The moment the black clothed men saw the youth, they respectfully
said, “We greet the boss!”
The youth didn’t even look at Song Xing, who was coughing up blood,
but looked at Wang Lin and said, “The person I know couldn’t have not
changed at all in 10 years! Who exactly are you?”
Wang Lin looked at the youth, but didn’t say a word. Instead, he took
out a yellow paper from his bag of holding.
The moment the cold looking youth saw the paper, he was stunned. He
looked at Wang Lin a bit more, then frowned. He said, “Friend, what
exactly is this? Friend, please give me that ginseng. It is very important to
me.”
Wang Lin was stunned and looked at the youth in front of him for a
while. A doubt appeared in his heart. He spread out his divine sense and
found something abnormal in the sky. He coldly smiled in his heart, then
threw the ginseng over and said, “Forget it. I got the wrong person.”
A myriad of complex feelings crossed the youth’s eyes. He caught the
ginseng and said, “Thank you! Farewell.” With that, he turned to leave
when a dark cloud suddenly appeared. The moment the dark cloud
appeared, a gust of wind caused everyone in the Mighty Escort to take
several steps back.
The dark cloud quickly moved and descended. As the cloud got lower, a
strange gust of wind appeared and became stronger and stronger. A middle
aged man dressed in white stepped onto the gust of wind and descended.
The moment he appeared, an escort guard exploded into a mist of blood.
Then, several other guards also exploded and turned into mist made of
blood.
The blood mist moved strangely in the air. They quickly gathered
together and formed a shiny drop of blood.
The middle aged man opened his mouth and sucked in. The drop of
blood entered his mouth and his face turned red. He said, “Zhang Hu, you
met someone you know. Why are you afraid of admitting it?”
Zhang Hu’s face quickly turned cold and respectfully said, “Teacher,
disciple doesn’t know this person.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He sent out his divine sense and
was stunned. This middle aged man had already reached the peak of the
15th layer.
The middle aged man smiled and said to Wang Lin, “Fellow cultivator,
do you know my disciple?”
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change at all. He said, “So what if I know
or if I don’t know him?”
The middle aged man was stunned. He looked at Wang Lin for a bit,
then suddenly smiled. “Makes no difference. Although you’re only at the
8th layer, if I drink your blood, it will still increase my cultivation a bit.”
Zhang Hu’s face suddenly changed. He quickly got in front of the
middle aged man and said, “Teacher, this person is my childhood friend.
Please...please spare him.”
A cold light flashed across the middle aged man’s eyes. He said,
“Leave. Go and gather the blood essence of all of the mortals here. You
have no business with this matter.”
Zhang Hu was about to speak when the middle aged man sneered as he
said some words. Zhang Hu’s face suddenly became pale and he started to
bleed out of his orifices as large quantities of sweat dripped from his
forehead.
Wang Lin raised his brow. He activated his attraction technique and
grabbed toward the middle aged man. The middle aged man’s expression
changed slightly. He let out a cold snort as he spat out a green light. The
green light turned into a flying sword and slashed at the hand.
Wang Lin’s attraction technique had already reached an unimaginable
level. The hand split into two hands. One grabbed Zhang Hu and the other
grabbed the flying sword.
The small green sword started to vibrate. The light the sword emitted
flickered on and off. The middle aged man’s expression suddenly changed
and he threw out a black sword scabbard from his bag of holding. Without a
word, he shot out several red lights from his hand.
The moment the scabbard appeared, the green sword that was grabbed
by the attraction technique suddenly disappeared. When it reappeared, it
was next to the scabbard and fused with it.
Wang Lin’s face looked calm, but his heart was shocked. This was the
first time the attraction technique had failed. A cold light flashed across his
eyes. He slapped his bag of holding and several pieces of black wood
appeared. The pieces of black wood fused into a whip and quickly flew out.
Situ Nan’s voice appeared in Wang Lin’s ears. “Wang Lin, there is
something strange about that sword!”
The moment the flying sword entered the scabbard, it started to emit a
buzzing sound as if it was facing a lot of resistance. After sinking in ⅕ of
the way, it was no longer able to go any deeper. The green sword suddenly
turned to blue and yanked itself out of the scabbard and slashed at the whip.
This whip was something he got from Zhang Kuang. When he was in
closed door training, he refined it to belong to him with advice from Situ
Nan.
Wang Lin controlled the whip to go around the flying sword and charge
directly at the middle aged man.
The middle aged man sneered. He ignored the whip and pointed at the
flying sword. He muttered a few words, then the flying sword shook and
suddenly disappeared. It reappeared in front of the middle aged man and
slashed downwards.
The middle aged man grinned and spat out a drop of golden blood. The
drop of golden blood immediately turned into thin threads and entered the
flying sword.
77
OLD MAN JIMO
W ang Lin frowned. Just as he was about to retrieve the whip, a

small red sword flew out of the ghostly sword. The red sword
slashed down at a speed several times faster than its main body.
The whip quickly split into two. It transformed back into pieces of wood
and fell from the sky.
The middle aged man revealed a murderous look. He waved his right
hand and the sword flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned. He grabbed Zhang Hu and threw him back. Then,
he quickly backed up.
The flying sword was speeding toward Wang Lin. An illusion appeared
at the tip of the sword. Like lightning, the sword suddenly appeared in front
of Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression changed. He waved his hand and a piece of jade
appeared in it. The jade glowed and a blue light screen appeared, blocking
the sword. The sword slashed down and the light screen started to crack. It
couldn’t hold on much longer.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He spat out a mouthful of spiritual energy
into the light screen. The light blue color started to turn green and its faint
color started to become more solid.
The cracks started to seal back up, blocking the attack of the sword, but
a faint crack appeared on the jade.
“What is this?” The middle aged man’s eyes narrowed. He looked at
Wang Lin and said, “It seems that you’re not only at the 8th layer. However,
even if you’re at the Foundation Establishment stage, you won’t be able to
get away alive from my flying sword.”
With that, the middle aged man pointed with his finger while his eyes
revealed a serious expression. He waved his hand and the flying sword flew
back and entered the scabbard again. This time, it went halfway in and
turned from blue to black and flew out of the scabbard again.
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. This was the first time
Wang Lin had fought someone who was at the same cultivation level as
him. Although their cultivation level was the same, his opponent obviously
had better magical treasures. Wang Lin could feel that the sword had gotten
a lot more powerful and Zhou Peng’s jade wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
He didn’t hesitate. He slapped his bag of holding and took out an
ancient jade. The moment the ancient jade appeared, it released a majestic
aura.
This ancient jade was the life saving treasure Liu Wenju gave to Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t even bat an eye. He spat out a mouthful of spiritual
energy and pointed at the ancient jade. Instantly, numerous golden symbols
floated out of the ancient jade.
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change at all. He coldly stared at the
middle aged man. Killing intent appeared in his eyes.
The middle aged man’s pupils shrank. He hesitated a bit, then clenched
his teeth and took out two golden orbs. The two golden orbs flew into the
flying sword.
The flying sword was currently black and covered in shining, golden
spots. The sword circled around once, then flew toward Wang Lin. Several
black swirls appeared near the sword.
The coldness in Wang Lin’s eyes intensified. He didn’t even bother with
the sword, he just pointed at the ancient jade before him. The golden
symbols on the ancient jade suddenly glowed and came out of the jade. The
symbols lined up. There was a total of 9 symbols.
The flying sword was flying toward Wang Lin. He formed a seal with
his hand and three of the symbols began to glow. The three symbols quickly
appeared around the sword. Lightning connected the three symbols,
forming a prison and trapping the flying sword.
The flying sword was like a trapped beast, releasing a strong buzzing
sound. It charged around in the cage and, every time it collided with the
cage, the symbols would shine.
The middle aged man’s expression finally changed and he said, “This…
this is a core treasure?”
Wang Lin had learned from Situ Nan what a core treasure was. It was
simply a treasure made by a Core Formation cultivator. If a Nascent Soul
cultivator made a treasure, it was called Nascent Treasure.
The middle aged man quickly revealed a look of fear. He waved his
hand and grabbed toward the scabbard.
Wang Lin let out a cold smile. The seal on his hand changed. The
remaining six symbols instantly started to shine and charged toward the
middle aged man.
The fear in the middle aged man increased greatly. He quickly took out
several pieces of jade, hoping that they would increase his chances of
escaping.
Before the pieces of jade could even activate, they exploded under the
effect of the golden symbols. They didn’t manage to stop the golden
symbols one bit.
The middle aged man revealed a look of despair and shouted, “Fellow
cultivator, I am old man, Jimo’s disciple…”
Before he could finish speaking, the golden symbols appeared before
him. The first symbol pressed into his chest. His chest quickly caved in,
causing him to cough out a mouthful of blood.
The second symbol followed quickly after. The middle aged man bled
out from his orifices and his chest had been pierced through.
The third symbol quickly followed as well and the middle aged man’s
body completely disintegrated along with his bag of holding. Only the
sword scabbard was completely unharmed and fell to the ground.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He pointed toward the ancient jade.
Suddenly, the three remaining golden symbols paused and entered the
ancient jade again.
Also, after the middle aged man died, the frequency of the collisions
from the flying sword slowed down until it eventually stopped moving.
Wang Lin waved his hand. The three symbols trembled. Two of the
symbols collapsed and only one of them followed Wang Lin’s call and
returned to the jade.
Wang Lin carefully put the piece of jade back into his bag of holding.
This piece of jade originally only had one attack, but, with Situ Nan’s help,
he managed to split it into 9 attacks. Although each attack was much
weaker, it allowed him to use it more often.
After doing all of that, he took a deep breath. His forehead was covered
in sweat. This was the most vicious fight he’s had since he started
cultivating. He activated the attraction technique and retrieved the flying
sword and scabbard to exam them.
“Wang Lin, I didn’t act before not because I didn’t want to, but because
my Nascent Soul essence has a limit, so it can’t be carelessly wasted. Plus,
you have to experience these life and death battles to help you grow in the
future.” This time, Situ Nan’s voice was serious for once.
Wang Lin nodded. He didn’t say a word as he curiously checked out the
treasure in his hand.
Situ Nan explained. “This flying sword is really strange. That little baby
could even display its full power. However, the real treasure here is that
sword scabbard.”
78
TENG FAMILY CITY
W ang Lin was checking out the treasures when he suddenly heard a
whisper from behind. He shot a golden light into the flying sword
and turned around. Zhang Hu opened his eyes. After he saw Wang Lin, he
was startled. He looked around and saw the flying sword and sword
scabbard in Wang Lin’s hands. Zhang Hu revealed a joyous look and asked,
“He...died?”
Wang Lin chuckled and nodded. “Yes. Zhang Hu, did you say you
didn’t know me before because of him?”
Zhang Hu quickly touched his chest. After pondering for a while, he
said, “He really is dead . Wang Lin, this is not a good place to talk. Once I
finish all these people, we can catch up.”
With that, he raised his right hand and 3 fireballs appeared.
All of the people in the surroundings were completely stunned. What
they just saw was something they had never thought they would see in their
lives. When they saw the fireballs in Zhang Hu’s hand, their faces revealed
looks of fear.
As for the people dressed in black, they also carefully looked at Zhang
Hu with fear in their eyes.
Wang Lin frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Hu took a step
and threw the fireballs. However, the target was not Liu San’s group, but
the group of men dressed in black.
In terms of their worth, the lives of these mortals were like ants.
Without any ability to fight back, the men in black, including Song Hang,
were caught by the fireballs. The strange thing was that their whole bodies
weren’t burned to ashes. Several strange golden drops of blood formed and
were swallowed by Zhang Hu.
Liu San’s group were roasted by the heat of the fire until their hair
curled and skin cracked, but none of them dared to move one bit.
Seeing that Zhang Hu formed 3 more fireballs, Wang Lin said, in a
heavy tone, “Zhang Hu, don’t kill anymore.”
Zhang Hu turned his head and looked at Wang Lin, then said, “If we
don’t kill these people, then they will go back and report everything. The
person you killed is my teacher and also old man Jimo’s 6th disciple. If he
finds out about this, it will be hard for us to escape death.”
The middle aged scholar was one of the few who was still calm. He
quickly said, “Two immortals, we promise that we won’t talk. I…”
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Hu frowned and sneered, “Promise
not to talk? That’s not up to you. When they take out your soul and refine it,
you will tell them everything.” Although he was talking to the middle aged
scholar, his eyes were on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He waved his hand and the remaining 6
or 7 people forcibly moved until they landed in front of Wang Lin.
Zhang Hu withdrew the fireballs and stood at the side, silent.
Wang Lin took out a piece of jade from his bag of holding. This was the
jade he got from Zhang Kuang when he went to the exchange with Wang
Hao.
He vaguely remembered that there was technique inside that would
wipe people’s memories.
After carefully searching the jade, he found the technique. Wang Lin
checked it once and put the jade away. Wang Lin’s eyes looked at the group
and glowed blue. The blue light entered their eyes and their eyes also
glowed blue before they fainted and fell onto the ground.
Zhang Hu secretly sighed. He opened his mouth to say something, but
didn’t speak in the end.
After Wang Lin finished the technique, he looked at Zhang Hu and flew
off into the distance. Zhang Hu sighed. He spat out a golden ball, got on it,
and flew after Wang Lin.
The two flew in the air for a long time. Zhang Hu started to run out of
breath and landed on a mountain top while Wang Lin slowly floated down.
Zhang Hu calmed his breathing, then found a place to sit down. He took
out two pieces of sweet potato and passed one to Wang Lin. “I baked this.
Check how it tastes,” he said.
Wang Lin took the sweet potato. He felt like he had returned to 10 years
ago when the two had just meet.
“When I left the Heng Yue Sect back then, I didn’t go home, but
wandered around, looking to join another cultivation sect. I got lucky and
consumed some herbs and somehow managed to reach the 1st layer of Qi
Condensation. I have to thank the weasel’s booklet for that. After meeting
Bai Zhan, he decided not to kill me after he saw that I was at the 1st layer.
Instead, he made me his disciple to help him gather the blood of mortals.
He left a poison in me so he could control my life and death.”
“Before, I didn’t want to say I knew you because he was nearby, but,
thankfully, you killed him. That destroyed the poison in my body and I’m
finally free.” Zhang Hu took a bite of sweet potato as he quickly explained
what had happened in the past 10 years.
Wang Lin felt very regrettable. Although Zhang Hu’s story was very
simple and short, he could see from Zhang Hu’s expression that these 10
years had been very difficult for him.
Zhang Hu revealed a look of envy and said, “Wang Lin, we haven’t seen
each other in 10 years. Seeing that you could kill my teacher, you must have
reached Foundation Establishment. My teacher’s flying sword is very
powerful. He said he could only use ⅖ of its power, but even then, no one
below Foundation Establishment could compete with him.”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “I haven’t reached Foundation
Establishment yet. Do you know where this flying sword came from?”
Zhang Hu looked at Wang Lin with a surprised look, but he didn’t ask
further. He carefully thought about it and said, “I think he talked about it
once. I think he said he found it in a cave and only got it because of the
great opportunities at that moment. He always viewed it as a great treasure.
Also, that sword scabbard is also a treasure. Teacher treasured that scabbard
several times more than the flying word. I once heard from my teacher that
besides him, unless someone is at the Core Formation stage, they can’t
refine it for themselves.”
Wang Lin found a rock to sit down on. He pondered for a while, then
asked, “Tell me about old man Jimo so we can at least be on guard against a
few things.”
Zhang Hu swallowed the sweet potato in his mouth and said, “Old man
Jimo is an independent cultivator. It’s said that he has already reached Core
Formation. He cares about his reputation a lot, so he will definitely be out
searching for us when he finds out about Bai Zhan’s death. You better
return to the Heng Yue Sect. As for me, I can go hide in the Teng Family
city. Even old man Jimo won’t dare to be arrogant there. As long as I stay in
the city, I should be safe.”
Wang Lin wrily smiled and said, “The Heng Yue Sect only exists in
name now.”
Zhang Hu was startled and said, “I heard about this before. 4 years ago,
the Xuan Dao Sect stole the Heng Yue mountain, but I heard that the Heng
Yue Sect disciples migrated. Did you not migrate with them?”
Wang Lin didn’t want to discuss this matter and asked, “What kind of
place is the Teng Family city?”
79
REFINING THE FLYING SWORD
Z hang Hu stuffed the remaining sweet potato in his mouth. After he

finished eating, he said, “The Teng Family city belongs to a large
cultivation family in the northern part of Zhao. It is said that they have
Nascent Soul experts in the family. If a cultivator wants to enter the city,
they have to pay 1 low quality spirit stone. If they wish to live there, they
must pay 1 mid quality spirit stone per month. With all of the spirit stones I
have gathered, I can live there for 6 months.”
Wang Lin rubbed his chin and asked, “Zhang Hu, does this Teng Family
City have an exchange fair?”
Zhang Hu nodded and said, “There do. Every month, there is a large
exchange fair where all of the surrounding cultivators come. Are you going
to go exchange some things?”
Wang Lin nodded and smiled, “What? Do you not welcome me
following you? I don’t have many spirit stones, so I’m relying on you.”
The Teng Family was a very famous cultivation family in the northern
part of the country of Zhao. The family head, Teng Xingsen, reached the
Nascent Soul stage in the last 500 years, so he didn’t go to the wars in the
rank 4 countries.
He was also Wu Feng Valley’s minister, so his position was very high.
Because the Teng Family had an ancestor like him, no one dared to
mess with them, even though they weren’t a big sect.
The Teng Family’s exchange fair provided a platform for the cultivators
to trade in. At the beginning of each month, Teng Family City was very
busy.
Where there are lot of people, there will naturally be a lot of conflicts.
Sometimes, people would fight the moment they met. Because of that, the
Teng family ancestor, Teng Xingsen, set a no fighting rule in the city.
Everyone in the city was prohibited from fighting.
The moment the order came out, everyone in the city obeyed, especially
after Teng Xingsen personally came out and killed a few Core Formation
cultivators.
On this day, two rainbows flew across the sky toward the Teng Family
city. One of them said, “Wang Lin, flying is prohibited in the city, so we
need to walk from here.”
These two were Wang Lin and Zhang Hu.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept the Teng Family City before him. This city
wasn’t big. To be honest, it was more like a large town than a city.
Outside the city stood two Teng Family disciples greeting travelers with
smiles and handing out tokens.
Wang Lin expanded his divine sense and immediately found out that
both of them were at the 3rd layer, like Zhang Hu.
Looking at the long line going into the city, Wang Lin wasn’t in any
rush. He checked everyone in the line and found that everyone was a
cultivator, but the strongest was only at the 13th layer.
After a long time, just as Wang Lin and Zhang Hu were about to arrive
at the gate, a figure suddenly appeared in the distance. The figure released a
very strong aura. Wang Lin sent out his divine sense and was stunned. This
person wasn’t old at all, only about 30 years old, but had already reached
Foundation Establishment.
This person quickly arrived at the front of the gate. He waved his hand
and created a wind that blew everyone away. The people with lower
cultivation were sent rolling on the ground.
Zhang Hu would have also been sent rolling if Wang Lin hadn’t caught
him right away.
Wang Lin was also sent back a few steps. His expression was normal as
he coldly looked at that person.
The person let out a cold snort and walked to the gate. He threw out a
token and the two guards became very respectful. One of them even
followed the person into the city.
Zhang Hu revealed a look of envy and asked, “What cultivation level is
that person at to have that much power with just a wave of his sleeve?”
Wang Lin lightly said, “Foundation Establishment.”
When it was their turn to enter the city, Zhang Hu quickly handed over
two low quality spirit stones and the two entered the city.
Zhang Hu had been here many times before. He lead Wang Lin through
the city before paying two mid quality spirit stones to get rooms for
themselves.
Zhang Hu smiled at Wang Lin. “We don’t have much money left. I hope
this 500 year old ginseng sells well. We will split the profit evenly between
us.”
The two talked for a bit before returning to their own rooms.
Wang Lin returned to his room and sat down cross legged. He took out
Zhang Hu’s master’s flying sword and sword scabbard. After watching
them for a long time, his eyes lit up and he threw the flying sword into the
air. His hand formed a seal and pointed at the flying sword. A golden light
flew out from the flying sword. Then, the flying sword suddenly moved like
it returned to life and tried to fly away.
Just as it charged halfway across the room, it seemed to have hit an
invisible wall. It changed directions and charged again, but was stopped
once again. After charging in a few directions, the flying sword stopped,
released a humming sound, and charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal as he took out the life saving
treasure and sent out the golden symbol. The flying sword seemed to be
afraid of the symbol, so it backed away.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and the golden symbol started to circle
around Wang Lin’s body. The sword didn’t seem to dare to attack Wang Lin
again and started to wildly charge around the room faster and faster.
power to surround the sword. The flying sword suddenly disappeared and
reappeared in front of the door and was about to charge out.
At that moment, the flying sword turned from black to blue and its
humming became a lot weaker.
Without a word, Wang Lin pointed with his right hand and the golden
symbol charged toward the flying sword.
The sword’s humming revealed a hint of fear as it backed away when
the golden symbol got closer. Then, the sword suddenly disappeared again
and reappeared near the window.
The color of the sword suddenly changed from blue to green. The sword
now looked exactly like it did before it entered the sword scabbard.
Wang Lin’s eyes darted across the room. He noticed that the sword’s
teleportation ability had something to do with its color. Without a master, it
seemed its teleportation cost a lot of spiritual power.
Situ Nan’s slowly said, “The more consciousness a treasure has, the
harder it is to refine. Even after killing its master, it will still take a lot of
effort to make it your own treasure.”
Wang Lin narrowed his eyes. He knew that this flying sword had
consciousness and even had a teleportation skill. The more difficult it was
to refine, the more he wanted to make it his own.
Seeing that the flying sword was about to escape, Wang Lin waved his
hand and two golden symbols flew out. The golden symbols blocked the
flying sword’s path and were positioned so that even if the sword teleported
again, it wouldn’t be able to get away.
80
BLOOD REFINING TECHNIQUE
A fter teleporting three times, the flying sword’s color changed to light
green. Both the light and sound that were emitting from the sword
clearly showed that it was much weaker.
Shortly after, the flying sword that hadn’t teleported in a while was
pushed into a corner by the two golden symbols. Wang Lin spat out another
mouthful of spiritual energy. The flying sword was too slow and was
surrounded by the spiritual energy. The two golden symbols circled the
flying sword like two golden dragons. Every time the flying sword tried to
escape, they’d force it back, so the flying sword couldn’t get out.
As time passed, the flying sword’s struggle didn’t decrease, but it got
more violent. When the spiritual energy surrounding the flying sword was
fading, Wang Lin clenched his teeth and spat out another mouthful of
spiritual energy to keep refining it.
The night slipped by and the sword’s struggle finally seemed to have
decreased a bit. Wang Lin’s face was pale. He had already spat out dozens
of mouthfuls of spiritual energy.
Even with his 15th layer cultivation level, and with the help of the spirit
liquid, he could barely hang in there.
The morning light shone into the room as Wang Lin continued his
refining of the sword. The flying sword was no longer struggling. It floated
in the air as slivers of Wang Lin’s spiritual energy entered it.
The moment Wang Lin’s expression changed, he heard a knock,
followed by Zhang Hu’s voice.
“Wang Lin, do you want to go with me to the weapon store?”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and said, “Zhang Hu, I’m at the critical
point of my refining, so I can’t go.”
Zhang Hu was stunned. He pondered for a while, then, without a word,
sat down cross legged in front of Wang Lin’s door.
Wang Lin no longer bothered with Zhang Hu and continued to refine.
Time slowly passed until it was night. Wang Lin had already drank three
gourds of spirit water, but the refining was still not over.
In desperation, Wang Lin had to ask Situ Nan for advice.
Situ Nan slowly said, “Kid, finally figured out that you should come to
me? Hmph, I’ve been waiting. If you go into closed door training for 10
years and use up a lot of spiritual power, you might have a chance to
successfully refine it. I’m talking about the real world, not the space in the
heaven defying bead.”
Wang Lin frowned and asked, “That long?”
Situ Nan slowly said, “Of course. This is a Core Formation treasure and
a super high-grade Core Formation treasure at that. A crazy Core Formation
cultivator must have made it while they were tackling Nascent Soul
cultivators and, by risking their chance to successfully reach Nascent Soul,
they used the moment of breakthrough to refine this treasure. This person
was really a madman. I have also wanted to do this, but after considering it
for a long time, I gave up. Although failing to reach Nascent Soul isn’t too
bad, breaking through to Nascent Soul is the a very dangerous moment.
One misstep and your soul will completely disappear.”
“That Bai Zhan must have also received help from the creator to make it
his personal weapon. If I still had my body, it would be easy to refine, but
now, even I can’t do much … however…”
Wang Lin already knew about this old guy’s temper and that he liked to
tempt people, so Wang Lin wasn’t worried and waited.
After a while, Situ Nan sighed and muttered, “Forget it. I’ll tell you this:
if you use the normal method of refining, it will take too much time. I’ll
teach you a method called the blood refining technique. The advantage is
that you can instantly make this flying sword your own, however, the
disadvantage is that if the flying sword takes damage, you will also take
damage. But with the time required to refine it, the damage you’d take
would be several times worse than other methods.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, “Tell me how to use this blood
refining technique.”
Situ Nan just wanted to leave Wang Lin in suspense for a bit, but
realized that this kid would probably just ignore him, so he decided to
speak, but he raised one condition.
“I haven’t touched a woman in so many years. No matter what, you
must let me be satisfied, even if I’m just watching.”
Wang Lin vaguely answered Situ Nan. Then, his hand formed strange
seals according to Situ Nan’s directions. He bit the tip of his tongue and
spat out a mouthful of blood filled with spiritual power. Then, he moved his
hands and a strange symbol appeared in the air.
The moment the symbol appeared, the blood started to enter the symbol.
Soon, all of the blood was absorbed and all that remained was a blood
colored symbol. Wang Lin waved his hand and the symbol landed on the
sword.
The flying sword trembled and immediately started to release strands of
white gas.
Wang Lin immediately spat out another mouthful of blood. He looked
weaker, but his eyes looked more determined. He formed another strange
symbol that absorbed the blood and was shot toward the flying sword.
This process lasted several hours. It wasn’t until the morning that a
sharp sword hum came out of Wang Lin’s room. Zhang Hu, who had been
sitting outside Wang Lin’s room the whole time, immediately stood up.
The door silently opened. Wang Lin’s face was carrying a bright smile.
His mood was very good right now. He said, “Thank you, Zhang Hu.”
Zhang Hu looked at Wang Lin with a strange expression and asked,
“What were you doing? Why did I just hear that sword hum just now?”
Wang Lin opened his mouth and a small, green flying sword
immediately flew out. The moment the sword appeared, a smell of blood
surrounded the area.
Zhang Hu was stunned and asked, “This...this is my teacher’s flying
sword? You managed to refine it? Eh? Why is there such a strong scent of
blood?”
Wang Lin nodded. He waved his right hand and the flying sword
returned to his side and entered his mouth again. Wang Lin was also very
irritated over this strong scent of blood. Situ Nan only told him near the end
that all treasures refined using the blood refining technique would have a
bloody scent and, as it kills people in the future, the scent will only get
stronger.
Zhang Hu gawked at the flying sword. After a long time, he took a deep
breath and said, “Wang Lin, I’m impressed. With this flying sword, people
of the same level will no longer be a threat to you. This sword’s special
ability is teleportation. The distance varies depending on the spiritual power
of the user, but, when used unexpectedly, it is a very good ace.”
The two exchanged a few words. When Zhang Hu was about to leave,
he reminded Wang Lin that the monthly exchange fair was in 3 days and
that Wang Lin should prepare for it.
After Zhang Hu left, Wang Lin took out the sword scabbard. Even Situ
Nan kept praising this sword scabbard and didn’t know what rank of
treasure this was.
Wang Lin originally thought that this flying sword and sword scabbard
were part of a set, but, after refining the flying sword, he noticed the
difference between the two.
Upon closer inspection, the sword scabbard released a very strong
killing intent. The closer Wang Lin looked, the stronger the killing intent
became, until his mind would go blank and he could only see the faint
illusion of a sword.
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I t was an extremely ancient sword. An evil aura was being released by

the sword. That made it so that one couldn’t help but stare at it. After a
long time, Wang Lin slowly awakened. His eyes lit up as he gained some
understanding.
Three days later, the entire Teng Family City was covered in flowers as
thousands of cultivators walked through the streets. Zhang Hu and Wang
Lin had left early in the morning and were wandering around in the city.
Because Zhang Hu needed to sell the ginseng, he left after talking to
Wang Lin for a bit.
Wang Lin slowly walked through the city while checking out all of the
stalls. Some of the stuff really interested him, but the prices were simply too
high, so Wang Lin left.
While he was walking, he suddenly stopped. Before him was the stall of
a cultivator who had various flying swords, pieces of jade, and a thread
bound book.
There were a few small words on the book. “Basic formation research”
“Formation? “ Wang Lin rubbed his chin and picked up the book. The
little book was pretty thick. There were about 50 or 60 pages in the book.
The stall owner was a 30 something year old man. He raised his head
and slowly said, “10 mid quality spirit stones for the book. If you’re not
going to buy it, don’t carelessly touch it.”
10 mid quality spirit stones was all that Wang Lin had at the moment.
After flipping through the book for a bit longer, he saw that the stall owner
was getting impatient, so he put down 10 mid quality spirit stones and left.
He checked out a few more stalls and found some wood element
materials, but they were all very expensive. There was even an piece of iron
wood, but its price was unfathomably high.
A day had passed before Wang Lin even realized it. He returned to the
inn and, just as he was about to step inside, he raised his brow and stopped.
Normally, at this time of day, the inn was really lively, but it was
completely silent at the moment.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and his face suddenly changed.
There was a mysterious force surrounding the inn that was preventing Wang
Lin’s divine sense from going in.
Without a word, Wang Lin’s body immediately moved backwards. He
surrounded his body with the attraction technique and his body shot back
dozens of meters like a sword.
“What’s this? Your reaction was pretty fast.” A slightly surprised voice
suddenly came out as a person walked out of the inn. This person was 25 or
26 years old and wore a white robe with black vines embroidered on the
cuffs.
He looked at Wang Lin, who was quickly backing away. He sneered and
said, “Teng Jia, Teng Yi, the two of you wait here for that kid, Zhang Hu.
Destroy his cultivation, then throw him into jail while I catch this nimble
brat.”
The moment he said those words, two shadows shot out and appeared
next to him. The two shadows were two wrinkly faced old men. One of
them said, “My lord, these two people are in Teng Family City. This is
against the rules. If the head asks…”
The white robed man frowned and stared Wang Lin. He said, “If my
grandpa asks, just tell the truth. Zhang Hu got help from an outsider to kill
his own teacher. How could I let such people get away?”
With that, he waved his sleeves and his body flew into the air as he
quickly chased after Wang Lin.
The two old men looked at the young man before leaving, then
disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin released all of his power and pushed himself to the limit to
run away. Right as he saw the walls of the city, a few shadows suddenly
appeared and shouted, “Feng Family City has a restriction on flying. Fellow
cultivator, please stop!”
Without a word, Wang Lin took out a gourd. He didn’t have time to
worry about the secret of the spirit water getting out as he took a big gulp.
Spiritual energy filled his body as his speed exploded and he shot forward
The expression of the Teng Family disciples, who were blocking Wang
Lin’s path, suddenly changed. Wang Lin charged through as he used his
attraction technique to throw the disciples to the side.
Like an unstoppable force, Wang Lin broke through. Because of his
actions, more than 100 Teng Family disciples riding on different treasures
chased after him.
Wang Lin felt very bitter in his heart. He still didn’t really know what
exactly was going on. He didn’t know what had happened back at the inn to
cause those people to be waiting for him there. If he was just slightly
slower, he would have already been caught.
As for Zhang Hu, Wang Lin could only wish for the best as he was in
danger himself.
After leaving Teng Family City, Wang Lin kept racing south as the Teng
Family disciples chased behind him. Suddenly, a rainbow color light shot
out from Teng Family City. The light passed by all of the Teng Family
disciples and shot at Wang Lin.
An almost unreal, large flying sword appeared and slashed down at
Wang Lin. At that moment, lightning gathered into countless balls and fell
down with the sword.
Wang Lin’s scalp felt numb as Situ Nan shouted, “This is a Nascent
level treasure! Wang Lin, retract all of your divine sense. I’m going to
teleport you!”
Blue crystal quickly spread from the crystal in Wang Lin’s hand and
covered his body. The moment that happened, the giant sword fell down.
Sounds of the ground shattering echoed and the balls of lightning fell,
creating waves of lightning.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared the moment the giant sword fell down.
His body reappeared 300 meters away and he immediately flew away.
Situ Nan’s voice sounded weak as he scolded Wang Lin. “That little
bastard is already at the Foundation Establishment stage at that young age.
If you were at the Foundation Establishment stage, I could borrow your
body and use some techniques. But right now, with only your Qi
Condensation cultivation level, no matter how much I help, I can only get
rid of a mid stage Foundation Establishment.”
Teng Li frowned, but immediately smiled. “You are the first person
below Core Formation who has escaped from an attack from me. If it
wasn’t for brother Jimo asking me to do this, I really wouldn’t want to kill
you.”
Wang Lin didn’t even turn his head as he quickly escaped. His
consumption of spiritual power was too great. Without any hesitation, he
took out a gourd and drank a gulp as his speed rose.
Teng Li’s eyes became cold and said, “I want to see how many times
you can teleport!” With that, he pointed his finger at Wang Lin. The sky
darkened and the giant sword appeared gain.
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A ll of the lightning balls roared as the giant sword swung down.

Situ Nan didn’t wait for Wang Lin to give him permission, he
instantly teleported them again after cursing a few times.
Teng Li frowned. He snorted and waved his right hand. The flying
sword followed his hand and chased after Wang Lin.
Two rays of rainbow followed one after the other as they flew across the
sky. The Teng family’s disciples chased for a while before giving up
because they couldn’t keep up.
The more Teng Li chased, the more shocked he became. With his late
stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, every time he caught up to the
brat, the brat would teleport away.
The more Wang Lin acted like this, the more interested Teng Li became.
Teleport was a Nascent Soul technique. Wang Lin wasn’t even at the
Foundation Establishment stage, but could use teleportation. In Teng Li’s
eyes, Wang Lin must own a treasure that did this.
Thinking about that, he licked his lips. The urge to kill Wang Lin for
that treasure became even stronger.
He was very good friends with old man Jimo’s eldest disciple, Chen
Zhong. A few days ago, he received a voice transmission jade from Chen
Zhong to kill two people. One of them was Zhang Hu, who was the disciple
of the 5th disciple of old man Jimo.
Zhang Hu got outside help to kill his teacher and at the moment of the
5th disciple’s death, old man Jimo detected it. That Zhang Hu didn’t know
that besides the poison, there was also a secret technique that old man Jimo
used to control his disciples inside of him. By using this technique, he saw
everything that occurred. In a fit of rage, old man Jimo used the technique
to predict where Zhang Hu would be and sent out his eldest disciple, Chen
Zhong, to find the two.
Chen Zhong was very far away, so he sent a message to Teng Li to help
him with this matter.
Teng Li did a search and found that Zhang Hu was indeed inside Teng
Family City and the person with Zhang Hu must’ve been his accomplice.
Those were the events that lead up to now.
Originally, he just planned on helping as a favor, but now, he was
determined to kill Wang Lin for the treasure that allowed him to teleport.
Thinking about that, his speed increased as he chased after Wang Lin.
Wang Lin drank a large gulp of spirit liquid. He then opened his mouth
and spat out a ray of green light. The moment the green light appeared, the
smell of blood filled the air.
Soon, the green light flashed as it shot backward while Wang Lin
continued to charge forward.
Teng Li could clearly see what was going on. He didn’t mind the green
light at all and let out a sneer. He pointed at the green light and a lightning
ball appeared that shot toward the green light.
The moment the lightning ball touched the green light, it exploded.
Teng Li looked at it with a look of contempt before withdrawing his
gaze. Just at that moment, a ray of green light flashed 10 meters before him.
The light shot toward Teng Lin and hit his body. His clothes were instantly
destroyed, revealing glittering armor.
After the green light was stopped by the armor, it immediately flashed
and disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin secretly sighed and felt very regrettable. The green sword
appeared in his hand as he continued to run away.
Sweat appeared on Teng Li’s forehead. What just happened was simply
too dangerous. Even with his late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivation, if he was hit, he would have been seriously injured. Also, the
light that sword released showed that it wasn’t a simple treasure. He
guessed that if he was hit by it, he would have died on the spot.
Teng Li touched the armor his grandfather gave him and felt like he was
very lucky, but his urge to kill Wang Lin had increased even more. A cold
light flashed across his eyes as he muttered to himself, “Besides the treasure
that can teleport, he also has that sword. Little guy, all of your treasures will
belong to me.”
In a desert, three days later. Wang Lin drank a gulp of spirit liquid and
muttered to himself, “There isn’t enough spirit liquid left. I must find a way
to quickly replenish it.”
Situ Nan weakly said, “Kid, I can’t hold out much longer. I have used
teleport too much in these past 3 days and don’t have much essence left.”
Wang Lin turned his head and his eyes were filled with killing intent as
he coldly said, “He caught up again.” He touched his bag of holding and a
green sword appeared in his hand.
The sword’s color was dull and there were a few scratches on it. In these
three days, Wang Lin had used the sword many times, but since Teng Li
was already on guard, it was hard to launch a sneak attack. Also, Wang
Lin’s sword couldn’t penetrate even an inch because of Teng Li’s armor.
After sending out the flying sword, Wang Lin spread out his divine
sense and found a forest to the west. The forest was covered in a layer of
fog.
After pondering a little, without a word, Wang Lin flew to the west. In
the blink of an eye, he arrived at the forest and descended to the ground.
Wang Lin knew that he was running out of spirit liquid and Situ Nan
couldn’t teleport anymore, so if he stayed in the air, he would be caught for
sure.
It would be better to give up on flying and travel on foot in the forest.
Although he didn’t know why this forest was covered by fog, he found that
when he spread out his divine sense, his senses became muddy and he could
only feel a dozen meters around him.
Shortly after Wang Lin entered the forest, a rainbow arrived at the edge
of forest. After circling the air around the forest, Teng Li stopped at the
entrance. He had used up too much spiritual energy chasing Wang Lin in
the past 3 days. If he didn’t have recovery pills with him, he would have
already given up on the chase.
But the treasures that Wang Lin possessed had always kept him hooked.
He wished he could immediately kill Wang Lin and take the treasures. Also,
he didn’t expect Wang Lin to last for so long. Even though Wang Lin could
use a teleportation treasure, he didn’t expect it to be this hard. He thought
that because Wang Lin still hadn’t even reached the Foundation
Establishment stage, he would be able to outlast Wang Lin.
So he wasn’t in a rush during the entire chase and was waiting until
Wang Lin ran out of spiritual energy to kill him in one blow.
But he gave up this idea after the second day of chasing. Instead of
slowing down, Wang Lin’s speed increased as the chase went on. After
observing for 3 days, Teng Li was completely shocked.
He saw that Wang Lin would constantly take out a gourd and that every
time he drank from it, his speed would increase. He had seen this countless
times during the 3 day chase.
The urge to kill Wang Lin became even stronger.
Teng Li stood outside the forest. His eyes became cold, but he was a bit
nervous about the forest. He thought, “This wild jungle is very mysterious.
It is constantly surrounded by a fog and even grandfather said to stay away
from this place. Now, should I keep chasing or not?”
After pondering a little, Teng Li made a decision. The treasures Wang
Lin possessed made Teng Li determined to make them his own.
There were many ancient trees that reached the sky and were filled with
leaves. The ground was covered with half a meter thick layer of dead
leaves. Countless poisonous insects crawled on the ground and snakes
quickly moved through the leaves. Thousand year old trees could be seen
everywhere. Countless types of flowers filled the ground, and many
different type of beasts inhabited the area. The smell formed by the rotting
leaves and animals created a stench strong enough to kill.
This place was covered by fog year round. Strange trees grew tall
enough to reach the sky and beast as powerful as Nascent Soul cultivators
lived here. If one was not careful, then it would be easy to lose one’s life
here.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense as he quickly moved through the
forest. Situ Nan quickly shouted, “Stop! Quickly stop!”
Wang Lin’s body stopped in an instant.
Situ Nan sucked in a breath and slowly said, “What kind of place is this,
to still have Blue Line Vines? These blue vines are causes of disaster. A
rank 2 country was wiped out by Blue Line Vines before.”
“Blue Line Vine?” Wang Lin was startled.
Situ Nan seriously said, “Before you is a vine, and on the vine there is a
blue line...What is this? Wait, this isn’t Blue Line Vine. Strange… Wang
Lin, this should be a baby blue line vine. You better avoid it, because adult
blue line vine is a nightmare for cultivators below Core Formation. This
stuff is very sensitive to blood and every time it devours someone, it
evolves. If it manages to reach the intermediate stage, then not even Spirit
Forming cultivators can resist it. Also, this stuff is very sensitive to
fluctuations of spiritual energy, so don’t use techniques to attack it.”
Wang Lin looked around with a serious look in his eyes and his gaze fell
on a vine in the distance.
This vine looked very normal, besides the thin blue line on it.
Otherwise, it looked exactly like any other vine.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He didn’t listen to Situ Nan’s warning, but
walked forward without emitting any spiritual energy. He carefully pinched
the vine and slowly pulled it out. After pulling it out for 3 meters, he let go
and backed up. He cut his finger and flicked a drop of blood onto the vine.
The moment the vine was hit by the blood, it immediately began to flail
as a few more Blue Line Vines came out of the root and gathered together.
After stirring for a while, they calmed down.
Sweat appeared on Wang Lin’s forehead. He faintly grinned and quickly
left.
Soon after he left, Teng Li arrived as well. Teng Li had been using
techniques non stop to catch up to Wang Lin and Teng Li didn’t even bother
to pay any attention to the few vines on the ground.
Although his divine sense was restricted, he could clearly feel that
Wang Lin was very close. He let out a sneer as he moved faster, but just as
he passed some ordinary looking vines, a change occurred.
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T wo days later, Wang Lin was next to a creek, filling his gourd with
water while carefully checking his surroundings. His expression
suddenly changed as he cursed, “This is never going to end!”
He sent out his flying sword, put away his gourd as he jumped across
the river, and ran deeper into the forest.
A moment later, Teng Li carefully chased after Wang Lin, not daring to
use any spiritual power. He looked very pathetic. His clothes were torn and
his armor had lost its luster. His right arm was limp as he chased after Wang
Lin.
His hair was disheveled, his face was pale, and his eyes were filled with
rage. His hatred for Wang Lin had reached an unimaginable degree. He had
always been treated like a genius ever since he was little and never before
had he been put into such a pathetic situation.
All of this was caused by Wang Lin.
The vines 2 days ago almost killed him. He never thought that such
small vines could be so deadly. When the liquid the vine shot out hit his
armor, it started to dissolve the plate.
If it was only that, then it would be fine. He would have killed it with
his flying sword. However, this vine was undying. Every time he cut the
vine, it would divide into more.
Even the lightning ball created by the flying sword couldn’t stop the
vines.
Then, there were sneak attacks by Wang Lin’s strange flying sword. His
right arm was injured by the flying sword.
Finally, Teng Li had to take out his life saving treasure given to him by
his grandfather. The treasure was very powerful, but it only had one use. He
had never used it once ever since he received it, but he knew that if he
didn’t use it now, he wouldn’t be able to save his own life.
In the end, under the power of the treasure, a majority of the vines were
destroyed and the rest retreated back underground. Teng Li used this
opportunity to finally escape.
Thinking about it now, his forehead got covered in cold sweat. As for
Wang Lin, he now hated him to the bones.
Especially the fact that Wang Lin never attacked him head on and
always sneak attacked him. With that strange flying sword Wang Lin
possessed, Teng Li had to keep his flying sword floating around him at all
times.
He carefully checked the river. After hesitating for a bit, he drank some
water from it as he was very thirsty after chasing for 5 or 6 days.
The water felt very refreshing and sweet. Teng Li felt rejuvenated and
was about to drink more when his heart suddenly skipped a beat. A small
green sword quietly appeared before him and stabbed toward his head.
Teng Li quickly retreated without any hesitation as he called his own
flying sword to protect him. The two flying swords collided with each
other, but the green sword was clearly at a disadvantage. After a while, the
green sword gained a few more scratches as it suddenly flashed and
disappeared.
Teng Li looked at the hair the small green sword had cut as he screamed
at the top of his lungs, “Damn it! I swear that when I catch you, I’ll let you
experience all of the torture in the world and then refine your soul!”
Wang Lin was running through the jungle as his face suddenly turned
red and he swallowed a mouthful of blood. The green sword appeared next
to him. He felt pain in his heart when he saw the new scratches. A cold light
flash across his eyes as he kept running.
Late into the night, 5 days later, Wang Lin and Teng Li were still
running through the jungle. They had already entered into the deep part of
the jungle and on that night, Wang Lin suddenly stopped.
Situ Nan quickly said, “Brat, you noticed it too? There is a very
powerful spiritual fluctuation northwest of here. Go check it out.” In these
past few days, he had been on his toes using all of his knowledge to help
Wang Lin avoid one danger after another.
Without a word, Wang Lin changed his direction to northwest. Shortly
after, he arrived at the spot of the spiritual fluctuation.
The scene before him caused his pupils to contract.
Under the moonlight was a giant tree that had been completely
uprooted, laying on the ground. The area was clear of everything besides a
dead body lying on the ground.
Above his head floated a green bead as spiritual energy gathered from
all directions, forming many smaller swirls.
Situ Nan was stunned and said, with a surprised tone, “A green core?
Didn’t think there would be a green core from a rank 4 country here.”
Wang Lin asked, “What is a green core?”
“This is the rank 4 country’s demon sect’s special cultivation technique,
the Green Core, or the Fake Core. Unlike normal cores, you can have as
many green cores as you wish. I remember that there was a mad man from a
rank 4 country who had tens of thousands of green cores. Not even Spirit
Forming cultivators from rank 5 countries would dare to mess with him. It
has to be said that besides the ability to increase your cultivation, what
makes the green core deadly is when it explodes. It is really powerful when
tens of thousands of those green cores explode at once.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he suddenly asked, “How many green cores
does this person before us have? Can you tell?”
“Him? Only one is pretty good for him, and this person is also not a
living person. He is clearly a zombie that has intelligence. He was probably
a demonic cultivator from a rank 4 country that used a technique before his
death to turn into a zombie.”
That zombie had clearly already seen Wang Lin. He didn’t move, but
raised his finger and flicked. A green light shot out straight toward Wang
Lin’s forehead.
Wang Lin quickly retreated and dodged the green light.
The green light didn’t chase, but made a circle and stopped. The green
light projected a blurry imagine that released an unclear voice.
“Leave… this place…. you… die.” With that, the image’s body moved
as it disappeared. Soon, the massive amount of spiritual energy fluctuation
disappeared without a trace as if it was completely covered up.
Wang Lin carefully backed away without even batting his eyes. After a
bit, a cold light flashed across his eyes and he no longer ran away, but
spread out his divine sense, waiting for Teng Li to catch him.
Teng Li’s flying sword circled around his body, getting rid of anything
in his way. He suddenly noticed something as he smiled. He pointed his
finger forward and his flying sword shot out.
Wang Lin’s shadow was within sight. Teng Li became excited as he
checked his surroundings. Wang Lin’s actions put him on guard. He
sneered, “How come you’re not running?”
Wang Lin pointed with his right finger and the green flying sword
appeared. He waved his hand and the green sword shot out. Then, he took
out a piece of jade, then spat out a mouthful of spiritual energy onto the
jade.
Suddenly, 4 golden characters appeared from the jade.
Teng Li grinned. He bit his finger and flung out a drop of his blood onto
his flying sword. Suddenly, the flying sword shook as it released demonic
light and grew into a great sword. Countless lightning balls appeared as
well, but there were clearly a lot less than before.
The moment the great sword appeared, it released a cold aura as Teng Li
swung it down.
Wang Lin’s small sword teleported and arrived behind Teng Li. Right
before the sword could strike, Teng Li touched his bag of holding and a bell
suddenly appeared and attached to his body.
The small green sword struck the bell and waves of ripples appeared on
it.
While the great sword was swinging down, Wang Lin pointed his finger
and the 4 golden symbols shot toward it. Wang Lin backed up until he
arrived at the place he saw the zombie.
The 4 symbols all exploded after they collided with the flying sword,
sending it back up. However, there were simply too few golden symbols, so
after pausing in the air for a bit, the great sword continued to swing down.
Crackling sounds came from the ground as the ground clearly couldn’t
handle the pressure. All of the giant trees in the surrounding area fell over.
Just as the sword came down, Wang Lin’s body was covered in a blue light
and he teleported away.
Just as the sword was about to come in contact with his body, he
teleported 100 meters away with a stream of blood trickling down from his
forehead.
The great sword slammed down into the ground with a bang. Soon after,
a ghostly scream appeared and a ghostly figure that smelled like a rotten
corpse charged toward Teng Li.
Teng Li’s expression suddenly changed. He already had his suspicions,
but he didn’t expect such a creature to be living here. He pointed his finger
forward as the lightning balls slammed into the zombie.
The lightning balls were very powerful and lightning was also the
weakness of all undead. They immediately exploded when they touched the
zombie. The zombie let out a scream as part of its body was blown off,
revealing black bones.
Teng Li sneered as he waved his left hand. Suddenly, more than 10
lightning balls appeared around the flying sword. The lightning balls
charged toward the zombie, with the great sword following closely behind.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “Not Good!” He didn’t think that the
zombie would be this weak and was about to escape.
The zombie also noticed that something was wrong and, in a life and
death situation, it let out a scream and spat out a green core. The moment
the green core appeared, it immediately exploded.
A wave of energy expanded outward in a ring around the zombie. All of
the surrounding plants turned to dust and Teng Li, who was simply too
close, bit the tip of his tongue and spat blood onto the bell attached to his
body.
In a flash, the bell went from a half transparent state to a more solid
form. There were many ancient patterns on the bell.
The moment the wave hit Teng Li, the bell shook violently. It only
lasted a few seconds before it cracked.
Using the time the bell bought for him, Teng Li threw out one treasure
after another. As the bell broke, defensive layers went up in front of him
one by one.
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T he countless layers of colorful defensive barriers were quickly broken

through by the explosion like a sharp blade going through paper.
As for Wang Lin, because he was very far away and the zombie was
mainly targeting Teng Li, the shock wave didn’t effect him much. When the
waves arrived, he calmly took out a piece of jade and threw it in front of
him. The jade immediately cracked and released a yellow gas that
surrounded Wang Lin.
His eyes pierced through the yellow gas and locked on to Teng Li.
The shockwaves created by the explosion had started to weaken, but
almost all of Teng Li’s defenses had been broken. When the last layer of
defense broke down, Teng Li pointed his finger at the zombie, ordering his
great sword to stop its attack. At the same time, Teng Li quickly backed up
50 meters.
He had already developed a deep fear of this zombie. If it wasn’t for the
fact that he had so many treasures, he would have already died.
It has to be said that even though the zombie’s green core’s explosion
wasn’t as strong as a normal core’s explosion, it still took Teng Li’s late
stage Foundation Establishment cultivation with a ton of treasures to barely
resist it.
He was completely terrified that the zombie would throw out another
green core like that. He had already lost all his urge to kill Wang Lin and
only wanted to escape.
Wang Lin had always been staring at Teng Li. He let out a faint smile as
a cold light flashed across his eyes. He raised his right hand before him, put
two of his fingers together, then gently pushed forward.
Suddenly, a green light flashed and Teng Li felt pain striking his back as
he was backing up. He panicked and, without looking back, continued to
retreat.
Wang Lin frowned. Teng Li’s almost broken armor managed to stop the
sword from piercing through his flesh. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He bit the tip
of his tongue and spat out some blood. The small green sword appeared in
the blood and let out a loud sword hum, then quickly flew toward Teng Li.
While in the air, the green sword suddenly teleported and stabbed
toward Teng Li’s back. Teng Li suddenly turned his head. His eyes were
bloodshot and revealed a vicious gaze. A few pieces of jade quickly flew
out of his bag of holding, forming defensive barriers.
At the same time, he raised his left hand and pointed at Wang Lin. His
great sword suddenly paused and sliced toward Wang Lin while several
lightning balls appeared and smashed toward the zombie.
He was betting, betting on whether Wang Lin’s flying sword stabbed
himself first or if his great sword would cut Wang Lin in half. If Wang Lin
used teleport to escape, then he would lose control of the flying sword and
give Teng Li time to escape. He was already almost out of gas, so if he
stayed around any longer, he would be digging his own grave.
Situ Nan screamed, “Mad! You are mad!” Without waiting for Wang
Lin, Situ Nan decided to teleport them. Right as the blue light appeared,
Wang Lin shouted, “It is not time to teleport yet! Stop!”
A vicious look appeared on his face. Without looking at the great sword,
he controlled the small sword to dodge the defensive layers and appeared
before Teng Li.
Teng Li panicked. His great sword was already half a meter above Wang
Lin’s head. A stream of blood flowed from Wang Lin’s forehead. Wang Lin
didn’t even bat an eye as he grinned and said, “Die!”
The green sword flashed. It pierced through the armor and Teng Li’s
body, followed by a trail of blood.
At the same time, Situ Nan used teleport. A blue light flashed as Wang
Lin’s body disappeared under the great sword and appeared before the
bloody Teng Li.
The great sword smashed down and created a deep rift in the ground.
Wang Lin ignored the blood on his forehead, knelt down, and put his
hand on Teng Li’s body. Situ Nan knew what Wang Lin was thinking. The
heaven defying bead suddenly lit up and a stream of energy flowed from the
bead into Teng Li. Teng Li’s body quickly froze into an ice sculpture with a
terrified expression on his face.
All of this happened in a short period of time. It happened so fast that
the zombie didn’t even realize what had happened. When it realized that
Teng Li had been frozen, he cautiously looked at Wang Lin.
All of the lightning balls that were charging toward the zombie
dissipated. Even the great sword shrunk down to a small silver sword and
fell into the rift on the ground.
Wan Lin grabbed the ice sculpture and slowly backed away as he
pointed the green flying sword at the zombie.
The zombie stared at Wang Lin and screamed. It was about to charge at
Wang Lin when it looked at the rift on the ground. During that moment of
hesitation, Wang Lin had already moved more than 300 meters away and
disappeared with a teleport.
The zombie let out a roar and shot a look of frustration at Wang Lin’s
direction. It jumped into the rift and retrieved Teng Li’s sword with a look
of excitement and swallowed it.
Wang Lin held the ice sculpture. His face was pale as he quickly moved
through the forest. After making sure no one was following him, he finally
relaxed a bit. He took out a gourd of spirit water and chugged it all down
before sitting down cross legged to cultivate.
The forest was silent. After a long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes as
Situ Nan’s discontented voice came.
“Brat, are you crazy? If I was a bit slower, you would have lost your
life.”
Wang Lin deeply said, “That was the only opportunity to kill Teng Li. If
his spiritual energy recovered, there would never have been a second
chance. This person has also chased me for several days. If I let him live, he
will be a nuisance in the future, so I decided to take the risk. Also, the speed
of the great sword depended on how much spiritual energy he had left in his
body. Back then, he was almost out of power, so he couldn’t have been
faster than my sword.”
Situ Nan was silent. He found himself feeling as if he had just got to
know the real Wang Lin. After a long time, he said, “You are qualified now.
With that state of mind, you can establish your own sect in this cultivation
world.” Situ Nan’s voice was no longer filled with arrogance, but with a bit
of respect. If it was himself in that situation, he wouldn’t have dared to risk
it.
Wang Lin didn’t speak, but stared at Teng Li, who was trapped in ice.
His eyes lit up and he said, “Is it fine to steal his foundation?”
After hearing Wang Lin’s question, Situ Nan replied, “It’s completely
possible. He is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, so if you use
him to break into Foundation Establishment, your cultivation level will rise
faster than normal. Also, you will receive a bit of his talent, so your own
talent will increase. This kid is already so strong at this early age, so his
talent must be amazing. Haha, this time, you got something good from your
gamble.”
With that, Situ Nan explained the chant and the process of stealing
foundation again. It wasn’t until the sun went down that Situ Nan finished.
Wang Lin spat out the green sword and stabbed it into a giant tree nearby.
After carving a hole in the tree, Wang Lin jumped inside with Teng Li.
He didn’t put away the green sword, but had it float around him.
The hole wasn’t large and was very moist, but Want Lin couldn’t be
bothered by that now. He washed his wounds on his forehead with spirit
liquid before he started to cultivate.
In the morning of the next day, Wang Lin opened his mouth and spat out
a mouthful of spiritual power that turned into mist. Wang Lin didn’t stop as
his hand formed seals and shot out a blue light.
The moment the blue light entered the spiritual energy mist, it started to
move like boiling water as it shrunk and expanded.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he kept moving his hand and
shot blue light into the spiritual energy mist. As more blue lights got shot
into it, it started to shrink and expand even faster.
Immediately after, he moved his right hand and grabbed Teng Li’s body.
Situ Nan melted the ice without Wang Lin even asking.
In a flash, the ice crystal surrounding Teng Li disappeared.
Wan Lin’s eyes lit up as he pointed his hand at the spiritual energy mist.
The mist entered Teng Li’s body. His body suddenly shook as his face
revealed a painful expression, but his eyes remained closed. Soon, all of the
mist entered Teng Li’s body.
Wang Lin took a deep breath as he revealed a serious expression. He bit
the tip of his tongue, then drew a strange blood symbol with his hand.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and the symbol landed on Teng Li’s
chest.
Teng Li’s body violently quivered as his arms and legs convulsed and
blood flowed out of his orifices. However, the blood didn’t drip down, but
converged together.
Soon after, a crisp snapping sound came from Teng Li’s body as his face
turned red and a strange shade of red appeared on his skin.
Drops of blood seeped out of his skin.
Wang Lin’s expression became even more serious. Without even
blinking once, he drew another blood symbol that landed on Teng Li’s
chest.
Teng Li suddenly opened his mouth and let out a few miserable groans
as all of the blood vessels in his body broke. Blood flowed out of his body
and gathered in the air.
In the blink of an eye, a giant ball of blood floated above Teng Li. His
red colored body quickly turned pale.
Wang Lin’s forehead was covered in sweat. He watched the ball of
blood as he quickly formed seals and sent out techniques toward it. Soon,
the ball of blood slowly shrunk until it was the size of a fist, emitting a
blood-red light.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His entire body was soaked in sweat.
Without stopping, he spat out more spiritual energy and shot blue light into
it. Then, Wang Lin motioned with his hand and the mist went into Teng Li’s
body again.
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T eng Li suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes had no light and were
bloodshot. His lips quivered and his jaw was clenched.
Wang Lin drew a complex symbol in the air with his right hand. Then,
he bit his finger and flicked a drop of blood onto Teng Li’s head.
Teng Li let out a groan as his body started to violently twitch. Things
started to move under his skin and made their way to his chest.
Not long after, Teng Li’s body visibly shrunk as all the muscles and
veins in his body formed a big ball of meat on his chest.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His right hand waved and sent out another
technique. With a bang, the ball of meat separated from Teng Li’s body. His
body was now just a bag of bones.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and spat out another mouthful of spiritual
energy. The energy entered the ball of meat and, after a while, it shrunk
down to the same size as the ball of blood.
Wang Lin revealed an exhausted expression. He took out a gourd and
drank a gulp before he started to cultivate. After a short while, he opened
his eyes and pointed at Teng Li’s body.
Suddenly, loud cracking sounds filled the air. All of the bones in Teng
Li’s body crumbled into bone powder and formed a ball of bone dust.
Blood, meat, and bone balls lined up, releasing a demonic aura.
Wang Lin sighed and muttered to himself, “In order to steal one’s
foundation, you need their blood, meat, bones, soul, and spirit root. Also,
the person can’t die when you extract their blood, meat, and bone. This
technique is just too cruel.”
Situ Nan slowly said, “This is nothing. In the country I came from, there
are demonic sects that steal cores. That stuff is really cruel. Not only does
the person who has their core taken suffer, even the person stealing it has to
suffer, all for less than a 1% success rate.”
Wang Lin pondered a little and regained his focus. He pointed his hand
at Teng Li and started to chant. As Wang Lin chanted faster and faster,
white gas was coming out of the pile of meat that was once Teng Li’s body
and gathered in the air.
After an unknown amount of time, the white gas got very dense and
formed a human shape. If one looked closely, the figure looked exactly like
Teng Li.
The little person’s eyes revealed a confused look and his body shook.
Slowly, the confused look disappeared as he looked viciously at Wang Lin
and let out some silent screams.
Wang Lin didn’t even bat an eye. He waved his hand and a red light
appeared. The little person seemed to be afraid of the red light and tried to
escape, but the area 3 meters around Teng Li’s body was like a prison. No
matter how hard the little person tried to escape, it couldn’t get out.
Finally, the little person saw that he couldn’t escape. He let out a vicious
look and charged toward the red light.
Wang Lin revealed a deadpan expression as he waved his hand. The red
light circled around the little person a few times and pulled it toward Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin knew that the soul extraction step was very important. He
must safely extract the soul out of that 3 meter range without breaking it.
Although a broken soul won’t affect him stealing the foundation, he
wouldn’t be able to use Teng Li’s spirit root to improve his own if the soul
were to break.
That little person’s face revealed a painful expression as the red light
slowly pulled it out. In the blink of an eye, half of its body had been
dragged past the 3 meter mark.
At that moment, a yellow light shone from the little person’s body and
the yellow light broke the red light. The little person quickly retreated back
into the 3 meter space and with the glow of the yellow light, the little
person became more solid.
Wang Lin’s face darkened as he stared at the little person. His hand
moved to cast the technique again. The little person’s face revealed a look
of horror as he spoke.
“If you kill, me my grandfather won’t let you go! He is a Nascent Soul
cultivator, so If you kill me, you will die for sure.”
A cold light flashed across Wan Lin’s eyes. He spat out a lot of spiritual
energy. Then, he constantly casted one technique after another on the
spiritual energy until it became a thin line.
The little person’s fear became even worse as he said, “My grandfather
already knows that I am in danger and he should be here any second.
You…”
Before he could finish, Wang Lin waved his hand. The line wrapped
around the little person and pulled him out.
The little person struggled and screamed, “Grandfather, save me!” The
yellow light glowed stronger as it resisted Wang Lin.
Without a word, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out a
gourd of spirit water. He poured the spirit water on the line and the line
suddenly became as thick as a thumb as he pulled again.
This time, no matter how hard the yellow light shone on the little
person, it would no longer resist Wang Lin. The little person was pulled out
of the 3 meter range. The moment the little person left the 3 meter range,
the yellow light transformed into a yellow gas cloud, forming a shadowy
figure inside. The figure wasn’t clear, but a voice rang out, “Fellow
cultivator, please stop! We can talk about this.”
Wang Lin was started, but Situ Nan quickly said, “Don’t worry, this is
an illusion avatar of a Nascent Soul cultivator. This is different from a
physical avatar because it can’t attack, see you, or even know your location.
It only allows you to hear what he has to say. Also, looking at this illusion
avatar, this person is very far away, that’s why it is so blurry. As for why it
is there, it seems he really loves Teng Li, so he always leaves that piece of
divine sense with him.”
Without a word, Wang Lin pointed at the little person. The little person
immediately stopped, struggled, and shrunk until it was a ball that released
purple light.
The illusion avatar seemed to have have noticed that Teng Li’s soul was
being refined. He shouted, “You killed a Teng Family member, so you must
pay! I will find you one day and I will kill you.”
At a mountaintop tens of thousands of miles away, an old man in black
robes stood up with a dark expression. His eyes lit up. He clenched his fist
and muttered to himself, “Li Er, your grandfather promises that I will
avenge you.” With that, he hit his chest with his right hand and coughed up
black blood. His right hand rapidly drew in the black blood, forming
countless strange symbols that floated in the air.
Then, purple colored small people appeared and sat in the air.
The little person shouted, “Curse, go!” The little person’s hand formed a
seal as his divine sense split up and fused into all the symbols.
“Curse, complete!” The old man’s soul visibly shrunk. It seemed he
wasn’t afraid to waste his energy at all. Those symbols with divine sense
infused into them glowed a demonic light as they floated into the sky. They
covered up half the sky, forming a formation, causing thunder to rumble.
“Curse, turn!” The formation started to slowly turn. Blood colored
lightning appeared in the sky, forming a strange diamond shape.
“Curse, close!” The little person let out a shout as the earth shook. He
spat out more soul energy as the formation spun faster and faster and the
strange blood colored lightning became more and more solid. Soon, the
formation shrunk until all the blood colored lightning was engraved onto
the diamond shape.
The pattern slowly fell down from the sky and imprinted onto the
forehead of the little person.
The little person let out a dark smile and said, “If you kill people of the
Teng Family, you will be cursed by me!”
Inside the hole in the tree were 4 balls floating before Wang Lin. He
pointed his finger at Teng Li’s remains and countless specks of gold light
floated out of the remains.
These specks of light were countless and ⅓ of them dissipated into the
surroundings.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He knew that these specks of light were
the so called spirit root. He spat out a mouthful of spiritual energy to devour
the spirit root. The devoured spirit root immediately began to reject Wang
Lin and the other ⅓ disappeared. Wang Lin was only able to devour ⅓ of
Teng Li’s spirit root.
Just as at that moment, Wang Lin’s forehead started to shine and a
purple diamond appeared on it.
Wang Lin immediately noticed it. He raised his hand to touch his
forehead and his expression suddenly changed.
Situ Nan quickly exclaimed, “This person really is high handed. Wang
Lin, you have been cursed by a Nascent Soul cultivator. With this curse,
once you enter a certain range of him, he will be able to instantly teleport
next to you. I didn’t expect him to give up his own life span to use this
complicated formation curse on you.”
Wang Lin suddenly stood up. His face was dark as he asked, “Is there
any way to break it?”
Situ Nan pondered a little and proudly laughed, “Actually, you don’t
have to be too worried. This type of curse doesn’t have any offensive
capabilities. It only allows him to locate you to teleport to you. Although
this person’s curse is good, I have spent a lot of time studying curses like
this, ones that use formations and the fluctuations of spiritual energy in the
world to apply the curse. I can’t cast any because I have lost my body, but I
can still help you break them.
“With my help, cover your aura. As long as you aren’t too close to him,
he won’t be able to find you, so relax. Hehe, Wang Lin, this is also another
resource. I know of this ancient technique that can be used to make the
curse to affect the caster. It requires you to be at the Core Formation stage,
then, with some help of pills, you will be able to steal half of his cultivation.
Ah, your luck is pretty good, kid.”
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FOREST RUINS
W ang Lin pondered a little. He pointed at Teng Li’s spirit and began
to absorb it. Teng Li’s spirit started to swell up and churn.
Then, the blood ball quickly shot up and melted into the spirit.
Gradually, the spirit began to shrink and the ball of meat and bone also
melted into the spirit fog.
The spirit had changed greatly. It was now a narrow ring that was
floating in the air, emitting a gentle light.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He knew that he was already at the last
step. He became even more focused as he placed the soul into the ring.
After a long time, the ring suddenly emitted a bright light. Wang Lin’s
eyes lit up and he quickly bit the tip of his tongue and spat out blood. The
moment the blood touched the ring, there was a sizzling sound and all of the
blood instantly disappeared.
After the ring fused with the blood, it started to tremble. The ring started
to emit a powerful pressure and all of the living creatures within a kilometer
of Wang Lin felt the change.
Several powerful auras appeared and quickly charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t even bat an eye. He waved his hand and the ring
quickly fused into his chest. A powerful surge of spiritual power suddenly
flowed through his body, causing his face to become red.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His body moved and like an arrow as he
quickly disappeared into the forest.
Not long after he left, a giant python suddenly reared its head. After
smelling the area, it revealed a confused expression. After shaking it’s head,
it turned around and left.
After that, a ten foot tall ape arrived as fast as lightning. It charged into
the hole in the tree and searched for a while, then left feeling frustrated.
A few more powerful beasts came to check, but they all left in
confusion.
Wang Lin ran through the jungle with his body filled to the brim with
spiritual energy. In addition, as he ran, a foul smelling black liquid came out
of every pore in his body.
Wang Lin felt like his body was being torn apart, so he frowned and
stopped. After walking in a circle, his eyes flashed and he activated the
attraction technique with the large amount of spiritual energy in his body.
The dirt on the ground moved to the side as if there were two giant
hands pushing it. Soon, a bottomless pit appeared in the ground.
Without a word, Wang Lin jumped into the hole. Then, the dirt was
moved back into the hole and everything returned to normal, as if nothing
had happened.
Sitting cross legged underground, Wang Lin focused his attention to
organize the spiritual energy in his body. His body was constantly changing
to Foundation Establishment
With the silence of being underground and no one bothering him, Wang
Lin started his 3rd closed door training.
Time flew by and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
The ground above where Wang Lin was doing his closed door training
was now covered in layers of decomposing leaves with poisonous insects
crawling within them.
On this day, the ground suddenly shook and countless poisonous insects
scrambled out of the leaves. The dead leaves were pushed apart, followed
by a layer of dirt from the ground as a dark figure emerged from the hole.
The moment the figure appeared, all of the insects let out fearful
screams as they quickly backed away.
“This foundation stealing technique sure is mysterious. I’ve finally
reached Foundation Establishment.” This dark figure was Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s gaze was like electricity and his whole body was filled with
powerful spiritual energy. He opened his mouth and spat out a green light
that turned into the green flying sword.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He raised his hand and the sword sheath flew
out as he muttered, “After two years of refining the sword sheath, it’s
almost completely mine. When used with the flying sword, its effect must
be very powerful.”
After putting away the sword and sheath, he pondered for a while. Then,
he touched the bead on his chest and thought, “Situ Nan used up too much
Nascent Soul Essence two years ago when he helped me escape from Teng
Li. He also casted a spell that prevented Teng Huayuan from finding me. He
has already been sleeping for more than a year and I’m not sure when he
will wake up. Good thing I have already memorized the Underworld
Ascension Method. Now I just have to find a place with a lot of Yin energy
to practice it.”
After making up his mind, Wang Lin took a deep breath and spread out
his divine sense. He suddenly moved north until he arrived at a river and
washed away all of the black dirt on his body. After finally washing all the
dirt off, he felt very refreshed.
Sitting on a rock near the river, he recalled his previous near death
experience and felt a lot of regret. He didn’t know whether Zhang Hu was
still alive or not. He prayed that Zhang Hu managed to survive.
Letting out a sigh, Wang Lin put away those thoughts as he began to
ponder. After a long time, Wang Lin formed a seal with his right hand and
shot out a ray white of light. The moment the white light appeared, its color
started to change. It changed from white to grey and its color gradually
darkened as it quickly flew towards the west.
Wang Lin was stunned. This technique was something Situ Nan had
taught him. It was used to find a place with very strong Yin energy. The
darker the color of the light, the closer he was to a place with extreme Yin
energy. When the light was black, it meant he had found the place.
Without a word, Wang Lin quickly chased after the light that had
already turned grey. The light turned darker and darker. When the it turned
black, it suddenly collapsed and disappeared.
Suddenly, Wang Lin stopped. He stared dumbfounded at the distance.
He was so shocked that he was unable to say a word.
Before him him was an endless ruin. There were collapsed buildings
and trees as far as the eye could see.
The ruins were covered with overgrown vegetation with small animals
running through them, occasionally letting out screeches.
There were cracks in the ground that looked like they were devouring
the life on the surface.
The large amounts of metal wreckage mixed with the growing green
vegetation gave off a sense of ruin. The depressing atmosphere would make
anyone’s heart shudder.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He was completely stunned as he stared at
the ruins.
Just at that moment, from within one of the towers in the ruins, a pillar
of white light shot out.
Wang Lin was startled. His expression changed as he turned his head
toward the nearby jungle. He saw a small beast covered in blood crawling
towards where the pillar of white light landed. There was a wound deep
enough to see the bone on its right leg. As it walked, it left behind a trail of
blood.
After a long time it finally arrived under the pillar of white light and let
out scream of joy. In only a few seconds, the wound on his leg was mended
and the small beast was fully healed.
It happily shook its body before leaving the pillar and disappearing into
the distance.
Currently, the light pillar was still going. Wang Lin stared at it with a
dumbfounded expression.
Just at that moment, the pillar dissolved into countless silver specks.
Wang Lin stared at that location and kept observing. Half an hour later, the
light pillar appeared again
This cycle continued several times. After watching it for a whole day,
Wang Lin was finally able to gain some insight.
According to Wang Lin’s judgement, this light pillar had something to
do with sunlight. It seemed that although this place was in ruins, there were
still some functioning treasures. After absorbing enough light, it will active
its ability.
And it seemed that a lot of wild beasts knew of the healing effect of the
light pillar. Within that day, Wang Lin saw no less than 20 wounded wild
beasts making their way to the pillar.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Wang Lin calculated that the last pillar
was about to appear. Without any hesitation, he charged forward and stuck
his hand into the light pillar. He felt a very warm air flowing through the
light. This was not the feeling of spiritual power, but something Wang Lin
had never felt before.
While slowly feeling the air current, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He cut his
arm and put it inside the light pillar. In the blink of an eye, the wound was
healed.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. Without a word, he moved within the
ruin and arrived before a large tower.
This was the ruin of a giant cylindrical tower. Looking from the outside,
it was clear that part of the tower had fallen over. However, even with just
the ruin, it was clear how glorious it once was. Two giant statues holding
swords stood and on top of them was a tower about 30 meters high.
Wang Lin stared at the ruin. His mind couldn’t help but imagine the
moment that this once glorious tower snapped in half and part of it fell
down on the two statues.
The light pillar came from a stone bead that was about 2 meters in
diameter at the top of the tower.
While standing next to the stone bead, Wang Lin began to hesitate. The
stone bead was too large and couldn’t easily be moved. He also wasn’t sure
how the stone bead healed. He was afraid that if he removed it, it would
stop it from working.
After thinking about it again, he didn’t carelessly act, but started to
observe the area instead. Gradually, Wang Lin’s expression became strange.
After checking the area, he found that something was off.
In some of the well preserved ruins, there were porcelain wares that
were still in tact. Some of them even had a black substance in them.
The sky was getting even darker now. Wang Lin quickly left the ruin.
When the sky was completely dark, Wang Lin arrived back at the jungle.
He stared back at the ruins with shining eyes.
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THE ABYSSAL COLD CORE
W ang Lin suddenly had a wild guess. One day, while a family was
having dinner, disaster struck. Without the people having any time
to respond, the entire city was laid to waste.
At this point, slivers of cold energy came from the ruins. This energy
became denser and denser, until it felt like it had taken a solid form.
“Looking at the size of these ruins, I’m afraid the population of this city
was at least 10 million. The graveyard of 10 million people should be one
of the best places to cultivate the Underworld Ascension Method.”
Situ Nan explained in great detail about the places with extreme Yin
during Wang Lin’s closed door training. There were four types of extreme
Yin places. They were heavenly Yin, earth Yin, mystery Yin, and
underworld Yin.
Underworld Yin was the simplest to find. The more death there was in a
place, the more death Yin there was.
Mystery Yin was a bit hard. It only appeared in extremely cold places.
Earth Yin was even harder and completely relied on luck to find. After
all, earth Yin was the Yin emitted from the abyss within the earth.
As for heaven Yin, it was basically impossible to find. In order to find
heaven Yin, a place needs to have underworld Yin, mystery Yin, and earth
Yin at the same time. If those three come together, they will change into
heaven Yin.
The higher quality the Yin, the more benefits it brings to the cultivator.
Wang Lin immediately formed a seal with his right hand and he began
to chant. Suddenly, specks of red light gathered before him until they
formed a red ball of light.
This was a technique especially made to test the quality of the Yin.
Based on the color of the light, one could determine what type of Yin there
was. The ball could become purple, black, silver, or red, matching with
heaven, earth, mystery, and underworld Yin respectively.
Situ Nan had also explained that even among the same type of extreme
Yin, there were four different qualities which were ordinary, good, dense,
and extreme Yin.
Each level was divided into 10 ranks as well.
In general, achieving ordinary rank 3 was enough to cultivate the
Underworld Ascension Method. Having ordinary rank 8 was enough to
speed up the cultivation.
After the red ball of light appeared, it became brighter and brighter.
Finally, it shone 5 times.
Wang Lin touched his chin. Shining 5 times meant that this place had
ordinary rank 5 underworld Yin.
After pondering for while, he walked toward the center of the ruins
without a word. The surrounding Yin energy became even denser as he
walked closer to the center. The Yin energy was so dense, it made him feel
like he was walking under water. Just a few hundred steps and he already
felt like he couldn’t breath.
The ball of light became brighter and bright as it followed Wang Lin.
This area was ordinary rank 8.
Wang Lin didn’t stop and continued for a few hundred more meters,
until he arrived before the ruin of the giant stone bead. He could no longer
continue forward. Slivers of Yin energy entered his body. His blood vessels
began to feel painful and he was starting to lose control of his spiritual
energy.
At this point, the red ball split into two with a bang. Wang Lin’s eyes lit
up. He knew that this meant that this place had reached good quality rank 1.
According to the information Wang Lin had gathered while scouting the
ruins during the day, he knew that he was probably not even one 10,000th
of the way in.
And the deeper he went, the stronger the Yin energy became.
“This is absolutely the best place to cultivate!” Wang Lin slowly backed
up until he was at the ordinary rank 5 location.
This was the location Wang Lin had decided was the most suitable place
for his current body. The density of the Yin energy for the Underworld
Ascension Method must be increased gradually. This was a point Situ Nan
kept stressing before he went to sleep.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He sat down cross legged, closed his eyes,
and began to cultivate. In his mind, Situ Nan’s instructions for the
Underworld Ascension Method echoed.
This Underworld Ascension Method can be divided into 9 layers. Every
three layers, one can form a cold core. Once all 9 levels are complete and
the three cores fuse, there is a certain chance to instantly break into the Core
Formation stage.
This was the biggest reason Wang Lin became determined to practice
the Underworld Ascension Method. Situ Nan also picked this because it
was most suitable for Wang Lin and would increase his cultivation level
quickest.
Of course there are faster methods, like core stealing, but with Wang
Lin’s current cultivation level, to try and capture a Core Formation
cultivator was no different than committing suicide.
The cold core from the Underworld Ascension Method relies on
meridian awakening. Meridian awakening is a process that anyone who
practices the Underworld Ascension Method has to go through. There are
three key meridian awakenings in the Underworld Ascension Method. They
are the dantian, Qi Sea, and ancestral meridian.
The moment one of those three meridians awaken, a cold core is
formed. The moment a cold core is formed, the spiritual energy in one’s
body will become cold.
As for the success rate of the meridian awakening, it is heavily related
to the quality of the Yin.
Time quickly passed. When he opened his eyes again, light was
appearing and the Yin energy was quickly dispersing. The moment the sun
appeared, all of the Yin energy disappeared.
Wang Lin stood up. Since he decided to cultivate here, he should find a
place to stay. He looked around and locked his sights on a collapsed house
nearby.
With the wave of his right hand, all of the debris and rubble flew to the
side, clearing out a small area.
After finishing everything, Wang Lin sat down in the middle of the
cleared area. He took out a book and started to carefully read it.
This was the book about formations he got at Teng Family City for a
mid quality spirit stone two years ago.
Before, he only flipped through the book and found that there was very
detailed information about setting up and controlling formations inside.
After memorizing all of the information in the book, Wang Lin began to
ponder. His hand constantly moved as he unconsciously drew something in
the air.
The day quickly passed and it was now dusk. Wang Lin sighed and
opened his eyes. He muttered, “Formations are really deep and complex.
Even though the formations in this book are only some simple ones, it still
took me an entire day to get some understanding. The illusion formations in
the book are especially complex. It relies a lot on predication, and the
farther you predict, the harder it gets.”
Feeling helpless, he gave up on trying to figure out how they worked
and just tried them out. He activated the attraction technique and moved
rocks to a place outside the room.
Following the instructions carefully, Wang Lin managed to make a
simple formation called the Minor Confusion Formation.
This formation was too rough and simple. It didn’t even have the
minimum amount of formation flags. Wang Lin bitterly smiled as he looked
at the rocks, then at the book. He made some adjustments and the formation
finally looked like the one in the book.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His hand formed the instructed seals.
Then, a mist suddenly appeared and covered the surrounding area.
Wang Lin stared at the mist and let out a bitter smile. This formation
might trick some mortals, but it won’t do anything against cultivators, so it
won’t protect him while he cultivates.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin muttered, “If one isn’t enough,
then I’ll lay down two. If anything, I can just lay down all of the formations
in the book. It should more or less have some effect.”
With that, Wang Lin used his attraction technique and moved the rocks
in the area. After playing with a few more formations, night came again.
Wang Lin sat cross legged on the ground. The moment the Yin energy
appeared, he took a deep breath, put his hands on his knees, and began
cultivating. His breathing method was one long, five short. One long means
he takes a very long breath in and five short means that when he breaths
out, the time is only ⅕ of the time he used to breath in. This is the fastest
way to absorb Yin energy.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time he had absorbed outside energy
to cultivate. In the last two years, he had always been using spiritual liquid
inside the heaven defying bead, so it had all been internal absorption.
This Yin energy was basically the same as spiritual energy. Wang Lin
had cultivated for many years, so he was very used to this, but he
immediately noticed a difference. When he absorbed spiritual energy, there
was always a layer blocking that spiritual energy from entering his body.
Even when it did enter, a large amount would disappear before he could
absorb it.
However, this was not the same. That thin layer was no longer there and
the Yin energy entered his body at an overwhelming rate. Also, his body
felt different from before. Large portions of the Yin energy that entered his
body was absorbed, unlike before.
Wang Lin pondered about this for a while and he came up with three
possible answers. One was that the Yin energy was different from spiritual
energy and was more suited for him to cultivate. Two: Foundation
Establishment cultivators absorbed spiritual energy faster than Qi
Condensation cultivators. Three: after absorbing part of Teng Li’s spirit
root, his own talent had increased a lot.
As for which answer was correct, Wang Lin didn’t pursue it any longer
and instead focused his mind on cultivation.
At the start, Wang Lin felt very uncomfortable due to the cold nature of
the Yin energy. When he absorbed the Yin energy, it would immediately
enter his body and go into his organs. The cold being emitted from inside
his body made him shiver. This was the complete opposite of what it felt
like to absorb spiritual energy. One gave you a very warm and comfortable
feeling while the other made you feel like you were being frozen.
As Wang Lin absorbed more and more Yin energy, his hands and feet
became cold. Then, his blood started to become thicker and even his
heartbeat slowed down.
Frost started to appear on his eyebrows, hair, and all of the pores in his
body. A surge of cold came from inside his body and perfectly fused with
the surroundings.
Time flew by. When the sun rose and the Yin energy dispersed, Wang
Lin’s eyelids trembled as he opened his eyes. He exhaled a breath of white
gas. After a night of cultivation, a small mass of Yin energy appeared in his
dantian. This small mass slowly rotated, releasing Yin energy.
The spiritual energy in his body didn’t reject this mass of Yin energy.
They ignored each other and didn’t interact.
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THE STRANGE BLUE SKINNED PERSON
T ouching his stomach, Wang Lin muttered, “I finally understand why

this is called the Underworld Ascension Method.”
The Underworld Ascension Method makes one enter a near death state
when cultivating. One uses this state of being close to entering the
underworld to make it easier for the body to absorb Yin energy. However, if
a mistake is made, one might really enter the underworld.
In truth, even in a rank 6 country, not many people have the courage to
cultivate the Underworld Ascension method. Situ Nan was one of the few
that had successfully cultivated this method. Even among all the demon
cultivators in the rank 6 countries, this was still considered an strange
method.
The reason it’s considered a strange technique is because the change is
too great. For some, the change is great for the cultivator, while for others,
the change means death.
Wang Lin started living in the ruins. Every night, he would cultivate and
absorb the Yin energy. A month had passed.
During this month, besides cultivating the Underworld Ascension
Method, Wang Lin also noticed that the heaven defying bead could produce
spirit liquid here. However, the power contained in the spirit liquid wasn’t
spiritual power, but Yin power.
As a result, Wang Lin gained a bit more understanding of the bead.
Wang Lin started to collect Yin spirit liquid. Midnight was when the
most Yin spirit liquid appeared.
After taking the Yin spirit liquid, he noticed that although it contained a
lot of Yin energy, compared to the spiritual energy in normal spirit liquid, it
was not on the same level.
If comparing the effectiveness of the Yin spirit liquid to normal spirit
liquid, then it was only on the level of soaking the bead in snow water. It
was far from the pure spirit liquid.
Wang Lin knew that plainly speaking, the Underworld Ascension
Method was all about how much Yin energy one could absorb. The more
one absorbed, the more powerful they’d become. As a result, Wang Lin
entered the heaven defying bead’s space to cultivate with the Yin spirit
liquid during the day.
With the passage of time, Wang Lin began to absorb more and more Yin
energy. Every time he cultivated, he would slowly blend into the
surrounding Yin energy. Each time, his heartbeat would slow down until it
became so faint, it looked as if his heart stopped.
There were even a couple of times when his heart beat almost stopped,
but he manage to hold out.
One morning, Wang Lin woke from his trance. He took a deep breath
and said, “I have absorbed a lot of Yin energy. I should be able to make the
first breakthrough now.”
Suddenly, he stared at the surrounding fog formation and revealed a
confused look. He waved his sleeves and a path opened within the fog.
Wang Lin walked out of the formation and saw several deep marks that
went deep into the ruins. He remembered that there were some injured wild
beasts that couldn’t hold out while waiting for the light pillar.
But now, the wild beasts’ corpses were gone. They seemed to have been
dragged into the depths of the ruins.
“Could there still be people inside the ruins?” A cold thought entered
Wang Lin’s mind. When this person came to drag the corpses away, how
come he didn’t notice them?
Wang Lin’s eyes became more serious. He quickly checked around his
room and found that there were no signs of attack on his formations.
He stroked his chin. Then, his body shot out like lightning into the
jungle and returned with two beast carcasses. After tossing them to the side,
he returned to his formation and shot out a white light. The fog of the
formation became even thicker and a rumbling sound could be heard in the
fog.
Having done all of this, Wang Lin still felt uneasily, as if there was a
giant shadow looming over him. After a long time, he calmed down and
spread out his divine sense. He drank some Yin spirit liquid and started to
cultivate while vigilantly watching his surroundings.
Night came. On this night, Wang Lin didn’t absorb didn’t absorb any
Yin energy, but focused his attention on his surroundings. He spread his
divine sense to its maximum range. He could feel even a blade of grass
moving hundreds of meters away.
He paid extra attention to the two carcasses. He wanted to see what kind
of creature lived in the ruins and would come here at night.
Time slowly passed. Midnight was approaching and the Yin energy was
becoming extremely dense. Wang Lin didn’t cultivate, but carefully
watched his surroundings.
In the area of his divine sense, it was completely silent. The two
carcasses started to accumulate frost thanks to the Yin energy that entered
them. Even the jungle outside the ruins was silent to a frightening degree.
This was not the first time Wang Lin spread out his divine sense at
night. Before, even this late at night, there would be a few cries from beasts.
This was the first time it was this silent.
Suddenly, Wang Lin’s expression changed as the Yin energy in the ruin
started to stir.
His eyes focused on the Yin energy as he sneered and watched with cold
eyes.
He saw that following the disturbance of Yin energy in the ruin, a figure
quickly appeared. The figure’s speed was too quick. Wang Lin’s divine
sense only saw a shadow before the two carcasses disappeared.
Wang Lin was startled. When the figure first appeared, he saw what it
looked like. It was a humanoid creature with blue skin.
The person’s skin was covered in strange symbols. In addition, there
were nine half-inch yellow papers placed on various parts of the person’s
body. This strange person made Wang Lin very surprised.
The strange person appeared again. He stood outside Wang Lin’s
formation with a thinking expression.
The strange person took a few steps back. He stared at the fog with
doubt in his eyes. After hesitating for a bit, he circled the fog once.
Wang Lin focused his attention on observing the strange person and
didn’t attack. He wanted to see what this strange person could do.
After the strange person circled the fog formation once, he revealed a
curious look. Then, it charged into the formation.
The moment he entered the formation, killing intent filled Wang Lin’s
eyes. His right hand formed a seal and a white light shot into the formation.
The fog quickly moved as if it was boiling.
Shortly after, sounds of rocks breaking could be heard as the formations
were broken one by one. The density of the fog also decreased.
Wang Lin opened his mouth and spat out a green light. The moment the
green light appeared, it shot out like lightning. With a boom, the green light
hit the strange person, causing him to let out an angry roar. A powerful
force spread out, blowing all of the stones into the air and turning them to
dust
As the fog quickly dissipated, the strange person spotted Wang Lin. His
eyes were bloodshot as he walked toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He moved his right hand in
the air and the green sword appeared behind the strange person. The sword
pierced through the strange person’s heart and blue blood burst out of his
chest.
The moment the blood appeared, it turned into ice crystals and fell to
the ground.
The strange person let out a painful groan as it quickly took a few steps
back, revealing a horrified expression.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. The strange person received an attack from the
flying sword and was still able to move afterwards. A cold light flashed
across his eyes as he slapped his bag of holding and an ancient sword
scabbard appeared in his hand.
The green flying sword quickly entered the sword scabbard about ⅕ of
the way. The green sword quickly turned from green to blue, then blue to
black. The sword left the scabbard and quickly slashed toward the strange
person.
The strange person saw the black sword and revealed a horrified
expression. Just as he was about to back away, the black sword rushed
forward and stabbed his chest. A series of explosions occurred inside the
strange person’s body, causing him to fly backwards like a kite with a
broken string.
After the flying sword was stained with the strange person’s blood, it
became stuck inside his body. No matter how hard Wang Lin willed it to
move, it wouldn’t budge. It even lost its ability to teleport.
Shocked, Wang Lin’s killing intent became even stronger. He saw
earlier that just as the flying sword pierced into the strange person, the
strange symbols on his body gleamed. He clearly used some sort of
technique to block that blow.
Without a word, he slapped his bag of holding and took out the yellow
talisman he got from Zhang Hu. Suddenly, Wang Lin’s pupils shrank. He
saw that strange person’s body turn in an unimaginable angle in mid air and
landed on the ground. There was a large wound on his chest that splurted
out large amounts of blue blood.
The symbols on his body flickered in a chaotic manner. As the symbols
gleamed, his wound was rapidly recovering.
power into the yellow talisman. The yellow talisman bursted into hot, black
flames and hit the wounded area of the strange person.
The strange person let out a painful scream as his body was pierced
through again.
“Still not dead!” Wang Lin’s heart sank. Even after receiving this much
damage, he was still alive. What gave Wang Lin a bit of peace of mind was
after the talisman’s attack landed, the sword was able to break free and
return to his side.
The strange person’s eyes revealed a struggling expression. Suddenly,
he ripped off one of the nine yellow papers. The moment that yellow paper
was ripped, green gas spewed from all over his body and surrounded him
completely.
Wang Lin’s face became gloomy. Without hesitation, he put the sword
into the scabbard and pushed down ⅗ of the way. The sword quickly turned
from black to red.
⅗ of the way was the limit of how far Wang Lin could push the sword
into the scabbard. With his early stage Foundation Establishment cultivation
and the sword after it had been ⅗ of the way into the sword scabbard, he
could put up a fight against mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Just at that moment, the green gas surrounding the strange person was
quickly absorbed by his body. When he appeared again before Wang Lin,
his body was perfectly fine, without a hint of the wound.
He stared at Wang Lin with hate in his eyes. However, he obviously felt
a lot of dread toward Wang Lin, mostly because of that flying sword.
“Who are you?” Wang Lin didn’t immediately attack. The other person
had nine talismans. Using one of them allowed the person to recover
completely from a near-death state. This battle would take a very long time
for Wang Lin to win.
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BLUFFING MAGIC TREASURE
W ang Lin’s eyes flashed cold as he said, “I’m here to cultivate, so

unless it’s really needed, I don’t want to act. If you back off and
never disturb me again, I will let you go and forget about this matter.”
The strange man let out a puzzled expression and said some strange
words. It was clear that he didn’t understand Wang Lin and Wang Lin
couldn’t understand him.
Wang Lin slightly narrowed his eyes and slowly moved to a broken
wall. The strange man quickly became alert when he saw Wang Lin move.
Wang Lin waved his right hand quickly as he drew on the broken wall.
The strange man was dumbfounded. As he stared at Wang Lin’s finger, he
revealed a look of understanding.
Wang Lin’s finger quickly drew a picture of the ruin and then, with a
slash of his finger, he drew a line that split the ruin in half.
Then, Wang Lin pointed at the strange man and pointed to the right half
of the picture, then pointed at himself followed by the left side of the
picture. After doing all that, Wang Lin’s finger slowly moved left and right
leaving a mark on the wall as he stared at the strange man. His eyes were
filled with killing intent, his intention obvious.
“If you come to my side again, I’ll waste my spiritual power to kill
you!”
The strange man was surprised. He hesitated for a while as he rubbed
his chest with a look of fear in his eyes. He looked at the flying sword with
dread in his eyes and let out a shout of strange words.
Wang Lin frowned. After the strange person saw that Wang Lin didn’t
understand him, he quickly became frantic and started waving his hand. He
then suddenly hit his head and moved next to a wall and punched it. The
moment he punched the wall, a symbol on his body lit up and the wall
crumbled
The strange person picked up some pieces of the broken wall. He stared
at them with reminiscence in his eyes. He placed the rocks on the ground,
then stared at Wang Lin and shouted a few words.
Wang Lin’s face relaxed a bit. He grabbed in the air and suddenly, all of
the stones next to the strange person moved to the side in a specific order.
Then, his right hand formed a seal and shot out a light. Soon, the fog
formed around the range of the stone.
Wang Lin started at the strange person and calmly asked, “Is this
restriction that you’re talking about?”
The strange person quickly revealed an excited expression as he waved
his hand and beat his chest. Suddenly, a symbol on his body lit up and he
opened his arms. The ground suddenly shook and the piece of land the rock
formation was on floated into the air, leaving behind a huge hole in the
ground.
The small confusion formation floated in the air like a small mountain
above the strange person’s head. He nodded toward Wang Lin, then quickly
left. After moving a bit away, he paused and turned to face Wang Lin. He
shouted some words at Wang Lin and made a gesture before disappearing
into the distance.
Wang Lin stared at the strange person’s figure. It was not that he didn’t
think about killing the strange man, but the yellow talisman on him was too
powerful. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to get into a
life and death fight with the strange man.
As he was thinking this, his expression suddenly changed. The flying
sword flew to his side as his eyes became filled with killing intent. The
strange person came back!
Wang Lin stared at the figure before him and said, with a cold voice,
“You’re courting death”
The strange man quickly stopped. He was holding a round object in his
hand. He waved his hand and tried to explain. After seeing that Wang Lin’s
eyes were still cold, he threw the round object toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin slowly took a few steps. The strange man didn’t use a lot of
strength, so the round object rolled a bit and stopped before Wang Lin.
After he threw the object, the strange man let out a smile toward Wang
Lin and left.
At this point, the day was still bright, so Wang Lin cautiously looked at
the direction of the figure. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze. He
walked up to the round object and looked down.
This was a bead that was only 1/10th the size of a fist. It was covered in
dust and even had some cracks on it. After looking at the bead for a while,
he let out a surprised expression. He took a stone from the ground and
lightly hit the bead. The bead rolled backward for a bit.
Slivers of weak spiritual power leaked from the bead.
“This is a treasure?” He was stunned. He grabbed the air with his right
hand and the bead floated into the air. After observing it for a while, he
grabbed it with his right hand without any hesitation. He scanned it with his
divine sense and fed it some spiritual power.
Suddenly, white smoke came out of the bead. The smoke floated above
and formed the shape of an old man. The old man had the hair of a crane,
the skin of a chicken, the beak of an eagle, and the head of a harrier. The
old man emitted a dangerous aura. He casually looked at Wang Lin and
revealed a sarcastic smile. He said, “Do you dare to fight with this old
man?”
Wang Lin was stunned and took a few steps back. After carefully
looking, he noticed that the person was only at the 15th layer of Qi
Condensation. He rubbed his nose. His eyes lit up and he quickly sent more
spiritual power into the stone bead.
With the input of spiritual energy, the old man’s spiritual power quickly
rose until it reached mid stage Foundation Establishment. The old man’s
hair moved without wind and his body released a huge fighting aura. The
old man floated into the air and said, “Do you dare to fight with this old
man?”
Wang Lin was completely astonished. He had no idea what use this
bead had and decided to pour more spiritual power into it.
The old man’s eyes shined brightly and his aura quickly increased. His
hand moved, causing thunderous roars as his cultivation raised to the point
where Wang Lin couldn’t even tell what cultivation level the old man was
at. The old man’s cultivation had already reached a degree that would cause
fear with just a glance. The old man let out a breath and released the aura of
a peerless expert. He held his hand behind his back and said, “Those below
the Core Formation stage don’t have the right to fight me. Scram!”
Wang Lin withdrew his spiritual power and the old man quickly
disappeared and turned back into the white smoke. The smoke returned to
the bead and with a crackling sound, another crack appeared on the bead.
Wang Lin stared at the stone bead and was unable to utter a word. He
was completely convinced of the effect of the stone bead. The stone bead
was an illusionary magical treasure and the illusion it created was almost no
different from reality. The old man, regardless of the way he spoke, the aura
of a master that he emitted was perfect, just like that last line, “Those below
Core Formation stage don’t have the right to fight me. Scram!”
The aura and expression had reached its peak. Wang Lin believed that
even if it was himself, he wouldn’t be able to tell that it was a fake. After all
from, the view of most people, the old man had the aura of an old master.
And with the increase in his own cultivation, he could put more spiritual
power into the bead and the power of the old man would increase. This was
really the best method to scare people.
Wang Lin put away the treasure and muttered to himself, “This strange
blue person is really interesting. He must have felt bad after breaking the
little confusion formation, so he gave me this treasure.”
From this little exchange, he immediately realized that the strange
person couldn’t use magic treasures and that within the ruin, there must be
more magic treasures.
Now this ruined city became a treasure trove in Wang Lin’s eyes.
“This place has a mysterious light that heals wounds, an illusionary
magic treasure, and a strange blue person. What other secrets does this
place have?” Wang Lin rubbed his chin. Currently, the day was still bright,
so he put down the formations again. He sat down in the middle and drank
some Yin spirit liquid, then started to cultivate.
Two month flew by.
On this day, Wang Lin sat cross legged in the room. In the two months
of cultivating the extreme Yin energy, he had gathered enough energy to
attempt the first breakthrough.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He had already finished studying the
Underworld Ascension method and knew very well how the three big
breakthroughs will be.
The three key points of breaking through were the dantain in his
stomach, the Qi sea in his chest, and the progenitor meridian.
These three locations needed to be broken through three times each to
form the cold cores. In simpler terms, for the first level, the dantain must be
opened and when it’s time to reach level 2, the opening at the dantain must
be crushed and opened again.
The principle of the Underworld Method was to break first, then recover
to gain more strength.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment, then moved the Yin energy in his
dantain in order to start his first breakthrough.
Under his control, the Yin energy spun faster and faster, causing a sharp
pain in his stomach. Wang Lin was very familiar with the technique, so he
knew that the stronger the pain, the closer the moment of the breakthrough.
This type of pain was not something a normal person could withstand.
The feeling was as if someone pierced his stomach with a sword and
churned it around. In just a few breaths, Wang Lin was covered in cold
sweat.
The Yin energy quickly turned into a swirl under the spin as it grew
wider. Looking from the outside, Wang Lin’s stomach turned green and
frost started to gather all over his body.
Wang Lin gritted his teeth as the pain got even worse. Suddenly, the
cold energy swept through his body.
At this point, with the spin of the Yin energy, a black hole appeared.
The moment it appeared, all of the Yin energy sank into it like rocks in
water.
Shortly after, all of the Spiritual energy also started being devoured as it
left his body and entered the black hole.
A strange change happened inside the black hole. The spiritual power
that always ignored the Yin energy while in Wang Lin’s body started to
fight with the Yin energy. The two energies fiercely clashed against each
other for control.
Gradually, the Yin energy and spiritual power started to devour and mix
with each other and formed a new type of spiritual power that slowly spun
inside the black hole.
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THE FIRST INDICATION
T he first layer of the Underworld Ascension Method was complete.

The meridian in his dantian was ready to be opened.
Wang Lin calmed himself and transferred ⅓ of the Yin energy outside
of his dantian toward his dantian.
The Yin energy didn’t enter his dantian, but surrounded it and started to
charge into the black hole.
Although with every charge there was some lost, the Yin energy became
more and more fierce as it kept charging in his dantian as if it was waging
war.
After a long time, the black hole started to crack, and at that moment,
Wang Lin quickly transferred another ⅓ of the Yin energy from his body.
In one move, he opened the meridian in his dantian.
For an instant, Wang Lin felt extreme pain. The moment the black hole
broke, the mysterious power started to fill his body. Wang Lin didn’t even
blink. He started to charge the next meridian.
This time, it took a lot longer than before, and after seeing that there
might not be enough Yin energy, Wang Lin added the remaining ⅓ of the
Yin energy into the Yin energy stream. The Yin energy steam formed a
swirl that was several times larger than the previous one.
The swirl spun faster and faster, meaning the time for the breakthrough
was close. Night slowly came.
Wang Lin was still in the late stage of the breakthrough. The swirl was
still spinning, and because it was spinning so fast, it looked like a nebula.
Although it looked very slow from the outside, in reality, it was spinning
too fast for the eye to see.
All the way until midnight, when the Yin energy was most dense, Wang
Lin’s body was still like a black hole. There was a swirl of Yin energy 20
feet wide spinning around him, quickly being absorbed.
Within 10 feet of Wang Lin, it was like a meat grinder for Yin energy.
All of the Yin energy was being devoured at an insane speed.
The massive amount of Yin energy was absorbed by Wang Lin and
instantly added to the swirl in his body. The swirl became larger and larger,
until it was almost out of Wang Lin’s control and still growing unrestrained.
He was immediately stunned and wanted to stop, but found that he could no
longer control the swirl as he watched it grow larger and larger. Wang Lin
started to become nervous as there was no record of this in the records of
the Underworld Ascension Method.
Wang Lin didn’t know that the reason the Underworld Ascension
Method was called a demonic technique was because the variations were
too great. Some were very beneficial while others would kill the user.
And Situ Nan was still asleep, so Wang Lin had to resolve this himself.
As the swirl grew, the suction force grew as well, and the 10 foot radius
quickly increased. This was a very vicious cycle. The wider the range, the
more Yin energy it will absorb. The more Yin energy meant the faster the
swirl will grow, meaning more Yin energy will be absorbed.
20 feet, 30 feet, 50 feet, 70 feet, 100 feet...
All of the Yin energy within a 100 foot radius started to move violently
as it rushed toward Wang Lin. This large movement of Yin energy affected
all of the Yin energy within 1000 feet, causing it to move as if there was a
giant hand guiding it.
Wang Lin had already completely lost control of the swirl and after an
unknown amount of time, his dantian broke through with a bang.
This was the second time his dantian broke through, and just like the
first time, it formed a black hole in his dantian. The change in his body
immediately caused the Yin energy absorbed to move as well.
If Wang Lin was endlessly absorbing Yin energy from the surroundings
before, that suction was now devouring it.
In a moment, all of the Yin energy within 100 feet was instantly
devoured by the black hole, causing an even more widespread disturbance
of Yin energy. Soon, the swirl increased from 100 feet to 150 feet, 200 feet,
300 feet, 500 feet, 700 feet, and eventually more than 1000 feet.
If one looked from the sky, they would witness a very shocking scene.
All of the Yin energy was violently surging around one center point.
In the depths of the ruins, the strange blue person was holding the body
of a beast in his hand. He bit off a chunk of meat and started to chew it
when he suddenly turned to Wang Lin’s direction and revealed a shocked
expression. He quickly threw away his food and ran toward Wang Lin like a
frightened rabbit.
After walking a few steps, he paused and noticed that all of the Yin
energy was rushing toward the same direction. He hesitated a bit, but
continued, however, he stopped 3000 feet away from Wang Lin’s location
and his expression became even more shocked.
As for Wang Lin, the moment he made his breakthrough, all of the
changed spiritual energy quickly gathered in the black hole in his dantian
and fused together.
The moment all of the spiritual energy fused back together, he gained
some control of the swirl in his body. However, the amount of control was
very small and not nearly enough to stop the swirl of Yin energy inside him.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth. He decided to quit trying to stop the
absorption of Yin energy and to break through a 3rd time.
Under Wang Lin’s control, the large amount of Yin energy smashed into
his dantian. His dantian shattered into many blue specks and within the blue
specks was a dark-blue crystal. Large amounts of Yin energy surrounded
and entered the dark-blue crystal. The crystal’s color got darker and darker
until it became green.
The three breakthroughs were easily completed and a cold core
appeared in Wang Lin’s dantian. Many small hands extended from the cold
core and reached every part of Wang Lin’s body.
The spiritual energy in his body quickly underwent change after the
appearance of the cold core.
Wang Lin was still surrounded by Yin energy and he had a feeling that
if he kept absorbing the Yin energy, he would explode. This feeling was
confirmed when he started to feel a sense of swelling.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth again and decided that it was all or
nothing. He moved the Yin energy and decided to attempt the 4th
breakthrough.
Situ Nan had pointed out that the 1st, 4th, and 7th layers were extremely
hard because those were the first times one attempted to make a
breakthrough in the dantian, Qi Sea, and ancestral meridian.
One was supposed to stop after making the 3rd breakthrough in order to
nurture the cold core before attempting the 4th breakthrough.
But the spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body had already mixed with the
vast Yin energy, and because he needed to expend it, he could only attempt
the 4th breakthrough.
The Qi Sea in his chest opened.
The Yin swirl slowly raised upward until it reached the Qi Sea and
started to spin faster again.
The swirl endlessly devoured Yin energy. Wang Lin tried to break
through time and time again, but he failed each time. The sky was slowly
starting to light up.
The Yin energy within 1000 feet slowly dissipated, until all of it
disappeared.
The Qi Sea in his chest still remained unopened. Wang Lin finally
understood why the Underworld Ascension Method was so difficult. He had
already tried to open his Qi Sea over 100 times, but he failed every time,
and every time it failed, he lost some Yin energy.
The large amount of Yin energy was gradually used up by all of the
attempts to break through. Along with the fact that day arrived and all of the
Yin energy dissipated, the remaining Yin energy was slowly absorbed by
Wang Lin’s cold core.
Wang Lin absorbed too much Yin energy this night. All of the spiritual
energy in his body underwent a change and changed to Yin spiritual energy.
In terms of quantity, Wang Lin could clearly feel that his Yin spiritual
energy amounted to twice as much as his spiritual energy from before,
meaning that he was now at the peak of early stage Foundation
Establishment.
He opened his eyes and recalled what had happened last night.
Although he was alarmed, he was mostly weighing the pros and cons of this
type of cultivation.
The unexpected occurrence during his nighttime cultivation opened up a
new way of thinking for him.
The advantage of this type of cultivation was self explanatory and the
con was that it was too dangerous. One wrong move and he would have
exploded, but thanks to this experience, he will have full control next time
and that will lower the danger.
Wang Lin muttered, “It seems I have to find a new shelter. Although the
amount of Yin energy is great, the quality is too low to satisfy my needs to
make a breakthrough.” Right now, Wang Lin’s chance of a breaking
through was too low, but according to the records, the higher the quality of
the Yin energy, the better the chance for a breakthrough.
Wing Lin remembered the test he did a few months ago and
remembered that the pillar around the stone bead was high quality rank one,
so he made his decision.
At the same time, the sky outside the forest suddenly darkened as an old
man releasing a huge pressure silently appeared. He looked at the forest
below him with powerful killing intent in his eyes.
“Li Er, grandpa Tai is here to get revenge for you!”
The person who came was the Teng family ancestor, Teng Huayuan. He
cursed during the entire trip here, but no matter how hard he tried, he
couldn’t find the exact location of his grandson’s killer. It was as if there
was some fog blocking him. He was unable to determine the exact location,
but knew that the killer was in the jungle below him.
As for this jungle, it was a place he didn’t want to venture into unless he
had no choice. With just a scan, he could tell how dangerous it was and that
it contained a being that even he didn’t dare to mess with.
But because of Teng Li’s death, he couldn’t be bothered by much. He
believed that as long as he was very quiet and only searched for his enemy,
the powerful being wouldn’t mind.
After pondering for a while, he clenched his teeth and charged into the
forest.
Within the depths of the jungle ruins, the lid of a coffin opened without
a sound. A withered hand glowing black and purple light slowly appeared
from within the coffin. The hand gripped hard and suddenly, a purple ball of
lightning appeared in the hand, releasing a dangerous aura.
“The 100 year time is up! My master, you gave up your body to run
away before, but this time, you won’t be able to get away!”
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T eng Huayuan carefully walked through the jungle with his divine
sense spread out. His face suddenly lit up with joy as he found Wang
Lin. Just as he was about to teleport, a gust of eerie wind blew, followed by
a somber voice.
“Get the hell out of here!”
Teng Huayuan’s expression suddenly changed. He quickly backed up a
few steps without a thought and looked around.
He only saw a dark fog flying in from the distance. The dark fog was
surrounded by eerie winds. A withered hand extended from the dark fog
and reached toward Teng Huayuan.
Teng Huayuan scanned the fog with his divine sense and became
frightened. This person’s cultivation level was mid stage Nascent Soul,
causing him to back up again.
The withered hand lightly waved. A giant hand appeared and tried to
grab Teng Huayuan.
Teng Huayuan wrily smiled. He turned around and ran without any
hesitation, because a mid stage Nascent Soul cultivator was not something
he could mess with. He knew that there was a powerful cultivator here, but
he didn’t expect it to be a mid stage Nascent Soul one.
Teng Huayuan disappeared in the blink of an eye. The hand let out a
cold snort and disappeared as well.
Teng Huayuan appeared in the sky outside the forest. His expression
suddenly changed as a giant hand silently appeared behind him and
mercilessly grabbed toward him.
Teng Huayuan secretly complained. He quickly took out a beast skin.
He pointed with his hand and the beast skin wrapped around him and
moved him away, barely escaping the giant hand.
Despite all of this, he was still hit by the fingers of the giant hand. He
coughed out blood and his face became pale, but he quickly escaped
without even looking back.
A black fog appeared in the air. The fog slowly shrunk until it revealed
a person. The person was completely dried up and looked like a bag of
bones. He looked at the direction Teng Huayuan escaped toward. However,
he didn’t chase, but returned to the forest.
He calmly flew around back and forth in the jungle as if he was looking
for something. Shortly after, he stopped above an open area. He stared at
the ground without any emotion. He slammed the ground with his hand and
with a bang, a large crack appeared in the ground.
The moment the crack appeared, a scream came from the ground as a
dark figure flew out, trying to escape. The withered man let out a cold snort
and a cage surrounded the area. The dark figure hit the cage and bounced
back. It no longer tried to run away, but kneeled down and started
kowtowing.
The withered man slowly said, “After not seeing it for 100 years, I
didn’t expect master’s body to turn into a zombie and even form its own
soul. You are still considered someone of my generation, so I can let you
live, but you must use your connection to the master to help me find him.”
The zombie quickly nodded as he stared with fear in his eyes at the
withered man.
The withered man waved his hand and the cage disappeared. He stared
at the zombie and darkly said, “Come, take me to master. If you can help
me find master’s Nascent Soul, then once I devour it and free myself, I’ll
help you evolve into a demon.”
The zombie was startled and revealed a joyous expression. It quickly
nodded and ran off into the jungle.
The man emotionlessly followed.
At that moment, somewhere in the ruins where the sunshine didn’t
reach, the blue skinned man looked toward Wang Lin’s direction with a
lingering expression.
As for Wang Lin, although he had absorbed a large amount of Yin
energy, it was all only rank 6 or 7 good quality. With this quality, no matter
much was absorbed, the change to his spiritual energy wasn’t much and it
was no longer good enough for him to make more breakthroughs. He turned
his gaze to deeper in the ruin. His target was over there!
He decided to explore a bit and find where the highest quality Yin
energy was.
After all, the higher the quality, the higher the success rate of a
breakthrough.
At midnight of this day, Wang Lin’s hand formed the seal for the Yin
energy detection technique as he walked through the ruins.
After walking for a distance, the red light flashed rapidly and, with a
pop, it split into two.
The moment the red light turned into two, Wang Lin revealed a happy
expression. He knew that this meant that the Yin energy had surpassed
ordinary quality and had reached good quality.
As he kept walking forward, the two red lights kept glowing as the rank
increased.
Good quality rank 2, rank 3 … until rank 5. Wang Lin stopped. Before
him was a wide road with a ruined building on each side. It was clear that a
long time ago, this was a very populated area.
Wang Lin calculated the distance for a bit and realize that he hadn’t
even traveled 1/1000th of the radius of the city, so he started to move faster.
The red light released by the technique was very eye catching in the
night. Wang Lin’s divine sense was spread out, constantly checking his
surroundings.
The quality of the Yin energy kept increasing. Good quality rank 6, 7,
8...
The sun rose and fell. On the fourth day, Wang Lin had already entered
the depths of the ruins. He guessed that his current position was the center
of the city. If it was not the center, it wasn’t far from it.
On the way here, he saw dozens of deep pits, meters wide, filled with
rain water. There were also mysterious snakes that would jump out at Wang
Lin with their poisonous fangs.
In addition to this, the destruction in the ruins became even worse. On
the path to his current location, there were no structures taller than 10
meters.
Besides the overgrown grass area, there was a swamp. There were also
some mysterious creatures living in the swamp. Once, Wang Lin was
almost eaten by one of those creatures, making him even more alert of his
surroundings.
Despite going so deep into the ruins, the quality of the Yin energy still
never reached Dense quality.
On the night of the 5th day, he walked out of the swamp and before him
was a large group of buildings. Although all of the buildings had collapsed,
you could still see how populated this place must have been.
The most eye catching spot was the thousand meter wide and hundred
meter deep hole in the ground.
This giant hole was very strange. Normally speaking, this hole should
be filled with rain water, but there was no liquid inside it at all.
Wang Lin took a closer look. Although it was night and there was dense
Yin energy in the way, Wang Lin could still clearly see the beehive-like
caves at the bottom of the giant hole.
The moment Wang Lin reached the edge of the hole to inspect them, the
red light in his hand suddenly reacted. The red light fused into one, then
split into three, indicating that the Yin energy here had reached “Good”
quality.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He didn’t rush in, but carefully walked around
the hole. When he was on the opposite side, the three lights fused back into
one and became two again.
He understood that the reason the Yin energy reached Good quality was
this giant hole.
Wang Lin rubbed his chin. After pondering for a while, he didn’t
immediately jump in, but sat down and decided to wait for morning.
Before long, it turned into day. The moment the Yin energy dissipated,
Wang Lin jumped into the giant hole. The moment he landed, the small
green flying sword came out, releasing a cold aura.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked into the sky. With how deep this
hole was, it should’ve been filled with rainwater after all these years.
Wang Lin’s eyes squinted and he focused his gaze on the countless
beehive-like holes at the bottom of the giant hole.
Although he didn’t know how deep the holes were, all of the water must
have drained through them. He touched the holes and found that they were
damp, reaffirming his previous thoughts.
After carefully checking the surroundings and finding no danger, he sat
down cross legged and waited for night to come.
The sun set and night came. As the Yin energy flooded in, all of the
beasts ran away, not willing to spend the night here.
The light before Wang Lin became brighter and brighter as it turned
from one to two, then from two to three.
Normal quality rank four, six, eight, ten. Good quality rank three, six,
ten and broke through to Dense quality.
It was still not midnight yet and the quality of the Yin energy had
already reached rank 1 Dense quality.
Wang Lin exposed a happy expression. He spread out his divine sense
and found that the reason the Yin energy quality was higher here had
something to do with the holes in the ground.
He could see slivers of Yin energy coming out of the holes and mix with
the surrounding Yin energy.
As time passed, the red light shone even brighter and reached rank 2
Dense quality. When midnight arrived, the Yin energy had reached rank 5
Dense quality.
Wang Lin no longer hesitated and quickly started to cultivate.
With more and more Yin energy gathered at his chest, he found one
difference. The purity of the Yin energy was more than ten times higher
than before.
A change in quality could cause a change in quantity. This meant that
one minute of gathering Yin energy now was like more than 10 minutes of
gathering Yin energy before.
Soon, the Yin energy at his chest started to form a swirl and spin. As the
swirl spun faster and faster, the unexpected change that occurred last time
happened again.
The Yin energy within 100 feet of Wang Lin fluctuated and rushed
toward him.
As the swirl in his chest absorbed more Yin energy, it became larger.
Soon, it reached last time’s size of 1000 feet in radius.
The range kept increasing. 1200 feet, 1400 feet, 1500 feet...
Within a 10 kilometer radius, the Yin energy moved as if it were being
manipulated as it rushed toward Wang Lin and was devoured.
As the Yin energy that swirled in his chest grew larger and larger, he
started to feel like he was losing control. Knowing his limits, he controlled
the Yin energy to start attempting the first breakthrough of his Qi Sea.
The Yin energy swirl was like a spinning blade repeatedly stabbing at
the Qi Sea to open it. Slowly, the Qi Sea showed signs of opening.
The sign grew stronger and stronger. If you compared this breakthrough
to trying to destroy a stone wall, then this wall was now filled with cracks
and was ready to collapse.
After one hour, the Qi Sea was no longer able to withstand it and
collapsed with a bang.
Large amounts of human potential exploded from the Qi Sea like a
volcano. It quickly mixed with the Yin energy, forming a very powerful Yin
force.
Currently, the spiritual energy in his dantian became restless. It quickly
moved toward the newly formed Yin force and started to devour it.
Whenever a sliver of Yin force was formed, Wang Lin’s spiritual energy
would devour it to strengthen itself. Gradually, as Wang Lin’s spiritual
energy devoured all of the Yin force, his spiritual energy became even
stronger.
A nebula-like scene appeared in Wang Lin’s Qi Sea. Waves of blue
spiritual energy spread out from the nebula.
Wang Lin felt the very strange spiritual energy in his body. His eyes lit
up as he lightly touched a strone next to him.
In an instant, there was a flash of blue light and the stone was
completely frozen, releasing Yin energy.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and quickly kicked the frozen stone. With
a series of crackling sounds, the stone broke into many pieces.
Wang Lin carefully checked and quickly sucked in a breath of cold air.
Upon closer inspection, he found that the internal structure of the stone was
constantly changing. This was no longer rock, but more of an ice crystal
structure.
In other words, with one touch of his spiritual power, he didn’t just
freeze the stone, but completely changed its structure to ice.
Wang Lin didn’t know that after a session of devouring the Yin energy,
his spiritual energy had undergone a great change. Even if Situ Nan was
awake right now, he wouldn’t be able to figure this out.
In ancient cultivation times, besides the different ranks in cultivation
level, there were also three ranks for spiritual energy, which were Ji, Dao,
and Shi.
The three realms weren’t ranked in any order, but advance in parallel.
Once a realm had been entered, one couldn’t switch to another realm.
The difficulty to enter the three realms wasn’t high, but it wasn’t easy
either. It all depended on luck in the end.
In ancient cultivation times, any knowledgeable cultivators would know
not to choose the Ji Realm. While the offensive power of the Ji Realm was
high, there were too many drawbacks. One of the most deadly drawbacks
was that once one walked the path of Ji, one could only use Ji spiritual
energy, which presented a huge issue in breaking through to the Soul
Formation stage from the Nascent Soul stage.
Soul Formation required one to integrate with the world and not walk an
extreme path.
However, even with those downsides, the Ji Realm also had a lot of
benefits. It could be said that people of the same cultivation level couldn’t
defend against Ji Realm at all.
Although one had no chance of reaching the Soul Formation stage, after
reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, one could become the number
one of everyone below the Soul Formation stage.
More importantly, with the increase in cultivation, Ji Realm cultivators
didn’t even need magic treasures because their Ji Realm spiritual power was
already the most powerful type of spiritual energy.
As for the Dao Realm, it was the dream of all cultivators. Once your
spiritual energy entered the Dao Realm, then entering the Soul Formation
stage was very easy.
Because of this, the Dao Realm was the most sought after Realm in the
ancient cultivation world.
As for the Shi Realm, if Ji Realm was death, then Shi Realm was life. It
was not a realm people below Soul Formation could comprehend, and even
for Soul Formation cultivators, it was something they could only wish to
have.
The three spiritual energy Realms were very difficult to grasp and with
the destruction of the ancient cultivation world, the information about the
three realms gradually disappeared.
The cultivators now wouldn’t mind their spiritual energy. The only thing
they minded was their cultivation level.
Wang Lin didn’t know that because of all the Yin energy he devoured,
his spiritual energy changed to the Ji Realm.
The reason for all this was because of the Underworld Ascension
Method. It was one of the few methods that could create Ji Realm spiritual
energy.
However, the Underworld Ascension Method Situ Nan gave Wang Lin
wasn’t like the one from the ancient cultivation world. With the passage of
time, parts of the methods were lost and it was their successors that
reorganized the remaining information.
As for Wang Lin’s spiritual energy entering the door to Ji Realm, the
most important factor was the heaven defying bead.
Wang Lin stared at his fingertips and his eyes lit up. Just at that
moment, he raised his head and jumped out of the hole. He looked and saw
the blue skinned man quickly closing in.
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W ang Lin chuckled. He no longer felt much hostility toward this

strange blue person. He felt like stretching his body, so he quickly
dashed forward like a rabbit.
The distance between the two quickly shortened. When the strange blue
person saw Wang Lin charging toward him, his eyes locked onto Wang Lin,
ready for battle. However, he let out a laugh when he noticed that Wang Lin
wasn’t using the green sword. He stopped, completely forgetting the reason
he came here in the first place, and prepared for battle. Without any
hesitation, he ripped off a talisman that released a blue gas. He sucked the
blue gas into his body and his aura suddenly became a lot stronger.
His eyes revealed a serious expression as he spat out a few words in his
strange language, as if he was trying to tell Wang Lin something.
Wang Lin knew that the talismans on the blue man were very strange.
Even after receiving a heavy injury from Wang Lin, with just one talisman,
the blue man was able to completely recover. After that, Wang Lin became
very curious about the talismans.
Now, the strange man ripped off another yellow talisman and his
strength suddenly doubled.
Without a word, Wang Lin waved his hand. His spiritual energy cycled
through his body and his aura suddenly changed as well.
Slivers of blue energy hovered around him. A cold aura surrounded his
body and an extremely cold expression appeared on his face.
The strange man’s eyes lit up. He opened his mouth and spat out a word
that Wang Lin could understand: “Strength!” With that, he formed a fist.
His arm glowed and grew larger as he threw a punch at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes flashed. The Yin spiritual energy inside his body came
out and formed a fist that collided with the strange man’s fist in the air. In
the moment of impact, the strange man entered a strange posture. He had
one foot was on the ground while leaning toward the left and he started
breathing in a strange pattern. Suddenly, a gust of wind swirled around with
him as the center, blowing away all of the nearby rocks, creating a clean,
open area around them.
Wang Lin’s face turned red and he involuntarily backed up three steps
as he stared at the strange man.
The strange man’s heart was in even more of a shock than Wang Lin.
He could clearly feel the strange Yin spiritual energy entering his body from
Wang Lin’s fist. The cold energy spread out throughout his body with
waves of extreme coldness.
If it wasn’t for all of the strange symbols on his body, which helped him
contain this cold energy, his whole body would have already been frozen
solid.
Looking at his right hand, which was completely frozen, he was
horrified to find that all of the muscles and bones in his right arm had
become ice. He looked at Wang Lin with his face pale and said another
word Wang Lin could understand: “Ji?”
Wang Lin didn’t say anything. Because he didn’t know what Ji meant,
he shook his head.
The strange man was stunned. He ripped off another talisman, causing
white and green colored gas to appear. After the gas disappeared, his right
arm returned to normal, but Wang Lin could see that his arm was trembling.
He looked at Wang Lin and let out a snort. He blabbed for a while
before finally leaving. Wang Lin looked at the strange man until he was
gone, then sat down to recall the battle.
The energy in the strange man’s punch was very strange. It didn’t seem
to be spiritual energy, but some other type of energy.
“Strength?” He remembered the word the strange man shouted before
throwing out that punch.
Ignoring the strange punch the strange man threw, Wang Lin was very
happy with the power of his Yin spiritual energy. He named this type of
spiritual energy that could change the structure of things “Ji Yan spiritual
energy.”
“Ji?” This was what the strange man said after seeing his power.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “It is about time to leave. Once I reach
the 5th layer of the Underworld Ascension Method, it will be time to
leave.”
“I must find more extreme Earth Yin locations, I must!” Wang Lin knew
that he must find extreme Yin because in order to break through to higher
layers of the Underworld Ascension Method, he would need higher quality
Yin energy.
Although the ruins had dense Yan energy, Wang Lin knew that the Yin
energy here was only around rank 10 dense quality. It may be able to reach
rank 1 extreme quality at most.
It has to be said that among heaven, earth, mystery, and underworld Yin
energies, the difference between mystery and underworld wasn’t big, but
the difference between them and earth and heaven was enormous. Rank 1
good quality earth Yin energy was the same as rank 1 extreme quality
mystery or underworld Yin energy.
As for the heaven Yin energy that one could only wish for just rank 1 of,
ordinary rank was as good as rank 1 extreme quality mystery and
underworld energy.
While he was pondering, he lifted his head and saw that the strange man
was returning. After the strange man came back, he gestured to Wang Lin
for a while. The strange man pointed at the surroundings, sucked in a deep
breath, then vigorously shook his head.
Then, he pointed at Wang Lin, then at himself, and made a bunch of
gestures. Wang Lin gradually began to understand what this strange person
wanted. It seemed the strange man wanted Wang Lin to follow him.
Curious, Wang Lin nodded.
The strange man moved very fast. He was very familiar with the
surroundings and avoided all of the dangerous pits in the swamp.
The strange man even entered a fissure in the ground and went into the
tunnels underground. After a while, Wan Lin was shocked that they had
traveled past the vast swamp area so quickly.
Two days later, the two of them arrived at a deserted corner of the ruins.
During these two days, the two of them had only stopped to rest once.
After they arrived, Wang Lin noticed an intact tower nearby. At the top
of that tower was a stone bead almost 2 meters wide.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. This stone bead was almost exactly the same as
the one in the ruins.
The strange man didn’t stop and climbed to the top of the tower. He
formed a few seals and touched the stone bead. A ray of light shot out from
the stone bead toward the center of the ruin.
From a distance, the pillar of light seemed endless.
After doing all of that, the strange man jumped down. He waved his
hand toward Wang Lin and the two of them left the place.
Time passed. Wang Lin followed the strange strange man going from
one bead to the next. In most places, the towers had already collapsed, but
the stone beads were all in perfect condition.
One by one, the stone beads were started and the lights all shot toward
the center of the city.
When the last stone bead, which was the first one Wang Lin saw,
started, the entire city seemed to have changed.
Along the way, Wang Lin secretly calculated that there were eight of
these stone beads.
The strange man looked into the sky and revealed an anxious look. The
two of them rushed toward the center of the city without any rest. At dusk
on the 4th day, the two arrived outside the center of the city.
The eight pillars of light were gathered here. The strange man stopped
and bowed. His eyes were filled with devotion as he let out song-like
words.
As his voice became more and more acute, the earth shook as a one
hundred meter tall statue rose from the ground. The statue rose half way up
before stopping.
The statue was that of a man with long hair. The man looked quaint, his
eye intellegent, and his hand held a hundred meter long spear as he looked
into the distance. Around his body was a coiled dragon with its mouth open,
as if it was going to attack. The scales on the dragon were so detailed that
they almost looked real.
The eight rays of light gathered at the statue and the eyes of the statue
became brighter and brighter. Wang Lin felt like the illusion of this man
with long hair was alive.
After the statue appeared, the devotion in the strange man’s eyes
became even deeper. He waved at Wang Lin and urgently pointed at the
mouth of the dragon.
Wang Lin pondered a little. Without a word, he jumped up several times
and arrived near the dragon’s head. The moment he got up there, he felt a
powerful Yin energy coming from below his feet.
Wang Lin immediately sat down and formed a seal, making a red light
appear. The red light immediately split into 4 and flashed rapidly until all 4
exploded. Wang Lin was in shock. He knew that this meant that the energy
in this place had reached the limit of underworld Yin energy. It reached
Extreme quality.
Surprised, he quickly started to cultivate and absorb the Yin energy.
However, this time, the suction range wasn’t large and was focused entirely
in the few meters around him. From a distance, it looked like a red sphere
had appeared and surrounded the dragon’s head.
Wang Lin sat there for 5 days.
In these 5 days, the strange man waited and became more and more
anxious each day. He looked into the sky as if something was going to be
attracted by the statue. The nine talismans on his body moved without any
wind. Cearly, he was ready to take them off at any time.
The Qi Sea was finally opened on the 3rd day and reformed in the early
morning of the 5th day. The 5th layer of the Underworld Ascension Method
was complete!
One more step, then he could form his second cold core. When that was
complete, he wouldn’t fear late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators
anymore. Even now, he no longer feared mid stage Foundation
Establishment cultivators.
Next, he tried to raise the quality of his Yin spiritual energy by mixing
in the extreme quality Yin energy.
While he was controlling the fusion, he was also observing his own
spiritual energy. He noticed that his spiritual energy turned darker and
darker and went from blue to dark blue.
He didn’t know that his spiritual power was even closer to the Ji Realm.
At that moment, the world suddenly changed. The sky darkened and the
clouds moved as if someone was pushing them with a large hand. Dark fog
gathered until it formed the shape of a coffin.
An illusionary figure slowly appeared on top of the coffin, its body
quickly becoming more solid.
A hoarse voice came from the sky.
“You mean to say that master’s Nascent Soul is hiding inside the
statue?”
The strange man’s expression changed greatly.
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T he strange man’s face suddenly changed. He removed the nine

talismans from his body, then jumped up to where Wang Lin was. He
ripped apart the red sphere without any hesitation and grabbed Wang Lin.
Wang Lin woke up the moment those two arrived. He noticed the panic
in the strange man’s face and allowed himself to be dragged down from the
statue.
The moment the two landed, the strange man made a seal and put his
hand on the statue. A black portal appeared and the strange man dragged
Wang Lin into it.
At the same time, the eight pillars of light disappeared and the statue
started to slowly sink back into the ground.
At that moment, the young man’s body solidified. His body looked like
a mummy’s and his expression was cold. The zombie emitting an awful
stench was standing next to him.
The young man stared at the slowly sinking statue. He spread out his
divine sense over the whole area, then his gaze returned to the statue.
As for Wang Lin, the moment he was dragged into the statue by the
strange person, he spread out his divine sense and revealed a surprised
expression.
The space inside the statue wasn’t very large. There were white crystals
floating around and there was a black, stone person sitting in the center.
The stone person’s appearance was exactly the same as the statue’s
outside. There were slivers of purple lines connection the stone person to
the statue.
Soon, a light curtain appeared in the space. The light fluctuated a bit and
displayed the scene from outside.
Through the light curtain, Wang Lin could see what was going on
outside. He then looked at the strange person and immediately noticed the
great amount of hatred in his eyes.
The young man stood outside the statue. He stared at the statue and
slowly said, “Master, 100 years passed by so quickly. This time, you won’t
be able to run away!”
Wang Lin sucked in a breath. He turned around and stared at the strange
man. He asked, “You are his master?”
The strange man blankly stared at Wang Lin. Just at that moment, Wang
Lin’s eyes lit up and he spat out a green light. The green light flashed across
the space and mercilessly lunged toward the stone person sitting in the air.
A ray of purple light appeared to block the sword, but the sword
teleported past the purple light and stabbed the stone peron.
A violent roar echoed throughout the space as a ball of light escaped
from the stone person. Wang Lin waved his hand and the sword turned
around and shot toward the ball of light.
The strange man finally reacted and his eyes were filled with
anxiousness. He stared at Wang Lin with anger hidden in his eyes as he
pointed at the sword and shouted a few times.
Wang Lin was stunned. Just at that moment, a very hoarse voice came
out from the ball of light.
“Little friend, please don’t be impulsive. I don’t mean any harm. I am
the master of the person outside…” At the same time, countless rays of
light gathered from all directions at the ball of light. Slowly, the ball of light
turned into a small person 1 foot tall.
This little person looked very weak. His face was pale and he looked
like a kid. The little person kept dodging the green sword while looking at
Wang Lin with an ashen face.
The strange person let out an angry roar and was about to block the
flying sword.
Wang Lin backed up a few steps the moment the little person spoke. He
waved his hand and the flying sword returned to his side. The flying sword
circled around Wang Lin with the tip pointing at the little person.
The strange person walked up to the little man. He shouted angrily at
Wang Lin a few times, his eyes filled with disappointment.
The little person bitterly laughed. His body floated up and landed on the
shoulder of the strange person. He said, “Adai, don’t be rude to our guest.”
The strange person’s expression suddenly eased, but he still cautiously
looked at Wang Lin.
The little person sighed. He looked at Wang Lin and warmly said,
“Little friend, please don’t be rash, I…”
Before he could finish speaking, the man outside said a strange word.
The moment the strange word came out, the whole statue shook and
stopped descending.
The little person’s expression slightly changed. His hand formed a seal
as he spat out purple gas. The moment the purple gas appeared, it entered
the statue.
The statue’s eyes shined a purple light and continued to descend.
The young man let out a cold snort. He grabbed at the air and the statue
shook again. It started to sink slower. At the same time, he sent out many
seals, causing the statue to tremble, but the statue still stood.
The small person inside the statue let out a relieved look, but he looked
even more tired. He said to Wang Lin, “This statue can last half an hour
under the attack of Amu, more than enough time for me to tell you the story
behind all of this.”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word as he stared at the little person.
The little person sighed and said, “My name is Wu Yu. Has little friend
ever heard of the Corpse Sect?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal with the small sword next to
him as he shook his head.
Wu Yu bitterly smiled and said, “Little friend doesn’t need to be alert. I
am only a Nascent Soul without a body. Coupled with countless uses of
Nascent Energy throughout the years, I am no threat to you. It is your sword
that almost killed me.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After pondering a little, he asked, “Who is that
person outside? Are you his master?”
Wu Yu’s eyes revealed a helpless expression. He answered, “He is my
corpse puppet. Alas, I was one of ancestors of the corpse sect. The corpse
sect had a rule stating that every disciple that joins must find a corpse to
make their own corpse puppet.”
“As our own cultivation level increased, the corpse puppet would grow
as well.”
Wang Lin’s eyes narrowed as he asked, “Your corpse puppet rebelled?”
Wu Yu wrily smiled. He nodded and said, “That is right. Originally,
with the technique used, the corpse puppet could never rebel. Unfortunately,
I came to this place 300 years ago, hoping to use the Yin energy here to
break past early stage Nascent Soul. Not only did I fail, but my corpse
puppet took the opportunity to seriously injure me. During the shock of the
injury, he was able to escape from my control.”
At that moment, the statue started to tremble even harder. The little
person revealed an anxious look and quickly continued, “I had to retreat to
heal my injuries, so I didn’t chase after it. 100 years later, when my injuries
got better, I found my corpse puppet. However, he had managed to gain his
own consciousness and even had a lucky encounter, causing him to enter
mid stage Nascent Soul before me.”
“I didn’t stand a chance, so I gave up my body and escaped with my
Nascent Soul. My Nascent Soul took heavy injuries and has been hiding
inside this statue ever since. I’m too afraid to go out. That zombie was my
body from back then. It seems to have gained its own consciousness in
these 100 years in this place.”
Wang Lin coldly smiled and said, “What a bunch of nonsense. If that
corpse puppet is really as you say, why didn’t it leave instead of continuing
to look for you?”
Wu Yu wrily smiled. He hesitated for a bit and said, “Forget it. Little
friend, you don’t know, but this is related to the corpse sect’s secrets.
Although this corpse puppet is out of my control, I have still refined it for
hundreds of years. It is connected to my soul, so if it goes more than 100
kilometers away from me, it will die.
“The only way to fix this problem is to swallow my Nascent Soul and
seal it within him. Only by doing that would he truly escape my control.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, “He never found you in these few
hundred years?”
Wu Yu touched the inner side of the statue and said, “When I was
running away, I accidently entered this statue. This statue can hide my
presence. Only with the help of the statue did I survive.”
“Also, after the corpse puppet reached mid stage Nascent Soul, every
time it came out, it would need to rest after a while. Every rest takes about
100 years. That is another reason why I haven’t been eaten yet.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he slowly asked, “Oh? Then why
haven’t you escaped during the 100 years he was sleeping?”
“I have tried to escape countless times, but this jungle is surrounded by
a vast fog. This fog is very harmful to the Nascent Soul. I can’t withstand
touching it even a little. The corpse puppet can’t find me, but I didn’t expect
my body to gain its own consciousness. With the connection between me
and my body, it was able to find me.”
“Also, Adai did things on his own and made the statue appear for you,
which attracted them. Alas, this is my own fault. I can’t blame anyone
else.” Wu Yu wrily smiled and continued:
“Little friend, Adai has already told me about what happened between
you and him. If it was 300 years ago, I would have tried to possess your
body, but I have already wasted my chance on trying to posses Adai. Now, I
won’t have another chance until I reach mid stage Nascent Soul.”
Wang Lin didn’t believe a word of what this little person said, but his
expression remained normal. He looked at the strange person and asked,
“His name is Adai?”
Wu Yu nodded and said, “Little friend, I found Adai in this statue.
When I entered here, I found Adai sleeping and tried to take possession of
this body. However, his body contains a very strange power. After using the
majority of my Nascent Energy on his body, I was finally able to escape.
Although I failed in possessing him, this allowed Adai to wake up and
caused him to have the feeling that our lives are connected.”
“From then on, I knew that there would probably be no chance for me to
escape until Adai told me about you.”
With that, a flash of excitement entered Wu Yu’s eyes.
Wang Lin didn’t speak, but quietly stared at the little person, waiting for
the rest.
Wu Yu revealed a pleading expression and said, “I beg little friend here
to please help me...”
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W u Yu revealed a pleading expression and quickly said, “I can’t

leave this place, but I would like to ask you to go to the corpse
sect and ask my senior apprentice brother, Ye Zi, to come and save me.”
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change. “Do you have a way for me to
leave without being noticed by the corpse puppet?” he asked.
Wu Yu quickly nodded and sincerely said, “I can use the last of my
Nascent Energy to open up a transfer array that will take you directly to the
corpse sect.”
Wang Lin stared at Wu Yu. He faintly smiled and said, “If you can open
up the transfer array, why don’t you go back through it?”
Wu Yu sighed and said, “The corpse puppet can’t go more than 100
kilometers away from me, and I can’t go 100 kilometers away from him. If
the corpse puppet leaves the 100 kilometer range, it would immediately die.
If I still had my body, my soul would take a heavy injury, but now I am just
a Nascent Soul. I really don’t want to die with the corpse puppet.”
The frequency at which the statue was trembling was increasing. Wu Yu
saw that Wang Lin’s expression still hadn’t changed. He clenched his jaw
and said, “I, Wu Yu, swear on my Nascent Soul that I mean you no harm, so
please help me, little friend. I can even gift Adai to you. The nine talismans
were already on his body when I found him and they contain unimaginable
power.”
“In addition, I can feel that your spiritual energy contains Yin
properties. I also use the Yin method of cultivation. I assume you came here
to use the Yin energy for cultivation. The Yin energy here is the
Underworld type of Yin energy. If you go to the corpse sect, there is a
cultivation spot that has Earth Type Yin energy.”
Wang Lin narrowed his eyes and said, “If the corpse sect has a location
with Earth type Yin energy, why did you come here to make your
breakthrough?”
Wu Yu gave Wang Lin a deep glance. This youth was very careful. No
matter how much he tried to convince him, Wang Lin’s expression didn’t
change at all.
After hearing Wang Lin’s question, he wryly smiled and said, “Little
friend, I have already sworn upon my Nascent Soul. This corpse puppet is
not the same as a living being. Every time it is about to make a
breakthrough, it must absorb Underworld type Yin energy, so I brought it
here.”
Just at that moment, the statue shook violently and cracks appeared all
over its body. A series of crackling sounds could be heard as the cracks
became larger and the statue seemed to be about to collapse. Wu Yu’s
expression suddenly became very anxious and said, “Little friend, if you
want to cultivate your Yin technique at the corpse sect, you can pretend to
be my disciple. I’ll teleport you directly to the corpse sect and they won’t
suspect a thing. Little friend, consider it yourself.”
The moment he finished speaking, the statue suddenly shook violently.
The cracks now covered the entire statue and some parts even started to fall
off.
Wang Lin’s mind spun. He knew that if he didn’t leave, his life would
be in danger when that corpse puppet broke in. He instantly knew that the
corpse puppet was a cold hearted killer.
Thinking about that, he nodded toward Wu Yu without a word.
Wu Yu took a deep breath. Both of his hands constantly formed seals as
a pentagonal ring slowly appeared before him.
This ring of light emitted a rainbow color and a small suction force
could be felt.
At that moment, the statue broke with a bang and a cold voice came in.
“Master, I want to see where you will run to now.”
Wu Yu reveal a horrified expression. Without waiting for the transfer
array to completely open, he shouted, “Little friend, go quickly! Whether I
survive or not is all in your hands!” With that, he flew into the stone person
floating in the air.
At the same time, Wang Lin charged toward the transfer array. The
transfer array was unstable and seemed like it might collapse.
The strange person hesitated for a bit and followed Wang Lin into the
transfer array.
Just at that moment, the statue completely collapsed. The young man
came in with a mocking smile. However, the moment he saw the transfer
array, his expression drastically changed.
As for Wang Lin, after he entered the transfer array, he found himself
inside a tunnel. He could feel his body being stretched and there were
countless specks of lights flashing by like the stars in the sky.
Wang Lin looked back saw. He saw Adai behind him, looking left and
right. After Adai noticed that Wang Lin was looking at him, he shouted a
few strange words toward Wang Lin. His eyes were no longer cautious of
Wang Lin, but were filled with confusion.
After an unknown amount of time, a light appeared at the end of the
tunnel. The light became larger and larger until it covered most of the
tunnel. Wang Lin and Adai felt a suction force from the light and were
sucked in.
The Corpse Sect was a demonic sect in Zhao. Although they were
weaker than the number one Sky Demon Sect, the Corpse Sect was much
more mysterious. It could be said that the Corpse Sect was the number 1
most mysterious sect in Zhao.
How many disciples the sect had, where the sect was located, how many
Nascent Soul cultivators the sect had, and such information were all
unknown to the outside world.
There were even rumors that the Corpse Sect had already been
completely wiped out.
In short, this was a very low profile sect, but this kind of low profile
was something the world could never forget about.
The only thing people knew about the Corpse Sect was their cultivation
method.
The disciples of the Corpse sect only had one chance to refine a corpse.
Once they refine one, they will never refine another.
This was a very miraculous technique.
For the Corpse Sect’s disciples, besides their own cultivation, the
cultivation of their corpse puppet was also important. The reason this
technique was so miraculous was that 500 years ago, a Foundation
Establishment disciple had a Nascent Soul corpse puppet.
Although this disciple ended up mysteriously disappearing, his
appearance caused a stir in Zhao, especially among the lower level
cultivators who now dreamed of joining the Corpse Sect.
But no matter how many people tried to find it, the Corpse Sect was like
a floating cloud that no one could find.
In a location in the far west side of Zhao was an area surrounded by Yin
energy all year round. Even cultivators didn’t come here often.
Because aside from the fact that this area was shrouded with Yin energy,
there was also the Nine Earth energy that not even Nascent Soul cultivators
were willing to touch. Anyone below the Nascent Soul stage would be
injured from touching it.
Supposedly, areas with this many restrictions should be hiding some
sort of big treasure. This was the idea in many cultivators’ heads. Finally, a
few of the demonic sects got together with their experts and broke the
restrictions to search the area.
But what surprised everyone was that there was nothing there at all.
Some of the people expanded their search to the underground and still
found nothing.
This treasure hunt turned into a joke. They were mocked by the
orthodox sects.
Gradually, due to the fact that this place had many restrictions and no
treasure, it was forgotten by everyone.
At the center of the plain was an area covered by fog.
Inside the fog was a marsh that took up most of the area, and under the
marsh was a giant cave. There were numerous tunnels connecting the giant
cave to smaller caves and tunnels from those caves to others. The entire
underground area was covered with big and small caves connected to each
other.
This was where the most mysterious demonic sect of Zhao, the Corpse
Sect, was located.
The largest cave in the center was the size of several of the Heng Yue
Sect’s main hall. Inside were eight pillars of purple wood, forming a
formation. There were endless waves of purple energy emitting from the
wood pillars.
There were countless strange symbols and patterns carved into the eight
wood pillars. There were also strings of light connecting them. If one
looked at them from above, they could see that those lights formed a total of
49 rings of light.
Sitting on the eight wood pillars were eight young men. A coffin floated
behind each one of them.
Five of the rings lit up and a youth wearing blue and a coffin appeared
in the cave.
One of the eight youths on the pillars opened his eyes and looked at the
person who had just arrived. He spoke with no emotion in his voice at all,
“Where did you came from?”
The blue robed youth quickly bowed and said, “Rank 2 cultivation
country Lu Corpse Sect branch. I, Lin Yi, am here to participate in the
promotion exam.
The youth coldly glanced at the person and said, “The 18th cave to the
right, go.”
The blue robed youth respectfully clasped his hands and exited the
formation. Afterward, he calculated for a bit and entered a cave.
The youth on the pillar slightly nodded. He no longer minded the blue
robed youth and closed his eyes.
Within the next several hours, more people came out of the transfer
array. The strongest person to come caused 13 rings to light up. The
moment the 13 rings lit up, two of the eight youths opened their eyes.
Time slowly passed. The rings in the formation lit up again. This time, it
was six rings.
A youth on a wood pillar opened his eyes. Just at that moment, there
was a sudden flash of light and seven more rings lit up.
“What is this?” At that moment, another youth opened his eyes. The
two looked at each other, then carefully looked at the formation.
Shortly after, the formation flashed again and the amount of rings to
light up increased from 13 to 28.
“It seems there is a senior coming here.” Two more youths opened their
eyes. There was a hint of respect in the four youths’ cold gazes as they
stared at the formation.
The moment that was said, there was a rumbling sound coming from the
formation as the number of rings of light that were lit up increased from 28
one by one.
The remaining four youths opened their eyes with shocked expressions.
When 40 rings lit up, the eight of them stood up, kneeled down on one
knee, and formed a strange sign as they said, “Welcome senior…”
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T he moment the word “Senior” came out, three more rings lit up,
making it a total of 43 rings. After 43 rings were lit, no more lit up,
but they started to shine in sync.
The attitude of each of the eight youths changed again. Their faces were
filled with shock, then that changed to a near crazed level of respect. They
went from one knee on the ground to two knees as they carefully stared at
the transfer array. It has to be said that if 40 rings light up, that means the
status of the person in the Corpse Sect is very high and if it’s above 40, then
it is a Nascent Soul ancestor.
With that knowledge, it made sense for the eight of them to have this
reaction.
Slowly, the two figures that appeared in the formation became more and
more solid. One of them was about 20 years old. He looked very handsome,
had an air of coolness, and was wearing black clothes that made him look
even more upright.
Behind him followed a strange, blue skinned person with countless
strange symbols all over his body. The most eye catching part was the nine
yellow talismans stuck to various parts of his body.
The moment the two appeared, slivers of cold air spread out.
Suddenly, one of the eight youths let out a surprised sound. Soon, all of
them were shocked.
This person was Wang Lin. The moment he appeared, he opened his
mouth and spat out a green light. The flying sword circled around him,
releasing a cold aura with the sword tip pointing at the eight people on the
wood pillars.
With a scan of his divine sense, Wang Lin relaxed a bit. All eight of the
youths around him were only at the 15th layer of Qi Condensation. If he
wanted to, he could kill them all in an instant.
The strange person, Adai, also for some reason stopped looking around
like he was when they were inside the tunnel. He stood behind Wang Lin
and stared at the strange symbols on the wood pillars, seemingly lost in
thought.
The eight people on the wood pillars stood up. One of them had a
strange expression on his face as he asked, “Senior, you are?”
Wang Lin already planned out what he was going to say during the trip
here. Currently, he was very calm as he coldly said, “I am Wang Lin. Please
inform uncle-master Ye Zizai that I have something important to tell him.”
The youth was startled. He looked at the other youth, then said, “Senior,
I can’t help you with that. Let me take you to see the elder.”
Wang Lin nodded. He walked out of the formation and Adai followed
behind.
The youth jumped off the wood pillar and the coffin followed behind
him.
“Senior, this way.” With that, the youth flew toward one of the tunnels.
Without a word, Wang Lin followed the youth.
Along the way, the youth secretly inspected Wang Lin. The more he
saw, the more respectful he became. After all, strength was everything in
the cultivation world; and with Wang Lin’s Foundation Establishment
cultivation level, the youth naturally respected Wang Lin.
Adai, who was behind Wang Lin, attracted most of the youth’s attention.
Similarly, Wang Lin was also inspecting the youth, especially the coffin
behind him. Waves of cold energy were emitted from the coffin and there
was a layer blocking out his divine sense. However, as Wang Lin was a mid
stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he saw through it with a little
effort.
There was a corpse inside the coffin. The body was like dry wood and
sleeping. The moment Wang Lin saw the corpse, the corpse woke up.
Although its eyes were cloudy, it was filled with killing intent.
The youth seemed to notice and smacked the coffin. The corpse closed
its eyes and the youth smiled. “Senior, this corpse puppet was given to me
by my master. Master got it from the outer world battleground. It is very
sensitive to divine sense and is filled with killing intent. It took me a very
long time to finally refine it.”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Your corpse puppet has early stage
Foundation Establishment cultivation. Not bad.”
The moment the youth heard those words, he was secretly shocked and
his respect for Wang Lin deepened. It has to be said that the coffin has the
ability to block out divine sense, yet Wang Lin was able to see through it
instantly. Clearly, Wang Lin was no ordinary Foundation Establishment
cultivator. Maybe even a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Thinking of that, his attitude became even more respectful as he asked,
“Senior, is this your corpse puppet?”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he nodded.
The youth’s face was filled with curiosity as he looked at Adai before
exclaiming, “Senior, how did you get your corpse puppet to be so
intelligent? The only other corpse puppet as intelligent is ancestor Ze’s
Flying Luo Sha.
Wang Lin looked at the youth and didn’t answer.
The youth kept looking at Adai, making him very nervous, until Adai
couldn’t stand it anymore and started to yell at the youth.
The youth was startled when he heard Adai speaking and asked,
“Senior, your corpse puppet has already evolved to the point of speaking?”
Wang Lin slightly frowned. “This person really talks too much,” he
thought.
The youth didn’t seem to be aware of how annoying he was and kept
talking even though Wang Lin didn’t answer.
After less than a quarter of an hour of walking, the youth went from
talking about Wang Lin’s corpse puppet to his fellow disciples, then his
own master, the ancestor, and so on. Although Wang Lin was annoyed, he
was able to learn a lot about the Corpse Sect.
“The Zhao branch of the Corpse Sect is really amazing. People from the
upper rank 4 and 5 countries to the lower rank 1 and 2 countries, they all
pass through here as a transit point. For example, the Corpse Sect branches
in rank 1 and 2 countries’ qualification test is held here.
The tunnel became wider and wider as the youth kept talking.
Wang Lin really couldn’t stand the youth’s chatter, so when he saw the
exit of the tunnel, he immediately sped up and flew toward it.
Inside the cave were five large stone pillars and on top of each pillar
was a large ball of blue flame.
On the top of the pillar in the middle sat an old man. He had a very
ruddy complexion. His face was red and his hair moved without any wind.
While he was cultivating, slivers of gas from the balls of fire entered his
body, exitted his body, then entered the pillar.
The cycle continued. It was very strange.
The moment Wang Lin flew into the cave, the old man opened his eyes.
His eyes glowed as he carefully examined Wang Lin with a cold gaze.
Wang Lin checked with his divine sense and found that the old man was
at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment.
At that moment, the youth also quickly entered the cave and said to the
old man, “Elder, this senior just arrived through the formation. 43 rings lit
up when he arrived and he wants to see ancestor Ye.”
After hearing this, the old man’s expression suddenly changed. He
looked at Wang Lin with a strange expression and asked, “Fellow cultivator,
who in the corpse sect opened the tunnel for you?”
Wang Lin calmly answered, “Wu Yu.”
Hearing that name, the old man’s expression changed. He stood up and
said, “Ancestor Wu Yu, who disappeared for a few hundred years. What…
what is your relationship with him?”
Wang Lin looked at the old man and said, “Disciple.”
The old man sucked in a breath of cold air. Wu Yu’s status was
extremely high within the corpse sect. If what Wang Lin said was true, then
he couldn’t afford to offend this person. With that, he quickly smiled and
said, “So it’s uncle-master returning. Junior’s name is Mu Rong. What is
senior’s name?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “I’m Wang Lin. As for being called
uncle-master, I don’t deserve it.”
Mu Rong let out a laugh. He turned his head and looked at the youth.
His expression went cold as he said, “You can go now. I’ll lead uncle-
master Wang to ancestor Ye.”
The youth quickly agreed. He turned around and muttered to himself
before quickly leaving.
After the youth left, Mu Rong invited Wang Lin onto the stone pillar
and asked, “Brother Wang, why didn’t ancestor come back with you?”
Wang Lin looked at the person and responded, “My master’s corpse
puppet had some problems, so he is taking care of it.
Mu Rong nodded and said, “Ancestor Wu Yu’s corpse puppet is almost
as powerful as ancestor Ye’s. The more powerful a corpse puppet is, the
harder they are to deal with; however, with his strength, it shouldn’t be too
much of a problem.” He looked at Wang Lin, trying to figure out some
secrets.
Unfortunately, Wang Lin’s expression never changed the entire time.
Mu Rong pondered a little and said, “Please wait here, brother Wang. I’ll
contact ancestor Ye right away.” With that, he slapped his bag of holding
and took out a piece of jade. He held the jade in his hand with a serious
expression for a moment, then tossed it.
The jade flashed a few times, then quickly flew into one of the tunnels.
After doing that, Mu Rong looked at Adai behind Wang Lin. Just as he
was about to speak, Wang Lin spoke as he looked at the blue flame on the
pillars with a surprised expression. “Brother Mu, these Yin flames contain
Yan energy as well. They don’t seem ordinary.”
Mu Rong let out a laugh and said, “Brother Wang, this Blue Firelord
flame was created by melting the cores of several Core Formation
cultivators from the orthodox sects hundreds of years ago. After they were
further refined by ancestor Ye, they became treasures of the corpse sect.
They benefit our cultivation a lot and are especially beneficial to our corpse
puppets.”
Wang Lin stared at the blue flame. He waved his hand. A sliver of the
blue flame floated to him. He observed the flame, then sent some of his Yin
energy into the flame. Sizzling sounds came from the flame and it turned
into a small blue ball floating in his hand.
Mu Rong’s expression slightly changed to a smile. “Brother Wang,
turning this gas into solid form isn’t easy without a lot of Yin energy. It
seems ancestor Wu Yu really loves you.”
The last sliver of doubt that Mu Rong had toward Wang Lin disappeared
after Wang Lin displayed that move. He didn’t know that although Wang
Lin’s Yin energy was similar to the Yin method the corpse sect practiced,
they were very different.
At that moment, the blue flame suddenly dimmed as more and more gas
gathered from the blue flames. The gas formed into the figure of a person.
The figure emitted a heavy pressure.
Wang Lin’s pupils contracted. Under the pressure of the figure, he felt a
sense of terror. Then, he looked at Mu Rong, who was already kneeling on
the ground.
A grim voice came from the figure. “You are junior apprentice brother
Wu Yu’s disciple?”
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FURNACE
T he moment that loud voice spoke out, the sound transformed into
violent wind that caused the balls of fire in the surroundings to dim.
Loud sounds echoed in the cave, giving off the feeling of divine
punishment.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He clasped his hands and respectfully
said, “Greeting, senior Ye.”
The figure slowly became solid and turned into a 40 or so year old man.
This person was very handsome. His eyes sparkled like the stars and his
skin was as smooth as jade. He looked at Wang Lin with no emotion on his
face and said, “Mu Rong, you can leave.”
Mu Rong, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly stood up, charged
toward one of the caves, and disappeared without a trace.
Ye Zi waved his left hand and a curtain of light suddenly appeared and
surrounded them. He sighed and said, with a sense of melancholy, “ Wang
Lin, you are not a disciple of the Corpse Sect. There is no need to lie. My
junior apprentice brother Wu Yu must have met with some trouble. Wang
Lin, there is no 3rd person here, so tell me.”
Wang Lin straightened his back. He had already thought about it on the
way here. There was no way he would be able to lie to a Nascent Soul
cultivator like Ye Zi, so he decided to tell the truth.
After pondering a little, Wang Lin recounted everything that happened
in the ruins.
Ye Zi silently listened and didn’t say a word. He sighed after Wang Lin
finished speaking, then closed eyes his and thought, “What this Wang Lin
said should be true. When brother Wu Yu left, he did say that his corpse
puppet was about to advance and what Wang Lin said matches his
personality. A corpse puppet rebelling. Alas, junior apprentice brother, how
could the rebelling of a mid stage Nascent Soul corpse puppet be as easy to
deal with as you stated? Even if I go, I can’t help you at all.”
“Since you made Wang Lin deliver the message, you must have other
ideas…” With that, Ye Zi spread out his divine sense and was shocked. The
method this Wang Lin cultivated was very close to the corpse sect’s. He was
filled with Yin energy. After pondering for a while, Ye Zi understood Wu
Yu’s intention.
This was Wu Yu’s way of sending a distress call while sending the
corpse sect a disciple. After scanning Wang Lin, he looked at Adai. After he
pondered for a bit, he completely understood Wu Yu’s intentions. Adai’s
body was built for cultivating the corpse sect’s cultivation method.
After Ye Zi withdrew his gaze, he slowly asked Wang Lin, “He is Adai,
who accompanied my junior apprentice brother for all these years?”
Wang Lin nodded.
Ye Zi took a deep breath and decisively said, “Wang Lin, I checked out
your spiritual energy and it contains a lot of Yin property. If you were to
cultivate here, you would have a much easier time. Wang Lin, are you
willing to become a disciple of the corpse sect?”
Wang Lin already guessed everything that could happen on the way
here. Ye Zi’s recruitment was within his expectations, so he respectfully
said, “Disciple is willing.”
Ye Zi nodded again and said, “Fine. Since you had the luck of meeting
my junior brother Wu Yu, then you might as well become his real disciple.
From now on, you are the corpse sect’s second generation disciple.”
With that, he pointed at Adai and said, “I’ll be taking Adai with me.” He
saw Wang Lin’s uncertainty and said, “Don’t worry. He has such a deep
relationship with my junior brother, I won’t dare to hurt him. I’m going to
take him as my personal disciple.”
With that, he waved his right hand and threw out a dark blue jade. Then,
he grabbed Adai with his hand. Adai let out a scream as they disappeared
into the caves.
Wang Lin caught the jade. He scanned it with his divine sense and his
expression became strange.
There were only some simple techniques and not a trace of the corpse
sect’s cultivation method. This must be because Ye Zi was worried, so
Wang Lin didn’t mind.
As he was checking out the jade, Mu Rong peaked out from one of the
caves and walked out. After he found that Ye Zi had left, he flew to Wang
Lin and was about to speak when he noticed the jade in his hand. He was
shocked and quickly took a few steps back as he said, “Disciple Mu Rong
greets ancestor.”
Wang Lin was shooked and stared at the jade as he said, “Brother Mu,
there is no need to be like this. Does the color of the jade mean anything?”
Mu Rong looked a the jade in Wang Lin’s hand with envy as he bitterly
smiled and took out a light blue jade and said, “Ancestor, you didn’t have a
jade before, so we could talk to each other as if we were peers, but now that
you have your jade, the corpse sect has strict rules regarding ranks, so how
would I dare to call you brother Wang again…”
“Look at the color of my jade. The jade is the only form of
identification in the corpse sect. The first ancestor’s jade is green,
ancestors’ jades are dark blue, elders’ jades are light blue, and all disciples’
jades are white.”
Wang Lin put away his jade and was just about to speak when the balls
of fires on the pillar suddenly flashed a few times, releasing green smoke.
Mu Rong’s expression changed a bit. His hand formed a seal and he
said, “Gather!”
The green smoke quickly came toward Mu Rong and entered his
forehead.
Mu Rong closed his eyes. Shortly after, he reopened them and said,
“Ancestor, first ancestor Ye Zi has arranged a room for you. I’ll take you
there shortly.”
Wang Lin was very surprised about the techniques of the corpse sect.
Just like the technique that just now used smoke to transmit a message. He
rubbed his chin and nodded.
Mu Rong flew toward one of the caves. Wang Lin jumped and followed
behind.
The two moved quickly through the caves as Mu Rong talked to Wang
Lin about the corpse sect. Along with the youth’s explanation, Wang Lin
now had a certain understanding of the corpse sect.
The corpse sect was one of the four demonic sects of Zhao. They had
over one thousand disciples and they all lived underground. Each had their
own cultivation room. Everyone other than the few disciples that would go
out to purchase things while everyone else was cultivating in their rooms.
Although, calling them a demonic sect wasn’t really fitting compared to
the Tian Dao Sect’s demonic flame, He Huan Sect’s evil Yin, and Wu Feng
Valley’s murderous aura. Though the corpse sect had corpse puppets,
everyone there were really just cultivation maniacs.
Every disciple cultivated like a madman and the reason for this was
because of the cruel requirements the corpse sect had. If one doesn’t reach
reach the 10th layer of Qi Condensation in 10 years, doesn’t reach
Foundation Establishment in 30 years, or doesn’t reach Core Formation in
100 years, they will be refined into a corpse puppet.
This cruel system was like a whip that caused all of the corpse sect
disciples to cultivate like crazy.
Every year there were several people that were refined into corpse
puppets, and every time, all of the disciples watched the process.
Similarly, every year, there were disciples that were sent out to find
fitting mortals to replenish those lost disciples.
It’s not that the disciples didn’t want to rebel, but all of the disciples that
were accepted would have part of their soul removed and sealed into a jade.
The jades were split into 4 ranks. The first ancestor’s green jade could
control any disciple in the sect. The ancestor’s dark blue jade also had a
similar effect, and then the elder’s light blue jade.
Under layers of control, no one dared to rebel. Mu Rong also told Wang
Lin that this corpse sect was only a branch of the real corpse sect. He once
saw a messenger from a rank 5 country. Even that messenger’s slave was at
least at the Nascent Soul cultivation level.
The more Wang Lin heard, the more shocked he was. He wondered why
when Ye Zi gave him the jade, Ye Zi didn’t seal part of his soul in it.
The same question came from Ye Zi’s body after he returned to his own
cave.
“Why didn’t you seal part of his soul into the jade?” Asked a hoarse
voice that sounded like two iron plates rubbing together.
Ye Zi slapped his palm on Adai’s forehead and sealed his senses. Then,
he turned around and sat cross legged on the black bed. He pointed at his
forehead and his body shook as an illusionary figure appeared next to him.
This figure was very blurry. One couldn’t clearly see what he looked
like. He floated around Adai, observing him, then he reached out his hand
toward Adai’s head.
Ye Zi frowned. He waved his right hand and coughed out a mouthful of
blue Yin fire. After the Yin fire appeared, it formed a wall that blocked the
figure’s hand.
Ye Zi coldly said, “Luo Sha, this person is my junior apprentice
brother’s personal disciple. You can’t hurt him.”
The figure let out a laugh. He floated in the air with his arms hugging
his own shoulders and said, with a high pitched voice, “Ye Zizai, you and
your junior apprentice brother are only furnaces for us. Your brother left
early, before Lord Zi could awaken, and now he is calling you for help. He
is really throwing himself into the net. Ye Zizai, since you already know his
location, why aren’t you going to help Lord Zi devour Wu Yu?”
Ye Zizai’s face was gloomy. He stared at the figure and sneered.
“Before you completely devour me, don’t think I will listen to any order
from you. As for Lord Zi, I won’t go to help him or my junior apprentice
brother. Whether he could devour my junior apprentice brother, it’s all up to
himself.”
The figure let out a creepy laugh. He didn’t seem to mind and said, “If
you don’t want to go, I won’t force you, but the next wave of bodies has
been prepared by a rank 5 country. This time, there are 10 people. You must
pick your furnace carefully. Remember, you are only an outer disciple of
the corpse sect. Also, what are you going to do with this brat Adai?”
Ye Zizai pondered for a while and secretly let out a sigh. 400 years ago,
he entered the corpse sect and, thanks to his talent, he was able to reach the
Nascent Soul stage in 400 years, but just at that moment, his corpse puppet
gained a sense of self and started to devour his consciousness. This process
was very slow and this allowed him to learn of some of the corpse sect’s
secrets.
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GREAT CHANGE
T he Corpse Sect is a very large sect. Based on Ye Zizai’s knowledge,

the main Corpse Sect is based in a rank 5 country, and the rest of the
branches are scattered across the planet.
All of these branches have very rigid systems to force the disciples to
train like crazy. After Ye Zi found out the truth, he felt like they were being
raised like animals.
After the “animals” reach the Core Formation stage, there is a
ceremony. That is when souls from rank 5 countries that have lost their
bodies will be placed into corpse puppets.
To say it plainly, the Corpse Sect is the largest provider of bodies for
sects from rank 5 countries. It has to be said that rank 4 or higher countries
wage a number of wars every year. In the battle in the foreign battleground,
injuries and death are inevitable. All cultivators above the Nascent Stage
have a chance of escaping with their Nascent Souls if they are careful.
That’s when the Corpse Sect come’s in. Whether it’s someone who lost
their body or is getting ready to possess a body, all transactions dealing with
bodies are done at the Corpse Sect.
The bodies the Corpse Sect provides all have excellent talent and have
been training in the cultivation method provided by the Corpse Sect since
they were young. Every branch of the Corpse Sect provides different
cultivation methods to their disciples.
The Corpse Sect deals with a lot of sects from rank 4 or 5 countries, and
some of them sign exclusive deals with the Corpse Sect in order to get
bodies faster. One part of the deal is that the sect provides their basic
cultivation method, effectively making a branch their sect’s personal body
farm.
Zhao’s Corpse Sect comes from a demonic sect in a rank 5 country. The
cultivation method is called the Underworld Method.
Ye Zi let out a sigh. It was not that he didn’t think about rebelling, but
the more he knew, the more he understood how small he really was in
comparison. He wasn’t qualified to rebel, and once the possession starts, it
can’t be stopped unless his cultivation level greatly surpasses the cultivation
level of the soul in the corpse puppet.
There is another rule in the Corpse Sect: if a disciple reaches the
Nascent Soul stage, even if their body is possessed by another, they are
given the chance to possess someone else.
Ye Zizai, for example, once he is completely devoured, his soul will be
placed in the corpse puppet of someone he chooses. He will then possess
that person through their corpse puppet, just like he is being possessed right
now.
But he only has one chance. If he can’t break through the Nascent Soul
stage and get to the Soul Formation stage, then the only road left for him is
to be sent to the foreign battleground to be used as cannon fodder.
Once one reaches the Soul Formation stage, they are promoted to elder
in a branch in a rank 4 country. They then have 1000 years to reach the Soul
Transformation stage. The consequences for failure are the same.
Ye Zizai coldly replied to Luo Sha’s question. “Adai is not even at the
Core Formation stage yet, so what does he have to do with you? He is also
my junior apprentice brother’s disciple, so as long as I’m still around, I’ll
guarantee his safety.” As he was speaking, he felt pressure from the figure
in the air, He then said, word for word, “I won’t allow anyone to harm him!
Anyone!”
Luo Sha let out a laugh. His eyes lit up as he said, “Ye Zizai, Adai’s
body is very good. He would be a good candidate for you to posses.”
Ye Zizai let out a cold snort. He indeed did have this idea in mind.
When he first saw Adai, he decided that he was going to prepare Adai’s
body for himself.
The figure faintly smiled and said, “That brat Wang Lin has a weird
cultivation method. He has a hint of the true Underworld cultivation method
about him. No matter how he cultivated, he would make an excellent
furnace. Ye Zizai, you still haven’t answered my question; why you didn’t
seal part of his soul earlier?”
Ye Zizai closed his eyes and said, “Adai is not my only choice.
Including Wang Lin, I have several possible candidates. Also, I haven’t
decided on who will be the host and who will be the corpse puppet yet. I
won’t seal part of their soul before they reach the Core Formation stage
because once I seal a part of their soul, they will be recorded within the
Corpse Sect. If they get taken by someone else, then I would have done all
this work for nothing.” Ye Zizai didn’t care if Luo Sha knew. He was doing
all of this to create a path for himself. In a way, it was him admitting defeat
to Luo Sha and allowing Luo Sha to possess his body.
With that, he opened his eyes and added, “The clean up of the foreign
battleground is about to start. I believe the tokens will be passed out in a
few days.”
The figure licked his lips and laughed with a hoarse voice. “This time,
after the messenger from the cultivation union opens up the portal to the
foreign battleground, I only need to absorb three breaths of spiritual energy
to finish the possession. Ye Zizai, according to my agreement with the
Corpse Sect, once I possess you, I’ll keep your consciousness intact. Once
you have decided on a candidate, I’ll help you once in exchange for your
body and raise that person’s cultivation to the Core Formation stage to
make it easier for you to possess them.”
After Ye Zizai found out the secret of the Corpse Sect, he knew that this
day would come. The clean up of the foreign battleground every 100 years
is the time where a majority of people complete their possession. Ye Zizai
secretly sighed. He closed his eyes and no longer spoke.
As for Wang Lin, he quickly moved with Mu Rong through the caves.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that they were going deeper underground. The
father they went, the more clearly he could feel the Yin energy coming from
underground.
After a long time, Mu Rong stopped before a cave. He looked enviously
at Wang Lin and said, “Ancestor, this is the cave prepared for you by the
first Ancestor. This is one of the best cultivation spots in the Corpse Sect.”
After a few exchanges with Wang Lin, he entered the room. The cave
was only 1/5th the size of the cave Mu Rong was in. There was a thick layer
of ice on the ground that was emitting a blue light, making the room look
very strange.
There were countless tiny holes on the walls. Slivers of Yin energy
came out of them.
Aside from that, the cave was empty. Wang Lin squatted down and
touched the ground. Suddenly, Yin energy entered his body, but the instant
it entered, it turned into white gas and disappeared within his body.
Wang Lin’s expression changed. The Yin energy in his body had far
surpassed the Yin energy from the ground.
Wang Lin sat on the ground. His hands formed seals according to the
technique recorded inside the jade. He sent out the technique while
spreading out his divine sense. The walls in the cave started to move
strangely until all of the holes were closed.
The entire cave was now a sealed area.
Wang Lin looked around and began to ponder. He was forced to join the
Corpse Sect because back in the ruin, if he hadn’t entered the transfer array,
he would have gotten mixed in with the battle between the corpse puppet
and Wu Yu.
From the looks of things now, it seemed that Wu Yu wasn’t lying. This
place was very fitting for cultivating the Underworld Ascension Method.
But just from being here, Wang Lin felt a sense of danger, especially from
Ye Zi. Although his expression was kind, Wang Lin felt like he was being
watched by a poisonous snake.
This feeling immediately moved from Wang Lin to Adai the moment Ye
Zi saw Adai.
Nevertheless, not only did Wang Lin’s caution not decrease, but he
became even more cautious. “This Ye Zizai must have some bad intentions
in mind,” he thought.
Wang Lin slightly frowned and muttered to himself, “Unfortunately,
Situ is still asleep. With his experience, he would be able to see through Ye
Zizai instantly. I must find a chance to escape. But since I’m already here, I
must take this opportunity to cultivate.”
Thinking about that, his eyes lit up. His hand formed seals and shot out
multiple techniques. Immediately, rumbling sounds came from the small
holes in the wall and white gas filled the room.
Wang Lin opened his mouth and sucked all of the white gas into his
body, but soon, even more white gas appeared from the holes on the wall.
The moment the white gas entered his body, it was absorbed by his
spiritual energy.
Wang Lin revealed an odd expression. Both of his hands formed a seal
as he shot out a pillar of light. The pillar quickly condensed into a ball of
light.
Wang Lin didn’t even bat an eye as he watched the ball of light glow
light blue and flash once. His eyes lit up as he muttered to himself, “Earth
Yin, ordinary quality rank 1.”
Before he could finish, his expression suddenly changed as he felt a
powerful pressure coming in from all sides. He felt like he was losing
control of the spiritual energy in his body.
Wang Lin’s expression became very serious as he quickly closed his
eyes and began to cultivate. Large droplets of sweat fell from his forehead
and his body was soon soaked in sweat.
At that moment, an enormous rainbow colored cloud appeared in the
sky above Zhao. It can be said that it covered the entire sky.
The moment the cloud appeared, it was as if divine retribution had
descended. The expression of every cultivator below the Nascent Soul
stage, no matter where they were, what sect they were from, or what they
were doing, changed.
Under the huge pressure, all of the Qi Condensation disciples were
terrified as they lost control of the spiritual energy in their bodies.
All of the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators
quickly sat down to cultivate in order to regulate the spiritual energy in their
bodies. Only Nascent Soul cultivators were able to resist, but their
expressions changed greatly.
In a secret area in the back mountain of the Xian Dao Sect, Punnan Zi
suddenly opened his eyes. His expression changed multiple times before
revealing a look of ecstasy. Without a word, he disappeared from the secret
area and reappeared 100 kilometers away.
Inside the area of Zhao, several streaks of light appeared in the sky, all
charging toward Heaven’s Tower in the center of Zhao.
With how the cultivators reacted, the mortals reacted even more
strongly. All of them were kneeling on the ground toward Heaven’s tower.
Legend has it that the rainbow colored divine retribution will arrive once
every 100 years. It has finally appeared again.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE FOREIGN BATTLEGROUND
A ll of the powerful Nascent Soul cultivators flew toward Heaven's

Tower.
Deep in the caves of the Corpse Sect, Ye Zizai’s eyes lit up as he
disappeared from the room and quickly teleported away. Before he left, he
used his green jade to send out a command to every Corpse Sect disciple.
“I’m going out for a few days. Open up the defense formation and kill
anyone that dares to leave!”
The Teng family ancestor, Teng Huayuan, was cultivating inside the
Teng family ancestral home when the rainbow colored cloud appeared. His
eyes lit up and hesitation appeared in his eyes. After a while, he left a voice
transmission jade and left.
The same scene happened across various major sects throughout Zhao.
From the area of Zhao, all of the trails of light gathered at Heaven's
Tower.
Heaven's Tower was the symbol of a country that was part of the
Cultivation Union. When a country joins, the Union sends someone to build
the tower. A messenger lives inside Heaven's Tower. This messenger
doesn’t interfere with the affairs of the country they’re in and only comes
out to settle big problems.
Punnan Zi was the first Nascent Soul cultivator to reach Heaven's
Tower. After all, he was the last remaining Nascent Soul cultivator from
500 years ago. His cultivation level was already mid stage Nascent Soul and
he was only one step away from late stage Nascent Soul.
Along with the experience he got from the foreign battleground, he had
a solid hold on the position of most powerful cultivator in Zhao.
He was wearing a gray robe as he appeared at the base of Heaven's
Tower. Looking at Heaven's Tower, the octagon shaped tower reached all
the way up to the sky. There were bursts of light coming from the tower,
making it look very mysterious.
Punnan Zi looked up at Heaven's Tower with fear still lingering in his
eyes. This was the second time he had been here. The first time was 500
years ago, when all 23 Nascent Soul cultivators of Zhao were forced by a
rank 4 country to enter the foreign battleground.
500 years later, he was the only person who returned.
Punnan Zi didn’t even know how he survived these 500 years. There
were several large battles every day and life and death was decided in an
instant.
Over these 500, years he saw many powerful cultivators. These
powerful cultivators would only need to move their fingers to kill him.
One of the Nascent Soul cultivators from Zhao, the ancestor of the Heng
Yue Sect, Punnan Zi personally saw him being swallowed whole by a very
ordinary looking cultivator.
The more Punnan Zi saw, the more scared he became, and the more
scared he became, the more he wanted to break past the Nascent Soul stage.
In those 500 years in the foreign battleground, he learned that beyond the
Soul Formation stage, there was the Soul Transformation stage.
With mixed feelings, he bowed toward Heaven's Tower and said,
“Messenger, Xuan Dao Sect’s Punnan Zi is here.”
“Punnan Zi, you and I can be considered old acquaintances. You don’t
need to be so formal.” A hearty voice came from the tower, followed by an
old man. This old man was slightly round, kind of ugly, and was wearing a
green robe that highlighted his round belly, making him look kind of funny.
But Punnan Zi didn’t dare to show any disrespect. He waved his hand
and took out a bag of holding. He handed it to the old man and said, “Lord
messenger, these are some materials I have gathered since I returned. Some
of these are materials you asked for.”
The fat old man narrowed his eyes and let out a laugh. He accepted the
bag without even looking at it and put it away as he said, “Punnan Zi, you
are the first Nascent Soul cultivator from Zhao that managed to return from
the foreign battleground since I became the messenger of Zhao. I have
already sent all of your information to my sect. They have sent word that if
you manage to break into the late stage of Nascent Soul within 100 years,
then they will break the rules and accept you as an honorary disciple
Punnan Zi revealed a look of ecstasy and nodded.
As the two were talking, two streaks of light arrived, landing in an open
area. A man and woman were in them. The man looked about 30 years old.
He was very handsome in an evil kind of way. When he saw the fat old
man, he quickly and respectfully said, “He Huan Sect’s Chen Huan greets
lord messenger.”
The female was very beautiful. She looked at the fat old man and
respectfully said, “He Huan Sect’s Chen Yan greets lord messenger.”
The fat messenger nodded and no longer paid them any attention as he
began to chat with Punnan Zi. From his view, only Punnan Zi barely had
the right to talk with him.
Shortly after, more than 10 people arrived, including Teng Huayuan.
The last one to arrive was Ye Zizai. The moment he entered the tower, the
fat messenger exhaled softly. He looked at Ye Zizai and let out a faint smile.
When all of the Nascent Soul cultivators arrived, the rainbow colored
cloud became even denser in the sky. The fat messenger’s expression
became serious as he formed a few seals and shot them into the sky.
Shortly after, the cloud began to stir and a ray of red light landed from
the sky onto Heaven's Tower. Soon, the other six colors of the rainbow
landed on Heaven's Tower as well.
After Heaven's Tower absorbed the seven rays of light, it shook and a
ring of light dozens of meters in diameter appeared from the top of the
tower. The ring of light shot into the sky, forming a black hole. Rings of
white lightning surrounded the black hole.
Looking up, one could see waves of energy spreading out with the
pillars of light as the center. The clouds melted like hot water being poured
on snow.
Gusts of wind appeared from the pillars of light. The gust hit everyone’s
clothes, making popping sounds. Most of the people present were early
stage Nascent Soul cultivators. All of them backed up a few steps under the
wind. Only four people withstood the wind and didn’t back up.
These four people were Punnan Zi, Ye Zizai, a white haired cultivator
from the Piao Miao Sect, and a skinny old man from the Tian Dao Sect.
The fat messenger’s expression became very serious. He flew into the
air and respectfully shouted, “Rank 3 country moderator Shi Linyi
welcomes the arrival of the cultivation union messenger.”
A huge head appeared from the black hole and coldly looked at
everyone.
Including the four that didn’t back up, all of the Nascent Soul
cultivators here felt as if their Nascent Souls were about to collapse under
that gaze. They didn’t doubt at all that if the person in the black hole stared
at them any longer, their Nascent Souls wouldn’t be able to withstand the
pressure and explode.
Punnan Zi was the first to recover. His face was pale. He recognized this
figure very clearly. It was an expert of the Giant Demon Family from the
foreign battleground. This family of cultivators cultivated by devouring
other cultivators. The ancestor of the Heng Yue Sect was swallowed by a
member of the Giant Demon Family before they even revealed their true
form.
The giant’s gaze landed on Linyi and his expression became a bit softer,
but he impatiently said, “This desolate area barely has any spiritual energy
at all. If it wasn’t for the damn treaty, I could suck all of the spiritual energy
from here in one breath. All of you, listen well. The foreign battleground
will open up in five months. You guys of Zhao are responsible for the
100,000 square kilometer area 58 degrees north of the entrance. There are
seven tokens there. Same rules as normal; four of them must be broken.
Only at most three sects are allowed to enter. If more than three tokens
remain after five months, the country of Zhao will lose its right to
participate.
With that, the giant opened his mouth and seven rays of light flew out of
it, landing on the ground and revealing seven tokens. With that done, the
giant’s head went back into the black hole, but his head suddenly poked
back out and he shouted, “If you find a bead like this in the foreign
battleground, you must immediately turn it in. Anyone who turns it in will
be rewarded a Soul Transformation level magic treasure, their sect will be
rewarded 10 Soul Formation stage zombies, and their country will be raised
by one rank!”
“But if anyone dares to keep it to themselves, their entire country will
be wiped out. Linyi, this is a message sent out by the higher ups from
Suzaku. You will get the message in a few days.” With that, his eyes lit up
and the clouds in the sky moved to form an image. The image was that of a
bead with a few clouds carved onto it.
If Wang Lin was here, he would immediately recognize that it was the
bead that he had been storing near his chest.
With that, the giant muttered a few times and then a giant hand came out
from the black hole and grabbed the light pillar at the top of Heaven's
Tower. He shook it a few times and said, “Linyi, I’m taking this seven color
magical treasure. I can’t just come here for nothing.”
After a large rumble, the pillar of light was pulled into the black hole
and disappeared along with it. The rainbow colored cloud in the sky
scattered and the huge pressure covering Zhao disappeared.
The fat messenger’s face became ugly. He let out a cold snort as he
waved his sleeves and entered the tower. From the tower came his gloomy
voice.
“The same old rule; Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators aren’t
allowed to join. Bring your Foundation Establishment cultivators. They are
your main fighting force. Everyone, go back. The battle will start in 3
days.”
The seven orthodox and demonic sects picked up their tokens. They
looked at each other and left without a word. The only interesting part was
that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the three orthodox sects all went in the
same direction.
Tian Dao Sect’s skinny old man viciously looked at the three people that
left and said, “Fellow cultivators, how about you all come over to my place
for a bit?”
99
THE STONE BEAD CHANGES
A s for Wang Lin, after the pressure disappeared, his expression

darkened. Ye Zizai had left the moment the pressure appeared.
“There must be something going on here,” he thought.
Although Ye Zizai had left, the Corpse Sect was even more on alert
right now. After thinking about it, Wang Lin thought that this might not be a
good opportunity, so he spread out his divine sense. But just as his divine
sense touched the walls, it was blocked. Only the holes in the wall didn’t
block him.
But the holes were filled with Yin energy and were very deep. Even
after Wang Lin went more than 100 meters into the hole, he still hadn’t
found anything strange. However, the Yin energy became even more
powerful, to the point where his divine sense couldn’t withstand it anymore
and was showing signs of collapsing. He pondered for a while. He didn’t
act rashly and firstly withdrew his divine sense. He calmed his heart, then
formed a few seals as all of the spiritual energy in his body began to work.
Then, a layer of deep blue light appeared on his body. After the light
appeared, it form a whirlpool that sucked in all of the white gas.
All of the disciples that were cultivating inside the Corpse Sect had just
recovered their senses from the pressure. They were all in shock as they
could clearly feel the Yin energy decreasing while Wang Lin cultivated.
Because the Yin energy came from a mysterious place deep underground,
they were all very surprised.
When Wang Lin saw the endless stream of Yin energy coming, he
quickly stopped absorbing it and started to digest the Yin energy in his
body.
While he was cultivating, he suddenly felt the area where he held the
bead turn cold. He quickly took out the bead and found that countless drops
of liquid had gathered on it.
Wang Lin was immediately surprised. It has to be said that the one
weakness of the Heaven Defying bead was that there was no spiritual
energy inside it, so he had to drink spirit liquid to keep cultivating inside.
But the effect of the spirit water decreased with usage. Only spirit water
from dew maintained its effectiveness
But collecting dew was too slow. That’s why he hadn’t been training
inside the bead much after he started cultivating the Underworld Ascension
Method. However, he had still been collecting dew to use every now and
then.
Now, for some odd reason, the Heaven Defying bead suddenly
produced this much liquid. He could clearly feel that the spirit liquid
contained Yin energy and the amount of spiritual power wasn’t any less
than that of spirit liquid made with dew.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Without a word, he started to gather the
liquid.
After he finished collecting all of the liquid, his eyes lit up as he began
to cultivate Yin energy again. Immediately, white gas appeared. This time,
he kept his divine sense on the stone bead and noticed that some of the
white gas entered the stone bead, causing several drops of liquid to appear
on it.
Wang Lin revealed a joyous expression. Just like that, he collected a
gourd of spirit liquid.
The gourd had completely changed color. It was now a dark blue that
emitted a ghostly light. Even when Wang Lin touched it, he felt a bit cold.
If someone else were to touch it, just an instant of contact would allow
the Yin energy to invade their body and freeze their blood, muscles, and
bones.
He carefully put away the gourd inside his bag of holding. As he took
out another gourd, his gaze suddenly locked onto the stone bead.
There was originally only one leaf on the stone bead, but now there was
a second leave that was symmetrical to the first leaf.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. According to Situ Nan, the bead needed to
absorb the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Only after
that would the bead be truly unlocked and acknowledge an owner.
The water element was already full, which was why the clouds on the
bead had disappeared. The leaf indicated that it needed wood element.
But wood element materials were hard to find. When Wang Lin checked
the market in Teng Family City, he found a few, but their prices were all
extremely high. And he didn’t know how to make the bead absorb them or
even if those materials were enough to complete the bead, so he gave up on
them.
But looking at it now, there was an extra leaf on the bead. This caused
Wang Lin to go into deep thought. After carefully looking at the bead for a
long time, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He was no longer in a rush to leave, at
least not until the bead finished evolving or until he figures out the secrets
of the bead.
But there were still things that needed to be done. Wang Lin put away
the stone bead and his hand formed a seal that shot out a beam of blue light
toward the wall. When the blue light hit the wall, the wall seemed to melt.
A hole opened up in the cave. Wang Lin went through the hole and went the
originally planned route.
The tunnel wasn’t long, so it didn’t take much time for him to reach the
other cave. Just as he came out of the tunnel, he suddenly stopped as he saw
Mu Rong sitting there, cross legged. Mu Rong stared at Wang Lin and said:
“Ancestor, please go back. The first ancestor left an order stating that no
one may leave their personal cave. Ancestor, please don’t make it hard on
me.”
Wang Lin’s gaze swept the room as he nodded and took a few steps
back. He turned around and headed back toward his own cave as he thought
to himself that the situation had changed.
Wang Lin understood that the corpse sect had strict rules, but no matter
how strict they were, there was no need to place a mid stage Foundation
Establishment expert outside his room.
Before, when he arrived, he clearly remembered that the person in that
room was a 13th layer Qi Condensation disciple.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin went toward another exit inside his own
cave. After a while, he came out of the tunnel into a smaller cave.
But just as he took a few steps out, he immediately stopped. On the
floor of the cave sat a youth dressed in black. He coldly looked at Wang Lin
without a word and behind him was a green coffin.
“Another mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivator…” Wang Lin’s
pupils shrank as he backed up and left. It wasn’t until he went really far that
the youth’s divine sense finally stopped locking onto him.
And so, Wang Lin checked all 11 tunnels connected to his cave. Aside
from the 5 that were sealed, the other six all had Foundation Establishment
cultivators guarding the cave, and one of them even had a late stage
Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Wang Lin returned to his cave with a heavy heart,. He sat down and
began to ponder. All of this was definitely not a coincidence. It was not
hard to guess that this was arranged by Ye Zizai to prevent Wang Lin from
leaving.
Wang Lin frowned. Of the six people, besides the one late stage
Foundation Establishment cultivator, Wang Lin was confident that he could
defeat them even if they had a corpse puppet. But this was only the first
layer of caves. On the way here here, there were over 30 caves.
As a result, he is unable to leave in a short period of time, so before he
would even be able to make it to the last cave, he would be stopped by the
late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, or even a Core Formation
cultivator from the Corpse Sect.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but let out a smile. He wished that Situ Nan was
awake right now. If Situ Nan was awake, it would be much easier to leave
by utilizing Situ Nan’s experience.
Wang Lin called Situ Nan a few times inside the bead, but gave up after
not getting any response.
But Wang Lin knew that if he wanted to leave this place, it was not
something he could do in a short period of time. His actions earlier were
only to check out the situation.
Both of his hands formed a seal and closed the cave. He began to
cultivate Yin energy once more. Not only did he have the bead, but his
divine sense also entered the holes in the wall.
Wang Lin didn’t split up his Divine Sense, but moved all of it as one
into one of the small holes. As a result, the range of his divine sense
increased greatly.
Originally, with his divine sense, his range was 1 kilometer, but the
interference from the cave wall was extremely strong, so it was trapped
inside the cave.
As Wang Lin cultivated, the white gas quickly gathered toward him. His
divine sense was like a thin thread traveling through the tunnels in the
walls. Although the tunnels were very long, their complexity was even
more amazing.
Soon, he arrived at the farthest he had ever probed, which was about
100 meters away from Wang Lin’s cave. After his divine sense reached
there, it became difficult for it to go any farther as waves of Yin energy
rushed forward. If it wasn’t for the fact that Wang Lin was cultivating the
Underworld Ascension Method, which made him very resistant to Yin
energy, his divine sense would have collapsed under one wave of this Yin
energy.
Nevertheless, the speed at which he was probing had slowed down by a
lot. After an unknown amount of time, his divine sense had reached 300
meters into the tunnel. The white gas that was rushing toward him came in
waves until it almost formed a wall that blocked his path.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and smashed through this wall with his
divine sense.
The scene before him caused the Wang Lin who had been sitting there
cultivating with closed eyes to open up his eyes.
100
REFINING THE SWORD SHEATH
T his was a very large cave with countless small holes on its walls.
Wang Lin’s divine sense came out of one of those small holes.
In the center of the room was a huge coffin. This coffin looked very
normal. In fact, there weren’t even any decorations on it at all, but waves of
powerful Yin energy were being released from the coffin. The Yin energy
turned into white gas that was sucked into the countless holes.
Wang Lin hesitated and observed the coffin for a while. Then, he
attempted to check it out with his divine sense and, to his surprise, he
entered without any resistance.
The coffin was completely empty except for a large hole. The Yin
energy was coming out of this hole.
The Yin energy was very dense. The waves of Yin energy prevented
Wang Lin’s divine sense from seeing through it.
In his own cave, Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a determined light. In order
to find out where this Yin energy was coming from and why the bead could
absorb this Yin energy, he took out the gourd from his bag of holding and
took a gulp without any hesitation.
Even with Wang Lin’s current physical condition, he couldn’t help but
shiver. He was quickly losing consciousness and his body became numb.
Wang Lin didn’t waste any time and quickly circulated the spiritual energy
in his body to absorb the Yin energy. As he absorbed the Yin energy, his
divine sense became more powerful. With the constant flow of energy, his
divine sense charged into the hole in the coffin.
His divine sense struggled inside the hole and many times the Yin
energy almost scattered his divine sense. When he went down 400 meters or
so, the Yin energy formed a wall.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and took a large gulp of Yin spirit liquid.
He charged through the wall and was shocked by what he saw.
An extremely large body was floating in the air. If Wang Lin were to
compare his body to this giant’s, he would only be the size of the giant’s
finger. On the body were these strange, greenish-purple plants. The plants
would move in a strange manner and the body would visibly shrink, but
quickly grow back to normal. As the cycle continued, the purple plants
rapidly released Yin energy.
Wang Lin was stunned. He spread out his divine sense, observed it for a
while, and was stunned. This body was purposely left here by someone. Its
purpose was to be nutrients for the greenish-purple plants.
It was clear that the reason the Corpse Sect had this Yin energy was due
to these plants.
Even the reason why the Heaven Defying bead evolved must be these
planets. Wang Lin felt that this place was very weird because the moment
he entered, he had this feeling of danger.
Just as he was about to leave, a difficult to understand voice could be
heard.
Wang Lin didn’t say a word and attempted to withdraw his divine sense,
but he was shocked to find out that the Yin energy in the room was blocking
him from leaving. Soon, the voice grew closer and closer, until he was
almost able to hear what it was saying.
“Save me…”
Wang Lin decisively took the gourd and drank all of the remaining Yin
spirit liquid. His divine sense shook as he charged into the surrounding Yin
energy. Large amounts of Yin energy entered his divine sense and mixed
with the unabsorbed Yin energy in his body, causing Wang Lin to cough out
a mouthful of blood. By the time the blood was coughed out, it was already
frozen solid.
Even so, his divine sense broke through the obstacle and quickly
returned to his body. He coughed out more frozen blood as he revealed a
terrified expression.
He didn’t dare to check again and quickly began to cultivate to regulate
his body. After a while, he opened his eyes and began to ponder as he stared
at the holes in the wall.
Time slowly passed and in the blink of an eye, Wang Lin had already
been at the Corpse Sect for four days. In these four days, aside from three
days ago, when he explored underground with his divine sense, he didn’t go
out at all. He spent all this time collecting Yin spirit liquid from the bead.
During this time, the bead went from two leaves to three leaves.
According to Wang Lin’s calculations, the total number of leaves should
be the same as the clouds from before, a total of ten. Wang Lin also knew
from previous experience that each leaf would take longer than the last. If
he just continued like this, then it would take years before he could
complete the wood element.
But the Corpse Sect was not a place he could stay in for long. He
decided to check that place out once again to find a way for his body to
enter. If he could get some of that plant, he was sure he could make the
bead evolve much faster.
But the danger of doing this was simply too great. Even Wang Lin was
unsure.
After pondering for a long time, he gave up on going down there in
person. He understood that with his current cultivation level, no matter how
careful he was, the chances of him being able to get some of that greenish
purple plant were low and that he was more likely to lose his life. After
thinking about the situation, he knew he that it was not safe.
After he made up his mind, he slapped his bag of holding and an ancient
looking sword sheath floated before him.
After Wang Lin obtained this sword sheath, he had only refined it once
after he stole Teng Li’s foundation. Although he didn’t successfully refine
it, he gained some control over it, but the effect wasn’t great. He had only
been able to make the flying sword sink 3/5th of the way in.
Wang Lin had studied this sword sheath many times. Even Situ Nan
said that this sword Sheath was very strange and was more valuable than
the small flying sword that went through blood refining.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he muttered, “Sun Hao said before that he
found this sword and sword sheath inside an ancient cave and that besides
his master, only people who had reached the Core Formation stage could
refine it. There are truths and lies in this. It is not that you can’t refine it if
you are below the Core Formation stage, it is just the amount of time and
spiritual energy it takes is too great. Once you have reached the Core
Formation stage, the fire in one’s core shortens the process greatly.
Unfortunately, the blood refining technique can only be used on one item. If
it could be used on both at the same time, then things would be much
easier.”
Wang Lin didn’t even blink as he stared at the sword sheath. In order to
increase the power of his flying sword, he must try to refine this sword
sheath again. Although he didn’t have a core, he did have a cold core from
cultivating the Underworld Ascension Method.
All of the spiritual energy in his body was managed by the cold core in
his body. Wang Lin had studied it for a while, but Situ Nan once told him
that a cold core was far from a real core and that unless it was a last resort,
his cold core shouldn’t leave his body. After the cold core leaves the body
for a period of time, it dissipates, meaning that he would have to form
another one.
The first time he refined the sword sheath was when he first entered the
Foundation Establishment stage. Now that he has cultivated the Underworld
Ascension Method, not to mention the change in quality of his spiritual
energy, his spiritual energy itself had also increased greatly. He was now at
the peak of early stage Foundation Establishment and was only one step
away from mid stage Foundation Establishment, so it would be much easier
this time.
Thinking about that, Wang Lin opened his mouth and spat out a
mouthful of Yin spiritual energy. The moment the Yin spiritual energy
touched the sword sheath, a layer of frost covered the sword sheath.
Wang Lin pointed with his finger and the sword sheath slowly turned in
the air while radiating a blue light. It looked very beautiful.
Wang Lin’s hand didn’t stop as he shot out multiple beams of blue light.
Every time the blue light touched the sword sheath, the sword sheath would
tremble. Gradually, Wang Lin’s hand moved faster and faster, until it looked
like there was a stream of light connecting Wang Lin’s hand with the sword
sheath and the frequency of the sword sheath’s trembling escalated.
Large drops of sweat appeared on Wang Lin’s forehead, but they were
instantly frozen and fell to the ground. Wang Lin didn’t have time to bother
with that at all as he quickly shot out a few more rays of blue light. Then, he
quickly slapped his bag of holding and drank some Yin spirit liquid before
he continued to refine the sword sheath.
Time slowly passed. After the sword sheath had trembled for such a
long time, the blue light surrounding it went on and off. Slowly, a pentagon
shape appeared on the sword sheath.
After he saw the pattern, Wang Lin relaxed a bit. He no longer shot out
blue rays of light and instead regulated the spiritual energy in his body as he
thought, “My cultivation is about five times stronger than before. Situ Nan
told me of a method that can force the formation on the sword sheath to
appear by using my spiritual energy. Last time, I shot out 5000 rays of
spiritual energy before the formation appeared, but I was too tired to
continue. This time, it appeared after only 1000 rays. Although my
cultivation level has increased a lot, it is still too far away from the Core
Formation stage. Situ Nan said before that at the Core Formation stage,
only a few rays of spiritual energy would force the formation to appear.”
He took a deep breath. His right hand formed a seal and pointed at his
abdomen. His stomach shrank back in as he reveal a painful expression. His
right hand slowly rose from his abdomen and he opened his mouth as a blue
orb the size of a baby’s first floated out of his mouth.
Wang Lin’s face was pale. After breathing slowly for a bit, he quickly
pointed at the cold core. Suddenly, the cold core melted into a puddle of
blue liquid. Wang Lin’s face became even more pale. There wasn’t even a
trace of blood, but Wang Lin’s expression became even more serious as he
carefully guided the melted cold core toward the sword sheath.
101
SOUL JADE
A fter finishing that, Wang Lin’s expression became even more serious
as he stared at the symbol on the sword sheath. He formed a seal
with both of his hands and he spat out a mouthful of blue spiritual energy.
The moment the blue spiritual energy touched the sword sheath, a blue
flame surrounded the it
It doesn’t seem right to call it fire. Although it had the shape of a flame,
it didn’t have fire’s temperature. In fact, the moment this flame appeared,
the temperature of the entire room dropped.
Wang Lin didn’t even blink as he controlled the cold flame to refine the
sword sheath.
This cold flame was something he came up with while trying to copy a
Core Formation cultivator’s core flame. Because he had no one to consult
with, he was very careful about it. After theorizing for a long time, he
believe that his cold flame was enough to refine the sword sheath.
Time slowly passed. Three days laters, Ye Zizai returned to the plain
above the Corpse Sect like a meteor. The moment his feet touched the
ground, he disappeared without a trace.
When he reappeared, he was already inside his own chamber. He was
very unsettled as he thought about his deal with the other three demonic
sects.
The qualification exam to enter the foreign battleground was won by the
demonic sects before, but now there was Punnan Zi and his Xuan Dao Sect,
so the outcome was uncertain.
His brows were locked as he muttered, “Are you confident in killing
Punnan Zi?”
A hoarse voice came out of Ye Zizai’s body. “Although that junior is
only at the mid stage of Nascent Soul, he is at the peak of the mid stage. If
he is lucky, he can break into the late stage within 100 years and become the
master of a rank 3 cultivation country. If my possession is complete, he
won’t be a big deal, but right now, I don’t want to make matters more
complicated.”
Ye Zizai pondered for a long time in silence. After a long time, he took
out a piece of jade. The jade was green with points of blood flashing non-
stop.
“All Foundation Establishment disciples from caves 77 to 99 quickly
gather in cave 36.” After he finished speaking, he pondered for a while and
looked at the corner he sealed Adai in. Then, he came to a decision. He
placed a jade on his forehead, then threw it out.
Mu Rong was cultivating when his eyes suddenly opened as a jade in
his bag of holding flew out by itself. His expression slightly changed and he
picked it up with an unsettled expression. After a long time, he sighed and
muttered, “Good thing I broke through the early stage to the mid stage of
Foundation Establishment three years ago and jumped from cave 82 to 72,
or my life would be in danger this time.”
Suddenly, green smoke appeared before him, forming the shape of a
piece of jade.
Mu Rong was stunned. After he scanned the jade, he sneered and turned
toward Wang Lin’s cave.
After a short period of time, he arrived at Wang Lin’s cave. Seeing that
the cave was sealed, he pressed his hand on the entrance and used his
spiritual energy to shake the cave. After that, he shouted, “Ancestor, the
First Ancestor is gathering Foundation Establishment cultivators in cave 36.
I’m here to guide you there.”
After receiving no reply, he frowned. From the First Ancestor’s message
earlier, Wang Lin didn’t seem to be favored. Also, before the First Ancestor
left, he ordered him and several other Foundation Establishment cultivators
to guard Wang Lin. In conclusion, Wang Lin was like a prisoner.
But Mu Rong was very smart. He wouldn’t say any of this out loud.
Just at that moment, the sealed caved opened with a cracking sound. A
tired Wang Lin walked out.
Mu Rong looked at Wang Lin and smiled, “Ancestor, what happened to
you?”
Wang Lin didn’t answer, but took out his dark blue jade and said,
“Brother Mu, please guide me to cave 36.”
Mu Rong didn’t mind. He nodded and walked in front of Wang Lin.
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes as he coldly smiled in his
heart. Although he wasn’t able to completely refine the sword sheath in
these three days, he was now able to go 4/5th of the way into the sword
sheath, increasing the power of his flying sword greatly.
They walked past one cave after another until they entered a giant cave
with 16 stone pillars. On top of each stone pillar was a ball of blue flame.
The ghostly light from the blue flame made the place look very creepy.
Inside the cave neatly stood 20ish people. Each of them had a coffin
behind them. The coffins came in various shapes, but all released powerful
auras.
After having lead Wang Lin here, Mu Rong looked at the people present
with a complicated look. He then turned around and left without a word.
Wang Lin frowned. He felt like there was something wrong here. After
carefully checking out the people, he became even more cautious. Almost
everyone here had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage and all
of them seemed very dumb, as in without much intelligence.
There weren’t any mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivators
present, but there were some late stage ones. These three were clearly very
different, like the difference between a dead and a living person.
Wang Lin’s pupils shrank when gas came out of the 16 blue flames. The
gas gathered and formed the shape of Ye Zizai. Wang Lin noticed that after
he appeared, the eyes of everyone in the cave were filled with admiration.
Ye Zizai’s gaze swept past everyone. His gaze stopped on Wang Lin for
a few seconds. He plainly said, “The foreign battleground that opens up
once every 100 years is about to open again. In order to gain the right to
enter, we might fight against the orthodox sects. The rule is that Core
Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators aren’t allowed to enter. Soon, you
all will be teleported to Jue Ming Valley. Du Chen will be in charge of the
everyone there. Du Chen, come here.”
A black clothed middle aged man walked up. Wang Lin looked at him
and saw that he was one of the three late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivators who had already entered the realm of pseudo Core Formation.
“This is the token to enter the foreign battleground. Hang on to it well.
Remember, the goal of this competition is to steal the other tokens. Also, be
careful of the other three demonic sects. Anyone who kills five enemies will
have their soul freed” With that, he handed over the token, then took out
three pieces of jade as his cold gaze suddenly landed on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal as he silently looked at Ye Zizai.
Ye Zizai’s tone was normal as he calmly said, “These jades contain a
sliver of everyone’s soul besides yours.”
Without a word, Wang Lin bit the tip of his tongue and spat out some
blood. He touched his forehead with his right hand and a golden light
shone, causing the blood to become a drop of golden blood.
The technique to extract a sliver of his soul was recorded in the jade Ye
Zizai gave him.
Wang Lin pointed at the drop of golden blood. It shot forward and
landed on one of the jades in Ye Zizai’s hand. Ye Zizai was stunned as he
looked at Wang Lin. He didn’t expect Wang Lin to be so willing. Originally,
he was prepared to directly kill Wang Lin if he resisted. He had already
made the decision to not use Wang Lin as a corpse puppet or possession
target anymore. After all, aside from the strange cultivation method, Wang
Lin’s talent wasn’t nearly as good as that of the ones he had already
prepared. Any one of the people he had prepared for his body or corpse
puppet had much more talent than Wang Lin, so he chose Adai in the end.
Upon seeing that Wang Lin obeyed orders, Ye Zizai looked at Wang Lin
and waved his hand. A giant cave opened up. It was very dark inside and
there was a suction force coming from inside.
Ye Zizai threw the three jades containing slivers of everyone’s soul
toward Du Chen and two other people. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he noticed
that the other two were the remaining two late stage Foundation
The doubt in Wang Lin’s heart became even more intense, but his
expression remained normal. He carefully remembered the cultivator that
held the jade containing part of his soul.
Ye Zizai blandly said, “Go, I’ll wait for the good news.”
Du Chen respectfully nodded. He was the first one to step into the giant
cave and disappear.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal. He didn’t hesitate at all as he
disappeared from the Corpse Sect.
After everyone left, a hoarse voice echoed in the cave.
“Ye Zizai, with 20 plus puppets and that brat as a sacrifice, once the
puppets consume them, their cultivation level will jump to pseudo Core
Formation. This time, the Corpse Sect’s qualification is assured.”
Ye Zizai calmly said, “The Yin energy in Wang Lin is very pure, so he
must have some secrets on him. If it was a few years earlier, I would have
taken the time to investigate it a bit, but now I only have three months left
to live. The day the foreign battleground opens is the day I die, so there
isn’t any point to it anymore. Since I’m not going to use his body, might as
well use it as feed for the corpse puppets to boost their strength.”
“Luo Cha, I’ll ask you to boost Adai to the Core Formation stage. Once
the foreign battleground opens, go find me a good corpse puppet. In return,
I’ll make a trip to the jungle to help Lord Zi possess my junior apprentice
brother Wu Yu.”
The hoarse voice laughed madly and agreed.
Jue Ming Valley was at the southern edge of Zhao. The valley was very
large. It contained several jungles and rivers. Being the place used for the
competition for entering the foreign battleground, this area was shrouded by
fog year round.
At this point, in the northern area of the valley, a large door appeared as
cultivators with coffins behind them floated out one by one.
After the last person appeared, the giant door turned into points of
golden light and slowly dissipated.
Just at that moment, the three late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivators were about to crush the jades containing the slivers of soul with
their hands.
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CALAMITY MOURNING (1)
W ang Lin had kept an eye on the person that was holding the jade
containing a part of his soul. The moment he saw that the three
were about to crush the jades, he opened his mouth. A green flying sword
flew out and attacked the three.
The moment the green light appeared, the temperature in the area
dropped. The flying sword that Wang Lin blood refined had also changed
after Wang Lin started cultivating the Underworld Ascension Method. Yin
energy had entered the flying sword.
The Yin energy on the sword was very tyrannical. All of the plants in
the area suddenly froze. Even all of the early stage Foundation
Establishment cultivators felt their bodies go numb as frost started to form
on their clothes.
The cultivator holding the jade containing Wang Lin’s sliver of soul was
shocked. He didn’t have time to crush the jade. All he could do was quickly
back up. But not even in his dreams did he expect the flying sword to start
humming then suddenly disappearing from his view. He quickly threw out
magical treasures to defend himself, but it was too late.
The flying sword appeared one meter away from the cultivator and
pierced through his throat. Blood sprayed out from the spot the sword
pierced. He held his throat with both of his hands as he fell down with a
look of disbelief on his face.
Wang Lin jumped. He grabbed the jade and threw it into his bag of
holding.
All of this happened too quickly. Calling it a strike of lightning would
be very appropriate. At the same time, the other two cultivators had crushed
their jades. Pink smoke appeared and spread like waves into the
surrounding area.
The moment the coffins that the Corpse Sect’s disciples were carrying
came into contact with the pink smoke, scratching sounds could be heard
from inside the coffins. It was as if people were lying in the coffins and
scratching the inside with their nails.
Looking at the Foundation Establishment cultivators, they all looked
like they were under the effect of a binding technique. They couldn’t move
at all.
After crushing the jades, the two late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivators didn’t even look at Wang Lin as they charged back toward the
gate that was about to collapse.
The two disappeared into the gate in a flash and then the gate dissipated
into specks of golden light and disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin didn’t say a word. He quickly backed up as he looked at the
disciples of the corpse sect and began to ponder.
The scratching sounds became even louder, until one of the coffins
broke and a hand reached out, followed by the sound of heavy breathing.
Slowly, a mummy with long, black hair sat up in the coffin. Its eyes
emitted a green light as it scanned its surroundings until its gaze finally
landed on its master.
Its bloodshot eyes turned cold as it let out a scream and grabbed its
master. It breathed viciously with its nose. The early stage Foundation
Establishment cultivator trembled as his body turned into a white gas. The
white gas was inhaled by the corpse puppet.
At the same time, the withered body of the mummy started to recover.
Not long after, the cultivator was a bag of bones while the corpse puppet
had returned to human form.
The corpse puppet sucked again and the cultivator let out a scream and
died. A yellow gas escaped from the cultivators body. The corpse puppet
grabbed the yellow gas and put it into its mouth.
Soon, the corpse puppet changed until it looked exactly like the
cultivator that had just died.
At the same time, one by one, the coffins broke and one by one the
hands of corpse puppets reached out. All of these corpse puppets attacked
their masters once they escaped.
Not all of the corpse puppets did this. About ⅓ of the corpse puppets
came out and just stood there, confused.
Wang Lin was stunned as he looked at scene before him. All of the
corpse puppets that had turned into something resembling their masters had
late stage Foundation Establishment cultivation. Wang Lin stared at these
freaks. His scalp numbed as he slowly backed up.
Screams could soon be heard from that direction. All of the corpse
puppets that had taken the forms of their masters jumped on the remaining
Corpse Sect disciples.
Blood and body parts flew through the air. Wang Lin turned around and
escaped without a word.
After escaping far away, Wang Lin stopped right outside of a jungle. He
felt like he had finally experienced how vicious the Corpse Sect was. If he
didn’t stop that cultivator from crushing the jade, he would have become
those creatures’ food.
Wang Lin coldly laughed in his heart. He knew that this Jue Ming
Valley was very dangerous as both the orthodox sects and demonic sects
were gathered here for the competition for the right to enter the foreign
battleground. Wang Lin didn’t want to get mixed into this, he just wanted to
find places of extreme Yin and go into closed door cultivation to become
stronger.
The more he came in contact with the cultivation world, the more
danger he experienced. He felt like one wrong step would lead him to his
death. But since he had already entered the cultivation world, the only way
to secure his own safety was to get stronger.
At the same time, the wood element the heaven defying bead needed
was also an important matter in Wang Lin’s heart.
While thinking about this, Wang Lin suddenly stepped back. A black
light zipped by where Wang Lin was just standing. It was followed by a
laugh.
“Brat, you dodged pretty quickly.” A youth wearing luxurious clothes
slowly walked out. After checking out Wang Lin, he asked, “What sect?”
Wang Lin coldly replied, “Corpse Sect.”
The luxuriously dressed youth was startled. He asked, “Corpse Sect?
The rumor is that all of the Corpse Sect disciples carry around a coffin.
Where is yours?”
Wang Lin stared at the youth and frowned.
The youth coldly snorted. He pointed his finger at Wang Lin and a black
light appeared in his hand as he said, “It doesn’t matter if you’re from the
Corpse Sect or not. Leave behind your bag of holding.”
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. He spread out his divine
sense and found that there were three more people in the jungle. He didn’t
say a word as he backed up a few steps.
When the youth saw Wang Lin back up, he revealed a look of contempt.
He waved his hand and shot the black light toward Wang Lin’s chest,
aiming for the heart.
Wang Lin raised his brow and waved his sleeves as the attraction force
technique formed a giant hand before him. The black light penetrated a few
inches into the attraction force technique before disappearing.
Wang Lin coldly looked at the youth. He noticed with this divine sense
that the three hiding in the jungle were quickly heading over. He didn’t
want to waste time with them, so he quickly backed away.
The youth became angry. Although both of their cultivation levels were
early stage Foundation Establishment, he had three brothers coming, and
one of them was already at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment. The
four of them didn’t move with the other people of the Tian Dao Sect. They
decided to use this as a chance to steal from others.
It has to be said that during this competition, all of the sects had given
out a lot of magical treasures to raise the power of the Foundation
Establishment disciples.
When the youth saw that Wang Lin was only one person, he had the
urge to kill him, and now that he saw Wang Lin trying to run away, he
slapped his bag of holding and an eight inch ruler flew out.
This ruler was completely green. When it appeared, it emitted a
powerful fragrance. The youth took a deep breath and without a word,
pointed the ruler forward. The ruler shook and a large black mushroom
grew out of it. The mushroom detached from the ruler and floated in the air.
The youth’s expression was serious as he quickly took out something
from his bag of holding and threw it. Wang Lin saw a flash of red light as a
red wasp flew toward the mushroom and devoured it with only a few bites.
The wasp suddenly became several times bigger. It was the size of a fist.
It let out a scream and charged toward Wang Lin.
Although all of this sounds slow, it all happened in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as the small, green flying sword appeared
before him and charged toward the wasp.
The wasp let out a hum and dodged to the side of the flying sword, but
at the same time, the flying sword suddenly disappeared. The flying sword
reappeared before the youth and pierced through his chest, leaving a bloody
hole there.
The luxuriously dressed youth wasn’t even able to react before he died.
The moment the youth died, the ruler dimmed and fell to the ground.
Wang Lin used his attraction force technique to quickly grab it, as well as
the youth’s bag of holding, and left.
The wasp circled once in the air and quickly chased after Wang Lin.
At the same time, three figures charged out of the jungle. There were
two males and one female. One of the males’ face was gloomy as he looked
at the body on the ground and shouted, “Chase!”
In this very moment, in a small town at the northern border of Zhao,
appeared two uninvited guests. One of them was very skinny, wore a black
robe, and had eyes that contained a poisonous gaze.
To his side was a very fairy-like person. This person was very old and
full of wrinkles, but had a special air about him. The aura he released made
a clear contrast with the dark aura of the skinny man.
Currently, he was standing outside the town with an ancient mirror. His
hand constantly formed seals as he was calculating something.
The black robed man was filled with killing intent as he said, “Fellow
cultivator Qiming, did you manage to calculate it?”
The cultivator frowned and said, “Teng Huayuan, you don’t know that
person’s name or appearance. How am I supposed to find him with just the
power of a curse?”
The black robed old man was Teng Huayuan. He stared at the other man
and said, word for word, “Fellow cultivator Qiming, I’m willing to take out
Wu Feng Valley’s token for your ability to predict the heavens. If you can
find me that person’s family, then I’ll help you with anything you need, as
long as I’m capable.”
The cultivator pondered for a while. He sighed and said, “Fine, I’ll try
my best. But fellow cultivator Teng, all vengeance has a start and all debts
have a collector. I hope you don’t kill too much…”
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T eng Huayuan let out an eerie smile as he released a massive killing

aura. He secretly thought, “Li Er, grandpa is going to get revenge for
you!” Thinking about Teng Li, Teng Huayuan couldn’t help but feel grief in
his heart. The most outstanding 4th generation disciple of the Teng family
suddenly got killed by someone.
After Teng Li died, Teng Huayuan dug into the matter and found out
what really happened. Aside from Wang Lin, anyone else who was involved
was noted by Teng Huayuan.
The other cultivator sighed and said, “Fellow cultivator Teng, according
to my calculations, that person is at Jue Ming Valley. Why do you want to
find his family? Forget about this. All debts have a collector. If word gets
out that you took your anger out on mortals, it won’t look good.”
Teng Huayuan’s face sank as he stared at the other cultivator without a
word.
The cultivator bitterly smiled as he shook his head. He held a bronze
mirror and formed a seal with his right hand. The bronze mirror
immediately floated into the air and started to wander around, as if it was
looking for something. However, after flying back and forth for a long time,
it wasn’t able to find the direction.
The cultivator frowned. He knew that this was happening because there
were too few clues. He pointed at the mirror and it flew back into his hand.
The cultivator bit his finger and quickly drew a symbol with his own
blood on the mirror. He tossed the mirror out again. This time, it grew to
several times its original size. The mirror was crystal clear and there were
ripples on the surface.
The mirror slanted and faced Teng Huayuan.
The cultivator said, with a serious expression, “Don’t be surprised,
fellow cultivator Teng. My mirror needs to absorb the aura of the curse
between you two.”
Traces of black gas came out of Teng Huayuan’s forehead and went into
the mirror. The ripples on the mirror increased until the image of a large
house was imprinted onto it.
Teng Huayuan’s eyes were filled with killing intent. After he finished
looking, he turned to look at the other cultivator.
The cultivator hesitated and let out a sigh. He waved his right hand and
the mirror flew to the ground. It immediately increased in size until it was
as large as a person. The cultivator forced a smile and walked into the
mirror.
Teng Huayuan let out a smile and followed behind.
After the two entered, the mirror shrank until it disappeared without a
trace.
There was a small town 100 kilometers away from that spot. The Wang
family could be considered a big family in these parts. It was said that the
Wang family had younger generations who had joined cultivation sects.
These kinds of news spread fast in these small areas.
The Wang family started out as a carpenter family with various shops in
the towns. From the eyes of an outsider, the Wang family was the largest
family in the area.
In the entire town, the most luxurious building had to be the Wang
family’s main house. On this day, the sun in the sky was like a giant furnace
baking the earth. A guard of the Wang family was leaning against a pillar,
fanning himself to get rid of the heat.
His cotton robe was already soaked in the chest and back area.
“This damn weather is so hot. How are we supposed to live in this?”
The guard opened up his robe and fanned harder.
At that moment, the door of a side building opened up and a servant girl
came out with a bowl. She walked through the main household until she
arrived at the door. She let out a laugh and said, “Brother, drink this sour
plum soup to relieve the heat.”
The guard turned around and saw the girl. He suddenly smiled and
received the bowl. He drank it all in one go. He soon felt a cool sensation in
his body and sighed. “The masters really know how to enjoy themselves.
This ice cold sour plum soup is really delicious. Little sister, when you
came out, you didn’t let young master Hao see you, right?”
The girl took the fan and helped fan the guard as she smiled and said,
“Brother, you can be at ease. The young master didn’t see me. I used the
moment when he wasn’t looking to come out. Besides, young master Hao is
a very good person, so even if he saw me, there wouldn’t be any problems.”
The guard enjoyed his little sister fanning him. He nodded and said,
“That is true. Young master Hao is an immortal, how could he be bothered
with us? Little sister, you have to show off more. If you catch young master
Hao’s attention and become his concubine, then your brother here would
have it easy. Just give me work as a house staff and I’d be happy.”
The girl’s cheeks became red as she rolled her eyes at her brother and
said, “Brother, you’ve worked for the Wang family for longer than I have. I
heard that there are a total of three young masters who were chosen by
immortals, but I been here for three years now and aside from young master
Hao, I only saw young master Zhuo once. Where is the third person?”
The guard proudly said, “This I know. That third young master is named
Wang Lin. He can’t compare to younger master Hao and them. I heard that
he was a…” As he was speaking, he suddenly closed his mouth and stared
at the sky.
He saw a rainbow colored light quickly flying toward them and landing
on the ground in the blink of an eye, revealing a youth in black. This
youth’s skin was as smooth as jade and his face was very handsome. He had
a sword on his back.
But if one looked closely, they would see that this was no longer a
youth. There were lines near the corners of his eyes. The arrogance from his
youth was no longer there. Instead, there was a sense of age.
“Young… young master Zhuo.” The guard stammered and quickly
bowed.
The girl was startled by the way the young master landed. She quickly
hid herself behind her brother.
This person was Wang Zhuo. He frowned as he looked at the guard and
said, “Your name is Wang Tao, correct?”
The guard didn’t think that Wang Zhuo would remember his name. His
spirits immediately rose. He replied, “Master, I am Wang Tao.”
Wang Zhuo hesitated for a bit and slowly said, “Wang Tao, who told
you about Wang Lin? What did they say?”
Wang Tao’s heart trembled as he said, “It was… it was the housekeeper
who said it. They said that he is too ashamed to return home and that he was
a piece of trash that tried to fight with you for the right to become an
immortal.”
Wang Zhuo pondered silently. After a long time, he let out a sigh. He
muttered to himself as well as to Wang Tao. “Trash… compared to him, I’m
afraid I’m the real trash.”
Wang Tao was startled. He heard Wang Zhuo’s words and became very
confused. Just at that moment, a youth walked out from the house. This
youth was very sturdy and handsome. He stood there, looking at Wang
Zhuo, and plainly said, “Wang Zhuo, long time no see.”
Wang Zhuo bitterly smiled and said, “Wang Hao, we haven’t see each
other in 3 years. You’ve changed a lot.”
Wang Hao’s face was filled with melancholy. They both became silent.
The guard Wang Tao and his little sister stood on the side, not daring to
breath. He knew that these two were the geniuses of the Wang family, high
above them both.
Wang Hao whispered, “Any news about Wang Lin?”
Wang Zhuo revealed a complicated expression and said, “After he left
the Heng Yue Sect, there has been no news.”
Wang Hao sighed and asked, “What cultivation level are you at now?
With your talent, you should have caught the eyes of many elders at the
Xuan Dao Sect.”
Wang Zhuo bitterly said, “It’s been hard to improve. I’m at the 11th
layer of Qi Condensation and that is only because I managed to win the
competition last year by luck and was allowed to enter the back mountain. I
wonder what cultivation level he is at now. He must at least be at the 15th
layer already.”
Wang Hao pondered for a while and laughed at himself. “I’m only at the
7th layer. It’s only been a few years and the gap has already widened.”
Wang Tao was shocked. Although he didn’t know what Qi
Condensation or Foundation Establishment were, from the talk of the two
young masters, he understood that this Wang Lin was not the trash that the
housekeeper made him out to be.
At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened and the heat in the air
suddenly disappeared. A huge mirror quietly appeared in the sky. Ripples
appeared on the mirror’s surface as two people walked out. One of them
had a very immortal-like aura and the other was covered in an evil aura.
A huge pressure descended from the sky.
Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao’s expressions changed greatly. They didn’t
even dare to breath. Wang Zhuo quickly clasped his hands and said, “Junior
is Xuan Dao Sect’s Wang Zhuo. Greetings, both seniors.”
The fairy-like immortal was startled and asked, “Xuan Dao Sect? Do
you have proof?”
Wang Zhuo’s heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that something bad
was about to happen as he quickly took out his identity jade. The cultivator
took the jade and looked at it. Then he looked at Wang Hao and asked,
“You are as well?”
Wang Hao was smart. He nodded without hesitation.
Teng Huayuan let out a snort as he waved his hand. With two bangs, the
heads of the guard and his little sister exploded. Blood sprayed everywhere.
Two clouds of yellow gas floated up from the bodies. Teng Huayuan
took out a flag and collected the two clouds of gas.
Shortly after, two faces filled with pain appeared on the flag. It was the
guard and his sister.
Teng Huayuan grimly said, “Today, no one will be left alive!” He
stepped past Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao into the main household.
As for Wang Lin, he was quickly moving through Jue Ming valley.
Behind him were two male cultivators and one female cultivator. They were
filled with killing intent as they chased him.
As he was running, his heart suddenly hurt, as if a stake was stuck
through it. This pain wasn’t from any injury, but a feeling in his heart.
An unknown sense of panic and frustration appeared in his heart.
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W ang Lin had never felt something like this before. This was a pain
that made him want to tear his own heart out. It was as if all of the
blood in his body was instantly sucked out. Waves of dizziness hit his head.
Wang Lin withstood this unexpected pain as he quickly ran. He turned
away and saw that those three were still chasing him. His eyes turned cold
as he changed his direction to the Corpse Sect gathering area.
Four beams of light quickly flew across Jue Ming Valley.
The only thoughts in Wang Hao and Wang Zhuo’s minds were panic
and helplessness. They didn’t even dare to move as they watched Wang Tao
and his sister die before them.
The fairy-like cultivator revealed a complex look on his face. He sighed
and turned around so he longer had to look at them.
Teng Huayuan smiled as he walked into the house. He closed his hand.
When he reopened it, a ring of purple light appeared, preventing people
from leaving.
Then he took a step and entered one of the side houses. This was where
the servants lived. Waves of miserable screams came from the house and
streams of yellow gas were collected by the flag.
Seven or eight painful looking faces of the Wang family servants
appeared on the flag.
Teng Huayuan didn’t stop as he walked into the next house and more
screams followed. Wang Hao’s body trembled. He wanted to resist, but was
Soon, all of the Wang family servants had been turned into ghosts and
Teng Huayuan’s face was very serious. The rest of the Wang family was
alerted by the screams and tried to escape, but to their horror, they found a
purple light preventing them from leaving.
They could only hear the constant stream of miserable screams coming
from outside. This kind of fear caused the entire Wang family to become
unsettled.
Teng Huayuan muttered to himself, “Li Er, that person killed you, so I’ll
kill his entire family to get revenge for you.” With that, he stepped into
another room.
Wang Hao’s body shook as if there was some power rushing out from
inside him. He took a few steps forward and loudly shouted, “No…”
Teng Huayuan turned around and sneered. He waved his hand and that
house turned to dust without a sound, revealing a man and woman whose
faces were filled with fear.
This man and woman were Wang Lin’s 3rd uncle and aunt, which were
also Wang Hao’s parents.
Teng Huayuan’s right hand reached out and Wang Hao’s father floated
into the air with his hand around his neck. His face immediately became red
and he opened his mouth, revealing a suffering expression.
Wang Hao’s eyes were bloodshot as tears flowed out. He let out a roar
and was about to run out when Wang Zhuo held him down. Wang Zhuo
whispered, “Wang Hao, don’t be rash. That person is a Nascent Soul
cultivator.”
Teng Huayuan sneered. His right hand closed. With a bang, Wang Hao’s
father’s head turned into pulp. His body fell to the ground, then his soul
came out and was collected by the flag.
“No!!” Wang Hao’s voice turned hoarse. He felt a pain in his chest as he
coughed out blood. He looked at his father’s body and muttered,
“Why...why…”
Teng Huayuan once again seized Wang Hao’s mother, crushed her skull,
and threw her before Wang Hao.
Wang Hao’s body shook as he coughed out more blood and finally
collapsed. He held his mother’s body. Tears flowed down from his eyes as
he shouted, “Why!?!?!?!”
Teng Huayuan’s expression darkened. He waved his hand and under the
shining purple light, all of the houses turned to dust. There were around 40
people on the ground. All of them were Wang family members.
The women started to cry. They were all filled with fear. Aside from the
people that were alive, there were only dead bodies without heads.
Teng Huayuan smiled as he grabbed a person. This person was Wang
Lin’s father’s 3rd uncle. He was currently the most senior member of the
Wang family.
Surrounded by screams, his soul was taken by Teng Huayuan and he
died.
Wang Hao stared at the scene dumbfoundedly. He didn’t even notice
that the hand Wang Zhuo was using to pin him down had already carved out
blood marks on his body. Wang Zhuo didn’t dare to look at his parents
among the crowd. He lowered his bloodshot eyes.
Wang Lin’s 4th uncle had lived in the wilderness for a long time, so he
was much more brave than most people. He let out a wry smile and seemed
to have thought things through. His wife died one year ago and his son had
already been sent out to a martial arts sect, so he was gone already. He
asked, in a loud voice,
“Immortal, what has my Wang family done to offend you? I know we
mortals are like ants in your eyes, but even ants have the right to know what
the cause of all this is.”
The fairy-like cultivator let out a surprised sound as he examined this
man.
“Why?” Teng Huayuan pointed a few times and several more people
died. Blood sprayed everywhere from their messy, dismembered bodies.
“Someone from your Wang Family dared to kill my great-great-
grandson, so I decided to kill his entire family!” With that, he struck the air
with his right hand and more than ten people died.
Wang Hao struggled free from Wang Zhuo and was about to charge
forward when Wang Zhuo pinned him down again. Wang Zhuo’s face was
filled with tears as he whispered, “Wang Hao, no matter how it was before,
we have to live. Only by living can we get revenge!”
Wang Lin’s 4th uncle bitterly smiled and said, “Immortal, how could
someone from my Wang family kill your great-great-grandson? In these
past hundreds of years, my Wang family has only had three immortals…”
He suddenly stopped as if he realized something.
Among the surviving people, Wang Zhuo’s father kneeled on the ground
and said, “Immortal, is the person who killed your great-great-grandson
named Wang Lin?”
A cold light flashed across Teng Huayuan’s eyes as he secretly thought,
“Wang Lin...so he is called Wang Lin!” He looked at Wang Zhuo’s father,
reached out, and held Wang Zhuo’s father before him. He looked Wang
Zhuo’s father in the eyes and said, word for word, “Tell me everything
about this Wang Lin!”
Wang Zhuo’s father quickly told Teng Huayuan everything about Wang
Lin, including where his parents lived. He viciously thought in his mind,
“Die, all of you, die! Even if this person wasn’t killed by you, the Wang
family is dead, so your parents should die as well!”
After Teng Huayuan finished listening, he let out a laugh. He then
closed his hand. When he opened it, a ball of lightning appeared. He
casually pushed it forward and a circular wave spread out.
Wang Zhuo’s father was the closest one. When he touched the shock
wave, his body shook and turned into dust along with his clothes. As the
ripples spread out, everyone who touched it died and their souls were
collected by the flag.
When the ripple was about to hit Wang Lin’s 4th uncle, he had already
closed his eyes, but a gentle, white light covered his body and blocked the
ripple of the ball of lightning.
Teng Huayuan turned around and stared at the fairy-like cultivator.
The cultivator sighed and said, “Fellow cultivator Teng, leave this
person alive. He is useful to me.”
Teng Huayuan sneered as he pointed at Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao and
said, “You won’t butt into the matter with those two then?”
The cultivator lightly smiled as he looked at Teng Huayuan and said,
“Fellow cultivator Teng, why are you asking such an obvious question? Of
course I won’t stop you, but if senior Punnan Zi asks, I’ll have to tell him
the truth.”
Teng Huayuan looked at the fairy-like cultivator. After a long time, he
stomped his feet and the entire Wang family estate turned into rubble.
As for Wang Zhuo and them, he didn’t even look at them as he flew
toward Wang Lin’s parents.
Wang Zhuo’s body trembled as he looked at the ruins. After pondering
for a while, he kneeled on the ground and kowtowed. His forehead bled and
his expression was extremely serious.
Wang Hao clenched his teeth. He let out a miserable laugh and fell
down.
Wang Zhuo got up and picked up Wang Hao. He bowed toward the
fairy-like cultivator and flew toward the Xuan Dao Sect. All of his
memories of the Wang family were swept away.
The fairy-like cultivator sighed and thought, “This is really a sin. I don’t
know if what I did was right or wrong… but this middle aged man is really
not normal. I’ll save who I can.” Thinking about that, he waved his sleeves
and disappeared from the Wang family estate along with Wang Lin’s 4th
uncle.
Teng Huayuan almost immediately arrived at the small village Wang
Lin’s parent lived in. With him was a small flag with more than 100 faces of
the Wang family. All of them wore very painful expressions.
Waves of miserable screams came from the flag, causing waves of cold
wind.
After arriving at the village, he spread out his divine sense. He quickly
found Wang Lin’s house and rushed toward it.
15 minutes later, Teng Huayuan walked out of Wang Lin’s house. His
right hand hit the flag and it grew to a giant size as Teng Huayuan spat out
some Nascent Blood. Bursts of scream came from the flag as ripples
appeared on it. Slowly, the ripples disappeared, revealing an image. This
image showed Wang Lin quickly moving through a jungle.
Teng Huayuan smiled and his right hand pointed at the image.
As for Wang Lin, under the effect of this unexplainable feeling of
horror, he lead his three pursers toward the Corpse Sect’s gathering
location.
The pain! Unimaginable pain! Indescribable pain!
This kind of pain drowned Wang Lin like a flood. Cultivators were very
sensitive toward certain things. Wang Lin experienced a sense of panic he
had never experienced before. His parents’ faces appeared before him.
Shortly after, Wang Lin saw a scene that he will remember for the rest
of his life.
“No!!!” Two streams of blood flowed down from his eyes. His
expression was painful, his body trembled, and slivers of Yin spiritual
energy moved violently in his body, completely out of his control. Every
plant within a ten meter radius of him froze. This freezing aura kept
growing stronger.
It was in this moment that the “Ji” inside Wang Lin endlessly climbed
up, reaching the Ji Realm!
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JI REALM OF A PAST ERA
I n ancient times, Ji, Dao, and Shi were the three realms of spiritual
energy that were hard to comprehend. In terms of mysteriousness, the Ji
Realm can’t match the Dao Realm. In terms of unpredictableness, the Ji
Realm can’t match the Shi Realm, but if there was ever a Ji Realm
cultivator in ancient times, it was a catastrophe.
Although the Ji Realm isn’t as mysterious as the Dao Realm or as
unpredictable as the Shi Realm, in terms of how terrifying it is, the Ji Realm
and the other two simply can’t be compared. Cultivators with the Ji Realm
will, without a doubt, be several times more powerful than other cultivators
of the same level and their spiritual energy will be completely based on the
Ji Realm.
As a result, the only word to describe the Ji Realm is “terrifying”.
Among cultivators of the same level of cultivation, a Ji Realm cultivator is
invincible. However, the weakness of the Ji Realm is also very obvious.
With the Ji Realm, a cultivator can never reach the Soul Formation stage.
The late stage of Nascent Soul is the limit.
However, a late stage Nascent Soul Ji Realm cultivator is someone not
even a Soul Formation cultivator would want to mess with.
If this was all there was to it, then the Ji Realm wouldn’t be considered
terrifying. What is really terrifying is that in ancient times, when a Soul
Transformation cultivator was going through his trials, people found out
that he had the Ji Realm.
This news was something that startled everyone in the ancient
cultivation world and filled them with fear.
It has to be said that this cultivator rampaged the cultivation world for
3000 years. In those 3000 years, he was like a king of the cultivation world.
If anyone displeased him, he would wipe out their family and sect.
In these 3000 years, just saying his name would cause people’s skin to
crawl.
The Ji Realm is a heaven defying existence. Not only does it make
someone invincible in a fight against cultivators of the same cultivation
level, spiritual energy infused with Ji Realm can take techniques to their
extremes. All of this is already very overwhelming, but when the only
weakness of not being able to reach the Soul Formation stage is removed,
then when a cultivator past the Nascent Soul stage with Ji Realm shows up,
it can really be considered a catastrophe.
Because of this, whenever a Ji Realm cultivator appears, they are hunted
down by all of the other cultivators. The Ji Realm was considered by the
ancient cultivation world something that was truly heaven defying.
If the demonic cultivation path is considered a ferocious beast, when
compared to the Ji Realm, it is only a tamed house pet.
The truth is that in ancient times, the study of Ji Realm never stopped,
but in the end, there is only some introductory understanding of the Ji
Realm.
Luckily, only that one person seemed to be able to break past the Soul
Formation limit of the Ji Realm. All of the Ji Realm successors in later
generations were stuck at the late stage of Nascent Soul.
Most of the records about the Ji Realm have been lost throughout the
ages. Nowadays, people don’t know how the Ji Realm came to be or how to
obtain it.
Only in the libraries of very large sects in high ranked cultivation
countries are there some descriptions of the Ji Realm.
At some point during the ancient times, a genius cultivator was born in
the country of Gu Nie. At the age of 10, he had already reached the Core
Formation stage and his sect was wiped out by other sects. Five years later,
a mysterious cultivator appeared and within one month’s time, he killed
over 10,000 cultivators. Blood covered the sky. With only early stage
Nascent Soul cultivation, not only was he able to easily kill others in the
same rank as him, but he was even able to kill Soul Formation cultivators.
In the end, both the orthodox and demonic sects sent out a Soul
Transformation cultivator and finally killed him.
In ancient times, the country of Clear Water was destroyed and the king
of the country entered a sect. 30 years later, he left and went on a killing
spree of all cultivators. It didn’t matter if they were male or female, old or
young, he would kill them. In only seven days, there were no cultivators left
in the country of Clear Water. Not even his own sect was able to escape.
Blood dyed the ground of Clear Water red. Just as the higher cultivation
countries prepared experts to kill him, the blood in Clear Water boiled.
Using the blood to kill his enemies, the king disappeared among the chaos.
Some believe that he underwent divine retribution....
All of these things have one common point: all of these cultivators had
the Ji Realm.
As for how these people obtained the Ji Realm, no one knew. Some
people believe that they underwent a change and some believe that they all
had the same magic treasure.
With the inheritance of that treasure, it would allow whoever owned the
treasure to have Ji Realm.
Numerous speculations spread, but with the disappearance of the
ancient cultivation world, all of these rumors died out too.
No one knew that at this moment, in the rank 3 cultivation country of
Zhao, a country that no one really paid any attention to, in a small place
called the Jue Ming Valley, a cultivator named Wang Lin was walking
toward the true Ji Realm.
If Teng Huayuan knew all of this, then no matter what, he wouldn’t be
the person that would be the catalyst for the birth of a Ji Realm cultivator.
Wang Lin half knelt on the ground. Everything within half a dozen
meters of him had been covered in ice.
On his chest, the heaven defying bead emitted a never seen before black
light as it moved and floated above his head.
Teng Huayuan used the connection of Wang Lin and his family to leave
a message in his mind.
“I’ll wait for you outside the Jue Ming Valley… if you don’t come by
the time the valley is open, then I’ll destroy the soul flag and your family’s
souls will be gone forever.”
The two male and one female cultivators from the Tian Dao Sect caught
up. They suddenly stopped a dozen meters away because the ground
covered in ice caused their hearts to tighten.
The youth in the middle of the ice was especially terrifying. The
destructive aura that he was giving off even made the mid stage Foundation
Establishment disciple’s skin crawl.
After hesitating for a bit, the mid stage Foundation Establishment
cultivator made a decision. He waved his hand and said, “Retreat!” Just as
he was about to leave, the female stared at the heaven defying bead above
Wang Lin’s head and said, “Senior apprentice brother, that bead looks very
familiar…”
The other male said, “This… this… this is the bead ancestor told us
about! Wait, no, the carvings on this bead are different. The bead the
ancestor showed us had clouds, but this one has leaves.”
The mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was startled. He
took a closer look and immediately became more serious. But soon, greed
gripped his heart. Aside from the carvings, everything else about the bead
matched the bead the ancestor showed them. The thought of the prize for
the bead suddenly entered his mind.
“Whoever turns it in will be given a Soul Transformation level magic
treasure, their sect will receive 10 puppets that are at the level of Spirit
Transformation, and their country’s rank will be raised by one.”
The mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivator decisively said, “It
doesn’t matter if it is the right one or not, we should take it.”
The female took out a voice transmission jade and was about to send out
a message when the mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivator stopped
her and whispered, “Although this person is strange, if us three give it our
all, we can kill him for sure. If you notify other people and this bead really
is the one in the description, then the credit will definitely not be ours.
Similarly, if we are wrong and make a fuss about it, we will be scolded. Are
you dumb?”
The girl was startled. She hesitated for a bit, then put away the voice
transmission jade. The three of them immediately took out their magic
treasures and used them without a word.
At the same time, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes were no longer
bloodshot. They were as clear as water. A huge amount of killing intent
escaped from his body. As the killing intent appeared, the spiritual energy in
his body moved.
The first effect of the Ji Realm displayed its might. Against cultivators
of the same rank, the Ji Realm is invincible!
Staring at the three, Wang Lin gloomily waved his hand. With a flash of
blue light, the ice on the ground moved and instantly surrounded the three.
Their expressions and actions froze the moment they acted.
Wang Lin stood up. He reached out with his right and retrieved the
heaven defying bead. After he put it back near his chest, he moved past the
three.
Cracks appeared on the ice that covered the three. The ice broke and the
three died.
Wang Lin silently moved through the Jue Ming Valley when a flying
sword suddenly arrived before him. A young man appeared. Without a
word, he pointed his finger at Wang Lin and the flying sword shot toward
him.
Wang Lin didn’t stop moving. The moment the flying was about to
pierce his body, ice appeared in front of the sword and in the blink of the
eye, the flying sword was frozen.
The youth was shocked and quickly backed up. He originally saw that
Wang Lin was by himself and only at the early stage of Foundation
Establishment, so he wanted to come here, kill Wang Lin, and steal his
treasures. However, he didn’t expect that Wang Lin wouldn’t even need to
move to destroy his flying sword.
He panicked. The only thought in his mind was to run!
But before he could take more than a few steps back, a ray of green
light flashed by. The small flying sword pierced through his chest. His body
turned to ice and fell to the ground.
This whole time, Wang Lin didn’t stop even for a second.
One day later, somewhere inside the valley, there were eight people
from the demonic and orthodox sects fighting each other with several
people of each side watching. At some point, Wang Lin’s lonely figure
walked out. He walked forward as if he couldn’t see them at all.
Among the people watching, a middle aged man from the demonic sect
frowned. Without a word, he threw out a thunder talisman toward Wang
Lin. Suddenly, thunder appeared from the sky and struck Wang Lin, but
when it was about to hit him, ice appeared. It was even able to freeze
intangible things like lightning.
This scene caused everyone to stop fighting as they stared
dumbfoundedly at Wang Lin, who was walking toward them without any
expression on his face.
Soon, the chest of the middle aged man who threw out the talisman
glowed green. His body then froze and he died.
Everyone was surprised. Before they could react, Wang Lin was already
in front of them. Before him stood four people. Before they could speak,
they saw a blue light and they froze, following the middle aged man’s
footsteps.
At that moment, everyone withdrew to the sides as a white robed
disciple clasped his hands and said, “What sect is fellow cultivator from?
I’m Yuan Tian Sect’s disciple, Zhou Quan.”
Wang Lin ignored him and kept walking forward. Gradually, everyone
moved out of his way. As Wang Lin walked out 100 meters from the crowd,
a young disciple of a demonic sect stared at Wang Lin and sneered in his
heart. “You killed my senior apprentice brother. I’ll remember you!”
Wang Lin suddenly stopped. He felt a strong killing intent coming from
behind him. He turned around and coldly looked at that demonic sect
disciple.
Under Wang Lin’s gaze, that disciple felt his entire body, inside and out,
became as cold as ice. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at
Wang Lin.
Every cultivator who saw those eyes sucked in a breath of cold air.
Those eyes were completely dead and were filled with killing intent.
Anyone who saw those eyes felt their entire body turn cold.
After staring at the cultivator for a bit, Wang Lin turned around and kept
walking forward. A flash of green light appeared on that disciple’s chest.
He coughed out blood and fell to the ground. His body immediately froze.
Even the blood he coughed out turned to ice before it hit the ground.
No one dared to take a deep breath and after Wang Lin left. No one
wanted to fight anymore, so they all scattered.
Just like this, Wang Lin traveled through Jue Ming Valley. If anyone
offended him, he froze them with a wave of his hand. Not even late stage
Foundation Establishment cultivators could resist. After killing a few
people, they all ran away.
In three days’ time, the number of cultivators that died by Wang Lin’s
hands were countless.
106
RANK
A side from certain special circumstances, there is only one way for
countries below rank 5 to increase in rank. An individual’s rise in
cultivation from Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Soul Formation, and Soul
Transformation will raise a country’s rank. If someone in a rank 1
cultivation country reaches the Core Formation stage then that country will
automatically be raised to a rank 2 cultivation country.
If they have a Nascent Soul cultivator then the country is raised to a
rank 3 cultivation country. Following this, when someone reaches the Soul
Formation stage, the country is raised to a rank 4 cultivation country. With
Soul Transformation, a rank 5 cultivation country.
Rising in rank requires a large amount of luck. The higher it goes, the
harder it is to raise in rank. Ranks 2 and 3 may take thousands of years. As
for ranks 3 to 4 and 5 to 6, tens of thousands of years is not enough at times.
Although the process is difficult, it is the only way. As time goes by,
there will be people who are talented enough, lucky enough to have some
kind of encounter, or receive help from others. Someone who meets the
requirements needed for their country to rise in rank will eventually appear.
These people will without a doubt become the leaders of their
cultivation countries.
After a cultivation country reaches rank 4, they have the right to
participate in the foreign battleground. However, in terms of power, rank 4
cultivation countries can’t compare with rank 5 cultivation countries at all.
The gap in cultivation level is not something that numbers can make up.
For example, the most powerful cultivator of a rank 4 cultivation country is
at the late stage of Soul Formation. If you put them into a rank 5 country,
they will instantly be second class and will look like a fragile child before
the Soul Transformation experts.
It is not over exaggerating to say that without any special
circumstances, a Soul Transformation cultivator can wipe out a rank 4
country. This kind of thing has happened more than once before.
So in reality, the role of the rank 4 cultivation countries in the foreign
battleground is really just to fight for the rank 5 cultivation countries that
back them up.
The real decisive battles have to be fought by the rank 5 cultivation
countries.
Once a cultivation country has reached rank 5, the first big problem they
encounter is the lack of resources and materials. A large country must
maintain countless cultivators. If they can’t solve this problem, the country
will collapse.
Robbing lower rank cultivation countries does not solve the problem of
material and resource shortages. The only real solution is to rise to a rank 6
cultivation country.
To rise from rank 5 to rank 6 is not as simple as a single person’s
cultivation level increasing. In order to rise up in rank as a high rank
country, the only way pertains to the foreign battleground.
The foreign battleground is a place filled with cracks in space. It is an
endless battleground filled with rifts in space and void winds that can easily
kill a Soul Formation cultivator.
Once someone is hit by the void wind, if they aren’t at least Soul
Transformation cultivators, they will turn to dust.
Aside from the void winds, the most dangerous things are the rifts in
space that can randomly appear anywhere. Once caught, not even a Soul
Transformation cultivator will have an easy time. Only the experts from
rank 6 cultivation countries can move as they wish in the foreign
battleground.
Every few hundred years, there is a huge war in the foreign battleground
between the rank 4 cultivation countries. This battle is allowed and
promoted by the cultivation union.
Anyone who can win 1,000 times in a row will have their cultivation
country raised to rank 6 and receive a large amount of resources and
cultivation methods. In addition, the winning country can send one person
to the cultivation union to learn a special cultivation method. That person’s
cultivation level will be brought to a level beyond Soul Transformation. Of
course, the most important reward that makes all of the rank 5 cultivation
countries crazy is that they will be given their own planet by the cultivation
union to use as their new home.
Cultivators care a lot about the spiritual energy of the land and the
naturally formed treasures of the land. It can even be said that the basis of
cultivation is spiritual energy and materials.
Having your own planet is the symbol of a rank 6 cultivation country,
but the cultivation union is very strict about the requirements to become a
rank 6 cultivation country. The first step is to win 1000 times in a row in the
foreign battleground to acquire their own planet. The second step is that
within a given period of time, there must be several rank 1 to 5 cultivation
countries on the planet of the rank 6 cultivation country.
The battle at the foreign battleground is the only way for rank a 5
cultivation country to be promoted. This rule applies to almost every single
cultivation planet. In general, the rank 6 cultivation country on the planet
won’t intervene between the battles of rank 5 cultivation countries, but
everything has an exception. If a rank 6 cultivation country keeps the rank 5
cultivation countries down, then there is no way for a second rank 6
cultivation country to appear on the same planet. However, these situations
are very rare. Various rank 5 cultivation countries speculate that rising from
rank 6 to 7 has to do with how many rank 6 cultivation countries there are
on a planet.
The high frequency of battles in the foreign battleground leaves a lot of
bodies and materials that need to be cleaned up. The rank 6 cultivation
countries have very strict rules when it comes to cleaning up the foreign
battleground. Only rank 3 or below cultivation countries can come clean up.
Some of the materials there can be considered heavenly treasures to lower
rank cultivation countries.
The foreign battleground is split into areas based on the various rank 5
cultivation countries backing up the rank 4 cultivation countries.
Disputes exist everywhere, no matter what rank. In order for Zhao to
gain the chance to clean up the foreign battleground, the Jue Ming Valley
was created.
Outside of the Jue Ming Valley lies a very large formation. Several
thousand years ago, a Soul Formation cultivator came to lay down this
formation under orders. No Core Formation or Nascent Soul cultivators are
allowed to enter the valley thanks to this formation.
This is why after Teng Huayuan found out that Wang Lin was inside the
Jue Ming Valley, he was unable to go inside to kill him.
Jue Ming Valley is not only the location to battle for the right to clean
up the foreign battleground, it is also the only entrance to the foreign
battleground in Zhao.
Aside from having to be a rank 3 or lower cultivation country, the only
other requirement the rank 6 cultivation countries have is that the people
entering can’t be higher than the Core Formation stage.
In general, after the eligibility has been determined, the Foundation
Establishment cultivators inside the valley are directly sent in and won’t
come out for 50 years.
It is precisely because Teng Huayuan knew of this that he killed Wang
Lin’s family and used their souls to force Wang Lin to come out.
Otherwise, if he wanted to kill Wang Lin, he would have to wait 50
years.
At the moment, almost the entire Jue Ming Valley knew that there was a
demon-like killer whose cultivation level was beyond comprehension
running around. Some people speculated that he was already at the Core
Formation stage and used some unknown method to enter the valley.
Wang Lin kept walking north through the Jue Ming Valley as his
spiritual energy surged through his body. The killing he had done in these
past few days not only didn’t lower his urge to kill, but increased his killing
intent greatly.
His mind was completely blank. He doesn’t how many people he had
killed and he didn’t know that the people who were still alive in the valley
would turn pale and shiver whenever they saw him.
A few days later, a deeply confused Wang Lin arrived at the southern
edge of the Jue Ming Valley. This place had a very steep cliff. Once he
climbed out of there, he would have left the Jue Ming Valley. Of course,
under the effect of the sealing formation, anyone who tries to leave will be
teleported back the moment they touch the formation.
In these past few days, every time Wang Lin thought of his parents, his
heart would ache. It hurt so much that he wanted to rip his chest open. It
hurt so much that he would sometimes cough out several mouthfuls of
blood.
As time passed, his body became weaker and weaker, but the spiritual
energy in his body was getting closer and closer to the Ji Realm.
Standing at the bottom of the cliff, Wang Lin looked at the sky. He
suddenly dropped to his knees and kowtowed a few times. Two streams of
blood flowed down his cheeks as he thought in his heart, “Mother, father,
Tie Zhu is unfilial…”
“Ah…” A sigh echoed in Wang Lin’s mind.
Wang Lin stayed kneeling for a long time before getting up. His eyes
were cold as he said, “When did you wake up?”
Situ Nan said, “Five days ago. Wang Lin, I heard Teng Huayuan’s
message. That soul flag is a Nascent Soul level flag that can seal souls. As
long as the souls are intact, there is a way to revive them.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while then nodded.
“That Teng Huayuan killed your family because he was afraid that you
would run off, so he is forcing you to appear. Wang Lin, I don’t have much
essence left, only enough for you to teleport three more times. You must use
them wisely. I’m going to continue to sleep, but I suggest you go to the
foreign battleground. Once there, my recovery will be much faster.” Situ
Nan’s voice became softer and softer until it disappeared.
Wang Lin’s head suddenly became clearer than ever before. He frowned
and muttered to himself, “Three times…”
107
SHINING GRAIN
I n the past three months, the demonic and orthodox sects had battled
each other many times. Whenever either side saw Wang Lin, they
would stop fighting and would open up a path. After Wang Lin left, they
would continue to battle.
After Wang Lin made an offering to his parents, he was no longer
confused. He found a cliff, dug a cave, sat down inside, and began to think.
First was the spiritual energy in his body. Although his spiritual energy
had the power to freeze before, it was far from the power it displayed now.
This point confused Wang Lin greatly and not even Situ Nan could figure
out the reason for it.
This showed that the Ji, Dao, and Shi Realms had disappeared
completely from the rank 6 cultivation countries.
This spiritual power’s sudden increase in strength made Wang Lin a bit
more confident. He felt the spiritual energy in his body and suddenly felt
very strange. It seemed there was something extra in his spiritual energy.
It was as if there was some mysterious substance inside his spiritual
energy and it was because of this substance that his spiritual energy’s power
had increased greatly.
Before, he didn’t notice this because there wasn’t much of that
substance inside his body, but the amount of that substance had increased.
The moment that thought came about, it began to expand
uncontrollably. Wang Lin slightly frowned and concentrated on his body as
he moved his spiritual energy. He started at his dantian, then through his
body, then back to his dantian.
As he examined it, Wang Lin gradually found some clues. His spiritual
energy was now dark blue; however, that was not the spiritual energy’s true
color. It was because of some dark blue threads.
This dense bulk of threads was the cause of the change in his spiritual
energy. Wang Lin waved his right hand and spiritual energy came out. The
spiritual energy gathered into a ball of ice and inside it were countless dark
blue threads.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin reached out and grabbed the air
with a serious expression. The ball of ice began to shrink. Every time it
shrank, large amounts of sweat appeared on Wang Lin’s forehead.
Just as the ball of ice shrunk to ⅓ of its original size, some of the
threads collapsed. Soon, more threads collapsed as if they couldn’t handle
the pressure.
Wang Lin frowned. He sent out another wave of spiritual energy to
replace the dark blue threads as he continued to refine. As time passed,
Wang Lin had sent out several waves of spiritual energy, but every time,
only a small number of the dark blue threads remained.
Under the continuous injections of spiritual energy, the rate at which the
dark blue threads disappeared couldn’t match the speed that Wang Lin was
replacing them. Finally, after several hours, the refining was complete.
Although Wang Lin was tired, his eyes were shining.
The ball of ice had shrunk to the size of a grain of rice and the color had
changed from dark blue to cyan. This cyan grain of ice was composed
entirely of dark blue threads. It emitted a dangerous aura.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he grabbed the grain and left the cave. He
paused in the air for a while, then quickly flew toward the closest jungle.
Standing outside the jungle, he waved his hand and the grain hit a nearby
tree.
At the same time, there was a faint glow of cyan light and the tree
turned to ice. A dark blue ripple appeared. Wang Lin’s expression suddenly
changed and he backed up. In almost the blink of an eye, everything in a
300 meter radius turned into a blue world.
Within the radius of 300 meters, no matter if it was trees, animals,
flowers, insect, or insects that were underground; basically any living thing
within a 300 meter radius died.
Even Wang Lin himself was hit by the blue light. It caused his body to
become stiff, as if a wave of cold energy entered his body. It was a good
thing that the energy was the same as the spiritual energy in his body. After
it was absorbed by him, he recovered his mobility.
Filled with uncertainty, he looked at the center of the blast. He wasn’t
sure if he would still be okay if he had been at the center of that blast.
It has to be said that the cyan grain was refined by him using only the
dark blue threads in his body. There was nothing else like it.
Wang Lin muttered to himself,“This cyan grain is the best magic
treasure I have.”
After silently standing there for a bit, he turned around and left. After he
returned to the cave, he once against invested a lot of time to obtain another
cyan grain.
Staring at the small grain, Wang Lin sighed and put it away. Making one
already took a lot of spiritual energy. It seemed he was a bit too weak after
making two.
Although the grain was very powerful, producing it took too much
spiritual energy. Wang Lin wryly smiled as he took out some spiritual liquid
and drank it down to recover. By the time night came, he had recovered 70-
80% of his spiritual energy.
His eyes lit up and without a word, he started to refine another grain.
Three days later, three grains of rice floated before Wang Lin. His
expression was very serious. Three seemed to be his limit. It wasn’t that he
didn’t try to make a fourth one, but every time he tried, one of the earlier
three would dissipate. After several experiments, Wang Lin gave up on the
idea of making the fourth one.
After the three days of observation, although the grain’s power was
great, it was still not enough to harm Nascent Soul cultivators.
If he could throw out a dozen of these grains, he would have a chance,
but no matter what, Wang Lin couldn’t make the fourth grain. After
pondering for a long time, Wang Lin came up with an idea. If he could fuse
the three into one, then its power would increase for sure, and since he
would only have one, then he should be able to make more.
Thinking about that, Wang Lin hesitated for a bit before putting up a
few defensive formations with the surrounding rocks. After that, he took out
some protection talismans that he had stolen, sat down, then put two grains
close to each other.
Wang Lin’s heart was about to come out of his throat as he prepared to
escape at any moment. Slowly, the two grains touched.
Wang Lin saw an illusion. It was as if time had stopped the moment the
two grains touched.
But shortly after, the two grains fused into one without any sound. The
new grain had no change other than its color becoming darker.
Wang Lin was startled. After pondering for a while, he fused the new
grain with the remaining grain.
When those two grains touched, there was a flash of cyan light. Wang
Lin’s expression suddenly changed and he used one of the few teleports he
had left to disappear from the room. The moment he disappeared, the cyan
light expanded and everything within a one kilometer radius turned into a
world of ice.
Wang Lin appeared one kilometer away. Although he was outside the
cyan light, he could still feel the cold enter through his feet.
Looking at everything before him, Wang Lin began to ponder. Although
he had to waste a teleport, it was worth it. It seemed that fusing two grains
was the limit. When he tried a third, it would immediately explode.
He obviously couldn’t use that cave anymore. Wang Lin bitterly smiled
as he found another place and dug out a huge cave.
Using a few days of time, Wang Lin replenished his supply of grains
again. He easily controlled them to fuse together and was finally able to
successfully create a fourth grain. This confirmed his previous hypothesis
that three grains was the max, but if they fused into one, then it only
counted as one.
The 3rd and 4th grains fused together. Later, Wang Lin carefully put the
three grains into his bag of holding. Two of them had a darker color than
one of them.
After sorting out all of the grains, more than a month had passed. It was
close to the time that the Jue Ming Valley would open up.
Wang Lin sat cross legged on the ground. After cultivating for a while,
he opened his eyes and spat out a green light. The small green sword
hummed as it circled around Wang Lin, almost as if it had intelligence.
Wang Lin raised his hand and the sword landed in his palm. He touched the
sword and felt the sword’s bone-piercing coldness.
The small green sword was blood refined by him, so when his spiritual
energy changed, it caused the flying sword to also gain Ji attributes.
Just as he was about to use his changed spiritual energy to refine the
sword, he suddenly stopped. He immediately noticed more than a hundred
sword lights flying in his direction. It seemed they were all chasing one
person.
Wang Lin’s face became as cold as ice as he muttered, “It’s that
person…”
108
OLD FRIEND
A s he walked out of the cave, Wang Lin coldly looked around and
saw 100 or so people split into five groups. They were surrounding
a young man. A middle aged man walked out of the mob of people. He
clasped his hands and said, “Junior brother Li Shan, your Xuan Dao Sect
already has a token. Why do you need so many? If you hand it over, we
won’t trouble you anymore.”
Among the disciples of Wu Feng Valley, a disciple snorted and said, “Li
Shan, hand over the tokens or you will die for sure!”
The person they surrounded was Li Shan, someone that Wang Lin had
met back in the Heng Yue Sect. He was here to represent the Xuan Dao Sect
and was the only Qi Condensation disciple from the Xuan Dao Sect. The
Jue Ming Valley only had an upper limit and not a lower limit on who could
enter, so even a Qi Condensation disciple was allowed inside. Most sects
wouldn’t send a Qi Condensation disciple though.
Li Shan was able to come because he was good at making fake magic
pills and he was a master of sneak attacks.
With these abilities, Punnan Zi broke the rules and let him go. Punnan
Zi also gave him a magic treasure that made it so people wouldn’t be able to
detect him. The downside of this treasure is the more he uses it, the less
effective it becomes.
Li Shan really did have some skill. Thanks to the protection of his
fellow disciples, he was able to steal quite a few things during battles,
including two tokens.
Adding on the token the Xuan Dao Sect already had, they now held
three tokens.
The sects that lost their tokens attacked non-stop in the hopes of taking
one back, which was why there were so many battles before.
But it was also because Li Shan was too greedy. After he entered the Jue
Ming Valley, every time he saw someone, he would use that treasure to hide
his presence and steal something. As he used it more and more, the magic
treasure gradually lost its effect, and when he was stealing the 4th token, the
magic treasure completely lost its effect. He was found out, but the Xuan
Dao Sect disciples reacted quickly enough to save his life. The news spread
out and all of the sects that had lost a token stopped fighting and rushed
toward the Xuan Dao Sect’s gathering place.
The Xuan Dao Sect’s disciples were trapped there, so he secretly
escaped using the tunnel he had dug ahead of time. However, what he didn’t
expect was to be found and forced to flee the moment he came out of the
tunnel.
He only ran a few steps when he turned around and saw more than 100
sword lights chasing after him. He almost fell to the ground because every
one of them was at the Foundation Establishment stage.
And this is how the situation played out.
Li Shan knelt down and threw two tokens on the ground without any
hesitation.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet. The two sects that had lost
their tokens had several people charge out, but how could the other sects
just let them take the tokens back? Thus, they sent out people to stop them.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he stared at the two tokens on the ground. He
moved quickly toward the tokens. Someone noticed him coming and went
to stop him, but Wang Lin activated his attraction force technique and threw
that person away.
Just like that, after several steps, Wang Lin was almost at the tokens.
The two groups that were fighting finally noticed Wang Lin. The people
who were informed of the happenings within the Jue Ming Valley
recognized Wang Lin. They all secretly complained, but stopped and didn’t
dare to move forward.
However, there were still some cultivators who had only heard about
Wang Lin but never saw him, so they charged forward without any
hesitation. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and a small, green sword suddenly
appeared and began to flash. Every time the sword flashed, a cultivator
would be frozen in ice and would die on the spot.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He had noticed a few days that there was
something wrong with the flying sword. Ever since his spiritual energy
changed, it was harder to make the sword move as he wished; however, he
just needed to concentrate more on controlling the sword and he wouldn’t
have any more problems.
With the power of the Ji Realm spiritual energy, no Foundation
Establishment cultivator could stand in his way. Even the magic treasures
their elders had given them all fell to his Ji Realm spiritual energy.
It has to be said that for a Ji Realm cultivator, their best weapon is their
Ji Realm.
Wang Lin walked another five steps. For every single step, several
people died to the flying sword. Gradually, there were less and less people
around him as most of them quickly backed away, not daring to move
forward.
Wang Lin easily arrived before Li Shan. Li Shan was so scared that he
didn’t even dare to raise his head. Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and
grabbed the two tokens. He pondered for a while, then put the two tokens in
his bag of holding. As his cold gaze swept past everyone, he said, “Hand
over all of your tokens, or die!”
Li Shan, who was lying on the ground, noticed that the voice was
familiar, so he worked up the courage to raise his head. Suddenly, he felt
like he was struck by lightning and said, “You… Wang Lin!”
Wang Lin gazed at Li Shan. This scared Li Shan so much that he
shivered and immediately shut up, but there was a storm in his heart. It has
to be said that the name Wang Lin was very famous in the Xuan Dao Sect.
Wang Lin, who arrived like a storm in the exchange between the Heng Yue
Sect and the Xuan Dao Sect, was the goal of many core disciples of the
Xuan Dao Sect.
He was also the person that Li Shan wanted to surpass the most, even in
his dreams, especially after the incident with the stink bomb. Li Shan’s life
was hard after that event. During that time, Li Shan cursed Wang Lin on a
daily bases.
But even so, he still believed that there would be a day when he would
surpass Wang Lin, and after he reached the 14th layer of Qi Condensation,
this thought became even more entrenched in his mind.
But now he was dumbfounded as he found out that the difference
between them was like the difference between heaven and earth. It had only
been a few years and Wang Lin already had the ability to easily kill
Foundation Establishment cultivators. In Li Shan’s eyes, Wang Lin’s
progress was simply too amazing.
After hearing Wang Lin’s words, the people around him couldn’t help
but remember Wang Lin’s reputation in Jue Ming Valley and how he had
easily killed all those Foundation Establishment cultivators just now. Their
hearts turned cold. After a long time, a white-clad youth sighed. He looked
deeply at Wang Lin and asked, “Fellow cultivator, can you tell me what
your cultivation level is?”
Wang Lin plainly said, “Foundation Establishment.”
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KILLING A PSEUDO CORE FORMATION
T he person was startled. He thought that Wang Lin wasn’t willing to

tell the truth, so he bitterly smiled. He slapped his bag of holding,
threw out a token, turned around, and loudly said, “The Piao Miao Sect
gives up their chance to enter the foreign battleground. Once the valley
opens, we are leaving.” With that, he lead a group of cultivators southwest
and slowly disappeared.
With someone leading the way, the sects that had already lost their
tokens explained their situation and even opened up every disciple’s bag of
holding. After that, three more sects left.
The He Huan Sect was the last sect with a token. The female disciple
leading the group didn’t hand over the token, but looked at the other
remaining sect, Wu Feng Valley.
The leader of the Wu Feng Valley was an old man who looked like he
was close to death. He was already at the pseudo Core Formation stage and
would only need to go into closed door training for a few years to form his
core.
He stared at Wang Lin and sneered, “Little baby, this old man has to
thank you for gathering all these tokens for me. Leave behind the tokens
and you can scram.”
The He Huan Sect’s leader’s brow loosened. After taking to the
members of the sect, they all slowly backed away.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept past them before landing on the arrogant old
man. Then, without a word, he slapped his bag of holding and a cyan grain
of rice appeared in the air.
It was clear from the expression on the old man’s face that he was
looking down on Wang Lin. He felt that he could have killed those people
as cleanly as Wang Lin did. In this eyes, Wang Lin must’ve been hiding his
strength, but at most, it was only the peak of late stage Foundation
Establishment. He believed that his cultivation level was the same as Wang
Lin’s. Because he was at the same cultivation level and was holding one of
Wu Feng Valley’s key treasures, the Heavenly Lightning Wind Fire Fan, he
had no doubt that his victory was assured.
Now seeing that Wang Lin took out an unimpressive little point of light,
a condescending smile appeared on his face. He shouted to his fellow
disciples, “All of you, back up and watch how I destroy this arrogant brat.”
With that, he waved his hand and a small, three inch fan appeared in his
hand. There were many golden flame symbols on the fan, making it look
very pretty.
The expressions of the other Wu Feng Valley disciples changed when
they heard the old man’s words and saw the fan. They unconsciously
backed up. Some even backed up more than 100 feet before they relaxed a
bit.
Wang Lin moved and grabbed the dumbfounded Li Shan as he quickly
backed up. As he backed up, he used his attraction force technique to
control the grain of rice to go toward the old man.
The old man’s face was filled with disdain. He hit the fan and the fan
opened. As the fan opened, a beam of golden light shot out.
Suddenly, a strange wind appeared and flew around the fan. Then, the
golden flame on the fan seem to be alive, instantly heating up the area.
Just at that moment, the cyan grain hit the outer edge of the strange
wind. The next instant, the golden fire surrounded the grain.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal. His feet didn’t stop as he thought in
his head, “Explode!”
In the midst of the strange wind and golden flames, a cyan light burst
forth. When the light reached its peak, it exploded with a boom and formed
a ring of cyan light that began to spread like a tidal wave.
This scene was like 10,000 horses galloping. In an instant, it covered
everything within more than 300 meters.
Wind was normally an intangible thing, but under the power of the Ji
Realm, the wind turned into pieces of blue ice and fell to the ground. Next
was the golden flame. The flame didn’t even have time to go out before it
was frozen. If one looked closely, it would look like the flame was still
burning inside the ice.
As for Wu Feng Valley’s treasure, the Heavenly Lightning Wind Fire
Fan, it maintained its open form as it was covered by blue ice.
The pseudo Core Formation old man didn’t even have time to react. His
face was filled with disdain and pride when the ice froze him.
Behind him were 17 disciples of Wu Feng Valley. Even the ones that
backed away more than 100 meters weren’t able to escape. They all became
ice sculptures.
Within a 300 meter radius, nothing was left alive. Anything that
breathed was killed. This became a forbidden area for life.
Li Shan’s mind went blank as he stared dumbfoundedly at the scene
before him. His heart was shocked to the limit. He opened his mouth, but
was unable to speak. His gaze toward Wang Lin became much more
respectful.
The disciples of the He Huan Sect managed to escape it because they
were 500 meters away, but they didn’t dare to move because Wang Lin’s
cold gaze locked onto them.
The disciples of Wu Feng Valley turning into ice sculptures before them
left the He Huan Sect disciples in a state of shock. Looking at the ten plus
ice sculptures, the leading female disciple’s face was pale as she took out
the token without any hesitation. After she carefully put the token on the
ground, Wang Lin shouted, “How many tokens are there in total?”
The female disciple’s body shook. Suppressing her fear, her voice
trembled as she said, “There are seven in total.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he secretly calculated. Wu
Feng Valley didn’t have a token and in his hand he had one from the Piao
Miao Sect, two from the Xuan Dao Sect, and one from the He Huan sect.
He had four in total. Only three more and he would have them all. But the
token belonging to the corpse sect disappeared into the formation along
with the late stage Foundation Establishment disciples. Excluding the one
from the corpse sect, there were two more.
Before entering Jue Ming Valley, he heard from Yi Zizai that the
competition in the valley was to steal the others’ tokens. According to this
and from Situ Nan’s explanation of how to enter the foreign battleground,
he gained a vague understanding of everything. He turned to the female
disciple and suddenly said:
“How many slots are there to enter the foreign battleground?”
The female disciple was startled. She hesitated, but after seeing Wang
Lin’s cold gaze, her body shivered and she quickly said, “Three. There are
only three slots.” With that, she was afraid that her explanation wasn’t
enough and would anger Wang Lin, so she quickly added, “There are a total
of 7 tokens, but if there are more than 3 tokens that are not destroyed, Zhao
loses its chance to enter the foreign battleground.”
Wang Lin glanced at her and the female disciple immediately became
scared. She anxiously said, “Fellow… fellow cultivator, of the three
remaining tokens, I know where one of them is. If you let us go, I can tell
you.”
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LIU MEI
W ang Lin’s expression was normal as he coldly said, “Speak.”

The female disciple clenched her teeth and quickly said, “It is
at the gathering spot of the Xuan Dao Sect. There should still be people
sieging the place. We were in a rush to chase Li Shan, so we didn’t bother
staying there, but I’m sure they have a token.”
Li Shan’s expression suddenly changed, but then he let out a bitter smile
because Wang Lin’s gaze fell on him.
“It is in elder Liu Mei’s hand…” He wanted to lie, but the moment he
saw Wang Lin’s gaze, he couldn’t help but tell the truth. He never had this
kind of feeling, even when meeting ancestor Punnan Zi.
“Elder Liu Mei?” Wang Lin pondered a little. The image of a very
beautiful young woman came to his mind. He looked at Li Shan and asked,
“She reached the Foundation Establishment stage?”
Li Shan nodded with envy and said, “Ancestor Punnan Zi personally
helped her reach the Foundation Establishment stage.”
Wang Lin pondered a little and couldn’t help but think of everything
that had happened back at the Heng Yue Mountain. Scenes of his parents
appeared in his mind and his heart couldn’t help but ache.
He reached out, grabbing the female disciple and Li Shan as he jumped
into the air. The female disciple panicked and a damp spot appeared on her
pants as her face turned very red.
“Tell me where the Xuan Dao Sect is.” Wang Lin frowned as he held the
female disciple a bit further away.
The female disciple weakly pointed to a direction and Li Shan also gave
in and gave a more detailed direction. Wang Lin didn’t say a word and
quickly moved forward. After a short period of time, they arrived at the
gathering ground of the Xuan Dao Sect under the two’s guidance.
The ground was in complete disarray. It was clear that there was a harsh
battle here before. After Wang Lin arrived, he waved his hand and the
female disciple and Li Shan fell to the ground.
“You can leave.” Wang Lin looked at the female disciple and walked
toward the gathering spot of the Xuan Dao Sect.
The female disciple carefully backed up. After backing up more than
200 meters, she jumped on her flying sword and escaped as fast as she
physically could.
Wang Lin’s tone was plain as he said, “Li Shan, call out the people of
the Xuan Dao Sect. I only want the token, not to kill people.”
Li Shan’s forehead was covered in sweat as he took out a jade from his
bag of holding with a bitter smile. He held it against his forehead. After a
while, he tossed it forward. The jade shot out like an arrow until it was out
of sight.
After a while, rings of light appeared on the ground. They then became
pillars of light.
Inside the pillars, there were ten people sitting cross legged on the
ground. Among them was a beautiful girl that would make anyone’s heart
pound faster. Her expression was solemn, her hands formed the shape of a
vase, and there was a duster floating above her head. This duster was like
white hair as waves of white light spread out from it.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he looked the faces of these ten people.
The girl suddenly opened her eyes. When she saw Li Shan at first, she
didn’t care, but when she saw Wang Lin next to Li Shan, she was startled.
After carefully looking at Wang Lin, her eyes revealed a strange light. She
waved her hand and the duster landed in her hand. The pillar of light slowly
dissipated.
Among the 10 people, there was 30 or so year old young man who
looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression and said, “Wang… senior
brother Wang, long time no see...”
This person was Liu Mei’s brother, Liu Feng. Wang Lin scanned him
with his divine sense and found that he had reached the early stage of
Foundation Establishment too. However, his spiritual energy was unstable.
It was clear that he had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage.
Wang Lin stared at them and let out a sigh as he said, “Xuan Dao Sect…
forget it. Hand over your token and I won’t make it hard on you guys.”
One of the ten Xuan Dao Sect disciples, an old man, stood up and
sighed. “What an arrogant junior, asking us to hand over our token right
away. Liu Fen, do you know him?”
Liu Feng wryly smiled and said, “Senior apprentice Ma, he… he is
Wang Lin.”
The old man named Ma was startled and then he sneered, “So it’s you.
But even if you have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, you don’t
have the right to be arrogant before us. Scram!” With that, he waved his
hand and a huge gust of wind blew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Li didn’t even dodge. Just as the gust of wind got within 5 meters
of him, it turned into pieces of ice and fell to the ground. At the same time,
there was a flash of green light and the old man named Ma’s body shook as
a giant hole appeared in his chest. Then, his entire body froze and he died.
Wang Lin had a strong feeling that after his spiritual energy changed,
there was powerful killing intent in his mind. He had almost lost control of
it a many times, so he just gave up on controlling it.
The sword flashed green as it circled around Wang Lin with the tip
pointed at the Xuan Dao Sect. If one looked closely as the sword flew, it
would pause, but Wang Lin would quickly force it to move again.
The expression of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples changed greatly and Liu
Feng was dumbfounded as his heart shivered and beads of sweat appeared
on his forehead. He had always seen Wang Lin as his goal and when he
reached the Foundation Establishment stage with the help of Punnan Zi one
year ago, he thought that he had surpassed Wang Lin.
But looking at it now, not only had Wang Lin already reached the
Foundation Establishment stage, but his cultivation was also very strange.
Senior apprentice brother Ma, who was at the mid stage of Foundation
Establishment, died after one attack from Wang Lin.
What cultivation level had Wang Lin reached? The more Liu Feng
thought about it, the more scared he became.
Liu Mei unexpectedly didn’t reveal a surprised expression, but after
looking at Wang Lin, she decisively took out the token and tossed it at him.
From beginning to end, she didn’t say a word, but her eyes were always
on Wang Lin.
After putting away the token, Wang Lin coldly looked at Liu Mei. He
then turned around and disappeared into the distance.
After a long time, Liu Mei withdrew her gaze and sighed. Her
unparalleled charm seemed to have no effect in front of Wang Lin.
After returning to his cave, Wang Lin took out the five tokens. After
pondering for a bit, he crushed four of them without any hesitation and
placed the remaining token in his bag of holding. He used his attraction
force technique to move rocks to block the entrance of the cave. After
setting up a few defensive formations, he began his closed door training.
He need to be fully prepared for the battle in two months.
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SORTING LOOT
T here were a total of seven tokens. Wang Lin got two from Li Shan,
one from the Piao Miao Sect, one from the He Huan Sect, and one
from the Xuan Dao Sect. In total, he had five.
Ignoring the one that belonged to the Corpse Sect, there was still one
more remaining.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He had already found all of the sects in
the Jue Ming Valley, but he still hadn’t found the last token. Of course, that
didn’t rule out the fact that someone could have hidden one somewhere. He
wasn’t going to bother searching for it. After all, he already had five of the
seven tokens, which was enough to secure his spot in the foreign
battleground.
After he stopped wondering about the token, he started thinking about
the battle in two months.
First were his cyan grains of rice. He had already recovered the one he
used earlier and now had three in total once again. One was a single grain
while the other two were supercharged grains from fusing two normal ones.
After carefully putting away the three grains, Wang Lin pondered a bit
and started looking through his bags. He had killed quite a few people
recently, so he still had a lot of stuff to go through.
After searching for a long time, Wang Lin took out a round bead. This
bead was only 1/10th the size of a fist. It was very smooth, without any
designs on it, and there were some cracks on the side.
After picking up the bead, he couldn’t help but think of the strange man
named Adai. This was the first gift Adai had given him. He looked at the
bead as his eyes lit up.
After a long time, his mouth curved upwards as he let out a cold smile.
He put the bead back into his bag of holding, took a deep breath, and spat
out a green light.
The green flying sword floated before him, motionless.
Wang Lin felt like ever since his spiritual energy changed, there was
something constantly obstructing his control of the flying sword. It was not
easy as before. Although the flying sword’s power had increased greatly, a
flying sword he couldn’t fully control was not something he would allow.
Therefore, Wang Lin decided to use this time to refine the flying sword
again.
Both of his hands formed a seal as he sent out spiritual energy to
surround the flying sword. Then, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and
took out a gourd. The flying sword was his blood refined weapon, so he
was willing to expend a lot of resources on it. He clenched his teeth and
poured out 1/3rd of the liquid that was stored inside.
Under Wang Lin’s control, the spirit liquid filled with Yin energy
floated in the air and condensed to one droplet of water. The water droplet
released waves of Yin energy that covered the cave in frost.
Wang Lin pointed at the water droplet and the droplet immediately
moved toward the flying sword. The droplet landed on the tip of the sword
and rolled down the sword’s blade, all the way down to end of the hilt.
Soon, the flying sword became crystal clear.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He bit his tongue and spat out blood. As
he spat out the blood, he waved his hand and the blood turned to mist,
which then covered the flying sword that was covered in spirit liquid.
The blood mist slowly entered the liquid. Soon, the spirit liquid that
covered the flying sword was light red.
Wang Lin took a few breaths. He spat out more blood as his hand
created symbols. After each symbol was made, he would toss it at the flying
sword.
Gradually, more and more symbols appeared, and after a short while, all
of the blood was used up. Wang Lin looked at the flying sword and without
a word, he hit his chest as the spiritual energy in his body surged. He
pushed his chest inwards and spat out a bit of his essence blood.
Wang Lin’s face became pale, but he didn’t hesitate as he drew a
symbol with that blood.
As more and more symbols appeared, along with the help of the essence
blood, the spiritual liquid around the flying sword was already dark red and
was even turning purple.
After the last drop of blood gathered on the flying sword, Wang Lin
concentrated and shouted, “Gather!”
With a hum, the flying sword shook violently and started to tremble
faster and faster. Wang Lin didn’t panic as he looked at the flying sword.
His hand was constantly forming seals.
Shortly after, the spiritual energy surrounding the flying sword started to
boil and release white smoke as if it were being baked. As more and more
white smoke appeared, the amount of liquid decreased.
Eventually, all of the liquid disappeared. Looking at the flying sword,
although it was still green, there were red veins on its surface and its was
only half of its original size.
What surprised Wang Lin the most was that the sword’s hilt was almost
completely gone. Before, the sword’s hilt to blade ratio was 1:5, but now
the ratio was 1:15. One could basically ignore the hilt at this point.
What Wang Lin didn’t know was that this flying sword that had been
blood refined by him was slowly evolving.
Once this evolution reaches the final phase, the flying sword will gain
the Ji Realm property and will become very powerful.
Wang Lin tested the flying sword and found that it moved several times
faster than before. When he used his full power, it was so fast that he
couldn’t keep track of it with his eyes anymore. Adding on to the flying
sword’s teleportation ability, this flying sword was a very terrifying
existence.
At the very least, if a Core Formation cultivator without a defensive
treasure active were to be hit by the sword, whether or not they’d come out
alive would be uncertain. This was the power of the Ji Realm on a magic
treasure. It allowed the magic treasure to break past its boundaries and
reach an extreme.
But when going against a Nascent soul cultivator, it was still not
enough. After all, Wang Lin was only at the Foundation Establishment
stage. Even with the Ji Realm, he was simply too weak.
The Ji Realm will only display its true power when Wang Lin breaks
into the Nascent Soul stage. That is when the terror of the Ji Realm
commences.
The current small, green sword was even more delicate. Slivers of blue
ice appeared and disappear from the flying sword. It all looked very
strange.
Wang Lin swallowed the flying sword again. His eyes lit up as he
calculated the time and found that he had spent one month refining the
sword. Wang Lin decided to spend the remaining month cultivating inside
the heaven revolting bead. He was confident that he could break through to
the mid stage of Foundation Establishment by the end of the month.
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O nce he reaches the mid stage of Foundation Establishment, he will be

able to use several powerful techniques, like one from the Corpse
Sect that will allow him to summon ghosts to fight for him.
In order to get the soul flag from Teng Huayuan during their fight,
Wang Lin was racking his brain for ideas.
After making a decision, he took out a gourd with spirit liquid, touched
the bead, then entered the heaven defying bead’s space.
Wang Lin hadn’t cultivated inside the bead in a long time. Looking at
the boundless space, there was a mass of grey gas above him. He felt a
powerful pressure coming from the gas.
The area was surrounded by thin and long lights that were very dim.
When Wang Lin first entered the bead, these bodies of light didn’t move,
but after the water element was complete, the bodies of light began to move
randomly.
Wang Lin stood inside the space and tried to touch a body of light, but
his hand went directly through it. It seemed that Wang Lin and these bodies
of light were on different planes, so no matter how hard he tried to touch
them, he never could.
Although he couldn’t touch them, he could easily control them with his
mind. With just a thought, the light would start to move, form a pattern,
scatter, or condense. As long as Wang Lin thought it, the light would react.
Wang Lin had asked Situ Nan about the lights, but even Situ Nan wasn’t
sure what was going on. According to Situ Nan, this heaven defying bead
was very strange. This space was only one of its functions. Aside from time
manipulation, Situ Nan hadn’t figured out anything else about the bead.
Situ Nan only knew that with his identity as the strongest cultivator of a
rank 6 country, no one in his cultivation planet dared to mess with him
before he had obtained the bead.
But after the bead came into his possession, some extremely powerful
cultivators appeared and tried to kill Situ Nan. They forced him give up his
body and to hide inside the heaven defying bead only to barely escape with
his life.
Situ Nan had told Wang Lin before that based on his analysis, the
people who were chasing him were definitely not from his planet. Situ Nan
was very sure because by the time he reached his current cultivation level,
he knew all of the experts on the planet, and for someone that was called
the number 1 cultivator in his planet, his cultivation level was very high.
Most of the people that attacked him had the same cultivation level as
him and he was sure that only one of those people had surpassed him. If it
wasn’t for that fact that person acted, Situ Nan wouldn’t have given up his
body. It has to be said that Situ Nan had many friends. If it was only people
of the same cultivation level as him, he wouldn’t have to give up his body
because he was the number 1 cultivator in his planet, giving him a home
field advantage.
When that person acted, Situ Nan knew that it would be pointless to get
people to come and help. They would die one by one because Situ Na knew
that person’s cultivation level was not the same as his.
Situ Nan’s heart formed an answer. That person must have came from a
rank 7 cultivation country.
Thinking about this answer, the heaven defying bead became even more
mysterious. Something that even a rank 7 cultivation country would fight
for must be a very precious treasure.
Situ Nan told Wang Lin all of this and warned him time and time again
to be careful. If anyone were to find out about this bead, then both of them
will die for sure.
Situ Nan calculated that if that person really was from a rank 7
cultivation country, then it would be easy for them to send a search order to
a rank 6 country. Thus, they had to be very careful.
Wang Lin thought about all of this deeply in his heart. But ignoring the
fact that this heaven defying bead might have any other functions, just the
time manipulation was already heaven defying enough. To cultivators,
cultivation level is life. Every time one reaches a new level of cultivation,
their life span increases.
In addition to that, let’s not forgot about the feeling of being above
everyone once you’re at the top. It has to be said that in the cultivation
world, cultivating is very important. What are mortals and Qi Condensation
cultivators to a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Although saying that
they aren’t even on the same level as dogs and pigs is a bit ugly, that is what
the cultivation world is like.
Similarly, in the eyes of Nascent Soul cultivators, Core Formation and
Foundation Establishment cultivators are viewed the same as mortals and
Qi Condensation cultivators. And if someone is at the Soul Transformation
stage, then anyone at the Spirit Severing stage and below are people they
can kill as they wish.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a determined look. He had already
experienced the harshness of the cultivation world. The cultivation world
was much crueler than the mortal world and he must become stronger if he
wished to survive.
He must become so strong that everyone fears him. Only then will he
not be bullied by others.
“If my cultivation level was Spirit Severing or Soul Transformation, not
to mention Teng Li, even if I killed the entire Teng family, Teng Huayuan
wouldn’t dare to say a word and wouldn’t even dare to go find my parents.
Power, everything is centered around power. Only after becoming a
powerful cultivator can one determine the life and death of a person.” Wang
Lin’s heart was in pain as his eyes turned cold.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and his divine sense spread out
inside the dream space. Shortly after, both of his hands formed a seal. He
then reached out and grabbed with his right hand. All of the lights gathered
and formed a door.
This was a function that Situ Nan figured out after the heaven defying
bead had completed its Water Element. Using the surrounding light to form
a formation that allowed Wang Lin free movement in and out of the dream
space.
Wang Lin stepped into the door. This place was still inside the heaven
defying bead’s space, but the surroundings looked different. Before Wang
Lin, there was a giant over 30 feet tall that was floating in the air while
sitting cross-legged. There were countless objects emitting light
surrounding the giant.
Upon closer examination, the giant’s figure was very plain, but there
seemed to be Yin energy gathering around him. His body was not solid,
especially his chest, which had a giant hole and seemed to be ready to
disappear at any time. There were waves of spiritual energy fluctuations
around his body.
At this point, the giant’s eyes were closed, its body glowed, and it
completely ignored Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stared at the giant. This wasn’t his first time seeing Situ Nan’s
Nascent Soul. Every time he saw it, he was shocked. He thought that if his
Nascent Soul was so large, how large must Situ Nan’s body be?
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S itu Nan told him that during the Soul Transformation stage, the
Nascent Soul transforms and becomes larger. However, the body
doesn’t grow at all and the Nascent Soul was only this large when it’s
outside of the body.
Wang Lin sat cross legged on the ground, took out the gourd, took a big
gulp, and began charging toward the mid stage of Foundation
Establishment. The reason he was doing this here was because Situ Nan
once told Wang Lin that doing this would help him recover.
Time slowly passed and in the blink of an eye, the deadline for the trial
to enter the foreign battleground was almost here. A lot of cultivators had
arrived outside the Jue Ming Valley months ago. They all found the best
locations to watch the Jue Ming Valley’s only exit.
As more and more cultivators arrived, the area outside the Ju Ming
Valley became more and more lively. Of course, if anyone with grudges
met, they would start a big fight.
Due to the foreign battleground opening up every 100 years, the area
within 1000 kilometers of the Ju Ming Valley had been prepared with
buildings. It has to be said that the opening of the foreign battleground
gathers all of the top cultivators in Zhao.
When the time for the foreign battleground to open is near, these
buildings become the biggest market place in Zhao. All of the cultivators in
Zhao meet in these buildings, making them very lively.
Many materials and rare magic treasures appear here.
On this day, countless cultivators gathered outside of the Jue Ming
Valley. There were cultivators from all of the numerous sects in Zhao.
Aside from the very large sects, who had their own area, everyone else
was clumped in groups. The remaining people were from very small
families, small sects, or were independent cultivators.
These small families, small sects, and independent cultivators didn’t
have the right to enter the foreign battleground. They showed up hoping to
get something. Every time the foreign battleground opens, a large amount
of spiritual energy leaks out. Absorbing just a bit of that spiritual energy
would equal to weeks of cultivation.
Seeing that the Jue Ming Valley was about to open, everyone found
somewhere to wait for the opening.
At noon on this day, the sky was blue and the sun was high in the sky.
The temperature was slowly rising.
It was extremely hot, but none of the cultivators outside minded as their
attention was focused on the exit of the Jue Ming Valley.
Cultivators with experience all knew that the Jue Ming Valley would
open exactly at noon.
If one were to look from the sky at the Jue Ming Valley, they would find
that it was shaped like a gourd. The mouth of the gouard was the only
entrance. On each side of the entrance were two very tall mountains, and at
the entrance was an octagon formation.
The formation suddenly began to shine.
Not far from the entrance, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the demonic
sects gathered. Among them was Teng Huayuan’s thin figure.
His eyes were filled with excitement and killing intent as he stared at
the formation at the entrance.
The formation became brighter and brighter, then eight people slowly
walked out.
Teng Huayuan’s eyes were filled with disappointment as his right hand
took out a flag. He squeezed the flag and one of the souls on it disappeared.
Seeing the eight people walking out, the cultivators of the Jue Ming
Sect started to point and talk.
“They came out. Look, they came out. Normally, the first ones to come
out are the ones that have lost their token. I wonder which sect that is.”
“What is this? Why are there so many people? Normally, the first sect to
come out has the least amount of people.”
“They came out. I see Zhou You. They are disciples of the Piao Miao
Sect.”
“The Piao Miao lost their token last time and now they lost it again. It
seems one of the largest of the orthodox sects isn’t that great. If my Fu Tian
Sect went, we would probably be stronger.”
“Brother Zhang, the strongest person in your sect is only at the early
stage of Core Formation. The Piao Miao Sect can send any ancestor and
they will wipe out your sect. If you ask me, the Piao Miao Sect failed
because the disciples of the demonic sects are too strong.”
Among the top eight sects, aside from the Jie Mie Sect, whose Nascent
Soul cultivator had died, which made them lose the right to participate, all
of the Nascent Soul ancestors of the remaining seven sects were present.
Currently, the Piao Miao Sect’s sect head, Xin Hai’s, face was dark as
he silently stared at the entrance.
The eight members of the Piao Miao Sect walked out with strange
expressions on their faces. Seeing all of the people outside the valley and
hearing their chatter, their faces turned red as they walked with their heads
down toward Xin Hai.
Xin Hai tried his best to contain his anger. He had spent a lot of
resources for the right to enter the foreign battleground. He sent a total of
25 disciples. Three were at the late stage and eight at the mid stage of
Foundation Establishment. Although the remaining disciples were all at the
early stage, he handed out a lot of magic treasures. He was dead set on
qualifying this time no matter what, but looking at it now, only eight out of
25 people survived.
While Xin Hai was looking at the eight disciples, the ancestor of the
Yuan Tian Sect, named Shangguan Yun, was nearby and laughed at him. He
said, “Brother Xin, it’s not that big of a deal to lose the battle to enter the
foreign battleground. The clean up of the foreign battleground is quite
dangerous. Normally, only 1 out of 10 disciples come out alive. Now you
don’t have to worry about your disciples anymore. It’s only 100 years until
the next one.”
Xin Hai sneered, “Brother Shangguan, there is no need to be sarcastic
here. Since I lost the bet, I won’t back out on our agreement.” With that, he
looked at the eight disciples and gloomily asked, “Your eldest apprentice
brother died?”
One of them knelt on the ground and whispered, “They all died... all of
the other disciples are dead.”
The remaining seven all knelt on the ground. Their faces were filled
with fear.
Shangguan Yun sneered in his heart, but on his face he showed mercy as
he silently shook his head.
Xin Hai’s face sunk as he said, “So many people died. Good! Which
sect killed them?”
The first disciple that knelt on the ground hesitated. Xin Hai waved his
hand and a barrier surrounded the Piao Miao sect disciples. Shangguan Yun
raised his head and sneered in his heart.
After blocking out other people’s divine senses, Xin Hai motioned for
the disciple to talk and the disciple quickly spilled everything. After Xin
Hai finished listening, he was startled and his eyes turned cold. After a
while, he coldly snorted and said, “You guys stay behind me. I have to see
who he really is.” With that, he waved his hand and the barrier disappeared.
Shangguan Yun, who was on the side, said, “Why isn’t fellow cultivator
Xu Mei here?”
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soon.”
in Hai looked at Shangguan Yun and said, “Senior brother went to
greet the messenger from Heaven’s Tower. I believe he will be here
At that moment, the formation lit up again. Everyone outside the valley
stopped their chatting and turned to watch.Teng Huayuan clenched his fists
as he gloomily stared at the formation. He had already made up his mind
that the moment Wang Lin appears, he will use the curse to teleport next to
him and make him suffer all the torture in the world.
The formation shined brightly and 13 people walked out.
Teng Huayuan’s face became even more gloomy as he pinched another
soul in the flag. He sneered in his heart. “Wang Lin, if you’re really cold
hearted enough to not care about your family and don’t come out, then I’ll
admit that I underestimated you. But even if you manage to get away, once
I reach the mid stage of Nascent Soul, I can increase the power of the curse
to find you.”
The cultivators outside of the valley began to talk again.
“The qualification battle this time is too strange. Before, the first to
come out always had the most people and then the number of people
decreases from there on. Why is it that the second group has more than the
first group?”
“Strange. I have a feeling that the matter this time is very strange.”
“What sect is it this time? If any of you know, speak quickly.”
“Its the He Huan Sect. I know that slut, Wang Ying. As long as she
appears within 100 feet of me, I can smell her stench…”
“That is correct. That is the He Huan Sect.”
As people talked, the faces of the two Nascent Soul cultivators of the
He Huan Sect, Cheng Huan and Chen Yan, darkened. They sighed as they
looked at each other, then their expressions returned to normal.
The disciples of the He Huan Sect gloomily rushed toward Cheng Huan
and Chen Yan with complex expressions on their faces. The leading female
disciple quickly threw a voice transmission jade to the two Nascent Soul
cultivators when they arrived.
Chen Yuan frowned. He placed the jade on his forehead and was
startled. Then, he quickly looked at Wang Ying and asked, “Is this true?”
Wang Ying respectfully said, “Ancestor, we saw it with our own eyes.”
The disciples behind her all seemed to already know the contents of the
jade and all quickly nodded.
Chen Yan looked at everyone, then took the jade from Chen Yuan. After
scanning the jade for a long time, she let out a cold laugh and crushed the
jade into dust.
Suddenly, a pair of eyes from one of the orthodox sects looked at them.
Chen Huan and Cheng Yan immediately turned and saw Xin Hai nodding at
them.
Chen Huan and Chen Yan noticed Xin Hai’s reaction when the Piao
Miao Sect disciples came out, but couldn’t guess why. However, after
seeing the jade, they realized what happened.
Teng Huayuan frowned as he looked at Chen Huan, Chen Yan, and Xin
Hai. He suddenly felt that something big was going to happen, but he didn’t
know what the problem could be. After speculating for a bit, he couldn’t
figure out what was wrong, so he let out a cold snort and destroyed another
soul in the flag.
At that moment, not only Teng Huayuan, but all of the other sects
realized that something was wrong. They didn’t know what the disciples
could have said to make the faces of three Nascent Soul cultivators become
so dark.
Even the small families, small sects, and independent cultivators noticed
that something was wrong, so they all gathered together and started talking.
Just at that moment, the sky suddenly darkened and a circle of light
silently appeared. The circle of light floated to the middle of the sky, then
expanded to 10 meters in radius. Four people walked out of it.
The person in the front was fat like a ball with a smile on his face, but
the moment he appeared, all of the Nascent Soul cultivators flew into the air
and respectfully stood at his side.
This person was the messenger that was left at Zhao, Lin Yi.
Li Yin let out a laugh and said, “Everyone, I’m here to help the
messengers of the higher cultivation countries open the gate to the foreign
battleground. I won’t mess with your right to enter, so please rest assured.”
The three people behind Li Yin were Punnan Zi, the white haired
cultivator from the Piao Miao Sect, and the skinny cultivator from the Tian
Dao Sect.
These three accompanied Li Yin and landed in the middle of the
clearing. All of the other Nascent Soul cultivators quickly followed and
stood at their sides.
Xin Hai took the chance to stand next to the white haired old man and
sent over some voice transmissions. This white haired old man was the Piao
Miao Sect’s number one expert, Xue Mei.
After he heard Xin Hai’s message, he calmly nodded.
The formation lit up again and five people walked out. The moment
those five appeared, a wave of cold energy spread out. The five’s eyes were
bloodshot. They looked around and found a corner to sit in.
“What sect are they from?” Everyone immediately started to talk again.
After a long time, no one could figure it out, so everyone started
guessing what sect these five were from.
Xue Mei, who was standing beside Li Yin, suddenly laughed and said,
“Lord messenger, look at these disciples of the Corpse Sect, filled with
hostility. I heard that the Corpse Sect has a secret technique that allows their
disciples to fuse with their corpse puppets. I guess those five are these so
called human puppets.”
Lin Yi nodded and said, “Those five are indeed human puppets.”
The skinny man from the Tian Dao Sect looked around and frowned as
he said, “Why isn’t fellow cultivator Ye here…”
Lin Yi shooked his head and said, “The corpse sect didn’t follow the
rules of keeping the token within the Jue Ming Valley, so they are
disqualified. Even if he doesn’t come, it doesn’t matter.” With that, he
casually looked at crowd in the northwest and secretly thought, “The
Corpse Sect... This time, several more people will finish the possession and
recover their cultivation…”
Thinking about that, Lin Yi suddenly turned toward to Wu Feng
Valley’s Nascent Soul cultivator and said, “Wu Feng Valley also didn’t keep
their token and is disqualified, but they gave their token to another sect, so
that sect is allowed to have two tokens because there is no limit on the
amount of tokens you can have.”
The Nascent Soul cultivator of Wu Feng Valley was an old man in
black. His expression didn’t change as he looked at Teng Huayuan.
Teng Huayuan was also silent. Even though he was a guest elder, he still
paid a huge price to get the token.
The formation lit up again. Suddenly, Teng Huayuan’s heart pounded as
he felt the curse. He stared at the formation, waiting for Wang Lin to
appear. The moment Wang Lin appears, he will immediately teleport out.
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T he formation shined and one person walked out.

Teng Huayuan was about to teleport out when he suddenly
stopped. Fury erupted in his heart because that person wasn’t Wang Lin at
all, but an early stage Foundation Establishment disciple from Wu Feng
Valley.
Teng Huayuan’s face was extremely gloomy. With his right hand, he
crushed a dozen or so souls before he calmed down.
The moment the disciple appeared, he quickly ran to Teng Huayuan and
the black robed old man. He knelt to the ground. His voice was filled with
fear as he said, “Dead, they are all dead. Even senior apprentice brother
Wang Peng is dead. I was far away, so I was able to escape…”
The black robed old man looked at the disciple. He suddenly hit the
disciple on the head with his palm and said, “If they are dead, you shouldn’t
be the only one alive.” With that, the disciple’s head shattered like a
watermelon.
A gentle wind blew and the smell of blood spread. All of the small
families and sects became silent as they looked at the old man’s direction.
No one dared to talk about Wu Feng Valley anymore.
Suddenly, the surroundings became silent as the formation started to
shine again.
This time, a very large number of people walked out. They walked out
one after another, and Teng Huayuan realized that they were disciples of the
Xuan Dao Sect, but he still carefully looked at them.
Suddenly, Teng Huayuan’s expression changed. His face was filled with
killing intent. His body suddenly moved and disappeared. He reappeared
next to a Xuan Dao Sect disciple and said, “You finally came out!” With
that, his hand reached toward the head of a youth that had just walked out.
The youth’s eyes flashed cold. The moment Teng Huayuan’s hand
reached out, the youth disappeared and reappeared in the air as several
people exclaimed.
“It’s him! It is him who killed senior apprentice brother!”
“He stole our token! Ancestor, it was him!”
“I also saw him kill everyone from Wu Feng Valley.”
All of the disciples that had come out of the valley became very excited
and started to shout. Inside the valley, they were all afraid of Wang Lin and
had suffered for more than three months because of him, but now that their
elders were all here, they became brave.
Teng Huayuan didn’t think that Wang Lin could teleport and was
startled. That’s why Wang Lin got away. His face was gloomy as he
shouted, “Wang Lin, I want to see where you can run to!”
Just at that moment, a scream came from the He Huan Sect.
“All of the tokens that were inside the valley are in his hands. He has at
least five tokens!”
The moment those words came out, all of the cultivators that were
present started talking as they looked at the youth. Even Lin Yi became
interested as he looked at the youth. He revealed a surprised expression as
he chuckled and silently shook his head.
Teng Huayuan shouted, “Fellow cultivators, this person killed my great
great grandson, so we have a personal grudge. Today, I’ll kill him and I
won’t take any of the items on his body, but if anyone dares to obstruct me,
then don’t blame me for making you my enemy!”
Lin Yi suddenly laughed. “Okay, none of the cultivators of Zhao will
dare to get in the way. I want to see if you, Teng Huayuan, dare to kill him.”
The moment Lin Yi’s words came out, everyone was stupefied.
Although it was not convenient to talk about it, everyone had their own
guesses on the meaning of those words.
Teng Huayuan didn’t dare to be arrogant before Lin Yi, but he couldn’t
help but frown as he was unable to understand the meaning of Lin Yi’s
words.
Punnan Zi’s eyes lit up as he looked at the youth in the air with a
strange expression. The more he looked at the youth, the more familiar the
youth seemed, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn’t think
of who it was and became very confused. He thought that no matter how he
looked at this youth, he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so
why wouldn’t Teng Huayuan dare to act?
Not only him, but all of the Nascent Soul cultivators were very
confused.
Just at that moment, the eyes of the youth in the air turned cold. He
didn’t fear the people present at all as he raised his head and an enormous
aura fell from the sky. It was as if the heavens were crashing down. The
youth’s hair and clothes were moving without wind as slivers of spiritual
energy escaped from his body.
All of the surrounding cultivators, especially the experts from the top
sects, were shocked. Even Teng Huayuan, who was about to teleport,
suddenly stopped.
In their eyes, the youth’s cultivation level had increased at a rapid rate.
This was something they had never seen before in their lives.
The youth’s cultivation level went from the early stage of Foundation
Establishment to the mid stage, then to the late stage. It rapidly increased to
early stage Core Formation, then to mid stage Core Formation, and finally
late stage Core Formation.
It was not over yet. When he reached the late stage of Core Formation,
an invisible ripple started from the youth and spread out. A one foot tall
Nascent Soul appeared and quickly went back into the youth’s body.
The surroundings were so silent, it was scary. They would have never
thought that they’d see someone’s cultivation level climb from early stage
Foundation Establishment to early stage Nascent Soul.
And it was still not over. The youth raised his hand and his cultivation
level climbed up to mid stage Nascent Soul. Only once he reached the mid
stage of Nascent Soul did he finally stop.
At that moment, the youth’s face was filled with an evil aura, his hair
moved strangely, and he pointed at Teng Huayan and asked, “Do you dare
to fight with me?”
At that moment, to everyone present, the pressure from this youth was
100% genuine pressure from an expert. Even the Nascent Soul cultivators
had looks of disbelief in their eyes.
Lin Yi rubbed his fat chin. He faintly smiled as he observed the youth
and secretly thought, “Which family’s little brat came to play in my
territory? He holds the thousand illusion bead from a rank 5 country. I
believe that his backing isn’t small. These thousand illusion treasures are
uncommon even in Illusionary City. I remember that this bead is split into
three ranks, from Nascent Soul to Soul Transformation. The stronger the
bead, the higher that person’s position.”
Teng Huayuan’s face was extremely ugly as he looked at the youth in
the sky. He suddenly understood the meaning of Lin Yi’s words. After he
hesitated for a bit, he coldly snorted and said, “Wang Lin, I don’t believe
that you’re at the Nascent Soul stage. How could you have entered the Jue
Ming Valley? If you’re below the Spirit Severing stage, it is impossible to
enter!”
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T eng Huayuan didn’t immediately act as he was very unsettled. In his

heart, he didn’t believe that Wang Lin could have reached the mid
stage of Nascent Soul at all, but the scene before him said otherwise.
Whether it was Wang Lin’s aura, spiritual energy, or divine sense, they were
all at the Nascent Soul stage. Adding on the fact that he had just teleported,
Wang Lin really was at the Nascent Soul stage.
If Wang Lin was only at the early stage, then Teng Huayuan would still
be willing to fight, but the cultivation level Wang Lin displayed was mid
stage Nascent Soul, so Teng Huayuan couldn’t help but be cautious.
Everyone present was so focused on the youth in the sky that no one
noticed the formation shine again as another youth walked out and blended
into the crowd. He stared at Teng Huayuan, who was in the air, then his
eyes locked onto the black flag in Teng Huayuan’s hand.
Teng Huayuan focused all of his attention on Wang Lin. Even though he
felt a fluctuation in his curse, he still stared at Wang Lin. He waved his right
hand and a soul came out of the small flag. He cursed the soul with a cold
smile and put the flag back into his bag of holding.
At that moment, the sky darkened and the pressure from three months
ago appeared again. The entire sky was covered by dark clouds.
Soon after, a giant pair of hands came out of the clouds and pushed
them apart. A giant head appeared. This giant was the same one from three
months ago.
When he appeared, the first thing he noticed was the youth in the air. He
revealed a strange expression, but he muttered a bit to himself, then ignored
the youth. He shouted toward the cultivators of Zhao, “Three months have
passed. The passage to the foreign battleground will open!”
With that, he shot two beams of black light from his eyes. The two
beams of light intertwined and formed a giant circle in the air.
The moment the circle appeared, the sky seemed to have lost all light.
The circle seemed to suck away all of the surrounding light and became the
only light source in the sky.
The giant waved his hand and threw out a rock. The moment the rock
appeared, it exploded into pieces that transformed into strange symbols.
The symbols quickly imprinted on edge the circle. All of the spiritual
energy in Zhao was quickly gathering in the circle.
The spiritual energy for the first time became visible as a thick fog of
spiritual energy was gathering to be absorbed by the circle.
As the circle absorbed spiritual energy, the symbols on the circle
became brighter. Eventually, a thin film appeared in the circle. The film was
almost transparent. One could clearly see that inside the film was an empty
space filled with broken bodies, magic treasure, and materials that floated
around.
Wang Lin was currently hiding among the crowd. He wasn’t looking at
the circle, but at Teng Huayuan’s waist, because there hung his black bag of
holding.
The change in the sky was outside his expectations and messed up his
plan, but shortly after, his eyes lit up and he quickly calculated. Slowly, he
let out a smile.
The giant suddenly cut his finger and shot out a drop of blood. The drop
of blood moved like a meteor and landed on the thin film.
The thin film rapidly melted like hot water poured on snow.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he poured spiritual energy into the
treasure Adai gave him and muttered, “Attack!”
Wang Lin had carefully studied this magic treasure during those two
months of closed door cultivation and found out that the person it forms
could be changed. After absorbing his spiritual power, it even managed to
take a sliver of the curse.
The youth in the sky quickly waved his hand and a purple dragon came
out of his body. It was as if his body had turned into a giant, purple dragon.
The dragon roared and sent out giant sound waves.
Teng Huayuan’s expression suddenly changed greatly. He was now sure
that Wang Lin was indeed at the mid stage of Nascent Soul. There was no
way for Wang Lin to give off such a powerful aura otherwise.
The dragon’s body moved and shot toward Teng Huayuan like
lightning. The dragon showed its teeth and the smell of blood in its mouth
pounded Teng Huayuan.
Teng Huayuan quickly backed up as he bit the tip of his tongue and spat
out blood. The blood transformed into several large mosquitoes that
charged forward to try to stop the giant dragon.
After that, Teng Huayuan quickly slapped his bag of holding and took
out a seven foot long flag. The moment the flag appeared, a cold wind
started blowing. Thousands of individual faces appeared on the flag. Their
expressions were filled with pain as they screamed like crazy.
Teng Huayuan’s right hand waved the flag and the faces inside it were
thrown out. One by one, the disembodied heads charged toward the giant
dragon, their eyes filled with pleads for death.
Lin Yi rubbed his chin as he looked at the flag and shook his head.
“This soul flag is not enough. With only 30,000 souls, it hasn’t even
reached the first level of completion yet.”
Punnan Zi heard it and nodded. “What lord messenger says is correct.
Back when I was in the foreign battleground, I saw a soul flag with more
than 1 million souls. Its power was indeed terrifying.”
Lin Yi chuckled and shook his head. “That is only a partially complete
soul flag from a rank 4 cultivation country. The Soul Refining Sect in the
rank 5 country of Pi Lu has a soul flag as their sect treasure. It is said the
number of souls inside that flag surpasses 1 billion and was gathered
throughout the thousands of years of the sect’s history.”
Teng Huayuan waved the soul flag and 30,000 souls flew toward the
giant dragon. In the blink of an eye, the souls surrounded the dragon and
entered it, but then something strange happened.
The souls didn’t meet any resistance as they went into the dragon. It was
as if the dragon didn’t exist. The souls entered on one side and exited
through the other.
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T he 30,000 souls went in and out of the dragon as if they were having a
party. Teng Huayuan was stunned as the dragon passed through the
souls and charged toward him.
Teng Huayuan’s expression became very unsettled; however, he didn’t
have any time to think and quickly backed up. He threw out several
defensive magic treasures to stop the dragon, but no matter what the magic
treasures did, they couldn’t stop the dragon. The dragon passed through
them as if they weren’t there, let out a roar, and swallowed Teng Huayuan.
Lin Yi’s expression was strange. He looked at the giant, who was
enjoying the show, and found that the giant’s expression was also strange.
The two looked at each other and then the giant laughed and looked at the
dragon with a playful expression.
Teng Huayuan only felt a gentle wind as the dragon devoured him. The
dragon looked very fierce, but the moment it touched him, the dragon
It had been a long since Teng Huayuan had felt cold sweat, but at that
moment, his back was covered in sweat.
“Illusion…” Teng Huayuan’s face went from green to red. Finally, he
couldn’t hold it in and cursed out loud. This was the first time he had cursed
since reaching the Core Formation stage a few hundred years ago.
He was scared to death by an illusion in front of all of the cultivators of
Zhao. Teng Huayuan’s anger suddenly reached its limit. He gloomily
slapped his bag of holding to take out the black flag and kill Wang Lin’s
family members one by one right in front of him, but just at that moment,
points of light appeared in the air. The light gathered and the youth
appeared again.
Without a word, he waved his hand and a flash of cyan light filled with
coldness shot toward Teng Huayuan.
Teng Huayuan sneered. Not only did he not back away, he went forward
instead. He reached out with his hand and sarcastically said, “The first one
was an illusion, but the second one might not be! Is this little trick all you
have, Wang Lin?” With that, his hand grabbed the flying sword.
There was a flash of green light and the flying sword disappeared. It
reappeared behind Teng Huayuan and mercilessly charged toward his back.
There was a tink sound as the sword stabbed at a piece of metal. The
sword bounced back very far. From the torn piece of Teng Huayuan’s
clothes, one could see a golden plate of armor.
A cold light flashed across Teng Huayuan’s eyes as he moved forward
with a dark expression. He appeared before the youth and grabbed toward
him with black lines that extended from his fingernails.
At the same time, he waved his left hand and eight blood pillars
appeared. The eight pillars joined together to form a cage.
At the same time, the youth in the air not only didn’t panic, but revealed
a mocking expression. As Teng Huayuan’s hand drew close to him, the
youth’s body turned into a point of light and slowly disappeared.
Two cyan grains of light, one big and one small, appeared where the
youth was. The two cyan grains quickly collided with each other.
Teng Huayuan’s expression suddenly changed. At that very moment, a
wave of cyan light spread out and instantly covered everything in a one
kilometer radius.
Everything within one kilometer became an ocean of ice.
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes and thought, “Interesting, this little guy is
interesting. He not only has the Illusion City’s Thousand Illusion bead, he
also has the Underworld Sect’s Blue Ice. That flying sword is also not
normal. Although it is an imitation, it is still powerful.”
The giant in the sky was also startled as he looked toward the formation
at Jue Ming Valley and let out a strange smile.
In the sky, the film in the circle formed by the two black dragons had
almost completely melted. It was about to open.
The eight blood pillars around Teng Huayuan let out cracking sounds as
they were instantly frozen over and lost their effect as a prison.
At the same time, waves of blue ice quickly climbed up Teng Huayuan’s
legs. He felt waves of coldness enter this body, causing it to become stiff.
However, he didn’t panic. This level of coldness wouldn’t affect him much.
He cycled spiritual energy through his body and recovered.
At the same time, Wang Lin, who was at the entrance of the Jue Ming
Valley, suddenly used one of his two remaining teleports.
He appeared just as the blue light spread out. With his body’s resistance
to the cold, he wasn’t affected and silently appeared behind Teng Huayuan.
He knew that with his strength, he had no chance in a fight against a
Nascent Soul cultivator. Teng Huayuan would only have to raise his hand to
kill him countless times, so Wang Lin didn’t even think about getting
revenge. Even though he was filled with killing intent, he suppressed it. He
reached out and grabbed toward Teng Huayuan’s bag of holding.
Teng Huayan noticed Wang Lin when he appeared behind him. He
suddenly turned his head and saw that it was Wang Lin. He understood
what was going on, but his body was still recovering from the stiffness, so
his movements were slow and Wang Lin’s appearance was sudden.
By the time he saw Wang Lin, Wang Lin was already on his bag of
holding.
Teng Huayuan revealed a hideous expression and shouted, “Explode!”
A destructive force suddenly came out of the bag of holding when Wang
Lin’s hand touched it. The force entered his body and ran through his arm.
The explosion started at his fingertips and rapidly spread. Wang Lin
clenched teeth. The flying sword appeared, cut off his hand, and he used the
force of the explosion to push himself back.
At the same time, his left hand moved and grabbed the bag of holding
with his attraction technique as he quickly escaped.
When Teng Huayuan regained his mobility, he took a step forward. He
instantly moved out of the area of the cyan light and chased after Wang Lin.
He caught up in the blink of an eye, reached out, and shouted, “Wang
Lin, do you think that just because you have my bag of holding, you will be
able to open it? Since you killed my great-great-grandson, I’m going to
refine your soul into the soul flag and let you suffer torture worse than
death!”
Wang Lin’s right hand had completely shattered. He used his spiritual
energy to freeze his arm to stop the bleeding. He didn’t dare to touch Teng
Huayuan’s bag of holding. He was holding it with his attraction force
technique.
Teng Huayuan felt very annoyed as having to deal with a Foundation
Establishment junior before everyone was already a very shameful thing. If
he had instantly caught or killed Wang Lin, it wouldn’t have been too bad,
but he was tricked into a sorry state by an illusion and then that blue ice
restrained his body for a while. On top of that, even though it was only for a
short period of time, Wang Lin had managed to steal his bag of holding.
He wasn’t feeling any less insulted than if had been slapped in the face,
and this wasn’t just one slap, it was like being slapped repetitively.
What annoyed him the most was that Wang Lin clearly wouldn’t be able
to survive one hit, but knew how to teleport. This shocked Teng Huayuan
greatly as teleporting was something only Nascent Soul cultivators could
do.
In addition to all of this, what shocked Teng Huayuan the most was
Wang Lin’s determination and decisiveness to cut off his own right hand to
stop the explosion from spreading. At this point, Teng Huayuan couldn’t
help but praise Wang Lin, but that praise was quickly submerged by hatred.
The more decisive Wang Lin was, the more Teng Huayuan wanted to
kill him.
“Wang Lin, you can’t blame anyone for killing my great-great-
grandson, but you can rest assured. After I kill you, I’ll go wipe out old man
Jimo, who sent Teng Li after you, and his disciples to accompany you in
hell.” Teng Huayuan sneered in his heart and waved his hand. Suddenly, a
cold wind started to blow. 30,000 souls came out and charged at Wang Lin.
In order to prevent Wang Lin from using teleportation again, Teng
Huayuan hit his own chest and his Nascent Soul appeared above his head.
With a roar, his Nascent Soul shrunk greatly. A ball of blood came out of
the Nascent Soul’s mouth. The moment the ball of blood appeared, it began
to expand until it enveloped the area.
Due to the effect of the curse, the moment the blood surrounded the
area, Wang Lin found that his body was immediately immobilized. He was
about to teleport away until he looked straight ahead and saw something
that made his body tremble. He stared at the souls coming at him and wept
two streams of blood. The souls he was looking at had expressions filled
with pain and one of them was his father.
Teng Huayuan noticed Wang Lin’s expression. He suddenly decided not
to rush things. He eerily laughed. “Did you see it? Did you really think I
would put your entire family’s souls in just one soul flag? Wang Lin, you’re
too navie.” With that, he pointed with his hand and the 30,000 souls
stopped. Then, Wang Lin’s father’s soul separated from the group and
charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin gritted his teeth as a stream of blood leaked out of his mouth.
He watched as his father’s soul entered his body. While enduring the awful
pain, he started to laugh miserably. His laughter became louder and louder
as he coughed out several mouthfuls of blood. He raised his head and
shouted, “So this is the cultivation world. Good! Good!” He slammed his
forehead and spat out a mouthful of Yin spiritual energy. He carefully
wrapped it around his father’s soul in a way that wouldn’t freeze it.
Teng Huayuan watched Wang Lin and suddenly felt a chill in his heart,
but shortly after, he felt that it was kinda funny that he would be scared of a
Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, he couldn’t stop the chill in
his heart from intensifying. He waved his hand again and another soul came
out of the cluster of 30,000 souls. This time, it was Wang Lin’s mother.
Wang Lin’s body shook as he let go of the bag of the holding he was
holding with his attraction force technique. That bag was now useless to
him.
Memories of his childhood, of before he entered the Heng Yue Sect,
flooded into his mind.
“Wang Lin, see how merciful I am, to let you reunite with your
parents?” As Teng Huayuan talked, he pointed with his finger and Wang
Lin’s mother’s soul entered Wang Lin’s body.
The pain in his body was nothing compared to the pain he felt in his
heart. Wang Lin could feel that his heart was bleeding. He coldly stared at
Teng Huayuan as he once again used his Yin spiritual energy to freeze and
preserve his mother’s soul.
Teng Huayuan let out an eerie smile and said, “Okay, let the games end.
I know you want to use the tunnel to the foreign battleground to escape.
You can give up on that idea.”
With that, he reached out and Wang Lin’s bag of holding flew into Teng
Huayuan’s hand. He crushed the bag of holding, destroying everything
inside along with the tokens.
At the same time, the 30,000 souls charged into Wang Lin and began to
devour his flesh and spiritual energy. Countless human faces appeared
under his skin.
There were even ones that charged toward Wang Lin’s parents’ souls,
which were surrounded by Wang Lin’s ice, but Wang Lin used his body to
protect them.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s left hand was devoured at a visible rate before
him. After that were both of his legs. Throughout this entire time, Wang Lin
didn’t let out a sound as he stared coldly at Teng Huayuan. This caused the
chill in Teng Huayuan’s heart to become even stronger.
The giant in the sky stared at Wang Lin and excitedly thought,
“Hostility aura! This is hostility aura!”
As the 30,000 souls rampaged through him, his body slowly dissipated.
Teng Huayuan revealed a serious expression as he muttered to himself, “Li
Er, your great-great-grandfather is getting revenge for you. Watch, it’s not
over yet. Once his body is destroyed, I’ll take his soul…”
Wang Lin let out a miserable laugh. He couldn’t feel the pain in his
body. He took the chance while he could still breath to use his attraction
technique to wrap around the ice that contained his parents’ souls and
moved them to his chest. This was the only thing he could do. Even if he
were to die, he wanted to die with his parents.
He didn’t regret coming out of the Jue Ming Valley. He knew that if he
were to hide, he would only be able to temporarily escape, but even if there
was a sliver of hope, he wouldn’t give up on it. Coming out gave him a
sliver of hope in stealing back his parents’ souls. If he had stayed inside, he
wouldn’t have even that tiny sliver.
His body was locked within this blood prison. He had already tried to
teleport away, but found that he was unable to. Right now, there was only
hatred in Wang Lin’s heart.
“Father, Mother, Tie Zhu is unfilial. If there is another life after this, I
hope I’m not your son because I… am unworthy… without me, you guys
wouldn’t have to suffer…” Wang Lin wept blood as he closed his eyes...
Just then, an ancient voice came from Wang Lin’s chest. Shortly after,
Wang Lin’s body exploded. The 30,000 souls escaped Wang Lin’s body in a
panic as a beam of light grabbed Wang Lin’s parents’ souls, broke through
the blood prison, and entered the foreign battleground.
The film that was more than 80 to 90% melted suddenly collapsed
under the impact of the ray of light.
The giant’s and Lin Yi’s expressions suddenly changed when they saw
that ray of light. Lin Yi shouted, “It’s…” Just as he started, he immediately
shut his mouth and jumped toward the foreign battleground. However, the
moment he touched the circle formed by the two black dragons, he was
bounced back.
118
FOREIGN BATTLEGROUND
T he giant revealed a look of greed and laughed. “Good, good! The

credit for this is going to be mine! Today’s harvest is pretty good.
First, I got to see the hostility aura and then I saw the bead. Lin Yi, if you
dare to fight with me, I’ll kill you!” With that, the giant came out of the
cloud. His body was more than 100 feet tall. It gave off an aura that
suppressed people.
Cracking sounds came from his body as he shrank to the size of a
normal person. There was a mark of a hammer on his forehead.
Lin Yi shouted, “Tch! What do you mean!?”
The giant stared at Lin Yi and walked into the circle. After entering, he
waved his hand and the circle turned back into two dragons. The portal
disappeared without a trace. The sky immediately lit up again and the
clouds disappeared.
Lin Yi’s expression was very ugly as he coldly looked at the still
dumbfounded Teng Huayuan. He let out a cold laugh and then disappeared
into the horizon.
Every cultivator outside the Jue Ming Valley remembered the youth that
dared to fight with a Nascent Soul cultivator. The Foundation Establishment
cultivator named Wang Lin was carved into everyone’s hearts.
Zhao’s right to enter the foreign battleground was ruthlessly taken away.
It didn’t matter if there were any remaining tokens because the lord
messenger that came to open the tunnel had already left to chase something.
Why would he still remember something as small as this?
Lin Yi was filled with anger as he watched the item the cultivation
union was looking for taken being away before his eyes. This feeling made
him want to cough up blood.
Especially when he thought about how the bead had always been in
Zhao and how he was the overseer of Zhao. If this got out, it would be too
embarrassing.
Teng Huayuan’s face was sullen because he didn’t know if Wang Lin
had died or not. He believed Wang Lin to be dead, but he couldn’t get rid of
this feeling of terror in his heart.
The people outside the Jue Ming Valley gradually left and the story of
Wang Lin spread with them. Eventually, every cultivator in Zhao knew of
Wang Lin.
Punnan Zi took the disciples back to the Xuan Dao Sect. There was a
female disciple behind him. That was Liu Mei. She watched everything and
felt bitterness in her heart.
She didn’t know why, but she had a sliver of affection for Wang Lin.
This sliver of affection not only didn’t disappear with time, but would
resurface in her heart in the dead of night.
Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao also came to know about what had happened
outside of the Jue Ming Valley. The hatred they had toward Wang Lin for
the destruction he brought gradually disappeared.
The two of them knew that they didn’t have the guts to fight against
Nascent Soul cultivators. But this didn’t mean that the two of them had
given up on revenge. Wang Zhuo and Wang Hao were set on killing Teng
Huayuan. It was their lifelong goal.
After Punnan Zi came back, he learned of the Wang family’s tragedy.
Under Liu Mei’s plea, he accepted Wang Hao as a disciple.
Liu Mei knew that this was the only thing she could do to help Wang
Lin, even if he will never know about it.
Teng Huayuan returned to Teng Family City with that feeling of terror
and went into closed door cultivation. He swore that he wouldn’t come out
until he has reached the late stage of Nascent Soul.
The entire country of Zhao seemed to suddenly quiet down.
The foreign battleground was filled with rifts in space and steel wind.
At this very moment, there were thousands of people from dozens of rank 3
cultivation countries here to clean up the battleground.
The highest level cultivator here was at the late stage of Foundation
Establishment. With this cultivation level, they could barely take a step
without being in danger, so how could they complete the task of cleaning up
the battleground?
In fact, when they entered the foreign battleground, the lord messenger
that opened up the tunnel gave each of them a piece of jade. This jade
protected them from the steel wind and will teleport them back to their own
country after 50 years.
But against the mysterious spacial rifts that could appear anywhere,
these jades were powerless.
The foreign battleground is still very dangerous for these Foundation
Establishment cultivators, but if they are careful and lucky, they can still
make it out alive.
Generally speaking, the survival rate of the foreign battleground is 30%.
Although it is not high, considering all of the materials and magic
treasures they can find while cleaning up, it is not so bad. After all,
cultivation is a heaven defying thing, so the higher the risk, the better the
reward.
And anyone who returns safely from the foreign battleground will have
a higher status within the sect. Their cultivation level will also be higher as
cultivating in the foreign battleground is far faster than back at their sects.
After all, the foreign battleground has very dense spiritual energy. That
and years of constant danger forces their cultivation level to rise rapidly.
Basically, every time the cleaning is completed, there will be people
who have successfully formed their core. This is why so many Foundation
Establishment cultivators risk their lives to come here.
At this moment, in the foreign battleground, at the 67th northeast angle,
there was a youth in white digging at a body with a knife. If one looked
closely, this person was cutting at the gap of the body armor on the body.
He clearly wanted to get the body armor.
The body armor was already heavily damaged and covered in burn
marks.. The chest portion of the armor had been completely shattered,
revealing a fist-sized wound.
In addition to that, on the body of the giant, there was a very faint image
of a hammer. If one didn’t look closely, they wouldn’t see it at all.
This youth’s name was Mai Liang. He was a cultivator of the War God
Temple in the country of Hou Fen. He had already been at the foreign
battleground for more than 30 years, so he was very experienced.
There needs to be a little explanation here. In the foreign battleground,
one doesn’t age, but when they leave, they will rapidly age the years that
they have been inside.
As he was digging, his expression suddenly changed and he
immediately laid down. Just then, a ray of black light shot by and passed
him.
The youth was stunned. He thought that he had seen a bead in the ray of
black light, so he gave up on the armor and chased after the light.
He had been here for 30 years, but aside from his peers, he hadn’t seen
another live person; however, he had seen several magic treasures that
could fly on their own.
Although no one had managed to get their hands on one, Mai Liang had
heard about them. These magic treasures with their own consciousness were
very powerful.
Mai Liang used his fastest speed to chase after the bead. The more he
chased, the more excited he got, especially because this area was kind of
desolate. In the past year he had been here, he hadn’t met another peer.
Thinking about that, his heart started beating even faster and he secretly
thought, “My luck has finally arrived. If I could get that treasure and return
to the sect, then junior apprentice sister would admire me. Then, I’ll give
this treasure to the sect head and have him make junior apprentice sister
form a cultivation pair with me. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
Mai Liang used every ounce of his strength to chase after the bead with
that fantasy in his mind.
But that bead was simply too far. Mai Liang hadn’t chased very far
before the gap grew. Mai Liang clenched his teeth and pulled out an item
from his bag of holding. This item was a shuttle. It was red and released
slivers of heat.
This was the biggest harvest he had while cleaning the foreign
battleground. He normally wouldn’t dare to take it out because he was
afraid it would be stolen. However, right now, the treasure was about to get
away. He couldn’t be bothered with keeping it a secret, so he took out the
shuttle and threw it forward.
The shuttle instantly grew to several times its normal size and with a
hum, charged forward at a very quick speed. Mai Liang was clinging onto
the shuttle from the moment it grew. He could only feel the wind hitting his
body like punches. It was a long time before he could finally open his eyes
and see that he had already closed quite a bit of the distance between him
and the bead.
Filled with excitement, Mai Liang clinged onto the shuttle and chased
after the bead. Time quickly passed. Although Mai Liang wasn’t getting left
behind by the bead anymore, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t
overtake or catch up to the bead. He could only maintain the current
distance between him and the bead.
It wasn’t until three days later that Mai Liang noticed that he had
entered a foreign part of the foreign battleground. He became nervous. It
has to be said that besides the steel wind and spacial rifts, the most
dangerous things in the foreign battleground were foreign places.
A foreign place had many dangers. A large amount of spacial rifts could
suddenly appear and devour everything. Mai Liang had heard from the
elder that the foreign battleground was simply too large and they were only
cleaning a small portion of it. And just in that small portion, there were
places that contained a lot of spacial rifts.
As he was hesitating, he suddenly noticed that rows of very dense white
stripes appeared before him. Looking at the stripes, Mai Liang’s expression
changed as he forced the shuttle to stop and quickly back up.
He was too familiar with these white stripes. When spacial rifts appear,
they first appear as these white strips. Soon, the white stripes will fuse into
a large spacial rift that will devour everything.
Mai Liang’s face was pale as he looked around. After realizing that
there were only spacial rifts in front of him, he relaxed a bit. He wryly
smiled and said, “Forget it. It’s not worth dying for a treasure that I don’t
even know the effect of. I haven’t be able to do pair cultivation with junior
apprentice sister yet. I don’t want to die needlessly here.”
Just at that moment, a small, white stripe appeared before the ray of
black light. Without any hesitation, the ray of black light went into the
spacial rift.
Mai Liang sighed and cursed. “Spacial rift, you swallowed yet another
treasure. In the 30 years I been here, you have swallowed so many. If not
10,000, it has been 8,000. Why can’t you leave one for me?”
He had just finished cursing when he felt a chill as someone patted his
shoulder.
He was instantly covered in cold sweat as he slowly turned around to
see a middle aged man. The middle aged man’s expression was very ugly as
he asked Mai Liang, “Little guy, did you see that black light?”
The Mai Liang was able to instantly see the hammer pattern on the
middle aged man’s forehead. He took a deep breath because he had seen
this pattern many times during his 30 years here. He had seen one just a few
days ago.
He heard from some of the elders that this pattern was the symbol of the
Giant Demon Clan from a rank 5 cultivation country. The members of the
Giant Demon Clan were born with spiritual energy, so they had the best
bodies for cultivation. They were also the only rank 5 cultivation country
that contained only one sect in the entire country.
The people of the Giant Demon Clan could only freely change their
bodies once they reach the Soul Transformation stage. Since this person
looked like a normal person, he must be a Soul Transformation expert from
the Giant Demon Sect.
Mai Liang’s throat was dry. He was too scared to lie, so he quickly said,
“Senior, I saw that ray of black light. It went over there and was swallowed
by a spacial rift.”
The middle aged man was the one who had chased after Wang Lin from
Zhao. He chased it the entire way as quickly as possible, but the more he
chased, the more shocked he became. That bead’s speed was the same as
his. It was even able to dodge all of his interceptions. Not only that, but the
bead’s speed gradually became even faster until it was able to lose him.
In addition to all of that, there were still the spacial rifts. Even though
he wasn’t afraid of spacial rifts, it would be very annoying if he were to get
caught in one. With his early stage Soul Transformation cultivation, he
could only prevent himself from being sucked in. He could not move
around as he wished.
With the obstruction of the spacial rifts, his speed became even slower.
Even with teleportation, he could only prevent himself from getting left
behind.
On the way, he found Mai Liang. He was shocked to find that Mai
Liang was able to travel faster than him thanks to that shuttle.
After hearing Mai Liang’s story, his face was sullen and he was very
angry. Although the foreign battleground was very large, it still had borders,
but there were no borders inside the spacial rifts. Even if he were to go back
home to get a late stage Soul Transformation cultivator to help him, it
would still be like searching the ocean for a needle. There wasn’t much
hope.
Thinking about that, he looked at Mai Liang. He reached out, took the
shuttle from Mai Liang, and shouted, “This thing is now mine!”
With that, he moved and flew back toward where he came from without
even looking at Mai Liang.
After that person left, Mai Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead, let
out a breath, and quickly left the area.
Mai Liang didn’t know that person was extremely famous in his rank 5
cultivation country. However, he was famous because he always had to take
something or it would be a waste otherwise, like the time when he took Lin
Yi’s light tower.
119
SOUL AWAKENS
T he spacial rifts in the foreign battleground occur due to the countless

battle that happen here. If it wasn’t for the fact that the cultivation
union comes and stabilizes this place, it would have already collapsed.
What is on other side of the spacial rifts is a sea of stars. That place is
filled with energy and strange creatures.
It isn’t like no one that has entered the rifts have come out. However,
those late stage Soul Transformation cultivators teleported out almost as
soon as they had entered, before the suction force reached its maximum
strength.
The scariest thing about the spacial rifts in the foreign battleground is
the suction force. Even Soul Transformation cultivators have trouble with it.
The suction is so powerful that it can even suck out spiritual energy, so
don’t even think about escaping.
That’s just one one reason that they’re dangerous. The other reason is
that no one knows exactly where the spacial rifts connect to. They had only
heard from some very powerful cultivators that the space is pitch black and
that your divine sense is trapped inside your body once you get there.
A point of light suddenly appeared in the spacial rift and floated within
it. If one looked closely, they could see a soul fire glow faintly.
Time slowly passed. After unknown amount of time, that point of light
kept floating in space. That soul fire showed signs of dissipating.
Time passed and the light was still very faint. Only a faint ember
remained of the soul fire.
One day, a giant shadow suddenly floated toward the light. Upon closer
inspection, that shadow was a large corpse.
This body seemed to be the same as a Giant Demon Clan member’s
body. However, if one looked closely at that body’s forehead, there wasn’t a
hammer, but an axe.
A black axe!
If any Giant Demon Clan members were here, they would instantly
recognize that as a sign of their ancestral tribe.
The moment the body touched the light, a sliver of smoke came out of
the body. The smoke took the figure of a person and revealed a greedy look
as it jumped at the light.
This was a special type of creature that lived inside the foreign
battleground. It devoured everything, whether it was bodies, magic
treasures, or souls.
It jumped toward the body, but it let out a scream and tried to escape.
However, the light instantly absorbed the creature, leaving behind only the
body.
After absorbing that creature, the light became brighter and the soul fire
inside it became stronger.
At that moment, Wang Lin woke up.
To be more accurate, his soul woke up.
When he woke up, he didn’t have any consciousness as he was only a
ball of soul fire. A very cold feeling came from within his soul.
There was a very large fire next to his soul. Although this fire released
an evil aura, Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to jumped toward it.
The light suddenly went into the giant’s head and slowly settled inside.
Wang Lin’s soul could be considered to be surrounded by a demonic
flame as the coldness went away and his soul gradually calmed down. Time
slowly passed by again. This period of time was even longer than the one
before. During this long period of time, the body Wang Lin was in slowly
floated in the foreign battleground.
It wasn’t certain if it was because that body contained Wang Lin’s soul,
but more of those creatures appeared to try to devour Wang Lin. However,
they were all devoured by him instead. His divine sense grew larger and his
soul fire grew stronger.
The stronger he became, more of these creatures emerged like crazy,
wanting to devour him. Wang Lin didn’t know that the body he was in was
like a giant beacon in this dark world.
Wang Lin didn’t know exactly know how much time had passed. Ever
since he had awakened, he felt hungry and had devoured several of those
creatures. He only knew that every time he devoured one, he could feel his
mind become clearer.
Finally, one day, Wang Lin remembered the moment of his birth, the 16
years with his parents, the days at the Heng Yue Sect…. And he finally
remembered Teng Huayuan.
A wave of sorrow came from his soul as he realized what had happened.
At the last moment, Situ Nan risked himself to save him and had brought
him into the foreign battleground.
The moment it went into the spacial rift, the heaven defying bead
underwent a change. To be more accurate, it disappeared without a trace.
But Wang Lin could clearly feel that the heaven defying bead hadn’t
disappeared. It had mysteriously fused into Wang Lin’s soul. It could be
said that the heaven defying bead had melted and fused with Wang Lin’s
soul.
It was because of this that he was able to devour all of those mysterious
and powerful creatures.
Situ Nan didn’t die, but entered a permanent state of slumber. The last
thing he did before falling asleep was wrap Wang Lin’s parents’ souls with
his Nascent Soul to slumber with him.
Wang Lin’s parents were not cultivators, so they had no chance of being
revived or possessing a body. Wang Lin just wanted to keep his parents
around so they don’t disappear.
After he recovered all of his memories, he realized that his divine sense
had became huge. The giant’s body seemed to be unable to withstand it
anymore and had started to break down.
Helpless, Wang Lin left the giant’s body. The coldness returned once
more. He floated through the space, looking for the next body to posses.
This process of traveling through the void to find a different corpse
lasted for a long time. Likewise, the mysterious creatures kept coming to
him to be devoured.
His divine soul became even more powerful. Devouring these powerful
creatures gradually became Wang Lin’s habit. He stopped devouring them
while defending himself, but he actively seeked them out when he wasn’t.
Or it could be said that Wang Lin had been here for too long. Long
enough for him to search through his own memories multiple times. He
began to analyze everything that he had done. After he finished analyzing
everything he had done, he realized that he had nothing left to do. That was
when he suddenly remembered that formation book he had bought.
He immediately recalled the contents of the book and began to study
them. When he had completely mastered the basic formations in the book,
he fell back into the state of having nothing to do.
In these countless years, Wang Lin had seen many spacial rifts that led
to the exit, but his divine sense had become far too large to leave through
these small spacial rifts.
But he found out that as his divine sense grew larger, the spacial rifts
would crack when he slammed into them. However, after one or two
collisions, the spacial rift would automatically disappear.
One or two collisions weren’t enough to cause the spacial rift to
collapse. That was because his divine sense wasn’t powerful enough, so
Wang Lin started to devour those creatures like crazy.
He completely gave up on the idea of finding a body to possess. Instead,
he quickly moved through the void. Every time he came across one of those
mysterious creatures, he would quickly rush up and devour it.
This life continued for a long time. Every time he saw a spacial rift, he
would slam into it. He knew that he would be able to cause the spacial rift
to collapse in one or two hits one day.
But as time passed, Wang Lin found that the mysterious creatures in the
void seemed to have disappeared. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t
find another one.
So he increased the scope of search. One day, Wang Lin felt a divine
sense similar in size to his own. This was the first time that Wang Lin had
found a divine soul as powerful as his.
A fuzzy voice entered Wang Lin’s soul. “You passed the trial!” it said.
Wang Lin was startled. He quickly used the same method to send out a
message.
“How can I leave here?”
“Leave? Why would you want to leave? There is no way to leave…”
After the owner of the voice sent out that message, he slowly backed away
and disappeared.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He could hear some coldness in that soul’s
words. He realized that within this void, there were souls with divine senses
as powerful or more powerful than his.
They must each have their own territory. Once Wang Lin enters
another’s territory, it will be a battle to the death with them.
After this unexpected encounter, Wang Lin went in other directions and
found that there were three more souls with large divine senses like his.
Through some exchanges, Wang Lin found out that with this current
strength, he was unable to break through the spacial rift in one or two hits.
But Wang Lin’s determination to return was strong. He came up with a
crazy idea. He spread out his divine sense to cover his entire territory. The
wider his divine sense spread, the stronger the disturbance it caused.
Wang Lin carefully watched over the area his divine sense covered. To
his right, a spacial rift suddenly appeared. Without any hesitation, Wang Lin
sent a piece of his divine sense into the spacial rift. The moment the divine
sense entered the spacial rift, he cut off that part of his divine sense. As the
spacial rift disappeared, he lost contact with that piece of his divine sense.
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change as he waited for the next spacial
rift to appear.
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X u Hao was a 6th generation disciple of the Spirit Art Sect in the rank
3 cultivation country of Julu. He sat on top of a giant rock. He was
sorting his gains from throughout the years when his transmission jade
suddenly started to shake.
Xu Hao’s brow furrowed as he placed the jade on his forehead. A very
hurried voice entered his mind.
“Quickly, come to the 48th degree northwest. A piece of divine sense
without any owner appeared.”
The person who sent the message was a good friend that he had met at
the foreign battleground named Ge Yang. They were both late stage
Foundation Establishment cultivators. They often teamed up to kill people
for their treasures, so their relationship was very good.
The moment Xu Hao heard this, his expression immediately changed.
He became very excited. Divine Sense was the most precious thing in the
foreign battleground, even more so than working magic treasures.
Only powerful cultivators whose Nascent Souls had escaped from their
bodies, but then died had a small chance of leaving behind a bit of divine
sense.
Xu Hao didn’t understand the specific uses of divine sense, but he knew
that when he entered the foreign battleground, the messenger listed out the
things that the higher cultivation countries wanted, and divine sense placed
in the top ten.
The stuff on the list must be turned in once they obtain it and they
would receive certain reward for them. Thinking about it, Xu Hao quickly
flew northwest.
After he arrived, he found out that a large amount of people had
gathered here. In the distance, there was a large barrier surrounding a blue
spot. This blue spot just floated in the air motionlessly.
Xu Hao’s eyes revealed greed as he slapped his bag of holding, took out
a black fork, and charged over.
As for Wang Lin, he quietly waited for spacial rifts to appear. Suddenly,
eight spacial rifts appeared within his divine sense.
Pieces of Wang Lin’s divine sense quickly entered the rifts and were cut
off. He had sent out eight portions of his divine sense.
This process continued as Wang Lin’s divine sense became smaller and
smaller as he sent out countless portions of divine sense.
In these three years, the foreign battleground had entered a crazed state.
Since that time, when Xu Hao and Ge Yang took that portion of divine
sense, divine sense would appear daily, causing everyone in the foreign
battleground to go crazy.
It was unimaginable for this much divine sense to appear in the foreign
battleground. If the upper cultivation countries found out about this strange
event, it would have immediately caught their attention. But in these three
years, they hadn’t sent anyone to check the foreign battleground.
The foreign battleground entered an unstable state. For some unknown
reason, the people inside couldn’t leave and the people outside couldn’t go
in.
The cause of the problem were the spacial rifts. In this past decade,
there were too many spacial rifts. A few entrances were filled with
countless spacial rifts.
The experts of the rank 4 and 5 cultivation countries came to the
conclusion that the foreign battleground was about to collapse. If even a
Nascent Soul were to go in right now, it could cause a collapse.
As for asking the rank 6 cultivation country to repair it, the price was
simply too great. Even if they knew about the large quantities of divine
sense that was appearing inside the foreign battleground, they still wouldn’t
do it, and that’s taking into consideration the fact that the price would be
split among the rank 5 cultivation countries.
And most importantly, there was more than one foreign battleground, so
there was really no need to fix this one. The general rule was once a foreign
battleground can’t be maintained anymore, it was simply abandoned.
But what caused all the experts to scratch their heads was that this
foreign battleground should still have lasted thousands of years before
collapsing. What could have happened in the last decade to speed up its
collapse?
They didn’t know that all of this was caused by Wang Lin. If it wasn’t
for him slamming into all of the spacial rifts, this wouldn’t have happened.
The flow of time in the void was different from the flow of time in the
foreign battleground. 100 years in the void was only one year in the foreign
battleground.
To be more accurate, the time Wang Lin had spent slamming into the
spacial rift was 7 years outside, but 700 years in the void.
700 years of continuous blows from Wang Lin caused the foreign
battleground to collapse even faster. Right now, no cultivator from the rank
4 or 5 cultivation countries dared to enter the foreign battleground.
They could only send messages to the cultivators inside. They told them
to cancel the cleaning, work together to gather all of the divine sense, and
leave through a transfer array.
Wang Lin had lost track of time as his soul became smaller and smaller.
Right now, he no longer had to cut off his divine sense. He was waiting for
a large rift.
On this day, within Wang Lin’s divine sense, a spacial rift several times
larger than normal appeared. Without any hesitation, Wang Lin entered.
Mai Liang had set his sights on a magic treasure. This magic treasure
was very similar to the black light he had seen before. Both could fly on
their own. He had chased this treasure down for three days and was
completely worn out.
He wryly smiled at the purple sword before him and secretly thought
that if his shuttle wasn’t stolen, he could have easily caught up and
wouldn’t be so tired right now.
Thinking about the shuttle, he couldn’t help think about that black light.
In these 10+ years, he couldn’t help but fantasize about that treasure. Since
that treasure was being chased by a member of the Giant Demon Clan, it
must have been some heaven defying treasure.
Every time he thought about it, he couldn’t help but sigh.
Mai Liang muttered to himself, “The transfer tunnel to leave here won’t
open early or late, but exactly when my 50 year time limit is up. But no
matter what happens, I can finally go home. In these past few years, it has
became too dangerous. It is all because of the divine senses that have been
appearing. After I get that flying sword, I’ll return to the gathering point.
Hehe, junior apprentice sister, you have to wait for me. You can’t turn down
senior apprentice brother. I am a brute and only I truly love you.”
“But 50 years have passed. What does junior apprentice sister look like
now? Well.. she cultivates the War God method and I heard that it has the
ability to make you stay looking young, so at most she would look 30. If
she has became an old lady, then I might as well give up. Hmph hmph, of
the dozens of people from the War God Shrine that came here, only ten or
so remain. Once I return, the elders will focus resources on me to help me
cultivate. And the bottle of pills I received before is very powerful. Just one
pill will keep me young. After I leave, I will only look like a 20 year old
young man. Thanks to that, I can have any woman I want.” Mai Liang let
out a mischievous smile as he suddenly gained motivation.
Just as Mai Liang was feeling proud, two beams of light suddenly
closed in. In the blink of an eye, they arrived next to Mai Liang. One of the
lights charged past him towards the purple sword, revealing a 30 year old
young man. His expression darkened as he caught the flying sword and
threw it into his bag of holding without a word. He then turned to stare
coldly at Mai Liang.
The other ray of light revealed a middle aged man in black. He stood
behind Mai Liang and faintly smiled at him.
Mai Liang’s expression changed as he said, “Xu Hao, Ge Yang!” He
complained in his heart. He had seen these people from a distance before.
These two had bad names because they liked to kill people to steal their
treasures.
Mai Liang decisively tore off his bag of holding and threw it to Xu Hao.
“Fellow cultivators, here is everything I have found during my time here.
You guys can have it all. I just want my life,” he begged.
Xu Hao was startled. He took the bag of holding and scanned it with his
divine sense. He smiled and said, “You are the most spineless person I have
ever met, but also the most practical. Fine, I’ll let you go this time. Scram!”
Mai Liang relaxed and was about to back away when his expression
suddenly changed. He coughed out a mouthful of blood as a flying sword
pierced through his chest. His body shook as he felt his life draining away.
He forced his body to turn around and look at Ge Yang as he said, “You…”
Ge Yang waved his hand. As the flying sword flew back to him, he said,
“I didn’t say I’d let you go.” With that, he left without even looking at Mai
Liang.
Xu Hao made a sound and shook his head. He knew that Ge Yang killed
Mai Liang because he hated the fact that Mai Liang gave the bag of holding
to him. He and Ge Yang had an agreement: the bag of holding belongs to
whoever gets a hold of it first and they couldn’t fight over it anymore.
If Ma Liang had given the bag of holding to Ge Yang, Xu Hao would
have done the same.
Mai Liang’s consciousness was already fuzzy as an image of his junior
apprentice sister appeared before him. He gradually closed his eyes. Just at
that moment, a large spacial rift appeared next to Mai Liang and a large soul
charged out.
The moment the soul appeared, it paused and quickly drilled into Mai
Liang’s body. Mai Liang’s eyes suddenly opened. Beams of golden light
shot out of his eyes.
The wound on his chest healed at a visible rate. Soon, he had
completely recovered. A cold voice came from his mouth.
“Teng Huayuan, I, Wang Lin, am back! Divine Sense! Return!”
Suddenly, all of the divine sense in the foreign battleground that
belonged to Wang Lin, whether it was inside someone’s bag of holding,
refined by someone, inside someone’s body, or being fought over, all of it
began to tremble.
The pieces of divine sense one after another gathered toward Wang Lin
from the foreign battleground.
A panic that had never occurred before appeared in the hearts of every
cultivator who had a piece of the divine sense.
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union.
he Cultivation Union is a very large organization. Aside from a few
people, no one knows exactly how many countries are part of the
The minimum requirement for a country to become a true member of

the cultivation union is to reach rank 6 and gain their own cultivation
planet.
Generally speaking, as long as the country is a cultivation country, they
belong to the cultivation union. But there are countless cultivations
countries, so the union doesn’t have time to manage them all personally.
So generally speaking, all cultivation countries rank 5 and below are
managed by the rank 6 cultivation country on the planet.
The country Suzaku rose at an insane speed. It went from rank 1 to rank
6 in only 100,000 years, becoming one of the rare rank 6 cultivation
countries.
After becoming a rank 6 cultivation country, they gained the right to
have their own cultivation planet. That planet was named planet Suzaku by
the cultivation union.
On the planet Suzaku, the country of Suzaku’s orders are god’s orders.
The planet Suzaku has 18 rank 5 cultivation countries. Whenever a
country meets the requirements to become a rank 5 cultivation country, the
country of Suzaku gifts them ten foreign battlegrounds.
That is to say, there are only 180 foreign battlegrounds on planet
Suzaku. If one were to collapse, then there would permanently be one less
foreign battleground. That is, unless they are willing to buy one from the
rank 6 cultivation country at a very high price.
As for how these foreign battlegrounds are formed and where those
spacial rifts lead to, no one in the rank 5 cultivation countries know.
Each of the rank 5 cultivation countries control many rank 4 cultivation
countries, and every rank 4 cultivation country controls many rank 3
As for rank 1 and 2 countries, the cultivation union has set rules to
prevent anyone from interfering with their growth.
Zhao is a rank 3 cultivation country controlled by the rank 4 cultivation
country of Green Dragon. They are controlled by the rank 5 cultivation
country of the Giant Demon Clan.
Every time there is a large battle in the foreign battleground, all of the
Nascent Soul cultivators in Zhao are called to fight. They aren’t allow to
delay or resist. Back then, the Heng Yue Sect’s five Nascent Soul ancestors
were called to go. If they went, the Heng Yue Sect would be safe, but
whether they were going to live or die was unknown. If they refused, not
only would the Heng Yue Sect be destroyed, but they would be killed as
well.
In fact, the same thing happens in almost every rank 3 cultivation
country.
This is natural selection. A dog eat dog world. An order by someone
strong is something a weak person has to follow and can’t refuse. Maybe
it’s due to having to live in this cruel world that cultivators adapt faster than
mortals.
Or maybe, in the eyes of those high above in the cultivation union, this
world, this universe, is a giant refining pot. Whether it’s mortals or
cultivators, both are being mercilessly refined. In ancient times, cultivation
focused on comprehending the heavens and pursuing their own Dao.
Cultivators gave people the feeling of elegance and heavenliness.
But the ancient cultivation world suddenly collapsed in a disaster. Then,
the cultivation union rose up and took its place. That’s when the word Dao
shattered.
It has been proven that cultivation without any desire is the path to
destruction. Only by following the laws of nature will one walk the true
path of cultivation.
Although they don’t know the final result, at least right now, under the
command of the cultivation union, the current cultivators are far stronger
than the cultivators of ancient times. This is more than enough.
At the moment, a strange event was occurring in one of the foreign
battlegrounds that belonged to the Giant Demon Clan. Every cultivator that
had managed to get a piece of divine sense panicked.
A huge meteor shower seemed to cover the foreign battleground as
every piece of divine sense charged toward one place.
Shortly after, the foreign battleground that was already on the verge of
collapsing couldn’t withstand the power of this divine sense and began to
truly collapse. A large hole appeared in the foreign battleground. The hole
instantly devoured a huge chuck of the foreign battleground.
At the same time, a huge divine sense carefully came out of the rift.
Following it were a bunch of mysterious creatures. The same ones Wang
Lin devoured.
The same scene appeared in other areas of the foreign battleground.
Three large divine senses came out of the giant rift caused by the collapse
of the foreign battleground.
Countless mysterious creatures came out and jumped on anything they
saw. It would be fitting to describe them as locusts.
Every one of the cultivators used all their strength to escape in a frenzy
toward the transfer array. They were afraid that if they were one step too
slow, they would be devoured.
One could see many swords desperately flying.
The moment the three giant souls appeared, Wang Lin immediately
noticed them. He was very familiar with these three divine senses as they
were his three neighbors.
At this moment, the divine sense that he had sent out in the past three
years gradually returned to him. Every time a portion returned to him, his
divine sense grew larger, until it reached its original size.
Wang Lin wasn’t in a rush. He sat down cross legged and got used to
this foreign body. Several mysterious creatures came by and saw Wang Lin.
They hesitated for a while, but couldn’t withstand the temptation and
jumped toward Wang Lin.
When they were a dozen meters away from Wang Lin, he opened his
eyes and shouted, “Know your place!”
His large divine soul suddenly spread out and the mysterious creatures
seemed to have met their natural predator as they let out screams and
quickly shattered.
But before they could escape, they were caught by Wang Lin and were
instantly devoured. As he was about to devour more, a large divine sense
came to try to stop him.
Wang Lin let out cold snort. Not only did he not back up, but he
devoured all of the strange creatures that wanted to attack him. The other
large divine sense let out a sigh and didn’t say anything.
Most of Wang Lin’s divine sense had returned to his body, however,
there were still some pieces that were not in the foreign battleground, so
they couldn’t return to him. However, in terms of strength of his divine
sense, it was almost no different than from before.
“Everyone, I’m going to pass through!” He spread out his divine sense
and moved.
This divine sense immediately covered the entire foreign battleground
and the three divine senses that were happily eating suddenly paused.
Shortly after, each of them sent a message toward Wang Lin.
“You are very powerful. I can’t believe you managed to leave that
place.”
“This place is about to collapse. Our job as soul devourers is to
devourer this place to prevent it from collapsing. You are a soul devourer as
well. Why are you interfering?”
“Newly born soul devourer, my wandering souls offended you, so you
were in the right to punish them, but devouring a collapsing space is what
us soul devourers are born to do. Even if we don’t devour, there will be
other soul devours that will come to devour this place.”
The three large divine senses sent out one sentence each. They no
longer devoured and waited for Wang Lin to respond. In their view, Wang
Lin was at the same level as them.
This was the first time he had heard about soul devourers. He pondered
a bit as he sorted out Mai Liang’s memory and knew that the transfer array
was about to open. If the entire foreign battleground were to collapse, he
wasn’t sure if the transfer array could still open.
“I don’t want to stop you guys, but hope you guys can slow down so it
takes longer for the foreign battleground to collapse.”
“Okay.”
“As you wish.”
“I also agree, but you can’t stop the wandering souls from hunting.”
After forming an agreement, Wang Lin moved toward the location of
the transfer array with Mai Liang’s memory. On the way, every time
wandering souls noticed him, they would all be terrified. They quickly
backed away and didn’t dare to block him.
Along the way, Wang Lin felt very unnatural in his new body. Although
this Mai Ling’s talent and spirit root were really good, severals time better
than what he had before, this was, after all, a possessed body. It would
require some time to refine before he could completely take it over.
At this point, he didn’t have any spiritual energy in his body and was
relying on his divine sense to move. The first thing he would need to do
was find a place to go into closed door cultivation, improve his strength,
and combine with his powerful divine sense to kill his way back to Zhao.
While flying, Wang Lin suddenly stopped and looked northwest. He
pondered a little and flew over there. Not long after, he saw three beams of
light flying towards him. Ten wandering souls were closing in behind them.
Zhou Zihong was a disciple of the War God Shrine of the country of
Huo Fen. She was normally, very sweet, but the current her pursed her lips,
her hair was in a mess, she was covered in sweat, and the spiritual power in
her body was all used up. Her face was filled with grief as she looked at her
two senior apprentice brothers. Their faces were also filled with grief as
they desperately ran.
“I’m afraid we are the only three people from the War God Shrine that
are still alive…” Zhou Zihong let out a miserable laugh. Three days ago,
there were still ten people from the War God Shrine, but who would have
thought that the foreign battleground would suddenly collapse and all these
strange creatures would appear. Any cultivator who was caught by these
wandering souls would die and have the essence in their body devoured
until their body became a mummy.
And these strange creatures seemed to love hiding inside these
mummies. Every time the cultivators saw a body, they were terrified.
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O f the 10 people from the War God Shrine, aside from Mai Liang,
who had left four days ago, only the three of them remained. Zhou
Zihong let out a sigh as she looked back at the strange creatures closing in
on them. She closed her eyes in despair as she involuntarily thought of Mai
Liang.
“That Mai Liang has always been as timid as a mouse and is very afraid
of death, but he just happens to be very thick skinned. Junior apprentice
sister Tong couldn’t stand him bugging her anymore and thought of
throwing him into the foreign battleground to get rid of him. If it wasn’t for
the fact that I pity him and helped him out many times, he would have
already died. At least he still has a conscience. A few days ago, he gave me
a pill that he said would help me maintain my age. I wonder if it’s true…”
Her heart filled with despair. She couldn’t help but start to think crazy
thoughts. Just at that moment, she suddenly heard senior brother Yang
beside her shout, “Mai Liang! Quickly, run now!”
Zhou Zihong was startled and opened her eyes. She saw a youth flying
their way. He was very handsome, but his eyes contained a hint of coldness
and there were bloodstains on his chest.
“Junior brother Mai, it looks like it will be hard for us to escape this
disaster. Ah…” Senior brother Yang sighed. He looked about 30 and there
was sadness on his face.
Wang Lin looked at the three and didn’t say a word. At that moment, the
creatures chasing them stopped as they saw Wang Lin and revealed hesitant
expressions.
Wang Lin snorted and sent out a message with his divine sense.
“Scram!”
More than ten wandering souls suddenly panicked and ran away. They
Zhou Zihong stared dumbfoundedly at the scene before her. She didn’t
know why those scary creatures would suddenly just leave. She turned her
head toward Wang Lin as a crazy thought came to her mind. “Could these
scary creatures be afraid of Mai Liang?”
But shortly after, she dismissed the speculation. The other two War God
Shrine disciples were also confused, but the relief of surviving such a
dangerous situation hit them and they finally let out a breath.
Senior brother Yang was the oldest of them. He considered the situation
and said, “Junior apprentice sister, although those strange creatures have
left, it is still not safe to stay here. We should go to the transfer array and
quickly leave.”
Zhou Zihong shivered and nodded, then said, “Junior brother Mai, you
are the weakest of us, so you mustn’t let those things touch you. If they
touch you, you will die!”
The other War God Shrine disciple impatiently said, “What are you
guys still blabbering about? If you guys aren’t leaving, I’m going by
myself.” With that, he moved and quickly charged out. Wang Lin knew that
this person was called Ling Tao thanks to Mai Liang’s memories,
Senior brother Yang went too because he didn’t want to stay here. Zhou
Zihong hesitated a bit and said, “Be careful!” Then she followed them as
well.
This whole time, Wang Lin still hadn’t had a chance to speak, but he
casually followed them. The reason he saved the three, aside from his own
reasons, was because he knew from Mai Liang’s memories that Mai Liang
was very grateful toward Zhong Zihong. Since he took Mai Liang’s body,
he felt like he should help Mai Liang do a few things.
The three of them were very careful as they flew. They were even very
cautious when taking out pills to recover their spiritual energy. Zhong
Zihong even took out an extra pill and handed it over to Wang Lin. He
stared at the pill and couldn’t help but think of his heaven defying bead.
The liquid the bead soaked in was the best medication.
Unfortunately, the bag of holding containing the gourds and all of his
treasures was crushed by Teng Huayuan.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He could feel the heaven defying bead in his
soul. He could feel the sword that he blood refined in his soul as well.
However, this was not the right time to check if he still had it. After
pondering for a while, Wang Lin was even more determined to find a place
to enter closed door cultivation once he leaves.
The cultivators inside the foreign battleground noticed that in these past
few days, the speed at which the place was collapsing seemed to slow down
a bit. But this was pointless to them because compared to the foreign
battleground collapsing, those strange creatures were scarier.
With the space collapsing, at most you would just see people
disappearing, but if someone was attacked by the strange creatures, they
would be screaming in pain in front of your eyes. The creatures would then
leave behind a mummified corpse.
If these cultivators could choose how they’d die, they would choose
dying to the space collapsing over being devoured.
There were four total large transfer arrays inside the foreign
battleground. The direction Wang Lin’s group was flying toward was the
closest one. Wang Lin didn’t really care which transfer array they went to.
The transfer arrays can only transfer people who meet a certain
requirement.
Anyone who enters the foreign battleground receives a piece of jade.
Aside from protection from the steel wind, the other thing it does is it
allows one to use the transfer array
Wang Lin didn’t have a jade from Zhao, so he had no way of going back
through the transfer array. Also, he was currently using Mai Liang’s body,
so it was best he go back to Mai Liang’s home country of Hou Fen.
This was the other reason why he saved Zhou Zihong’s group, to steal a
jade.
Of course, if he could find Xu Hao and Ge Yang, then that would be the
best case.
These two had already been set as must kill targets by Wang Lin. This
was not to get revenge for Mai Liang, but the two of them knew that Mai
Liang should’ve been dead. To prevent any issues in the future, those two
must die.
On the way, Wang Lin used Mai Liang’s memories to tell his three
neighbors about Xu Hao and Ge Yang. All of the wandering souls in the
foreign battleground became his eyes and ears. If the two ever show up, his
three neighbors will instantly tell him.
If there was still no news of them at the very end, that would mean Xu
Hao and Ge Yang had already died.
After flying for an entire week, Zhou Zihong’s group of three was very
shocked to find that the wandering souls seemed to completely ignore them.
Some would obviously charge toward them, but they would make a
sudden turn and go around them.
It can be said that along the way, the three were scared, but never in any
danger. In the end, they were so used this that when they saw those strange
creatures now, they would no longer stop. They would just slow down until
the creature left, then keep going.
What was even more strange was that one time, one of the creatures
suddenly appeared and jumped toward Zhou Zihong. But just as it was
about to touch her, it suddenly let out a terrifying stream and desperately
ran away.
The three of them weren’t dumb, so they grew suspicious about what
was going on. They thought about what had happened recently and
immediately understood that the answer lied with Wang Lin.
But besides Zhou Zihong, who once opened her mouth as if she wanted
to say something, the other two just pretended that nothing was going on.
It was not that they didn’t want to ask, but because they couldn’t. If they
accidently offended Wang Lin, they would lose their lives here.
The disciple named Lin Tao’s eyes lit up with his back toward Wang
Lin. He seemed to be planning something, but his expression soon returned
to normal.
Seeing that they were close to the closest transfer array, the amount of
nearby cultivators increased. Their goal was the transfer array before them.
Wang Lin had already used his divine sense to scout the area. There
were some people gathered around the transfer array. They are all waiting
for the transfer array to open. A screen of white light surrounded the
transfer array to protect it. Outside the light screen floated a large number of
mummified bodies. They all belonged to people who wanted to leave
through the transfer array. There were wandering souls moving in and out
of the mummified bodies.
The transfer arrays in the foreign battleground are all normally closed.
They only open at certain times. There were still two more days until it was
time for them to open.
The people nervously stared at the wandering souls inside the transfer
array, every time there was any movement, they panicked. But gradually,
they realized that the strange creatures only wandered outside the transfer
array. They didn’t dare to touch the transfer array’s shield.
As people noticed this, everyone inside the formation let out a breath.
While flying, Wang Lin was startled for a moment. One of his neighbors
told him that the two he was looking for were already dead and that their
bags of holding were being sent over by wandering souls.
Shortly after, a wandering soul with two horns appeared in the distance.
Zhou Zihong and them didn’t mind at first, but as the wandering soul got
closer and closer, they looked toward Wang Lin.
The wandering soul stopped before them. It shook its body and threw
three bags of holding into Wang Lin’s hands.
After the wandering soul did of all this, it quickly turned around and
left.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he stared at the wandering soul. He said,
“Stop!”
The wandering soul stopped. Its body trembled as it turned around and
looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at Zhou Zihong’s group as he moved next to
the wandering soul. Wang Lin had devoured a lot of wandering souls. If not
10,000, at least 8,000. Although he didn’t keep track that well, he noticed
that there was something strange about this wandering soul.
The wandering souls that Wang Lin devoured before were more like
divine sense with life. They had minimum intelligence and only knew how
to devour everything.
But the wandering soul before him was clearly different. It’s divine
sense was a mess, as if the souls it devoured weren’t digested and had left
very deep scars.
After these marks accumulated for to a certain degree, it caused this
wandering soul to change. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up after carefully looking at
it for a long time. When he looked at this wandering soul, he felt the same
feeling as when he saw Situ Nan’s Nascent Soul.
It can be said there was something similar between the two.
Wang Lin’s right hand pointed at Lin Tao. He ordered, “Kill him!”
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T he moment Wang Lin’s words came out, Zhou Zihong’s group’s

expressions suddenly changed. Especially Lin Tao’s, whose face was
pale. He started backing up, but the wandering soul immediately jumped
toward him after hearing Wang Lin’s order.
Zhou Zihong bit her lower lip. She wanted to stop Wang Lin, but she
couldn’t utter a word. Senior brother Yang let out a sigh and a complex
expression crossed his face.
Lin Tao moved as fast as he could, but not to escape. He dodged back
and forth in the area, trying to stay away from the wandering soul. He knew
that even if he ran away, not to mention whether or not he could get away,
with how large the foreign battleground was, he knew he couldn’t get to a
transfer array alive.
Thinking about that, he quickly said, “Senior , I don’t have any
relationship with Mai Liang at all. We rarely speak to each other. Please,
spare me. Senior, I … I’m willing to become senior’s slave.”
Lin Tao anxiously said as the wandering soul closed in on him. Wang
Lin faintly smiled. He waved his hand and the wandering soul immediately
stopped.
Lin Tao’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. He didn’t dare to wipe it
off. He respectfully said, “Senior, you… you must be an expert from a
higher cultivation country. I am honored to become your slave. I don’t have
any other intentions.” With that, his hand formed a seal and he pressed on
his forehead. A drop of golden blood floated out of his forehead toward
Wang Lin.
After the drop of golden blood appeared, Lin Tao’s body looked a lot
weaker. He nervously looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin waved his hand. After he caught the blood, his gaze fell on
senior apprentice brother Yang.
After Lin Tao saw Wang Lin accepting the drop of golden blood, he
immediately let out a breath. He knew that his life was safe. He was very
smart and it can be said that he was the first person who realized that
something was wrong. He realized that Mai Liang had already died and had
been possessed by someone, but he didn’t dare to mention it to the other
two.
Lin Tao also knew that following Wang Lin was the only way to live.
Even if Wang Lin didn’t kill him and had just left him alone, he would die
for sure, so this was a decision he didn’t need to think about at all. When
Wang Lin ordered the wandering soul sent after him, he knew that Wang
Lin had realized that he knew, which was why he didn’t play dumb. That
would only get himself killed even faster.
This was where Lin Tao’s cleverness showed. He became Wang Lin’s
slave without any hesitation and even gave out a drop of his soul essence
blood.
After Wang Lin got Lin Tao’s soul essence blood, he could kill him with
just a thought, but Lin Tao had no other choice. If he wished to keep
following Wang Lin, this had to be done.
Lin Tao quickly moved to Wang Lin’s side. He then pointed his sword
at the other two without any hesitation. Since he already knew that he was a
slave, then he must do what needed to be done, even if it was just for show.
The young man named Yang wryly smiled. Without a word, he slapped
his forehead and a drop of soul essence blood flew toward Wang Lin.
He wasn’t any slower than Lin Tao in speculating that Mai Liang’s
strange actions were because Mai Liang had been possessed. He was very
nervous the entire time. Since all of it was now out in the open, he quickly
weighed his choices and decided to become Wang Lin’s slave. Compared to
life and death, what was pride? Also, this person was clearly a cultivator
from a higher cultivation country and powerful enough for these strange
creatures to fear him. If he followed this person, he might have a better
chance to rise in the future.
After sending out the drop of soul essence blood, he looked at his junior
apprentice sister Zhou Zihong with a complex look and said, “Junior
apprentice sister, you…”
Zhou Zihong waved her hand. She looked at Wang Lin while biting her
lower lip and asked, “Senior you… when you possed that body, was Mai
Liang dead or alive?” With that, her gaze became calm as she stared at
Wang Lin.
She wanted to ask this question when she noticed that something was
wrong with him.
Wang Lin looked at her and said, “Dead.”
Zhou Zihong let out a breath. It didn’t matter if what Wang Lin said was
true or false. She didn’t want to keep asking. Intuitively, she thought the
Wang Lin wasn’t lying. The three of them were not even ants in this
person’s eyes, so there was really no need to lie.
So, without a word, she sent out a drop of her soul essence blood.
Three drops of golden blood appeared before Wang Lin. He opened his
mouth and sucked them in. Three specks of light appeared in his divine
sense. With just a thought, he could kill the three of them.
In truth, Wang Lin didn’t try to hide anything this whole time. Anyone
who knew Mai Liang before would realize that something was wrong.
Adding on the fact that the wandering souls feared him, anyone would be
able to guess that something was off.
Wang Lin didn’t want to kill them, but if the three of them weren’t
smart, then he would have no other choice. The fact that he possessed a
body was something that others couldn’t know about, but after he leaves the
foreign battleground, it will be easy. After all, 50 years is plenty of time for
someone’s personality to change.
After Zhou Zihong, Yang Xiong, and Lin Tao became Wang Lin’s
slaves, they immediately relaxed and stood behind Wang Lin. Zhou Zihong
looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression. She knew that she was very
attractive. Back in the sect, she was sought after by many other disciples,
but she rejected them all.
Zhou Zihong swore that before she reaches the Core Formation stage,
she won’t form a cultivation pair. But now she was someone’s slave. If her
master were to ask, she couldn’t refuse. Thinking about it caused her heart
to become very chaotic.
She didn’t know that Wang Lin wasn’t interested in her at all.
After collecting the three drops of soul essence blood, Wang Lin looked
at the wandering soul. He rubbed his chin and sent out a message to his
three neighbors.
“I want this wandering soul.”
The three neighbors pondered for a bit and then sent their reply.
“Newly born soul devourer, there is one thing you don’t understand.
Once you’re born as a soul, you can’t leave this place.”
“A wandering soul is also a type of soul. They aren’t as strong as devils,
but anything with a soul is their food, and likewise, they are our food.”
“Us soul devourers can’t directly devour people’s souls. We can only
devour wandering souls to make us stronger.”
“With a powerful wandering soul, these low level cultivators don’t have
any chance of resisting. Even if higher level cultivators aren’t scared, as
long as there are enough wandering souls, the result is the same. And
wandering souls to us are weapons, slaves, and also food. Have you
considered what the consequences of a wandering soul appearing in the
world of the living would be?”
“Newly born soul devourer, let me tell you clearly; if wandering souls
got loose in the world of living, even if there aren’t a lot of them, it would
be a catastrophe. Wandering souls in the world of the living are also called
devils.”
“If a lot of them enter the world of living, the world of living will
become a world of decay, just like where we were before. And among the
devils, one of them will become a soul devourer.”
“There is a law between the world of living and the world of decay:
anyone who tries to break that law will be killed.”
These were things that Wang Lin didn’t know. He pondered for a while
and asked, “Then what kind of place is this foreign battleground?”
“This chaotic place is opened by powerful cultivators from the world of
the living. It exists in the space between the world of the living and the
world of decay, but even so, wandering souls can’t normally enter here.
Only after we have entered can they enter.”
“Even you can’t leave at all, not to mention that wandering soul.”
“If you like that wandering soul, I can gift it to you, but in the end, you
still have to return to the world of decay. That is the mission of a soul
devourer.”
The voices of the three neighbors slowly disappeared as Wang Lin
silently stood there with an unsettled expression.
The three of them noticed that Wang Lin was standing there silently for
a long time. Their hearts pounded and they became very nervous.
Lin Tao was thinking that Wang Lin might still not feel safe. He was
wondering what he should do if Wang Lin wanted to kill him.
Zhou Zihong was thinking about what if he wanted her. She revealed a
struggling expression.
Yang Xiong was even more nervous as he thought about even more
stuff. He was not only afraid for his life, but was afraid that Wang Lin
would give up Mai Liang’s body to steal his.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he flew toward the transfer array.
The three slaves quickly followed him and the wandering soul carefully
followed far in the back.
The more they moved forward, the more bodies they saw, but as Wang
Lin got closer, all of the wandering souls got out of the way and didn’t dare
to block him.
Such a strange scene naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding
cultivators. Someone took the lead and groups of cultivators began to
follow the four of them. Wang Lin didn’t even bother to look at them as he
continued to fly.
The wandering souls hesitated for a bit and carefully devoured a
cultivator that was in the back. After they realized that Wang Lin didn’t
care, they immediately jumped on the cultivators. Screams came from the
group following Wang Lin as the remaining cultivators escaped with their
own groups.
One day later, the transfer array came into sight. There were even more
mummified bodies and the area was filled with wandering souls. As a
result, this became a restricted area that no cultivator dared to approach.
Those who were lucky enough to make it here were swarmed by wandering
souls the moment they entered the area.
In the area within a 10 kilometer radius, there was not a single living
person other than those lucky people that had reached the transfer array
early and Wang Lin’s group of four.
Looking at the transfer array from far away, he said, “The three of you
enter the transfer array.”
The three didn’t dare to refuse. They clenched their teeth and flew
ahead. Good thing the wandering souls seemed to have received orders and
didn’t attack the three as they safely made it into the transfer array. After
that, Wang Lin sat down cross legged nearby and stared at the transfer
array.
His hand reached out and a trembling wandering soul immediately flew
toward him. Wang Lin pointed toward the transfer array. The wandering
soul tried to struggle, but it charged toward the transfer array.
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T he wandering soul struggled as it charged toward the transfer array.

Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he watched the wandering soul. The dozens
of people inside the transfer array saw the wandering soul flying at them
and immediately backed up. They all took out their magic treasures and
nervously observed the wandering soul’s every movement.
As the wandering soul came closer, the people inside became even more
nervous. The wandering soul hit the light screen protection barrier on the
transfer array.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but he secretly sighed. The
moment the wandering soul touched the barrier, it turned into smoke. The
people inside the formation began to cheer. They felt even more confident
now that this transfer array could protect them.
“Newly born soul devourer, it is no use. That transfer array is the gate to
the world of the living. Any soul lifeform that touches it will be
immediately destroyed by the law of the world.”
A voice entered Wang Lin’s mind. He stared at the transfer array with
an unchanged expression and began to ponder. After a long time, his eyes lit
up. He pointed at the air multiple times and more than ten wandering souls
flew toward him, struggling.
Wang Lin sneered. He pointed at the transfer array and the wandering
souls all charged toward it. The difference in rank made it so they couldn’t
resist at all.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he noticed something about the barrier. When
the wandering souls got close, a black line appeared. That black line
entering the wandering souls was what was killing them.
As for how the black line appeared, it was too far for Wang Lin to see.
His face was filled with doubts.
Without a word, he spread out his divine sense, caught more than 1000
wandering souls, and sent them toward the transfer array. These wandering
souls quickly charged toward the transfer array. Screams came from the
people inside the transfer array. Those cultivators’ faces all turned pale.
When there was only one or two wandering souls, they were kind of scared.
When there were more than ten, they panicked due to fear, but with more
than 1000 wandering souls, fear just couldn’t describe it anymore. It was
more correct to say that they were terrified.
Some of them even closed their eyes in despair, but most of them set
their last hopes on the barrier. However, they also prepared to commit
suicide if the barrier failed, because they’d rather die than be devoured.
This point had became a general consensus among the cultivators.
The moment the 1000 plus wandering souls touched the barrier, they let
out screams and disappeared. It felt as though they were all just blown away
by wind and disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin suddenly stood up. He clearly saw what had just happened.
Those black lines would appear out of thin air and attack the wandering
souls. No matter what angle the wandering souls attacked from, the black
lines would appear and destroy them.
This black line was clearly related to the law of the world his neighbors
were talking about.
Wang Lin’s gaze became cold as he sent out another wave of divine
sense and gathered more than 2000 wandering souls. These wandering souls
were forced into a suicidal attack by him.
At the moment, the cultivators inside the transfer array had finally
relaxed for a bit from the scare, but they instantly began to panic again. It
was not because they didn’t trust this barrier, but because of the fear that
they developed for the wandering souls on the way here.
This was like being surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves. Even
though you were surrounded by fire, you would still be scared.
The 2000 wandering souls charged when Wang Lin pointed his finger.
The wandering soul that underwent a change that had been following
behind him revealed a pleading look, not daring to move forward.
Wang Lin stared at that wandering soul. Although wandering souls
possessed some intelligence, this was the first one he had seen that would
plead. Wang Lin stared at the wandering soul and his eyes became cold.
The wandering soul let out a cry. It wasn’t able to withstand the pressure
of Wang Lin’s divine sense, so it charged forward. The moment it charged
out, it was clearly different from the other wandering souls. The other
wandering souls all got out of its way. Although not as much compared to
Wang Lin, the other wandering souls clearly feared this one.
The moment the 2000 plus wandering souls slammed against the
barrier, black lines appeared and destroyed them all. Just at that moment,
the mutated wandering soul arrived.
Wang Lin’s pupils suddenly shrank as he revealed a joyous expression.
Half of the mutated wandering soul’s body had entered the barrier even
though a black line had entered its body.
The mutated wandering soul revealed a painful expression, but it still
charged through the barrier and jumped onto a cultivator. The cultivator
quickly let out a miserable scream and turned into a mummy.
At that moment, more than ten black lines appeared and entered the
mummified body. The mutated wandering soul quickly charged out of the
body with a painful expression, but it didn’t get far before being destroyed.
The expressions of the cultivators inside the transfer array suddenly
changed as they looked at the mummified body. Some of the female
cultivators started crying.
Yang Xiong secretly sighed. He went up and kicked the mummified
body out of the transfer array.
Wang Lin’s eyebrows locked together. He carefully pulled out a sliver
of his divine sense and sent it toward the transfer array. When it got close, a
black line drilled into his divine sense as fast as lightning.
Wang Lin’s divine sense quickly backed away and dodged the black
line. The black line suddenly changed directions and charged toward Wang
Lin’s divine sense.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth. His divine sense no longer dodged, but
went up to meet the black line. He wanted to see just how strong these
black lines were. If it was before, he wouldn’t dare to try, but since the
mutated wandering soul was able to withstand a hit, then it shouldn’t be too
dangerous.
The black line quickly entered Wang Lin’s divine sense. Suddenly, a
destructive force exploded forth within the divine sense and charged toward
Wang Lin’s main body.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His powerful divine sense went forth and
quickly surrounded the destructive force. Then, he began to carefully study
this destructive force.
After a long time, Wang Lin secretly sighed. His divine sense moved
and crushed that destructive power. Although he wasn’t able to completely
see through this destructive force, he knew that this black line would greatly
damage his soul. It was as if it was made to damage souls.
Wang Lin knew that if the black lines exceeded a certain number, even
he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
Wang Lin closed his eyes. After pondering for a long time, his eyes
suddenly opened. He took out three bags of holding and searched through
them. Aside from Mai Liang’s token, he also took out several mid quality
spirit stones.
Xu Hao and Ge Yang were also very unlucky. Right after they killed
Mai Liang, they encountered a bunch of wandering souls. Although they
managed to escape, they didn’t know why, but every time they encountered
wandering souls, the wandering souls would go after them. Even if the
wandering souls were chasing someone else, they would give up and chase
after the two of them. One wandering soul even spat out half of the soul it
was eating and jumped at the two.
With such special care, there was no way those two would last. They
were quickly devoured by the wandering souls. Because they didn’t have
any time to look through Mai Liang’s bag of holding, that at least meant
that nothing was missing from it.
After going through the three bags of holding, Wang Lin was very
shocked. Whether it was spirit stones, magic treasures, or materials, you
name it and they had it.
It has to be said that this was 50 years of work from the two of them.
Just counting mid quality spirit stones, there were more than 2000
pieces between the two of them. Wang Lin held a spirit stone and
remembered a formation that he had spent a lot of effort to learn when he
was inside the world of decay called the Mysterious Turtle Shell
Destruction Formation. This formation had no offensive ability, but it had
really good defense. This was also one of the few formations that could
move with the person who set it.
This type of formation that could provide mobile protection required a
lot of spirit stones. Wang Lin thought that once he gets some spirit stones,
he should lay down a few of these formations.
He calculated the time it would take for the transfer array to open, then
crushed a spirit stone in his hand. He calmly dabbed his finger in the
crushed spirit stone and drew a symbol in the air. He was completely
focused on every stroke. Once he finished the symbol, he quickly sent out a
piece of divine sense.
The symbol faintly glowed and floated in the air. Then, he crushed
another spirit stone and drew another symbol. Each mid quality spirit stone
could draw one symbol and Wang Lin had crushed 70 already.
There were a few that failed. Although Wang Lin was very clear on the
theoretical, when it came to doing it live, he still made some mistakes.
Looking at the 49 symbols floating before him, Wang Lin couldn’t help
but sigh. This formation was simply too expensive. Before this, Wang Lin
didn’t have many mid quality spirit stones, so even if he used all of his
wealth, he wouldn’t be able to lay down the formation.
Wang Lin took out another spirit stone to make the eye of the formation.
He waved his hand and the symbols landed on the spirit stone one by one.
Every time a symbol landed on the spirit stone, it glowed once.
After the 49 symbols landed on it, the spirit stone became crystal clear.
Wang Lin reached out and the formation’s eye spirit stone landed in his
hand. He pointed at his forehead and an invisible layer surrounded his body.
If one didn’t look carefully, they wouldn’t even notice a trace of it.
Shortly after, Wang Lin made another formation. The more he did it, the
more he got used to it, and the less he failed. The second formation only
took him 60 mid quality spirit stones.
Time slowly passed and in the blink of an eye, the time for when the
formation was going to open drew near. Everyone inside the transfer array
was very nervous. They wished the formation would just open so they could
leave this terrifying place.
And in these few days, the collapse of the foreign battleground
continued. Spacial rifts began to appear more and more often, and each time
they did, they were larger than before. Large chunks of the foreign
battleground began to collapse.
The moment the transfer array opened, Wang Lin placed the last
formation on himself. He stood up stared at the transfer array with a serious
expression.
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W aves of light came from the transfer array as spirit energy started
to surge and the transfer array began to open.
The wandering souls outside the transfer array quickly backed away
when the transfer array opened up.
This was probably the last time the transfer array will open in this
foreign battleground. Each cultivator still had lingering fear on their faces
as they disappeared one by one.
Wang Lin stared at what was happening inside the transfer array. Every
time someone disappeared, he would calculate the time.
Zhou Zihong’s group was conflicted. They didn’t know if they should
leave or not, until they suddenly heard Wang Lin’s cold voice.
“The three of you go first and wait for me on the other side.”
The three of them quickly relaxed. They took out their jades, sent in
their spiritual energy, and disappeared.
After all of the cultivators disappeared into the transfer array, Wang Lin
muttered to himself, “Three seconds.”
After that, his eyes lit up and he charged toward the transfer array.
While flying, he slapped his bag of holding and took out the jade that would
allow him to use the transfer array.
His speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the
barrier around the transfer array. Just as he entered, a black line appeared,
Wang Lin didn’t dodge. He let the black line hit him.
When the black line got near Wang Lin’s body, his forehead suddenly
started shining. 49 symbols automatically appeared and blocked the black
line.
The black line broke through 43 of the symbols before its energy was
used up and it disappeared.
Although it didn’t seem like it, all of this happened very quickly. As
Wang Lin got through the transfer array’s barrier, he immediately used the
jade to activate the transfer array.
Wang Lin was very worried. From his observation, it would take three
seconds for the transfer array and jade to link up. These three seconds were
very dangerous, but if he could hold out, he believed he would be
transferred out of here.
The first second! More than a dozen black lines appeared and shot
toward Wang Lin like arrows. Wang Lin knew in his heart that his body
couldn’t make large movements. The transfer would fail if he did. And
small movements wouldn’t help as the black lines were too quick.
Wang Lin had considered all of this before. His face darkened and his
forehead shined. One by one, groups of 49 symbols appeared from his
forehead.
Wang Lin made a total of 21 formations before. Taking into account the
one formation that was just destroyed, Wang Lin had almost 1000 symbols
protecting him.
Wang Lin could hear the constant sound of mirrors breaking as the
symbols protecting him quickly shattered during this second. All of this
happened very quickly and the dozen or so black lines broke through more
than 900 symbols before they all disappeared.
At this moment, not only had Wang Lin not relaxed, he became even
more serious. He knew that all of the preparations he made would only hold
out until now. The remaining two seconds would all depend on himself. He
threw out three bags of holding, and countless magic treasures appeared and
floated around him. If one looked closely, there were at least 100 magic
treasures.
Wang Lin had checked the three bags of holding and found that there
were some things that could be used. A normal person wouldn’t dare to
control so many magic treasures at once. Even with Wang Lin’s divine
sense, it was a bit difficult.
The connection between the transfer array and jade had reached the
second phase. The first second had passed and now it was the second
second.
Wang Lin’s pupils suddenly shrank. He wryly smiled as more than 100
black lines appeared and charged toward him. He only had less than 100
symbols remaining. They didn’t even have a chance to block anything, they
were instantly destroyed.
Shortly after, it was the magic treasures’ turn. Sounds of explosions
resounded everywhere as all of the magic treasures were destroyed. Wang
Lin secretly sighed. He didn’t have time to refine any of them, so he
couldn’t release their full power.
The magic treasures were able to stop more than half of the black lines.
The remaining black lines, without anything to block them, entered Wang
Lin’s body.
The black lines entered his body and the destructive force exploded
inside him. Massive explosions damaged Wang Lin’s divine sense, but he
held on and prevented his soul from being destroyed..
He was able to forcibly hold out for the second second. Wang Lin’s face
was grim as he stared into the void and madly laughed, “What dogshit, law
of the world! Come and try to stop me from going back! I have already died
once! No one can stop me this time!”
The Ji Realm was a very extraordinary realm. Normally, the Ji Realm
comes from spiritual energy, however, Wang Lin currently didn’t have any
spiritual energy, but his soul started to show signs of the Ji Realm.
In this collapsing foreign battleground, a thunderous rumble rang across
the foreign battleground and more than half the foreign battleground
collapsed. The countless fragments of the foreign battleground formed
countless spacial rifts.
A powerful pressure came from the void and Wang Lin’s three
neighbors quickly returned to the world of decay, not daring to remain here
any longer.
If even they acted like this, then let’s not talk about the wandering souls.
The wandering souls panicked and entered any spacial rift they could find
to return.
At this moment, the connection between the transfer array and jade had
entered its final phase. It was now the third second.
Wang Lin’s crazed eyes were filled with coldness. However, within his
ferociousness, there was a sliver of calmness. Wang Lin’s body easily stood
straight under the pressures. Although his soul was heavily damaged, there
was a mysterious force rising up from within him.
This was the aura of the Ji Realm within his soul. This was the aura that
nothing living could block. If the pressure right now was like mount Tai,
then Wang Lin’s aura was like an unbending sword.
Maybe mount Tai could crush this sword, but even shattered, this sword
will leave through the transfer array.
In the third second, a giant hand made of black lines appeared and tried
to grab Wang Lin. The number of black lines that formed the giant hand
was impossible to count.
The moment the giant hand appeared, the foreign battleground began to
collapse completely. Like a large chunk of ice being hit from the side, large
pieces of the foreign battleground shattered to pieces and mixed together
with the spacial rifts.
In the blink of an eye, the foreign battleground disappeared. Only the
four transfer arrays remained, each one floating alone in the void.
The third second was a confrontation between the Ji Realm and the law
of the world. Wang Lin’s soul collapsed the moment the giant hand touched
him, but the moment it collapsed, it was put back together by the
mysterious Ji Realm and continued resisting.
During this process, Wang Lin once again truly felt the Ji Realm.
The first time was in the ruin in the jungle.
The second time was inside the Jue Ming Valley.
The third time was when his soul awakened in the world of decay.
Now was the fourth time! Each time, his Ji Realm got stronger,
especially this time. Wang Lin’s soul charged toward the Ji Realm and was
refined each time it was shattered.
During this second, Wang Lin’s large soul underwent more than 10,000
reconstructions. His soul gradually shrunk and condensed, but its quality
went through an earth shattering change.
The Ji Realm completely fused with his soul.
No one knows where the Ji Realm comes from, but it was certain that
all of the cultivators that had the Ji Realm only had it in their spiritual
energy. Only Wang Lin, through some fluke, had the Ji Realm imprinted to
his soul.
In truth, the giant hand formed by the law of the world was the catalyst
to allow Wang Lin’s soul to contain the power of the Ji Realm. After the
heaven defying bead fused with Wang Lin’s soul, there was a sliver of Ji
Realm left in his soul. However, without outside pressure, once Wang Lin
had regained his spiritual energy, this sliver of Ji Realm would disappear.
But under the pressure from outside, Wang Lin’s soul shrunk and the Ji
Realm expanded until they fused together. This type of fusion was still in its
initial state. It can be said that Wang Lin’s soul wasn’t completely filled
with Ji Realm and had a lot of other stuff mixed in.
The Ji Realm is a type of pure realm. If it appears in spiritual power,
then all of its development will happen in the spiritual energy.
Similarly, now that Wang Lin’s Ji Realm was in his soul, his spiritual
energy will no longer have any Ji Realm, but his divine sense will be able to
easily kill anyone at the same cultivation level as him, disregarding whether
they are at the early, mid, or late stage. However, the limit of Ji Realm was
late stage Nascent Soul.
Only one cultivator from ancient times was able to get past that point.
No one else has ever been able to.
And that person was only able to break through due to luck. It had
something to do with someone undergoing divine retribution. As for what
really happened, only the people who were there would know.
The Ji Realm is very terrifying. A power that can ignore the difference
between the early, mid, and late stages is something the heavens would
punish. If the Ji Realm was allowed to grow unrestricted, then the Ji Realm
would be invincible.
The people that studied the Ji Realm deduced that the reason Ji Realm
cultivators can’t break through the Nascent Soul stage is because when they
try, the heavens mercilessly kill them.
The heavens wouldn’t allow a cultivator with the Ji Realm to break past
the Nascent Soul stage.
However, with Wang Lin’s current Ji Realm, it was still too weak
compared to the law of the world. As the hand got closer and closer, the
speed at which Wang Lin’s soul was collapsing was surpassing the rate of
reconstruction. Finally, with a bang, Wang Lin’s soul completely collapsed,
but along with the collapse of his soul, all of the impurities in his soul also
collapsed. What remained now was very close to the origin of the Ji Realm
Soul.
If there was no law of the world and Wang Lin had tried to form his Ji
Soul himself, he wouldn’t be able to do it in his lifetime, but now it was
complete.
The moment his pure Ji Realm Soul appeared, the large hand couldn’t
help but pause for a moment, and at that moment, the transfer array opened.
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opened.
ecause the giant hand suddenly paused due to the Ji Realm Soul,
Wang Lin’s body disappeared into the transfer array the moment it
The giant hand turned into countless black lines. They hovered around
the transfer array for a long time before finally disappearing.
Because of the existence of the Ji Realm, Wang Lin became the first
soul devourer to go from the world of decay to the world of the living.
Although his soul had been refined to just a small piece of Ji Realm Soul,
the essence of a soul devourer was still with him.
The rank 3 cultivation of Hou Fen was at the southern part of planet
Suzaku and was to the south of the Sea of Devils.
On this day, at the top of the volcano at the center of Hou Fen, stood a
group of people from the War God Shrine.
The War God Shrine’s six Nascent Soul ancestors were sitting
comfortably at the top of Hou Fen. Back when the battle for the right to
enter the foreign battleground began, the War God Shrine crushed the
competition and was the only sect to enter.
The person leading the group wasn’t a Nascent Soul cultivator, but an
early stage Core Formation elder named Huo Hongfei. Maybe it was
because his cultivation method was the Divine Path, but he didn’t look old
at all at the age of 200. Rather, he looked like a very handsome middle aged
man.
The Divine Path is the top cultivation method of the War God Shrine.
Only when someone reaches the Foundation Establishment stage can they
cultivate using this method, which is said to help with reaching the Core
Formation stage. As to exactly how it works, outsiders don’t know.
But since all of the Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators from
the War God Shrine were natives of Hou Fen, there must’ve been
something special about the method.
If the Divine Path had such a strong effect, then it wasn’t surprising that
others would want to try to steal it, but even if the other sects tried, they
didn’t have the ability to because the War God Shrine was simply too
powerful.
But with people constantly trying to steal it, the War God Shrine finally
gave up and decided to hold a general assembly every 20 years for people
to view the Divine Path. Of course, everyone must pay a certain amount of
spirit stones to view it, and whether or not they could comprehend it was up
to themselves.
As a result, the War God Shine stopped having to worry about it. They
also gained a large amount of income, so they were very happy about how it
turned out.
This Divine Path method only had 100 words. Each word was hard to
understand and very few people could comprehend it.
In truth, what Huo Hongfei was cultivating was a method a very
talented member of the War God Shine created after studying the Divine
Path for more than half of his life. Not only was this method very powerful,
it also had the ability to keep you looking young after practicing it for a
long time, so it was favored by the disciples of the War God Shrine.
Beside Hou Hongfei stood a group of people. The most eye catching
one was a young woman with a very graceful figure. She was as pretty as a
peacock and her delicate face was like that of a fairy. Her mouth was
slightly open as she talked to a handsome and tall young man next to her.
There was a hint of tenderness in her eyes.
The transfer array suddenly opened and everyone’s gaze focused on it.
The transfer array became brighter and brighter as three figures appeared
and became more clear.
Hou Hongfei frowned and secretly sighed. He learned a while ago that
the foreign battleground was collapsing and was prepared for the fact that
not many disciples might make it back. But seeing only three people, even
though he was prepared, he still felt very sad.
But when he clearly saw Zhou Zihong among them, he felt relieved.
Zhou Zihong was his disciples and was very stubborn. When she told him
that she wanted to go to the foreign battleground, he strongly disagreed, but
the kid still went anyways.
Hou Hongfei felt helpless. After giving her some magic treasures, he
reluctantly let her go. After seeing that she had made it back, he finally
relaxed a bit.
After the three of them appeared, they looked at the familiar scene
before them and felt very unreal. However, the three of them looked at each
other and their hearts became heavy again.
What they cared about the most right now was whether Wang Lin lived
or died. It has to be said that the three of them had already given their Soul
Essence Blood to Wang Lin. If he were to die, then they would find it
difficult to escape death as well.
After greeting elder Hou Hongfei, Hou Hongfei’s gaze swept past them.
He said, “Not bad. Everyone’s cultivation level has increased greatly.
Zihong and Tang Xiong both reached the late stage of Foundation
Establishment. Lin Tao is a bit behind, but is very close to breaking
through. Very good! After experiencing this trial at the foreign
battleground, your cultivation speed will increase greatly. Ah, it is a pity
that too few disciples have returned…”
Zhou Zihong sighed and whispered, “Master, when the foreign
battleground suddenly collapsed, many strange creatures appeared. Once
they jumped on you, you would immediately die. No one in the foreign
battleground was able to resist. This all happened too quickly. Originally,
our harvest was very rich, but now…” With that, her expression suddenly
became very gloomy.
Hou Hongfei waved his hand. Looking at the three, he frowned and
said, “We can talk about it later. Now tell me, why has your appearance not
change?”
It has to be said that while inside the foreign battleground, your
appearance wouldn’t change, but you would instantly age those 50 years
right after leaving. Although the cultivation method the three of them used
helped maintain youth, they still shouldn’t look exactly like they did before
they left.
Tang Xiong was the senior disciple and was also the sect head’s proud
disciple. After he heard Hou Hongfei’s, words he quickly said, “Elder
doesn’t know, but junior apprentice brother Mai Liang got his hands on pills
that could preserve our appearance for 100 years per pill. The three of us
took two pills each.”
The disciples that were around that heard it enviously looked at the
three of them. Especially the young woman, who had been looking at Zhou
Zihong with doubt in her eyes the whole time. She suddenly said, “Senior
apprentice sister Zhou, do you still have that pill?”
Zhou Zihong coldly looked at her and said, “You have to ask junior
apprentice brother Mai Liang about that.”
The young woman was angry, but she only smiled and no longer said
anything. She secretly thought that the timid Mai Liang must have already
died, so how could she even ask? Clearly, Zhou Zihong didn’t want to tell
her.
The young man next to her whispered something in her ear. The young
woman stuck her tongue out at him and her face reddened.
Hou Hongfei looked at the two and ignored them. He then looked at
Zhou Zihong’s group and said, “Okay, since everyone has returned, we
should go back. Ancestor Laun Feng came out of closed door cultivation to
hear about the matter of the foreign battleground from you guys.” With that,
he meaningfully looked at the three of them.
Lin Tao hesitated for a bit and whispered, “Junior apprentice brother
Mai Liang is still back there. The situation was grim, so he told us to return
first and he will follow suit.”
Hou Hongfei raised his eyebrows and said, with a touch of surprise,
“Mai Liang? He is also one of the lucky survivors?”
The moment he said those words, the expressions of the disciples of the
War God Shrine became strange. Especially that beautiful young woman’s.
She asked, “ Mai Liang didn’t die?”
Zhou Zihong’s expression was strange. She looked at the young woman
and said, “Junior apprentice sister can relax. During those years in the
foreign battleground, his personality has changed. The current him won’t
bother junior apprentice sister anymore.”
The young woman frowned. She shook her head and said, “You guys
don’t understand. Ah, how could Mai Liang still be alive?”
Hou Hongfei stared at her and shouted, “What nonsense! Do you wish
for Mai Liang to die? Is this what your master taught you?!”
The young woman lowered her head and didn’t dare to speak. The
young man next to her said, “What are you afraid of? If he still dares to
bother you, I’m here.”
Yang Xiong sighed and said, with a deep voice, “Junior apprentice
sister, junior apprentice brother Mai Liang won’t bother you anymore. You
can rest assured.” With that, he secretly thought, “That senior’s personality
is cold. How could he possibly fancy you?”
Just at that moment, the transfer array suddenly lit up again. Everyone
looked at the transfer array only to see a thin and weak figure walk out of it.
Everyone suddenly felt a coldness inside them the moment that person
appeared. The coldness wasn’t in their bodies, but in their souls.
It was as if the person before them was a piece of ice that could freeze
the soul. This feeling was very oppressive.
The disciples of the War God Shrine were the first to experience the
tyrannical nature of the Ji Realm. They couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
The young woman, Xu Si, shivered and felt very confused. Although
this person looked like Mai Liang, his aura was completely different from
before.
Wang Lin walked out and looked around. When he noticed Hou
Hongfei, he quickly clasped his hands and said, “Disciple Mai Liang greets
elder Hou.”
Hou Hongfei’s eyes lit up brightly as he said, “It is good that you’re
back.” With that, he stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was cold as he said, “Disciple still has
something very important to do. Once I’m done, I’ll return to the sect.”
Hou Hongfei frowned and was about to speak when Wang Lin threw out
a bag of holding and said, “This is all that disciple has gathered in these
past 50 years. All of the magic treasures have been destroyed, so only these
materials remain.”
With that, Wang Lin jumped into the air and flew into the distance.
Hou Hongfei took the bag of holding. He scanned it with his divine
sense and his expression became strange. The contents of the bag of holding
were very valuable. When he raised his head, Wang Lin had already
disappeared, but he didn’t follow him. He had his doubts, but he felt like he
should go back and report it to the sect head.
The most important reason he felt that was because he didn’t feel like he
could easily make Wang Lin stay. That coldness he felt made him dread
Wang Lin.
Even if he had tried to make him stay by force, if he had ended up in a
sorry state, he would lose a lot of face in front of the disciples. After
considering that, he decided that it wasn’t worth it and didn’t chase after
Wang Lin.
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F rom beginning to end, Wang Lin never looked at the young woman.
The young woman looked at the direction Wang Lin disappeared to
with eyes filled with confusion. The Mai Liang from back then would
constantly bug her. Even when she’d yell at him or hit him, he would just
not stop.
She and Mai Liang grew up in the same village. Their families were
very close and their parents set their marriage when they were kids. Later,
the two of them were accepted into the War God Shrine. The more she
looked at Mai Liang, the more she’d see him as a country bumpkin, so she
became very disgusted with him. They were already engaged, but she hid
this very well. She used the engagement to trick Mai Liang into going into
the foreign battleground. She told him that once he comes back, she would
form a cultivation pair with him.
But now, Mai Liang came back and completely ignored her. In regards
to this, Xu Si had a strange feeling in her heart. Adding on that sudden
feeling that made her shiver, this huge contrast made her mind go blank.
As for Wang Lin, he flew for a long time in this foreign country of Hou
Fen. He stopped at a mountain range. According to Mai Liang’s memories,
this was a famous mountain range of volcanos.
Hou Fen got its name because of all the big and small volcanos like this
one. If they weren’t being watched and sealed by cultivators, they would
have already erupted.
In the history of Hou Fen, there has never been a massive eruption of
volcanoes. This has a lot to do with cultivators keeping them in check.
After looking around, Wang Lin left and arrived outside a village. The
village was currently very busy and the children of the village were playing
outside. Wang Lin felt a wave of pain in his heart. After a long time, he
slowly walked into the village.
He found some buckets in a deserted house. After filling them with
water, he quickly flew away.
After returning to the volcanos, he found a natural cave. He
immediately sealed the cave and used rocks to make defensive formations.
Only after that did he sit down crossed legged and began to cultivate.
After doing all of this, Wang Lin’s face was completely pale. He had
sustained heavy injuries in the foreign battleground and his divine sense
was completely shattered. He escaped with that sliver of Ji Realm Divine
Sense and then, ignoring his injuries, used that sliver of Ji Realm so it
would be easier for him to leave and recover.
After he started cultivating, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes to
nurture his soul, and his thoughts sunk into his own consciousness.
Wang Lin’s Sea of Consciousness was a golden sea, but most of this sea
was blocked by a grey fog. Only a very small portion of it wasn’t covered
by the grey fog. Thorns of black light were blocking out the grey fog.
A three inch sword was standing there all by itself. Those light thorns
came from the sword. Upon closer inspection, there were deep cracks on
the sword.
On the other side of the Sea of Consciousness, there was a white space.
Within it floated a grey bead. The grey fog didn’t dare to go within ten feet
of it.
Inside Wang Lin’s Sea of Consciousness, aside from those two points,
everywhere else was covered in grey fog.
Suddenly, the thick grey fog began to churn as a streak of red lightning
flashed by. Wherever the lightning went, the gray fog would back away.
Although Wang Lin’s divine sense had completely collapsed, he was
able to condense a sliver of Ji Realm Divine Sense. This was a type of
divine sense, but its quality was much better than Wang Lin’s previous
divine sense.
Although Wang Lin’s divine sense was large, it was nothing compared
to the law of the world. But with just a sliver of Ji Realm Divine Sense, he
was able to resist the law of the world. That sliver of Ji Realm Divine Sense
allowed him to escape. Its power was clearly not ordinary.
This red lightning was that sliver of Ji Realm Divine Sense.
Wherever the right lightning went, the grey fog moved out of its way.
Even the golden ocean that was previously calm began to stir. The red
lightning arrived next to the sword and entered it. The sword flashed red.
The green sword immediately let out a hum and charged out, following
the red lightning.
The two rays of light charged through the fog, causing the golden ocean
to stir. They arrived next to the bead and the bead followed them as they
charged out of the grey fog.
Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes. His hands formed a seal and he
pressed it on his forehead. Suddenly, two lights shined from his forehead,
then a sword and bead appeared before him.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at them. He quickly closed his eyes again.
His red lightning charged about his sea of consciousness for a while. After
finding that nothing else was abnormal, it returned to the golden ocean.
The grey fog covered the gaps and then the entire sea of consciousness
calmed down and returned to normal.
In the depths of the golden ocean, the red lightning rested there as it
slowly absorbed the energy from the ocean.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that his Ji Realm Divine Sense was growing
inside the golden ocean. Although it was slow, Wang Lin could feel that if
he continued to be alive, then in tens of thousands of years, his soul would
return to what it was before.
If that day really comes, then even the law of the world would be
nothing in his eyes. He could go in and out of the world of decay as he
wished.
Wang Lin pondered for a while as he looked at the two lights before
him. He waved his hand and two bags of holding appeared in his grasp. All
of the magic treasures from the three bags he obtained were used to block
the law of the world.
As for the materials, he sorted them into three portions when he made
the turtle shell formations. His divine sense entered a bag of holding. He
took out a piece of black metal that was the size of his palm.
This piece of metal was clearly a piece of armor. Wang Lin pondered for
a bit. His current weakness was that his knowledge of materials was really
poor. Like right now, he had two bags full of materials, but he didn’t know
what to do with them. He felt helpless. It was as if he had entered a
mountain filled treasure, but didn’t know what any of the treasures were.
This piece of metal was one of the few of the things he knew. It was a
piece of refined iron.
The reason he knew about refined iron was due to the secret exchange
among the inner disciples back at the Heng Yue Sect. He saw someone take
out a piece that was the size of a fingernail to trade. It was an important
material for making flying swords.
He put away the bag of holding and decided that once he finished
cultivating, he would spend a lot of effort on getting information on
materials.
Wang Lin threw the refined iron into the air and the flying sword
immediately moved and stabbed into it. A speck of green light peered out of
the center of the refined iron. The green gradually spread until finally, a
beam of sword Qi was shot out.
Wang Lin bitterly smiled as he looked at the piece of iron. He was
feeling depressed because didn’t know how to refine magic treasures. This
was the most he could do.
Then, his thoughts moved and that piece of refined iron quickly flashed
and appeared behind him. However, the piece of refined iron was a lot
smaller and the edges were glowing red as liquid metal dripped to the
ground.
Wang Lin secretly let out a sigh. After the temperature of the refined
iron lowered, he put it away in his bag of holding.
Then, he looked at the bead’s image and felt a connection to his soul.
He waved his hand. After the bead’s image landed in his hand, it gradually
became solid.
The pattern on the bead was still two leaves. Without a word, Wang Lin
brought out the buckets filled with water and dropped the bead inside.
Moments later, Wang Lin took out the bead and drank the water.
Suddenly, he felt spiritual energy enter his body, so he quickly took out the
other three buckets and dipped the bead inside them. Then, he stared at the
bead to see if he could still enter the dream space.
When he arrived inside the dream space again, he looked at the familiar
scene. Wang Lin pondered a little and quickly moved until he arrived at the
place Situ Nan’s Nascent Soul was in.
Situ Nan’s Nascent Soul was still there, but it had shrunk to less than
1/10th the size of a normal person. Compared to before, it was a heaven and
earth difference.
The Nascent Soul was very dim, looked sluggish, and his eyes were
closed. Next to his Nascent Soul were two faint lights.
Wang Lin shed two streams of tears as he kowtowed at the two lights.
Then, he sat down and brought out the four buckets. He downed a large
gulp of water and began to cultivate.
Wang Lin’s body didn’t have a sliver of cultivation, so he would have to
cultivate all over again from the Qi Condensation stage. But whether it was
Wang Lin or Mai Liang’s body, both had already experienced the Qi
Condensation stage. Thanks to that, Wang Lin was easily recovering his
cultivation.
Time passed by and in the blink of an eye, one year had passed.
Although it was one year, seven years had passed inside the dream space.
In this year’s time, whether Wang Lin was inside the dream space or
outside, he spent all of his time cultivating. He had only gone out several
times in order to replenish his spirit water.
In the third year inside the dream space, Wang Lin reached the 15th
layer of Qi Condensation. He then spent two more years reaching the
Foundation Establishment stage. In the last one plus years, he finally
recovered his cultivation and reached the mid stage of Foundation
Establishment.
With just his Ji Realm Divine Sense, Wang Lin was the natural enemy
of all Foundation Establishment cultivators. Wang Lin was even confident
in fighting against early stage Core Formation cultivators. He felt like he
would have a 70% chance of killing an early stage Core Formation
cultivator after reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
Similarly, If he could form his core, then he would be the number one
cultivator in the cultivation union below the Nascent Soul stage.
This was the power of the Ji Realm.
The relationship between the Ji Realm and Wang Lin was like fish and
water. Although the Ji Realm was powerful, without any cultivation to back
it up, it couldn’t last. Only with increases in cultivation can the Ji Realm
grow stronger and last.
The stronger your cultivation, the more of the Ji Realm’s power you can
use.
The current Wang Lin had completely fused with Mai Liang’s body in
these seven years. There was no longer any discomfort, but the coldness
coming from his body became even stronger. It was like a 10,000 year old
ice mountain that no one could melt.
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W ang Lin waved his right hand to open up the stone door and
walked out.
Currently, the sky was blue and clear for 10,000 kilometers. His body
moved and he flew to a nearby volcano. When he exited the dream space,
his divine sense found a fluctuation of wood element inside the volcano.
Shortly after, Wang Lin arrived at the mouth of the volcano and looked
inside. Waves of heat floated up from inside the mouth of the volcano.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he jumped in without any hesitation. He used the
attraction force technique to control his descent.
The Burning Gold Mountain Range was a famous mountain rage in Hou
Fen. As for why it was famous, it was because an alchemy material called
the Burning Gold Fruit grew here.
This Burning Gold Fruit is a key ingredient in making the Soul
Harmony Pill. The spiritual energy in the country is filled with the fire
element. Absorbing this spiritual energy for a long time causes harm to the
cultivators’ bodies. So, because the Soul Harmony Pill is a pill that can
regulate the spiritual energy in the body, it is beloved by the cultivators
here.
It can be said that this Soul Harmony Pill is the most consumed pill in
Hou Fen. There are many different recipes for the Soul Harmony Pill, and
they all have varying degrees of effectiveness. The most popular recipe is
the one that uses the Burning Gold Fruit.
This Burning Gold Fruit only grows in the mouth of the volcano. It also
only grows if it’s in a range of volcanoes, not just a lone one.
Every time the Burning Gold Fruits are ripe, the four major sects send
disciples to harvest them. This fruit is very strange. It can’t harvested early
or late. It must harvested in the three day period that it is ripe.
On this day, the four sects had sent out their disciples early. Each of the
sects had taken over one volcano. The four major sects had an agreement
regarding this much needed material, so there wasn’t really any fighting
over them.
There were a total of three Corpse Sect disciples; two males and one
female. They carried coffins behind them as they stood at a volcano
opening, waiting for the right time to go in.
Time slowly passed. Seeing that the other three volcanoes had green
smoke leaking out, the other three sects jumped into their respective
volcanoes. The three disciples of the Corpse Sect revealed confused
expressions. The female frowned and said, “Senior Apprentice Brother Mai,
do you know what is going on?”
The male named Mai was also frowning as he said, “The green smoke
means the Burning Gold Fruit is ripe and ready to be harvested. The four
volcanoes should be ripe at the exact same time. Senior brother Zhou, do
you think we should go down and check?”
The young man named Zhou pondered for a bit. Then, he shook his
head and said, “Let us wait for a bit. If the green smoke doesn’t come out
and dissolve the poisonous gas of the volcano, we will be in danger if we go
down.”
Time slowly passed. Seeing the green smoke become even thicker at the
other three volcanoes, the three disciples became impatient. The young man
named Zhou clenched his teeth and said, “Fine, let’s go down and look.”
With that, he was about to jump down when a cold aura came from inside
the volcano.
Shortly after, a youth filled with coldness appeared. The three disciples
were dumbfounded as they watched him fly out while carrying a purple
vine as thick as a person.
The vine was filled with Burning Gold Fruits.
This person was Wang Lin. After he appeared, he didn’t even look at the
three as he left. He had already noticed the three a while ago, but he was
having a headache figuring out how to take the fruit. Every time he pulled
the fruit off the vine, it would be turned into dust by the heat.
Thus, Wang Lin decided to just pull the entire root of the Burning
Golden Fruit out. However, what made him helpless was that he couldn’t
put this vine into his bag of holding, so he had to carry it. If it wasn’t for the
fact that he had great use for these wood element fruits, he wouldn’t be
bothering with all of this.
The young man named Zhou swallowed hard as he stared at the vine on
Wang Lin’s shoulder. His expression changed many times. This was his
third year here to harvest the fruit. At most, they would only take ten fruits
because the root grew the fruits to be nutrients for itself. Only with enough
fruits could the root survive.
If too many fruits were taken, the root would die. If the root died, then
there wouldn’t be anymore Burning Gold Fruits appearing in this volcano.
But this person had pulled out the entire root. Did this person not know
that the root will die two hours after it is pulled out? He was angry and saw
that Wang Lin was only at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment, yet
he dared to ignore the three of them and was going to carry the root away,
so he shouted, “Stop! I don’t care what sect you’re from. You need to pay
the price for destroying the root of the Burning Gold Fruit!”
With that, he slapped the coffin behind him and suddenly stood up
straight. The lid of the coffin let out a creak as it moved a bit to the right
and a black hand came out. Slivers of black gas came from its finger and a
rotten stench immediately began to spread.
The two other disciples behind also put down their coffins and angrily
stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin turned around, looked at the three, and rubbed the Burning
Gold Vine as he asked, “Pay what price?”
Zhou Gang sneered, “Immediately cut off both your arm and legs, dig
out your own eyes, and follow us back to be judged by the sect head.” With
that, he didn’t wait for Wang Lin to reply. He pointed at the coffin. The lid
of the coffin moved more to the right until it flew off and a completely
black mummy came out. It suddenly jumped at Wang Lin with black gas
coming out of its hand.
At the same time, the other two disciples of the sect behind Zhou Gang
both slapped their coffins. Two more mummies jumped out, got in
formation, and charged at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as a loud bang occurred in the golden
ocean inside his consciousness. The red lightning suddenly charged out
through Wang Lin’s eyes. The three Corpse Sect disciples’ bodies shook as
their eyes dimmed and they died from having their souls destroyed.
Then, Wang Lin casually raised his head to look at the three corpse
puppets. Two of them immediately began to rot and turned into piles of
white bones.
Only Zhou Gang’s corpse puppet didn’t take any damage. It suddenly
stopped charging at Wang Lin. Its emotionless eyes shined a golden light as
it looked at Wang Lin with a horrified expression. It quickly backed up and
was about to escape.
Wang Lin’s sneered in his heart and said, “Take one more step and you
will die!”
Wang Lin’s words fell on deaf ears as the corpse puppet covered itself
in black gas and ran off. But then, the corpse puppet let out a miserable
scream as a light flew out from its body. The light took the shape of a small
person who bowed at Wang Lin and begged, “Fellow cultivator, please have
mercy. I’m Xu Liguo, a disciple of the Tian Gang sect from a rank 4
cultivation country. Just now, I have offended you, so I’ll pay you back. If
you need anything, we can talk. Please, don’t be rash.”
This little person was already scared to death. He originally wanted to
flee, but then he suddenly felt a destructive force enter his body. He felt a
sense of danger, so he quickly escaped from the body.
Although he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he was heavily injured in a
war. He managed to escape with his Nascent Soul, but he was so injured
that his Nascent Soul was about to scatter. His close friends gathered up a
large amount of wealth and bought him a body from the corpse sect.
The bodies provided by the Corpse Sect were very famous in the rank 4
and 5 cultivation countries. All of them had very good talent and their looks
could be customized to the customer’s preference. They even provided
some of the weird cultivators with bodies of the opposite sex. As long as
you can afford it, then you can find a satisfactory answer at the Corpse Sect.
More importantly, there would never be any problems with the body,
and if you’re willing to pay extra, you can receive full protection during the
possession process.
In addition to that, the Corpse Sect’s research into possession had
reached a very high level. They could provide very detailed instructions to
help the possessor in the process of possession.
As long as you can pay the price, you can pick any body of any
cultivation level. As we all know, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, the best
body is another Nascent Soul cultivator’s. If you use a Core Formation
cultivator’s body, then your cultivation will weaken greatly and will take a
long time to recover.
If you really can’t afford it and can’t even afford a Core Formation
body, then you can only pay for the bargain bin priced Foundation
Establishment bodies. Even if you’re a Nascent Soul cultivator, it will take
a very long time for you to recover your cultivation.
Xu Liguo was one of those Nascent Soul cultivators that couldn’t afford
the price.
If Nascent Soul stage bodies were the highest quality bodies the Corpse
Sect could sell, then they wouldn’t be a big deal. Nascent Soul bodies aren’t
their main source of income.
The perfect body for a Soul Formation cultivator is another Soul
Formation cultivator’s, but the difficulty of obtaining a Soul Formation
cultivator’s body in perfect condition is too high. And almost every Soul
Formation expert has a large sect from a rank 5 cultivation country behind
them, so they are not easily touched.
But this problem can be solved by the Corpse Sect if you can pay the
price. The body would be Soul Formation, but no matter how hard you
look, you won’t be able to find where that Soul Formation body came from.
This is the Corpse Sect’s greatest secret and nobody knows the truth.
There is even a rumor that the Corpse Sect can provide the only rank 6
cultivation country’s top experts with matching bodies.
This is a very powerful and mysterious sect. Each sub-sect’s leader only
knows that the main sect is inside a rank 5 cultivation country.
But is the real headquarters really at a rank 5 cultivation country? No
one knows the real answer to that question.
But one thing is certain: no one would dare to mess with the Corpse
Sect in rank 4 or above cultivation countries. As for rank 3 and below
countries, as long as the sect is not wiped out, the Corpse Sect won’t care.
After all, this is only a farm for low level bodies and the place where the
business is occurring.
129
HOMEMADE DEVIL
W ang Lin looked at the talkative Xu Liguo. He was about to

respond when his expression slightly changed as Zhou Gangsan’s
bag of holding flew into his hands. At the same time, he waved his hand
and several fireballs flew out. They landed on the bodies of the Corpse Sect
disciples and their corpse puppets, turning them into dust.
Shortly after, he reached out and grabbed Xu Liguo, who didn’t dare to
resist. Then, he disappeared into the sky, leaving a trail of rainbow colored
light.
At this point, the disciples of the other three sects had already finished
harvesting the Burning Gold Fruits and were gone.
Wang Lin returned to the cave and placed the Burning Gold Fruit’s vine
on the ground. He also threw Xu Liguo forward, causing Xu Liguo to panic
and say, “Fellow cultivator, if there is any problem, we can talk about it! We
can talk about it! As long as you don’t kill me, I can agree to any request. I
was wrong before. Please don’t be angry.”
Xu Liguo felt very wronged. He was a Nascent Soul expert, but he had
lost his body and his Nascent Soul was injured to the point of collapsing,
causing his cultivation level to drop. In addition, he couldn’t afford the high
price of a Nascent Soul cultivator’s body, so he thought about possessing a
disciple of a sect, but if he was found out, it would lead to endless trouble.
In the end, he decided to pay the Corpse Sect so he could possess a body
without worry.
But possessing a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s body meant that
it would take him a long time to recover his cultivation, almost as long as if
he were to start over again. Right now, he only had the cultivation of a late
stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. His Nascent Soul was just for
show. It had no reasonable power.
Also, with how dominating Wang Lin’s Ji Realm was, Xu Liguo right
now was a paper tiger. However, if Xu Liguo was able to recover his
strength to the Core Formation stage, then the result would be very
different.
Wang Lin completely ignored Xu Liguo’s plea for mercy as his eyes
blinked and he moved a pillar to lock the cave down. Xu Liguo secretly
groaned as he slowly floated backwards into the wall.
Wang Lin didn’t stop him. He send out his Ji Realm Divine Sense and
the red lightning shout out. As the red lightning shot toward him, Xu Liguo
could feel the destructive power fill him.
Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and grabbed Xu Liguo’s trembling
Nascent Soul. Wang Lin stared at the Nascent Soul and then his eyes
suddenly lit up.
When he first saw Xu Liguo’s Nascent Soul, he felt something familiar.
He thought about it during the flight here, but couldn’t recall where this
feeling came from.
When he looked at Xu Liguo’s Nascent Soul this time, he suddenly
remembered. This Nascent Soul was similar to the wandering souls in the
World of Decay.
Wang Lin rubbed his chin and a thought appeared in his mind.
If he could devour souls like back in the World of Decay, then his Ji
Realm Divine Sense would become a lot more powerful. Also, wandering
souls were very powerful. They were able to devour people’s lives,
regardless of their cultivation level. Once he gathers enough wandering
souls in the living world, getting revenge on Teng Huayuan won’t be a
problem.
More importantly, Wang Lin knew that if he were to meet a Core
Formation cultivator, all he would be able do was run, but if he had a
wandering soul, then he would have the power to protect himself.
If there were enough wandering souls, then he would even be willing to
fight Nascent Soul cultivators.
He knew that his own techniques were too simple. He only knew some
minor techniques. And as for magic treasures, all he had was a flying
sword.
After experiencing the events in Zhao, Wang Lin’s mind underwent a
great change. Everything he was doing now was to make himself stronger
so that his destiny would no longer be in someone else’s control.
Xu Liguo’s Nascent Soul caused Wang Lin’s heart to skip a beat as he
thought of an idea.
“Since I can’t bring the wandering souls out of the World of Decay, can
I make them here?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding
and a piece of metal appeared. He pointed at the wall and the piece of metal
carved out a cave.
While doing this, Wang Lin used this moment to send his Ji Realm to
wipe out Xu Liguo’s memories. Xu Liguo was, after all, a Nascent Soul
cultivator, and even with his cultivation level lowered, Wang Lin had to use
all of his Ji realm to barely succeed.
Xu Liguo’s Nascent Soul became a semi transparent object with no
consciousness.
After the cave was finished, the piece of metal flew back into Wang
Lin’s bag of holding. Wang Lin waved his right hand and threw the Nascent
Soul into the cave. He left a sliver of his Ji Realm Divine Sense to guard the
Nascent Soul before leaving the cave again.
He searched through nearby mountains, catching small animals as Xu
Liguo’s Nascent Soul just floated motionlessly in the cave.
After returning, Wang Lin looked at the soul for a while, then threw a
small animal toward it. The animal let out a shriek before running into the
corner, completely oblivious of the soul in the middle of the cave.
Wang Lin frowned as he watched the two. He strengthened the Ji Realm
guarding the cave before digging another cave on the side and throwing the
remaining small animals inside.
After finishing all of that, he slapped his forehead and the Heaven
Defying Bead flew out. The bead circled him once before immediately
diving into the Burning Gold Fruit vine next to him.
All of the fruits on the vine shrunk and disappeared at a visible rate, and
all of the wood element was absorbed by the stone bead.
A third leaf slowly appeared on the stone bead. After the vine
completely shriveled up, the third leaf became solid.
A flash of happiness appeared on Wang Lin’s face as he reached out and
grabbed. The stone bead flew into his hand. He looked at the stone bead
carefully before holding it up against his forehead. The bead quickly
entered his body when it touched his forehead.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. After pondering a little, he left the cave
and ran toward the volcanoes. It took him three days to harvest all of the
Burning Gold Fruit vines in the area, making them extinct in this region.
The Heaven Defying Bead now had five leaves.
Three days later, Wang Lin looked into the small cave again and saw
some pee and poop on the ground. The small animal was trembling in the
corner. After digesting all of the food it had eaten three days ago, it was
now very weak.
Xu Liguo’s Nascent Soul was still floating in the air. If you looked
closely, his Nascent Soul was even more transparent than it was before. It
looked as if it could disappear at any time.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He sent out his divine sense and drove the
Nascent Soul toward the small animal. After a while, the Nascent Soul was
above the small animal.
Finally, the Nascent Soul had nowhere to hide and jumped at the small
animal. Wang Lin suddenly became very focused as he saw the small
animal shake violently. It got up from the ground with eyes emitting golden
light, but the light soon dimmed and the animal fell to the ground.
Just at that moment, Xu Liguo’s Nascent Soul quickly flew out of the
small animal’s head and charged toward the wall. When it hit the wall, it let
out a painful scream. Then, it went and slammed against the other walls a
few times, until it finally just floated back and forth in the room.
Wang Lin wasn’t surprised. In fact, he was happy. He could clearly see
that the Nascent Soul was no longer transparent and was filled with a hint
of madness. He quickly threw all of the small animals he had caught three
days ago into the cave and carefully observed.
The moment the few small animals fell to the ground, they ran to the
corners of room with fear in their eyes and screamed non-stop.
But what caused Wang Lin to frown was that the Nascent Soul ignored
the small animals. The hint of madness disappeared and the soul became
confused again.
Wang Lin pondered a little and then he used his Ji Realm Divine Sense
to force the Nascent Soul onto another small animal. When the small animal
died, the Nascent Soul charged out. Its eyes were filled with madness again.
But the Nascent Soul still ignored the other small animals. Wang Lin
snorted and used his Ji Realm Divine Sense to force the Nascent Soul to
devour the other small animals. Now the madness in the Nascent Soul’s
eyes was even stronger.
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then went out. He caught a lot of beasts
in the nearby mountains. He purposefully caught vicious beasts. There was
even one that had a strange aura.
After he returned to the cave, he made a few more rooms to separate the
beasts. Then, he carried a beast with bloodshot eyes that kept roaring at him
and threw it into the room with the Nascent Soul.
After being forced by the Ji Realm to devour the beast again, the
madness in the Nascent Soul became even stronger.
Wang Lin observed from outside the room for a long time. He didn’t
know if the Nascent Soul would turn into a wandering soul, a so called
devil, if he continued this.
The truth was that the best way to test this was to capture cultivators to
use as guinea pigs, but he was afraid of the Nascent Soul’s cultivation level
increasing after devouring a cultivator. If the Nascent Soul’s power
exceeded the power of the Ji Realm, Wang Lin would be in danger. Thus,
unless he absolutely had to, he didn’t want to risk using cultivators.
Four days later, aside from the animal with the strange aura, all of the
other beasts he had caught had been devoured. Today, Wang Lin held that
beast and threw it into the stone room.
The Nascent Soul was slowly forced by the Ji Realm to go toward the
beast with the strange aura. Just as it was about to touch the beast, the
Nascent Soul abruptly stopped itself from jumping on it and revealed a look
of hesitation.
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm moved, forming red lightning and pressuring the
Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul finally entered the beast. For a long time,
the beast trembled.
Half an hour later, the beast exploded as a red soul escaped from its
body and let out a roar.
The shape of the Nascent Soul had completely changed and was
glowing red. It was releasing a powerful aura that even Wang Lin could feel
through his Ji Realm restrictions. As of now, this was no longer a soul, but a
devil.
Wang Lin eyes lit up. After pondering for a while, he opened up the
cave and walked inside.
The devil suddenly turned its head and jumped at Wang Lin. Wang Lin’s
eyes were cold as he looked at the devil. Red lightning shot out of his eyes,
pushing the devil away and causing it to let out miserable groans.
A vicious expression appeared on the devil’s face as it jumped at Wang
Lin again, but Wang Lin waved his hand and grabbed the devil.
“You’re courting death!” Wang Lin’s voice was cold and his eyes
flashed red. Every time his eyes flashed, the devil would shake. After a
while, the vicious expression was replaced by a fearful one.
In the end, the devil revealed a pitiful expression. Wang Lin held the
devil and exited the stone room. After arriving at the room he was using to
cultivate, he tossed the devil into the air.
The viciousness appeared on the devil’s face again as he rushed toward
the ceiling to escape. Wang Lin sneered in his heart as his Ji Realm Divine
Sense quickly caught up and punished it. The devil let out a miserable
groan as a thin line of smoke appeared on its body and it visibly weakened.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out a piece of metal.
Then, he blandly said to the devil, “Hide inside here. You’re not allowed to
come unless I let you”
The devil looked at Wang Lin with fear as it turned into a ray of red
light and entered the piece of metal.
After putting away the piece of metal, he regrettably looked at the cave.
He exited the cave, waved his hand, and the cave collapsed in on itself.
Wang Lin didn’t look back as he flew eastward.
According to Mai Lang’s memories, the War God Shrine was located in
the east. Wang Lin had already decided. Since he couldn’t find the location
of Zhao in Mai Lang’s memory, he would need to go check out the map that
was in the War God Shrine’s treasury.
In addition to everything that had happened so far, his blood-refined
small, green sword was now just a piece of metal and its power had greatly
weakened. If he was against Foundation Establishment cultivators, he
wouldn’t need to use it. However, if he was against a Core Formation
cultivator, then this piece of metal would be able to save his life.
So he had to learn how to refine treasures. That was another reason he
needed to returned to the War God Shrine, because they have a refining
house there.
And in addition to all of that, he had to find a place of extreme Ying, or
he will be stuck at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment. Only with
extreme Ying can he form the 3rd cold core and reach the late stage of
Foundation Establishment and then form his core.
Wang Lin decided to not to give up cultivating the Underworld
Ascension Method. After all, Situ Nan told him that after he forms the three
cold cores and fuses them, he will have a high chance of entering the Core
Formation stage.
When he was recovering his cultivation, because he didn’t have any
Ying spirit liquid, he could only cultivate the War God Shrine technique
from Mai Lang’s memory, but what interested him was the Divine Path.
Although the spiritual energy from cultivating the Divine Path had no
attribute, from an objective point of view, it was worse than his previous
Ying spiritual energy.
But the Divine Path of the War God Shrine was not without its benefits.
If the Ying spiritual energy was like an invincible sword, then this
cultivation was flexible as silk.
The War God Shrine was located on a heaven piercing mountain in the
eastern part of Hou Fen. The mountain was shrouded by clouds and was
filled with spirit beasts. There were four sub mountains that housed the four
sub sects of the War God Shrine.
As one of the four head sects of the country of Hou Fen, the War God
Shrine had more than 3,000 disciples. Even if you excluded the random
outer sect disciples, there were still around 2,300 disciples.
On this day, at a low, snowy peak one kilometer away from the War
God Shrine, Zhou Zihong, Yang Xiong, and Lin Tao were waiting. Three
days ago, the three of them suddenly felt their souls shake as Wang Lin sent
them a message via their soul blood essence. He told them to bring a few
items. The appointed time had long passed, but the three of them didn’t dare
to leave.
Among the three of them, Lin Tao was the most scared as he looked for
words to say.
Zhou Zihong looked dazed as she bit her red lips. Her mind was blank.
Mai Lang had been gone for over a year. She originally thought he would
would never appear again. However, when she got his message three days
ago, her face immediately became pale.
Yang Xiong’s expression was the most composed. Aside from lights
flashing from his eyes every now and then, he looked the most normal.
However, upon closer inspection, his right hand formed a tight fist.
Time slowly passed and night came, but Wang Lin still hadn’t appeared.
The three of them looked at each other in confusion.
At a mountain peak two kilometers away, Wang Lin coldly looked at the
three of them. Since the upheaval in Zhao, Wang Lin had become very
cautious. Although he had their soul blood essence, the three of them might
be determined enough to fight to the death.
Therefore, Wang Lin was waiting. If there was anything abnormal, then
he would crush their soul blood essences and flee.
At the same time, Wang Lin was also gauging their reactions. It has to
be said that even if they were pretending, they couldn’t do it for a long
period of time. Among the three of them, Lin Tao’s expression was the most
normal. From the start, he had been scared and unsettled.
Zhou Zihong had been in a daze the whole time. Confusion appeared on
her face despite her best efforts to hide it.
After observing the two of them, Wang Lin focused his attention on
Yang Xiong. This person’s expression was really composed at the start, but
as time passed, his expression became more unsettled.
Wang Lin stared at Yang Xiong’s right hand and his eyes became cold.
He pondered for a bit before quickly moving toward the three of them. In
the blink of an eye, he suddenly appeared before them. A cold aura spread
out.
After they saw Wang Lin, all three of their hearts trembled and all of
their fatigue disappeared.
In this past year, the various things that happened in the foreign
battleground echoed in their dreams every night.
They weren’t really sure how powerful Wang Lin was, but the Mai Lang
before them caused their hearts to tremble.
They had a feeling that even if Wang Lin didn’t have their soul blood
essences, he could still kill them in an instant without them being able to
protect themselves at all.
This type of feeling reached its peak after Wang Lin coldly looked at
them. Lin Tao was the first to hit his limit as he knelt to the ground and
said, “Lin Tao greets master!”
Yang Xiong and Zhou Zihong weren’t much better off. They were just
withstanding the aura by sheer force.
Wang Lin withdrew his Ji Realm Divine Sense. Only then did that sense
of danger disappear. The three of them let out breaths of relief. Then, Yang
Xiong and Zhou Zihong bowed to greet Wang Lin.
As they bowed, a trace of bitterness flashed across Yang Xiong’s face as
he clenched the jade in his right hand. He came here with two thoughts in
mind. One was to cheat Wang Lin to come back to the War God Shrine and
ask the elders to help him steal back his soul blood essence. The second was
if Wang Lin wasn’t willing to go, then he would secretly emit his current
location with the jade. Back at the War God Shrine, his junior apprentice
brother was holding another piece of jade. If he were to insert spiritual
energy into this jade, the jade his junior apprentice brother was holding
would light up and his junior apprentice brother would call their master.
But he now found out just how stupid his idea was. If he really did that,
then he would have been the first one to die.
This senior that possessed Mai Lang’s body must’ve been a cultivator
from a high ranking cultivation country. How else could this senior, being
only be at the Foundation Establishment stage, have a divine sense that
caused his heart to tremble.
Yang Xiong secretly sighed and gave up on any ideas of resisting. He
took a deep breath and quickly slapped his bag of holding with his left
hand. He then took out a jade and respectfully said to Wang Lin, “Master, I
have gotten what you requested of me three days ago. This is the jade from
the refining house.”
After Wang Lin received the jade, he scanned it with his divine sense.
Without showing any expression, he nodded. His gaze then fell on Lin Tao.
Lin Tao’s heart sped up and he whispered, “Master, that map is placed at
the top of the treasure pavilion. I… I can’t go up there because my
cultivation level isn’t high enough.”
Seeing Wang Lin’s deadpan face, Lin Tao clenched his teeth and said,
“Ten days! Master, just give me ten days of time. By then, it will be my
cousin’s turn to patrol. I will at least be able to get him to make me a copy!”
Wang Lin looked at him, nodded, then blandly said, “If you really
manage to get it, then when I leave Hou Fen, I’ll return your soul blood
essence to you.” With that, he looked toward Yang Xiong. His eyes became
cold as he said, “Normally, I would have returned your soul blood essence
to you, but the item in your hand voids your achievements. This time, I
won’t kill you, but whether or not I return your soul blood essence to you
will depend on next time.”
Yang Xiong’s body shook and his face immediately became pale. When
he saw Wang Lin just now, especially because of the look in Wang Lin’s
eyes, he felt a strong sense of fear. He knelt on the ground and handed over
the jade in his right hand. His face was very tense.
Wang Lin no longer looked at him. He now looked toward Zhou
Zihong. Zhou Zihong clenched her teeth, raised her pretty face, and said,
“Senior, that Divine Path is very strange. Although I saw it six months ago,
I couldn’t remember anything afterward, so I can’t make a copy of the jade
that contains the technique. Actually, senior doesn’t have to go through
such a roundabout way. With Mai Lang’s contribution in the Foreign
Battleground, once you return to the sect, you will naturally be allowed to
study it.”
The Divine Path was what interested Wang Lin the most from Mai
Lang’s memories. Mai Lang dreamed of studying it. For some reason, the
War God Shrine was very strict when it came to their own disciples
studying the Divine Path, but people outside the sect only had to pay spirit
stones in appointed times in exchange for studying it.
But for disciples of the War God Shrine, they must either have reached
the Core Formation stage or have contributed greatly to the sect. Only after
achieving one of these can they study it under the supervision of an elder.
According to Wang Lin’s analysis, this Divine Path must have
something special about it. It could be that if someone at the Foundation
Establishment studied it, it would be dangerous without someone protecting
them.
When he asked Zhou Zihong to make a copy, he didn’t plan on it
succeeding, so he wasn’t disappointed. He carefully looked at the three of
them and gently said, “The three of you don’t have to be so on guard near
me. As long as you don’t mess with me, then when I leave Hou Fen, I’ll
return your soul blood essences. However, if you dare to plot against me,
then don’t blame me for being merciless.”
130
SUDDEN ARRIVAL OF NASCENT SOUL
“T he three of you can return. Lin Tao, I’ll wait for you here in ten
days.” With that, Wang Lin’s body floated backward and flew
away in a rainbow-colored light.
Lin Tao quickly responded and thought that once he got back, he would
have to have a good talk with his cousin. This was a life and death situation,
so no matter what, he had to get a copy of that map.
Yang Xiong’s clothes were soaked with cold sweat. The cold breeze
blew on his body, causing him to shiver. Waves of coldness came from his
heart as he knew that he had just walked past death’s door.
Zhou Zihong calmly looked at Yang Xiong and left.
Wang Lin aimlessly flew in the sky as he pondered in his heart. Before
long, his eyes lit up. No matter what, he couldn’t go to this War God Shrine.
Not to even mention that if any of those three were thinking of rebelling,
the secrets he was holding right now couldn’t be hidden from a Nascent
Soul cultivator at all.
It was very likely that the Nascent Soul ancestor had already used some
strange method and figured out that he had possessed Mai Liang. Thinking
about this, he suddenly felt a hint of fear as his face darkened and his speed
increased.
Wang Lin had already speculated this would happen, but Yang Xiong’s
group’s actions made him even more convinced.
As he was flying, a gentle voice suddenly entered his ears. “Little
friend, could you please return my disciple’s soul essence blood?” This
voice was very beautiful. It was very sweet to listen to.
Wang Lin’s body suddenly stopped. Before him, an enchanting woman
walked toward him.
The woman’s steps were as light as the clouds and each one created a
rustling sound. She wore a blue court dress. The bottom half of the dress
was covered in triangular emeralds. There was a belt around her waist, and
from the belt extended many long ribbons. The court dress on this woman
created a sense of intelligence and elegance.
The woman was very beautiful. Without any makeup, there was a red
glow on her face, and her skin was a creamy white color.
As the woman walked forward, Wang Lin backed up to keep a constant
distance between them. He put his hand on his bag of holding and coldly
stared at her.
Wang Lin’s expression was the same as usual, but in his heart, he was
on full alert. This woman’s cultivation level was something he couldn’t see
through. She was clearly a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wang Lin calmly looked at the woman and said, “What is the name of
senior’s disciple?”
The woman revealed a gentle smile and replied with a soft voice, “My
disciple’s name is Zhou Zihong.”
Wang Lin nodded without any hesitation and decisively said, “Okay,
once junior is 1000 kilometers away, I’ll definitely send out the soul
essence blood. Otherwise, even if senior acts, I’ll struggle to make sure the
soul essence blood is destroyed.”
The woman looked at Wang Lin and said, “Little friend doesn’t need to
be so nervous. I have already heard about you from Zihong. It was all
thanks to your help that the three of them were able to safely return to the
War God Shrine. Just with that, we can ignore you possessing Mai Liang.
Ignoring everything else, because you saved Zihong, I can forgive you for
everything that has happened.”
Wang Lin was startled and carefully looked at the woman’s eyes. He
saw that the woman didn’t seem to be lying. Then, he pondered a bit and
said, “Please don’t blame me, senior. Please wait until junior is 1000
kilometers away before I return the soul essence blood.”
The woman raised her hand and made a pose that would shock any
man’s heart. She shook her head and laughed, “1000 kilometers… I’ll call
you Mai Liang. Mai Liang, 1000 kilometers is only a few breaths for me. If
I wanted to kill you, then unless you could escape to 10,000 kilometers
away, it would be pointless. Fine, if you insist, then go.”
Without a word, Wang Lin’s body shot into the distance, leaving a trail
of rainbow-colored light. Half an hour later, he had already traveled 3000
kilometers. He stopped at the mouth of a volcano to catch his breath. After
adjusting the spiritual energy in his body, he pointed at his forehead and a
silver speck of light floated out.
Wang Lin didn’t even take another look at it as his body jumped into the
air and he left. Along the way, Wang Lin wondered if what the woman said
was true or false, but no matter what, it was not wise for Wang Lin to
offend a Nascent Soul cultivator right now.
Therefore, Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to return Zhou Zihong’s soul
essence blood.
A few minutes later, the woman’s figure appeared at the mouth of the
volcano where Wang Lin left Zhou Zihong’s soul essence blood. She
reached out with her right hand and Zhou Zihong’s soul essence blood
quickly came to her.
The woman looked at the speck of light and revealed a tender and
loving expression. After carefully putting away the soul essence blood, she
looked at the direction Wang Lin went and softly muttered to herself,
“Seeing that you saved Hong Er and readily returned her soul essence
blood, I’ll solve the issue of possession for you.”
For two days, aside from some necessary rest, he had been continuously
flying. Because that woman had never appeared again, he relaxed a bit, but
suddenly, his eyes focused on the ground not far from him.
Just at this moment, several sword lights flew toward him from the
distance. After seeing Wang Lin, they quickly changed direction and headed
toward him. When they arrived, seven or eight youngsters landed near
Wang Lin. They look at him with hostile gazes.
Among these people, the most prominent was a young man in the front.
The man’s face was as white as jade. He looked very refined. His
cultivation was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment and already at
pseudo Core Formation. He wore a purple robe and stood on top of a green
flying sword, creating a very noble air.
Beside him followed a girl dressed in red. There was a hint of red on her
pale face, making people want to love her.
The young man’s eyes were cold as he looked toward the girl and
whispered, “Wan Er, is it him?”
The girl looked at Wang Lin. She let out an apologetic smile and
whispered to the young man, “Brother, it is not him. Although that person
was good at the art of disguise, he couldn’t fake this person’s
temperament.”
The coldness disappeared from the young man’s eyes. He clasped his
hands at Wang Lin and honestly said, “Please don’t blame us, fellow
cultivator. I’m Li Qiqing from the Lou He Sect. Please forgive our
rudeness.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he calmly said, “No
problem. Since it is a misunderstanding, then how could I hold it against
you?”
Li Qiqing let out a laugh and said, “I believe fellow cultivator is here to
attend the Ravine Workshop Assembly. Maybe we can meet again in the
future, but I still have an important matter to attend to today, so I’ll take my
leave.”
With that, he clasped his hands again, grabbed the girl next to him, and
left with the other six or seven people.
After they left, Wang Lin looked at the ground and moved forward
without a word. Before long, he frowned. He took out the piece of metal
from his bag of holding and smashed it into the ground.
The piece of metal was very quick and hit the ground with a bang.
Then, a very pathetic figure came out of the ground 20 meters away.
This person’s appearance was very normal. Only his eyes contained a
look of intelligence. He quickly raised his hand and shouted, “Fellow
cultivator, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!” As he spoke, he
quickly looked around and jumped up. A flying sword came out and carried
him to Wang Lin.
“Fellow cultivator, I’m Sun Youcai. This is a misunderstanding. I didn’t
want to purposely follow you, but I had to. That girl from the Lou He Sect
is looking for me, and since I can’t beat them in a fight, I can only hide.
They are still looking for me, but if I follow you, then that Li Qiqing won’t
be able to find me.”
Wang Lin looked at him. Then, he flew forward and completely ignored
the guy.
Sun Youcai quickly followed him up and slyly asked, “Fellow
cultivator, what sect are you from? I’m a disciple of the Evil Devil Sect.”
Wang Lin’s brow slightly furrowed. He didn’t say a word as he used
spiritual energy to move faster. His speed suddenly increased and he left
Sun Youcai behind. Sun Youcai looked at Wang Lin. He sneered in his
heart, but his expression remained the same. He slapped both his legs and
kicked off from the ground. In the blink of an eye, he was next to Wang Lin
again. He continued to say, “Fellow cultivator, I’m really sorry about
before. It is all that girl’s fault. Ah, fellow cultivator, you are going to the
Ravine Workshop, right? How about we go together? I know a lot of people
in the area and can even buy a few Qi Condensation females to use as
furnaces.”
“What speed!” Wang Lin’s heart moved as he turned to look at Sun
Youcai and smiled. Sun Youcai saw this smile and suddenly felt his skin
crawl. This feeling disappeared as soon as it appeared and Sun Youcai
shook his head. He thought this person was only at the mid stage of
Foundation Establishment. With his late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivation, he couldn’t be wrong. He slowly smiled and asked, “How about
it fellow cultivator?”
Wang Lin sneered in his heart and decisively said, “Okay, then I’ll
bother brother Sun.”
Sun Youcai’s heart shook. He didn’t expect Wang Lin to agree this
easily. He had a lot of words he was preparing to say, but now they were all
pointless. However, his reaction was very quick. He smiled and said, “No
problem. It was originally my fault for using fellow cultivator to hide. What
is your name?”
“My name is Mai Liang. I’m a disciple of the War God Shrine.” Wang
Lin faintly smiled. In Sun Youcai’s eyes, the smile was filled with naivety,
but only Wang Lin knew the truth.
Sun Youcai let out a mischievous smile. He looked around and
whispered, “Brother Mai, I heard your War God Shrine has a beauty named
Zhou Ziwei. Our future sect leader saw her six months ago and was
completely mesmerized by her. You’re from the War God Shrine. Is she
really that pretty?”
Wang Lin was startled and asked, “Zhou Ziwei? Are you talking about
Zhou Zihong, elder apprentice sister Zhou?”
Sun Youcai suddenly slapped his forehead and smiled. “Looked at his
memory of mine. That is right, it is Zhou Zihong. So, how does she look?”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Elder apprentice sister Zhou is indeed
beautiful, but her personality is very cold, so I have only seen her a few
times.”
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IS HE A FAT SHEEP?
S un Youcai let out a laugh as he reached out to grab Wang Lin’s

shoulder and said, “Let’s not talk about her anymore. Brother Ma,
there is a transfer array to enter the Ravine just ahead.
Wang Lin’s shoulder moved to dodge the hand. He said, “That is good.
Let’s quickly go so we can enter the valley sooner.” With that, he flew
forward.
Sun Youcai’s hand hit empty air, but his expression didn’t change as he
asked, “Brother Ma, did you come out by yourself this time?” He casually
followed Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sneered, but his expression didn’t show any abnormality as he
answered, “That’s right, I’m the only one that came this time.”
Sun Youcai let out a laugh and whispered, “I guess brother Ma secretly
left the sect and came to the Ravine to get some technique jades. I heard
that in three months, it will be the War God’s Shrine’s five palace
competition. At that time, brother Ma can use them to become famous.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled, but didn’t say a word.
Seeing Wang Lin’s reaction, Sun Youcai sneered, “Little brat, it doesn’t
matter if what you say is true or false. Since you’ve met your grandfather
today, consider yourself unlucky. Hehe, I’ll use your body to make a
puppet. I believe that Li Qiqing won’t be too on guard against you.” He was
thinking this, but to ensure that everything would go as planned, he took out
a jade before Wang Lin and said, “Brother Ma, I’ll call a friend over. He is
very close. When he gets here, we can go through the transfer array
together. That way, we can save a spirit stone.”
There was memory of a transfer array in Ma Liang’s memory. It cost a
spirit stone to open the transfer array, and every time it opened, it could
transfer up to three people.
So there was no issue with Sun Youcai’s suggestion. After seeing Wang
Lin nodding his head, Sun Youcai placed the jade on his forehead and threw
it into the air. After a few flashes of light, the jade disappeared without a
trace.
Wang Lin followed Sun Youcai. As they flew, he noticed that the farther
they went, the more deserted it got. There were more and more big and
small volcanoes around them. Some of the volcanoes spat out black smoke.
Afraid that Wang Lin would become suspicious, Sun Youcai quickly
explained. “Don’t worry, brother Ma. The transfer array is not far away. I
don’t know what has been going on recently, but all of the volcanos have
been releasing black smoke. I remember that the four great sects’ Nascent
Soul ancestors just finished sealing them last year.”
Wang Lin’s expression became cold as he laughed. “Yes, this place is
indeed deserted. A very good place. Especially these volcanoes. After
killing someone, you can just toss their body into them. That will save
yourself from using a fireball technique.”
Sun Youcai’s body suddenly stopped. He force a smile and said,
“Brother Ma…”
Before he even finished speaking, sounds of wind and thunder came in
from the distance along with a black sword. In the blink of an eye, the
sword arrived near them. When the light dissipated, it revealed a skinny
middle-aged man. His eyes revealed a ruthless light.
This person was wearing all black. Even the flying sword under his feet
emitted a black light. Both of his hands were covered in black smoke. He
didn’t even look at Wang Lin as he said to Sun Youcai, “He is the fat
sheep?”
Wang Lin looked at him and noticed that this person’s cultivation level
was higher than Sun Youcai’s. This person had already reached the pseudo
Core Formation stage and could compete with Li Qiqing.
Sun Youcai’s face suddenly smiled like a flower. His voice sounded like
he was trying to please the person as he said, “Senior martial brother, it is
him. I saw that girl, Li Muwan and her brother Li Qiqing, have a good
impression of him. If we turn him into a puppet and use him to approach
them, we might have a better chance.”
The black-clothed man turned his head toward Wang Lin. He was
surprised that Wang Lin didn’t run away. Wang Lin was only a mid stage
Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he didn’t think of Wang Lin as a
threat at all as he coldly said, “Brat, you can die now.” With that, the flying
sword under his feet shot out toward Wang Lin’s chest.
At the same time, the black-clothed man jumped forward and clapped
his hand a few times. The black mist spread out, forming a giant skull. It
quickly followed the black sword toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He didn’t even mind the mist or the
flying sword as he pointed his finger at the middle aged man and said,
“Destroy!”
The moment the Ji Realm appeared, the sky darkened. The moment the
Ji Realm Divine Sense appeared, the soul was destroyed! Wang Lin was
invincible among Foundation Establishment cultivators. If he reaches the
Core Formation stage, he will be the king of Core Formation cultivators. If
he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, then he will be the number one cultivator
under the Soul Formation stage in countless countries.
The middle aged man’s eyes suddenly bulged out. He could feel that his
soul was hit by a powerful destructive force. He didn’t have any power to
resist, so his soul instantly shattered. When he revealed a look of fear, he
had already died. His body then went limp. Even until his death, he still
didn’t understand how it all happened.
Everything happened too quickly. The flying sword didn’t even travel
half the distance to its destination when the divine sense from the middle
aged man broke and it fell from the sky. The black skull followed behind it
and slowly dissipated with the death of the middle-aged man.
Wang Lin waved his sleeves and the black flying sword quickly flew
into his hand. He slapped his bag of holding and the piece of metal came
out.
“Devour that black mist.” After saying those words, Wang Lin no
longer paid any attention to it and turned to Sun Youcai, who was
completely dumbfounded.
A flash of red light appeared on the piece of metal as the devil came out
and jumped on the black mist. He didn’t stop to consider whether or not he
could even devour or digest the black cloud as he devoured it with a bitter
smile. He didn’t dare to disobey Wang Lin as he knew how scary Wang Lin
was.
Sun Youcai finally realized what was going one as he took a few steps
back. He quickly jumped to the ground and disappeared.
The devil’s eyes turned and he slowed down on devouring the black
mist. He was pretending to still be devouring. However, Wang Lin’s next
sentence caused him to frown again.
“Follow me.”
With that, Wang Lin’s body moved and his Ji Realm Divine sense
quickly spread out. He chased northwest. The devil revealed a struggling
expression as he backed up instead of charging forward. Suddenly, he let
out a miserable scream as green gas appeared on his body, causing him to
not dare to hesitate anymore.
Wang Lin retrieved the divine sense he used to punish the devil and
focused on chasing Sun Youcai. He was very interested in Sun Youcai’s
speed. He knew that his own speed was lacking compared to Sun Youcai’s,
just like with the middle aged woman who could travel 10,000 kilometers in
two breaths. If someone like that wanted to kill him, he wouldn’t even be
able to run.
When Sun Youcai caught up to him before, he was already using his full
speed, so it showed how fast Sun Youcai was.
Therefore, Wang Lin didn’t kill him. He decided to catch him alive to
get the technique out of him.
Sun Youcai was scared now. Ever since he started cultivating 30 years
ago, since he was a 15th layer Qi condensation cultivator, he had been
killing people. But he had always been very careful and only killed people
weaker than him. He never dared to kill people stronger than him.
Over the years, he used all of the treasures he had found and traded
them at the Ravine Workshop for pills to increase his cultivation level. This
caused his cultivation level to continue to rise, but as his cultivation level
increased, normal pills lost their effect. High quality pills were either hard
to find or the prices were too high, so he set his sights on the Luo He Sect.
The Luo He Sect was famous for formations and alchemy, especially
when it came to pills. If the pill was refined by the Lou He Sect, then it
must be a high quality pill. Sun Youcai’s target was the Luo He Sect’s Li
Muwan. He wanted to get some pills or pill recipes from her, but her older
brother Li Qiqing’s cultivation level was a step above his at pseudo Core
Formation. Completely above him, who had just entered the late stage of
The current Sun Youcai wished his speed could be even faster. Even
now, his mind was recalling the terrifying moment from before. Fourth
senior apprentice brother was a pseudo Core Formation cultivator, yet he
was so easily killed.
If that Ma Liang had used some powerful treasure, then he wouldn’t be
so scared, but he didn’t even see the shadow of a magic treasure. He only
heard Ma Liang say the word “destroy” and fourth senior apprentice brother
just died.
What...what kind of technique is that? Thinking about this, Sun Youcai
couldn’t help but feel his skull go numb. The more he couldn’t understand,
the more terrified he was. What cultivation level would you need to be able
to kill a pseudo Core Formation cultivator with just one word? Could it be
that Ma Liang had already reached the Core Formation stage?
No! Sun Youcai quickly rejected the idea because he had met Core
Formation cultivators before. Even if the Core Formation elders were to
fight a pseudo Core Formation cultivator, it wouldn’t be this easy. Although
they would win for sure, they couldn’t just kill them with one word like it
was some sword of heavenly decree.
Sun Youcai’s heart trembled. Could it be a Nascent Soul cultivator?
But he soon rejected this idea as well. He had seen a Nascent Soul
cultivator act before. It was when the Demon Sect ancestor killed a late
stage Foundation Establishment traitor. In front of everyone’s eyes, he only
threw out a sword and the traitor died while running away. He didn’t even
have any chance to dodge or resist.
But still, in his eyes, when he compared Wang Lin killing a pseudo Core
Formation cultivator with just a word to the Nascent Soul elder who used a
flying sword, it was clear who was stronger. With that, his mind suddenly
went blank.
“Could..could it be that… he...he is… Soul Formation.…” When Sun
Youcai said the words “Soul Formation,” all of the strength left his body.
The more he thought about it, the more accurate it felt. Sun youcai
bittered muttered, “A Soul Formation expert… that is someone of legends.
How is it possible… but if not Soul Formation, how could he kill fourth
senior apprentice brother with just one word… rumor has it that Soul
Formation cultivators can control the ways of the heavens, so killing a
pseudo Core Formation cultivator with one word would make sense...I...I
am being hunted by a Soul Formation expert…”
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UPHEAVAL IN HOU FEN (1)
S un Youcai’s body trembled as he escaped underground. The fear was

making him feel like he couldn’t even breath. Just at this moment, he
felt the ground before him warm up and he secretly complained. This earth
escape move was an amazing technique anywhere else, but here in Hou
Fen, where there were many volcanoes, there were some serious
restrictions.
If he accidently tunneled into lava, then he could only blame himself.
Normally, when Sun Youcai runs, he identifies the direction and
immediately changes direction when he feels heat. But now, he believed
that he was being chased by a Soul Formation expert. He didn’t pay
attention and now it was too late. All he could do was use all his might to
raise his body up.
With a loud bang, his body bursted out from underground into a cave
inside a volcano. A wave of heat immediately hit him, causing his hair and
eyebrows to immediately curl.
He let out a scream as he quickly threw out his flying sword and moved
onto a rock. After just these few moments in the heat, his skin was already
cracking and his clothes were instantly turned to dust.
Even the flying sword under his feet had turned red, and its temperature
kept on increasing.
The moment sweat appeared on Sun Youcai’s body, every drop turned
into white vapor. Looking at him now, his entire body was surrounded by
this white vapor. Although he was naked, there was still a hint of a divine
being.
Below him was a large pool of lava. There were many large bubbles in
the pool, and every time one burst, black gas would rise up.
Sun Youcai was able to bite the bullet and rush through to the other side
of the volcano before he stopped in place as he looked at the lava below
him with a look of terror.
At this moment, Wang Lin had caught up. He didn’t know the Earth
Escape technique, but his divine sense had been locked onto Sun Youcai the
whole time. He suddenly noticed that Sun Youcai had stopped, so he took
out the piece of metal and pointed at the ground. The metal spun as it hit the
ground and dug a tunnel. Wang Lin’s body quickly followed and entered the
lava pool Sun Youcai was at.
The moment he entered the volcano, Wang Lin noticed Sun Youcai,
who was staring at the lava below in terror.
Wang Lin followed Sun Youcai’s gaze into the lava and saw triangle-
shaped eyes. Wang Lin took a deep breath and backed out of the tunnel. He
hid, not moving an inch, and stared at the eyes.
According to Ma Liang’s memories from when he grew up as a kid,
there was no creature in Hou Fen that lived inside a volcano. If there was,
then it would be impossible for them not to be found by the cultivators of
Hou Fen. It has to be said that every few years, the ancestors of the four
great sects seal the volcanoes for safety.
At the same time, Sun Youcai seemed to be possessed as he stared at the
eyes. He got off the flying sword and stepped onto the rock with his bare
feet. The moment his feet touched the rock, the smell of burning flesh
spread out.
He only took three steps before his flesh and skin were completely
burned off, revealing bones that had been burnt black. However, Sun
Youcai didn’t reveal any look of suffering as he jumped into the lava from
the edge of the rock.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as his hand reached out. The moment Sun Youcai
started falling, he grabbed Sun Youcai’s bag and then quickly backed away
without even looking back at the lava.
A roar came from behind Wang Lin and the heat in the area suddenly
intensified. As Wang Lin ran, the tunnel around him turned red. If someone
were to look from above, they would see that all of the big and small
volcanoes were spewing black smoke, especially one of the large volcanoes.
Around it, a red light visible to the eyes spread out. Everything that was
touched by this red light turned red.
Wang Lin’s face was dark as he followed the tunnel. He suddenly
stopped as he saw an ocean of flames gathered in the tunnel before him.
The fire formed a creature with triangular eyes and a single horn. It looked
at Wang Lin with killing intent.
Without a word, Wang Lin sent out his Ji Realm Divine Sense. One
could only see a ray of red lightning shoot out from Wang Lin’s eyes and
enter the fire beast. The fire beast’s fire dimmed for a moment, but it soon
recovered. It then opened its mouth and let out a roar before charging at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s face darkened even more. He turned around, but his pupils
suddenly shrank as another fire beast appeared behind him.
At this moment, inside the narrow tunnel, there were two fire beasts
blocking both sides. He clenched his teeth as he sent out the piece of metal.
The metal began to dig another tunnel and Wang Lin quickly followed.
But just at this moment, the two fire beasts suddenly let out roars. Wang
Lin’s heart sank. The dirt around Wang Lin suddenly turned red and
hardened until it formed a cage. Wang Lin was trapped inside.
This cage was closing around him until it completely surrounded him,
finally trapping Wang Lin inside.
At this moment, waves of cracks appeared on the ground. The ground
collapsed inwards, forming a basin. A ball of black dirt was formed with
Wang Lin inside.
Around the dirt ball were eight fire beasts that constantly spewed fire at
the ball of dirt to make it smaller. Soon, the ball grew smaller and smaller,
and the beasts eventually stopped.
One of the fire beasts grabbed the ball of dirt and jumped onto the
ground. The other fire beasts quickly followed. They soon returned to the
cave they were in before.
The fire beast threw the ball of dirt into the lava before jumping in with
the other fire beasts. They all disappeared into the lava. The lava let out a
few more bubbles before calming down.
The surrounding volcanoes stopped spewing black smoke and the heat
wave disappeared. Aside from the giant basin that was formed by the fire
beast, there was no other evidence of what had just occurred remaining.
And basins were very common in Hou Fen. Almost next to every
volcano, there would be big and small basins.
Wang Lin hugged his body as he resisted the high temperature waves.
The moment the dirt surrounded him, he covered his body in his Ji Realm
Divine Sense. At the moment, his divine sense was slowly dissolving the
dirt ball.
He could clearly feel that he was shaking. With a shake, he could feel
that he was thrown to the ground. Currently, his divine sense had broken
through the restriction of the dirt ball, so he could clearly see everything
before him.
In front of him was an endless pool of lava. There were countless
openings above it. Lava flowed down into this endless pool from the
openings.
The dirt ball he was trapped in was currently floating in the lava.
Around him were seven or eight more dirt balls floating around. On top of
each one sat a fire beast.
Then he looked at the lava around him and saw countless triangular
eyes. One of the fire beasts jumped up from the lava and sat down on top of
Wang Lin’s ball of dirt. The fire beasts didn’t notice Wang Lin’s divine
sense at all.
Time slowly passed and more fire beasts came from the tunnels above.
Every group carried a dirt ball as well.
At this moment, the entire pool of lava began to shake. Every fire beast
quickly made an opening where a giant fire beast appeared. Wang Lin
quickly withdrew his divine sense and began to observe carefully.
A normal fire beast was only three feet tall, but just the head of this
large fire beast was already larger than ten feet. Slowly, a large portion of
the big fire beast’s body appeared. Along with this large body, a powerful
pressure came, causing all of the small fire beasts to stop moving.
Wang Lin’s heart was shocked. The power this large fire beast was at
was least at the Nascent Soul level. As for exactly how strong, Wang Lin
was unable to determine as he had never met a Soul Formation cultivator
before.
This large fire beast looked around before moving to the left. Soon,
another large fire beast came out. One by one, they appeared until there was
a total of 16.
These 16 fire beasts formed a circle. Once the circle was complete, a
translucent ring of fire appeared in the middle. Rainbow-colored light
emanated from it.
Wang Lin carefully looked and saw a figure slowly become solid as it
formed a ball of fire the size of his fist.
Slivers of red lines lined the ball of fire to the ring of fire.
The moment the ball of fire appeared, the 16 large fire beasts let out
roars. One by one, their bodies jumped up from the lava pool. They then
proceeded to kneel on the lava. All of the smaller fire beasts also jumped
out of the lava and kneeled.
Wang Lin was observing when he suddenly felt a shock in his brain as
the heaven defying bead appeared without him willing it for the first time.
If he didn’t quickly stop it, then it would have broken through the dirt.
Just at this moment, a fire beast grabbed the dirt ball beneath him and
threw it at the ball of fire. The dirt ball suddenly stopped in mid air and the
ball of fire quickly entered the dirt ball. The sucking noise was very clear in
this silent cave.
A chilling scream came from inside the dirt ball. The scream continued,
but got softer and softer until no sound came out anymore. Soon, slivers of
blood mist came from the dirt ball and the ball of fire came out.
The dirt ball fell from the air and sank into the lava. Wang Lin’s heart
sank as well. He now understood that he wasn’t the only person alive inside
a dirt ball. Even if he didn’t protect himself, the dirt ball wouldn’t have kill
him. At most, he would be asleep.
Subsequently, four more dirt balls were tossed at the ball of fire.
Screams rang out as the ball of fire entered them. The screams lasted for
more than half an hour. When the fifth dirt ball sank into the lava, the dirt
ball Wang Lin was in was thrown out.
The heaven defying bead shook violently and with a never before seen
momentum, it broke through Wang Lin’s hold. Just at this moment, the ball
of fire entered the dirt ball Wang Lin was in.
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A wave of heat quickly spread throughout the dirt ball as the ball of
fire smoothly entered it. However, at the exact same moment, the
heaven defying bead charged out, causing the ball of fire to pause and then
turn away without any hesitation.
But it was still too late. The heaven defying bead ignored everything in
its way and slammed into the ball of fire. The ball of fire let out a scream
and began to struggle, but before it could struggle for long, it was absorbed
by the heaven defying bead.
The leaves that were on the heaven defying bead disappeared and were
replaced by a ball of fire. Soon, many more balls of fire appeared on the
heaven defying bead.
The ball of fire became dimmer and dimmer until it dissipated
completely. At this moment, the tenth ball of fire appeared on the heaven
defying bead, causing it to let out a bright light that could be clearly seen
even from outside the dirt ball.
At this moment, with the disappearance of the ball of fire, the fire ring
began to dim and the red slivers that connected the ring of fire to the ball of
fire broke.
Wang Lin stared dumbfoundedly at what had happened. Not only him,
all of the fire beasts were also completely stunned. They stood motionless
in the cave, not knowing what to do at all.
The heaven defying bead quickly moved toward Wang Lin and retreated
into his brow. Wang Lin didn’t have time to check the bead as he moved his
body and activated the attraction force technique. He carried the dirt ball up
and into one of the tunnels.
All of this happened in a very short period of time. It wasn’t until Wang
Lin’s dirt ball left that the fire beasts realized what had happened. The 16
large fire beasts let out roars as they tore open the tunnel and chased after
Wang Lin.
Behind him, tens of thousands of fire beasts let out angry roars and
chased him.
Wang Lin’s body was trapped inside the dirt ball as he moved through
the lava. It has to be said that the lava was flowing down into the cave.
Wang Lin was currently going against the current, so there was no way for
him to move fast.
But the fire beasts weren’t slowed at all because they grew up in the
lava. It could be said that they were fire spirits, meaning that the hotter it
was, the faster they moved.
Although Wang Lin didn’t know what that ball of fire was, just the fact
that it was able to complete the fire element for the heaven defying bead
was already a big enough shock. From the respect the beasts showed and
how angry they had become, that ball of fire must have been very important
to them. It was likely that the ball of fire was their king.
Wang Lin’s guess was not wrong. The fire beasts were born from the
lava. It could be described as a fire spirit and was ranked fairly high.
According to the cultivation union, they were universally called fire spirit
beasts. From the moment of its birth, it had intelligence. It cultivated in the
lava under Hou Fen for many years and its cultivation was very powerful.
In the countless years it had been alive, it had transformed five times. If
it changes nine times, then it can change from a spirit beast to a desolate
beast, but after every transformation, it is in a weakened state for 500 years,
unable to use any spiritual energy at all.
In order to protect itself, every time it’s about to transform, it spreads
out its spiritual energy to speed up the growth of the next generation to
protect itself.
At the same time, as it transformed more and more, it learned that there
was a way to shorten the time of weakness: devour cultivators.
He didn’t need to devour a lot, only a few cultivators every once in
awhile. So it used its offspring to catch cultivators that came into the
volcano and fed them.
To prevent the cultivators from harming the fire spirit, they would all be
trapped in dirt. As a result, the fire spirit could leisurely enjoy its meal.
But now, the weakened fire spirit itself was devoured instead, and the
moment it disappeared, all of the fire beasts became angry.
In their hearts, the fire spirit wasn’t only their king, it was also their
father.
Their father was killed before them, how could they not be angry?
Gradually, they got closer and closer. One of the 16 fire beasts in the front
opened its mouth and spat out fire that was almost pure white.
Inside the purple lava, the white flame was very eye catching. When it
hit Wang Lin’s dirt ball, the dirt ball immediately shrunk one size.
Wang Lin bled everywhere as the white flame hit his dirt ball. His Ji
Realm Divine Sense could only stop so much. He clenched his teeth and
used even more spiritual energy to escape.
The fire beasts destroyed everything in their path as they charged at
Wang Lin.
They got closer and closer until eight fire beasts spat out white flames
together. The moment the flame hit the dirt ball, Wang Lin’s body shook
and he charged out from inside it. His body was surrounded by his divine
sense as he withstood the unbearable heat and charged out.
After he came out, he stopped for a moment as the piece of metal
appeared from his bag of holding and flew to under his feet. The piece of
metal formed a rainbow and carried Wang Lin out from the top.
Looking from the outside, one could see a completely black figure with
clothes that were almost all burnt charge out of the mouth of the volcano.
Behind him followed the 16 fire beasts. They chased him all the way to
the entrance of the volcano. They roared at him in frustration, but strangely
didn’t dare to follow him out.
Only now did Wang Lin let out a breath of relief. He looked down and
his scalp suddenly went numb. He saw that below the 16 fire beasts were
countless triangular eyes looking up. Their eyes only had one point of
interest, and that was him.
Any one of those fire beasts could block his Ji Realm Divine Sense.
This should be impossible, but if this was really true, then the only
explanation was that these fire beasts didn’t have souls or divine sense.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. He looked at the countless fire beasts
below him and flew into the distance without a word. Gradually, he became
even more gloomy as along the way, every time he saw a volcano, he would
see fire beasts. These fire beasts all waited at the mouths of volcanoes,
starting at him with cold gazes. All of them seemed to be waiting for a
command, and once the command was issued, they would all charge out of
the volcanoes.
Wang Lin’s scalp felt numb as he rubbed his temple. He decided that he
would get a map as soon as possible so he could leave Hou Fen and never
come back.
Thinking about that, he stopped moving and spread out his divine sense.
After probing for a while, he changed directions and flew north.
Although he didn’t look at the volcanoes on the way anymore, he could
still clearly see those cold gazes staring at him.
At this moment, all of the Nascent Soul ancestors came out of their
closed door cultivation sessions. They, ones who stood at the top of a the
rank 3 cultivation country, could clearly feel the waves of destructive
energy brewing inside Hou Fen.
This had happened many times before. This meant that the volcanoes
inside Hou Fen were about to erupt. Every time this happened, they would
go to the volcanoes they were each responsible for to seal them to prevent
them from erupting.
Because if they were to erupt, then it would be a great disaster for Hou
Fen. Mortals might be able to run to another country without my resistance.
Even the royal family would have the cultivators coming out to speak for
them.
After all, even though mortals were like ants to cultivators, there was a
higher chance of finding disciples among the mortals if they were more of
them.
Mortals could go, but cultivators couldn’t because if a large amount of
cultivators were to go to another country, there would be a great war. In the
cultivation world, it is a huge taboo for a cultivation country to migrate,
because migration equates to a large amount of spiritual energy loss, chaos
between all of the sects, and a large shift in ownership of spirit stones and
magic treasures.
On planet Suzaku, there is a fixed number of cultivation countries. If the
volcanoes were to erupt, then the consequence would be a large amount of
violent fire element spiritual energy escaping. This violent spiritual energy
is impossible to cultivate, so for a long time, cultivators won’t be able to
survive in Hou Fen.
But luckily, these kinds of things have not happened even once. Every
time, the volcanoes would be sealed without any real problems. Even if
there were eruptions, they would only affect small areas, not the entire
country.
Three hours later, Wang Lin stopped above a main road. If his face was
already dark, then when he saw what was on the main road, it turned green.
On the main road were dozens of bodies, as well as several dead horses,
on the ground beside a wagon.
Most of the dead bodies were male. Without exception, all of their faces
revealed looks of suffering. They were all still holding weapons in their
hands. It was clear that they were still fighting when they died.
Wang Lin stopped next to a carriage and waved his hand. A violent
wind hit the carriage, causing it to fly into the air. As a dead body fell out
from inside it, a flash of red light came out from the corpse, taking the form
of a devil. He stared at Wang Lin with a look of terror on his face, but that
expression soon turned vicious as he shouted, “You came at a good time. I
was about to go find you. These mortals’ souls are too plain. I wonder how
yours taste.”
With that, he jumped at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was extra careful. He was able to track this devil because he
left a mark with his divine sense on all of the beasts he fed the devil with. If
he keeps feeding it like that, then no matter how strong the devil gets, he
will be able to easily control it. But now time was short, so he could only
detect them if they were within a certain distance.
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NATIONAL MIGRATION
H owever, when he was chasing Sun Youcai and met the fire beasts,
the devil managed to run away. After Wang Lin came out of the
volcano, he used his divine sense to chase after the devil.
After devouring so many mortals, the devil had recovered its cultivation
level to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and entered the
pseudo Core Formation stage. He believed that he was already stronger than
Wang Lin, so he attacked.
Wang Lin’s gaze became cold as red lightning surged from his eyes. The
devil suddenly let out a scream as the lightning struck him. He quickly
stopped his attack and retreated. How could Wang Lin let him get away? He
took one step forward and grabbed the air with his hand. The attraction
force technique activated and caught the devil.
The devil begged for mercy, but Wang Lin didn’t pay any attention as
his Ji Realm Divine sense repeatedly pierced through the devil. His control
was very good; he always stopped just before the devil was about to
collapse. This cycle continued until smoke came from the devil’s body. His
scream became softer and softer until they stopped altogether.
The fear in the devil’s eyes deepened even more. After this incident, he
truly begun to fear Wang Lin from the bottom of his heart.
Wang Lin’s cold eyes revealed a ruthless emotion. He stared at the devil
and said, “If this happens again, you’re dead!”
The devil trembled in fear as he meekly nodded.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the piece of metal appeared.
The devil didn’t even need Wang Lin’s order, he entered the piece of metal
of metal on his own. The piece of metal flashed red a few times before
returning to the bag of holding.
Wang Lin looked at the bodies of the people the devil devoured and
pondered for a while. His current mentality was night and day compared to
how it was back in Zhao. Before, the simple nature of a village boy was still
ingrained in Wang Lin’s personality, but after the death of his family, that
simple nature had disappeared.
The cultivation world was where the strong ruled. If he couldn’t even
protect himself and his family, then what right did he have to show
compassion?
Situ Nan had always wanted to him to walk the demonic path, but Wang
Lin always refused it. However, after dying once, he had discarded every
reason to refuse it.
“So what if I become a demon?” He let out a cold laugh as he waved his
hand and jumped into the air.
Wang Lin circled around a volcano in a deserted area of Hou Fen. After
selecting a place, he landed and carved out a cave in the mountain with the
piece of metal.
After one hour, the cave was completed, and Wang Lin walked into it.
He used the rubble to place a few confusion formations before sealing the
cave entrance.
After finishing all of that, he sat down on the ground, pulled out the
bags of holding he got from the middle aged man and Sun Youcai, and
searched through them for a while. He took out three pieces of jade from
them.
He placed the first piece of jade on his forehead. After viewing it for a
while, he placed it to the side. This one contained a cultivation method from
the Evil Demon sect called No Restraint Cultivation Method.
The Evil Demon Sect was one of the demonic sects in Hou Fen and
their cultivation method would make one’s skin crawl. This No Restraint
Cultivation Method had six level and focused on ruthlessness.
The jade’s instructions were: Kill someone, then refine their heart. As
you refine their heart, use this experience to transform your own heart into
the heart of a killer and walk down the path of ruthlessness. Immerse
yourself in the path of ruthlessness to form a Shura soul to replace your
Nascent Soul, then this cultivation method is complete.
There was a strict requirement to cultivating this method at the start and
that was to kill one person a day. He guessed that the middle aged man was
cultivating this method and that this jade came from his bag of holding.
Wang Lin didn’t have any interest in this cultivation method, but was
interested in some of the techniques. Although these demonic techniques
were cruel, they were also very practical.
He picked up a second jade. Its contents made him smile. There was
only one technique recorded on this jade. It was named Earth Escape
Technique.
This Earth Escape Technique was one of the Five Elements Escape
Techniques. Speaking of the Five Elements Escape Techniques, they were
extremely famous techniques even back in the ancient cultivation world.
After the Cultivation Enion appeared, this technique became extremely rare.
But the Five Element Escape Techniques were too famous and thus
countless branches appeared from it. Most of these branches used the name,
but they really weren’t that much different from any other type of escape
techniques.
The jade in Wang Lin’s hand didn’t contain the real Five Element
Escape Technique either. It was slightly more refined than the other
imitations. However, just that little refinement created a world of difference.
Time slowly passed as he immersed himself in studying the Earth
Escape Technique. It wasn’t until the morning of the next day that Wang
Lin opened his eyes and revealed a look of understanding. Instead of
standing up, he hit the ground with both of his hands. His figure suddenly
disappeared and reappeared 30 feet away.
A look of joy appeared on Wang Lin’s face as he couldn’t help but
mutter, “This Ma Liang’s body is much stronger than my previous body.
Although it is not top grade, it is still middle grade, so it is not hard to learn
this Earth Escape Technique. But I will still need to practice for a long
period of time to truly master it.”
Wang Lin took out the wooden bucket filled with spirit liquid. He drank
it all, then began to cultivate. Half an hour later, all of the fatigue from
practicing the Earth Escape Technique was gone.
He casually picked up the third jade and looked through it. This jade
contained recordings of Sun Youcai’s daily activities. It seemed Sun Youcai
had a habit of keeping a daily log. This jade roughly contained his 30 years
of being a cultivator.
It also contained information on his complicated relationships with
several women.
Wang Lin skipped over all these things. What interested him was the
summary of all of the pills Sun Youcai had taken in the last ten years. The
jade contained information about more than ten different types of pills,
including the effects they would have on the body, amount of spiritual
energy given, and how fast they would raise his cultivation level.
In addition to these, it contained information on seven or eight pills that
he really wanted, but could not get his hands on. After that, he looked
through the bags of holding for other things.
Besides a few bottles of pills, Sun Youcai didn’t have any magic
treasures. If it was before, Wang Lin would have been suspicious, but after
reading his logs, he knew that Sun Youcai traded everything he had for pills
to increase his cultivation level.
The black-clothed middle-aged man had one thing that caught Wang
Lin’s attention. It was a yellow paper with a black symbol on it. The symbol
released waves of a powerful aura.
Wang Lin knew what this yellow paper was as he had owned one
before. It was made by a Core Formation cultivator and contained one of
that cultivator’s attacks at full power.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but sneer as he held the yellow paper. If the
middle aged man had been more careful and had taken this out, then he
wouldn’t have died. But it was obvious that this was the middle aged man’s
ace in the hole. He wouldn’t use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately, he met Wang Lin’s Ji Realm. Adding on the fact that he
underestimated Wang Lin, he didn’t even have time to take out this treasure.
Compared to this talisman, nothing else in the bag of holding was worth
mentioning. After he finished organizing his spoils, he pointed at his brow
and the heaven defying bead floated out.
Wang Lin let out a bitter smile as he looked at the bead. The heaven
defying bead had already returned to having five leaves on its surface.
Wang Lin pondered a little. The heaven defying bead needed to complete
all five elements to release its true power. Water and fire were done and
wood was half completed. He still needed earth and metal to complete all
five elements.
Wang Lin couldn’t wait to see what power this heaven defying bead will
have once the five elements are complete. Looking at it now, the only
ability it had was access to another space. However, how could a treasure
that caused planet Suzaku’s number one expert, Situ Nan, to lose his body
be this simple?
Staring at the bead, Wang Lin’s eyes trembled. He put it back into his
brow. Next, he shook his bag of holding and a jade flew out. His divine
sense entered the jade. This jade contained the refining technique Yang
Xiong had copied for him from the War God Shrine.
This whole time, Wang Lin hadn’t found the time to check the jade.
Now he could finally study it in peace.
At this moment, the countless volcanoes in Hou Fen emitted black
smoke. The smoke became even denser as it spread spiritual energy filled
with rage across Hou Fen.
In addition to all of this, the disciples of the various sects noticed the
fire beasts at the mouths of the volcanoes. They were all shocked and used
various methods to report the information back to their sects.
The four major sects were very used to sealing the volcanos and were
very used to the fire beasts. However, only cultivators at the Nascent Soul
level knew about them.
At this moment, in the main hall of the War God Shrine, there were four
males and two females sitting inside, silently frowning.
One of the old men to the left spoke with with a grim voice, “What does
everyone think of this matter?”
“Senior brother Song, I have only seen these fire beasts in some old
records. The records only say that they are spirit beasts. The descriptions
are overly dramatic, but I believe they shouldn’t be ignored. However, since
they are spirit beasts, I believe they can be tamed. If the six of us move, we
should be fine. I refuse to believe six Nascent Soul cultivators can’t deal
with mere fire beasts.” The person who spoke was a middle aged man.
Although his face was gentle and his voice soft, they were filled with pride.
The beautiful woman who met Wang Lin ruthlessly said, “Absurd!
Master has met the fire spirit beasts once when they were only at the Core
Formation stage. It is a nature fire spirit, so all fire based techniques have
no use on them. Only ice-based techniques can hold out for a bit. Don’t
even talk about killing or taming them.”
The middle age man didn’t feel embarrassed. He looked at the woman
awkwardly and no longer spoke.
“This matter is really simple. The fire spirit beasts have existed for a
long time, but they never left the volcanoes. I believe there are some natural
restrictions preventing them from leaving. I just need to increase the
intensity of the seals. Instead of wasting time here talking, we can be doing
that right now. I’ll go ahead.” The person who spoke waved his sleeves,
stood up, and walked out. This person was six feet tall and with a forehead
that extended three extra inches forward.
Seeing that everyone went silent, the old man named Song said, “Forget
it. I hope that the appearance of the fire beasts won’t cause the seals to fail.
Let’s do what we normally do and seal the volcanoes we are responsible
for.”
The same scene happened at the Lou He Sect, Evil Demon Sect, and
Corpse Sect. The results were roughly the same and all of the Nascent Soul
cultivators in Hou Fen went about sealing the volcanoes.
Suddenly, the entire county of Hou Fen could see various Nascent Soul
cultivators from different sects floating around volcanos, sealing them. The
fluctuations of spiritual energy became more violent in these past few days
as well.
As they sealed the volcanoes, all of the Nascent Soul cultivators
couldn’t help but feel that something was off. Every volcano had countless
fire beasts just waiting at their mouths. They didn’t stop the sealing or
attacked the cultivators, they just waited with cold gazes.
Their actions gave the feeling that they didn’t even mind the seals at all.
Gradually, the hearts of the Nascent Soul cultivators that had joined the
sealing became heavier and heavier. Even those that had optimistic views
changed their minds.
Wang Lin wasn’t ignorant to all of this while he was immersed in
learning how to refine magic treasures. He knew that the fire beasts would
appear one day, but he had to wait ten days for Lin Tao to bring him the
map. Only at that moment could he leave. It would be too difficult to find a
map after entering another country.
There were still four days left before the day Wang Lin was supposed to
meet Lin Tao. Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense from the jade. Although
he was tired, he revealed a joyous expression. The refining technique was
very deep and not something he could master in a short period of time.
Once he realized that, he focused his attention on refining flying swords.
After putting away the jade, he waved his hand and the piece of metal
immediately flew out of his bag of holding. It circled around his head once
before stopping in front of him. After being used so much recently, the
piece of metal had shrunk. The edges were all black, which was caused by
all of the high speed flying. The edges had melted more and more each time
he flew.
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then closed his hands. When he opened
them, there were thin lines of spiritual energy between his hands. This was
the first step to the War God Shrine’s refining technique.
The refining technique from the War God Shrine was different from the
traditional refining techniques. It could be said to walk its own path. It
didn’t involve using fire to refine, placing formations, or mixing materials.
Instead, it was a very mysterious system that was like a pegasus appearing
out of thin air.
This special system required three steps: adjust, fuse, and harmonize.
The War God Shrine also required a very important tool called the reaction
furnace that was mentioned many times in the jade.
The effect of the reaction furnace was to stimulate the various elements
of each material. Only after successfully creating a reaction furnace could
one be considered to have taken the first step in this refining technique.
Both of Wang Lin’s hands moved very quickly as the amount of
spiritual energy threads between his hands increased. Soon, he formed
something like a sheet of cloth made of shining spiritual energy between his
hands.
Once this thin cloth of spiritual energy was made, he waved his hands
and it floated into the air. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he recalled the methods
of making the reaction furnace. There was one very difficult requirement
and that was the skull of a spirit beast to use as the body of the furnace.
Wang Lin didn’t know that just this requirement caused many disciples
in the War God Shrine to be stuck forever.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and slapped his bag of holding. The corpse
of a snake with a head and body that were as thick as a small wooden
bucket floated out.
This snake came from the bag of holding he got from Xu Hao in the
foreign battleground. Wang Lin wasn’t sure where he had gotten it and he
didn’t really care. But now that he needed to make the reaction furnace, he
took it out to try.
According to his analysis, this snake was once the pet of some powerful
cultivator. Xu Hao got lucky and found its body while cleaning up the
foreign battleground.
He carefully cut the snake’s head off and got rid of all of the skin and
meat. What appeared before him was a oval skull. After removing the
insides, the body of a reaction furnace was complete.
Next, Wang Lin carefully controlled the layer of spiritual energy and
delicately placed it over the skull. He only heard a snap as cracks appeared
on the skull. The cracks increased until the skull broke into pieces.
At this moment, the layer of spiritual energy began to slowly dissipate
until it completely disappeared.
The production of the reaction furnace failed.
Wang Lin let out a bitter smile. Although he was disappointed, he was
still somewhat prepared for this result. The jade said that the chance of
creating the furnace was low. He would need to gain better control over the
strands of spiritual energy, but the most important part was still the material
for the furnace’s body.
It would be best if he could get the skull of a beast that had just died or
the skull of a powerful beast. A desolate beast would be even better. If the
beast had been dead for a long time, the chance of succeeding was very
slow. If it was not a spirit beast, then the success rate was basically zero.
The quality of the reaction furnace will affect his refining capability in
the future. The jade repeated this many times.
Wang Lin pondered a bit after the production of the reaction furnace
failed. As for spirit beasts, he only had the one snake in his bag. Now that
the snake’s skull had shattered and there was no way to make a reaction
furnace, Wang Lin could only take a step back and look for another way to
refine treasures.
He pointed at the piece of metal and it immediately began to spin
rapidly. Soon, drops of liquid metal fell from the piece of metal as it shrank.
Finally, the piece of metal turned into a puddle of liquid metal. The devil
had already left the metal and looked at Wang Lin sheepishly from the side.
The image of the little cyan sword flew out and floated around Wang
Lin. He then took out the black sword that belonged to Sun Youcai’s senior
apprentice brother. This made it easy for Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pointed at the image of the little sword. It flew into the black
sword and slowly fused with it. This method was the most direct and the
worst type of refining. It really couldn’t even be considered refining, more
like finding a new body for your flying sword, much like how cultivators
possess bodies.
Wang Lin frowned as he tested the flying sword. The sword was much
faster than the piece of metal, but still far from what it was back in Zhao.
However, this was the best result he could get for now.
The devil didn’t wait for Wang Lin’s order and obediently entered the
flying sword. Wang Lin put away the flying sword. He did some
calculations to figure out the time for a bit, then took a break to cultivate.
After recovering his spiritual energy, he took a step without any hesitation
and disappeared.
Wang Lin didn’t know that during the few days he had been in closed
door training, some earth-shattering changes had occurred in Hou Fen.
The source of this change was a volcano a Nascent Soul cultivator from
the Lou He Sect was sealing off. One of the volcanoes he had sealed
suddenly erupted, spewing lava hundreds of feet into the air.
At the same time, large amounts of black smoke filled the sky. This
wasn’t much, but what caused the Nascent Soul cultivator’s scalp to go
numb were the countless fire beasts that charged out with the lava.
Among these spirit beasts, there was one that was especially large. After
the Nascent Soul cultivator fought the giant fire beasts, he found that he
was no match and escaped with injuries.
Luckily, the fire beast didn’t chase him. It went to destroy the seals on
the other volcanoes instead. Suddenly, many volcanoes across Hou Fen
erupted, filling the air with violent spiritual energy. If anyone were to
cultivate that spiritual energy right now, if they were lucky, they would just
go mad, but if they were not, they would burn themselves to death.
The moment this happened, the entire country of Hou Fen went into
chaos. The first to be affected were the mortals as they couldn’t defend
against the fire beasts at all. All of the mortals were moving out of the
country.
Second were the various small and medium sects and families. They all
looked toward the four main sects to see if they were fighting or running.
The Nascent Soul cultivators of the four sects met at the War God
Shrine. After reporting the news to the upper cultivation country, they gave
out the order to migrate.
After all, there was a chance that the rank 4 cultivation country would
show up at any time. Even if they were to win, their losses would be heavy
and they were likely to drop back down to rank 2.
Bordering Hou Fen was the country of Xuan Wu. Compared to Hou
Fen, Xuan Wu was much messier as there were a lot more sects there.
When Wang Lin exited the cave, it was just as the four main sects were
migrating. A migration of sects sounded simple, but because such a thing
rarely happened, it was anything but. Because of the fire beasts’ constant
attacks, the sects had to keep sending out disciples to hold them off.
As a result, once the four main sects finally grouped together, adding on
the various other families, they formed a group of 20,000 plus cultivators.
At this point, not only had all of the fire beasts broken open the seals on all
of the volcanoes, they also formed a 100,000 fire beast army, which was
closing in.
After several large battles, the cultivators broke out of the encirclement.
They left behind a group to hold off the fire beasts as everyone else closed
in on Xuan Wu.
The moment Wang Lin left the cave, his pupils shrank as he saw seven
or eight cultivators get jumped on by fire beasts and instantly die.
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W ang Lin didn’t hesitate to use the Earth Escape Technique to move
toward the War God Shrine. As he moved, he found fire beasts
everywhere. The more he traveled, the more shocked he became.
He quickly changed directions. Meeting Lin Tao wasn’t his objective
anymore. Instead, he moved toward the border of the country using
information from Ma Liang’s memories. He could no longer stay in Hou
Fen.
But before he got very far, a giant divine sense swept by him. This
divine sense quickly moved back and concentrated on him. Shocked, he
scanned the sky. What he saw were 16 giant fire beasts in a circle with a
ring of fire in between them.
Threads of fire from the fire ring were connected to the fire beasts’
heads.
The powerful divine sense came from the ring of power. This was
clearly a special technique the fire beasts were born with. It was something
they could only use when working together.
When they found Wang Lin, all 16 fire beasts’ eyes went cold. They all
roared as they descended from the sky and charged at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sped up without a word and escaped. The 16 giant beasts all
let out angry roars and spat out fire, causing the ground to turn red and split
apart.
Wang Lin had already seen this before, so how would he let it hit him
twice? As the fire came out of the beasts’ mouths, he came out of the
ground and disappeared in a ray of rainbow light.
The 16 beasts didn’t give up. The only reason they left the volcano was
to find and kill the cultivator that killed their ancestor. This was the only
thought in their minds right now.
At the same time, because of Wang Lin, these fire beasts now hated all
cultivators. They basically wanted to kill every single one they saw. Their
losses were heavy too, especially under the powerful cultivators’ magic
treasures.
To be more accurate, these fire beasts don’t have a souls; they exist in a
special way. Normal flying swords cannot damage their hard bodies. The
best way is to hit them with powerful blunt weapons.
However, there were just too many of them. Even now, there were
endless fire beasts coming out of the big and small volcanoes in Hou Fen.
As for exactly how many there were, no one but the ancestor fire spirit, who
was absorbed by the heaven defying bead, would know.
As Wang Lin flew more, he got faster. These fire beasts were faster than
him when they were inside the lava, but out here in the open, Wang Lin
managed to keep his distance.
However, Wang Lin didn’t feel very well. The surrounding spiritual
energy was filled with fire element. Every time he absorbed some, he would
feel waves of pain.
In addition to the constant roars of the 16 giant fire beasts behind him,
there were countless fire beasts coming to obstruct him. More and more fire
beasts accumulated behind him, chasing after him. He spread out his divine
sense and felt his scalp go numb. There were so many fire beasts behind
him that he couldn’t tell how many there were right away.
If he were to pause for just a moment, the fire beasts would tear him
apart, but Wang Lin was not one to be hunted. Back when he was only at
the Qi Condensation stage, he dared to sneak attack Teng Li, who was at the
late stage of Foundation Establishment.
At this moment, a vicious gaze flashed across his eyes. He took out a
bucket full of spirit liquid and drank it as he ran to recover the spiritual
energy he had consumed.
Next, a black light flew out of his bag of holding and disappeared. It
reappeared before a fire beast and stabbed it.
The sound of two pieces of metal hitting each other rang out. A bloody
wound appeared on the chest of the beast and it was knocked far away. It let
out a roar as it got up and continued chasing.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal, but his face darkened. Not only
were the fire beasts immune to his Ji Realm Divine Sense, but their bodies
were also this tough. The flying sword was only able to wound that beast’s
body, and from the looks of it, it could only be considered a light wound.
Wang Lin was unwilling to give up. As he flew, he continued to attack
the fire beasts. Using its ability to teleport, the sword moved in a very
strange way until it stabbed in between the brows of a fire beast. The sword
sunk in and the fire beasts exploded, releasing waves of heat.
Wang Lin’s hair immediately curled as the smell of burning hair reached
him, but his eyes lit up. Although these fire beasts were tough, they were
not without weaknesses.
After this, Wang Lin continued to control the flying word to ambush the
fire beasts. One by one, the fire beasts were beheaded by him. Based on his
calculations, the normal-sized fire beasts were only at the Qi Condensation
stage, but because they had no souls and tough bodies, it was difficult to kill
them.
But because Wang Lin was only one person, and adding on the fact that
the fire beasts knew no fear, they continued to chase after him.
Eventually, the flying sword teleported too much and it’s shape began to
change. After all, the sword’s spirit was simply possessing a new body. It
was not fused with it. There were dents on it and some parts of it had
completely melted. If the flying sword’s original owner were to be revived,
even he wouldn’t be able to recognize it anymore.
Wang Lin realized that this was not a long term solution as more and
more fire beasts showed up. Even though he had spirit liquid, once he runs
out and can’t recover fast enough, he will die.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and changed directions. He no longer went
to Xuan Wu, but flew toward the War God Shrine. He didn’t believe that the
War God Shrine would have been wiped out by these first beasts. If he was
the War God Shrine’s ancestor, he would definitely decide to move, and that
would take time.
And even if they were going to move, it wouldn’t be too quick because
there were too many people. He had only been in the cave for a few days;
even if the fire beasts had moved on the first day he went into the cave, the
War God Shrine still wouldn’t able to move this fast.
These were merely guesses by Wang Lin. What made him make this
decision was the Soul Blood Essences telling him the general location of
Yang Xiong and Lin Tao.
The moment Wang Lin changed directions, the fire beasts closed in on
him. They spewed lava at him, and many times, he was almost hit. He
clenched his teeth as he moved even faster toward the War God Shrine.
Not long after, Wang Lin felt a powerful aura from a distance. He
spread out his divine sense and noticed a group of tens of thousands of
cultivators slowly closing in.
The scene of tens of thousands of cultivators on their swords shocked
Wang Lin for a moment, but he quickly recovered and charged toward the
army of cultivators.
Among the army of cultivators, there were many war chariots that
emitted waves of spiritual energy.
The fire beasts suddenly stopped and the 16 large fire beasts blocked the
army of cultivators.
The army of cultivators didn’t stop. More than 10,000 flying swords
attacked without any hesitation under the orders of ten Nascent Soul
cultivators. Soon after, two more groups flew out from the army and 2000
more people joined the battle.
Before Wang Lin even arrived got to the army, two lights flew out and
surrounded him. The person in the middle was an ordinary looking young
woman, but there was heavy killing intent coming from between her
eyebrows. She looked at the fire beasts behind her and revealed a look of
hate. She turned to Wang Lin and asked, “Fellow cultivator, which sect’s
disciple are you? Quickly, say your name.”
Wang Lin revealed a look of fear and quickly replied, “I’m a disciple of
the War God Shrine, Ma Liang.”
The woman looked at Wang Lin coldly and said, “Qiang Xuan, take him
to the War God Shrine to verify his identity. If he isn’t a disciple of the War
God Shrine, kill him.”
A young man flew out and nodded at Wang Lin, gestering Wang Lin to
follow him. Then he flew toward the army. Wang Lin clasped his hands at
the young woman before following the young man.
Soon, they arrived at the center of the army of cultivators. The closer he
got to the center, the more he realized how terrifying an army of cultivators
large enough to cover the sky was. The fluctuations of spiritual energy here
had already reached an unimaginable level.
Although the entire country was covered by the black smoke coming
out from the volcanoes, under the fluctuations of the spiritual energy from
the army of cultivators, a path has been cut open in the huge cloud of black
smoke.
Everywhere they, the black smoke was split apart, unable to stop the
army at all. What was even denser than the fluctuations of spiritual energy
was all of the Sword Qi. It was so dense that it could cause the sky to
change colors.
The Sword Qi revealed its might as it clashed against the black smoke.
Especially now, at dawn, and adding on the fight before them, it created this
very majestic feel.
Various flying sword and magic treasures shined in the sky like
fireworks that were too chaotic to keep track of. This scene was something
Wang Lin will never forget. After all, this scene was something that only
appeared in large scale battles.
Compared to the collapse of the foreign battleground, there was an extra
sense of everyone working together and the need to charge out of Hou Fen.
This power wasn’t something an individual could wield; it was achieved
because the entire country had been forced to move to survive.
Only the horde of fire beasts could compete with it.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but enter a trance. By the time he regained
himself, he had already reached to the center of the army with the young
man.
Xuan Qing shouted, “Scout from Lou He Sect, Qingxuan, has brought
War God Shrine disciple Ma Liang. Would someone from the War God
Shrine confirm his identity?”
Wang Lin’s expression was normal. That Nascent Soul woman didn’t
act against him and her voice was filled with the intention of bringing him
to their side.
But even without that woman’s intent, Wang Lin would still come here.
After all, this was the only place he could go while being chased by the
army of fire beasts.
But Wang Lin was a very cautious person, so he was prepared to escape
the moment things looked bad. With the battle with the fire beasts before
them, there wouldn’t be many people willing to chase him.
As for the Nascent Soul cultivators, none of them would take time away
from managing the migration to come and kill him. Core Formation
cultivators were the main fighting force against the fire beasts, so the best
people to send after him would be late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivators at the pseudo-Core Formation stage. But Foundation
Establishment cultivators were no threat to Wang Lin. If one came, he
would kill one. If ten came, he would kill ten without any fear.
136
MIDDLE AGED SCHOLAR
T he moment Qingxuan finished speaking, the expression of a female

cultivator, who was standing on a flying sword, suddenly darkened
and became unsettled after hearing the words “Ma Liang”. She clenched her
teeth, stopped, and turned around. This woman was very beautiful, but her
expression was very ugly as she came over.
This woman was the person who Ma Liang couldn’t get out of his mind
even in the foreign battleground, his junior apprentice sister Xu Si.
She greeted Qingxuan, then looked at Wang Lin with an ugly expression
and cold eyes as she said, “Where did this evil doer come from? You dare to
pretend to be a disciple of the War God Shrine? Brother Qingxuan, please
help me kill this person.” With that, she slapped her bag of holding and a
two inch black rain needle appeared in her hand. She gently moved her
wrist and the rain needle violently attacked Wang Lin.
Strands of grey light spread from the needle, creating a shower of
needles. The shower of needles covered the sky, then rained on Wang Lin.
Qingxuan was startled. He didn’t act, but took a few steps back. He
stared coldly at Wang Lin without saying a word.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he sneered on the inside. He
reached out, formed a giant hand with his attraction force technique, and
easily caught all of the needles. He wiped off the divine sense on them,
snorted, then casually placed them into his bag of holding.
The young woman’s beautiful face suddenly turned pale as a stream of
blood flowed down from her red lips. Her body shook, and the flying sword
under her feet lost its shine. She stared at Wang Lin with a look of disbelief.
In her memory, Ma Liang couldn’t possibly have this kind of power. Not to
mention stopping her magic treasure, but also to be able to so casually wipe
her divine sense away from it. Her heart was in turmoil as she thought about
this.
Just at this moment, three sword lights came from the middle of the
army of cultivators. When they arrived, they revealed three young men.
One of them was Yang Xiong.
He looked at the woman once, then turned around to Qingxuan and said,
“Sorry for bothering you, brother Qingxuan. Junior apprentice Ma Liang is
indeed a disciple of the War God Shrine. Thank you for guiding him here.”
Qingxuan looked at them meaningfully. He let out a chuckle as he
shook his head and left. After he moved away a bit, he turned around and
saw Yang Xiong being very respectful to Ma Liang. This startled him. After
pondering for a bit, he changed directions and went toward the He Tu Sect.
Yang Xiong ignored everyone around him and whispered to Wang Lin,
“Does master know ancestor Feng Luan? The person on the five-colored
phoenix chariot is her. She ordered me to bring you to her.”
Wang Lin raised his head to look at the constantly moving army of
cultivators. In the center, there was a five-colored phoenix chariot, and
standing on it was a woman wearing a court dress. She seemed to notice
Wang Lin’s gaze and glanced at him.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he knew what was going on. This
ancestor Feng Luan was the same middle-aged woman who had come for
Zhou Zihong’s Soul Essence Blood. After pondering a little, he moved
toward her with Yang Xiong. When he passed Xu Si, he shot her a vicious
look and silently placed a sliver of his divine sense on her.
This divine sense will activate after one month and then this girl will
die. After experiencing the events in Zhao, Wang Lin decided he would
eliminate anyone who had ill intent towards him, whether they were man or
woman. He would nip the bud before anything else could happen. Since this
Xu Si attacked first, then she couldn’t blame him for being ruthless.
Yang Xiong guided the way and whispered, “When Lin Tao was making
a copy of the map, he was caught by ancestor Feng Luan, so the map is
currently in her hands. Lin Tao was also punished. If it wasn’t for the
migration, he would have been locked away for ten years.”
Wang Lin’s expression was normal, but he became even more cautious
and followed Yang Xiong to the five-colored phoenix chariot. Yang Xiong
stopped after arriving near the chariot, but Wang Lin went past him. He
arrived before ancestor Feng Luan, clasped his hands, and respectfully said,
“Wang Lin greets senior.”
The woman withdrew her gaze from the battle and looked at Wang Lin.
She gently asked, “Wang Lin is your real name?”
Wang Lin silently nodded. The name Wang Lin was simply too
common, so there was no need to hide it. If it was discovered by her that he
was lying about his name, then it would be bad.
The woman looked at the advancing army of cultivators. She pondered
a bit before saying, “Currently, the country of Hou Fen is in danger. Once
we reach Xuan Wu, there will be another big battle. Thus, we can forget
about this matter, so you don’t have to worry about it. If someone bothers
you, I can protect you, but only once. After I help you, then I no longer owe
you for saving Zihong.”
Just as Feng Luan finished speaking, the sky suddenly darkened. In the
distant battlefield, ten large volcanoes were ripped out from the ground and
tossed aside by the ten Nascent Soul cultivators. The fire beasts all
scattered, but some of them were hit by the impact and were turned to paste.
Using this chance, the army of cultivators charged through the opening
and broke though the army of 20,000 or so fire beasts that were chasing
Wang Lin.
Flying swords charged into the gap one by one. Once a gap was opened,
the cultivators had already won. After all, their goal wasn’t to eliminate the
fire beasts, but to escape.
Feng Luan stared at the battlefield. The phoenix chariot suddenly
charged forth and broke through as well.
The 16 giant fire beasts were held down by the Nascent Soul cultivators.
They roared repetitively, but eventually stopped and stared coldly at the
escaping army of cultivators. Then they linked their hands together in a
weird wave and waves of roars like before came from their mouths.
Shortly after, red lines came out of their foreheads to form the ring of
fire. The moment the ring of fire appeared, the 16 giant fire beasts revealed
looks of devotion and let out sad growls.
Their bodies shrank rapidly as bursts of dark red energy entered the ring
of fire.
This processes lasted more than an hour. Some cultivators noticed the
change and came to stop them, but when they got close, they were turned to
dust by a destructive force. After seeing this, no one else dared to come too
close.
One more hour later, the bodies of the 16 giant beasts had dissipated.
They had all fused with the ring of fire. The ring didn’t grow any larger, but
the color was now dark red. Finally, it silently shattered into tiny red specks
and disappeared.
At this moment, all of the fire beasts inside Hou Fen stopped moving
and knelt on the ground, letting out sad sounds at the same time. Suddenly,
one of the fire beasts fell to the ground and started twitching. If one looked
closely, they would see a speck of red light on its forehead. Its body rapidly
expanded and in less than one hour, it grew to ten feet tall.
Shortly after, one fire beast after another was touched by the red speck
and their bodies rapidly grew. In less than 2 hours, all of the fire beasts in
Hou Fen seemed to have undergone a change. Their powers were also
increased ten fold.
The beasts that changed flew into the air and chased after the army of
cultivators. More and more changed fire beasts joined the chase. This scene
looked very intimidating.
As for the army of cultivators, of the ten Nascent Soul cultivators that
returned from the battle, four came back to the War God Shrine’s group.
One of the old men with a pale face swept the chariot and locked onto
Wang Lin. His voice was cold as he asked, “It was this junior who lured the
fire beasts here?”
Wang Lin stared at the old man with his cold gaze and nodded.
The old man let out a few cold snorts, then his giant hand reached
toward Wang Lin. Feng Luan’s face slightly darkened as she slapped the
five colored phoenix chariot. A five colored phoenix appeared and let out a
chirp. It flapped its wings and a five colored light spread out.
The old man withdrew his hand. He stared at the woman and angrily
shouted, “Feng Luan, what are you doing? Not only did this guy possess a
disciple of our War God Shrine, but also lured the fire beasts here. You have
to know that more than 1000 disciples of Hou Fen died in that battle.”
Feng Luan revealed a determined look and decisively said, “As long as
I’m here, you can’t kill him.”
Zhou Jin stared at Feng Luan with a dark expression. He pondered for a
bit, then said, “This person isn’t Ma Liang, so he isn’t a disciple of my War
God Shrine. Although I can’t kill him, he can’t stay here either.”
Feng Luan turned toward Wang Lin and asked, “Wang Lin, are you
willing to become my honorary disciple?”
Wang Lin quickly thanked her and nodded.
Zhou Jin’s eyes narrowed and became cold. Feng Luan’s cultivation
level was the same as his, at the early stage of Nascent Soul, but her
cultivation partner, Yang Sen, was at the mid stage of Nascent Soul. It
wasn’t really worth it to offend two Nascent Soul cultivators over
something this small. Zhou Jin snorted and said, “Since junior apprentice
sister Feng Luan is willing to take this person as her disciple, then I
naturally won’t pursue this matter anymore. Putting the identity of this
person aside, seeing that there are more battles to come, with his mere mid
stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level, it would be hard to ensure
his safety.”
With that, he waved his sleeves and left.
Of the three remaining Nascent Soul cultivators, only one flew toward
Feng Luan. The other two wryly smiled and scattered. The person who flew
toward Feng Luan looked like a middle-aged scholar. He was the mid stage
Nascent Soul cultivator that Zhou Jin dreaded, Yang Sen.
He looked at Wang Lin and frowned. He then sighed at Feng Luan and
asked, “Junior sister Luan… why did you do this?”
Feng Luan coldly stared at the middle aged scholar and said, “If it
wasn’t for him, Hong Er would have died in the foreign battleground. If it
wasn’t you for inciting her, how could Hong Er have entered that dangerous
place?”
The middle aged scholar turned toward Wang Lin and deeply bowed.
After he finished, he took out a piece of jade and swiped his hand over it.
He threw it at Wang Lin and said, “This jade is a Nascent Soul level
treasure I made in my earlier years. I have already removed my divine sense
from it. Once you imprint yours, you will be able to use it to protect
yourself in the coming battles.”
137
COUNTRY SEALING ARRAY
W ang Lin revealed a joyous expression as he accepted the jade

talisman. The middle-aged scholar no longer said anything to
Wang Lin. He entered the phoenix chariot to talk to Feng Luan.
Wang Lin was not someone who didn’t know his place. The moment the
middle-aged scholar walked into the phoenix chariot, he left and joined the
army’s ranks.
At the border of Hou Fen was Xuan Wu. Along with the cultivators, all
of the mortals were also migrating with their families to Xuan Wu. Those
fire beasts that underwent change rarely attacked mortals now; their only
target was Wang Lin.
As time passed, the fire beasts began to catch up. More and more fire
beasts appeared behind the army of cultivators, causing a heavy pressure to
weigh above everyone’s heads.
There was a giant basin at the border of Hou Fen. After the army of
cultivators arrived there, the heads of various sects and cultivation families,
along with the 19 Nascent Soul cultivators, began an important secret
meeting.
After the meeting was over, 19 figures flew into the air above the basin.
One of the Lou He Sect cultivators shouted, “After many years of studying,
my Lou He Sect has determined this to be the ancestral home of the fire
beasts, the birthplace of the fire spirit beasts. If we lay a seal here, it will
affect all of the volcanoes in Hou Fen. Then, if we use the country sealing
array left by our ancestors from more than 1,000 years ago, we can seal the
fire beasts within Hou Fen.”
One of the Evil Demon Sect’s Nascent Soul cultivators looked at the
ground and snorted. “If our ancestors already had things prepared, then why
didn’t they just wipe them out back then instead of letting things become
like this?”
The three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Corpse Sect had no coffins
behind their backs. That meant they were close to completely possessing
their bodies.
The three of them had the most calm expressions. It was as if nothing
interested them. If it wasn’t for the fact that Hou Fen’s current spiritual
energy made it impossible for them to recover, they wouldn’t even be
involved in this migration.
Ancestor Song of the War God Shrine rolled his eyes and said, “Even
the ancestors wouldn’t be able to predict that this disaster would come.
Even if they did predict it, they wouldn’t be able to help. To be able to leave
something behind from 1,000 plus years ago to give us a chance to live is
good enough. Fellow cultivators, let us begin.”
After Ancestor Song finished speaking, six Nascent Soul cultivators,
including the middle-aged scholar and Feng Luan, stood together in a
certain formation and formed a strange seal with their hands.
The six of them let out shouts together and six lotus flowers flew out
toward the eastern corner of the basin. The entire basin shook as a cloud of
red smoke floated into the air.
After that, the Lou He Sect, Corpse Sect, and Devil Demon Sect shot
lotus flowers at the South, West, and North corners respectively.
More roars echoed in the basin as more and more red smoke appeared.
The red smoke gathered in one place and formed many shapes before
turning into a hollow ring.
At this moment, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the cultivation
families who hadn’t acted yet let out bitter smiles. They hit their own
foreheads and their Nascent Souls appeared. Then they flew into the empty
space inside the ring and stayed there.
One of the Lou He Sect’s cultivators shouted, “Fellow independent
cultivator, act now. What are you waiting for?”
One of the Nascent Souls inside the ring replied with a sharp tone,
“Forget it! Since the four great sects are willing to repay us with Nascent
Pills, it is only losing 100 years of spiritual energy! I’ll do it!” With that, the
Nascent Soul formed a seal and charged into the smoke. The moment he
entered the smoke, his Nascent Soul disappeared as if it had fused with the
fog.
The rest of the Nascent Souls clenched their teeth and changed in. The
ring of fog didn’t change in size, but there were movements of spiritual
energy within it.
The country sealing array left by this ancestor not only required all four
sects to act, it also required Nascent Soul cultivators to use their Nascent
Souls to ensure that the seal was perfect.
The color of blood became stronger and stronger on this ring of smoke
as it floated higher into the air. Soon after, the ring quickly expanded toward
the four corners of Hou Fen.
All of the volcanoes that the red ring passed released red smoke. The
red smoke from the volcanoes joined the ring and increased its expansion
speed.
After one hour, the ring covered the entire country of Hou Fen like a
bowl. The country sealing array had successfully opened.
Once the country sealing array had opened, only mortals could freely
enter. Anything with spiritual energy and under the Soul Formation stage
would not be able to pass.
As the sealing array opened, the 19 Nascent Soul cultivators of the four
sects grabbed the bodies of the independent Nascent Soul cultivators. Those
who had families had entrusted their bodies to them while those without
had entrusted their bodies to the Lou He Sect.
Several cultivators of Lou He Sect stood outside the array. They bowed
and shouted, “Fellow cultivators, please be at ease while you maintain the
array. We promise to keep your bodies safe. This array only needs to last
three months. I believe we will have a spot in Xuan Wu by then. I believe
that by then, the higher cultivation country will also come to wipe out the
beasts. We will personally come to greet your return.”
The moment the those words were said, the Nascent Soul cultivators of
the other three sects sincerely bowed without a hint of dishonesty.
After the country sealing array opened, the fire beasts let out angry roars
and slammed into the red cover. Every time they slammed into it, the barrier
would tremble, but none of them could break through.
Now that they had managed to temporarily stop the fire beasts, the
cultivator army moved at top speed. One could see ray of light left by the
flying swords charging toward Xuan Wu.
At the border of Xuan Wu were some mortal armies. These mortals
gawked at the sky as countless flying swords flew over their heads. No one
knew who, but someone let out a scream and began to kowtow toward the
sky. Soon, everyone was kneeling on the ground, praying to the sky.
There was one person who was dressed like a cultivator within the
army. His face was pale as he muttered, “This… these are the cultivators of
Hou Fen…”
He sucked in a breath of cold air and took a few steps back, but just at
that moment, a creepy laugh came from the sky. One of the Devil Demon
Sect’s Core Formation cultivators came by on a flying sword. Three flying
swords quickly pierced through the middle-aged cultivator.
The middle-aged cultivator let out a miserable groan as he was cut into
pieces.
The mortal army immediately scattered. Even the mortal general ran
away, afraid of getting caught in this mess.
Tens of thousands of flying swords charged into Xuan Wu in the blink
of an eye. They stopped at a mountain covered in fog. An old man with a
gloomy expression moved to the front of the army. He waved his hand and
a powerful force smashed down on the mountain.
Rays of golden light appeared, forming a screen to block the descent of
the hit.
Below the light screen were thousands of cultivators. They looked at the
sky with fear in their faces. An old woman walked out and shouted, “Fellow
cultivators of Hou Fen, what is the meaning of this?”
The War God Shrine’s Yang Sen gently moved his body and appeared
on top of the lightscreen. His expression was plain as he grabbed with his
right hand. The lightscreen immediately cracked under the pressure and
shattered.
The old woman’s pupils shrank. She turned around and left without a
word. Her body disappeared and reappeared more than ten kilometers away.
However, clouds gathered before her in the shape of Yang Sen. He looked
at her with a cold gaze and waved his hand at the old woman without a
word. The old woman let out a roar as she hit her head and her Nascent
Soul came out.
The moment her Nascent Soul appeared, her body was disintegrated by
a destructive force.
The old woman was frightened. She was only at the early stage of
Nascent Soul, while her opponent was clearly at the peak of the mid stage
of Nascent Soul. There were only three people at this cultivation level in
Xuan Wu. She didn’t even have the heart to resist; she only wanted to
survive this.
Yang Sen let out a snort and shouted, “You won’t be able to run!”
Ignoring Yang Sen, the moment the lightscreen failed, all of the Core
Formation and Foundation Establishment cultivators of Hou Fen attacked.
They killed everyone they saw, and in the blink of an eye, the entire
mountain peak was covered in blood. No one was left alive.
This large mountain was now completely occupied by the four sects.
Tens of thousands of disciples stood on the mountain peak with all of the
Nascent Soul cultivators other than Yang Sen above them.
The War God Shrine’s Ancestor Song’s eyes were like lightning. His
voice was filled with killing intent as he shouted, “This is a war without
right or wrong. If we can’t establish a foothold in Xuan Wu within three
months, then we must face the fire beasts. The fire beasts aren’t scary. What
is scary is not having spiritual energy to cultivate.”
“As of today, the War God Shrine, Evil Demon Sect, Lou He Sect, and
Corpse Sect will become the Hou Fen Union. Every disciple of the Hou Fen
Union will be gifted a Core Formation treasure, and every Core Formation
disciple will be gifted a Nascent Soul treasure.”
“During the war, everything you seize belongs to you. The union will
not take it from you. Disciples, this is war, but I personally want you all to
see it as an invasion, an invasion for survival.”
A Nascent Soul cultivator of the Lou He Sect on the side let out a cough
and said, “Aside from the treasures, each of you will receive a jade talisman
that can be used to record the number of enemies you have killed. Anyone
who kills 100 5th layer Qi Condensation or higher cultivators, or ten
Foundation Establishment cultivators will be gifted ten medium-quality
spirit stones. Anyone who kills 200 5th layer Qi Condensation or higher
cultivators, 20 Foundation Establishment cultivators, or one Core
Formation cultivator will be rewarded ten bottles of spirit pills.”
138
DISTANT HEAVEN PILL
A very skinny and old man walked out of the Lou He Sect section. He
was wearing a black robe and his face was filled with wrinkles. His
eyes were dull, as if his soul wasn’t there. His eyes turned and then he said,
“Whoever kills the most enemies each month will be given a Distance
Heaven Pill.”
The moment the Distant Heaven Pill was mentioned, Wang Lin noticed
that all of the surrounding cultivators became tense and their breaths
became ragged.
There was some information about the Distant Heaven pill in Ma
Liang’s memory. There were no more than 30 of these pills in Hou Fen and
it could be considered one of the top pills in Hou Fen because it could
increase one’s chance of forming their core. If someone who just formed
their core consumes it, then they would immediately enter the early stage of
Core Formation and stabilize. The key ingredient had long gone extinct;
these 30 or so pills were carefully preserved from over 1,000 years ago.
After that, 5,000 cultivators were split into teams, each with their own
mission. Wang Lin was among them.
The teams were to spread out and kill any cultivator they saw. The
Nascent Soul cultivators would also be around to help deal with enemy
Nascent Soul cultivators.
Wang Lin was assigned to the 8th Squad of the 10th Brigade. There was
a total of 30 people in the 8th squad, all from various sects. It contained five
Foundation Establishment cultivators, while the rest were 13th or 14th layer
Qi Condensation cultivators. The person leading them was a Core
Formation cultivator from the Evil Demon Sect. For some reason, Wang
Lin was the only person from the War God Shrine in his squad.
Their mission was to help the 10th Brigade take control of a medium-
sized spirit vein. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the War God
Shrine, Wang Lin received a Core Formation treasure. This treasure wasn’t
very strong. It could be used many times, so the quality of each attack was
low. It would not be inappropriate to say it was quite weak.
Before he left, Feng Luan ordered someone to call Wang Lin over.
Feng Luan stood at the window of a beautiful loft looking over Hou
Fen. After a long time, she threw out a piece of jade and said, “Hong Er
said that you were extremely powerful in the foreign battleground, so why
is your cultivation level only mid stage Foundation Establishment?”
Wang Lin caught the jade. After sweeping it with his divine sense, his
expression became strange. This jade contained a small portion of a map. It
included about seven or eight countries north of Hou Fen. It even showed
the rank of each country and what products they were known for.
After pondering a little, his eyes lit up. He was able to guess the hidden
meaning behind her words.
Feng Luan waved her hand and said, “There are a total of three pieces to
this map. If you can kill 50 Foundation Establishment cultivators, I’ll give
you the second piece. If by the end of the war you can kill 150 or more
Foundation Establishment cultivators, I’ll give you the last piece.”
Wang Lin left without saying a word. He understood what Feng Luan
wanted. There was no such thing as charity in this world, only unfair
exchanges.
In comparison to the other Nascent Soul cultivators in Hou Fen, this
Feng Lou was at least quite sympathetic. Because of the matter with Zhou
Zihong, she dealt with the matter of him possessing Ma Liang’s body. As
for the map, her intentions were clear. If Wang Lin had the ability, he could
have the map, but if he didn’t, then he couldn’t blame anyone if he were to
die on the battlefield.
Wang Lin originally didn’t intended to get mixed up in this war, but
now he had other plans. The map was only one reason. That Distance
Heaven Pill was the main reason.
A pill that could increase the chance of his core forming was something
he must have. According to his plans, he already had a high chance of
forming his core once he created his three cold cores, but there was still a
chance of failure.
Wang Lin was really anticipating reaching the Core Formation stage.
Once he successfully forms his core, he will be the number one cultivator
below the Nascent Soul stage. Thus, he won’t allow any mistakes to be
made. With the Distance Heaven Pill and the Underworld Ascension
Method, he was 80% confident in forming his core.
Thinking about this, his eyes released a powerful killing intent.
The invasion team from the Hou Fen Union spread out on the second
day. Ten Nascent Soul cultivators circled the area. The moment an enemy
Nascent Soul cultivator appears, they will immediately teleport over.
A team of 30 cultivators flew north on their flying swords and stopped
above a desolate mountain. An ordinary looking old man, whose eyes
would occasionally reveal powerful killing intent, proudly said, “The
cultivators of the 10th Brigade have already began their attack on the
people around the spirit vein. I believe they will have reinforcements
coming, so our job is to stop anyone from passing this 500 kilometer area.
All of you, spread out and immediately report to me if you find anything.”
With that, the old man sat down on the ground and closed his eyes. This
old man, Zhang Zili, was the captain of the 8th squad, an early stage Core
Formation cultivator from the Evil Demon Sect. He only cared about the
five Foundation Establishment cultivators; the rest weren’t worth his
attention.
Wang Lin took one step and flew far into the distance. He landed on top
of a canopy and began to cultivate. As for the rest of the team, they all
spread out to look for places to cultivate. Soon, it was completely silent in
the area aside from the sound of breathing.
Zhang Zili opened his eyes and looked at his surroundings with
contempt. He was very dissatisfied with being assigned to this place. In his
mind, he should be in the main army, attacking the enemy’s sects. If that
was the case, there would be enough targets for him, but now he was
assigned to this place where there wasn’t even any guarantee that there
would be any reinforcements for them to stop.
Time slowly passed. Suddenly, Wang Lin opened his eyes. He looked
into the distance and sneered.
At this moment, Zhang Zili also noticed the change and stood up. He
looked into the distance and saw more than 10 flying swords coming this
way. He licked his lips and spat out a black light. The moment the black
light appeared, it turned into a pair of scissors. He waved his hand and the
scissors flew out. He let out an insidious smile and shouted, “Kill!”
With that, he took a step and his body shot out like a sword. The rest of
the 8th squad flew into the air to form a blockade.
The two sides didn’t waste any time talking. The moment they saw each
other, they attacked. The 15 or so cultivators of Xuan Wu were all
Foundation Establishment cultivators, so when they saw Zhou Zili, eight of
them placed down a very strange sword formation and surrounded Zhou
Zili. Suddenly, Zhou Zili was trapped inside the formation, unable to
escape. This caused him to curse loudly.
The remaining seven people began their battle with the 8th squad.
Wang Lin’s eyes turned cold. He didn’t have any time to waste as he
had to get the map and Distance Heaven Pill. At this moment, his body
moved and he shot out his flying sword. Like lightning, the sword went
through a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s chest, causing blood to
spray everywhere.
His Ji Realm Divine Sense spread out and the remaining six Foundation
Establishment cultivators’ eyes immediately dimmed. Then his flying
sword quickly stabbed through their chests.
From an outsider’s point of view, these seven Foundation Establishment
cultivators died to Wang Lin’s sword. Little did they know that these
cultivators’ souls had been destroyed.
The moment the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators died, both
sides were completely startled. Whether it was the eight cultivators
surrounding Zhou Zili, Zhou Zili, or the rest of the 8th squad, they all had
their gazes locked onto Wang Lin.
That killer flying sword was currently floating around Wang Lin,
releasing a very cold aura.
The faces of the eight people surrounding Zhou Zili immediately turned
pale. One of them quickly shouted, “Retreat!” Shortly after, the eight of
them quickly retreated and tried desperately to escape.
Zhou Zili looked at Wang Lin and revealed a hint of dread. He wasn’t
confident he could kill seven Foundation Establishment cultivators in an
instant like that. He believed that Wang Lin was hiding his cultivation level
to look like a mid stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. He secretly
cursed, but suddenly thought that this idea was really good. Once the enemy
drops their guard, it would create great opportunities.
But none of those things were important right now. Those eight
Foundation Establishment cultivators were able to use some kind of
formation to trap him. This was a bit too embarrassing, especially when it
happened in front of his own team.
Zhou Zili’s face was gloomy as he charged out to chase them. Just as he
was about to catch up, the eight cultivators used some strange technique
that made white gas come out of their bodies. The white gas surrounded
their legs and made their speed increase by one fold.
Zhou Zili sneered. He formed a seal with both of his hands and pressed
it on his chest. Suddenly, he spat out a golden core that was emitting thick
spiritual energy. After pointing with his finger, the golden core shot out and
quickly caught up to the eight Foundation Establishment cultivators. The
golden core smashed into three of them before returning to him.
The three who were hit coughed out blood and fell from the sky.
The remaining five didn’t even bat an eye as they pushed their bodies to
the limit to escape. Zhou Zili let out an angry roar just as the bodies of the
five that escaped suddenly went limp and fell from the sky.
Zhang Zili suddenly became very cautious as he saw Wang Lin
approaching from the distance. After seeing this, his expression quickly
changed. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Wang Lin’s voice.
“There are no less than 100 cultivators coming from behind us!” With
that, he passed by Zhou Zili’s body and disappeared into the distance.
At the same moment, Zhou Zili also noticed more than 100 flying
swords in the distance. He turned around to leave and saw that Wang Lin
had already disappeared. He couldn’t help but secretly curse.
The rest of the 8th squad saw that things were going south and retreated
toward the spirit vein.
After Wang Lin flew far away, he made sure no one was around before
entering the ground with the earth escape technique and moved south.
He had killed 12 Foundation Establishment cultivators just now, so he
only needed 38 more to get the second piece of the map. This would be
very difficult if he traveled with his teammates. Although it wouldn’t be as
safe, he would need to move alone if he wished to get enough kills to get
the Distant Heaven Pill.
Hundreds of flying swords flew by toward the spirit vein. Wang Lin
stared at them with a cold gaze and followed them.
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T he flying swords were fast, but the earth escape technique was even
faster. Wang Lin trailed them from a distance as the 100 plus
cultivators flew across the sky and arrived at the location of the spirit vein.
There were powerful spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the
many holes on the ground. There were limbs all over the place and a strong
stench of blood covered the area.
The moment the 100 cultivators arrived, countless cultivators from Hou
Fen appeared and the battle began.
At the same time, eight rays of light charged in and a powerful aura
surrounded the area. Wang Lin’s eyes squinted. Those eight were all
The moment they came close, they were targeted by the patrolling
Nascent Soul cultivators of Hou Fen. Nascent Soul cultivators from both
sides began fighting. The earth shook and the sky changed colors.
Shortly after, 100 more teams appeared in the distance and joined this
battle.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. After looking for a while, his Ji Realm
Divine Sense shot out from the ground and charged into the battlefield.
A Foundation Establishment disciple of Xuan Wu had just killed a 15th
layer disciple of Hou Fen. Just as he was about to attack again, a red light
flash past him. He felt like his head was hit with a giant hammer and lost
consciousness. His soul was destroyed without any resistance and he fell
from the sky.
Eight Foundation Establishment cultivators of Xuan Wu used a sword
formation to trap a Core Formation cultivator of Hou Fen, but after a red
light flashed by, the eight of them trembled and their faces froze. They felt
their souls being stirred into a mess and lose their shapes as their bodies fell
from the sky.
The trapped Core Formation cultivator was startled, but the current
situation didn’t give him time to think as he charged toward the enemies.
After a pseudo Core Formation cultivator of Xuan Wu killed several
cultivators of the same level with the help of a Nascent Soul rank flying
sword, he grabbed the neck of a female early stage Foundation
Establishment cultivator. He ripped off her clothes, revealing her pink
pocket. She let out a scream, which sounded very weak in this messy battle.
The pseudo Core Formation cultivator licked his lips. His eyes revealed
an evil look as he quickly backed up with the female cultivator in his hand.
However, a red light flashed by him and his body trembled. He let go of the
female cultivator and his body fell from the sky.
After he died, not only did his flying sword not stop, it charged toward
the ground. Just as it got near the ground, a hand came out, grabbed the
sword, and retreated back into the ground.
As more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators from Xuan Wu
fell from the sky for seemingly no reason, the cultivators of Xuan Wu began
to pay close attention to this matter. A purple-robed Core Formation
cultivator from Xuan Wu stared at the ground and pointed with his finger.
He used some unknown method to send out a message. Then, ten late stage
Foundation Establishment cultivators charged toward that direction.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He turned around to leave at a
leisurely pace using the earth escape technique. One of the ten cultivators
held a compass and chased after Wang Lin.
After moving more than ten kilometers, Wang Lin stopped and sent out
his Ji Realm. Before Foundation Establishment cultivators, Wang Lin was
king, with full control over their lives and deaths. The ten of them didn’t
even have time to react as their souls were destroyed.
The current Wang Lin no longer had the naive nature or the kind heart
of a village boy; he would now kill anyone who dared to get in his way.
There was no right or wrong on the battlefield; only life and death. If he
had a sliver of pity, then the person to die would be him. Along with the
power that the Ji Realm had brought him, it also quietly changed his nature.
The Ji Realm focused on the extremes. If the user planned to walk the path
of good, then he would be a hero of the generation who would fight all evil.
If one walked the path of evil, then that person would definitely be a
demon king; evil enough to even cause the demonic cultivators to fear him
and be worthy of the title of demon king.
Under the influence of the Ji Realm, it was impossible to have a
personality that switched between good and evil.
Wang Lin, with his honest personality, wanted to become an immortal
hero and create a righteous path to honor his ancestors. Unfortunately, Situ
Nan’s appearance caused his personality to slowly change, which
eventually led to disaster.
What family was there to honor when his family had been wiped out?
The Ji Realm caused his personality to change. Since he couldn’t become a
hero of his generation, then he would become a demon king.
Wang Lin’s eyes were emotionless as he collected the bags of holding
without even looking at the bodies. He returned to the ground and headed
toward a different part of the battlefield.
But soon, he came out again. He looked at the battlefield, then took out
a few spirit stones, formed a formation, and threw the ten bodies inside it.
Each body exploded into a bloody pulp before being absorbed by the
formation.
When the last body exploded, Wang Lin bit the tip of his finger and
flicked a drop of blood onto a spirit stone.
Suddenly, a sliver of purple smoke came out of the formation and
circled it once. The purple smoke disappeared along with the spirit stones.
If one didn’t look carefully, they wouldn’t notice any difference.
After finishing all of that, Wang Lin sank back into the ground and
returned to the battlefield.
The battle had become even more tense as everyone was engaged in the
fight. The battle between the Nascent Soul cultivators also became more
intense, forcing the rest of the cultivators to avoid them.
Just at this moment, Foundation Establishment cultivators of Xuan Wu
started to mysteriously fall from the sky. Their bodies became bloody
messes as they hit the ground.
As more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators of Xuan Wu
died due to mysterious circumstances, the cultivators of Xuan Wu panicked.
The cultivators of Hou Fen took this opportunity to attack.
The purple-robed middle aged man who had sent the ten Foundation
Establishment cultivators to kill Wang Lin frowned. His eyes swept the
ground like lightning before locking onto a spot on the ground. He pointed
at the location and an early stage Core Formation cultivator charged out
without a word.
The moment the Core Formation cultivator charged over, Wang Lin
quickly escaped. The Core Formation cultivator sneered as he slammed his
hand into the ground. A huge handprint appeared on the ground, forcing
Wang Lin to come out. Wang Lin came out from underground and quickly
ran toward the formation he had set up.
The Core Formation cultivator revealed a mocking smile. He believed
that Wang Lin was only able to kill so many Foundation Establishment
cultivators because he was using a powerful magic treasure. He thought that
with a bit of caution, he could easily kill Wang Lin.
With that in mind, he waved his hand and a golden awl appeared before
him. It paused for a moment before lunging toward Wang Lin. The awl’s
speed was too quick. It created ripples in the air as it travelled.
Wang Lin didn’t even turn his head as he threw out the treasure passed
out by Hou Fen. The treasure turned into a silver fist and attacked the awl.
The moment they collided, the awl spun even faster and pierced through
the silver fist. The awl dimmed, but it didn’t slow down. It continued to
chase Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was calm. As the awl caught up to him, he jumped into the
ground again. He activated the earth escape technique to move a few dozen
meters before coming out again. Wang Lin did this several times before
arriving at the formation he had laid down.
The Core Formation cultivator casually caught up. His eyes were filled
with disdain as he shouted, “You little rat! Do you have no other ability
besides ambushing people?”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word. He charged through the formation without
pausing. After going past it, he stopped and turned around to see the Core
Formation cultivator above the formation.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and he shouted, “Open!”
The moment he shouted that word, purple smoke came out of the
formation and trapped the Core Formation cultivator inside. If someone
were to look from a distance, they would be unable to see what was going
on through the thick, purple smoke.
Wang Lin sat down cross-legged and sneered as he threw out the
treasure Yang Sen had gifted him. Suddenly, a ring of energy came out from
the treasure and surrounded Wang Lin. The awl hit the ring of energy, but it
only caused it to ripple slightly.
Wang Lin didn’t even pay attention to the awl as he stared at the purple
smoke and took out his flying sword. After he touched the sword, red
smoke escaped from it and the devil appeared. The devil stared at the purple
smoke with greed in his eyes. He wanted to go devour the person inside, but
he was hesitant because of Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and closed his eyes without a word. Rays
of red light came together to form a red cloud, which charged out of Wang
Lin’s consciousness.
This was the first time the Ji Realm had gone all out and left Wang Lin’s
body. The moment the devil saw the red cloud, his face became filled with
fear and he stepped off to the side.
The red cloud immediately turned into a circle and circled the devil
once before dragging it into the purple smoke. The Core Formation
cultivator sat cross legged inside the formation with a dark expression on
his face. There was a gourd floating around the cultivator. It was slowly
absorbing the purple smoke.
This was a very vicious formation called Heaven Devouring Demon
Formation. The key ingredients were the bodies of cultivators to use as the
base of the formation. Wang Lin used ten Foundation Establishment
cultivators to set up this formation, so it wasn’t too big of a deal to trap a
Core Formation cultivator for a while.
If he had the bodies of Core Formation cultivators, then he would only
need five to kill any mid stage or lower Core Formation cultivator. But this
formation had a high requirement for the bodies. He had to have killed the
people himself, making this formation very inconvenient to use.
The moment Wang Lin’s Ji Realm Divine Sense entered the purple
cage, the Core Formation cultivator noticed that something was off and
opened his eyes. Wang Lin quickly charged into the Core Formation
cultivator’s consciousness with the devil while completely ignoring the
gourd.
Inside the Core Formation cultivator’s consciousness, the cultivator’s
soul took the form of a giant and angrily roared at Wang Lin. The Ji Realm
Divine Sense activated its full power against the cultivator’s soul. Wang Lin
commanded the red cloud to send out countless bolts of red lightning to
attack the Core Formation cultivator’s soul.
The giant revealed a painful expression and his body shrank. He quickly
waved his hand and a chunk of red lightning was split in half.
Shortly after, the red cloud turned into more red lightning bolts and
once again charged toward the giant. The giant’s body became smaller and
smaller, but his fists became more and more deadly. Every time he punched,
a large number of red lightning bolts were destroyed.
With Wang Lin’s cultivation level, he could barely handle early stage
Core Formation cultivators. If he were at the pseudo Core Formation stage,
it would be much easier for him.
But Wang Lin was not a reckless person. Why would he take a fight he
only had a chance of winning? As the fight reached its peak, the devil
received an order from Wang Lin and reluctantly attacked.
The giant panicked. He immediately hit the devil with his hand and the
devil shattered into pieces. The giant let out a sigh of relief before panic
filled his face again. He saw the devil reappear on his hand. The devil
began taking large bites out of his soul.
No matter how hard the giant swung his arm around, the devil clung
onto him like it was part of his body. Eventually, the giant gave up on
fighting the red lightning and used his other hand to constantly smash the
devil. Every strike would cause the devil’s body to dim a bit, but the devil
not only never let go, it began to devour even faster.
The truth was the devil was also in a pretty sorry state. If he were to let
go now, Wang Lin would surely kill him. If he let go, he would die, but if
he held on, there would be a chance for him to survive. If he could devour
this Core Formation cultivator, there would be a chance for him to become
powerful enough to deal with Wang Lin. Once he deals with Wang Lin, he
will be free to do as he pleases.
With that idea in mind, the devil became determined and started to
devour even faster. It can be said that the devil focused all of his power on
devouring.
The giant began to weaken. His strikes became weaker and weaker. His
giant body rapidly shrank until it became a smaller, golden soul, which was
devoured by the devil.
The devil revealed a look of ecstasy as he attempted to quickly devour
this soul, but the red cloud suddenly surrounded the devil. The devil let out
frustrated roars as it slowly spat out the Core Formation cultivator’s soul.
After having passed through the devil’s body, the soul’s consciousness
had been wiped out. It had become divine sense without an owner. Wang
Lin controlled his Ji Realm to leave the collapsing consciousness with the
divine sense and returned to his body.
Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes and let out a cold smile. The Core
Formation cultivator’s divine sense was floating in his consciousness and
being slowly devoured by his Ji Realm.
The golden awl attacking Wang Lin lost its glow and fell to the ground.
Wang Lin put away the treasure that had been protecting him. He grabbed
the awl and, after examining it, put it away.
Then he walked forward and stopped at a corner of the formation. He
dug out a piece of spirit stone from underground and crushed it. The purple
smoke dissipated, revealing the corpse of the Core Formation cultivator.
Wang Lin stood next to the corpse. His hand pointed at the corpse’s
brow and he shouted, “Come out now or I’ll immediately kill you!”
A ray of red light unwillingly came out of the cultivator’s head and
turned into the shape of the devil. His eyes were filled with hatred, but he
soon let out a sigh and obediently returned to the flying sword in Wang
Lin’s bag of holding.
Wang Lin stared at the cultivator’s body. Ideas flashed through his
mind. He took the cultivator’s bag of holding and waved his hand. The
body was lit on fire and burned to ashes, but within the ashes there was a
shiny, golden core. The golden core was rapidly shrinking and its color was
becoming dim. It seemed like it was about to disappear.
Wang Lin grabbed the golden core and put it into his mouth without any
hesitation. He then took a step back and sunk into the ground.
Wang Lin sunk more than 1,000 feet into the ground and sat down cross
legged. He began digesting the core. The core immediately dissipated and
spiritual energy surged through his body.
This spiritual energy was too powerful for Wang Lin’s body to handle,
so he bled out of his mouth and nose. Wang Lin pointed at his brow and the
heaven defying bead appeared. He grabbed it and disappeared into the
heaven defying bead’s space.
Inside the heaven defying space, Wang Lin immediately flew to Situ
Nan’s Nascent Soul and began to cultivate. He began bleeding all over his
body and his veins began to show through his skin.
Wang Lin’s hands formed a seal. He entered a weird position where one
hand was on his forehead and the other on his stomach. This formed a
complete loop.
The large amount of spiritual energy rapidly cycled through his body,
and with each cycle it would strengthen his body.
After two months had passed inside the heaven defying bead, Wang Lin
suddenly opened his eyes. However, his eyes were cloudy and it took some
time before they became clear again.
“The jade from the Evil Demon Sect said that one can raise their
cultivation level by devouring cores. This seems to be true as long as I
follow the seal and chant in the jade. Sadly, I have to use the same
cultivation method as them to absorb more than 20% of the core’s spiritual
energy. Right now, I can only absorb 10%”
Wang Lin stood up and checked his cultivation. He secretly thought, “I
only absorbed 10% of the core’s spiritual energy, yet it allowed me to break
past the mid stage of Foundation Establishment into the peak of the late
stage of Foundation Establishment, putting me at the pseudo Core
Formation stage.”
The two months in the heaven defying space were like ten days outside.
Once Wang Lin left the heaven defying bead, he immediately moved away
with the earth escape technique. It was currently late at night.
Wang Lin arrived at the scene of the battle. There were many corpses
strewn about and the spirit vein had been pulled out of the ground by
someone, leaving a bottomless chasm.
After checking for a bit, he quickly charged toward the mountain the
Hou Fen Union was at. Once he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he
came out of the ground and jumped on his flying sword.
There were a lot of cultivators patrolling the area, but once they saw the
jade Wang Lin used to record his kill count, none of them stopped him.
Wang Lin went straight to one of the side buildings at the mountaintop. This
was where Fen Luo had summoned him last time.
There are two female Core Formation cultivators cultivating outside.
They opened their eyes as he walked toward them, but when they noticed
that it was Wang Lin, they closed them again.
Wang Lin stood outside the building and loudly said, “Disciple greets
master.”
“Come inside.” Fen Lou’s gentle voice came from inside the building.
Wang Lin walked in without a word and saw Fen Lou sitting on a stone
bench. There was another person beside her, Yang Sen. He nodded at Wang
Lin before turning his gaze back outside and furrowing his brow.
Feng Lou’s expression seemed tired as she looked at Wang Lin and
asked, “What is it?”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word, he only threw out the jade. Feng Lou was
startled. She hadn’t checked the jade yet, only Wang Lin. After her divine
sense entered the jade, her expression became strange.
Yang Sen took the jade from Feng Lou and scanned it with his divine
sense. His face brightened up and he smiled. “Not bad. You killed 61
Foundation Establishment cultivators and one Core Formation cultivator. If
you can continue this, then you have a chance of getting the Distant Heaven
Pill. But I am very curious. You were only at the mid stage of Foundation
Establishment before. How did you reach the pseudo Core Formation stage
so quickly? And even so, it should be almost impossible for you to kill a
Core Formation cultivator. How did you do it?” Near the end, his voice
became more serious.
Wang Lin had already expected these questions before he came here.
His expression was calm as he plainly said, “That Core Formation
cultivator was already heavily wounded by other people before escaping. I
was lucky to catch him off guard and took his core. Then I used the Evil
Demon Sect’s technique to devour his core to reach the pseudo Core
Formation stage.”
“Devouring technique…” Yang Sen’s eyes pierced through Wang Lin.
He noticed the trace of core spiritual energy inside him. This made him
believe Wang Lin’s story a bit and he remained silent.
Feng Lou shot Wang Lin a meaningful look, then threw the jade back to
him. She said, “This is the second piece of the map. I’ll count that Core
Formation cultivator as ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. If you
manage to kill 150 Foundation Establishment cultivators, then you can
come to me for the third piece.
Wang Lin nodded. He checked the jade with his divine sense and found
that it was indeed the map. If he were to combine the two maps, then he
would have a clear understanding of Hou Fen’s surroundings.
Hou Fen bordered the Sea of Devils. According to the map, there was
no Zhao around Hou Fen. According to the description on the map, there
was another continent on the other side of the Sea of Devils. He believed
that on the 3rd piece there would be some information on that other
continent.
There was also a detailed description of the Sea of Devils, but Wang Lin
didn’t pay much attention to it as he withdrew his divine sense.
Yang Sen looked at Wang Lin in a favorable light and said, “The
cultivators of Xuan Wu have gathered together for a big fight. If you want
to get credit, then this will be your best chance.”
Wang Lin was about to speak when a scream suddenly came from
outside. Yang Sen and Feng Lou immediately disappeared as they charged
outside.
Wang Lin quickly walked out and saw a Nascent Soul that had many
wounds. It was leaking spiritual energy everywhere. The Nascent Soul said,
“Fellow cultivators, the country sealing array has been broken… the fire
beasts are on their way…”
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W ang Lin’s expression became unsettled as the country sealing

array being broken was very bad news for him. Once those fire
beasts get out, their first target will be him.
The thought of the fire beasts chasing him made Wang Lin’s scalp go
numb. He immediately made up his mind; he had to get the map no matter
what, and it didn’t seem like he could wait until the end of the month for the
Distant Heaven Pill.
Thinking of this, Wang Lin’s brow furrowed. The last piece of the map
was in Feng Luan’s hands and he didn’t have enough time kill the required
cultivators. After pondering a bit, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he made a
decision.
He immediately found Lin Tao and Yang Xiong with his divine sense
and then quietly moved away before flying toward Yang Xiong.
Yang Xiong was one of the disciples responsible for patrolling the area.
He didn’t dare to relax at all as he vigilantly kept watch, but his eyes
couldn’t help but move toward the top of the mountain. When that broken
Nascent Soul flew past him, he had a feeling that something big was about
to happen.
Yang Xiong let out a sigh as he suppressed the heavy feeling in his
heart. Just as he was about to go patrol the northwest area, he suddenly felt
something, so he flew into the dense forest in the north. After he entered the
dense forest, he looked around and respectfully said, “Yang Xiong greets
master.”
Wang Lin came out of a tree. He examined Yang Xiong before asking,
“Where is Zhong Zihong?”
Yang Xiong was suspicious, but he didn’t dare say anything. He
pondered for a bit before replying, “If I remember correctly, junior sister
Zhong should be in the third squad of the fourth army, but I don’t know the
exact details.”
Wang Lin looked at Yang Xiong and said, “I have already returned
Zhong Zihong’s soul essence blood.”
Yang Xiong’s body shook and his breathing became rough, but he
quickly calmed himself down. He raised his head and looked at Wang Lin.
His mouth opened as if he wanted to say something.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he said, “If you can make Zhong
Zihong come here, then I’ll return your soul essence blood to you.”
Yang Xiong’s eyes became bloodshot and his breathing became rough
again. After a long time, he whispered, “Is what master is saying true?”
Wang Lin frowned but still nodded.
Without a word, Yang Xiong took out a piece of jade and placed it on
his forehead. Wang Lin only saw the jade gleam a few times before being
thrown. Yang Xiong then disappeared into the distance.
After one hour, the sound of flying swords came from the distance and a
very beautiful woman with red lips, white skin, and a curvy figure arrived.
This person was Zhong Zihong.
She put away her flying sword, and just as she was about to speak, she
saw Wang Lin beside Yang Xiong, making her face immediately go pale.
Wang Lin waved his hand and Yang Xiong’s soul essence blood flew
toward Yang Xiong. He felt very shameful as he caught it and left without
daring to look at Zhong Zihong.
Zhong Zihong’s face was pale and she bit her red lip. After a long time,
she talked with a chill on her back. “Ancestor Feng Luan… is my mother.
When she saw me, she immediately noticed that something was off, so…”
Wang Lin shook his head. He sighed and said, “This matter is over, so
there’s no need to mention it again. Zhong Zihong, I would like you to help
me with something.”
Zhong Zihong was startled and asked, “Is it the map?”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “My home is very far away. It would be
impossible to find it without a map.”
Zhong Zihong looked at Wang Lin with a very complex gaze and said,
“Help me kill two people.”
Wang Lin raised his brow. “What cultivation level?”
Zhong Zihong’s eyes became cold as she answered, “One is at the mid
stage of Foundation Establishment and the other is at the peak of late stage
Foundation Establishment.”
“Okay!” Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to agree.
“You should know the two of them. One of them is Ma Liang’s precious
junior apprentice sister, Xu Si. The other is Zhou Au, who is always fooling
around with her. You don’t have to kill them now, you can kill them when
you leave. As for the map, I’ll bring it to you within one hour.” After Zhong
Zihong finished speaking, she looked at Wang Lin meaningfully before
leaving on her flying sword.
“Ma Liang, this is the last time I’m helping you…” Zhong Zihong
revealed a melancholy look as she slowly flew away.
Wang Lin meaningfully looked at Zhong Zihong’s back before
spreading out his divine sense to find Xu Si. He left a sliver of his Ji Realm
on her before, so it was very easy to find her.
After finding Xu Si’s location, Wang Lin took a step forward and went
underground.
Half an hour later, Wang Lin resurfaced. He sat down cross legged,
waiting for Zhong Zihong’s return.
There was a strange look on his face as when he found Xu Si and Zhou
Au. The two of them were in a remote area of the mountain. They were
having fun with their two white bodies colliding and creating popping
sounds.
Wang Lin took one look and placed a sliver of divine sense that would
activate in half a month on Zhou Au before quietly leaving.
After waiting in the dense forest for a while, the person that came
wasn’t Zhong Zihong but a female Qi Condensation disciple. She threw a
piece of jade into the forest and ran away without even looking back.
Wang Lin’s right hand moved and the jade quickly flew into it. He
checked the jade with his divine sense before putting it away. Then he took
a deep breath, entered the ground, and quickly left.
After the three pieces of the map were fused, Wang Lin could tell that
Hou Fen belonged to the Zhou Wu continent. A place called the Sea of
Devils was between here and the continent Zhao was on.
If he wanted to return to Zhao, he would have to cross this Sea of
Devils, which was rumored to be filled with demonic cultivators.
The map contained only some details of the Sea of Devils. It only said
that it was a very dangerous place and that even Nascent Soul cultivators
didn’t dare to casually enter.
And the map even pointed out that the Sea of Devils wasn’t a real sea
anymore. Back in ancient times, the sea was evaporated by a very powerful
cultivator to kill his enemy.
Since then, the entire Sea of Devils was filled with fog, so it’s more
accurate to say that it’s a fog sea. The creatures living in the Sea of Devils
have adapted to survive in this fog too.
At the same time, because of the special fog of the Sea of Devils, the
fog becomes seawater for one month out of the year.
Due to the harsh landscape, resources are very lacking, there are very
few spirit veins, and killing people is very common. All of this caused the
Sea of Devils to become a gathering point for demonic cultivators. Even
criminals from high ranking cultivation countries being hunted by their
countries escape to the Sea of Devils.
The name Sea of Devils comes from this. As for its real name, no one
even remembers it. The Sea of Devils is a very messy and chaotic place.
Very few non-demonic cultivators are willing to enter that place.
Wang Lin digested the information in the jade as he was using the earth
escape technique. He suddenly stopped when his divine sense spread out
from the ground and saw two flying swords flying across the sky. The one
in front was a girl whose face was very flustered and pale. Her body seemed
like it was ready to fall over.
This girl was as beautiful, graceful, and elegant as a fairy. She was Li
Muwan from the Lou He Sect who he met once.
The person chasing her was a young man with slicked hair. Not only
was the young man not in a rush as he casually chased her, but he also
loudly teased, “Little darling, I have kill everyone else in your 13 man
squad. Where can you possibly run to?”
Li Muwan remained silent as she bit her lower lip and flew forward.
The young man waved his hand. Li Muwan let out a scream as a large
piece of the clothes on her back was torn off, revealing her white and tender
skin.
The young man let out a laugh as he sniffed the ripped piece of cloth.
His eyes lit up.
Wang Lin only looked for a bit before withdrawing his gaze. That
young man’s cultivation level was very high, at the mid stage of Core
Formation. He doesn’t want any trouble as his goal is to leave before the
fire beasts arrive.
He only met Li Muwan once, so there was no real reason to risk his life
to save her. But just at this moment, the young man’s eyes lit up and he
threw a black light toward where Wang Lin was hiding.
“There is a junior who knows the earth escape technique hiding here.
Since we met, you might as well stay.”
Wang Lin let out a sigh and jumped out the moment the black light hit
the ground. Li Muwan noticed a change, so she turned around. She revealed
a joyous expression and shouted, “It’s you! Senior apprentice brother,
please save me!” With that, her flying sword turned and arrived next to
Wang Lin in an instant.
The young man let out a laugh. He waved his hand, making eight flying
swords appear. They all shot toward Wang Lin and Li Muwan. The flyings
swords closed in, but most of them were targeting Wang Lin. Only one
sword was targeting Li Muwan, and it wasn’t trying to kill her. Clearly, the
young man wanted to keep her alive.
Wang Lin secretly let out a sigh as he grabbed Li Muwan’s arm and
dangerously dodged the flying swords. He pulled her underground and
activated the earth escape technique to run away.
The earth escape technique was really a technique of the ancient
cultivation world, even if this was just an inferior branch of it. Even when
Wang Lin was carrying another person, his speed barely dropped.
The youth controlled the flying swords to attack the ground. He showed
a mocking smile as the shock waves transferred underground, but as Wang
Lin’s speed became faster and faster, the youth’s expression became more
serious and he focused on chasing.
Although he was a Core Formation cultivator, he wasn’t specialized in
speed. If Wang Lin was using a normal flying sword of a Foundation
Establishment cultivator, it would be nothing, but against the specialized
earth escape technique, his weakness was exposed. The more he chased, the
bigger the gap between him and Wang Lin became.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy as he looked back at Li Muwan with a
merciless expression. Li Muwan’s heart began to pound. She knew that she
had dragged him down with her. She bit her lower lip and quickly said,
“That person is the Xuan Wu’s Double Cultivation Sect’s elder. He
somehow knew that I had a Distant Heaven Pill. That’s why he disregarded
his status and came after me.”
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and
he asked, “You have a Distant Heaven Pill?”
Wang Lin’s gaze caused Li Muwan to become very frightened. She was
a very clever person or else she wouldn’t have risked saying the three words
“Distant Heaven Pill” to get him to save her.
After all, they were both from Hou Fen, so falling in his hands would be
better than falling in the hands of that Core Formation cultivator. Thinking
about this, she immediately said, “I don’t have a finished Distance Heaven
Pill, only a semi-complete product…” Her eyes began to turn red as she
saw Wang Lin’s unkind gaze and quickly explained, “None of the Lou He
Sect’s Distance Heaven Pills are complete; they are all in a semi-complete
state. However, it would only take half an hour of refining to make it a
complete product. This is because once the Distance Heaven Pill is
complete, there is no way to store it. It must be consumed within one year,
otherwise its effectiveness will drastically decrease.”
Wang Lin’s mind quickly turned. He originally planned on going around
Hou Fen to get into the Sea of Devils, but now he grabbed Li Muwan’s soft
little hand and charged toward Hou Fen’s border.
Wang Lin had two options right now. One was to return to the Hou Fen
Union. There were many powerful cultivators there and the moment they
arrive, they would be safe. However, that Core Formation young man might
not even let them get that far. If Li Muwan changes her mind once they get
to safety, then it would be very hard for him to get the Distance Heaven Pill.
The second option was to go to the border of Hou Fen. Considering how
long it had been since the country sealing barrier broke, the fire beasts
should be on their way.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to choose the second option.
The young man kept chasing. Seeing his prey getting farther and farther
away, he let out an angry grunt and took out a crystal leaf from his bag of
holding. The young man looked at the leaf for a bit before throwing it out.
The leaf immediately grew longer and wider until it was ten feet long. The
young man jumped on the leaf, then his hand formed a seal and he shouted,
“Quick!”
The moment he said that word, the leaf flew forward at an incredible
speed. It was so fast that it left an afterimage that took a while to dissipate.
The distance between the two parties began to lessen and Li Muwan’s
face became even more pale. She didn’t dare to think of what would happen
if the young man caught up. She was angry that Wang Lin didn’t go toward
the Hou Fen Union, but she only dared to kept it inside as she didn’t want to
show her face in fear of Wang Lin leaving her behind.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he carefully calculated the
time. It had been about three hours since the news of the country sealing
array breaking arrived. Adding the time it took for the Nascent Soul to use
all its power to teleport here and the time after the fire beasts broke the
array, the fire beasts must have arrived at the border of Xuan Wu by now.
As he was calculating, he detected a red cloud rolling in from the
distance with his divine sense.
When the young man saw the red cloud, he immediately stopped and
gave up the chase. With his position, he knew the reason Hou Fen was
invading Xuan Wu. The reason was that the fire beasts were forming that
red cloud.
The herd of fire beasts was very fast and Wang Lin’s earth escape
technique was also very fast, so when they passed each other, a huge gap
was created.
Li Muwan’s heart pounded rapidly as she watched the red cloud. She
finally calmed down a bit when she noticed that they moving farther away
from it. However, she suddenly realized something and shouted, “Quickly,
stop! We need to go back and report it… aren’t the fire beasts supposed to
be sealed by the country sealing array?"
Wang Lin looked at her coldly and said, “They already know, there is no
need for you to worry.”
Just then, a powerful divine sense spread out and suddenly locked onto
Wang Lin’s body. Wang Lin realized that something was wrong, so he took
out a bottle of spiritual liquid and drank it all. He throttled the earth escape
technique to 120% of its normal speed and quickly escaped with Li Muwan.
The fire beasts that had already flown far away suddenly stopped. They
all let out roars, then turned around and started chasing after Wang Lin.
However, the distance between them was very large and Wang Lin’s
reaction was very quick. Instead of slowing down, he sped up, so even
though the fire beasts were chasing, they could only follow far behind and
were unable to catch up anytime soon.
Li Muwan was horrified as she noticed the change, but then she
suddenly had a very strange thought. It felt as if the fire beasts weren’t out
to destroy Hou Fen but were after this cold youth.
The real five elemental escape technique is a legendary technique. Not
only does it require a large amount of spiritual energy, it also has strict
requirements for one’s talent. However, what Wang Lin learned was only a
branch variant called the earth escape technique. Aside from the large
spiritual energy consumption, the amount of talent required isn’t very high.
He could even fine-tune the technique after many uses. Although he hadn’t
known the technique for long, he had used it a lot since learning it, so now
he could use it with ease.
As for the spiritual energy consumption, well, to be honest, the last
thing Wang Lin was afraid of was the consumption of spiritual energy.
Wang Lin continued to use the earth escape technique for three days
straight as he brought Li Muwan across Hou Fen. The fire beasts chasing
him had gotten closer and their roars could now be heard. At the border of
Hou Fen, Wang Lin came out of the ground. He looked at the Sea of Devils,
then he turned to Li Muwan, who had a pale and weary face, and asked,
“Are you confident you can finish refining the pill before the fire beasts
catch up?”
At this point, Li Muwan feared Wang Lin from the bottom of her heart.
She was now sure that the fire beasts’ target was the person before her. Why
would those fire beasts ignore the Hou Fen Union and all turn to chase him
otherwise? Also, looking at the fire beasts, it was as if they all had some
deep hatred for this person.
Most importantly, Li Muwan knew a bit about the earth escape
technique. Unless one reaches the Core Formation stage, it is impossible for
a cultivator to use for it three days straight. She became very curious about
the liquid Wang Lin always drank whenever he ran low on spiritual energy.
Now that she heard Wang Lin’s words, her face became even more pale.
With how smart Li Muwan was, how could she not realize the hidden
meaning in that question? If she could do it, then he might give her a way
out, like luring the fire beasts away or something.
But if she couldn’t, she believed that this cold youth would take away
her half-completed Distant Heaven’s Pill and leave her behind.
Thinking about it, Li Muwan’s body began to tremble. She had seen a
lot of cultivators being torn apart by the fire beasts, so she was terrified
right now.
Wang Lin’s brow furrowed. Time was of the essence right now, yet this
girl was in a daze. How could he possibly know what was going through
her head right now? Li Muwan’s guess was a bit off however. Even if she
couldn’t finish it now, Wang Lin would have taken the semi-complete
product, but he still would have given her a life-saving treasure. Adding on
the fact that the fire beasts were after him, she would have had a high
chance of survival.
Li Muwan’s heart trembled when she saw Wang Lin frown. She bit her
lower lip and said, with a trembling voice, “Senior… senior apprentice
brother, time is too short for me to produce a complete product, but I… I
can refine pills. I know how to refine almost every pill from the Lou He
Sect and I have memorized many ancient recipes. As long as I have the
materials, I can refine them.”
Wang Lin was startled and looked at Li Muwan a few times, then he
saw the red light coming in from the distance and grabbed Li Muwan. He
then charged toward the Sea of Devils.
Li Muwan didn’t know that her words had really tempted Wang Lin. In
his eyes, Li Muwan was a walking pill furnace. If he used her properly, his
cultivation level would be able to increase greatly.
Wang Lin obtained this idea from Sun Youcai’s life journal.
The Sea of Devils was very large, and it was basically a big hole. It
wouldn’t be wrong to call the Sea of Devils a giant basin, only this basin
had many mountain ranges within it. There weren’t any trees, but there
were many strange plants. If one were to check their ancestry, they would
find that these plants would trace all the way back to ancient sea plant life.
The season Wang Lin entered the Sea of Devils was when the fog was
the thickest. Shortly after, the fog will turn into water, and then one month
later, all of the water will become fog again.
Li Muwan was dragged into the thick fog by Wang Lin. Her charming
body trembled as she bit her lower lip and whispered, “Senior… senior
apprentice brother, this is the Sea of Devils!”
Wang Lin coldly replied, “I know!”
Li Muwan secretly let out a sigh and no longer said a word.
The moment they entered the Sea of Devils, slivers of Yin energy
entered their bodies. This caused Wang Lin to become alert. He didn’t
expect to find Yin spiritual energy here. This made him very happy.
Compared to Hou Fen, the Sea of Devils was like a piece of ice,
creating a vast contrast with Hou Fen. This was the first time Li Muwan had
come to the Sea of Devils. Various stories she had heard about the Sea of
Devils entered her mind, causing her face to become ever paler than it was
before.
Wang Lin stopped in the middle of the fog. The fog in this spot wasn’t
too thick, so the border of Hou Fen was visible. He saw the red cloud
closing in from the distance, but once the fire beasts arrived at the border,
none of them crossed it. They could only roar at Wang Lin.
Gradually, more and more fire beasts gathered, but not one fire beast
entered the Sea of Devils. It was as if there was a giant crevice in the way
and they didn’t want to cross it.
After a long time, one fire beast finally charged out, but the moment it
touched the fog, it let out a miserable scream. Its body quickly shrank and
its skin went from white, to red, to grey. This scene looked exactly like
throwing a hot coal into ice water.
After seeing this, Wang Lin’s heart calmed down a bit. According to his
plan, even if the fire beasts charged in, the beasts and cultivators from here
would stop them.
And the Sea of Devils was the size of several thousand Hou Fens.
Although the map did not show it, it clearly pointed out the difference in
size.
With how large the Sea of Devils was, if Wang Lin were to hide here, it
would be hard for the fire beasts to find him.
Wang Lin’s body moved and he grabbed Li Muwan, the portable pill
furnace, and quickly flew away. His Ji Realm divine sense spread out. He
kept a watchful eye on the surroundings.
He had to make a cave and reach the Core Formation stage as soon as
possible. Only after reaching the Core Formation stage and becoming the
number one cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage would he have any
confidence in surviving in the Sea of Devils.
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FIGHTING EVIL SECT
T he fog was very thick in the Sea of Devils and it was filled with Ying
energy. Wang Lin had only been here for a short while, but his clothes
were already soaked. The sticky feeling of his clothes clinging to him was
very uncomfortable.
As for Li Muwan, her face was no longer pale but slightly red, and her
skin was silky smooth. Her clothes were also soaked by the fog, revealing
her exquisitely charming body.
Wang Lin took one look and withdrew his gaze. His heart wasn’t moved
at all. If it wasn’t for the fact that Li Muwan could make the Distance
Heaven’s Pill and various other pills, he wouldn’t have allowed her to
follow him.
The Sea of Devils was a huge basin. After descending for a long time,
he still hadn’t seen the bottom. However, he noticed that the deeper he
went, the stronger the Ying energy was.
Soon, strange creatures started to appear in the fog, some of them even
had spiritual energy fluctuations. This made Wang Lin very surprised, but
luckily, he was able to detect them soon enough, so there were only a few
scares and never any real danger.
Li Muwan was extremely nervous as she had heard too many rumors
about this Sea of Devils. There was no reasoning with people here as power
was the only thing that mattered. There was also a lack of female
cultivators, so unless she had a powerful backing, she would likely have a
very miserable fate.
Before the upheaval in Hou Fen, there were always a lot of cultivators
stationed at the border of the Sea of Devils. This often included Nascent
Soul cultivators. Their sole purpose was to prevent demonic cultivators
from raiding their country.
Luckily, the powerful forces in the Sea of Devils were all in the center.
The groups on the edges were all small, so as long as they were careful,
nothing too big would happen.
Wang Lin didn’t know how long they had been flying for when he
suddenly stopped. Li Muwan wasn’t able to react fast enough, so she ran
into his back. Wang Lin coldly looked at the fog in the distance and said,
“Come out, now!”
Three thin and tall figures appeared in the fog, but the fog was too thick
for Wang Lin to see their exact figures, though it was obvious that they
were three male cultivators. One of them shouted in a sharp voice.
“Arrogant! This area belongs to my Fighting Evil Sect. If you are smart,
leave behind the female cultivator or else…”
Before he finished speaking, Wang Lin let out a cold snort. “Noisy!
Die!” The map had stated that there was no reasoning in the Sea of Devils;
only the strong were respected. He waved his right hand and his Ji Realm
Divine Sense spread out. Those three were only mid stage Foundation
Establishment cultivators, so Wang Lin could kill them at will.
The red lightning suddenly flashed by the three of them. Their eyes
became dimmer and dimmer before their souls shattered and died.
Wang Lin walked forward and grabbed their bags of holding. He then
kicked their bodies into the thick fog and left without taking another look.
Li Muwan was horrified as she looked at what occurred before her. This
was the first time she had seen Wang Lin act. The other three were all at the
mid stage of Foundation Establishment just like she was, but they had all
died mysteriously without any means to resist.
She was shocked as she looked at Wang Lin’s back, then she suddenly
thought back to half a month ago, when her brother Li Qiqing said
something about the great battle over the spirit vein where thousands of
cultivators participated.
During the early stage of that battle, something strange was happening
to the cultivators of Xuan Xu. All of the Foundation Establishment
cultivators of Xuan Wu were mysteriously dying and falling from the sky.
If it was only one or two, then it wouldn’t be so bad, but Xuan Wu only
had 200 or so Foundation Establishment cultivators, and almost half of
them died mysteriously like this. When she initially heard of this, she didn’t
believe it; she thought that it was only rumor, but looking at how those
three Foundation Establishment cultivators had died, she couldn’t help but
remember that story.
She followed behind Wang Lin and asked, with a trembling voice,
“Senior… senior apprentice brother, back in the Hou Fen Union, which
army were you part of?”
Wang Lin didn’t turn his head as he coldly said, “The tenth army.”
The moment the words “The tenth army” entered Li Muwan’s ears, it
was like lightning had struck her mind. She clearly remembered that her
brother had said that the 10th army was the one that fought that battle. Now
she was almost certain that this cold-looking youth was the one responsible
for massive amounts of deaths of the Foundation Establishment cultivators
of Xuan Wu.
Thinking about this, her last sliver of will to resist evaporated
completely. She couldn’t even summon the strength to back out. But just
then, she suddenly remembered a description of a strange technique that she
had read back in the Lou He Sect and blurted out, “The technique you just
used, was it the death spell?”
Wang Lin’s heart was slightly startled, but nothing showed on his face.
He calmly replied, without turning his head, “You also know about the
death spell?”
The moment Li Muwan heard Wang Lin’s words, she was even more
certain that he knew the legendary death spell. The death spell was known
as a technique from the ancient cultivation world that was incredibly hard to
master. However, once mastered, all one had to do was look at someone,
say the word “die,” and that person would immediately die.
This type of technique was considered to be one of the most evil
techniques among demonic cultivators. It requires one to fuse three types of
energy. The first is Yin energy, which comes from female cultivators’
Nascent Souls, using the Yin harvesting technique. The second energy is
death energy, which is obtained by absorbing energy from the bones of the
dead. Although this is similar to Ying energy, the quality is very different.
The third energy is killing energy. Once someone has killed enough, their
body will produce its own killing intent. Once this killing intent gains its
own consciousness, it becomes the killing energy needed.
Fusing the three energies pushes the person to have to survive a trial to
continue cultivating this technique. However, every night, the user suffers
unimaginable pain, and they have to survive this trial again every three
years.
Only after having gone through this cycle countless times can an early
stage of the death spell be considered complete. If one wishes to continue
cultivating it, the chance of death is even higher. According to some
calculations, the chances of completely mastering the death spell are
basically zero. Although this technique is very powerful, it is simply too
vicious. Only a few demonic cultivators were willing to try to learn it.
After listening to Li Muwan describe the death spell with her trembling
voice, Wang Lin’s expression slightly changed and he remained silent. This
silence caused Lu Muwan to became even more scared and her heart
pounded violently.
After traveling in the Sea of Devils for a while, Wang Lin had finally
entered the sea part of the area. The fog was much thicker now and the Ying
energy was a lot stronger.
Staring at the ground below him, Wang Lin muttered a bit before taking
a few steps back. He jumped around until he found a mountain peak. He
stood on a rock that was protruding from the mountain as he took a flying
sword out of his bag of holding and then pointed at the mountain. The
flying sword flew toward the mountain and began carving.
Sounds of metal scraping rock entered Wang Lin’s ears. He couldn’t
help but frown as the mountain was too tough and the flying sword was
very weak.
He let out a snort and then slapped his bag of holding again. This time,
more than 30 flying swords came out. His Ji Realm Divine Sense entered
each sword and the swords rained down upon the mountain.
This way, the progress immediately sped up, and a cave appeared on the
side of the mountain. Li Muwan had gotten used to Wang Lin during their
travels. Since this guy could complete the death spell, then controlling 30
flying swords wasn’t really anything surprising.
She knew that the amount of flying swords one could control was
dependant on a cultivator’s divine sense.
Time slowly passed and a cave with four rooms was slowly carved out.
Thus, a simple cultivation cave was formed. Wang Lin took out spirit stones
and set down various formations around the cave.
After Li Muwan saw the formations, she revealed a surprised
expression, but after seeing the formation, the surprise disappeared and a
sliver of disdain appeared. However, that sliver of disdain quickly
disappeared as she hid it.
However, this sliver of disdain was still caught by Wang Lin. Although
he was focused on placing the formation, his divine sense had never left Li
Muwan. Even on the way here, it was still the same. If Li Muwan had made
any unusual movement, Wang Lin wouldn’t care that she was a woman; he
would’ve mercilessly killed her.
After Wang Lin finished placing down the spirit stones, he didn’t even
turn around as he coldly said, “I plan to stay in this cave for a long time. If
the formation is broken, I can easily escape, but you will have to rely on
yourself.” With that, he turned around and looked at Li Muwan.
Li Muwan clenched her teeth and moved up without a word. She took
out black flags from her bag of holding and placed them around the cave.
However, she still felt unsafe, so she placed more formations down around
the cave and even organized Wang Lin’s formations to connect them all.
After doing all of this, she clenched her jaw again and took out a blue,
crystallic, beast bone. She used her flying sword to cut it into pieces and,
after calculating for a while, she placed one piece down.
She continued to place them. When all 18 pieces of the beast bone were
in place, three hours had passed. Li Muwan’s forehead was covered in
sweat. She looked very tired as she said, “Including the formations you
have placed, there are a total of 214 formations. However, they are only
beginner formations that can only stop Foundation Establishment
cultivators from entering. I just used the bone of a crystal beast to lay down
the nine skeleton formation. Although the formation is only at 30% power
due to the lack of bones, it can still block a Core Formation cultivator for
one hour.”
“I only have this many crystal beast bones. If you want the formation to
be even more stable, then we need more spirit beast bones.”
With that, she waved her right hand and tossed out a piece of jade.
Wang Lin caught it and scanned it with his divine sense. Inside was
information on how to enter the formation. After he finished reading it, he
crushed the jade, then looked at Li Muwan and pointed forward.
Li Muwan knew that she couldn’t trust him, but there was nothing she
could do, so she walked into the formation. Wang Lin left a sliver of his
divine sense on her and followed behind.
After safely passing through the layers of formations and entering the
cave, Li Muwan took out another small flag. She gently waved the flag and
all the formations activated, releasing a thick fog. From the distance, one
couldn’t see anything at all, and even if they were to take a closer look, they
would only see the mountain.
Inside the cave, Wang Lin examined Li Muwan, which caused her face
to became even more pale. She took a few steps back and whispered,
“Senior apprentice brother, should I refine the Distance Heaven Pill for you
now?”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “I don’t dare to eat the pills you
refine.”
Li Muwan’s eyes immediately became red as she silently lowered her
head. After a long time, she raised her head, revealing a crying face, and
whispered, “Senior apprentice brother has saved my life. Just tell me what I
need to do for you to believe me.” The current her was very beautiful and
alluring.
Wang Lin wasn’t effected by Li Muwan’s beauty at all. His expression
was still calm as he said, “I don’t like forcing people, so I won’t demand
too much from you. All I need you to do is refine enough pills for me to
reach the Core Formation stage. Once I have reached the Core Formation
stage, I’ll escort you out of the Sea of Devils. But during this period of
time, I’ll need you to hand over your soul essence blood to ensure nothing
goes wrong with the pills during this period of time.”
Li Muwan pondered for a bit, then nodded. She pointed her finger at her
brow and forced out her soul essence blood. Then she sent the drop to Wang
Lin.
After Wang Lin received the soul essence blood, he threw out several
bags of holding and said, “All of the materials are here. See what kind of
pills you can refine.”
Li Muwan checked the bags with her divine sense and immediately
exclaimed, “This… this is desolate wood root, and there is yellow core
grass. This… there is burning golden root and heaven spirit grass…” The
more she looked through the bags, the more shocked she was. A large
majority of the materials were for refining pills, and some had long been
extinct in Hou Fen. Only disciples that came back from the foreign
battleground every 100 years would bring back some.
Wang Lin rubbed his chin and threw out more than ten bags of holding.
These were his recent spoils. After removing all the treasures and spirit
stones, all that was left were materials he didn’t know about, so it was
perfect to have Li Muwan identify them.
After checking all of the bags of holding, all of Li Muwan’s grief from
before disappeared and her face was now glowing. Her face was filled with
excitement as she raised her head and asked, “Senior apprentice brother, I
can freely use all these materials?”
Wang Lin nodded. “I only want pills. As for the process, you can do
whatever you wish.”
Li Muwan smiled at Wang Lin for the first time. Her smile was very
sweet as she said, with confidence, “Senior apprentice brother can rest
assured. I have calculated that I can make 300 Yellow Spirit pills that can
help increase cultivation, 50 Poison Avoiding pills, and various other pills
with various effects. Once I have finished, I’ll hand them to senior
apprentice brother. Senior apprentice brother, among the materials you
have, the most valuable one is this demon blood vine.” With that, she took
out a very ordinary looking red wood strip.
“This red wood strip is one of the ingredients for making the Distance
Heaven Pill and one of the most important. I have only seen this demon
blood vine in ancient records. With this, I have confidence in refining one
Distant Heaven Pill; however, the effect will be a bit weaker as I need to
find replacements for the other materials.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained dull as he calmly said, “I won’t ask
much about matters relating to refining pills.” He pondered a bit and said, “I
plan on making a trip outside. At least three days and at most half a month.
Watch out for yourself.”
With that, he was ready to leave. Li Muwan hesitated for a bit, then
quickly said, “Senior apprentice brother, when you go out, can you find me
a pill furnace? I’m fine with the materials, and the pill furnace I carry is fine
for normal pills. However, if I were to use my current pill furnace, the
success rate of the Distance Heaven Pill would only be 50%. Normally, the
completion of the Distant Heaven Pill uses the sect’s Heaven Fusing
Furnace.”
Wang Lin slightly frowned. He looked at Li Muwan, then left without a
word.
Li Muwan secretly sighed. She originally didn’t want to lie, but she was
afraid that if she had told the truth earlier, he would have left her. However,
now that they had reached this stage and she had even turned over her soul
essence blood, she decided to bring up the matter of the Distance Heaven
Pill’s success rate. If anything were to happen in the future, he might kill
her in a moment of rage.
After leaving the cave, Wang Lin checked his direction and looked
toward where Zhao was. His eyes became cold as he muttered, “Teng
Huayuan, I’m about to reach the Core Formation stage. Once I reach the
Nascent Soul stage, I’ll kill my way back to Zhao and uproot your entire
clan. Teng Huayuan, you better not die early. Live and wait for my
return…”
The coldness in his eyes slowly disappeared. He took a step, activated
the earth escape technique, and quickly charged into the distance. The
reason he was going out was to find more spirit beast bones. According to
Li Muwan, only by adding more spirit beast bones could the nine skeleton
formation be at max power. Wang Lin knew that he was in a rush to reach
the Core Formation stage, and in a place as dangerous as the Sea of Devils,
he needed a relatively safe place to ensure nothing went wrong.
Another reason was that he needed the skulls of spirit beasts to make the
reaction furnace for the refining technique of the War God Shrine. With
both the formations and the reaction furnace, spirit beast bones were now a
necessity for Wang Lin. According to the description given in the map jade,
there were spirit beasts within the fog and spirit beasts bones at the bottom
of the sea.
However, many of those spirit beast bones had already been dug up by
others, so even after walking for a long time, Wang Lin still hadn’t found
any. Also, the fog was very thick at the bottom of the sea, so his eyes were
useless and he could only see with his divine sense.
As he moved, his expression suddenly changed and he took a step back.
Then a flying sword, flying in a wavy pattern, flashed by where Wang Lin
was.
Wang Lin was at the peak of late stage Foundation Establishment, the
pseudo Core Formation stage, so he was able to completely see through this
40 something year old man who was only at the early stage of Foundation
Establishment. This person’s face was dark purple and his breathing was
very rough. It was clear that he had been hit with a powerful poison,
causing him to not be able to fully control his spiritual energy.
The moment that flying sword passed by, another ray of light chased
closely behind it.
Wang Lin’s face became very strange as the person chasing the early
stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was a young man at the peak of
the 15th layer of Qi Condensation. This person’s face was snow white, had
slender eyes, and had a hint of evil on his face.
The evil-looking young man was holding a black beast bone. As he
leisurely chased after the middle-aged man, he kept on blowing on the
bone. Every time he blew on it, black smoke would come out.
The moment the black smoke appeared, it would quickly catch up to the
Foundation Establishment cultivator and enter his body.
“Senior apprentice brother, run faster. Your junior apprentice brother
wants to see how long you can last with those 16 deadly poisons inside your
body.” The young man blew at the black bone again and continued, in a
creepy voice, “Senior apprentice brother, junior apprentice brother here has
spent a very long time preparing these 16 different deadly poisons for you.
How else would I dare to act against you with your Foundation
Establishment cultivation? Senior apprentice brother, you won’t be able to
run away.”
The middle-aged man clenched his teeth and remained silent as his
flying sword crookedly flew up the mountain.
“Senior apprentice brother, you are already very old. How about you
accept death and let me devour you with the foundation stealing
technique?” The evil looking youth said very slowly as he closed in on the
middle-aged man.
Wang Lin was interested in the beast bone in the young man’s man. He
moved forward and silently followed behind them.
After the middle-aged man heard what the young man said, he didn’t
even turn his head as he cursed with a raspy voice, “Sang Muya, you
bastard. If it wasn’t for me pleading for you back then, how could master
have accepted you as a disciple? You dare to do such a vicious thing to your
fellow disciples? Are you not afraid of master finding out?”
The evil youth let out a hysterical laugh and said, “Master? If master
didn’t agree to this, how would I dare to openly ambush you like this?”
The middle-aged man’s body trembled as he coughed out a mouthful of
black blood. His body weakened and he fell off his flying sword. The evil
youth let out a cold snort and stopped three feet away from the body on his
flying sword. He stabbed the corpse several times with this flying sword to
make sure it was dead before grabbing it to leave.
However, he suddenly stopped as he stared at a dark figure in the fog.
Cold sweat covered his forehead. When he was chasing his senior
apprentice brother, he had his divine sense spread out and didn’t notice
anything. However, this person now appeared silently before him, meaning
that this person’s cultivation level was far above his own.
He threw the body on the ground, then immediately clasped his hands
and bowed. The evil expression disappeared from his face and was replaced
with a simple and honest expression as he said, “Junior is the Fighting Evil
Sect’s disciple, Sang Muya. What has senior stopped junior for? Junior will
do his best to help senior.”
Wang Lin slowly walked out of the fog and coldly glanced at the youth.
The youth felt like his simple and honest expression was seen through at
a glance by Wang Lin, so he suddenly felt terrified.
He had only felt like this when he was faced by his master, but his
master was at the peak of late stage Foundation Establishment and had foot
in the Core Formation stage. Could this young man, who didn’t look much
older than him, be at the pseudo Core Formation stage already...
The youth’s heart trembled and his expression became even more
respectful.
“Bring your beast bone here.” Wang Lin’s voice was cold and void of
any emotion.
The more Wang Lin acted like this, the more Sang Muya panicked in his
heart. He had grown up in the Sea of Devils and had heard of all kinds of
demonic techniques. Although his cultivation level wasn’t high, he had
managed to cultivate a pair of Demonic Knowledge eyes. He knew that
those powerful demonic cultivators were cold and ruthless, and although he
had seen many demonic cultivators with those eyes, most were only an
imitation. But this senior before him seemed to be cold and ruthless from
the soul, especially that pair of eyes that caused even his heart to feel cold.
He quickly threw out the beast bone that was in his hand as he didn’t
dare to have any thoughts of resisting.
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A BODY OF TREASURES
W ang Lin flew at a low altitude near the bottom of the sea with a
flag in his hand. This was a soul flag with over 100 souls sealed
inside, including the soul of Sang Muya from earlier. The soul flag used to
belong to Sang Muya and he didn’t expect it to be his own grave.
After talking with Sang Muya, Wang Lin learned that everything within
a one million kilometer radius was considered the outer rim of the Sea of
Devils. There were countless large and small sects in this area, and the
Fighting Evil Sect was one of them.
The highest level cultivator of the sect was the sect head, Liu Sen, who
was Sang Muya’s ancestor. He was at the peak of mid stage Core Formation
and was somewhat famous in this area.
The outer rim of the Sea of Devils was very lacking in resources with
very few spirit veins. There were very few Nascent Soul cultivators here as
many weren’t willing to live in this area. Most of them lived in the middle
section of the Sea of Devils.
In addition to all of this, Wang Lin also learned that there weren’t any
spirit beast bones in the outer rim of the Sea of Devils. Those powerful
spirit beasts all lived in the middle section of the, and even if one were to
wander out here, it was not something the demonic cultivators that lived
here could kill.
But Wang Lin still managed to obtain some useful information. Within
the outer rim of the Sea of Devils, there were three danger zones. One of the
three danger zones, the Corpse Valley, had many beast bones. If nearby
sects needed such materials, they would go there.
The strange thing was that every so often, new corpses of newly dead
spirit beasts would appear in the Corpse Valley. Some of these spirit beasts
were very powerful when they were alive. There was actually no
explanation for how they appeared there, much less how they died in the
Corpse Valley.
Although the Corpse Valley was mysterious, as long as one doesn’t
enter the central part of the valley, then generally nothing dangerous
happens.
As for the bone Sang Muya was using to deal with his senior apprentice
brother, it came from the Corpse Valley. It was made from the bones of a
mysterious crow beast. After studying it for a long time, Wang Lin found
that this poison only worked on Foundation Establishment cultivators. The
effect was drastically weaker against more powerful cultivators.
Wang Lin’s current destination was the Corpse Valley. He quickly flew
toward the direction Sang Muya pointed to.
What he saw when he arrived outside the Corpse Valley were countless
mountain ranges. There were tall and low mountains, and where the
mountain ranges met, there were large and small valleys.
This was the Corpse Valley.
The fog here was very thin and didn’t affect visibility at all. However,
as Wang Lin entered, he felt Yin energy that was very different in terms of
quality to the energy outside.
Wang Lin immediately formed a seal and began to chant, then slivers of
light gathered before him. Eventually, they formed a ball of white light, but
right after it appeared, it began to change colors until it finally settled and
became blue.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. This was the technique to determine the type of
Yin energy in the area. Based on the color of the ball, it would tell him
which of the four Yin energies it was. There were four colors: purple, blue,
silver, and red, which represented heaven, earth, mysterious, and death Yin.
Since the light was blue, then this place contained the very rare earth
Yin energy.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and pointed forward. The ball of light
immediately flew forward. Wang Lin slowly followed behind the ball of
light and observed its color as he searched for beast bones.
Wang Lin’s divine sense found several cultivators inside the Corpse
Valley, but they were all focused on looking for beast bones. Even if they
were to meet, all they would do was nod at each other as they passed by.
Wang Lin pondered a little. There wasn’t only one Corpse Valley but
countless ones of varying sizes. There were fewer cultivators deep inside
the valley, meaning there was a higher chance of finding beast bones there.
After passing through the nine valleys, there were much more remains
of beasts. Some of them were terrifyingly large as they took up a majority
of the valley.
Wang Lin was standing on top of a giant beast corpse, but after
examining it for a while, he gave up on the idea of taking it away. Although
this corpse was large, there wasn’t spiritual energy in the bones, meaning
this wasn’t a spirit beast. It just had a large body.
As he got closer and closer to the center of the Corpse Valley, the deeper
the color of the ball of light became. After he passed the ninth valley, he no
longer saw any cultivators, and the amount of corpses increased.
Wang Lin paused in the ninth valley for a while. He was very careful
and had his divine sense spread out. For some reason, after he arrived at the
ninth valley, he felt that it was different from the previous eight. He
couldn’t clearly say what was different, but he felt as if countless pairs of
eyes were gathered on him the moment he entered.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart as he swept the surroundings with his Ji
Realm Divine sense. The eyes on him immediately disappeared and the
valley became silent again.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit, then casually collected beast bones before
moving to the tenth valley. When he arrived at the thirteenth valley, the ball
of light split into two.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He knew that this meant that the quality of Yin
energy had broken past rank 10 normal quality and entered rank 1 good
quality. Waves of Yin were coming from the 14th valley. Wang Lin felt his
body stiffen.
Wang Lin looked around and let out a sigh. In truth, this was the best
place for him to go into closed door cultivation. However, although this
place looked calm, for it to be considered one of the three danger zones, it
must have its dangers. Wang Lin didn’t dare to go into closed door
cultivation for long no matter how good the conditions were. Before he
fully understands this place, he won’t stay here for long unless he
absolutely has to.
He hesitated for a bit. He had already collected a few beast bones.
Although their quality wasn’t very high, they should at least be able to
increase the power of the nine skeleton formation a bit.
But he was a bit unwilling to walk away now. From his current position,
he could see just how big the fourteenth valley was. This fourteenth valley
was clearly different from the 13 before it. Its size was almost the same as
the previous 13 combined.
In addition to all of this, what was most strange about the 14th valley
was that there were no corpses in sight. The entire ground was covered in
shining blue frost that looked very mysterious.
From a distance, Wang Lin could see that the fourteenth valley wasn’t
the center of the Corpse valley; it could only be considered the halfway
point. Wang Lin shook his head and decided to head back.
Just as he was about to leave, a roar came from the distance and a giant
dragon over 1,000 feet long appeared from the fog.
Wang Lin’s expression changed as he took a few steps back and entered
the ground. His divine sense spread out and was locked onto the giant
dragon.
The dragon’s body was very large. As it moved its body, it created huge
gusts of wind. In one jump, it crossed 13 valleys and entered the fourteenth
valley.
As the giant dragon passed over Wang Lin, a large amount of fresh
blood fell from the sky. Wang Lin looked up and saw that there was a giant
wound on the dragon’s stomach. The wound covered half of the dragon’s
body length.
Wang Lin looked at the direction the dragon came from and saw a trail
of blood. It seemed the dragon was bleeding non-stop on the way here.
The dragon stopped above the fourteenth valley and seemed indifferent
about the amount of blood he was shedding as he let out one last roar. The
moment this roar came out, the air around the dragon rippled and spread out
like waves in the ocean.
The bones in the other valleys were turned to dust and were pushed
outward by the air waves.
Wang Lin could feel that three inches of the ground were peeled off. He
was extremely shocked. This dragon was probably even stronger than a
Nascent Soul cultivator.
This roar lasted for one hour before the dragon’s eyes dimmed. It used
the last of its strength to smash into the blue ice on the ground and dug into
it.
At this moment, Wang Lin jumped out of the ground and charged
toward the dragon without any hesitation. In the blink of an eye, he had
entered the fourteenth valley. As he floated in the air, he grabbed the tail of
the sinking dragon and pulled with all his might.
He only heard crackling sounds as the dragon’s body was pulled out by
him. His heart pounded as he carried the heavy body and flew out of the
Corpse Valley.
The dragon was too heavy. Even when using all the spiritual energy in
his body, he could just barely carry it. He could hear his own bones
compressing under the pressure, but when he thought about obtaining the
body of a dragon that had just died, Wang Lin completely ignored the pain.
After shakily flying out of the Corpse Valley, Wang Lin could see the
cultivators that were collecting bones on the outer rim. All of them had
activated defensive treasures as they looked at him. They were stunned.
These cultivators were used to these kinds of things happening, so the
moment the dragon appeared, they all scattered, opened up their defensive
treasures, and found a sturdy place to hide. Even so, there were still people
who had their bodies shattered by the roar.
In order to survive, not only would they need a certain level of
cultivation but also a quick mind. These people were here year round as
they relied on selling the bones from the Corpse Valley for a living.
Because they were here year round, they did sometimes see spirit beasts
dying inside the valley, but this was the first time they had seen someone
carry out the body of a spirit beast that had just died.
They have never even heard of it, let alone seen it. However, this person
had not only done it, but was carrying a complete dragon corpse.
A complete body that hadn’t rotted! At this moment, most of the
cultivators had lost their reasoning and revealed looks of greed.
Wang Lin could feel countless eyes looking at him. He let out a cold
snort as he stepped on the ground and went underground using the earth
escape technique with the entire dragon.
The moment he sunk down, his Ji Realm divine sense shot out. All of
the cultivators here were below the Core Formation stage, so every single
one of them died.
The dragon’s body was simply too large. Even though he was constantly
drinking spirit liquid, he couldn’t move very fast. He could only ever so
slowly move toward the cave as he was carrying the dragon.
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THREE COLD CORES
I t took Wang Lin ten days to slowly move from the Corpse Valley back
to the cave. After he appeared outside the cave, he carefully checked his
surroundings. When he was sure that nothing was wrong, he came out and
dragged the dragon out with him.
The ground shook and alerted Li Muwan. She opened the formation and
poked her head out after Wang Lin called her. However, the moment she
poked her head out, her eyes were drawn to the 1,000 foot long dragon. She
was dumbfounded for a long time.
Wang Lin dragged the dragon into the formation and said to Li Muwan,
“Would the bones of this dragon be enough for the formation?”
Li Muwan nodded in a daze as her mind was a complete mess. She had
seen records of this type of dragon. They were powerful enough to kill late
stage Nascent Soul cultivators and their entire bodies could be considered
treasures.
Inside the head of the dragon was a dragon pill. It was a natural pill that
only needed a bit of refinement to become a real pill that will increase
cultivation. The dragon’s skin was top quality material for making armor
and the dragon’s bones and tendons were also rare materials. The most
precious material of all though was the marrow.
The quality of the marrow depended on the age of the dragon. The older
the dragon, the less marrow. Once it reaches a certain age, it will become a
dragon pill.
The dragon pill was something even ancient cultivators would dream of.
It would allow one to obtain a dragon’s body and allow them to switch back
and forth. Also, from that point on, they will never reach a bottleneck when
cultivating.
However, for a dragon to form a dragon pill, it would need to be alive
for 9,990,000 years. This was why no exact records of the dragon pill
existed. Its effects were still only rumors and legends.
After passing the dragon to Li Muwan, he no longer bothered with it
and went on his way. He had obtained everything he needed besides a
furnace in this trip, but he learned that there was a place called the Treasure
Refining Pavilion where he could buy one.
The Treasure Refining Sect had a lot of shops all over the Sea of Devils.
The closest one was in North Dipper city, 40,000 kilometers away.
However, things like a pill furnace usually cost a lot, and after hearing Sang
Muya say that the head of the Fighting Evil Sect had spent almost all of the
sect’s spirit stones for one pill furnace, he gave up on the idea of going to
buy one.
He decided to put the matter of the furnace aside for now. Because they
had the dragon’s bones, the nine skeleton formation will be strong enough
to provide them decent protection. Wang Lin was going to go into closed
door training, aiming for the Core Formation stage.
Wang Lin sat down in one of the stone rooms and sealed it with a large
rock. Then he took out 30 flying swords and pointed at the ground. The
flying swords immediately flew into the ground and started digging a tunnel
to the bottom of the mountain.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious as he shot out some spiritual energy
that became a ball of fire. The color of the fire gradually became light blue.
Wang Lin slightly frowned, but his face immediately lightened up. Rank 1
common Earth Yin. Although it couldn’t compare to the Corpse Valley, it
was more than enough for common cold cores.
His body moved and jumped into the bottom of the pit. It reached rank 3
common Earth Yin. This was clearly the limit, so he put out the ball of fire
and began to cultivate.
Wang Lin had already learned the Underworld Ascension Method once,
so he was able to quickly pick it up again.
Time slowly passed and three days later, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His
eyes revealed a contemplating expression before he took out the heaven
defying bead and gathered the spirit liquid.
Time quickly passed by. Aside from cultivating, Wang Lin only
gathered the spirit liquid from the heaven defying bead every day. Once he
had gathered enough dew, he would spend part of the day cultivating inside
the heaven defying bead with the spirit liquid.
As a result, his progress was very rapid. It only took him one month to
form two cold cores. He only needed to form the last one to attempt to
reach the Core Formation stage.
This last cold core would take longer to make. After all, he had only
formed two cold cores last time. However, he was at the peak of late stage
Foundation Establishment, so at least it wouldn’t take him years of
cultivation for it to finally form.
Wang Lin was confident that he could form his third cold core within
three months. As a result, he wasn’t in a rush at all. Aside from cultivating
and gathering spirit liquid, he found time every day to nurture some devils.
Wang Lin had tried many times, but he couldn’t imprint his divine sense
onto the devil, so he had to work around it by slowly nurturing them.
Speaking of the devil, he was of great use for Wang Lin. He slowly took
out souls from the soul flag and fed them to the devil. All of the souls inside
this soul flag were cultivators from the Sea of Devils, and a majority of
them were disciples of the Fighting Evil Sect. According to Sang Muya, all
of these souls belonged to people who fought with him for the attention of
their master. After they were killed by him, he sealed their souls inside.
Time slowly passed, and by the time the devil had devoured most of the
souls in the soul flag, a sliver of Wang Lin’s divine sense developed inside
the devil.
The devil itself hadn’t realized that this sliver of Wang Lin’s divine
sense had developed within itself as it thought about ways to escape.
Three months had passed since he had gone into closed door cultivation.
The prototype for his third cold core had already formed. In these three
months, he had gone outside several times. The room Li Muwan was in was
filled with materials. She even managed to get some soil from somewhere
and planted some spirit herbs. There was also a formation of low and
medium quality spirit stones laid out around the spirit herbs to ensure they
had enough spiritual energy to grow.
A small pill furnace was placed in the center of the room with a pile of
failed pills beside it. Li Muwan had started refining pills when Wang Lin
had gone into closed door cultivation.
Aside from the failures on the ground, there were also jades scattered on
the floor. Whenever Li Muwan get stuck or had some inspiration, she would
immediately search through the jades.
Of the four rooms inside the cave, one was used for Wang Lin’s
cultivation, one was for alchemy, one was for growing plants, and the last
one had been renovated into a shower room by Li Muwan.
The Sea of Devils was filled with fog, so the air was very humid. The
inside the cave was no exception. Clothes will get wet very quick and stick
to your body. Li Muwan was a girl, and adding on the sticky feeling the wet
clothes gave her, she really couldn’t stand it anymore, so she put in a lot of
effort to make this shower room.
Wang Lin didn’t care about the shower room at all because all he have
to do was cycle his spiritual energy and all of the Yin energy would be
sucked into his cold core.
The nine skeleton formation’s power had greatly increased with the
dragon’s bones. However, Li Muwan said that it should be called the nine
dragon bone formation instead of the nine skeleton formation.
The moment the formation was turned on, it could trap a Core
Formation cultivator for months, or block a Nascent soul cultivator for a
few days. However, Li Muwan regretted that they couldn’t catch the dragon
while it was alive, because if they had infused the dragon’s soul into the
formation, it would be even stronger. Not only would it be able to defend, it
would also be able to attack. Any Core Formation cultivator would die
instantly, and a Nascent Soul cultivator would be forced away in a sorry
state.
Unfortunately, the soul of a dragon was too hard to obtain, so she could
only dream about it.
As for the dragon, Li Muwan took out the dragon’s pill and stored it
until she obtains a better pill furnace. As for the skin, Li Muwan spent a
month removing it from the dragon and stored it for later.
In addition to all of this, there were the dragon’s tendons. This was the
third mysterious part of the dragon aside from the dragon’s pill and marrow.
If a treasure refiner was here, they would be able to refine the tendons into
weapons that could change their size at will and split into countless
branches.
The last part was a small bottle of bone marrow. It was so precious that
Li Muwan was scared of using it to refine pills. She handed these things
over to Wang Lin and painfully withdrew her gaze.
Wang Lin kept the dragon’s marrow and veins and gave everything else
to Li Muwan. With her tender hands, she made two inner armors from the
dragon’s hide.
After Wang Lin put one on, he looked at the other one that was clearly
made for a woman and threw it at Li Muwan. She let out a smile as she
silently put it away in her bag of holding.
There was still a lot of dragon’s hide left after the armor was made, so
Wang Lin put it all away to exchange for other resources in the future.
The entire dragon became various treasures.
Another month passed and Wang Lin finally formed his third cold core.
The Yin energy cycled through the cold core at his head, chest, and dantian.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and revealed an excited look. He closed his
eyes and decided to do it all in one go, so he fused the three cold cores into
one.
Situ Nan had explained in detail before about the process of fusing the
three cold cores into one. The fusion was divided into the initial step and
completion. If he could reach the initial step, then he would truly be half a
step into the Core Formation stage. If he were to take the Distant Heaven
Pill at the same moment he completes the fusion, then he would have an
80% chance of reaching the Core Formation stage.
He didn’t let Li Muwan complete the Distant Heaven Pill because it
required a better pill furnace and there was only one incomplete pill. He had
to ensure the highest success rate of the pill being completed.
At the same time, he made the backup plan of using the demonic blood
root to make a fake Distant Heaven Pill.
Before, he thought buying a pill furnace would be too expensive, but
now that he had the dragon’s hide, he could try to get one. If it was still not
enough, then he would do whatever was necessary to get a pill furnace. He
took a deep breath and began to attempt fusing his cold cores.
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T here were cold cores in his head, chest, and dantian. He had to break
the balance between the three so the cold core at the head would sink
and fuse with the one in the chest. If that succeeded, then that was the initial
fusion.
The next step would be for that fused cold core to sink and fuse with the
one in the dantian. The moment the three cold cores fuse, there is a chance
for a real core to form.
Wang Lin quietly sat inside this small, stone room filled with Yin
energy. His eyes were cold, his divine sense was in his body, and his focus
was on the cold core in his head.
The first step for him was to make this cold core sink.
Wang Lin knew that it would be difficult to fuse the three cores before,
but after experiencing it, he felt like difficult was an understatement. It was
more like unimaginably difficult to fuse the three cold cores.
Wang Lin had already tried to sink the first cold core for more than a
month, and he never stopped trying the whole time. There seemed to be
some mysterious force blocking him. No matter how hard he tried, he
couldn’t break through.
The requirements to cultivate the Underworld Ascension Method were
to break the Ancestral point, Qi Sea, and dantian three times each with each
time being harder than the last. The first time could be said to be difficult,
the second time was very difficult, and the third time was extremely
difficult. However, what Wang Lin was attempting to do right now was
really making his Ancestral point break a fourth time, so one could only
imagine the difficulty.
After attempting to break through many times, Wang Lin changed
tactics and decided to slowly grind the barrier down. As time went on, that
force that was blocking him weakened greatly.
However, the pain caused when grinding it was not something a normal
person could imagine. Every time he grinded it, his body would shake and
his forehead would be covered in sweat. His clothes had been dry ever since
he had started this process.
Turning three cores into one was not something that could be achieved
without great determination. However, determination was not something
Wang Lin lacked. Even back in the Heng Yue Sect, his determination had
left two streaks of blood on the road up the mountain.
If it wasn’t for his bad talent, he would have definitely been the focus of
the Heng Yue Sect’s nurture and care. However, all of this was pointless
now with the destruction of the Heng Yue Sect.
Wang Lin’s determination was unimaginable. After enduring three
months of this pain, the Ancestral point finally broke once more.
The fist-sized cold core slowly sank down toward his Qi sea. As it sunk,
slivers of energy from the cold core entered his body,
Every time the cold core sunk, more and more of these threads of
energy appeared until the core was finally right above the Qi sea.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and started grinding the barrier in front of
the Qi sea without any hesitation.
Another three months had passed before the barrier finally broke and
opened. At the same time, the two cold cores collided with each other.
Wang Lin heard a boom as a terrifying energy surged through his body.
Wang Lin’s face immediately became pale. After his throat moved a bit,
he coughed out a mouthful of blood. The moment the blood came out, it
froze and hit the wall, causing the wall to be covered in blood-colored ice
crystals.
After coughing out the blood, he quickly took out eight medium quality
spirit stones, all of which he crushed and turned to dust. The dust quickly
circled around him and formed a strange symbol.
The symbol faintly glowed before disappearing. Then a black flying
sword appeared and circled Wang Lin once before stopping before him. The
devil’s figure slowly appeared from the sword.
The devil first looked at Wang Lin and began to struggle on what to do.
Just at this moment, the divine sense implanted in the devil activated and it
lost every urge to attack Wang Lin, then started to obediently guard him.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin’s body fell to the ground. He only
had enough time to place a formation before he passed out.
Speaking of this formation, Wang Lin had prepared several simple
formations to use during emergency situations.
The devil guarded the cave and secretly glanced at Wang Lin a few
times. He began to struggle again and thought, “Should I attack him?
Well… he doesn’t seem to be faking it… it’s hard to say. This guy is just
too sly… Ah, should I fight with him? But if I can’t defeat him…” The
devil shivered and threw this idea out of his mind.
After one day, the idea he had thrown out of his mind came back again
and he began to struggle. “Should I attack him? This is the perfect time. If I
miss this chance now, then I might never have another… No, this Wang Lin
is too cunning. How could he not have some sort of defense against me? He
was passing out, yet he still let me out. This doesn’t make any sense.” The
devil shook his head and looked viciously at Wang Lin. “I’m not going to
fall for it. You can continue to pretend.”
The idea was once again thrown aside.
Another day passed. The devil looked at Wang Lin and became tempted
again. “Forget it, lets fight! I don’t think this guy is faking it. I wanna fight,
fight, fight!”
His eyes turned red and he jumped at Wang Lin. The defensive
formation had no effect, so he managed to touch him.
But shortly after, the devil let out a miserable scream as green gas came
out of his body and he seemed like he was about to disappear. He quickly
backed up while miserably crying, “I knew this guy was cunning. Why else
would he let me out without a care? Damn it, when did he leave that divine
sense inside me. How… how am I going to live from now on?” The devil
slumped to the ground and began wailing.
After experiencing this, the devil obediently stayed in a corner. He
stared at the wall with eyes filled with anger.
On the third day, Wang Lin woke up and let out a bitter smile. He
underestimated the difficulty of the fusion. The destructive force created by
the fusion was the key part of the process.
He couldn’t let this energy escape or the fusion would fail, but if he
were to keep it in his body, his body wouldn’t be able to withstand it. Wang
Lin’s expression was very dark and unsettling.
In truth, his body couldn’t handle this level of Yin energy, which
confused him greatly. How did the senior that practiced the Underworld
Ascension Method fuse the three cold cores? Forget about others, how did
Situ Nan succeed in cultivating the Underworld Ascension Method?
Wang Lin thought very hard but couldn’t come up with an answer. This
was one point Situ Nan had never brought up.
“How could I make my body be able to withstand the Yin energy?”
Wang Lin muttered to himself for a long time before letting out a sigh, then
his gaze landed on the devil in the corner.
After Wang Lin woke up, the devil had constantly been taking peeks at
him. Now that Wang Lin looked at him, his body quivered and he quickly
said, “I have been guarding you this whole time and was always vigilant.”
Wang Lin grabbed the devil and threw him into the flying sword before
leaving the stone room.
Wang Lin looked into Li Muwan’s room and saw her slumped over a
table, sleeping soundly. Her silky hair was tied up in a ponytail. Part of the
ponytail was on the side of her face and the rest was behind her ear. Her
face was slightly red and had a glow like sunlight reflecting off snow.
The purple dress she had on made her look like a painting and would
cause anyone’s heart to beat faster. At this moment, there were slivers of
white smoke escaping from the pill furnace next to her, making her look
like a fairy in a painting.
The decorations Li Muwan had added to her room, like the green vines
she had picked up somewhere, made this scene look even more like a
painting.
A faint aroma of herbs came out of her room. When Wang Lin breathed
it in, his mind immediately became clearer.
He looked for a long time before withdrawing his gaze and looked at the
other stone room. His room. Half of the room was filled with herbs and the
other half was filled with other materials. The dragon’s skull was among
those materials.
The dragon’s corpse was too large, especially the bones. It would be too
wasteful to use it all on the formation, so Wang Lin came out once to tell Li
Muwan to save some of it.
After giving out that order, he began fusing the three cold cores. Wang
Lin began to ponder. There was a bit of purple on this bone that make it
look more like metal than bone. He thought that this must have been formed
due to the dragon’s unique bodily structure.
Just as Wang Lin was observing, his heart suddenly moved and he
turned around. Li Muwan stood up with a yawn and opened the door. She
was surprised to see him. All of her drowsiness went away.
In these past few days, Li Muwan’s mentality had been slowly
changing. At the start, she was always on guard against Wang Lin because
she was afraid he might suddenly attack her. After all, people who practice
the Death Spell often harvested Yin energy.
But then she realized that this Wang Lin was almost always in closed
door training. Before, she thought that her brother was diligent in
cultivation, but after seeing Wang Lin, she felt that he was truly diligent.
In her view, Wang Lin was already at the peak of the Foundation
Establishment stage and only one step away from the Core Formation stage.
However, how could the Core Formation stage be that easy to reach? In Li
Muwan’s memory, the youngest person to reach the Foundation
Establishment stage was 17 years old, but that person took 30 years from
there before they reached the Core Formation stage. This person was Hou
Fen’s ancestor, the first person to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and the
person who raised Hou Fen from a rank 2 to a rank 3 cultivation country.
But looking at Wang Lin’s appearance, she thought that he was only in
his 20s. It would be impossible for him to form his core in a short period of
time. When Wang Lin told her that he will send her home once he reaches
the Core Formation stage, she secretly sighed. She believed that it would
take him a few decades to successfully reach the Core Formation stage. She
felt a hint of disdain toward Wang Lin. If he wanted to keep her, he could
have just said so instead of using this trick.
Li Muwan pondered for a bit, then asked, “Your… your cultivation has
reached a bottleneck?” Her soul blood essence was in his hands, so if he
were to ever have some crazy demand, she wouldn’t know how to respond.
This question had been in her mind for a long time. Today, when she saw
his frown, she couldn’t help but remember that the death spell required the
user to absorb Yin energy from females to cultivate. Based on her
calculations, it has been months since he had last killed anyone or touched
any woman.
Wang Lin didn’t know what Li Muwan’s was thinking. He looked at her
and nodded.
Li Muwan’s heart skipped a beat. She took a few steps back and her
face became pale. She struggled a bit as she bit her lower lip and said, “I…
I only promised to help you refine pills. If I… I … even if I die, I won’t
agree.”
Wang Lin was caught off guard by Li Muwan. He turned his gaze
toward the dragon skull and asked, “Why is the skull of the dragon this
color?”
She bit her lower lip and softly said, “The dragon’s body is filled with
poison, so it is not surprising that the bone is this color.”
“Filled with poison?” Wang Lin was shocked as he carefully examined
the skull.
“Before a dragon dies, its body gets filled with deadly poison. Once it
dies, the poison can change its body to become a type of treasure. The most
poisonous part of the dragon is its marrow, and the most valuable part is
also its marrow.” Li Muwan’s expression gradually became cold and her
voice calm.
Wang Lin silently stared at the dragon’s skull and began to ponder, his
expression unsettled. He muttered, “A body filled with poison… why isn’t
the dragon affected by the poison when it is alive…” An idea flash across
his mind. The idea came quick, but it left just as quick. Wang Lin only got a
hint before becoming confused again.
Li Muwan coldly looked at Wang Lin. Seeing that his frown had
become tighter, she couldn’t help but say, “The dragon’s body is made of
poison from its flesh, bone, innards, and even its saliva, so it naturally
won’t be affected…”
An idea suddenly flashed across Wang Lin’s mind. The idea became
clearer and clear and his frown gradually loosened up until he finally let out
a laugh and put the dragon’s skull inside his bag of holding.
“Since my body couldn’t withstand the Yin energy, then let my body
completely become one with the Yin energy. As a result, I will be able to
withstand it.” Wang Lin took a deep breath, looked at Li Muwan, and
walked toward her.
Li Muwan’s face became every paler. She backed up to the wall, her
body trembling, and just as she was about to kill herself with a bitter smile
on her face, Wang Lin said, “When I reach the Core Formation stage, I’ll
send you back to the Lou He Sect.”
With that, he turned around, rushed out of the cave, and disappeared in
the blink of an eye.
Li Muwan was completely stunned. Her mind was in chaos as various
thoughts flooded her mind. Finally, she sat down with her back against the
wall.
Wang Lin activated his earth escape technique to its peak as he charged
toward the corpse valley. After gaining insight from Li Muwan’s words, he
was now 100% confident in making the three cold cores fuse.
His speed was very fast. He arrived at the corpse valley in three days.
He charged directly in and flew from the first valley to the thirteenth valley.
Outside of the fourteenth valley, he took a deep breath and stepped in.
In the fourteenth valley, the ground was covered in a layer of frost. As
Wang Lin walked on it, slivers of Yin energy entered his feet. Wang Lin
hesitated a bit before slowly sinking into the ground with the earth escape
technique.
As he sank, the Yin energy became even more powerful. After he sank
about 100 meters, he had to stop as the powerful earth Yin energy had
frozen his body. This was his limit. If he were to go any deeper, than even
his soul would freeze.
As for how deep the fourteenth valley was and what secrets might be
within it, Wang Lin didn’t care. He carefully controlled his heartbeat and
moved his body into the lotus position.
“I’m not leaving this valley until the three cores fuse into one!” Wang
Lin muttered this in his heart and closed his eyes.
Time flew by and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
The disaster at Hou Fen was finally resolved. The rank 4 cultivation
country had sent three Soul Formation cultivators. They had spent 19 days
taming all of the fire beasts. They refined them all together into a medium
quality spirit beast, then returned to their country.
The quality of spirit beasts have very wide gaps. They are categorized
into abnormal, spirit, desolate, and celestial beasts. Each stage has high,
medium, and low quality.
The fire spirit that was absorbed by the heaven defying bead was half a
step into becoming a desolate beast. According to this scale, it would be at
the peak stage of a high quality spirit beast. All of its descendants were low
quality spirit beasts. This clearly shows the difference between high,
medium, and low quality. If it wasn’t for the fact that the fire spirit was in a
weakened state, it wouldn’t have been so easily devoured.
It has to be said that a high quality spirit beast is the equivalent of a
peak late stage Soul Formation cultivator, a medium quality spirit beast is
the same as a peak late stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and an early stage
spirit beast is the same as a peak late stage Core Formation cultivator.
The dragon that died was a medium quality spirit beast.
Although the fire beasts were gone, the fire spiritual energy in the
country made it impossible to cultivate. They could only wait for the fire
spiritual energy to slowly dissipate with time.
The battle with Xuan Wu continued, but battles between hundreds of
people were very rare now. Most of the battles now were between a few
dozen people. After taking about ⅓ of Xuan Wu, the cultivators of Hou Fen
really didn’t have any more power to push further, so everything stabilized.
As for the battle between the two countries, it turned from killing each
other to a training ground for the disciples of the two countries. This was a
great insult to all of the disciples that had died during the start of the war.
As for Wang Lin, after he sunk 100 meters into the ground of the
fourteenth valley, he sat there like an old monk. His heartbeat slowed down
even more as an endless amount Yin energy entered his body and spread to
his flesh and bones.
Gradually, more and more extremely Yin energy gathered in his body,
so his flesh was now blue. It was as if it was about to turn to ice. In the past
six months, his heart had beaten 9,837,543 times and he had sunken down
to 180 meters.
Another six months passed. The Yin energy had invaded all of his
internal organs now. His flesh and blood started to freeze and his hands and
feet had become ice crystals. It felt as if any amount of force would shatter
them. In these six months, his heart had only beaten 487,659 times and he
had sunken down to 730 meters.
Another 6 months passed. The ice crystals had extend to his arms and
legs. If one looked at it closely, they would see his bones inside the ice. His
torso was also starting to turn into ice. His heart had beaten a total of 3,865
times and his body had sunken down to 1460 meters.
Six more months passed. His entire body, besides his head, had became
an ice crystal and his heart had stopped beating. His body had sunken down
to 3,672 meters.
Two more years passed. Half way through the third year, his head
turned into an ice crystal as well. There was no more signs of life from
Wang Lin. He had finally reached the Underworld state required in the
Underworld Ascension Cultivation Method.
His body had sunken to 7,979 meters and appeared in a dark blue space.
His surroundings were filled with bones of beasts. For some reason, all of
the flesh of these beasts had disappeared, leaving behind this sea of corpses.
All of the bones here had been turned into blue ice crystals.
Wang Lin sat inside the sea of bones and spent one month to restore his
heartbeat, two months to recover his divine sense, and three months to feel
the three cold cores.
Afterward, the cold cores from his Ancestral point and Qi sea collided,
creating a surge of powerful Yin energy. However, compared to the Yin
energy currently in Wang Lin’s body, it felt a bit underwhelming.
He easily fused the two cold cores together and condensed them into
one.
Shortly after, the fused cold core sank and arrived at the dantian. The
barrier at the dantian lasted only half an hour before it collapsed.
The fused cold core sank and collided with the cold core in the dantian.
Suddenly, more than ten times the Yin energy from last time surged forth.
This Yin energy was very dense, but it was still a bit short of the Yin energy
in Wang Lin’s body. Slowly, the three cold cores fused into one.
However, its color wasn’t golden but a very full gray.
Wang Lin didn’t know that the Underworld Ascension Cultivation
Method had undergone some changes due to the heaven defying bead and
the Ji Realm. It could be said that the difficulty he faced had never
happened before.
The reason the Underworld Ascension Cultivation Method was said to
be the fastest way to reach the Core Formation stage was because it formed
a prototype cold core first. It would then use spiritual energy to turn it into a
golden core.
He had now completed more than half of it, so he only needed more
spiritual energy to make that final push. However, the Core Formation stage
wasn’t that easy to achieve. There was a certain chance of failure.
If he were to fail, the prototype core would shatter and he would have to
start again.
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T he three cores fused into one to form the prototype core. The next
step will be for it to fuse with the body. If his body doesn’t reject it,
Wang Lin will begin to nurture it with his spiritual energy and divine sense.
After a certain point, it will turn into a golden core. When that happens,
Wang Lin will have stepped into the Core Formation stage.
The final push with spiritual energy would require the help of the
Distant Heaven Pill. As Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes, cracks started
appearing below his head. His body let out crackling sounds and soon, the
cracks covered his body.
As his body moved, the cracks became even larger. Wang Lin slowly
stood and violently shook his body. The ice fragments quickly fell as if
there was a powerful wind blowing them away.
The clothes on his body also turned to dust and disappeared. Only the
dragon hide inner armor still remained tattered on his body.
Wang Lin silently stood in place and closed his eyes. After a long time,
he opened them. A blue light shined from his eyes. Although he was only
half a step into the Core Formation stage in terms of cultivation, his
Underworld Ascension Cultivation Method had reached completion.
A mass of blue flames came out of his prototype core and flowed
through his body before appearing in his hand. At this moment, three inches
above his hand, there was a silently burning mass of blue flame.
Instead of releasing heat, the flame emitted cold. This flame was the
essence of the Underworld Ascension Cultivation Method; the Underworld
Flame.
The moment the Underworld Flame appeared, the blue ice around him
immediately started to emit a white gas. It was as if it was going to melt.
Wang Lin waved his hand and the blue flame disappeared. The white gas
slowly dissipated and a dent was revealed in the ice.
Wang Lin examined the power of the flame before looking around and
putting on another set of clothes. With his eyes locked onto the bones, he
began to think. After a while, he sat down in the lotus position and took out
the dragon’s skull.
Staring at the skull, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He decided to go to Nan
Dou city to trade for a pill furnace so Li Muwan could complete the Distant
Heaven Pill. Although three years had passed in the blink of an eye, he
knew through the Soul Blood Essence that Li Muwan didn’t meet any
danger.
However, after seeing the countless frozen beast bones, he hesitated.
The War God Shine’s refining technique required a reaction furnace.
After the first failure, he had he never gotten his hands on more skulls
of spirit beasts. He told Li Muwan to save the dragon’s skull because he
wanted to use it to make the reaction furnace. However, due to him trying to
fuse his three cold cores, plus the fact that he wasn’t sure he would succeed,
he hadn’t tried it yet. After all, should he fail, it would take a lot of effort to
find another one.
But now that he found that he was surrounded by bones, his urge to
make a reaction furnace surfaced again. He recalled the steps to make the
reaction furnace from his memory before taking out the jade to double
check.
He put his hands together, then, as he reopened them, threads of
spiritual energy connected his two hands. Wang Lin’s expression became
serious as he threw his hands up. The threads of spiritual energy flew up as
well.
Wang Lin didn’t even blink as he joined his hands again and repeated
this process over and over again. More and more threads of spiritual energy
gathered before him until they were like a tense bundle of glowing silk.
After doing all of this, Wang Lin let out a sigh. The first step to making
the reaction furnace was complete. Now he had to see if the skull could
withstand the fusion of the threads.
He pointed at the dragon’s skull and the threads touched it. The threads
slowly fused with the skull and the purple of the skull gradually lessened.
But before long, cracks started to appear where the threads were
touching. Then the skull shattered into pieces, leaving only the threads of
spiritual energy hanging in the air.
Wang Lin let out a dark sigh, but then he quickly revealed an unwilling
expression. He stood up, grabbed the threads, jumped to another corpse, and
pressed them down. This corpse was about 500 or 600 meters long and was
grey. Its head was very big, almost the same as the size as the dragon’s
skull.
The moment the thread reached the corpse, it went right through it.
Wang Lin was startled. He tried again and the threads once again just went
through the bones.
Wang Lin stared at the beast and his eyes lit up. The bones were
covered in his blue ice, as if they were frozen. Wang Lin reached out and
squeezed the bone. There was a series of crackling sounds, but the bones
didn’t break.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then took out the Underworld Flame. The
moment the flame got near the bone, waves of white gas floated out of the
beast bone. The closer the flame got, the more white gas appeared, and the
blue ice melted at a visible rate. Eventually, all of the blue ice melted,
revealing the grey bone within.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate; he pressed the threads of spiritual energy
down. This time, the threads directly warped around the skull.
But after half an hour, the skull changed colors three times before
shattering. There were now a lot less threads. It seemed they had lost a lot
of spiritual energy.
Wang Lin frowned. The difficulty of making this reaction furnace was
far higher than he through. It seemed the reason there were so few people
who had managed to learn the refining technique was due to this reaction
furnace.
It already took a large amount of luck to even obtain the skull of a spirit
beast, and for a reaction furnace, you want the skull of a spirit beast that had
just died, and the higher quality the spirit beast, the better. If you use the
skull of a spirit beast that has been dead for a while, the success rate
drastically lowers.
Of course, if one could get the skull of a desolate beast, then even if the
beast had been dead for a long time, the success rate would increase several
fold.
As a result, the difficulty became exponentially more difficult. If he had
tried right as the dragon died, then his chance would have been higher.
However, back then, he didn’t have any time to think about it as all of his
focus was on reaching the Core Formation stage.
Wang Lin let out a soft snort as he looked at the endless sea of corpses
around him. As for how much spirit beast bones there were, he didn’t know.
“I don’t believe that I can’t make one reaction furnace with this many
spirit beast corpses.” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he closed his hand and
created more threads of spiritual energy. After replenishing the threads, he
grabbed them and placed them on another skull.
One hour later, the skull shattered again.
Just like this, he continued trying. Wang Lin didn’t even remember how
many skulls he had shattered, but he knew that he had replenished the
threads more than 100 times.
His eyebrows furrowed even harder. Finally, he jumped into the air and
coldly looked around. He threw the threads of spiritual energy out and they
began to circle around him.
His hands constantly open and closed. Everytime he did this, more
threads were made. His hand moved faster and faster and the threads
appeared like rain. Gradually, the amount of threads of spiritual energy
increased.
The number threads of spiritual energy greatly increased and he didn’t
stop as he used up all of the spiritual energy in his body. He quickly took a
few gulps of spirit liquid and continued to make threads.
Time slowly passed and the mass of threads became larger and larger. It
was now more than 100 meters wide.
Wang Lin looked at the size of this sea of corpses and thought, “Still not
enough.” Then he drank more spirit liquid and began to make more threads.
Finally, when the mass of threads was more than 1000 meters wide, he
stopped. He spread out his divine sense to control all of the threads, then
pressed them down. With that, blue flames appeared as well.
There were thunderous rumbles as the threads pressed down and kicked
up waves of ashes. The wave of ashes roared forth and all of the bones in its
path were turned to ashes and joined this wave.
Along with this wave, there was also a mass of white gas. This sight
was very breathtaking. Once all of the white gas dissipated, nothing was
left. Wang Lin clenched his teeth as he drank more spirit liquid and created
more threads before pressing them down again.
Waves of ashes roared across the area. After the white gas dissipated,
Wang Lin’s eyes locked onto the corpse of a small beast all by itself in this
1000 meter radius open area.
Wang Lin revealed a happy expression and immediately flew toward the
corpse. He took a closer look and found that there was nothing unusual
about it.
The bone was very white and looked very normal. Wang Lin’s eyes lit
up as he pointed at the sky. He quickly grabbed the threads of spiritual
energy and pressed them against the small beast’s skull.
The skull’s color quickly changed. One time, two times, three times…
after it changed color nine times, the skull detached from the spine and
floated into the air.
The threads had completely fused with the skull. After the skull
changed color nine times, it slowly morphed into a bowl shape while
emitting waves of spiritual energy.
Wang Lin caught it in his hand and began to examine it.
The origin of the War God Shrine’s refining technique was very
mysterious. Rumor has it that it was found with the Heaven’s Way
technique by the War God Shrine’s ancestor. The later generations spent a
lot of time developing it into the current refining technique. The reaction
furnace is a part of this and has 10 ranks of quality.
The higher the rank of the reaction furnace, the better it is. It’s also easy
to identify the rank. When it is being made, the number of times it changes
colors determines what rank it is.
“Rank 9!” Wang Lin muttered to himself. He felt very regrettable. With
this vast amount of spirit beast bones at his disposal, he still wasn’t able to
make a rank 10 reaction furnace.
However, a rank 9 was better than none. Wang Lin took out the jade and
checked it again.
What the jade didn’t mention was that even the Nascent Soul cultivators
in the War God Shrine only had rank 6 reaction furnaces. As for the rest,
almost all of them were rank 3 or lower.
Wang Lin’s reaction furnace being rank 9 had a lot to do with the corpse
of that little beast. This little beast was a rare desolate beast in this sea of
beast corpses.
After a desolate beast dies, its bones aren’t much different from a spirit
beasts’. Unless you are an expert on this, it is hard to tell them apart.
After Wang Lin’s divine sense withdrew from the jade, he began to
ponder. The War God Shrine’s refining technique focused on three key
points: transfer, melt, and fusion.
Wang Lin became very focused as he took out materials from his bag of
holding and threw them into the reaction furnace. These were some of the
materials recorded in the jade. After he got familiar with the contents of the
jade, he was able to find some in his bag.
Chicken Blood Stone: when infused with spiritual energy, it can
produce a lot of heat.
Violent Moon Vine: a type of plant that can produce decomposition
effects after being refined by the Heaven Star Wood.
Heaven Star Wood: a type of wood with corrosive properties.
Wang Lin had all three of these materials in his bag. Although it was not
much, it was enough for refining a treasure. Wang Lin had always been
very confused about the materials he had obtained in the foreign
battleground, but at least he knew a bit now
He started putting the Violent Moon Vine inside the reaction furnace.
Every time he placed a piece, he would crush it with a piece of spirit beast
bone. His divine sense was focused on the inside of the reaction furnace.
Gradually, the reaction furnace was filled with a thick, violet paste.
Staring at the reaction furnace, Wang Lin muttered as if he was waiting
for something. Then his eyes lit up and he flicked a drop of his blood inside.
At this moment, bubbles appeared inside the reaction furnace. Wang Lin
didn’t panic as he calmly sent spiritual energy into it.
The jade gave a detailed description of what the reaction furnace did.
The reaction furnace takes a side route in refining by using the reaction
furnace as a medium to allow the refiner to directly manipulate the
materials inside.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. After hesitating for a bit, he took out the
Heaven Star Wood, crushed it, and sprinkled it into the reaction furnace.
The violet liquid quickly started bubbling and released a pungent smell.
Wang Lin quickly took out his only piece of Chicken Blood Stone and
threw it in.
After finishing all of this, his expression became even more serious as
his hands quickly formed seals. The violet liquid inside the reaction furnace
quickly gathered together to form a violet ball.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit, then waved his hand. The ball split in half.
One half floated upward while the other sank back into the reaction furnace.
Under Wang Lin’s control, the ball that floated up went higher and
higher. Wang Lin pondered a bit before pointing at his chest and forehead.
He spat out a mouthful of purple spiritual energy, then the spiritual energy
immediately entered the ball.
The first step of the War God Shrine’s refining technique, transfer, was
complete. Now it was time for the second step, melt.
This melting process required treasures to use as materials. Wang Lin
slapped his bag of holding and 35 flying swords came out.
Wang Lin pointed at one of the flying swords and stabbed the ball with
it. Slowly, the tip of the sword melted until the entire sword melted into the
ball.
After that, the remaining 34 flying swords melted into the ball under
Wang Lin’s control. Finally, the ball began to emit a rainbow-colored light
that was very blinding.
The entire process, from placing the Violent Moon Vine into the
reaction furnace to now, had taken two hours. In these two hours, Wang Lin
focused all of his attention on refining. Not only did he not relax, but he
became even more focused as he took out the black flying sword from his
bag of holding.
It could be said that this flying sword had been through a lot with him.
From when he got it after killing Zhang Hu’s master, to being chased by
Teng Li, and finally when he died in the battle outside the Jue Ming Valley.
Then he was saved by Situ Nan’s Nascent Soul and the sword’s body was
destroyed. However, due to its connection with Wang Lin, the sword spirit
was able to survive by staying within Wang Lin’s soul.
Afterward, Wang Lin tried to find multiple new bodies for it, but none
of them worked. This black sword was the latest one, and after using
teleportation a few times, it was already a mess.
Wang Lin grabbed the sword and gently rubbed it. The sword hummed
loudly. Shortly after, an illusionary image of the sword flew out. The devil
also flew out and stood to the side. He stared blankly at his surroundings.
No one knew what he was thinking about.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and grabbed the ball. He clenched his
teeth, sent out an order, and the black flying sword flew right into the ball.
Wang Lin’s divine sense immediately spread out and surrounded the
ball. The last step of the War God Shrine’s refining technique, fusion,
started now.
Time slowly passed. The ball slowly elongated and gradually solidified.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, there was a loud cry, then a
crystal-clear flying sword appeared before Wang Lin.
The moment this flying sword sword appeared, a vortex of spiritual
energy appeared next to Wang Lin. After circling Wang Lin a few times, the
vortex entered the flying sword. Wang Lin looked at the flying sword for a
long time before opening his mouth. The flying sword flew inside.
The devil was startled. He forced a smile, rubbed his hands, and said,
“This… since you swallowed the sword, where am I going to live?”
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the devil. He waved his hand
and the dragon’s tendon flew out from his bag of holding. He reached inside
the reaction furnace and scooped out the half of the ball that had gone back
into the reaction furnace. His eyes lit up and the dragon’s tendon
immediately flew into the ball.
After he refined it for a while, the ball became smaller and smaller.
Finally, it turned back into the dragon’s tendon, but now it was a golden
color. Wang Lin looked at the devil and he obediently entered it.
He waved his right hand and the dragon’s tendon came down. After
observing it for a while, he put it away. He raised his head and looked at the
icey, blue wall above him. The blue Underworld Flame appeared in his
hand and he flew up.
He charged through over 1000 meters of dirt and rock like he was
breaking through paper. His speed was too fast, and adding on the
destructive power of the Underworld Flame, it caused the Corpse Valley to
tremble. This caused the expressions of all the cultivators inside the Corpse
Valley to change. They all quickly left the area as the trembling on the
ground intensified.
A few key cultivators saw that a loud roar came from the 14th valley as
a black shadow charged into the sky and disappeared into the fog.
The cultivators stared confusedly at the 14th valley for a long time.
After all of this happened, various rumors began to spread. Finally, the
rumor became that it was a corpse that had been sleeping inside the Corpse
Valley for tens of thousands of years. Then it suddenly woke up and
charged out from underworld. The thing that flew up was the cultivating
corpse.
After Wang Lin flew out, he didn’t stop and continued flying north.
According to the information he had received from Sang Muya, Nan Dou
city was about 300,000 kilometers north of the Corpse Valley.
Wang Lin knew that he had already spent a lot of time refining, so he
didn’t want to waste any more time. He only had one goal right now, and
that was to get a pill furnace to complete the Distant Heaven Pill.
After two days and nights of flying, a city came into Wang Lin’s view.
This city was very large, and at first glance, he couldn’t even see where it
ended. This was Nan Dou city, one of the 999 cities in the Sea of Devils.
The city was named Nan Dou because that was the city’s lord’s name.
He was a Nascent Soul cultivator with many experts under him. It could be
said that he was the ruler of this area.
Basically, if someone owned a city, they must have at least a certain
status, and the city’s lords were always well know. Under the city’s lord,
there were various sects, but none of them could compare to the city’s lord.
Luckily, Nan Dou City’s lord disappeared 500 years ago, so this area
had been going out of control like a headless dragon. This was also what
allowed large sects like the Fighting Evil Sect to form.
Nan Dou City became a lordless city in the Sea of Devils and was
managed by a few of the large sects. However, Nan Dou City was at the
edge of the Sea of Devils, so resources were scarce, and the lack of spirit
veins made it so Nascent Soul cultivators would rarely come out here. This
resulted in a situation where within millions of miles of Nan Dou City, there
were no Nascent Soul cultivators but a lot of Core Formation cultivators.
Someone once said that if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to appear here,
that person would become Nan Dou City’s new lord.
It was not like there hadn’t been any Nascent Soul cultivators that
wanted to rule the city, but none of them could stand the lack of spiritual
energy and barren land, so they all eventually gave up.
At some point, Nascent Soul cultivators stopped coming. After all, there
were almost 1000 cities in the Sea of Devils, so there was no reason to
come to a crappy city like Nan Dou.
The current Nan Dou city was managed by the Punishing Heaven Sect,
the Soul Extinguishing Sect, and the One Heaven Path Sect. Although the
Fighting Evil Sect had the power to also be a ruler, thanks the power of the
three sects, they couldn’t get a foothold in the city.
After all, splitting the ownership of the city three ways was very
different from splitting it four ways. Also, no one liked watching the
Fighting Evil Sect wiping out other sects as they grew in power, so the three
sects agreed on this matter.
After paying ten low quality spirit stones and obtaining the token for
entering the city, Wang Lin quickly walked through the streets toward the
Treasure Refining Pavilion in the east.
The Treasure Refining Pavilion had three floors. The items in each floor
were several time more expensive than the ones in the last. Currently, there
were about seven or eight cultivators bargaining with the workers inside.
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B efore Wang Lin entered, he took out a black cloak to cover his head.
After entering, he looked around the first floor and found that it
mostly contained flying swords. All of the swords were high quality and
sealed in boxes with talismans on each end to prevent the sword qi from
escaping.
In addition to all of these swords, there was a crystal pillar in the center
of the room with three flying swords floating in the middle with the tips of
the swords pointing down.
The three flying swords dimmed and brightened. Sometimes they would
even shine brightly.
As Wang Lin looked at the three swords in the center, a worker walked
up. He was about 20 years old and looked very bright. He carefully
examined Wang Lin. It was pretty normal for customers to hide their faces
because many cultivators didn’t want to be recognized. As for Wang Lin’s
cultivation level, he had the Treasure Refining Pavilion’s own special
technique to check. The more he checked, the more excited he became,
because Wang Lin’s cultivation level kept changing between Core
Formation and peak late stage Foundation Establishment.
Although this worker was surprised, he didn’t show it on his face. He
respectfully asked, “Does senior have his eyes on these flying swords?”
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and looked at the worker. He was instantly
able to see that the worker was at 7th or 8th layer of Qi Condensation and
calmly asked, “Does the Treasure Refining Pavilion sell pill furnaces?”
The worker nodded and smiled. “Senior, I’m afraid that you will only
find pill furnaces in our Treasure Refining Pavilion, as they are not things
normal people can buy. If senior is interested, please follow me to the
second floor.”
Wang Lin calmly walked toward the stairs. The worker quickly
followed to lead the way. Just before he stepped on the ladder, he turned
and looked at a cultivator that was currently bargaining with a worker. He
pondered for a moment before stepping onto the stairs.
After arriving at the second floor, the worker quickly went to talk to a
middle-aged man in a room to the right before quickly returning downstairs.
The middle-aged man didn’t have any hair and his eyes occasionally
shone. He got up, clasped his hands, and said, “What quality of pill furnace
does fellow cultivator want?”
Wang Lin took a look at the middle-aged man and found that this
middle aged man’s cultivation level was at the peak of Foundation
Establishment, just like him. He was surprised by this. The first floor had a
Qi Condensation cultivator and the second floor had a Foundation
Establishment cultivator. Does this mean that there is a Core Formation
cultivator in charge of the third floor?
Wang Lin’s expression was relaxed as he asked, “Could you take out a
few for me to see?”
The middle-aged man laughed and pointed at the chair to the side.
“Fellow cultivator, please sit and I’ll go grab them for you.” With that, he
poured a cup of tea before walking next to a wall and hitting it. Ripples
appeared on the wall, then it turned more and more illusionary.
Then three beautiful girls walked out, each holding a white jade tray. On
each tray was a large, red box. Each box was about two square feet.
These three wooden boxes were the exact same size, but the patterns
engraved on them were different. There were also seals placed on every
box.
The three beautiful girls walked up to Wang Lin and gazed at him.
The middle-aged man picked up one of the wooden boxes, placed it on
the table, and said, “Fellow cultivator, this is forged from the Greenstar
Rock and Mysterious Fog Crystal from the depths of the Sea of Devils. It
took 49 months of refining to create this Mysterious Green Pill Furnace.
This is a rank 3 pill furnace.” With that, he tapped the box, causing it to
open, revealing a fist-sized pill furnace.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He remembered that Li Muwan told
him that the pill furnace she carried around was only a rank 2 one and that
she would need a rank 4 or better pill furnace to ensure there weren’t any
problems with the Distant Heaven Pill.
After taking one look, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. He didn’t say a
word.
The middle-aged man faintly smiled. He waved his arms and the box
returned to the jade tray. He passed over the second girl and directly
grabbed the box from the third girl’s tray. He gently placed it on the table
and smiled. “I believe fellow cultivator must be refining a top quality pill.
This pill furnace is refined from the cores of 99 low quality spirit beasts
from the Sea of Devils. It’s called the Hundred Beast Pill Furnace. If you
use this pill furnace to refine a pill, there is a high chance of the pill
absorbing some of the beast cores’ aura. This will increase the quality of the
pill.” With that, he tapped the wooden box. The box slowly opened,
revealing a blood-red pill furnace. If one looked closely at it, they would
see the face of 99 spirit beasts.
These spirit beasts looked as if they were real. They even gave off
slivers of spiritual energy. This furnace was also in a sealed state. If it was
unsealed, the spiritual energy inside it would surge forth.
Even Wang Lin was tempted by this Hundred Beast Pill Furnace, but his
expression didn’t change at all.
The middle-aged man touched the wooden box and said, “Fellow
cultivator must know that low quality spirit beasts are equal to Core
Formation cultivators. Our sect spent a lot of time and effort to make this
pill furnace. This pill furnace has reached rank 5.”
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. After pondering for a bit, he asked, “What
price?”
The middle-aged man smiled and answered, “The standard price is
100,000 high quality spirit stones, or you can take out a treasure that is
equal to that price.”
After hearing this price, Wang Lin’s heart sank, even though he was
prepared for it. No wonder the Fighting Evil Sect’s sect head used up
almost all the money of the sect to buy just one.
The smile remained on the middle-aged man’s face as he poured himself
a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, “This Hundred Beast Pill Furnace is
indeed expensive. How about fellow cultivator considers the Mysterious
Green Pill furnace from before instead? Although it is still 100,000 spirit
stones, it is mid quality spirit stones, which is only 10,000 high quality
spirit stones.”
Wang Lin looked at him and slapped his bag of holding. A piece of
dragon hide appeared on the table.
“Dragon’s hide!” The middle aged man said, in surprised tone. He
picked it up and carefully examined it, then said, “This is the hide of a
medium quality dragon spirit beast. How much more of this do you have?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He didn’t answer. Instead, he
asked, “How much is needed to exchange for the Hundred Beast Pill
Furnace?”
The middle-aged man lowered his head and calculated for a bit before
raising it. He looked at Wang Lin and said, “If the dragon is at least 1,000
meters long, then the entire hide would be enough to exchange for it.”
Without a word, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the dragon’s
hide formed a small mountain before the middle-aged man. Wang Lin
didn’t even look at the middle-aged man as he grabbed the pill furnace and
walked down the stairs.
The middle-aged man breathed rapidly and looked at the dragon’s hide.
He spread out his divine sense and found that although it was missing a
small piece, it was not much different from a complete dragon.
The complete hide of a medium quality dragon spirit beast. It has to be
said that a medium quality spirit beast is the same as a Nascent Soul
cultivator. Even in the inner parts of the Sea of Devils, it could be
considered a powerhouse. Although the middle-aged man had seen a lot, he
had only seen the complete hides of low quality spirit beasts. As for the
hides of medium quality spirit beasts, he had only seen pieces. This was the
first time he had seen the complete hide of a medium quality spirit beast.
When he raised his head, Wang Lin had already put the box inside his
bag of holding and quickly went down stairs.
Wang Lin knew well that it was not wise to display his wealth to others.
This was why he decided to cover himself. However, he still didn’t feel
safe. Even though he didn’t understand the value of the dragon hide as
much as the middle-aged man, he knew that it was a rare material. If the
middle-aged man were to start thinking about the other parts of the dragon
and got greedy, it would cause trouble.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to trade the dragon’s
hide, but the price of the pill furnace was simply too high. Aside from the
dragon’s hide, the only other thing he had was the spirit liquid.
In comparison, if he were to take out something heaven defying like the
spirit liquid, it would cause even more problems. After considering the
choices, he decided to trade the dragon’s hide and quickly leave.
He left the Treasure Refining Pavilion and coldly looked across the
street. When he went upstairs, he had already noticed someone spying on
him, so he left a trace of his divine sense on that person. When he came out,
he noticed that person was in the inn across the street.
There were quite a few people in the inn, including three Core
Formation cultivators next to the person Wang Lin had left a trace of his
divine sense in. Wang Lin pondered a bit and decided to not detonate the
divine sense. After making a few turns, he took a step and activated his
earth escape technique. However, there was a flash of white light and he
didn’t enter the ground. The entire city was covered in a formation that
prevented his earth escape technique from working.
Wang Lin’s brow furrowed as he jumped into the air and flew toward
the city gates.
He only flew for a bit before a black-clothed cultivator arrived at the
spot where Wang Lin attempted to use the earth escape technique. He
looked at the direction Wang Lin flew in and licked his lips. His eyes were
filled with greed. This cultivator was one of the people that was bargaining
on the first floor when Wang Lin entered.
This person was named Wei San. He was one of the disciples of the
Fighting Evil Sect who had come to buy stuff in Nan Dou. When he saw
Wang Lin enter the second floor, he was tempted and casually took a few
glances before watching from the inn across the street. He even sent out a
voice transmission jade to fellow Fighting Evil Sect disciples who were also
in town buying stuff. After a long time, he saw Wang Lin leave and
calculated that Wang Lin must have gotten some treasures. Wei San
couldn’t help but get some evil ideas.
But he couldn’t see through Wang Lin’s cultivation level. Based on his
guesses, Wang Lin must have been at the Core Formation stage. This made
him want to back down, but when his fellow disciples arrived with some
elders, he was very happy and explained everything in detail.
Besides him, more than ten people appeared, all at various cultivation
levels. Most of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage, but three
of them were covered in black fog.
These three were the three cultivators that caused Wang Lin to worry.
Wei San turned around and respectfully said, “Elders, I can’t believe
that you three are in Nan Dou as well. I’m sure that person must have some
sort of treasure on him.”
A husky voice filled with anger said, “Wei San, you exaggerated too
much. I thought it was really a Core Formation cultivator. Hmph, how could
a mere pseudo Core Formation cultivator have any treasure? What a waste
of time.”
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A nother person covered in black fog said, “You, damn it!” A hand
reached out to slap Wei San.
Wei San’s face immediately became pale and he knelt onto the ground.
He chattered, “Disciple...everything disciple said is true. Aside from me
guessing his cultivation level wrongly, disciple…” The fear caused his
words to become incoherent.
None of the other Fighting Evil Sect disciples revealed any expressions.
Some even felt happy watching his misery. Seeing this made Wei San’s
heart become even colder. He saw the hand come closer, then suddenly had
an idea and shouted, “I… I remember now. He asked the worker at the
Treasure Refining Pavilion if there is any rank 5 or higher pill furnace!”
In truth, Wei San didn’t clearly hear those words, but in this stressful
situation, he began to make stuff up. As he spoke, even he himself began to
believe that maybe that person really was there to buy a pill furnace.
The hand suddenly stopped. A husky voice said, “Pill furnace? Wei San,
do you know the consequences of lying to me?”
Wei San clenched his teeth and said, “Disciple is willing to bet his life
on it.” He couldn’t help but bitterly smile in his heart. If he didn’t promise
now, then he would die instantly, so he might as well risk it. He was going
to die anyway, but if he was right, then he would get to keep his life.
The third elder that still hadn’t said a word finally said, “It doesn’t
matter if he is telling the truth or not. Let us just go and see for ourselves.”
The moment those words came out, the three of them no longer
hesitated and followed after Wang Lin. The other disciples quickly followed
them. Wei San wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and secretly cursed but
still followed them.
The three elders of the Fighting Evil Sect came to Nan Dou City to have
a very important meeting with the elders of the three other sects, so orders
were given to not obstruct them. Now that the meeting was over, no one
stopped them, even though there was a large group of Fighting Evil Sect
members together.
As for Wang Lin, someone would stop him to check his token every
once in a while. This made him move very slowly, and adding on the fact
that he noticed people following him, he decided to just charge through
everything.
Soon, he arrived at the gate and charged out of the city. Shortly after, the
Fighting Evil Sect members flew by the gate as well. After they left,
disciples of the three major sects of Nan Dou city appeared at the gate.
They were being lead by a few Core Formation cultivators.
They had received orders to kick out the members of the Fighting Evil
Sect if they started fighting inside the city, but if they leave the city, don’t
stop them or help them.
After Wang Lin left Nan Dou City, he quickly went underground using
the earth escape technique and quickly escaped.
One of the three Core Formation cultivators was surprised. He waved
his hand and an ancient mirror appeared in his grasp. He spat out a
mouthful of spiritual energy and guided it into the ancient mirror. The
ancient mirror shined and a rainbow-colored light shot out from it. The light
pointed at the ground toward where Wang Lin went and quickly went
forward.
The three of them sneered and followed the light.
The disciples of the Fighting Evil Sect were all every excited. Hunting
prey with the elders of the sect made them very excited.
Wang Lin slightly frowned and let out a snort as the divine sense left in
Wei San detonated.
Wei San, who was with the group of Fighting Evil Sect members,
suddenly let out a miserable scream, coughed out blood, and fell off his
sword. His fellow disciples’ expressions immediately changed.
Wang Lin’s speed didn’t slow down. He spread out his divine sense and
focused on one person. Once again, another disciple of the Fighting Evil
Sect let out a miserable scream and fell down.
As a result, the disciples of the Fighting Evil Sect all stopped, not daring
to continue chasing. Only the three Core Formation cultivators didn’t care.
They continued to chase after Wang Lin.
One of the cultivators waved his hand and a giant, black stamp
appeared. It circled him once, then he let out a cold smile and waved his
hand. The black stamp smashed down.
The moment the stamp smashed into the ground, Wang Lin quickly
turned and dodged it. The cultivator’s smile became even colder. He
controlled the stamp to continue smashing into the ground. A figure then
came out from under the ground. After coldly looking at the three of them,
Wang Lin quickly flew away.
The cultivator with the ancient mirror shouted, “Hand over the treasure
you got at the Treasure Refining Pavilion, or die!”
Just as he said those words, a bright light appeared before his eyes as a
flying sword stabbed toward him. He felt terrified as he forced his body to
move left a bit. He felt pain as the flying sword went through his chest and
came out the other side. He couldn’t help but cough out a mouthful of
blood.
“What kind of flying sword is this?” His face was pale and filled with
lingering fear. If he hadn’t reacted fast enough there, he would have died.
Wang Lin secretly sighed and waved his hand. The crystal sword
reappeared in his hand.
The other Core Formation cultivators were shocked. They quickly took
out a few defensive formations before finally staring at Wang Lin.
“Scram!” Wang Lin’s eyes were cold. After saying that one word, he
continued to fly forward.
The three Core Formation cultivators looked at each other, then at the
flying sword around Wang Lin. This powerful of a flying sword was very
rare. Greed appeared in the three’s eyes and they continued to chase Wang
Lin.
The wounded cultivator took out several defensive treasures before
finally relaxing a bit. Then he took out pills to help himself heal. Finally, he
crushed some of the pills and smeared them on the wound.
Then he hesitated a bit and took out a jade. He placed it on his forehead
and threw it out. In a few breaths of time, the jade disappeared.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and found that the three were still
chasing him. He couldn’t help but sneer. The three of them must be wanting
to kill him to steal his treasure. For Wang Lin, being chased by three Core
Formation cultivators wasn’t much. If it was only one, he could fight;
however, there were three of them. Even though they were all at the early
stage of Core Formation, he couldn’t underestimate them when they were
together.
However, once he succeeds in forming his core, killing the three of
them would be as easy as crushing ants.
Under the pursuit of the three Core Formation cultivators, Wang Lin ran
for a whole day. During this time, the three used various treasures, causing
Wang Lin to slow down. After the first sneak attack with the crystal sword,
the three of them started to be on guard, so future attacks weren’t as
effective.
Wang Lin’s gaze became colder and colder. His divine sense locked
onto the three of them and the Ji Realm red lightning shot out. The three
Core Formation cultivators saw a flash of red light before feeling like
hammers had hit their heads. Blood came out of their mouths and noses
and, after stumbling a bit, the three of them revealed terror they had never
shown before.
The already wounded cultivator coughed out another mouthful of blood.
His eyes were red and filled with pain. If it wasn’t for someone next to him
grabbing him, he would have fallen off his flying sword.
He took a deep breath, calmed down his divine sense, then said to the
other two, “He is no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. He must
be someone who is only an inch away from the Core Formation stage.”
“We must kill him. If we let him succeed in forming his core, then with
his technique, the three of us will surely die!”
“I have already informed the sect head. I believe he will send backup
soon.”
Wang Lin’s brow furrowed. Normally, the Ji Realm would have no
effect on Core Formation cultivators, but it was affected by his current
cultivation level. With the completion of the Underworld Ascension
Cultivation Method and the formation of the prototype core, he was able to
wound Core Formation cultivators but not kill them.
Although the injuries seemed really heavy, the Core Formation
cultivators would only need to rest for a bit to recover.
If there was only one person, then using all his power, along with help
from the devil, he would win, but there were three people, so he could only
run right now.
Wang Lin secretly sighed as he quickly flew forward.
Eight hours later, when the day had darkened. He had used his Ji Realm
several times, but it could only slow them down. He spread out his divine
sense, then suddenly stopped. He turned to look at the enemies that had
chased him for two days and one night.
The three of them were also very tired, but they couldn’t stop chasing. If
they were to let Wang Lin get away and reach the Core Formation stage, the
three of them would die for sure. Suddenly seeing Wang Lin stop, the three
of them were very confused.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin raised his hand into the air as if he was
going to fight the heavens. His gaze became even colder and his hair flowed
in the wind.
The crystal flying sword released a cold aura below his feet.
Soon, a mass of blue flames appeared in his right hand. The moment the
fire appeared, the air surrounding the area immediately became colder. This
blue flame was Wang Lin’s other ace besides his Ji Realm. Since he had
already used Ji Realm, he didn’t want to use this blue flame. In the
fourteenth valley, he found out that this blue flame was not re-useable.
Every time he uses it, there would be less left. However, since the three
wouldn’t stop chasing him, he had no choice but to use it.
The moment the blue flame appeared, the three Core Formation
cultivators’ faces greatly changed. Before they could do anything, Wang
Lin waved his hand and the blue flame slowly flew toward them.
Although it looked very slow, it was very fast. The harsh wind froze and
smashed toward the three of them.
The three of them didn’t hesitate to split up. However, the blue flame’s
speed quickly increased several fold and landed on the Core Formation
cultivator that had been injured multiple times. In the blink of an eye, his
body released a blue light and disappeared. He didn’t even have time to
scream.
The blue flame weakened a bit and quickly went after the next target.
However, just at this moment, a thunderous roar came from the distance.
Wang Lin spotted seven or eight rays of light quickly flew toward this
direction.
Wang Lin’s expression changed. He reached out with his right hand and
recovered the blue flame before escaping. This time, he used 120% of his
spiritual energy and ran for his life.
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A s he escaped, he checked the weakened blue flame. This blue flame

came from his prototype core. The more he uses it, the weaker it
will become. He didn’t want to use it too much before reaching the Core
Formation stage because he believed that it getting weaker would affect his
chance of breaking through.
Although it was powerful, it was like something without a root. Every
time it was used, it would shrink a little. Back in the fourteenth valley, he
didn’t really use it; he relied on its ambient temperature to melt the ice.
But when used to kill an enemy, it was very different. It wouldn’t be too
bad if it could simply kill an enemy without much resistance, but if he were
to start fighting against the enemy’s treasures, the flame would get used
several more times than normal.
Also, there were three people. The reason that last attack worked so
well was because they were all scared like little birds after seeing the
techniques Wang Lin threw at them along the way. This was proven when
the other two had plenty of time to attack him but didn’t.
This was also why he didn’t use it before now. After all, he hadn’t
reached the Core Formation stage yet, so he didn’t want anything to go
wrong. It was best to only use this blue flame when absolutely necessary.
If that wasn’t the case, with Wang Lin’s personality, he would have used
it at the start and killed the enemies before letting it get to this stage. Wang
Lin really didn’t want to waste all the effort he had put into making this
prototype core.
If it wasn’t for the fact that they had pushed Wang Lin into a desperate
position, he really wouldn’t have risked it. However, they never stopped
chasing, so Wang Lin decided to risk breaking the prototype core to kill
them.
But suddenly, seven or eight more Core Formation cultivators showed
up, and one of them was at the mid stage of Core Formation. Wang Lin was
shocked. This caused him to give up on the idea of killing them.
At the moment he escaped, he knew that he has walking down a path
with no return. If he doesn’t reach the Core Formation stage, the
repercussions will be very bad.
The 300,000 mile escape was reaching its end as the Core Formation
cultivators carefully chased after Wang Lin.
The head elder slowly said, “This old man wants to see where this
junior can run to. For killing an elder of the Fighting Evil Sect, even if you
escape to the most remote corner of the world, you are still dead.” He
waved his hand and a golden symbol suddenly appeared. Then he pressed
forward and the golden symbol flew out.
The hair on the back of Wang Lin’s neck stood up, his body shivered,
and he barely dodged the symbol, but shortly after, more symbols appeared.
Wang Lin dodged all of them. He clenched his teeth and quickly flew
forward. Gradually, the cultivators behind him got closer and closer. He
thought of one method. Although this method was very dangerous, if it
succeeds, then all the danger would dissolve.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. Then he turned
around and changed directions.
Soon, a mountain covered in fog appeared before Wang Lin’s eyes.
After seeing the mountain, Wang Lin charged into it without any hesitation.
The moment he got near the fog, the fog opened up a path and a
beautiful girl in purple revealed her frightened figure.
However, just at this moment, a series of golden symbols charged out
like lightning and landed on Wang Lin’s back the moment he entered the
fog. Wang Lin spat out a mouthful of blood and fell into the fog like a kite
with its string broken.
The girl in purple looked at the Core Formation cultivators with a pale
face. She waved her hands and the fog hid her figure.
At the same time, the ten Core Formation cultivators of the Fighting
Evil Sect arrived outside the fog. One of the old men, whose head was
clearly larger than everyone else’s, rubbed his head and sneered. “That little
girl belongs to this old man. I was just lacking a cultivation furnace.” With
that, he licked his lips, formed a giant hand, and grabbed at the fog.
However, the moment his hand touched the fog, the image of a thousand
foot long dragon appeared.
The big-headed cultivator let out a scream and quickly backed up with a
surprised look in his eyes. The other Core Formation cultivators also
revealed looks of surprise as they stared at the fog.
The head elder, Qian Kun, coldly said, “When did a formation like this
appear?”
The remaining cultivators all looked at each other, but no one
responded.
Qian Kun let out a snort and carefully looked at the formation, then
said, “Since this formation can summon a dragon, it must not be normal.
Kun San, try using the Ten Thousand Seal Stamp.”
Kun Sang was one of the three elders that were chasing Wang Lin at the
start. Without a word, he stepped forward and waved his right hand, making
a black stamp appear. It quickly grew to the size of a small mountain as
Kun Sang’s eyes locked onto the fog. He moved his hand and the small
mountain smashed down.
The dragon formed by the fog quickly let out a roar, charged up, and
collided with the small mountain. A thunderous roar exploded forth and the
small mountain was thrown back. Kun Sang’s face became pale. It took him
a while to stabilize his breathing.
The same moment the mountain was blown away, the dragon turned
back into fog and disappeared. The formation returned to normal.
Qian Kun sneered. “Kun Sang, let me use your stamp.” With that, he
didn’t wait for Kun Sang to agree and reached out. A powerful force pulled
the small mountain towards him, but by the time it reached his hand, it had
returned to its original shape.
Qian Kun swept his hand over the stamp to remove Kun Sang’s divine
sense and left his own. Then he spat out a mouthful of spiritual energy.
After the spiritual energy was fused with the stamp, he threw it into the air
again. The stamp turned back into a small mountain, but this time, it was at
least twice as large as last time.
The small mountain floated in the sky, covering the area with its
shadow.
Qian Kun stared at the fog and waved his hand, making the small
mountain smash down again. The fog formed the dragon again, which
charged at the small mountain.
The scene from before played out again, but the result was very
different. The moment they collided, the small mountain stopped for a
moment, but the dragon dissipated and the mountain continued to descend.
But as it fell, ten more dragons took shape in the fog and charged at the
mountain. Qian Kun sneered. “Fellow elders, attack!”
With those words, the remaining Core Formation cultivators took out
their treasures and began to try to break the formation by force.
As for Wang Lin, after being brought into the cave, he immediately
coughed out several more mouthfuls of blood. The dragon vest on his back
caved inwards and released black smoke as it moved. Soon, the vest
returned to normal as if was never damaged.
If he didn’t have this dragon vest, then he would be more than just
injured. Although Qian Kun was only a mid stage Core Formation
cultivator, his Destructive Symbol was very powerful. People who were hit
by it would have all of the bones in their bodies shattered and would die.
Wang Lin’s face was very pale. Once he was inside the cave, he quickly
took out the wooden box containing the Hundred Beast Pill furnace. He
then gave it to Li Muwan and weakly said, “This is a rank 5 pill furnace.
Quickly, complete the Distant Heaven Pill.” With that, he spat out the
crystal flying sword.
The flying sword slowly landed on his shoulder. It was emitting a cold
light. Although he had Li Muwan’s soul essence blood, he didn’t trust her
completely. Necessary precautions still needed to be made.
Li Muwan stared at the wooden box in her hand. After taking a glance,
she already knew how precious this pill furnace was, so she asked, “Are
they chasing you because of this?”
Wang Lin closed his eyes and focused on cultivating as he casually
replied, “No.”
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression. With her
cleverness, she had already guessed that the ten cultivators were after this
pill furnace. Wang Lin might not know the worth of this pill furnace, but
how could she not know? A rank 5 pill furnace’s price was sky high.
She stared at Wang Lin. Her gaze became more gentle as she softly
asked, “You… what did you use to exchange for it?... or did you steal it?”
Wang Lin frowned. He opened his eyes and coldly said, “Go refine the
pill!”
Just at this moment, the cave violently shook as sounds of fighting came
in from outside. Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to cultivate again.
Li Muwan hadn’t seen Wang Lin for three years. In those three years,
she analyzed the time she had spent with him. Her conclusion was that he
wouldn’t do anything bad to her.
In the past three years, she had been too scared to go outside. Luckily,
cultivators don’t need much food; some spirit fruits and pills were enough.
In the past three years, every time she thought of Wang Lin, she felt
complicated. Someday, she might suddenly die, which would mean that
Wang Lin had died outside as well.
She also imagined Wang Lin suddenly reappearing inside the cave, but
she never imagined that Wang Lin would return with ten Core Formation
cultivators chasing him.
She let out a sigh, then grabbed the pill furnace and quickly returned to
her room to refine the Distant Heaven Pill.
Time slowly passed. Whenever Li Muwan started refining pills, she
would throw out all distracting thoughts and would focus solely on refining.
She still felt very nervous though. Not even when she refined for the first
time before the eyes of her master was she this nervous.
She kept telling herself in her heart that she must succeed, othertwise,
once the formation breaks, there will be unimaginable consequences. If she
could succeed, there was still a chance. At least there should be no
problems in escaping.
The cave shook more and more violently. Dust fell from the ceiling and
walls until a layer of it formed on the floor. The sounds of fighting from
outside became louder and closer.
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W ang Lin cultivated the entire time. Every now and then he would
look outside and his gaze would turn colder. The aroma of
medication floated out and after taking a sniff, Wang Lin calmly opened his
bag of holding and began to organize the stuff inside.
When he took out the dragon’s tendons, his eyes narrowed. This
treasure wasn’t very powerful. Although it could split many times to warp
around a target, if it were to meet a sharp flying sword, it would be cut in
half.
Even a powerful fire technique could burn this dragon tendon. As he
thought about it, he let out a cold smile. Once he reaches the Core
Formation stage, there would be a use for this dragon tendon.
The sounds from outside became even louder. It was as if they were
right beside him. When he looked toward Li Muwans’s room, his heart
became heavy and he let out a sigh.
Li Muwan bit her lower lip until it bled and her eyes were filled with
tears. That incomplete Distant Heaven pill had failed at the moment of its
completion.
As an alchemist, she had failed many times, but none of them had ever
felt as bad as this. This was one of those times where she absolutely
couldn’t fail.
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin, who was cultivating outside, and her
tears finally started flowing down. The current her looked very weak. After
a while, she bit her teeth and took out the demonic blood vine. Since the
first one failed, then she must hurry and use the demonic blood vine to
make another.
Time slowly passed and the cave was starting to collapse. Chunks of
rock fell down from the ceiling and the fog outside had been greatly
reduced. It seemed like it could collapse at any time.
Wang Lin’s calm expression slowly changed, revealing a hint of anxiety.
Just at this moment, Li Muwan rushed out of her room. Her hair was a
mess, her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked extremely tired as she threw
a blood-red pill at Wang Lin. There were traces of powerful spiritual energy
coming from the pill that made Wang Lin excited.
“This is a Distant Heaven Pill made from the demonic blood vine. Its
effect isn’t … as good.”
Without a word, Wang Lin picked up the pill and looked at it. He looked
back at Li Muwan and threw the pill into his mouth. After the pill entered
his body, he felt a fire in his dantian.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and drank a lot of spirit liquid.
Then he closed his eyes and began attempting to break into the Core
Formation stage.
The cave shook again as more rocks fell down from the ceiling. There
was only a thin layer of fog left outside. Li Muwan stared dumbfoundedly
for a bit before taking out her flying sword. She stood in front of Wang Lin,
guarding him, and knocked away any falling rocks.
Qian Kun continued to smash the small mountain down on the
formation. His gaze swept past the other cultivators. He found that all of
them were attacking the formation with excitement on their faces.
His mouth twisted into a faint, vicious smile and said, “Big Head, we
can give you that girl, but once this formation breaks, you have to let us
play with her first.”
The big-headed cultivator paused for a moment, then he let out a bitter
smile. “Head elder, since you already spoke, how could I dare to disagree?”
Qian Kun sneered. He controlled the small mountain to smash down
again and said, “This brat is merely at the pseudo Core Formation stage, but
he has techniques that can kill a Core Formation cultivator. He is not
simple. But today, he will die for sure.” With that, his eyes lit up and he
thought, “I especially want that blue flame. That is definitely a rare
treasure.”
The big-headed cultivator felt every gloomy. When he first saw that girl,
he had only caught a short glimpse, but his heart itched, so he said those
words. Originally, he thought that no one would challenge him, but he
didn’t think that the head elder, who never cared about women, would say
those words. He angrily attacked with his treasure to vent his anger.
The fog created by the formation had become very thin. Only one of the
ten 1000 meter long dragons formed by the fog remained, and it was only
30 meters long at this point. Qian Kun waved his hand. The stamp changed
back to its normal shape and return to the hands of Kun Sang.
After returning the stamp, Qian Kun let out a roar and arrived next to
the dragon. He closed his hands, and when he reopened them, an electric
net appeared and covered the dragon. He let out a laugh and shouted,
“Break!”
The fog dragon let out a miserable scream as it disappeared. Along with
it went the fog forming the nine skeleton formation. Although the formation
was powerful, under the attack of ten Core Formation cultivators, it was
broken after stalling for three days.
If Li Muwan hadn’t been refining the pill and were controlling the
formation instead, then this formation wouldn’t have been broken like this.
With the formation broken, a tattered cave was exposed to the open. The
ten Fighting Evil Sect Core Formation cultivators rushed forth, but just as
they arrived within 20 meters of the cave, bolts of lightning fell from the
sky. Although the lightning wasn’t powerful, there was a lot of it, so it
looked very threatening.
The hundreds of basic formations Wang Lin had placed down came into
effect. However, they were only basic formations, so they were
continuously broken by the angry roars of the Core Formation cultivators.
Qian Kun looked onward coldly, but he didn’t do anything. His target
was that pseudo Core Formation junior. He prepared an electric net in his
hand and decided to capture that junior the moment he appears.
When all of the basic formations were broken, the cave no longer had
any protection, so the demonic cultivators could see inside.
An exquisite figure appeared at the entrance of the cave. Her clothes
were plain, but she looked very elegant and refined. Her skin was white and
her cheeks were red. Her appearance would make anyone’s heart beat faster.
Even Qian Kun couldn’t help but narrow his eyes. However, he quickly
looked past her into the cave, but the cave was completely dark and he
couldn’t see anything.
Li Muwan looked at the demonic Core Formation cultivators. She
waved her hand and the Hundred Beast Pill Furnace appeared. She coldly
asked, “Are you guys here for this?”
Qian Kun saw this and let out a smile. The person who started chasing
Wang Lin in the beginning, Kun Song, stared at the pill furnace and
laughed. “I didn’t think that brat really had a pill furnace, and it is even the
Hundred Beast Pill Furnace that costs 100,000 high quality spirit stones
from the Treasure Refining Pavilion. You’re correct; originally, our goal
was this pill furnace. Little girl, hand the pill furnace over.” With that, he
reached out and grabbed the pill furnace from Li Muwan. Everyone here
knew the value of this pill furnace, so he decided to just point it out before
everyone.
Kun Song and the other elder that was chasing Wang Lin from the start
clasped their hands and said, “Head elder, this pill furnace will belong to the
two of us. In the future, we will definitely send out gifts to thank you all.
How about it?”
Qian Kun’s gaze swept past the pill furnace, then he silently nodded.
The big-headed cultivator let out a devious smile as he reached out to grab
Li Muwan. “Little girl, after you finish serving my fellow sect members
here, you will be my personal cultivation furnace.”
Li Muwan’s face became pale. Just as she was about to end her own
life, the big-headed cultivator stopped and let out a miserable scream.
He coughed out a large amount of blood and then even more blood
came out of his orifices. His body then flew back as if it had been hit by
some powerful force. But before he landed, he was grabbed by another
force and pulled back. His head exploded and his golden core flew past Li
Muwan and entered the cave.
“From this moment on, I will be the strongest person below the Nascent
Soul stage. If there is no Nascent Soul cultivator hiding his cultivation
level, then you can all… die!”
A very cold voice came out from deeper inside the cave. Then a dark
figure walked out and appeared before everyone.
He has a head full of black hair, his expression was cold, and his eyes
revealed a cruel look. It was as if he was a piece of never-melting ice.
A feeling of meeting their natural predator took hold of the hearts of
everyone present. This feeling came from their souls. It was as if they had
met some prehistoric beast.
This disturbance caused all of their souls to become so chaotic that they
were on the verge of collapsing. This disturbance raged inside them like
thunder, striking next to their ears.
Pu Lin’s soul was already damaged from the Ji Realm attack from
before, and although he suppressed it, he hadn’t had time to recover. At this
moment, his soul shattered and he coughed out blood before collapsing. His
body twitched on the ground, and every time he twitched, blood squirted
out of his orifices.
Qian Kun’s heart shook. Thanks to this shock, the electric net in his
hand broke. His expression was unsettled as he took a few steps back and
tried to escape. The idea of stealing the blue flame was already gone
without a trace.
He was scared. As a mid stage Core Formation cultivator in Nan Dou
City, he had never been scared before. He had even met late stage Core
Formation cultivators before. They were messengers from the inner parts of
the Sea of Devils that would come every year to take materials. Although
he couldn’t beat them, he had never felt scared of them.
This was the first time since he had reached the Core Formation stage,
and the last time, where he was scared. As a result, he decided to escape
without hesitation. Normally, he would never be the first to run. He would
wait for others to escape first, then choose a safe direction to escape toward.
But right now, he had a feeling that if he didn’t immediately escape, the
only result would be his death.
As for the rest of them, after seeing each other’s faces change, Pu Lin
mysteriously dying, and head elder Qian Kun running without any
hesitation, they all activated all of the spirit energy in their bodies and
escaped in all directions. They were afraid that if they were a tad bit slow,
they would die.
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T he moment Li Muwan saw this figure, she let out a sigh of relief and
her body went soft. She had to lean against the wall. A cold hand
went under her armpit, which surprised her, then she immediately found
herself take off from the ground.
A familiar smell entered her nose and made her relax. Seeing the fog
before her, she was about to speak when she heard Wang Lin’s indifferent
voice say,
“Don’t move. I’m taking you to kill people.”
Wang Lin held Li Muwan and paused in the air for a moment. He took
out the dragon tendon, which was now like a whip, and swung it. One end
wrapped around the headless corpse of the big-headed cultivator and then
the end split and grabbed Pu Lin’s corpse.
Wang Lin’s right hand held the dragon tendon as his divine sense spread
out and located the ones that ran away. He let out a sneer as he flew
northeast, and as he flew, the dragon tendon flew behind him with the
bodies of the two Core Formation cultivators.
Kun Sang’s heart was in panic. The moment he saw Wang Lin, he felt
like there was a large hand stirring up his soul, and all it would have to do
was use a little force to destroy it.
Pu Lin’s mysterious death frightened him the most. There were no
words that could describe the regret he felt in his heart right now. For a pill
furnace, two out of the three of them had already died. Just thinking about
this caused him to feel rattled as he quickly took out some pills and threw
them in his mouth. After his spiritual energy was refilled, he bit his tongue
and spat out some blood. His hand quickly formed seals, which he then he
sent into the blood. As he made the seals, his body quickly withered, but his
speed increased several fold.
He left an afterimage as his body charged out hundreds of meters.
Wang Lin sneered as he flew through the sky like a meteor. When he
saw Kun Sang, a cold light flashed across his eyes. He opened his mouth
and a crystal-colored light flew out. In almost an instant, the crystal light
flew hundreds of meters.
As Kun Sang ran, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. When he lowered
his head, he saw a crystal light penetrating his chest. His core flew out from
his chest and slowly flew backwards. He opened his mouth, but he couldn’t
make a sound. His vision grew darker and darker as he fell from the sky.
Even until the moment of his death, he couldn’t understand how all of it had
changed so quickly. The prey suddenly became the predator.
As his body fell, a thin, golden light extended from the dragon tendon
toward the body. When Wang Lin flew by, the body was bound by the
dragon tendon and floated behind him.
The three bodies of the Core Formation cultivators became like three
feathers of a peacock’s tail, and Wang Lin was the head.
“The third one!” Wang Lin’s face was gloomy as he placed the golden
core inside his bag of holding and flew toward his next target.
Li Muwan looked at everything that was happening before her. Even
though she was prepared, she couldn’t help but be shocked. Wang Lin’s
strength was deeply engraved in her heart.
Chen Hai was an elder of the Fighting Evil Sect who normally enjoyed
a lot of respect. He knew that his speed wasn’t fast enough, so after running
for a while, he dug a big hole in the ground, withdrew his presence, and
buried himself.
When he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he had used
this trick many times. As he lied underground, he couldn’t help but let out a
bitter smile and think about how long it had been since he had to use this
lifesaving technique.
He let out a sigh, but his sigh froze in his mouth as his eyes suddenly
widened, revealing the red lightning flashing across it. Blood endlessly
flowed out of his orifices and red lightning filled his soul.
A golden thread drilled into the ground, grabbed Chen Hai’s body, and
dragged it out along with a large chunk of dirt.
“The fourth one!” The dragon tendon split into four, holding a body in
each thread. Aside from the one body without a head, the remaining bodies
were all complete and covered in blood, which made them look very
frightening.
After killing two people, the coldness in Wang Lin’s eyes had not only
not lessened but became even stronger as he continued to chase.
One hour later, the number of bodies behind Wang Lin had risen from
four to nine.
The last remaining person was the head elder, Qian Kun, who ran away
first. The more he ran, the more scared he became. This fear reached its
peak as his divine sense detected Wang Lin and the nine bodies flying
behind him. His scalp went numb at the sight.
In just this short period of time, Wang Lin was able to kill all of the
other Core Formation cultivators. What kind of cultivation level was needed
to do something like this?
“Could he be a Nascent Soul cultivator?” Qian Kun’s heart shook at the
thought of this idea, but he quickly dismissed it. When they were chasing
Wang Lin before, they clearly saw through his cultivation level. He was
only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, a pseudo Core
Formation cultivator.
If that wasn’t the case, they wouldn’t have chased so leisurely.
However, everything happened too fast, to the point that Qian Kun still
thought that he was daydreaming, only this dream was a nightmare.
As Wang Lin closely followed behind, his eyes became even colder. He
sneered as he looked at Qian Kun before him. This Qian Kun was, after all,
mid stage Core Formation cultivator, so he was several times faster than the
others. However, flying at this speed would waste a lot of spiritual energy,
so Wang Lin was in no rush. Once Qian Kun starts to run out of spiritual
energy, he will have to slow down.
Qian Kun clenched his teeth and turned his head. He remembered that
there was a Fighting Evil Sect branch nearby with two Core Formation
cultivators in charge. He hoped that they could hold Wang Lin off long
enough for him to save himself.
He used 120% of his spiritual energy as he charged toward the branch
of the Fighting Evil Sect.
Wu Ding mountain was a huge mountain with many lofts built on top of
it. It used to be the home of a very large sect thousands of years ago, but
after they fell from power, they were wiped out by the Fighting Evil Sect
and became a branch of the Fighting Evil Sect.
On this day, the disciples of the branch were cultivating when the two
Core Formation elders in charge, the brothers Mu Nan and Mu Bei, opened
the door and went out.
In the air, Qian Kun was battered and exhausted. He didn’t even wait
until he got close to shout, “Mu Nan, Mu Bei, I order the two of you to
gather all of the disciples at Wu Ding and stop the person behind me. Do
not allow this person leave Wu Ding mountain! If you succeed, I’ll reward
you two with 10,000 high quality spirit stones.” With that, he fled in panic.
The moment Mu Nan and Mu Bei walked out, they heard the head
elder’s words and were startled. How would the two of them be able to stop
someone even the head elder had to run away from?
Just at this moment, Wang Lin appeared before their eyes. The two of
them wondered what kind of person would force even the head elder to run
away. The moment they saw Wang Lin, they were shocked, especially after
seeing the nine bodies flying behind him.
The two of them carefully looked at each other. Their faces changed
color repeatedly. Mu Nan bursted out, “The nine elders from
headquarters… this… this…”
Mu Bei took a deep breath. He felt chills all over his body. He quickly
dragged Mu Nan and respectfully said, “Junior Mu Bei greets senior.”
Mu Nan’s body shivered and he quickly said, “Junior Mu Nan greets
senior.”
Wang Lin coldly looked at the two. He went past them without slowing
down. That one look caused their skins to crawl. Their backs were soon
covered in sweat.
Qian Kun had been flying at top speed for such a long time that his
spiritual energy was about to run out. He quickly took out some pills, but
just this pause allowed Wang Lin to close in even further.
Seeing that Wang Lin was getting closer and closer, he let out a pitiful
smile before turning around and giving Wang Lin a vicious look. He
clenched his teeth and took out a red token from his bag of holding. On this
token was the word “Punish” written in dark red.
This token was the famous Ten Thousand Devils Hundred Day Kill
Order token in the Sea of Devils. This token came from ancient times, and
the method of making them has been long lost. Even in the Sea of Devils,
there were only ten or so remaining. Qian Kun accidently obtained it and
immediately refined it. He was afraid of others finding out about it and had
always kept it as his ace. He was hoping to use this to help increase the
power of his techniques in the future.
The requirement for activating this token was very strict. It required
someone at the Core Formation stage or higher to trade their life to activate
it. The person who activates it will have their entire cultivation refined into
a pill, which will be gifted to the person who manages to kill the target.
Because of the special ability of this token, whenever a demonic
cultivator sees someone who is marked, they will attack them. It was also
because of this strict requirement that the owners of the tokens rarely ever
used them themselves. They would find a Core Formation cultivator and
force them to use it. As for the target, they could just find someone nearby.
That way, they could easily obtain a cultivation pill.
As a result, the amount of tokens has greatly decreased, so even saying
that there were ten tokens left might be a little too much. Qian Kun also
originally planned to force someone to use the token, but now that he was
about to die, he became ruthless and waited for Wang Lin to catch up.
Anyone who was marked by token rarely lasts 100 days if they are
within the Sea of Devils. However, if they can last more than 100 days, then
they can devour the pill themselves.
Seeing Wang Lin closing in, Qian Kun held the Ten Thousand Devils
Hundred Day Kill Order and shouted, “Stop! Do you know this token? I
have refined this with my soul. If you kill me, you will be marked by the
kill order! Today’s matter is my fault, but you have already killed nine
elders, so why kill more? If you spare me, I can refer you and allow you to
become a head elder at the Fighting Evil Sect like me. How about it?”
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W ang Lin stopped. He glanced at the token before his cold gaze
locked onto Qian Kun. After Li Muwan saw the token, she
hesitated before taking a closer look and was startled. She said, “That is the
Ten Thousand Devil Hundred Day Kill Order. I can’t believe the Sea of
Devils has this kind of treasure. I have only seen it in ancient records.”
Li Muwan quickly explained the details of the token to Wang Lin. Her
breathing was ragged by the time she was finished and there was a sense of
dread in her eyes when she looked at the token.
Qian Kun was really afraid that Wang Lin wouldn’t recognize the token.
If Wang Lin didn’t believe him and killed him anyways, it would be really
bad.
However, after seeing the girl explaining it, he finally relaxed. He didn’t
believe that there would be someone who would be willing to kill after
learning of the effect of the kill order. He relaxed in his heart and said,
“Fellow cultivator, what do you think of my proposal? Don’t be too
stubborn. If you were to really kill me, you would be marked by the kill
order and it would create a lot of trouble for you. The girl with you will also
be dragged in as well, so why be like this? Am I wrong?”
Wang Lin didn’t even look at Qian Kun. He turned to Li Muwan and
asked,“Are you sure? If I can last 100 days, I can obtain all of his
cultivation?”
Li Muwan took a deep breath and nodded.
Qian Kun’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that something was
wrong. He started to back away, but Wang Lin’s cold gaze suddenly locked
onto him. Wang Lin spat out one word, “Die!”
Qian Kun let out a miserable scream as blood came out of his mouth
and nose. Blood also gushed out from his eyes and ears as he died. As he
fell, the token in his hand broke and a red light suddenly flew out, forming
the world “punish” in the air.
This word was blood-red. It was as if it had just been pulled out of a
pool of blood. It floated above Wang Lin’s head and looked very bright.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the giant “punish” above him,
but there was no expression on his face. The dragon tendon reached out
with a strand and grabbed Qian Kun’s body. Wang Lin grabbed Li Muwan
and returned to Wu Ding Mountain in the blink of an eye.
Mu Nan and Mu Bei stared dumbfoundedly at the giant, red “Punish” in
the air and felt an urge of greed. However, it quickly disappeared as they
stood respectfully on top of Mu Ding Mountain with a chill on their backs.
Wang Lin coldly looked at them and asked, “Does the Fighting Evil
Sect headquarters have Nascent Soul cultivators?”
Mu Nan quickly said, “There are none. Not to mention the Fight Evil
Sect, there are no Nascent Soul cultivators within ten million kilometers of
Nan Dou City. How could those seniors be here? They are all at the inner
sea.”
Wang Lin stared at Mu Nan’s eyes until Mu Nan’s legs began to quiver
before he asked, “What cultivation level is the Fighting Evil Sect’s sect
head?”
Mu Bei quickly took a step forward and said. “Senior, the sect head of
the Fighting Evil Sect is at the mid stage of Core Formation. However, he is
at the peak and is said to be only one step away from the late stage.”
Wang Lin sneered in his heart. A hint of coldness flashed across his
eyes as he said, “The two of you, lead the way. We are going to take a trip
to the Fighting Evil Sect’s headquarters.”
How would Mu Nan and Mu Bei dare to refuse? They stood up and
respectfully led the way. While flying, the two of them looked at the red
word above Wang Lin’s head. They prayed that it would attract more people
to kill Wang Lin.
Everywhere Wang Lin went, he caused an uproar as all the cultivators
below him that saw the red word took deep breaths.
The most conspicuous thing was the blood-red “punish” above Wang
Lin’s head. After that were the ten bodies flying behind him like meteors.
People couldn’t help but think that those ten people had also tried to kill this
person due to the kill order but instead were killed themselves.
This person must have tied up those bodies as a warning to everyone
else. Everyone who saw this became unsettled, but they all took out sound
transmission jades and sent the news to friends and sects.
The news that the Ten Thousand Devil Hundred Day Kill Order had
reappeared in the Sea of Devils quickly spread through various means. This
means that if anyone is able to kill this person, they would be able to obtain
at least the complete cultivation of an early stage Core Formation cultivator.
This kind of thing was a huge temptation for Core Formation or
Foundation Establishment cultivators. For the latter, it would mean
becoming reaching the Core Formation stage.
It was also possible for those mid stage Core Formation cultivators to
step into the late stage of Core Formation.
What especially made people curious was what cultivation level was the
person who activated the kill order at. If it was a late stage Core Formation
cultivator, than the craze for it would be even greater.
As Wang Lin flew, a fist-sized golden core was now at the spot where
the prototype core was and it filled his body with spiritual energy.
Wang Lin calculated that his Core Formation cultivation was 100x more
powerful than Foundation Establishment. He stared at the inner part of the
Sea of Devils. His eyes seemed to go directly through the inner sea and
landed on Zhao on the other side. He revealed a cold smile and muttered in
his heart, “Teng Huayuan, today I have reached the Core Formation stage.
The day I reach the Nascent Soul stage is they day I’ll kill my way back to
Zhao. Teng Huayuan, you better not die early. I’ll bury every Teng family
member with you.”
Mu Nan secretly looked at Wang Lin. The expression he saw made his
skin crawl and his heart beat faster. He secretly cursed, “How come no one
is coming to kill this person? With that big of a word above his head,
someone quickly come and kill him! If we really lead him back, then even
if we aren’t killed by him, the sect head will kill us.”
Just as he was praying, a person walked out from the fog. This person
looked like a monster. As he walked out, the fog moved out of the way. He
had black hair, black eyes, and wore a black robe. His entire person gave off
a black light.
If this person had a cool-looking face, he would look like he was filled
with killing intent, but sadly, this person was already middle-aged. His
stomach bulged out and he had a smile on his face.
As a result, there wasn’t any killing intent. Instead, he looked very sly.
Mu Nan and Mu Bei’s expressions immediately changed when they saw
this person, but a flash of joy quickly appeared on their faces.
The middle-aged fat man stared at the word above Wang Lin, let out a
big laugh, and praised him. “Tsk, Tsk, Ten Thousand Devil Hundred Day
Kill Order, good! Good!”
“Junior, I give you half an hour to deal with your affairs before you die.
Don’t try to resist; with your mere early stage Core Formation cultivation,
you aren’t a match for me, the Black Cloak Devil Lord.” After he finished
speaking, he looked to the sky with his hands behind his back, revealing a
look as if he was looking down upon the heavens.
Li Muwan let out a smile as she looked at the arrogant fat man. She then
looked at Wang Lin and the smile widened.
Mu Nan became excited. Now this was a real expert. This was a rouge
cultivator that even the sect head had to be weary of, the Devil Lord Shang
Guanmo. It was rumored that his cultivation level was the same as the sect
head’s, peak of mid stage Core Formation and one step from late stage Core
Formation. His cultivation method was also a step above the head elder’s.
Wang Lin frowned and sneered, “You’re courting death!”
Shang Guanmo was startled as his green eyes looked at Wang Lin and
snorted in disdain. “You are really overestimating yourself. Then let this old
man send you along. Let me show you what mid stage Core Formation
really is…”
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Lin pointed at the
Black Cloak Devil Lord Shang Guanmo and said, “Die!”
The moment the word “die” came out, a jade flew out from Shang
Guanmo’s chest and split into two pieces. It released a cloud of smoke that
disappeared into the Sea of Devils.
“What is this?” Wang Lin reached out and grabbed the two pieces of
jade. He scanned them with his divine sense, then a look of surprise flashed
across his face. After putting the two pieces of jade into his bag of holding,
he stared at the terrified Shang Guanmo.
“Death spell!!!” Cold sweat poured down from Shang Guanmo’s face.
This piece of jade was given to him by his long dead master. It was said to
be able to block an attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator at full power. In
these years, he had always been at the outer part of the Sea of Devils and
always hid himself whenever he met Nascent Soul cultivators as he didn’t
dare to mess with them. If he encountered someone with a cultivation level
below his, he would extort everything he could out of them. He created a
name for himself by doing this. However, now he finally realized what was
happening after seeing Wang Lin’s cold gaze and was afraid that Wang Lin
would say die again. His legs became soft and he quickly knelt to the
ground and begged, “Senior, have mercy, senior have mercy. Junior Shang
Guanmo knows he was wrong, please forgive me.”
Mu Nan stared dumbfoundedly at what was happening, then he secretly
looked at Wang Lin. After seeing his cold gaze, he no longer dared to have
those thoughts that he had before. Mu Bei also lowered his head to hide his
fear.
When Shang Guanmo saw that Wang Lin’s gaze was still cold, his heart
skipped a beat. He clenched his teeth and said, “Senior, junior is willing to
become your disciple and listen to your every command. Master, please
accept me as your disciple.” He looked at Li Muwan and said, “You must
be his wife. Please ask him to accept me as his disciple!”
Li Muwan blushed and looked at Wang Lin. However, after seeing his
cold expression, she let out a sigh and lowered her head in silence.
Wang Lin stared coldly at Shang Guanmo. The Ji Realm surged in his
mind and red lightning could be seen in his eyes. Shang Guanmo was
carefully observing Wang Lin this entire time and realized that things were
not going well. He knew that because Wang Lin was able to activate his
protection jade and split it in half, Wang Lin must have attack power similar
to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Adding on the death spell, he guessed
that even if he ran, it would be hard to avoid death.
Stressed and anxious, he pointed at his brow and his soul essence blood
flew out. This drop of soul essence blood was gold-colored. The moment
this drop of blood appeared, Shang Guanmo’s body shook as the spiritual
energy in his body surged. It seemed like his cultivation level was about to
drop.
The higher one’s cultivation level, the more important the soul essence
blood becomes. If it is taken, their cultivation level is damaged, and the
higher the cultivation level, the more damage there is.
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CARVING A BLOODY PATH
A s the drop of golden blood floated out of Shang Guanmo’s forehead,

it released a gentle glow. Wang Lin’s expression remained the same
as he reached out and grabbed the drop of blood.
After scanning it, Wang Lin swallowed it without any hesitation. The
drop of blood was now inside his consciousness and surrounded by his Ji
Realm. Right now, all he needed was one thought to kill Shang Guanmo.
Similarly, if Wang Lin were to die, then Shang Guanmo would die as
well.
The soul essence blood is kind of like a restriction, only much more
direct. Although a person’s consciousness looks sturdy, it’s actually very
fragile. Once one holds too many drops of soul essence blood, it will cause
one’s own consciousness to enter a state of chaos, resulting in unimaginable
consequences.
Therefore, taking someone’s soul essence blood is only a temporary
measure, and many cultivators don’t like doing so. After all, there are
thousands of restrictions that do the exact same thing.
There is also another point: soul essence blood can only be extracted if
the cultivator willingly gives it. Otherwise, unless one possesses a very
powerful technique, it is impossible to force it out.
Shang Guanmo was also forced into a corner. He knew that Wang Lin
wouldn’t easily forgive him and would most likely place some kind of
restriction on him. The reason he pleaded for Wang Lin to accept him as a
disciple was to simply give Wang Lin a reason to let him live.
But he could never have guessed that Wang Lin wouldn’t care at all.
Only then was he forced to hand over his soul essence blood. Only after
seeing Wang Lin accept the soul essence blood did his heart finally calm
down a little.
Wang Lin coldly looked at him before turning around and coldly saiying
to Mu Nan, “Continue to lead the way.”
After Wang Lin killed the first elder of the Fighting Evil Sect, he knew
that he would have to wipe them out. If he had only killed a disciple, it
wouldn’t have been an issue, but since he killed an elder, they will
definitely come looking for him. He was no longer the naive village boy
from back then; he had grown a lot.
All of the things that happened after he killed Teng Li taught Wang Lin
many things. Since he already killed one, then he might as well kill ten.
Since he already killed ten, then he might as well wipe out the Fighting Evil
Sect.
Only by wiping out the entire Fighting Evil Sect can he prevent any
more problems in the future. With this in mind, he grabbed Li Muwan and
quickly flew forward. At the same time, the attraction force technique
formed two large hands, grabbed Mu Nan and Mu Bei, and threw them
forward.
The two brothers’ faces were pale, but they didn’t dare to complain at
all as they quickly stabilized themselves and led the way with their heads
down.
As for Shang Guanmo, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and
quickly followed behind. He cursed bitterly in his heart but didn’t dare to
show it as he was afraid that fiend would think of killing him again.
“Death spell… the technique he used must be the death spell! To be able
to master a technique as vicious as that, he isn’t simple.” Shang Guangmo
kept measuring Wang Lin in his heart as he secretly looked at him.
Li Muwan felt a very complex emotion. She never thought that Wang
Lin would really reach the Core Formation stage. He also proved what he
had said the entire way so far.
“Against cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, he is invincible.”
She felt like she was dreaming when she thought about the last several
years she had spent in the Sea of Devils. Everything was just too different
from what her normal life was before.
The Li Muwan from before she would only cultivate or refine pills.
Whenever she went out, her brother would also go with her. With her
brother around, there wasn’t any real danger.
Due to her talent in pill refining and formations, she was loved by the
elders and was very popular in her sect. There were many people in her
generation that chased her, but none of them had managed to make her heart
move.
The first time she met Wang Lin, they mistook him for Sun Youcai and
had a misunderstanding. Thinking about it now, if they had really fought
back then, then not even her brother would have been his match. With her
understanding of Wang Lin now, she knew that if they had fought, the only
result would have been them being slaughtered by Wang Lin. Even her,
with her beauty, would have died, as it wouldn’t have any effect on Wang
Lin.
“He is a heartless person…” Li Muwan watched Wang Lin and sighed.
After all these years, she knew that he wouldn’t have any perverted ideas
about her. After all, in his eyes, she was only a pill furnace.
Li Muwan felt bitter in her heart. This bitterness became stronger and
stronger until it spread across her whole body. Wang Lin frowned as he
looked at Li Muwan and coldly said, “Don’t worry. Once I finish dealing
with the matters here, I’ll return you to the Hou Fen Alliance.”
Li Muwan’s face became even paler as she bit her lower lip and nodded.
The two of them became silent. Soon, the two that were leading the way
suddenly stopped. Their expressions were very gloomy and unsettling as
more than one hundred cultivators’ shadows appeared from the fog before
them. Each of them stared at the large, red “punish” above Wang Lin’s
head. Greed filled their eyes, but within that greed there was a sliver of
dread.
Wang Lin coldly looked at the group and calmly said, “Continue leading
the way. If anyone dares to block our way, kill them!”
Shang Guanmo realized that this was his chance and that he must do a
good job. He jumped out and landed before Mu Nan and Mu Bei. He smiled
at them and said, “A group of trash Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Listen well: anyone that dares to block our path will die!”
As they continued forward, all of the cultivators moved out of the way.
None of them planned to act in the first place; they all just wanted to see
what kind of person had activated the Ten Thousand Devil Hundred Day
Kill Order.
The ten bodies trapped by the dragon tendon behind Wang Lin caused
their bodies to shiver. Even if they wanted to act, they would hesitate after
seeing those bodies.
However, the news of the Ten Thousand Devil Hundred Day Kill Order
spread too fast. Soon, everyone within ten million kilometers of Nan Dou
knew about it and started asking around. Gradually, more and more
cultivators appeared in the sky.
Along the way, Wang Lin met these kinds of cultivators every now and
then. Due to all the cultivators showing up, their speed was affected. Wang
Lin became impatient. After seeing all the greed in their eyes, he wanted to
kill them all.
There were also a lot of cultivators following behind them with ill
intent.
Mu Nan and Mu Bei’s hearts trembled. Along the way, they met many
people with higher cultivation level than them. Even some of the old guys
who normally would never showed their faces were following behind them.
This caused them to become very unsettled. Forget them, even Shang
Guanmo became nervous. If this were to continue, then it would start
attracting the attention of cultivators outside of Na Dou’s area. After that, it
would be hard to say whether or not a Nascent Soul cultivator would
appear.
He felt very worried and secretly wondered why that fiend hadn’t
started killing yet. If it was him, he would have started killing and used
sheer power to suppress this situation. If more people gather, it will get
complicated.
The countless cultivators surrounding them caused Li Muwan to feel a
bit scared, but after looking at Wang Lin, she calmed down a bit.
Wang Lin’s eyes became even colder as he suddenly stopped and looked
at the surrounding cultivators with a cold smile on his face. His cold voice
spread out to the crowd surrounding them. “Anyone who is still here after
three breaths will die!”
With that, he closed his eyes. After one breath, he opened his eyes. They
were filled with red lightning. He switch from holding Li Muwan by her
arm to her waist. With no time to enjoy that soft feeling, he suddenly
charged backwards.
The Ji Realm Divine Sense spread out like crazy and a golden light shot
out from his mouth that disappeared after a few flashes. This was the first
time Wang Lin had began a large scale killing spree.
Killing Foundation Establishment cultivators within the range of the Ji
Realm was as easy as crushing ants. After hearing countless miserable
screams, the remaining cultivators became terrified and quickly backed
away.
Eventually, a majority of the cultivators used up all of their spiritual
energy to run, but before most would get far, there would be a flash of
golden light and their heads would explode.
Wang Lin’s face was very cold and ruthless. As his cold gaze swept
passed each cultivator, they would bleed out of their orifices and die
miserably.
Every time a body fell from the sky, the dragon tendon behind him
would make a new branch and bring the body back.
Wang Lin’s speed didn’t slow down. Instead, he became even faster. His
main targets were the Core Formation cultivators. As for the Foundation
Establishment cultivators, they were merely hit by the aftermath.
At this moment, none of the surrounding cultivators had any greed left
in their heads. The greed had been replaced with terror. With every kill, the
word “Punish” became a bit more red until it was like a bright candle in the
darkness. It was so red that it looked like it could bleed.
In addition to all of this, all of the escaping cultivators were terrified of
the golden light. Every time it appeared, someone would die a mysterious
death.
In only one short hour, a majority of the escaping cultivators were killed
by the crystal sword, and an unfathomable number of people had died to
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm.
There were already more than 1,000 corpses entangled in the dragon
tendon behind Wang Lin. The tendon was like a cape of death flowing
behind Wang Lin.
At this moment, in the fog 1,000 kilometers away, stood seven or eight
old demonic cultivators. None of them talked, but the dread in their eyes
became more and more apparent.
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A SHOW OF STRENGTH AT NAN DOU
T hese cultivators were all at the mid stage of Core Formation. They
normally only focused on cultivation. Whether it was the three ruling
sects, or the Fighting Evil Sect, they would all be courteous to these people.
If it wasn’t for the appearance of the killing order, these people would
not appear.
A man with a ruddy complexion but evil expression looked at Wang
Lin. His pupils shrank as he slowly said, “We must act soon. If this
continues, it will definitely attract Nascent Soul cultivators. Even though
there aren’t any Nascent Soul cultivators within 100 million kilometers of
Nan Dou, what about beyond that? Once a Nascent Soul cultivator arrives,
we will have no chance of succeeding.”
An old man who saw Wang Lin easily kill a Core Formation cultivator
slowly said, “This person is only at the early stage Core Formation, but why
is he so powerful? Seeing how the old devil Shanguan is even willing to
become his disciple, even if we were to act, we probably wouldn’t be able
to get anything out of it.”
“There’s also that flying sword. I have never seen a flying sword that
could teleport before. That sword must be at least a Nascent Soul level
treasure, or even a Soul Formation level treasure. It has already killed 100
people.”
“Hmph, didn’t you see the ten bodies that were originally being dragged
behind that fiend? Those were elders of the Fighting Evil Sect. He can kill
Core Formation cultivators as easily as he can kill bugs. If you guys are still
filled with greed, that is your problem. I’m not getting into this mess.
Goodbye!” One of the cultivators looked at Wang Lin, his eyes filled with
dread. After he finished speaking, he took out a boat and quickly left.
The remaining cultivators silently pondered until one of them suddenly
said, “The messenger from the inner sea is going to arrive soon. I’m willing
to kill this person to save my hundred years worth of savings. Once I get
that cultivation pill, I’ll be able to reach the late stage of Core Formation
and be able to protect my savings.”
An old man filled with wrinkles took a deep breath and slowly said,
“Same for me. My life is going to end if I can’t increase my cultivation
level in the next 10 years… this time, no matter what, I have to try!”
With that, his body moved like lightning toward where Wang Lin was
and the other cultivators followed.
The remaining cultivators remained silent but carefully watched the
two. They had decided that if the two showed even a small chance of
winning, they would all act, but if they didn’t stand a chance at all, they
would all leave in order to not make this person their enemy.
Wang Lin pushed aside the already dead Core Formation cultivator and
held the golden core in his hand. He looked at the scattered cultivators and
sneered in his heart. He slapped the dragon tendon and said, “Come out. For
today, you can devour as much as you wish.”
The devil that had been inside the dragon tendon couldn’t stand the
allure of all the delicious food before him. However, he didn’t dare to come
out without Wang Lin’s order, but after hearing Wang Lin’s words, he let
out a laugh and jumped out of the dragon Tendon. Revealing his true form,
he quickly jumped onto an escaping Core Formation cultivator. That
cultivator’s body twitched a little before finally withering and becoming a
skeleton. A red mist came out from his head and he laughed. “That felt
good! I can finally eat now, so I’m going to eat my fill!”
Wang Lin took one look at the devil and then turned his attention to Li
Muwan. Li Muwan’s face was pale as she stared at the devil while biting
her lower lip.
She didn’t know what it was, but she was terrified the moment the devil
appeared.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and coldly stared at the devil. The devil
quickly went away and thought, “Who wants to be next to you? The farther
away you are, the better. Best if I never see you again. The world is big;
how comfortable it would be to be free.”
But even he himself knew that was simply asking for too much. The
devil mumbled to himself as he chased after the cultivators. Just as he
revealed an evil smile and was just about to devour a cultivator, a golden
light pierced through the cultivator’s chest. He cursed out loud. Just as he
was about to jump on another cultivator, there was another flash of golden
light.
After the devil left, Li Muwan’s heart gradually calmed down. She
hesitated a little before turning to Wang Lin and asking, “He… he is?”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. There were no other cultivators within 100
meters of him. All of the dead cultivators were wrapped up by the dragon
tendon and flew behind him like a cape.
This battle caused Wang Lin’s name to spread across the entire area of
Nan Dou. There were at least 1000 bodies spread out behind him, covering
the sky.
The red “Punish” above his head have turned from a great temptation to
the sign of a powerful cultivator.
“That is a devil,” Wang Lin calmly said, as he stared at the two rays of
light coming toward him from over 1000 kilometers away. He closed his
eyes for a bit before turning around and leaving.
“Shan Guanmo, Mu Nan, Me Bei, have the three of you seen enough?”
The cold voice rang inside the three’s heads. Shang Guanmo’s body
shivered as he focused himself once more and flew toward the two
cultivators heading this way. His heart was in complete chaos right now.
Although he knew that this fiend was strong, he didn’t think that he would
be this strong.
“The death spell… is really terrifying… if I don’t die this time, then no
matter what, I have to try cultivating it. If I have this power, I can walk
sideways in the outer part of the sea of devils.” Shang Guanmo took a deep
breath and no longer felt bad about handing over his soul blood essence.
No matter where they were, the strong will be respected. This was
especially true for the sea of devils.
Mu Nan and Mu Bei’s attitudes became the same as Shang Guanmo’s.
With the power this fiend possessed, the Fighting Evil Sect stood no
chance. If they wished to live, then they would have to follow the powerful
fiend.
The two of them looked at each other before clenching their teeth and
quickly followed Shang Guanmo.
Shang Guanmo looked at one of the people and laughed. “Ha ha, if it
isn’t old man Ouyang. We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so let’s
get intimate for a bit.” He immediately touched the sword behind his back.
The black sword flew out and charged toward the old man.
As for the Mu brothers, although they were both early stage Core
Formation cultivators, they were used to fighting together. They were
fighting at a disadvantage but were still able to hold out for a bit.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept across the Core Formation cultivators 1000
kilometers away and his eyes became cold.
The surviving cultivators had already escaped into the distance. They all
wished they could grow an extra pair of legs to run away faster. Wang Lin’s
figure was now engraved in their hearts and will never disappear.
Among the four remaining mid stage Core Formation cultivators
watching from 1000 kilometers away, the old man with a ruddy complexion
shook his head. He turned around and was about to leave before this pupils
suddenly shrank.
A male and a female stood ten feet behind him. Floating above the
male’s head was a blood-red “Punish” symbol.
The remaining cultivators noticed what was wrong and all took out their
treasures as if they were facing a great enemy, but none of them dared to act
first.
Wang Lin scanned the four of them and coldly said, “Scram!”
Among the four, only the old man who was ready to leave revealed a
look of gratitude and quickly left. The remaining three’s faces turned from
red to white as they slowly backed up. One of them snorted and said,
“Today’s matter…”
Li Muwan secretly sighed and thought, “Why aren’t you quickly
leaving? What is the point in saying these useless things?” Sure enough,
before he finished speaking, Wang Lin frowned and waved his hand. His Ji
Realm flew out and the cultivator’s eyes immediately became blood-red. He
held his head before it exploded with a bang and a blood-covered golden
core flew out into Wang Lin’s hand.
The remaining two cultivators turned around and ran without a word.
Wang Lin stared at the two. He left an imprint on them with his Ji Realm.
At this moment, the cultivator fighting Shang Guanmo let out a
miserable scream and quickly ran off. As he escaped, the devil and crystal
sword suddenly appeared before him. The devil growled, “Stop stealing
from me! This one is mine! Mine!”
However, he was still a step too late. After a flash of golden light, a
large hole appeared in the cultivator’s chest.
After half an hour, the cultivator fighting the Mu brothers died under the
sneak attack of Shang Guanmo. Wang Lin put the crystal sword away inside
his body again and the devil unwillingly returned to the dragon tendon.
“Continue to lead the way!” Wang Lin’s voice was very cold and his
killing intent was oppressing.
Wang Lin knew that if he wanted to have a footing here, he must show
off his power, and the Fighting Evil Sect was the best place to do so.
At this moment, Mu Nan and Mu Bei deeply respected Wang Lin from
the bottom of their hearts. Especially Mu Bei, who showed unreserved
respect in his eyes as he quickly lead the way to the Fighting Evil Sect.
Before Wang Lin, the large amount of bodies emitted a deathly aura.
This display was more effective than any words. Many cultivators who had
evil intentions who saw the thousands of bodies immediately became pale
and backed away, afraid of getting caught in this mess.
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THE GREAT BATTLE DRAGON FORMATION
A s a result, their speed increased.

As Wang Lin flew, he adjusted his Ji Realm. After all these uses,
it was damaged, so it sat inside his consciousness and slowly repaired itself.
At noon of the second day, the Fighting Evil Sect appeared in sight.
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm had recovered at this point. Looking at the mountain,
the top of the mountain had been changed to the shape of a dragon. It
looked like there was a dragon sitting on top of the mountain. On top of the
dragon’s head stood a white-haired old man. His face was dark and his gaze
was cold as he stared at Wang Lin.
In the air floated ten Core Formation cultivators. Together, they formed
a sword formation. When they saw Wang Lin, they all revealed complex
expressions. They were filled with fear and shock. The ten formed a circle
with ten flying swords interlaced in the middle. The swords clattered as
they hit each other, causing sparks to fly out.
The person above the dragon’s head waved his hand. The eyes of the
dragon lit up and waves of spiritual energy came out from the dragon. There
was one cultivator standing on each of the dragon’s scales. With the shine
of their swords, it looked like the dragon was alive.
Shang Guanmo looked carefully for a bit and said, “The Great Battle
Dragon Formation!”
Mu Bei quickly explained, “This Great Battle Dragon Formation is the
sect-protecting-formation of the Fighting Evil Sect. Rumor has it that only
Nascent Soul level cultivators can break through it, but not many in the sect
believe it. After all, no one in this area has a formation that powerful.”
Wang Lin was a bit proficient in formations, and after looking at it for a
bit, Li Muwan suddenly said, “This isn’t a formation, but an amazing spell
that channels the souls of everyone on the dragon to the person on top of the
head, giving him a certain level of cultivation.”
At this moment, the person standing on the dragon’s head’s eyes lit up
and he shouted, “Fellow cultivator who has the punish mark, I am the
Fighting Evil Sect’s sect head, Jie Donglei, with the Fighting Evil sect’s
13,562 disciples. Since head elder Qian Kun provoked you, you killing him
is not a big deal, but then you came here. If you win this battle, the entire
Fighting Evil sect will listen to you, but if you lose, then don’t blame this
old man for taking the cultivation pill. Do you dare to fight?”
His voice roared out like thunder and it spread across the area. The
13,562 disciples all shouted at the same time, creating a sound wave that
split the clouds in the sky apart. Starting from the bottom of the dragon and
quickly progressing to the top, over ten thousand flying swords shined and
formed rings of spiritual energy. The higher up, the denser the rings were,
with the ones at the top emitting powerful pressure.
At the same time, the ten Core Formation cultivators quickly flew
toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin let go of Li Muwan and jumped forward with red lightning
flashing in his eyes. The ten cultivators’ bodies quivered. They didn’t dare
to move forward. These ten people had used various methods to learn of
Wang Lin’s strength in these few days, so when they saw Wang Lin
charging at them, they couldn’t help but hesitate.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept past them before dragging the dragon tendon
behind him, causing the thousands of bodies to slam against the dragon.
When the thousands of bodies collided with the dragon, they became a
large wall of red mist. This was thanks to a protection barrier. Suddenly, the
entire protection formation of the Fighting Evil Sect was dyed dark red.
The rings all gathered at the old man on the head of the dragon. A
powerful aura came from his body, then his clothes ripped apart as he
suddenly grew several times his original size.
Powerful spiritual energy surged out like ocean waves from the old man
and pushed him directly from the mid stage of Core Formation to the late
stage of Core Formation. Then it continued to break through, reaching a
stage like early stage Nascent Soul without the Nascent Soul.
This pseudo Nascent Soul stage normally only occurred in puppets
created by the higher cultivation countries.
Jei Donglei let out a roar as he jumped into the air. He looked coldly at
the Core Formation cultivators and shouted, “Unless trash, scram!”
The ten Core Formation cultivators revealed relieved expressions as
they quickly moved to the side and then stared coldly at Wang Lin.
Jie Donglei’s gaze landed on Wang Lin, then he grinned and said, “I
have managed to gather all of the rumors about on you on your way here. It
seems that people under the Nascent Soul stage can’t harm you, but now
that I have the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, let me see how you will
beat me!”
Li Muwan’s face became pale. She looked at Wang Lin with a
concerned gaze. However, when she saw a hint of disdain in Wang Lin’s
eyes, she relaxed for some unknown reason.
Nan Mu and Nan Bei secretly groaned. They originally thought that
Wang Lin would win for sure, but now the situation had changed. What was
awaiting them was the fury of sect head Jie Donglei, it has to be said that
the Fighting Evil Sect has a very evil method of dealing with traitors.
Shang Guanmo’s soul blood essence was in Wang Lin’s hands, so if
Wang Lin were to die, he would die as well. He was secretly cursing in his
mind while trying to think of a way to break out of this situation.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart as he jumped forward and landed 30 feet
in front of Jie Donglei while coldly staring at him.
“Don’t you know the death spell? Let this old man see how powerful
your death spell is!” Jie Donglei’s body disappeared and reappeared more
than 300 feet away from Wang Lin.
The moment Jei Donglei disappeared, Wang Lin backed up until he was
500 feet away from Jei Donglei. Jei Donglei disappeared again and Wang
Lin backed up once more to 700 feet away. At this distance, he began to
think.
Jei Donglei frowned as he stared at Wang Lin and sneered, “What is the
meaning of this?”
Wang Lin eyes revealed a thoughtful expression before he said, “I’m not
going to fight anymore.” With that, he flew to Li Muwan’s side and grabbed
her waist. He moved to a mountain 1000 feet away, sat down, and sneered
at Jei Donglei.
Jei Donglei frowned even harder and said, with a heavy tone, “If that is
the case, then this matter…” Before he finished speaking, his body
disappeared. When he reappeared, he was right in front of Wang Lin. He
opened his mouth and spat out a ray of white light. The light turned into a
fierce tiger that pounced at Wang Lin.
At the same time, his right waved and an electric net appeared. The net
quickly flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin remained calm as he let out a sneer. As the tiger jumped
toward him, the devil inside the dragon tendon jumped out and ate the tiger.
At the same time, the crystal sword flew out and the surrounding net,
released popping sounds. After several strikes from the sword, the electric
net shattered to pieces.
As for Jei Donglei, an ice flame that emitted waves of cold energy
appeared in Wang Lin’s hand. The moment the ice flame appeared, Jei
Donglei’s expression changed and he immediately backed up, but at that
moment, he saw the red lightning in Wang Lin’s eyes move and his soul
shook.
The shock to his soul caused his body to stop. As a result, the ice flame
hit his chest. The ice rapidly spread and blood came out of his mouth. He
quickly backed up and didn’t stop until he was within 300 feet of the
dragon’s head.
Both of his hands formed seals and hit his chest multiple times. Then he
ate some pills and let out a roar. Only then did the ice that was already
covering half of his body begin to shrink back to his chest and then was
forced out.
The ice flame flickered. Its color had dimmed a lot as it flew back into
Wang Lin’s hand.
From the begining, Wang Lin didn’t take the initiative and just stood
1000 feet away with a mocking expression.
Jei Donglei’s hand stopped hitting his chest. He stared at Wang Lin and
suddenly asked, “How did you find out?”
Wang Lin calmly said, “I didn’t figure anything out. I just noticed that
your aura felt different at 300 feet compare to 500 feet, and at 1000 feet
your aura almost dropped out of the Nascent Soul realm.”
Li Muwan was really smart and immediately realized what was going
on. She softly asked, “His injury is also fake?”
“The wound inflicted by the ice flame was real, but when he retreated to
within 300 feet of the dragon’s head, the spiritual energy had already healed
him completely. He was simply trying to get me to fight him within 300 feet
of the dragon’s head.” This was the first time Wang Lin had talked this
much to Li Muwan, but although he was conversing with her, his gaze
never left Jei Donglei.
When he first saw the formation, he was shocked. If such a thing
existed, then wouldn’t he be invincible in this area? As long as he had
enough people feeding spiritual energy, he could truly obtain a level of
power as high as a Soul Formation cultivator’s. If that was the case, then
wouldn’t the Fighting Evil Sect already be the ruler of this area?
Considering that, this technique must have some sort of fatal flaw. The
first thing everyone would think of was that the time was short and the user
of this technique must know it as well, so they should be able to use some
method to help cover up this flaw.
If that was the only flaw, it was still a very powerful technique.
However, Wang Lin noticed that Jie Donglei had taunted him to fight
instead of directly coming up to kill him. He found this very strange. He
then calculated the distance between them at the time and he was about 900
feet away.
With that in mind, Wang Lin charged forth to 300 feet, then back up to
500 feet, 700 feet, and finally 1000 feet before finding out the true fatal
flaw of this technique.
The further he got from the dragon’s head, the lower the sect head’s
cultivation level dropped.
Jei Donglei’s expression was very unsettling. Even though he had this
high of a cultivation level, he couldn’t really use it. Although Wang Lin’s
guess was a bit off, it was not far from the truth. His cultivation level would
be weakened a lot at 900 feet, and at that range, his chance of winning was
low. And if Wang Lin were to back up even more, past 1000 feet, then his
cultivation level would immediately fall out of the Nascent Soul realm and
plummet back into the Core Formation stage.
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I f this stalemate were to continue, it would definitely be bad for Jie

Donglei. After all, the formation would only last for two hours, and half
of that time had already passed. He thought carefully about what he should
do.
Originally, he planned on using the Core Formation cultivators to trap
Wang Lin for a while to give him time to attack. However, at the most
important moment, the fear of death swallowed those elders, so they backed
down. His only choice was to act on his own, but he didn’t expect Wang Lin
to be able to see through the weakness of the formation.
Now that he had gotten on the tiger it would be hard to get off, he
silently stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin looked at him, then grabbed Li Muwan and backed up 100
more feet. The mocking expression on his face intensified. Jie Donglei let
out a sigh. He jumped back onto the head of the dragon and said, “Forget it.
This old man admits defeat.” With that, he stomped on the dragon’s head
and all of the spiritual energy in his body returned to the dragon.
The light inside the dragon’s eyes became brighter. As the spiritual
energy returned to it, Jie Donglei’s body trembled and he revealed a painful
expression.
Gradually, his expression became even more painful and his body began
to shrink. After he finished shrinking, he knelt on one leg on the dragon’s
head. He looked like he had aged decades. He raised his head and weakly
said, “This old man admits defeat. From now onward, we will listen to what
you say. This is the order from the Fighting Evil Sect’s sect head.” With
that, his hand trembled as he took out a purple triangular token and barely
managed to put some spiritual energy inside it to make it fly forward.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He looked at Jie Donglei and then at the token
before suddenly pulling Li Muwan back several dozen feet.
The moment Wang Lin’s body backed up, an afterimage of Ji Donglei
suddenly appeared at the spot Wang Lin was just in and turned into a ray of
sword energy that stabbed toward him.
Wang Lin’s speed was really fast, but he couldn’t match a flying sword.
By the time he backed up 30 feet, the flying sword had already reached
him. This flying sword was very fast; it wasn’t much slower than the crystal
sword using teleportation.
In the blink of an eye, the flying sword pierced his chest, but it was
stopped for a moment by the dragon skin vest. Wang Lin’s fingers caught
the body of the sword like a pair of claws.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. The enemy’s flying sword was almost
impossible to defend against. Luckily, he was far enough away to have a bit
of time to react, or else the consequences would have been unthinkable.
The flying sword trembled a bit before snapping into two from the
center. A black flame appeared where the sword broke and quickly turned
the entire sword to dust.
The moment the black fire appeared, Wang Lin quickly let go and
coldly looked at Jie Donglei, who was still at the top of the dragon’s head.
Jei Donglei let out a regretful look as his body turned to ashes. This last
attack was his ace in the hole and his greatest secret.
“This… he was a sword cultivator!” Li Muwan’s face was filled with
shock. The scene from before was still causing her body to tremble.
A lot of people in ancient times were sword cultivators, but nowadays,
not many people cultivated only the sword. Instead, they used swords as
treasures.
A sword cultivators’ speed and power are all stronger than normal
cultivators’. There are many sword cultivation methods, but only with a top
quality sword cultivation method and a top quality sword can one truly use
a sword cultivator’s terrifying power.
Jie Donglei’s sword cultivation wasn’t very good, and his flying sword
was also not good. Otherwise, with his power as a sword cultivator, he
would have easily swept aside the cultivators in Nan Dou City instead of
being forced to stay here.
If he was fighting one on one, then his flying sword was powerful, but
he couldn’t split his attention when fighting multiple people, so he only had
one chance to act.
Jei Donglei sent out his sword core on this last blow. This could be
considered his golden core. This was planned to be a surprise final attack,
but sadly, it failed.
With the death of Jei Donglei, Mu Nan and Mu Bei were the happiest.
They quickly realized what was happening and knelt before Wang Lin.
“Congratulations, sect head!”
Shang Guanmo secretly cursed these two brothers for being shameless,
but he himself quickly flew up to Wang Lin and bowed. “Congratulations,
teacher, on becoming the sect head of the Fighting Evil Sect.”
The ten elders of the Fighting Evil Sect that had formed the sword
formation put away their swords. They were feeling very awkward. After
pondering for a bit, they all bowed toward Wang Lin. Their meaning was
obvious.
As for the tens of thousands of disciples on the dragon formation, they
all had more than 80% of their spiritual energy used up by Jei Donglei.
They struggled to stand up as they looked at the red “Punish” that looked
like it would bleed and loudly welcomed Wang Lin.
Wang Lin felt no joy with Jei Donglei’s death. Instead, he felt helpless.
There was no right or wrong in the cultivation world; only the law of the
jungle. If he wished to survive, then he must destroy everything that
threatened him. He imagined that if he hadn’t come here himself, what
awaited him was the Fighting Evil Sect’s endless retaliation.
If he wanted to protect himself, then he must let everyone know that he
was someone they couldn’t mess with and that the consequences of doing
so would be very serious. Wang Lin’s first display of power in the Sea of
Devils was over.
This first display of power was very successful. At least within one
million kilometers of Nan Dou City, no one hadn’t heard of the mountain of
corpses Wang Lin had created. At least this stopped any more people from
being greedy over the killing order.
Looking at the tens of thousands of disciples bowing before him, Wang
Lin looked toward the inner sea and thought, “Teng Huayuan, whether it’s
being an immortal or a devil, as long as I can get my revenge, what’s wrong
with becoming a demon king?!”
He let out a cold smile as his gaze swept over to Shang Guanmo. “From
today onward, you are the Fighting Evil Sect’s sect head,” said Wang Lin.
Shang Guanmo was startled. He was about to speak, but when he saw
the coldness in Wang Lin’s eyes, he quickly stopped himself and nodded.
“Prepare a room for me. I’m going into closed door cultivation.” Wang
Lin grabbed Li Muwan and flew toward the Fighting Evil Sect.
The room was quickly prepared. It was Jei Donglei’s personal room,
which was located inside the head of the dragon. Wang Lin sit down cross-
legged and looked at Li Muwan, who had a complicated expression on her
face, and said, “After my closed door cultivation is completed, I’ll bring
you back home. Until then, you are free to do as you wish.” With that, he
closed his eyes and silently cultivated.
Li Muwan stared at Wang Lin. After a long time, she said, “Thank
you…” With that, she felt her heart tighten as she turned and left.
After she left, Wang Lin opened his eyes. Instead of the usual coldness,
there was confusion. The confusion became even stronger as time went on,
until there was a hint of sadness as he recalled a scene from the past...
“Tie Zhu, you are not young anymore. Many people have come to ask
about marriage in these past few days. Mom heard that immortals can marry
too. Since you came back, you should stay for a while. Come with mom to
look around, and if you find someone you like, then we can settle things.”
“Little brat, other people your age already have kids running around the
village.”
“My wife, why are you worrying about pointless things? Our son is an
immortal! Do you understand what an immortal is? How could he take a
mortal as a wife? Tie Zhu’s meaning is that he will find you an immortal
daughter-in-law.”
“What is so good about an immortal daughter-in-law? An immortal
cannot come home for five years. If I have an immortal daughter-in-law,
then they might not even come home once in ten years.”
“Fine, I’ll listen to your dad. If your standards are too high for one of
the girls in the village to catch your attention, then mom will wait to see
who you bring back.”
“Mom, you can rest assured; your son will definitely bring you back a
good daughter-in-law.”
Gradually, two rows of blood flowed from his eyes as he clutched his
fists. After a long time, he wiped away the blood tears, hit the side of the
wall, and the dragon’s mouth closed, leaving no cracks.
Then, after placing a few more formations around him, Wang Lin
focused his divine sense on the heaven defying bead in his mind. His body
suddenly disappeared from the room. Even the word “Punish” disappeared.
This was the first time Wang Lin had entered the heaven defying bead
after reaching the Core Formation stage. The moment he entered the heaven
defying bead, Shang Guanmo, who was managing the Fighting Evil Sect,
trembled as he could feel that terrifying fiend had disappeared.
To be more accurate, his soul essence disappeared without a trace. This
caused him to be shocked and terrified as he quickly flew into the air. After
awhile, he turned around, revealing a look of disbelief.
Li Muwan, who had just walked down from the dragon’s head, was
startled as she looked up before letting out a sigh.
Somewhere in the heaven defying bead’s space, Situ Nan’s Nascent
Soul floated in the sky with both of his eyes closed and spiritual energy
flowing through his body. On his sides floated two faint white lights.
Wang Lin stood below the Nascent Soul and looked at the two balls of
light. He knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, “Mom, Dad, Tie Zhu
will definitely bring you two back a good daughter-in-law, but now is not
the time…”
After a long time, Wang Lin took a deep breath and raised his head
toward Situ Nan’s Nascent Soul. His eyes revealed a deep sense of gratitude
as he whispered, “Situ, you can rest assured, as I have already reached the
Core Formation stage. Someday, I’ll reach the nascent soul stage, then soul
formation, and finally soul transformation so I can bring you out of here.
Then I’ll find you a body. This is my promise to you!”
With that, Wang Lin stood up and bowed at Situ Nan’s Nascent Soul.
Then his body disappeared as he left this place.
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I nside the secret room inside the dragon’s head, a rainbow-colored light
appeared. More and more lights suddenly gathered until Wang Lin’s
figure finally came into view.
The moment he appeared, Shang Guanmo’s heart started beating
rapidly. He wondered what kind of technique this fiend was cultivating that
would allow him to hide his presence completely. Before, he was
wondering if he could use this time to escape Wang Lin’s control, but now
he didn’t dare to have those ideas anymore.
Li Muwan touched the dragon’s scale as if she was calculating
something. The current her looked very graceful and focused as she touched
the dragon scale.
Even the fluctuations of her soul essence blood didn’t affect her.
Gradually, a look of understanding appeared in her eyes as she looked at the
piece of dragon scale before her.
Wang Lin appeared inside the room and sat down in the lotus position
before taking out his bag of holding. After killing all those cultivators, there
were hundreds of golden cores inside his bag of holding.
In addition to this, almost all of the bags of holding of the dead
cultivators were taken by Wang Lin. He quickly sorted them all and found
that there were a lot of treasures and flying swords. However, besides a
scroll, none of them were good enough to catch Wang Lin’s eyes.
This scroll was about two feet long and as thick as his arm. It also
emitted a hint of spiritual energy. Wang Lin remembered that it came from a
Core Formation cultivator who had already opened it half-way. There were
currently waves of roars coming from the scroll.
However, Wang Lin’s Ji Realm Divine Sense’s power wasn’t affected
by the amount of people. Whether it was one person or a group, once it
swept past them, as long as they were below the Nascent Soul stage, they
would die. Toward the Ji Realm, Wang Lin still had an indescribable
feeling. Under the pressure of the transfer array at the Foreign Battleground,
he clearly felt its existence for the first time and gained a hint of
understanding. The following years of use and fighting allowed him to
understand the Ji Realm’s terrifying power.
However, he didn’t know that the Ji Realm’s limit was late stage
Nascent Soul. If he wished to enter the Soul Formation stage with it, the
chances were very low.
The original owner of the scroll was already dead, so the divine sense
imprinted on it had long since disappeared. Wang Lin had imprinted his
divine sense on the scroll, but the weird thing was that there was nothing
different about the scroll. It felt the same as before he imprinted his divine
sense.
Wang Lin quickly revealed a look of interest. If it was a normal
treasure, he would have been able to use it freely after wiping out the
previous owner’s divine sense and imprinting his own. As long as it was not
a Nascent Soul level treasure, this would always be true.
Judging by the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the scroll, it
didn’t feel like a Nascent Soul level treasure. Wang Lin had a few Nascent
Soul level treasures himself, one of them being the protective jade given to
him by Hou Fen’s Nascent Soul cultivator, Zhou Jin.
The most notable feature of Nascent Soul level treasures was the
powerful spiritual energy fluctuations that they emitted. A Core Formation
treasure could never compare to it.
In addition to the jade, there was the flying sword that could teleport.
According to his guesses, it was also a Nascent Soul level treasure. If he
hadn’t blood refined it, there was no way he would be able to use it without
refining it for a very long time.
Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but be reminded of the ancient
sword sheath. When combined with the flying sword, it could increase the
flying sword’s power. Even Situ Nan couldn’t see through its true nature. It
must be at least beyond Nascent Soul level, maybe a Soul Formation, or
even Soul Transformation treasure. After all, there wasn’t much Situ Nan
couldn’t see through.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. It was destroyed when Teng Huayuan
destroyed his bag of holding. Then Wang Lin suddenly realized that
something was off. If that treasure was indeed that high quality, then Teng
Huayuan shouldn’t have been able to destroy it.
If it wasn’t destroyed, then where could the sword sheath have gone?
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he put down the scroll and suddenly stood up.
He walked back and forth for a bit before putting some low quality
materials into a bag of holding. Then he gathered a bit of spiritual energy on
his finger and turned the bag to dust.
Wang Lin’s eyes focused on the bag of holding as it turned to dust. Then
he tried it out a few more times before a hint of understanding appeared in
his eyes.
Although the bag of holding was destroyed, the items inside it were not.
The space inside the bag was like a boundless vault with the bag itself as
the lock. Even though the lock was broken, the vault would forever be shut
with the items still inside.
If he could find a way to open it up again, then it wouldn’t be
impossible to take back what was inside.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He then sat down in the lotus position
again. Looking at the scroll, it didn’t seem to be a Nascent Soul level
treasure, but Wang Lin couldn’t guess why he didn’t get the feeling he
could control it as he wished after he imprinted his divine sense into it.
After thinking for a bit, he suddenly opened the scroll. His expression
became serious.
The entire scroll was completely black without any pictures on it.
Looking at it, Wang Lin suddenly felt a sense of danger coming from
the scroll. A pair of triangular eyes on the black paper suddenly opened up.
Then a loud roar came from inside the scroll, causing it to shake.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to quickly close the scroll. The roar slowly
became softer and softer until it completely disappeared.
Sweat covered Wang Lin’s forehead. The moment the roar came out,
Wang Lin could feel that its power was no less than the dragon’s that had
died in the 14th valley. The only difference was that the spiritual energy
was trapped inside the scroll.
At this moment, he finally understood why he still couldn’t use this
scroll even after imprinting his divine sense into it. This scroll was only a
seal. The real power of this treasure came from the spirit beast trapped
inside.
After carefully putting away the scroll, Wang Lin began to ponder. After
a long time, he took out a golden core from his bag of holding. Its color had
already darkened. He pondered for a bit before taking out more than 100
golden cores. All of them were dim, emanating a feeling of death.
If it was in the past, Wang Lin would immediately devour them as he
got them, but on the way here, Li Muwan told him that although devouring
golden cores would increase his cultivation level, it would also cause his
spiritual energy to become tainted, as well as cause the spiritual energy in
his body to become a mess. Also, golden cores had different properties. If
too much of the opposite was absorbed, it would make his spiritual energy
go crazy, making him lose control and go mad half the time.
After hearing this, although Wang Lin was unwilling, he dismissed the
idea of consuming them directly. According to Li Muwan, eating them
would inflict no negative effects if they were first refined through the five
element method.
It was just that this type of refining skill was considered a demonic
method, so she had only ever heard of it. Wang Lin pondered a bit before
putting all of them into one bag of holding for when he finds the five
element refining method.
Then Wang Lin took out the dragon tendon. With a gentle flick, the
devil flew out. The devil flew around the room once before looking at Wang
Lin with an aggrieved expression.
The red light on the devil was much richer than last time. Wang Lin
looked at him with a cold expression and said, “To what degree has your
cultivation level recovered?”
The devil carefully backed up and said, “I have only recovered to the
late stage of Foundation Establishment. If it wasn’t for that sword stealing
from me, I could have recovered to Core Formation!”
Wang Lin sneered and stared at the devil. The devil felt his hairs stand
up from the stare. He backed up some more and then muttered, “I am at the
peak of late stage Foundation Establishment, only one step from the Core
Formation stage.” With that, he secretly cursed and thought that if Wang
Lin kept pushing him, then he would just go and fight him with all his
might. But this was only an idea. The devil believed that even if he gave it
his all, he wouldn’t get anything good out of it.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and his hand reach out. The devil let out a
scream. He wanted to dodge, but he found formations around him. He could
only watch himself be caught and brought toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin searched through the devil’s body. Little by little, slivers of
red kept appearing until a golden core appeared in the devil’s gas-like body.
The devil’s anger quickly disappeared. He embarrassingly said, “”What
is this? When did I form my core? I must have devoured too much and
formed it without realizing…” As he spoke, he saw Wang Lin’s cold gaze
and stopped talking.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before suddenly asking, “You recovered
your memory?”
The devil immediately trembled. This was his biggest secret. When he
reached the Core Formation stage, something extra suddenly appeared in
his mind, but he didn’t dare to tell Wang Lin. Now that he was seen through
by Wang Lin, he immediately became scared.
He kept thinking inside his heart, “Should I go out all against him?
Fight? No, I don’t think I can beat him… I have decided, I’m going all
out!”
He just had finally made up its mind and was ready to act when he
raised his head and saw a red light inside Wang Lin’s eyes. He immediately
realized that things were getting bad when he suddenly let out a miserable
scream from the pain. Green smoke came out of his body and even his
golden core shrank.
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm Divine Sense originally wouldn’t be this powerful,
but he used to be a soul devourer. The pressure and the abilities of a soul
devourer were still there.
This made Wang Lin the devil’s biggest weakness. After the devil
screamed for a while, Wang Lin withdrew his Ji Realm Divine Sense. The
devil stood there shaking. All traces of resistance were gone. Instead, he
revealed an obedient expression.
He wasn’t afraid of anyone but Wang Lin. If Wang Lin had kept it up
for half an hour, then his newly formed golden core would have shattered.
Wang Lin calmly said, “Spit out all the souls you devoured.”
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T he devil’s face immediately became very grim as he slowly spat out

one soul after another. After spitting out more than 40 souls, his
golden core was on the brink of shattering.
Wang Lin waved his hand and all 43 souls flew into his forehead. They
entered his consciousness and floated next to the soul of the Core
Formation cultivator from Xuan Wu.
The Ji Realm red lightning flew through each of the souls. As they
disappeared, Wang Lin could feel his own soul become a bit stronger.
The devil secretly relaxed a bit as he stared at Wang Lin but complained
in his heart, “This is too much! These are all souls I managed to steal back
from the damn sword! Sooner or later, I’ll have my revenge! Just wait until
my cultivation recovers to the Nascent Soul stage!”
Just as he was thinking about how he was going to deal with Wang Lin
once he recovers to the Nascent Soul stage, his body was grabbed by Wang
Lin and was thrown back into the dragon tendon. The devil let out a few
frustrated sighs. The urge to go all out against Wang Lin appeared again.
However, the urge died down again when he thought about how he
wouldn’t get a good result even if he were to shatter his golden core.
After taking a gulp of spirit liquid, Wang Lin sat down to cultivate.
After thinking about the power of Jie Donglei’s sword cultivation method,
he took out several hundred spirit stones. He was going to use these to place
several hundred layers of the turtle shell’s defensive formation on himself.
After completing all of this, he took a deep breath and hit the side of the
wall. The dragon’s mouth slowly opened up. He got up and walked out.
Just as he walked out of the dragon’s mouth, he saw a charming and
delicate figure standing near the tail of the dragon. Li Muwan’s expression
looked haggard, but her eyes were shining as she stared at one of the scales
on the dragon’s tail.
Shang Guanmo stood next to her with a glowing pearl, providing light
for her.
Wang Lin remained silent. This time, his closed door cultivation didn’t
take long, but from the looks of Li Muwan, she hadn’t left at all. He sighed
in his heart as he jumped down. His body glided down along the dragon and
landed behind her.
When Shang Guanmo saw Wang Lin, he immediately put even more
spiritual energy into the pearl to make it shine brighter. He also forced
sweat to appear on his forehead to make it look like he was focused.
Wang Lin watched her delicate face making a serious expression. Her
eyebrows, which were as beautiful as a painting, were furrowed, and she
was biting her lower lip as she carefully examined the scales. A gentle wind
blew by, moving a few strands of her hair.
Wang Lin’s voice was gentle as he slowly said, “Let us go, I’ll take you
home…”
Li Muwan’s fingers trembled. She raised her head toward Wang Lin and
stared at him for a long time before whispering, “Are you really going to
send me back?”
Wang Lin dodged Li Muwan’s gaze and nodded.
Li Muwan chuckled, but this chuckle contained a trace of helplessness.
She stood up, tidied up her clothes, and said, “Give me three days of time,
okay?”
Wang Lin looked at her once before floating back to the dragon’s head
and sat down in the lotus position.
Li Muwan took out a piece of jade from her bag of holding and placed it
on her forehead. After recording the pattern of the scales she had
memorized, she turned to Shang Guanmo and calmly said, “Prepare a room
for me.”
Shang Guanmo quickly agreed. He felt like he was wrong about what he
saw back then. This fiend and this little girl’s relationship wasn’t what he
originally thought it was.
Inside the room, Li Muwan calmly sat on the ground as scenes from
these past few years flashed through her eyes. From when she was being
chased by that Core Formation cultivator from Xuan Wu, to being saved by
Wang Lin, and the two of them escaping together. Then to being chased by
the fire beasts and charging through the fire beasts into the Sea of Devils.
Creating the cave where she focused on alchemy and he focused on
cultivation… until he left for three years and brought her back the pill
furnace. When he returned, he was being chased by Core Formation
cultivators. He was then able to reach the Core Formation stage and carved
up a path of blood.
When Wang Lin was reaching the Core Formation stage, a weak girl
like herself went out to face those Core Formation demonic cultivators
herself. Just as she was about to kill herself, Wang Lin suddenly appeared
and saved her. She wasn’t able to comprehend this sudden change. It caused
her body to weaken and she was about to fall over when he caught her.
“Don’t move. I’m taking you to kill people.” This phrase kept echoing
inside Li Muwan’s ears. Thinking about that phrase made many
complicated feelings appear in her heart and her face turned red. Along the
way, she thought about it many times and couldn’t help but bitterly smile
about it. However, as Wang Lin killed his way here, that phrase weighted
heavily in her heart.
Li Muwan muttered, “I’m taking you to kill people…” Her lips curled
up into a faint smile as she took a breath. “Other people would take me to
watch a beautiful moon or the setting sun, and yet he takes me to kill
people…”
Shortly after, she exhaled and muttered, “Over these years, he never
asked for my name and I still don’t know what his is either. Perhaps in his
eyes, my name is not important. What’s important is that I know alchemy…
Now that the pills have been refined, I guess I have lost my value…”
Thinking about this, the complicated feelings in her heart became even
stronger until they became a heart piercing pain. A stream of blood leaked
out from the corner of her mouth. This line of blood in contrast with her
immaculate beauty was a very shocking.
The term sad beauty was very fitting for her right now.
After a long time, she bit her lower lip and took out pieces of jade scales
from her bag of holding. There was a total of 18,874, the same as the
number of scales on the dragon.
Earlier, Jie Donglei didn’t have enough disciples to stand on every
single scale.
These pieces of jade scales were the fruits of her last half a month of
sleepless effort. She spent all that time recording each scale. The amount of
mental stress she had accumulated cost her at least five years of her life...
It was just that Li Muwan didn’t care about any of that anymore. She
took up the scales one by one and linked them together. Sometimes she
would even change what was inside them.
First she fused the almost 20,000 pieces of jade into 10,000 pieces, then
5,000 pieces, and so on.
Three days later, Li Muwan’s face was pale and her body was very
weak. She felt like she would fall over if the wind were to blow on her. She
walked out of the cave leaning against the wall.
Wang Lin was holding an object that he had been studying for the last
three days in his hand. When Li Muwan came out, he put the object away
before jumping down before her. When he saw her even more worn out
face, he frowned and asked, “What were you doing in the last three days?
Drink this.” He took out a jade bottle that contained 300 drops of spiritual
liquid and placed it in Li Muwan’s hand.
Li Muwan put away the jade bottle like a treasure and whispered,
“Thank you, senior brother. I am fine. Let us… go…” With that, her face
regained some color as she leaned on Wang Lin’s shoulder and said, “Come
on… let’s go home…”
Wang Lin pondered for a very long time before wrapping his left hand
around Li Muwan’s waist. His body immediately flew into the air and cut
open a path in the fog before them, then the two quickly disappeared into
the sky.
The plum blossom is an elegant thing. If there it had a hint of gold, it
would look too grand. However, that red in the center changes the entire
feel of the flower; from plain to awe-inspiring, from elegant to something
strange.
There were many cultivators talking to each other at the inn, but when
the old man entered, the talking stopped. A few gazes turned toward the old
man before they were withdrawn.
After the old man entered the inn, he didn’t even look around and sat
down on a seat near the window. After ordering some light wine, he sat
there and drank by himself. His brow sometimes furrowed and sometimes
loosened. His heart was clearly very heavy.
At this moment, the talking in the inn returned.
At one of the tables, a few cultivators revealed worried expressions and
whispered, “That fiend killed his way here and then fought with the
Fighting Evil Sect’s Jie Donglei for three days and three nights. Finally, he
used a mysterious magic treasure to kill Jie Donglei in an instant and then
whipped his body for seven days and seven nights. Hehe, I think Nan Dou
City will have a new owner.”
The old man’s expression changed when he heard the words
“mysterious magic treasure”.
A round-faced cultivator revealed a reminiscent look and sighed. “Hehe,
so what about it? I personally saw that fiend myself. At that moment, the
sky was filled with bodies he had trapped. There were at least 1000 bodies
being dragged behind him. That fiend really knows how to enjoy himself.
He was even holding a beautiful girl in his arms as he flew across the sky.
That scene is something I will never forget in my life.
The old man slightly frowned and muttered to himself.
A cold-faced young man took a drink and sneered, “You guys should be
quiet. I heard that person cultivates the very vicious death spell and hates it
when people talk about him. Be careful, if words reaches his ears, you guys
will die without a grave.”
The moment the old man heard the words “death spell,” his eyes
immediately lit up.
The young man sneered as he took another gulp. “In my opinion, since
that person has the kill order on him, if he is still within Nan Dou City, then
he won’t live for much longer. Right now there are no Nascent Soul
cultivators near Nan Dou City, but once the news spreads, Nascent Soul
cultivators might make their way here. If I were him, I would find a place to
hide out these 100 days.”
“Hundred day kill order!?” The old man’s eyes immediately lit up even
more. His right hand reached out and the young man’s face immediately
turned red as his neck was grabbed by an invisible forced and pulled over.
“Boy, this old man is very interested in the person you talked about.
Could you tell me about him in detail?”
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THE FOG TURNS TO SEA
T he inn suddenly became silent. Everyone’s eyes were on the green-

robed old man. The old man held the young man in his hand and
coldly looked at everyone else.
“Eyes like lightning” These three words came to the minds of the
surrounding cultivators. They felt like their entire beings were being seen
through and a bucket of cold water was being poured over their heads at the
same time.
An early stage Core Formation cultivator’s cup immediately fell to the
ground as he quickly lowered his head, his eyes filled with terror. He
secretly groaned, “This feeling, it should be a Nascent Soul…”
The old man withdrew his gaze and loosened his hand. The young
man’s neck was covered in a black bruise.
The old man poured a cup for him, took a drink, and slowly said,
“Speak, how did all of this happen?”
The young man didn’t even dare to breath too loudly. With his late stage
Foundation Establishment cultivation, he wasn’t able to see through this old
man at all. However, with his many years of experience, he knew that this
old man was at least a mid stage Core Formation, or even late stage Core
“That person suddenly appeared half a month ago, killed ten of the
Fighting Evil Sect’s elders, and for some reason got tagged with the kill
order…” The young man explained everything he knew in detail.
The old man closed his eyes and casually waved his hand. The young
man’s eyes widened as his entire body was turned into a mist of blood and
then a strange wind came and carried the blood mist away.
The cultivators in the inn were all terrified. They wanted to leave, but
no one dared to move first.
The old man pondered a bit. He opened his eyes as he locked on to the
early stage Core Formation cultivator and said, “You, come over here.”
The Core Formation cultivator’s body trembled as he quickly stood up
and arrived one foot away from the old man. With a trembling voice, he
respectfully said, “Junior Xu Mu greets senior. Whatever senior needs,
please ask. Junior swears on my own golden core that everything I say is
true, just please have mercy.”
The old man poured a cup of wine. After he drank it, he said, “Since I
entered the inn, every time that person was brought up, the spiritual energy
in your body went out of control. I guess you must have seen him in
person.”
Xu Mu took a deep breath. Fear lingered in his eyes as he whispered,
“Junior has indeed seen that fiend in person.”
“What is his cultivation level?” A mysterious light appeared in the old
man’s eyes as he asked the question. He wanted to know this the most. This
was also why he killed the young man. The young man had said a lot of
useless things but never said what cultivation level that person was at.
“Early stage Core Formation!” Xu Mu felt a bit uneasy, so he quickly
added, “Senior, the person looks like he is just at the early stage of Core
Formation, but he has two treasures…”
Hearing the words “two treasures,” although the old man’s expression
remained the same, he became alert.
“One of them is a flying sword that can teleport…”
The old man felt a bit disappointed as he poured a cup of wine and
drank it.
Xu Mu carefully observed the old man as he nervously said, “There is
another one. It is… junior really doesn’t understand what it is either. I only
see a red light and there is something inside the red light. However,
whoever gets touched by the red light dies and their body gets turned into a
skeleton.”
The old man pondered for a bit, then stood up, dropped a piece of low
quality spirit stone, and grabbed Xu Mu. Both of them instantly traveled
more than 1000 kilometers.
The moment he left, all of the cultivators in the inn were filled with
terror. The three words in everyone’s minds were “Nascent Soul cultivator!”
Under Xu Mu’s guidance, the old man teleported to the Fighting Evil
Sect in just half an hour. He spread out his powerful divine sense and found
Shang Guanmo.
To Shang Guanmo’s shock, the old man was able to take another drop of
his soul essence blood to use the connection between the two drops to track
Wang Lin. He then threw Xu Mu down and quickly left.
As for Wang Lin, he moved very fast while carrying Li Muwan. The
flying sword made an opening through the thick fog of the Sea of Devils.
The Sea of Devils is surrounded by fog all year round, but for only one
month out of every year, the fog turns into water. In all the years that Wang
Lin had stayed in the Sea of Devils, due to him being in closed door
cultivation, he hadn’t encountered this phenomenon.
One month after he entered the 14th valley, the fog turned into sea. This
happened every year for the three years he had spent there, and now it was
about to happen again.
Li Muwan was different. She had personally experienced it every single
year. With the protection of the formation, the seawater couldn’t enter the
cave, but she could clearly see the deep blue ocean outside, along with
some of the rare spirit beasts that would swim by.
Close to four years of time meant the fog had turned into sea four times.
Every time, Li Muwan would personally manage the formation and only
relax after it was over.
The fog was even denser now than when they first arrived in the Sea of
Devils. Some parts of the fog had already turned into water.
As the two flew higher, the fog got denser and denser, until it felt like
they were swimming in water.
Li Muwan whispered, “It’s about to turn into a sea…”
Wang Lin didn’t answer. He suddenly stopped to look behind and
started to observe the surrounding fog. He could see that the slowly moving
fog was moving faster than before. It was as if it were being pushed
forward. Even some of the surrounding creatures were moving in every
direction but forward.
Li Muwan saw Wang Lin’s expression and whispered, “What is it,
senior brother?”
“Nothing.” After Wang Lin finished speaking, he flew forward even
faster. He felt very uneasy. From the movement of the fog, it was clear that
someone was flying in this direction at a very fast pace. The person chasing
from behind had to be a very powerful cultivator; it would be impossible to
produce this pushing effect on the fog otherwise.
Also, the surrounding creatures were scattering in all directions except
for forward. This made Wang Lin even more sure that someone was closing
in from behind.
In fact, this is very easy to explain. If there is a school of small fish
swimming in the water and then a very fast sword flies through them, they
would immediately scatter in all directions but forward.
Wang Lin played a lot in the rivers near the village with the other kids
when he was a boy. After seeing this happen, he was able to make the
connection and detect the abnormality.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he took out the spirit liquid and took a
big gulp. The golden core in his body quickly spun as it absorbed the
spiritual energy in the liquid, allowing him to release even more spiritual
energy. This resulted in his speed increasing.
Li Muwan was able to feel Wang Lin’s nervousness. She quickly took
out some materials and made some simple formations to throw behind
them.
Wang Lin looked behind him and revealed a look of admiration. Li
Muwan felt a sense of sweetness in her heart, but she had used too much
energy before, so now felt like she had no strength left. When she saw
Wang Lin’s speed increase after drinking the spirit liquid, she hesitated a bit
before taking out the bottle of spirit liquid that Wang Lin had given her. She
drank a few drops and was immediately shocked. She carefully put it away
and continued to make those small formations.
As the two flew higher, an invisible force eventually appeared. This was
the pressure of the sea that was unique to the Sea of Devils. Anyone that
tried to leave would have to face this pressure.
70,000 kilometers behind Wang Lin, the old man slapped his bag of
holding and took out a green gourd. The gourd immediately grew to 100
times its original size. The old man casually sat on the gourd as it flew
forward. Thanks to the gourd, his speed was at least doubled.
As Wang Lin moved, he could feel the pushing force of the fog getting
stronger. Although some of it was due to his own speed, it was obvious that
the person chasing him had increased their speed through some unknown
method.
The fog in the Sea of Devils had thinned down a lot as water began to
appear. If one were to look from above the Sea of Devils, then they would
see that the fog was thin enough to see through.
Under the moonlight, the Sea of Devils sparkled. It was as if a layer of
water had already formed. The water quickly spread as time passed and
waves roared as they hit the land.
The old man frowned from his seat on the gourd. Before him were well-
placed, active formations. Although the formations were weak and he didn’t
mind them, if he continued to ram into them one by one, they would still
hinder him.
The old man let out a snort as he waved his hand and slapped the gourd.
The seal on the gourd opened up and a powerful force pushed out.
A ripple began to spread out from the mouth of the gourd. All of the
formations that the ripples touched were instantly destroyed. Even the fog
and sea water were pushed aside, creating a tunnel forward.
The old man sat on top of the gourd as he quickly charged into the
tunnel.
Wang Lin’s body had already been soaked by the water. He took another
gulp of spirit liquid and quickly charged forward into the descending sea.
He hugged Li Muwan and pushed his body forward. His body moved
through the water like a fish. Soon, he could see the surface. His eyes
became cold as he pointed forward and the flying sword suddenly
disappeared.
Then Wang Lin dragged Li Muwan out of the water like a sword
piercing the heavens. The moment the two came out of the water, they
disappeared in a trail of light.
The crystal sword moved in rhythm with the waves, waiting for the
right moment to attack.
Half an hour later, a large swirl appeared in the sea. The swirl was about
100 meters wide and it moved in one direction.
There was a black tunnel connected to the bottom of the Sea of Devils
at the center of the swirl. A green gourd slowly rose from within the tunnel.
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T he green-robed old man sat on top of the gourd and looked up at the
sky. He slapped the gourd and was just about to fly upward when his
expression changed. He raised two fingers and pinched down on a crystal
light that suddenly appeared in front of his face. He sneered, but that sneer
immediately changed.
The crystal light in between his fingers slowly disappeared. It was an
afterimage.
The old man suddenly moved his head as the crystal light brushed by
his face. The crystal light flashed a few times before disappearing.
The old man didn’t stop, but his face was gloomy. He wiped the blood
from his cheek with his finger, then he placed this finger next to his mouth
and licked the blood off before closing his eyes to think.
“This little guy is very bold!” After a long time, he opened his eyes and
slapped the gourd. The gourd shrank back to its original size. He opened up
the gourd and took a drink. The liquid inside released the sweet scent of
wine.
Hou Fen
Although the disaster of the fire beasts was resolved by the rank 4
cultivation country, the spiritual energy there was filled with fire element,
making it impossible to cultivate. Adding on the fact that the ground was
too hot, the country was mostly covered in lava and volcanos kept on
erupting, turning the mortal kingdoms into patches of wasteland.
The former imperial city was covered in lava and all of the buildings
were gone. There was no living creatures left in Hou Fen; the entire country
was like a silent grave.
Wang Lin and Li Muwan quickly flew over the country. They both
silently pondered as they saw what had become of Hou Fen. Although
Wang Lin had some mixed feelings about all of this, if it wasn’t for the
heaven defying bead absorbing the fire spirit, then he would have already
been devoured by it.
All of this could only be considered a coincidence; there was no right or
wrong. If he was given a choice at that moment, even knowing the result, he
would have still done the same thing.
The two of them flew across the sky like a shooting star. Soon, they
passed by the place where they first met. Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin but
didn’t say a word.
As for Wang Lin, he was thinking about the person chasing them and
had no time to think about anything else. Wang Lin suddenly stretched his
arm out behind him and the crystal flying sword landed in his hand.
Wang Lin suddenly stopped as he stared at the trace of blood on the
flying sword. He smeared the blood onto his hand and then, after staring at
it for a while, his expression became very unsettled. He could feel dense
spiritual energy from this blood. There was this much spiritual energy in
this small amount of blood. Just what kind of cultivation level had this
person reached?
He took out a jade bottle and placed the blood inside. Right now, he felt
like there was a mountain weighing down his heart. He looked at the giant
“Punish” above his head and sneered, then he flew even faster while
holding Li Muwan.
After quickly crossing the border of Hou Fen, they could see the
mountain where the Hou Fen Union had originally built their base. The four
flags of Hou Fen were hung high on the top of the mountain, signifying that
this area belonged to the Hou Fen Union.
After they arrived here, Wang Lin stopped. He pondered for a bit and
then said, “I’ll be sending you off.”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip as she looked behind them and said, “How
about you follow me back to Lou He Sect to hide for a bit?”
Wang Lin calmly said, “No need.” With that, he hesitated for a bit while
looking at Li Muwan. He slapped his forehead and Li Muwan’s soul
essence blood flew out.
Wang Lin didn’t immediately return it but left a trace of his Ji Realm
inside it before returning it.
Wang Lin slowly said, “Thank you for these past four years. I have left
a sliver of my divine sense in your soul essence blood. Anyone below the
Nascent Soul stage will no longer be able to harm you.”
Li Muwan revealed a complicated look and asked, “Will we have a
chance to meet in the future?”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before letting out a sigh. He didn’t answer
the question but took something out from his bag of holding and handed it
to Li Muwan. It was the hundred beast pill furnace. He had gotten it back
after killing Kun Sang.
Li Muwan took the hundred beast pill furnace. After looking at it for a
while, she raised her head and said, “These are pills I have made in the past
few years. The jade has an explanation of all of them.” With that, she took
out more than 10 small bottles and passed them to Wang Lin, along with a
piece of jade.
After Wang Lin received them, he put them into his bag of holding. He
then looked at Li Muwan and clasped his hands. “Four years ago, I
promised to bring you back here safely. Now that I have, we no longer owe
each other anything. Goodbye!”
Wang Lin was about to leave when Li Muwan suddenly shouted,
“Senior brother, this is my gift to you!” With that, she took out a white jade
and threw it at Wang Lin. Then, without looking back, she flew toward the
Hou Fen Union.
Wang Lin caught the jade and scanned it. The message Li Muwan left
inside echoed in his ears.
“Senior brother, Wan Er doesn’t know what your name is because
you’ve never told me in these past four years. I believe you don’t know
mine either… Wan Er thanks you for the countless times you have saved
me in these past four years. The time I spent in the Sea of Devils is
something I’ll never forget… Since our separation is inevitable, and Wan Er
knows that senior brother goes into closed door cultivation a lot, Wan Er is
gifting you this jade. This jade is the epitome of Wan Er’s formation skills.
It contains the Fighting Evil Sect’s battle dragon formation with
improvements.”
“This formation is a fusion of attack and defense, but compared to
attack, defense is the true purpose of his formation. If it can protect senior
brother for a while when you encounter danger, then Wan Er is satisfied…”
Holding the jade, listening to Li Muwan’s words, and watching her
figure disappear into the distance, Wang Lin began to ponder. He put away
the jade, then his body suddenly landed on the ground. After taking one
step, he disappeared. After moving far away, he touched his forehead and
his body disappeared in a flash of light.
He entered the heaven defying bead, and at this moment, his presence
disappeared. Wang Lin had already decided that he would enter the heaven
defying bead after bringing Li Muwan back. The kill order was going to last
100 days. For him, it was just a few extra days of cultivation inside the
This was also why, even though he knew of the danger of the kill order,
he still killed Qian Kun.
The old man chasing Wang Lin quickly arrived in Hou Fen. He arrived
at the spot where Wang Lin disappeared shortly after he entered the heaven
defying bead. The old man’s face was filled with doubt as his body
descended further into the ground. After searching for a while, he came out
of the ground with an even stronger look of doubt than before. “Gone…
even the connection between the soul blood essence is gone. It seems that
little guy has quite a few secrets.”
Just at this moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked without any
expression at the three rays of light flying at him. Soon, the three rays of
light arrived, revealing one woman and two men.
The woman was wearing a formal dress. She looked very high statured.
To her left was a very handsome man in black robes. He had an overall very
elegant presence.
To the woman’s right was a tall, red-faced old man. The old man’s face
was different from normal people’s. His eyes were like two large bells and
his pupils were like two burning flames.
The old man looked at the three and calmly asked, “Why are you three
here?”
That woman was Feng Luan, and as for the elegant, scholarly-looking
man, it was without a doubt her cultivation partner, Yang Sen. As for the
old man, he was one of the Nascent Soul ancestors from the War God
Shrine. His cultivation level was the same as Yang Sen’s.
Yang Sen looked at the old man with dread because he couldn’t see
through the old man’s cultivation. He clasped his hands and asked, “Is
fellow cultivator from Xuan Wu?”
The old man rolled his eyes and said, “Who is your follow cultivator?
Scram, or else I’m going to take your Nascent Soul and use it to refine
treasures.”
Yang Sen’s expression changed. He sneered and was about to speak
when the red-faced man stopped him. His bell-like eyes stared at the seven
golden plum flowers on the old man’s clothes and asked, “Is your
excellency from the Sea of Devils?”
Yang Sen and Feng Luan looked at each other before looking at the
golden plum flower on the old man’s shirt.
The old man frowned and became impatient. He waved his hand and the
three of them were pushed back. A powerful wind pushed them far away.
Even the Nascent Souls in their bodies felt like they were going to be blown
out.
After they were finally able to stop themselves, the three’s expressions
became gloomy and Yang Sen asked, “What cultivation level?”
The red-faced old man bitterly replied, “At least late stage Nascent
Soul…”
Feng Luan frowned and whispered, “Zou Bin, what was that golden
plum flower?”
“I believe the two of you have heard about this before. 300 years ago,
before I entered the War God Shrine, I traveled through the Sea of Devils.
My early stage Nascent Soul cultivation was enough to keep myself safe as
long as I didn’t enter any dangerous areas.”
“The Sea of Devils has a total of 999 cities, and a bit more than 300 of
them are in the inner sea. Among those 300 or so cities, seven of them are
called the Land of Seven Plums.”
“The seven cities connected form the petal of a plum flower. If you look
from a distance, it does resemble it. There are a total of seven city lords
who’s cultivation levels are unfathomable. Rumor has it that they have
already reached the Soul Formation stage, but those rumors are not
confirmed.”
Fang Luan’s frown tightened as he asked, “That person just now…”
The old man’s expression became serious as he said, “If I’m not wrong,
then that person just now was one of the city lords of one of the seven
cities! However, the demonic cultivators of the Sea of Devils, especially
ones from inner sea, don’t leave the Sea of Devils so easily. I don’t believe
he will stay here for long.”
The three of them looked at each other. Each of them could feel the
weight on each other’s hearts. They went around the old man as they
returned to the Hou Fen Union’s mountain.
The three of them sensed the aura of a foreign Nascent Soul cultivator
earlier, so they came to check; however, they didn’t expect the result to be
someone so difficult to deal with.
The old man wandered around the area for a bit before letting out a
snort and spreading out his divine sense. This time he wasn’t going to miss
a thing. He carefully scanned the area from the ground to the sky.
The old man’s divine sense slowly swept the area. He gradually began
to spread out further and further, until it even affected the Hou Fen Union.
However, the old man didn’t care; he swept the area several times but was
still unable to find anything.
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T he doubt in his heart became even stronger. He pondered for a bit

before disappearing and crossing Hou Fen at a frightening pace. He
went into one of its bordering nations, Tian Mao.
His goal was the Heaven’s Tower at the center of Tian Mo. The person
inside it was a messenger from an upper cultivation country.
Not all rank 3 cultivation countries have a Heaven’s Tower. Hou Fen
and Xuan Wu don’t have one. This is also why Hou Fen decided to invade
Xuan Wu rather than Tian Mo.
Time slowly passed as Wang Lin cultivated inside the heaven defying
bead. Soon, 100 days had passed.
On this day, Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes. The “Punish” above
his head became less and less red, until it went from blood-red to grey.
An invisible wave appeared and began to slowly push outwards. The
heaven defying bead originally released gentle light, but at this moment, it
began to shine brightly. As the wave spread out, more and more of the
lights began to shine brightly. Eventually, every light in the area was
shining brightly.
Wang Lin stared at the scene before him. He was shocked.
Shortly after the “Punish” above his head shrank, Wang Lin could sense
powerful spiritual energy fluctuations. The fluctuations grew more intense
until a grey, spherical pill appeared in the air.
A bit of flame floated above the pill. Wang Lin reached out toward it
and it descended toward Wang Lin’s hand until it was one inch from his
palm.
He scanned it with his divine sense and found that the spiritual energy
contained in this pill matched exactly the full cultivation of someone at the
mid stage of Core Formation. Wang Lin recalled the information that Li
Muwan had given him about the kill order. After pondering for a bit, he put
it away instead of using it immediately.
Wang Lin decided to save this pill for when he attempt to form his
Nascent Soul. It should make the success rate will be higher. The chances of
forming a Nascent Soul were much lower than forming his golden core. The
main reason he was able to form his core was due to the underworld
ascension cultivation method and Li Muwan’s pill.
If either of these were missing, he might not have been able to succeed
in forming his core and might have been forever stuck at the Foundation
Establishment stage. There was an even harder hurdle in the future though:
Forming a Nascent Soul was simply too hard. Wang Lin believed that
even with Ma Liang’s body’s talent, there was almost no hope unless he
could find those legendary pills that could increase the chance of forming a
Nascent Soul that Li Muwan talked about. However, almost all of those
pills were in rank 5 or higher cultivation countries, and they rarely ever
leaked out.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “Nascent Soul… Nascent Soul… even
with the heaven defying bead, I’m afraid I will need hundreds of years to
succeed… what’s most important now is to find a new cultivation method.
The underworld ascension cultivation method has reached its peak and Situ
Nan is still asleep, so I have to rely on myself.” The first thing he needed to
find was a cultivation method for the Core Formation stage.
But the choosing this cultivation method was very difficult. Right now,
all of the cultivation methods he had were from people he had killed.
Although there were some that were fitting for a Core Formation cultivator
to use, they were all too different, making it hard to choose one.
These were not the key points though. The key point was he wanted to
pick a cultivation method that would increase his chance of forming his
Nascent Soul. Thinking about this, his eyes lit up. From Ma Liang’s
memories, the War God Shrine’s Divine Path seemed to have this effect.
However, what confused Wang Lin was that if the War God Shrine
really had a cultivation method like this, on top of people within their own
country being greedy, even rank 4 or rank 5 cultivation countries wouldn’t
just leave it be.
However, according to Ma Liang’s memories, the War God Shrine’s
Divine Path never peaked the interest of the higher ranked cultivation
countries. This confused Wang Lin.
However, the only clue he had was this Divine Path. Wang Lin decided
that he had to get his hands on the Divine Path no matter what. The Divine
Path that Ma Liang knew about was something derived from a senior who
had gained insight to the original Divine Path, so it was actually a fake.
What Wang Lin wanted was the original Divine Path.
Everything Wang Lin had done was to ensure that he would
successfully form his Nascent Soul in the future. Only by preparing now
could he increase the success rate as much as possible
But a mere cultivation method wasn’t enough to make Wang Lin
confident. Forming a Nascent Soul was very difficult. It has to be said that
the qualification for a rank 2 cultivation country to reach rank 3 is someone
reaching the Nascent Soul stage. This alone showed how difficult it was.
Wang Lin secretly sighed and went back to cultivating. After staying
inside the heaven defying bead for a few more days, he prepared to leave.
Before he left, he went to visit Situ Nan and his parents’ souls. After
silently standing there for a bit, he left the heaven defying bead.
At some location underground, there was a flash of rainbow-colored
light as Wang Lin appeared. Right after he appeared, he quickly dashed off
into the distance.
At the same time, he spread out his divine sense and carefully observed
the outside. It was the dead of night and everything was quiet. Wang Lin
pondered for a bit before quickly moving toward the Hou Fen Union.
But before he moved much, he suddenly felt a sense of danger coming
from his divine sense. He used his earth escape technique to its limit to
quickly go further underground. From 300 feet to 1000 feet, he continued to
go down and his speed only increased.
An old voice echoed throughout Wang Lin’s divine sense. “This old
man has waited 97 days for you, little guy!”
Wang Lin’s skull tingled, his hair stood up, and his face was gloomy.
Without a word, he continued to descend. 1000 feet, 2000 feet, 3000 feet,
4000 feet…. 10,000 feet. Wang Lin descended straight down, and as he got
deeper, he felt a force resisting him, causing him to immediately change
directions into a diagonal descent.
“Hehe, good thing I borrowed this earth boat from someone. It would be
really hard to catch you when you escape past the earth’s crust thanks to the
force there.” The voice continued to echo in Wang Lin’s divine sense.
Wang Lin remained silent as he suddenly changed directions and started
heading up. From 1000 feet underground to 100 feet, and he charged out to
the surface with the Hou Fen Union mountain range right before him.
The moment he appeared, he charged toward the mountain. A screen of
light appeared around the mountain. The moment he touched the light, he
took out the identification jade he was given. He effortlessly passed through
the light and then looked back.
At this moment, a large, black, wooden boat came up from the ground.
The old man stood on top of the boat and looked at Wang Lin on the other
side of the light screen. He nodded and said, “Not bad. Your divine sense is
very strange. Although you have adjusted it to your body, it is still a bit off.
It seems you’ve stolen that body. Little guy, come with me. This place can’t
protect you.”
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy as he silently sneered.
The old man’s lips moved, revealing a strange smile. His right hand
gently pressed against the light screen, making a few cracks appear before
the entire light screen completely shattered. The entire mountain shook,
kicking up a lot of dirt and dust.
The Hou Fen Union’s Nascent Soul cultivators flew out one by one,
terrified.
Wang Lin’s pupils shrank. He turned around and sunk back into the
ground to escape again.
The old man sneered and was about to chase when one of the Evil Devil
Sect’s Nascent Soul cultivators bit the bullet and asked, “Fellow cultivator,
why did you destroy our sect’s protective formation?”
This person had been around for three months. He didn’t do much most
of the time besides scan past the area with his divine sense. His divine sense
was very strong and it shocked all of the Nascent Soul cultivators present.
Secretly, the cultivators of Hou Fen were keeping a tab on the old man.
Today they saw a disciple of the Hou Fen Union coming, but before they
could take a closer look, they were all dumbfounded by the old man
destroying their sect’s protective formation with one press of his palm.
If they were to let this go, the Hou Fen Union would lose all face. It was
the Evil Demon Sect’s turn to guard the mountain today, which was why
this Nascent Soul cultivator was the one to bite the bullet and ask the
question. This way, their attitude on this matter was voiced. Whether or not
the old man answered, the Nascent Soul cultivator wasn’t going to force the
subject either way.
The old man stared at the cultivators of Hou Fen and said one word:
“Scram!”
This one word sent out a powerful shockwave that rang inside the
cultivators’ ears.
After the sound wave passed, the old man had already disappeared
without a trace. The cultivators all looked at each other. Some of them are
bleeding out of their mouths and noses. None of them were able to utter a
word.
But the old man soon returned. His face was very gloomy as he stared at
the mountain. His eyes closed and then suddenly opened as his powerful
divine sense spread out. He scanned every single person in the mountain
and even searched up to 1000 feet underground. The more he scanned, the
more he burrowed his brow. Finally, his body moved and from one he
became two, then from two he became four.
Four identical-looking old men spread out in four directions, each
scanning with their own divine sense, but they still found nothing. The old
man stomped the ground as he and his three avatars each went to the four
corners of Xuan Wu. Their divine senses connected and encircled the entire
country.
“There are only three years left. Little guy, in these three years, I, the
Eighth Extreme Demon Lord, will refine Xuan Wu to find you. Ah, if it
wasn’t for that place needing the death spell to pass through, I wouldn’t
spend all this time trying to capture you!”
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EIGHT CLAWED DIVINE SENSE
O ne main body and three avatars. Their divine senses linked together
and completely locked down Xuan Wu.
Any cultivator entering or leaving Xuan Wu would have to go through
this line of divine sense. This way, the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord would
have full control.
This old man was forced to do this. He chased Wang Lin all the way
from the Sea of Devils, through Hou Fen, and pushed his way to Xuan Wu,
but then Wang Lin’s presence just completely disappeared.
Despite his power, he still couldn’t find Wang Lin. He thought that
Wang Lin was hiding deep underground, but even after scanning there, he
still found nothing.
But he didn’t give up. After he heard that Wang Lin could use the death
spell in Nan Dou, he was tempted. In his grand plan, one part would be very
easy if he had someone who could use the death spell.
This was the only reason he had expended all this effort chasing Wang
Lin. Normally, with his abilities, catching Wang Lin should’ve been easy,
but Wang Lin was elusive like a worm and disappeared without a trace. He
waited for 97 days the first time, but when Wang Lin finally came out and
he was just about to have his way, the little brat went underground using an
earth escape technique.
Fortunately, he had borrowed the earth boat. This treasure contained a
powerful earth escape technique, so using it would make things a lot easier.
Although he couldn’t use a lot of his techniques underground, he thought
that it would be fine as long as he got close. However, he didn’t think that
the little brat’s destination was the Hou Fen Union’s mountain.
Although he was able to destroy the sect’s protection formation with
one palm, he once against lost track of the little brat. This was why he
risked angering the rank 4 cultivation country behind Xuan Wu and Hou
Fen to lock down the country with his divine sense.
In truth, he hadn’t killed a single person from either of the two
countries. This was largely due to the rank 4 cultivation country behind
them. The higher someone’s cultivation level, the more they know about the
inner workings of Suzaku. Both Xuan Wu and Hou Fen had the backing of
the same rank 4 cultivation country, so no matter how much they fought
each other, it would be fine. However, if someone from the outside came in,
then they would act.
If it was before, it would have been fine to just kill as needed, but since
that place was going to open up soon, he didn’t want to cause too many
problems here.
This lockdown lasted two years.
During these two years of time, both Xuan Wu and the Hou Fen Union
had become used to being scanned by the old man’s divine sense. This
could occur several times throughout the day.
Almost everyone knew the source of all of this. The elders had all
warned them that they were not allowed to go the four directions from
which the divine senses were coming from..
The Eighth Extreme Demon Lord became more and more nervous
because that place was going to open up in only one year, and if he were
late, the consequences would be unimaginable. In the heat of the moment,
he decided that he would wait for half a year more. If he still wasn’t able to
find that brat in half a year, then he would risk angering the rank 4
cultivation country and would refine the entire country to find that little
brat.
Time slowly passed. One month, two months… until five months had
passed. As time passed, the complexion of the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord
darkened, and the hostility on his face gradually increased.
Wang Lin sat in the lotus position inside the heaven defying bead’s
space. His face was even more ugly than the Eighth Extreme Demon
Lord’s. He had checked everything on his body and found something
different about Shang Guanmo’s soul essence blood. It seemed the reason
the old man was able to chase him this far was due to Shang Guanmo’s soul
essence blood.
On this day, the limit of the heaven defying bead’s space was drawing
near. He could feel that if he didn’t leave soon, he would never be able to
leave again.
He had to leave and go out for three days before he could return again.
However, if the person that was chasing him was still out there, then it
would be very difficult to stay safe for three days.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. The light in the heaven defying bead was
gradually dimming. The moment they completely went out, he came out of
the heaven defying bead.
The moment he appeared, the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord suddenly
opened his eyes and disappeared from where he was.
Wang Lin’s body slowly condensed. He suddenly felt very dizzy, but he
forced himself to take out Shang Guanmo’s soul essence blood from his
brow. Without a word, he quickly flicked it up and shot it far away.
At the same time, he suddenly felt a sense of danger. Wang Lin sneered
as he quickly flew toward the opposite direction.
The old man followed the soul essence blood’s connection and arrived
in the air above its location. He let out as smile as he hit the ground, causing
it to tremble. His body entered the ground using the earth boat. However, he
soon came out of the ground holding Shang Guanmo’s soul essence blood.
In a fit of anger, he crushed it.
“You can’t run away!” The old man shouted as he spread out his divine
sense. It covered all of Xuan Mo, then he let out a snort before quickly
chasing after Wang Lin.
As Wang Lin traveled through the earth, he suddenly sensed that the
surrounding earth was filled with spiritual energy fluctuations. He knew
that the old man was already chasing after him and that he wouldn’t be able
to get away for three days. After thinking about it, he quickly flew up and
out of the ground.
The moment he stepped aboveground, four identical figures appeared
around him.
The old man coldly stared at Wang Lin as his four clones slowly fused
back into one. He loudly shouted, “Including the 97 days at the start, I have
waited for you for almost three years.”
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he coldly stared at the old man.
He didn’t say a word.
The old man snorted and asked, “What is your name?”
Wang Lin said “Ma Liang!” The old man’s cultivation was like a calm
sea to Wang Lin, too deep to see through.
The old man’s eyes stared at Wang Lin as he said, word for word, “Ma
Liang, I’m going to ask you this: do you know the death spell?” There was
killing intent hidden in his eyes. If Wang Lin’s response was no, the old
man would immediately kill his brat in his anger. He would then go back to
Nan Dou to kill everyone for lying to him and use their souls to refine
treasures.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and then nodded. He could feel the killing
intent from the old man. If he took one wrong step, he would die without a
grave.
The old man’s eyes narrowed. Without a word, he slapped his bag of
holding and a three-foot-long green python appeared in his hand.
The green python stuck out its tongue as its black eyes stared at Wang
Lin.
The old man threw the green python on the ground and coldly said,
“Use your death spell. The target is this python!”
The moment the python landed on the ground, it curled up before
jumping toward Wang Lin with its mouth open. Wang Lin looked down at
the python. Red lightning flashed across his eyes as he muttered, “Die!”
Wang Lin’s target wasn’t the python, but the old man. This time, he
used his ji realm to its limit.
The moment he said the word “die,” Wang Lin immediately backed up.
The old man felt his mind shake as a ray of red lightning drilled into his sea
of consciousness. His consciousness was completely empty except for an
octopus laying on its stomach. The moment the red lightning entered, the
octopus opened its mouth, creating a powerful suction force. The red
lightning was immediately sucked into its mouth.
But the ji realm was powerful beyond imagination. Although the old
man’s cultivation level was very high, the octopus still shivered after
sucking in the red lightning.
This shiver caused a chain reaction in which even his consciousness
shivered, forcing his body to pause for a moment.
As Wang Lin backed up, he opened his mouth and spat out the crystal
sword. The sword cut the snake in half and moved like lightning to stab the
old man’s brow.
However, rings of white light came out, preventing the flying sword
from getting any closer. Wang Lin waved his right hand to call back the
flying sword before quickly escaping underground.
Soon, the old man recovered from the shock as he looked at the python
on the ground and touched his brow. He was filled with rage as his hand
formed seal. He shouted, “Go!”
A knife emitting a rainbow-colored light appeared before him. The
knife was made entirely of a clear crystal and light traveled within it.
Following the order of the old man, the knife flew out with rings of
rainbow-colored light. It pierced into the ground and quickly chased after
Wang Lin.
Along the way, as the knife traveled the dirt around, it just disappeared
and soon was within 100 feet of Wang Lin. Wang Lin felt his head go
numb. Without any hesitation, he took out the charm Yang Sen had given
him.
This charm could block the attack of a Nascent Soul cultivator. The
moment he threw the charm, the knife arrived.
The charm immediately expanded and protected Wang Lin from behind.
It collided with the knife and, after a series of crackling sounds, it shattered.
The knife was also pushed back a few feet. From where they collided, a
shock wave spread, causing the dirt on the surface to kick up.
If one were look from aboveground, they would see a small circle
expand as the earth was kicked up. It was as if there was an earth dragon
moving underground.
Wang Lin was hit by the shock wave and coughed out a mouthful of
blood. He quickly came out from underground and barely dodged the main
shock wave.
After he came out of the ground, he didn’t pause at all and quickly
continued to escape.
Feeling the shock wave underground, the old man’s anger lessened as he
muttered to himself, “That attack just now was even able to stop me for a
moment. Rumor has it that the death spell focuses on training one’s divine
sense and using it to attack. Following that logic, that little brat really does
control the death spell.”
Thinking about this, his body disappeared from the spot. Wang Lin felt
pain in his chest as he quickly took out one of the pills Li Muwan had given
him to heal his wounds. Suddenly, he sensed fluctuations of spiritual energy
before him. He had dealt with Nascent Soul cultivators a lot, so he knew
that this was sign of teleportation. Without any hesitation, he turned around
and began to fly the other way.
At this moment, the old man walked out from where the spiritual energy
fluctuation was.
“Little friend, this old man doesn’t want to hurt you. How about you
listen to me first?”
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REACHING AN AGREEMENT
A s the old man said this, he waved his hand and lightning came from
all directions. Soon, there was cage of lightning trapping Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. He stopped moving, turned to the old
man, and coldly asked, “What does senior want?”
The old man stared at Wang Lin. After a long time, he said, “I want to
borrow your death spell.”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit, then looked at the surrounding lightning
cage. The sounds of crackling from the lightning came in from all around
him.
“I want to know why.”
The old man pondered for a bit before shaking his head. “It is not yet
time to talk about this matter, but don’t worry; this old man won’t ask you
to go for nothing. If you come with me, I’ll gift you an earth transformation
pill!”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but he was very tempted. He had
heard of the earth transformation pill from Li Muwan and how it was very
rare. It was a pill that was used to help increase cultivation by one level
during the Core Formation stage. It had a high chance to elevate an early
stage Core Formation cultivator to the mid stage. While the chances to
increase from mid stage to late stage weren’t as high, it would still increase
his spiritual energy and lay the foundation for the future.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before raising his head to look at the old
man, but he didn’t say a word. He was very confused. Although he couldn’t
see through the old man’s cultivation, he was able to destroy the Hou Fen
Union’s sect protection formation with one palm and was able to scare
away Nascent Soul cultivators with one roar. He either had to be at the peak
of the late stage of Nascent Soul or already stepped into the Soul Formation
stage.
With the old man’s cultivation, he could easily put a few restrictions on
Wang Lin to threaten him, or even just refine Wang Lin into a puppet that
would listen to his every command. There didn’t seem to be a need for the
old man to talk to Wang Lin with a bargaining tone.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “There must be a problem here.” However,
he didn’t reveal anything abnormal on the surface. He pondered for a bit
before staring back at the old man and shaking his head.
The old man calmly said, “You’re looking for death.” He closed his
right hand and the lightning cage that was surrounding Wang Lin began to
shrink. Wang Lin stared at the old man, revealing a mocking expression.
The lightning cage got closer and closer until it was almost touching
him. The edges of his hair and clothes touched the cage when the wind blew
and turned to dust.
As the cage was about to come into contact with Wang Lin, the old man
stopped and looked at Wang Lin. “Your mental strength is good, but you
don’t know your place. Do you really think I won’t kill you?”
The mocking expression on Wang Lin’s face intensified as he calmly
said, “One earth transformation pill is not enough.”
The old man stared at Wang Lin and secretly cursed. If it wasn’t for that
fact that people going to that place couldn’t have any restrictions placed on
them, he would have already placed restrictions on this brat and avoided all
this trouble.
Even if he were to use any restrictions, all of them would be destroyed
once they enter that place. Also, at the stage where they would need the
death spell, if the brat had any resentment, he could easily lead everyone to
death.
This was the exact reason why he almost died the first time he had
entered 1000 years ago. It had taken him 1000 years to recover his
cultivation, and although it was now a bit higher than it was before, he
couldn’t help but shiver every time he thought of that place.
Therefore, he couldn’t place restrictions or anything of the sort on Wang
Lin. After hearing Wang Lin’s words, he relaxed a bit as he waved his hand
and the lightning cage loosened.
Wang Lin didn’t even blink or look at the lightning cage. He only
calmly looked at the old man.
The old man firmly said, “What do you want? Just speak your mind.”
“I want to know how dangerous the place I’ll be going is,” Wang Lin
said, with a calm but determined voice.
The old man laughed. “This old man won’t lie to you about how
dangerous it is. Early stage Nascent Soul cultivators have a 90% chance of
dying. As for mid stage Nascent Soul cultivators, with luck, they can
survive. Only late stage Nascent Soul cultivators who have reached pseudo
Soul Formation can safely move around there, but if they aren’t careful,
they will still die.”
“However, although that place is dangerous, the harvest is also great.
Magic treasures, pills, cultivation methods… it can be said that anything
you want is there. There is also the rumored Soul Transformation Pill. With
just one pill, there is a chance for you to become a Soul Transformation
cultivator.”
“As for the dangers, you don’t have to worry too much. Your death spell
has a great use in one of the trials there. At the least until then, you won’t
encounter any danger. After that, as long as you aren’t too greedy and wait,
then once the time has passed, you will naturally be teleported outside.”
Wang Lin heard this and began to ponder. After hearing the old man’s
words, he only believed 30% of it.
“I see that you have just reached the Core Formation stage. Forget it; I
have a Nascent Forming Pill that I will give you if you agree to come with
me. Also, I promise to give you one magic treasure that I get from that
place. How about it?”
He had heard of this Nascent Forming Pill from Li Muwan before. It
could increase the chance of forming a Nascent Soul by a little. It was very
scarce in rank 3 cultivation countries and still rare in rank 4 countries. As
for the recipe, it was controlled by rank 5 cultivation countries.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He was a bit tempted by the mysterious
place the old man was talking about. He didn’t really think about obtaining
the Soul Transformation pill, but hoped to find some pill and cultivation
method to help him reach the Nascent Soul stage. Otherwise, without any
external help, he didn’t know how long he would have to cultivate for to
reach the Nascent Soul stage.
And if he continued to reject the deal, the old man would kill him in a
fit of anger. There was only one path before him right now.
Wang Lin nodded and calmly said, “Okay, I agree!”
The old man stared at Wang Lin for a while before suddenly asking,
“Those last two times where you completely disappeared, how did you do
it?”
Wang Lin stared at the old man and didn’t say a word. The two of them
just looked at each other for a while. The old man withdrew his gaze and no
longer questioned Wang Lin. He coldly said, “Let’s go. There is less than
half a year of time before that place opens up. If you attempt to escape
along the way, then you won’t get another chance. I’ll simply refine you.”
Then the old man quickly drew a symbol in the air that flew into Wang
Lin’s body.
“This is a divine sense marker. It will do you no harm as it is only used
to track you. Once we have arrived at that place, I’ll release it for you.”
Wang Lin was already prepared for this as he would have done the same
if it was him. Also, if the old man wanted to place any harmful restrictions,
there was no need to wait until now.
Wang Lin didn’t move. He looked toward Hou Fen and said, “Junior
still has one more thing to do. I hope senior can wait a few more days.”
The old man frowned as he stared at Wang Lin and asked, “What is it?”
Wang Lin suddenly thought of something and asked, “Has senior heard
of the War God Shrine’s Divine Path?”
The old man sneered. “The cultivation method that can increase one’s
chance of forming their Nascent Soul. Back then, that little brat who found
it caused such an uproar with it. However, even if you go, you won’t find
the original Divine Path unless you go a rank 4 cultivation country called
Tian Gang.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same on the outside, but his heart
skipped a beat. As he originally thought, the War God Shrine indeed no
longer had the original Divine Path.
However, he wasn’t going to let this go before going and checking it out
himself. As a result, he flew toward the Hou Fen Union. The old man’s eyes
lit up before casually following behind Wang Lin.
Not long after, the Hou Fen Union’s mountain appeared before him. He
waited until the old man caught up before shouting, “Ma Liang greets War
God Shrine senior Feng Luan!”
His voice spread out like thunder across the mountain. Soon, a few
people flew out from the mountain. There was a beautiful lady leading the
group. It was Feng Luan.
The first thing she noticed was the old man behind Wang Lin, which
caused her pupils to shrink, before her gaze settled on Wang Lin. She was
secretly shocked. In a few short years, he had already formed his core.
However, thinking about how he had taken over the body, he must have
already been at the Core Formation stage. This was why he was able to
reach it again so quickly. She pondered for a bit before coldly asking, “The
person he was searching for in the past three years was you?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he dodged the question and
said, “Senior Feng Luan, junior has one request that I hope you can agree
to.”
Feng Luan looked at the old man with dread before she calmly said,
“Speak.”
Wang Lin calmly and slowly said, “Junior would like to look at the
Divine Path.”
Feng Luan pondered for a bit before looking at the old man to find that
he was looking at the sky. In these past three days, they had gained an idea
of what the old man’s cultivation level was. Seeing that he had come to
their doorstep, they couldn’t help but be secretly shocked.
At this moment, a red-faced old man walked out from behind Feng
Luan. He looked at Wang Lin with a serious gaze and said, “Since you are a
disciple of my War God Shrine, there is no problem for you to see it.
Follow me.” With that, he looked at the old man in his peripheral vision.
Without a word, Wang Lin flew behind him.
The old man’s expression remained indifferent. He wasn’t an idiot, so it
was obvious to him that Wang Lin was using him to see the Divine Path.
However, he really couldn’t be bothered to get mad at such a little thing.
Since he was going to help the brat, he might as well help to the end. This
way, he would be doing the brat a favor to mend their relationship.
Thinking of this, he said, “Little friend, I’ll wait for you out here. If you
are harmed in any way, I’ll make sure every living thing on this mountain is
buried with you.”
The red-faced old man’s body shivered slightly, but he quickly
recovered. Along with Wang Lin, the two of them went into the back
mountain and stopped before a slab of stone.
The red-faced old man decided to break the silence as he turned around
toward Wang Lin and said, word for word, “Should I call you Wang Lin?”
Wang Lin silently nodded.
The old man took a deep breath and said, with a heavy tone, “Wang Lin,
let everything in the past be wiped clean. I don’t care what trouble you have
gotten yourself into, but don’t drag the War God Shrine into it. If you can
promise me that, then I’ll open up the temple to let you see the Divine
Path!”
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THE DIVINE PATH
W ang Lin raised his head toward the old man and said, “Senior,
don’t worry; once I finish reading the Divine Path, I will leave this
place. After that, I shouldn’t ever have to come back here again.”
The old man stared at Wang Lin. After a long time, he waved his right
hand and a piece of jade appeared in his palm. He slammed the jade into the
slab of stone and white light spread across the stone slab. Then a clear light
spread across the stone slab until its entire surface was like a mirror.
The old man didn’t turn around; he stepped into the mirror. The surface
rippled as if he were walking into water. Wang Lin followed behind.
A cool and refreshing feeling entered his body the moment he walked
through the stone slab. It was as if his face had been wiped with a cool,
moist towel. After that, Wang Lin found that he had walked through the
stone slab. He turned around to find that the surface of the slab on this side
was the same as it was outside. The surface rippled like water.
Wang Lin put his hand inside and the cool feeling appeared again.
The red-faced old man calmly said, “This is the water mirror door
created by my War God Shrine’s refining method. Without the jade to open,
it’s impossible to enter unless you have reached the Soul Formation stage.”
After Wang Lin heard the words “refining method,” something stirred in
his heart before he followed the red-faced old man.
The space inside this stone temple was very large. It had a main hall in
the middle and hundreds of stone rooms on the sides. Outside of each stone
room was a stone wall. After carefully inspecting them, Wang Lin believed
that each of them was also a water mirror door.
The old man saw Wang Lin stare at the doors and said, “There is a total
of 365 stone rooms here. Every one those stones are water mirror doors.
Making a water mirror door is a symbol that a disciple is no longer a novice
in treasure refining.”
Wang Lin looked for a while before withdrawing his gaze. They had
arrived in the hall in the middle. Before them was a shelf with four layers.
There were some tokens on each layer.
Aside from the top layer, which only had one token, the other layers had
quite a few tokens on them.
Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the token at the top. It read: “War God Shrine
Founder ---- Gong Mo”
“Ancestor Gong is the founder of my War God Shrine and is also the
person who found the Divine Path.” The red-faced elder bowed toward the
token before turning toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and then bowed.
The red-faced elder turned and walked forward. He stopped before a
green wall that was covered in countless small words. These words had all
been carved on this wall. At the top of the wall, Wang Lin could clearly see
the two words “Divine Path”.
However, after looking down, his heart sank as it read: “Disciple Chen
Chong carved this from memory. Future disciples need to cultivate with
caution.”
“Disappointed?” The red-faced elder looked at Wang Lin and sighed.
“The second year after my ancestor found the Divine Path, there was a
traitor, so the news of the Divine Path suddenly spread far and wide. Soon
after, the rank 4 cultivation country, Tian Gang, arrived. After secretly
talking to ancestor Gong, they took it away. Ancestor Gong then left the
War God Shrine and never came back.”
“This Divine Path is the most strange cultivation method I have ever
seen in my life. Anyone that sees it can comprehend it, but they cannot
remember it. It is as if there is a mysterious force preventing them.”
“Ancestor Chen Chong’s talent was very ordinary, and he was the
weakest of ancestor Gong’s disciples. But he was able to use his memory to
do something no one thought was possible: carve the Divine Path. After he
finished carving, he died. Just before his death, he said that this cultivation
method is very powerful. His own life span wasn’t enough and he could
only carve down 10% of it, so future disciples have to cultivate with
caution.”
“In truth, ancestor Chen Chong was worrying too much. How could this
Divine Path be so easily comprehended? Since then, only about 30 people
have managed to comprehend it at all, and only half of them successfully
entered the Nascent Soul stage.”
“As for the Divine Path the other sects of Hou Fen saw, it was fake, so
the number of outsiders that have comprehended it is even lower.”
As Wang Lin heard the red-faced old man’s words, he looked at the
green stone wall. He could picture a weak, young man using his life to
carve on it.
“You can look at it yourself. I’ll wait for you outside. Don’t trespass
into any of the water mirror door rooms.” After the red-faced old man
finished speaking, he turned around to leave.
Wang Lin looked at the stone wall and read every word on it. The words
were difficult to understand, and some parts seemed to contradict each
other. As he read it, he slowly began to frown.
After a long time, he sat down in the lotus position with an unsettling
expression on his face. However, he didn’t blink even once as he stared at
the stone wall. The words written on it slowly appeared in his mind.
The more he looked at it, the more confused he became. This Divine
Path was completely incomprehensible. He frowned even harder until he
finally finished reading it all. Then he just closed his eyes and recalled
everything on the stone wall.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin still didn’t understand anything. He
slowly opened his eyes and let out a sigh before looking back toward the
stone wall. However, at that moment, his pupils shrank as he muttered,
“Something is wrong!”
When he looked toward the wall again, all of the words he had
memorized suddenly disappeared from his memory as if they had never
been there. Wang Lin looked at the familiar words he had memorized
earlier, but now it was as if there was something missing in his memory. All
of it had disappeared.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and became focused. This Divine Path was
simply too strange. No wonder no one was able to make a copy of it. Back
then, he asked Zhou Zihong to make a copy for him, but she said that
whenever she tried, she would forget. He didn’t take it too seriously back
then, but now that he had experienced it himself, he immediately became
very serious.
Wang Lin again looked at the words “Disciple Chen Chong carved this
from memory. Future disciples need to cultivate with caution.” He was even
more shocked than before. Although he had heard it from others, this was
the first time he had experienced for himself how difficult recording down
the Divine Path was. He memorized the name Chen Chong in his heart.
Wang Lin took a deep breath as his eyes went past those words and back
onto the Divine Path. After one hour, Wang Lin memorized all of it again,
but what happened before occurred again after a little while.
After repeating it a few times, Wang Lin’s face darkened. This time, he
stared at the wall and didn’t attempt to memorize it but continue to read it
over and over again.
The first time Wang Lin read through the Divine Path, it took him three
hours, but now it only took him one hour. His eyes became faster and faster.
Now it only took him half an hour to read it all.
Time slowly passed and Wang Lin’s reading speed became faster and
faster. From reading it one time in half an hour to three times in half a hour.
His eyes moved faster and faster. At some point, he began to feel pain
pulsating from his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Lin unconsciously closed his
eyes, but the stone wall still seemed to be darting past his view.
Those words began to move even faster, and even after Wang Lin closed
his eyes, they still hurt. Soon, two streams of blood flowed down from his
eyes, but just at that moment, Wang Lin opened them. His eyes were
completely bloodshot and filled with shock.
Wang Lin clearly saw the words on the wall slowly disappear and a
figure wearing white suddenly appeared. His face was blurred, so Wang Lin
could only clearly see his hands form several seals. The figure then became
two figures, and then three.
The difference between the original and the avatars in most cases was
that the avatars were a bit dull. Every movement they made would only be a
mimicry of the original’s movements.
But the avatars of the white-robed figure were all very smart and
nimble. Wang Lin felt like he couldn’t tell which one was the original body.
In truth, what Wang Lin didn’t know was that the old man’s avatars
were created from a powerful magic treasure by force and not a powerful
avatar technique.
After some time, the white-robed figure began to slowly dim until it
dissipated.
Wang Lin closed his eyes again. His face was pale and he began to
ponder. A few chants mysteriously appeared in his mind. After analysing
them for a bit, Wang Lin opened his eyes and let out a bitter smile. He
finally understood a bit about the Divine Path.
This was a technique to cultivate an avatar. As for how it could increase
the chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it was to use the avatar. One
could cultivate with the main body along with the avatar and then fuse back
into one to help increase the success rate of reaching the Nascent Soul
stage.
However, this technique was incomplete and contained fatal flaws. The
avatar created would have no cultivation and had a lifespan of less than 30
years. As a result, this technique was more like a burden.
Along with the chants, Chen Chong also left some messages. Along
with the fact that the technique was incomplete and he didn’t have a long
enough lifespan to carve it all down, he also left a solution.
The solution was to use the technique to create an avatar and use its 30
year life span to consume pills. Stockpile as many pills as possible and push
the avatar’s cultivation to the highest level possible. No matter what, when
you fuse back together, it would increase your chance of breaking into the
Nascent Soul stage by a bit.
If enough pills were saved up, then it would be possible to reach the
Core Formation stage on the avatar, thus increasing the chance of forming
one’s Nascent Soul by a lot.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before bitterly putting away the thought of
using the Divine Path. He didn’t have that many pills to give to his avatar.
Even if he were to obtain pills, he didn’t even have enough to use on
himself, so how could he be willing to give them to his avatar?
Instead of using this technique, it would be more reliable to find some
pills that could increase his chance of forming his Nascent Soul.
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THE MYSTERIOUS CORPSE
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beasts.
f the four major sects, only the Corpse Sect had returned to Hou Fen
after the rank 4 cultivation country came and cleared out the fire
This move confused many people. Although the fire beasts had been
cleared out, the spiritual energy there was too violent to cultivate. As a
result, the entire country was a dead zone for cultivators.
The Corpse Sect didn’t give any explanation and just disappeared one
night.
The Corpse Sect was very mysterious in the eyes of the other three
sects. Although they didn’t have many Nascent Soul cultivators, every time
the Nascent Soul cultivators gathered, they could feel a terrifying power
within the Corpse Sect’s Nascent Soul cultivators.
Taking that into consideration, the three major sects just kept silent and
didn’t attempt to stop them.
In the western part of Hou Fen, below the erupting volcanos, there was
a huge cave leading into a network of interconnecting tunnels and caves
that formed its own underground world.
Compared to Zhao’s Corpse Sect, the structure was fairly similar, only it
was a bit larger.
The current Corpse Sect’s sect head, Zhao Chuanliang, was down on
one knee before an irregularly-shaped crystal made of many intersecting
crystals.
Zhao Chuanliang was being very respectful. Hints of fear would
occasionally surface and then disappear from his face. He whispered,
“Shang Zong, please give me just a few more days and I promise I’ll find
out what happened to soul number 4876.”
“If I give you a few days, then who will give me a few days? Soul
number 4876 is a disciple of the Tian Gang Sect of Tian Gang, which is
where I’m in charge, and now they have come looking for him. According
to calculations, soul number 4876 should have already finish possessing the
body. What am I going to tell them?”
Zhao Chuanliang secretly cursed. His face revealed a look of panic and
he quickly said, “Shang Zong, I have already found some clues and found
where soul number 4876 disappeared. From analysing the clues, it seems
like a disciple of the War God Shrine named Ma Liang is related. I have
received news that he recently appeared in Xuan Wu, so I have sent people
over. As long as you give me ten days, I’ll definitely be able to find the
truth.”
The face of the person inside the crystal became a little more relaxed as
he looked at Zhao Chuanliang and sighed. “Chuanliang, I’ll give you ten
days to find it because it’s “that” body. However, if you still show no results
in ten days, don’t blame me for reporting this to the rank 5 cultivation
country division. With how they work, they will definitely take away your
right to choose a body after you have been possessed.”
With that, the face in the crystal slowly disappeared.
Zhao Chuanliang slumped to the ground and bitterly smiled. “If that
soul number 4867 is someone from Tian Gang, then wouldn’t it be better
for him to just posses a body there instead? Why must he be thrown to me,
ah?!” However, in his heart he understood that when someone needed to
possess a body, they would always do it in another country.
A cold voice came out from Zhao Chuanliang. “Forget about your
chance to choose a body, Zhao Chuanliang. You seem to be in a bad
situation!”
Zhao Chuanliang sighed and asked, “Ye Zizai, what should I do?”
“What to do? I don’t know either, but as Zhao’s former Corpse Sect sect
head, I have encountered a similar situation. The situation with my junior
disciple was similar, but slightly different too. Soul number 4876’s soul
lamp hasn’t gone out yet, meaning he is still alive. If you can find him, it
will be for the best, but if you can’t, then you will be in danger.”
“However, I’m very curious. Shang Zong said that he would give you
ten days because it’s this body. What is your relationship with the former
owner of that body?”
Zhao Chuanliang calmly said, “It was my younger brother. Both of us
entered the Corpse Sect 400 years ago. His talent was better than mine, so
he was picked by Shang Zong.”
Ye Zizai sneered. His voice was filled with discontent. “If it wasn’t for
the fact that the perfect body I had prepared for myself was found by the
rank 5 cultivation country and taken away from me, I would have already
recovered my cultivation and finished the possession.”
Zhao Chuanliang took a deep breath as he placed a piece of jade on his
forehead. After a few moments, he threw the jade.
“All Core Formation and above cultivators, follow me on a trip to the
Hou Fen Union!” With one order, all of the disciples of the Corpse Sect
opened their eyes. A ghostly light appeared in their eyes.
As for Wang Lin, although the Divine Path was indeed extraordinary, it
was not fitting for him to cultivate. He pondered for a bit before letting out
a sigh and began to leave. What surprised Wang Lin was that the Divine
Path now remained in his head instead of disappearing like normal.
However, when Wang Lin attempted to make a copy of it, he still
couldn’t do it. It felt like there was an invisible force preventing the Divine
Path from being recorded.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before giving up on writing it down. He
looked around at the water mirror doors. All of them were dark and looked
exactly the same.
He pondered for a bit before spreading out his divine sense, but there
seemed to be a layer of protection on the water mirror doors that would
bounce his divine sense back. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he looked at the
entrance. The red-faced old man was just probably outside that door.
He jumped and landed before one of the water mirror doors. He reached
into the water mirror door with his hand and felt the cool sensation. Soon,
he reached a stone wall.
Wang Lin withdrew his hand and began to ponder. He quickly took out
the jade containing the War God Shrine’s refining methods and began to
search through it.
The three main parts of the War God Shrine’s refining method were
extract, melt, and fuse. All magic treasure refining followed these three
processes. Wang Lin quickly found something called reverse refining in the
jade.
Reverse refining was originally meant for cultivators to exchange
refining methods. To reverse engineer the magic treasure to find out how it
is created and then recreate the same magic treasure.
Long term practice of reverse refining can increase one’s refining
capability. To reverse refine other people’s products, to learn their methods,
and to use those methods to refine your own treasures.
However, this kind of reverse refining can only be used on a treasure
that is created through extract, melt, and fusion.
Wang Lin carefully looked at the process before putting the jade away.
He put his hands together before his chest and sent spiritual energy into
them. When he moved his hands, there were threads of spiritual energy
connecting his two palms.
Wang Lin shouted, “Go!”
The threads were cut down the middle. The broken ends drilled into the
water mirror door with the other ends still connected to Wang Lin’s hand.
As Wang Lin poured spiritual energy into his hand, more and more threads
appeared until there was enough to wrap around the entire water mirror
door.
The fusion part of the refining process was similar to balancing the
spiritual energy and formation inside a magic treasure to reach a mysterious
balance.
The reverse refining process requires the exact opposite, as the first step
was to break this balance. Once it succeeded, the balance would be broken.
Wang Lin kept pouring spiritual energy in with a calm expression, but his
gaze was locked onto the water mirror door.
His expression suddenly changed as the threads coming out of his hand
began to tremble and a very bright ring of light appeared at the center of the
water mirror door. This ring released soft crackling sounds until it
completely shattered. The moment it shattered, the light expanded to the
edges of the temple and disappeared.
The water mirror door became dim. Wang Lin knew that the balance
inside had been broken. What was next was to split the materials and the
spirit core that were used to make the door in the melting process.
Wang Lin’s expression was serious as he slowly withdrew the threads of
spiritual energy.
As the thread was withdrawn, the water mirror door began to shake and
the edges of the temple began to shine. The light slowly withdrew from the
edges of the temple and became a ball of light.
There were countless threads on the ball of light, all of which were
connected to Wang Lin’s hand.
Wang Lin shouted, “Withdraw!”
The ball of light was pulled out of the door as Wang Lin quickly shook
his hand and the thread disappeared back into his body.
Wang Lin looked at the ball of light with a smile on his face. He
completed the second step of reverse refining, which was to split the
melting process. The spirit core had been split from the other materials of
the treasure.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and looked back at the entrance. He didn’t
know how long he had been in here, but these water mirror doors cut off
divine sense and spiritual energy, so no matter how much of a commotion
he created in here, no one outside would notice.
In addition to that, the red-faced elder didn’t believe that Wang Lin
could break the water mirror door with only his Core Formation cultivation,
so he didn’t wait inside.
This gave Wang Lin a chance, but he knew that he had to be quick,
otherwise the red-faced elder would suddenly come in. Everything would
be for nothing if he did.
Thinking about this, he quickly took out the reaction furnace he had
made in the 14th valley. He carefully put the spirit core inside the reaction
furnace and placed a seal on it. Then the reaction furnace immediately
began to spin. It was slow at first, but then it went faster and faster.
After sending out the seal, he walked toward the door.
This water mirror door was made of two parts: the stone door’s device
core and the spirit core. Now that he had removed the spirit core, the only
thing that blocked him was the stone door’s device core.
Wang Lin raised his hand and pressed on the door. His divine sense
quickly went inside. After sweeping it with his divine sense, his expression
immediately became strange.
Inside the stone room was only a corpse that contained an invisible
power that prevented it from rotting. The corpse was sitting there with its
finger pointing to the ground. A trace of black aura was going from the
finger into the ground.
Wang Lin’s divine sense carefully examined the inside of the room
before he withdrew it. What he saw inside made him start rubbing his chin.
He reached out toward the reaction furnace, causing it to stop and making
the spirit core come out. The spirit core was now dimmer than it was
before.
Wang Lin looked at it before throwing it back into the reaction furnace.
The furnace began to spin again when the spirit core was inside it. His gaze
fell onto the next stone room. After opening ten more water mirror doors,
his expression became ever more strange.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “What the hell is the War God Shrine
doing? Could this place be a grave?” Every single stone room contained a
corpse and nothing else.
Wang Lin looked around and began to ponder. He quickly opened the
water mirror doors, checked inside, and then put the spirit cores back to
return the water mirror doors to normal. After checking everyone single
stone room, he finally found something abnormal.
One corpse was clearly different from all the others. Instead of sitting
down, it was floating in the air. Slivers of black gas were coming out of the
walls and making their way into the body.
Wang Lin’s heart immediately tightened.
This person wasn’t dead; there were signs of life on him, and the
amount of life in that body would shock anyone.
Wang Lin was about to exit the room when he noticed the black, silk
bag under the body. This was obviously a bag of holding. Wang Lin’s eyes
narrowed after he had looked at it for a bit. After pondering for a while, he
didn’t act recklessly but instead withdrew his divine sense and backed up.
After backing out of the room, Wang Lin looked toward the reaction
furnace. The speed at which the reaction furnace was spinning had slowed
down and the spirit core had already melted into a clear liquid. Without a
second thought, Wang Lin reached into the liquid.
He grabbed a portion and molded it back into a ball before throwing it
back at the first door he had opened. That door immediately returned to the
way it was before.
After that, he revealed an undecided expression. That bag of holding
appeared to be very different from ones he had seen before. However, this
was the War God Shrine’s temple. They allowed him to view the Divine
Path, so it was really hard to justify taking something from here as well.
If the stone rooms contained refining materials, he wouldn’t mind
taking some of it, but only this one stone room was different from the rest.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin suddenly gained some insight.
Could it be that all of the corpses in those stone rooms were in fact used for
the person in the abnormal room to cultivate with?
While thinking about this, a thought struck Wang Lin. The black gas
going into that person’s body was the same as the black gas the corpses
were emitting.
Wang Lin’s face was filled with terror. He was now convinced that his
guess was 80% or 90% correct. This person had to be cultivating some type
of technique. He had looked at the more than 100 stone rooms. The corpses
inside them must have been prepared for this person to use.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He began to suspect that this person was
not a member of the War God Shrine. It was likely that the War God Shrine
didn’t even know this person, or else the red-faced elder wouldn’t have
been so casual in here, and more importantly, he wouldn’t have left Wang
Lin in here by himself.
Of course, there was a chance that the red-faced elder had evil
intentions, but after thinking about it, Wang Lin’s death would bring no
benefit to the War God Shrine. There was really no need for all this trouble.
The more he analysed it, the more he was certain of his own
speculations. This place must have been the resting place for the War God
Shrine’s ancestors. For some reason, it attracted this person to cultivate his
technique here.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin backed up a few steps. He felt waves of
cold air pass by. It was like a pair of eyes had been staring at him these past
few days.
But his eyes quickly moved back onto the bag of holding. He spat out a
mouthful of spiritual energy and the crystal sword appeared.
The flying sword cut into the bottom right corner of the door and carved
out a hole. Wang Lin held his breath. His whole body was tense as he used
the attraction force technique to bring the black bag of holding out from the
hole.
He didn’t look at it as he held it against his chest and immediately
backed up. His hand moved very fast to quickly return the spirit core to the
door. In the blink of an eye, the door returned to normal. However, there
was a not-so-noticeable hole at the bottom right corner.
Wang Lin didn’t pause for a moment before quickly exiting the temple.
As soon as he came out, he saw the red-faced elder cultivating outside.
The red-faced elder looked at Wang Lin and said, with a deep tone,
“You stayed inside for seven days. Did you comprehend it?”
Wang Lin shook his head and bitterly smiled. “The Divine Path is
simply too strange. I kept on forgetting what I had read and was unable to
comprehend it. Senior, I want to ask, what exactly is in those stone rooms
sealed by the water mirror doors? Can you tell me?”
The red-faced old man looked at Wang Lin and said, “All of the
ancestors of the War God Shrine are placed in a stone room after they die.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but his heart trembled. He
was now sure that his guess was correct. He clasped his hands and said,
“Junior will no longer bother you anymore. Goodbye!”
The red-faced old man nodded and walked into the temple. The moment
the red-faced old man old man walked into the water mirror door, Wang Lin
quickly flew out of the mountain.
In the blink of an eye, he left the Hou Fen Union’s mountain and saw
the old man sitting on top of a cloud. He opened his eyes as Wang Lin got
close and snorted. “If you had stayed in there any longer, I would have gone
inside to look for you.”
Without a word, Wang Lin flew away. The old man moved his body and
the clouds quickly dispersed, revealing the gourd underneath him. He
quickly followed behind Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stepped onto the gourd and disappeared into the sky along
with the old man.
The gourd’s speed was very fast. It was even faster than Wang Lin’s
earth escape technique. They could slowly see the border of Xuan Wu and
Hou Fen coming into sight.
Along the way, the two of them didn’t say a single word to each other.
Wang Lin could feel the bag of holding in his clothes, but he didn’t check
what was inside it and he didn’t use his divine sense to probe it.
After all, the old man was right next to him. If he were to make any
unusual movements, there would likely be more problems.
It didn’t take long for the gourd to reach the border of Xuan Wu and
cross into Hou Fen. One day later, they arrived at the border of the Sea of
Devils. The Sea of Devils was completely covered by thick layers of rolling
fog. One could sometimes see spirit beasts appearing and disappearing in
the fog.
Outside the Sea of Devils, the old man slapped the gourd, causing it to
shrink. It land in his hand. Wang Lin jumped off the gourd and landed on
the ground. The old man put the gourd away and said, “We are going to
wait here for a few days for one more person. Once that person is here, the
three of us will go together.”
With that, he sat down in the lotus position and closed his eyes.
Wang Lin stared at the Sea of Devils. The layer of fog rolled before him
and sent out waves of cold energy. He pondered for a bit before sitting
down to cultivate.
Not much time had passed before Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes.
A mysterious scene occurred above the Sea of Devils. Eight rays of purple
light suddenly appeared out of thin air. Each ray of light condensed into a
wooden pillar, making eight pillars in total. The pillars intersected to form a
circular formation. The spiritual energy fluctuations coming from it were so
powerful that all of the fog around it was pushed away, revealing the
whirlpool underneath.
There were many strange symbols and images carved onto the eight
wooden pillars, making them a very shocking sight. There were
interconnecting rays of light that formed rings inside the eight wooden
pillars. Looking closely, there was total of 49 rings.
The old man opened his eyes, let out a snort, and said, “That is a special
teleportation formation from the Corpse Sect. I wonder what made those
freaks have the guts to come here.”
Wang Lin was very familiar with the Corpse Sect. Even this formation
looked familiar. It was the same formation he had seen back in Zhao, only it
was many times bigger.
At this moment, the rings of light began to shine one after another until
all 49 rings were shining brightly. More than 30 dark figures appeared.
Although their spiritual energy was a bit unstable, their eyes all contained a
ghostly light. Every single one of them was at least at the late stage of Core
Formation, with five of them having reached the Nascent Soul stage.
Aside from the five people at the Nascent Soul stage, everyone else had
a black coffin floating behind them.
Zhao Chuanliang was among the five Nascent Soul cultivators. He
stood in the center of the formation as his gaze stopped on the old man for a
while before moving onto Wang Lin.
He hesitated for a bit before reaching out with his hand. It turned into a
giant, black cloud of smoke that reached toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sneered. Instead of dodging, he continued to sit there as if
nothing was happening. As the black smoke closed in on Wang Lin, he
could feel the cold air coming from it. Just as it was about to touch Wang
Lin, the old man’s face darkened and he waved his right hand. The black
smoke disappeared without a trace.
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T he old man grumbled, “This is really troublesome!” He coldly looked

up at Zhao Chuanliang and said, “I don’t want to kill right now, so
scram!” The old man wasn’t lying; the mysterious Corpse Sect was more
scary to him than rank 4 or 5 cultivation countries.
Unless he had to, he really didn’t want to get into a fight with them.
What angered him the most was that the fight wasn’t even for himself but
for a junior that had no relation to him other than him needing to use this
brat.
Zhao Chuanliang’s pupils shrank as he stared at the old man. That
casual wave of the old man’s hand was able to destroy his attack. This
secretly shocked him. He had already heard about this old man from Hou
Fen. The reason he had brought all of the Nascent Soul cultivators from the
sect was to prevent this person from acting.
But now it seemed that this person’s cultivation level was much higher
than he had anticipated. Zhao Chuanliang pondered for a bit and then said,
“Senior, this person is connected to an important matter of my Corpse Sect.
I have to take him with me today.”
The old man secretly sighed. He wondered why this brat was so
troublesome. Out of all the people he could have offended, why did this brat
have to offend the Corpse Sect? If he had a choice, he would just leave and
not get involved in this anymore.
But he had no choice. Offending the Corpse Sect wasn’t a big deal if he
were successful in that place.
And looking back at that brat Ma Liang’s previous actions, the brat was
sure that he was going to act. Although he hated this, he couldn’t help but
admire this brat as well.
Those who cultivated the demonic method were different from normal
people. The Eighth Extreme Demon Lord believed that Wang Lin’s actions
were correct. If it was he himself in that position, he would have done the
same thing.
After hearing Zhao Chuanliang’s words, the Eighth Extreme Demon
Lord frowned. He looked at Wang Lin and asked, in a lukewarm tone,
“How did you offend the Corpse Sect?”
Wang Lin looked at the vicious members of the Corpse Sect and calmly
said, “I don’t know.”
Zhao Chuanliang’s eyes were like lightning as he stared at Wang Lin
and said, “You don’t know? You killed Corpse Sect disciples on the
Burning Gold mountains and you dare to say you don’t know?”
Wang Lin rolled his eyes and said, “I still don’t know.” With that, he
didn’t even look at Zhao Chuanliang as he closed his eyes and began to
cultivate. However, in his heart, he was prepared to escape into the Sea of
Devils with his earth escape technique if the old man decided to not help
him.
Zhao Chaunliang sneered. He looked toward the old man and said,
“Senior, not only has this person killed disciples of my Corpse Sect, he also
captured the soul of a disciple of Tian Gang, Xu Liguo, who came to
possess a body. I spent a lot effort and even took a trip to Tian Gang to buy
this information from old man Tian Di. This can’t be wrong.”
The old man’s face became a bit ugly as he muttered, “Old man Tian
Di…”
“Old man Tian Di’s cultivation is very powerful. He was able to find out
what happened back then using Xu Liguo’s soul lamp. It was this person
called Ma Liang who killed my Corpse Sect’s disciples and trapped Xu
Liguo’s soul!” With that, Zhao Chuanliang waved his hand and his body
disappeared.
The four Nascent Soul cultivators behind him also disappeared and
reappeared before the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord. As for Zhao
Chuanliang, he appeared above Wang Lin and quickly threw down a mass
of black smoke from his hand. At the same time, the Core Formation
cultivators inside the formation began a mysterious chant. The formation
immediately expanded at a very quick pace and covered the surrounding
1000 kilometers.
A cold light flashed across the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord’s eyes as
he quickly split from one to two. This avatar quickly appeared between
Zhao Chuanliang and Wang Lin. He opened his mouth and sucked in all the
black gas.
“Impudent!” the avatar shouted, as a green gourd suddenly appeared in
his hand. With a slap, the cork on the bottle came out and a powerful force
came out of the gourd.
Ripples appeared in the air with the mouth of the gourd as the origin
and spread wider and wider. Zhao Chuanliang’s expression immediately
changed as he and the other four Nascent Soul cultivators teleported
multiple times to return to the formation.
The old man’s eyes were cold. His voice was low as he slowly said,
“There are several reasons why I haven’t massacred people in a long time,
yet a mere early stage Nascent Soul cultivator dares to act so impudently
before me. If you harm even a hair on Ma Liang’s head today, I, the Eighth
Extreme Demon Lord, will go wipe out your Corpse Sect!”
With that, he reached up and formed a giant hand. Like breaking a
child’s toy, the Corpse Sect’s transfer formation was shattered. The energy
within it quickly spread out in all directions and disappeared.
Aside from five pale-faced Nascent Soul cultivators who were able to
dodge it, all of the Core Formation cultivators were turned to dust by this
shock wave along with the coffins behind them.
Zhao Chuanliang’s body shivered as he stared at the old man and
bitterly said, “Senior’s cultivation level is very high, but becoming enemies
with the Corpse Sect is not wise! With senior’s cultivation, you should have
some understanding of our Corpse Sect, but what you understand is only the
tip of the iceberg. I once again advise senior to not make an enemy of the
Corpse Sect. Even if senior is the city lord of one of the Seven Plum Flower
Cities, it would be hard to escape death!”
The Eighth Extreme Demon Lord didn’t want to offend the Corpse Sect,
so he didn’t kill these five. As for those Core Formation cultivators, he
checked them with his divine sense to make sure that none of them were
being possessed. He killed them all only after he confirmed that they
weren’t.
The old man frowned and slowly said, “This person is of great use to
me. I wouldn’t bother protecting him otherwise. You guys should leave. If it
wasn’t today, I wouldn’t be bothered with this.”
Wang Lin looked coldly at everything that was happening. Although his
expression remained normal when the old man broke the transfer formation,
his heart was shocked. This Eighth Extreme Demon Lord was able to break
the Hou Fen Union’s sect protection formation with one palm and easily
crushed the transfer formation of the Corpse Sect. Wang Lin had been
wondering what exact cultivation level this old man was at and reached a
conclusion that caused him to stop breathing.
In truth, he already had this guess very early on. From when the old
man started chasing him in the Sea of Devils, everything this old man had
done showed how powerful his cultivation was.
Soul Formation!
This Eighth Extreme Demon Lord’s cultivation level was very likely
Soul Formation, or else there was no way for him to be able to so easily do
what he had done.
After hearing Zhao Chuanliang speak of the Seven Plum Flower Cities
of the inner Sea of Devils, Wang Lin recalled that name. His eyes turned to
the old man and locked onto the seven plum flower on old man’s clothes.
Zhao Chuanliang pondered for a bit before staring coldly at Wang Lin.
He slowly said, “Ma Liang, the Corpse Sect is far beyond your imagination.
Offending the Corpse Sect is the biggest mistake of your life!” With that, he
disappeared.
The four Nascent Soul cultivators also coldly looked at Wang Lin
before disappearing.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. If it wasn’t for the Corpse Sect disciples
attacking him first with the intent to kill, he wouldn’t have killed them. If he
had let Xu Liguo go, it would have created a series of problems.
However, the cultivation world runs by the law of the jungle. The
Corpse Sect was like a very large and powerful creature. If it said it was
your fault, it was your fault. Even if it wasn’t your fault, it still was your
fault.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Even though he had already been very
careful, he still got into this much trouble. In the end, it was because his
cultivation level wasn’t high enough. If he had the same cultivation level as
the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord, then even if he had killed one person, it
wouldn’t be such a big deal.
Wang Lin became even more determined to reach the Nascent Soul
stage. Whether it was for himself or for returning to Zhao to get revenge on
Teng Huayuan, he absolutely had to succeed in reaching the Nascent Soul
stage, or everything he wanted to do would just be dream.
The Eighth Extreme Demon Lord turned toward Wang Lin and
gloomily said, “Little guy, this is the second time I have helped you. No
matter what misunderstanding we have, this should be more than enough to
make up for it. I hope that when we go in, you won’t try any unnecessary
scheming!”
The Eighth Extreme Demon Lord now had some understanding of
Wang Lin’s schemes from these days with Wang Lin and the time he had
spent chasing him. This Ma Liang was a good seed for demonic cultivation.
He easily guessed what had happened after hearing about the matter from
Zhao Chuanliang. This brat was very ruthless and bold.
In the Sea of Devils, the brat dared to move around openly with the kill
order. He used the kill order to draw people to him in order to kill them
until they ran away scared. It could be said that this person was very
decisive and ruthless.
When he chased him out of the Sea of Devils, the brat dared to leave a
flying sword to ambush him, which even drew blood. This showed just how
bold this person was.
If those were the only things, then he wouldn’t really be much, but this
person even borrowed someone’s power to force the War God Shrine to let
him see the Divine Path. This person was a true schemer.
Just now, when Zhao Chuanliang attacked him, he was able to not even
bat an eye. He didn’t show a hint of panic. This showed just how calm and
determined he was.
In addition to all of this, the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord remembered
that it took him three years to finally trap this person. In the end, the only
words the old man had that could describe him was “as sly as a fox.”
This person was ruthless, bold, and decisive. He was also very brave,
cunning, determined, and as sly as a fox.
Even the Eighth Extreme Demon Lord became tempted after carefully
analysing the situation. He stared at Wang Lin as one thought entered his
mind.
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B ut just as the idea appeared, it disappeared. He secretly sighed in

regret. If it wasn’t for the fact that they needed to enter that place, he
would have taken him as an inner disciple. However, whether or not the kid
would still be alive in the end was still up for debate.
At this moment, his expression suddenly changed as he raised his head
and looked into the distance. Wang Lin immediately noticed an unnatural
spiritual energy fluctuation coming in from the distance. This fluctuation
was very mild, but it was also filled with a sense of power.
He saw a scholarly person wearing a grey robe with a square bandana
on his head coming in from the distance. This person’s face was as white as
snow and hints of coldness could be seen in his eyes.
His body moved like a willow swaying in the wind as he descended
from the sky. He waved his hand and calmly said, “Duanmu Ji, was my
earth boat useful?”
Wang Lin’s pupils shrank. He wasn’t able to see through this person’s
cultivation just like he couldn’t see through Eighth Extreme Demon Lord’s.
Seeing how he talked to Eighth Extreme Demon Lord as equals, their
cultivation levels must’ve been similar.
Eighth Extreme Demon Lord Duanmu Ji snorted as he took out the
earth boat and threw it at him. He said, “As useful as a fart! You consider
this broken thing a treasure? I wouldn’t even want it if you gave it to me for
free.”
The grey-robed scholar caught the earth boat with his right hand and put
it away. His gaze fell on Wang Lin as he calmly asked, “Why is there a
Core Formation junior?”
Duanmu Ji rolled his eyes and said, “I obviously have a use for him.
Let’s go. That place is about to open.” With that, he threw out the gourd,
which immediately expanded. With one step, he jumped onto the gourd.
Wang Lin looked at the grey-robed scholar before taking a step and
jumping onto the gourd. He was very cautious because ever since the grey-
robed scholar arrived, his divine sense had been scanning Wang Lin.
Just at this moment, he suddenly heard a voice transmission from
Duanmu Ji. “This person is Wang Qingyue. He is a messenger sent by the
Yin and Yang Sect from a rank 4 cultivation country. His cultivation is
terrifying, so don’t anger him.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but he became even more
vigilant in his heart. The three of them quickly charged into the Sea of
Devils. Wang Lin coldly observed Wang Qingyue the whole time. He didn’t
have any treasure under his feet, but he was moving as fast as the gourd.
The fog three feet in front of him would automatically move to the sides.
Not long after, the three of them were deep inside the Sea of Devils.
Nan Dou city quickly appeared before them, but the three of them didn’t
stop there.
Along the way, the face of any cultivator who saw the three of them
would immediately change. Some of them seemed to recognize the gourd
and would respectfully stand to the side. Only after the gourd disappeared
did they dare to move.
Wang Qingyue’s expression remained calm. As he flew, he slowly said,
“Eighth Extreme Demon Lord’s reputation is not bad. There are even
people in the outer sea that recognize you.”
The three of them were moving very fast, but the words clearly entered
everyone’s ears. The old man Duanmu Ji glanced over and said, “If we were
in the inner sea, then there would be even more people that know me. If you
saw that, would you want to say even more insults?”
Wang Qingyue chuckled as his gaze swept past Wang Lin and he said to
Duanmu Ji, “You’re taking a Core Formation cultivator into that place.
Aren’t you asking him to die?”
Duanmu Ji blandly said, “Don’t underestimate this guy. He knows the
death spell, which can be very useful in the third realm!”
Wang Qingyue was stunned, but soon his eyes shined like they had
never shined before. He revealed a very strange smile as he stared at Wang
Lin. Soon, the light in his eyes disappeared as he shook his head.
“Regrettable. If you were at the Nascent Soul stage, I would have liked to
have a fight with you.”
Wang Lin remained silent.
Wang Qingyue stared at Duanmu Ji and suddenly said, “Duanmu Ji,
when you went there 1000 years ago, you must have gotten some treasures.
Why else would you want to go back so badly? Where exactly is that place?
Is the thing you talked about really there?”
Duanmu Ji pondered for a bit before saying, “I got this gourd for that
place. Wang Qingyu, I can only tell you this much: once you are there, you
will naturally know. Sorry.”
Wang Qingyu looked at the gourd without displaying any abnormal
expression. After that, he silently followed Duanmu Ji. The three of them
flew at a very high speed. In the blink of an eye, one month passed.
During this one month of time, the three of them never stopped once.
Along the way, Wang Lin saw a total of four cities. Each city had more
cultivators then the last. These cities were much more developed than Nan
Dou City.
On this day, a very large mountain range with no end in sight appeared
before them. Duanmu Ji hit the gourd and quickly flew toward the mountain
range.
Soon, he went around the mountain peak and arrived in a valley inside
the mountain. The valley was very quiet without any signs of life.
Duanmu Ji was very familiar with this place. They soon arrived at the
center of the valley. He jumped off the gourd and formed a seal with his
hand. A strange wind appeared and cleared out everything in the
surrounding area, creating an opening.
Wang Lin jumped down from the gourd and immediately saw a circular
formation in the clearing. There were countless symbols carved on this
formation that released an ancient aura.
After Wang Qingyue saw the formation, he revealed a strange
expression and thoughtfully looked at Duanmu Ji.
Duanmu Ji slapped his bag of holding. He carefully took out a spirit
stone that released a milky white light. He revealed a sad expression as he
placed it into the groove in the formation.
Duanmu muttered, “This damn formation is made to eat spirit stones.
After the transfer is complete, this top quality spirit stone will be
destroyed.”
Wang Qingyue’s eyes shined again as he stared at the spirit stone and
asked, “Duanmu Ji, that top quality spirit stone is also from… that place?”
Duanmu Ji grumpily said, as he messed with the formation, “That is
correct. Back then, I was able to obtain three pieces, or else it would be
impossible to enter that place. Only this ancient formation can take us there.
Back then, me and some old friends searched through ancient texts and
spent 1000 years to find this place. Then we used a lot of spirit stones and
materials to exchange for a few top quality spirit stones from Suzaku in
order to enter.”
Wang Qingyue stared at the top quality spirit stone and said, “Top
quality spirit stone… top quality spirit stones are very rare everywhere in
this planet. Rumor has it that it is the main currency used to do business
between planets. If that place really has top quality spirit stones, then even
if there is no Soul Transformation pill, it is still worth exploring it.”
Duanmu Ji stared at Wang Lin and muttered, “This transfer array is not
what you imagine it to be. It does not take us directly there but to the
Chaotic Broken Stars in the Sea of Devils. Once we are there, we will meet
with a few friends and go inside together. Otherwise, it would take too long
to fly there. Without one hundred years, it would be impossible to make it
there in time. Not to mention the dangers outside the Broken Stars, just the
red mist between the outer and inner seas is bad enough. With our
cultivation levels, just being careful is enough, but this kid will die for sure.
Why else do you think I would be so wasteful as to use a top quality spirit
stone to rush there?”
Duanmu Ji formed a few seals with his hand and sent it to the transfer
array. The top quality spirit stone at the center of the formation began to
shine. Shortly after, the countless symbols on the formation began to light
up. When all of the symbols were lit up, the top quality spirit stone
shattered.
The entire transfer array suddenly began to move as it released a large
amount of spiritual energy. This spiritual energy almost became solid as it
moved like the wind, moving the fog along with it. Soon, a giant vortex of
spiritual energy appeared. The vortex became larger and larger.
Such a shocking scene caused Wang Lin to take a deep breath as he
stared at the groove in the center of the transfer array. The top quality spirit
stone had already turned to dust and was blown away by the wind.
However, the spiritual energy inside the top quality spirit stone tempted
Wang Lin. Not even tens of thousands of high quality spirit stones could
match this amount of spiritual energy. They weren’t even on the same level.
Duanmu Ji moved next to Wang Lin and said, “Go inside!”
Wang Lin sneered in his heart as he saw through Duanmu Ji’s thoughts.
He must’ve been afraid that there might be a problem if he let Wang Lin go
last. Wang Lin silently walked through the vortex and stood at the center of
the array.
Duanmu Ji quickly walked into the array as well. The last one was
Wang Qingyue. He carefully checked it before walking in.
Shortly after, the vortex suddenly paused. Then it all came crashing
down, causing the whole mountain to shake. The three of them inside the
formation suddenly disappeared.
It took a long time for the place to return to normal. The fog that was
pushed aside slowly surrounded the area again.
The Sea of Devils was very large. Between the inner and outsider seas,
there was a zone of red mist. If one didn’t have a high enough cultivation
level, their body would decay the moment they come into contact with the
red mist. Their soul would also not be able to escape and would be forever
trapped within the red mist.
This red mist was a natural barrier between the inner and outer seas.
The barrier was only passable for one day when the fog turns into sea.
Most cultivators that wished to enter or leave the inner sea would
choose to quickly pass through on that day.
The inner sea was filled with powerful cultivators. Many infamous
demonic cultivators lived in the inner sea.
The inner sea was also very large. If one were to fly, it would take at
least 100 years to cross it. To the extreme north of the inner sea, there was a
plain called the Chaotic Broken Stars.
This was the one place in the Sea of Devils that was never affected
when the fog became sea. There was a ring of mysterious broken stones that
created a natural barrier around the area.
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T here was a mysterious force holding these shattered rocks in place.

This 1000 foot wide area was what gave this place the name “Chaotic
Broken Stars.”
This was also considered a dead zone. If someone at the Nascent Soul
stage wanted to get through the red mist by force without waiting for that
one day, then out of ten people, a few would still succeed.
However, if they wanted to get through the Chaotic Broken Stars by
force, then out of the ten of them, all of them would die. This was
considered one of the most dangerous places in the Sea of Devils.
Legend had it that this place existed before all of the water in the Sea of
Devil became fog. Throughout the countless years, many cultivators wanted
to go inside but were forced to give up. Even those that had successfully
entered never came back out.
Even the rank 5 cultivation countries found it hard to send people here
due to how chaotic the area was. Also, no one knew exactly what was
inside, so if they were to spend all this effort only to find nothing inside, it
really wouldn’t be worth it.
As time passed, fewer and fewer cultivators wanted to go inside.
However, this situation changed 10,000 years ago. A powerful
cultivator from the only rank 6 cultivation country in Suzaku came. He had
challenged countless powerful cultivators and none of them were a match
for him. In the end, he entered the chaotic broken stars, but he was never
heard from again.
Ten years later, Suzaku sent countless experts to the Sea of Devils to
seal the Chaotic Broken Stars. They announced that anyone who dared to
enter would be killed without mercy.
As a result, this place became a forbidden area. Although the fear had
died down after all these years, there were still no cultivators within 10,000
kilometers of it.
On this day, in a dark valley outside the Chaotic Broken Stars, a giant
vortex appeared. This vortex continued to grow until an opening appeared
on the ground. There was a very ancient transfery array on the ground that
began shine. It shined brighter and brighter until three figures appeared
within it.
The moment Wang Lin appeared in the transfer array, the first thing he
saw was the circular area with rocks floating around. Stones of various sizes
connected by threads of purple lightning moved in a circular motion.
From a distance, that area was 1000 feet wide with no end in sight.
This was also the first time Wang Qingyue had been here. His eyes
shined as he stared at the Chaotic Broken Stars and asked, “This place is the
Chaotic Broken Stars?”
Duanmu Ji looked over with regret. After a long time, he slowly said,
“Yes, this is the place. After 1000 years, there is no change at all.”
Wang Qingyue’s eyes shined as he licked his lips and said, “Rumor has
it that 10,000 years ago, Suzaku’s number one expert disappeared in the
Chaotic Broken Stars. I want to see what’s so mysterious about this place.”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before saying to Duanmu Ji, “The place
senior talked about is inside this Chaotic Broken Stars?”
Duanmu Ji nodded as he looked toward the Chaotic Broken Stars. He
revealed a worried expression as he said, “That area of broken rocks
contains a mysterious force. Once you have entered the area, the mysterious
force will enter your body. Those broken rocks will use an extraordinary
power to create an avatar exactly the same as you. This avatar will also be
one level above you in cultivation. No matter what method you use to
suppress your cultivation, it won’t work. Once the avatar appears, you must
defeat it to move 500 feet. Once you pass those 500 feet, two more avatars
will appear. Only by defeating them can you pass through the Chaotic
Broken Stars.”
Wang Lin raised his head and looked up. Duanmu Ji seemed to know
what Wang Lin was thinking and said, “Although you can avoid the rocks
by flying above or below, the avatars will still appear, and it will be ten at a
time.
Wang Lin stared at the area and silently pondered.
Wang Qingyue stared at it for a while before his eyes shined and he let
out a cruel smile. He said, “Such an interesting place. I have to go check it
out for myself!” With that, his body disappeared and reappeared outside the
Chaotic Broken Stars. Without any hesitation, he stepped inside.
Wang Lin became focused as he carefully looked over without even
blinking once. He only saw that right when Wang Qingyue entered, some of
the broken rocks gathered together and formed a net of purple lightning.
Inside the net of purple lightning, an avatar that looked exactly the same as
Wang Qingyue appeared.
Even the smile on their faces were exactly the same. Without a word,
the avatar charged forward and the sounds of fighting echoed from where
the two were.
Duanmu Ji snorted. “It won’t be long before he comes back. How do
you fight an avatar that is one level above you?”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and suddenly asked, “How did you guys
enter last time?”
Duanmu Ji pointed at the transfer array and said, “Through that! We had
a transfer array expert last time. We had obtained some inheritance item
from the Chaotic Broken Stars which documented a method to create the
transfer array to go inside. Only by using ten top-quality spirit stones did
we manage to enter.”
Wang Lin slightly frowned and asked, “What exactly is inside the
Chaotic Broken Stars?”
Duanmu Ji looked at Wang Lin before waving his hand and taking back
the divine sense mark he had left on him. He slowly said, “Forget it. Since
we are already here, it’s fine to tell you. From the recording we found, the
corpse of an ancient god is inside the Chaotic Broken Stars.”
Wang Lin was startled. “Ancient god?”
“Ancient god is an existence similar to the ancient celestial cultivators,
and even more powerful than the ancient celestial cultivators in some
regards!” This wasn’t said by Duanmu Ji. It was an old man in black who
had suddenly arrived next to Duanmu Ji.
The old man was very tall and skinny. His long, white beard flowed in
the wind and his face was filled with the air of an immortal. With the whisk
in his hand, he really did look like an immortal. He had a friendly
expression as he smiled and nodded at Wang Lin. “Little friend, the power
of the ancient god has already broken past our realm of comprehension and
reached an unimagined limit. It has to be said that the time when ancient
gods were alive was even before the ancient cultivation world.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but he was very cautious on the
inside. Although this person looked friendly, he had a vague feeling that
this person’s cultivation level was even higher than Duanmu Ji’s.
The old man finished speaking and waved the whisk in his hand with a
smile on his face. However, that smile contained a sliver of malice.
Wang Lin had been on guard the whole time. When the old man waved
the whisk, he felt a powerful sense of danger. He didn’t hesitate to quickly
back up. He slapped his bag of holding to take out a large amount of
charms. All of these charms were defensive types.
A series of crackling sounds could be heard as all those charms
shattered.
At the same time, Duanmu Ji took a step forward and stood between
Wang Lin and the old man. A half-circle black light screen appeared. It
negated the attack from the whisk. The light screen wavered as Duanmu Ji
looked at the old man with a serious expression that Wang Lin had never
seen before. He said, word for word, “Ancient Emperor, this kid is very
important for getting past the third realm. Don’t mess around!”
After Ancient Emperor heard those words, he didn’t act, but the smile
on his face slowly disappeared. The air of a celestial completely
disappeared and now he looked much more frightening as he calmly asked,
“Are you sure?”
Duanmu Ji nodded and said, “He knows the death spell!”
Ancient Emperor looked at Wang Lin before turning and walking to the
side. He stopped 30 feet from then and silently looked toward the Chaotic
Broken Stars.
Wang Lin’s expression was very gloomy. This Ancient Emperor was
clearly a madman. One moment he talks to you in a friendly tone and the
next moment he attacks you, revealing his ugly nature.
Duanmu Ji stood beside Wang Lin and sent a voice transmission saying,
“He is called Gun Lan, but we all call him Ancient Emperor. This person’s
cultivation is very powerful; even I have no confidence in taking him on.
He pretends to be a righteous person, but he’s actually ruthless. He has
slaughtered countless people and is just a madman. He is a very famous
demon in the Sea of Devils.”
Wang Lin was very sullen as he looked at the Ancient Emperor and then
at Wang Qingyue, who was having fun fighting his own avatar while
occasionally letting out bloodthirsty growls. He felt his heart become heavy.
Ancient Emperor was a madman and this Wang Qingyue was crazy.
Only Duanmu Ji seemed normal.
Duanmu Ji’s expression slightly changed as he whispered, “Another one
has arrived.
From the edge of the sky came a dragon boat. On the boat stood a very
handsome man, but his lips were a bit thin, revealing a sense of
ruthlessness. His hands were behind his back and his head was held up
high. He was wearing bright red clothes with golden threads embroidered
on them. His long, black hair was scattered behind him and moved with the
wind.
Beside him stood a person. This person was very young; he looked to be
about 20 or so years old. This young man looked plain, but a red light
would occasionally appear in his eyes. After the dragon boat got close, the
man in red jumped down and the young man behind him quickly followed.
Wang Lin examined the man in red. This person gave off a cold aura.
This coldness pierced the bones like a piece of never-melting ice.
After the man in red landed, he coldly looked around. His gaze stopped
on Wang Qingyue, who was inside the Chaotic Broken Stars, then he
glanced at Wang Lin before turning to Duanmu Ji. His voice was as cold as
ice. “How festive!”
Duanmu Ji laughed and said, “Six Desire Devil Lord, I haven’t seen you
in 100 years. It seems your cultivation level has increased!” With that, his
mouth slightly moved as he sent a voice transmission to the man in red. Six
Desire Devil Lord listened until he suddenly became startled and turned his
gaze toward Wang Lin. After looking for a while, he said, “Little brother, if
you can get us past the third realm, then I, Xu Liqing, promise your safety!”
Just as he finished speaking, the expression of the young man behind
him changed. The gaze he had toward Wang Lin gradually turned hostile.
Wang Lin clasped his hands and said, “Many thanks!”
The man in red nodded before withdrawing his gaze and said to
Duanmu Ji, “The only one left is Hunchback Meng. I heard that he offended
the Giant Demon Clan 300 years ago and was being chased by ten of the
battle demons. I don’t know if he is still alive or not.”
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“E ven if old hunchback dies, he will drag the entire Giant Demon
Clan with him!” A hoarse voice came from the sky. In the
horizon, a giant, green toad slowly came closer.
The toad landed on the ground far away, causing the earth to shake.
Even though Wang Lin was very far away, he could still feel the ground
shake. Shortly after, that toad kicked with its hind legs and disappeared
from sight. When it appeared again, it was already close by.
The toad descended from the sky like a small mountain falling down. It
landed about 100 feet away from them, creating a shockwave that sent the
fog in all directions.
After the fog was pushed apart, it revealed the giant toad. There were
countless pustules on the toad’s body, each one slowly moving, and every
one of them emitted a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation.
As the toad’s eyes moved, it revealed a powerful desire for blood. There
was a person sitting on the back of the toad. He was wearing a green robe
and was very short. His back bulged out like a hunchback. His eyes were
triangular, his chin was sharp, and his mouth was like a monkey’s.
He touched the pustule on his face as he laughed and said, with a hoarse
voice, “Those old guys from the Giant Demon Clan that chased me for
more than 300 years were all poisoned to death by me. If it wasn’t for the
fact that the 1000 year time limit was coming up and this place was about to
open, I would have gone to the Giant Demon Clan for revenge.”
With that, he took a step on top of the toad. The toad seemed to know
what he wanted as it stuck out its blood-red tongue and touched the ground
with it. The hunchback walked down the tongue toward the ground. As he
walked, he would sometimes cough.
After he landed, he casually waved his right hand and the giant toad
quickly shrank until it was the size of his palm. It then jumped onto his
shoulder. Its stomach rapidly expanded and shrank while it crocked.
When he landed on the ground, everything within three feet of him
immediately began to sizzle and a stream of black gas rose from the ground.
Wang Lin calmly retreated a few a steps as he coldly observed the
person. This person used poison, so his caution was raised by another level.
Six Desire Devil Lord Xu Liqing frowned and said, “I haven’t seen you
in 1000 years. Why is that poisonous stink on you even worse now?”
The old hunchback rolled his eyes and said, “Others might be afraid of
your six desire spell, but I’m not. One thousand years ago, we fought to a
stalemate. Could it be that you want to fight again?” With that, he touched
the toad on his shoulder and creepily laughed.
Six Desire Devil Lord coldly stared at the hunchback. Soon, the
spiritual energy between them began to go crazy, but the fluctuations soon
calmed down as the two withdrew their spiritual energy.
Just at this moment, Ancient Emperor, who had been looking coldly
from the side, suddenly said, “Looks like everyone is here. I have stolen the
Icy Wind Shield from a rank 4 cultivation country. It should help us finish
more than half of the first trial.”
Six Desire Devil Lord coldly said, “I’ll deal with the second half of the
first trial.”
Hunchback Meng touched the pustule on his face and said, with a
hoarse voice, “Just watch this old man for the second trial.”
Duanmu Ji looked toward Wang Qingyue and said, “That person is
Wang Qingyue. He knows the five element escape technique, which is
useful to us. This little friend knows the death spell. The third trial’s divine
sense attack will depend on him.”
Hunchback Meng’s foggy eyes swept past Wang Lin, but he didn’t say a
word.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s hand formed mysterious seals as he walked
toward the transfer array. After sending out several seals, the entire
formation began to shatter from the inside. Bursts of green gas came from
the transfer array until no more came out and the array was completely
shattered. Then his body disappeared as he began to walk through the
shattered array.
Every time he took a step, he would leave a trace of spiritual energy on
the ground. He began to move faster and faster and more and more traces of
spiritual energy were left on the ground. Finally, he began to leave behind
afterimages. Now it looked like there were several people walking around
the array.
After a short period of time, all of the afterimages disappeared. Only the
original body remained at the center of the array. Then his hand began to
move, taking out a lot of precious materials. Finally, he spat out a purple
flame. All of those materials melted when they were touched by the fire.
Six Desire Devil Lord pointed with this finger. The liquids of various
colors began to move and entered the array in a certain order. When the
final liquid entered the array, it began to rumble.
A different transfer array appeared where the old one was. This one
contained at least double the number of symbols the previous one had, plus
ten pillars of light that shot into the sky.
One by one, disembodied creatures let out silent screams as they moved
within the pillars of light. Six Desire Devil Lord took a deep breath and
shouted, “The transfer array has been opened. Quickly toss over the top
quality spirit stones that we agreed upon. I will use four pieces this time.”
With that, four top quality spirit stones appeared from his bag of
holding. The four stones each flew into one of the pillars and stayed in
place.
This change attracted the attention of Wang Qingyue, who was still
fighting with his own avatar. He was losing the fight at the moment. The
avatar’s endless attacks, along with it being one level higher than him,
meant that he could die if he made one mistake, causing him to be in a sorry
state. He was pushed out of the Chaotic Broken Stars many times, but the
more he fought, the more his eyes lit up, and the bloodlust in his eyes
became even stronger.
After seeing the change in the transfer array, he began to hesitate and
backed out of the Chaotic Broken Stars. He arrived next to Duanmu Ji as he
stared at the four top quality spirit stones. A hint of greed flashed across his
eyes.
After he returned, his avatar slowly faded away and returned to rocks
that slowly rotated around the area.
Wang Lin also stared at the top quality spirit stones with temptation in
his eyes. The Sea of Devils was very large. If not for the ancient transfer
arrays allowing people to teleport across it, it would take too long to travel
through it. It was also filled with danger.
However, the only way to use these ancient transfer arrays was to have
top quality spirit stones. Since top quality spirit stones were so rare, all of
the ancient transfer arrays in the Sea of Devils were in a state of disrepair,
and many of them were completely useless.
At this moment, Ancient Emperor took out two top quality spirit stones
and looked at them with great importance. Then he threw them toward the
pillars of light, where they remained unmoving.
Duanmu Ji clenched his teeth as he took out his last two top quality
spirit stones from his bag of holding. His heart ached as he threw them
toward the light. Of the ten pillars, eight of them had top quality spirit
stones.
The last person was Hunchback Meng. He patted the toad on his
shoulder. The toad’s belly expanded as it spat two things into the light
pillars.
At this moment, all ten pillars had top quality spirit stones in them. The
light pillars suddenly disappeared. All of the light had gathered on the top
quality spirit stones.
These ten spirit stones were shining like ten bright suns. They slowly
descended onto the transfer array, causing it to slowly spin.
Six Desire Devil Lord revealed a look of excitement as he shouted,
“1000 years ago, more than 100 of us entered, but we didn’t even really get
to enter the inner area. Just the restrictions on the outside made us struggle,
and we were forced to retreat on the third trial, which only the four of us
managed to survive through luck. 1000 years later, all of our cultivation
levels have increased quite a bit. We must break through the restrictions and
see what’s inside!”
Even Ancient Emperor’s eyes couldn’t help but sparkle as he stepped
into the transfer array.
Behind him was Hunchback Meng, Duanmu Ji, and the young man who
came with Six Desire Devil Lord. As for Wang Qingyue, he pondered a bit
before walking into the array. Wang Lin lowered his head. His eyes
sparkled as he walked in.
After all seven of them had entered the transfer array, Six Desire Devil
Lord let out a roar and the array began to move. The ten top quality spirit
stones shattered, creating a powerful surge of spiritual energy. All of the
surrounding mountains turned to dust and even the Chaotic Broken Stars
shook.
It took a very long time before the spiritual energy dissipated. The
transfer array was completely broken and unable to be used again.
There was a plain inside the Chaotic Broken Stars, and in the sky above
the plain was an oval-shaped ring of light. The inside of the ring was
completely dark.
Below the ring was a transfer array. At this moment, the transfer array
started shining, and seven figures appeared.
Ancient Emperor was the first to walk out. He stared at the oval-shaped
ring in the sky with a hint of obsession. He jumped up and appeared next to
the ring of light before circling around it for a bit. He said, “It seems that no
one else has come here in these past 1000 years. The seal we left is still
intact.”
With that, he opened his arms and moved around before the ring. Every
now and then, there would be black slivers that came out and entered his
hand.
Wang Lin could clearly feel Duanmu Ji, Six Desire Devil Lord, and
Hunchback Meng let out a breath of relief after hearing those words.
He looked around and saw that the plain inside the Chaotic Broken
Stars was completely empty. It looked endless and was covered by a
similarly endless dark sky. Wang Lin understood that this was some kind of
powerful restriction.
There was complete silence in this plain without any signs of activity.
Six Desire Devil Lord looked at Wang Qingyue and Wang Lin before
saying, in a heavy tone, “Welcome to the Chaotic Broken Stars. No matter
if Duanmu has talked to you two about this place before, I must emphasize
again.”
“After passing through the oval ring, you will enter a mysterious space.
According to the information we got from an inheritance, the corpse of an
ancient god is there. The ancient gods’ power came from their bodies, so
their bodies were extremely large. Even the weakest ancient god was at
least the size of planet Suzaku. I can tell you that this ancient god is a fully
grown adult. Its size is like countless planet Suzakus.”
“The reason why there are countless treasures inside is because
although the ancient god is dead, its divine sense is not destroyed but
remains in a hibernating state. If we can get inside and obtain its memory,
then any technique from its memories will be an unimaginably powerful
technique today.”
“As for magic treasures, because none of the magic treasures used by
the ancient gods can fit inside a bag of holding, all of them are held within
its body. If you are lucky, you will be able to find one.”
“There are also pills. The ancient god’s cultivation requires pills, and
the things they consume are far more valuable then we can ever imagine.
However, they don’t absorb 100% of the pills, so some of the remains are
stored in their bodies. Our goal this time is the Soul Transformation Pill,
which can be found inside the ancient god’s veins.”
Wang Qingyue’s eyes lit up as he stared at the oval ring in the sky and
began to ponder.
Hunchback Meng touched the pustule on his face and said, “Six Desire,
Duanmu, this won’t matter if we can’t break through the restriction, but if
we do manage to break through, how will we split the items?”
Six Desire Devil Lord looked at Wang Qingyue and said, “As for items,
they will be distributed equally, but if there is a Soul Transformation Pill,
then let our skills decide.”
Duanmu Ji let out a sly chuckle and said, “It is a bit too early to talk
about this matter. It won’t be too late to decide once we break the
restriction.”
Hunchback Meng’s gaze landed on the young man following Six Desire
Devil Lord. He said, “I wonder what this little friend will do to help us
break through the restriction?”
Six Desire Devil Lord looked at Wang Lin and coldly said, “Same as
him; this person will be of use in the third trial. This person is a cultivator
from the rank 3 cultivation country Tian Zhu. He is good at ghost
techniques that might be useful against the creatures inside the third trial. I
spent quite a few years to find him.”
“So it’s like that, hehe… the third trial. Back then, we were stopped at
the third trial. I hope we can break through that trial this time!” Hunchback
Meng let out a strange smile as his gaze swept between Wang Lin and that
young man.
Ancient Emperor, who was in front of the oval, began to move his arms
even faster, causing black slivers to appear like rain. His expression became
serious as he closed his hand and pushed forward. Suddenly, countless
black slivers came out from the ring. They gathered and formed the shape
of a dragon. It let out a roar before shrinking down and landing in Ancient
Emperor’s palm.
“It is ready. Come in!” Ancient Emperor took a deep breath. After
putting away the dragon, he took out two jade bracelets. The larger bracelet
was red while and the smaller bracelet was grey.
Holding the two bracelets, Ancient Emperor hesitated for a bit before
stepping into the ring and disappearing.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s eyes narrowed as he grabbed the young man
and jumped in. Wang Qingyue licked his lips and followed in.
The last two remaining were Duanmu Ji and Hunchback Meng. After
they looked at each other, they turned to Wang Lin. Without a word, Wang
Lin flew into the air and stopped before the ring of light. He extended his
hand to Duanmu Ji and said, “Since I have arrived at this place, I hope
senior can keep his promise.”
Duanmu Ji laughed and said, “There is no rush. Once we have broken
past the third trial, I’ll naturally give it to you.”
Wang Lin coldly looked at him and didn’t say a word.
Hunchback Meng let out a sly chuckled as he watched them. He was
done watching the two of them, so he walked past Duanmu Ji and into the
ring.
Duanmu Ji stared at Wang Lin. He pondered for a bit before taking out
two pills and threw them at Wang Lin. He said, with a heavy tone, “Take
them!”
Wang Lin caught them and examined them. They were indeed as Li
Muwan had described. The smaller one was the earth transformation pill
and the larger one was the Nascent Forming pill.
After carefully putting them away, Wang Lin walked into the ring
without a word. When he entered, he felt like he had walked through a thin
film.
The scene before him made him suck in a breath of cold air and stare at
what was before him dumbfoundedly.
This place was very similar to the world of decay. It was also a place of
endless darkness. The only difference was that there were countless large,
stone pillars here. These stone pillars were being kept afloat by a
mysterious force and were slowly moving forward.
Wang Lin was standing on one of the stone pillars. The top of the pillar
was 300 feet wide and he was the only one on it.
Under the stone pillar was endless void.
He looked around and saw that everyone who had entered was just like
him. Everyone was standing on a stone pillar by themselves.
From Wang Lin’s observation, he could see that Duanmu Ji, Six Desire
Devil Lord, Hunchback Meng, and Ancient Emperor were very calm. Wang
Qingyue was pondering as he looked over the edge of the pillar into the
void.
Finally, there was the young man. He was sitting on the stone pillar as
he stared dumbfoundedly at the surroundings with shock in his eyes.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and slowly spread out his divine sense.
There was no force stopping his divine sense, but considering the powerful
old monsters around him, he didn’t spread it out too far. He only covered
the stone pillar he was on and stopped.
At this moment, Six Desire Devil Lord’s voice came in from the
distance. “There are no dangers here as it is just a passageway. You only
need to remain on the stone pillar.”
After Wang Lin heard this, he sat down and looked at the stone pillars
slowly moving forward. He noticed that no one was paying attention to
him, so he put his hand into his shirt and touched the bag of holding he had
gotten at the Hou Fen Union.
His divine sense entered the bag but there was no reaction. Wang Lin
was startled, but it was not the time to test it, so he slowly withdrew his
right hand and looked at his surroundings.
Wang Qingyue, who had been looking over the edge of the stone pillar,
suddenly shouted, “What is that?”
In the endless void below them, two bright lamps suddenly lit up. These
two lamps were several feet wide. Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and
found that they weren’t lamps at all but a pair of eyes.
Shortly after, the pair of eyes disappeared but soon reappeared, only this
time they were even larger. Hunchback Meng walked to the edge of his
pillar and looked down with a gloomy expression. He waved his right hand
and blue powder fell down from his palm. As the blue powder descended, it
released a ghostly light. The more it descended, the brighter the ghostly
light became, and when it finally landed on the pair of eyes, a scene that
caused everyone to suck in a breath of cold air unfolded.
The creature below was a very large, snake-like creature. Its size was
impossible to estimate. With just what was shown by the ghostly light, it
was at least 10,000 feet long and at least 1000 feet wide. A body covered in
a reddish-purple shined under the ghostly light.
There were nine horns on its big head, and when it opened its mouth,
the sharpness of its teeth would cause anyone to shiver.
Hunchback Meng’s expression became very ugly as he waved his hand.
The light immediately disappeared and the darkness covered the area again.
Hunchback Meng pondered for a bit before slowly saying, “At the
weakest, it is a desolate beast, which is the same as a peak late stage Soul
Formation cultivator!”
Six Desire Devil Lord’s expression was gloomy as he calmly said,
“Don’t anger it. We were able to pass safely last time, so as long as we
don’t anger it, it should be fine.”
Just as he finished speaking, a roar came from below him. The pair of
eyes became larger and larger as a curtain of foul smell came towards him.
Everyone immediately stood up. Hunchback Meng quickly took out
several pills and threw them out. He shouted, “Holding them in your
mouths will prevent the poison from killing you.”
Six Desire Devil Lord jumped and arrived next to the young man he had
brought with him. He grabbed the young man, caught the pill, and quickly
escaped into the distance.
At the same time, Duanmu Ji looked toward Wang Lin. When he saw
that Wang Lin’s expression was calm, he hesitated a bit before sending a
voice transmission saying, “Follow me!” With that, he quickly flew into the
distance.
Wang Lin caught Hunchback Meng’s pill, but he didn’t immediately
take it. He looked around and after seeing everyone else take them, he put it
into his mouth as he jumped into the air.
Everyone quickly escaped by jumping from one stone pillar to the next.
The pillars seemed to go on endlessly. Wang Lin stayed close behind
Duanmu Ji. The roar from below became louder and louder and the
surrounding stone pillars seemed to tremble.
At this moment, one of the stone pillars behind them shattered as the
snake’s head smashed into it. After the pillar shattered, the giant head came
up, revealing its cold gaze.
A wave of fishy smell came from behind them. Wang Lin held the pill
in his mouth as he jumped as quickly as he could behind everyone. As for
the abnormality behind them, no one but the young man turned back to
look. Everyone else was focused entirely on moving forward.
As a result, everyone was traveling at top speed. The fastest person was
Wang Qingyue, who knew the five element escape technique. This person
was half transparent and flew in a different arc than everyone else. He flew
straight ahead, and whenever there was a stone pillar blocking him, he
would charge right toward it. His body would disappear the moment he
touched a pillar and reappear on the other side.
The snake-like desolate beast coldly stared at the people jumping before
it. After letting out waves of roars, it raised its body immediately, revealing
its more than 10,000 feet length, and slammed down.
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I t was like the sky was collapsing upon them due to a powerful gust of
wind descending from above. Without a word, Wang Lin slapped his
bag of holding and took out countless defensive charms. He had a lot of
these charms to spare. After killing so many people and stealing their stuff,
he had countless low quality charms and treasures.
These charms formed countless light screens around him. Then, at the
moment the wind descended, he jumped to the side.
At the same time, Six Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor stopped
moving. The two of them didn’t say any useless words to each other.
Ancient Emperor had a very serious expression as he threw out an ancient
bell. The moment the ancient bell appeared, it immediately became large
and began to wave back and forth. As the bell rang, it sent shockwaves out,
causing the surrounding stone pillars to shatter.
The snake who was descending from the sky twisted its body to turn
and landed head first into the shockwave. It immediately let out a roar and
spat out black smoke.
This black smoke was very powerful; the moment the surrounding stone
pillars touched it, they would turn into black dust and disappear.
The black smoke that was spat out by the snake was dealt with by
Hunchback Meng. He touched one of the pustules on his face and popped it.
A very powerful stench came from that popped pustule as well as a black
liquid.
The hunchback’s body suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared, he
was already before the black smoke. His face looked terrifying at this
moment as he opened his mouth and sucked in all of the black smoke.
Gradually, the hump on his back became larger and larger. After all the
black smoke was sucked up by him, it looked as if he had a small mountain
on his back.
He stood wobbling back and forth on a stone pillar while staring at the
snake-like creature. He was silently pondering. Slivers of black gas that
came out of the pustule that he had broken was sucked in by the toad on his
shoulder.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s hand moved to form seals and as he recited a
mysterious chant. At the same time, Ancient Emperor threw out the bell.
When he did this, his gaze fell on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He quickly backed up and without any
hesitation took out the nascent level charm. At the same time, he opened his
mouth to spit out the crystal sword. The crystal sword floated before him
with its tip pointed at Six Desire Devil Lord.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s gaze paused for a moment before shifting it to
the young man next to him. The young man’s face looked terrified as he
stared at the snake-like creature, his body trembling.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s eyes lit up as he suddenly shouted, “Fear!”
The young man’s body suddenly started trembling. Black gas came out
of his nostrils and his mouth. The black gas quickly gathered to form a
black sword that floated in front of Six Desire Devil Lord.
The young man’s body waved back and forth as he stood there
dumbfounded with a look of confusion in his eyes.
His right hand pointed at the black sword as Six Desire Devil Lord
began to chant. The sword gradually became larger and larger until it
became an extremely large sword.
All of this happened in a very short amount of time. Right at this
moment, the snake collided with the shock wave from the bell and spat out
black smoke again. Six Desire Devil Lord shouted, “Go!”
The black sword before him suddenly began to move and swung down
on the neck of the snake-like creature. It landed on the snake-like creature,
causing it a lot of pain. The snake jerked its head and sent the black sword
flying into the distance.
This caused the young man beside Six Desire Devil Lord to bleed out of
his mouth and nose. His body became very weak, and the confusion in his
eyes deepened.
Ancient Emperor turned his right hand, causing the bell to ring even
faster. One by one, shockwaves were created and sent toward the creature.
Just as the snake-like creature knocked the black sword away again, it
was hit by the shockwaves created by the bell. It suddenly shook its body as
it revealed a bloodthirsty gaze and opened its mouth. As it opened its
mouth, which could swallow a small mountain, a ghostly figure suddenly
flew out. Ancient Emperor’s expression changed and the bell quickly
disappeared.
Wang Lin’s divine sense had been locked onto the snake-like creature
the entire time. When it opened its mouth, Wang Lin clearly saw a smaller
snake fly out. It bit the bell and then quickly withdrew.
Hunchback Meng’s eyes lit up as he stared at the snake-like creature
from a stone pillar in the distance. He licked his lips and was about to
charge out, but the creature had already closed its big mouth.
Hunchback Meng’s abnormal behavior was noticed by Wang Lin. He
was wary of everyone present, especially this expert poison user.
At this moment, Six Desire Devil Lord’s gaze turned to the young man
beside him again. He pointed at the young man’s head and shouted,
“Anger!”
A reddish-purple gas came out of the young man’s mouth and nose. The
gas shaped another sword that floated before Six Desire Devil Lord.
Duanmu Ji’s expression was dark as he looked toward Wang Qingyue.
They seemed to understand each other as they both quickly jumped down to
the snake’s body, took out their magic treasures, and began their attacks.
Duanmu Ji no longer used the gourd but a very large hammer.
Everytime he lifted the hammer, many balls of lighting would form and
would fall down along with it.
Wang Qingyue didn’t use any magic treasures. When his hands formed
a seal, the ancient words for metal, wood, water, fire, and earth appeared.
They formed a five elemental formation that slammed into the body of the
snake.
Wang Lin’s heart trembled. The techniques of these five people were all
powerful beyond imagination. They were not at all things normal people
could match. The one that caught his eye the most was Six Desire Devil
Lord’s technique. This technique required a sacrifice to be used and that
young man became the unfortunate target.
The snake-like creature felt pain. It let out a roar and frantically twisted
its body. A vortex began to form around it and the surrounding stone pillars
began to be pulled in toward the snake-like creature.
After this large vortex appeared, Duanmu Ji and Wang Qingyue were
the first ones to charge back in. The two of them had very dark expressions
on their faces. As for Ancient Emperor, his face was even more ugly as the
connection between him and his treasure had disappeared.
The vortex became larger and larger. The powerful suction force forced
everyone to quickly back away.
The reddish-purple sword in front of Six Desire Devil Lord released a
very evil light before darting forward. The black sword that had been
knocked always also reappeared and each sword stabbed toward one of the
snake-like creature’s eyes.
The moment the swords touched the creature’s eyes, they turned back
into smoke and drilled into the creature.
The snake-like creature’s body suddenly paused for a moment as it let
out a howl of madness. Its eyes were bloodshot as two streams of smoke,
one reddish-purple and one black, were forced out of its eyes. It opened its
mouth again and the small snake came back out and devoured the two
streams of smoke.
At this moment, a hint of coldness flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. This
was the moment he had been waiting for. He quickly jumped forth and, by
borrowing the suction of the vortex, he entered the snake-like creature’s
mouth.
At the same time, a green light flashed by him, which turned out to be
Hunchback Meng, who had been looking with a cold gaze from a distance
with the same idea. Hunchback Meng was slightly startled at the sight of
Wang Lin before letting out a faint smile of admiration.
However, this faint smile seemed to contain a sense of cruelty.
Hunchback Meng flew past Wang Lin. His goal was the other snake
inside this snake’s mouth. Wang Lin saw this and immediately switched
directions. He followed the throat and went in deeper. His target was this
creature’s spine.
Li Muwan once said that with any of these dragon-like creatures, the
most valuable part wasn’t the core, but the marrow. The reason why Wang
Lin risked going in there was for the marrow.
From the moment he saw this snake-like creature, he had been secretly
observing it. Li Muwan once said that the effect of the bone marrow
depended on the age of the dragon. If the dragon had reached a certain age,
then it could help increase the chance of forming one’s Nascent Soul.
Although he didn’t know if this creature was considered a dragon, even
if it wasn’t, it should be considered the same type of creature. If he could
get the marrow, then it should at least have some effect.
This was why he charged in the moment the creature opened its mouth a
second time. He also knew that Hunchback Meng would come in as well.
When the snake first opened its mouth, he saw Hunchback Meng’s various
expressions.
This made him even more committed to do this. At first he was afraid
that people would suspect him after he obtained the marrow, but now that
Hunchback Meng was in here, then if anything abnormal were to happen to
the creature, it could be blamed on Hunchback Meng.
Also, the two choose two different paths that had no chance of
intersecting with each other. Hunchback Meng wouldn’t be able to notice
what Wang Lin was doing, so there shouldn’t be any problems.
And even if there were any problems, they wouldn’t act against him.
After all, those people were not here for the marrow of this creature but for
the corpse of the ancient god.
Wang Lin used the crystal sword as he moved inside the snake, but he
was unable to inflict a single wound on the creature.
The deeper Wang Lin moved within the snake, the more heavy his heart
felt. Aside from the smaller snake inside its body, there was nothing else but
the black flesh walls that surrounded him.
Wang Lin controlled the flying sword and stabbed the flesh with all his
might, but he was still unable to leave a mark. The spine was right under
this flesh, but not being able to harm it at all caused him to frown.
His eyes sparkled as he quickly moved to a different spot. This time, his
target was where the head and the neck connected.
Just at this moment, the smaller snake inside began to tremble and
release slivers of black gas. Wang Lin quickly dodged to the side and
charged toward the snake’s head.
Soon, he arrived at the head. There was a flashing red filament at the
spot where the head and neck connected. Wang Lin took a deep breath and
activated all of the spiritual energy in his body. He slapped his bag of
holding and suddenly hundreds of flying swords appeared. His divine sense
spread out to take control of all of them. All of the flying swords’ tips
pointed at the red filament and attacked it fiercely.
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A ll of the swords stabbed down at the filament, causing it to tremble.

The filament shined brightly as it resisted the sword energy, but a
concave soon appeared on it.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as the crystal sword suddenly appeared and
repetitively stabbed the concave spot. Soon, the filament began to cave
down even more.
At this moment, the snake-like creature seemed to notice that something
was wrong, so it started to violently twist its body. Wang Lin was now
worried. He waved his hand and the hundreds of flying swords began to
attack again.
Finally, after a loud bang, the filament broke and a powerful, fishy
stench flooded out. Wang Lin quickly moved to the side and hugged the
wall. The pill in his mouth came into effect, blocking out the fishy stench.
After the fishy stench had passed, Wang Lin quickly entered the hole he
had created. At this moment, the body of the smaller snake that was inside
the large body began to shrink. Wang Lin had a feeling that this creature
wouldn’t be killed so easily. If the large snake had a smaller snake inside,
could the smaller snake have another snake inside it?
More importantly, Hunchback Meng said that this snake was a desolate
beast, which was the same as a peak late stage Soul Formation cultivator. It
has to be said that peak late stage Soul Formation cultivators are the most
powerful people in rank 4 cultivation countries.
Unless Ancient Emperor and them were also at the peak of late stage
Soul Formation, they wouldn’t be able to kill it. According to Hunchback
Meng’s words from before, Wang Lin believed that none of them were at
the peak of late stage Soul Formation. At most, they were at the mid stage.
As a result, there was no chance for infighting it at all, and each person
could only escape on their own. Wang Lin’s original plan was to escape, but
after observing it, he noticed that aside from having a very tough body and
being able to spew that black smoke, the snake didn’t seem to have any
other abilities. This surprised Wang Lin greatly.
He looked at everyone else. Although none of those old guys had said a
word, they were all filled with doubt.
Wang Lin had a wild guess that this beast only had the body of a
desolate beast but not the techniques of one.
He was even more sure about this guess after seeing the smaller snake
inside its mouth. It was precisely due to this that he dared to enter the
creature’s mouth to obtain its marrow.
In his mind, a desolate beast would have a powerful outer body, so if he
was inside, there should be no danger. Wang Lin began to have an even
stranger idea. Maybe this was the type of creature where there is a snake
inside the big snake, and a smaller snake inside that snake, and finally the
smallest snake at the very end was the true desolate beast.
As for the bodies on the outside, they were only used for show, which
was why they had the bodies of desolate beasts but not the techniques.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin’s heart tightened and he quickly regained
his focus. He quickly arrived at the where the head and neck connected. The
filament was gone, revealing the white bone underneath. Wang Lin touched
the bone and pulled with his attraction force technique, causing the snake to
roll around frantically.
At the same time, the head of the smaller snake released a black light
while its skin and body quickly melted. Hunchback Meng had a look of
terror on his face as he quickly jumped away in a sorry state and flew
toward the head of the big snake.
When he passed the area where the head and neck connected, he saw
Wang Lin. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly shouted, “Leave
quickly! This is a parasitic dragon snake. There is a total of nine snakes
inside and the innermost one is the truth desolate beast with desolate beast
techniques!”
With that, his right hand hit the wall of flesh. The flesh that the flying
sword couldn’t damage at all turned black, causing the snake a lot of pain.
The snake opened its mouth in pain and Hunchback Meng jumped out.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled. Not only did he not leave, but he hugged the
wall of flesh to hide himself.
Just at this moment, a smaller, red dragon came out from the dried up
smaller snake. It passed by Wang Lin in a flash and chased after Hunchback
Meng.
Wang Lin remained motionless as he hugged the wall. After Hunchback
Meng and the dragon passed by, his eyes sparkled. Hunchback Meng had
no good intentions when he told Wang Lin to escape. He most likely wanted
Wang Lin leave with him so that Wang Lin could help him split the
attention of the red dragon.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart. He did not want to get involved with
these people. If he could open the third trial then there would be no
problem, but he didn’t really know any death spell. If he can’t open the
third trial, those demonic cultivators will definitely kill him to vent their
anger.
And even if he somehow opens the third trial, although they wouldn’t
kill him right away, he would likely become used for Six Desire Devil
Lord’s technique. Wang Lin had a very vivid memory of that young man’s
confused eyes.
Wang Lin originally wanted to try to look for a chance to escape during
the first two trials, and if he couldn’t find a chance, then he would stir up
some trouble in the third trial. When everyone runs for their lives, they
won’t have time to bother paying attention to him.
However, Wang Lin changed his mind because with that red dragon
outside, the inside of the body of this snake was probably the safest place.
His eyes lit up as he placed his hand on the snake’s spine and sucked with
his attraction force technique. The snake’s body suddenly began to shake.
Wang Lin felt his blood rush to his head as his body uncontrollably flew up.
With a dark expression on his face, he used the spiritual energy in his
body to stabilize himself. He still felt his blood rushing upwards, so he
spread out his divine sense. His divine sense followed the snake’s throat to
its mouth and looked outside through the gap between the snake’s teeth. He
was stunned by what he saw.
The large, snake-like creature was rapidly falling down into the dark
void.
It took half an hour before the falling finally slowed down and the snake
hit the ground. The collision caused shockwaves that rumbled for a long
time before everything finally became silent again.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and without a word continued to absorb
the marrow. The snake was no longer trembling at this point, and there was
nothing abnormal happening. After some time, a drop of golden liquid came
out of the beast’s spine along with a fragrant smell. Wang Lin became very
serious. He carefully took out a jade bottle.
He carefully placed the golden drop of liquid into the jade bottle and
finally let out a sigh of relief. After putting it away in his bag of holding, he
quickly moved toward the snake’s head and exited through the gap between
the snake’s teeth.
Before him was complete darkness without any source of light. Wang
Lin’s hand formed seals as he shouted, “Go!” Suddenly, a ball of fire the
size of his head appeared and floated forward.
Using the light from the fire, Wang Lin observed his surroundings. His
expression gradually became stranger.
This place was also another pillar floating in the void, only this pillar
was hundreds of times larger than the ones from before.
The huge, snake-like creature had its head resting on this stone pillar
while the rest of its body was dangling down into the void. The creature’s
eyes were closed and it didn’t show any signs of life.
Wang Lin assumed that when the red dragon left, it was like when a
Nascent Soul cultivator’s nascent soul leaves their body. The beast most
likely temporarily lost its vitals and fell down here.
This would also explain why the creature didn’t move at all when he
extracted the marrow.
Wang Lin looked at the snake with sparkling eyes before finally letting
out a sigh and giving up on the idea he had. This giant snake before him
was like a mountain of treasure just waiting to be harvested. Just its core
and skin were already worth a fortune. But Wang Lin was not blinded by
those things. He wasn’t even sure if he could get through the meat to get to
the snake’s brain or if he even had the ability to separate the skin from its
body. The biggest problem was that the red dragon was most likely going to
come back soon, and if Wang Lin were to meet it, then even if he had 100
years left to live, he would lose them all in an instant.
Wang Lin took another look before taking out the pill Hunchback Meng
had given him. The pill had already shrunk to half of its original size, but
Wang Lin still carefully placed it inside his bag of holding. Without a word,
he put out the fire and jumped forward. In this endless void, the light of the
fire was simply too noticeable. For the sake of safety, Wang Lin had no
choice but to fly in the darkness.
Gradually, his eyes got used to the darkness. Although he couldn’t
clearly see his surroundings, he was able to see the general outlines of
things.
Apart from the fact that the stone pillars were hundreds of times larger,
the speed at which these stone pillars moved was also a bit faster. In
addition to all of this, he could sense danger coming from all sides.
Wang Lin took each step very carefully. Most of the time he would only
move a few meters before stopping to observe his surroundings. Only when
he was sure that it was safe did he dare to move. At this moment, he had
just landed on a stone pillar when his body froze. A black figure flashed by
before him.
Wang Lin held his breath and remained motionless. All he did was stare
straight ahead. After some time, he was able to make out an outline. At the
center of the pillar was a mass with countless tentacles extending from its
body and moving in a random fashion.
The black figure that flashed by was one of its tentacles.
After Wang Lin saw this, he began to back up. If this creature could
survive here, then it must be very powerful, so it was not something he
could mess with. He backed up several meters and arrived at the edge of the
pillar. He kept his eyes on the figure in the center as he jumped off the edge
and gently floated away.
It wasn’t until he was more than 100 feet away that Wang Lin dared to
exhale. He looked at the endless void above him and couldn’t help but let
out a bitter smile. Only by returning to the set of stone pillars he was on
before could he find the ring of light to leave this place.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He didn’t dare to spread out his divine
sense too far in fear of provoking some powerful creature that would bring
him a lot of danger. His body slowly flew upward and immediately stopped
once he saw a black figure. Only after making sure it was a stone pillar did
he slowly close in on it.
But just at this moment, a ray of red light suddenly appeared above him
and charged down with a strange whistling sound. Wang Lin’s body quickly
moved to the side. He hugged the bottom part of the stone pillar and
remained motionless.
The only thing he saw was a red light darting by the stone pillar. It
continued to fall down and disappeared without a trace. Wang Lin felt his
scalp go numb. He realized that the red light was the red dragon that came
out of the snake and chased after Hunchback Meng.
The dragon had returned, but he didn’t know if Hunchback Meng and
them were dead or alive. Wang Lin sneered as he slowly flew up to the top
of the stone pillar. Once he arrived at the top, he carefully observed his
surroundings.
There were no signs of life on this stone pillar, so after a long time,
Wang Lin relaxed, sat down, and drank a gulp of spirit liquid before
carefully staring at what was below him.
Once that red dragon returns to its body, it will definitely notice
something wrong. Wang Lin sank into the stone pillar and then touched his
forehead to bring out the heaven defying bead. His eyes sparkled before
quickly entering the heaven defying bead’s space.
Not long after he entered the heaven defying bead, a rage-filled howl
came from below. The red dragon flew up like lightning and shattered a
pillar several hundred feet wide with its body. Its gaze was cold as it began
to search around.
This red dragon had already obtained a certain level of intelligence and
knew that the person who stole the marrow couldn’t have gotten far, so it
continued to search with a fierce gaze. After finding nothing for a long
time, it smashed into a few more stone pillars before it unwillingly lied
down on top of one stone pillar and started to calm down.
But soon it moved again and charged toward the figure with countless
tentacles that Wang Lin had previously seen.
As the dragon rushed toward it, the tentacles formed a cone with the
creature’s core as the base and faced the dragon without any sign of fear.
A series of rumbles came from below and at the same time various
colored lights flashed in the darkness. Powerful fluctuation of spiritual
energy spread out like a hurricane. One by one, the stone pillars nearby
were destroyed. Even the stone pillar Wang Lin was in was effected; half of
it was destroyed.
This epic battle lasted about a day before it slowly calmed down. The
shadow that was angered by the dragon was in the end defeated and forced
to retreat. The dragon was also seriously injured though. It let out a few
roars before laying down on the stone pillar.
Ten days later, Wang Lin came out of the heaven defying bead and
landed on top of the stone pillar. He immediately spread out his divine
sense and carefully observed his surroundings.
It was very clear that there were fewer stone pillars around and a lot
more pieces of shattered stones. Only after a long time did Wang Lin let out
a breath of relief. He pondered for a bit before flying upwards.
After passing a few stone pillars, Wang Lin suddenly stopped. He saw
that one of the stone pillars further ahead suddenly disappear.
Wang Lin’s expression became serious as he slowly backed up. He
waved his hand and some of the shattered stones came toward him. He
pointed at one and whispered, “Go!”
That shattered stone quickly flew forward. Wang Lin stared straight
ahead and saw that after the stone flew forward for a bit, it suddenly
disappeared.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He saw that when the stone disappeared, a
black hole opened up for an instant. Because the speed was too fast and it
was hard to see, it looked like the stone had just mysteriously disappeared.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit as he stared forward and took out a flying
sword. When the flying sword appeared before him, he pointed forward and
it shot out.
It suddenly arrived at spot where the stones had disappeared. The black
hole suddenly appeared again to devour the flying sword, but just at that
moment Wang Lin shouted, “Shatter!”
The sword shattered with a bang and scattered in all directions the
moment the black hole closed. Wang Lin stared at the scene before him. He
waved his right hand and commanded one of the shattered pieces to change
directions and return to his hand.
There were a few drops of black liquid on the shattered sword, and upon
closer inspection, he spotted signs of decay where the black liquid had
touched.
“It is not a spacial rift!” Wang Lin was now sure of this. The reason he
tested it so many times was because he was afraid that there would be
spacial rifts here. If there were really spacial rifts here, then the danger of
this place would have increased by another level.
Wang Lin wasn’t a soul devourer anymore; he had a flesh body. The
power of a spacial rift would destroy him completely.
Wang Lin relaxed a bit and extended his hand. He suddenly waved his
hand, causing the surrounding shattered stones to come near him and orbit
around him like a ring of rocks.
He flew to the side for a long time before moving forward again. Every
time he saw a stone disappear, he would change directions. After getting a
better grasp of the situation with multiple tests, Wang Lin understood that it
was no spacial rift but a mysterious creature that was invisible.
The biological structure of these creatures were extremely strange. Even
with his divine sense, it was hard to find any clues. Wang Lin was only able
to come to this conclusion due to the fact that he was a soul devourer for
many years and had encountered spacial rifts countless times.
Wang Lin was very careful along the way. Every step in this place was
dangerous. If he was careless for even a moment, he could die. This was
especially true for a mere Core Formation cultivator like himself. It
wouldn’t be wrong to say that he was in a completely forbidden area where
the smallest oversight could get him killed.
After spending a lot of time, Wang Lin calculated that he had only
moved about 10,000 feet. These 10,000 feet would have only taken him a
moment to traverse normally, but now it had taken him several days.
Wang Lin could no longer calculate exactly how many days it had been
as all of his energy was spent on being alert.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin himself had lost track of how long he
had been in here. Being on full alert all the time had time and time again let
him slip past dangerous situations.
On this day, Wang Lin was sitting on a stone pillar to rest. Although he
hadn’t used up much spiritual energy, his mind was very tired. This was all
thanks to the fact that before ending up here, Wang Lin had always been
extremely cautious. If it was anyone else, they would have already been
tired out from being on high alert for so long and died.
After resting for a while, Wang Lin took a deep breath and stood up. He
pointed to the air several times to bring out the crystal sword. The sword
circled the stone pillar and shaved off small pieces of stone that were
sticking out.
Wang Lin waved his hands and the shattered stones gathered around
him. Over the past several days, he had used theses shattered stones to pave
the way for him. Now that all of them were used up, he had to get more
from a nearby pillar.
After these shattered stones formed a ring around him, he jumped off
the pillar and slowly flew forward.
Once he had flown out a bit, he stopped and carefully looked around.
The darkness here was not as bad. The higher up he went, brighter it got.
As for where this light was coming from, he didn’t have time to think
about it. Right now he was carefully observing his surroundings because he
felt like something bad was about to happen.
His eyes had gotten completely used to the darkness, so with this
amount of light, he could clearly see everything. He calculated for a bit and
realized that in a radius of about 100,000 feet, there was only one floating
stone pillar.
Everything about this area was too different from normal. Wang Lin
knew that there should’ve been a stone pillar ever few hundred feet. Even if
they had been shattered, there would still be rubble floating around.
However, there was nothing here.
There were only two explanations. The first was there was a huge battle
here at some point and the shockwave was so powerful that it pushed
everything except for that stone pillar far away, resulting in what he was
seeing now.
The second was that there were countless of those invisible creatures
here and they had cleaned this place up after years of devouring.
Wang Lin thought this because he had just seen a large stone pillar
being devoured by a large mouth. He watched a 700 to 800 feet stone pillar
disappear without a trace in less than one hour.
Wang Lin frowned. If this place was indeed like this, then he had no
choice but to go around. Otherwise, he would be in a lot of danger.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin pointed at one of the shattered
stones around him and it began to slowly float forward. It soon entered the
area and traveled for a long time without being devoured. Wang Lin
pondered for a bit. He pointed around and then all of the stones that were
surrounding him began to move forward.
Wang Lin wasn’t in a hurry, so he patiently watched the stones slowly
move forward. Gradually, all of the stones came close to the only stone
pillar around.
Around the stone pillar, one of the stones suddenly disappeared. Wang
Lin’s pupils shrank as he carefully observed what was happening. The
stones began to disappear one after another as they approached the stone
pillar.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he memorized those few points where the
rocks were devoured. From his experiences in these past several days, he
assumed that these creatures weren’t able to move and were locked in one
place.
But he didn’t discount the fact that they might be able to move. After
pondering for a long time, Wang Lin gave up on the idea of going through
the calm area. This place was simply too strange, and Wang Lin didn’t want
to risk going in. He decided that he would rather spend the extra time to go
around. After all, the price of failure was something he couldn’t afford.
After making his decision, he backed up and used the crystal sword to
get himself more shattered stones to surround himself with before flying to
the side.
Wang Lin’s face gradually became even more gloomy. He had already
flown very far, but this empty area seemed to be endless..
After flying for several days, he had to give up on the idea of going
around the creatures.
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I t was very clear that he couldn’t go around it. If he wished to leave here,
he would have to go through it.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He pointed at the crystal sword and
commanded it toward a stone pillar behind him. The crystal sword kept
breaking pieces of the stone pillar off and they all floated into the ring
around Wang Lin.
Gradually, more and more shattered stones gathered around him. After
reaching five or six rings, he withdrew the crystal sword after making some
calculations.
Wang Lin charged into the empty area with a massive amount of stones
revolving around him. He slowed down once he went deep into the blank
area and calmly moved forward. There were no signs of danger.
However, this did not make Wang Lin stop being cautious; it made him
even more alert. After being in this strange place for so long, Wang Lin
didn’t believe that such a calm and peaceful place existed.
Instead, he thought that he was only feeling a false sense of safety
because there was a very powerful creature somewhere near.
He was on full alert, the crystal sword was hidden among the shattered
stones, and he was holding a Nascent Soul level charm in his hand. His
divine sense was spread out and checking his surroundings. There was also
a sliver of it connected to his bag of holding to ensure that he was ready to
take stuff out of it in any situation.
He slowly made his way to the center of the calm area. From his current
position, if he were to look to his side, he would be able to draw a straight
line to where the stone disappeared before.
Wang Lin became even more alert. After traveling for a few steps, he
suddenly sensed a great amount of danger from his divine sense. He didn’t
hesitate at all to quickly back up and use the Nascent Soul level charm to
form a light screen before him.
The moment his body backed up, two arcs appeared where he was just
standing. The two arcs connected and formed the shape of a big, open
mouth.
The Nascent Soul level charm shook violently in his hand and turned to
dust. Using this chance, Wang Lin quickly backed up. Cold sweat appeared
on his forehead as he stared at the big mouth that was closing. His heart was
shaking violently.
This spacial rift-like creature didn’t open its mouth when the rocks
came through but waited for when he passed by. It seemed that it had made
Wang Lin its target.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. Looking at the remaining distance, he was
only half way across. He couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile because that
was the only Nascent Soul level charm he had. This showed that the power
of that mouth was stronger than the attack of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
If Wang Lin had been touched by that creature’s mouth at all, then he
would at least be heavily injured, if not dead.
He took a deep breath. After pondering for a bit, he took out a large
amount of defensive treasures from his bag of holding without any
hesitation. These were treasures he had gotten from killing all those
cultivators. However, because they were all low quality treasures, they had
been used by him because he saw them as expendable.
After hesitating for a bit, he began to move forward along with the ring
of stones. This time he was even more careful as he moved forward with his
divine sense spread out. He decided that he would immediately back up if
he noticed anything off.
Then, a 100-foot-long half circle appeared before him and more than
half of the stones in front of him suddenly disappeared. Wang Lin
immediately backed up, but more than half of the stones behind him
disappeared as well, and then so did the stones in other directions. This
meant that no matter where he went, there would be more of those invisible
creatures.
Wang Lin immediately moved to the side, but then the protective layer
formed by the hundreds of defensive treasures began to crackle and shatter
one by one.
Wang Lin was aghast as he curled himself up and slid to the side, barely
dodging past it. He stood 100 feet away with his shirt completely covered in
sweat. The spot he was just flying through was surrounded by at least seven
open mouths. If it wasn’t for those treasures stalling for a bit of time, he
would have already died.
Wang Lin let out a wry smile. All of the stones around him were now
gone. While he still had more defensive treasures, they would be all used up
if he encountered dangers like this a few more times. Most importantly,
Wang Lin was worried that if he was surrounded in all directions by those
mouths, then he would die for sure.
He let out a sigh as he took out more defensive treasures. After
activating them, he spread out his divine sense and began to carefully move
forward again. He looked toward the border of this calm area. If he were to
fly at full speed, he could cross this area in only a few moments. However,
if he were to really do so, then it was very likely that he would run headfirst
into the mouth of one those creatures. At that point, not even a fairy could
save him.
He took a deep breath and clenched his teeth as he slowly moved
forward. His divine sense was carefully checking his surroundings. Three
days later, Wang Lin was completely exhausted, and all of the defensive
treasures in his bag of holding had been used up.
In these three days of time, he encountered many life and death
situations. One time, half of his body was inside a mouth. If he hadn’t
entered the heaven defying bead in time, he would have already died.
Luckily, the heaven defying bead was not inside the mouth of the
creatures, so when he came back out, he was not inside the creature’s
mouth. However, Wang Lin was afraid of entering the heaven defying bead
now because if the heaven defying bead were to get devoured, then even if
he avoided death for the moment, he wouldn’t be able to avoid it when the
time to be inside it runs out.
Seeing that there was less than ten kilometers left, Wang Lin took a
deep breath and pushed forward. Suddenly, a mouth began to open before
him. Just as Wang Lin was about to dodge, his divine sense suddenly felt a
sense of danger. The one thing he was most afraid of happened.
Mouths shaped like arcs appeared all around him. Those creatures were
all opening their mouths simultaneously. Wang Lin felt very frustrated as he
frantically searched through his bag of holding until he came upon a very
plain-looking, white jade.
This was the defensive formation that Li Muwan had given him as a
parting gift to use when he went into closed door cultivation. Wang Lin
didn’t hesitate to throw out the jade. He had already made up his mind; if
things went bad, he could only enter the heaven defying bead. Even if the
space the bead was in ended up being devoured, it was the only choice.
The moment he threw out the jade, the surrounding mouths all opened
completely and approached him. However, just at this moment, a ring of
green light appeared next to Wang Lin. Then it suddenly spread out and a
green dragon came out of the jade. As the dragon appeared, the mouths
began to devour the ring of light that had spread out.
The ring of light continued to shake as the dragon circled around Wang
Lin. Wang Lin jumped and forcibly charged out through the gap between
two of the mouths.
During this process, the dragon continued to roar as its figure became
more and more faded. With this charge, Wang Lin covered the last ten
kilometers without stopping. Many mouths opened up along the way, but
they were all blocked by the green dragon around him.
After completely leaving the calm area, the green dragon was about to
collapse. Wang Lin quickly sent out a few seals, causing the dragon become
a green gas again and sending it back into the white jade.
Wang Lin heard a quiet ping. When he looked down, he saw a that small
crack had appeared on the jade. Wang Lin’s heart ached. He checked it with
his divine sense. After finding that it hadn’t become useless, he let out a
sigh of relief and carefully put it back into his bag of holding. He turned
around to look back at the calm area. His heart was still shivering.
After pondering for a while, he raised his head and jumped onto a stone
pillar. He then stomped on the pillar, causing it to shatter. The shattered
stones reformed the ring around Wang Lin as he flew upwards.
After several more days passed, Wang Lin’s speed became even faster.
After leaving that strange area, it felt like he had entered a different world.
He didn’t meet any more of those spacial rift-like creatures, and what was
even more surprising was that he didn’t meet any powerful creatures like
the dragon either.
As a result, his speed naturally increased. However, he didn’t throw
away the stones around him; better safe than sorry. Wang Lin was so
caution that unless he was 100% sure he was safe, then there was no way he
would throw aways these rocks right now.
As his speed increased, Wang Lin was getting to where he needed to go
quicker and quicker. After some time, Wang Lin noticed that the stone
pillars around here were the same size as the one he was on when he
entered.
This void was simply too large. Wang Lin didn’t believe that he could
pinpoint the location of that oval ring of light, so he could only use the size
of the stone pillars to estimate his location.
On this day, he stood on top of a cone-shaped stone pillar. His eyes lit
up as he looked up. He had been flying horizontally among stone pillars of
this size for a very long time, and now he found that oval ring of light.
In the void above him floated a very large oval ring of light. He felt a bit
of regret because he didn’t go to the trials. If he completed the trials, he
would be able enter the ancient god’s body. There would definitely be
things he needed in there, but after going through the dangers of this place,
Wang Lin knew that with his cultivation, there was no way for him to
survive here.
He let out a sigh of regret as he jumped up and flew toward the ring of
light. However, just as he was about to touch the ring, bolts of purple
lightning appeared. The bolts intersected with each other and formed a
concave, rhombic pattern.
Wang Lin was startled. He couldn’t move forward; it was as if there was
a powerful force preventing him from doing so. His eyes sparkled as he
stared at the concave, rhombic pattern. This concave was just big enough
for a top quality spirit stone.
Wang Lin immediately backed up. At the same time, the concave
rhombic pattern disappeared and the purple lightning returned to the ring of
light.
He tried it again several times, and the concave rhombic pattern
appeared every time. Wang Lin began to ponder. His eyes sparkled as he
looked at it for a while before turning around and flying upwards.
He remembered that this place was simply the passage to the first trial.
As long as he sat on top of a stone pillar, he would be able to pass through
here.
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H e stayed here for a long time. The path in which the pillars moved
spiraled upwards. Wang Lin continued to fly for half a month. He
followed the stone pillars until he finally reached the top.
This was the final destination of these stone pillars. There was a giant
vortex here, and all of the stone pillars were disappearing into the vortex.
Wang Lin looked at the vortex and began to ponder. He made a seal
with his hand as a flying sword came out of his bag of holding and floated
motionlessly in front of him. He placed a small piece of his divine sense on
the flying sword before sending it into the swirl.
Wang Lin slightly closed his eyes. The flying sword charged toward the
vortex and entered without any resistance.
When the flying sword reached the vortex, it was like it was sinking
through mud. After a while, it slowly passed and came out on the other side.
What appeared before Wang Lin was a world filled with bright light. A
thick layer of ice covered the ground. The sky was dark, but there was still
light shining down and being reflected by the ice.
The wind spun around on the ice for a bit before moving into the
distance.
This place was very vast with no end in sight, but one could clearly see
black towers in the distance. The closest black tower was only 100 feet tall,
but the further away the black towers were, the taller they got. The most
distant tower that Wang Lin could see exceeded 400 feet.
These black towers formed a straight line.
The black towers were very eye-catching because they were made of
black stone. Even when the light reflected off the ice and onto the tower, it
was all absorbed; none of it reflected off the tower.
The flying sword paused here for a bit before going back through the
vortex and landing in Wang Lin’s hand.
Outside of the giant vortex, Wang Lin opened up his eyes as he
withdrew the divine sense from the flying sword and put the sword back
into his bag of holding. After pondering for a bit, he took out the dragon’s
tendon, shook it, and the devil immediately flew out. He was filled with
excitement as he stared at Wang Lin and shouted, “Who are we killing this
time?... Ehh… what is this place?” The excited devil was startled after
taking a look at his surroundings.
He quickly flew around the area. He then looked at the giant vortex
before looking back at Wang Lin. He rubbed his hands and cautiously said,
“You… could it be that you want me to go inside there? No, not possible!
Absolutely not possible!”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word as he pointed at the vortex and stared at the
devil with a cold gaze.
This place was filled with danger. Until he had thoroughly scouted the
place, he wouldn’t recklessly charge in.
The devil had a bitter expression on his face as he firmly said, “Who
knows what is inside there? This damn place gives me a weird feeling. I
won’t go. I absolutely won’t go!”
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out several soul flags. All
of these used to belong to someone else. Wang Lin picked up one of the
flags. His eyes lit up as he reached out and grabbed Sang Muya’s soul.
Back when Wang Lin met Sang Muya, who killed his own senior
brother to steal his foundation, Wang Lin asked him about many things
before killing him and sealing his soul within his own soul flag.
A white light flickered in Wang Lin’s hand, revealing Sang Muya’s
terrified face. Wang Lin waved his right hand and the white light flew
toward the devil.
The devil licked his lips as he stared at the soul with greed in his eyes
and devoured it without any hesitation. After rubbing his stomach, he shook
his head like a rattle and said, “Not going, still not going!”
Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly became cold as his Ji Realm Divine Sense
flew out. The devil let out a painful howl and green smoke appeared on its
body again. He began begging for mercy before unwillingly walking toward
the vortex.
By using the trace of divine sense he had left inside the devil, he once
again saw the scene on the other side of the vortex, but then his expressions
suddenly changed.
After passing through the vortex this time, it was not a world of ice but
a sea of fire. This was indeed a sea of fire. The further in he looked, the
darker the flames got. Looking into the distance, it was a sea of raging,
black fire that had colored the sky purple. A wave of hot air surged forth.
In addition to all of this, various beasts formed from the fire could been
seen moving about. Just like the world of ice, in this world of fire there was
also a line of black towers that extended into the distance.
The devil let out a scream. It seemed to be afraid of the heat wave, so it
quickly retreated.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. His eyes lit up as he pointed toward the
vortex again and looked toward the devil. The devil immediately cried,
“Give me another soul!”
Wang Lin glanced at the devil before taking out another soul and
throwing it over. The devil immediately swallowed it and revealed the
expression of a hero ready for death as he charged back into the vortex.
This time, the world inside changed again and it was a world of sand. It
was filled with countless large cacti as well as many tornados in the
distance.
The row of black towers extending endlessly into the distance was
exactly the same as the other two places.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The following tests were a mountain of blades
and a jungle. Combining everything, they represented metal, wood, water,
fire, and earth; the five elements.
Wang Lin suddenly understood why Duanmu Ji went looking for Wang
Qingyue. With Wang Qingyue’s five element escape technique, then no
matter what trial, whether it was the blade mountain, jungle, world of ice,
sea of fire, or endless desert, it would be very easy for them to pass through.
If Wang Lin could choose, then he would definitely pick the desert.
After all, he knew the earth escape technique, which would be very useful
there.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before flying to the top of a nearby stone
pillar and riding it toward the vortex. He looked over and glanced at the
devil. The devil let out a sigh and obediently entered the vortex
Not long after, just as the stone was about to enter, Wang Lin jumped
back to a stone behind it. The devil came out with a sad expression and
went back into the vortex
This continued and on the fourth time the devil went inside, Wang Lin’s
eyes lit up and he charged into the vortex.
What appeared before him was an endless desert with violent desert
winds heading toward him. Countless black tornados could be seen in the
distance. They extended from the ground all the way into the sky. It
wouldn’t be wrong to say that they were everywhere.
Along with the wind was the sand, which would pack a hard punch if it
were to hit someone.
He put the devil away, touched the sand on the ground, took a step
forward, and disappeared into the ground. When he reappeared, he was
already 1000 feet away.
1000 feet away was the first tower in the earth trial. When he walked
into the tower, the sound of the wind outside suddenly disappeared. It was
completely silent inside the tower.
As Wang Lin carefully examined the tower, his expression became
serious. This tower had a total of three floors. While the first two floors had
nothing in them, the third floor had a table that was covered in a thick layer
of dust. Wang Lin looked around and was about to go back down, but his
eyes suddenly lit up when he stared at the table.
When he looked at it from the side, he noticed that one spot on the table
was higher than the rest. He stepped closer to take a look before waving his
hand and creating a breeze that blew away a layer of dust.
A row of words began to appear on the table. Wang Lin waved a few
more times and the breeze created by him gradually caused the words to
become more visible.
It was clear that these words were left by people who came here before
and were covered by dust over a long period of time.
“Because I entered this place, I decided to leave my signature!” These
few words were filled with power, like a force that pushed at him. He
pondered for a bit before leaving the black tower.
The moment he left the black tower, the howling wind came back again.
The sand was raging in the sky, covering it and making it dark.
Wang Lin only moved through the ground using his earth escape
technique. He didn’t dare to fly, because if there were powerful restrictions
in the sky, then he would die the moment he took off. He pondered for a bit
before taking out a flying sword and throwing it to the sky. The flying
sword charged into the sky. When it was about 1000 feet into the air, a
black wind appeared out of nowhere and turned the flying sword into dust.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He had already guessed that
something like this would happen, and the flying sword was only a
confirmation. He took a look around him. This place was about 100
kilometers away from the next tower. After pondering for a bit, he took a
step and moved forward underground using the earth escape technique.
This time, Wang Lin could clearly feel a force preventing him from
using the earth escape technique. However, this force wasn’t very powerful,
so Wang Lin only had to use a bit of spiritual energy to counter it. This
allowed him to safely pass this 100 kilometer distance.
After arriving at the second tower, he searched through it and found
nothing. He was not sure if Ancient Emperor and them had also passed
through this earth trial. However, from what he had heard them say and
with the mention of the ice shield, it seemed like they were going to pass
through the water trial instead.
At this very moment, several tens of thousands of kilometers in front of
Wang Lin, Hunchback Meng stood in a black tower with a gloomy
expression. He looked outside and saw that the black wind had surrounded
the area. The howling of the wind sounded like the cries of ghosts as they
leaked into the tower.
He was currently in a very sorry state. Even the toad on his shoulder
looked very weak; it swayed its head while letting out weak croaks.
As he touched the toad on his shoulder, he felt deep hatred in his heart.
Several months ago, he, Six Desire Devil Lord, and the others were chased
by the red dragon. None of them were a match for the dragon, and even
when they worked together, they still couldn’t stand up to it. In the end,
each of them could only escape on their own.
Everyone’s goal was the swirl at the top of the passage. Only by going
into the swirl and entering the first trial would they be able to get away
from this danger, but that red dragon was close behind them, so their
original plan was destroyed.
They originally planned to enter the first trial together and use
everyone’s power to get through it. This way, the difficulty of the first trial
would decrease greatly. They would also be able to preserve their spiritual
energy and use it for the second trial.
Unfortunately, the red dragon was simply too strong, and its ability was
really hard for everyone to deal with, so they could only run. When they
arrived before the vortex, everyone rushed into it without any thought other
than escaping. As a result, everyone encountered a different environment.
The one Hunchback Meng entered was the earth trial. When he saw the
desert, his heart sank. They originally planned on going through the water
trial, which was the world of ice. Last time they came here, they were able
to get through the water trial after many deaths. Although it was dangerous,
these lucky four had already been through it once. They also all prepared
treasures to counter that place, so they were confident in passing through it.
However, Hunchback Meng had never experienced the earth trial
before. As a result, he could only bite the bullet and force his way through.
The first 10,000 kilometers were relatively safe, but after that, the black
wind covered the sky and beat him down. There were also mysterious
creatures inside the black wind that used sound to attack, making it very
hard to defend against.
Originally, there weren’t a lot of these creatures, so he killed them one
by one with his poison. However, he soon realized that the more he killed,
the more appeared. In the last big battle, there were cries from at least
10,000 of those creatures.
However, Hunchback Meng was a Soul Formation cultivator, and one
that specialized in poison. Although the sound attacks from those creature
made him put up his guard, he still killed them all in the end. But before he
moved very far, more than 10,000 of those creatures appeared again.
After killing 100,000, there were 1 million. After killing 1 million, there
were 10 million. Inside each black tornado were countless creatures. In fact,
these black winds were created by the movement of these creatures’ wings.
He continued to kill more and more until he lost track of how many he
killed. The spiritual energy in his body was running out and it was
becoming unstable. In the end, he was finally able to create an opening that
allowed him to rush past creatures and enter the black tower. He didn’t dare
to leave.
Even though he was a Soul Formation cultivator and had poison, he was
shaken. There were simply too many enemies, and he was afraid that if he
did manage to kill all of the ones that were outside, ten times as many of
them would appear right after.
There were countless black tornados in this endless desert. Not to
mention 10 times more, 100 times, 1,000 times, or even 10,000 times more
was likely. Thinking about this, Hunchback Meng’s heart went cold.
Although none of the creatures were individually powerful, if there
were 1 billion or 10 billion of them, then their combined sound attacks
would shatter the soul of even a Soul Formation cultivator like himself and
would even break his body.
The more Wang Lin moved forward, the more confused he became. He
had already moved more than 1,000 kilometers, but aside from a few large
tornados, there weren’t any other dangers. It was just that the resistance
underground became even more powerful, forcing him to slow down. More
than half of the spiritual energy in his body had been used to fend off this
force.
Wang Lin appeared before a black tower. This black tower was 1000
feet tall and pierced right through the sky. Just as Wang Lin entered the
tower, his expression changed when he looked at the ground. There were a
few minor traces of movement on the thick layer of dust. It was as if
something had gently brushed against it.
Wang Lin slowly walked over and looked down at the ground. His eyes
sparkled as he quickly and carefully checked each floor of the tower. On the
top of the tower, he found that there were a lot of foot prints that made a
mess of the dust.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He was not sure if there was someone else
who had entered the earth trial before him. From the looks of the marks
here, they weren’t here that long ago.
Wang Lin stood at the top of the tower and looked outside. He could see
very far from here, but aside from the countless black tornados, there was
nothing in the distance.
After pondering for a bit, he slowed down a lot as he casually moved
forward. It didn’t really matter who was before him; once he meets them, he
will definitely be controlled by them. However, if he can control the
distance between them, then he can borrow their power to safely pass this
earth trial.
With this in mind, Wang Lin slowly advanced with the earth escape
technique. As a result, he arrived at the black tower 10,000 kilometers from
the start. Along the way, he would send the devil out first every time he
encountered a black tower. Only after it had been checked by the devil did
he carefully enter.
Time slowly passed. Half a month later, the height of the towers had
reached 8000 feet. Wang Lin looked down from the top of the tower.
Along the way, he had gotten used to going to the top of each tower and
looking into the distance from there. His pupils suddenly shrank as he saw
tornados of various sizes going toward one direction as if something was
calling them.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He looked at them for a while before going
down the tower. At the bottom of the tower, he entered the ground and
continued forward.
The resistance underground was now even more powerful. He now
needed to use 80% of his spiritual energy to fend off the force and continue
to use his earth escape technique. Wang Lin suddenly stopped when he
noticed with his divine sense a black light in the sand before him. A stench
suddenly appeared, and without hesitation, Wang Lin took out the pill
Hunchback Meng had given him and put it in his mouth. After that, he went
up and appeared aboveground.
This was the first time he had surfaced before reaching a black tower.
The moment he appeared on the surface, the sound of the howls of the
wind increased. The pressure caused by the wind hitting his body was
painful. But at this moment, Wang Lin could not be bothered to worry about
those things anymore as his hand formed a seal and he shouted, “Go!”
A strange wind suddenly appeared. It moved between the black
tornados and then began to move around in the desert. Gradually, the desert
seemed to be to be searched through by an invisible hand. This hand found
countless black beast corpses.
These creatures were only about the size of his fist with a pair of thin
wings on their backs. Their mouths were sharp and their faces were fierce.
Wang Lin’s divine sense spread out. He frowned at what he saw. There
were no less than 10,000 corpses here, and their bodies were all black,
meaning they had died from a powerful poison.
Wang Lin quickly realized that the person that was ahead of him was
Hunchback Meng.
Thinking of Hunchback Meng, Wang Lin sneered, but in his heart he
became even more on guard. He sank back into the ground and continued
toward the next tower.
A few hours later, Wang Lin’s divine sense found the next tower, only
there was a small tornado in front of the tower moving back and forth.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit as he backed up. He decided to go around
it and go straight for the next black tower. However, just at this moment, the
black tornado began to slowly move toward him. The tornado dragged up
the sand from the ground and shot it back out. Some of the sand hit the
tower, creating a series of pattering sounds.
Wang Lin sneered. He spread out his divine sense and found that this
was the only tornado around. His Ji Realm Divine Sense appeared and
entered the black tornado. He found that there were more than 1,000 divine
senses inside it.
Each of those divine senses was roughly equal to that of a Core
Formation cultivator. As long as none of them were above the Nascent Soul
stage, they were no danger to Wang Lin. In just one sweep, about 100
divine senses were destroyed. However, the remaining 900 divine senses
fused together to form a sword that stabbed toward Wang Lin’s divine
sense.
The tornado suddenly paused for a moment, and this pause caused the
tornado to disappear, revealing the countless small creatures inside.
These small creatures were exactly the same as the ones Wang Lin saw
before. They were all crowded together with their wings beating and letting
out strange cries.
These sounds gathered together to make one large sound wave. At the
same time, their divine senses mixed together to form a sword. Shortly after
that sword was formed, it lunged toward Wang Lin with the sound wave
right behind it.
Wang Lin frowned as he quickly withdrew his divine sense. He slapped
his bag of holding and the devil flew out. When it saw the sword made of
divine sense, it immediately became excited and jumped toward it without
waiting for Wang Lin’s order.
As the devil flew out, the divine sense sword and sound waves arrived
one after the other. The devil let out an excited roar as his body turned into
a cloud of smoke. The cloud of smoke spread out and quickly surrounded
the sword formed from the divine sense of all those small beasts. As for that
sound wave attack, it had no effect on the devil because he didn’t really
have a body, so passed through him.
At the same time, Wang Lin opened his mouth and spat out a crystal
light. The crystal sword shot toward the group of creatures. When it got
close, all of the small creatures scattered. There were so many of them that
they covered the sky.
All of this happened in an instant. After Wang Lin saw the small beasts
scatter, he quickly slapped his bag of holding and hundreds of flying swords
flew out. Wang Lin’s divine sense latched onto each sword. Using the might
of his Ji Realm Divine Sense, the flying swords rained down on the small
creatures.
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W ang Lin didn’t want to deal with all of them in one go; he wanted
to force them to split up. Sure enough, under the rain of swords,
the small beasts split up once more. Wang Lin went through the gaps the
small creatures had left and arrived outside the tower. He stopped before the
door and turned around to retrieve all of the flying swords that were flying
back toward him.
At the same time, he called the devil back. The devil was too busy
devouring the divine senses of the small creatures and completely ignored
Wang Lin. Wang Lin let out a cold snort as his Ji Realm Divine Sense flew
out.
When that snort reached the devil’s ears, it made him shiver in fear. He
no longer dared to continue devouring the divine senses, so he reformed his
body from the cloud of black smoke and went into the tower along with
Wang Lin. While he was floating around Wang Lin, he felt like he had been
wronged. He longingly looked at the divine senses of those beasts one last
time before going back into the dragon tendon.
He didn’t understand what was wrong with this fiend’s brain to leave all
these enemies unkilled and telling him to come back.
Wang Lin’s expression was very serious as he stared at those small
creatures from inside the black tower. There was a reason why he stopped
the devil from devouring them all. He thought about it and came to the
conclusion that these small creatures gathered together to form these large
tornados. The one thing this place had the most of were these black
tornados.
This meant that there was virtually an unlimited number of these small
creatures. Their main means of attack were divine sense and sound waves.
Although their attacks were fairly powerful, their bodies were extremely
weak.
As a result, it made destroying these small creatures very easy,
especially for someone like Hunchback Meng, who only needed to throw
out some poison. However, Wang Lin couldn’t forget what he saw from the
top of the last black tower, when countless black tornados were gathering in
one spot.
That kind of movement had purpose, which meant that these small
creatures had a way of calling each other. After too many of them die, they
call their friends. If he were to get trapped in that kind of cycle, then he
would certainly end up dead. There were simply too many tornados.
At the same time, if he killed too many, then they might call back those
black tornados that were heading toward Hunchback Meng. If that were to
happen, it wouldn’t be Hunchback Meng opening the path for him but him
helping Hunchback Meng by distracting the black tornados.
In that last battle, around 200 of those small creatures were destroyed by
Wang Lin and the devil. His eyes sparkled as he stared at the small
creatures outside. The creatures gathered together again to form the black
tornado. After circling the tower a few times, they no longer cared about
Wang Lin and continued to move forward.
After the black tornado left, Wang Lin let out a sigh of relief. At the
same time, his heart turned cold. This earth trial was very strange. The logic
here was completely opposite of what was normal. When someone notices
that those small creature specialize in divine sense and sound attacks but
have weak bodies, their first reaction would be to kill them as quickly as
possible to prevent attracting more.
But as a result, once a certain amount of these small creatures are killed
and they begin to call for help, then unless your cultivation is heavenly, the
only road left is death.
Wang Lin cultivated at the top of the black tower and stared into the
distance, looking at where all of the black tornados were gathering. After
pondering for a while, he decided to not rush things and to wait inside the
black tower.
He then looked at the devil. The devil’s face was filled with greed as he
watched the black tornado leave.
Wang Lin didn’t explain but coldly said, “I don’t care how many souls
you have devoured; spit out half of them for me.”
The devil struggled with the decision. If he were to escape right now,
would this fiend chase after him? He hesitated for a bit before looking at
Wang Lin. When he saw Wang Lin’s gaze turn hostile, he quickly began to
spit out large number of those small beasts’ souls.
After spitting out 20, he pretended to look weak. He secretly thought,
“No matter how powerful you are, you still have to eat what I spit out! If
you have skill, then don’t eat it!”
Wang Lin didn’t know what the devil was thinking, but after seeing the
pride in the devil’s face, he was about to take a guess. However, Wang Lin
couldn’t be bothered with such things. All of his attention was focused on
the 20 souls of those small creatures.
After carefully looking at them for a while, he grabbed the souls and
walked up the tower. After finding a floor of the right size, his Ji Realm
spread out and surrounded the area.
The devil followed behind Wang Lin. He wanted to see Wang Lin eating
the souls covered in his drool with his own eyes. While he still feeling
proud of himself, he suddenly noticed that the surroundings were covered in
Wang Lin’s divine sense. This divine sense that made him feel pain worse
than death, the red lightning that caused him nightmares, was moving
around the room. His entire body suddenly became soft. He secretly
thought, “It’s over! It’s over! It seems like this fiend is going to end me…”
Terrified, he was about to start begging for mercy when he noticed that
Wang Lin wasn’t even looking at him. Wang Lin was currently silently
staring at the 20 souls of the small creatures. The devil swallowed the
words he was going to say and considered himself lucky.
Wang Lin carefully observed the souls of these small creatures. They
had about the same strength as an early stage Core Formation cultivator.
They weren’t strong, but not really weak either. If it wasn’t for the fact that
he had forcefully nurtured the devil to be like the wandering souls, the devil
wouldn’t have been able to easily devour all of these souls that were similar
to him.
It was due to the devil’s success that he came up with the idea of
making another devil. He knew that his main weakness was that he lacked
magic treasures. Even now, the only one he could use for a fight was the
flying sword. As for the others, they were all too low quality to be of any
use.
Aside from the flying sword, there was the devil. This devil proved to
be quite useful earlier. If he hadn’t used the devil against that divine sense
sword, he would’ve had a much harder time.
The only other treasures he had were the dragon tendon and the scroll.
However, the aura in the scroll was too strange. Wang Lin decided that until
he fully understands what the scroll is, he will not use it.
The key to raising a devil was the special nature of the soul. The first
devil’s soul had the potential of a Nascent Soul cultivator. This allowed
Wang Lin to raise it in such a way that it managed to gain a few of a
wandering soul’s attributes. However, compared to the wandering souls of
the world of decay, there were still many differences.
If it were a true wandering soul, then no matter what cultivation level
the enemy is at, once it jumps on them, it will be able to devour their soul
and suck away all of the essence of their flesh. Unless they meet some very
powerful cultivator that can destroy them, their only natural enemies are
soul devourers.
However, the devil Xu Liguo could only devour souls that were at the
same cultivation level as him. If he tried to devour the soul of a Nascent
Soul cultivator, then there was a chance that he would be repelled.
What attracted Wang Lin was the small creatures’ ability to fuse
together. This was the first time he had seen divine sense able to fuse
together to form a new divine sense.
This special ability made Wang Lin want to use it to make a devil.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before slapping his bag of holding, causing
a few soul flags to fly out and float around him. The souls inside the flags
were mostly demonic cultivators of the Sea of Devils, as well as some
creatures from the Sea of Devils.
He waved his right hand, trapping 19 of the souls inside a cage of
spiritual energy and leaving only one of them all by itself.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he retrieved a soul from one of the flags.
He threw the soul out after leaving a mark on it.
Unfortunately, just like Xu Liguo back then, the soul of the small beast
didn’t know how to devour at all, so it stared dumbfoundedly at the
surroundings instead. However, Wang Lin wasn’t in a rush. After having
experienced raising a devil once, he knew that to make a soul have abilities
similar to a wandering soul’s would take time.
However, this first step required him to be a little bit more forceful. Red
lightning appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes as his Ji Realm formed a net around
the small creature and slowly closed in on it.
Under the pressure of the net, the soul of the small creature began to
move. Seeing that there was nowhere to go, it started to move toward the
other soul.
Wang Lin was completely focused on watching the soul of the small
creature only to see the small creature suddenly speed up and ram into the
other soul. It didn’t devour the other soul but fused with it. Wang Lin could
feel that the small creature’s soul had become a bit stronger.
He was surprised. He originally thought that he would have to spend a
lot of effort to force it to devour. After all, the devil Xu Liguo took some
effort back then. He didn’t expect that he would only need to push it a little
and it would fuse with the other soul by itself. Although it was not
devouring, the effect was the same.
Without a word, Wang Lin withdrew the red net, took out another soul,
and threw it out after leaving his mark on it. This time, the small creature
charged forth and fused with it without any input from Wang Lin.
As a result, Wang Lin was now very interested. His eyes lit up and he
pointed at the soul flags multiple times. More than a dozen souls flew out.
After leaving his mark on them, he threw them out.
At this moment, the soul of the small creature suddenly began to move,
ramming into the souls one by one. Every time it collided with one, it
would fuse with it and become stronger before moving on to the next one.
In less than one hour of time, the small creature finished fusing with
more than a dozen souls. It looked like it was even about to break through
from the early stage of Core Formation to the mid stage.
Wang Lin was even more interested now as he took one of the soul flags
and shook it. More than a hundred souls flew out. After leaving his mark on
all of them, they flew toward the small creature.
The soul of the small creature let out a sharp cry. This was the first time
it had made a sound inside the tower. As it howled, a sound wave began to
spread out. When Wang Lin saw this, he was very happy. His eyes sparkled;
his attention was completely on the small creature.
He knew that he had found a treasure. For some reason, this small
creature’s soul was very strange. It seemed like it was made to be made into
a devil. With almost no forcefulness needed, it would start fusing with other
souls on its own. In addition to this, what surprised Wang Lin the most was
the sound wave attack. He originally thought that the creature would require
a body to use this attack, but it could be used with just the soul.
When Wang Lin took a closer look, he realized that this sound wave
was designed to attack the soul. After the sound wave spread out, all of the
souls that were charging toward it slowed down and seemed to be dying.
Just at this moment, the soul of the small creature charged out. In less
than half an hour, it completely devoured these more than 100 souls.
Shortly after, the soul exploded into a red mist about 10 feet wide and
slowly fell down.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he waved the soul flag. The remaining 19
souls of the small creatures were sucked into the flag before it was placed
back inside his bag of holding. He then turned around and stared at the red
mist. He could feel the slivers of divine sense he had marked the souls with
slowly fusing with the soul of the small creature.
The devil stood on the side and stared dumbfoundedly at everything that
was happening. He secretly thought, “Violent! This little brother is too
violent! Looks like I’ll have to start working harder, or else this fiend might
feed me to this little brother!” The devil’s body trembled as he backed
away. He floated in the air and began to quickly digest the souls he had
devoured.
This wait lasted three days. During these days, there was no change to
the red mist at all. Aside from observing the red mist, he saw countless
black tornados pass by. One of the black tornados was more than 10,000
feet tall. It was like the king of black tornados had passed by the black
tower.
As the biggest tornado passed by, it paused for a moment as countless
divine senses surged forth. Their target wasn’t Wang Lin but the red mist.
However, the moment those divine senses hit the black tower, they were
bounced back. The king-like black tornado lingered around the black tower
for a bit before leaving.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that when the divine sense from the black
tornado came, there was an abnormal fluctuation inside the red mist. This
surprised Wang Lin and made him observe the red mist even more
carefully.
Gradually, more and more black tornados appeared. They were all
heading toward one direction. Wang Lin sneered; there was no need to
guess if that direction was where Hunchback Meng was.
Hunchback Meng’s face was very gloomy. In truth, when he killed the
first wave of the small creatures and was immediately surrounded by a
second wave that had ten times more than the first wave, he realized he
messed up.
His actions were based off the experience in the world of ice. In that
trial, there was also a type of creature that lived there and appeared in
massive groups. One had to kill them as quickly as possible or else they
would attract more.
However, this damn earth trial was the exact opposite. This thought
made Hunchback Meng let out a bitter smile. But since he had already
reached this point, even if he no longer attacked them, those small beasts
would continue to attack him with sound waves and divine sense attacks.
Eventually, Hunchback Meng’s demonic side began to show. He gave
up on restraining himself and threw out large amounts of poison. As a
result, the small creatures began to call for help more and more, to the point
that even though he was inside a black tower, the amount of small creatures
that had gathered had reached a point that made even his mind go blank.
He was currently standing inside the black tower and looking out at the
endless black tornados. At the same time, the number of small creatures
kept increasing as they called for more back up. He had attempted to use the
tower as a base and throwing poison out from inside it, but the tower had a
powerful restriction on it. While it prevented the small creatures from
attacking, it also prevented people inside the tower from attacking what was
outside.
Hunchback Meng wasn’t sure what would happen if he were to leave
the tower. He was sure that he would receive the combined divine sense and
sound wave attacks of 100 million, or even 1 billion, of those small
creatures the moment he walked out.
Even though he was a Soul Formation cultivator that could cause 10
million cultivators to tremble with a single stomp from his foot, there was
no way for him to take the combined divine senses and sound wave attacks
of more than 1 billion of those small creatures.
After pondering for a bit, he touched the toad on his shoulder and
revealed a vicious expression. Without a word, he pointed at the toad. The
toad then jumped down from his shoulder and began to croak.
Hunchback Meng’s heart ached as he looked at the toad. He let out a
sigh and then put it away. After pondering for a bit, he took out a 100-foot-
long python. On the head of the snake there was a single horn. The moment
it appeared, the air around it became hot.
“If I use the toad, then I won’t get injured, but the toad will die for sure.
Ah, this one-horned python is a mid quality spirit beast. Although I can still
use this, I will receive some injuries,” Hunchback Meng muttered to
himself as his index finger slashed his middle finger to draw out a drop of
blood. He chanted some strange words and the drop of blood rapidly
became lighter in color until it was milky white. The white drop of blood
landed on the head of the python.
Hunchback Meng quickly formed seals with a serious expression on his
face. He slowly pointed at his own forehead and pulled something out. A
crystal, silk-like thread was pulled out from his forehead. The thread was
then slowly pressed against that milky white spot on the python’s forehead.
After a very long time, Hunchback Meng took a deep breath, stood up,
and then casually threw the python on the ground. The moment the python
landed, it coiled up and remained still.
Hunchback Meng’s eyes became fierce as he walked out of the tower
without any hesitation. The moment he walked out, the howling of the
black tornados increased countless fold. All of the small creatures fused
their divine senses and unleashed a torrent of attacks upon Hunchback
Meng.
At this moment, even the sky changed colors, and the restriction that
was placed at the top of the earth trial began to shake.
Wang Lin wasn’t very close to that place, but even he felt the pressure.
He opened his eyes and looked toward where Hunchback Meng was.
At the same time, an abnormal fluctuation happened in the red mist.
This pulled his attention away from what was going on with Hunchback
Meng. He reached out with his hand and a blue flame appeared.
If the devil that comes out of the red mist wasn’t under his control, he
would use his Ji Realm and the blue flame to completely destroy it. If it
could be controlled, then it would be for the better.
When the powerful divine sense attack came, Hunchback Meng didn’t
dodge but waved his sleeves. A large amount of black smoke poured out of
them.
The black smoke gathered and became a cloud. This cloud began to
spread out. Any of the small creatures that touched the black cloud
immediately fell from the sky and began to twitch. Its body would then turn
into black smoke, which would soon after join the black cloud.
Right after he finished pouring out the smoke, the series of powerful
divine sense attacks arrived. Hunchback Meng let out a miserable groan.
His body then became more and more illusionary until it was replaced by a
100-foot-long python with a horn on its head. The snake rolled around for a
bit before being completely disintegrated by the divine sense attacks. Even
its core was turned to dust.
At the same time, the python that was inside the tower became blurry
and soon turned into Hunchback Meng. His face was pale and he coughed
out a mouthful of blood. He revealed a bloodthirsty smile as he muttered,
“My heaven-destroying poison is considered the number 1 poison in the Sea
of Devils, and I have used it all up. I don’t believe that I can’t kill all of
you!”
The black cloud covered the area around the tower. As soon as it
touched a tornado, the tornado would collapse into countless small
creatures. Soon after, those small creatures would turn into black smoke and
become part of the black cloud.
As result, the black cloud became larger and larger. The speed at which
it expanded rapidly increased.
As for Wang Lin, his expression was very serious as he stared at the red
mist. The fluctuations in the red mist became much more frequent until the
red mist began to slowly condense again. Wang Lin didn’t even blink. The
sound of fire burning could be heard coming from the blue flame in his
hand.
At this moment, red lightning appeared in his eyes and the restrictions
he had set using his Ji Realm became even more sturdy. Even the devil Xu
Liguo regained his senses. After looking around for a bit, he became very
happy and secretly thought, “It seems this little brother will not be so easy
to control. It is best that both of you heavily injure each other so that I can
devour you both. Haha, now that is a good idea!”
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. His eyes
sparkled endlessly. Although the devil Xu Liguo had recovered a bit of his
memory, it was only but a sliver. The remaining memories vanished when
he became a devil. He didn’t consider himself a cultivator at all; he only
thought of himself as a devil.
Time slowly passed. The red mist became smaller and smaller until
finally, all of the rest mist suddenly condensed into a red, glowing orb.
After a few crackling sounds, the orb shattered, releasing a dark red gas.
The gas quickly took the shape of the head of the small creature with its
sharp beak and emitted a cold aura.
The moment it appeared, it disappeared. Although Wang Lin was
secretly shocked, his face remained calm as he turned to the right and shot
his Ji Realm out.
The red creature appeared in the direction Wang Lin turned to. It was
shocked and quickly disappeared again. This was the first time Wang Lin’s
Ji Realm had missed.
This showed just how fast the new devil was. Wang Lin remained calm.
Not only did he not panic, but he became even more calm. His eyes became
cold as his Ji Realm shot out behind him.
A miserable scream came from behind him. The moment the devil
appeared, it collided headfirst with Wang Lin’s Ji Realm. It wasn’t able to
dodge it in time, so the Ji Realm filled its body.
Its body involuntarily floated into the air and moved before Wang Lin.
It looked at Wang Lin with a terrified expression as it let out miserable
cries.
The devil Xu Liguo took a deep breath and quickly discarded the idea of
rebelling. He didn’t think that the fiend could so easily defeat his little
brother. After pondering for a bit, he realized what had happened and
secretly cursed, “Evil!”
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W ang Lin’s gaze became cold as he stared at the newly formed

devil. His Ji Realm left his body, took the shape of a red dragon,
and then roared at the small creature.
His majesty as a soul devourer was suddenly on full display. Not to
mention the small creature, even the devil Xu Liguo was so scared that he
sank to the ground and didn’t dare to move. The pressure of a natural
predator caused his heart to tremble.
The small beast began to struggle and let our roars of its own, but
compared to Wang Lin’s roar, it was filled with helplessness. The small
creature eventually began to beg for mercy with its eyes.
The dragon formed by Wang Lin’s Ji Realm coldly stared at the small
creature for a long time before finally returning to Wang Lin’s body. He
then he waved his hand and took out a soul flag. The devil didn’t hesitate at
all to turn into red mist and enter the soul flag.
Wang Lin left a sliver of his divine sense in the soul flag before putting
it back into his bag of holding. Then he waved his other hand and threads
appeared all over the room. This was a countermeasure he had set up
against the devil.
As Wang Lin waved his hand, those threads of divine sense returned to
him.
The reason why he was able to find the small creature no matter how
fast it was partly due to these threads of divine sense. When he first noticed
the abnormal fluctuations in the red mist, he used the divine sense
restriction he had placed to silently create a spider web of divine sense
threads.
No matter where that small creature went, Wang Lin would be able to
track it. Also, after it had devoured so many souls with slivers of Wang
Lin’s divine sense, the mark left on the small creature also played a big role.
Under the effect of both of these, it was no surprise that Wang Lin could
track it.
After withdrawing his divine sense, he stood up and looked outside the
window. After pondering for a bit, he walked down the tower. At the door
of the tower, he organized everything before walking outside. The devil saw
Wang Lin go underground and quickly followed.
Unfortunately, before he followed for long, he was caught by Wang Lin
and was thrown into the dragon tendon.
In this location, the resisting force was very powerful. Wand Lin had to
use almost 90% of his spiritual energy to resist it. As a result, his speed
involuntarily slowed down.
As he slowly moved forward, his divine sense was spread out to
carefully observe what was in the distance.
A few days later, Wang Lin’s expression changed. He saw through his
divine sense that there was a black cloud quickly flying towards him.
Whenever the black cloud moved, the black tornados would attempt to
dodge. Those that weren’t fast enough would scatter into countless small
creatures and be devoured by the black cloud. Wang Lin put the pill into his
mouth again as he stared at the black cloud and sank even lower.
Before long, the black cloud passed by. Behind the black cloud was the
king tornado. It was currently spinning rapidly to create as much wind as
possible. This was what was causing the black cloud to move so quickly.
The king tornado pushed the black cloud past where Wang Lin was and
went into the distance. Not long after, the king tornado returned. This time,
it moved even faster as it let out loud howls and disappeared again.
After it left, Wang Lin continued to slowly move forward. He sneered.
That black cloud must have been created by Hunchback Meng. If it wasn’t
for the king tornado pushing it away, then the small creatures would have
suffered greatly once it spread out.
After pondering for a while, his eyes lit up. Hunchback Meng must have
quite a bit of treasures and pills on him; if these small creatures could kill
him, then Wang Lin might be able to take some. Thinking about the treasure
of a powerful Soul Formation cultivator, Wang Lin’s heart began to beat
faster. However, he quickly dispelled the idea. Compared to treasures, his
life was much more important.
After letting out a sigh, Wang Lin discarded all of these unrealistic ideas
and continued to move forward. However, after confirming Hunchback
Meng’s location, he no longer went straight forward; he went around
instead.
Half a month later, he passed an area filled with black tornados that
stunned him the moment he saw them with his divine sense.
It was a very dense group of tornados. The amount of small creatures
there must have exceeded 100 million. Wang Lin’s head tingled. This made
him even more cautious. He spent a month going around this group of
tornados.
Most of the black tornados had been attracted by Hunchback Meng, so
although there were same scares along the way, there was no real danger.
Wang Lin was currently inside a black tower as he looked back at where
Hunchback Meng was.
After sneering in his heart, Wang Lin left the tower and continued
forward. He could see a giant vortex in the sky in the very far distance.
That vortex was the same as the one in the void. It clearly led to the
second trial!
Wang Lin took a deep breath and walked toward the vortex. At this
point, he could no longer use the earth escape technique because the
resisting force underground was too great. Even if he were to use 100% of
his spiritual energy, he couldn’t move with the earth escape technique at all.
However, the earth escape technique didn’t increase one’s speed only
when they were underground. As long as there was earth under his feet,
then although it wouldn’t be as fast as a flying sword, it was still faster than
running.
In these past few months, Wang Lin had been constantly using the earth
escape technique, so his mastery of it had increased a lot. Wang Lin could
feel that the earth escape technique he knew was nothing compared to the
real earth escape technique that was said to allow one to travel tens of
thousands of kilometers in a few breaths of time.
As Wang Lin sighed, he didn’t forget to keep his divine sense spread out
to carefully check the surroundings. Luckily, large amounts of black
tornados were attracted by Hunchback Meng. As Wang Lin flew forward,
he didn’t meet too much danger.
Three days later, the vortex was now in sight. As he walked along,
Wang Lin’s expression suddenly changed and he drilled into the ground.
Suddenly, a powerful force began to resist him. He drank a large gulp of
spirit liquid for the power to fend it off.
Not far away, ten black tornados suddenly appeared in the direction of
the vortex. Their target was Hunchback Meng. When they arrived at the
spot where Wang Lin was hiding, the black tornados suddenly stopped and
began to circle the area.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. He had tried to enter the heaven defying bead’s
space before, but he couldn’t enter it since arriving in this desert.
Otherwise, he would have just gone inside it until the tornados passed.
Wang Lin looked at the vortex in the distance and began to calculate. He
clenched his teeth as he slapped his bag of holding to bring out the devil.
When the devil saw all the small creatures above them, he became very
excited and immediately charged toward them.
Unfortunately, the moment he appeared, all of the surrounding ten
tornados let out howls. More than 10,000 divine senses merged together and
crashed down on the devil.
The devil let out a miserable scream. The combined divine sense attack
was not something he could handle. His body began to release green smoke,
making him want to retreat to where Wang Lin was, but then the second
attack came.
At the same time, Wang Lin took out a soul flag and shook it, causing
the second devil to come out. The second devil was startled for a moment
before letting out a sharp cry.
After the sharp cry, all of the tornados paused and stopped spinning,
revealing the countless small creatures inside. All of the small creatures
were startled as they stared at the second devil. Even the second attack on
Xu Liguo was stopped.
The second devil’s eyes turned red as it let out another cry. All of the
small creatures began to back up. Their eyes were filled with terror when
they looked at the second devil.
Wang Lin was surprised. His eyes sparkled as he began to ponder. As
for Xu Liguo, he felt very humiliated. It could be said that recovering his
memory wasn’t always a good thing. At least he wouldn’t feel humiliated
before he recovered his memory. At this moment, he secretly thought, “This
is too shameful; I was saved by little brother. No matter what, I was the first
to follow this fiend. No, if this continues, then every little brother this fiend
makes will be stronger than me. No, I can’t let it happen!”
The devil gritted his teeth and charged into one of the tornados. After
grabbing a few of those small creatures, he began to devour them.
The small creatures began to panic and began to dodge, but the second
devil let out another cry. Those small creatures no longer dared to move; the
fear in their eyes deepened.
The more Wang Lin saw, the more his eyes lit up. He suddenly came up
with an idea. The second devil must’ve seemed like a mutation to these
small creatures. It must’ve been some mysterious connection between them
that caused this scene to happen.
If this was true, then the reason why these small creatures’ divine senses
could merge made sense. His eyes lit up as he came out from underground.
Although the small creatures were cautious when he appeared, they
didn’t panic or attack.
At this moment, the second devil looked at Xu Liguo, who was
devouring the small creatures, and let out a few strange cries. All of the
small creatures’ bodies shook. Their divine senses left their bodies to fuse
into an attack that was directed at Xu Liguo.
Xu Liguo immediately smiled and revealed an expression that looked
like he was trying to please the second devil. He quickly spat out all of the
souls he had devoured before quickly returning to Wang Lin. Once he was
behind Wang Lin, his expression changed to one filled with hatred as he
stared viciously at the second devil.
He secretly complained in his heart, “You wait! Just you wait! Push me
too far and I’ll fight you to the death!”
Wang Lin didn’t even look at Xu Liguo. He was secretly holding the
defensive jade Li Muwan had given him. His divine sense spread out and
checked the small creatures one by one. In the end, he found that about ten
of them were considered mutants, because they had more powerful divine
senses.
While Wang Lin observed, he was able to find a total of 10 variants,
then one of them suddenly flew before the second devil and let out a few
sharp crys.
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T he second devil’s eyes turned red. Without any warning, it charged

toward the small creature. The small creature was also fierce; its
divine sense flew out and charged forth as well.
The two immediately collided with each other, and due to the divine
sense mark Wang Lin had left on the second devil, he was able to
immediately notice the change. This confrontation was filled with many
dangers as only one of them could exist. It was either the second devil
would be devoured or that variant small creature would merge with the
second devil.
Soon after, Wang Lin let out a soul. The devils he had made as a soul
devourer already contained characteristics of a wandering soul; how could
this variant compare?
The two souls began to fuse together and the second devil began to
surface. The variant’s divine sense gradually faded until it was completely
devoured by the second devil.
A group of small creatures quickly surrounded the second devil and
formed the black tornado again. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The reason why
these small creatures could merge their divine senses was because there was
a powerful leader guiding them. The fact that these small creatures’ divine
senses could merge and even devour each other were related to their nature.
The second devil let out a few cries and was ready to charge toward the
variant in another black tornado when Wang Lin let out a cold snort. The
second devil immediately stopped. Even the tornado stopped spinning and
turned back into countless small creatures.
Wang Lin could clearly see that within the small creatures, the second
devil revealed a painful expression with deep fear for Wang Lin in its eyes.
Wang Lin sent out a message. The second devil quickly let out a cry and
the surrounding small beasts surrounded Wang Lin. Wang Lin remained
calm; his eyes were as calm as water. He didn’t have any reaction toward
the small creatures flapping their wings around him.
After those small creatures got close to him, they didn’t attack. Instead,
they lifted him up and turned back into a black tornado.
The devil Xu Liguo wanted to follow him in, but he was repelled by the
black tornado. He let out a series of roars because he felt very wronged. In
the end, it was Wang Lin who reached out and dragged him inside.
While inside the black tornado, he didn’t even have to fly at all; he was
standing on a few of the small creatures. Also, he was surrounded by the
combined divine senses of all these small creatures, so the ones in other
tornados could barely notice him through it.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He gave the second devil an order and the
tornado immediately flew toward where Hunchback Meng was. When he
did that, the rest of the tornados followed. Soon, the ten tornados arrived at
where all the other tornados were gathering.
When they got close, a powerful divine sense went past them. Wang Lin
became alert, but the divine sense didn’t stop and just swept past them.
The divine sense clearly didn’t observe closely; it only took a glance
and found nothing wrong.
Maybe in its view there couldn’t be any abnormality in the tornado.
Wang Lin stared at the king tornado and sneered in his heart. Needless to
say, that divine sense definitely belonged to the variant inside the king
tornado.
He already had some understanding of these small creatures. In every
single tornado, there was a more powerful variant inside. They were the
ones that allowed the small creatures to merge their divine senses and gave
orders.
This was like the difference between generals and soldiers. The normal
small creatures were soldiers, the more powerful variants were generals,
and the one in the tornado that seemed to reach the heavens was the king.
After getting close, Wang Lin could see that among this giant cluster of
tornados, there was a sky high black tower. Hunchback Meng must’ve been
inside.
Wang Lin wasn’t in a rush. The reason he asked the second devil to
bring him here was because he realized that he could get close without
being noticed. He acted based on the opportunities given. He didn’t think he
could kill Hunchback Meng, but he wanted to use this chance to steal some
treasures.
The divine sense mark left inside the second devil was different from
the one left inside the devil Xu Liguo. The devil Xu Liguo was cultivated
for a very long time, so Wang Lin’s divine sense mark was deeply ingrained
in him. In fact, Wang Lin wouldn’t even need his Ji Realm, all he needed
was but a thought to destroy Xu Liguo. However, in normal circumstances,
he wouldn’t use the mark he had left to attack. He kept it as his last resort.
He normally used his Ji Realm to threaten and the mark to secretly
manipulate. After all, Xu Liguo had recovered some of his memories,
making him very different from wandering souls.
But the second devil was different. Although Wang Lin’s mark on the
second devil wasn’t deep, he took the initiative at the start to make it so the
second devil wouldn’t ever dare to rebel.
The reason Wang Lin stopped the second devil from merging with more
of the variant creatures inside the other tornados was because he was afraid
the fusion would dilute his divine sense mark. This would cause problems.
With Wang Lin’s cunning, there was no way he would let something like
that happen.
When even someone as tenacious as Xu Liguo was completely tamed
by Wang Lin, there was no way a devil created from a simple beast could be
a match.
Hunchback Meng’s face was as gloomy as mud water as he looked
bitterly at the tornados outside. He paid special attention to the largest
tornado with a look of dread on his face. The divine sense inside the largest
tornado was as powerful as all the other tornados’ combined. It was able to
use just its divine sense to push his heaven-destroying poison far away.
During this time, he had used up all of the spirit beasts inside his bag of
holding. Although the techniques he used after using a spirit beast as a
substitute was able to kill a lot of them, more creatures quickly arrived.
It was impossible to kill them all!
And if he made a mistake, then he would be hit by the combined divine
senses of all those small creatures. Even though he was a Soul Formation
cultivator, this would still injure him.
This wouldn’t be a light injury but a major injury that could cause his
cultivation to drop greatly.
As for treasures, he had also used quite a few. Although they had some
effect, the result was the same.
At this moment, he had reached the end of his rope. It was not that he
hadn’t considered charging out; he had already tried doing so. That time, he
used more than ten spirit beasts as substitutes, but just as he was about to
break through the siege, the largest tornado hit him. Not only did it prevent
him from leaving, it also injured him.
Hunchback Meng bitterly thought, “Could the heavens want me dead? I
have already defied the heavens as I cultivated and finally reached the mid
stage of Soul Formation. I originally thought I could use this cultivation to
get a Soul Transformation pill and reach the Soul Transformation stage in
one go, but…” He couldn’t help but think back to 1000 years ago when the
last group came. Everyone but them four died.
There were many people among them that had higher cultivation levels
than they did, but they all died. The four of them only survived due to sheer
luck.
After 1000 years of preparation, he was able to increase his cultivation
level from late stage Nascent Soul to mid stage Soul Formation. The reason
he was able to increase his cultivation so fast was because he consumed one
of the Giant Demon Clan’s major treasures, the Ancestral Demon Heart!
This was also why he was wanted and being hunted by the Giant
Demon Clan!
Hunchback Meng revealed an expression of unwillingness. He clenched
his teeth as his gaze fell on the toad. This toad, Li Tian, had been with him
for thousands of years and had never abandoned him. He watched it grow
from a low quality spirit beast to a high quality spirit beast. It was already
considered a pseudo desolate beast. If there were some pills to help it, it
could truly become a desolate beast in another 1000 years.
But now Hunchback Meng had no other option. He caressed the toad
and whispered, “If I could teleport in this damn place, then I wouldn’t be in
this situation. Li Tian, this time I’m depending on you!”
As he spoke, his right hand suddenly reached into the toad’s mouth. The
toad’s body trembled and it revealed a painful expression. However, it
didn’t resist; it only calmly looked at its owner.
Hunchback Meng closed his eyes but quickly reopened them. His eyes
were now merciless as he said, with a heavy tone, “Li Tian, I’m sorry!”
With that, his right hand viciously pulled back. In his hand was a green core
that was emitting powerful spiritual energy fluctuations.
The toad, Li Tian, weakened until fell on its side. It let out a weak croak
as all the pustules on its back began to break and leak a foul-smelling black
liquid that covered its body. Even its croaking had no real strength behind it
anymore.
Without any hesitation, Hunchback Meng threw the toad’s origin core
into his mouth. His body immediately began to twitch and black smoke
emerged from his face. He let out a few roars as all the pustules on his face
broke. Black liquid shot out everywhere and released black smoke as it
landed on the walls.
There are many levels of cores in a spirit beast, but only when a creature
reaches spirit beast level does a true core form. Although some variants also
have cores, those are just fakes. They are just formed by their spiritual
energy and used as storage.
A real core is very different as they are the basis for all of that beast’s
techniques. When a beast reaches low quality spirit beast rank, an earth core
similar to that of a Core Formation cultivator’s core is formed. However, it
is still very different from the core of a Core Formation cultivator.
When they become mid quality spirit beasts, their earth cores turn into
heaven cores, and when they become high quality spirit beasts, their heaven
cores turn into origin cores, only one step away from a desolate beast’s
origin soul!
Only when they reach desolate beast rank do their origin cores turn into
origin souls. At that point, they truly become powerful desolate beasts.
The black gas on Hunchback Meng became even denser as he lied on
the ground and grabbed the toad. After grabbing the toad, he pressed it
against his forehead.
More and more black liquid came out of the toad. This liquid covered
the pustules on Hunchback Meng’s face and entered them. Eventually, the
entire toad turned into black liquid, which was absorbed by Hunchback
Meng.
The hump on Hunchback Meng’s back suddenly swelled up and
numerous pustules appeared on it. These pustules covered his entire back.
Looking at him now, he looked similar to the toad.
Hunchback Meng closed his eyes. Black gas gathered on his forehead
and formed a vortex. Then he suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils were
now triangular. They revealed a ruthless gaze.
As Hunchback Meng clenched his fists, black lightning appeared and
crackled in his hand. He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, in a
husky voice, “This ancient demonic technique is really amazing. By using
the origin core of the high quality spirit beast toad, it was able to increase
my cultivation to the peak of late stage Soul Formation. This time I will be
able to charge through! However, this price is simply too great. If I wasn’t
forced into this helpless situation… alas!”
With that, he slowly walked out of the black tower. When he came out,
lightning formed by the merged divine senses suddenly descended.
Hunchback Meng, with eyes fierce, spat out green gas. The moment the
divine sense lightning entered the green gas, it slowed down a bit. Taking
this opportunity, Hunchback Meng jumped into one of the tornados.
The tornado suddenly stopped spinning and the small creatures inside it
spread out. However, they didn’t move far before exploding. Their blood
rain downed from the sky.
Hunchback Meng’s eyes were ruthless as he jumped into the next
tornado.
But shortly after, millions of divine senses merged together to form a
lance that charged forth like it was going to break the sky.
This lance left many after images as it travel across the sky. One second
it was in the air and the next it was closing in on Hunchback Meng, leaving
behind sonic booms. Even the restrictions of the earth trial were affected;
they let out thunderous roars.
The tornado Wang Lin was in was far in the back, so it didn’t affect him
much. He stared at Hunchback Meng’s inhuman figure. He paid extra
attention to the bag of holding on Hunchback Meng’s waist.
As for the divine sense lance, Hunchback Meng only took one gaze at it
before forming a seal with his hands and letting out a complex chant.
Suddenly, a small, four-legged cauldron covered in gas flew out of his
mouth.
The moment the cauldron appeared, a thick, green gas began to spread
out of it. The lance landed on the small cauldron. The collision of the two
created a thunderous rumble and a 10-foot-thick shock wave quickly spread
out. Even the tornados were forced to escape. Those that weren’t quick
enough were hit by the shock wave. All of the small creatures inside those
tornados turned to dust.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he backed up along with the other
tornados, but his gaze was still locked onto Hunchback Meng. He didn’t
blink even once.
The small cauldron in the air snapped in half and fell from the sky. But
the lance that hit it began to turn green starting from the tip. Soon, the entire
lance was green. It trembled before shattering into individual divine senses.
This was when something strange happened. Almost every divine sense
that was part of the lance had a sliver of green on it. The green began to
quickly spread and within only a few seconds all of the divine senses that
were part of the lance became completely green.
The moment the green cauldron snapped in half, Hunchback Meng’s
body suddenly weakened. He coughed out several mouthfuls of essence
blood. That green cauldron was his life treasure. Using his late stage Soul
Formation cultivation, he was able to use it to withstand the attack of more
than a billion divine senses merged together, but it was split in half in the
end.
Hunchback Meng didn’t have time to feel pain over the loss. His eyes
were bloodshot as he stared at the green divine senses covering the sky.
All of the divine senses that were colored green exploded and turned
into spiritual energy. Once their divine senses shattered, their bodies also
died.
As the divine senses exploded, a large number of the tornados stopped
spinning and the small creatures within them fell from the sky.
Hunchback Meng reached out and put the green cauldron that had
snapped in half back into his bag of holding. He took this chance to escape,
and the direction he went toward just happened to be where Wang Lin’s
tornado was.
At this moment, the king tornado let out a thunderous roar. The tornado
suddenly stopped spinning, revealing 30-foot-long flying creature.
Its size was many times larger than the rest of its kind, but to Wang Lin,
it couldn’t even compare to the desolate dragon in the tunnel.
As the beast roared, it jumped forth. Sound waves spread out from its
sharp beak as it flew. Wherever the sound wave traveled, the space of the
earth trial showed signs of tearing. This showed just how powerful it was.
At the same time, all of the remaining tornados charged toward
Hunchback Meng, especially the ones that were where Hunchback Meng
was going. They all charged forth, not caring about their lives as they
attempted to stop Hunchback Meng. Divine sense, sound waves, and
various attacks rained down on Hunchback Meng. However, none of them
were able to stop Hunchback Meng. Every tornado was destroyed when
Hunchback Meng rammed into them.
However, every time he collided with one, the black vortex on his
forehead became a bit fainter. He secretly complained in his heart. He knew
that the increase to his cultivation level was about to end. If he paused for
even one moment, he would be hit by the sound wave of the king tornado.
Thinking about this, he flew even faster.
Wang Lin saw that at the moment the king creature let out the sound
wave, there was a flash of light coming from the creature’s forehead. There
was a golden finger sticking out of its forehead.
He didn’t have too much time to think about it, because Hunchback
Meng was closing in. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he sneered and slapped his
bag of holding. The dragon tendon suddenly flew out. It quickly condensed
and created branches that also condensed around the same spot, creating a
thick stick.
The moment Hunchback Meng closed in, the tornado he was in backed
up. Among all the other tornados, his tornado was almost unnoticeable.
When Hunchback Meng charged by, Wang Lin threw out the dragon
tendon. Hunchback Meng had just charged through a tornado when he
suddenly noticed an abnormal fluctuation of spiritual energy. But at this
moment, the area was filled with spiritual energy from the dead creatures,
so unless he checked very carefully, it was hard to detect exactly what it
was.
Hunchback Meng was dead set on fleeing, so while he noticed it, he
didn’t think much of it. Hunchback Meng didn’t think there were any other
human cultivators here besides himself.
However, when he suddenly felt his right leg being pulled by a powerful
force, his expression changed greatly. Without even needing to turn his
head, thanks to his experience, he was able to tell that it was a magic
treasure made from the tendon of a beast. There was no way for those small
creatures to use magic treasures, so the only other answer meant that it was
a human cultivator!
Hunchback Meng normally wouldn’t care much about these kinds of
treasures. All he had to do was use a bit of spiritual energy to shatter it and
use poison on it to poison the user.
However, he was currently surrounded by black tornados that were
sending endless waves of divine sense and sound wave attacks. He was
already struggling to charge through by force on this last breath of spiritual
energy. Especially due to the fact that his life treasure had shattered, he was
in a sorry state. If it wasn’t for the combination of the ancient demonic
technique and the toad, he would already be dead.
At this critical moment, this normally insignificant dragon tendon was
like a death rune that was imprinted on his body. Although that dragon
tendon shattered under his force, this caused him to pause for a moment.
It was just one pause, but it lasted long enough for the sound waves to
arrive at his back and for the attacks from the nearby tornados to close in.
The straw can’t kill the camel, but it can be the breaking point that
causes the camel to be crushed to death.
The effect of the dragon tendon was like that straw.
As Hunchback Meng was hit in the back by the sound waves, he
coughed out blood and was sent flying. Just at this moment, a giant tornado
passed by him. A hand reached out of it and grabbed the bag of holding on
his waist.
At that moment, Hunchback Meng vaguely saw through the tornado. He
saw Wang Lin’s mocking smile. He became furious and coughed out
another mouthful of blood. The blood turned into a gas that would make
people nauseous and chased after the tornado.
After Wang Lin grabbed the bag of holding, he ordered the second devil
to fly as quickly as possible toward the vortex without any hesitation. That
was the entrance to the second trial.
As for the blood, it was blocked by the small creatures that formed the
tornado. However, the toxins inside that blood were no joke, and since
Wang Lin was always cautious, he jumped out of the tornado the moment it
was hit by the blood. Close behind him were the two devils.
The moment Wang Lin landed, he entered the ground with his earth
escape technique and quickly moved forward. As for the tornado, the blood
completely infected it and all the small creatures inside it died.
Although a lot of things happened, they happened very fast. In just the
blink of an eye, the bag of holding on Hunchback Meng’s waist
disappeared.
When Hunchback Meng was hit by the sound wave, his bones and flesh
began to break. The many pustules on his back broke, releasing a black,
foul-smelling liquid. Any small creatures that touched the black liquid
immediately died.
At this moment, he saw that his blood attack was blocked and Wang Lin
escaped. He didn’t even feel heartbroken about his stolen bag of holding.
Instead, he was filled with a deep urge to kill Wang Lin. If it wasn’t for
Wang Lin, he would have already made it through this blockade and
reached the second trial.
However, all of this changed due to Wang Lin’s appearance. With
Hunchback Meng’s intelligence, he immediately realized that he had been
making a path for Wang Lin this whole time. He even attracted the attention
of all the tornados. Otherwise, with that kid’s Core Formation cultivation,
how else could he have safely passed through the first trial?
176
CAPTURING THE WIND PACK
W hen Hunchback Meng was caught by the king tornado, he was

drowned by a flood of hatred.
Wang Lin’s body turned into a cloud of smoke as he quickly escaped
from the group of tornados. There were some scattered tornados that came
to try and stop Wang Lin like they did with Hunchback Meng.
Wang Lin sneered. His eyes were completely calm without a trace of
panic. As the group of tornados got closer, one of the tornados suddenly
sped up and arrived next to Wang Lin. The tornado picked up Wang Lin and
quickly charged out of the encirclement of tornados.
This all happened too quickly for the other tornados to react, and even if
they could have reacted, they weren’t smart enough to realize the problem.
Wang Lin stood within the tornado and charged toward the vortex to the
second trial. The moment he charged out of the tornado, he secretly ordered
the second devil to take control of another one.
He was able to escape so quickly because up to this moment everything
has gone just as planned.
That king creature scanned the distance before landing in Wang Lin’s
tornado. It revealed a confused look before letting out a thunderous roar. All
of the tornados started chasing after Wang Lin.
As for the king tornado, it had a strange expression on its face while it
carried Hunchback Meng and slowly disappeared into the opposite
direction.
The difference between the tornados varied a lot; it depended on the
amount of small creatures inside. The more there were, the faster that
tornado went. As a result, the tornados formed a line while they chased after
Wang Lin. The tornado Wang Lin controlled had a decent amount of small
creatures, so its speed was not slow either.
Although the tornados were chasing Wang Lin, he wasn’t scared.
Instead, he calculated the speed of those tornados before turning back to
look at the closest ones. He opened his mouth and spat out a crystal light.
The flying sword quickly teleported toward the tornados Wang Lin had in
mind.
His Ji Realm was traveling inside the flying sword. His targets weren’t
the little creatures that were like soldiers, but the ones leading each tornado.
With the presence of the Ji Realm Divine Sense and the sharp blade of
the flying sword, in just the blink of an eye one of the tornados Wang Lin
was eyeing suddenly stopped. All of the small creatures inside it suddenly
scattered with confused looks on their faces.
Wang Lin didn’t stop at all. His hand quickly pointed and a ray of light
zipped between the tornados. Suddenly, a majority of the large tornados
Wang Lin was paying attention to collapsed.
At this moment, he began to see the divine senses behind him begin to
merge, so he waved his hand and the crystal sword returned in a flash. It
was not that Wang Lin didn’t want to fight, but those small creatures were
now on guard. He was able to catch them by surprise before, but if he
continued, then the flying sword would be blocked by the merged divine
senses when it approaches a tornado.
He didn’t want to be like Hunchback Meng, fighting until his life
treasure splits in half.
Wang Lin sneered while the flying sword was coming back to him. He
continued to escape. Soon, the distance between him and the tornados
widened. All of the tornados he targeted were the largest ones that were
slightly faster than him.
All of this happened in an instant. In the blink of an eye, a gap appeared
between Wang Lin and the tornados. However, the small creatures had
finished merging their divine senses, and a series of divine sense lightning
bolts rushed towards Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes were still calm. When the divine sense lightning
arrived, Wang Lin gave the second devil an order. The small creatures
controlled by the second devil suddenly turned around and charged out,
creating sound waves that began to spread out.
This sound wave attack created a shock wave that pushed Wang Lin’s
tornado forward, causing the divine sense lightning to miss. When the small
creatures chasing Wang Lin merged their divine senses for another attack,
Wang Lin was already far away from them.
As the large vortex in the sky came into Wang Lin’s sight, his eyes
started sparkling. In truth, if he hadn’t decided to steal from Hunchback
Meng, he would already have safely entered the second trial.
Even now, if he gave up on hiding inside the tornado and charged out
using all of his strength, he had an 80% chance of making it, but this was
not what Wang Lin planned to do.
He didn’t know what kind of dangers were in the second trial. It was
very unlikely he would have the luck of someone opening the path for him
like here in the first trial, so he mustn’t recklessly charge in.
As a result, the ever so cautious Wang Lin set his sights on the tornados
behind him. Wang Lin’s plan was to bring some of those tornados with him
to the second trial. This way, he would have some means of self-defense in
the second trial.
With this thought in mind, he couldn’t just enter the vortex on his own.
He carefully looked back at the tornados behind him and began to ponder.
Then he clenched his teeth and gave an order to the second devil. His
tornado slowed down.
The moment he slowed down, the tornados behind him immediately
closed the distance to 500 feet, and a series of attacks also quickly closed in
on Wang Lin.
The tornado Wang Lindo was in only needed one breath of time at full
speed to reach the vortex.
That is to say that it would take one breath of time for the tornados to
catch up and two breaths of time for them to enter the vortex.
During the first breath of time, Wang Lin took an item out of his bag of
holding. When the divine senses attack arrived, Wang Lin didn’t suddenly
speed up to avoid the attack but instead used the small creatures in his
tornado to block it.
In just one breath of time, more than half of the small creatures in Wang
Lin’s tornado died.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. There was no hint of panic in his
eyes. At this moment, Wang Lin was even closer to the vortex, and the
tornados behind him quickly closed in.
In the second breath of time, Wang Lin’s body charged out of his
tornado like an arrow. The group of tornados closed in while their sound
attacks burst forth.
The moment Wang Lin left his tornado, all of the small creatures
besides the second devil died.
At this time, Wang Lin’s body was already inside the vortex. The
tornados chasing him had also entered the vortex. The tornados suddenly
stopped, and some in the back of the pack were about to retreat.
However, how could Wang Lin let them do as they wished? He looked
at the 40 or so tornados that were chasing him and shouted, “Stay here for
me!”
As he spoke, he sent spiritual energy into the object he had taken out of
his bag of holding during the first breath. Suddenly, a ring of light expanded
and surrounded all the tornados.
The image of the dragon appeared, and under Wang Lin’s control, it
circled along the ring of light. At this very moment, purple lightning
reached out from the vortex. The purple lightning landed on Wang Lin and
went through him into the ring of light. The vortex quickly pulled them all
into it.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Lin and the 40 or so tornados were pulled
into the vortex.
At this point, the rest of the tornados had caught up, but when they
touched the vortex, they were bounced back. More and more tornados
gathered here, but after trying for a very long time, they still weren’t able to
enter the vortex. After some time, they slowly began to disperse.
The first trial, the earth trial, gradually calmed back down. In an
unknown location inside the earth trial, Hunchback Meng floated in the air.
His body was a bloody mess, and his eyes were filled with confusion. In
front of him was the king creature’s body. The golden finger bone on its
head was slowly appearing.
It pointed to Hunchback Meng’s brow...
As for Wang Lin, after he came out of the vortex, he quickly spread out
his divine sense and was shocked. The place he was at now was a grey
world with nothing but a bridge made of black stone.
Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense and looked back. The dragon
formation was still there with more than 40 tornados inside. They were still
trying to escape by colliding wildly against the surrounding rings of light.
Every time they collided, the ring became a bit dimmer. Wang Lin let
out a cold snort as he put away the dragon formation. As soon as the
formation disappeared, the 40 plus tornados scattered.
At the same time, Wang Lin pointed at his brow. The second devil
quickly appeared and let out a challenging roar toward those tornados.
The tornados all suddenly stopped. One of the small creatures flew out
from one of the tornados and collided with the second devil. Wang Lin
calmly watched this all happen. This was a part of his plan. The reason he
didn’t let the second devil challenge them in the first trial was because there
were simply too many tornados chasing them to stop. The moment the
second devil began challenging them, they would attract even more
tornados. If the second devil ever failed, then Wang Lin would be left
without any means of escape.
But now there were only these 40 plus tornados, making it a very
different situation.
Three days later, Wang Lin looked into the distance while standing next
to the black bridge. Forty-two black tornados were packed closely together.
If one looked closely, they would see that the tornados were all surrounding
one tornado in the center with slivers of red light connecting them.
The leaders of all tornados were fused with the second devil. However,
through force, Wang Lin pulled them all out and put them in a soul flag to
use for making more devils in the future.
He did this to prevent himself from losing control of the second devil
because the second devil had merged with too many of them.
177
KING POISON CAULDRON
W ang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he stared at the stone bridge. During

these three days, he had been observing the stone bridge and still
hadn’t taken one step onto it.
Aside from this stone bridge, there was nothing in this grey world.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before waving his hand. All 42 tornados
behind him suddenly stopped spinning. They turned into tens of thousands
of small creatures, and then the creatures began to spread out.
Wang Lin slightly closed his eyes and used his connection with the
second devil to perceive the small beasts. The small beasts scattered,
leaving behind only the sound of wings fluttering. After a bit of time, even
those sounds were gone.
After a very long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and flew northwest.
The small creatures began to gather from all directions and reformed the
tornados behind him.
Before long, Wang Lin stopped as he arrived before a stone tablet more
than 30 feet tall. The tablet gave off a red light, giving it a demonic feel.
There were a few small creatures on the stone tablet. They were flapping
their wings and letting out buzzing sounds.
After seeing Wang Lin arrive, those small creatures flew toward him
and rejoined the tornados behind him. Wang Lin saw four big words on the
stone tablet --- Road of No Return.
These three words contained an ancient feel. Wang Lin looked at them
for a bit before shifting his gaze to the bottom right corner. He seriously
looked at it for a while before waving his hand. A gust blew by, blowing
away all the dust and dirt on the tablet and uncovering a small row of words
to appear.
“I have passed through the earth trial and captured the king creature
there before arriving at this Road of No Return. This place is very
interesting; if anyone in the future sees this, then consider it fate. I’ll give
you one piece of advice: ponder the meaning of ‘No Return’.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but he was secretly shocked.
These small words were the same as the one he saw in the black tower.
They were clearly written by the same person.
From the look of these words, the earth trial was beyond easy for this
person. Even the powerful king creature there was captured by him.
However, on second thought, Wang Lin narrowed his eyes. If this
person had captured the king creature in the earth trial, why was it still
there? There must be some lie in these words. The word “capture” implied
that it now followed this person.
There was of course the chance that he really did capture it and another
one was simply born after countless years.
Wang Lin wasn’t interested in whether this was true or false. His gaze
returned to the words “Road of No Return” and he began to ponder.
After a long time, he turned and flew toward the stone bridge with the
tornados following closely behind him.
After returning to the bridge, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and
the devil Xu Liguo immediately flew out. He looked jealously at the small
creatures and secretly complained in his heart, “So what if he has a lot of
little brothers following him? I’ll just get my own followers!”
Wan Lin looked at the stone bridge and pointed at it. This time, Xu
Liguo immediately sprinted toward the bridge without trying to bargain like
in the past. He was full of energy as he proudly looked at the tornado and
thought, “See this? This fiend still thinks I’m more important. Why
wouldn’t he let number two do it instead otherwise?”
When he looked at Wang Lin, he revealed an appeasing look before
flying toward the stone bridge. He flew for a long time without finding any
danger and even circled it a few times before returning.
Wang Lin slightly frowned. He stretched his hand out. A small creature
flew out from the tornado and landed in his palm. It looked at him with its
small eyes and remained still.
Wang Lin threw the small creature toward the black stone bridge. The
small creature moved three steps before stopping. Wang Lin stared at the
small creature with a serious expression.
The small creature’s body trembled while it slowly turned around. Its
eyes were filled with fear. Then, just as it turned around, a vortex appeared
under the small creature, sucking it in. An instant later, everything returned
to normal.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He understood that the stone bridge
was the key to leave this Road of No Return. He tested the bridge out with a
few more small creatures, and the result was the same.
However, Wang Lin noticed that when a group of small creatures went,
only one would be affected at a time while the others were not affected until
the first one died. Then another small creature would be affected and so
forth.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he muttered “No Return… No Return… it
means that once you take a step forward, you can’t turn back…” He
pondered this but still didn’t step onto the bridge.
He sat down in the lotus position next to the bridge and took out two
bags of holding. One of them had a golden thread. This was the one he had
stolen from the mysterious corpse while he was learning the Divine Path in
the War God Shrine.
Unfortunately, there was a mysterious force on the bag that prevented
his divine sense from going inside and opening it. Wang Lin knew that the
bag contained someone else’s divine sense and that he had to erase it before
he could open it.
However, this divine sense was too powerful; after trying a few times,
Wang Lin gave up. Instead, he surrounded it with his divine sense so that
the divine sense in the bag would be cut off from the outside world, making
it so its owner couldn’t sense it.
Although Wang Lin wasn’t powerful enough to erase the divine sense,
he still managed to hide it with his Ji Realm divine sense.
The other bag of holding was the one he had stolen from Hunchback
Meng. The divine sense on there had already disappeared, meaning that
Hunchback Meng was dead.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart. His eyes lit up when he opened it. This
was indeed thousands of years of savings of a Soul Formation cultivator.
Just spirit stones alone, there were more than 300,000 piled up like a small
mountain, and all of them were high quality.
What made Wang Lin’s eyes shine even more were the two pieces of
stone with halos around them. They were the very rare, top quality spirit
stones.
Wang Lin’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. Just these two top quality
spirit stones were worth the risk of stealing from Hunchback Meng.
In addition to the spirit stone, there were several bottles. Finally, for
magic treasures, there was only the green cauldron that was split in half and
nothing else.
Wang Lin understood after he pondered for a bit. Hunchback Meng was
trapped for a long time, so he must have used up all his treasures.
His guess was very accurate. Hunchback Meng had many treasures, and
they were all Nascent level or higher. However, after trying to break
through the tornados multiple times, he used up all his treasures, especially
during that one time when he used ten spirit beasts as substitutes. He threw
out countless treasures in that attempt. He was even willing to explode his
treasures to make a path, but sadly, he still failed in the end.
It was because of this that the only magic treasure he had left was the
green cauldron.
Aside from all of this, there were also many jades inside the bag of
holding. Wang Lin checked them one by one, and the smile on his face got
wider after each one. These jades were filled with alchemy methods,
refining methods, and records of spirit beasts.
These things were very useful to the current Wang Lin. At least there
wouldn’t be any more issues of not recognizing a valuable material when he
sees it.
Also, Hunchback Meng specialized in alchemy and poison, so the bag
contained a lot of jades that specialized in those. Wang Lin spent a long
time reading them all. This made his knowledge increase by over 100 times.
There was a dark green jade that caught Wang Lin’s attention. It was a
cultivation method, and its name was only one word: Underworld.
This method was described to have come from the demon god Qi, who
used poison as the basis of one’s dao. There were a total of nine layers, and
by layer six, even Soul Formation cultivators would not be able to resist the
poison.
However, this method was very vicious. One would have to endure
unimaginable pain because various poisons would have to be injected into
the body to create a full poison body.
This side effect stays until one reaches the ninth layer. This was when
all of the poison would be expelled from the body to form the true
underworld poison, allowing a person to return to normal. Before all of that,
a person would suffer deformities. The first thing that would happen was
pustules would grow on the person.
After Wang Lin finished looking through it, he pondered for a bit and
gave up on the idea of cultivating this. Hunchback Meng must’ve had that
stench because he practiced this method. Although Wang Lin wasn’t one to
care about his looks, it was described in the jade that by cultivating this
method, your body would be filled with poison. There was a chance that the
poison would invade your consciousness, thus turning you into a hollow
shell that only knows how to kill.
This was the main reason why he gave up on cultivating this method.
Although he couldn’t use this cultivation method, there were still many
techniques in the jade that he could use if he had the poison.
As for refining poison, Wang Lin had already read the jade containing
all of Hunchback Meng’s experiences, which made Wang Lin’s heart
tremble with excitement.
He took out all those bottles from the bag of holding and used the jades
to identify each of them. Almost all of them were poison, and only one
bottle contained pills Wang Lin knew, which was the pill he had taken to
prevent himself from being poisoned.
This anti poison pill was only medium quality. Only by taking a mild
poison along with this pill could the pill’s effect increase.
Wang Lin put everything into his bag of holding and threw Hunchback
Meng’s on the ground. Then he picked up an object and his expression
became serious.
This object was Hunchback Meng’s life treasure, the green cauldron.
Although this cauldron had split in half, there was still powerful
spiritual energy coming from it. However, this spiritual energy was filled
with poison. The green substance that could kill divine sense made Wang
Lin extra cautious when examining it.
He knew that aside from the top quality spirit stones and the green jade,
the next most valuable thing in Hunchback Meng’s bag was this cauldron.
After all, this cauldron was a Soul Formation cultivator’s life treasure, and
it had been refined in his body for thousands of years.
When he checked the jades, there was an explanation on it. When one
reaches the second layer, they require a treasure to suppress the poison in
their body.
This cauldron was an imitation of the legendary King Medicine
Cauldron. Although it was an imitation, the materials this green cauldron
was made of were not worse than the King Medicine Cauldron’s. What
made it inferior was that it couldn’t absorb the spiritual energy from tens of
thousands of plants like the King Medicine Cauldron could.
This cauldron was the most important treasure of a sect in a rank 3
cultivation country. Hunchback Meng spent hundreds of years to get it. He
first joined the sect and became the sect head’s personal disciple due to his
talent. Then, when he got the chance to get close to the cauldron, he stole it,
killed his master, and escaped to the Sea of Devils. After that, he used the
cauldron as his life treasure.
He forcibly took a King Medicine Cauldron and refined it into a King
Poison Cauldron. If he had managed to reach the ninth layer, then although
it wouldn’t reach the level of the legendary King Medicine Cauldron, it
would be pretty close. However, instead of a King Medicine Cauldron, it
would be a King Poison Cauldron.
Unfortunately, he died before getting there, and due to chance, this
cauldron was now in Wang Lin’s hands.
Wang Lin recalled what the jade said about this cauldron. After
pondering for a bit, if he also cultivated the same technique, then after he
reaches a certain level, he could devour it and make it his own life treasure.
However, he had already decided to not cultivate this method, which made
this cauldron hard to deal with.
Wang Lin would feel very frustrated if he couldn’t use this kind of
treasure. The reason for doing all of this was to become stronger. Although
he wasn’t close to reaching the Nascent Soul stage and this wouldn’t
increase his chances of getting there, he had to travel through this
dangerous place, and this green cauldron could definitely increase his
survival rate.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. He raised his head and looked at the stone
bridge. His eyes sparkled before he opened his mouth for the crystal sword
to fly out. The sword flew around him a few times before stopping in front
of him.
Wang Lin looked at the flying sword with a lingering expression on this
face. He clenched his teeth and hit the crystal sword. The sword trembled
for a bit before letting out a sword hymn. Then, red lines appeared on the
body of the sword.
This was the soul essence blood he had used to blood refine this sword
back in Zhao. Although both his and the sword’s bodies were destroyed, the
blood refining technique was very tyrannical. It forcibly carved the soul
essence blood onto the sword’s spirit.
This sword spirit was originally without shape or intelligence, but it was
inside Wang Lin’s soul for so many years, and it underwent a change when
Wang Lin became a soul devourer. The sword spirit gained a hint of
intelligence and was preserved.
It wasn’t until Wang Lin used the War God Shrine’s refining technique
to make it another body that it completed its transformation.
It could be said that this flying sword had done much for Wang Lin.
Countless people had died to this sword. The sword had garnered so much
killing intent that it could now be considered a killing treasure.
Wang Lin revealed a serious expression while moving his right hand
over the sword. The blood lines on the sword became even more noticeable
until the sword cracked along those lines and fell to the ground in pieces.
There were only lines of blood floating in the air now, and the image of
a sword would appear and disappear.
Wang Lin took a deep breath before slapping his bag of holding. The
reaction furnace flew out. He threw the two halfs of the green cauldron into
the reaction furnace. A green gas immediately covered the reaction furnace
while sizzling sounds came from inside.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. His hand formed seals that he placed on
the reaction furnace. The reaction furnace began to spin faster and faster
until it even caused the green gas surrounding it to spin, creating a green
tornado.
Wang Lin reached out and grabbed all of the shattered pieces of the
crystal sword. He picked up one piece and stared at the rapidly spinning
reaction furnace. After a very long time, he threw one piece into the fast-
spinning reaction furnace.
The moment it entered, the crystal piece melted and mixed with what
was inside the furnace.
Wang Lin calmly threw the pieces into the furnace, and after one hour,
all of the pieces were inside the furnace. Wang Lin let out a sigh of relief.
Then, his hand formed seals and he placed them on the reaction furnace.
After doing this, the reaction furnace started spinning much faster. Now
he couldn’t see what was inside anymore; there was only a spanning mass.
The green vortex looked like it had stopped, but if one looked closely, they
would see that it had not stopped moving. It just moved so fast that it
looked like it was still.
Wang Lin muttered, “Still not enough!” With his divine sense, he could
see that the heat created from the spinning of the reaction furnace wasn’t
enough. This heat had only caused the green cauldron to turn slightly red,
but it hadn’t melted yet.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as several objects flew out of his bag of holding.
He didn’t even look at them as he grabbed one and accurately threw it into
the reaction furnace.
When the object fell in, there was a puff of green smoke. Although the
reaction furnace wasn’t spinning faster, the temperature inside it increased
by one fold. The green cauldron inside it was now completely red.
But there was still no sign of it melting.
The object he threw inside was a special refining material of the War
God Shrine, the Chicken Blood Stone. When stimulated by spiritual energy,
it can generate high temperatures.
If too many are used, then instead of increasing temperature, it lowers it
instead. Which was why Wang Lin put them away after using a few.
The inside of the reaction furnace had reached a terrifying temperature,
but the green cauldron was still just burning red with no signs of melting.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before throwing out Purple Moon Vines,
Shattered Flower Stones, Blue Moon Wood, and dozens of other War God
Shrine refining materials. After these things were thrown into the reaction
furnace one by one, a multicolored cloud of smoke rose from the reaction
furnace in the shape of a cauldron.
This cauldron of smoke shattered the green vortex, but then, in a
mysterious manner, it went back inside the reaction furnace, dragging the
green gas along with it.
A series of thunderous roars came from the reaction furnace and cracks
began to appear on it. Wang Lin focused himself and watched the green
cauldron inside. The green cauldron had started to melt, but the speed at
which it melted was very slow. At this rate, there was a high chance that the
reaction furnace would shatter before the cauldron was finished melting.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled. He raised his right hand and a blue flame
appeared, causing the temperature around him to immediately drop. This
was the underworld flame created when he completed the underworld
ascension cultivation method.
This ice flame had already fused with Wang Lin’s golden core, so it will
never disappear, but if it was overused, it would damage his golden core.
This was why he had only used this as his ace before. He wouldn’t
casually use it.
Seeing that the reaction furnace was at its limit and about to shatter, he
sent the blue flame forward.
Wang Lin was highly concentrated as he controlled the flame to slowly
move forward. He had to make sure that there weren’t any fluctuations in
the flame to maintain it at a constant, low temperature.
At this moment, the number of cracks on the reaction furnace suddenly
increased, but before they could spread, they were surrounded by the ice
flame, solidifying the furnace.
After just these few breaths, Wang Lin was covered in sweat. He had
taken a big risk. If he controlled the flame well, it would help keep the
reaction furnace together, but if he messed up, it would increase the speed
of the reaction furnace shattering.
Right now, thanks to the reinforcement from the ice flame, the cracking
of the reaction furnace was slowed down. However, if he didn’t limit how
cold the flame was, then it would affect the melting of the green cauldron
inside. This made Wang Lin even more focused, because he needed to keep
the temperature at a point where it would help keep the furnace stable but
wouldn’t affect the melting of the green cauldron.
The green cauldron slowly melted. Wang Lin didn’t dare to relax this
entire time. After an unknown amount of time had passed, the green
cauldron completely melted into a puddle of dark green liquid.
Wang Lin let out a sigh of relief as his hand formed a seal that landed on
the reaction furnace. This caused the reaction furnace to stop spinning.
Wang Lin reached out and pulled out all of the green liquid.
Inside the liquid, the image of a small cauldron would appear and
disappear. Wang Lin knew that this was the cauldron spirit of this King
Poison Cauldron. Without any hesitation, he waved his hand and the sword
spirit floating in the air merged with the green liquid.
The cauldron spirit merged with it as well. Wang Lin’s expression was
serious. The two spirits didn’t act as Wang Lin predicted and attacked each
other. After some resistance, the cauldron spirit turned into green gas and
entered the sword spirit.
After the two merged, Wang Lin finally relaxed. His hand pointed a few
times while the green liquid slowly solidified according to Wang Lin’s will
into the shape of a 6-inch shortsword.
Two rows of countless small thorns grew out from the two sides of the
sword. They gave off a green glow that looked very stunning.
The flying sword had completely solidified and was now dark green.
The sword also contained the poison of the King Poison Cauldron. If one
was hit by it, if the sword didn’t immediately kill them, the poison
eventually would.
Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to get hit by this flying sword, it
would be hard for them to escape death. After all, the poison in this sword
was from Hunchback Meng’s King Poison Cauldron.
However, after reforming this sword, he no longer dared to swallow it
and instead nurtured it in his golden core. Even when he uses it, he will
have to be careful because if he is hit by it, it will be hard for him to live as
well.
There was no antidote for the poison of this King Poison Cauldron.
Aside from Hunchback Meng, no one could cure it.
Wang Lin was confident in its power, particularly the thorns on the sides
of the sword. With just a thought, the thorns could break off to attack the
enemy, making it very hard to guard against.
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RESTRICTION MOUNTAIN
W ang Lin waved his right hand and the flying sword flew toward
him. He carefully guided the flying sword into his bag of holding
before relaxing. He didn’t want to be cut by the sword he had refined and
die from the poison.
After putting the flying sword away, Wang Lin stood up and walked
toward the stone bridge without any hesitation. The tornados howled as
they quickly followed him.
Wang Lin carefully moved forward. Although this bridge looked
normal, the scene changed and the bridge became 1000 feet long the
moment he stepped on it.
A vortex appeared on the other side of the bridge.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled. He pondered for a bit before reaching out
with his hand. A small creature flew out and landed on his palm. He threw
the small creature and it shot out like an arrow toward the vortex.
However, after the small creature only flew 100 feet, a bolt of purple
lightning accurately landed on the small creature and turned it to dust.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. If there were no restrictions
here, he could just fly across without any issue. However, he could only
take it step by step now. He had to move slowly and without any sudden
acceleration. He looked at the 1000-foot-long bridge, took a deep breath,
and stepped forward.
Wang Lin remained completely focused with each step. On the tenth
step, he was suddenly surrounded by fog and the tornados behind him
disappeared.
The second devil also disappeared along with the tornados; even the
connection between them was blocked by a mysterious force. Wang Lin
couldn’t detect it at all.
Wang Lin wanted to look back, but just as he was about to turn around,
he forced himself to stop. Wang Lin’s face was sullen while he pondered,
then he sneered and continued to walk forward.
This time it was 100 feet.
A thunderous roar suddenly rang out behind Wang Lin that even caused
the bridge before him to shake. Wang Lin immediately stabilized his body.
He knew this roar; it was the roar of the desolate dragon from the tunnel.
A fishy and hot breath blew on his back. Wang Lin controlled himself to
not even check with his divine sense. This bridge was called the Path of No
Return, meaning that once one steps on it, they can’t go back.
Wang Lin didn’t believe that this place could be so simple. Not only
could he not go back, but he couldn’t even turn his head around. He most
likely couldn’t spread his divine sense toward his back either. In the end,
everything must follow the two words of No Return, or else he would die
here like that small creature.
Although he couldn’t turn his head or check with his divine sense, he
knew that for him to feel this heat it meant that the dragon had opened its
big mouth and was right behind him.
Wang Lin was surprised, but he didn’t panic. There was no way for that
dragon to appear behind him; it had to be some type of illusion.
Just at this moment, a red light flashed by his right shoulder. His pupils
shrank. He clearly saw that the red light was the dragon’s forked tongue.
His forehead was covered in cold sweat. He looked sideways and found a
sticky substance that released a strange smell on his shoulder.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to calm down. His steps were
still steady while he gently walked forward. The forked tongue kept
flashing by his body, and his clothes flapped under the hot breath. Suddenly,
a powerful killing intent appeared behind him.
Wang Lin looked at his flapping clothes and let out a mocking smile. If
it was before, he would still be a bit unsure, especially after seeing the
sticky substance on his shoulder. However, after seeing his clothes flap like
this, he was confident that this was an illusion.
The reason was the thing behind him was supposed to be a desolate
beast. Normally, just one breath would have blown him far away at this
range, but now it could only make his clothes flap.
Wang Lin was very determined; no matter what kind of sound or
movements there were behind him, he still just calmly walked forward. At
this moment, the red dragon let out a violent roar and attempted to devour
him. Wang Lin could see the dragon coming from the corner of his eye, but
he didn’t panic and continued to calmly walk forward.
The moment the dragon devoured him, it turned into a cloud of smoke.
Wang Lin slowly walked out of the smoke.
He had walked 900 feet and had only 100 feet left, but just at this
moment, he heard a soft cough.
This cough was very soft, but in Wang Lin’s ears it was like thunder
booming. He couldn’t help but stop. His body trembled and two streams of
tears rolled down his face.
That cough continued. Wang Lin knew that all of this was an illusion
and was fake, but he still had the urge to turn around to take a look.
“Tie Zhu… turn around and let dad have a look…”
The familiar voice entered his ears, causing Wang Lin to clench his fist
and close his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes were filled with
determination and he began to walk forward again.
“Tie Zhu… mother just wants to see her child. How could you be so
ruthless as to not even turn your head…”
Wang Lin closed his eyes again. His body was trembling with each step,
but he continued forward without any hesitation. Soon, he arrived at the end
of the stone bridge. Throughout these last 100 feet, his parents’ voices
never stopped.
When he reached the end of the bridge, his parents’ voices disappeared.
The howls of the tornados returned and he regained his connection with the
second devil.
Wang Lin still didn’t turn around. After pondering for a long time
before the vortex, he took out the jade Li Muwan had given him and
activated it. He surrounded the tornados behind him and they entered the
vortex together.
Wang Lin disappeared inside the vortex after being pulled by the purple
lightning.
What appeared before him when he walked out of the vortex was a large
mountain that was covered by clouds. It was so tall that it was impossible to
see all of it with all the clouds around it. Compared to the mountain, Wang
Lin looked very small.
After seeing the mountain, Wang Lin was shocked, but he was soon able
to figure out that the Path of No Return was clearly not the second trial.
Otherwise, all of this didn’t match what Ancient Emperor and Duanmu Ji
said about needing Wang Lin’s death spell.
He still couldn’t see anything that required divine sense attacks to get
past. He continued to look at the mountain and guessed that maybe this was
the real second trial.
He spread out his divine sense and his pupils immediately shrank. There
was clearly a broken restriction in the foot of the mountain with slivers of
red light flashing around it.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before walking toward the mountain.
Before long, he reached where the restriction was. The restriction had
clearly been destroyed by someone, leaving behind a hole big enough for
one person to pass.
Red light shined from the sides of the hole. He then looked up toward
the mountain peak. He immediately became very cautious, because he was
certain that there was someone ahead of him.
There was nothing else here besides this mountain, meaning that this
mountain was the key for this trial. There was also only one choice, which
was to climb to the peak of this mountain.
To a mortal, climbing a mountain like this would be a very difficult
task, but to a cultivator, it wasn’t difficult at all.
However, with Wang Lin’s experience here so far, there had to be a
restriction that prevented him from flying, so he had to walk up the
mountain.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin turned around and looked at the
tornados. He waved his hand and the tornados began to merge together to
form a large tornado. Wang Lin jumped toward the tornado. When he got
close to it, an opening appeared on the tornado as if it were welcoming him
in.
Standing inside the tornado, Wang Lin sent out a command and the
giant tornado immediately moved forward.
Right after they passed the restriction, Wang Lin saw with his divine
sense that the restriction began to recover and soon returned to normal.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. If the restrictions could recover, then he couldn’t
let the person before him open the path for him like he did in the first trial.
Thinking about this, the countless divine senses of the small creatures
merged together under Wang Lin’s control through the second devil and
spread out.
He carefully controlled this powerful divine sense to check the
surrounding area. His heart sank. This place was completely covered with
restrictions.
It wouldn’t be wrong to call this place a restriction mountain. Forget
climbing straight up; just one wrong step would get him killed.
While Wang Lin was exploring the area with his divine sense, one of the
restrictions was recovering and completely returned to normal in the blink
of an eye.
Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense. After pondering for a bit, he
walked out from the giant tornado. He took out a bag of holding and waved
his hand. The tornados, along with the second devil, entered the bag. This
bag of holding was one he got from an insect cultivator. It couldn’t hold
items, but living creatures could stay inside it.
Wang Lin had tested it with a few small creatures a few days ago. Once
he found out that it worked, he was using it to store the small creatures.
After the small creatures entered the bag, he tied that bag to his waist
and took a deep breath before he began walking forward. His divine sense
was spread out, carefully observing his surroundings.
While he used the small creatures’ divine senses to scan the area, he
found that there were openings between the restrictions. However, the
openings were too small for the giant tornados to pass through, and the
surrounding restrictions were fully functional, so they would activate if
touched.
This was why he gave up on the idea of using the giant tornados to
charge up to the mountaintop.
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STUDYING RESTRICTIONS
I t was not that Wang Lin didn’t think about going back the way he came
after he got his hands on the top quality spirit stones, it was that the
situation was too dangerous back in the first trial, and without Hunchback
Meng to open the path for him, he didn’t even know if he could make it
back. Even if he were to spend all that effort to make it through, the vortex
wouldn’t take him back. The only path that would be left for him was death,
because there was no way for him to be lucky enough to pass through the
first trial again.
Wang Lin’s personality wouldn’t allow him to make bets easily,
especially when things he couldn’t afford to lose were on the line.
However, according to Wang Lin’s analysis, if Hunchback Meng and
them were able to leave this place 1000 years ago, that means there was a
transfer array out of here. Otherwise, there was no way those four would
dare to come here again.
Unfortunately, Hunchback Meng didn’t have anything in his bag of
holding that contained information about this place. The inheritance item
they had was not in Hunchback Meng’s possession.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He believed that if he could get his hands on that
inheritance item, he would be able to find a way out of here.
After carefully looking around, Wang Lin walked forward. Before long,
he suddenly stopped while looking at a large rock in the distance. This rock
was emitting waves of spiritual energy. Wang Lin took a few steps to the
side and walked around.
The sky was dark. It gave off a feeling of oppression like a giant rock on
someone’s heart. Wang Lin carefully walked through the gap between two
restrictions before letting out a sigh of relief.
He looked around. A mere 300 feet took him several hours to get
through. He had to make sure that there was no problem with each step
before he took it.
He looked up toward the mountain that seemed to never end. He
wondered how many years it would take for him to reach the top if he kept
going at this pace.
He let out a heavy sigh. On the first trial, he managed to get through it
by luck, but it seemed he would have to rely on himself for this second trial.
After Wang Lin pondered for a bit, his face darkened. With his mere Core
Formation cultivation, it was simply too dangerous here, but if he were go
to back, it would be even more dangerous.
If he wanted to live, he would have to force his way forward. Wang Lin
pondered for a bit and then his eyes lit up. He didn’t continue forward but
instead turned back and carefully went through the gap between the two
restrictions. He continued to go back until he was at the foot of the
mountain again.
At the very bottom of the mountain, where the first restrictions
appeared, he knelt down and carefully studied the restriction.
This was a patch of grass about a dozen feet wide. There were many
patches of grass like this here at the foot of the mountain, but there were
less patches of grass higher up the mountain. At first glance, there was
nothing special about it, but when Wang Lin took a closer look, he could
see that the grass here contained a mysterious order.
Wang Lin carefully examined each blade of grass. When he finished, he
recorded his thoughts in a jade.
Using three days of time, he record details of every blade of grass. He
wanted to use this to find a way to break through the restriction.
Wang Lin knew that if he were to try to break through by force, there
would be no hope for him to reach the top. It would be an impossible task
for him.
Also, the higher one climbs, the more powerful the restrictions become.
There will be a point where there will be no way to get around the
restrictions. If he didn’t prepare ahead of time, he would die for sure.
If he wanted to pass this trial, he would have to learn to control the
restrictions on this mountain. The more he understands about restrictions,
the higher his chance for survival. There was no other way.
This was why Wang Lin came back down and began to study the first
restriction in detail.
Restrictions are very different from formations. Formations use very
specific methods to create a very specific effect. The components used in a
formation are very complex. If one tries to study it by force, they will only
gain an elementary understanding.
Restrictions are considered a type of formation, only they are much
more versatile. They can change based on the will of the user. Restrictions
are much like divine sense in a way.
Powerful cultivators can place down restrictions with just their divine
sense. Even after hundreds of thousands of years, as long as the divine
sense isn’t destroyed, then those restrictions will still be active.
Sometimes even if the user is dead, the divine sense in a restriction will
form its own consciousness and continue to maintain the restriction.
Restrictions are always changing. Almost no one but the caster can
completely see through them. There are two ways to get through a
restriction. The first is to break through by force, but that is not something
ordinary people can do.
The second method is to research it. Once you understand the principle
and rules of the restriction to a certain degree, you will naturally be able to
open the restriction.
Wang Lin was using the second method.
After recording the first restriction onto the jade, he carefully studied
what he had recorded. Luckily, he learned the basics of formations during
the time he was a soul devourer, so he wasn’t completely lost when
studying this.
Time slowly passed. Ten days later, when Wang Lin was staring at this
area, his right hand suddenly grabbed the grass. The grass then started to
move. However, Wang Lin seemed to have already seen this coming and
moved with the grass.
His right hand moved to the left, then it moved to the right, and his
other hand joined in as well. At a glance, it looked like he was moving
without any pattern, but upon closer inspection, he was moving in sync with
the grass.
In just a few breaths of time, the speed at which his right hand was
moving had reached some kind of limit and started to create afterimages.
Most of the time, when one afterimage appeared, the previous one had
already disappeared.
Ten breaths later, sweat appeared on his forehead and he was
completely focused. He quickly pulled back his right hand and a ray of red
light appeared. It was chasing his right hand.
While Wang Lin pulled his hand back he suddenly began to move his
hand once more. The red light became weaker and weaker until it finally
disappeared.
When he withdrew his right hand, it was completely numb. Wang Lin
looked toward the grass. It had already returned to normal without anything
out of place.
The restriction here was to kill anyone that tried to enter. If one had a
high enough cultivation level to charge through by force, then that red light
would appear and chase the person until it killed them.
After studying the restriction for a few days, Wang Lin gained a basic
understanding of it. This time, it was just an experiment. He had conducted
experiments like this more than ten times in the past few days.
He could only last three breaths the first time he tried, and he would be
injured by the red light when he did. Now he could last ten breaths and was
able to stop the red light. Wang Lin believed that if he had just a bit more
time, he would be able to break through.
This means that if he were to completely enter the restriction, he could
survive for ten breaths of time, and if he leaves it within that ten breath
period, then even the red light couldn’t stop him.
Wang Lin became excited. Although this restriction was the simplest
one on this mountain, he believed he had found the right path. As long as he
continued down this path, then it wasn’t be impossible to leave this place.
If Wang Lin’s original purpose for learning restrictions was to leave this
place, then now he had one more goal. The more he researched, the more he
became interested in restrictions. He had never thought about how powerful
restrictions could be.
For example, the restrictions in the grass here; although Wang Lin could
safely pass through it, he couldn’t place one down himself because he
hadn’t completely understood it yet. Once he completely masters the
restriction and can make it his own, then he can place it down himself.
Although it wouldn’t be as powerful as this one, the strange nature of
the restriction wouldn’t be any weaker.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His face contained a hint of excitement
while he became absorbed in his research. One month later, Wang Lin put
away the jades and walked into the grass.
The moment he entered, the grass suddenly began to move and a red
mist appeared. Every blade of grass began to move violently before flying
up like sharp weapons and disappearing within the red mist.
At the same time, howls came from all directions while sharp weapons
rained down on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin remained calm and paid no attention to the weapons at all. He
continued to walk like it was his own backyard as all of the weapons closed
in.
Wang Lin casually waved his right hand. Although it looked very slow,
his hand mysteriously has already arrived before the weapons. If there was
someone else looking in from the outside, they would be shocked. This was
only possible if someone had gained full understanding of the restriction.
Wang Lin didn’t know any special techniques, but he knew that his hand
would be faster than the weapons, and he became faster by thinking he was
faster.
As his hand waved, he drew a circle. This simple action was the fruit of
Wang Lin’s research. Although it looked like a simple circle, his hand made
thousands of different seals all in one go without any pauses while he drew
it.
After this circle was completed, all of those weapons slowed down,
turned back into grass, and flew around Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was still calm. From the moment he entered, he
always walked at the same calm pace, and even now it was no different.
As he walked forward, the patch of grass parted in the middle like it
wouldn’t dare to block him. When he was about to leave the area, red lights
appeared in the red mist around him. Wang Lin suddenly reached up with
his right hand and grabbed.
All of the red lights stopped like they were all caught by a giant hand
and crushed to bits. The red lights quickly gathered again, but this time they
formed a road under Wang Lin’s feet that led to the outside of the
restriction.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he walked on the red road
and out of the restriction.
He let out a laugh when he walked out of the restriction. After spending
all this time, he finally completely understood this restriction and made it
his own. His interest for restrictions had reached its peak. He looked back at
the restriction with a mocking expression and moved his hand within it.
The restriction suddenly shook, and the movement of the grass changed.
If one were to look at it closely, they would see that the movement was
more complex than before.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “If someone appears behind me, they
will have to be careful!” With his understanding of the restriction, he added
another layer onto it.
From now on, whenever someone enters that restriction, no matter what
they do, they will trigger his second restriction. With the addition of that
second restriction, there was a chance that someone will die in that patch of
grass.
Of course, if they use the same method as Wang Lin, then the difficulty
of researching the restriction would also increase.
Wang Lin looked around with a cold smile on his face. He suddenly
moved to another patch of grass and increased the difficulty of the
restriction in that one. He kept doing this until every patch of grass had
been tampered with.
After doing all of this, Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He felt like this
wasn’t enough and sealed all of the gaps between the restrictions. This
means that if someone wished to enter, they would have to walk through the
restrictions.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin began to walk up the mountain.
At this very moment, Six Desire Devil Lord was staring at the thick
cloud before him. This cloud had been there for three days. No matter what
Six Desire Devil Lord did, he couldn’t make it scatter.
He expression was gloomy. On his side stood the young man who came
with him. The young man stood there, dazed, and just stared at the fog.
Six Desire Devil Lord looked at the young man and then looked behind
him before letting out a cold smile. The first trial he had entered was the ice
trial, which he was very familiar with. Although he didn’t have Ancient
Emperor’s treasure, how could he not be prepared after 1000 years?
Back then, he said that he was able to take everyone through the second
half of the ice trial. If he said it, than he was 100% confident he could do it.
The truth was that 500 years ago, he obtained a treasure that allowed
him to use the water escape technique, which had the same effect as Wang
Qingyue’s earth boat.
As a result, with his cultivation and his understanding of the ice trial, he
easily passed through it with the young man.
As for the Road of No Return between the first and second trials, it was
also no problem for him. Although he almost died the first time he came
here, he had now mastered the Six Desire Demonic Cultivation Method.
The thing he was least afraid of now were things that messed with his
emotions. He had researched a lot about emotions.
The Road of No Return was like child’s play to him. If it wasn’t for him
having to protect the young man, it wouldn’t have taken any time.
Although protecting one person made it a bit slower, the result was still
the same.
The one thing that made him worry was this second trial, the so called
Restriction Mountain. The reason it was called Restriction Mountain was
because the entire mountain was covered in restrictions, and the higher up
one climbs, the more powerful the restrictions become.
Back then, the four of them arrived here with other powerful cultivators
and were able to get through. However, many died because they were
forced by the powerful cultivators to test the power of the restrictions.
If Six Desire Devil Lord hadn’t come with his master, it probably would
have been hard for him to escape death in this place.
However, his master was the main force in breaking the restrictions. His
master was a master of restrictions and formations who had studied and
broke the restrictions until 1000 feet before the exit. However, he wasn’t
able to get any further. In the end, he placed down a restriction on top of it.
Then he worked together with the other Soul Formation cultivators to kill a
mid stage Soul Formation cultivator. Only by using that cultivator’s body
were they able to open a 1000-foot-long tunnel to get through.
This tunnel would only last three breaths of time. The lucky survivors
all charged into the tunnel. In the end, only a small group of them made it.
Everyone else died.
Every time Six Desire Devil Lord thought about this, he would feel how
dangerous it was. Only now that he had finally reached the mid stage of
Soul Formation himself did he dare to come here again.
The luck he had in the first trial made Six Desire Devil Lord very
confident again. He considered himself lucky because the key to get
through the third trial was in his hand. Based on Six Desire Devil Lord’s
years of observation, he believed that this person could get him through the
third trial, but the price would be the young man’s life.
However, Six Desire Devil Lord didn’t care about this person’s life at
all.
What he was worried about was how he would get past those last 1000
feet at the top of the mountain. Although it had been 1000 years and he had
prepared, he was only 50% confident.
He had spent most of the last 1000 years studying restrictions, and with
his extraordinary memory, he was able to memorize most of the restrictions
here. Only after 1000 years did he feel confident in coming here. Along the
way, he easily broke through all of the restrictions, but right after he broke
through them, he returned them to normal.
He also added more restrictions on top of them. His goal was the same
as Wang Lin’s.
However, the restrictions on Restriction Mountain got progressively
more complicated as he climbed higher, so Six Desire Devil Lord’s pace
gradually became slower. At this point, he had to study the restrictions for a
long time before taking one step.
For example, this cloud wasn’t here 1000 years ago, but it was here
now, which surprised him.
As for Wang Lin, after 1000 feet, the number of grass patches
decreased. What he saw now were black rocks. Wang Lin took the jade out
and began to record again.
The restriction on this rock was completely different from the one in the
grass. The restriction on the grass was formed by the movement pattern of
the grass.
However, this rock was different. Besides some patterns on the rock,
there was nothing notable about it. If it wasn’t for the faint spiritual energy
it was emitting, it would be impossible to tell that it was a restriction.
Wang Lin looked around and found many similar restrictions nearby. If
he wanted to, he could get through them by walking through the gaps
between each restriction. However, compared to leaving, Wang Lin
preferred to gain a complete understanding of these restrictions instead.
He knew that passing through this area was easy, but he also knew he
had to spend a lot of time and effort here if he wished to reach the top of the
mountain.
Wang Lin began to carefully research the restriction.
There was no sense of time in the mountain, so in the blink of an eye,
seven years had passed. On this day, Wang Lin drank some spirit liquid as
he stood on a rock on the side of the mountain. In these past seven years,
half of Wang Lin’s hair had turned white.
He had devoted himself to studying restrictions, causing him to be
mentally stressed all the time. Four years ago, his hair started turning white
at the root.
However, his divine sense also became more powerful under this stress,
and he unknowingly entered the mid stage of Core Formation. He was now
one step closer to the Nascent Soul stage.
His eyes were even more sharp, and his temperament had changed
greatly. If Wang Lin was like never-melting ice seven years ago, then now
he was also impossible to see through.
This feeling came from his eyes. His eyes seemed to be able to see
everything, and there were stars within them that would sometimes flash. If
Duanmu Ji saw Wang Lin now, he probably wouldn’t believe it. These were
the divine sense eyes that were only obtained once someone had reached a
certain level of mastery in restrictions.
Wang spent these past seven years refining his eyes. In these seven
years, he had encountered countless restrictions. All of them required him
to carefully study and examine them. He was almost killed by those
restrictions many times.
This was especially true for some restrictions that clearly had other
restrictions added onto them. Luckily, Wang Lin had always been cautious,
so he noticed that these restrictions were different than the ones from the
mountain. After carefully studying them, he realized that the person above
him was also an expert in restrictions.
Just from looking at the restrictions, Wang Lin could see that this
person’s understanding of restrictions was much deeper than his.
However, Wang Lin wasn’t scared at all. His interest in leaving the
second trial had decreased a lot. From his point of view, this was the
dreamland for learning restrictions. The way the restrictions became
progressively more complex meant that a person could start at the basics
and work their way up
This kind of place was almost impossible to find. The restrictions went
from simple to difficult. It was a very valuable place.
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THE UNLUCKY ANCIENT EMPEROR
W ith great concentration, Wang Lin walked the path in the

mountain. It had been seven years. Every time he broke a
restriction, he would change it a little and add on a few more. If the path he
took was like hell and full of danger at every step, he would make it feel
like the grass had turned to ice. Everything combined would make it feel
like the heavens and earth were swallowing you.
If there was anyone unlucky enough to run into them, they would still
lose a layer of skin if they didn’t die.
In these seven years, Wang Lin changed a lot in regards to his restriction
technique. He had gained a lot of enlightenment. Now he could easily wield
all of the restrictions broken by him as his own, and more effectively than
they originally were.
This surprised Wang Lin and increased his interest even more. After all,
the only way to exit this mountain was through restriction techniques.
In the past seven years of his restriction research, Wang Lin never just
made simple observations; he was able to produce his own method of
deducing how to get past the restrictions. This method was the result of
countless trials and errors. He always worked slowly from the starting
point, never missing a single detail. While he slowly he progressed, each of
his steps forward were firm.
When it came to rare and difficult restrictions, he always started from
the basics and slowly progressed through. Without any impatience in his
heart, he slowly developed the mindset to practice restriction techniques.
There were many who could use restriction techniques; however, there
are very few that have a deep understanding of them. Aside from a few old
experts, no one else could match Wang Lin in restriction techniques.
Even Wang Lin himself was very confused. It seemed like his mediocre
talent didn’t matter at all when practicing restriction techniques.
At this moment, Wang Lin sat cross-legged on a large rock. He was
staring straight ahead at the cloud in the distance. The cloud was
motionless.
As of two days ago, Wang Lin started staring at the cloud in deep
meditation. He took out a jade and recorded a few words on it, then he drew
on the ground.
This cloud appeared to be very subtle to Wang Lin. His restrictions were
all around the mountain. If anyone wanted to get passed them, they would
have to fly through and rely on their luck to survive.
If it was seven years ago, Wang Lin would need to use small animals to
experience a breakthrough in the restriction technique. However, with his
now developed understanding of restrictions, especially with his soul
piercing eyes, he only needed to stare at the cloud for a bit. While not fully
comprehending the restriction, he was able to tell what restriction was in
place. It was one that prevented flying.
In this way, the cloud restriction became even more ingenious. If there
were no clouds, while the restriction would still be difficult to break, one
would not be completely lost. However, the cloud covered the center of the
restriction.
This increased the unknown variable within this restriction.
Even in this situation, Wang Lin’s heart didn’t become flustered. His
eyes gleamed as he stared at the cloud. Suddenly, his hand started moving
in a blur in front of him.
Afterimages of his hand started appearing until it looked like he had
thousands of hands. These afterimages started to tremble, and then began to
spread rapidly.
The afterimages created by Wang Lin’s hand formed a illusionary circle.
He suddenly paused and thrusted his right hand forward. The illusionary
circle formed by the afterimages flew toward the cloud.
After the illusionary circle entered the cloud, it started to dissipate. The
illusionary caused waves to surge through the cloud. Wang Lin sat cross-
legged, not even glancing at the clouds. With his eyes closed, he slowly
started to frown.
This illusionary circle was a technique developed by Wang Lin to break
restrictions. After seven years of research and improvement, he had
mastered this technique.
He didn’t even need to look with his eyes. By examining on the wave
produced by the illusionary circle, he was able to understand the structure
and rules of the restriction. After a while, he opened his eyes. His right hand
waved in front of him again. This time with a serious face, he moved his
hand until the amount of time it takes for one incense stick to burn passed
by. Layers of the illusionary circle quickly appeared before him.
When the ten illusionary circles appeared, Wang Lin started to breath
hard. He was losing control of his right hand. With the last of his strength,
he thrusted his arm ten times.
The ten illusionary circles fell on the cloud one by one.
While forming the illusionary circles looked easy, it required Wang
Ling to circle his hand tens of thousands of time for one circle to form.
This technique was the result of seven years of studying restriction
techniques. One could say that the illusionary circle itself was a restriction
technique.
The ten illusionary circles penetrated the cloud and faded away. This
created endless amounts of ripples within the cloud, causing it to pulsate
rapidly.
Wang Lin concealed his presence. His left hand then repeatedly drew a
picture on the ground. After a long time, he opened his eyes and let out a
smile. He waved his left hand and wiped away all the pictures on the rock.
His eyes were shining as he stood up, wiped away the pictures with his left
hand, and then started rubbing it with his right hand. He looked down and
calculated the time. He then suddenly moved his right hand and shot out a
beam of light.
The light shot toward the cloud, causing it to tremble, then it slowly
dissipated. As the cloud disappeared, what was hidden inside it was
revealed.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He took out a jade and carefully recorded
its characteristics as he analysed the restriction. In the last seven years,
whenever Wang Lin opened a restriction, he would record it so that he may
use it again in the future.
After the time it takes for a full incense stick to burn passed, he put
away the jade. He stared at where the cloud was and saw a broken bridge
only ten feet away from him.
This was the true face of the restriction. As Wang Lin was about to step
forward, he carefully scanned the bridge. His eyes landed on a small tree
growing next to the broken bridge.
With Wang Lin’s experience from breaking restrictions for the past
seven years, he noticed that there was something wrong with the small tree.
In all of the restrictions that Wang Lin had come across in this mountain,
although very rarely, he would sometimes find two restrictions stacked on
top of each other. But this restriction was very different from the precious
restrictions.
This one must’ve been added by someone else. He himself had done the
same thing many times in the past seven years. This little tree must have
been placed here by someone else.
Wang Lin laughed coldly. He looked at the restriction on the little tree
once and immediately recognized the same level of foul play he had
encountered several times before. They were all created by the same person.
About four years ago, someone started to try to obstruct him with
restrictions. After breaking them one by one, he had a good understanding
of their restrictions.
The restrictions in the mountain normally didn’t activate unless he
touched them. However, the restrictions set by this person were very
different. The moment he entered their range, they immediately attacked
him. If its attacks ended up being in vain, it would self-destruct and active
all of the restrictions nearby, trapping the person in a prison of restrictions.
Wang Lin narrowed his eyes as he stared at the little tree. He sent out
three illusionary circles. They landed on top of the little tree.
The little tree shook a little and the leaves started to fall off. The trunk
quickly turned dark. After some time, it finally started to bend.
Wang Lin’s illusionary circle contained numerous restrictions. Its main
role was to break restrictions. Thus, the restriction on the little tree broke,
layer by layer.
A cold light flashed in Wang Lin’s eye. He quickly took the black sword
out of his bag of holding and sent it towards the tree. At the same time, the
bent tree trunk flew at Wang Lin.
The black sword suddenly flashed by, brushing past the tree trunk and
slicing it in two. When the tree trunk fell to the ground, it curled up and
gradually revealed itself to be a brown centipede.
The centipede twisted a few times before turning into a cloud of black
smoke. This black smoke gave off the feeling of death that would cause
people to panic; however, it disappeared as quickly as it appeared.
Wang Lin thought with a dignified look in his eyes. This was the first
time he had seen a restriction that used a spirit beast where the spirit beast’s
body created a black smoke that would cause panic. He felt very familiar
with this method.
He was able to tell that this restriction and a few others before this were
set up by the same person. It was really obvious that person rarely used this
kind of restriction. It wasn’t much stronger than the rest, but it was much
more ingenious. If someone carelessly walked by, it would be hard to avoid
death.
“Six Desire Devil Lord!” Wang Lin whispered. He knew why this felt
so familiar to him. Back then, in the void, Six Desire Devil Lord wanted to
use him to test his outlandish technique.
Wang Lin remembered this in his heart. The first time Six Desire Devil
Lord targeted him, he decided to spare Wang Lin after a quick interaction.
He used the youth he brought with him instead.
He used the body of that youth as a special material to cast spells. This
time it was exactly the same, only the victim was a centipede.
At that very moment, on a rock 5000 feet from the mountain top, Six
Desire Devil Lord suddenly turned around and stared at the mountain. The
eyes of the youth standing at his side were no longer vacant, but filled with
a deep, dull color.
“Who the hell is it that kept breaking my restrictions in the last five
years? He even broke the restriction I set to kill him in the clouds. Could it
be Duanmu? No, it must be Ancient Emperor. That old bag of bones must
have been studying restrictions for the past thousand years. This person will
be my greatest enemy in the third test!” Six Desire Devil Lord whispered to
himself.
A hint of fanaticism showed in his eyes. At the mountain top 5000 feet
away, there was a giant whirlpool. That was the entrance to the third trial.
In the past seven years, Six Desire Devil Lord’s travels started out
smoothly, but as he got closer to the top, the power and complexity of the
restrictions grew. There were some truly stunning restrictions. It was one of
those restrictions that trapped Six Desire Devil Lord for five years.
He turned away and quickly moved forward.
At that same moment, a person stepped out of the whirlpool at the foot
of the mountain. This person was holding a whisk and wearing a veil
covering his face with a fairy-like, gentle aura. He walked out confidently.
It was Ancient Emperor.
Although he looked calm, he wrinkled his brow. At the first trial, he
went through the fire trial. It took him seven years to work his way through
it.
There were many monsters within the fire trial. He killed countless
numbers of them. While it would’ve been possible to break out sooner if he
had used all his power, Ancient Emperor was a very patient man. He would
rather waste time fighting than take a risk.
The amount of patience he had was what greatly differed him from
Hunchback Meng.
Ancient Emperor was well prepared for breaking past the trial this time.
Even though he ran into the fire trial, his natural weakness, he remained
strong and made his way out one step at a time.
Although this took him a lot of time, his treasures were not used up, so
when he tries to get past future trials, he will still have them.
However, on the road ahead, nothing could stop him. While there were
many illusion restrictions, none of them were able to affect him.
After entering the second trial, Ancient Emperor let out a deep sigh. His
eyes were fixed on the mountain top as he revealed a cold smile. For the
past 1000 years, he’d been preparing for today.
If you wish to enter the third trial, you must learn about restriction. This
was something he had learned by heart. If it wasn’t for his amazing speed
that allowed him to cross the tunnel in three breaths all those years ago,
even if he had killed all the people that were there that day, he would still
have died.
He wasn’t like Six Desire Devil Lord, Duanmu, or Hunchback Meng.
Over 1000 years ago, he was already at the mid stage of Soul Formation
and was the leader of the last expedition.
Back then, Six Desire Devil Lord and the others were merely juniors in
his eyes. If it wasn’t for his grave injury after escaping, how could those
three still be alive today?
For the past 1000 years he had been recovering at the Sea of Devils and
started developing his knowledge of restrictions so that he could attempt to
enter the trial again. In those 1000 years, he was able to recover all of his
cultivation, but he was unable to advance it. After careful analysis, he
believed that the injuries from all those years ago had damaged his
foundation. Unless he used some heavenly treasure, his cultivation would
be forever stuck.
As a result, he became even more excited at the thought of re-entering
the Land of the Ancient God. Only here would he find the treasure that
could not only let him recover, but also help him advance to the Soul
Transformation stage, allowing him to become an Soul Transformation
expert. This would make all the hardships he had suffered more than worth
it.
To this end, he gave up cultivating and focused only on restriction
research. He even went to many sects that were famous for their restriction
techniques to study.
After 1000 years of study, he felt very confident in his ability. He even
brought a few amazing surprises with him. He touched his bag of holding
and widened his smile.
Without saying a word, he arrived at the first restriction at the foot of
the mountain.
This was the first restriction he broke by force all those years ago. After
glancing at it once, he stepped forward. He saw that there was no reason to
waste time solving this restriction; it was much better to just smash it by
force.
After all, this was exactly how he had passed it all those years ago.
He recalled that the moment he had entered, the weeds turned into
blades. Things turned out as he expected. The weeds around him flew up, as
he expected, and it flew through the red mist that suddenly appeared. It then
came back around and became a rain of swords.
Ancient Emperor acted like nothing happened and pressed forward. As
the swords approached his body, they become covered in ice and instantly
exploded.
The continuous popping sounds didn’t slow Ancient Emperor one bit.
He easily reached the edge of the formation. He remembered that this was
where a red light should appear.
Sure enough, just as he was thinking it, pillars of red light appeared
around him. Ancient Emperor let out a short chant. His right hand made a
fist and smashed into one of the red lights. The light immediately scattered
and disappeared.
One after another, he punched the red lights. In less than two hours, all
of the red lights were gone. He easily broke through this restriction.
Ancient Emperor stepped forward. He was eyeing the second restriction
a few dozen feet away from him. After moving a hundred feet, his face
suddenly changed. The moment he walked out of the restriction, black fog
appeared all around him. This was clearly very different from the red lights
and sounds of beasts that could be heard from within.
Shortly after, countless black swords and red lights appeared. They all
flew towards him. Their speed was simply too fast; by the time he heard
them, they were already on him.
Ancient Emperor’s face suddenly darkened. He let out a roar, and the
spiritual energy that came out with the roar immediately turned into a thick
wall of ice that surrounded him. Most of the attacks hit the ice wall.
He then immediately retreated a few steps. He made a fist with this right
hand and punched toward the ice wall. The ice immediately shattered into
millions of pieces.
His left hand continued to shoot out spiritual energy that attached to the
ice shards one by one. The ice rapidly melted and became clones of Ancient
Emperor. They all sent out numerous techniques.
The restriction roared after receiving such a strong attack. It completely
collapsed.
As the black fog disappeared, Ancient Emperor walked out with a
gloomy face. His complexion darkened as he released a strong killing
intent. “Six Desire Devil Lord, this restriction must have been laid by you!”
The surprise restriction that suddenly appeared made him not know
what to do for a moment. If someone that wasn’t as strong him in that
situation, even if they didn’t die, they would have been left in a sorry state.
The reason he was so sure it was Six Desire Devil Lord was because
Duanmu didn’t have the temperament to learn restriction techniques.
However, this didn’t exclude that brat Wang Lin.
But he firmly believed that it was Six Desire Devil Lord because he had
completely forgotten about Wang Lin.
Now that he considered how evil the restriction was, he could not help
but curse in his heart. He had secretly decided in his heart that no matter
how simple a restriction may look, he would tread ever so carefully.
As Wang Lin slowly walked toward the mountain’s peak, he suddenly
paused and looked at the foot of the mountain. He noticed that the first
restriction he set had been broken.
However, Wang Lin felt no panic in his heart. As he was proceeding up
the mountain in the past seven years, he had laid down countless restrictions
to stop anyone behind him. Even if they managed to break through all the
restrictions without dying, they would at least lose a layer of skin.
If their luck was bad, they might even cause the nearby restrictions to
trigger. Even if it was someone in the Soul Formation stage, the only road
for them was death.
There weren’t many super powerful restrictions behind Wang Lin.
There were only three or four, on top of the restrictions that were already
there. Six Desire Devil Lord had added a few layers on to them. After Wang
Lin had painstakingly gotten through them, he added even more layers on
top. And finally, for good measure, Wang Lin spent four weeks going back
and chaining all the restrictions together so that if one gets triggered, the
result would be disastrous.
Wang Lin let out a cold laugh. The people behind him didn’t matter. He
continued moving forward.
The closer to the top Wang Lin got, the more he slowed down. He had
to spend a lot of mental energy to understand how the restrictions
functioned. He learned every detail of the restriction before he would
attempt to break them.
With the restriction technique he created, he could only create up to ten
illusionary circles. He couldn’t make any more than 10. Not to mention
him, even someone at the Soul Formation stage couldn’t do more.
With this technique, if it was anyone else, the most they could make
would be about three to five circles. The only reason Wang Lin was able to
make is ten was because of the Ji Realm divine sense.
It was because of the support from this technique being drawn to the
limit that Wang Lin was able to advance one time after another to the point
where he could draw ten illusionary circles.
The jades he had used to record restrictions now numbered over a
hundred. They were his treasures, proof of his growth.
Wang Lin’s will was definitely very strong. Many restrictions took him
many days and nights to study and analyse, and then one day he finally had
a breakthrough.
Time quickly passed by and in the blink of an eye, three years had
passed. Wang Lin’s hair had already turned completely white. His eyes even
sharper, as if they could pierce your soul.
Wang Lin had never thought he would spend ten years on a mountain
top, but for him, these ten year passed by quickly. Every moment was spent
studying restrictions.
From his position, he was 6000 feet from the top of the mountain.
However, starting at 3000 feet from the mountaintop floated a thick, white
fog that made it impossible to reach the top.
After three years, Wang Lin didn’t have much spirit liquid left. He had
to be very careful with how he expended his spiritual energy, making sure
to conserve as much of it as possible.
Researching restrictions required a lot of mental energy, and as one
expended mental energy, their spiritual energy would also be used up along
with it.
Right now, his white hair was tied up. He sat cross-legged on a cliff
surrounded by restrictions. These restrictions had all been destroyed by the
illusionary circles created by this right hand.
As Wang Lin approached the top, he became more nervous, wondering
if the person in front of him had already passed the second trial. If that
person didn’t pass, then he must be waiting for him up there. The
restrictions up where Wang Lin was were so strong that if he randomly
picked one, even someone in the Soul Formation stage would struggle to
survive it.
As a result, Wang Lin couldn’t get distracted at all. His full focus must
be dedicated to analysing the restrictions.
Regarding the person behind Wang Lin, he clearly felt his progress in
the past three years. From the start, he would feel a restriction being broken
every few weeks. Now it would be months before he felt one being broken.
The reason why he was getting slower and slower was not only because of
the increase in strength of the natural restrictions, it was also due to Wang
Lin’s own growth. The restrictions he laid now were like heaven and earth
compared to ones ten years ago.
Wang Lin slowly exhaled. His gaze shifted forward. Just like how he
could detect the speed of the person behind him, the person in front also
knew the speed in which Wang Lin was progressing. Maybe there would be
some hidden danger that awaited further up.
Wang Lin let out a cold smile. He waved his hand and placed several
restrictions. He had been sitting here for almost a year. He had to pay
attention not only to what was above him, but also to what was below him.
He laid countless restrictions all around this spot.Wang Lin was in no rush.
He had no intention to run head long into the enemy’s trap. There must not
be a single mistake at this point.
Wang Lin was waiting for the person behind him to catch up to let him
pass first.
The person behind him must be at least at the Soul Formation stage.
This was the reason Wang Lin stopped for a year. He had been laying down
countless restriction not to attack, but to hide his presence.
After a year of laying down restrictions, Wang Lin felt confident that as
long as he didn’t move, the other one will have a very hard time noticing his
presence.
A few days later, Wang Lin felt a nearby restriction being broken.
His lip curled into a cold sneer as he stared back, eyes shining.
Ancient Emperor’s anger had not subsided in these three years. Instead
of subsiding, he felt more and more angry. In these past three years, he not
only had to spend a lot of time breaking each restriction, he also had to be
extra careful of the restrictions left behind by another person.
The thing that pissed him off the most was that when he finally broke
through a restriction, it would set off many other restrictions. He almost
died dozens of times.
All along the way, he felt gloomy and couldn’t help but curse in his
heart. Sometimes he couldn’t hold it in and would curse out loud. From his
point of view, the person who added the restrictions was simply too vicious.
Sometimes, a restriction would look like it was nothing, but when he
cracked it, that crack would turn out to be the activation for that restriction.
There were also restrictions that he could just walk past if he didn’t try
to crack them. But if he did try to crack them, they would create an endless
loop of restrictions. Step by step, even knowing the dangers ahead, he had
to keep moving forward to finally escape from this hell.
Unless he decided to give up halfway, he could only continue to climb
up.
Every time he thought about it, his anger would boil. He wished he
could tear apart the person that did this.
Sometimes, he would feel very strong spiritual energy and spend a long
time observing, but he wouldn’t detect any restriction. After expending a
great deal of spiritual energy, he would send out his treasures to test for any
restriction only to find that there was no restriction, that the spiritual energy
was left on on purpose to trick him.
What made him the most angry were places that looked completely
normal, but if he watched carefully, a trace amount of spiritual energy could
be sensed. These would be impossible to detect unless he gave them his
undivided attention.
But then he would spend even more spiritual energy to check the area
only to suddenly realize this was also a fake restriction.
In the past three years, Ancient Emperor had to deal with real and fake
restrictions constantly. He would sometimes accidentally trigger a real
restriction, causing a chain reaction.
At the first trial, he had spent more time to save his magic treasures, but
now more than half of them had been used up. They were all used to defend
himself when the restrictions were triggered.
His heart ached and he was full of regret. If only he had used those
treasures to pass through the first trial sooner. If only if he was walking in
front of that man, his path would be lot smoother.
Two years agom when he saw three different types of restrictions, he
realized that Six Desire Devil Lord was only one of the people responsible
for this.
He realized that there were two restriction masters in front of him. At
first he was most weary of Six Desire Devil Lord, but now that crown went
to the mystery man.
Cracking this person’s restrictions would leave one’s heart in dread. At
first, while this person’s restrictions were very clever and detailed, they
didn’t require much power. However, as he progressed, the mystery man’s
skill improved leaps and bounds. The restrictions were not only smart but
mind boggling complex.
At first, Ancient Emperor would easily crack the restrictions, but as
time passed, it took more and more out of him to work his way through the
restrictions.
The presence of the mystery person became more important in his heart.
He felt that at least in terms of knowledge of restrictions, that person was
his rival. He felt that even though that person couldn’t match up to his
thousand years of experience, the cleverness of the restrictions left him
wordless.
What shocked him the most was that the mystery person looked like he
had just started learning restriction techniques. It was very difficult to
believe, but he was sure of this.
The most important part was that the layout of the restrictions were
messy and large at first, but now they were very hard to find and had been
refined to two special characteristics.
The very fast attack speed, method of attack, condition of the trigger,
and timing made it difficult to respond in time.
In his heart, he thought highly of this person, and now even higher. He
finally managed to break a restriction that took a great deal of effort. He
walked out with a gloomy face.
He gazed upwards. He was still seven 7000 feet from the top. If it was
like before, he could easily get there in the blink of an eye. Forget running
there, even if he could fly he would still be forced to move with great care.
He clearly remembered 1000 years ago when there was a Soul
Formation cultivator that was displaying his unique magic treasure with the
ability to teleport him around the mountain. When he suddenly disappeared,
a purple lightning bolt came crashing down and interrupted his technique.
The magic treasure was being used like a toy, but it was suddenly struck
by the lightning along with the entire body of the user until there was no
trace remaining.
This scene left everyone in silence. To fly in the air meant attracting the
purple lightning, so everyone opted to trek through the ground rather than
attempting to fly.
Ancient Emperor continued for a month. The distance between him and
Wang Ling had gotten smaller and smaller. This was the first time Wang
Lin got to see a Soul Formation expert break through a restriction.
Today, Ancient Emperor stood only ten feet away from Wang Lin. His
gaze suddenly shifted to where Wang Lin sat. His eyes gave off an odd
light.
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THE OUTBREAK OF RESTRICTIONS
A ncient Emperor’s body was motionless as he took a careful look. He

couldn’t help but curse out, “This is another series of restrictions.
This person is devious beyond all reason!”
He waved his right hand and four white flags appeared. They rotated
once and landed on his four sides.
His eyes suddenly darkened. Under the direction of his hands, the four
flags suddenly started to enlarge. The flags moved around as they produced
white snakes that floated to Wang Lin’s location.
Those white snakes circled around for a while, until one of them pointed
at a rock nearby.
Wang Lin was calm as he sat within his many restrictions. He wasn’t
nervous or surprised at all. He felt very confident in the restriction
techniques he’d been developing for the past ten years. If the restrictions
were laid last minute, they might not fool the target. These restrictions took
him a year to set up though.
Because of this, even though Ancient Emperor was using such a unique
method, Wang Lin wasn’t nervous at all. He only sneered and stayed
motionless.
The spot that Ancient Emperor had noticed was a deliberate weak point
left by Wang Lin, and if he didn’t notice that, then he would suffer.
The white snakes twisted themselves together, moving faster and faster,
and in the blink of an eye they landed on one of the many restrictions Wang
Lin had placed.
The rock looked very ordinary, but under the white light, it slowly
disappeared, revealing a small trail for one person to pass.
Ancient Emperor stared at the small trail, but he didn’t head toward it.
He waved his right hand, retrieving the white snakes, then started to
carefully observe the area.
Given Ancient Emperor’s years of experience breaking restrictions in
this mountain, he deduced this restriction must have some devious killing
method hidden within. If he wasn’t careful, he might set off some larger
restrictions.
As he was very close to the top of the mountain, he would already be
struggling with the current restrictions if not for his thousand years of
studying them. After this point, it would only get harder.
Ancient Emperor was very careful. He sat down on the ground and used
his hand to control the white snakes to slowly break into the restriction.
Wang Lin let out a snort. The distance between him and Ancient
Emperor was less than ten feet, but Ancient Emperor didn’t notice him.
Even with his divine sense, it would be difficult to notice him. Besides
Wang Lin himself, no one else knew how many restrictions he had set up
here.
However, given Wang Lin’s temperament, there must’ve been many
restrictions set up in the vicinity. In fact, it could be said that all the
knowledge he had obtained in the past ten years had been placed here.
After a year, Ancient Emperor was sitting in front of the open trail with
an ugly look on his face. He originally thought that the restriction was very
complex because it was set by that devious person, but after a month of
careful study, he was surprised to find that the restriction was very simple.
The sudden change caused him to feel very annoyed. Good thing he had
encountered these situations before. He took a deep breath and looked at the
top of the mountain. He decided that if he ever met this mysterious person,
he would definitely teach them a lesson. His hatred for his man had already
turned into an obsession.
But nevertheless, Ancient Emperor was still very careful and still held
his breath. That mysterious person was best at sudden changes. Many times
what looked to be true would turn out to be false, but every moment he let
his guard down, what was false was in fact true.
As a result, Ancient Emperor put all his focus on his surroundings as he
walked forward.
He walked toward the trail, but after he moving not even five feet, the
rocks around him started shifting. One by one, stone spikes shot toward him
like lightning.
When Ancient Emperor saw the stone spikes, he wasn’t surprised, but
relieved. He waved his right hand and a blue light surrounded his body. The
moment the stone spikes hit the blue light, they turned blue as well.
Looking from a distance, one could see a long trail of intertwining blue
stone spikes.
Then, a wind suddenly blew by and all the stone spikes shattered and
fell to the ground. The trail was now filled with shards of broken frozen
rocks.
Ancient Emperor raised his foot and walked toward the exit. As he was
about reach the exit, deep in the restriction, an illusionary circle appeared in
Wang Lin’s hand. As long as he threw the circle, he could trigger all the
nearby restrictions to attack.
Although the chance of killing Ancient Emperor was low, it would at
least be able to wound him.
After musing over the idea for a while, Wang Lin put away the
illusionary circle and allowed Ancient Emperor to leave the restriction. The
reason why he didn’t set off the restrictions was because he didn’t want to
tip the balance. If Ancient Emperor was wounded, he would look for a
place to heal, and unless something threatened his life, he wouldn’t move.
This wouldn’t adhere to Wang Lin’s best interest.
However, Wang Lin still decided to act against Ancient Emperor. He
created another illusionary circle and sent it out. The circle spread out,
creating a myriad of afterimages. At this moment, all the restrictions Wang
Lin had placed were activated.
Due to Ancient Emperor’s extensive study on restrictions, he noticed
something was amiss when he was more than half way out of the trail. He
detected layers and layers of restrictions going off. The amount of
restrictions was enough to numb his skull. His face suddenly turned very
ugly as he dashed toward the exit.
Meanwhile, all the restrictions activated.
Rays of colorful lights appeared on the mountainside. They all flew
toward Ancient Emperor.
Ancient Emperor’s face looked pale. He knew that the colorful lights
had no attack power. However, the moment he gets hit, he will be teleported
to wherever the person who set the restriction wanted him to be.
Ancient Emperor quickly waved his right hand and four small flags
appeared. He regrettably looked at the flags and spit out a mouthful of
spiritual energy. The four flags started to rotate and a black tunnel appeared
before them.
Right before the colorful light had arrived, Ancient Emperor jumped
into the dark tunnel and appeared ten feet away.
After he left the restriction, he suddenly accelerated forward, sweat
glistening on his brow. He turned around with a sullen face and saw that the
restriction had already returned to normal.
He stayed silent, then turned around and walked away as the four flags
revolved around him.
Wang Lin’s eyes were on the flags the entire time. The reason he
attacked was because all these old fellows were extremely crafty. If they
pass by without any obstruction, they would grow suspicious at the change.
Might as well attack and put him in some danger to avoid any suspicion.
After all, this mountain was full of restrictions. It was only natural to break
them in order to pass.
Only, Wang Lin didn’t realize how powerful the flags were. They were
able to create a hole in the restrictions to escape from the lights. Those flags
must be Ancient Emperor’s trump card in passing restrictions.
Wang Lin thought for a moment and continued to sit there. His eyes
were focused on the giant whirlpool at the top of the mountain.
Six Desire Devil Lord was currently 100 feet away from the top of the
mountain, his face dark. If it wasn’t for that youngster, he would have
arrived at this point two years ago.
Even for him, he wouldn’t dare to trigger the restrictions at this point.
Before, there was a failure in breaking a restriction that triggered a
teleportation light to shoot at him. This type of thing was what he hated the
most. If he had been teleported, it would be hard to survive. With no time to
dodge, he used the youth he brought with him as a shield to escape.
Six Desire Devil Lord didn’t care whether or not the youth lived.
However, he had spent much sweat and blood on him. So when the youth
was taken away by the light, he chased after him, and after much trouble,
was able to recover the youth.
The youth was standing next to him, eyes closed with no sign of life. In
fact, the moment the teleporting light hit him, he was already killed by the
restriction.
But strangely, the youth still followed Six Desire Devil Lord. Six Desire
Devil Lord looked back and sneered as he felt another one of his restrictions
broken by the person behind him.
This person had continuously broken through the restrictions he had set
up. They had already become the greatest enemy in his heart. He licked his
lips and thought to himself, “This must be Ancient Emperor. If it wasn’t for
all these restrictions around here, this would be a good time to kill him. But
I have placed a few super strong restrictions in these hundred feet. I want to
see if you can break them.” He looked at the youth at his side and sneered.
His eyes shifted back to the restrictions on the whirlpool. Even with his
abilities, it was impossible to break through. Even his master was stopped at
this point.
This time, Six Desire Devil Lord had the confidence to come here. How
could he not be more prepared. He looked at the youth beside him, let out a
proud smile, and said, “I spent hundreds of years creating this killer. You’ll
definitely allow me to enter the ancient god’s body.”
He sat down cross-legged. With a wave of his left hand, the youth also
sat down cross-legged. Six Desire Devil Lord moved both his hands to form
a spiral restriction that surrounded both of them.
On Ancient Emperor’s side, the restrictions got harder and harder as he
progressed. If it wasn’t for his current strength, he would already have died.
Even so, he hand to spend a lot of his treasures to come out of those
restrictions alive.
Some of the restrictions couldn’t just be cracked anymore, some
required massive amounts of spiritual energy to pass through. Ancient
Emperor was very gloomy.
As Ancient Emperor walked out of another restriction, he was less than
200 feet away from the top of the mountain. Because there were no more
restrictions blocking his sight, he saw Six Desire Devil Lord, who wore a
gloomy expression. Behind him was a black whirlpool that lead to who
knows where, and in the middle of the whirlpool was the youth that had
been following Six Desire Devil Lord.
Six Desire Devil Lord looked at Ancient Emperor. He hadn’t expected
him to get up here so quickly. If he had enough time for one incense stick to
burn, he could have finished the whirlpool restriction. Although it would
only last three breaths, it was more than enough for him.
But at this moment, Ancient Emperor appearing was outside of his
expectations. This forced him to change his plan.
Ancient Emperor’s eyes shrunk when he saw the whirlpool. He
remembered that this was exactly the same technique that Six Desire Devil
Lord’s teacher, Sky Devil, used. It was a restriction technique that could
bypass hundreds of restrictions.
“Six Desire…” Ancient Emperor’s eyes were dull as he suppressed his
anger. Compared to Six Desire Devil Lord, he wanted to find the
mysterious youth even more. His eyes swept the area and landed on the
youth. He frowned and said, “Is he the mysterious youth? However, there is
no feeling of life coming from him…”
The corner of Six Desire Devil Lord’s mouth twitched and he gently
said, “I never expected brother Ancient Emperor would arrive here as well.
This is a cause for celebration!”
Ancient Emperor smirked. While suppressing his anger, he said, “It was
all thanks to the “help” that you and this youth left behind that this old bag
of bones was able to make it here.”
Six Desire Devil Lord looked at the youth, his eyes turned cold, and
said, “Brother Ancient Emperor, what do you mean?
Ancient Emperor’s face was sullen, eyeing the restrictions set up by Six
Desire Devil Lord, he didn’t say a word.
Six Desire Devil Lord sneered in his heart, but there was no change in
his expression, he laughed. “Brother Ancient Emperor, in this place there is
only two of us. With our strength, if both of us were to fight, we would
definitely trigger many larger restrictions.”
Ancient Emperor stayed silent, then said, “First, remove the restrictions
and let me come over.”
Six Desire Devil Lord faltered a bit as he saw the four flags rotating
around Ancient Emperor.
Ancient Emperor gave the whirlpool a quick look and sneered, “This
tunnel restriction doesn’t seem to be complete. If I were to trigger the
nearby restrictions, would the passage close permanently?”
Six Desire Devil Lord’s face didn’t change at all. He nodded his head
and smiled. He waved his hand and the restrictions split in half. Since these
restrictions were broken by him, he would naturally be able to set them up
again.
Ancient Emperor walked forward without saying a word. His eyes never
left Six Desire Devil Lord. After he walked more than half way through the
restrictions, Ancient Emperor suddenly moved his body. The four white
flags created a tunnel, and Ancient Emperor quickly entered it.
The moment Ancient Emperor suddenly made a move, Six Desire Devil
Lord closed his hand and the restriction were set up again and activated.
But he never thought that Ancient Emperor’s flags were so powerful.
The moment the restrictions were set up and activated, Ancient Emperor
came out of the tunnel and was only ten feet away.
The moment he appeared, Ancient Emperor didn’t hesitate. A ray of
light shot out from his mouth. The light wasn’t aimed at Six Desire Devil
Lord but at the youth in the middle of the whirlpool. The reason Ancient
Emperor showed his life saving treasure was because his hate for the youth
was just monstrous.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s expression changed. Both his hands clapped
onto a printed paper and he yelled, “Desire!” Suddenly, yellow light came
out of the stomach of the youth, turning into a sword. It slammed into the
light shot by Ancient Emperor.
A wave of spiritual energy rippled outward and instantly activated some
of the restrictions nearby. With the pressure of the restrictions activating,
Ancient Emperor could no longer attack. He quickly set up his own
restriction to stop the activations.
Six Desire Devil Lord did the same thing. After a while, the nearby
restrictions finally calmed down and were sealed again. Six Desire Devil
Lord’s face was very pale as he stared at Ancient Emperor. He savagely
said, “If you want to die, just charge into the restriction right now!”
Ancient Emperor had a dark face. He pointed to the youth and said, “I,
Ancient Emperor, swear to the heavens that if you give me that youth, I
won’t fight you until we reach the third trial.”
Six Desire Devil frowned and thought to himself, “Did he see through
it?” However, with his face pale, he said, “He is a dead man. How did he
offend you?”
Ancient Emperor let out a loud laugh. “Dead man? Even if he is a dead
man, this old man still wants to have a go.”
“With his body, even if I have to use up all my strength, I’ll drag his
soul back here. Offend me? The hatred this old man has for him can’t even
be described!”
Six Desire Devil Lord frowned. He looked at the youth and said,
“Brother Ancient Emperor, this has to be a misunderstanding…”
Ancient Emperor sneered, “Misunderstanding? Ever since this old man
entered the second realm, I have encountered two types of restrictions. One
was set by you. If the other wasn’t set by him, then who else could have?
Also, this old man has been breaking through many of his restrictions and
knows that his strength isn’t beyond the Nascent Soul stage, so you tell me,
who, besides him, who else has entered this place that hasn’t already passed
the Nascent Soul stage? And if you want to tell me it’s that kid Wang Lin,
both of us saw him sink into the void. Even if he didn’t die, do you think
that someone only at the Core Formation stage could pass the first trial and
the bridge and be in front of me?”
Ancient Emperor quickly let out all that he had thought for the past few
years. He had been analyzing who this mysterious youth could be, and in
the end decided that it was the youth beside Six Desire Devil Lord. Only he
had the qualifications.
Six Desire Devil Lord carefully analyzed what Ancient Emperor said,
and realized that if what Ancient Emperor said was true, then within this
realm there wasn’t just the three of them, but a fourth as well.
If this was true, it would cause a lot of misfortune in the future. This
person also didn’t come up himself, but allowed Ancient Emperor to pass
him. His motive was obvious.
As he was thinking this, he secretly cursed at how stupid Ancient
Emperor was. Without saying a word, he charged toward the whirlpool.
Ancient Emperor let out a cry, waved his hand, and produced a light that
blocked Six Desire Devil Lord’s path.
Six Desire Devil Lord hated him from the bottom of his heart, but this
wasn’t the place to fight. He glanced at what was behind Ancient Emperor
and sent a mental message.
Ancient Emperor’s face changed and he replied, “Are you sure?”
Six Desire Devil Lord didn’t speak, but cut his finger to let out a drop of
blood. He waved his finger and the blood emitted a flame. The flame slowly
drifted toward Ancient Emperor.
Ancient Emperor was silent, then he too sent out a drop of blood. As the
two collided, they formed a symbol and flew back to their respective
owner’s hand.
This was the Sea of Devil’s highest vow, known as the Devil Heart
Oath. Ancient Emperor’s face darkened as he said, “Is it really him?
Impossible!”
Six Desire Devil Lord also had a sullen look. He sneered, “It doesn’t
matter if it’s possible, it’s better if the two of us quickly leave this place.”
Right as his finished speaking, his face suddenly changed. Not caring
about Ancient Emperor, he suddenly appeared next to the youth, grabbed
his arm, and was about to step into the whirlpool.
“Too Late!” Said a cold voice from all sides. Suddenly, within 300 feet
of the mountain top, numerous illusionary circles appeared. They smashed
through all the restrictions nearby.
Wang Lin was sitting on a boulder 500 feet away. For the past year, he
had been storing up illusionary circles within his many restrictions. Now he
suddenly released his restrictions and all the illusionary circles came out of
them and crashed into all the restrictions within 200 feet of him.
One could even say that every restriction Wang Lin had set up was to
store illusionary circles. Under all the pressure caused by the illusionary
circles, Six Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor were suddenly put into
a disadvantage.
Six Desire Devil Lord was very good at tricking people, but in the end
he was tricked by someone else. As for Ancient Emperor, he was mislead
from the beginning because he thought deep down in his heart that Wang
Lin was just too weak. It was no wonder this misunderstanding happened.
At that moment, he finally came to a realization. There was deep hatred
in his eyes.
All the restrictions within 300 feet of the mountaintop were activated.
Suddenly, rays of light, giant fireballs, magic swords that would even cause
immortal gods to have a headache, and spots of colorful light that gave off
very strong death auras came from all sides.
With all the widespread restrictions going off, it even triggered the
restriction in the sky. Suddenly, massive black clouds appeared, descending
to the mountain top. Flashes of lightning could be seen.
Even more, there was a ring of black light formed 300 feet around the
mountain top that shot upwards and contracted. Everything that the black
ring touched was destroyed, even the restrictions set up by the mountain.
Even Wang Lin was stunned by what happened. He never imagined that
setting off so many restrictions would have such a weird effect, especially
that black ring that contained very strong destructive power.
Once the restrictions near the mountain top were triggered, they had
only one mission: to kill every living thing within the area.
According to Wang Lin’s analysis, there were many restrictions set up
between him and the other two. If Ancient Emperor and Six Desire Devil
Lord gave up on the mountain and came down to find him, then around him
he still had hundreds of illusionary circles, enough to trigger all the
restrictions in the mountain.
If anything, he could just leave the mountain and wait for all the
restrictions to quiet down before ascending the mountain again.
But now, it seemed all his preparation was pointless. Unless Six Desire
Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor were crazy, they would never consider
coming back here as the ring of black light that was quickly flying up and
contracting was far too intimidating.
According to Wang Lin’s plan, whether Six Desire Devil Lord or
Ancient Emperor made it past the second barrier was of no importance. The
reason why he let Ancient Emperor pass was because the restrictions up
ahead were simply too hard for him to crack. He also wanted to test just
how powerful the restrictions within the last 500 feet were to help him
crack them in the future.
Although Wang Lin’s objective was complete, he couldn’t help but stare
at the ring of black light. The ring of black light was completely outside of
his expectations. He couldn’t help but stare at it.
“What is that thing?!” Six Desire Devil Lord only took one look at the
black ring and his scalp tingled. Without saying another word, he grabbed
the youth. The moment his body was about to touch the whirlpool, it was
hit by all the surrounding restrictions and collapsed the whirlpool. He was
dumbfounded as he stared at the collapsing whirlpool. He turned his head in
fury, looking at Wang Lin’s location. However, the area was covered in a
fog, so he was unable to see who was within.
He knew that he was running out of time. He quickly threw out five
stones from his bag. They quickly formed five curtains of light around him
as he charged toward the mountain top.
As for Ancient Emperor, he also saw the black light and became
extremely wary. He took out four more flags. Adding on to the four flags
from before, there were now eight flags rapidly rotating around his body.
The attacks from the restrictions nearby were absorbed by them. His
thought was the same as Six Desire Devil Lord, to charge forward and not
turn back.
The two started rushing toward the top almost simultaneously.
Six Desire Devil Lord was very fast with the five stones forming a light
screen around him, protecting him from the restrictions. However, a few
attacks still passed through the light screen and hit him, causing him to be
in a sorry state as he charged forward a few dozen feet.
Ancient Emperor was in the same situation, only whenever the attacks
hit his flags, his face would turn uglier.
The black light was just one step behind, rapidly contracting. The
clouds in the sky also thickened as a ball of purple lightning was sent
flying.
Lightning suddenly appeared in the cloud and then it crashed down
toward the mountain top.
A thunderous noise resonated as the ball of purple lightning rapidly
approached Six Desire Devil Lord. The light screen was unable to
withstand the blow, and the five stones started to break one by one.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s eyes were red. He grab the youth next to him
with his right hand and raised him up to block the purple ball of lightning.
As the lightning was about to strike, the youth’s eyes suddenly opened.
There was no light in these eyes. He opened his mouth and swallowed the
lightning ball.
Shortly after, there was a thunderous roar coming from inside the youth
as his skin cracked. Six Desire Devil Lord was very excited as he didn’t
expect this thing to be able to block the purple lightning. He quickly
continued forward.
Wang Lin’s pupils shrank as he stared at the body of the youth. He felt a
flash of fear in his heart. Six Desire Devil Lord was clearly afraid of the
purple lightning, yet this youth’s body was not destroyed by it.
Wang Lin sighed. He once again looked at the black light. He clenched
his teeth and produced more than ten illusionary circles that he sent toward
the black light and began his analysis.
Ancient Emperor shot one look at the youth, and fear filled his heart. It
seemed Six Desire Devil Lord didn’t lie to him, and the youth was really
that thing…
A look of greed appeared in his eyes. He was only 50 feet from the
mountain top. He took a deep breath and waved his hand. The eight flags
started to spin faster and suddenly a black tunnel appeared before him.
He moved into the black tunnel and appeared at the top of the mountain.
He let out a laugh. As he was about to enter the exit of the second realm,
Six Desire Devil Lord arrived as well.
How could the restrictions within 100 feet of the peak be so easily
passed? The only reason those two were able to rush here was not only
because of their own cultivation level, but also the treasures that they held.
These two things were the two secret weapons the two brought this time
to break through the realms.
Not to mention the body of the youth, the flags Ancient Emperor had
were from a sect in the rank 5 country of Xiu Zhen famous for its
restrictions.
The eight flags could form numerous different restrictions depending on
the combination. If it wasn’t for Ancient Emperor not knowing many
combinations, his trip up the mountain wouldn’t be as pathetic.
However, in terms of speed of comprehension between the three,
Ancient Emperor was still the fastest. That in of itself presented a problem.
These flags took Ancient Emperor a great deal of effort to acquire.
If he had these flags a thousand years ago, then the death and injury rate
wouldn’t have been so high.
But needless to say, the restrictions within 100 feet were no joke. As the
two were about to step into the whirlpool, all the attacks came at once while
the cloud in the sky sent countless lightning strikes down.
Even the speed of the black light increased, contracting even faster.
Wang Lin suddenly stood up and rushed forward. Originally, he didn’t
plan on getting within 300 feet, but now was a rare opportunity, and if he
missed it now, he might regret it forever. Wang Lin’s eyes showed extreme
focus as he formed dozens of illusionary circles that surrounded him. But
right after, he suddenly stopped and just stared straight ahead, then slowly
allowed the circles to disperse.
Wang Lin forced himself to stop, because he knew that if he was struck
by even one lightning bolt, he would be destroyed. It wasn’t worth the risk.
Also, Six Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor were both at the soul
formation. He must not rush out. Although time is precious, the hatred the
two held for him was deep. He might not be able to escape death. There was
also the fact that if that black light wouldn’t disappear on its own, he didn’t
have the confidence that he could break it.
Wang Lin’s heart calmed down as he stared at the two. He decided that
he must be very cautious.
As Six Desire Devil Lord was about to enter the whirlpool, more than
10 lightning strikes came down. He quickly used the youth’s body to block
them, but was still hit by a few. He spit out a mouthful of blood. His
cultivation was instantly decreased by one level permanently, and one of the
arms of the youth body was sent flying by the lightning. However, Six
Desire Devil Lord clenched his teeth and disappeared into the whirlpool.
As the arm flew out, it hit the black light and began to smoke. Once it
landed outside the black light, there was no longer any flesh or blood on it.
What remained was the bone with specks of golden light on it. However the
bone was broken. It seemed the black light was even able to damage the
bone.
Meanwhile, Ancient Emperor was also targeted by more than 10
lightning balls. His 8 flags scattered. He had to sacrifice four of the flags as
he rushed into the whirlpool. However, one of the lightning balls followed
him closely and hit him right as he entered the whirlpool.
Wang Lin felt a chill as he stared at the arm. He quickly slammed the
bag he was holding on the ground. Roars could be heard as little beasts
came out. They formed a tornado three feet tall.
Wang Lin pointed his right hand, directing the tornado to quickly leave
the fog and fly up to the mountaintop. It followed closely behind the black
light so there was no obstruction, then it picked up the arm that separated
from the youth Six Desire Devil Lord kept by his side and quickly retreated.
However, before it could make it back, a bolt of purple lightning
destroyed the tornado, leaving only the bone behind.
From the time Six Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor rushed up to
the mountain top and into the whirlpool, very little time had passed. In fact,
it happened so fast that normal people couldn’t even fathom the speed. As
the two entered the whirlpool, the surrounding area immediately began to
calm down. The black clouds disappeared and the black light sitting at the
top also slowly descended down the mountain. All the restrictions returned
to normal. However, considering the fluctuation of spiritual energy, it would
take at least a thousand years before they could return to their full power.
Wang Lin stared at the piece of bone. He knew that the piece of bone
won’t be able to stand the black light a second time. He noticed the black
clouds had disappeared, so he rush out and quickly grabbed the bone before
the black light came back.
He quickly turned back without stopping.
The black ring diffused until 300 feet, then suddenly disappeared. Wang
Lin’s forehead was full of cold sweat. He checked the restrictions at 300
feet from the top and immediately noticed the difference.
Wang Lin returned to his boulder and sat down. When he first saw the
golden spots, he immediately thought of the golden bone that emerged from
Beastmaster’s forehead.
He looked at the bone and applied a little pressure. The bone had
already been damaged by the lightning and the black light, thus it was
extremely weak. Under Wang Lin’s pressure, the bone cracked and
shattered, leaving 8 grains of golden particles.
There wasn’t any sign of spiritual power on the bone. Wang Lin began
to ponder.
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THE ANCIENT GOD TU SI
T he grains looked like gold but weren’t gold. They looked like bone
but weren’t bone. However, as Wang Lin was about to pick them to
study, the moment his soul came into contact with them, a strong force
resisted his touch.
This resistant force pushed Wang Lin’s soul away, not letting him
inspect the golden grains. Wang Lin held a grain in his hand and squeezed
it. Surprisingly, it wasn’t as hard as it looked. It easily flattened under his
fingers.
But no matter how hard Wang Lin pressured the golden particles, they
would only get flatter and flatter without shattering. Wang Lin suddenly had
an idea. He took all the golden particles and compressed them together to
form a golden bean the size of his fingertip.
He pondered a bit as he stared at the golden bean. The more he stared at
it, the more it reminded him of the bone on the king creature’s forehead
from the first trial. If it was the same, then it was certainly a living bone.
A bold idea came into Wang Lin’s mind. “Could this be the bone of the
ancient god?” His heart trembled at the thought.
But Wang Lin soon gave up on the idea. From what he heard before, the
ancient god was very large, so his bones would be large as well. Even if it
was just a finger bone, it would be comparable to the horn on the king
creature’s forehead.
After thinking for a while, Wang Lin put the golden bean away. He
stood up and looked at the restrictions ahead, then leaped forward.
He had already thoroughly observed the restrictions that were between
the 500 and 300 foot points from the peak of the mountain. Plus, with
Ancient Emperor acting as his scout, although he was still careful, it was
much easier than before.
However, at 300 feet, Wang Lin started to move slowly and carefully.
He didn’t want to activate the restrictions and get hit by the lightning.
Wang Lin was in no rush. Time went by slowly, and soon three years
had already passed.
These 300 feet took him three years to pass as he slowly worked his
way forward step by step. His restriction skill had also increased leaps and
bounds as he cracked each restriction.
When Wang Lin stood at the top of the mountain three years after Six
Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor were there, he knew that this was
only possible because of the mass activation of restrictions that occurred
three years before. All the nearby restrictions had lost their power. Even if
he were to trigger the restrictions, they wouldn’t have the power to activate.
If it wasn’t for this, there would’ve been no way for him to make it this far
with his current cultivation.
Even so, Wang Lin was only 5 feet from the top. Clouds started to
darken and gather. Lightning could be seen. However, Wang Lin only gave
them a calm look before he walked into the whirlpool.
Wang Lin didn’t slow down. He smoothly walked forward step by step.
Since three years ago, he had always wondered what was the trigger for the
restriction in the sky.
He thought back to three years ago, when he sent the tornado to retrieve
the bone. There was no lightning strike when it was summoned, but when it
picked up the arm and rushed back, the lightning attacked it.
After Wang Lin thought about it and researched it for a while, he realize
that the trigger was speed!
If one exceeded a certain speed or suddenly increased or decreased their
speed, they would trigger the restriction in the sky to attack. The closer to
the top of the mountain, the more sensitive it was.
In other words, if you suddenly accelerated at the foot of the mountain,
nothing would happen. If you do it on the mountain, you might trigger some
restrictions. Near the top of the mountain, you would likely trigger the
restriction in the sky.
After figuring out the trigger for the restriction in the sky, Wang Lin
walked at a steady pace and peacefully enter the whirlpool.
This second trial had taken Wang Lin 13 years to get through. However,
compared to his gains, that amount of time was trivial.
In these 13 years, from simple to complex, from easy to hard, he learned
the art of restriction step by step until he finally reached his current level.
Even if it would have taken more time, Wang Lin wouldn’t have given up.
From his point of view, the purpose of the second trial wasn’t really to
block intruders, but a systematic way for people to learn restrictions.
Otherwise, just place the restrictions like the ones at the top of the
mountain at the foot and no one would be able to climb up.
Wang Lin was very confused on this matter. However, he had no one to
ask.
The moment Wang Lin entered the whirlpool, something changed.
Purple lights came out of the whirlpool until it formed a giant ball of purple
lightning.
This ball of purple lightning was different from the ones from the
restriction in the sky, it was darker and more powerful. When this ball of
lightning appeared, Wang Lin felt the entire mountain shake.
From the bottom of the mountain to the top, all the restrictions started
floating up toward the mountain top. Every speck of light was a restriction,
and countless specks of light floated up, higher and higher.
The countless number of restrictions floating up surprisingly didn’t set
off the restriction in the sky. As they reached a certain point, they started to
come together and formed a giant ball of light until it was equal to the size
of the ball of purple lightning.
At this point, all the specks of light had disappeared from the mountain.
There were no restrictions left on this mountain.
Wang Lin could only stare at what was happening. Ever since the ball of
purple lightning appeared, his body had been frozen in place by an
overwhelming force. He was unable to move even half a step.
The ball of purple lightning and the ball of light moved slowly toward
each other. As they touched, a giant illusion appeared above the two.
The illusion grew very large, until it took the shape of a giant with its
two feet right above the two balls of lightning and light. The two balls
slowly moved up until they were where the giant’s eyes were suppose to be.
From a distance, it looked like the giant had two glowing eyes.
While the giant was only an illusion, it gave off a feeling, as if it were
life.
“Welcome. You are the 4th person to meet the qualifications of the
restriction mountain. My name is Tu Si… according to the ancient rules set
up before my body went to sleep, you met the requirements of the
restriction mountain. You can enter my sea of consciousness and obtain
some of my knowledge and memories, but first, you must identify yourself
and make a restriction flag with this piece of jade.”
The giant spoke in a voice that shook the world. Then, a piece of jade
surrounded by purple lightning appeared and floated toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was frightened. He took a deep breath.
From the tone of the giant, this must be an avatar of the ancient god.
Clearly it was the ancient god Tu Si.
The ancient god was too powerful. Just the avatar was enough to make
Wang Lin feel like he was suffocating. Wang Lin couldn’t even begin to
imagine how powerful the ancient god Tu Si would be if he was here in
person.
At that moment, the piece of jade was in front of Wang Lin. He blinked
once and reached out to grab it. When he grabbed it, the purple lightning
surged through his body before returning to the piece of jade.
Wang Lin felt at that moment that something was added to his mind. He
knew the lightning meant no harm and was a method to confirm its owner.
As his mind came to understand the information on the restriction flag,
his heart couldn’t stop pounding, but at the same time, he let out a bitter
laugh.
This jade didn’t say the exact use of the restriction flag, its materials, or
any specific requirements. It seemed as if this restriction flag could be made
from anything.
There was only one material it must have and that was ink stone!
The information regarding ink stone also entered his head. Ink stone
wasn’t produced on any planets. It was produced in stars.
To the ancient gods, it was very easy to obtain. Just travel a bit in space
and they can find the ink stones.
The information also gave a map of the ancient god’s sea of
consciousness, It marked the location of ink stones. Anyone who gains
insight in those places can obtain one.
Once the ink stone is obtained, you can start making the restriction flag.
The process is simple, yet extremely complex. You must carve nine hundred
ninety nine thousand, nine hundred ninety nine restrictions on the flag.
Only then can you make one restriction flag.
The use of the restriction flag wasn’t mentioned here, but how could the
weapon bestowed by the ancient god be weak? And that’s not even taking
into consideration the precious materials or the difficult production process
required to make it.
Wang Lin refused to believe that this treasure was weak. Obviously, the
real reward for this trial was the jade and the privilege of being someone
who was selected. If Six Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor knew this,
they wouldn’t have rushed forward, and would have slowly advanced by
studying the restrictions one by one instead.
“Besides me, there are three more people who also received this jade…”
Wang Lin muttered to himself. He quickly deduced that if he was able to
obtain this jade after understanding the second trial, would he receive a
similar reward if he met the requirement in the first trial?
Wang Lin remembered that he had heard something on the road of no
return. The mystery man casually said, “I subdued the first king!”
Perhaps that was the reward for the first trial. Wang Lin let out a bitter
laugh. He didn’t have the ability to do the same.
At that point, the giant’s body started to disappear. The two balls began
to move apart. The ball of light scattered back into specs of light and fell
back onto the mountain. As the specks of light landed, the restrictions were
set up again and the mountain returned to what it was before.
The ball of purple lightning floated back into the whirlpool. Then, a
suction force came from the whirlpool and slowly pulled Wang Lin toward
it. His body slowly sunk into the whirlpool.
When Wang Lin appeared from the whirlpool again. He was in what
seemed to be a fairy land, with a large, open grass field. The surroundings
were filled with spiritual energy.
Not far away, there was a lake. In the middle of the lake stood a three
story pagoda that emitted bursts of colorful light.
The moment Wang Lin appeared, he sent out his soul to search the
surroundings. After a long time, he carefully walked forward. He slapped
his bag of holding and the black poison sword came out and floated around
him.
He knew that Six Desire Devil Lord and Ancient Emperor hated him.
Although they both dashed through the whirlpool three years ago, there was
still a chance they were lying in wait for him here. If it was Wang Lin who
was forced to go through all that trouble, he would certainly wait to kill the
culprit.
As Wang Lin walked, he used his Divine Sense to scan the area, but was
unable to find anything. Finally, he started to ponder about the pagoda.
The pagoda didn’t have any restrictions on it. He quickly moved toward
it and stopped at the edge of the lake. He slammed his bag of holding and
the devil Xu Liguo came flying out.
He had been bored to death these days, so he was very excited when he
was released. However, when he saw Wang Lin, his expression suddenly
froze and changed to an expression of amazement.
Wang Lin had changed since Xu Ligou last saw him. This fiend’s hair
had grown all white and had eyes that could penetrate the heart. Xu Ligou
gave one look and immediately became scared. He groaned to himself.
“How did this fiend get stronger again… at this rate, when will I escape this
evil fiend’s hand … even if I were to fight without caring for my life, it’d be
hopeless.”
Before, only when Wang Lin was using the full power of his soul would
Xu Ligou feel this way. But now he felt like that even though Wang Lin
wasn’t using any power at all. It clearly showed just how much Wang Lin’s
restriction power had grown in the past 13 years.
Wang Lin pointed his finger at the lake. Xu Ligou wanted to bargain
with him, but when he saw Wang Lin’s eyes, he obediently flew out toward
the lake, silently cursing at Wang Lin.
Xu Ligou cursed in his heart. “Just you wait, once I eat a few more
souls, recruit a few little brothers, and increase my own cultivation a bit, I’ll
fight with you to the death!” After venting, he felt lot better and dove into
the lake to begin his search.
Wang Lin used the piece of soul he left in Xu Ligou’s body to check out
the lake while his body remained on the shore. After he was sure there was
nothing wrong with the lake, he flew toward the pagoda.
As Xu Ligou flew up from the lake, he silently cursed a few times but
was still brought up against his will.
In front of the pagoda, Wang Lin also made Xu Ligou go in first to
make sure it was safe before he entered. This pagoda had three floors, the
first floor had a grid of 9 square that was completely empty.
Wang Lin quickly gained an understanding of this place. This must be
where the reward for all those who passed the second trial was placed.
However, after so many years, all the rewards were taken. That’s why there
was only empty space remaining.
After Wang Lin walked up to the second floor, he was sure of his guess.
There were four empty squares facing north, east, south, and west.
On the third floor, Wang Lin saw the whirlpool that was the exit and
another empty square.
Wang Lin wasn’t disappointed at all and pondered for awhile. He
remembered the message left by the mysterious man on the road of no
return. Although he didn’t leave any message in the second trial, he felt that
he was one of the three before him that received the piece of jade.
After a moment of silence, Wang Lin immediately searched all three
floors of the pagoda. It was on the second floor that he saw the familiar
message next to the empty squares.
“After seeing the treasure pagoda, apart from it looking pleasant, I was
very disappointed in this land of the ancient gods.”
This statement was extremely proud. Wang Lin pondered it for a
moment and moved toward the third floor.
On the third floor, he didn’t immediately enter the whirlpool. Wang Lin
sat down and recovered his spiritual energy to its peak, then he organized
his bag of holding. Next, he took a deep breath before letting out Xu Ligou
and pointed toward the whirlpool.
Xu Ligou had a bitter face. He cursed silently many times, but still dove
into the whirlpool, however, the moment he touched the whirlpool, he let
out a scream as his body smoked. He quickly backed away with a look of
fear on his face.
Wang Lin took out a small animal and tossed it toward the whirlpool.
This time, the animal passed through without any hinderance and begin to
sink into it. Just at that moment, the connection Wang Lin had with the
small animal was suddenly severed.
Wang Lin’s complexion darkened. After pondering for a while, he
thought this that whirlpool must be the one that caused the likes of Six
Desire Devil Lord to stop and flee in panic, the third barrier.
According to what Duanmu said before, this was the third barrier that
required a famous death curse technique to pass through. Although he
didn’t say much about it, Wang Lin still knew a bit.
After this test, he found out that Xu Ligou couldn’t enter the whirlpool.
The moment he got close, his soul was damaged. The little animal
disappeared the moment it entered and its connection to him connection
was cut.
From observing this, Wang Lin concluded that the third trial must be
very dangerous. He pondered this for a while and finally went up next to the
whirlpool. He slowly extended his hand toward it.
A cold feeling immediately came from his hand, however, he didn’t
encounter the danger the devil Xu Ligou did. Without a second thought,
Wang Lin stepped in.
When Wang Lin exited the whirlpool, he immediately froze. His sea of
consciousness stirred with great tidal waves and bright lightning flashed.
For the first time not under Wang Lin’s control, his eyes flickered.
“This… this is Nirvana!” Wang Lin thought.
In front of him was an immense area of nothingness with a few oddly
shaped rocks floating around. At the same time, his soul fluctuated
constantly.
Wang Lin let out a cold laugh. One could say that he passed the first
trial due to luck, he passed the second trial due to determination, then for
this third trial...Wang Lin had already determined he could effortlessly
travel this third trial.
He slammed his bag of holding. Xu Ligou and the second devil
immediately appeared. The two devils gawked at the surroundings. They
slowly regained their sense and the surprise in their eyes was replaced with
ecstasy.
Here, the two devils were like fish in water. They had a very
comfortable feeling.
After releasing the two devils, Wang Lin scanned the surroundings and
suddenly grabbed at an empty space with his right hand. An abrupt cry was
heard and a stream of smoke appeared at the spot. The smoke formed the
illusion of a two horned creature. It was a wandering soul.
It was hiding in the nothingness, hoping to attack Wang Lin, however, it
didn’t expect Wang Lin to pull it out from the nothingness.
The soul immediately started to panic. Wang Lin didn’t even glance at it
as his Ji Divine trial jumped out and formed a mouth that swallowed the
wandering soul.
Wang Lin closed his eyes. He hadn’t tasted a wandering soul in a long
time. It felt very good. He could clearly feel his soul getting stronger.
“Wandering souls are really the best supplement to nourish the soul. Just
for this wandering soul here, the time spent in this trial is worth it.” Wang
Lin said as he charged forward.
The scene of Wang Lin devouring the soul scared Xu Ligou and the
second devil greatly. Both of the two devils, especially Xu Ligou, had eaten
many souls. Xu Ligou’s mouth was watering, and when he saw Wang Lin
devour soul before him, he just felt like someone stole his food.
However, Xu Ligou felt that the soul that Wang Lin pulled out was very
similar to his own. He even felt like it was an ancestor of his. He had a very
warm feeling. When Wang Lin held the wandering soul, he thought this
fiend was about to recruit a little brother and was about go to up and greet
it.
Unfortunately, the intimacy he felt changed to fear as he saw Wang Lin
devour the soul. He always knew he was going to fight this evil fiend to the
death, but now he realized that not only could this fiend devour souls, he
could even devour him.
As a result, Xu Ligou was very scared.
The scream from the wandering soul before it was devoured and the
intoxicated expression on Wang Lin’s face caused Xu Ligou’s soul to
waver. He remembered when he used to bargain with this evil fiend. His
body shook in fear.
Before, he felt that Wang Lin using powerful tools to punish him was
the worst that would be done to him, however, that was trivial compared to
being eaten alive..
Xu Ligou immediately decided to not mess around with this evil fiend
anymore. If he one day truly angered him, he might be swallowed in one
bite without a trace of himself remaining.
As for the second devil, although he was a beast after following Xu
Ligou for so long, he also had gained a bit of intelligence. His heart was
also filled with fear.
His intuition was lot stronger than Xu Ligou. When Wang Lin displayed
his ability to devour a soul similar to his, he thought Wang Lin was like a
king.
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THE SUDDEN CHANGE
T he third trial wasn’t the real Nirvana, but a rift in space. It was just the
space in the rift that was huge.
Wang Lin slowly traveled through the third trial. As he moved forward,
he would grab at the seemingly empty space around him, and every grab
would net him another wandering soul to consume.
Wang Lin hadn’t felt the sensation of consuming souls for a long time.
He calculated that it had been dozens of years since he had left the foreign
battleground.
However, due to the power of the law of the world, he still remembered
his time in the foreign battleground like it was yesterday.
Xu Ligou and the second devil followed behind Wang Lin, alarmed and
scared the whole time. They didn’t dare let out a single breath as they saw
ancestors who were many times stronger than them being consumed
without being able to put up a fight. They felt utterly powerless.
Although Wang Lin’s enormous soul was compressed back then for a
sliver of Ji Realm knowledge, his ability to devour souls still remained, and
as a result, he was a master of souls.
As Wang Lin walked, he sent his Divine Sense out in all directions.
Since this realm was like Nirvana, and contained wandering souls, then it
must also contain soul devourers.
Wang Lin wasn’t sure if soul devourers could devour each other. Unless
it was the last resort, soul devourers wouldn’t attack each other, but would
instead solve their problem in a symbiotic way.
After flying around for a long time, Wang Lin had devoured many
souls, but no soul devourers had contacted him yet. He pondered for a
while, then raised both his hands, and the nearby floating rocks started to
move toward him.
Soon, the rocks crashed into each other to form a large rocky mountain.
Wang Lin jumped onto the top of the mountain, then he flicked his right
hand, causing a blue flame to rise from it.
Wang Lin’s eyes flickered. He put his right hand on the rocky mountain
and the blue flame fused into the mountain. The mountain that had many
large cracks in between the rocks was quickly surrounded by a blue light
that emitted cold air. All the gaps in the rocky mountain were sealed by ice
and it was bound together tightly.
Wang Lin removed his right hand from the mountain and the blue flame
was absorbed back into his body. He took a deep breath. His Eyes of Divine
Consciousness blinked continuously, and his right hand moved quickly.
After a while, an illusionary circle appeared and he shot it toward the
mountain he had just created.
When the illusionary circle landed on the mountain, the entire mountain
flashed brightly, but quickly returned to normal. Wang Lin took another
deep breath. His right hand moved and illusionary circles appeared one by
one in front of him and fused into the mountain.
Soon, the mountain quickly turned into a miniature version of the
restriction mountain.
Wang Lin almost fell over when he took a small step. He slowly started
to enter the mountain until he was in the center. He then formed another
illusionary circle and pressed against the stone wall.
The whole mountain shook, and it slowly shrank at a speed visible to
the human eye, until it was the same size as the other rocks floating by.
Anyone who looked at it now wouldn’t be able to distinguish it from the
other rocks that were floating in the vicinity.
With Wang Lin’s body fortified inside the mountain, he left a small
piece of his soul in his body using his Ji Realm Divine Consciousness and
the rest of his soul exited his body. This part of his soul immediately formed
an illusionary body.
Now that Wang Lin’s soul was no longer in his body, it was no longer
restricted by his physical form. His Divine Sense scattered in all directions.
From a distance, you would see layers of Wang Lin’s Divine Sense being
sent out, causing all the nearby wandering souls to appear from the
nothingness, faces pale with fear.
Shortly after, all the wandering souls received their orders. As Wang
Lin’s Divine Sense spread out further, even more wandering souls felt
Wang Lin’s presence. Their faces paled and they started to scatter.
Immediately after Wang Lin’s soul left his body, he returned to his soul
devourer form. He quickly swept through the nothingness, and all the
wandering souls he passed by would greet him with respect.
Gradually, Wang Lin felt the presence of another very large soul. It was
another soul devourer, however, this soul was in a very strange state, as if it
were sleeping.
The large soul didn’t respond to Wang Lin’s Divine Sense at all. Wang
Lin faltered a little. He ignored the soul devourer and kept expanding his
divine sense to bring more wandering souls under his control.
At that moment, Duanmu sat on another rock somewhere in the third
trial with a bitter look on his face. Next to him was Wang Qingyue with a
cool look on his face.
Duanmu and Wang Qingyue crossed the tunnel of nothingness together
and arrived at the golden land of the first trial. In the first trial, they relied
on Wang Qingyue’s Five Element Escape Technique, which allowed them
to calmly pass the first trial and proceed to the restriction mountain.
The fact that Duanmu was able to pass the restriction mountain would
surprise everyone that knew him.
A thousand years ago, he received a treasure from the treasure pagoda.
It was a piece of jade with a single crack on it. Based on his understanding,
this piece of jade only had one use left.
Later on, he did a lot of research and found out that the purpose of this
jade was to break all restrictions. As a result, Duanmu’s resolve to go back
to the Land of the Ancient Gods was reignited.
He knew that his cultivation was lower than the others. Back then, it
was due to his luck and caution that he was able to preserve his life. He
knew his limits very well and had decided to never coe back again, but
when he found out about the use of the piece of jade, it moved his heart.
Still, he was very cautious and hesitant because he couldn’t even pass
the first trial without mastering the Five Element Escape Technique.
Duanmu pondered this for a long time and gave up on learning the Five
Element technique. In order for him to learn it, he would have to devote all
his time, and even if he did learn it, he wasn’t guaranteed to pass the first
trial. There were also attacks by large monsters to consider.
He vividly remembered one of his experiences in the ice world.
Thus, Duanmu seeked out his friend Wang Qingyue to travel with him.
Wang Qingyue was a master of the Five Element Escape Technique, and
after Duanmu told him that the first trial required the Five Element Escape
Technique, he decided to give it a try. After all, if what Duanmu said was
true, the temptation was too great.
In order to convince Wang Qingyue, Duanmu took out his piece of jade.
After seeing the jade, Wang Qingyue immediately recognized that it was a
long lost ancient weapon, causing the doubt in his heart to disappear.
However, he was very cautious and didn’t immediately agree. He
wanted to wait until the Land of the Ancient god opened, then make the
decision.
Duanmu didn’t mind. He had already made up his mind. If Wang
Qingyue didn’t want to go, then he would trade this jade to the Six Desire
Devil Lord for some magic treasures.
However, he still had to prepare in case Wang Qingyue decided to go.
He could pass the first and second trial without any issue, however, the
third trial was the problem. Afterall, it was the third trial that had forced
them to use an inherited treasure to make a tunnel for them to escape a
thousand years ago.
As for the weird creatures in the third trial, if it was only one or two, he
wouldn’t be afraid. If it was eight to ten, as long as he paid a little attention,
he wasn’t worried. Even if it were hundreds, relying on his cultivation, he
could still survive. But if they numbered in the thousands, even if he was a
god, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.
Those creatures were very bizarre. They were immune to almost all
spells. Only the true fire in one’s body could force them to retreat.
However, if there was a lot of them, there was no way to keep track of them
all. If they were to land on someone’s body, they would suck away that
person’s spiritual energy, and if too many landed on them, then the only
road left was death.
As a result, he went searching for magic treasures that protected the
soul. However, these types of magic treasures were simply too rare. Even
though he managed to gather some, he still wasn’t sure about the third trial.
It wasn’t until he traveled to Nandou city and heard someone someone
talk about the Death Spell that he suddenly remembered that he had heard
of the Death Spell before. The Death Spell was a spell that specialized in
attacking the soul. It was an evil spell. He was very excited, because if there
was a way to get a person with this ability to help, then there was a chance
of passing through the third trial.
He then began to search, until he found Wang Lin. The trip was
originally very calm. Duanmu believed that as long as they worked
together, the first three realms wouldn’t be an issue, especially after he
learned of the candidate that the Six Desire Devil Lord had picked to pass
the third trial. Duanmu was sure that as long as there was no internal
fighting, reaching the Land of the Ancient God was only a matter of time.
Although the Land of the Ancient God had four realms, from the
inherited treasure, they found out that the fourth realm was just a
teleportation array that teleported someone to the body of the Ancient God.
The teleportation array teleported everyone based on the time it took to
pass the first three realms. The less time it took, the closer one was
teleported to the Ancient God’s body. It was even possible to be teleported
directly into the Ancient God’s meridian. Once inside the meridian, not only
would there be condensed dry Linq Qi Beads, there would also be the
residue of numerous drugs. According to the inherited treasure, Soul
Transformation pill residue would be among the drug residue.
To the ancient god, it might just be residue, but to them, it would count
as real Soul Transformation pill.
Unfortunately, his plans were destroyed by a giant dragon inside the
tunnel that caused everyone to scatter, especially Wang Lin, who charged
into the dragon’s mouth. After that, a red dragon appeared. That series of
events surprised Duanmu, and caused him to panic. In the crisis, he had to
give up looking for Wang Lin, and quickly escaped with Wang Qingyue.
In fact, he was the fastest person to get past the first and second trials
and reach the third trial. However, in the third trial, he had a bitter look on
his face.
Without Wang Lin’s Death Spell, even though he was able to keep
himself alive with the treasures he had gathered over the past thousand
years, going deeper to find the entrance to the fourth realm was impossible.
As a result, although he and Wang Qingyue were the first to enter the
third trial, they were stuck here, unable to proceed.
At that moment, Six Desire Devil Lord was also flying around the third
trial, looking for the exit to the fourth realm. Whenever a wandering soul
attacked him, he would wave his hand and a blue light would flash from the
youth’s body. The wandering souls would give up on Six Desire Devil Lord
and jump on the youth.
However, after the wandering souls enter the youth’s body, they would
disappear without a trace. On the surface, there was no change to the
youth’s body.
Six Desire Devil Lord relied on this method as he traveled. Although
there were a few scares, there had been no real danger. The worst time was
when he encountered the group containing thousands of wandering souls,
but with a wave of his hand, the youth’s body flashed and all the wandering
souls immediately flew to the youth instead.
He looked at the body he was holding and let out a cold smile. Although
he fell into that junior’s trap and was hit by the lightning that caused his
whole cultivation level to permanently drop one stage, down to the early
stage of Soul Formation, with this treasure that he had spent a thousand
years preparing, he was bound to enter the fourth realm this time.
After thinking about it, his heart pounded, blood surged, and his eyes
were feverish. What is losing a stage of cultivation base compared to
acquiring a Soul Transformation pill from the Ancient God’s body? After
obtaining a Soul Transformation pill, he could become a YingBian stage
expert. At that point, let alone the Sea of Devil, even in the Vermilion Bird
star system, as long as he didn’t offend the Vermilion Bird Empire, he could
do as he wished.
After these thoughts, he increased his speed as he searched around. The
inherited treasure from the Land of the Ancient Gods was in his hands.
Originally, it was his master who had it and gathered people to search this
Land of the Ancient Gods.
His master died in the third trial and passed the inherited treasure to
him. His master planned to use this treasure to open a tunnel to leave this
place, but at the most critical moment, caught the eye of a creature that was
much stronger and different from the other creatures around, ending in his
master’s death.
Six Desire Devil Lord was horrified after witnessing his master’s death,
and quickly fled into a tunnel to escape.
At this time, there was another person in the third trial, Ancient
Emperor. He sat crossed legged on top of a rock with four flags spinning
around him and a pagoda the size of his face on top of his head, emitting
lights of harmony.
In the area outside of the light of the pagoda, if one looked carefully,
they could see countless wandering souls crowded around the edge of the
light, greedily looking at the Ancient Emperor.
However, there wasn’t a single wandering soul willing to enter the light
of the pagoda.
Ancient Emperor had a bitter look on his face. When he had left the
second trial, he was chased by a streak of purple lightning. Relying on his
life saving treasure, he was able to survive, but the treasure broke and his
cultivation dropped down to the late stage of Nascent Soul.
After he entered the third trial, he didn’t dare to enter too deep. He made
a base on a rock in the outer area, trying to recover his cultivation base back
to the Soul Formation stage. With his current Nascent Soul stage
cultivation, if he was in the first or second trial, he could protect himself,
but here, in the extremely dangerous third trial, there was just no way for
him to survive.
What made Ancient Emperor truly bitter was that the whirlpool to the
third trial was motionless at first, then it suddenly teleported him to a very
unfavorable location.
He was teleported to the middle of the third trial. If he didn’t
immediately create this pagoda, he would have been swarmed by the
wandering souls.
At that point, he was out of options. He could only keep the light of the
pagoda going, completely trapping himself there.
Thinking about this, his face was full of hate. He blamed the mysterious
person for causing all of this. His hate toward him was enormous.
He was, however, still confused about the identity of the mysterious
person. According to his analysis, it should be that kid Wang Lin, but he
refused to believe that he was forced into this pathetic state by someone of a
younger generation.
Speaking of Wang Lin, he was currently spreading out his Divine Sense,
until he swept the entire third trial. Besides him, there was only one other
soul devourer, and the number of souls was much less than the Foreign
Battleground. It only looked like there were a lot because the area was
much smaller.
In addition, Wang Lin had already found the entrance to the fourth
realm. It wasn’t in the center, but to the northwest.There was a large amount
of wandering souls around the entrance, almost accounting for one-fourth of
all the souls in the realm.
Meanwhile, all the wandering souls under his control had been sending
him messages using a special method. They had followed his instructions
and found Six Devil Desire Lord and Ancient Emperor.
What surprised Wang Lin was that the wandering souls also found
Duanmu and Wang Qingyue.
Wang Lin pondered a little, then sent his Divine Sense toward the
Ancient Emperor. According to a wandering soul, Ancient Emperor
currently had the lowest cultivation base and was stuck at his current
location.
After a short period of time, Wang Lin’s soul appeared at the end of the
light of the pagoda above Ancient Emperor’s head after following the
wandering souls under his control. He looked at the pale faced Ancient
Emperor and began to ponder.
Wang Lin devoured the souls here and his soul grew very large.
Although it was not the same level as before, in terms of quality, it was far
beyond what it originally was. After all, his soul wasn’t normal, but a Ji
Realm Soul.
When he arrived, Ancient Emperor’s eyes blinked and stared coldly in
Wang Lin’s direction. Although he could only see the dark void, he could
clearly feel a soul that was very different from the other souls around.
The moment that soul arrived, all the other wandering souls scattered. If
he looked closely at the shadows, he could see their faces paled with fear.
After seeing this, Ancient Emperor’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly
consumed a pill to make sure he had enough spiritual energy to maintain the
light from the pagoda.
Wang Lin stared at Ancient Emperor inside the light. He sent out a
message through his divine sense and ten wandering souls suddenly came
forward. Although their faces were full of fear, they still charged into the
light. The moment they touched the light, they were met with a strong
resistance. They weren’t even able to get within five feet from Ancient
Emperor before a green smoke would appear on their bodies, forcing them
to retreat.
However, the light from the pagoda dimmed.
Wang Lin’s soul sent out another message. This time, all the wandering
souls nearby, more than ten thousand, condensed into shadows, and stared
at the pagoda.
Ancient Emperor’s heart skipped a beat. That was bad. He quickly made
a gesture with his hand and sent waves of light into the pagoda. With every
wave of light, his face paled a bit more. After the last wave of light, his face
was white as chalk and his cultivation base dropped to the mid stage of
Nascent Soul.
At the same time, all the wandering souls coordinated into waves and
started to assault the light. However, all the wandering souls started to
smoke and were only able to get within ten feet of Ancient Emperor. The
distance to Ancient Emperor was still great.
Ancient Emperor let out a depressed laugh. He had already tried his
best. The amount of wandering souls was just too great for him to resist.
Even those seniors from a thousand years ago were all consumed by these
wandering souls. How could he, who had damaged his cultivation to his
degree, hope to survive? He was afraid that he would run out of Linq Qi
and be unable to keep the pagoda going, then be swarmed by the wandering
souls.
From beginning to end, Wang Lin didn’t make a move. He knew that if
they were outside, Ancient Emperor would be able to kill him with the
twitch of a finger. But here, he was a soul devourer, and could manipulate
wandering souls. Their roles had reversed.
Of course, if he were to directly attack now, he wasn’t a match for
Ancient Emperor. Even though he was a soul devourer, he was still too
weak.
However, it was just that as the ability of a soul devourer was to devour
souls, the ability of these wandering soul was to devour life force. Even if
one’s cultivation base was high, if too many wandering souls attached on to
them, they couldn’t resist.
If one knew wandering souls well enough, they would know that if just
one of them appeared in the mortal world, it could cause a catastrophe. Of
course, it would need to be a complete wandering soul, far stronger than the
likes of the devil Xu Ligou.
The third trial of the Land of the Ancient Gods, in reality, was a death
trap. Only a few had successfully passed this realm. The Land of the
Ancient Gods has existed for countless years, and Six Desire Devil Lord’s
master wasn’t the first to enter the third trial. Many had entered before, but
like him, they all died in the third trial.
The wandering souls there couldn’t be easily destroyed, and they
existed in large numbers. Even if the soul was consumed, as long as there
was a speck of the soul left, it could be resurrected. It was an endless cycle.
The reason why Wang Lin was so at home here was due to his
experience and some special encounters he had while he was in the foreign
battleground. With those under his belt, he could act like he was the boss
here.
If not for his body having been destroyed by Teng Huayaun, if not for
Situ Nan willing to put his Nascent Soul into deep slumber to keep Wang
Lin’s soul from being destroyed, if not for him accidently entering the crack
into the foreign battleground, if not for him to starting to devour souls until
he became a soul devourer… if any one of those of things didn’t happen,
and Wang Lin could still have reached the third trial, he wouldn’t have the
status of a king here like he does now.
All of the paled faced wandering souls were just food to Wang Lin, but
without this food, in the mind of Ancient Emperor, he was simply a smart
Core Formation junior. If it wasn’t for the various circumstances restricting
all the people here, all they had to do was raise a finger to kill Wang Lin.
It’s just that in this world, there were too many unexpected matters, like
under special circumstances an ant could kill an elephant, and while straws
are light, they could still crush a camel. Some things in this world just don’t
have a proper explanation.
One can only say that things change, and there is nothing that’s forever.
Just like how Hunchback Meng, who was supposed to have died in the first
trial, appeared in the third trial with power similar to the Ancient God Tu
Si, and how he died back in the first trial just couldn’t be explained. Starting
in the third trial of the Land of the Ancient Gods, things just became more
confusing and weird.
184
THE BLOOD SEA OF THE DEMON GOD
I n the tranquil space that was connected to the third trial of the Land of
the Ancient Gods, a speck of white light suddenly appeared. The light
brightened and enlarged until it formed an oval-shaped tear in space.
From the rift came a hand with long fingernails and full of bone thorn.
The hand looked cold and had extremely sharp fingernails that were painted
black. It was covered in pustules, and sticking out of every pustule was a
bone thorn.
After the weird looking hands came through the rift, they grabbed hold
of the rift and mercilessly tore it apart. The small rift was no longer a small
oval, it became at least 10 feet tall. Waves of red and black immediately
came through the tear in space and a huge figure came through the rift. The
figure had an obvious hump on its back, making it look like a hunchback.
He was more than ten feet tall and his body was just like his hands,
covered in pustules. Some were even broken and were leaking out a
pungent black liquid. There was a bone thorn in each of the pustules. If you
looked at this person aside from where the joints were, he was covered in
bone thorn.
There were some shredded pieces of cloth hanging on the bone thorns.
If you looked at this person’s ugly face, you could see that it greatly
resembled Hunchback Meng, but his size was many times greater.
On his head were two spiral shaped horns with blue lightning arcing
between them. He currently looked like a demon from hell. He dragged
himself through the rift and then pinched with this right hand. The rift
instantly shrank until it was just a speck of light again. It shook violently
before disappearing without a trace.
The demon looked into the void and muttered to himself, “The master
has already ordered that no one be allowed to enter the fourth realm.
Everyone here must die!” Finished speaking, he was about to start flying,
but stopped when he sniffed with his nose high and looked south east. He
said, “That’s weird, why do I feel there is an extremely disgusting smell
over there? Makes me want to just go there and kill whoever is producing
it.”
At that moment, a wandering soul suddenly appeared, but when they
saw this demon they just ignored him and passed by. The demon also
ignored the wandering soul, staring at the direction of that disgusting smell.
His body disappeared as he flew toward that smell.
The direction where the demon was heading toward was where Wang
Lin and Ancient Emperor were. Wang Lin calmly looked at Ancient
Emperor, who was trapped in the light. The light from the pagoda had
shrunk from 30 feet to only 15 feet.
After Wang Lin became a soul devourer, he had lost all the emotions a
mortal would have. He was cold and heartless. When he was about to order
the wandering souls to assault again, he felt through a wandering soul he
controlled that a violent fluctuation of the soul was coming toward him
from the northwest.
Shortly after, the wandering soul under his control used a special
technique to transmit what it was seeing to Wang Lin.
“This...This is.... Hunchback Meng!” Wang Lin was surprised, while
Hunchback Meng had changed a lot, Wang Lin could still tell that this
demon was indeed him.
Wang Lin retracted his divine sense to prevent an attack on him through
it and sent a message to Ancient Emperor through divine sense.
“Hand over the inheritance treasure…”
Ancient Emperor was stunned. Even when he came here a thousand
years ago, he had never seen any of these creatures communicate with
divine sense. But he quickly reacted and replied with his divine sense,
“Se...Seniors, I don’t know what inheritance treasure you are talking
about.”
After Ancient Emperor finished talking, he was bitter in his heart. After
becoming a Soul Formation expert, he hadn’t had to call anyone senior.
When he said that word, he felt bitter.
Suddenly he said, “Senior, if you are looking for the inheritance treasure
of the Land of the Ancient Gods, then you have came looking for the wrong
person. It is in the possession of someone called Six Desire Devil Lord.”
Wang Lin pondered a little, and felt the strong fluctuation of soul
coming closer. Wang Lin used the wandering souls under his control to get
a good grasp of the distance between them. While Wang Lin was talking to
Ancient Emperor, he was controlling the wandering souls to block its path.
However, Hunchback Weng’s body was very strange, and no matter
how many wandering souls attacked it, they weren’t able to inflict even a
tiny bit of damage. This surprised Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t believe Ancient Emperor when he said that the
inheritance treasure was not with him, but with Six Desire Devil Lord. Even
if what he said was true, the likes of Ancient Emperor and the others
wouldn’t so carelessly enter the Land of the Ancient Gods, or else they’d be
at the complete mercy of the Six Desire Devil Lord. After all, he held the
key to entering and exiting this place.
In regards to the inheritance treasure, Wang Lin first heard it from
Duanmu and the others, but they weren’t willing to keep talking about it. It
wasn’t until later that Wang Lin figured it out.
Ancient Emperor was willing to fight the Six Desire Devil Lord in the
second trial. He must have his secrets. Wang Lin ordered the surrounding
wandering souls to begin the assault again.
Ancient Emperor gritted his teeth as he sent another message with his
divine sense. “This old man doesn’t have the inheritance treasures, but
when I came here years ago, I received a fragment of the inheritance
treasure. This fragment contains a spell that would create a passage out of
here, however, it can only be used at the exit whirlpool in each realm to be
teleported out of the Land of the Ancient Gods, or else I wouldn’t be stuck
here. As for the fragment, I destroyed it after I learned the technique.”
What Ancient Emperor said was true. A thousand years ago he was one
of the stronger experts, so he naturally saw the inheritance treasure and
learned of the method it used to leave this place. That was how he was able
to escape this place a thousand years ago and why he still dared to come
back.
There weren’t many that received this spell back then; however, the
reason why almost no one was able to escape was because of the limitation
to use this spell. One must be at an exit whirlpool for it to work.
Many of the people who passed the first and second trials didn’t even
think about exiting the Land of the Ancient Gods, because they didn’t want
to waste all their effort. As a result, they gave up the chance to use the exit
whirlpool in the second trial, but the third trial was vast, and finding the exit
was like finding a needle in a haystack. Also, because of the fear of all the
wandering souls, no one dared to spread their divine sense out too far,
making the search for the exit even harder.
This spell must specifically be used at an exit whirlpool. If it was used
at an entry whirlpool, there would be no effect. Back at the exit of the
second trial, Ancient Emperor didn’t have enough time to use the spell on
the exit whirlpool there, and was forced into the third trial.
“If you just take me to the exit of the third trial I’ll teach you the spell in
exchange!” Ancient Emperor looked calm, but in his heart, he was secretly
trying to figure out why this person wanted this. Although he didn’t know
why, he had to give a response, or the wandering souls would keep
attacking. At that point, the only road left was death.
Wang Lin didn’t respond anymore. He sent out his divine sense and,
once again, all the surrounding wandering souls started to attack. Wang Lin
carefully calculated. Based on the information from the wandering souls,
Hunchback Meng should arrive here in the time that it takes for two incense
sticks to burn.
The attacks of the wandering souls grew more intense under Wang Lin’s
command. To help speed things up, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense to
call more wandering souls to join the attack.
Ancient Emperor’s face paled. He guessed that what he said before
wasn’t what this person wanted to hear. He gritted his teeth and swallowed
a few more pills to keep the light going.
But the attacks from the wandering souls were endless. At the most
critical moment, Ancient Emperor sent out another message with his divine
sense.
“I’ll give you the spell! Please tell these strange creatures to stop
attacking…” Ancient Emperor quickly took out a piece of jade and placed it
on his forehead for a while. Then he held it tightly in his hand while
looking at his surroundings.
After enough time for one incense stick to burn passed, Wang Lin sent
out his divine sense and all the wandering souls stopped their attacks.
Ancient Emperor relaxed a bit. He hesitated a little, and gritted his teeth. He
then sent the jade outside the range of the light.
The moment the piece of jade flew out, Wang Lin immediately picked it
up with his soul. He scanned the piece of jade and found that it contained
very detailed instructions for the spell.
Ancient Emperor became very nervous after throwing out the piece of
jade. He was afraid that after this person received the piece of jade, they
still wouldn’t let him go.
Wang Lin silently pondered a little, then all the surrounding wandering
souls pounced toward Ancient Emperor and resumed their attack. Ancient
Emperor displayed a depressed smile. He revealed a poisonous expression
and started to use up his own spiritual energy like crazy to maintain the
light of the pagoda.
But the amount of wandering souls attacking was simply too great.
Soon, the pagoda started to shake. Then, with a bang, a rift appeared on the
pagoda, splitting it in two.
At that moment, Ancient Emperor’s body suddenly moved and
disappeared without a trace. Ten feet away, Ancient Emperor let out a
miserable cry and revealed himself. Countless wandering souls pounced on
him and started to quickly consume him.
At the same time, a wandering soul came out from Ancient Emperor’s
body, carrying a bag of holding. Wang Lin took the bag after the wandering
soul delivered it to him and hastily left.
This time, he didn’t go look for the other people, but went back to
where his body was hiding.
In the empty space, Ancient Emperor’s body was shrinking, his face
ashen. His Nascent Soul kept spitting out Origin Fire to prevent the
wandering souls from devouring him, however, he was only able to stall for
time and not drive them away.
Even if his life saving magic treasure wasn’t broken or if his cultivation
was still at the mid stage of Soul Formation, he still couldn’t deal with so
many wandering souls trying to devour him.
Soon after Wang Lin left, Hunchback Meng arrived. His body was
moving like a shooting star. He glanced at Ancient Emperor and his brow
wrinkled. The disgusting smell was no longer here. When he was about to
follow it, he suddenly stopped and he looked at Ancient Emperor. A
thought darted through his mind.
He reached out and grabbed Ancient Emperor’s shriveled up body in his
hands, then shook Ancient Emperor until all the wandering souls were
ejected out of his body.
After all the wandering souls were removed from Ancient Emperor’s
body, with a cold smile on his face, the demon tore a hole through space
and threw Ancient Emperor inside.
After the rift appeared, one could clearly see the other side was a blood
red world. The ground was covered in a thick layer of blood, and even the
sky was also blood red, like a piece of blue cloth soaked in blood.
On the blood covered ground sat numerous cultivators who all looked
like the current Hunchback Meng. They were all very large and had
between one and four horns on their head.
In this land of blood, there were many stone pillars, and on top of each
stone pillar sat a cultivator. Looking into the distance, there were many
stone pillars of varying sizes, but the most prominent one was a stone pillar
that looked like it was entering the heavens. On top of that pillar sat a red
haired cultivator. Although his face couldn’t be seen clearly, an aura of
arrogance and pride could be felt from him.
When Ancient Emperor was thrown in there, his Nascent Soul wasn’t
completely devoured by the wandering souls yet, so his body immediately
started to recover. When he opened his eyes, his face immediately changed.
“Red Fire Devil Lord …. Unbeatable Southern Madman... Sky Devil
Magician … you are … you all didn’t die?” Ancient Emperor’s face paled
as his sight locked on to the few that entered the Land of the Ancient Gods
with him a thousand years ago among all the demons.
Red Fire Devil Lord was killed in the second trial. Ancient Emperor
personally saw his body destroyed by the purple lightning. Red Fire Devil
Lord’s Nascent Soul didn’t even have time to escape.
There was also Unbeatable Southern Madman, who was swarmed by
tens of thousands of those strange creatures and died in less time than it
takes for half an incense stick to burn.
As for Sky Devil Magician, who was the master of Six Desire Devil
Lord, Ancient Emperor followed him closely a thousand years ago. He
personally saw him create a tunnel using the inheritance treasure to leave
before he was attacked by a very unusual Divine Sense and died instantly.
Having seen all these people who were suppose to be dead here, he
couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart. Suddenly, he turned his head, and
he saw a demon that looked like Hunchback Meng through the rift.
“Hunchback Meng!” Ancient Emperor’s pupils shrank. The rift closed
in that moment. Ancient Emperor was very cautious. While this place was
full of cultivators, it was very clear that all these people were ones who had
died in the Land of the Ancient Gods in all those years.
A hoarse voice floated in from the distance. “Welcome to the Blood Sea
of the Demon God ...“
Wang Lin’s speed was very high. After a short while, he could cross this
third trial. But halfway through, he stopped and noticed the change of
Ancient Emperor’s location through his connection with the wandering
souls. He saw Hunchback Meng open the rift and Ancient Emperor being
tossed in. Even the red light that came out from the rift was seen by Wang
Lin through the wandering souls.
Wang Lin pondered a little. While he possessed the jade piece with the
spell to leave here, he didn’t know if Ancient Emperor tempered with it or
not. To be safe, he was going to seek out Duanmu, Wang Qingyue, and Six
Desire Devil Lord and ask them about the method to leave in the same
manner.
But the appearance of Hunchback Meng and the red light from the rift
caused Wang Lin to have a terrible feeling. He gave up looking for the likes
of Duanmu and Wang Qingyue and decided to retreat to where his body
was hidden.
On the way back, he was keeping track of Hunchback Meng’s location
with the wandering souls. He noticed that Hunchback Meng wasn’t going
toward him, but toward Duanmu and Wang Qingyue. Wang Lin increased
his speed and quickly returned to his body. When the devil Xu Liguo and
the second devil noticed Wang Lin’s return, they immediately flew out from
the rock.
Wang Lin quickly used his divine consciousness and returned into this
physical body. After a short while, his eyes opened. During this trip, his
soul had increased greatly.
He moved his body and went outside the rock. Without any hesitation,
he headed toward the location of the fourth realm.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. The appearance of Hunchback Meng
disrupted his plans, and it gave him sense of horror. More importantly,
Hunchback Meng was immune to the attacks of the wandering souls.
That was the main reason why Wang Lin decided to leave the third trial
as soon as possible. Wang Lin knew that in terms of cultivation, he was
simply far too weak compared to these old timers. If it wasn’t for the fact
that this place contained a lot of wandering souls, he wouldn’t be able to
compete with them at all. He wouldn’t even have the qualifications to chat
with them.
Now that the wandering souls were useless against Hunchback Meng,
Wang Lin had lost his only advantage. If they were to meet, the only road
for him was death. Hunchback Meng would only have to wave his hand to
make Wang Lin disappear like smoke.
Wang Lin understood his own limits very well. Although this whole
time he had the upper hand, in reality, he knew that the reason for this was
he was able to borrow outside force to help.
If Hunchback Meng was surrounded by the storm like back then, he
wouldn’t even have as much of a chance as a drowning dog.
But now the external force was gone and both of them had the same
starting point. No matter how brave Wang Lin was, he had no choice but to
leave immediately.
Wang Lin was never a foolish person. Once he made his decision, he
hurriedly flew toward the exit of the third trial.
Along the way, he didn’t even bother to devour any more wandering
souls. He quickly rushed forward.
If Wang Lin was to give up his physical body and travel with just his
soul, his speed would be many times greater than it was now, that’s why he
left his body to travel the third trial earlier.
When he took just half a step out, Wang Lin suddenly stopped.He jerked
his head toward the direction of Duanmu and Wang Qingyue. His face
turned very dark as he witnessed a horrifying sight through the wandering
souls.
Duanmu and Wang Qingyue didn’t last long under the attack of
Hunchback Meng. He teared a rift and out of it came a giant demon hand
that took both Duanmu and Wang Qingyue without them being able to
resist.
The demon’s head was full of bone thorns. It had an evil aura around it
that caused people to tremble in fear.
Wang Lin’s face showed his uncertainty. He retrieved the devil Xu
Liguo and the second devil. Then he took a large gulp of spiritual energy
liquid and used all his Linq Qi to quickly leave.
He could already feel that the demon-like Hunchback Meng was already
pursuing him at an extreme speed.
Wang Lin traveled quickly the whole way. His face was sullen as he was
calculating. If they both travel at the current speed, he should be able to
arrive at the whirlpool to the fourth realm before Hunchback Meng caught
up.
Just then, the demon-like Hunchback Meng used some strange method
Wang Ling didn’t know of. Hunchback Meng covered his body in a blood
red light and his speed increased by several times. As the distance between
them got shorter, Hunchback Meng’s speed not only didn’t decrease, but
increased.
Wang Lin’s heart sunk when he realized that if it continued this way,
Hunchback Meng would catch up to him in less time than it takes for one
stick of incense to burn.
It was going to take him at least the time it takes for two sticks of
incense to burn to reach the exit. Wang Lin swept the surroundings with this
divine sense, using the wandering souls around to quickly scan the area. His
eyes were glued in one direction as he was thinking of a very bold move.
He hesitated a little, then without hesitation, he slightly changed this
direction and quickly fled that way.
Six Desire Devil Lord was very frustrated. In the third trial, he didn’t
dare to spread his divine sense too far, so he still hadn’t found the exit.
After all these years, he had determined that the exit is to the northwest.
In fact, he found out that the exit was there two years ago, but the
number of wandering souls there was simply too many for him to handle,
even with his magical treasure. So he had spent the past 2 years slowly
luring some away to slowly whittle down their numbers before proceeding
forward.
The speed would be very slow, but it would guarantee his success. It
was only a matter of time before he entered the fourth realm portal and was
teleported to the Ancient God’s body.
He had just lured a large number of wandering souls and was about to
destroy them all using the youth’s body when his expression changed.
While he didn’t dare to spread out his divine sense too far, he still knew of
everything that happened within 1000 feet.
Six Desire Devil Lord noticed a youth coming toward the 1000 feet
range. He was immediately stunned when he saw the person and then
grinned shouting, “He delivered himself to me!”
Wang Lin coldly stared at Six Desire Devil Lord. Instead of slowing
down, he sped up. Immediately, a large number of wandering souls
appeared around Wang Lin. They stayed around him like bodyguards.
When Six Desire Devi Lord was about to act, he suddenly stopped. He
frowned as he stared at the wandering souls around Wang Lin, causing a
sense of horror in his heart. These strange creatures that forced him to be
very wary and cautious were not only not harming this junior, but also
protecting him. This shocked him greatly.
He didn’t dare to act rashly, but coolly stared at Wang Lin. He would
like to see what this damned junior would do. Wang Lin stopped at the edge
of the 1000 feet radius of Six Desire Devil Lord The reason Wang Lin had
all those wandering souls around him was to warn Six Desire Devil Lord
not to act rashly.
The message Wang Lin sent was successful and Six Desire Devil Lord
didn’t act carelessly. Wang Lin let out a sigh of relief. Although Wang Lin
didn’t fear Six Desire Devil Lord with all the wandering souls around, Six
Desire Devil Lord had a very strange magical treasure. If they started a
fight, it was bound to take time, and Hunchback Meng was closing in fast.
Wang Lin looked at Six Desire Devil Lord while making an awkward
expression. He was secretly calculating the time in silence. Six Desire Devil
Lord narrowed his eyes. He didn’t have Wang Lin’s ability to control
wandering souls, so he didn’t know of the demon that was headed toward
him. When he saw Wang Lin’s hesitated expression, while he had his
doubts, he let out cold smile.
If it wasn’t for there being so many wandering souls around Wang Lin,
he would have acted already. But right now, he didn’t want to make the
matter complicated, so he coldly snorted, “This time I’ll let you go, I give
you to the count of three to scram, scram as far away as possible.”
Wang Lin secretly counted a few breaths and revealed a strange smile.
He muttered “Now is the time!” He immediately looked at Six Desire Devil
Lord and said “Thank you!”
After he finished speaking, he immediately charged northwest, into the
crowd of wandering souls.
Six Desire Devil Lord frowned. As he was reflecting on the situation,
his face suddenly paled. He saw a blood red meteor charging at him. In the
blink of an eye, it was already about 1000 feet from Six Desire Devil Lord.
Hunchback Meng’s large demonic figure was revealed.
“You...You are the Hunchback Meng? You..you ate a Soul
Transformation pill?” Six Desire Devil Lord’s pupils shrank. He noticed
from the pressure released from Hunchback Meng that he was already at the
late stage of Soul Formation, and was only one step away from Soul
Transformation.
The only way to reach this level of cultivation was to consume a Soul
Transformation pill!
However, Six Desire Devil Lord immediately moved the youth’s body
in front of him and turned it horizontal. Staring at Hunchback Meng he said,
“It’s not caused by a Soul Transformation pill. What did you eat to
transform like this?!”
Hunchback Meng stared at Six Desire Devil Lord with his large eyes.
The person in front of him felt very familiar. In fact, it was not the first time
he had felt this. When he saw Ancient Emperor, Duanmu, and Wang
Qingyue, they all gave him a very familiar feeling. However, no matter how
hard he tried, he just couldn’t remember anything at all.
He quickly threw that sensation to the back of his head. He let out a
cruel smile and said, “My name is not Hunchback Meng, it’s Demon God
Tu Si!”
As he was talking, he swiped his bone thorn covered right hand at the
empty space and created a large rift. As the rift suddenly appeared, waves
of red light came out of it. Soon after, a ten foot tall scarlet red figure
appeared from the rift.
“I leave this person to you. I’m going to go after the next one!”
Hunchback Meng flew away when he finished talking.
Six Desire Devil Lord gawked at the person in front of him. He
muttered to himself, “Master…”
185
MASTER OF THE BLOOD SEA
T he person that stood there was over ten feet tall. He emitted a strong
killing intent and wore purple armor with extremely sharp bone thorn
sticking out from various places.
His black hair flowed behind his head without wind. His face was very
handsome and sharp. He looked like a devil, especially with his ruthless
expression.
His eyes glowed red and stared at Six Desire Devil Lord. After
pondering a while, he slowly said, “Yi Er, you still remember your teacher.
Very good. But my name is now Demon God Ti Su.”
After Six Desire Devil Lord heard those two words, he was shaken in
his heart and couldn’t believe his eyes. If it was just someone who looked
like his master, he would not be so shaken, but this person called him by a
nickname only a few knew. Besides his master, Sky Devil Magician, who
else could it be?
Six Desire Devil Lord took a deep breath. His face was full of
uncertainty as he stared at the person in front of him and said, “You...you,
are you a human or a demon? Why were you turned into a demon like
Hunchback Meng? Also, a thousand years ago did you...”
Sky Devil Magician closed his eyes, but quickly reopened them and
said, “What you wanted to say was that I should have died a thousand years
ago, then ask how did I revive, correct?”
Six Desire Devil Lord was secretly very alarmed. With the appearance
of Hunchback Meng and his dead master’s resurrection, he felt that this
place was simply too weird. He felt a sense of horror in his heart as he knew
that there must be some big secret here.
His doubt that the Land of the Ancient Gods was not as simple as just
him reaching the body of the Ancient God and receiving all the treasure
within grew.
That doubt began a thousand years ago, when his master received the
inheritance treasure from the Land of the Ancient Gods and became like a
new person.
That point had always puzzled him throughout the years, but now, like a
bolt of lightning, a very bold speculation appeared in his head.
“I am not possessed!” Sky Devil Magician said, while he slowly looked
at the direction Hunchback Meng went.
Six Desire Devil Lord was surprised within, but his face was calm as he
stared at his master and slowly retreated.
Sky Devil Lord said, without even looking at Six Desire Devil Lord,
“Retreat ten more steps and I’ll be forced to act!”
Six Desire Devil Lord stopped and whispered, “Master, what is all this
about? Even if you want to kill this disciple, you have to at least tell me
what all this is about.”
Sky Devil Magician turned and looked at Six Desire Devil Lord. He
pondered a little and said, “Fine , there is no harm in telling you. This…”
Before he finished speaking, Six Desire Devil Lord made the youth’s
body in his hand explode with a bang. Even though the youth had been dead
for a while, his blood hadn’t dried out yet and it seemed as if he had only
just died.
As the body exploded, a mist of blood suddenly scattered and instantly
warped around Six Desire Devil Lord. His whole body looked like it had
fused into the mist of blood and disappeared as he charged toward the exit
of the third trial.
“Blood Desire Escape...Very good. As expected of my disciple. When
things don’t look good, he escapes.” Sky Devil Magician said with a smile
of approval on his face as he looked at the direction Six Desire Devil Lord
went.
All of Six Desire Devil Lord’s techniques were personally taught by
him. The cultivation method he taught was the Mysterious Sky Devil
Cultivation Method. People have six innate desires. The cultivation method
trained one to controls one’s own desire, then to use it to influence others’
desires for one’s own purpose.
Compared to the death curse technique, it was only slightly less vicious.
The most important part of the Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation Method
was to control one’s desires. If one could fully control four desires, they
would reach the Soul Formation stage, and if one could control all six
desires, they would reach the Soul Transformation stage.
Six Desire Devil Lord had already gained control over five of his innate
desires. The last one, that he hadn’t gained control of yet, was obsession.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t gain control of that desire. His
only obsession was his own cultivation. Since the first day he had started
cultivating, he made a promise to himself that he would reach the Soul
Transformation stage.
This had always been his dream and life goal. Sky Devil Magician once
predicted that this obsession would become Six Desire Devil Lord’s
greatest obstacle, and it had come true.
This Blood Desire Escape technique was from the Mysterious Sky
Devil Cultivation Method that was used as a last resort. By sacrificing one’s
training over one’s control over one of the desires, it would give them an
unimaginable boost in speed.
Six Devil Desire Lord had always been a very decisive person. The
moment he saw his master, he felt a sense of horror. He decided to bite the
bullet and escape with his life.
At that moment Wang Lin was moving quickly to the northwest, toward
the exit of the third trial. All the wandering souls in the way automatically
moved aside, making a path for him.
His body was moving so fast, it was almost a blur. He was getting closer
and closer to the exit. As for the life and death of Six Desire Devil Lord,
Wang Lin didn’t have time to care. They hardly knew each other. Whether
or not Six Desire Devil Lord’s death helped him escape was all that
mattered.
However, what made him disappointed was that, through the wandering
souls, he saw the moment that Six Desire Devil Lord met his master.
And that Hunchback Meng only paused for a moment before continuing
to chase him.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and drank another mouthful of Liquid
spiritual energy. He waved his right hand and a cold blue fire appeared. He
slammed his bag of holding and the poisonous black sword came out,
emitting cold pressure.
Wang Lin’s body became unsteady for a moment as he shot the blue fire
and the poisonous black sword backwards, then continued charging
forward. The blue fire and the poisonous black sword split apart and
charged toward Hunchback Meng from two different directions.
As Hunchback Meng chased, he secretly concluded that this was the
person that gave off that disgusting smell that he couldn’t stand. He was
very confused on this matter, and acted on impulse with the urge to catch up
and rip that person apart to appease his anger.
But Hunchback Meng, in his heart, actually admired this person. He
could tell that they were only at the mid stage of Core Formation and that
this person was very crafty. If he started chasing after them, they would
immediately escape as fast as possible.
What really stunned Hunchback Meng was that all the wandering souls
here didn’t have any aggression toward this person. Even though this person
heedlessly charged through the third trial, they wouldn’t attack him.
This caused his heart to feel very strange. The only reason he wasn’t
getting attacked was because his master gave him a magic treasure that
devoured souls.
But how was the other person doing the same? Hunchback Meng was
very confused. He took a deep breath. Then he took a step and quickly
rushed forward.
However, shortly after he started moving, he immediately felt the blue
flame charging at him. He sneered and charged forward even faster.
He didn’t even bother to dodge and just slammed into it. The blue flame
flickered a few times before it exploded into countless ice flame flowers
and dissipated.
Hunchback Meng sneered and was about to accelerate when his face
suddenly changed. Although the ice flame was slowly dissipating, he
looked at his chest and noticed that it was blue. There was a layer of ice on
his chest.
The ice quickly started to spread across Hunchback Meng’s body.
Hunchback Meng stopped. He looked down and put his right hand on
the ice, causing it to crack and stop spreading.
At that moment, he noticed a flash in the distance. Following the flash,
a weirdly shaped black sword instantly arrived next to Hunchback Meng’s
shoulder. The flying sword’s shape was very odd. There were many tiny
blue thorns on the short blade, indicating it contained very poisonous
toxins.
The moment Hunchback Meng saw the sword, his heart was shaken. He
felt a very strong sense of familiarity from the word, as if it were something
very important to him.
For only a short moment, Hunchback Meng lost concentration, and the
sword stabbed into his right shoulder. A ping sound could be heart as the
sword made contact. Although the sword’s speed was very fast, it was only
barely able to pierce Hunchback Meng’s skin.
But even though it only barely broke the skin, the toxin in the sword
started to invade Hunchback Meng’s body. Hunchback Meng didn’t even
bother with the toxin and grabbed the sword. He had a strong feeling that
the sword was originally his.
With Hunchback Meng’s cultivation, catching a flying sword was like
child’s play. As he reached out with his hand to grab the sword, layers of Qi
wrapped around the sword, forming a whirlpool that made it unable to
escape.
Wang Lin was almost at the exit when his face suddenly changed. He
noticed the danger that the flying sword was facing. He didn’t stop, but both
his hands moved rapidly, forming signs, until he finally spat out a mouthful
of golden Qi.
At the same time, the flying sword trapped in the whirlpool of Qi felt it
and the blue toxin on the sword intensified.
As Hunchback Meng reached to grab the sword, the whirlpool loosened
and the sword made a popping sound as eight thorns came off the sword
and charged at Hunchback Meng at extreme speeds.
If one were to analyze the toxin on the sword, they would find that it
really couldn’t compare to the toxin on the thorns. When Wang Lin made
this flying sword, he paid a lot of attention to the 99 thorns.
Almost all the toxins were stored on the thorns, and as a result, the
amount of toxin the eight thorns contained was very high.
If it was used against anyone else, it would be very effective. But
Hunchback Meng was a poison cultivator. The main toxin in the thorns was
Wang Ding Poison. This poison was originally Hunchback Meng’s treasure,
so the toxin wasn’t able to harm Hunchback Meng.
Earlier, when the sword pierced Hunchback Meng’s shoulder, it only
took a moment for him to absorb the toxin.
But even if the toxin on the thorns was harmless, the force of the thorns
was still like eight flying swords. If it was anyone else, their palm would be
pierced, but Hunchback Meng’s demon like body already reached an
imaginable level of hardness. As the thorns hit his palm, they split in half
under the impact.
Although the thorns were broken, they did slow down the hand that was
reaching toward the sword. At that moment, the flying sword escaped.
Hunchback Meng was only able to grab the edge of the sword before it
disappeared from his hand.
But Hunchback Meng’s cultivation was very strong. Just by touching it,
he was able to make the sword’s color dull and caused a crack to appear on
the blade.
The flying sword quickly disappeared without a trace as it escaped to
more than 1000 feet away from Hunchback Meng.
Hunchback Meng’s face darkened. Staring at the direction the flying
sword disappeared to, he waved his right hand and tore open a rift.
A very overbearing Divine Sense came out of the rift and swept the
nearby area, then proceeded to cover the entire third trial. However, it
carefully went around the place that the soul devourer was sleeping
“What is it?” The Divine Sense sent out a cold message.
Hunchback Meng immediately kneeled down when the Divine Sense
came out and said, “Master, there is a cultivator who is too close to the exit.
I request help.”
“Okay.” The Divine Sense replied.
Hunchback Meng immediately charged toward Wang Lin after he heard
the reply. He was assured that with the help of the messenger, there was no
way this mid stage Core Formation kid could make it to the exit.
The messenger’s Divine Sense quickly scanned the third trial and found
Wang Lin and Six Desire Devil Lord. He first focused his Divine Sense on
Six Desire Devil Lord, who was covered in a ray of blood colored light that
increased Six Desire Devil Lord’s speed greatly. However, the deeper Six
Desire Devil Lord went, the more wandering souls there were. It was more
than his treasure could handle.
As a result, he was hit by many wandering souls on the way. He relied
on his spiritual energy to fight against the wandering souls rampaging
within his body.
The moment the Divine Sense appeared, Six Desire Devil Lord was
greatly shaken. After finally getting rid of the wandering souls, that
abnormal Divine Sense appeared. He knew that the person’s cultivation
must be abnormal to send out such a powerful Divine Sense.
After the Divine Sense scanned Six Desire Devil Lord, it sent out a
wave of power that caused the blood red light to fade little by little until it
disappeared, revealing Six Desire Devil Lord’s horror filled face.
“I can’t act with the soul devourer around. I can only help you block
him(Six Desire Devil Lord) once.” After finishing the act, the powerful
Divine Sense sent the message to Sky Devil Magician, who was
indifferently chasing after Six Desire Devil Lord.
Sky Devil Magician’s face was calm. He nodded his head and
immediately accelerated forward.
Six Desire Devil Lord groaned and gritted his teeth. Without hesitation,
he gave up another desire to active the Blood Desire Escape Technique
again. This time, his body could barely handle the technique, and he
coughed up a mouthful of blood. The wandering souls in his body started to
eat away at him. He give off a wry smile and charged forward.
The Divine Sense scanned Six Desire Devil Lord again, but didn’t act
this time. After one look, he left. He arrived at the exit to the third trial and
saw Wang Lin 1000 feet from the exit.
The Divine Sense sent out a wave targeting Wang Lin. Wang Lin
noticed the Divine Sense the moment it appeared. Although it was very
powerful, Wang Lin felt a bit strange. He felt like there was something
wrong with this Divine Sense.
As the Divine Sense attacked Wang Lin, he suddenly realized what was
wrong. This Divine Sense didn’t belong to a cultivator, but to a wandering
soul who was about to become a soul devourer.
This was the first time Wang Lin met such a large wandering soul,
however, a wandering soul was still a wandering soul. Until it become a
soul devourer, no matter how large it was, it still below a soul devourer.
That was still a large gap the wandering soul had to cross.
That large wandering soul dared to attack Wang Lin, who was a soul
devourer. From Wang Lin’s point of view, this large wandering soul was
basically a super immortal pill. If Wang Lin could devour him, his soul
could not only recover to what it originally was, but even surpass it to an
unimaginable degree.
At that moment, the wandering soul’s attack hit Wang Lin, causing him
to be stunned. This surprised the wandering soul greatly.
“Soul devourer! You...You are a soul devourer!” The wandering soul
exclaimed. Although there was a hint of surprise in his voice, there was also
a sense of excitement.
Wang Lin had some doubts in his heart, but he started to devour the
wandering soul that entered his body. The wandering soul immediately
withdrew his Divine Sense, but a part of him had already been devoured by
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin licked his lips. He could clearly feel that his Ji Realm Soul
was rapidly increasing, but he felt a bit of regret. If he could have devoured
the whole soul, his own soul could have increased much more.
After the large soul escaped, it used a complicated method to open a rift
and disappear from the third trial.
At that moment, in the Blood Sea of the Demon God, a rift appeared in
the sky as the large soul appeared through it. He quickly went to the tallest
pillar that reached the heavens. As he got near it, his soul took the form of a
young man. He kneeled in the air with a weak look on his face, but his
expression was full of excitement.
“My lord, in the third trial I saw a … soul devourer!”
On top of the pillar sat a man with red hair. He was looking down, so
his hair covered his face. However, a sense of arrogance was constantly
radiating from his body.
The moment he heard the voice of the wandering soul, his body
suddenly trembled and he raised his head. It revealed a bloody face. The
moment he raised his head, a dense mist of blood appeared in the Blood
Sea.
Meanwhile, all the cultivators on the pillars, and even the ones sitting
on the blood soaked ground, immediately looked at him with a look of
ecstasy on their faces.
“Soul devourer...Are you sure?” The man’s voice was low, but filled
with overwhelming majesty.
The long haired man formed by the soul said, “ Master, I am sure that
person is a soul devourer. That person is near the exit of the third trial. If
you want to catch him, you must go now!”
“Soul devourer…” The red haired man’s eyes revealed a dull look. He
waved his hand, and a rift thousands of feet long appeared.
“Demon God Ti Su, all of you, go catch and that soul devourer and
bring him back!” The red haired man said, then looked down again and
became silent.
After he finished speaking, all the cultivators in the Blood Sea leaped
off their pillars or the ground and disappeared into the rift.
The large soul also followed them through the rift. The entire blood sea
was suddenly empty. Only the red haired man remained. He used his red
hand and gently wrote a row of small words on the ground.
“I’ve been sealed in the Blood Sea of the Demon God for tens of
thousands of years. Today, I heard of a soul devourer appearing again. My
heart is very excited…”
Next to that row of small words, there were several rows of handwritten
words.
“Entering the third trial, I immediately realized that this place was a rift
connected to the World of Decay. After searching, I found the entrance to
the World of Decay, but didn’t enter.
“This Land of the Ancient God has been exaggerated by the rumors.
Aside from the third trial being a bit fun, the other realms were very
disappointing. I originally wanted to leave, but since I’m here, I might as
well check it out, or else I would have just wasted my time.”
“The fourth realm is just a transfer array. The transfer array transfers the
person based on the speed they passed the three realm. It is very intricate.
After spending a long time studying it, I can now use it to enter any part of
the body of the Ancient God.”
“How is this the Land of the Ancient Gods? It is clearly a Land of the
Demon Gods.”
“The Ancient God Tu Si… this person really is a cultivator of great
wisdom. I greatly admire him… to have come up with this method.”
“I never thought I would be trapped at a place for thousands of years…”
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W ang Lin quickly charged toward the exit. After a short amount of
time, he arrived within 30 feet of the exit whirlpool.
But as he arrived, directly above the exit of the third trial, a rift
thousands of feet long opened. It released a blood red glow.
Wang Lin was shocked, but his face remained calm. He immediately
used the technique that Ancient Emperor had given him on the whirlpool.
The moment the rift appeared, he still charged toward the whirlpool. Purple
lightning appeared, dragging him into the whirlpool.
The moment he entered the whirlpool, Wang Lin clearly saw large
demons coming out of the rift, all revealing looks of ecstasy in their eyes as
they looked at Wang Lin in the whirlpool. They all charged toward him.
Wang Lin’s heart skipped a beat. Any one of the demons in the group
could destroy Wang Lin with the wave of a hand. With that thought in
mind, Wang Lin disappeared into the whirlpool.
All the demons followed him without any hesitation.
After Wang Lin came out of the whirlpool, he quickly started to escape
without pausing. The area was a square plaza with dozens of pillars that
reached the sky.
In the middle of the pillars was a circular transfer array that was
glowing a demonic red light. If one looked closely, they could see that the
transfer array was formed by something that looked like blood vessels.
Surrounding it were tubes that connected to the transfer array. They looked
like they were fueling the array with some dark red liquid.
The demon-like red light was emitted by the liquid being supplied into
the array.
The moment Wang Lin appeared, he scanned the whole area with his
divine sense without hesitation. He found out that there were no whirlpool
in this area, only the transfer array.
Without saying a word, he rushed next to the transfer array, but didn’t
charge into it. After giving it a look, he took out his poison sword from his
bag of holding and broke off 10 thorns.
The poison sword disappeared back into his bag of holding. He moved
his hands to form illusionary circles, then he placed restrictions on the 10
thorns.
After he finished, he pointed his finger at his brow and spit out a
mouthful of golden Qi. The golden Qi turned to threads as it entered the
thorns.
The thorns’ whole body shook and scattered as they started to spin with
the illusionary circles.
Shortly after, Wang Lin stepped into the transfer array without any
hesitation. The moment his body entered the transfer array, a ray of red light
shot out from the side and covered the entire transfer array.
“The time it took to pass the third trial was over the expected limit, but
you were able to receive qualification in the second trial. Location: outside
the Qi Sea.” 1
Within the fluctuating rays of blood red light, Wang Lin’s body started
to distort until it disappeared without a trace. The blood red light started to
disperse, until everything returned to normal.
At that moment, the illusionary circles Wang Lin had left behind
scattered in all directions and created restrictions that surrounded the entire
transfer array. Following the sudden movement of the illusionary circles,
the thorns quickly flew at the transfer array, pierced into the blood vessels,
and spread their toxin into them.
After an instant, the entire array no longer emitted a red light, but a
black light, however, that black light didn’t last long and slowly turned red
again.
At the same time, at the entrance of the fourth realm, many demons
from the Blood Sea appeared and quickly arrived next to the transfer array.
One of the demon cultivators looked at the array once and said, “The
array has been destroyed. It will take three hours to recover.”
“It doesn’t matter. The body is very large. The soul devourer won’t be
able to enter the Sea of Knowledge. As long as he doesn’t enter the Sea of
Knowledge, he won’t be able to leave.”
“In three hours, we will split up for the search. This time, we must
capture him alive.”
Wang Lin felt like his soul and his body were separated. Soon after, he
clearly noticed his body was surrounded by an invisible force that pulled
him toward a whirlpool. That whole time, he felt like his body disappear
and only his divine sense remained.
He didn’t know how long it had been. Suddenly, the force around his
body disappeared as he slowly regained control of his body. When he
opened his eyes, he saw a blue world.
This was a very strange place. The sky was blue and so was the ground.
It could be said that this world had no ground, only sky, because the ground
was really just another sky.
Wang Lin was stunned for a moment, then recovered his calmness. The
moment before he was transferred here, he remembered that the voice said
that he would be transferred to the edge of the Qi Sea.
With that sentence, Wang Lin knew that this was the fourth realm. Only,
the fourth realm didn’t have any obstacles, it was only used as a transfer
location.
Wang Lin thought that he had already entered the body of the Ancient
God, just outside the Qi Sea.
He pondered for a little and sighed. He never thought that among all the
cultivators that tried, he would be the first to enter the Land of the Ancient
God.
Before the third trial, Wang Lin still had some hope to enter the Land of
the Ancient God, but now, he felt that this place wasn’t a place filled with
treasure and immortal pills like Duanmu had said.
Especially at the third trial exit, when all those demons like Hunchback
Meng appeared, caused Wang Lin to feel like there was a large rock
weighing down his heart. Wang Lin had a feeling that he had entered a
place he wasn’t supposed to enter.
Especially the naked ecstasy in the eyes of those demons as they looked
at Wang Lin. He was very smart, and after analyzing it once, he realized it
must’ve had something to do with what that large soul who was almost a
Soul Devour said.
“Before, only Hunchback Meng and one other appeared, but as I was
about to leave, so many suddenly appeared. They must be after me. It seems
to have something to do with that large soul realizing my identity of a soul
devourer.”
As Wang Lin was thinking, his body never stopped moving forward. He
felt that those demons wouldn’t give up so easily, and may suddenly appear
in front of him.
What Wang Lin needed to do now was to quickly leave this strange
Land of the Ancient God.
Wang Lin slammed his bag of holding and a piece of jade appeared. He
concentrated a little on the piece of jade, then his expression became
unsettled. He put away the piece of jade and quickly formed illusionary
circles with his hand.
The piece of jade contained sets of hand signs one must form to create a
tunnel to leave here, as stated by Ancient Emperor. There were over 400
signs to make before one could form a tunnel.
Wang Lin felt a bit weird after forming the first set. He continued to
form the set until the 34th set, where he stopped and his face paled.
This 34th set looked like the other sets, but in reality, it used spiritual
energy without the person knowing. That caused his spiritual energy to
fluctuate.
Wang Lin pondered a little and moved on to the 35th set. He quickly
formed all the sets in the piece of jade one by one.
When he finished the last set, he pressed his hand forward and a
whirlpool appeared, emitting a dark air. However, the instant the whirlpool
appeared, it collapsed in front of Wang Lin and disappeared.
As he continued to form the sets, the spiritual energy in his body started
to strongly fluctuate. It wasn’t until the whirlpool disappeared that his
spiritual energy calmed down again.
Wang Lin’s eyes trembled as he stared at the whirlpool that had
appeared.
Wang Lin whispered, “Such a poisonous technique!” He sneered. The
whirlpool formed by this technique spun counter clockwise, while all the
exit whirlpools spun clockwise.
If one didn’t look closely, they wouldn’t notice the difference. As for if
using this technique to form the counter clockwise whirlpool would create
an exit to leave the place, Wang Lin wasn’t sure. But he was sure that if two
whirlpools met, there would be dire consequences.
Of course, there was also a chance that the exit was created by the
collision of the two whirlpools, however, when Wang Lin was using the
technique, he noticed that from the 34th set and onwards, the spiritual
energy in his body started to fluctuate. The more sets he formed, the more it
fluctuated, until it reached its limit at the last set.
If Wang Lin didn’t already notice that it was only his spiritual energy
fluctuating and that it was harmless, he would have immediately stopped
forming the sets. However, now that he saw the whirlpool, his eyes
suddenly turn cold.
He wasn’t sure if this technique could help him leave this place, but he
knew that the moment the two whirlpools collided, his spiritual energy
would go out of control. It might even explode in his body and spread to his
core, splitting his core in half.
Wang Lin was able to realize this because every time he entered a
whirlpool, he could feel his spiritual energy get excited and act violently for
an instant. Even though it was just for an instant, if it happened in between
two whirlpools with the opposite spin, the aftereffect on Wang Lin’s body
was something he couldn’t even imagine.
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THE ANCIENT GOD’S INHERITANCE (PART 1)
I t was silent. The technique had been verified, but it was not necessary to
leave this place yet. First, Wang Lin wanted to see if was possible to
enter the heaven defying bead's space.
If he could enter the heaven defying bead's space, then his chance of
escape would increase a lot. He moved his hand from his brow. His
expression was calm, but there was hint of surprise in his eyes.
There were no restrictions in the heaven defying bead's space. It could
be entered at any time.
Wang Lin let out a breath of relief. He waved his right hand and took
out Ancient Emperor’s bag of holding. With a scan of his divine sense, a
resisting force came from the bag.
The bag of holding’s divine sense blocked out Wang Lin’s divine sense.
This meant that Ancient Emperor was still alive, but Wang Lin wasn’t sure
about the situation himself. Back then, Hunchback Meng’s bag of holding
had lost its divine sense, but Hunchback Meng still seemed to be alive.
Now Wang Lin had two bag of holdings he couldn’t open. One of them
was Ancient Emperor’s, and the other was the one he found in a cave at the
Shinto War Shrine from a mysterious skeleton.
Both bags of holding still held the divine sense of the previous master.
With that there, Wang Lin couldn’t access the bags. Wang Lin wasn’t in a
rush, he touch the bag of holding and surrounded it with his own divine
sense to prevent Ancient Emperor from sensing it.
After he finished this, he took a deep breath and darted like an arrow
into the distance. His target was the Ancient God’s Sea of Knowledge.
He did, after all, received a piece of jade to make a restriction flag, and
the material required to make it was within the Sea of Knowledge.
After running quickly through this space that had no difference between
earth and sky, Wang Lin still couldn’t see the edge of the sky.
He remembered that Duanmu and the others had said that the body of an
Ancient God was very large. A mature Ancient God was larger than the
entire Suzaku star. Even just traveling between two blood vessels, the
distance was unimaginable.
Although the area was large, there was no life or any restrictions, just
silence. Wang Lin didn’t make any stops and continued forward.
In the Ancient God’s body, there weren’t any restrictions on one’s
divine sense, just like the outside world. Wang Lin’s soul received a lot of
nourishment in the third realm, especially that large soul that was almost a
soul devourer, that allowed Wang Lin’s soul to grow by leaps and bounds.
When he spread his divine sense, it could stretch for thousands of miles.
As a result, he kept track of his surroundings with his divine sense while he
flew forward. After a long time, Wang Lin stopped with a shocked
expression as he stared into the distance. The Linq Qi in his body started to
become violent, as if there were some mysterious force pulling it, causing
his spiritual energy to be in an excited state.
Shortly after, with his divine sense, he detected dark blue Qi waves
rolling in from the distance. The Qi waves were thousands of feet tall with
lengths that couldn’t even be estimated. The Qi wave was really far, but the
earth shattering roar they produced could still be heard.
After a few seconds, the Qi came a lot closer, causing spiritual energy to
fluctuate even more violently. Without a word, Wang Lin turned and flew
away from it. Those Qi waves were too strange, and Wang Lin was very
alarmed by their appearance.
What made Wang Lin’s heart sink was that he was losing control of the
spiritual energy in his body. When the spiritual energy shook violently, his
speed slowed down by a lot.
The Qi Wave came even closer. The roar made it sound like it was right
behind Wang Lin. Wang Lin was surprised, but his eyes remained calm. He
knew he wouldn’t be able to escape the Qi wave in time, so he pointed his
right hand to his brow, and the heaven defying bead came out. Wang Lin’s
body quickly started to fade before disappearing completely.
After about ten breaths, the Qi wave roared past where Wang Lin
disappeared, and disappeared into the distance. After a few moments, Wang
Lin’s image gradually started to appear, until he became real again. He
stared at the Qi wave that passed by for a long time, mulling over what he
had just witnessed.
After staring for a while, he continued to fly forward.
Six Desire Devil Lord appeared within a thousand feet of the third
realm’s exit. The blood red light faded around him, revealing a bitter and
skinny face. In his hand, he held a skeleton that was missing an arm.
There were gold spots on the skeleton, releasing tiny rays of golden
light.
Most the flesh in his body was lost in the struggle against the wandering
souls. His Nascent Soul was on the verge of collapse. There were countless
wandering souls in his body. When they attacked, Six Desire Devil Lord’s
stamina dropped quite a bit.
Now, he didn’t even have the energy to active the Blood Desire Escape
technique anymore. He could only quietly wait for the wandering souls to
consume him, or for his master to catch him.
In his heart, he really hoped that his master could catch up before the
wandering souls consumed him, even if it meant turning into a demon. He’d
rather preserve his life.
Unfortunately, this desire of his would be very difficult to achieve,
because at that moment, his Nascent Soul’s last line of defense collapsed in
an instant from the wandering soul’s attack, exposing his Zifu soul.
The wandering souls revealed greedy expressions and piled forward.
Six Desire Devil Lord was helpless right now, but the skeleton in his
released a golden light.
Large amounts of golden light came from the skeleton and surrounded
Six Desire Devil Lord. nascent soulImmediately, the wandering souls that
were pouncing at him started to scream, and quickly left his body to escape
from the golden light.
Six Desire Devil Lord gawked at what had just happened in front of
him. After the wandering souls left, he quickly took control of his body
again. He revealed an excited expression as he stared at the skeleton in his
hand. He felt like he had just escaped certain death.
But soon after, he was very suspicious, but right now was not the time
to ponder over it.
All the wandering souls in his surrounding started backing off, as if they
feared the golden light. Six Desire Devil Lord was a decisive man. The
moment he realized this, he put away the suspicious feelings in his heart
and headed toward the exit of the third realm.
The huge rift near the exit had already closed. Without the obstruction
of the wandering souls, he almost immediately arrived at the exit and
stepped into the whirlpool.
He felt extremely relieved in that moment. The third realm was too
scary. If he could escape from here, he vowed to never return.
When he came here the for first time a thousand years ago, although he
had also reached the third realm, it wasn’t this strange. His master’s revival,
Hunchback Meng turning into a demon, and the series of events created a
fog of confusion in his heart. This fog only spread out and caused him to be
very nervous.
He was inside the whirlpool. The moment the purple lightning came
down, he waved his hands and executed a series of hand techniques. After
he finished, his Nascent Soul had shrunk by a large amount.
The color in his eyes dulled a lot. That technique landed on the skeleton
in his hand. The golden light shined brighter as the bones started to crack,
before bursting into dust and starting to spread in all directions.
Amidst the cloud of ashes were countless specks of golden light. Six
Desire Devil Lord waved both his hands, making the ashes scatter as the
golden specks came together to form a shiny golden arm bone.
However, on this arm bone, there were only four and half fingers. Half
of the ring finger was missing.
The moment the arm bone appeared, countless purple streaks of
lightning in the whirlpool stopped where they were, completely motionless.
Six Desire Devil Lord didn’t even look as he took the almost complete arm
and spit out a mouthful of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy was quickly absorbed by the arm. Afterward, the
Six Desire Devil Lord started forming set of hand seals with the arm. If
Wang Lin was here, he would realize that this was the same sets of hand
seals he got from Ancient Emperor, but instead of only 400 or so sets, there
were over 1000 sets.
These thousand plus hand seals were all performed by this arm. Soon, a
whirlpool suddenly appeared before him. Six Desire Devil Lord’s eyes lit
up. The reason he dared to come here was because he felt he already fully
understood this arm bone, and that with it, he would be able to leave like a
thousand year ago.
The arm bone was the inheritance treasure Wang Lin was looking for.
After a thousand years, Six Desire Devil Lord felt he finally cracked the
mysteries of the arm bone.
He worried that it would be stolen, or something unexpected might
happen, so he painstakingly infused the inheritance treasure into a disciple.
No one would have even dreamed that the inheritance treasure wasn’t in his
bag of holding, but in the youth following him.
Thanks to the connection he had with the bone, he could use it at any
time, so it was safe.
Also, the arm bone was an inheritance treasure from the Land of the
Ancient God, so there were no limits placed on it. Thus, his disciple was
able to enter the Land of the Ancient God without any problems.
After forming the last hand seal, he decided that he would never come
back to this strange place again. But right as he was feeling confident and
stepped into the whirlpool, it suddenly collapsed right before him and
dissipated.
Six Desire Devil Lord was stunned for a while, but at the same time, the
purple lightning that was frozen in midair came down and hit him, causing
him to disappear from the exit of the third realm.
After he disappeared, Sky Devil Magician appeared. He revealed a
strange smile and said, “My good disciple, you must succeed so you don’t
waste your master’s effort of opening the secret of the arm to save you from
the wandering souls and stopping you from leaving.”
Wang Lin’s whole body was like lightning. He quickly flew through the
area outside of the Ancient God’s Qi Sea, however, his direction had
changed. Instead of moving forward, he now went up.
He didn’t know how long he had been flying. His surroundings were
exactly the same as before. If it weren’t for his divine sense, he would have
thought that he was flying in place.
During this time, he met more than 10 Qi waves. He avoided them all
by going into the heaven defying bead's space. Gradually, he noticed some
clues. No matter how he looked at them, the Qi waves were formed by
spiritual energy.
Wang Lin already had an answer in his heart, but he refused to believe
it. This Qi wave clearly came from the Qi Sea’s spiritual energy whirlpool.
If only the whirlpool could produce such strong Qi Waves, wouldn’t the
entire Qi Sea already have achieved an unimaginable level of Qi?
If this Ancient God was dead, why did his spiritual energy still
circulate? In addition, Wang Lin noticed that as he flew forward, waves of
fluctuation, that caused his mood to change, came from all sides. These
waves, however, caused Wang Lin no real harm. It was only a little, but
they increased Wang Lin’s vigilance. He checked the location of his own Qi
sea for reference. Above the Qi sea was the Progenitor Point, and within it
was the Zifu Sea of Knowledge.
While Wang Lin flew, he was secretly calculating in his heart, but the
information was too little. It felt like there was always mist in his eyes,
preventing him from seeing the truth. The whole Land of the Ancient God
had a strange atmosphere.
While Wang Lin was flying, he suddenly stopped. Without a word, he
pointed at his brow and disappeared into the heaven defying bead's space.
At the same time, a flash of white light appeared nearby. As the white light
faded, Six Desire Devil Lord appeared.
His face was sullen. He looked at the golden arm in his hand, then
looked at this surroundings. He was stunned for a moment. A thought
flashed in his head. He looked at his surroundings again and his expression
suddenly changed, revealing a look of ecstasy.
“This...this Ancient God is clearly dead, but this place still has such
strong desire fluctuations?” Six Desire Devil Lord’s eyes became brighter
and brighter. He could feel the fluctuations coming in from all sides.
These fluctuations to him were clearly all types of desires. A thought
flew through his mind. He formed a seal with his right hand, casting a spell
into the air. A thin snake-like black Qi appeared before him and flew away,
heading into the distance.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s eyes shined. He opened his mouth and sucked
air in. The black light instantly turned around and was sucked in as well.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s face once again revealed a look of ecstasy. He
could clearly feel that from absorbing just that trace of desire, his soul had
recovered from all the damage he took from the wandering souls.
Six Desire Devil Lord, without saying a word, scanned the area with his
divine sense and found nothing abnormal. He immediately opened his arms,
both arms forming different seals, while he sat cross legged. He shouted,
“Fear Desire, come!”
The moment those words left his mouth, as he formed seals with his
hands, black Qi materialized all round him. All of the black Qi charged
toward Six Desire Devil Lord.
Gradually, more and more of the black Qi accumulated, until it covered
a very large area around Six Desire Devil Lord’s body. His body was like a
blackhole, endlessly absorbing the black Qi.
His expression became more and more confident. He revealed a hint of
surprise on his face. He could clearly feel that the Fear Desire in the
Ancient God’s body was larger than he could have imagined, far above his
expectation.
Time slowly passed. From 100,000 feet away, Sky Devil Magician
revealed an excited expression as he looked at the direction of Six Desire
Devil Lord. He mutter to himself. “Absorb, my good disciple, keep
absorbing. For my master’s plan, you must put on a good performance!”
He let out a strange smile. Both of his hands crossed each other, causing
a blue light to quickly spread in all directions, instantly covering everything
within a mile. After he finished, a thought flashed through his head. His
smile grew wider. He thought, “Good disciple. Back then, your teacher’s
calculation was correct. Your crazy nature would be a wall that blocks your
cultivation path. But looking at it now, this crazy nature of yours will be
what helps this old man’s plan ultimately succeed.”
Time slowly passed. The endless black fog covered an area with a one
mile radius by now. If it wasn’t for Sky Devil Magician’s preventing it, the
black fog would continue to spread.
After an unknown amount of time, the block fog faded. Six Desire
Devil Lord revealed a crazed light. His cultivation had reached an
incredible level.
“Greed Desire, come!” He shouted another sentence. Not long after, red
mist suddenly appeared until it covered a one mile radius around him.
Afterwards, Rash Desire, Pleasure Desire, Jealous Desire, Obsession
Desire, and the likes were all devoured by Six Desire Devil Lord. What his
master, Sky Devil Magician said was correct; his greatest weakness was his
desire to raise his cultivation. If given the chance of increasing his
cultivation, he absolutely wouldn’t give it up.
Even until now, he had never thought of stopping, but continued to
endlessly absorb all the desires. When Obsession desire was absorbed by
him, his body released horrendous smell.
The six desires in the Ancient God’s body were scattered due to some
change in the Ancient God’s soul before death. Six Desire Devil Lord now
had absorbed part of the Ancient God’s desire and reached a level in
Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation Method that exceeded the creator, Sky
Devil Magician’s, expectations of what the ultimate level was.
At that moment, Sky Devil Magician’s displayed a smile. Even his
normally gloomy face couldn’t help but laugh. He quickly rushed toward
Six Desire Devil Lord.
“My good disciple, your task has been completed. It looks like this old
man didn’t adopt you in vain. This time, you have really showed your
gratitude!”
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W ang Lin was able to see everything that happened outside while he
was hiding in the heaven defying bead's space.
Originally, before the heaven defying bead acknowledged him as its
master, he wasn’t able to do this, but after he reached the mid stage of Core
Formation, he noticed a change when he entered the bead’s space.
That feeling appeared when he first entered the Core Formation stage as
well, but it wasn’t as obvious as now. Wang Lin felt that his cultivation was
only one of the reasons. The other might’ve been due to his soul growing
stronger.
The wandering soul in the third realm allowed his soul to grow rapidly.
Now, when he was inside the heaven defying bead's space, all he had to
do was grab the strip of light to be able to see what was happening on the
outside.
He was surprised by the appearance of Six Desire Devil Lord. He didn’t
think that Six Desire Devil Lord would be able to make it to the exit of the
third realm and reach the body of the Ancient God.
Also, from the whirlpool that Six Desire Devil Lord appeared out of, it
seemed like he was just teleported from the fourth realm’s transfer array.
Wang Lin became very alarmed. He decided that once Six Desire Devil
Lord leaves, he will go a different route. If the two were meet here, it would
not be good for Wang Lin.
However, what happened next really surprised him.
The things consumed by Six Desire Devil Lord looked very familiar to
him. He suddenly remembered back to the tunnel, where Six Desire Devil
Lord used a technique.
After recalling that memory, he took a deep breath. However, a doubt
raised in his mind. Didn’t it seem like Six Desire Devil Lord was absorbing
them too easily?
It seemed as if everything was prepared, just waiting for Six Desire
Devil Lord to arrive and consume them. He could clearly feel the Six
Desire Devil Lord growing stronger.
Six Desire Devil Lord felt power he had never felt before. The
Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation had reached completion. His heart was
filled with excitement. The goal that he had been pursuing for thousands of
years was finally achieved. He was feeling very confident.
This confidence came from the desire he had just absorbed from the
Ancient God’s body. With the six desires combined, it created a very special
power that allowed him to control someone’s life and death.
However, before Six Desire Devil Lord could indulge in those feelings,
his heart suddenly sank. His face became ugly. From the distance, a meteor-
like shadow was charging toward him.
“Old man, since you don’t care about our master/disciple relationship,
don’t blame me for killing you!” Six Desire Devil Lord sneered. He still
hadn’t moved as he stared at the shadow approaching him.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow had arrived before Six Desire Devil
Lord, revealing Sky Devil Magician.
He stared at Six Desire Devil Lord with eyes that could hardly contain
his ecstasy, laughing. “Good! As expected of my disciple. You dared to
absorb the Ancient God’s desire. Yi Er, your master really needs to thank
you.”
Wang Lin was stunned. He was able to see everything that was going on
from inside the heaven defying bead's space with the help of the heaven
defying bead. Sky Devil Magician’s appearance, shocked him greatly. This
person’s demon-like body looked very similar to Hunchback Meng’s.
What surprised him even more was that this person seemed to be Six
Desire Devil Lord’s teacher.
Wang Lin didn’t know that the person responsible for the expedition
into the Land of the Ancient Gods was Sky Devil Magician, but after
analysing it, he had a rough notion what happened.
From what the man said, Wang Lin knew that Six Desire Devil Lord
consumed the Ancient God’s desire. Although he didn’t know what the
Ancient God’s desire was, he understood the implications from what he had
just witnessed.
Six Desire Devil Lord revealed a cold look. Without a word, his hands
quickly formed seals before his chest. He then whispered, “Spirit of Desire,
appear!”
The moment the words left his lips, pillars of different colored smoke
appeared behind Six Desire Devil Lord. Ferocious spirits appeared from
each pillar of smoke, snarling toward Sky Devil Magician.
Sky Devil Magician’s eyes were filled with greed. He didn’t stop Six
Desire Devil Lord, but activated the same technique instead. Just as Six
Desire Devil Lord activated his technique, Sky Devil Magician also
whispered “Spirit of Desire, appear!”
Suddenly, behind Sky Devil Magician, appeared the same pillars of
smoke that formed six ferocious spirits that charged forward.
Six Desire Devil Lord revealed a devious smile. Although he learned
from Sky Devil Magician, he knew that Sky Devil Magician didn’t teach
him certain things about the Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation. Since a long
time ago, he had been improving the Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation
himself. He believed that his Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation was
absolutely not inferior to the Sky Devil Magician’s.
While the two almost identical techniques hit each other, Sky Devil
Magician suddenly let out a strange smile. He suddenly opened both his
arms, and his body quickly started to float upwards.
His hair flowed in the air without wind. Waves of spiritual energy
emitted from his body.
Sky Devil Magician muttered, “Use the bone as the guide…” The voice
sounded a bit heart broken. The moment the words were said, the golden
bone in Six Desire Devil Lord’s hand started to shake until it exploded into
countless golden specks, dissipating in Six Desire Devil Lord’s hand.
The golden specks flowed like a golden river toward Sky Devil
Magician. They reassembled into a golden arm bone before him. This time,
the hand mostly closed, with only its index finger pointing at Six Devil
Desire Lord.
Wang Lin stared at the scene before him. He felt it was strange that Six
Desire Devil Lord was able so easily successfully absorb the Ancient God’s
desire. It was as if there was something manipulating the event. The
moment Sky Devil Magician appeared, Wang Lin suddenly realized that all
of this was set up by Six Desire Devil Lord’s teacher. If it was like this, then
Sky Devil Magician must have some grand goal in mind.
A thought flashed through Six Desire Devil Lord’s mind. Ignoring the
spirits fighting each other, he started backing up. A red light appeared
around him and he immediately escaped. At that moment, he realized why
the whirlpool he had created using the arm bone at the third realm’s exit had
collapsed.
The bone arm didn’t really belong to him, but still belonged to Sky
Devil Magician. Otherwise, it wouldn’t suddenly leave him to go back to its
original master with just one word.
The moment the arm bone left him, the connection he had established
with it for a thousand years was instantly severed. This surprised him and
lead him to think about many things.
Sky Devil Magician revealed a satisfied look. He didn’t even look at Six
Devil Magician and said, with a calm voice, “Use desire as a sword…”
The six spirits fighting with the Sky Devil Magician’s six spirits
immediately let out a scream. They turned back to smoke and fused
together to form the shadow of a person.
Meanwhile, Six Desire Devil Lord, who was running away with the red
light around him, started to silently dissipate. When he reappeared, he
found, to his horror, that he was next to Sky Devil Magician again.
He appeared exactly where the shadow that was formed by the six
spirits were. To be exact, the two fused into one.
Sky Devil Magician’s voice started to sound like a demon’s. “Use this
person’s blood and essence as a sacrifice...” The moment those words were
said, Six Desire Devil Lord lost any ability to resist. Small explosions
injured every part of his body, causing him to bleed from everywhere.
With a wave of Sky Devil Magician’s right hand, all the blood that came
from the wounds of Six Desire Devil Lord began to form a ball of blood
that floated in the air. During this entire process, his body was controlled by
an invisible force. He was not able to resist at all.
“Use this person’s cultivation to form the road...use the six desires of
the Ancient God Tu Si as the medium… open up the place where the
Ancient God’s soul rests…” Sky Devil Magician’s eyes revealed a crazed
expression. He had waited 4000 years for this.
In reality, when he entered the Land of the Ancient God a thousand
years ago, it wasn’t his first time, but his third. 4000 years ago, when he
entered the Land of the Ancient God for the first time, using a magic
treasure, he was able to get past the third realm and enter the fourth realm.
That was when he won the arm bone. He realized that this place contained
unimaginable fluctuations of desires. Others would only feel discomfort in
their hearts, but he was very sensitive to this because he was already using
various desires as attacks.
Sky Devil Magician could be considered a peerless genius. When he
detected the strange desires, he didn’t immediately start to absorb them, but
instead used the arm bone to leave the Land of the Ancient Gods.
After coming out, he worked hard on studying desires until he created
the Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation Method. When he came here the
second time, he also made it to the fourth realm, but realized that the
Ancient God’s desires became even larger. He also started to see those
demonic cultivators.
He was shocked. He decided to flee, and after a bitter fight, he barely
escaped. It was at that time that he found out some secrets about the
Ancient God’s inheritance.
After escaping, the huge temptation was simply too great for him to
handle, thus, after contemplating hard, a very daring plan formed in his
mind. After preparing for a thousand years, the time had finally come.
From the time he died, to when he handed the inheritance treasure to
Six Desire Devil Lord, everything had been carefully planned by Sky Devil
Magician.
At the third realm, even if Hunchback Meng didn’t call him, he would
have appeared when Six Desire Devil Lord was in danger. His goal was to
have him enter the fourth realm.
It could even be said that ever since the day he accepted Six Desire
Devil Lord as a disciple, everything had been for the sake of what was
happening today.
Six Desire Devil Lord’s body finally exploded into a mist of blood. As
for his Nascent Soul, Sky Devil Magician grabbed it and turned it into
boundless spiritual energy.
Sky Devil Magician’s eyes had an excited and crazed look. He put his
hands together and spit a mouthful of blood into the spiritual energy. He
said, in a fearsome voice, “Ancient God, lead the way...go, Ancient God’s
fear!”
Suddenly, the golden arm bone that was floating in the air exploded
with a bang. It created circles of golden ripples that condensed into a golden
circle in the air.
Meanwhile, a black dragon came out of the blood mist of Six Desire
Devil Lord. The black dragon had a very ferocious face. It turned toward
Six Desire Devil Lord’s spiritual energy and sucked up almost one-sixth of
it. As its body started to glow, it slammed its body on the golden circle.
At that moment, it seemed as if the whole Land of the Ancient God
shook. If it wasn’t for the restriction Sky Devil Magician had set up earlier,
all the other demonic cultivators would have immediately noticed.
There was a loud roar. The black dragon kept slamming into an invisible
barrier. Numerous cracks appeared where the black dragon slammed. Once
the black dragon finished slamming into the barrier, its whole body
dissipated into white smoke, and disappeared from the Ancient God.
The Ancient God had forever lost the Fear Desire!
Wang Lin gawked at the scene before him from within the heaven
defying bead's space. With his heart pounding, he revealed an excited
expression. That golden arm bone was really the Ancient God’s bone. Even
that bone that was missing half its ring finger that was sitting in Wang Lin’s
bag of holding.
But what made Wang Lin’s heart even more excited was where the
black dragon had slammed into. A thought crossed his mind as he stared at
that location.
“Go, Ancient God’s greed!”
In the blood mist, a red dragon appeared. It swallowed one-sixth of Six
Desire Devil Lord’s spiritual energy and mercilessly slammed into the same
location.
Afterward, joy, envy, and ignorance all appeared, each as a dragon, and
slammed into the golden ring. When the last dragon, formed by ignorance,
slammed into the same place, the area shattered, revealing a tunnel.
Sky Devil Magician laughed wildly. His hand went into the tunnel and
grabbed out a light blue circular ice crystal. The ice crystal was about ten
feet wide, but the tunnel wasn’t even three feet wide.
Wang Lin stared at the tunnel. After hesitating for a while, he finally
gave up on the risky plan of going out.
Sky Devil Magician’s hands formed a seal and sent a ray of spiritual
energy toward the ice crystal. At that moment, his expression changed. He
could feel that someone had broken his restriction and was coming very
quickly toward him.
His face revealed an unwilling expression. It could be said that the
restriction he set up earlier was the strongest restriction he could set up. He
also stacked a lot of other restrictions on top of it. Even for him to break the
restrictions, it would take a very long time. Even though the Ancient God’s
body was large beyond comparison, it was unlikely for people to pass by.
He still put in a lot of work on the restrictions just in case.
Only this time, he never would have expected for a soul devourer to
appear. Or that the owner of the Blood Sea had sent all the demonic
cultivators to the body of the Ancient God to chase after the soul devourer.
As a result, there would be some inevitable changes to his plan, but he
couldn’t let this opportunity go to waste. He was also fairly confident in his
restrictions. That’s why he went ahead with the plan anyway.
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K nowing that someone had easily broken though what he thought was
the perfect restriction startled Sky Devil Magician.
After thinking quickly, his face revealed a bold expression. His hand
reached toward the tunnel and pulled out one-third of the ice crystal. His
left hand slapped the tunnel, causing it to immediately disappear, leaving no
trace behind.
Sky Devil Magician felt like his heart was bleeding. If he only had a
few more hours, he could have shrunken that ice crystal enough for it to fit
through the tunnel, but now he could only get one-third of it out.
Once the ice crystal split, a lot of what was contained inside would be
lost. Also, there was only one chance to retrieve the ice crystal. It couldn’t
be retrieved piece by piece.
After he took the ice crystal, without a wasting a moment, he moved it
toward his face in order to press it against his forehead. However, before it
could reach its mark, a cold voice stopped him and said, “If you dare move,
I’ll devour you and increase my own knowledge!”
Sky Devil Magician’s right arm shook. He was too familiar with that
voice. It was no wonder the restriction was so easily broken. This person
was one of the ten generals of the owner of the Blood Sea. In terms of
cultivation, he was already something that people in the Suzaku Star
System couldn’t comprehend.
It was accurate to say that this person was an ancient cultivator, and was
only alive today due to some special circumstances.
“This subordinate, great Lord Duo Mu…”
Sky Devil Magician forced a smile. He didn’t dare to move his right
hand. Even if he could start to absorb the ice crystal, it would take time for
him to fully absorb it, and if the person in front of him wanted to kill him, it
would only take a second.
A few seconds later, a purple haired man wearing red clothes slowly
floated in from the direction the first person had come from. His height was
like a normal person’s. He didn’t turn into a demon like Hunchback Meng
and Sky Devil Magician had, but kept his normal appearance.
He looked very ordinary, but was surrounded by a very special
atmosphere. When people looked at him, they would become nervous.
The first thing the middle aged man looked at wasn’t the Sky Devil
Magician, but at an empty space. He had some suspicion in his heart. He
felt fluctuations of spiritual energy in that location.
But this was outside the Ancient God’s Qi Sea, so it was not unnatural
to have fluctuations of spiritual energy. After he gave it one more look, he
scanned the area again before finally locking his gaze on Sky Devil
Magician.
Wang Lin’s heart was gripped with horror. He felt like the person saw
into the heaven defying bead and into his heart. It was the first time that he
had felt that sensation.
The person could detect the heaven defying bead. This really surprised
him. He took a deep breath and blinked a few times.
Under the gaze of the person, Sky Devil Magician felt like they could
see right through him, but since he had been able to live in the Blood Sea
until now, he had his ways of dealing with things. The moment the person
appeared, a strange spiritual energy started to quietly rotate within his body.
Soon, the feeling of being seen through started to slowly disappear.
The middle aged man’s gaze scanned Sky Devil Magician until it landed
on the ice crystal in his right hand. He reached out his hand and the ice
crystal flew out of Sky Devil Magician’s hand, landing in his.
Although Sky Devil Magician’s heart felt like it was bleeding, no
discontent was shown on the surface. Even his inner heart was completely
concealed by the strange spiritual energy.
“What is this?” The middle aged man’s voice was plain, but contained
an indescribable dignity. He gave the ice crystal one look, but wasn’t able to
see what was so special about it.
Sky Devil Magician quickly said, respectfully, “Lord Dou Mu, this ice
crystal is made from the cultivation of my disciple, Six Desire Devil Lord.
The reason I accepted him as a disciple was to use his cultivation to help
raise my own. If the lord likes it, then consider it a gift from your
subordinate.”
The middle aged man gave Sky Devil Magician a look, then picked up
the ice crystal with his two fingers and flatly said, “Really?” As he was
talking, he used a bit of strength. That caused the ice crystal to shatter into
pieces and dissipate into the surroundings.
Sky Devil Magician was completely stunned for a while. He stared as
the ice crystal shards disappeared, unable to say a word.
The middle aged man sneered, “This thing is so fragile, and you
consider it a treasure!?”
Sky Devil Magician laughed bitterly as he shook his head. His whole
body seemed like it had suddenly gotten older. He was unable to say a
word.
The middle aged man said, “Come with me to search for the Soul
Devourer!” Then the middle aged man reach out and grabbed with his hand.
Sky Devil Magician felt a strong force from all sides holding him as the
middle aged man quickly flew away, dragging him along.
After the ice crystal broke, tiny crystal shards started to disappear into
the surroundings. Wang Lin stared at the disappearing crystal shards. Many
times he wanted to grab them in order to study them, but he held himself
back.
After the time it took for one incense stick to burn, the middle aged man
suddenly appeared again. He frowned as he scanned the area once again,
before disappearing into the distance.
Earlier, when he scanned the ice crystal, he only detected some spiritual
energy. The reason he crushed it was because he suspected that there was
more around that spot.
The Soul Devourer could have been there. The fluctuation he felt here
was very strange.
After the time for another incense stick to burn passed, Wang Lin let out
a sigh. Although he didn’t know what the ice crystal was, considering how
much effort Sky Devil Magician spent to get it, it couldn’t be as average as
the middle aged man said.
Unfortunately, the ice crystal had already been destroyed by the middle
aged man. Wang Lin really wanted to see what it was made of.
He sighed. He wasn’t in a rush to leave the heaven defying bead's space
because that middle aged man was simply too strong. Maybe he had left
some traps around that area.
But at that moment, the location where the ice crystal shattered
suddenly started to shine. It was some of the remaining crystal shards. The
crystal shards became more and more numerous, before finally condensing
back into the ice crystal.
Shortly after, a golden circle appeared in the sky. There seemed to be a
layer of thin film inside it. There were spider web-like cracks growing on
the film as a suction force grew stronger and stronger, pulling the ice crystal
toward it.
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s mind. He gritted teeth. Without
hesitation, he left the heaven defying bead's space. An illusionary figure
appeared, and as it became more real, it reached out its hand and grabbed
the ice crystal.
At this point, the illusionary figure became real. It was Wang Lin!
After he grabbed the ice crystal, he didn’t stop, but quickly flew away.
On the way, he didn’t try to save any energy, but used almost all of his
spiritual energy to fly as fast as possible.
After flying for a hour, he finally slowed down a bit. He looked back
behind him before finally looking at the ice crystal in his hand. His face
revealed a hesitant expression. He didn’t know what this was. When he was
flying, he tried to put it into his bag of holding, but this thing was really
strange. It wouldn’t fit inside his bag of holding.
Wang Lin’s face revealed a bold expression. Sky Devil Magician put
such great importance to this ice crystal, it must not be normal. He suddenly
remembered Sky Devil Magician’s movement and pressed the ice crystal on
his forehead.
As soon as the ice crystal touched Wang Lin’s forehead, with a little
force, it went inside of Wang Lin. Wang Lin didn’t feel any different. His
spiritual energy didn’t increase, and his soul was still the same.
Wang Lin had doubts in his heart. It seemed like the ice crystal had just
disappeared. He scanned his body, but couldn’t even find a trace of it.
He frowned. Did Sky Devil Magician really spend all that effort, and
even killed his disciple, to get this? Was the middle aged man correct when
he said that this was trash?
Wang Lin furrowed his eyebrows. As his body was about to move
forward to get to the Sea of Knowledge, his head started to hurt.
The pain was very light. It disappeared as quickly as it appeared. But
moments after it disappeared, a stronger pain appeared. This cycle repeated
itself rapidly. What was just a slight pain had turned into severe pain.
All of this happened too quickly. Wang Lin only moved a few feet
before he let out a blood curling scream as his body trembled. The pain
emerged quickly, each time more severe than the last. He immediately
touched his brow to try to enter the heaven defying bead's space to
meditate, but he found that there was suddenly a strange spiritual energy
from his brain that was blocking him from entering the heaven defying
bead's space.
Wang Lin’s face looked weak. He quickly sat down cross-legged and
started to meditate. He quickly found that his own Sea of Knowledge was
surrounded by a blue light. The pain was coming from there. This pain, no
matter how strong Wang Lin’s mind was, he couldn’t block it, only endure
it.
After a few moments, a blue circle slowly flew out of Wang Lin’s head.
From the blue circle appeared countless tentacles. The tentacles just hung
there. As time passed, more and more tentacles appeared, and they became
longer and longer.
Eventually, all the tentacles started to move. They started to spin rapidly
around Wang Lin. As more and more tentacles started to spin around him, a
giant oval shaped cocoon-like object appeared in the sky.
Meanwhile, a blue light came from the cocoon-like object. As the blue
light appeared, it caused massive amounts of ripples to spread in the space
nearby. As the ripples increased, a suction force appeared and pulled the
giant cocoon into it.
In the blink of an eye, the cocoon disappeared into the sky. Everything
was calm again, as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, a demonic cultivator appeared at that location. His face
looked very old, and it felt like he was full of hostility. After he appeared,
he scanned the area, then casually grabbed at the air, making countless
cracks appear where he had grabbed.
The demonic cultivator didn’t stop. He kept grabbing with this right
hand to check the cracks in space one by one. After not finding anything, he
finally turned and disappeared from there.
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I n the Ancient God’s body, there were demonic cultivators searching

almost every inch of it. The Ancient God’s body was very large, but to
the cultivators, although it was a bit of a pain to search through, they all
knew the place every well.
They didn’t even fear the Qi waves. Some of them even charged into the
Qi waves to search.
Even after all that searching, they still found nothing. However, none of
the demonic cultivators stopped, because whether or not they find the Soul
Devourer directly affected their future.
While Wang Lin was surrounded by the tentacles, he entered a strange
state. All around him was darkness filled with countless stars.
He couldn’t feel his body, but it didn’t feel the same as when his Soul
leaves his body. He could clearly feel himself quickly moving forward.
The shiny stars became larger and larger, until they became huge
sphere. Shortly after, he saw a giant. The giant sat cross-legged on a large
sphere with his hands together, forming a seal. He moved his right hand and
one of the spheres in the distance exploded, releasing a terrifying blast.
The giant didn’t care at all. A stream of golden liquid flew from the
exploded sphere to the giant’s right hand. Shortly after, the giant rubbed his
chest and a colorful light came out. After the light disappeared, a normal
sized baby appeared in the giant’s hand.
He gave the baby a cold look. His right hand pinched the golden liquid
and dripped it onto the baby, then he stood up and threw the baby toward a
sphere.
Suddenly, the golden liquid surrounded the baby. It moved like a golden
meteor and quickly slammed into the sphere. The speed was very fast and
the impact was great. It wasn’t until it was close to the center of the sphere
that it slowed down.
Shortly after, the giant didn’t even give the baby other look and
disappeared.
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s head as he watched the scene
before him. A trace of shock flashed through his eyes. This person must be
an Ancient God! Wang Lin now finally understood the Ancient God’s
power. There spheres were obviously what Si Tu Nan had mentioned
before. The world they lived in was a spherical object called a planet.
Looking at it now, every single star here was really a planet. They
looked very small because they were a great distance away, but in reality
they were large beyond comparison.
With a wave of his hand, the Ancient God could destroy a planet. What
kind of power was this? What kind of magic technique?
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s head. He understood why
Ancient Gods had almost all disappeared. How much spiritual energy
would a body that large require? If they continued to grow stronger, how
many planets would be destroyed?
Wang Lin was silent for a while. He looked at the planet the baby was
in. With that thought, he suddenly felt like he was on the planet.
There were many cultivators on this planet. Besides the few top
cultivators, who noticed the disturbance caused by the baby’s arrival, no
one else noticed. Even for those top cultivators, they still couldn’t find
anything.
From the clothes they wore, it was clear that they were very different
from the world Wang Lin was from.
Wang Lin quickly sunk into the ground and arrived at where the baby
was. The baby was wrapped in the golden liquid and was quietly sleeping in
the planet’s core.
After an unknown amount of time, there were more and more
cultivators on the surface, It became very busy
But suddenly, one day, after countless years of slumber, the baby
opened up his eyes. The golden liquid around him rapidly shrunk. The
golden liquid was absorbed by the baby as it started to grow older.
What happened next was a calamity. Wang Lin watched as the baby
grew into a child. With one movement from the child, all the plants on the
planet died and turned into green liquid that flew into the core of the planet
to be absorbed by the child.
The process lasted a long time...
No matter how the cultivators searched, they couldn’t find anything. It
was as if they were being blinded by something. They just couldn’t figure
out where all the plant essence disappeared to.
Shortly after, it was the spiritual energy.All the spiritual energy on the
planet quickly disappeared in a short period of time, until there was no
more spiritual energy left on the planet. The cultivators on the planet could
do nothing but migrate.
All the spiritual energy was absorbed by the youth. His body grew a lot
bigger.
Later on, more and more natural disasters appeared on the surface.
Mountains collapsed, and even some of the cultivators that didn’t migrate
soon enough started to die unexpectedly. The cause of death was unknown.
Most of the time, the person would suddenly lose all their cultivation along
with their life.
Many years later, the entire planet became a dead planet. Then, the
youth suddenly moved and the entire planet exploded.
In the middle of the exploded planet, the youth walked out. He was
thousands of feet tall and his eyes were cold, without any emotion.
The child has his eyes closed. He seemed to be searching for something
with his divine sense. After a long time, he muttered to himself “My name
is Tu Si!”
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and stared at the void where Wang Lin
was and coldly said, “I’m the Ancient God’s successor. You should inherit
some of my memories, stay alert!”
Wang Lin was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he opened his eyes. He
was no longer in the void, but inside a transparent filament.
“Inheritance…” A thought flashed through his mind. Everything he saw
earlier must be related to the ice crystal.
In that moment, there were three golden words in his brain. He scanned
them with his divine sense and immediately recognized them.
“Ancient God Tactic”
Wang Lin closed his eyes. After a long time, he opened his them and
revealed a strange smile. Wang Lin understood that what the Sky Devil
Magician spend so much effort to get was the Ancient God’s inheritance.
According to the information he obtained from a part of the memory,
Wang Lin knew that every time an Ancient God died, an inheritance would
form, and whoever obtains the inheritance would become an Ancient God.
The Ancient God’s inheritance was split into two parts. One part was
power and the other part was knowledge.
Only when someone had both parts could they immediately become an
Ancient God and obtain everything an Ancient God had. But not all Ancient
Gods’ bodies would create an inheritance. Only after the Ancient God
reached a certain level and his body remained undamaged for 100,000 years
was there a chance for an inheritance to form.
Overall, the chance was not great. In fact, it could be said that the
chances were very small. To this day, the amount of Ancient Gods that were
capable of producing an inheritance were few.
There was a very important reason for this. Aside from all the other
requirements of forming an inheritance, the Ancient God must willingly
give up his life. An Ancient God’s life was very long. If they accidently
died, there was no chance of creating an inheritance.
Only those in their prime who used their lives as the price could
produce an inheritance.
As for the Ancient God’s family, they were extremely cruel when it
came to raising their young. They often just tossed them into a planet. Once
attached to a planet, they would act like a parasite and absorb the planet for
nutrition. When the baby reached a certain stage of maturity, the planet
died.
Of course, there were chances of failure with this method as well, but
the Ancient Gods were a merciless race. They didn’t care about the life and
death of the babies. This was also another reason why the Ancient Gods
were so scarce.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. A thought flashed through his mind.
According to the memory, he knew that there were no magical treasures or
any residue of immortal drugs. They were made up by people with ulterior
motives.
He also used the memories he had just obtained, as well as his
connection with the Ancient God’s body and found out that the inheritance
was already obtained by someone tens of thousands of years ago.
The most important thing for Wang Lin was finding a way to leave the
Ancient God’s body. The memories contained the answer, but the answer
made Wang Lin feel helpless.
For for an ordinary person to leave this place was very hard, but for a
successor it was very simple. All they have to do was be in the Ancient
God’s body and wish to leave.
If Wang Lin entered the Sea of Knowledge the normal way and obtained
the inherited memory, then all would be fine. But he obtained part of the
memory though an alternate method. As a result, he had to go to the Sea of
Knowledge.
However, before, Wang Lin didn’t know how difficult it was to enter the
Sea of Knowledge. But now that he had received part of the inheritance
memory, it could be said that within the Land of the Ancient God, no one
could compete with his knowledge of the Sea of Knowledge.
To enter the Sea of Knowledge one must have obtained the inheritance
of the Ancient God’s power, then use it to use the remaining spiritual
energy in the Ancient God’s body to open up the Sea of Knowledge.
However, there was a little change in all of this and that was in the part
of the memory Wang Lin obtained. There was a small mention of the reason
why the Ancient God Tu Si gave up his life to create an inheritance.
The Ancient God’s race had passed on a mysteriou magical technique
for a long time. Its name was Flowing Ink Transformation Divine
Technique.
Once the technique had been successfully mastered, the Ancient God
would split his divine consciousness into ten. Then ten into tens of
thousands and tens of thousands into millions. Each of the divine
consciousnesses would have cultivation not inferior to the original body.
The creator of this technique was unknown. It was just that in countless
years, no one has succeeded in cultivating this technique.
TuSi could be considered a genius in cultivation. After failing to
produce any results while cultivating this divine technique, he came up with
a crazy idea. It was to do reverse cultivation. He gave up his long life, and
at the moment of his death, during the moment his soul started to dissipate,
forcibly used the divine technique to keep the pieces of his soul from
disappearing. This was to keep cultivating until he achieved results similar
to the Flowing Ink Transformation Divine Technique.
Unfortunately, if Tu Si had more time, he would have really succeeded.
However, there was one change, and that was a red haired man who charged
into the Ancient God’s body.
That person’s cultivation was amazing. He forcibly took the inheritance
of power and waged a war with the Ancient God Tu Si’s remaining soul.
Finally, because Tu Si was already dead, his remaining soul was destroyed.
The Sea of Knowledge split into two. One part became the Blood Sea to
trap the red haired man, causing him to be unable to leave. The other part
became the Dead Soul Sea to prevent anyone from entering. It was there
that the complete inheritance of knowledge was hidden.
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s mind. He carefully scanned the
inherited memory. The more information he had, the better he grasped the
situation.
Comparing all the information, Wang Lin felt that his biggest gain after
entering the Land of the Ancient God were the three words “Ancient God
Tactic” in his brain. In addition of holding part of the Ancient God Tu Si’s
memory, it also contained an incomplete Law of Supernatural Powers. This
Ancient God Tactic was something that was in the Ancient God’s head
since youth, and was a technique that they practiced all their life to control
Supernatural Powers.
The essence of these Supernatural Power was one word, plunder!
Plunder everything!
The memory Wang Lin had obtained contained only the chants for the
first two levels. However, after he examined them, he couldn’t help but be
surprised in his heart. His heart was pounding. If he followed this
cultivation technique, then forming his Nascent Soul was no longer a
dream.
After pondering a while, Wang Lin thought of something. He reached
his hand out to the membrane surrounding him. His own body shined a
colorful light. He muttered a few very complicated chants, then his whole
body disappeared and reappeared where he disappeared from earlier.
The moment his body appeared, he immediately saw a Qi Wave in the
distance. The boundless and endless Qi Wave roared toward him. Wang
Lin’s body was motionless. He closed his eyes and performed a few
techniques with his hand. When the Qi Wave arrived, he pushed his hand
forward. His body integrated into the Qi Wave and was carried by it into the
distance.
If it was before, Wang Lin wouldn’t be able to do this, but now that he
had inherited part of the Ancient God’s memory, it could be said that he was
more familiar with the inside of the Ancient God’s body than anyone else.
It can even be said that if he wished to hide, then no one would be able
to find him, besides the red haired man who was trapped in the Blood Sea
and inherited the Ancient God’s power. Using his amazing cultivation, he
would be able to find him.
A thought flashed through his mind while he rode the Qi Wave. After
the Qi Wave arrived at a certain point, he rushed out of the Qi Wave. Then,
borrowing the force of the Qi Wave, he arrived at the end of the sky. He
grabbed the space with this right hand and opened up a rift. With a flash, his
body entered the rift.
When he reappeared, he had already left the Qi Sea. He flew toward the
Zifu Sea of Knowledge at the Ancestral Point. Wang Lin decided to
personally observe the Sea of Dead Soul from the outside. If it ultimately
was what the memory stated it was, then he was ready to implement a very
bold plan.
After leaving the Qi Sea, before his eyes was a glittering world. If it was
in the past, Wang Lin would think this place was endless, without beginning
or end, but now, he had inherited the memory. This place was no longer
mysterious or large beyond comparison.
During the flight, Wang Lin’s mood was calm. Often, his hand would
grab at the air, creating a rift. After entering the rift, he would appear
thousands of feet from where he previously was.
This was a special method to move within the Ancient God’s body after
inheriting the Ancient God’s memory. If he inherited the entire memory,
then all he had to do was will it in his heart and he could arrive at any point
in the Ancient God’s body.
Wang Lin just exited a rift. His expression suddenly changed and he
sneered. Suddenly, before him, the space distorted. It was followed by the
appearance of a demonic cultivator. He stared at Wang Lin in surprise, then
he licked his lips and laughed. “Little guy, this old man has finally found
you!”
As he was talking, his right hand grabbed toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin’s
expression was calm, and without panicking, he took a step back and
recited a complicated chant.
Immediately, the surroundings seemed to elongate indefinitely. To be
more precise, the distance between the demonic cultivator and Wang Lin
was instantly elongated. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two
went from a few dozen feet to tens of thousands of feet.
The right hand of the demonic cultivator grabbed empty air. He was
stunned. His face suddenly darkened as he let out a cry. He threw his right
hand forward as his whole body suddenly charged forward tens of
thousands of feet toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin revealed a cold smile. He waved his hand in front of him and
disappeared into a rift.
The demonic cultivator was stunned again. He blinked his eyes, and
without a word, began to scan the area with this divine sense. His divine
sense quickly connected with his companions and spread the news that he
had found Wang Lin. In a few short breaths, with all of them passing on the
message, almost all the demonic cultivators in the Land of the Ancient God
charged toward this location.
Meanwhile, the few dozen demonic cultivators that were already here
spread their divine sense to look for Wang Lin. They quickly found Wang
Lin and flew at an incredible speed toward him.
Inheriting part of the Ancient God’s memory didn’t raise Wang Lin’s
cultivation at all, but within the Ancient God’s body, he could go anywhere
he wanted. No one else knew this place better than him.
Even the red haired man who inherited the Ancient God’s power
couldn’t compete with him at this. Needless to say, the type of inheritances
the two of them inherited were very different.
When the demonic cultivators found Wang Lin, they began to charge
full speed at him. However, even with their divine sense locked onto Wang
Lin, they were struck by the sudden discovery that they had lost all trace of
him. It seem as if he knew the place better than they did.
As more and more demonic cultivators arrived at the location between
the Qi Sea and Ancestral Point, their combined divine sense was enormous
and can easily find Wang Lin, but the moment their divine sense locked
onto Wang Lin, he would just strangely disappear. After this happened a
few times no matter how much they looked, they couldn’t find a trace of
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sneered. He waved his right hand and entered the rift. After
exiting, he arrived at Ancestral Point which was outside the Zifu Sea of
Knowledge.
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DEAD SOUL SEA
T he Zifu Sea of Knowledge before Wang Lin was like a large ball. It
was clearly divided in half; one blood red and the other pitch black.
The blood red half had to be the Blood Sea and the pitch black part must
be the Dead Soul Sea
While looking at the strange ball in front of him, Wang Lin remembered
something. Back then, the fight between the red haired man and the remains
of the Ancient God’s soul was earth shattering. They fought to kill each
other with the Ancient God’s body as the battleground. In the end, the
Ancient God Tu Si lost because he had already died and only had some of
his soul remaining, but he split his Sea of Knowledge into two. One was the
Dead Soul Sea to prevent anyone from getting the inheritance of knowledge
and the other half was the Blood Sea, made to trap the red haired man.
Witnessing the scene before him, he really admired the likes of Six
Desire Devil Lord’s master, Sky Devil Magician. That person was a genius
to think of using the desire of the Ancient God, with the Ancient God’s
bone as a guide, to temporarily open a passage into the Dead Soul Sea to
get to the knowledge inheritance.
If not for the appearance of the middle aged man, Sky Devil Magician
would have successfully obtained the knowledge inheritance.
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s mind. He moved his body
forward and charged toward the Dead Soul Sea.
The moment his body was near the black area, a black mist suddenly
came out and surrounded him, preventing him from moving forward.
Wang Lin tried moving to move in other directions, but no matter which
way he went, the black fog would appear to block his path. No matter how
hard he charged forward, he was unable to get past the black fog.
Wang Lin pondered for awhile. He slammed his bag of holding and
drank a few big gulps of Liquid spiritual energy, then he sat cross legged
and started to cultivate. His eyes revealed a cold look as his hand formed
different techniques in front of him. Soon, countless illusionary circles
appeared around him.
His eyes grew brighter and brighter, and his hands moved faster and
faster. The restriction illusionary circles started to increase. After a long
time, his hand suddenly stopped and pressed forward.
The illusionary circles formed countless rings and quickly spread in all
directions. Soon after, Wang Lin stood up. He placed his right hand on his
chest and his left hand on his right shoulder. Both hands seemed to be
performing strange seals while both his legs moved him forward slowly.
Suddenly, a black snake appeared from where he had stepped. It quickly
climbed up his body until it split into two at his chest. The black snake
followed along his arms and arrived at each of the strange seals that both of
his hands had formed.
In an instant, a skull sized ball with many tentacles attached to it
appeared in front of Wang Lin.
Wang Lin roared lowly, “Ancient God, break!” His eyes became cold
and threw both of his hands to his sides. The black sphere charged forward
like lightning, quickly catching up to the illusionary circles as it charged at
the black fog.
This Ancient God Break was the only technique that Wang Lin could
use after reading the Ancient God Tactic. The power of this technique
wasn’t for attack, but to use a large amount of spiritual energy to break all
restrictions.
The Liquid spiritual energy Wang Lin drank earlier was turned into that
black sphere by the Ancient God Break technique.
At the same time, Wang Lin charged forward like a meteor.
The first thing that touched the black fog was Wang Lin’s illusionary
circles. The moment they touched it, it was like hot iron touching snow. The
fog quickly melted away.
But the moment the fog dissipated, more fog came to replace it. From
the looks of it, instead of the fog decreasing, it seemed to be increasing,
forming even thicker layers of fog.
After the illusionary circle was the black sphere that was created by the
Ancient God Break technique. On this sphere were countless flaming
tentacles, and the moment they touched the fog, the fog would shatter. The
moment it shattered, four waves of pressure would explode outward in all
directions.
As a result, in this dense fog, a deep gap was opened. Looking at the
gap from outside, it seemed to be endless. Wang Lin used that opportunity
and quickly flew into the gap.
After the four waves pushed outward, they would quickly get
overwhelmed by black fog. Gradually, as the waves couldn’t handle the
pressure anymore, they started to shrink, and as a result, the gap got smaller.
Soon, the gap closed due to the waves collapsing.
Wang Lin’s speed was very fast. He quickly charged toward the
shrinking gap. Although he saw the gap visibly shrinking, he knew that now
was not the time to be backing down. Even if there was only a small
possibility, Wang Lin didn’t want to give up his plan.
Seeing that the waves around him had shrunk and that the end still
wasn’t in sight, a thought flashed through his mind. He drank another gulp
of liquid spiritual energy. Both of his hands formed a seal and he muttered
some chants. After releasing his hand, another black sphere appeared.
He took the sphere and threw it to the side. The sphere broke and the
surrounding waves seemed to gain a second life and started to push outward
again. Time was of the essence. The burden on his body was great every
time he used the Ancient God Break technique. If it was only three times,
the harm on his body wasn’t great, but more than three would cause him
great harm before he mastered the Ancient God Tactics.
The Ancient God Break technique was based on the Ancient God
Tactics, but right now Wang Lin was just using spiritual energy to get by.
He continued to move forward. As the wave couldn’t stand the pressure
of the fog anymore again and started to shrink, Wang Lin finally reached
the end of the fog.
After a quick glance behind him, Wang Lin let out a bitter laugh, then
turned around to leave. At the bottom of the fog was a continuous layer of
purple lightning. If he carelessly entered, he was bound to die.
Also, below the layer of purple lightning he saw a black sea. Within the
black sea’s roaring water were creatures that look like dragons, but weren’t
dragons, that stared at Wang Lin through the layers of purple lightning.
This was not a place that Wang Lin could enter by force. It seemed that
before he even entered the Dead Soul Sea, he would die. Wang Lin had a
very decisive personality. The moment he saw something was wrong, he
backed off.
The waves started to collapse. The moment before the gap was about to
be sealed, he charged out. He stared back at the black fog. His face was
gloomy and uncertain.
If he couldn’t enter the Dead Soul Sea, then he wouldn’t be able to
leave the Ancient God’s body. But with his current strength, entering the
Dead Soul Sea was impossible. Even the likes of Six Devil Magician
wouldn’t be able to enter the Dead Soul Sea.
The only person that could enter was the person who inherited the
Ancient God’s power.
Wang Lin pondered as he stared at the other half of the huge sphere, the
Blood Sea.
This was the place the red haired man was trapped in. If he could break
free, then entering the Dead Soul Sea was easy. It could be said that this
man’s chances of breaking into the Dead Soul Sea were much higher than
Wang Lin’s.
After all, within the Dead Soul Sea contained the inheritance of
knowledge. If the red haired man obtained it, then he would have obtained
both inheritances and would immediately become an Ancient god.
Wang Lin stared at the Blood Sea, his mouth gradually revealing a small
smile. He thought about the events that had occurred earlier. It because
Wang Lin was a soul Devourer that all those demonic cultivators were
crazily searching for him.
Then for what reason were they searching for him? He thought back to
what happened before, when he met the large wandering soul that was
about to become a soul devourer. The appearance of such a large wandering
soul was not normal.
As a Soul Devourer, Wang Lin knew that, in the Decaying World, the
soul devourers had very clear boundaries between territories. If a wandering
soul was about to evolve into a soul devourer, a soul devourer would stop
the evolution by devouring that wandering soul.
Unless there was no soul devourer nearby, would a wandering soul be
able to evolve successfully? Because there was already a soul devourer in
the third realm, such a large wandering soul should not exist. It was very
likely that under some special circumstances with the help of external
forces, this was possible.
Especially considering that the soul devourer seem to be in a strange
state, as if it was sleeping, not aware of its surroundings. Wang Lin knew
the answer.
The sleeping state of the soul devourer was caused by someone. The
purpose was to allow other wandering souls to evolve into soul devourers. It
revealed that the other party had some grand scheme.
This plan required two soul devourers to complete.
This was the only reason to explain why the moment they realized
Wang Lin was a soul devourer, all those demonic cultivators started to
search for him as if they were crazy. According to Wang Lin’s observation,
for that wandering soul to become a soul devourer would still require a long
time.
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s Mind. The last question he had
was who was all these demonic cultivators working for?
Hunchback Meng was able to come back from the dead. There must be
some shocking secret behind it all. Also, the capture of Duanmu and Wang
QingYue. The more Wang Lin analyzed the situation, the more he started to
grasp the grand picture. He felt like he had almost seen through the
mysteries.
Wang Lin stared at the Blood Sea. His expression was calm. Someone
within the Ancient God’s body who has the power to control all these
demonic cultivators must be the person who inherited the Ancient God’s
power. It must be the red haired man trapped in the Blood Sea.
If it really was that person, then the reason why they wanted two soul
devourer was clear. Besides leaving the Blood Sea, Wang Lin couldn’t think
of any other reason.
Wang Lin pondered a little. A cold look flashed through his eyes. He
looked at the Blood Sea again as he held his finger to his brow. His body
started to turn transparent as he entered the heaven defying bead's space.
In the heaven defying bead's space, Wang Lin looked at Situ Nan and
his parents, then sat down where there were few floating lights. Since he
had entered the Core Formation stage, he was no longer restricted from
bringing items with spiritual energy into the heaven defying bead's space.
This was a very clear change in the bead.
Wang Lin decided that unless it was his last resort, he wasn’t going to
look for the red haired man to open up the Dead Soul Sea. Now that he had
the Ancient God Tactic and have many treasures to help increase his
cultivation, he decided to go into closed door training to attempt to reach
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused his divine sense on
the three big words left in his brain. Gradually, complex techniques
appeared one by one in his heart.
The first layer of the Ancient God Tactic contained three parts: stealing
spiritual energy, swallowing spiritual energy, and melting spiritual energy.
The moment each Ancient God was born, their body would
automatically use the first technique. But as the Ancient God grew up to a
child, the first layer would cultivate to the melting spiritual energy stage. If
the Ancient God broke into the second layer, he could absorb the planet’s
energy. If this was not achieved, then the baby would keep sleeping. Once a
certain amount of time passed, the golden liquid surrounding the baby
would disappear. After losing the protection that prevented people from
detecting him, the only road left was to be found and devoured by others.
After studying the first technique for a very long time, Wang Lin let out
a breath and opened both his eyes, revealing a contemplative look. After
studying this technique, Wang Lin understood one of the reasons why the
Ancient God’s body was so large.
Ancient Gods focused on training their bodies and rarely used weapons.
It could even be said that their bodies were the best treasures. Their bodies’
hardness could compare to the best treasures in the world.
The focus of the Ancient God’s Tactic was to use all of the spiritual
energy that one steals to reinforce the body. Once the limit of the body is
reached, one must expand the body, or else their cultivation would stop. The
larger the body becomes, the more spiritual energy the body requires. After
reaching a certain size, the Ancient God would experience body
reconstruction. This was process to increase the quality of the body.
To an Ancient God, the more times their bodies experience
reconstruction, the stronger their cultivation and bodies become.
Also, with every reconstruction, their souls would also become larger.
Among the Ancient Gods, there were no cultivation levels like in the world
of cultivators. The Ancient Gods’ cultivation was mainly just their soul and
their body.
The body was the weapon and the soul was the hand that controlled the
weapon, combining into the almost invincible Ancient God Family.
In ancient times, the Ancient Gods were glorious, but in the end, were
still buried in history. As of today, they have disappeared without a trace
besides a few mentions in some ancient texts.
Wang Lin realized that, by using the Ancient God Tactic, he could use
the spiritual energy that he’s stolen to raise his cultivation. This would
allow him to increase his cultivation quickly.
He took out his bag of holding. After searching for a while, he took out
an object.
It was a dantian. It was obtained when he went on a killing spree. This
dantian contained all the cultivation of a middle tier cultivators.
Without a word, Wang Lin threw the dantian into his mouth. The
moment the dantian entered his mouth, it released tons of spiritual energy
into his body.
Wang Lin immediately used the spiritual energy Stealing technique of
the first layer of the Ancient God Tactic, then he put his hands together and
sat down to cultivate. All the spiritual energy was quickly absorbed by the
spiritual energy Stealing technique, but the moment it was about to be fused
into this body, Wang Lin stopped it and moved all the spiritual energy into
the core in his body.
Waves of spiritual energy surged in his core, forming patterns.
A hurricane passed through his body. The spiritual energy that took it
two hours to gather disappeared in an instant.
If Wang Lin didn’t have the spiritual energy Stealing technique, he
would need to spend anywhere from several months to several years of time
to digest the dantian, and he would only be able to absorb 70 to 80 percent
of it while the remaining would be lost.
Although time moved faster in the heaven defying bead's space, it
would still waste a lot of time. However, in what was only an instant in the
real world, he was able to completely absorb the dantian.
His core spun in a pattern, sending out waves of spiritual energy to his
body. Wang Lin’s eyes glistened. A single dantian allowed him to reach the
peak of the mid stage of Core Formation, one step away from the late stage.
Wang Lin’s right hand moved toward his bag of holding and took out
bottles of immortal pills made by Li MuWan. He started to put them into his
mouth, one by one. Time flew by really quickly. The moment a pill was
consumed, the spiritual energy Stealing Technique would completely
absorb it. Right before the spiritual energy entered this body, Wang Lin
would redirect it toward his core.
As a result, his cultivation quickly increased as he broke through the
mid stage of Core Formatin into the late stage.
Next, Wang Lin took out the most valuable object in his bag of holding;
the spinal liquid that he obtained from the dragon in the tunnel.
The spinal liquid from the dragon was only enough to fill a small bottle.
One could see how precious it was. This was the most precious drug Wang
Lin had obtained so far. After hesitating, he opened up the bottle.
After drinking a gulp, his body released a burning heat. The spiritual
energy Stealing technique activated and quickly circulated the spiritual
energy. Time slowly passed. Wang Lin could clearly feel his core become
larger, its color more bright, and its spinning even faster.
After the gulp of spinal liquid was absorbed, Wang in took another.
One day, two days, three days… until a month later, Wang Lin had been
closed-eye cultivating the entire time. The spiritual energy Stealing
Technique was constantly active in his body.
There were only ten drops of the spinal liquid left. The core in his body
was about the size of two fists. It color was golden with faint glow of red.
Every time it spun, the meridians in his body would ache, but he still hadn’t
broken into the Nascent Soul stage.
A month ago, Wang Lin took a pill that would increase the chances of
his Nascent Soul forming, but the pill only turned the core red, with no sign
of it breaking and forming a Nascent Soul.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin let out a sigh. He wondered if
others had this much difficulty forming their Nascent Soul, but it seemed it
was lot harder than he had imagined.
He was running low on pills in his bag of holding, and there wasn’t
much Liquid spiritual energy left. After pondering for awhile, he arrived at
where Situ Nan and his parents were. He kowtowed a few times in front of
his parents, then pointed his finger to his brow and left the heaven defying
bead's space.
Outside the Sea of Knowledge, Wang Lin’s body went from an
illusionary form to more and more solid one. He stared at the Sea of
Knowledge and let out a sigh. Based on his plans before, if he was lucky
enough to enter the Nascent Soul stage, then he might have a chance to
enter the Dead Soul Sea. Perhaps the moment he gained the inheritance, he
would be able to leave the Ancient God’s body.
But now, he wasn’t confident.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin raised his hand and a cold look
appeared in his eyes. Now there was only one road left. If he didn’t want to
be trapped here, always avoiding the pursuit of the demonic cultivators
forever, there was only one way.
His right hand grabbed at the void,created a rift, and entered it. After
coming out, he left the Sea of Knowledge and arrived somewhere within the
Qi Sea.
After he appeared, he hesitated. Both of his hands came together and
sent out a few rays of light in all directions, creating many rifts. As the rifts
were sealed up, he spread out his divine sense in all directions. As a result,
the demonic cultivators that had been bitterly looking for him noticed his
presence and quickly charged toward him.
Soon, the demonic cultivators appeared near Wang Lin, one by one.
They stared at Wang Lin, revealing smiles. One of them was Hunchback
Meng. After he saw Wang Lin, that feeling of disgust appeared. Without a
word, his right hand reached out to grab Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal, and he was very calm. As
Hunchback Meng reached toward him, he sneered, “Don’t you want to
break the seal on your master?”
The moment Wang Lin said those words, although all the surrounding
demonic cultivators’ expressions remained normal, their eyes were filled
with surprise. Hunchback Meng was stunned and he stopped his right hand.
Wang Lin noticed this pause. He confirmed now that what he guessed
was correct. Now the only thing he needed to confirm was that their master
was the red haired man trapped in the Blood Sea.
Hunchback Meng’s face was gloomy and showed uncertainty. He let out
a cold snort and his right hand grabbed toward Wang Lin even faster.
Wang Lin wore a steely expression. He didn’t move an inch. He had
already set up traps here ahead of time. If anyone tries to catch him, the
nearby rift would quickly tear open and bring him away from this place.
After all, they were in the Ancient God’s body, and no one was more
familiar with this place than him.
His eyes were calm. If Meng made a move and none of the other
demonic cultivators intervened, his prediction was wrong. They don’t care
if the soul devourer was dead or alive.
The moment Hunchback Meng’s hand was about to catch Wang Lin, a
cold voice suddenly resounded
“Stop!”
The moment the voice was heard, Hunchback Meng felt like he was
being held by an invisible hand and was thrown back. He stopped after
spitting out a few mouthfuls of black blood, then kneeled on the ground.
There wasn’t any resentment in his face. He respectfully said, “Greetings
Lord Duo Mu.”
Meanwhile, all the other demonic cultivators kneeled down.
The middle aged man that had destroyed Sky Devil Magician’s plan
appeared before Wang Lin, staring at him with a cold expression.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he replied.
“You really are a soul devourer. Very good, follow me!” After the
middle aged man finished speaking, he waved his hand in the void and a rift
hundreds of feet wide appeared in the sky.
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UNEXPECTED
H e glanced at Wang Lin, then floated into the rift. Wang Lin stayed
silent and entered the rift as well.
Behind them, all the demonic cultivators followed suit.
But right as they were about to enter the crack, it started to close up. In
the blink of an eye, the rift disappeared without a trace. Besides Wang Lin
and Dou Mu, no one else entered.
As the rift folded, what appeared before Wang Lin wasn’t the Blood Sea
he expected, but a space illuminated by a dark purple light.
This space wasn’t large, only about a hundred feet in each direction.
Floating in the four corners were some strangely shaped instruments. Waves
of gentle light emitted from them.
Next to each instrument sat a cultivator, each one cultivating next to an
instrument. Their figures looked like Dou Mu’s. They kept their human
forms and didn’t turn into demons. Wang Lin scanned the area and counted
a total of nine people, all cultivating in the room.
The moment the two entered, all the cultivators opened up their eyes.
One by one, they activated multiple techniques on each of the instruments,
causing purple light to shine from them.
Dou Mu turned around. His unblinking eyes were fixated on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took a few steps back. His pupils suddenly contracted. He
placed his right hand near his bag of holding as he stared at the person in
front of him. This was very different from what he expected.
One of the nine cultivators said, “Dou Mu, we can’t support this for
long, three hours at the most. Quickly, explain everything.”
Golden light shot out of Dou Mu’s eyes while he stared at Wag Lin. He
said, “Little guy, you managed to disappear. Why did you appear again?”
Wang Lin frowned. He stared at Dou Mu. Right as he was about to
speak, his left hand formed a seal. His left hand swiped behind him using
the Heaven Technique, which he learned from the Ancient God Tactic. It
allowed him to go anywhere in the Ancient God’s body.
The moment the rift appeared before Wang Lin, a purple light shot out
from one of the instruments and destroyed it.
Dou Mu’s expression was calm. There was no hint of emotion.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. He stared at Dou Mu and slowly said, “To leave
the Land of the Ancient God.”
A tall red faced cultivator said, frowning, “Dou Mu, you always say
things too slowly. Little guy, let me tell you; the moment the seal on Ta Sen
is removed, everyone here will die. He is the only person who will leave.”
“Back then, 11 of us arrived on this wild planet. We originally planned
to create a residence here. But we didn’t expect to find that this place
contained spiritual energy of the Ancient God. After I investigated a bit, I
met a cultivator named Ta Sen outside of the Ancient God’s body. This
person’s cultivation was very strong. Even with all of us working together,
we weren’t a match for him.” The red haired old man’s voice grew louder.
He talked very quickly. As soon as he finished speaking, another cultivator
raised his head and gloomly said,
“This Ta Sen didn’t kill us, but invited us to enter this Land of the
Ancient God. This person understood the Land of the Ancient God very
well. He had a perfect handle on the three realms. According to him, he had
been in the land of the Ancient God for a long time, but sadly, he was
blocked by the door of the last level.”
“He invited us to help him break through the last level. Although the
chance of an inheritance was low, the temptation was too great. Although
we couldn’t beat him, we knew of a formation that, once activated, could
defeat even him. Only, after using this formation, we would lose a lot of our
cultivation.”
“The trip into the Ancient God’s body that person schemed was deep,
but we were not people that were easily messed with. We were prepared for
him. In the end, we eventually cleared the last level, but all of it seemed too
strange. The last level was clearly a seal, and its power was great. It took us
a very long time to get past it. It seemed the Ancient God used it to seal
something away. If it wasn’t for that person understanding the seal so well,
even if the method to break the seal was given to us, we weren’t sure we
could break it. After the seal was broken, we could tell that the person
named Ta Sen changed, but couldn’t tell what about him changed.”
“We successfully entered the Ancient God’s body. Ancient God Tu Si
really was a genius. He really did leave behind an inheritance. In the Qi
Sea, we saw the inheritance of power, but before we could even fight for it,
it disappeared before our eyes. It was taken by Ta Sen.”
“After that person obtained the inheritance of the Ancient God’s power,
he suddenly started to laugh hysterically. But at the same time, within the
Qi Sea, a giant appeared and started a huge battle with him. Then, an even
more strange thing occurred; that person knew all of the giant’s techniques.
In the end, the giant lost and split into two. One half formed the Dead Soul
Sea and the other started a very powerful divine technique.”
“That person was clearly unfamiliar with the technique. I remember that
he said, “There is nothing you know that I don’t.” But this divine technique,
he clearly didn’t know it. The Ancient God’s soul split into thousands of
pieces and entered that man’s body, forming thousands of seals on his body,
before imprisoning him in the Blood Sea.
“We thought everything was over and didn’t dare to stay any longer, so
we all quickly left. But the nightmare had only just started. Only one of us
eleven managed to successfully leave this place. The rest of us were
grabbed by demonic hands that reached out from rifts that appeared into the
Blood Sea.
“Ta Sen was too scary. He immediately thought of a way to break the
thousands of seals on his body. Each seal was basically a fragment of the
Ancient God Tu Si’s soul. He forcibly took some fragments and inserted
them into us.”
“In the countless years, every few thousand years, there would be a few
cultivators that arrived here. They were all captured by him and had part of
the seal embedded in them. Even though many people came together, he
would always allow one lucky person to leave. This was so more people
could come in the future.”
“As there were more and more cultivators, the seals on Ta Sen
decreased. The good thing was that the later cultivators were different from
us. Their cultivation was low, so they couldn’t fuse with the fragments of
the Ancient God’s soul. Many cultivators could only handle one seal on
their body, so the process of Ta Sen’s seal removal became slower and
slower.”
“But he really was a genius. After seeing that his method was slowing
down, he came up with another idea; the soul devourer!”
“Before this, we didn’t even know what kind of creature a soul devourer
was, but Ta Sen seemed to know. He sent us demonic cultivators to go catch
a soul devourer to devour the soul fragments within his body.”
“This method was very effective, but after the soul devourer devoured a
certain amount it, he would need to sleep. That method didn’t achieve Ta
Sen’s desired result, so he came up with the idea of raising his own soul
devourer. So he helped Lord Shi Zhe, who was a wandering soul, to grow
toward becoming a soul devourer.”
“Originally, for Lord Shi Zhe to become a soul devourer, it would take a
very long time, but now that you appeared, everything has changed.”
Each of the ten people, besides a wrinkly faced old man that looked like
he had just crawled out of a grave, narrated part of that story. This caused
Wang Lin to be very surprised, but he didn’t believe it all.
“There is still one every important point that we are still wondering
about; that is the identity of Ta Sen. Why is he so familiar with the Ancient
God’s body? After observing him for countless years, we guessed that Ta
Sen isn’t human like us, but a demon formed from the resentment of the
dying body of the Ancient God.” That last sentence was said by Dou Mu.
His expression was calm.
If Wang Lin obtained the complete inheritance of knowledge, he would
know if all of this was true or false, but now, after hearing such a scary idea,
he couldn’t help but change his expression.
“Only this can explain why when he invited us to enter the Ancient
God’s body all those years ago, he was so familiar with the place and why
we felt that had he changed after we broke the seal. That seal was clearly
one that us cultivators used to seal away demons when they enter our
bodies. This would also explain why all the techniques used by the giant
were known by Ta Sen. After all, just obtaining the inheritance of power is
pointless. Only after obtaining both inheritances would one have the power
of the Ancient God. All this speculation only pointed to one thing; that
person is either the Ancient God Tu Si or the Demon God Tu Si!”
As Dou Mu’s words sank in, Wang Lin sucked in a breath. A thought
flashed through his head, but he stayed silent.
“I really don’t need to cheat you. If you charge into the Blood Sea,
you’ll become a tool just like the soul devourer in the third realm, and once
the seal is broken, you will die.”
Wang Lin silently pondered for a while, then he sneered, “Death? I
assume that by death you mean when my soul dissipates. If the story you
guys told is true, when that person is free, won’t he just take the soul
fragments back?
Dou Mu’s group stayed silent.
Among the ten people, the old man who hadn’t said a word let out a
light cough. He said, in a gentle tone, “Fellow cultivator is indeed smart.
Once Ta Sen obtains the inheritance of knowledge, he will retrieve the soul
fragments in our bodies to allow his soul be to complete again. In all these
years, the soul fragments have fused with our souls. To take them back
would be the same as devouring our souls. Friend, helping us is helping
yourself, however, I won’t ask you to help for free. If you agree, I’ll have a
gift for you.”
Wang Lin didn’t accept. He secretly considered how credible the things
these people said were.
Dou Mu gave Wang Lin a cold glance and said, “Junior, don’t think we
have to rely on you. We could always just kill you to avoid any trouble in
the future.”
A dark faced cultivator sneered, “Time is almost up, and what was
needed to be said has been said. Since this kid continues to be so
thickheaded, I might as well lay down a restriction. Although it could create
some inconveniences, it would make controlling him a lot easier.”
After Wang Lin heard this, he thought of a sarcastic remark. If such a
restriction could actually work, these old guys wouldn’t spend so much time
talking to him. The moment he appeared, they would have used the
restriction to control him.
Wang Lin mulled over it a little and guessed why they didn’t use the
restriction. It seemed no restriction would go unnoticed by the red haired
man.
These peoples’ purpose couldn’t be this simple. Like Sky Devil
Magician, they must’ve had their own hidden plans.
Wang Lin calmly said, “What do you guys want me to do?”
The old man full of wrinkles heard what Wang Lin said and his heart
skipped a beat. This person didn’t ask what the reward was, but first asked
what the task was. It seemed that this person was extremely calm and
wouldn’t be easily moved.
The old man slowly said, “Enter the Blood Sea. After Ta Sen removes
the seal, he will directly enter the Dead Soul Sea. Once he opens up the
Dead Soul Sea, you must enter the Dead Soul Sea and use a technique. It’s
that easy. As for what technique, it’s the sealing technique the giant formed
by the Ancient God’s soul used. I studied that technique for countless years
and have a 30% success rate. If you use it, you have a 70% chance of
succeeding because you are a soul devourer. All the soul fragments you
absorb will listen to you.”
Wang Lin sneered. He gloomily said, “With my cultivation of only Core
Formation, it is but a dream to seal Ta Sen.”
The old man let out a laugh and said, “Of course, we aren’t letting you
perform the seal, but will let you control the soul fragments which will
trigger the Dead Soul Sea again. Based on my predictions, the Dead Soul
Sea will seal up again and completely seal Ta Sen within.
“If you agree, it doesn’t matter if it succeeds or not, I’ll give you a gift. I
obtained this object after much hardship. After searching many ancient
texts, I finally found the name of this object; it’s Huan Yuan Beast Trap.
Any animal in the world could be controlled by it for a short period of time,
but its origin is unknown. In theory, if you have enough spiritual energy,
even immortal beasts, if trapped by the circle, could be used by you. But
when using this circle, the stronger the beast trapped within, the more
spiritual energy it requires, and if you want to trap an immortal beast, then
the amount of spiritual energy it requires is unimaginable. When I received
it all those years ago, I tried it once but failed. However, before I could try a
second time, I had already been trapped here.
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SEAL OF THE BLOOD SEA
W ang Lin’s expression was mostly normal, but he soon revealed a

cold smile and snorted.
Dou Mu’s eyes grew cold. When he was about to speak, he was stopped
by the old man. The old man stared at Wang Lin and slowly said, “This
Huan Yuan Beast Trap is a legendary treasure. If you are still not satisfied, I
don’t have anything better.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He stared at the instruments that
surround him and didn’t say a word.
The old man pondered a little and said, “This is my life saving treasure.
I can’t give it to you. I can give you ten top quality sprite stones. That is as
much as we can give.”
Wang Lin didn’t feel the need to push them too far. The fact was that
these peoples’ cultivation was at an unimaginable level. If he didn’t have
the inheritance memory as his ace in the hole, he wouldn’t be this calm.
Wang Lin calmly said, “100 pieces.”
Without waiting for the old man to reply, Dou Mu said, “No way!” The
other peoples’ gazes also became cold.
Wang Lin wasn’t intimidated. He simply waited for the old man to
reply.
The old man hesitated and gloomily said, “20 pieces. This is my limit.
We don’t have many of these top quality spirit stones. If you still don’t
agree, then we have to use different methods.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. Without a word, he stretched
out his right hand.
The old man pointed at his chest. A black snake slithered by [I think the
snake was inside his clothes] and a normal looking copper ring appeared in
his hand. He threw the copper ring and Wang Lin caught it.
Wang Lin glanced at the copper ring. It was the size of a bracelet and
had engravings of many fearsome beasts. These fearsome beast felt very
alive, as if they were real.
Wang Lin sent out his divine sense. Just as he entered the ring, he heard
waves of beast growls. His divine sense couldn’t help but shake, so he
quickly withdrew it.
Wang Lin put away the copper ring without any change in his
expression. He then looked at the old man.
In the old man’s hand appeared a grey bag of holding. He tossed it at
Wang Lin. Wang Lin looked into the bag and saw 20 neatly placed top
quality spirit stones. Waves of spirit energy came from the bag.
After placing the top quality spirit stones into his own bag of holding,
he threw the grey bag of holding to the ground and heavily said, “I have one
more question; after I seal the master of the Blood Sea, how do I leave this
place?”
After the old man heard Wang Lin’s question, his heart relaxed a bit. He
had always been waiting for Wang Lin to ask that question. If Wang Lin
didn’t ask that question, he would be suspicious.
“Its very easy. After Ta Sen is sealed again, I will want to leave this
place as well. The key is to be inside the Dead Soul Sea. Since you will be
there with us, you will be able to leave as well.”
Wang Lin sneered in his mind. He was now convinced that their goal
was the inheritance of knowledge in the Dead Soul Sea, if what they just
said was true that is.
Wang Lin revealed a cold look. He slowly said, “It’s not that I don’t
believe you, but this matter is very important. If I can’t be 100% sure that I
can leave this place, then all of this is just empty talk.”
The old man frowned and said, “Since this old man promised you, I
would never go back on my promise.”
Wang Lin didn’t move. He shook his head and said, “Senior is a master,
and junior should believe you, but this is a matter of life and death. If this
junior can’t be sure, even if we come to an agreement, it would be hard for
me to fully devote myself to this.”
Dou Mu snorted, revealing killing intent, and said, “Junior, talking in
such a roundabout way is really annoying. And I already promised you. If
you don’t believe it, don’t be so difficult. Let me send you to hell to ease
my mind!” He suddenly waved his right hand and created a black hand that
slammed toward Wang Lin.
A Wang Lin’s gaze became cold. He didn’t even look at the giant hand
and stared at the old man.
The giant hand stopped three inches from Wang Lin’s head. The old
man waved his hand and Dou Mu took back the giant hand.
The old man frowned as he gave Dou Mu a look and slowly said, “What
do you want?”
Wang Lin looked at the surrounding instruments and said, “Since these
instruments are your life saving treasures, how about giving them to this
junior to hold. Once we leave this place, junior will naturally return them. I
believe seniors don’t have to worry about a junior like me, who is only at
the Core Formation stage, to take these treasures for my own.”
The old man looked at Wang Lin. After pondering for a long time, he
revealed a cold smile and nodded his head. He waved his hand and the ten
instruments flew to his hand. After placing some seals on them, he tossed
them to Wang Lin.
Without a word, Wang Lin took out another bag of holding and placed
the ten instruments inside, then carefully put the bag away.
The space started to dissipate without the power of the ten instruments.
The old man gave Wang Lin a look and waved his hand as he opened up a
rift. He stepped back to get out of the way.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he entered the rift.
After Wang Lin entered, Dou Mu had an unwilling expression. He said,
“Big brother…”
“You, shut up!” The old man’s expression changed, it was no long as
calm as it was when talking to Wang Lin, but filled with anger. He stared at
Dou Mu and entered the rift.
The others beside Dou Mu entered the rift one by one. The last person
was the man that always had a dark expression. When he was about to enter
the rift, he said, “Dou Mu, do you still not understand? That little brat
knows every detail of our plan. He knows that we need him alive. What you
did earlier was simply humiliating yourself! I’m depending on this brat for
my wish to come true. Big brother also waited a very long time for this. If
everyone wasn’t so devoted to Ta Sen, things wouldn’t be this difficult.”
After he finished speaking, he stepped into the rift. Dou Mu pondered a
little and followed him in.
After entering the rift, what appeared before Wang Lin was a blood
colored world. There were many eye catching stone pillars, especially the
one that seemed to enter the heavens. Seeing this caused Wang Lin’s pupils
to shrink. This place was really the Blood Sea.
Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the man at the top of the pillar that rose to the
heavens. The man had blood red hair. There was an air of arrogance
spreading from the man. After one look, Wang Lin felt like he couldn’t even
breath.
At that moment, the other demonic cultivators all returned, including
Dou Mu’s group. After they entered the Blood Sea, they all sat down on
different stone pillars.
The demonic cultivators all found their pillars, sat down, and stared at
Wang Lin.
They all sat crossed legged. Wang Lin was the only person floating in
the air.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept the area. There were many cultivators, at least a
thousand. Among these people, he saw Hunchback Meng, Duamu Ji, Wang
Qingyue, Sky Devil Magician...
In that moment, in the space next to the red haired man, appeared a rift.
A tall man walked out. The moment he appeared, he looked at Wang Lin
and revealed a look of ecstasy. He said to the red haired man, “Master, he is
the soul devourer.” Then he sat down at a stone pillar nearby.
Wang Lin noticed at a glance that person was the huge wandering soul.
The surroundings were completely silent, until a hoarse voice suddenly
came from the red haired man.
“Soul devourer…” He suddenly raised his head and the whole Blood
Sea shook. The surrounding pillars sprayed out countless amounts of blood.
The entire world was covered in blood after that.
His eyes felt as if they possessed limitless power. His gaze gave off a
demonic feeling as he stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin suddenly felt that the moment the red haired man gazed at
him, an invisible restriction started to activate near him. He suddenly
became unable to move his body.
“Absorb this piece of the soul and unlock this seal for me or die!” After
the red haired man finished speaking, he grabbed at his brow. His face
revealed a painful expression. His body trembled as he pulled out a red light
from his body. The blood red light floated before Wang Lin.
After taking out the red light, the red haired man let out a few heavy
breaths. It took him a long time before his breathing returned to normal.
The surrounding demonic cultivators all stared at the red light, revealing
a mixed look of fear and envy.
The red haired man’s body trembled. He stared at Wang Lin through his
messy hair.
Wang Lin was surprised, but his expression was calm. He calmly said,
“I can help you, but once you break out of the seal, you must help me
leave!”
The red haired man’s mouth moved slightly and he nodded his head.
Wang Lin cautiously looked at the red haired man. Suddenly, his Ji
Realm Soul leapt out, formed a large mouth, and swallowed the red light.
A feeling of intense pain suddenly arose in his soul and his body
trembled. After a long time, the pain disappeared. He checked his soul and
noticed that it was twice its original size.
The reason he dared to boldly show his face was because the inheritance
of power and inheritance of knowledge were very different from each other,
so there wouldn’t be any chance of it being noticed unless the same
inheritance was inherited by two people.
This way, besides Wang Lin himself, no one would know that he had
received part of the inheritance.
As for the red light, Wang Li heard from Dou Mu’s group that it was
part of the Ancient God’s soul. If it was someone else, they would fear it
due to lacking the ability to control it, but as a soul devourer, he could
devour it for himself.
After seeing that the soul fragment was devoured, the red haired man
stared at Wang Lin with a cold gaze. After a long time, he said, “Even
though you are a soul devourer, you haven’t formed your soul gem yet.
However, the fact that you can forcibly devour a soul fragment is very
satisfactory. Wandering soul, help him form his soul gem.”
The man formed by the wandering soul’s body trembled. He hesitated,
but quickly became determined and whispered, “As you wish.” He pointed
his hand at his brow. His body involuntarily trembled. He clearly became a
lot weaker. At the same time, a see-through, sparkling red ball appeared
from his brow.
The moment the red ball appeared, his body collapsed into his
wandering soul form as he wasn’t able to keep his form any longer. After a
long time, he slowly condensed into his human form again.
Without a word, his Ji Realm Soul quickly went out and surrounded the
light ball. The ball contained the huge wandering soul’s soul energy. Wang
Lin was able to absorb it without any hinderance. After half an hour, he was
able to completely absorb it all.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that his soul suddenly grew several sizes.
The red haired man pondered a little and slowly said, “Wandering soul,
continue.”
The wandering soul let out a wry laugh. He didn’t think that Wang Lin,
as a soul devourer, wouldn’t have a soul gem. If he had known, he wouldn’t
have told his master. That would keep himself from entering into his current
sorry state. Also, this soul devourer was really something. Even with one
soul ball, it didn’t seem to be enough to let him form a soul gem.
A soul gem was something soul devourers gradually formed as they
reached a certain stage and devoured a certain number of souls. It was
something they naturally formed for their core. Generally speaking, most
soul devourers would devour massive amounts of souls the moment they
evolved into a soul devourer in order to form their soul gem as soon as
possible. Almost no soul devourer would wait so long to form their soul
gem.
The difference between a soul devourer with and without a soul gem
was that a soul devourer with a soul gem could create wandering souls.
The wandering soul let out a bitter laugh. He pointed his hand at his
brow and another soul ball appeared. His body collapsed again. This time,
he could no longer form his human body again. After a long time, a red ball
appeared from his wandering soul form.
This time, his breath became ragged. Although he was still stronger than
the normal wandering soul, the difference from before was too great.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He sent out his soul to surround the ball and
started absorbing it. This time, he could clearly feel a difference. His soul
no longer grew, but, inside him, a particle the size of a grain of rice started
to condense.
The red haired man frowned. If a soul devourer didn’t have a soul gem,
they wouldn’t be able to handle too many soul fragments. But after this
person absorbed two soul balls, he only reached the first step of forming his
soul gem.
Those two soul balls made up most of the soul energy that the
wandering soul had.
The red haired man pondered a little. A thought flashed through his
head. He reached out his right hand and lifted the wandering soul. The
wandering soul let out a miserable scream. His body quickly shrank and
condensed into a soul ball. The red haired man grabbed the soul ball and
threw it at Wang Lin.
This soul ball was formed from the life of the wandering soul.
After consuming the soul ball, Wang Lin felt the rice grain sized particle
quickly grow larger. It soon grew to the size of a thumb.
Suddenly, a strange feeling entered Wang Lin’s mind. His Ji Realm Soul
suddenly shrank and fused into the fingernail sized ball. As for the ball, it
disappeared into his brow.
Wang Lin’s eyes blinked. As of that moment, he was a real soul
devourer, with the ability to produce wandering souls.
All of that knowledge appeared, as if it were an inheritance, when his
soul gem was formed.
The red haired man retrieved his gaze. He waved his right hand and a
rift appeared in midair. Next, he quickly grabbed with his hand. The entire
Blood Sea shook and a huge illusionary figure appeared from the rift.
The moment the figure appeared, Wang Lin suddenly felt the aura of a
soul devourer. This figure was clearly the soul devourer from the third
realm.
Soon, the whole illusionary figure appeared like a cloud and came
through the rift, revealing its whole body. The red haired man’s eyes lit up.
His body trembled as traces of blood-red light started to release from his
body. Waves of blood mist sprouted from his body. Almost immediately, his
entire body was covered by the blood mist. He seemed to be enduring
unimaginable pain. After a long time, he raised his head, revealing a bloody
face. He said, with a husky voice, “Come out, Tu Si’s soul fragments!”
The moment his voice came out, countless red lights were forced out of
his body. There were countless red lights, and as they appeared, they started
to circle like a red tornado. The red lights contained a demonic aura.
The surrounding demonic cultivators all bowed their heads in fear. All
except for Dou Mu’s group, who looked at the red light with dark
expressions.
The shadow formed by the soul devourer formed a mouth. The mouth
became larger and larger as it stretch outward. It closed in front of the red
haired man. Dozens of red lights were consumed by it.
But at the same time, the rest of the right lights suddenly started to flash
brightly and circle the red haired man as if they were crazy. As they circled
the red haired man, symbols would appear and land on the red haired man.
Every time one landed, his body would tremble.
Meanwhile, following his trembles, dozens of red lights appeared from
the Blood Sea to replace the ones devoured by the soul devourer and circled
around the red haired man.
As for the soul devourer, after devouring 10 more soul fragments, its
cloud-like body started to glow red. It clearly needed time to digest and
couldn’t continue to devour more.
The red haired man revealed a painful expression as he looked toward
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin now understood why this required two soul devourers. If
there was only one soul devourer, more soul fragments will appear from the
Blood Sea before they finished digesting. This way, not only would it not
remove the seal, but would increase the amount of soul fragments.
There needed to be a buffer time. Only, with two soul devourers taking
turns devouring the soul fragments, would it be possible? Even then, the
possibility was low.
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OPENING THE SEAL
W ang Lin’s eyes lit up. The thumbnail sized soul gem appeared in
front of his brow. His Ji Realm Soul quickly came out as well and
circled the red haired man. He immediately devoured more than 10 red
lights that were floating around the red haired man.
The soul devourer had finished digesting the red lights, and as Wang
Lin retreated, it came forward again. So just like this, the cycle continued.
Although the Blood Sea replenished the red lights around the red haired
man, there were a lot less lights than before.
It seemed that it took time for the Blood Sea to replenish the red lights.
The red haired man revealed a euphoric expression. When he forced the red
lights out of his body, he had to suffer unimaginable pain, but after seeing
the red lights decrease before him, he thought that even if the pain was 10
times worse, he would still be willing to suffer through it.
Time slowly passed. All the demonic cultivators silently watched the
scene before them. They all held their breath. Even Dou Mu’s group was
nervous. Wang Lin’s ability to break the seal played a vital role in their
future plans, but if the seal couldn’t be broken, then no matter how carefully
crafted the plan was, it would all be for nothing.
As time passed, the red lights around the red haired man started to circle
around him faster and faster, but the quantity was steadily decreasing. He
let out several loud roars. Constantly forcing the red lights out was taking a
toll on his body. His face looked ferocious and his veins bulged green, as if
there were green worms crawling in his veins.
Among the many demotic cultivators, Sky Devil Magician looked at the
scene with a sense of unwillingness in his heart. He exerted all that effort
for his plan, but, at the last moment, it was destroyed. It made his heart
bleed. Now that he saw that the red haired man was breaking the seal, he
felt despair.
When the red haired man breaks the seal, opens up the Dead Soul Seal,
and obtains the inheritance of knowledge, he will notice that ⅓ of it was
missing. With the red haired man’s power, he would be able to use a
technique to find that it was Sky Devil Magician who had it. By then, the
only road left for him would be death.
He dared to be bold before because the red haired man was trapped in
the Blood Sea and was unable to detect what was happening outside. Only
in the Blood Sea was the red haired man not restricted.
Sky Devil Magician let out a bitter laugh in his heart. He looked up at
Wang Lin and sighed in his heart. He knew that Wang Lin came in with his
disciple. He never thought that, because of his own schemes, the red haired
man would be able to break his seal. If he didn’t let Six Desire Devil Lord
and them leave a thousand years ago, then although he wouldn’t be able to
get the inheritance treasure, his life would still be safe.
All of this could be described as karma.
Sky Devil Magician let out another sigh, but as he looked at Dou Mu’s
group, his hatred disappeared and he began to ponder.
Sky Devil Magician’s expression was calm, not revealing any of his
inner thoughts. He was a very sly old man; even facing such a great ordeal,
his expression didn’t change at all.
The red haired man simply used the soul fragments to leave a mark on
these people to control them. The reason Sky Devil Magician was able to
retain his sanity was mainly due to his cultivation technique. Beside the
Mysterious Sky Devil Cultivation Method, he also had a mysterious chant.
He accidently found that chant during his first trip here.
He didn’t pass down the chant to anyone, not even Six Desire Devil
Lord knew of its existence. It was because of this chant and his countless
years of cultivation that, when he was caught by the red haired man and
forced to fuse with the soul fragment, he was able to take the initiative and
suppress the soul fragment instead of fusing with it.
He looked at Dou Mu’s group. Several years ago, he begun to have his
suspicion that, among the thousands of cultivators here, it couldn’t be only
him that had suppressed his soul fragment. He suspected that there were
others who had as well.
Those people were most likely the ten Blood Sea Generals.
Sky Devil Magician’s heart shook. If those men were like him, when the
seal breaks, they will act. If this was true, then he might still have a chance.
While thinking about it, Sky Devil Magician’s heart grew excited. He
took a deep breath to calm himself down and looked up.
Each time Wang Lin devoured a red light, his soul gem became larger.
As his soul gem grew larger, his mind felt a sense of clarity.
Wang Lin’s teamwork with the soul devourer also became better and
better. The color of the swirl of soul fragments around the red haired man
grew dim and the amount of soul fragments was decreasing.
But in that moment, the surrounding sea of blood suddenly rose up. All
the blood on the ground started to float up, forming tens of thousands of
soul fragments. They headed toward the red haired man.
This sudden change of events caught everyone off guard. Without a
word, Wang Lin’s soul backed off, afraid of getting affected.
The red haired man let out a growl. His hand quickly formed a seal and
a circle appeared before him. He pressed on the circle and countless rays of
five colored light came out of his body and formed a five colored barrier
around him.
Outside the barrier, the soul fragments charged and pushed against it.
The red haired man looked up. His arrogance and haughtiness were at
their limit. He muttered, “Tu Si, this seal can’t trap me!”
With that, he casually grabbed with this right hand. A demonic
cultivator that was sitting near by flew into the air. His face revealed an
alarmed expression. Before he could say anything, his body flew to the five
colored barrier and more than ten soul fragments went into his body.
He screamed again and again. His hands were constantly tearing at his
body. In the blink of an eye, his entire body was covered in wounds and
blood.
Normally speaking, these demonic cultivators couldn’t even handle one
soul fragment, but now, more ten suddenly entered this one’s body. His only
fate was death.
The red haired man normally didn’t attempt this extreme method
because it didn’t help him at all. The moment the cultivator dies, the soul
fragments would return to him. That didn’t help him break the seal at all.
But now, it was different. He had almost broken the seal. If he didn’t use
this method to delay the soul fragments, then, when the barrier breaks, the
soul fragments would all enter his body and render all of the work from
earlier pointless.
The red haired man ignored the cultivator. His right hand drew in the
air. A golden symbol appeared and landed on the cultivator. The moment it
landed, a golden light surrounded the cultivator’s body.
Soon after, the red haired man’s eyes released a red light. With waves of
both of his hands, several cultivators’ bodies flew into the air. After they
absorbed some red lights, they were covered by the golden light as well.
Their bodies were very bloody.
Wang Lin’s was alarmed. A moment later, another cultivator was
grabbed by the red haired man. A look of horror appeared on his face, but
was quickly replaced by a decisive one. He rapidly performed a technique
with his hand and disappeared on the spot, then reappeared 10 feet away.
The moment he reappeared, he created a rift in the air and charged
toward it.
The red haired revealed a cold gaze. He didn’t stop the cultivator, but
sneered. He pointed his finger at his brow and spit out, “Explode!”
With a bang, the cultivator’s body exploded as he was heading into the
rift. His blood and flesh scattered everywhere. A soul fragment appeared
and charged toward the red haired man. It joined the other soul fragments
outside of the barrier.
A thought flashed through the red haired man’s mind. He suddenly
opened both his hands and, with a growl, he grabbed at the air and hundreds
of cultivators suddenly flew up into the air. Their faces were filled with fear
and helplessness, but there were some with the exact opposite expression;
looks of relief. They flew toward the barrier and many soul fragments
entered their bodies. They became just like the people before them.
After using hundreds of people as buffers, the amount soul fragments
outside the barrier had decreased a bit. However, the 5 colored barrier
wasn’t as strong as it was before and started to tremble, as if it could break
at any time.
The red haired man didn’t say a word, but grabbed again with this
hands. This time, he grabbed more than 300 people. Among those people,
eight of them suddenly used various techniques to break free. They
desperately tried to escape by opening up rifts.
Meanwhile, four people on the ground also jumped up, opened rifts, and
disappeared into them.
The red haired man’s cold smile grew wider. He didn’t kill these
cultivators like he did the ones before, but retracted his gaze after looking
for some time. While killing them would be easy, the soul fragments
returning to him would make a big impact on his barrier.
There was no rush to kill those people.
Wang Lin watched what had happened. He knew that the red haired
man wouldn’t act against him, because he still needed him to absorb the
remaining soul fragments. Among the people that escaped, Dou Mu’s group
wasn’t in their ranks. All ten of them sat there, waiting, without any
expression.
Outside of the barrier were more than 400 golden circles. Within each
golden circle was a bloody cultivator, each with more than 10 soul
fragments within their bodies.
The red haired man gave the remaining hundreds of cultivators a cold
look. Suddenly, 3 to 5 cultivators opened up rifts and entered them.
The red haired man sneered. He didn’t bother with them, but looked at
the soul devourer and growled, “Devour!”
The cloud-like soul devourer extended its illusionary body to form a
mouth and shot toward the soul fragments outside the barrier. After
devouring more than 10 soul fragments, it was about to retreat. The red
haired man frowned. He knew that if this kept up, the blood sea would
activate and try to seal him again.
His face revealed a malicious expression. He reached out and grabbed
the soul devourer that was about to retreat and said, “Continue!”
The soul devourer hesitated, then opened his mouth and devoured more
than 10 soul fragments again. The red haired man was still not satisfied. He
bit his finger and drew two strange symbols. One of the symbols released a
five colored light and landed on the soul devourer.
Wang Lin noticed that the soul devourer suddenly became violent.
Countless threads of divine sense spread out from it.
“You...broke our promise!”
The red haired man opened his mouth and sucked the other symbol into
it. After, he gloomily said, “Since when do I not keep my promises? I only
have some control right now. As long as you help me break this seal, I’ll
use the Ancient God’s power to make you a human body, and also get you
out of the Decaying World. Now, continue to devour!”
As soon as he said those words, the symbol he swallowed appeared on
his head and flashed a few times. At the same time, on the soul devourer’s
body, the same symbol appeared and seemed to flash in sync with the one
on the red haired man’s head.
Then, the soul devourer immediately started to devourer the soul
fragments like crazy, as if he had no control. After consuming the soul
fragments one by one, his body glowed red. He looked like a red cloud.
Wang Lin could clearly feel the soul devourer sending out waves of
painful divine sense. It seemed he had devoured too much and exceeded his
limits. If this continued, then the soul devourer could become like those
cultivators.
The red haired man’s eyes became cold and he gazed at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal. He sent out is Ji Realm Soul.
It flew out of the barrier and started to devour the soul fragments outside.
This time, Wang Lin devoured very quickly. After devouring more than 10,
he felt full, but he didn’t stop and kept devouring.
He secretly started to operate the Ancient God Tactic, so the soul
fragments quickly fused with his soul.
The five colored barrier surrounding the red haired man began to shake
more and more. It was bound to break at any moment. There were still
some soul fragments left, but even with Wang Lin and the soul devourer,
they still wouldn’t be able to devour them all in time.
At the same time, all the stone pillars in the Blood Sea, besides the one
the red haired man was sitting on, exploded simultaneously and turned into
red powder. It seemed the red powder was condensing into soul fragments.
The moment the stone pillars exploded, the cultivators on top of each of
them jumped off.
The red haired man’s face darkened. He gritted his teeth and
immediately grabbed 300 of the 600 or so remaining cultivators and
dragged them toward the barrier.
At that moment, the five colored barrier broke, but the moment the
barrier broke, the red haired man used his power to force the soul fragments
into the body of the 300 cultivators.
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DOUBTS ABOUT THE DEAD SEA
T he moment the five colored barrier broke, the rubble of the stone
pillar started to glow bright red. There were no more soul fragments
around the red haired man. The seal on his soul was gone.
It could be said that the him now had temporarily broken the seal. His
eyes emitted a demonic gaze. He quickly raised his hand and swiped it
downwards.
Suddenly, a giant rift appeared above him. The rift was very large, and
layers of grey fog spilled out of it.
Wang Lin was very familiar with the grey fog. He immediately
recognized it as the fog that was outside the Dead Soul Sea.
Meanwhile, within the red dust, countless red lights appeared. The
specks of dust assembled into soul fragments and charged toward the red
haired man. If those soul fragments were to land, then everything that had
happened would have been a waste.
The red haired man’s eyes became cold. He would not allow those soul
fragments to seal him again. After tearing open the rift, he stretched out his
right hand and lowly growled, “Tu Si is long dead. Using my name, Ta Sen,
I call upon my life saving weapon, the Star Destroyer Spear!”
The moment he finished uttering those words, a long spear that looked
like a black dragon suddenly burst out from the gray fog and appeared
before him. The spear paused for a moment, but quickly landed in the red
haired man’s hand.
The moment the red haired man gripped the spear, a thunderous roar
echoed through the surrounding area. Shortly after, the pillar that he was
standing on collapsed and became a small pile of rubble.
The red haired man still floated in the air. His eyes were filled with
pride. As for the soul fragments, it seemed he didn’t care about them at all.
He waved the spear and all the soul fragments paused in midair. They
floated 10 feet away from him.
Meanwhile, the red haired man moved his body and charged toward the
rift. At the same time, everyone in Dou Mu’s group, especially the old man
who made the deal with Wang Lin, revealed nervous expressions. Without a
word, they quickly stood up and followed Ta Sen into the rift.
As they passed Wang Lin, the old man looked at Wang Lin and slightly
nodded. Wang Lin’s soul went back into his body and moved into the rift.
The remaining surviving demonic cultivators all followed them into the
rift without hesitation.
After entering the rift, Wang Lin immediately realized that they were
just outside the Soul Sea. Right below them was the Dead Soul Sea that
Wang Lin had tried to break into before.
The Soul Sea was split into two; one half was the Blood Sea and the
other was the Dead Soul Sea.
A thought flashed through Wang Lin’s mind. From the moment he
entered the rift, he had been very careful. He discreetly looked around and
saw that Dou Mu’s group had positioned themselves in such a way that they
surrounded him and the red haired man.
This position was very intricate. If one didn’t look carefully, then they
couldn’t see any sign of it. But Wang Lin had been through much and was
able to see it at a glance.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal. He sneered in his heart. He
was very suspicious of Dou Mu’s group. Throughout all those years, had
they really never shown any signs or allowed Ta Sen to realize that they had
always been plotting against him? It was a bit suspicious that people who
had been secretly plotting for who knows how many years to be this blatant
in front of Ta Sen.
But even if Ta Sen were to realize it, it didn’t have anything to do with
Wang Lin at all. He just wanted to be present during the moment the Dead
Soul Sea was opened so he could enter it and use his part of inheritance of
knowledge to leave this suffocating place.
The red haired man stood above the Dead Soul Sea and started laughing
madly. He shouted, “Tu Si, you couldn’t keep me trapped! Even though I
was only a sliver of your evil consciousness, this inheritance should have
been mine.” As he was speaking, his face turned grim and the spear in his
hand struck down.
Suddenly, the wall of fog that surrounded the Dead Soul Sea caved in
and a tunnel going deep in the direction of the Dead Soul Sea appeared
soon after. The fog in the surrounding area was quickly pushed out of the
way.
The tunnel was deep, the bottom could not be seen. A muffled roar
could be heard, as if there were something roaring inside the tunnel.
“Tu Si, even your life saving weapon, the Star Destroyer Spear, has
submitted to me. Only I have the qualifications to succeed your
inheritance!” Ta Sen said, as the spear in his hand struck out again
This time, it was a vertical slash. It created a cross with the previous
slash, forming a giant cross. In the center of the cross was a hole dozens of
feet wide. Ta Sen entered it.
After the red haired man went in, Dou Mu’s group became more
nervous, but they quickly followed behind. As for Wang Lin, his eyes lit up
and followed them in as well. Meanwhile, all the surviving demonic
cultivators revealed excited expressions and shouted with joy.
The red haired man was in the front. He turned around and looked
behind him. His lips curled into a cold smile. Soon, he arrived at the bottom
of the grey fog. The path was blocked by a layer of clouds. Purple lightning
flashed constantly in the clouds.
The red haired man didn’t say a word. He tossed the spear forward. It
transformed into a black dragon.
It charged into the clouds right as a bolt of purple lightning landed on it.
The red haired man didn’t pause for a moment. He quickly followed the
spear into the clouds. Suddenly, countless bolts of purple lightning shot out
of the clouds and landed on his body.
Under the bombardment of the purple lightning, a lightning sphere
formed around Ta Sen’s body, but he was not harmed. He started to laugh.
Wang Lin’s pupils contracted as he stared at the red haired man. He
remembered that the purple lightning that appeared at the second realm’s
restriction mountain was the same purple lightning as this.
Wang Lin blinked and slowed down. From somewhere behind him, he
heard the old man’s voice, asking, “Little friend, how come you’re not
moving forward?”
Wang Lin didn’t turn his head. From the moment they left the Blood
Sea, the ten old cultivators had been keeping their eyes on him, preventing
him from backing out.
He had only slowed down a bit, but the old man was already
questioning him. From this, Wang Lin could tell how important this was to
them.
Wang Lin didn’t know why they had so much confidence that they
could even ignore Ta Sen’s existence, but he had already made up his mind;
leaving this place was his main goal.
Within the lightning ball, the red haired man formed a strange hand sign
and said, “Tu Si is long dead. I use my name, Ta Sen, to call upon my
family’s lightning weapon, the Purple Moon!”
The moment those words left his lips, the technique in his hand shot out
and entered the clouds. Soon after, the clouds began to shrink. The raging
purple lightning slowly died down. Eventually, the cloud turned into a half
moon blade and fell into the red haired man’s hand.
After he looked at it, he opened his mouth. The half moon blade shrank
and entered his mouth.
Under the grey fog were the clouds of purple lightning, and under the
clouds of purple lightning was a completely black sea. This was the dead
soul formed by half of Ancient God Tu Si’s soul when he died.
The red haired man looked at the half moon blade. His face revealed an
excited expression, then he charged toward the dead sea under his feet.
The moment he rushed forward, a roar came from the dead sea. Soon
after, a non-dragon, but dragon-like creature suddenly bursted out from the
dead sea. As it moved, it created countless waves in the dead sea.
Shortly after, the creature’s large head came out from the sea and stared
at the red haired man.
Ta Sen looked at the creature and frowned. He shouted, “Evil creature,
you can’t even recognize me!?”
The creature, that was millions of feet long, slowly moved, causing the
waves in the sea to roll violently. It stared at Ta Sen and suddenly spoke
human words.
“Ta Sen, you are an evil consciousness that formed when the master was
practicing the Flowing Ink Transformation Divine Technique. How could I
forget about you? If it wasn’t for you revolting when the master was at the
most critical point of his cultivation, the master wouldn’t have died.”
Ta Sen coldly snorted and grimly said, “What does this have to do with
me? Tu Si’s ambition was too big, trying to master a divine technique that
no one could master. If it wasn’t for that, how could he have created me?
The moment he separated me from his soul, he abandoned me, but I have to
thank him, otherwise, the moment he died would have been the moment I
perished as well!”
The large creature’s eyes became cold and said, “Before master’s death,
he told me to guard the inheritance of knowledge. Without my permission,
no one can get the inheritance.”
“The inheritance of power is already mine and the only thing left is the
inheritance of knowledge. Tu Si’s memories are useless to me. Everything
he knew, I know as well. If it wasn’t for the restrictions placed by the law of
inheritance that requires both inheritances to fully control the power in this
body, I wouldn’t even have bothered with all this, and I wouldn’t have
gotten trapped by him in the Blood Sea for so many years.” The red haired
man said as he struck forward with the spear.
Suddenly, a dark cyclone appeared. The cyclone grew larger and larger,
until the wind was roaring. It charged at the creature.
Seeing the scene before him, Wang Lin couldn’t help but form a doubt
in his heart. If what this creature said was true, and he was guarding the
inheritance of knowledge, then when Sky Devil Magician opened the portal
to the inheritance treasure before, why was there no danger? And even after
part of it was taken, why was there no sign of this creature?
Wang Lin looked down at the dead sea and his doubts increased. He
frowned. He quietly activated the Ancient God Tactic in his mind.
According to the inherited memory, anyone with the inheritance only had to
active their inheritance in the Dead Soul Sea to leave.
The large creature coldly stared at the red haired man. It didn’t even
care about the cyclone roaring towards it. The moment before it landed, the
creature whipped its head out and hit the cyclone.
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AGREEMENT BROKEN
T he cyclone collided with the snake and collapsed.

Wang Lin’s soul activated his portion of the inheritance, but his
heart quickly sank. It seemed that his part of the inheritance wasn’t enough
to cause any reaction, despite his heart wanting to leave this place.
Wang Lin’s expression became gloomy. He had doubts before, and, with
the inheritance not working here, he confirmed that this place wasn’t the
Sea of Knowledge.
As a result, everything he had done before had been a waste. Wang
Lin’s eyes became cold, but his expression quickly recovered. He was well
aware that none of the recent events had been normal. According to the
memory from his part of the inheritance, the fact that Tu Si’s soul became
the Dead Sea and Blood Sea when it was split into two parts was true.
This place really was the Dead Soul Sea, but why wouldn’t the
inheritance of knowledge work here?
Wang Lin looked around. His gaze fell upon a scale on the million foot
long creature and a thought came to his mind.
His heart skipped a beat as he stared at the scale and memorized its
location. When Wang Lin activated his inheritance of knowledge, he felt a
faint response from that scale.
Although the response was weak, it responded to the call of his part of
the inheritance, so that scale must’ve been special in some way.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His didn’t raise his right arm, but gently waved
his index finger. A very small rift appeared and quickly disappeared. Wang
Lin’s movement was every secretive, and the small rift disappeared as soon
as it appeared, so no one else noticed.
Wang Lin’s heart calmed down. The appearance of that rift meant that
he could use his unique method of moving around with his portion of the
inheritance.
He scanned his own bag of holding with his divine sense and sneered in
his heart. He had a lot of bags of holding. The one that made him the most
worried was the one holding the ten life saving treasures, the Huan Yuan
Beast Trap, and the 20 top quality spirit stones. He had never let his guard
down since he received them.
He didn’t believe that these ten people would so easily allow him to
hold on to these things. What he had said before was to simply mislead
them.
After a lot of experience with entering the rifts, Wang Lin realized that
the rifts that were opened by using the inheritance were different. If one
entered it, they wouldn’t have to immediately exit on the other side, because
there was a small space between entrance and the exit. The space was filled
with chaotic energy that prevented any divine sense to enter.
He experimented with it before. He took out a flying sword and threw it
into the rift. When the sword entered the rift, he lost connection with it.
Only after the sword came out from the other side was the connection
restored.
His heart became excited. If he could take advantage of this property of
the rift, it could work wonders for him.
After pondering a little, Wang Lin took the bag of top quality spirit
stones, the beast trap, and the ten instruments, mixed them up a bit, and
placed them in three different bags of holding.
At the same time, a change occurred.
Dou Mu’s group looked at each other and, following the old man, put
their hands together. A light beam connected the ten of them, forming an
irregular shape that surrounded Ta Sen.
Ta Sen’s cold eyes glanced at the ten people. His face revealed a cold
smile. He sneered, “You ten have waited so many years, and now finally
found an opportunity? Very good!”
The old man’s face became gloomy. Without a word, his two hands
constantly changed. The other nine followed suit. Their hands changed
signs faster and faster.
The irregular shape that had been formed suddenly started to glow and
close in on Ta Sen.
Ta Sen smiled coldly as he looked away. He looked at the creature and
slowly said, “It seems you guys have already been in contact with each
other. You planned to seal me again.”
The creature stared at Ta Sen and calmly said, “After sealing you, these
ten will each get part of the inheritance. With this large of a temptation,
anyone would agree.”
Ta Sen didn’t seem to care about the irregular shape quickly closing in
on his body. He started to laugh loudly. His right hand held the spear and
suddenly struck forward. A series of booms could be heard. A large black
dragon suddenly appeared and charged at the irregular shape.
Shortly after, the red haired man pointed his finger at his brow while
coldly looking directly at the old man and shouted, “Explode!”
The old man’s expression changed. His body started to glow red. Slivers
of chaotic Qi came out of him as his body trembled. He quickly placed his
hand on his stomach and shouted, “Scatter!”
Suddenly, the red light was vented out of his body. The other nine’s
faces became more serious and their hands changed signs. This caused them
to switch to a state in which they could absorb Qi.
The red light quickly split into nine red lights and entered the bodies of
the nine people. They were glowing red. The old man quickly shouted,
“Close!”
In that moment, the red light quickly left the nine people's bodies,
became one again, and went back to the old man’s body. The moment the
red light entered his body, he trembled and spat out a mouthful of black
blood. His face suddenly paled. He stared at Ta Sen and grinned, “Ta Sen,
since this old man dared to attempt to kill you, I already have a method to
break your technique. This technique is useless against me!”
All these events felt like they took a long time, but they happened
within the span of a few breaths.
Ta Sen secretly sneered. He pointed his finger at his brow and looked at
the nine other people, one by one, and shouted, “Explode!”
The old man’s eyes lit up and he quickly shouted, “Li Peng!”
Ta Sen paused. He faintly remember the words “Li Peng”. It was the
name of the person from the group of 11 that had escaped from him all
those years ago.
At this point, a laugh appeared from the mouth of the creature. That
voice clearly wasn’t from the creature, but from another person. The
creature opened its mouth and spat out a core. A tumor grew on the core.
The tumor was tightly attached to the core, as if it were a parasite. After
the tumor grew a bit, it split open and a person’s face appeared from within.
The face looked very scholar-like, but the eyes, that were filled with evil
like a demon lord’s eyes, coldly stared at Ta Sen and spit out a complicated
chant.
The chant created ten circles that quickly appeared around the ten
people and completely negated Ta Sen’s method of exploding the soul
fragments.
Ta Sen jerked his head around and coldly stared at the face. His
expression became dark, and he said, “It seems the reason I couldn’t catch
you all those years ago was because you were saved by this animal!”
The head smiled bitterly, revealing a look of resentment. His voice was
filled with hate and said, word for word, “Back when the eleven of us
believed your lies, broke the seal that Tu Si had placed on you, and allowed
you to regain your freedom, we realized that was the biggest mistake of our
lives. Today, we will clear up our mistake. It doesn’t matter if it’s the
inheritance of power or inheritance of knowledge, both will be ours.”
Ta Sen moved the spear in his hand. He revealed a sarcastic smile and
calmly said, “First, its ten people betraying me, then this animal was hiding
another person. It can’t just be these two moves. What else is there?” With
that, he gazed at Wang Lin and the hundreds of dumbfounded demonic
cultivators that were outside the battlefield.
The head that was connected to the core sneered, “You will find out!”
With that, he communicated with the creature using some unknown method.
The creature suddenly moved violently and coiled in the water. It’s
enormous body kept coiling, until it reached the height of Ta Sen and
completely surrounded him.
Within the creature’s body, the black dragon formed by the spear
stopped a dozen feet from the irregular shape.
As a result, Ta Sen was completely surrounded.
Ta Sen’s expression remained calm. He let out a sarcastic smile and spit
out a purple light that became the half moon blade. It landed in his left
hand. Ta Sen held the spear in his right hand and the half moon blade in his
left hand. He attacked with both.
Suddenly, the irregular shape that surrounded him showed signs of
collapse.
Ta Sen’s eyes lit up. He threw the two weapons forward and they each
formed a meteor that hit the edge of the irregular shape.
Among the ten people, four of them spit out a mouthful of blood and
trembled as if they couldn’t hold on much longer.
In that moment of crisis, the creature’s body suddenly turned stiff and a
bump formed on the top of its head. Within the bump, a man covered in
scales appeared. His pupils were diamond shaped. They gave off an
inhuman feel.
The moment the person appeared, a shriek came from his mouth. The
shriek was extremely sharp. It formed countless invisible blades that homed
in on Ta Sen.
At the same time, the old man’s expression turned rigid. His forehead
was covered in sweat. The irregular shape formed by the ten of them solely
depended on themselves to maintain. With every shake caused by Ta Sen,
their hearts trembled. He looked at Wang Lin and lowly growled, “Little
friend, act now!”
Wang Lin’s expression became gloomy. He stared at Ta Sen. Since the
moment the old man started to act, Wang Lin had observed Ta Sen, and
from the start until now, the old man’s eyes were still calm.
After hearing the old man’s words, Wang Lin suddenly moved and
charged toward the old man. The old man’s expression became excited.
Right when he was about to speak, Wang Lin’s direction shifted and he flew
past the old man and quickly charged toward the million foot long creature.
Wang Lin didn’t care if these people lived or died, all he cared about at
that moment was one thing, and that was the special scale on the creature.
In fact, from the start, he never planned to help with the so called seal.
Wang Lin didn’t believe he had the power to do so.
The old man’s expression became sullen. He snorted and placed his
hands on his chest, forming a diamond shape. He shouted, “My instrument,
attack!”
The moment the old man’s words came out, Wang Lin’s right hand
quickly opened a rift and entered it.
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T he man standing on top of the creature jerked his head and looked
toward Wang Lin with a strange expression on his face. He thought,
“Impossible…”
The moment Wang Lin entered the rift, the bag holding the top quality
spirit stones, the ten instruments, and the beast trap all started to glow.
However, the glow immediately dimmed once he entered the rift, as if a
force was interfering with the divine sense connected to the bags.
Wan Lin already knew that with the personalities of those ten people,
they wouldn’t just hand over their treasures. They must have placed some
sort of technique on them to allow them to control their treasures remotely.
So when Wang Lin received those items, he had always been on guard
against them. He decided to use the rift that could cut off divine sense as a
countermeasure.
The moment Wang Lin’s body entered the rift, the old man’s expression
changed as he noticed that his divine sense was obstructed.
Ta Sen’s sarcastic smile became wider. He let out a growl and waved his
right hand, causing a circle of red light to appear. It was small at first, but
quickly began to widen. Soon after, his right hand didn’t stop moving and
formed more red circles. He sent them in all directions.
The irregular shape surrounding Ta Sen started to shake violently. The
old man didn’t have time to worry about Wang Lin and regained his focus
to keep the irregular shape intact.
As for the man covered in scales, who had been standing on top of the
creature, he began to ponder. Without a word, he slammed his hand on his
forehead and he split into two. One of his bodies charged toward the
irregular shape. The moment he touched the irregular shape, he recited a
chant and used his hand to form seals that allowed him to pass through the
irregular shape.
After successfully entering, his eyes lit up and he waved his right hand,
causing an illusionary spear to appear in his grasp. The spear looked exactly
like the one Ta Sen had, only this one was a mere illusion.
But the pressure released from the spear wasn’t in any way inferior to
the real spear. He immediately lunged forward and attacked Ta Sen.
Outside the irregular shape, the other him drifted in the air, constantly
chanting and forming hand signs. Countless balls of purple lightning
appeared around his body.
More and more balls of lightning appeared. The lightning crackled
between the balls, releasing a destructive aura.
Although he was constantly performing techniques, his eyes were
locked on to the special scale on the creature’s body while carefully
observing the surroundings.
All of this happened in almost the exact instant Wang Lin’s body
disappeared into the rift. The moment the old man shifted his attention to
maintaining the irregular shape, a rift suddenly appeared near the special
scale on the creature.
A shadow suddenly came out of the rift.
The old man and the man covered in scales immediately noticed the rift
and the shadow coming out of it. The old man’s face revealed an hateful
expression. He tried to do two things at once. He used his left side to keep
the irregular shape intact and raised a finger in his right hand to point at the
figure that appeared from the rift. However, he was momentarily stunned,
then revealed a cold smile. From the figure that appeared, he couldn’t sense
his life saving treasure at all.
As for the man covered in scales, he didn’t even look at the figure, but
waved his hand, commanding a small part of the balls of purple lightning to
charge toward the figure.
However, after a few moments, he frowned and commanded the balls of
lightning to change direction, but the figure, instead of dodging them,
charged toward the balls of lightning.
The figure moved extremely fast and collided with the balls of
lightning, but the figure quickly bursted into small creatures. They were
completely destroyed by the balls of lightning.
While the lightning was rumbling, four large, black tornados appeared
from the rift.
The tornados hummed, and one of them seemed to be concealing
something inside. The scale covered man’s expression became strange.
After carefully looking at the tornados, he let out a sarcastic smile. Within
those tornados were only some soul fragments, not Wang Lin. All of this
was simply to trick people.
He waved his right hand and more of the balls of purple lightning were
sent out. This time, the balls of lightning went around the tornados because
he had a new target: the rift.
As for the old man, he had the same idea. His pointed at the rift with
this right hand.
As a result, the four tornados successfully made their way past the
scaled man and charged toward the million foot long creature. Soon, the
tornados arrived next to the creature.
When the balls of lightning hit the rift, the rift slowly became smaller
and smaller, until it disappeared.
The man covered in scales was stunned. Without a word, he waved both
of his hands and all the balls of purple lightning around him suddenly shot
toward the four tornados. He wished he could send the body that he had
sent to fight with Ta Sen to charge at the tornados as well.
But in that moment, Ta Sen, who was surrounded at the center of the
irregular shape, stared at the black tornados. His eyes lit up as he
understood what was happening and let out a laugh. Disregarding the
person he was fighting, he chanted a few very complex chants and his body
suddenly turned into a blood mist.
After the blood mist appeared, it quickly spread in all directions. The
irregular shape that surrounded him suddenly collapsed and released a
shockwave outwards
This caused all ten people that were maintaining the irregular shape to
display frightened expressions. Six people, including Dou Mu, were hit by
the shock wave. Their bodies were soon invaded by the blood mist, which
rampaged through their bodies, destroying all their internal organs, before
finally exiting from their heads.
The moment the blood mist came out, the six revealed looks of disbelief
as their limp and empty bodies fell straight into the Dead Sea.
The man charging toward Wang Lin had to stop and turn around. He
didn’t have the time to deal with Wang Lin. Both his hands opened,
directing the balls of purple lightning that were charging at the black
tornados to turn and shoot toward the blood mist.
Meanwhile, his other body threw the illusionary spear. The spear turned
into a black dragon and charged toward the blood mist.
As for the four people that survived, all were extremely afraid,
especially the old man. He never thought that Ta Sen still had a move like
this.
The blood mist under the pursuit of the balls of purple lightning and the
black dragon quickly came together to form ten identical copies of the red
haired man. They all appeared in different locations. One of them suddenly
charged toward the black tornados.
The remaining nine bodies followed the lead of the two that held the
spear and the half moon blade. They started to close in on the man covered
in scales and the remaining four survivors.
Almost immediately, the body that chased the black tornados caught up.
He waved his hand and sent out a red light. The four tornados quickly fused
into one.
After the tornados fused into one, it collapsed, and countless souls of
small creatures burst out in all directions.
A few of the souls hit the scales of the million foot long creature.
The sudden turn of events stunned that clone. He let out a smile and
pointed his finger in various directions. With each point, a large amount of
the small creatures’ souls disappeared.
But at the same time, the souls that hit the million foot long creature
started to gather together. They released a demonic feel before quickly
exploding.
This explosion caused a chain effect. All of the remaining souls
exploded, causing a large amount of spiritual energy to release into the
surrounding area.
The moment the explosions occurred, a rift appeared near the million
foot long creature’s body and a figure quickly rushed out. It moved like
lightning, and, in a flash, it landed on a scale on the giant creature’s body.
This person was Wang Lin, however, this time, his body didn’t look
real, more like an illusion. It was clear that the him now was his soul that
had left his body.
The moment Wang Lin appeared, the clone of the man covered in scales
that was fighting with Ta Sen and slowly moving here was suddenly
stunned as he stared at Wang Lin. His eyes revealed a look of disbelief.
From Wang Lin’s soul, he sensed a fragment of the inheritance of
knowledge.
All of this happened in a very short period of time. Wang Lin had
always had a careful personality when he entered the rift, and felt the
destructive force coming from the items he got from Dou Mu’s group. This
caused him to be extra careful. In conclusion, how could he reappear
without any preparation?
Thus, he used the method from the inheritance of knowledge to hide in
the rift and used the rift’s effect of blocking out divine sense to block the
effects of those treasures. After he carefully examined the treasures, he
noticed that the glow dimmed and the destructive force went away. Only
then did he relax a bit.
So after he opened the rift, he sent out the souls of small beasts as
scouts. He found that the attention of not only the old man, but also the
attention of the man covered in scales were focused on him.
Wang Lin was watching when that man come out from the million foot
long creature earlier, and he realized that the man covered in scales could
fight evenly with Ta Sen. Taking these factors into account, Wang Lin
didn’t dare come out.
He carefully pondered for a while, then he sent out four black tornados
and hid part of his divine sense inside of them, then quickly retreated back
into the rift.
As for everything that happened between Ta Sen and them, he saw it all
through the black tornados, especially Ta Sen’s supernatural ability, which
made Wang Lin feel that his earlier decision was correct. If he had really
followed the old man’s instructions and tried to seal Ta Sen, it seemed that
before he could even complete the seal, he would have died like those six.
After Ta Sen formed the ten clones, one of them came toward Wang
Lin. Wang Lin fused the four tornados himself, before Ta Sen could act, and
the countless souls of small beasts burst out. As a result, his divine sense
scattered among the souls of the small beasts, so the chances of him being
found out were a lot lower.
However, Wang Lin was not arrogant enough to think that he wouldn’t
be found out. If he was found out, then, at most, he would just cut off that
part of his divine sense.
After all, the main purpose of this portion of his divine sense was to act
as a scout. He controlled the souls of the small beasts to land on the body of
the million foot creature.
One of the souls hit that special scale by accident, and the moment it
touched the scale, he clearly felt a strong call from it.
Under this call, the portion of inheritance that he held inside his mind
felt like it was going to jump out of his body.
But at the same time, within his inheritance, a new piece of memory
appeared. After understanding the memory, Wang Lin’s heart couldn’t help
but sink.
Wang Lin soon decided to make all of the souls of the small beasts
explode. He sneered as his soul left his body and exited the rift like
lightning.
Just as Wang Lin expected, the cultivation gap between him and Ta Sen
was far too big. Despite it being a clone, it was clearly not at a level that
Wang Lin could hide from. The clone left a feeling of disdain in his heart.
He already detected Wang Lin’s divine sense in the black tornados, or else
he wouldn’t have used a power that would hurt his body.
In fact, when Ta Sen entered the Dead Soul Sea, he felt that something
was wrong. Even though he had no connection with the inheritance of
knowledge, because he was born from Tu Si’s evil thoughts, he was very
familiar with Tu Si’s knowledge sea.
This place seemed a bit odd to him, but he couldn’t clearly say what
was odd about it. This was entirely based off his instincts.
Even with the million foot long creature appearing and the ten people
betraying him, he didn’t mind much. All he really cared about was what
was odd about this place. It wasn’t until Wang Lin appeared from the rift
that it struck him like lightning and made him come to some understanding.
This was why he used the supernatural power to break out and why he
didn’t immediately destroy Wang Lin’s divine sense, because he wanted to
see exactly what this soul devourer had figured out.
In a flash, Wan Lin’s soul landed on the million foot long creature’s
body. His body was very hazy, and he directed a cold smile at Ta Sen’s
clone.
Ta Sen’s clone stared at the scales around where Wang Lin stood. He let
out a cold smile. He knew that the odd thing about this place was one of
those scales. While he didn’t know which scale it was, once he fused back
into one body, he knew he would be able to figure it out.
At this point, in his eyes, Wang Lin had lost all value. He formed a
diamond with his hand and looked at Wang Lin and said, “Die!”
Wang Lin’s smile became even colder. Earlier, when his divine sense hit
the scale, the memory he gained was that no physical body could enter the
place holding the inheritance of knowledge, only the soul could enter.
After receiving this memory, he decided to head out with just his soul.
This was his bold idea. If everything turned out as he expected, then he
would be the first person to enter the place holding the inheritance of
knowledge.
If this was true, then obtaining the complete inheritance of knowledge
was not impossible. Thinking about this, Wang Lin’s heart began to pound.
As for Ta Sen’s clone’s attack, Wang Lin didn’t mind it at all. His soul
started to spread out like a cloud, and three words began to shine. Those
three words were: “Ancient God Tactic”!
Ta Sen’s clone’s face suddenly changed. All the other clones that were
fighting noticed something and all turned to Wang Lin’s direction. All of
their expressions suddenly changed greatly.
The clones stared at the three golden words. Soon, his body moved, and
all of the nine other clones charged toward where Wang Lin stood.
Almost immediately, the man covered in scales was shocked. Then, an
idea came to him, and he quickly fused back into one body. He chased after
Ta Sen’s clones and laughed loudly, “Ta Sen, anyone but you can inherit the
master’s inheritance of knowledge. Little guy, it all depends on your luck!”
Those last words were meant for Wang Lin. In that moment, he made a
decision, a decision that would cost him a price he could barely withstand.
Suddenly, the man covered in scales pointed his hand at his brow and
said, “Using my clone as a sacrifice, I transfer the inheritance of
knowledge!” His clone quickly shook, and, along with the spear, both
turned into golden specks of light and disappeared.
As the clone that was the closest to Wang Lin charged at him, Wang
Lin’s soul, which was spreading out quickly, shrunk, as if it were being
sucked in by a strong force. In the blink of an eye, Wang Lin’s soul was
sucked in by the special scale and disappeared.
Soon after the man covered in scales said those words, the scale
exploded and disappeared without a trace.
Ta Sen’s clone turned back toward the man covered in scales and
roared. His clones fused back into one body. His left hand was holding the
half moon blade and his right hand was holding the spear. He stared at the
man covered in scales with intense rage in his eyes.
“If that little guy doesn’t manage to merge with the inheritance of
knowledge within a thousand years, you might have another chance!” The
man covered in scales began to laugh loudly.
Disregarding what happened with those two, after Wang Lin’s soul was
absorbed by the scale, he arrived at a world of clouds. This place had no sky
or land, but endless clouds as far as the eyes could see.
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T here were many blue ice crystals flowing in the clouds, each of them
about ten feet wide. Wang Lin scanned the area and found a total of
94 ice crystals.
After scanning the area, he discovered that one of the ice crystals was
smaller than the rest. Wang Lin immediately recognized it as the ice crystal
that Sky Devil Magician tried to get when he opened that tunnel.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He finally understood that the ancient god’s
inheritance of knowledge wasn’t just one ice crystal, but 94 of them.
The part that Wang Lin had absorbed wasn’t even 1% of it.
Wang Lin was here as his soul. After pondering a little, his soul landed
on top of that ice crystal.
The moment his soul touched it, the ice crystal suddenly melted and
fused with Wang Lin’s soul. Waves of majestic memories entered Wang
Lin’s soul. As time passed, the memories came to him faster and faster.
Wang Lin’s soul became like an expanding cloud.
Countless complex chants, countless strange technique, and countless
fragments of memories stormed into Wang Lin’s mind like roaring dragons.
His soul was torn apart, then reassembled.
As that cycle continued, tidal waves of pain completely engulfed Wang
Lin.
In reality, Wang Lin shouldn’t have been able to feel anything in his
soul form, but he was feeling pain all over his soul, as if there were
countless insects devouring him.
This feeling stayed with him. Even when he absorbed the first part of
the inheritance back then, he didn’t have this feeling. Little by little, he lost
control of his soul. Part of it flew out in thin lines and eventually
surrounded him to form a cocoon.
The cocoon formed by his soul glowed blue like the ice crystals. In fact,
it looked just like a slightly larger ice crystal.
While this process took place, Wang Lin’s soul entered a state of chaos.
He had experienced this feeling before, when he first absorbed part of the
inheritance. Even after experiencing it once before, the first time could be
compared to a trickling stream, while this time it was like a raging river.
He feel like a leaf on the raging river, helplessly being swept with the
ups and downs of the rapids. Every wave would make his pain worse.
Suddenly, he saw a light in front of his eyes. Soon, a familiar scene
appeared before him. There was an empty space with countless specks of
light glowing before him.
This scene, Wang Lin had seen before. Upon seeing the scene again, he
suddenly gained a bit of understanding. The moment he gained that little
understanding, the pain that he had been experiencing disappeared without
a trace.
Soon after, a feeling of numbness immediately began to spread from
every part of his soul. The countless chants, techniques, and memories
moving in his soul finally calmed down and completely integrated into it.
Slowly, Wang Lin felt his soul move forward, and those specks of light
became larger and larger. Eventually, they became giant planets. Soon, he
saw the large body of the ancient god.
Wang Lin already knew that the youth he saw before was the Ancient
God Tu Si when he was a child, and the giant before him, who was the size
of a planet, was the adult Tu Si.
Tu Si’s face looked very normal. The only exception was that there
were eight stars in a circle between his eyebrows. In addition, his skin was
very rough and contained countless cracks. However, the cracks were
barely visible. They were hard to notice if you didn’t examine Tu Si very
carefully.
But after carefully observing him, there were countless cracks. His skin
looked like a cracked shell.
At this point, Tu Si’s eyes were bursting with light, staring at a planet in
the distance with a thoughtful look on his face. Soon after, his large hand
lightly reached out and made a grabbing motion, causing that planet to
shatter into dust and disappear among the countless specks.
From the dust cloud flew out a golden light. With a wave of his hand,
the golden light changed directions and flew toward Tu Si. Soon, the golden
light landed in his hand and became a golden nugget.
The object was clearly some sort of material. It looked like gold, but
wasn’t. It was stone, but not stone. It had sections of black lines on it. While
holding it, Tu Si made another grabbing gesture with his other hand and
another planet exploded.
And so, just like that, after an unknown amount of time, more than 30
planets had been destroyed. At this point, many different colored materials
lied in his hands.
Next, both of Tu Si’s hands moved, and all of the materials fused
together. He became focused and recited some chants that fused into the
material.
Soon after, he closed and reopened his eyes. The moment he opened
them, the eight stars on his forehead started to spin, as of they were alive.
The stars shot out rays of golden light into the material.
After a long time, a square pyramid that glowed with rainbow colors
appeared in his hand.
This square pyramid gave of a look of majesty. A feeling of being able
to destroy the world escaped from the pyramid as countless vortexes
appeared near it. Wang Lin’s soul felt a sucking force when he saw the
pyramid. He had a feeling of terror in his heart as he nervously looked at it.
Tu Si looked at the pyramid and shook his head with a look of pity on
his face. He grabbed it and examined it some more before throwing it at a
planet. It disappeared into the planet.
Tu Si sighed. His body moved, and after a few steps, he disappeared
into the void.
Wang Lin witnessed all the events that had just occurred. Tu Si was
clearly trying to create a device. After using more than 30 planets as
resources, Wang Lin would expect the square pyramid to be some sort of
legendary artifact, but he would never have expected Tu Si to only look at it
for a bit, then throw it away because he wasn’t satisfied with it.
If such a treasure landed in the hands of a cultivator, then that person
would be almost unstoppable. He stared at the planet that the square
pyramid went to and secretly sighed.
As for the process of refining the treasure, Wang Lin saw it all.
Although he didn’t know what materials or chant Tu Si used, Wang Lin
believed that once he absorbed all of the blue ice crystals, he would know it
all.
After Ancient God Tu Si left, he clearly felt his soul begin to disappear
from that place. Soon, all of his soul disappeared from there.
At the place that held the inheritance of knowledge, besides the 93 blue
ice crystals, there was a blue cocoon. Soon, countless cracks appeared on
the cocoon.
Countless colorful lights peered out from the cracks. As more and more
cracks appeared, the colorful light became more and more intense. Soon,
with a cracking sound, the cocoon broke open.
A half transparent figure that emitted colorful light appeared from the
cocoon.
The person was Wang Lin.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and looked down at his body. His eyes
revealed a questioning look. He could clearly feel that after absorbing the
blue ice crystal, not only did he gain more memories, but his soul went
from an almost completely illusionary state, to this half transparent state.
After contemplating a little, Wang Lin tried to move his soul, but his
current body immediately collapsed and spread out into the surroundings.
Wang Lin moved his soul again, and once again it fused back into that
half transparent state. He pondered silently for a while, then waved his right
hand and formed a mirror made of the ice crystal.
After glancing at the mirror, Wang Li suddenly quivered. He stared at
the mirror, unable to utter a word.
From the mirror, he could see the half transparent figure. Although it
was half transparent, he could still see its features. It contained a very
common looking face.
Wang Lin just stared at the mirror. His face revealed a very complicated
emotion. He thought that, one day, he would be able to regain his old body.
He had forgotten how many years it had been since his body was
destroyed by Teng Hua Yuan, but he had never forgotten about the body
that was given to him by his parents. Everytime he remembered it, his heart
would fill with hate for Teng Hua Yuan.
After a long time, Wang Lin sighed, and his mood was calm again. He
moved his soul and quickly surrounded another blue ice crystal.
The extreme pain from before appeared again. This time, Wang Lin was
prepared and he remained calm. All the information bursted into his soul
and was absorbed by him.
Shortly after, his soul became unable to withstand it any longer. It
collapsed and soon surrounded him in that oval cocoon again.
The empty space, filled with countless specks of light, appeared again.
This time, he observed the ancient god refining a pill. It was made using the
spiritual energy of countless planets.
This pill, in Wang Lin’s eyes, was extremely rough. It looked like a ball
of mud that was releasing a horrifying amount of spiritual energy, but no
matter how you looked at it, it didn’t look like a pill.
After Tu Si took the pill, the cracks in his body became much thinner,
and, between the cracks, appeared countless patterns that emitted a very
mysterious atmosphere. With the ancient god’s movement, the patterns
created an illusion and looked as if they were alive.
When the giant cocoon broke again, Wang Lin’s body became a bit
more solid.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin continued to absorb Tu Si’s inheritance
of knowledge. After absorbing one ice crystal, he would move on to the
next.
When the 34th ice crystal was absorbed by him, his soul was solid. No
matter how hard you looked, you couldn’t find any difference between his
soul now and a real body. As for his hair, it was still white like before.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to carefully examine his body.
No matter if it was his sense of touch, smell, sound, or taste, all were the
same as a real body.
Gradually, Wang Lin’s heart became filled with more and more doubt.
All he did was absorb the ancient god’s inheritance of knowledge. Why
would his soul turn into a body?
This body, aside from not having a core, was exactly the same as a
normal body.
Wang Lin pondered a little and cut his left arm. From the wound, red
blood dripped out. While staring at the blood, Wang Lin finally understood
that he had really recovered his old body.
He closed his eyes, and after scanning his soul, he found that there were
no changes to it. Within his soul, the circle of bright lightning around the
core of the soul devourer spun, and every rotation sent out waves that
expanded his soul.
Within his soul, no matter if it was the heaven defying bead or the Ji
Realm, everything remained the same.
After he carefully explored his body, he opened his eyes and tightened
his fists.
Wang Lin didn’t need any time at all to get familiar with the body his
soul formed, since this was, after all, his original body. When he moved his
fist, Wang Lin’s heart was filled with joy.
He raised his head and his eyes became cold. He said, “Teng Huayuan,
you destroyed my body back then, but now I have managed to reform it.
Once I reach the Nascent Soul stage with this body, I’ll kill my way to Zhao
and kill the entire Teng Family! This hate can only be calmed by the blood
of your entire family. Only the souls of the entire Teng Family can calm my
heart!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. When he first arrived in this place, he didn’t
expect there to be 94 ice crystals. That disrupted his original plan.
He originally planned to absorbed the inheritance of knowledge and
find the ink stone needed to make the Restriction Flag, then return to his
body and leave the Land of the Ancient God that he had been trapped in for
so many years.
If everything went according to his plan, then this time, Wang Lin’s
harvest would have been great. Not only did he manage to learn the art of
restrictions, he also learned the method for making the restriction flag and
managed to obtain Hunchback Meng’s and Ancient Emperor’s bags of
holding. Of course, there was still that beast trap and the 20 top quality
spirit stones. If you include the 10 instruments as well, then he really did
have a bountiful harvest.
In addition, there was still the more valuable inheritance of knowledge.
But after finding out that there were 94 ice crystals, Wang Lin became
much more cautious. If he could enter this place, then others could as well.
But after waiting for a long time, no one else came. It was clear that
some change happened.
More importantly, the place where Wang Lin hid his body was also
where all of his bags of holding were. But that place was between the rifts,
so he was not too worried about its safety, but if his body was without a
soul for too long, then there might be complications. However, since Wang
Lin formed a new body, he finally relaxed a bit.
As time passed, Wang Lin’s speed in fusing with the ice crystals became
slower and slower. On the 57th ice crystal, after Wang Lin broke out of the
cocoon, there was a faint star between his eyebrows.
Wang Lin quietly sat crossed legged within the cocoon. He closed his
eyes. After a very long time, he opened them again. They exuded a
mysterious light.
Although the Wang Lin now looked like that youth from Zhao all those
years ago, the atmosphere he emitted now was completely different. The
him now, with his white hair flowing, gave off the feeling of an extremely
dangerous stranger, just like a savage beast that caused people’s hearts to
grow cold.
The star on his forehead appeared between his eyebrows after the 57th
ice crystal. The moment the star appeared, it felt as if mind was struck by
lightning and became clear.
He clearly remembered that on the Ancient God’s Tu Si’s forehead there
were eight stars. He remembered that no matter it was refining a treasure or
a pill, they all required some mysterious power from the stars.
But the stars on Tu Si’s forehead were red, and the star on his head was
only a faint outline. In fact, if you didn’t look at it carefully, you couldn’t
even see it.
Even though he didn’t know how to get the rest of the stars on his
forehead, Wang Lin believed that once he absorbed all of the ice crystals, he
would have an understanding of it.
Although Wang Lin didn’t know much about the star, after absorbing
more than 50 ice crystals, Wang Lin gained an understanding on why his
body reformed.
The Ancient Gods focused on refining the body. Every Ancient God
used all of the spiritual energy they absorbed to refine their body. As a
result, even if they were Ancient Gods, their bodies would reach a limit and
stop becoming stronger.
At that point, there was a need to expand the body, otherwise, one’s
cultivation would stop. Only by expanding the body would one be able to
reach higher cultivation. It could be said that the larger the Ancient God’s
body, the more spiritual energy could be stored in it. Once the limit was
reached, the Ancient God’s body would go through reconstruction. This
could be considered reaching a new stage of cultivation.
Each Ancient God would experience countless body expansions, and
also countless body reconstructions. The more they experienced, it the
stronger they became.
And after each reconstruction, the Ancient God’s soul also increased in
size. For the Ancient Gods, there were no stages of cultivation, there was
only the soul and the body’s strength.
The inheritance of knowledge that Wang Lin had absorbed contained
the lifetime memories of Tu Si. Even though Tu Si died in an early adult
stage while practicing the Flowing Ink Transformation Divine Technique,
he had experienced body reconstruction eight times.
Each body reconstruction was an unforgettable experience for the
Ancient Gods. After all, each reconstruction was a step to becoming
stronger. Before, Wang Lin only absorbed a small part of the inheritance, so
there wasn’t much change.
After entering this area, he completely absorbed 1 of the 94 ice crystals,
and the ability of reconstruction automatically started.
Therefore, Wang Lin’s body began to reform, using his soul as the core
and his memory as the template. To Wang Lin, undergoing the process of
body reconstruction wasn’t anything special. In fact, if anyone else received
the inheritance, they would go through the same process.
But when Wang Lin’s body reformed, it allowed him to recover his
original body.
Although this body looked very normal, compared to ordinary
cultivators, it was much stronger.
If Wang Lin could experience 8 reconstructions, then his body would be
like the Ancient God’s.
After understanding all of this, Wang Lin came to a wild conclusion.
Maybe the 8 stars on Tu Si’s forehead had to do with his 8 reconstructions.
If that was really the case, then that would explain why there was a star
on his forehead. After all, his body had reconstructed once.
But according to Wang Lin’s analysis, his body’s reconstruction wasn’t
complete, otherwise, why would the star on his forehead still have no color
and remain so faint.
This was all Wang Lin’s speculation, because he didn’t have that
memory yet, but he believed that he would soon have the answer.
After absorbing 57 ice crystals, the broken pieces of chants, techniques,
and memories were starting to become complete. This caused his soul to
become very chaotic. Sometimes, Wang Lin’s soul would become confused,
sometimes he would believe he was Tu Si, and sometimes he would
remember that he was Wang Lin.
This chaotic feeling caused his heart to feel a strong sense of doom.
Despite Tu Si being dead, and there not being any chance of being
possessed, Wang Lin believed that if he absorbed all of the inheritance of
knowledge, if one of them wasn’t properly handled, he would really think
that he was Tu Si and forget his real identity.
Because of this, Wang Lin had slowed the speed at which he absorbed
the inheritance. Only after he had completely absorbed one ice crystal
would he move on to the next.
As a result, the chaotic feeling in his soul lessened by a lot. Although it
still happened sometimes, Wang Lin was able to maintain his identity.
Although the speed had gone down, the key was to be steady. Wang Lin
wasn’t in a rush and slowly absorbed the inheritance.
Time flew by. Wang Lin had completely lost his sense of time in this
place. After every time he came out of his cocoon, his soul would be in a
state of chaos for an unknown amount of time.
199
LAND OF THE ANCIENT GOD (FINAL)
W ang Lin clearly remembered how many ice crystals he had

absorbed.
After the 70th ice crystal, they took several times longer to absorb.
As Wang Lin absorbed more ice crystals, they contained more and more
memories, and the first thing that Wang Lin would do after breaking out of
the cocoon was check his body. As he absorbed more and more of the
inheritance, his speculation was confirmed. The star on his forehead
represented the amount of times that his body had undergone
reconstruction.
After every ice crystal he absorbed, the color of the star on his forehead
would become more clear, and at the same time, Wang Lin could clearly
feel that with every ice crystal he absorbed, his body underwent an
adjustment. After readjusting 70 times, Wang Lin could feel his body’s
toughness. It was as if he was following the steps of the Ancient Gods.
Although, from the outside, his body looked completely normal, the
inside had undergone tremendous change. After absorbing 70 ice crystals,
his body was extremely robust.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He rubbed his arm and speculated that, in its
current state, his body would be able to withstand blows from a core
formation cultivator. After pondering a bit he slowly nodded.
Time passed. Today, within the space that contained the ancient god’s
inheritance of knowledge, there were no more blue ice crystals remaining.
The only thing left was a giant dark blue cocoon
The cocoon was not normal. There were countless cracks on its surface.
If one looked carefully, then they would say that they looked like the cracks
on Tu Si’s skin.
This giant cocoon had been here for countless years with no sign of
breaking. The entire surrounding area felt like it was silenced by some
mysterious force. There had been no change in these countless years.
Wang Lin’s body laid inside the cocoon. His heart had long since
stopped beating. His entire body lied in there, in a death-like state.
His soul was in complete chaos. The time that it was taking to absorb
the last ice crystal had been much longer than the last 93 combined.
His soul was submerged in the ancient god’s memories. He experienced
the events from the birth of the Ancient God Tu Si, to when he decided to
practice the Flowing Ink Transformation Divine Technique, as if he was
there himself. After experiencing all that, Wang Lin even had a feeling that
he himself was an Ancient God.
This type of confusion was something that Wang Lin had been avoiding,
but now, on the last ice crystal, this feeling burst forth.
Because of this, Wang Lin’s soul remained in a state of slumber. After
an unknown amount of time, a cracking sound could be heard from the
giant cocoon.
Shortly after, continuous cracking sounds emitted from the cocoon. The
countless lines that covered it began to grow wider. Soon, with a pop, the
entire cocoon broke open.
A body emerged from the cocoon. That person had black eyes and white
hair, with a very ordinary face, but very tyrannical atmosphere. Currently,
the person’s eyes were closed, and heart his was stopped. He presented no
sign of life.
After a long time, his eyes opened. His eyes felt like they contained
endless power.
Wang Lin slowly let out a breath, then he examined his body. After
absorbing the 94th ice crystal, he could clearly feel how strong his body had
become. Even though he hadn’t done any testing, he was confident that this
body would help him reach his goal and bring him many benefits.
Recalling when he was absorbing the last ice crystal, his heart still felt
shocked. If he didn’t take precautions before going into it, like when he
absorbed the 50th ice crystal and slowed down the rate he was absorbing
the ice crystals in order to create a solid foundation, then after absorbing the
94th ice crystal, he would have lost himself and would’ve ended up
becoming a lunatic who thought he was Tu Si .
Because of the solid foundation that he had built, he was able withstand
the storm and keep his identity.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The memories he obtained were almost
complete, but his heart still felt a trace of doubt. According to the memories
that he had received, they contained the moment of Tu Si’s birth to when Tu
Si started practicing the Flowing Ink Transformation Divine Technique, but
not of when he was practicing the technique that lead to his death.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He carefully scanned the surroundings.
He had a wild guess that there weren’t only 94 ice crystals, but not too
much more.
It’s just that, why weren’t the remaining few here? Wang Lin frowned
and pondered it for a while, but gave up thinking about it. Both his hands
moved to form a seal, then he spoke in the Ancient God’s language and
said, “Open!”
Immediately, a curved rift opened before him. Within it were three
black, glowing stones.
Wang Lin grabbed the three stones with this right hand. As he stepped
forward, ripples spread out from under his feet.
He took three steps and his body disappeared from this place.
Those three stones were the key material for making the restriction flag.
Within a rift in the Ancient God’s meridian, there were countless
restrictions placed in a way that formed a ring around a certain spot,
releasing a dangerous scent. A figure with white hair suddenly appeared
outside the ring.
After he appeared, he stared at the ring. After looking at it for a while,
and confirming that there was no change, he walked forward. Those
restrictions seemed as if they had lost their power, because none of them
activated at all. With every step, the nearby restrictions disappeared. As he
walked to the center of the ring, all of the restrictions on the way
disappeared.
He was Wang Lin, and as for these restrictions, they were the ones that
he himself had placed to protect his body and his bags of holding.
Although he believed this place to be safe because it was not really
within the meridian, but in the special space created from the memories of
the inheritance, Wang Lin’s personally was very careful, so he still left
many safety measures.
After entering the restrictions, his eyes landed on his old body and the
bags of holding. His eyes revealed a look of regret. The body before him
had already rotten. There were traces of spiritual energy released from the
body’s Core Formation.
Next to the body were some bags of holding.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. If he hadn’t reconstructed a body after he
received the inheritance of memory, then he would have to obtain another
body.
He placed his right hand on the chest of his old body. The lifeless body
suddenly started to release thick spiritual energy. Soon, cracks appeared on
the body’s hands and feet, and continued to spread. As the cracks grow
wider, the fluctuations of spiritual energy grew larger. Eventually, the body
completely shattered, and a fist sized core floated out of it.
There were countless specks of colored dots scattered among the
shattered body.
Upon seeing the core, he felt a sense of familiarity. After all, this was
the core that he had formed himself, and this connection wasn’t something
that time would cut.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and the core flew
toward him. The moment the core reached his hand, it disappeared into his
body and charged toward his dantain. Once it reached his dantain, it started
to slowly rotate in place.
Waves of spiritual energy washed over Wang Lin’s body. He closed his
eyes and felt his body. He reopened his eyes stared at the remains of his old
body. He hand formed a seal as he growled, “Inferno Flame!”
As his words left his lips, the blue dots mixed in with the remains of the
body came together to formed a blue flame.
Wang Lin opened his mouth and sucked the flame into his body. It
disappeared into his dantain.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and made the bags of holding next to
the body fly one by one into his hand. Shortly after, a white light emitted
from his hand and a black cloak appeared. After putting on the cloak, Wang
Lin grabbed at the void created a rift. Without any hesitation, he walked
into it.
He appeared again at the place that held the inheritance of knowledge.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and checked his surroundings. After making
sure that everything was the same as before, he began to chant some very
complex words in the ancient god’s language.
With the seal formed by his hand, a simmering light screen appeared
before him. The words in his mouth acted like an invisible hand, expanding
the light screen. Soon, the light screen became large enough, and the
Ancient God’s image appeared on it.
Wang Lin was very familiar with the pressure that Ancient God Tu Si’s
illusion had, so his heart remained calm.
After the image appeared, the eight stars on Tu Si’s forehead shot out
eight beams of light, forming a octagon shaped whirlpool.
Wang Lin stared at Tu Si’s image and thought, “Land of the Ancient
Gods, goodbye!”
200
YUN FEI
I n the Sea of Devils, the chaotic broken stars.

It was a ring formed by many large, broken planets. There was a
mysterious force in this place. No matter if it was entering or exiting, one
must face many avatars with the same cultivation as one’s self. Only upon
victory can one pass into or out of the mysterious ring. This place was also
very dangerous, so as a result, not many people come here.
Two swords of light charged toward this place, one in front of the other.
The sword of light in front was clearly dimmer. Inside the light was a young
woman with her lips pursed and face pale. She was wearing greenish red
clothes, her waist was slim, and she looked very pretty.
In the light behind, there was a middle aged man with a square face and
thick brows. His eyes were as big as bells. He had a mocking smile on his
face as his cold eyes stared at the young woman in front of him.
The sword under his feet was very stable. He was clearly not putting too
much effort into this pursuit. As he stared at the woman, his eyes became
more cold.
These two lights, one behind the other, quickly closed in from the
distance. The young woman looked ahead at the chaotic broken stars and an
idea came to her mind. She had been running for a months now, and for this
past month, no matter where she ran, that person was always close behind
her. If she hadn’t used her master’s secret technique to escape, she would
have already been caught.
But using this secret technique required too much spiritual power. After
using it a few times, she couldn’t afford to use it anymore. Under the stress,
she panicked and didn’t pay attention to where she was going. Without
realizing it, she came to the chaotic broken stars.
When she realized this, she wanted to change direction, but just then,
that person caught up to her again. She was helpless, so she could only
move forward. Soon, the two came closer and closer to the ring formed by
broken stars.
She knew in her heart that the person behind her wasn’t using his full
strength, but playing around with her, to pressure her to keep moving
forward. She had to be careful to not enter the chaotic broken stars’ ring,
but the distance to there was getting shorter and shorter.
Qian Kun was casually chasing her. He had his heart set on the item she
possessed. If it were not for her suddenly using that escape technique a few
times, he would have already caught her, but now, in panic, she ran herself
toward the chaotic broken stars. It seemed as if even the heavens were
helping him. Thinking about this, his smile widened and became even
colder.
Qian Kun’s gloomy voice slowly said, “Yun Fei, in front of you is the
chaotic broken stars. In the Sea of Devils, the chaotic broken stars is a very
dangerous place. As of now, no one has ever passed through it by relying on
luck. Do you want to give it a try?”
The woman’s face became more pale and the bitter feeling in her heart
increased. When she was 5 feet away from the chaotic broken stars, she
suddenly stopped and turned around. She looked at Qian Kun with a bleak
face. Biting her lips, she said, “Senior, junior here escaped to here by
chance. Why must you kill me?”
Qian Kun’s mouth twitched. The sword under his feet stopped 10 feet
away from the woman. He shot one glance toward the chaotic broken stars
behind her. He smirked and said, “I am only here on orders. You should
blame yourself for taking something you shouldn’t have.”
The woman laughed. She tooked out a piece of jade from her bag of
holding. Looking at Qian Kun, she whispered, “This is something that
belongs to my master. How it is something I’m not supposed to take?
Senior, within the Enchanted Palace, there is a replica. Even if I take this, it
doesn’t affect the Enchanted Palace at all.”
Qian Kun’s gaze landed on the piece of jade. His expression was one
filled with greed. His task was to kill this woman and take back the jade.
There was a seal placed by the Enchanted Palace on this piece of jade.
Qian Kun knew that even if he were to get his hands on it, he couldn’t use
it, only return it. And this woman named Yun Fei, although her identity was
ambiguous, she could read this jade, otherwise, she won’t have had the
chance to steal it.
Precisely because of this series of events, he didn’t just kill her, but
followed her closely.
Qian Kun darkly said, “I don’t know if taking that jade would affect the
Enchanted Palace or not, I just know that if I take it, it will benefit me
greatly.”
The woman revealed a bold expression. She said, “Senior, if you have
something to say, just say it, but do consider the importance of this piece of
jade.”
Qian Kun didn’t say a word, but a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. He
already knew that this Yun Fei was the successor of the famous Qi Huang
Sect. Although the Qi Huang Sect was destroyed by a mysterious force, this
woman somehow managed to escape unharmed.
Afterward, the woman who held the piece of jade containing the Qi
Huang Sect’s most precious pill recipes was captured by the Enchanted
Palace and was forced to be a concubine there. Now, after many years, she
finally found the chance to run away with the piece of jade.
Qian Kun was at the mid Core Formation stage. Although the line to the
late stage was thin, his cultivation technique was very limited. He was
afraid that he would never be able to enter the late stage.
But if he could get his hands on this piece of jade and make pills with
the recipes inside, then he would be able to enter the late Core Formation
stage.
The woman let out a heavy sigh. Without a word, she took out a blank
piece of jade. After imprinting information on the jade, she said, “Senior,
I’m finished imprinting. If you let me escape, this jade is yours.”
Qian Kun laughed and said, “Good. First, hand over the jade. After I
confirm the information inside, I’ll let you leave.” As he finished speaking,
he started to move forward.
The woman quickly shouted, “Stop!” She held the jade in her right
hand. With just a bit of spiritual power, she could crush this replica. At the
same time, she backed up two feet. While staring at Qian Kun, she said,
“Senior is already at the mid Core Formation stage and I have only just
entered the Core Formation stage. I’m one stage below senior, so I can’t
help but guard against senior not keeping his promise after getting the
jade.”
Qian Kun slightly frowned. His cold eyes stared at the jade in her hand
and said, “What do you mean?”
Yun Fei took a deep breath and plainly said, “I’d like to ask senior to
back away 1000 feet. I’ll place the jade here. After I leave, senior can come
here and collect this piece of jade, or else I’ll immediately crush it and
commit suicide. Then, senior would have gained nothing.”
Qian Kun revealed a cold smile, “What a joke. How would I know if the
jade you give me is real or not? What if you trick me?”
At this time, neither of them noticed that, within the chaotic broken
stars, was a 3 foot long rift. Waves of black energy emitted from it.
Yun Fei’s face hardened and was about to speak, but Qian Kun
continued to say, “I don’t have time to waste with you. Hand over the jade
and I’ll let you live. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless. As for
the jade, I’ll take my loss.” As he finished speaking, he slowly floated
forward.
The distance of 10 feet could be traveled in a flash, but Qian Kun
moved slowly, because he was afraid of her unconsciously crushing the
jade, then he really would have gained nothing.
Yun Fei clenched her jaw. She threw the jade to the side and quickly
escaped away from Qian Kun.
Qian Kun suddenly started to move like lightning and chased after the
jade. After catching up to it, he held it in his hand and scanned it with his
divine sense, then immediately became excited. After laughing madly a few
times, he found Yun Fei, who was escaping. His eyes revealed malicious
intent as he quickly chased after her.
This time, his speed was clearly different from before. It was several
times faster..
Although Yun Fei was running away as fast as possible, she secretly
kept tabs on Qian Kun’s movement with her divine sense. After seeing him
catch the jade, she suddenly had a really bad feeling and started to move
faster.
But soon, she started to despair. Qian Kun didn’t keep his promise, but
chased after her.
Yun Fei sneered in her heart, “Qian Kun, even if I die, if you follow that
jade to refine pills, you will die miserably. All of this is your own fault.”
Then, she sighed. She stopped moving and decided to stop her own heart.
Qian Kun saw that Yun Fei stopped running and had given up on
resisting. He let out a big laugh and quickly rushed forward. He said, “Since
you gave me this piece of jade, I’ll let you die in pleasure. Let me have a
good look at that body and see what’s so extraordinary about it that even
enchanted master. If you properly serve me, I might even let you go…”
Just as Qian Kun finished talking, his eyes suddenly fiercely stared
toward the chaotic broken stars. His eyes were filled with astonishment, but
that quickly turned to fear.
Qian Kun suddenly stopped talking. Yun Fei stopped herself from
stopping her own heart. She looked toward the chaotic broken stars. Her
jaw dropped and she had a shocked expression on her face.
She only saw that, within the chaotic broken stars ring, a rift somehow
appeared. The rift was rapidly expanding. In the blink of an eye, it was
already more than 5 feet wide. The rift formed an arc, like the mount of a
beast. This caused anyone who saw it to feel a chill in their heart.
Within the Sea of Devils, there were only red rifts that appeared
between the inner and outer seas, so the meaning of a rift here was deep.
This rift not only emitted black energy, but was quite large, while the rifts
that appeared between the inner and outer seas were only small rifts.
But before Qian Kun and Yun Fei was such a large rift. The moment the
rift appeared, Qian Kun felt a tingling sensation on his head.
He almost immediately wanted to give up killing Yun Fei and escape
from this place. Just as this thought surfaced, he immediately suppressed it.
His eyes lit up as he stared at the chaotic broken stars’ ring. His heart
calmed down. With the formation there, no matter how strong the thing that
comes out of the rift is, it won’t be able to come out of the ring, so there
was no need to flee.
At the same time, the rift suddenly started to grow. Waves of black light
came out of it, along with many strange energies. Soon, a young man
wearing a black cloak calmly walked out.
This person had a head of white hair that flowed behind him, giving him
an ancient feel, but his eyes revealed a ruthless look.
The most eye catching part was the dark purple star on his forehead.
This purple star gave of a purple light. It felt like it was filled with demonic
energy. Along with the black light from the rift behind him, he looked like a
demon that just walked out of hell.
The person didn’t even look back. He waved his right hand and that
large rift behind him quickly started to close. In almost the blink of an eye,
the rift disappeared completely, leaving only the demon-god-like youth.
He stood in mid air. His eyes showed signs of regret and looked through
the chaotic broken stars’ ring and spotted Qian Kun and Yun Fei.
Qian Kun felt a sense of horror from the moment he saw the youth walk
out of the rift. Because there was the ring between them, he couldn’t scan
the youth with his divine sense. However, even if the ring didn’t exist, Qian
Kun wouldn’t dare to scan that youth with his divine sense.
In his view, if that person could walk out of such a large rift, then that
person’s cultivation level must have reached an unimaginable level. The
youth should be at least nascent soul, or even the mythical Spirit Forming
stage.
As a result, how could he dare to offend the youth?
More importantly, he felt like the scene before him, he had heard of it
from somewhere before, but couldn’t remember where he had heard it from.
When the white haired youth looked at him, even though it was through
the broken star, his legs grew weak and he wanted to run away, but he
stopped himself.
Qian Kun knew that even if he ran, if the youth could get through the
ring, then he would be able to catch up to him instantly, so running or not
running was the same. In fact, running would just make the youth
remember him more clearly.
Besides, if the youth couldn’t get out of the ring, then even if he didn’t
run, he was still safe.
Thinking this in his heart, Qian Kun suddenly stopped and clasped his
hands. He respectfully said, “This junior is the Poison King’s Enchanted
Palace’s 5th generation disciple. Qian Kun greets senior.”
Yun Fei’s heart became weak because she had just had a near death
experience and then witnessed such a scene. Her conclusion was about the
same as Qian Kun, but in her mind, she thought that if she ran, then she
would be killed by Qian Kun, but if she stays, there might be a chance for
her to live.
After thinking about it, she respectfully said, “Junior is Qi Huang Sect’s
Tu Mo Yun. Greetings, senior.”
The white haired youth withdrew his gaze after glancing at them coldly.
He looked toward the chaotic broken stars’ ring. After pondering for while,
he slammed his bag of holding and a small creature appeared in his hand.
The beast had three pairs of wings on its back. It’s clear eyes made it
seem as if it were psychic. It immediately flew forward.
With its wings beating, it quickly charge at the ring. Soon, it arrived
inside the ring.
Shortly after, a broken fragment released a white light. After the light
faded, a copy of the beast appeared.
When the two beasts met, both released high pitch screeches and started
to attack each other.
The white haired youth frowned. He waved his hand and the little
beast’s body suddenly started to tremble. Its body formed a small toronado
and flew out from the ring and landed on the youth’s shoulder. With a move
of his hand, the beast disappeared.
This white haired youth was Wang Lin. He had used the method left in
the Ancient God’s memory to open up a tunnel to leave the land of the
Ancient God.
After exiting the tunnel, he appeared inside the ring of the chaotic
broken stars. If he wanted to leave, then he must pass the ring. From what
he had heard from Duanmu and others’ conversations, he had an idea of
what the ring was like.
He planned to use the same method he entered before to leave, but that
transfer array was too complicated, and among the memories of the Ancient
God, for some reason, there was almost no information about transfer
arrays.
After thinking about it, it made sense. With how strong the Ancient
Gods were, there really was no need to use transfer arrays to travel. They
could easily open up a black hole and travel through it.
Of course, this didn’t mean that there wasn’t supposed to be information
on transfer arrays in the Ancient God’s memories. Otherwise, why would
there be that mysterious array in the fourth realm?
If this was really true, then it was as Wang Lin had suspected. The
inheritance that he absorbed wasn’t complete.
However, all of this was Wang Lin’s speculation. As for whether or not
any of it was true, no one could really know.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. His eyes were filled with determination
and he charged toward the ring.
The moment Wang Lin entered the ring, although Qian Kun’s
expression was calm, his heart started to tense up. This was not the first
time he had seen someone charge into the ring. Many years ago, he saw
someone who was at the nascent soul from the Enchanted Place charge into
the ring. He died so miserably that not even his nascent soul managed to
escape and was swallowed by the mysterious force.
So when he saw Wang Lin charge into it, his eyes immediately focused.
Yun Fei was even more tense than Qian Kun. She had placed all of her
hope of escaping death on that youth. She thought that if Wang Lin could
make it out of the ring, then Qian Kun would not act rashly. With the jade
as a gift, she might have a chance. Although all of this might not work, it
was a chance Yun Fei decided to take.
The moment Wang Lin entered the ring, a few of the broken fragments
quickly collided together. In a flash of white light, an exact copy of Wang
Lin appeared in the ring.
When the copy appeared, it let out a cold smile. It slammed its bag of
holding and a black sword appeared. This flying sword was weird, it had
many thorns on it. It was clearly Wang Lin’s personal flying sword.
Wang Lin scanned the black sword and was really impressed by the
power behind the mysterious force, that it could even copy magical
treasures. Even the crack created by Hunchback Meng was on there.
This time, Wang Lin decided not to fight. He was just there to scout.
After the copy took out the black sword, it let out a loud laugh and the
sword flew toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin’s mouth twitched. He slammed his
bag of holding and took out the black sword as well.
Immediately, two identical swords started attacking each other.
Shortly after, Wang Lin let out a cold smile. His Ji Realm Divine Sense
suddenly moved and formed red lightning. At the same time, the copy’s
eyes also revealed red lightning.
Wang Lin stared at the copy with a dignified look. He saw that the red
lightning flashed a few times in the copy’s eyes, then the copy’s eyes
exploded and became fragments. At the same time, it seemed the copy
couldn’t withstand the red lightning’s power either and exploded as well.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he immediately began to ponder. Although
he moved his Ji Realm Divine Sense, he didn’t attack with it, but only used
it to test if the copy could even copy his Ji Realm Divine Sense.
Now he knew that although the ring’s power was mysterious, it couldn’t
copy his Ji Realm. Wang Lin revealed cold smile and walked deeper into
the ring.
According to what Wang Lin heard from Duanmu, this ring was 100
miles wide. After beating the first copy, one can travel 50 miles, then one
must defeat two more copies, then one can travel 50 more miles and exit the
ring.
Qian Kun’s heart almost collapsed when that copy exploded. Wang
Lin’s ranking in his heart instantly soared to an unprecedented height. He
could have never thought that the copy formed by the mysterious power
would explode so quickly by itself. He could not imagine the technique
behind it.
Yun Fei’s eyes became stronger. She stared at Wang Lin, who was
inside the ring, thinking about how to ask him for help in a way that she
wouldn’t be rejected.
Wang Lin easily moved forward, but only after he had moved ten feet
did the fragment release a white light again. After the white light faded, two
more copies appeared.
After the two copies appeared, one took out a flying sword and other
took out a scroll.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but his heart sank. Unless
Duanmu lied, then it was because he had destroyed the first copy so
quickly, that it caused a change.
But Wang Lin’s mood did not change at all. He still remained cold and
calm. The moment the two copies appeared, red lightning appeared in his
eyes again and his Ji Realm Divine Sense came out again.
This time, the two copies didn’t immediately follow and use their Ji
Realm, but quickly started to use their treasures.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Without any hesitation, he charged toward the
copies. Before, he experimented with with his Ji Realm. This time, he
wanted to test how powerful his body had become after receiving the
Ancient God’s inheritance and underwent reconstruction.
Will the body formed by reconstruction be as strong as his memories
showed him?
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W ang Lin suddenly moved. At the same time, the two copies started
to use their magical treasures. Wang Lin had already arrived
before them. Meanwhile, his hand formed the seal from the memories of the
Ancient God, then he shouted, “Break!”
Suddenly, a strong force came from the seal formed by Wang Lin’s
hand. Under the pressure of the force, the treasures that the two copies tried
to activate were suddenly paused for a bit.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s body charged like a meteor toward the two
copies. The two copies’ expressions didn’t change and they started to active
the same technique.
Wang Lin rammed into the one of the copies with no hesitation. When
they collided, that copy immediately collapsed into dust. The copy Wang
Lin targeted was the one who took out the scroll.
From his point of view, the scroll was very mysterious. He didn’t want
to give the copy a chance to use it and cause unnecessary trouble.
The other copy controlled the black sword and attacked Wang Lin.
The moment the flying sword came toward him, Wang Lin stopped and
moved his right hand in a circle. An illusionary circle appeared.
The restriction quickly grew larger and stood between Wang Lin and the
flying sword.
Shortly after, Wang Lin charged toward the other copy. It realized
something was wrong and quickly escaped. Wang Lin started to chase the
copy.
However, the copy obviously couldn’t mimic the power Wang Lin
gained from the body reconstruction from the Ancient God’s inheritance, so
no matter if it was speed or physical power, the copy couldn’t compare with
Wang Lin.
As a result, after a short while, the copy was rammed into by Wang Lin
and collapsed.
Wang Lin’s charge didn’t stop. After checking his body and his Ji
Realm, he didn’t want to waste any more time here and charged out like
lightning.
Wang Lin continued to fly through the remaining 70 miles. Sonic booms
could be heard as he flew. At the same time, copies appeared one after
another before him, however, all of them were either smashed by his body,
or, for the ones farther away, destroyed by his Ji Realm’s red lightning.
For more than 70 miles, none of the copies could slow Wang Lin down
even a tiny bit. After a few short breaths, Wang Lin broke out of the chaotic
broken stars’ ring.
To others, the chaotic broken stars might contain a lot of power, but to
Wang Lin, if this place couldn’t copy his Ji Realm or the strength of his
reconstructed body, then it was powerless against him.
This ring was formed by a large divine avatar technique, but Wang Lin’s
Ji Realm was a heaven defying existence, so if the divine technique
couldn’t copy it, then it was useless against him.
As for the Ancient God’s body, if this ring could copy it, then the
Ancient Gods wouldn’t be so mysterious. The person that laid down this
formation couldn’t possibly compare with the Ancient God’s power, so how
could the formation copy it?
Wang Lin, with his Ji Realm and Ancient God’s body, charged out of
the ring. He felt a ripple in his heart. When he went into the land of the
Ancient God, he was only someone at the Core Formation stage.
Now, not only had he learned restrictions and obtained a body like the
Ancient God, but his Ji Realm soul had also formed a core. As a result,
although Wang Lin might not be able to beat a Nascent Soul expert, he was
confident that he wouldn’t die in a fight against one.
In addition, Wang Lin felt that even against a Spirit Forming stage
expert, he still stood a chance at winning. If he used all of these mysterious
chants and techniques properly with his magical treasures, then he could
defeat someone at the Spirit forming stage.
Before, if he met a Nascent Soul expert, even if he ran, his only road
was death.
A Nascent Soul cultivator’s power came after the body formed a
Nascent Soul. The spiritual power in the body undergoes a huge change. At
the Nascent Soul stage, a sliver of spiritual power could match all of the
spiritual power that someone at the Core Formation stage could muster. In
addition, the most notable technique Nascent Soul experts could use is
instant movement.
This instant movement technique was what allowed Nascent Soul
experts to be the peak in a 3rd ranked country.
In addition, Nascent Soul cultivators could use many more techniques
than Core Formation experts, and even if they used the same technique, a
Nascent Soul cultivator’s power was hundreds to thousands of times more
powerful.
It could be said that in the history of cultivation, only a few people at
the Core Formation stage could beat people at the Nascent Soul stage. Even
with some heaven defying treasure, at most, they could only protect
themselves.
After all, the power of a magical treasure is closely related to the user’s
cultivation level.
The Nascent Soul stage is a dividing line in the cultivation world. Only
after forming a Nascent Soul can cultivators truly be considered strong.
This shows how important forming a Nascent Soul is.
Meanwhile, the difference between the three realms is also very large.
Each stage is at least 10 times stronger than the previous.
In other words, a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator is about 10 times
stronger than a mid stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and 100 times stronger
than an early stage Nascent Soul cultivator. This is a bit overly simplified
though, because it doesn’t factor in magical treasures.
This was all a guess by Wang Lin. He wasn’t sure if he could really beat
a Nascent Soul expert. After all, he was only at the late stage of Core
Formation.
But since his Ji Realm Soul had increased greatly, his reconstructed
body contained the power of the Ancient God, and factoring in the various
magical treasures Wang Lin possessed, he hesitated in his uncertainty.
After Wang Lin broke out of the ring, he decided not to go find a
Nascent Soul expert to try it out. He thought that would be extremely
stupid.
Wang Lin gazed at Qian Kun and Yun Fei. He never really thought
about Core Formation cultivators, even before he entered the Land of the
Ancient God, and even less so now.
He didn’t have any interest in the problems between these two people,
but he did need someone to answer his question, so he asked, “Where is the
closest city?”
The moment Wang Lin walked out, Qian Kun revealed a very respectful
expression, but his heart was very tense. When he heard Wang Lin’s
question, he wanted to answer, but Yun Fei answered before him.
“Senior, there aren’t any cities within a 10,000 mile radius of this place.
Although, more than 30,000 miles to the west, there is a city called Qi Lin.”
As Yun Fei was talking, she moved a few strands of her hair behind her ear,
revealing her feminine charm.
Unfortunately, this act didn’t attract Wang Lin at all. After Yun Fei
noticed that Wang Lin’s gaze didn’t linger on her at all, she felt a bit
disappointed, but wasn’t about to give up. Mo Yun knew that she wasn’t
perfect, but she was very skilled in bed, otherwise, the master of the
Enchanted Palace wouldn’t be so enchanted with her. She secretly clenched
her jaw. Ever since Wang Lin broke through the ring, she never stopped
trying to guess his cultivation level. If she could find someone to hide
behind, then even if the enchanted palace came to chase after her, they’d be
forced to withdraw.
She believed that if this person would be willing to help her, then even
wiping out the Enchanted Palace would be possible, but all of this was her
fantasy.
Wang Lin obviously didn’t know what she was thinking. He looked
toward the west and asked, “Does this Qi Lin city have spirit forming stage
cultivators?”
“No, Senior. There are no spirit forming stage cultivators in Qi Lin city.
In fact, in this Sea of Devils, let alone Qi Lin city, even in the top 10 cities,
there aren’t many spirit forming stage cultivators.” This time, Qian Kun
answered before Yun Fei. Before, he regretted letting Yun Fei answer before
him. If he didn’t say anything this time and made this senior angry, then it
would be very bad for him.
Wang Lin’s eyes wavered. He muttered, “No spirit forming…”
“Senior, 200 years ago, some of the well known spirit forming experts
in the Sea of Devils disappeared into the chaotic broken stars, so there
aren’t many remaining.” Qian Kun quickly answered, but after he finished
speaking his expression suddenly changed. His eyes grew wide as he
looked at Wang Lin with a mystified look. But quickly, his forehead started
to sweat and he lowered his head, but his heart was in complete chaos.
Wang Lin’s eyes flashed. His eyes became cold. He spoke with a voice
as cold as the icy wind from hell. “Which spirit forming cultivators
disappeared into this chaotic broken stars ring 200 years ago?”
Yun Fei also revealed a surprised expression. She also remembered the
rumor from 200 years ago. She tightened her red lips and said, “Senior,
junior here knows some of what happened 200 years ago. The Poison
King’s Enchanted Palace’s prince, Meng Qingfan, Qi Mei city’s head,
Duanmu Ji, Xuan Tian Sect’s head, Six Desire Devil Lord, and Tianmo
Dong’s old monster, Ancient Emperor. Those four met here and disappeared
together. Many of their successors came here in these 200 years, but found
no clues.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but his heart was stunned. 200
years … unexpectedly, he had already been in The Land of the Ancient God
for 200 years.
Wang Lin put away his feelings of regret and placed his gaze on Qian
Kun. This person acted a bit weird earlier and said that he was from the
Poison King’s Enchanted Palace, so his senior must be Hunchback Meng.
Under Wang Lin’s gaze, Qian Kun’s legs grew weak and he fell
kneeling on the ground. He said, with fear and respect, “Senior, this junior
doesn’t know anything and won’t say anything. Senior, please spare me.”
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W ang Lin’s eyes were cold. He glanced at Qian Kun and asked, “Is
your master Hunchback Meng?”
Qian Kun’s body trembled. If he had any doubts before, they all
disappeared when he heard that question. It had to be said that the Poison
King’s Enchanted Palace’s Meng Qingfan was a very well known name in
the Sea of Devils. No matter which senior, when talking about Meng
Qingfan, they would refer to him as Senior Meng.
Even among the people with the same amount of fame, they would at
least refer to him as prince Meng. Besides reaching the spiriting forming
stage, which was very rare in the Sea of Devils, there were his poison
techniques. These poison attacks were hard to guard against. They were
tasteless and colorless. Many had died of these poisons before they even
realized what had happened.
Adding to all of this was Meng Qingfan’s eccentric personality. One
wrong word and he would wipe out your whole sect. There once was a sect
in the Sea of Devils. Although they didn’t have any spirit forming experts,
they had quite a few late stage nascent soul experts, making them one of the
strongest sects in the Sea of Devils.
One of the sect’s nascent soul disciples met Hunchback Meng. Forget
not knowing his identity, he even mocked Hunchback Meng.
That night, Meng Qingfan walked into the sect by himself. One hour
later, when he left, all 3,960 people of the sect, including the inner disciples,
outer disciples, all of the workers, and even those late stage nascent soul
experts, all died.
When Meng Qingfan killed people, he liked to leave behind the reason.
That was why others knew about the things he had done.
As a result, Meng Qingfan’s ruthlessness would make the face of
anyone in the Sea of Devils pale.
There were only a few people in the Sea of Devil that dared to call him
Hunchback Meng. After Qian Kun heard Wang Lin’s words just now, he
was even more sure about his guesses
Qian Kun didn’t dare to lie and quickly said, “Se… Senior, Elder Meng
is indeed my sect’s ancestor.” After saying this, he clenched his jaw.
Without waiting for Wang Lin to speak, he spoke the secret he knew.
It seemed that a few years ago, Qian Kun heard the current head talk
about ancestor Meng Qingfan, that he wasn’t missing, but went into the
chaotic broken stars, and it seemed that it was the second time he had gone
there.
He also heard that if a large rift were to appear in the chaotic broken
stars, that means the ancestor has come back.
Qian Kun bore this in mind when he first heard it, but a long time had
passed, and it didn’t have anything to do with him, so he had gradually
forgotten.
As a result, when he saw the rift open, he felt a sense of familiarity, but
didn’t think too deeply about it. But after he answered Wang Lin’s, question
he felt as if he was hit by lightning and immediately remembered it.
This was why his expression suddenly changed. A rift opened up in the
chaotic broken stars, but the ancestor didn’t return. Even the other spirit
forming cultivators like Duanmu, Six Desire Devil Lord, and Ancient
Emperor didn’t come out. Instead, it was this young man that appeared.
This caused him to speculate many things.
After Wang Lin finished listening, he muttered to himself, which caused
Qian Kun to become very tense. Qian Kun clenched his jaw. He moved his
hand over his bag of holding and suddenly threw out black sand. He started
to escape without looking back.
The black sand released a fishy smell. After it appeared, it immediately
made a minor exploding sound. Wang Lin laughed at him in his heart. He
didn’t dodge the sand but slammed his bag of holding and his poisonous
sword came out.
The poisonous sword quickly flew through the black sands a few times,
causing all of the black sand to suddenly light up in a green flame. Sounds
of breaking could be heard. All of the black sand turned into green smoke
and was absorbed by the poisonous sword.
All of this happened very quickly. In almost the same instant that Qian
Kun threw out the black sand and started to escape, Wang Lin’s poisonous
sword had already absorbed it all.
This time, Qian Kun’s heart shook again. His body started to release a
cold feel. He quickly urged his spirit power to move faster.
Wang Lin’s face remained bleak. He pointed his finger at this brow.
Suddenly, from his consciousness, flew out a black shadow. The black
shadow shot out of Wang Lin’s consciousness like lightning and out
through the star on his forehead.
The Devil Xu Liguo came out with a joyous scream that echoed in the
surrounding.
“I’m finally free! I almost bored to death! Boy, don’t run. Let your
grandpa Xu devour you. In order to repay you for allowing me to come out
again, I’ll let you die with as little pain as possible.”
The moment the voice could be heard, the Devil Xu Ligou became like
smoke and caught up to Qian Kun. Qian Kun had an aghast expression
when Xu Ligou jumped on him. After Xu Ligou devoured Qian Kun’s soul,
he took the golden core formation and bag of holding and returned to Wang
Lin.
Xu Ligou showed an expression of trying to please, but in his heart, he
didn’t want to give up the core formation.
Wang Lin glanced at the core formation then threw it into his mouth.
The moment the core formation entered his mouth, the ancient god tactic
started to activate and he completely absorbed it in a few breaths of time.
Wang Lin could feel that 80% of the core formation was absorbed by
his body and only 20% became spiritual power.
After absorbing the core formation, Wang Lin put away the bag of
holding. He pointed at Qian Kun’s body as a small fireball came out of his
finger. The fireball quickly landed on Qian Kun’s body and turned it to dust.
When Yun Fei saw all of this, her face became even more pale, and she
unconsciously took a few steps back. In her opinion, this white haired
youth’s cultivation level was too deep, especially the magical treasure he
had used. She recognized that it was a nascent soul.
It was reasonable that Yun Fei was mistaken. The Devil Xu Ligao’s soul
was refined from a nascent soul. That, coupled with the fact that Xu Ligao
met quite a few ancestors in the 3rd realm that caused him to change a bit.
And more importantly, Wang Lin had formed his soul core. Although a
soul core didn’t raise the cultivation level of a soul devourer at all, it
allowed the soul devourer to create wandering spirits. This soul core also
benefited the wandering spirits that the soul devourer controlled.
Wang Lin killed Qian Kun because he didn’t want the news of him
leaving the chaotic broken stars to be known.
What terrified Yun Fei the most was that Wang Lin had swallowed the
core formation. Even the head of the Poison King’s Enchanted Palace
wouldn’t just swallow a core formation without refining it with other
medications first.
She had never seen something like this before. Right now, Wang Lin
exerted even more pressure than Qian Kun.
Wang Lin’s gaze landed on Yun Fei and her body instantly shivered.
She didn’t dare look at Wang Lin. He calmly said, “I helped you kill Qian
Kun, how will you repay me?”
Shaking, Yun Fei raised her head and forced herself to calm down. She
forced a smile, but she couldn’t stop her voice from trembling. She said,
“Se… senior, junior doesn’t know Qian Kun.”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word and only calmed looked at her.
Yun Fei immediately saw the coldness in Wang Lin’s eyes. She
suddenly became very nervous. The white haired youth seemed to be a very
ruthless person. He wouldn’t show her any mercy because she was a
woman. She knew that these people were impartial. If she didn’t have
anything of interest to them, then the only road left for her was death.
Yun Fei had an icy personality herself. She already knew in her heart
that Wang Lin didn’t want the news of him coming out of the chaotic
broken stars to spread. Since Qian Kun was already dead, she was the only
loose end remaining.
She bit her lower lip. Her face showed a decisive expression as she took
out a piece of jade and showed it to Wang Lin.
“Senior, this jade contains some very precious pill recipes. This is my
Qi Huang Sect’s greatest treasure.”
Wang Lin took the piece of jade and scanned it with his divine sense,
then looked at Yun Fei.
Yun Fei felt bitter in her heart. She realize that just this piece of jade
wasn’t enough to move Wang Lin’s heart. Her mind quickly worked and
said, “Senior, junior grew up in Qi Lin city and has a house there. Junior
also knows Qi Lin city very well, so if senior has any requests, junior can
help.” After she finished speaking, she was afraid that Wang Lin didn’t
know the rules of Qi Lin city and continued, “Senior, did you know that if a
cultivator doesn’t have resident status in Qi Lin city, they can only stay
there for three days? Then, every day after would cost 10 low quality spirit
stones. Even then, they can only stay for 10 days total, but junior here has
resident status in Qi Lin city. With junior here, senior can stay in Qi Lin city
as long as senior wants.”
“Also, junior is very familiar with this Sea of Devils, including the
locations of cities and the strength of cultivators, as knowing these things
was junior’s job at the Enchanted Palace. It can be said that there isn’t much
that this junior doesn’t know about the Sea of Devils. If it wasn’t for me
being chased in a state of panic by Qian Kun, junior wouldn’t have come to
the chaotic broken stars.”
After Yun Fei said all of this in one breath, she nervously looked at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He casually reached out with his hand
and Yun Fei’s body involuntarily moved toward him.
Meanwhile, his right wrist turned and his fingers touched together. With
a wave, an illusionary circle appeared and landed on Yun Fei’s brow.
“This restriction will activate once every three days. Every time it
actives, your entire body’s blood will flow backwards. Your cultivation will
go into chaos and in your heart, a five star fire will be lit. If it isn’t stopped
by me within a minute, then your entire body will become a pool of blood.”
Yun Fei’s face became pale, but she soon calmed herself down after
taking a few deep breaths. Yun Fei knew that her life was safe for now.
Wang Lin calmly said, “Take me to Qi Lin city.”
Yun Fei nodded and stood back on the flying sword. She carefully lead
the way in front of Wang Lin. Wang Lin didn’t need a flying sword to fly,
but looked like he was being carried by a gentle wind.
This unique way of flying was in fact the use of the attraction technique
that he had mastered all those years ago. Now, after so many years, even
using the words complete mastery to describe the way he used this
technique doesn’t seem fitting. To be more accurate, the technique under his
use was getting close to perfection.
Like now, even if he used a flying sword, his speed wouldn’t be much
faster. Using a flying sword would consume more spiritual power, but
because the attraction technique was the most basic technique, the amount
of spiritual power it consumed was almost negligible for a late stage core
formation expert. If one didn’t look closely, they couldn’t even detect any
use of spiritual power at all.
It could be said that the amount of spiritual power consumed in one
breath’s time was only 1/10,000th the amount spiritual power his core
formation produced in the same amount of time.
After Yun Fei saw this way of flying, her heart couldn’t help but shake
again. Her thought of escaping through luck in the future diminished a lot.
In reality, the distance of 30,000 miles wasn’t a very long distance, but
after flying for a whole day, Wang Lin still hadn’t found this Qi Lin city, so
his face immediately darkened. Yun Fei secretly screamed in her heart. She
forgot that when she stated the distance of Qi Lin city from the chaotic
broken stars, there was a dark blue aura ring that would randomly appear.
The frequency of the Aura wasn’t very high, but when it appeared, it
covered a wide area. Although there was no danger within the aura, your
divine sense was trapped in your body, so it was very easy to get lost.
Outside the aura, Yun Fei explained all this very nervously. She was
afraid of making Wang Lin angry. Finally, she suggested to go around it.
This way, although it would take more time, wouldn’t be more than 5 days.
After hearing this, Wang Lin sent out his divine sense and scanned the
area, then his divine sense formed a straight line toward the aura. He soon
saw the aura. After checking the aura, he confirmed what Yun Fei just said
and nodded in agreement with her suggestion.
Yun Fei let out a breath and quickly lead the way.
Wang Lin was not a talkative person, and Yun Fei was too scared to
speak, as a result, in three days, the two almost never spoke to each other.
At noon of the third day, the restriction on Yun Fei’s body activated. She
confirmed what Wang Lin had said before and felt the pain of her blood
flowing backward and her spiritual power going into complete chaos. She
even felt that there seemed to be a fire that was going to melt her body.
Good thing that the moment it was activated, Wang Lin stopped it. After
experiencing this, the last bit of Yun Fei’s rebellious hopes completely
faded away.
Wang Lin completely knew what she was thinking in her heart.
Although controlling people’s hearts wasn’t his speciality, when it came to
controlling devils, he was right at home.
The method he used on Yun Fei was not that different from raising a
devil. It was basically the same.
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W ang Lin kept Yun Fei because she had some use. If she didn’t, then
to prevent the news of him leaving the chaotic broken stars, he
would’ve already sent her to the underworld and would’ve kept playing the
game of cat and mouse with Qian Kun.
Wang Lin knew that if he were to let the disciples of Duanmu, Six
Desire Devil Lord, Hunchback Meng, and Ancient Emperor know that he
came out of the Land of the Ancient God, the future would hold nothing but
trouble for him.
Among those people, there will certainly be someone who knows the
truth about what’s inside the chaotic broken stars. Once Wang Lin has been
exposed, he will be hunted endlessly by the disciples of those sects. If all
those disciples were below the Nascent Soul stage, then they wouldn’t pose
much of a threat. However, once Nascent Soul disciples show up, it would
definitely be troublesome.
In conclusion, complete silence was a much better choice. It would save
a lot of trouble and he would be a lot safer.
It wasn’t that Wang Lin wanted to kill, but he was forced to kill for his
own survival. He still regretted one thing in his heart, although this thing
happened many years ago.
Back in the day, in the country of Zhao, when he had just left the Heng
Yue Sect, he met his former friend Zhang Hu. He had killed Zhang Hu’s
teacher to save Zhang Hu. Many mortals witnessed that scene.
Zhang Hu’s decision was to kill all those mortals, but Wang Ling didn’t
have the heart, and instead, used a spell that made people lose some of their
memories.
Even after many years, every time he thought about it, he felt pain in his
heart, as if it were being drilled by millions of insects. He more than once
mocked his own ignorance back then, and he more than once hated his own
flawed sense of morality back then.
He didn’t know that old Ji Mo had casted a spell on Zhang Hu’s teacher
that allowed him to see everything that happened after Zhang Hu’s teacher’s
death.
Wang Lin thought that the issue came from the mortals, because he
allowed them to live. In exchange, he got old man Ji Mo’s anger, which
resulted in Teng Huayuan’s great-great-grandson to come after him.
Otherwise, how would Wang Lin have brought such disaster by
offending a Nascent Soul cultivator when he was only at the Qi Condensing
stage? That incident caused his whole family to be wiped out. The only
thing left of his parents were two soul fires.
And he had even died once.
All of this catastrophe was caused by one moment of weakness. From
the moment of his death, Wang Lin had a change of heart. If he could go
back in time, he wouldn’t stop Zhang Hu from killing those witnesses.
No one is born ruthless, no one is born to be cautious and wily, and no
one is born cruel and cold hearted. All of this is caused by one’s life
experiences.
If people were given the choice, few would chose to be perceived as a
ruthless, bold, decisive, cold hearted person, who’s strong willed and as
cunning as a fox.
Since the time Wang Lin left the county of Zhao, including the time he
had spent in the outerworld battlefield and in the Land of the Ancient God,
more than 400 years had passed by. More than 400 years was enough for
someone’s soul to completely change.
The him now was a completely different person from the little boy from
the Heng Yue Sect in the county of Zhao. Wang Lin sometimes thought that
if fourth uncle hadn’t give his son’s spot to him all those years ago, then he
would probably be a pile of dirt at this point.
However, his road wouldn’t have been as difficult as it was now. He
would have gone and taken the state exam to enter the court and his parents
wouldn’t have met their ends. They would have gained respect once their
son entered the court, and the wealth that follows. They would have lived
calm, but satisfying and prideful lives.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and sorted out all the emotion that
surfaced at once in his heart.
Old man Ji Mo, Teng Huayuan, Pu Nanzi, and some of the other
cultivators from the country of Zhao, that demonic family’s experts, and
even the corpse sect’s sect head were people Wang Lin must kill.
In addition, Wang Lin also had some doubts about how Teng Huayuan
had found his family. He will thoroughly investigate this matter, and anyone
related will be added to his kill list.
Under Yun Fei’s guidance, on the 4th day, they saw, from a distance, an
ancient heavenly beast. Comparing Nan Dou city to this was like comparing
a child learning to walk to a giant.
Qi Lin city was the size of hundreds of Nan Dou cities. From a distance,
it looked like an ancient wild beast laying on the ground and giving off a
sense of majesty.
Qi Lin city looked like a large Qi Lin beast formed by dark black rocks.
The Qi Lin beast’s eyes looked as if they contained intelligence and life.
Anyone who saw it for the first time would be amazed.
The huge Qi Lin beast laid on the ground with numerous scales on its
back. Each of those scales was a cave.
Inside the Qi Lin beast was the town square. Within it, almost all of the
materials and magical treasures in the Sea of Devil were sold.
Outside the Qi Lin beast was a circular mountain range that surrounded
and protected Qi Lin city. In the north, east, south, and west sides of the
mountain, people used a great amount of power to open up a tunnel in the
mountain for entering the city.
Yun Fei saw Wang Lin’s gaze land on Qi Lin city, so she quickly gave
an introduction. “No one knows the original Qi Lin city. Rumor has it that
before the water in the Sea of Devils became mist, this city already
existed.”
Wang Lin scanned the city and his eyes landed on the Qi Lin’s eyes. He
was stunned.
He slapped his bag of holding with his right hand and a piece of jade
appeared. This piece of jade was given to Wang Lin by Li Muwan as a
parting gift. The jade contained all of the information from the Dou Xie
Sect.
After he viewed the jade, he realized that the Qi Lin beast had similar
effects to the Dou Xie Sect’s green dragon.
Much later, he withdrew his gaze. He started to float casually toward the
mountains that surrounded Qi Lin city. Yun Fei quickly followed on her
flying sword.
Outside the gate of the east side of the mountain stood two rows of
cultivators in blue robes. Wang Lin scanned them and found that all of them
were at the middle foundation stage.
They coldly looked at the people coming and going. All visitors showed
a Qi Lin shaped jade. Only after it had been examined could they pass.
Among those visitors there were a few Core Formation cultivators, but
those blue robed cultivators maintained their cold looks without any signs
of respect. Oddly, the Core Formation cultivators didn’t mind it much at all
either.
This strange scene quickly attracted Wang Lin’s attention.
Yun Fei quickly whispered to Wang Lin, “These cultivators are all
guards sent by the Qi Lin City Mansion. Within Qi Lin city there is no other
large group like the City Mansion, so within Qi Lin city, the city
government controls everything. Any of the sects outside Qi Lin City must
follow the city’s rules if they wish to enter.”
Wang Lin nodded. Under his analysis, he thought that the reason for this
was that the City Mansion was too powerful. That was why the guards
outside were like they were and even the Core Formation cultivators don’t
dare to cause any trouble.
Not long after, it was Wang Lin and Yun Fei’s turn. She took out her
jade and, after paying a certain amount of spirit stones, she lead Wang Lin
to the city.
When Wang Lin walked through the gate, he spread out his divine sense
and found two late stage Core Formation cultivators hiding nearby.
Those two Core Formation cultivators didn’t notice his divine sense at
all.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he followed Yun Fei toward
Qi Lin city, until they were right next to the Qi Lin beast. Up close, this Qi
Lin beast felt even more magnificent. Like a large mountain in front of
people, it couldn’t help but make people feel small.
On the side, Yun Fei said, “This is Qi Lin city, one of the ten main cities
in the Sea of Devils. Seeing the Qi Lin beast up close for first the time is
always shocking. The rumor is that before the water in the Sea of Devil
evaporated, there indeed existed such Qi Lin beasts. I really can’t imagine
that these type of divine beasts existed.”
However, Wang Lin wasn’t shocked much by this. Compared to the
Land of the Ancient Gods, this city really wasn’t much. Also, with the
memories of the Ancient God, Wang Lin didn’t feel much from seeing the
Qi Lin beast.
Not even including the Ancient God’s memories, just within the Land of
the Ancient Gods, that hundred thousand foot dragon was much more
amazing than this Qi Lin beast.
After taking a look, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and said, “Take me to
your house.”
Yun Fei nodded. She stepped on her flying sword and quickly flew to
one of the scales. Even though it was just a scale, it was more than a
hundred of feet wide.
Standing on the scale, Yun Fei took out the jade and sent some spirit
power into it. Suddenly, a green light shined from the jade and the scale
start to ripple like water, then turned transparent.
Yun Fei turned around and looked at Wang Lin as her body sank into the
scale. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He touched the surface and felt a cool
sensation. After pondering for a while, he moved to where Yun Fei was
standing and also sank into the scale.
The cave wasn’t large. There were three rooms in total. After Wang Lin
entered, Yun Fei quickly handed the jade to Wang Lin and then uneasily
waited for Wang Lin to speak.
Wang Lin scanned the jade and found that there was a formation within
the jade. This formation was clearly used to control the cave. After looking
at it a little, he raised his head and blandly said to Yun Fei, “You can freely
come and go, but if you reveal that I came out from the chaotic broken
stars, don’t blame me for not showing mercy. But you can rest assured that I
won’t stay long in the Sea of Devils. When I leave, I’ll remove the
restriction I put on you.”
After he finished speaking, he created another restriction that landed on
Yun Fei’s forehead.
204
THE ANCIENT MIRROR AND THE RESTRICTION FLAG
A fter laying down the restriction, Wang Lin stopped watching Yun
Fei. With a wave of his hand, he divided the cave in half, separating
their living spaces. He also placed a restriction in between.
Sitting cross legged in the cave, Wang Lin pointed his finger between
his brows. Suddenly, a ghost appeared. The ghost was a blur and was only 8
palm sizes large, but it was in the shape of a beast.
This ghost was the second devil used by Wang Lin in the Land of the
Ancient God.
After the second devil appeared, it floated in midair, motionless, waiting
for Wang Lin’s command. Since Wang Lin formed his soul core, the last bit
of rebellious feelings that the second devil had involuntarily disappeared
Wang Lin pointed his finger at it. The second devil’s ghost form quickly
faded until it disappeared, but if Wang Lin used his power as a soul
devourer, he could clearly feel where the second devil was.
He sent out a message to the second devil with this divine sense and the
second devil quietly moved toward Yun Fei and landed on the restriction
that Wang Lin had just placed on her.
Yun Fei didn’t notice this process at all.
After doing all this, Wang Lin no longer paid any more attention to her.
He sat there and organized his thoughts on what had happened in the Land
of the Ancient God in the past 200 years.
During this time, he encountered many things and almost died on
several occasions, but now, he felt like he had seen a dream. He couldn’t
really tell which parts were real and which parts weren’t.
After a long time, Wang Lin let out a sigh. Although he received the
inheritance of knowledge, it was only part of the true inheritance. The other
part was the inheritance of power.
The master of the Blood Sea wouldn’t just give it up. Once he finds a
way to leave the Land of the Ancient God, the first thing he will do is find
Wang Lin, who took the inheritance of knowledge, and steal it.
Once Wang Lin loses the inheritance of knowledge, he won’t have any
way to protect himself.
This matter felt like a giant mountain weighing down his heart.
But under Wang Lin’s analysis, if the red haired man really wanted to
leave the Land of the Ancient God, it wouldn’t be a simple matter, so Wang
Lin wouldn’t have to worry about him for now.
However, some preparation was still needed. Wang Lin had decided that
once he had settled down in Qi Lin city, he would get Yun Fei to help him
search for the ancient transfer arrays in the mainland of the Sea of Devils.
He had more than 20 top quality spirit stones, enough for him to open
up a transfer array to anywhere he wanted.
But prior to this, he had to carefully study the ancient transfer array. If
he didn’t understand them, even if he were to find the method of using
them, he wouldn’t dare do so.
This was one of the reasons why he came to Qi Lin city.
In addition, he had reached the peak of late stage Core Formation and
was only one step away from the Nascent Soul stage, but that one step was
like a giant gap, which he hadn’t been able to cross.
Wang Lin didn’t know if forming the Nascent Soul was as difficult for
others as it was for him, but for him, it was much more difficult than he
imagined. He had used the dragon’s spinal fluid and other pills that should
help with the process, but even then, he still couldn’t form his Nascent Soul.
Not even a trace of his Nascent Soul forming had appeared yet.
Wang Lin had tried to analyze this before, to see if it had anything to do
with his Ji Realm, but based on the little amount of understanding he got
when the Ji Realm entered his soul, this strange state would make reaching
the Nascent Soul stage and going past its three stages much more difficult.
However, after one gets past the Nascent Soul late stage and into the Soul
Formation stage, if compared to any cultivator of the same level, then the Ji
Realm owner would hold an absolute advantage.
In fact, he never had much understanding of the Ji Realm. Another
reason why he came to Qi Lin city was to see if he could find any text about
the Ji Realm.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After pondering for a while, he took out several
bags of holding. All of these were things he had acquired while he was at
the Land of the Ancient God.
First was Ancient Emperor’s bag of holding. When he tried to enter it
with his divine sense, he felt a gentle energy pushing his divine sense out.
Wang Lin’s gaze focused on the bag of holding. He pondered a little. It
seemed Ancient Emperor wasn’t dead yet.
He sneered. He put that bag to the side and moved on to the other bags.
The bag that made him the most excited was the one holding Duomu’s
group’s 10 instruments. With a wave of his hand, the ten instruments fell
out of the bag.
The 10 instruments floated before him. Besides the half moon blade,
which still had a faint glow, the other 9 instruments were no longer
glowing.
Wang Lin’s divine soul quickly moved toward those 9 instruments,
however, the moment his divine sense touched them, his expression
darkened. Although the owner of the 9 instruments was dead, there was
another divine sense on them that prevented Wang Lin from using them.
His eyes lit up. He pondered for a while and suddenly remembered that
before the instruments were handed to him, the old man had made a print on
each one.
Wang Lin frowned. He once again surrounded the instruments with his
divine sense. This time, he carefully studied each instrument. He spent a lot
of time looking for the fluctuations of divine sense on the instruments.
After a long time, Wang Lin’s gaze fell on a small mirror and his eyes lit
up. From his observation, of these 9 instruments, besides this mirror, the
divine sense on the other 8 wasn’t something he could break at the Core
Formation stage.
The destruction of its master’s divine sense somehow messed up the
divine sense that was placed on the mirror.
As a result, it was not impossible to destroy the divine sense placed in
this mirror. Wang Lin pondered for a while and suddenly put away the other
instruments and began to take the mirror over by force.
Time flew by. After one and a half months had passed, Wang Lin
walked out of the cave with his expression as calm as always. He had
successfully destroyed the divine sense on the mirror and made it his 30
days ago, then it took him 7 days to gain some basic understanding of the it.
Then, he refined it with his own fire, and after 49 days, the mirror was
completely his.
He felt the effect of the mirror during this period of time. The effect of
this ancient mirror was really mysterious. It was similar to the ring of the
chaotic broken stars. It was related to avatars.
Wang Lin believed that this must have been a famous treasure a long
time ago, or it wouldn’t be the life saving treasure of an ancient cultivator.
But with only Wang Lin’s knowledge, he didn’t know the name of this
mirror. Even with the memories of the Ancient God, he didn’t possess much
knowledge on magical treasures.
Afterall, the Ancient God’s body was the best weapon. The Ancient
Gods didn’t often refine treasures, and when they did, those treasures would
have unimaginable power.
Even now, Wang Lin would still think about the square pyramid that Tu
Si had thrown away.
After inheriting the memories, Wang Lin held the memories to create
many magical treasures, however, the amount of resources required was
simply too much. Even if he were to use all of the resources in the Suzaku
Star System, he wouldn’t even be able to refine one of them.
Now, he knew the name of that square pyramid. It was called the
Mysterious Star Pyramid. The function of the pyramid was to seal. If it was
used properly, it would seal anything, including entire planets.
This pyramid required the least amount materials out of all the
treasures, but that was only relative to the other treasures.
In the past month and a half, besides studying the mirror, Wang Lin had
also started making the restriction flags with the ink stones.
However, Wang Lin was still missing some materials for the restriction
flag. The reason he left the cave was to check out the town square and try to
find these materials.
During this time, when he was refining the mirror, the restriction on Yun
Fei activated many times, and everytime, Wang Lin remotely stopped it
through the second devil. After such a long time, Yun Fei had already given
in to her fate and was even numb to it.
In fact, Yun Fei had left the house many times to find experts, to see if
anyone could remove these restrictions, and every time, she came back
disappointed.
All of the cultivators Yun Fei found couldn’t break the restriction.
Everyone that saw the restriction frowned. In their view, this wasn’t like
any restriction used in the current cultivation world, but more like ancient
restrictions.
There were also some people that asked questions about the restriction,
but restrictions was already an odd subject in the world of cultivation, so
not many people were willing to spend the time studying it. Even though
the restriction on Yun Fei was really unique, no one really tried to learn
more about it.
Yun Fei was very careful when she found people to try to break the
restriction. She was afraid that she would accidentally leak information
about Wang Lin and get killed by him before she managed to break the
restriction.
Yun Fei didn’t know that everything she was doing was being observed
by Wang Lin through the second devil. He saw all of the things she had
done and coldly laughed in his heart, thinking that she was just looking for
death.
Wang Lin walked out of the stone room and was about to head out of
the cave to the city when the cave suddenly opened up and Yun Fei walked
in with a frown on her face. Wang Lin stopped, made a seal with his hand,
and suddenly disappeared.
After the woman entered the cave, she looked toward Wang Lin’s room.
There was bitterness in her eyes.
Wang Lin looked at the woman. The things this woman had done
already made him want to kill her. After she walked into her room, Wang
Lin left the cave and went into the heart of Qi Lin city.
The inside the Qi Lin city was very large. It contained many shops that
sold all kinds of things. Walking in the city, Wang Lin met many cultivators
with varying cultivation levels. The strong ones were in the late stage of
Core Formation and the weak ones were at the 1st or 2nd layer of Qi
Condensing.
Wang Lin casually walked around, eyeing the shops for things he
needed. Meanwhile, his divine sense was constantly connected to the
second devil as he watched what Yun Fei was doing. She went to the corner
of her room, opened a stone slab, and took out a pill furnace, and then she
put it back. She stayed in her room, not knowing what she should do.
Seeing this, Wang Lin sneered in his heart. Her life was already in his
hands, so he wasn’t in any rush to kill her. He intended to see if there was
anyone in Qi Lin city that could break the restriction, and, in a way, test
how strong his restrictions had become.
With this plan in mind, he kept watching her through his divine sense
and also started to look for the materials he needed.
While walking, Wang Lin’s gaze suddenly focused onto a shop. This
shop was 5 stories tall, decorated with a carving of a dragon and phoenix
that released spirit powers. There was also a giant piece of white jade with
three words carved on it: “Treasure Refining Pavilion”.
Looking at the pavilion, Wang Lin revealed a strange smile. He
remembered back to when he was in Nan Dou city and went to a Treasure
Refining Pavilion to exchange dragon’s skin for a pill furnace, which made
many people chase after him and ended up causing a bloodbath.
He ended up giving the pill furnace that caused all of this to Li Muwan.
Thinking about this, an image of a gentle, weak, and fragile woman
appeared in his mind. He sighed. He knew that Li Muwan liked him, but he
had a blood feud that he just couldn’t forget. In the cruel world of
cultivation, he really couldn’t have any ties, because if he caused a
catastrophe again, she would be harmed because of it.
After going through such an experience, Wang Lin’s heart became cold.
He decided to not let himself have any ties before he was strong enough to
protect them.
In the blink of an eye, 200 years had passed. Li Muwan might not even
be alive anymore.
He forcibly removed Li Muwan’s figure from his mind. His heart
became cold again as he walked into this Treasure Refining Pavilion.
The inside of this Treasure Refining Pavilion wasn’t all that different
from the one in Nan Dou city, besides having one extra floor.
After Wang Lin entered, he casually looked around and went up the
stairs. The moment he walked into the second floor, he stopped and his gaze
fell onto the left wall.
On the wall hung the skin of a giant dragon. This skin was complete, so
it felt like there was a living dragon in the room.
On the second floor of the Treasure Refining Pavilion sat a girl wearing
a blue silk dress. She was eating sunflower seeds when she saw Wang Lin
staring at the dragon skin. She used a special technique of the pavilion to
look at Wang Lin and found him to be at the late stage of Core Formation.
She said, with a clear and beautiful voice, “This is the most complete
dragon skin our pavilion has. It is not for sale unless you have something of
equal value to exchange for it.”
This dragon skin felt very familiar to Wang Lin, especially the way the
skin was joined together. It was very similar to the one Wang Lin
exchanged for the pill furnace.
Wang Lin pondered for a while and asked, “I’d like to ask; where did
this come from?”
If Wang Lin asked when he was at the early stage of Core Formation, he
wouldn’t have gotten an answer, but now that he was at the late stage of
Core Formation and close to the Nascent Soul stage, his cultivation was
high enough for the girl to answer. She chuckled and said, “Senior isn’t the
first person to ask where it came from. After all, getting a complete dragon
skin is simply too difficult, and this dragon skin was carved off the dragon
the moment it died.”
Wang Lin nodded. His gaze moved away from the dragon skin and onto
the girl.
The girl put down the sunflower seeds in her hand and sweetly smiled,
“To be honest, junior doesn’t know who obtained this dragon skin. This was
traded in at a branch store in Nan Dou city outside the Sea of Devils for a
pill furnace. The rumor is that the cultivator that exchanged the dragon skin
died outside the Sea of Devils.”
“From the moment that cultivator left Nan Dou city, he was chased by
many Core Formation experts, including a mid stage Core Formation
expert, and that cultivator was only at the late stage of foundation building
at the time. Originally, there wasn’t anything abnormal about it as this
cultivator was bound to die, but the cultivator broke through to the Core
Formation stage during the pursuit and turned around and killed all the
cultivators chasing him. He even forced the mid stage Core Formation
expert to use the ten thousand devil one hundred days heavenly kill order.”
Wang Lin’s face calmly listened to all of this without any change in his
expression. After the girl finished talking, he nodded and didn’t ask any
more about this.
After walking through the pavilion, he spent 30 mid quality spirit stones
and brought the materials he needed. He then spent more spirit stones on a
piece of jade that held the location of ancient transfer arrays. Then, he left
without looking back once.
That dragon skin was still calmly displayed on the wall on the second
floor of the pavilion.
Wang Lin was very satisfied with the materials. He had all the materials
he needed for the restriction flags. Truth to be told, besides the ink stone, all
the other materials weren’t that rare, so they were very easy to purchase.
Putting the materials aside, Wang Lin wasn’t very satisfied with the
jade. Even in the pavilion, there wasn’t much information on ancient
transfer arrays. Even this piece of jade only contained some scattered
records of them.
As for information on the Ji Realm, Wang Lin didn’t ask directly. He
questioned about it indirectly, but found nothing.
After returning to the cave, Yun Fei was still in her stone room. After
checking up on her, Wang Lin returned to his stone room and started the
production of the restriction flags.
His cultivation was a lot higher than Yun Fei’s, so when he entered, Yun
Fei didn’t notice at all.
He took out the jade that he had obtained from the second realm in the
Land of the Ancient God, which contained the information regarding the
production of the restriction flags. He looked through the jade again before
crushing it in his hand.
After he took out the ink stone and sent his spirit power into it, he took
out the other materials and fused them together according to the
instructions.
Then, following the instructions of the jade, he let out an essence of
blood spirit power and began the refining process.
This process was called “Raising the Device” in the jade.
It could be said that the process for refining the restriction flags was
different from the method of refining treasures that he had learned from the
War Shrine. The two methods weren’t just two different systems, but two
completely separate domains.
The time of raising the device could be long or short, depending on the
needs of the restriction flag.
If one could place 999,999 restriction on the restriction flag, then it
would be optimal, but in reality, restriction flags have 4 levels.
These 4 levels were divided by the amount of restrictions on the flag.
They were 999, 9,999, 99,999, and the final one was 999,999 restrictions.
Wang Lin’s first goal was 999 restrictions.
Later that day, Wang Lin sat in his room, constantly moving his hand.
Before him was a small white flag with 81 black dots.
Wang Lin became more focused. His hand changed between many seals
and suddenly pointed at the flag. The afterimage left by his hand formed an
illusionary circle and landed on the white flag.
The moment the restriction landed, it broke apart and reformed as a
black dot on the flag. At this moment, there were 12 dots on the flag. Once
there were 999 black spots on it, the creation of the lowest level of
restriction flag would be complete.
Wang Lin was very careful during this process. Although he had created
dozens of restrictions tonight, not all of them could be successfully placed
on the flag.
After several attempts, Wang Lin found that the flag could only hold 9
of the same restriction at once. Once the 10th copy of a restriction was
placed, the 9 before it would disappear.
After resting a while, when Wang Lin was about to place the 13th
restriction on the flag, he raised his head and stared at Yun Fei’s room. His
eyes became cold.
Through the second devil, Wang Lin could see that Yun Fei took out the
pill furnace again. This pill furnace was very old, and on it was a strip of
yellow paper that let off a faint glow.
She hesitated for a while, Then, she clenched her teeth. Instead of
putting the furnace into her bag of holding, she held it in her hand and
quietly walked out of her room. Outside her room, she looked at Wang
Lin’s room with strong hatred in her eyes, but quickly covered it up.
The woman stood outside Wang Lin’s room and asked, “Senior, are you
there?” After she asked, she didn’t move at all and waited.
After about one hour, the woman respectfully said again, “Senior, junior
needs to go on a trip and would like to ask senior for permission.” After she
finished speaking, she slowly backed up. Even when she was at the
entrance of the cave, Wang Lin still didn’t do anything.
The woman’s eyes lit up. She gently touched the door to the cave and
left.
During the month Wang Lin had been locked in his room, whenever the
woman was going to leave, she would do this. Wang Lin sneered in the
room. After she left, he stood up and followed her.
This time, the woman took the pill furnace with her. There must be
something important going on and Wang Lin was also kind of curious about
the pill furnace. It had to be said that when he first entered the cave, he
scanned it with this divine sense and didn’t find anything abnormal.
Obviously, the furnace was guarded by some spell that prevented it
from behind detected by divine sense. Also, Wang Lin had some
speculation on why she didn’t put it in her bag of holding.
205
THE NASCENT SOUL WITHIN GUI XI
I n the Sea of Devils, one couldn’t see the moon. Only specks of
moonlight that shone through the thick fog could be seen. But for
cultivators, these small specks of moonlight was enough to guide them.
After Yun Fei left cave, she quickly headed straight toward a gate in the
mountain that surrounded the city. As she was passing through the gate, she
stopped and saw someone walk out. This person wore black clothes and a
golden cape. The person’s entire body seemed to be wrapped in cloth.
This black clothed person looked at Yun Fei and, without word, turned
around and walked out of the city. Yun Fei hesitated, but she clench her
teeth and quickly followed.
The two successfully walked through the gate. None of the Qi Lin city
guards stopped them.
Wang Lin saw all of this from a distance, using the second devil. He
sneered again and his body turned into a ghost-like form. He quietly
followed behind them.
Wang Lin was able to see, through the second devil, that the person in
black was only at the mid stage of Core Formation. If Wang Lin wanted to
kill that person, he only had to send out his divine sense and destroy their
soul.
It was just that Yun Fei’s actions were very mysterious tonight, so Wang
Lin wanted to see who she found to break the restriction he had set on her.
After the person in black and Yun Fei left the city, they headed straight
east and stopped at a mountain covered in black mist. They were 3,000
miles from Qi Lin city at this point.
“Ancestor, disciple has brought the person.” The black clothed person
knelt on the ground with one leg. He placed his hand on his chest, forming
the shape of a lotus, and revealed a very respectful expression.
A thunderous voice boomed out from the mountain, “You can go back.”
The black mist on the mountain ripped and revealed a small pavilion at the
top.
The black clothed person stood up and left without even looking back.
Wang Lin was currently standing on a cliff 1,000 miles away. After
seeing the black clothed man leave, he pointed his finger at his brow and
the Devil Xu Liguo appeared.
After Xu Liguo appeared, he received Wang Lin’s order. He chuckled
and headed toward the black clothed person.
Yun Fei stood outside the black mist. She became nervous again and
began to hesitate. Everything that had happened tonight wasn’t something
she had sought out herself.
In the days that Wang Lin had been locked in his room, Yun Fei found
many cultivators to help her remove the restriction, but they all failed.
Originally, she had already given up, but unexpectedly, one of the middle
city guards found her and said that there was someone who could remove
the restriction on her, but she had to pay a price.
As a result, Yun Fei nervously considered it. If the person had a mid
stage Core Formation cultivator working under him, then this mysterious
person couldn’t be weak.
However, that didn’t mean that this person had the ability to remove the
restriction, because in her mind, Wang Lin’s cultivation had already reached
an unimaginable level.
Just when she was contemplating, which was this morning, the mid
stage Core Formation cultivator handed her a piece of jade which contained
a detailed recording of all the effects of this restriction. She was stunned.
It had to be said that even though she looked for many cultivators to
help her break the restriction, she never talked about the effects in detail.
The only people that could know these details were the person who set the
restriction and someone who could break it.
After seeing that jade, Yun Fei’s hesitating heart became determined and
she decided to risk it.
And that’s how they reached this point.
At this moment, Yun Fei raised her head and looked at the pavilion at
the top of the mountain, however, because of the mist surrounding the
mountain, she couldn’t clearly see what the person looked like.
Yun Fei bit her lower lip and whispered, “Can senior really break the
restriction on junior?”
“Come up and speak!” The voice contained overwhelming power. The
moment he spoke, the black mist suddenly moved and formed a dragon
shaped path with the head at the top of the mountain and the tail before Yun
Fei.
Yun Fei suppressed the fear in her heart and walked up the stairs.
Soon, she reached the pavilion at the top of the mountain. The person
inside was a middle aged man who was wearing a robe. He was very good
looking and exuded an aura that made others feel like he was from powerful
family. The moment he saw Yun Fei, his eyes lit up.
The person thought, “It really is an ancient restriction!” But his
expression remained normal and he blandly said, “I can remove the
restriction on you, but you have to tell me who placed it on you.”
Yun Fei hesitated a little and whispered, “Senior, junior can’t tell you
that. How about I exchange a batch of pills instead?”
The middle aged man pondered a little and shook his head. He said, “If
you don’t tell me, I won’t remove the restriction on you. I can tell you that
within the Sea of Devils, not many can remove this restriction. You can
think about it first.”
Yun Fei’s expression became unsettled. After pondering for a while, she
said, “Ok. I would like to ask senior to break the restriction first. If you
succeed, then junior will tell you.”
The middle aged man let out a laugh. He waved his hand and a purple
rock appeared in his hand. The rock was a very round and smooth sphere.
After he took out the rock, he quickly used a spirit technique on it. The
rock started to glow a rainbow color. Shortly after, a red light appeared and
landed on Yun Fei’s forehead.
Yun Fei shivered. She could feel that the moment the red light entered
her body, it broke into many red threads and traveled through her body.
At this point, the middle aged man’s expression became very serious.
He carefully examined Yun Fei.
Not long after, a faint symbol appeared between Yun Fei’s eyebrows.
The symbol released a very ancient feel. The moment the middle aged man
saw the symbol, he revealed a joyous expression and muttered, “This really
is an ancient restriction! I really didn’t expect anyone to be able to use this
type of restriction.”
His eyes lit up. He bit finger and dripped a drop of blood on the rock.
The rock started to flash intensely and a black and white light came out
from the rock. The light went toward the symbol between Yun Fei’s brow.
But at the same time, a change suddenly occurred. A shadow appeared
from Yun Fei’s hair. The shadow revealed a beast’s head. It went in front of
Yun Fei’s brow and swallowed the white and black light.
Then, the shadow turned to face Yun Fei and sucked in a breath. Yun
Fei’s eyes expanded with blood and her soul was sucked into the beast’s
mouth.
All of this happened too fast, almost in the blink of an eye. Yun Fei’s
soul was taken.
In truth, the moment she walked onto the dragon shaped road, her fate
was sealed. There was only death left for her. If she had listened to Wang
Lin and quietly waited for Wang Lin to leave the Sea of Devils, then she
would have had a chance to live.
At the same time, the beast’s body expanded and wrapped up Yun Fei’s
body. A storage bag, a pill furnace, and a golden core were taken by the
beast as it was about to leave.
When the middle aged man saw the beast, his expression changed. He
really didn’t know what this beast was, to have such a strange ability to
suck away someone’s soul.
He had a speculation that this beast had always been there and that it
had a master. This made the middle aged man very nervous.
But soon, he returned to normal. Seeing that the beast was going to
leave, his eyes became cold. He waved his hand and the fog that formed the
dragon shaped road surrounded the beast.
Shortly after, he slammed his bag of holding and took out a small drum
made from the skin of some unknown animal. He looked at the beast and
lightly hit the drum with his finger.
With a boom, the black mist started to tremble and turned into black
armored soldiers, holding different magical treasures. They charged toward
the beast.
The second devil was blocked by the black fog in front, and the black
armored soldiers behind him were approaching. Many colored lights
emitted from the soldier’s weapons and rained down on the second devil.
But this beast was Wang Lin’s second devil. Although it was not very
powerful, it had amazing escape capabilities. Even back when Wang Lin
first captured it, it was almost able to escape.
The second devil didn’t hesitate and swallowed Yun Fei’s core. It
suddenly grew twice in size and then split from one to ten, then from ten to
a hundred. Suddenly, there were 100 beasts trapped in the pavilion.
All 100 beasts let out sharp screeches. The sound waves rippled through
the surroundings. Then, the 100 beasts all beat their wings in unison to
create a strong tornado and used it to charge out.
With the sound wave opening the path and the tornado following
behind, the fog blocking the path became unable to hold its physical form
and collapsed. Even some of the soldiers that were chasing from behind
were destroyed.
Then, the tornado came and blew away the collapsed fog completely .
The middle aged man stared at the tornado created by the beast with
great interest in his eyes. He moved his right hand and hit the drum a few
more times.
Boom, boom, boom, boom. 4 booms echoed in a row and the fog raged
even harder and formed all sorts of strange beast at the edge of the
mountain.
All of those beasts were very large and were filled with killing intent as
they stared at the tornado.
“I don’t care who your master is. No spirit beast that catches my eye has
ever escaped. I know you can understand me, so listen well. Before, I only
tried to block you, not attack, but in three breaths, if you don’t obey me, I’ll
start attacking.”
The second devil let out a laugh. The bodies he created fused back
together inside the tornado and he suddenly attacked the middle aged man
with a soul attack.
The lightning shaped soul attack broke through all that blocked its way.
Even the black fog instantly dispersed when the lightning touched it. In the
blink of an eye, it was already before the mid aged man.
The middle aged man’s face suddenly changed. He backed up, bit his
lips, and spat out some fresh blood. When the soul attack landed on the
blood, a sizzling sound could be heard and the attacked paused slightly.
At the same time, the middle aged man took out a piece of black colored
wood from his bag of holding. With a look of fear on his face, he roared,
“Absorb!”
At that moment, the soul attack involuntarily charged toward the black
colored wood, but the moment the attack was about the land, the second
devil let out a roar and the soul attack broke into 100 strands and quickly
withdrew.
The middle aged man’s forehead was covered in sweat. If he was a bit
slower earlier, then he would have been in danger, but his current
expression showed a very strong sense of enthusiasm. He licked his lips and
said, with a husky voice, “It can even use soul attacks. Even if this spirit
beast has a master, I will steal it no matter what.”
The moment he said those words, he heard a very cold voice float in
from the distance. “Is that so?”
The moment the voice appeared, a buzzing sound appeared as well. The
middle aged man quickly raised his head and saw that a giant tornado
appeared on the horizon and quickly charged toward the fog.
The beast formed by the black fog was about to attack the tornado when
a screech could be heard from within the tornado and a blast of wind came
out. It destroyed all of the beasts formed by the fog.
Meanwhile, the second devil let out a laugh and charged out. It fused
together with the tornado. The second devil was very angry. After gaining
control of the tornado, it went on a rampage and started to destroy the
surrounding fog.
The middle aged man didn’t even look at the tornado, but stared at the
horizon with a cautious look in his eyes.
He saw a white haired man wearing black clothes, slowly walking
towards him. Although the white haired man looked like he was moving
slowly, he was actually moving very fast. In a few blinks of the eye, the
white haired man appeared on the mountaintop.
The middle aged man’s pupils contracted. He hit the drum again and all
of the surrounding fog quickly condensed into 8 balls of black fog. The
balls floated around him.
Qiu Siping’s eyes lit up. He calmly said, “You must be the one who
knows how to use ancient restrictions.”
The white haired man was Wang Lin. He waved his hand and two items
flew out from the giant tornado. It was the bag of holding and the pill
furnace. He didn’t look at them, but held them in his hand. Only after he
had secured the two items did he look at the middle aged man. Wang Lin
saw that this middle aged man had already reached the peak of the late
stage of Core Formation and was only one step away from the Nascent Soul
stage.
But as long as the person was not a Nascent Soul cultivator, Wang Lin
wouldn’t have any trouble killing them. His eyes became cold and he coldly
said, “I’m this beast’s master. You said you wanted to steal it before,
correct? Well, come and try to steal it. I’ll give you a chance.”
Wang Lin waved his right hand. The second devil came out from the
tornado and floated before the middle aged man, motionless.
Qiu Siping frowned. He could see that Wang Lin was also at the late
stage of Core Formation, but since he could be so arrogant, there must be
something else.
Qiu Siping became very cautious. His eyes waved a bit and stared at the
beast before him. He shook his head and said, “Sorry to have let fellow
cultivator see such a joke. Before, I was only kidding. Since this beast
belongs to fellow cultivator, how could I steal it? It was all a
misunderstanding. I hope fellow cultivator doesn’t mind the small things
that have happened.”
Wang Lin calmly waved his hand and the second devil returned to him.
Suddenly, red lightning appeared in his eyes as his Ji Realm soul appeared.
Suddenly, a strong, suppressive force appeared.
Qiu Siping was about to speak when he suddenly saw the red glow from
Wang Lin’s eyes. His heart sank. He never thought that Wang Lin wouldn’t
even wait for him to finish speaking before killing him. He became angry in
his heart. Wang Lin was at the same cultivation as him. Even if Wang Lin
had a magic treasure, it wasn’t like he didn’t have magic treasures of his
own.
He snorted. He quickly moved backward and waved his hand. The 8
balls of fog quickly spread out into a thick layer of fog.
Qiu Siping’s eyes became cold. Since Wang Lin wouldn’t even listen to
him, he decided to just fight first and talk later.
But just as this idea formed in his head, he heard from Wang Lin a
sound as cold as the icy winds of hell.
“Destroy!”
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm charged into the fog like lightning. The fog
couldn’t compare to his Ji Realm at all and collapsed the moment they
collided.
Only a series of explosions could be heard as the 8 balls of fog all
collapsed.
Qiu Siping’s expression suddenly changed. While he was backing up,
without hesitation, he formed a seal with his hand and spit out several
mouthfuls of fresh blood to block the red lightning. But the moment the
blood appeared, it was turned into mist and was pushed aside.
It didn’t even stop the lightning for one second.
A shadow of death that hadn’t appeared in a long time loomed over Qiu
Siping’s heart. Without a word, he took out the black piece of wood from
earlier. The moment he took it out, Wang Lin’s Ji Realm landed on it.
Sounds of cracking could be heard from the black piece of wood and
then, with a bang, it exploded. The red lightning left the piece of wood and
entered Qiu Siping’s body.
Qiu Siping’s body trembled and his eyes became foggy, but after
spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, his eyes became clear again.
However, this time, his eyes were filled with fear.
Without a word, he quickly turned around to escape.
Wang Lin let out a sound of surprise. This person didn’t die under the
attack of his Ji Realm. This really surprised him because the only other time
this had happened was outside the Sea of Devils with a guy named Shang
Guan Mo, who used a mysterious piece of jade to escape.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He chased after Qiu Siping like lightning and
appeared before him.
Qiu Siping was terrified. He wryly smiled. “Fellow cultivator, you and I
don’t have any grudges. Why must you kill me?” He felt a lot of regret in
his heart. When he thought about it, if this person could use ancient
restrictions, how could he be weak? Even if the person was only at the late
stage of Core Formation, he had a soul attack that he couldn’t even defend
against. If he didn’t have an odd treasure to protect himself, he would have
already died.
In his eyes, even though the person wasn’t at the Nascent Soul stage, he
had the attack power of a Nascent Soul cultivator. How could he not run at
this point?
But as he thought about it, Wang Lin must possess a very powerful
treasure to use such a powerful attack.
Wang Lin’s expression remained cold. His eyes showed a hint of
mockery. He blandly said, “You sent people multiple times to lure that
woman out in order find the person who set the ancient restriction. Now
that you found him, why are you running?”
Qiu Siping let out a bitter smile and said, “Fellow cultivator, I don’t
have any malicious intent, only …” He hesitated for a while and quickly
continued, “Only, there is something of great benefit that I need someone
who knows ancient restrictions to help me with.”
Qiu Siping was a clever man. After hearing Wang Lin’s words, he had
realized that his black clothed subordinate was in danger, but he pretended
like he didn’t know anything.
Wang Lin remained calm. His eyes glowed red again. Qiu Siping
secretly clenched his teeth and urgently said, “Fellow cultivator, both you
and I are at the late stage of Core Formation. If you just listen to me, then
forming our Nascent Souls will be just around the corner.”
The red glow in Wang Lin’s eye faded. He stared at Qiu Siping and
darkly said, “My patience has a limit. I’ll give you three sentences to
explain it to me. If it doesn’t impress me after that, then don’t blame me for
being merciless.”
Qiu Siping cursed in his heart, but his expression remained normal. He
took a deep breath and said, “I believe fellow cultivator knows that the
difference between Core Formation and Nascent Soul is very large. Even if
one finds a place with very thick spirit power, the failure rate of breaking
into the Nascent Soul stage is still very high.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained dull and said, “The first sentence!”
Qiu Siping paused for a while and quickly continued, “Unless there are
some pills to help form our Nascent Souls, then the amount of power our
core produces isn’t enough at all.”
Wang Lin glanced at Qiu Siping and said, “The second sentence!”
“I don’t have any pills to help with the process, but I do know of
something else that is way better than those pills. If one were to swallow
this, then reaching the Nascent Soul stage would be easy. The thing I’m
talking about is a Nascent Soul cultivator’s Nascent Soul. I know of a place
that has at least two Nascent Soul cultivators in Gui Xi!” Qiu Siping
finished this last sentence in one breath.
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DIVINE RETRIBUTION
W ang Lin’s expression remained the same, but it caught his interest.
This so called Gui Xi was when a Nascent Soul cultivator got
invaded by demons and became trapped inside their Nascent Soul. The
Nascent Soul couldn’t leave the body and the body entered a sleep-like
state.
This state was named Gui Xi.
The only way to fix this problem was to place the cultivator in a safe
place and allow them to drive the demons out of their body on their own. If
someone from the outside wanted to help, then they must be several times
stronger than the cultivator trapped in the Gui Xi state, or even stronger by
a whole realm, otherwise, the trapped cultivator would just have to tough it
out alone.
If a cultivator was stuck in Gui Xi for a very long time, then the demon
would completely take over. Their soul would eventually disappear and
their body would rot.
But, in general, most cultivators that enter Gui Xi will wake up,
however, they lose some of their cultivation, which still beats losing their
life.
This Gui Xi wasn’t a very common thing in the cultivation world. At
least Wang Lin had yet to hear of any cultivator stuck in Gui Xi.
After Qiu Siping finished speaking, he looked at Wang Lin, trying to
find some clues, however, Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change at all the
entire time. It was still as calm as always.
Wang Lin pondered a little. The red light in his eyes dulled and he
asked, “How do you know where there are Gui Xi Cultivators?
A wave of relief washed over Qiu Siping. As long as Wang Lin was
asking questions, that meant that the earlier deal of only getting three
sentences was null. Qiu Siping didn’t doubt at all that if his three sentences
earlier hadn’t impressed Wang Lin, Wang Lin would have killed him
without any hesitation.
Both of them were at the late stage of Core Formation, yet there was
such a big gap in power. Qiu Siping bitterly smiled in his heart. He felt that
the only reason Wang Lin was stronger was because Wang Lin had some
treasure that allowed him to increase his attack power. How else would he
be completely helpless in a fight against him?
When he heard Wang Lin’s question, he quickly said, “Fellow
cultivator, this is a long story. How about we sit down and you let me tell it
to you?"
Wang Lin looked at him and slightly nodded.
Qiu Siping quickly flew toward the mountain. Black fog appeared under
his feet and quickly brought him to the pavilion at the top of the mountain.
After Qiu Siping left, Wang Lin gently moved his body and he arrived
at the pavilion as well. He waved his sleeve, which caused a gentle wind
that blew away all the dirt on the stone chair, upon which he sat down.
Although he left after Qiu Siping, he arrived the same time. Qiu
Siping’s expression remained calm, but his heart was shocked and his
pupils shrank, but they quickly returned to normal.
He knew that this must be a warning from Wang Lin, to warn him that
even if he tries some trick to escape, he won’t get away.
In truth, this was Wang Lin’s intention as well. Qiu Siping now had his
full attention. In fact, anything related to helping him form his Nascent Soul
would interest him.
After all, Wang Lin was already at the late stage of Core Formation. The
Nascent Soul was an important matter and forming it should always be at
the back of his mind.
Once he formed his Nascent Soul, then all that was left for him to do
was go back to the country of Zhao and make it bleed. To turn the country
of Zhao’s sky blood-red and to cover the ground in blood. He would make
all of the cultivators of the country of Zhao never forget that bloody day and
make all of his enemies pay their lives as sacrifices for his ancestors.
He wanted to kill everyone in the Teng family, from the elders to the
children. He wouldn’t leave even a single animal alive.
He wanted old man Jimo to die without a resting place and all of his
disciples to die a miserable death.
He wanted all of those people that secretly helped the Teng family to be
punished. He wanted all of them to pay a price they couldn’t withstand.
More importantly, he wanted to rip the soul out of Teng Huayaun. He
wanted to skin him, cut him to pieces, and anything else he could think of to
make him pay for the 400 years of suffering he made Wang Lin endure.
Qiu Siping waved his right hand and a bottle of wine and two cups
appeared. He personally poured both cups, then took one up and drank a
sip. He smiled and said, “Fellow cultivator, this is a high quality wine made
from the Can Yun fruit from the northern part of the Sea of Devils. With
just one sip, one will savor it for a long time. Why doesn’t fellow cultivator
try it?”
Wang Lin didn’t urge the other to answer his question. He took up the
cup and carefully examined it, as if there was something very interesting
about the wine.
The high quality wine in the cup was a crystal clear, jade green color.
Very beautiful.
Qiu Siping sipped his wine for a long time, and after seeing that Wang
Lin seemed to have no interest in such things, he warily smiled and said,
“Fellow cultivator, if it was someone else that asked me about this matter, I
definitely wouldn’t tell them. But you are different. Both you and I are at
the late stage of Core Formation and we both dream of reaching that high
and far away Nascent Soul stage.”
“As for the matter about the Nascent Souls stuck in Gui Xi, one of them
is my master!”
With that, Qiu Siping’s gaze fell on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin looked at the cup a little more before putting it down. He
blandly said, “Killing your master? It’s not a big deal. I have done it before
too.”
Qiu Siping let out a laugh and said, “Not to keep this from fellow
cultivator, but he didn’t have any good intentions when he accepted me as
his disciple. He and my senior martial brother are both Nascent Soul
cultivators. When they both were in closed door training, I secretly
sabotaged them. Thinking about it now, they have been in Gui Xi for 30
years. Based on my calculations, those two should be almost completely
taken over by the demons, which means this is the perfect time to take their
Nascent Souls. With one for each of us, the chances of us breaking through
to Nascent Soul will be greatly increased.”
Wang Lin raised his eyebrows. He pondered for a while, then slowly
said, “I don’t see what this has to do with knowing ancient restrictions.”
Qiu Siping let out a wry smile. He drank the rest of his wine, then said,
“The place my master is cultivating is an ancient cultivation cave. He
accidently found it and made it his own.”
“I was able to sabotage them during this closed door cultivation because
I have prepared for it for years. I have spent many years studying the
ancient restrictions in the cave.”
“But after the cave is closed, opening it up again is very troublesome. I
didn’t expect that a restriction triggered by the demon would cause other
restrictions to trigger. That’s what’s making it almost impossible to get into
the cave right now.”
Wang Lin slightly frowned and began to ponder.
Qi Siping slapped his bag of holding with his right hand and took out a
few pieces of jade and placed them on the table. He said, “These are some
of the restriction symbols I copied from the cave. With your knowledge of
ancient restrictions, you should be able to tell if they are fake or not.”
After hearing that, Wang Lin picked up a piece of jade and scanned it
with his divine sense. After a short while, he put it down and picked up
another piece of jade. Much later, all the pieces of jade were scanned by
him. The symbols inside the jades were for a protection restriction. It
should be a restriction used to guard a location.
Qiu Siping asked, “Fellow cultivator, what do you think?”
Wang Lin pondered for a long time and raised his head. He looked at
Qiu Siping and asked, “What cultivation level are those two Nascent Soul
cultivators at?”
Qiu Siping immediately replied, “My master is at the early stage of
Nascent Soul, while my senior martial brother only just formed his. If
fellow cultivator can open up the cave, then my master’s Nascent Soul
belongs to you.”
Wang Lin pondered a while longer, then said, “I can’t decide on this
matter immediately. I’ll think about it for a few days, then make a
decision.”
Qiu Siping didn’t mind. He nodded his head and said, “That is
understandable. I also need a few days to prepare some magical treasures.
Since you and I have turned from enemies to friends, I want to apologize
again for all of the misunderstandings that happened before.“ With that, he
stood up, took a few steps back, and bowed toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but he had already been on
guard. Qiu Siping’s actions, in his mind, showed that he could let bygones
be bygones.
But with Wang Lin’s personality now, there was no way he would be
fooled by such actions. He stood up, clasped his hands, and said “Fellow
cultivator, since this is the case, lets meet back here in seven days. I’ll take
my leave.”
Qiu Siping smiled. He nodded and also clasped his hands.
Wang Lin’s body jumped, turned into a rainbow, and disappeared.
After Wang Lin left, the smile on Qiu Siping’s face disappeared. A cold
look flashed across his eyes. He blinked a few times, then moved in the
opposite direction of Wang Lin.
But what he didn’t notice was that there was a transparent creature that
saw his expression clearly and quietly followed him after he left.
Not long after, Wang Lin returned to Qilin city. Through the devil Xu
Liguo, he could closely monitor Qiu Siping. Wang Lin didn’t care if the Gui
Xi Nascent Soul cultivator really was Qiu Siping’s master or not. As long as
he could confirm that there was a Nascent Soul cultivator stuck in Gui Xi
within that ancient cultivation cave, it was more than enough.
As for 7 the day delay, Wang Lin wanted to use Xu Liguo to check if
the whole thing about Nascent Soul cultivators stuck in Gui Xi was true
After returning to the cave in Qilin City, Wang Lin sat down cross
legged. He touched his bag of holding and two items appeared in his hand.
One of them was Yun Fei’s bag of holding and the other was the
mysterious pill furnace.
Wang Lin scanned the bag of holding with his divine sense and found
that it was filled with a lot of junk. He ignored it after one scan and took out
some jades. He checked them one by one.
After checking them for a while, Wang Lin’s expression slightly
changed. These jades described a series of alchemy recipes and procedures.
Together, they formed the knowledge of a master alchemist.
When he took out a piece of white jade and tried to scan it with his
divine sense, he was stunned. There was a restriction placed on the jade that
prevented people from checking what was inside it.
Wang Lin became a little interested. He picked up the jade and looked at
it with the divine soul eyes that could see through restrictions. Immediately,
his eyes started to glow and turned slightly oval shaped. Many strange
restriction symbols flew across his eyes.
After a long time, Wang Lin raised his right finger and pointed at the air.
He pointed at several other spots in the air as well. Suddenly, a thin line
appeared and connected the locations he had pointed to, forming a two
overlapping triangles pattern.
The moment the pattern appeared, he reached out his hand and grabbed
the pattern and placed it on the jade.
Immediately, the jade started to shine a bright light. It shined brighter
and brighter, until it reached its peak, then dimmed. The jade now had
changed from a white jade to a black jade.
Wang Lin scanned the jade again. This time, he could easily see what
was inside it. After watching it for a while, he sneered in his heart. It
seemed that this Yun Fei really did deserve to die. Before, when she first
met Wang Lin, she tried to trade the containing folk remedies for her life.
After Wang Lin saw that piece of jade, he didn’t mind. Although a few
pills were tempting to him, it wasn’t a big deal. If it was before he received
the inheritance, then he might have tried to craft one, but after receiving the
inheritance, with the herbs needed, he would achieve similar results by
taking them directly.
But now, after he saw the real jade, he could tell that although the
material for the recipes were the same, the ratios were slightly different.
These small changes could determine the life and death of the person
that took the pill.
In addition, within the real jade, besides the pill recipes, there were
descriptions of the pills, and with that, Wang Lin realized that there was a
significant difference between making the pills and consuming the materials
directly.
The thoughts he had before were completely wrong. If he had the
materials before him, there was a difference between refining them to a pill
and taking them directly.
This alchemy was using the different effects of the materials and fused
them to cause a different effect.
It was not strange that Wag Lin didn’t know any of this. The ancient
gods rarely ever made pills, and even if they did, all they would do was
mash all the materials together to swallow.
And all of his previous experiences had almost nothing to do with
alchemy. Only with Li Muwan did he ever talk about alchemy, but the
Wang Lin back then was focused on forming his core, so he didn’t ask
much about it.
He put the jade away like a treasure. He had decided that he had to
master this alchemy.
He took a deep breath and looked at the pill furnace. He took out his
bag of holding and tried to put it in, but he found that, no matter what, he
couldn’t place the pill furnace inside it. This raised Wang Lin’s interest
greatly.
After watching it for a bit, Wang Lin didn’t act rashly, but held the pill
furnace in his arm. He slammed his bag of holding and a small, white flag
appeared.
He took out the flag and started to refine it while keeping an eye on Qiu
Siping through Xu Liguo.
Xu Liguo was currently very excited. He felt that his place in his
master’s heart was far above number two. This made him extremely proud.
It had to be said that the appearance of number two made him feel very
worried. Even he was a bit wary of how fierce number two was. But
because he was the first to follow master, he felt that he couldn’t be outdone
by number two.
Otherwise, he would have to worry when, one day, number 3, number 4,
number 5 ….number 90 would appear and beat him. That would make him
feel worse than Wang Lin just killing him.
Xu Liguo secretly decided to himself that he would not allow that to
happen. He was still number 1. He must keep his current position. With that
in mind, Xu Liguo had became much more obedient and worked hard to
finish basically anything Wang Lin asked him to do.
Secretly, he had also gotten rid of his lazy ways and became more hard
working. He also wasn’t picky about his food anymore. As long as it was a
soul, he would rush up to steal it.
Meanwhile, after every catch, the part that had to be turned in to Wang
Lin made him want to go crazy, as if each portion was digging part of his
flesh away.
But overall, compared to before, he had became much more obedient.
He was now following closely behind Qiu Siping. No matter how fast
Qiu Siping flew, he could easily keep up. While he was following Qiu
Siping, he was still savoring the taste of that black clothed person.
That black clothed person was at the mid stage of Core Formation. It
took him a lot of effort to finally eat that person’s soul. As for that person’s
core, since master didn’t ask for it, he secretly ate it.
He stared at Qiu Siping before him. A bit of a greedy thought started to
form in his mind. If only master would beat the crap out of this late stage
Core Formation cultivator and reward it to him, that would be perfect.
In his opinion, this person was very cunning. He almost never moved in
a straight line, but made many twists and turns and constantly turned around
to check behind him, so it wasn’t hard for Xu Liguo to follow. Xu Liguo
casually followed behind him and thought, “Didn’t know that flying could
have so many methods and tricks. In the future, when I compete with
number 2, I’ll try using them.”
Just at that moment, Qiu Siping suddenly slowed and landed on the
ground. Qiu Siping looked around. Besides the natural fog that existed in
the Sea of Devils, there was nothing else around.
After Qiu Siping landed, he sneered, “Fellow cultivator, you’ve stayed
hidden for so long already, might as well come out!”
Devil Xu Liguo was stunned. He was currently standing behind Qiu
Siping and was shocked by his shout. He thought that it was bad that he had
found out about him.
He was about to back away when he suddenly stopped, because Qiu
Siping turned around and stared at his direction.
Xu Liguo’s face became fierce. If he were to fight with Qiu Siping and
consume Qiu Siping’s core, he will become stronger. Even if master asked,
he could say that it was Qiu Siping who attacked first. He had to devour
Qiu Siping first.
He was about to move when he suddenly stopped again because Qiu
Siping turned around to another direction and shouted again, “Fellow
cultivator, if you don’t show yourself now, I’ll have to make my move.”
Devil Xu Liguo was very confused and thought, “I’m right here, didn’t
you just see me earlier? How come you still say I didn’t show myself?”
He became angry and moved toward Qiu Siping. When he was less than
10 feet away, he thought, “Act! The moment you act, I’ll devour you. Even
if I can’t devour all of you, I’ll devour half of you, so act already!”
However, after Qiu Siping waited for a while, he turned again.
This time, the slow to react Xu Ligou found that something was wrong
and once again moved in front of Qiu Siping. After watching for a while, he
shouted in his heart, “You bastard, you didn’t even find me at all and dared
to pretend you did!”
Qiu Siping waited for a while. He finally determined that there was no
one around and that no one had followed him, but he was still worried, so
he sat down cross legged to wait for time to pass.
Xu Liguo angrily floated on the side, wondering if he should disobey
his master’s order and just fight this person.
This person was simply too daring. He dared to mess with the great Xu
Liguo!
But after mulling over it for a long time, he finally suppressed his anger.
Right now was a very important time. If he were to make a mistake now,
number two will surpass him. He decided to wait for his position to solidify
more, until something like this won’t even matter anymore.
Time passed by and two days passed. In these two days, Wang Lin
didn’t leave the cave at all, but focused on refining the flag. He had laid
countless restrictions on it. The white flag floating before him now had
countless black spots on it.
With a glance, one could see about 200 to 300 black spots.
On the flag were clusters of nine spots. None of the clusters were
repeats of another. For this restriction flag, aside from some of the materials
being really hard to gather, the refining process wasn’t too difficult.
Any cultivator that could use restrictions could refine one.
But the knowledge required was great. If a normal cultivator created
this flag, the restrictions placed on it would be so weak that even if the flag
was successfully created, it wouldn’t be powerful.
In addition, this restriction flag was just like an restriction itself. It all
depended on the thought process of the person who laid it. If the creator
could place 999,999 consecutive attack restrictions with no similarity to
each other, then the flag created would contain unimaginable attack power.
Conversely, if 999,999 consecutive defensive restrictions were placed,
then it would also contain unimaginable defensive power.
Similarly, if the goal was to trap the enemy, then after reaching 999,999
restrictions, the trapping ability would be considered terrifying.
Basically, the power of the restriction flag depends on what the creator
wants from it. It sounds easy in theory, but to get to that state is very
difficult.
For example: with 999 restrictions as the first level, every 9 restrictions
formed a group, meaning you need 111 different restrictions.
If one wanted to go a single route, they would have to place 111
different attack restrictions on the flag, which could get very difficult.
Although, if they possessed a deep understanding of restrictions, it was
possible.
But what about the second level, which required 9,999 restrictions?
That meant that there were 1,111 groups and the difficulty of making it for a
single route became 10 times higher.
Not to even mention the third level, which required 99,999 restrictions.
It was 100 times more difficult than the first level because not many people
possessed that many restrictions of purely one type.
As for the final level, it required 999,999 restrictions. The difficulty was
1000 times higher. A 999,999 restriction flag was already a mythical item,
and within the memories Wang Lin obtained, they do exist, however, there
had never been a 999,999 restriction flag made purely with attack or
defense restrictions.
Purely offensive or defensive restriction flags at most reached the third
level, but their power could almost rival a final level restriction flag with
999,999 restrictions, and, in certain aspects, even surpass it.
So to say, the process of creating a restriction flag was simple, but if one
wanted to create a powerful restriction flag, it was very difficult.
The restriction flag Wang Lin was making was not a single route flag.
He was including attack, defense, guard, searching, trapping, and such
restrictions.
This was the only way for him to quickly make a restriction flag. Wang
Lin knew that within this Sea of Devils, he might get into a life threatening
crisis at any moment, so he must quickly make this restriction flag to test its
power, then decide if he should spend the time to make a single route
restriction flag.
After all, he had three ink stones, so he could make three restriction
flags in total.
Wang Lin became focused. His hand moved and formed another
restriction. At the same time, he used his connection with Xu Liguo and
checked on what Qiu Siping was up to.
Qiu Siping sat at that place for two days, then suddenly disappeared
from the spot. Xu Liguo panicked and quickly dove underground. After
going very deep underground, he saw Qiu Siping’s figure.
There was a cave buried deep underground in that deserted place.
Although the cave wasn’t large, it was very well hidden. Xu Liguo was able
to easily enter the cave. None of the restrictions were triggered by him at
all.
After entering the cave, he saw Qiu Siping flipping through books. The
current room was like a sea of books, with books densely packed
everywhere. Most of them were very ancient and not in the form of a piece
of jade, but carved into bamboo.
Qiu Siping carefully read each book and gently put them away.
Suddenly, his face lit up and he quickly took a scroll made of bamboo to the
side and opened it on the table, then carefully examined it.
Xu Liguo was about to move forward when suddenly, a gentle light
came out from the room. It blocked outsiders from entering. The moment
the light flashed, Qiu Siping suddenly looked up. He scanned the area with
his divine sense, but found nothing. However, he still kept constantly
looking around, trying to find something.
After a long time, he lowered his head and examined the bamboo, but
his right hand had formed a seal, ready to attack at any time.
With the soft light blocking Xu Ligou, he couldn’t get closer for a better
look. He tried very hard, but could only see the small words “Ancient
Restriction” on the bamboo.
After three hours, Qiu Siping frowned. He closed the bamboo with a
questioning expression. After he put the bamboo away, he searched for a
while longer and took two gray pieces of jade, then made his way out of the
room.
In the stone room next door, he sat cross legged and placed a piece of
the grey jade on his forehead, then began to meditate.
Time passed by. Of the 7 days until the meeting, 5 days had passed. On
noon of the 5th day, Qiu Siping suddenly opened his eyes and put the jade
into his bag of holding. His hand formed a seal and shot out a beam of light
that landed on the wall. Suddenly, the whole wall made cracking sounds as
it opened, revealing a conclave table.
On the table were three figures. The one in the middle had white hair
and eyes filled with rage, revealing a sense of majesty.
At each side stood one male and one female. The male’s face was sullen
and his eyes were cold. He looked to be around 20 years old. The female
had a very beautiful face and graceful figure. Her eyes showed hints of
sadness, making her appearance more vivid.
Qiu Siping silently looked at the three figures. When his gaze fell on the
female, his eyes were filled with tenderness, but when his gaze fell on the
old man, his eyes were filled with hatred.
“Old commander, elder brother. I have finally found someone who
knows how to use ancient restrictions. You guys never would have thought
that I would be able to enter that place to meet you again. This time, that
treasure will be mine!"
Qiu Siping suddenly let out a laugh. His laughter contained a hint of
madness. He reached out his hand and carefully stroked the female figure’s
face and muttered, “I’ll will bring you back to life, even if the price is the
entire Sea of Devils!”
He took a deep breath and withdrew his right hand. He sent out another
beam of light and the wall closed again.
Wang Lin sat crossed legged in the cave. He saw all of this through Xu
Liguo. He pondered for a while and made a decision.
On the night two days later, Wang Lin laid the last restriction on the
flag. Suddenly, the little flag moved and the black dots that covered it
started to expand. The flag turned from white to completely black.
Slivers of ancient atmosphere were released from the flag. The
restrictions flashed one by one on the flag, forming mysterious golden
symbols. The symbols rotated around the pole of the flag and slowly
climbed upward. Soon, the entire flag was covered in golden symbols.
At this point, there were still numerous symbols still appearing from the
flag. They formed a line that wrapped around it.
Meanwhile, in the star field tens of thousands of kilometers above the
thick clouds above Qilin city.
Among the stars, a red cloud started to gather. The red cloud started to
swell. It became larger and larger, until it reached hundreds of kilometers in
diameter.
Within the red cloud, slivers of gas started to rain down. The moment
the gas touched the thick cloud above the Sea of Devils, it started to sizzle
and melt, as if hot iron was touching snow.
In the moment, in the eastern part of the inner part of the Sea of Devils,
a person walked out of a mountain made of skulls. The person was covered
with the smell of death and his figure couldn’t clearly be seen.
He raised his head and looked at the thick cloud, as if he could see
through it, and saw the red cloud above it. He muttered, “Divine
retribution? Not possible. Since the ancient cultivation world was destroyed
by a disaster, there shouldn’t be anymore divine retribution. All of the
cultivators now fool the heavens to cultivate. How could it lead to divine
retribution? Could it be that there are ancient cultivators that didn’t die? If
that is true, then they are a very high quality supplement!” After he finished
speaking, his body suddenly moved toward where the red cloud was
formed.
In the eastern part of the Sea of Devils was a basin. Within this basin
was sea water. It had to be said that it was not the season for the cloud to
turn into sea water yet, so it was a very incredible sight.
The sea water suddenly started to move violently. Suddenly, a man
wearing a blue robe appeared from within the water, causing many waves to
stir. Stepping on the waves, he slowly floated upward. He stared at the sky,
revealing a shocked expression. “Divine retribution? Since when did such
exciting things happen in the Sea of Devils? This divine retribution should
lure out all those old monsters that have been in hiding.” He revealed a faint
smile. His body floated above the water and he waved his hand, causing the
water in the basin to float up into the air.
This scene would shock anyone. The man melted back into the water.
He moved his hand and the water moved toward the red cloud like a string
of galloping horses.
Comparing its speed to a Nascent Soul cultivator using instant
teleportation, it was several times faster, and the water was getting faster
and faster, until it suddenly disappeared.
In the southern point of the Sea of Devils, within a common city’s
Treasure Refining Pavilion’s third floor, a white haired old man full of
wrinkles was holding the bone of a beast, boasting to a Foundation Building
cultivator.
“Brother, this thing really is a treasure. I’ll tell you its 74th use, so listen
carefully…”
That Foundation Building cultivator was livid. If it wasn’t against the
rules of the Treasure Refining Pavilion, then he would have spat on this old
man, who had bothered him from the first floor all the way to the third
floor. From his point of view, this old man was only at the 8th layer of Qi
Condensation.
What he particularly couldn’t stand was that when the old man talked,
his spit would fly out at his face, making him want take out his magical
treasure to attack the old man.
Finally, he couldn’t contain his anger any longer. He waved his sleeves
and quickly left the Treasure Refining Pavilion, but that old man was still
bothering him. With so many people watching, the Foundation Building
cultivator threw a low quality spirit stone onto the ground, like he was
giving food to animals, and took the beast bone with a cold smile on his
face and left.
He had already made up his mind that he was going to teach this old
man a lesson tonight.
The white haired man picked up the low quality spirit stone with a smile
on his face. He blew the dirt off it and placed it in his pocket. Just at that
moment, his expression suddenly changed as he turned to look at the
clouds.
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KILLING PEOPLE FOR THEIR CORE!
T he white haired old man’s foggy eyes began to shine and his slightly
hunched back started to straighten up. His whole body suddenly
became more lively.
All of the cultivators in the city suddenly lost control of the spiritual
power in their bodies, as if they were all having out of body experiences.
This instilled fear in all of them.
This feeling came quick and left just as quick. The white haired old
man’s body suddenly moved and disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, in the fog over the Sea of Devils, a laughter roared
out as a one thousand foot long rock creature peaked out from the fog.
Its giant head created enormous pressure. After glancing down at what
was below, it opened its mouth and sucked in a large portion of the spiritual
energy in a 100 kilometer radius. Afterward, it burped, settled down, then
left.
On its back stood the white haired old man. He shouted, “Bastard! I
only asked you to carry me once and you ate that much spiritual energy.
Aren’t you afraid of being stuffed to death? If you do die, it will let me see
what your meat tastes like.”
Meanwhile, Wang Lin was sitting cross legged in his cave. He suddenly
felt a sense of horror overtaking him. It was coming from above the Sea of
Devils.
Wang Lin frowned. He moved his hand and went to put away the
restriction flag, but found that the flag was surrounded by a mysterious
power and couldn’t be put away.
This strange scene made Wang Lin change his expression. He stood up
and performed multiple techniques on the flag, but when the techniques fell
on the flag, they all were all blocked by the mysterious power. Not a single
one could get through.
At that moment, the sense of horror became even stronger. He opened
his divine sight, then his expression changed greatly.
Through his divine eye, he could clearly see that a thin, red line came
out from the flag. It ignored the ceiling of the cave completely and went up
into the sky.
Wang Lin’s face became dark. He immediately opened the cave’s door
and charged outside. Once he got outside, he steadied his body and looked
at the sky.
He saw the red line float into the sky and through the fog above the Sea
of Devils. He pondered for a while, then pointed at his brow and brought
the second devil out.
After the devil appeared, with Wang Lin’s order, it turned invisible.
With Wang Lin’s eyes, he could see its figure fly up into the fog.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. He looked around and saw many people
walking around in Qilin city, but not one of them noticed the red line’s
existence.
Wang Lin was very puzzled. That feeling of horror became stronger and
stronger. The only other time Wang Lin had that feeling was when he saw
the Ancient God Tusi.
He pondered a while. He flipped through the memories he inherited to
try to find what was happening and why this strange scene occurred when
the restriction flag appeared.
The second devil quickly flew through the fog. The devil was a flying
beast before it was turned into a devil, so, after turning into a devil, it
became even faster. Even Wang Lin wouldn’t be able to fly faster than the
second devil.
When Qisiping trapped it inside the black fog six days ago, if it had just
one chance, then it would have disappeared without a trace using its speed.
The second devil moved like lightning as it charged through the fog
above the Sea of Devils.
At that moment, above the Sea of Devils, the red fog, which was more
than 10 kilometers wide, suddenly began to shrink. However, as it shrank, a
bump appeared in the center.
The bump began to grow bigger and bigger, as if it were full of water,
and hung below the red fog.
Then, the bottom of the bump opened. A thunderous roar boomed and a
pillar of red light that felt like it could destroy the entire Suzaku star fell
from the sky.
The moment the red pillar of light fell down, the red fog suddenly
shrank from 10 kilometers wide to around 7 or 8 kilometers wide.
The red fog that was lost was condensed into the pillar of light that was
falling from the sky.
The huge red pillar fell at an unimaginable speed. In almost the blink of
an eye, it fell from the sky and into the fog above the Sea of Devils. It
created sonic booms the entire time it fell and sent out waves of pressure
through the surroundings as it passed by.
Besides the pressure waves, many small cracks in space also appeared
as it fell from the sky. There were so many cracks, the sky looked like a
fractured mirror.
When the red pillar fell onto the fog above the Sea of Devils, it caused
the fog to start boiling and caused all the beasts inside it to run away
screaming.
Meanwhile, the fog above the Sea of Devils was evaporated into clouds
and slowly floated upwards. It didn’t slow down the red pillar at all.
As the red pillar sank in more and more, all of the fog above the Sea of
Devils, whether it was the inner sea or outer sea, began to concentrate
around the red pillar.
If one looked from the sky, they could see that the entire fog above the
Sea of Devils formed a whirl with the red pillar at the center.
The endless fog moved toward the center, and, as a result, more and
more black clouds floated out from the red pillar.
Finally, when the red pillar had sunk about ⅔ of the way through the
fog above the Sea of Devils, all the fog covering the outer sea had gathered
there. For the first time in countless years, the fog covering the sky of the
outer sea was gone.
Without the fog formed by the water that was in the sea before, sunlight
shined for the first time on the outer sea.
It illuminated the dark land, the unpleasant city, and the cultivators,
whose faces were filled with panic.
Some of the cultivators who had never felt such strong sunlight in their
lives became excited.
If one compared the Sea of Devils to a circle, then all of the fog at the
edge of the circle was gone. All of that fog either gathered at the center or
turned into black clouds by the red pillar.
At that point, where the red pillar had been stopped inside the fog, the
fog had shrunken down many sizes already. Then, the fog formed a giant
black pillar and slammed it toward the red pillar.
Suddenly, when the two pillars collided, a shock wave was sent into the
surroundings. Any living thing inside the fog that was hit by the shockwave
was turned into dust.
At the same time, the red pillar finally dissipated.
But it was not over yet. The 7 or 8 kilometer red wide fog suddenly
moved again and formed another red pillar that fell from the sky.
This time, all of the red fog fell with the pillar. There was no red fog
remaining in the sky anymore, all of it fell down with the red pillar.
Because ⅔ of the fog was gone, in almost an instant, the new red pillar
landed where the previous one disappeared.
A thunderous roar that could be heard by every cultivator in the Sea of
Devils was sent out, and, at the same time, a large amount of black fog
turned into black clouds and condensed in the sky.
The red pillar still continued to fall after shrinking down to less than
half its original size.
The second devil had already retreated ever since he noticed that
something was wrong. Wang Lin saw this shocking scene through the
second devil.
At that point, almost all of the cultivators in the Sea of Devils came out
their homes. Even the ones in closed door training stopped and came out to
looked at the sky.
When Wang Lin saw the red pillar through the second devil, a phrase
suddenly popped into his head from his inherited memories.
“Divine Retribution…”
Wang Lin was mumbling to himself as he scanned through the
memories he inherited for anything about divine retribution. In the Ancient
God Tusi’s lifetime, he had encountered countless divine retributions.
Only at the beginning was Tusi worried about divine retribution. After
his body reconstructed four times, divine retribution stopped being a threat
to him and turned into a really good supplement.
Also, whenever the ancient god was about to become stronger, it would
incur divine retribution, and sometimes, they even used the strength of the
divine retribution when creating magical treasures, to determine their
quality.
The stronger the divine retribution meant the stronger the treasure, and
if the divine retribution was too weak, that meant the treasure wasn’t strong
enough.
Of course, this was only a really rough estimate and most of the time
was very wrong. For example, the restriction flag Wang Lin had created.
The power of the flag couldn’t even compare to the divine retribution at all.
The real cause of the divine retribution came from the ink stone. That
ink stone had been inside the body of the ancient god for too long and had
gathered some of its spiritual energy inside. That was why the divine
retribution that hadn’t occurred in the cultivation world in such a long time
appeared again.
Similarly, divine retribution hadn’t occurred for countless years, so even
though it was only triggered by the creation of a magical treasure, it
contained unimaginable power.
All of this information flashed through Wang Lin’s mind. He realized
that it was the restriction flag that caused the divine retribution.
Without a word, he charged back into the cave. The flag was floating in
the room. He began performing many techniques on the flag, trying to put it
away.
With the information Wang Lin obtained from the inherited memories,
if this flag were to get hit by the divine retribution, then it would be turned
to dust.
Wang Lin wouldn’t let the treasure he had spent so much time making
be destroyed by divine retribution. He performed many techniques to try to
save the flag.
Slowly, the mysterious power holding the flag started to loosen, but still
hadn’t let go. At the same time, a thunderous roar blared from the sky. For
the first time ever in the Sea of Devils, there was no water in the sea or fog
blocking up the sky, revealing a giant basin.
With nothing to block its path, the red pillar fell down toward Qilin city
at an unimaginable speed.
All the cultivators in the city panicked and used all of their power to
scatter.
The red pillar fell.
The moment it hit Qilin city, the giant creature’s head exploded and
every scale on its body was blown off by the red pillar’s destructive power.
Wang Lin was inside the cave when he felt a powerful force from all
sides that caused him to cough up a mouthful of blood. He sighed and was
about to give up.
But at that moment, the mysterious force around the flag suddenly
disappeared. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Without any hesitation, he grabbed the
flag with this right hand.
At the same time, he moved his body and rushed out of the scale just as
Qilin city collapsed, but as he charged out, the red cloud formed a thin line
and shot out from the collapsed Qilin city toward the restriction flag in
Wang Lin’s hand.
The thread was simply too fast. Even if Wang Lin put the flag into his
bag of holding, the result would only be the bag of holding being destroyed.
At that moment, Wang Lin clenched his teeth and moved his right hand.
Suddenly, the flag was in his left hand and an instrument not under his
control appeared in his right hand.
All of this happened right before the thread landed. The moment the
thread landed on the instrument, the thread broke the instrument and set
Wang Lin flying.
However, after the instrument broke, a small amount of red thread shot
out from it. This time, before he had time to react, the red thread landed on
Wang Lin’s right hand.
Wang Lin’s body quivered and he coughed up several mouthfuls of
blood. Even the core in his body had shrunk a lot. Only with all that did he
manage to contain the explosive power of that red thread.
Wang Lin’s face was pale. All of the spiritual energy in his body was in
complete chaos and he was solely relying on his core to contain the
destructive force of that red thread. But he knew that his time was limited.
If he couldn’t quickly remove the red thread, then all of his spiritual energy
will be used up by his core, then his core will collapse. His body would
follow. Not even his soul would be able to escape the divine retribution’s
power.
Currently, there were many cultivators escaping from Qilin city, so no
one noticed Wang Lin’s strange state. All of them were scattered in all
directions.
All of Qilin city was destroyed.
At that moment, black rain began to fall from the sky. All of the fog that
had been evaporated into clouds began to condense after the divine
retribution was gone.
Even though it was black rain, it was the first time it had rained in the
Sea of Devils ever since the water had all turned into fog.
This time, the divine retribution brought great change to the Sea of
Devils. While the divine retribution killed some of the creatures living in
the fog, many of them escaped from it.
Even some of the great and powerful beasts that lived inside fog
appeared in the Sea of Devils. The Sea of Devil should now be more
appropriately be renamed to the Basin of Devils.
Many uncommon beasts appearing triggered a series of battles. There
were beasts killing cultivators and cultivators killing beasts. All of the
cultivators knew that all of these beasts would have a core that could be
used to make pills or be consumed directly to increase their cultivation.
Also, because all of the fog disappeared, the entire Sea of Devils lost its
natural barrier, so all of the cultivation countries around the Sea of Devils
turned their sights there.
It was a good thing that a few of the large sects that had been around for
tens of thousands of years came out and managed to stabilize the situation.
But, secretly, many cultivators took advantage of this time to murder
and steal treasures, causing the already confusing situation in the Sea of
Devils to become even more confusing.
But none of this had anything to do with Wang Lin. Right now, he could
clearly feel the core in his body constantly shrinking. On the core was a red
thread, rapidly absorbing all of its energy. If the core were to crack and
break, the only road that would await Wang Lin was death.
His current cultivation had already dropped from late stage Core
Formation to mid stage Core Formation. Based on his calculations, he will
drop from mid stage to early stage in three hours, and then, half an hour
after that, his core will break.
Wang Lin couldn’t be bothered to worry about his meeting with Qiu
Siping on the 7th day. His priority was to find a way to remove the red
thread.
Wang Lin’s expression was grim. His eyes were bloodshot and filled
with killing intent. In order to survive, he had to start a killing spree. It was
too bad that he had used up all his spirit water in the land of the ancient
god. Although he had gathered more in Qilin city, if he had enough, he
could last a long time with just that.
At that moment, a black clothed middle aged man appeared before
Wang Lin. He moved toward Wang Lin and said, “Mid stage Core
Formation… it must be you!”
The moment his words reached him, red lightning flashed across Wang
Lin’s eyes. Although the man was at late stage Core Formation, Wang Lin
charged at him rather than retreat.
The black clothed man let out a mocking smile. Just as he was about to
make a move, his body suddenly trembled and his eyes immediately dulled.
Wang Lin instantly appeared before the man and removed the core from the
black clothed man’s body and threw it into his mouth.
He didn’t even have time to pick up the man’s bag of holding. He just
quickly left. He spread out his divine sense like a starving wolf, hunting for
his next target.
Sun Fan was currently running away from two beasts with the power of
late stage Core Formation. If he slowed down the slightest, he would be
eaten by them.
With his tiny Foundation Building cultivation, he didn’t have the power
to fight back.
The two beasts came closer and closer. He could hear that the growl was
right behind him. He let out a bitter smile and knew that he would not be
able to escape this.
But just then, a gust of wind blew by him, causing him to spin around in
place. After he finally stabilized his body, he heard the miserable scream of
the two beasts chasing him.
He turned his head around and became dumbfounded on the spot.
Sun Fan saw a white haired youth, who was like a devil, reaching his
hand into the beast and removing the core, then directly consuming it. The
other beast was already dead on the side.
The white haired youth gave Sun Fan a cold look, then, without a word,
he charged into the distance.
Although the Wang Lin had already left, Sun Fan didn’t dare to move at
all. That look the white haired youth gave him was filled with killing intent.
After a long time, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and quickly left.
The demonic look of that white haired youth would go on to haunt him
for the rest of his life. Even after 700 years, after he had finally reached his
dream of reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he was still terrified when he
recalled that white haired youth and would even wake up in the middle of
the night because of him.
In an area in the north were two small schools fighting over the core of
a beast that was killed by the divine retribution. Flying swords and
techniques filled the sky as they attacked each other.
When the cultivators of both sides were in the heat of combat, a white
haired youth appeared. Without a word and with eyes glowing red like a
demon’s, red lightning flew out and shot through the cultivators of both
sides.
Meanwhile, the white haired youth quickly moved through the
cultivators. He reached out his hand at the abdomen of each Core Formation
cultivator, took their cores, and consumed them.
In only about 10 breaths of time, all of the cultivators in that battle died,
and the beast core that caused the whole fight was also consumed by this
white haired youth. His body turned into a blur as he shot into the distance.
Whether it was beasts or cultivators, male or female, as long as they
weren’t at the Nascent Soul stage, they would be killed by Wang Lin.
As he swallowed more and more cores, his own cultivation gradually
stopped dropping, until his core finally stabilized. However, the problem
wasn’t solved at all. This stabilized state would only last a few hours. His
core will soon start to rapidly shrink again, until it collapses.
The only way to solve this problem was to keep killing people for their
cores until enough spiritual energy was gathered to force that red thread out
of his body.
Therefore, he needed to kill a lot of people. Wang Lin’s eyes had never
been as full of killing intent as they were now. He knew that his current kill
speed was far too slow for what he needed to accomplish.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He sent out his divine sense and charged
toward some beasts from the fog that were 100 kilometers or so away. He
slammed his bag of holding and his poisonous black sword appeared.
As he killed the beasts and took their cores, hs didn’t pause for a
moment and continued to rush out. At the same time, his divine sense
spread out, looking for locations with lots of cultivators or beasts.
As he was flying, Wang Lin suddenly stopped. His divine sense found a
large herd of beasts about 1000 kilometers to the east. He immediately
turned around and charged to the east.
He quickly crossed the 1000 kilometer distance. There were many
beasts in the herd. When he arrived, he pointed at his brow and the second
devil came out. It charged into the beast herd.
Shortly after, the poisonous black sword moved as well. Even Wang
Lin’s Ji Realm came out. All of these attacks charged into the beast herd.
But a ferocious roar came from within the beast herd. A giant octopus
slowly rose from the ground. Its black eyes became cold as it stared at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took one look and found that this beast was around the power
of a mid stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so he turned around and left. He had
already encountered this many times. With a beast herd like this, there was
bound to be some Nascent Soul level beasts inside.
Wang Lin’s body flashed and quickly faded into the distance. The
octopus let out a roar and quickly chased after him.
Wang Lin didn’t turn his head, he just quickly fled. After the octopus
had chased him a certain distance, it hesitated for a while, then stopped
chasing. It returned to the herd and ate a few beasts before returning back to
the ground.
Soon, Wang Lin found a group of seven cultivators about 2000
kilometers away. Three of them were at the Core Formation stage.
The seven of them had surrounded a beast and were currently attacking
it.
But their smiles quickly froze as a black light flashed by, killing all 7 of
them. The three Core Formation cultivators had bloody holes in their
abdomens. There was also a hole on the head of the beast.
But at that moment, a low hum came from the distance.
“The Poison King’s Enchanted Palace has set a decree to stop all killing
in the area. Don’t move!”
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate. As those words were said, he started to back
away.
The voice let out a sneer. The owner of the voice moved his body and
suddenly appeared in front of Wang Lin. At the same time, he waved his
right hand and a powerful force pulled Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s body suddenly floated backwards. His eyes flashed as he
looked at the middle aged man who wore a purple robe and had an
indifferent face. After a few seconds, they arrived back at the bodies of the
seven cultivators.
The person looked down and frowned. He coldly stared at Wang Lin
and said, “Such savage behavior! Everyone else is killing people for
treasures, while you’re killing people for cores!”
Wang Lin’s eyes flashed. This person was at the Nascent Soul stage
based on the power he was releasing and the use of instant teleportation.
Wang Lin speculated that this person couldn’t be at the mid stage of
Nascent Soul. He was probably at the early stage.
This person didn’t come with a friendly intent. A cold light flashed
across Wang Lin’s eyes and he slammed his bag of holding. His poisonous
black sword came out and floated above his head, releasing a cold light.
The middle aged man revealed a mocking look in his eyes. He moved
his right hand and produced a black claw, which swiped toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin flipped the restriction flag with this right hand. The flag flew
up and instantly grew very large, covering the surrounding 100 kilometers.
The restrictions on it went off one by one. Dozens of restrictions quickly
covered the black claw, and, with some hissing sounds, the black claw was
destroyed.
The middle aged man looked at the restriction flag and sneered. He
swiped his right hand at the sky and a purple flying sword flew out of his
sleeves. It charged at supersonic speed toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t move. His two hands crossed together and he shouted,
“Break!”
The restriction flag immediately moved and restrictions flew out one by
one, forming a black shield in front of Wang Lin. The moment the flying
sword hit the shield, the restrictions moved onto the sword and the entire
flying sword was quickly covered in restrictions.
The middle aged man frowned. He didn’t expect a mid stage Core
Formation cultivator to have such a strange magical treasure. His right hand
slammed his bag of holding. A bronze tiger seal appeared in his hand. He
held the seal in his hand and said a few chants. The seal suddenly let out a
roar and grew to 7 or 8 feet tall. The bronze seal cracked in half and a black
tiger jumped out.
After the tiger appeared, it pounced toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin moved
back a few steps, formed a seal with both of his hands, and shouted, “Trap!”
The moment he said those words, the restriction flag moved and the
restrictions came one by one, forming chains. They came from all directions
and formed a barrier before Wang Lin. When the tiger pounced on the
chains, it rebounded.
Meanwhile, another chain wall formed behind the black tiger. Both
walls moved toward each other and connected to form a sphere. The black
tiger was trapped inside.
All of this happened in flash. The moment the black tiger had pounced
toward Wang Lin, it was trapped inside chains made of restrictions.
The tiger continued to roar inside the cage, but it didn’t seem to have
any effect.
The middle aged man’s face changed for the first time. He became
serious and asked, “Whose disciple are you?”
In his view, someone who had such a treasure must have some deep
background, or there was no way a mere Core Formation cultivator would
have such a powerful treasure.
A bit of greed involuntarily entered his heart.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. It seemed the power of the flag was worth the
divine retribution. This flag wasn’t even a single route flag. If it was, it
would be even more powerful.
He coldly looked at the middle aged man. The current situation was not
good. When he was fighting the middle aged man just now, his spiritual
energy became unstable and his core shrunk a bit. If this continues, then his
core will collapse soon.
Wang Lin said, in a dark tone, “My teacher is Gulan.”
The middle aged man was stunned. He carefully looked Wang Lin and
sneered. He didn’t believe Wang Lin was Ancient Emperor’s disciple,
because Ancient Emperor disappeared into the chaotic broken stars 200
years ago.
He was about to speak when his eyes suddenly expanded as he stared at
Wang Lin. In Wang Lin’s hand appeared a bag of holding, and on the bag
was embroidered the word “Lan” in blue.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and put away the bag. From the
expression of the middle aged man, Wang Lin deduced that he should know
about this bag, or has at least heard about it.
Wang Lin backed away. His hand formed a seal behind his back and the
restriction flag backed away with him. After backing away 100 feet, he
moved his hand again and the tiger that was trapped in the restriction was
released.
At that moment, Wang Lin’s speed increased and he disappeared
without a trace.
The middle aged man gloomily looked at the direction Wang Lin
disappeared to. He wanted to chase after Wang Lin several times, but
stopped himself. Even ignoring the bag, just the flag had caused him some
fear. Plus, he knew that Wang Lin wasn’t even going all out using it.
Although he felt confident that he could kill a mere Core Formation
cultivator, the treasure Wang Lin had was simply too strange.
This caused his urge to chase after him to go down a lot. There was also
that bag with the blue “Lan” embroidered on it. He knew that label meant
that it was something that belonged to Ancient Emperor.
Most people would not know about this. He only saw it himself by
accident, when Ancient Emperor visited the Poison King’s Enchanted
placed once.
As a result, although Ancient Emperor had disappeared 200 years ago,
his reputation was still there, as well as his sect, so he completely disposed
of his thoughts of chasing after Wang Lin.
After Wang Lin flew really far away, he quickly put away the restriction
flag. With just that small fight, it used up a lot of spiritual power and his
core shrank again. Based on his calculations, he must absorb more spiritual
power, or the only road left for him will be death.
Wang Lin took out all the spiritual liquid he had saved up while in Qilin
city. There were only about 100 drops. After taking 10 drops, he managed
to barely stop his core from shrinking anymore. After pondering for a
while, he darkly sighed. He had almost run out of solutions to his problem.
There was only one method left.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth. He activated his soul devourer soul core
and concentrated all of his soul on the core.
Wang Lin only ever used this technique once, in the foreign
battleground, to leave the decaying lworld. He had spent many years to split
his soul into tiny individual pieces so they can squeeze through cracks in
space to leave the decaying world.
That time, he wasn’t able to recover part of his soul, and, even now, the
whereabouts of that part of his soul was still unknown. In addition, Wang
Lin knew that after splitting his soul, his power would weaken a lot and that
he might never be able to form a complete soul again.
But now, if he still used the normal method to kill people for their cores,
it simply wasn’t fast enough, so he had to risk splitting his soul again.
But this time, luckily, he had his soul core. The danger to his soul after
he split it was much smaller. Before, when he split his soul, his soul
fragments had no attack power and were in a state of chaos.
But at this point, because of his soul devourer core, to some degree, his
soul fragments were the wandering souls from the decaying world.
There was only a small difference in form and behavior.
His soul, which was the size of dozens of Core Formation cultivators’
souls combined, gathered on the soul core and split from one to ten, ten to a
hundred, and a hundred to a thousand.
The soul fragments came out of Wang Lin’s body one by one. Each soul
fragment was in the form of red lightning. This had to do with Wang Lin’s
Ji Realm. In fact, each soul fragment was a Ji Realm soul fragment.
A thousand Ji Realm soul fragments came out of Wang Lin’s body and
disappeared as they scattered in all directions.
As for Wang Lin’s root soul fragment, it stayed in his body. Right now,
Wang Lin’s soul was extremely weak. He slammed his bag of holding and
the poisonous black sword came out and carved a hole in the ground. He sat
down cross legged in the hole, then took out the restriction flag, took a deep
breath, and held it up.
The restriction flag fluttered without any wind. It suddenly grew in size
and covered up everything in a 100 kilometer radius.
Meanwhile, the restrictions came out one by one and landed in the
surrounding area. Then, nine giant restriction symbols floated out of the
flag and motionlessly floated in the surrounding area.
After spreading out the restrictions, Wang Lin let out a breath and began
to digest the cores he had consumed earlier.
As for his soul fragments, when they met a cultivator, as long as they
are below the Nascent Soul stage, then the soul fragment would kill the
cultivator and steal their core.
Time slowly passed. Whenever a soul fragment managed to get a core,
it would immediately come back, drop it off, then head out again.
As a result, the already chaotic Sea of Devils, in which frequent killing
was already occurring, became even more chaotic. Even some of the mid
sized sects were starting to move.
After two days, Wang Lin sat cross legged inside the area covered by
the restriction flag. His face was pale and his core had already shrunken to
the size of a thumb nail. His cultivation had dropped to the early stage of
Core Formation.
All of the energy from the cores his soul fragments had brought back
had been stored in another location. He was preparing for the critical
moment, the moment to give that red thread the fatal blow.
Wang Lin formed a seal with his hand and shouted, “Soul fragments,
return!” in a husky voice.
Suddenly, all of the soul fragments, no matter where they were, stopped
and started to return. In the Sea of Devils, one could see lines of red
lightning flash across the sky, all heading in the same direction.
As each piece of red lightning passed through the restriction flag and
returned to Wang Lin’s body, his soul became more and more powerful.
Once all the soul fragments had returned to his body, a flash of cold light
flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes as he controlled the spiritual power inside
his body and attacked the red thread.
Three days later, in the area covered by Wang Lin’s restriction flag, the
flag suddenly shrank, until it returned to its regular size and landed in the
hand of a white haired youth.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and returned the restriction flag to his
bag of holding.
His face was no longer pale. In these three days, he didn’t manage to
eliminate the red thread completely, but managed to surround it with
spiritual power, thus, solving the crisis of his core being destroyed.
Meanwhile, using all of the spiritual he had gathered, his core grew
again. Not only did his cultivation not decrease, it increased to the absolute
peak of Core Formation late stage.
Wang Lin believed that the only way to get rid of this red thread was for
his cultivation to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and, as a result, he would be
able to use a technique from Hunchback Meng called Poison Transfer to
transfer the red thread to someone else’s body, which will solve his
problem.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. His eyes revealed a bold look. He
closed his eyes and tried to sense where the devil Xu Liguo was, but,
because of the distance between them, he could only get a general direction.
He quickly moved toward Xu Liguo’s location.
This time, Wang Lin used the earth escape technique in order to move
faster. With the earth escape technique, Wang Lin’s speed exploded. The
only downside of this technique was that it consumed a lot of spiritual
power, which was why Wang Lin didn’t use it before solving the problem of
the red thread.
He moved quickly while using his divine sense to check Xu Liguo’s
location. After 7 days, he finally arrived at the place they agreed to meet,
3,000 kilometers away from Qilin city.
He could feel that the devil Xu Liguo was nearby.
That was indeed the case. When Wang Lin charged toward the peak of
the mountain, Xu Liguo came out of the pavilion and entered Wang Lin’s
brow again.
Meanwhile, Qiu Siping’s shadow appeared within the pavilion. Right
now, he looked very beaten up and his breath was unsteady.
Wang Lin moved into the pavilion and sat down on the stone chair,
examining Qiu Siping.
Qiu Siping let out a wry smile and said, “Fellow cultivator, I waited for
over half a month here for you. If I didn’t believe that you were someone
that would keep their promise, I would have already left.”
Wang Lin revealed an apologetic look and said, “There was a great
change in the Sea of Devils, causing people to kill each other, and the sects
came out to try to gain more power, resulting in a delay on my trip here. I
have made you wait a long time.”
Qiu Siping let out a sigh and wryly smiled. He said, “It’s fine. I have
killed quite a few greedy cultivators and have also gained some benefits.
Fellow cultivator, how do you feel about us going to that place right now?”
Wang Lin stood up and nodded his head. He said, “That’s fine. Fellow
cultivator, please lead the way.”
Qiu Siping’s eyes lit up and he smiled. “Fellow cultivator, you and I are
now considered allies. May I ask what your name is?”
Wang Lin looked at Qiu Siping and said, “Wang Lin!”
Qiu Siping clasped his hands and said, “Brother Wang, the distance to
that place is quite large. If you don’t mind, we can take my cloud boat.” As
he finished speaking, he slammed his bag of holding and a cloud boat
appeared.
This cloud boat was about 10 feet long and was filled with patterns of
spirit beasts. The head of the boat had a carving of a bird that looked alive.
Qiu Siping’s body moved and slowly landed inside the body. He turned
to look at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin scanned the cloud with his divine sense. After finding nothing
abnormal about the boat, he took a step and landed on the boat. Qiu Siping
formed a seal with his two hands and sent a technique into the bird carving,
which made the boat start moving.
Riding the cloud boat was a bit slower than flying, but because it didn’t
require any spiritual energy, it was a lot less taxing. Wang Lin stood in the
boat, looking at the light barrier that surrounded it. The barrier blocked out
all the black rain that had been pouring down for more than half a month.
Countless roars of thunder could be heard in the rain, creating a
“Thunder falling in the night” feel.
Qiu Siping stood on his seat and asked, “Brother Wang, how do you like
the boat?”
Wang Lin nodded his head and praised, “It’s very good!”
Qiu Siping let out a laugh and said, “This was made by me. Brother
Wang, besides studying restrictions, I also like making these things. It took
me years of hard work to get the materials to make it.”
At the same time, a bolt of lightning suddenly split the sky. Although
the thunder was far away from the Sea of Devils, one could still feel its
power.
This lightning was many times stronger than lightning created from a
technique. It was on a completely different level.
Qiu Siping looked up into the sky and muttered, “I was born in the Sea
of Devils and have lived here for more than 200 years. In this past half a
month, it was the first time I saw the sky.”
Wang Lin was about to speak when his eyes suddenly locked onto
something in the distance. Following some thunderous roars, a giant turtle
appeared in the horizon.
On top of the turtle stood an old man. He was pointing at the sky and
cursing none stop. Although he was far away, his voice still traveled to
them.
“This old man is not done with you, divine retribution thief. Let’s
continue with your 3,783th crime…”
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FINAL DESTINATION OF THE JI REALM
W ang Lin frowned. His gaze fell on the giant turtle under the old
man for a bit. The aura this giant turtle gave off was very similar
to the giant dragon in the land of the ancient god.
Most importantly, this giant turtle looked exactly the same as a giant
turtle in the ancient god’s memory.
“Xuanwu!!” Qiu Siping’s eyes suddenly opened wide as his pupils
shrunk and his face suddenly changed color. He formed many different
seals with his hand and sent them into the statue at the front.
Suddenly, the entire boat started to turn so it could go around the old
man.
“Xuanwu…” Wang Lin stared at the turtle for a while and pondered. In
the memories, there was no Xuanwu, but a creature called Ti Shou.
This beast mainly ate spiritual energy. Its attack was a roar that, when
heard by a normal cultivator, their spiritual energy will go out of control,
causing their body to collapse and become the beast’s food.
The old man that had been cursing took out a big dirty gourd. After
drinking a big gulp, he started to curse again. He didn’t even look at the
boat Wang Lin and Qiu Siping were on.
Sweat appeared on Qiu Siping’s forehead. He carefully controlled the
boat to slowly go around the old man. Only after flying far away from the
old man did he finally let out a breath and turn to Wang Lin. He said, “Since
that person can use a Xuanwu as a mount, his cultivation must be at an
unimaginable level. It seems this change to the Sea of Devils has caused a
lot of powerful old timers to come out. Fortunately, he didn’t bother with
us, or we would be out of luck.”
Wang Lin looked at Qiu Siping and said, with a dark expression, “That
might not be so.”
Qiu Siping was stunned. Wang Lin pointed with his right hand. Qiu
Siping turned to that direction and saw the scene from before.
The old man was standing on top of the giant turtle, cursing loudly.
Qiu Siping pondered a while and said one word, “Formation?”
Wang Lin didn’t bother with Qiu Siping. He walked up to the head of
the boat and looked around. When the boat turned earlier, he felt there was
something strange, like a fluctuation of power coming from the legs of the
turtle.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin said, “This is not a formation,
but some kind of restriction!”
Qiu Siping slightly frowned. He looked around and bitterly said, “With
just our cultivation, it can’t incentivize this senior to place this restriction
just for us right?”
Wang Lin didn’t speak, but kept his divine sense scanning the area. This
old man wouldn’t just stop them for no reason. It seemed there might be
some trouble ahead.
The old man seemed to be tired of cursing. He took another big gulp
from the gourde and sat down. His gaze fell on the boat Qiu Siping and
Wang Lin were on.
This old man grabbed with this right hand and the boat suddenly flew
toward him. Soon, the boat was only 10 feet away from him.
Qiu Siping quickly put on a respectful face and said, “Junior Qiu Siping
greets senior.”
The old man blinked and said, “You know me?”
Qiu Siping was stunned and quickly said, “Senior…”
“I don’t know you, so how would you know me? If you don’t know me,
then why do you call me senior? Am I that old? Fine. Let me tell you about
the things that happened when I was three. After I have finished telling you
about all the things that happened in these past few thousand years, then
you can say you know me. When I was three…” The moment the old man
started talking, he went on endlessly, causing Qiu Siping to be completely
stunned and unable to say a word.
After a long time, the old man finally stopped talking and drank another
gulp of wine from the gourd. The gourd was now empty and the old man’s
mouth twitched and muttered, “If I knew I was going to talk so much today,
I would have brought more wine with me. Now that there is no more left,
the two of you come with me to get more wine and I’ll tell you about my
experiences of when I was 75 on the way.”
Qiu Siping’s face twitched. He quickly took out wine from his bag of
holding and said, “Sen... er...junior has wine, so there is no need to go buy
more.”
The old man’s face lit up and he moved his hand. The wine in Qiu
Siping’s hand immediately disappeared.
Wang Lin was silent the whole time. He couldn’t see through the old
man’s cultivation at all, and since he was not good with conversations, it
was perfect to leave it all to Qiu Siping.
Also, Wang Lin had been thinking about why this person had stopped
them. He felt that the reason was either the divine retribution or the killing
spree he went on. Of course, there was also a chance that the person this old
man was here for was Qiu Siping, but as the old man talked, Wang Lin had
a feeling that the person this old man was here for was not Qiu Siping, but
Wang Lin himself.
The old man opened the bottle. He sniffed the wine, then said, “Fine
wine made from Can Yun fruit. Not bad. Little guy, you suit this old man.
How about it, want to be my disciple?”
Wang Lin’s mind began to race. This old man wouldn’t say this for no
reason. There must be some hidden meaning behind it.
Qiu Siping was completely stunned this time. If this person was long
winded before, he seemed completely insane now. Who accepts disciples
like this?
Qiu Siping suddenly felt like someone had a hold on his throat and
couldn’t say a word. After a while, he bitterly smiled and said, “Senior, I…”
The old man’s eyes turned and said, “What? Not happy? Then do you,
yes you, want to be my disciple?” The old man turned to Wang Lin and
faintly smiled.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He already knew that the old man
would bring the subject to him and respectfully said, “Junior already has a
sect.”
“What sect?” The old man’s face was still full of smiles, but from Wang
Lin’s view, he could already see a hint of coldness in the old man’s eyes. He
immediately confirmed his guess that the target of this old man was
himself.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same and he respectfully answered,
“Country of Zhao, Heng Yue Sect.”
The old man thoughtfully looked at Wang Lin and his smile became
even colder. He said, “In three days, you killed thousands of Core
Formation cultivators. You are very daring!”
The moment those words came out, Qiu Siping’s face suddenly paled.
He took a few steps back and looked at Wang Lin with a look of disbelief.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but his heart skipped a beat and
numerous ideas flashed through his head. After thinking about all the things
the old man had said, and the tone he said them in, Wang Lin took a deep
breath. He became more respectful and said, “Junior is willing to take you
as his teacher.”
The old man was stunned. After staring at Wang Ling for a long time,
little by little, the coldness in his eyes disappeared. Then, he let out a laugh
and waved his hand. A restriction landed on Wang Lin’s forehead, then he
said, “Good! You are really smart! This old man will take you as his
disciple. Come with me, then.”
After the restriction landed on Wang Lin’s body, it immediately turned
into a giant lotus, using Wang Lin’s channels as roots, his blood vessel as
branches, and his blood as nutrients.
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change at all and he said, “Disciple
already has plans with Qiu Siping, to help him with something, so I would
like teacher to give me a few days.”
The old man’s gaze fell on Qiu Siping. Qiu Siping struggled a bit. He
clenched his teeth and said, “Senior, this is true. I would like to ask senior
to accommodate.”
The old man rolled his eyes and said, “I’ll give you one month. After
one month, go to the treasure refining pavilion in any city and tell them my
name, Sun Dian, and I will know.”
With that, the old man looked at Wang Lin and let out a laugh. He
tapped the turtle with his feet and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Qiu Siping pondered for a while. He gave Wang Lin a frightful look. He
didn’t ask anything about the old man, but said, with a heavy tone, “Brother
Wang, I’ll increase the speed of the boat so we can arrive in two days. I’ll
leave the matter of the restrictions in the cave to brother Wang.”
Wang Lin nodded his head. He quickly sat down on the stern of the boat
and pointed his finger at his brow. The devil Xu Ligou and the second devil
came out and floated around him.
At the same time, he slapped his bag of holding and the restriction flag
came out. This time, under his control, the restriction flag surrounded his
body.
Shortly after, a cold voice came out from the black mist. “Fellow
cultivator Qiu, I’m going to go into close door cultivation for two days, so
please don’t disturb me.”
Qiu Siping immediately agreed. After looking at the black mist, he
turned around and focused his attention on controlling the boat to make it
go faster.
After two days, the boat arrived at the a desolate mountain. He turned
around and looked at Wang Lin. After pondering a while, he sat down and
waited for Wang Lin, rather than bothering him.
After a few hours, the restriction flag around Wang Lin started to move.
It soon shrunk down back to the size of a small flag and was put away.
Wang Lin’s face was somewhat pale. The lotus restriction placed on him
by the old man wasn’t that strict, so he had already cracked part of it,
however, to completely remove it, he needed more time.
But in these two days, Wang Lin came to a complete understanding of
this restriction. This restriction acted as a tracker and, from Wang Lin’s
understanding, the range was extremely large.
After Qiu Siping saw Wang Lin come out of the black mist, he stood up
and said, “Brother Wang, below us is where the cave is located.
Wang Lin nodded and looked down. He suddenly left the boat and
floated in the air.
Qiu Siping formed a seal with his right hand and used a technique on
the boat. The boat shrunk down to the size of his palm and he put it away.
After doing that, he quickly went down. After looking around, he
landed on some stone steps. He placed his right hand on a black rock and
spit out a mouthful of golden core energy onto it. The black rock started to
shine.
Qiu Siping waved his hand and the rock floated into the air, then his
hand formed many seals and the black rock floated toward the mountain
while shining.
As the black rock floated toward the mountain, waves of ripples
appeared on the mountainside and started to spread.
From within the water ripples, a half circle hole appeared in the
mountain.
Qiu Siping took a deep breath and looked toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered a little. His divine eye lit up. After staring at the
water ripple for a while, he formed three illusionary circles and sent them
toward the water ripple.
The moment the circle landed, the water ripple started to shake. Bumps
appeared on the mountain. These bumps sometimes enlarged and
sometimes shrunk. They were very strange.
Wang Lin didn’t even bat an eye. His hand moved, creating one
illusionary circle after the other.
Just then, one of the bumps in the water ripple suddenly broke. Wang
Lin’s eyes lit up and he sent one of the illusionary circles to the location
where the bump burst.
But afterward, more bumps burst. Wang Lin quickly sent out the
illusionary circles one by one and they all landed on where the bumps had
burst.
As time passed, more and more bumps burst. Wang Lin gradually
became unable to keep up with the speed the bumps were bursting. Qiu
Siping had always been nervous, and after seeing that Wang Lin couldn’t
keep up anymore, he couldn’t help but be worried. He slapped his bag of
holding and ten black rocks came out.
Shortly after, both of his hands worked on the block rocks. Soon, he
sent one of the black rocks toward one of the bumps that had burst and
Wang Lin was too late to send an illusionary circle to.
He revealed an aching look as he sent out the black rock, but soon
became serious. His hand constantly moved. Whenever there was a time
Wang Lin couldn’t keep up, he filled the gap with the black rocks.
After Wang Lin saw this, his eyes lit up. He purposely slowed down a
bit, forcing Qiu Siping to use the black rocks to fill in the gaps.
Eventually, all ten black rocks were used and Wang Lin’s hand suddenly
sped up and sent out dozens of illusionary circles. A boom appeared from
the water ripples and it split in half, creating an opening to the entrance.
Qiu Siping’s expression became excited and he charged into the
opening. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he followed behind.
The hole wasn’t big. Inside the cave were four stone doors. After Wang
Lin entered, he saw Qiu Siping in front of one of the stone doors with a
look of horror on his face.
Wang Lin ignored Qiu Siping and looked at the stone doors. After
examining them, he found that there were restrictions placed on all four
doors. His gaze landed on a door to the left and found that the restrictions
on that door were the easiest to break.
He pondered for a while. His hand started to move, formed an
illusionary circle, and he threw it at the door.
Suddenly, the stone door began to quiver and slowly opened up. Wang
Lin looked inside the room and his eyes suddenly widened.
The stone room was completely empty, with only a circular array in the
middle. This array looked very old, but upon closer inspection, Wang Lin
found that the material used to create this array was still in good condition.
And Wang Lin was immediately able to see through what this array was
as well. This was an array that could instantly transfer people millions of
kilometers!
Qiu Siping turned his head and looked at the array. He blandly said,
“This is an ancient transfer array. When my teacher found this cave, he also
found the transfer array. Although the transfer array is kept in top condition
because it is in a cave, to activate it requires top quality spirit stone. I have
never heard of anyone having top quality spirit stone in the Sea of Devils,
so I have never opened up this transfer array.”
Wang Lin didn’t speak, but he secretly became very excited. It had to be
said that after leaving the land of the ancient god, one of his main goals was
to find an ancient transfer array, but he couldn’t find much in Qilin city.
His original plan was to find information on ancient transfer arrays and
find an ancient transfer array himself and fix it. But with this transfer array
in front of him, he wouldn’t need to do any of that.
The only pity was that he didn’t know where this transfer array lead to.
Qiu Siping pointed at one of the rooms and said, “This stone room to
the left is a storage room that used to contain many books, but I have
already taken them all.” With that, he formed a few seals with his hand and
set it on one of the stone doors.
Suddenly, the stone door opened up, revealing an empty room.
“This room contained the remains of the ancient cultivator, but it is no
longer there. My teacher refined the remains into pills.” With that, he once
again opened another door and it was empty as well.
Qiu Siping glanced at Wang Lin and slowly said, “My teacher and
senior brother are in the room to the right. Once the room is open, we will
take one Nascent Soul for each of us. My teacher’s Nascent Soul will
belong to you and I’ll take my senior brother’s. Brother Wang, I know we
had some misunderstandings when we first met, but I believe that, during
our trip here, those misunderstandings have been resolved.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “If your conclusion is wrong and both Nascent
Souls aren’t in Gui Xi, then what?”
Qiu Siping shook his head and said, “Brother Wang, you can rest
assured that both of them are in Gui Xi, but I have prepared something, just
in case.” With that, he took a deep breath and took out a purple incense
stick. He lit the stick up and a burst of sandalwood fragrance filled the
room.
“Heart Confusing Fragrance?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he
immediately realized what it was. This Heart Confusing Fragrance was a
material for making pills. If combined with other drugs, it could calm the
heart and help resist outside devils. But if used alone, especially if used on
someone who was being invaded by a devil, then their injuries would
increase and the devil would be receiving outside help.
Qiu Siping nodded and calmly said, “Yes, Brother Wang can rest
assured now. However, this restriction is dangerous, so Brother Wang
should be careful.” With that, he took a few steps back, making room for
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stared at the door for a while, then he moved his right hand
and sent an illusionary circle toward it. However, the moment the
illusionary circle fell on the door, a beast head appeared on it. It roared and
tried to swallow Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He slapped his bag of
holding and the restriction flag appeared. He growled, “Devour!” and a
giant hand came out of the flag and dragged the beast into the flag.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s hand kept moving and illusionary circles
appeared one after another and landed on the door. As each circle landed,
another beast head would appear. Slowly, the number of beast heads
increased, but the restriction showed no signs of being broken.
Qiu Siping slightly frowned. He pondered for a while, then took out
four more black rocks. He looked at them with a painful look. After
caressing them a bit with his hand, he sent them out in four directions and
they landed on the stone door.
Qiu Siping shouted, “Brother Wang, I can only suppress the beast heads
for 10 breaths! Quick!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He held the restriction flag in his hand and
waved it. Immediately, the hundreds and thousands of restrictions on the
restriction flag came out and slammed toward the stone door.
Wang Lin wasn’t confident that he could break the restriction on this
stone door in a short amount of time, so he decided to use the second
method, which was to open it by force.
Thousands of restrictions landed on the door and countless beast heads
struggled to come out, but the 4 black stones on the door released a gentle
light that prevented the beast heads from coming out.
The moment the restrictions hit the door, a series of tremors suddenly
started causing dirt and dust to fall from the cave ceiling. It felt like the
whole cave was going to collapse.
The moment the door was opened by the restriction flag, two dim,
yellow lights flew out from the room and tried to escape from the cave.
But just at that moment, the two yellow lights started to slow down and
began to wobble. The lights became even more dim, as if they were about
to dissipate.
This was the Heart Confusing Fragrance coming into effect.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The moment the two dim, yellow lights came
out, he saw that within the yellow lights were two Nascent Souls that were
almost transparent.
From how their color was fading, they looked like they were about to
collapse at any time, and, with the help of the Heart Confusing Fragrance,
they had reached their limit.
Wang Lin and Qiu Siping moved almost at the same time. Wang Lin
moved a bit faster and grabbed hold of the elder Nascent Soul. Without a
word, Wang Lin charged out of the cave.
The moment Wang Lin charged out of the cave, the cave started to
collapse and a series of tremors occurred. Qiu Siping also quickly left the
cave. After he came out, he clasped his hands toward Wang Lin and quickly
left, as if he was afraid that Wang Lin would act against him.
Wang Lin held the Nascent Soul. He touched his forehead and the devil
Xu Liguo came out. The moment Xu Ligo saw the Nascent Soul, his face
filled with greed.
Wang Lin snorted. Xu Liguo suddenly trembled and revealed a look of
fear. He obediently took the Nascent Soul and returned to Wang Lin’s
consciousness.
After that, Wang Lin looked at the collapsed cave and then looked at the
direction Qiu Siping left. He blinked a few times as he pondered.
Eventually, he gave up on the idea of chasing after Qiu Siping and killing
him, because, after all, his soul could only hold one Nascent Soul of power
at the moment. If he were to add another one onto that, then there was a
chance of him losing control and getting possessed by a devil too.
Wang Lin’s eyes flashed. He was very excited. After devouring this
Nascent Soul, he should be able to break into the nascent realm. He calmed
himself down and quickly left.
After traveling for one day, Wang Lin stopped in the middle of a desert.
He purposely traveled a very desolate flight path. He looked around and
knew that, within a 10,000 kilometer radius, there were very few people and
beasts. He stomped his feet and his body immediately sunk into the ground.
He stopped after reaching a depth of 2000 feet. He then created a cave
and sat down cross legged. He pointed his finger at his brow and the devil
Xu Ligou came out.
Wang Lin looked at Xu Ligou, Xu Ligou obediently took out the
Nascent Soul that was about to collapse and then stood to the side, staring at
the Nascent Soul.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at Xu Ligou. He closed his eyes for a few
breaths, then reopened them with a determined look. He opened his mouth
and swallowed the Nascent Soul.
The moment the Nascent Soul entered his body, the ancient god tactic
immediately went to work like a great millstone. As the Nascent Soul
dissolved, it released large amounts of energy that filled Wang Lin’s body.
Wang Lin immediately stopped the ancient god tactic to prevent it from
using all this power on refining his body. As a result, under his control, this
powerful spiritual energy moved through his body and toward his core.
His core suddenly expanded and its color darkened. Its size continued to
expand, until cracks appeared on its surface.
A sign of Nascent Soul slowly appeared in his body.
But!
Just at that moment, the Ji Realm in his consciousness activated without
his control. It quickly left his consciousness and traveled through his body
toward his core.
Wang Lin fiercely opened his eyes. No matter how much he tried to
control his Ji Realm, he couldn’t gain control over it. The moment his Ji
Realm landed on his core, it exploded.
After the explosion happened inside Wang Lin’s body, the spiritual
energy released by the explosion of his core collided with the spiritual
energy from the Nascent Soul he devoured.
The impact of the two spiritual energies sent all that energy out of Wang
Lin’s channels as they swept across his body.
Wang Lin’s body was thrown around by the explosion in his body. He
coughed out several mouthfuls of blood and his face immediately paled.
He struggled to sit up. Wang Lin’s eyes were dull and he was silent.
After a long time, some light came back to his eyes and he closed them.
After checking his body, he let out a crazed laugh. After crazily laughing
for a long time, no matter how one listened to it, there was a hint of grief.
Wang Lin’s eyes were bloodshot as he muttered, “Ji Realm Soul… Ji
Realm Soul… Ji Realm Soul…”
The core inside his body didn’t completely explode, but shrunk to the
size of a thumb nail.
Wang Lin had already expected the Ji Realm to prevent him from
reaching Nascent Soul. Although he wasn’t sure before, he had just
confirmed that the greatest barrier to reach Nascent Soul was his Ji Realm.
Wang Lin’s success was due to his Ji Realm and his downfall was also
due to his Ji Realm, but what Wang Lin really wanted to know was why this
happened. Why his Ji Realm would go out of control and attack his core
when he was trying to reach Nascent Soul.
He bitterly took a deep breath and started to cultivate to recover his
body.
After three days, Wang Lin opened both of his eyes. After leaving the
cave, he quickly moved to find a town.
After half a month, Wang Lin had been to almost every city in the area,
but, of course, he didn’t go to any of the Treasure Refining Pavilions.
Within these cities, he didn’t even find any trace of information about Ji
Realm.
In his confusion, he suddenly remembered Qiu Siping’s cave. Inside the
cave were many books, even books that were recorded on bamboo,
displaying how old they were. They would break with any fluctuation of
spiritual energy, so they couldn’t be stored in a piece of jade.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin quickly moved toward Qiu Siping’s
cave.
After five days, Wang Lin arrived. He didn’t care if Qiu Siping was
there. If he were to try to stop him, then Wang Lin would kill him without
any hesitation.
Although Qiu Siping received a Nascent Soul, forming a Nascent Soul
takes more than half a month, so Wang Lin wasn’t worried about the current
Qiu Siping.
Wang Lin sank into the ground and found the cave. As for the
restrictions on the cave, they were no problem for Wang Lin. After breaking
through them all, he entered.
Wang Lin scanned the cave with his divine sense and found that Qiu
Siping was not inside. He walked toward the room with all the books. As
for the restriction on the room, it only took Wang Lin three hours to break
through it and enter.
After entering, Wang Lin took a deep breath and calmed his heart before
starting to search through the books.
Among these bamboo books was mostly information about restrictions.
After scanning them, Wang Lin put them away, as none of them even
contained the words Ji Realm.
Wang Lin’s heart became heavy and he continued to look. Suddenly, his
gaze fell onto a piece of bamboo. This bamboo looked extremely old and
even showed some signs of damage.
After picking it up, Wang Lin opened it up and his body trembled. He
took it to a table and slowly opened it up.
Most of what was on the bamboo was about restrictions, but, on the
back, a row of small words was carved.
“In the cultivation world, there can be a change in spiritual power that
will result in something that could be called the Ji Realm. I have studied the
Ji Realm for many years and I have left my research for the future
generations.”
“This mysterious force known as Ji Realm, from my view, should be a
divine technique! Only a divine technique would have the power to
instantly kill a cultivator of the same realm!”
“The final evolution of the Ji Realm is believed to be the Nascent Soul
stage by many other researchers, but, after reading some historical text, I
found a very interesting phenomenon.”
“First of all, I want to say that, in the historical text, there is no direct
indication of who has Ji Realm, but, from the context of the document, I
managed to find track of several cultivators with Ji Realm.
“Among these people, some stopped at Core Formation, some stopped
at Nascent Soul, and some stopped at Spirit Severing. It could be said that
there is no pattern and it all depends on each individual.“
“In fact, all the breakthroughs in my Ji Realm research are all thanks to
one person. I won’t say this person’s name, but this person is the first Ji
Realm cultivator I have met!”
“His cultivation level is Nascent Soul.”
“This person wanted to break through Nascent Soul and reach Spirit
Severing, so he came to me for help, but, in the end, I still failed...”
Wang Lin was immersed in the text, reading it word by word. After a
long time, he revealed a very confused expression.
According to the record on the bamboo book, Wang Lin immediately
realized that his own Ji Realm limit was Core Formation, otherwise, his Ji
Realm wouldn’t go out of control when he tried to form his Nascent Soul.
As a result, his cultivation will be stuck at the late stage of Core
Formation without any chance to break though in the future. Wang Lin
found this unacceptable!
If his cultivation couldn’t break through, then those 400 years of
suffering would never be released and Situ Nan would never wake up and
all that he had done would stop right here.
Teng Hauyaun would still be able to keep on living and he would never
get his revenge. He would also never be able to return to the country of
Zhao because Teng Hauyaun would not let him go.
All of his dreams shattered at this moment.
His success came from his Ji Realm…his downfall also came from his
Ji Realm…. Wang Lin clenched his fist and revealed a monstrously
unwilling expression.
If he wanted to reach the Nascent Soul, then he must give up his Ji
Realm. The only way was to give up all the power of his Ji Ream so he
could reach Nascent Soul.
This was a very hard choice. The person who left the message on the
bamboo book came up with one idea for the Nascent Soul cultivator he was
helping and that was to waste his cultivation.
As his cultivation would scatter, his Ji Realm would also scatter,
allowing him to start cultivating again and break through.
That Nascent Soul cultivator didn’t choose that method in the end.
Now, Wang Lin was faced with this difficult decision.
If he didn’t give up his Ji Realm, then he wouldn’t be able to break
through. Everything he tried in order to form his Nascent Soul was
obstructed by his Ji Realm. But if he gave up, then all the cultivation he had
worked so hard to obtain in the past 400 years would be wasted. Also, he
was currently in the Sea of Devils, a very dangerous place, where he might
die before his cultivation reaches back to what it is now.
After a very long time, Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a determined look. He
took a deep breath and put the bamboo away as he slowly walked out of the
cave.
The first thing he must do is completely remove the lotus restriction on
his body.
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CULTIVATION
O nly after completely removing the lotus restriction would Wang Lin
be able to continue with the plan he had formed. After he walked out
of the cave, he took a deep breath and a cold light filled his eyes. He sank
into the ground and quickly left by using the earth escape technique.
A few days later, Wang Lin returned to the underground cave he had
made before. There, he sat down cross legged and took out his restriction
flag. The moment the flag appeared, the entire cave was covered with
thousands of restrictions.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. He guided the
chaotic spiritual energy in his body to move along the paths of his body’s
channels. Time flew by. He slowly cycled his spiritual energy through his
body and through his core to repair the damages.
Gradually, his core recovered and his cultivation returned to the peak of
core formation late stage.
Meanwhile, Wang Lin quickly cut his spiritual power off from his
channels. Then, he gathered the spiritual energy in his body and slammed it
against the lotus restriction.
When he was trying to break into Nascent Soul and his Ji Realm
attacked his core, the explosion that happened in his body loosened the
lotus restriction.
This time, with Wang Lin was intentionally attacking the lotus
restriction. It weakened a lot.
Three days later, Wang Lin, whose eyes had been closed this whole
time, suddenly opened his eyes. He moved his finger and tapped multiple
spots on his chest. Every time his finger touched his chest, there was a
ripple of spiritual energy on his finger.
Slowly, as his hand began to move faster and faster, spots of light
suddenly appeared on Wang Lin’s chest. These spots of light came from
inside Wang Lin’s body.
Soon, the spots increased and gradually formed the shape of a lotus.
Wang Lin growled, placed his hands on each side of his chest, and slowly
pushed them out.
Those light points slowly moved out of his body. The lights intertwined
into the shape of a white lotus and looked as if they were slowly leaving his
body.
Until the lights were floating three inches outside of his body, there
were still slivers of light coming from the lotus connecting to this body.
Giant beads of sweat appeared on Wang Lin’s forehead. His whole body
was also soaked in sweat, but, in order to completely remove this lotus
restriction, Wang Lin clenched his teeth and suddenly pushed out his hands.
Suddenly, all of the connections from the lotus to Wang Lin were
pushed out and floated forward.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He quickly slapped his bag of holding and a
small beast flew out. It hit the lotus restriction.
Shortly after, the lotus restriction became like a mad demon and quickly
surrounded the small beast. After flashing a few times, the restriction
quickly sunk into the small beast and disappeared.
It was not until this moment that Wang Lin let out a breath. A cold light
filled his eyes and he placed his hand on the small beast’s head. The beast
let out a burst of hissing sounds and quickly flew out of the cave.
The restrictions surrounding the cave opened up a small passage for the
beast as it got closer. Even the dirt in the ground opened up a passage under
Wang Lin’s control.
The beast left with any trouble and quickly flew off into the distance
once it got above ground.
Wang Lin let out a sneer. He didn’t know much about that old man, but
he thought it can’t be anything good. Now that the lotus restriction had been
lifted and placed onto the beast, if that old man wanted to search for him,
then he would actually be searching for that small beast.
But Wang Lin knew that this simple trick would only be able to buy him
a little bit of time. It won’t be able to fool the old man for long, but what
Wang Lin needed the most was time.
He took a deep breath, then quickly moved out of the cave. As he exited
the cave, he put away the restriction flag and quickly left.
Wang Lin knew that he couldn’t stay in the Sea of Devils for long, or
there will be a lot of trouble. If everything goes as planned, then, once he
reaches Nascent Soul, aside from a few of the old Spirit Severing
cultivators, there should be no one that could oppose him.
It’s just that there was a problem with breaking into the Nascent Soul
stage, so his plans needed a little change.
After Wang Lin left the cave, his speed reached its limit and his body
moved like a meteor into the distance.
The next morning, Wang Lin arrived back at the ancient cultivation
cave, where he got the Nascent Soul with Qiu Siping. After arriving, he
scanned the area with his divine sense. After making sure there was no one
around, he slapped his bag of holding and his poison sword flew out. With a
point of his finger, the sword formed a swirl and charged into the rubble.
Soon, a tunnel was carved by the sword. After looking at the tunnel
formed by the sword, Wang Lin thought, “Goodbye, Sea of Devils!”
He turned and entered the tunnel.
Inside, he found the room with the ancient transfer array. He didn’t enter
the room, but turned around and waved his hand, causing the tunnel to
collapse and sealing the entrance.
Shortly after, his hand moved, forming many restrictions to completely
cover the cave. Only then did he walk into the stone room.
The stone room had also collapsed a bit, but, as Wang Lin and Qiu
Siping were fleeing the cave, he paid special attention to this room and
secretly sent out a restriction to protect it.
So, although the place collapsed a bit, it didn’t damage the transfer
array. After carefully removing the rocks from the room, Wang Lin
carefully studied the transfer array for a bit, then took out a glowing spirit
stone. This spirit stone was crystal clear and looked like it had clouds
floating inside.
This spirit stone was an extremely rare high quality spirit stone, and also
something that was required to open the ancient transfer array.
After hesitating for a while, Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a determined
look. He placed the high quality spirit stone into one of the sockets in the
ancient transfer array and looked at it with a glow in his eyes.
He watched as the high quality spirit stone began to shine and the cloud
inside it started to move. Shortly after, purple lines began to spread from the
spirit stone and covered the entire transfer array. Then, thunderous sounds
began to emit from the transfer array.
Shortly after, a circle of light appeared from the transfer array and rose
into the air, then more circles of light appeared, rose into the air toward the
first circle, and overlapped each other. The circles suddenly started to
rotate. Their rotation became faster and faster and Wang Lin, who was
inside the circle, became blurry, then disappeared.
After Wang Lin disappeared, the circles of light stopped and returned to
the transfer array. The transfer array returned back to the way it was.
In an endless mountain range, millions of kilometers away from the Sea
of Devils, a 10 foot thick beam of light fell from the sky and sent
shockwaves into the surroundings.
Within the mountain was a canyon, and in the canyon was a small
valley with a very old looking transfer array.
There was a stirring cloud of dust covering the valley. After the dust
settled, a black shadow walked out of the transfer array.
This person had a head of white hair and was completely covered in
dust. It was Wang Lin.
Wang Lin coughed a few times. He formed a seal with his hand and
created a gust of wind. The win quickly cleared out the area.
The dust on his body was also blown away.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the surroundings. Bright
sunlight fell from the sky into Wang Lin’s eyes, causing him to blink.
The moment Wang Lin studied his surroundings, he knew that he was
no longer in the Sea of Devils. The mountains were covered with greens
and there were flying beasts he didn’t know of floating in the sky.
Wang Lin’s eyes squinted. It had been a long time since he had seen the
glaring sunlight. The Sea of Devils never had any sunlight all year around,
and even in these last months, most of the sky was covered by black clouds
that showed the land with black rain.
He took a deep breath, then turned toward the transfer array and took
out his poison sword. He cut out piece of the transfer array and placed it
into his bag of holding. Only then did he feel relaxed.
Now, even if that crazy old man found traces of him, the old man
wouldn’t be able to use the transfer array to chase after him. And now that
the lotus restriction was also removed, Wang Lin’s safety was guaranteed.
Wang Lin jumped into the air. He immediately noticed that this place’s
spiritual energy was very thick, and the higher he flew into the air, the
thicker it got.
He floated in the air and created a restriction to place in the canyon to
serve as a marker. Then, he quickly left without looking back.
As Wang Lin was flying, he spread out his divine sense to check the
area and slowly increased his search range. He didn’t know where he was
and the most important thing right now was to find out where he was.
Then, if conditions allow, Wang Lin will begin his plan on breaking
through to the Nascent Soul stage.
This was a very time consuming plan. He must prepare a lot of things to
make sure this plan comes to fruition without any problems.
Destroying his cultivation meant that he would have to start all over
again, which was something he refused to do. Not destroying his cultivation
meant that he will be stuck at the late stage of core formation and will not
be able to have his revenge.
To not have to destroy his cultivation and break through to Nascent Soul
was his goal. With those two goals in mind, there was only one method left
that might barely work.
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W ang Lin’s eyes lit up. He spread out his divine sense and scanned
the surrounding area as he flew by at an extremely quick speed.
Suddenly, he stopped and looked north. 2,000 kilometers north were 2
cultivators heading east.
Both cultivators were male. One of them was pretty young and was only
at the early stage of foundation building. The other was a middle aged man
who was at the early stage of Core Formation.
Mai Guorong was a disciple of the Hao Ran Sect. Following the order
of his teacher, he was going to the Cloud Sky Sect for their bi annual Kai-
Ling gathering. The so called Kai-Ling gathering was just a pill auction
hosted by the Cloud Sky Sect.
The Cloud Sky Sect was famous for their pill production in the
cultivation country of Chu. Even some rank 4 countries would come to
trade for their pills, but that only happened every 10 years, in the largest
Kai-Ling gathering. As for these bi annual gatherings, they were mostly for
the younger generation of the cultivation country of Chu to meet and
compete.
In these small Kai-Ling gatherings, there wouldn’t be any precious pills,
only some standard stuff. But, for these young cultivators, they were still
things they couldn’t get enough of.
It has to be said that a pill made by the Cloud Sky Sect is at least 10%
better than other pills. As a result, all of the pills made by the Cloud Sky
Sect are very much in demand.
Also, the Cloud Sky Sect doesn’t do any trades with outsiders unless it’s
during these Kai-Ling gatherings. So, even though it was only a 2 year gap
between gatherings, every sect in the cultivation country of Zhao would
send many of their younger disciples to come.
Mai Guorong was very proud that he was picked to come from the
numerous disciples in the sect, but he also knew that the reason he was able
to participate was because he had a good teacher.
Thinking about that, Mai Guorong’s gaze fell on the middle aged man in
front of him. This person looked very ordinary. His face was very yellow
and his complexion made him look like he could die at any moment, but
Mai Guorong didn’t dare to take this person lightly. He wholeheartedly
respected the person before him, because this middle aged man was his
teacher and was also at the early stage of Core Formation. These facts made
Mai Guorong feel very lucky to have such a teacher.
It has to be said that to be taken as a disciple by a Core Formation
cultivator was very rare, even in the Hao Ran Sect. Mai Guorong’s status in
the sect immediately shot up and he instantly became an inner disciple.
Although he was still not a core disciple, if Mai Guorong’s cultivation rises
a bit more, to late stage foundation building, then he will automatically
become a core disciple.
What also made him respect his teacher a lot was that his teacher was
one of the few alchemists in the sect. Although the pills his teacher made
weren’t as good as the Cloud Sky Sect’s, they were not that far off.
As a result, his teacher’s status was very high in the sect and, as a result
of that, Mai Guorong’s status in the sect rose as well.
“Maintain your calm and don’t think about unnecessary things. We are
very close to the Cloud Sky Sect. Don’t lose any face for the Hao Ran
Sect.” That hoarse voice interrupted Mai Guorong’s thoughts. He stopped
his daydreaming and closely followed behind his teacher.
After a while, Mai Guorong looked at his teacher and curiously asked,
“Teacher, the Cloud Sky Sect…”
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the yellow faced middle aged
man’s expression suddenly change. The middle aged man suddenly stopped
and turned around with his eyes focused on something in the distance. He
shouted, “Shut up!”
Mai Guorong was stunned. He turned and looked, but only saw the
clouds and the blue sky, nothing abnormal at all. He had some doubts, but
he suddenly heard a series of thunderous roars and saw the clouds in the
distance get pushed forward by a strong force.
Mai Guorong’s face suddenly changed, revealing a horrified expression.
At the same time, he saw a shadow moving like lightning toward them.
In just a few breaths, that shadow was already closing in.
Mai Guorong could clearly see now that this person was wearing black
clothes and had a head of white hair. His expression was cold and felt very
demonic.
This person’s cultivation, in Mai Guorong’s eyes, was as deep as the
ocean, and the person’s cold gaze made anyone who looked feel horror.
Mai Guorong quickly lowered his head. He stood behind his teacher.
His face was pale and his heart felt cold.
“Such strong killing intent!” Mai Guorong’s teacher, Hao Ran’s
alchemist Xu Li’s, pupils involuntarily shrunk. He sent out his divine sense
and immediately found that the man’s cultivation was much higher than his.
The aura the man emitted shocked him even more.
In his view, although this person hadn’t reached the Nascent Soul stage,
the feeling he got was exactly the same as when he met the Nascent Soul
cultivators in the sect.
As a result, he didn’t dare mess with this person. Not even the Nascent
Soul cultivators in the Hao Ran Sect had such a strong killing intent like
this person.
Xu Li had spent his life learning pill making, so he had a very keen
sense of spiritual energy fluctuations. He could almost imagine how much
people this person must have killed to have such a strong killing intent. He
must be careful around this person, or there will be disaster.
With that, he quickly clasped his hands and said, “Fellow cultivator, I
am Hao Ran Sect’s Xu Li, and this is my disciple. Sir, you seem to be in a
rush. What is the matter? If there is anything I can do, I’ll help without
delay.”
The white haired youth was Wang Lin. He scanned both cultivators and
his eyes landed on Xu Li. He clasped his hands and said, “Fellow cultivator,
what cultivation country am I in?”
Xu Li was stunned. He looked at Wang Lin for a bit, then answered,
“This is the cultivation county of Chu. Where did fellow cultivator come
from?”
“Cultivation country of Chu…” Wang Lin muttered to himself, not
answering the other’s question. He slapped his bag of holding.
His actions caused Xu Li’s expression to change greatly. He quickly
grabbed hold of his disciple and swiftly took a few steps back with a
cautious look on his face.
Wang Lin looked at him. He opened his hand and showed a piece of
jade. He put the piece of jade on his forehead and a map appeared in his
mind.
This was the piece of jade he had gotten from Zhou Zihong at the Battle
God Temple. It contained the map of countries near the country of Huo Fen.
When he heard that it was the country of Chu, he felt like he had heard
of this name somewhere before. After checking the jade, he immediately
found out roughly where he was at the moment.
The country of Chu had a border with Hou Fen to the north, Xuan Wu
to the east, and even a small border with the Sea of Devils. As for the rest, it
was a mountain range called Broken Rocks.
It could be said that the cultivation country of Chu was a country very
close to the Broken Rocks mountain range. According to the description in
the piece of jade, this country was very large and contained a lot of
cultivators. As a cultivation country, the country of Chu was very close to
rising up into a rank 4 country.
This was because there were more than ten people at the late stage of
Nascent Soul in the cultivation country of Chu. These powerful cultivators
were the core of the country.
As long as one of those people manage to break into the Spirit Severing
stage, the entire country will be raised to a rank 4 country.
This was why, when country of Hou Fen raised up to 4th rank, they
decided to invade the country of Xuan Wu instead of Chu.
After all, compared to Chu, the country of Xuan Wu was a much better
choice for Hou Fen.
There was also some information about some sects in the country of
Chu. Wang Lin checked the jade for a bit, then put it away. He looked at Xu
Li and asked, “Fellow cultivator, what part of Chu is this place?”
Xu Li kept his hand on his bag of holding. He was very alert. When he
heard Wang Lin’s question, he pondered a bit, then answered, “This is the
Cloud Sky mountain range!”
Wang Lin nodded. He looked around and stared into the distance, then
blandly said, “So, if I continue for 10,000 kilometers, at the top of the
Cloud Sky mountain range, is the Cloud Sky Sect?”
Xu Li’s eyes revealed a shocked expresion. He said, “Does sir have
business with the Cloud Sky Sect?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. He looked at Xu Li and clasped his hands.
“Thank you. Farewell!” he said. With that, Wang Lin quickly moved,
forming a trail of light, and disappeared.
It wasn’t until Wang Lin left that Xu Li let out a breath. His back was
covered in sweat, and, when he was hit by a quick breeze, he could feel a
cold sensation on his back.
The pressure Wang Lin brought on him was enormous. The fact that Xu
Li was an alchemist meant that his resolve was much better than that of
other cultivators of his level. If it wasn’t, he would have completely
panicked when he was talking to Wang Lin.
He took in a deep breath, then took a look at his disciple. Mai
Guorong’s eyes were still filled with fear. He looked at the direction Wang
Lin went in and said, “Teach… teacher, what cultivation level was that guy
at? Was he a Nascent Soul senior?”
Xu Li shook his head and said, “That person was filled with killing
intent. If my guess is correct, he must have escaped from the Sea of Devils.
Those people aren’t uncommon in this country of Chu, but this is the first
time I have seen someone with killing intent that strong.”
Mai Guorong was stunned. “Killing Intent?” he asked.
Xu Li slowly said, “Every time you kill someone, you gain a bit of
killing intent, and, after enough killing intent is gathered, it turns into a
hostile aura. This hostile aura is very good cultivation material for some
cultivators. After the hostility aura has been gathered on someone for a very
long time, it turns into killing intent, and this person’s killing intent could
be considered monstrous. He didn’t use any techniques. Just based on the
killing intent he gives off normally, it is enough to cause fear in people’s
hearts. I don’t know if this person knows how to use his killing intent. If he
does, then it could even affect Nascent Soul cultivators.”
Mai Guorong took a deep breath. He slowly asked, “Teacher, according
to what you’re saying, that person hasn’t reached the Nascent Soul stage?”
Xu Li pondered for a while. He nodded and said, “Even though he isn’t
at the Nascent Soul stage, he is very close. If my perception isn’t wrong,
this person has already reached the peak of late stage Core Formation. To
avoid unnecessary trouble, don’t talk about this matter with other people.
Even after returning to the Hao Ran Sect, don’t tell anyone about this. You
understand?”
Mai Guorong quickly nodded. Even if Xu Li hadn’t said anything, he
wouldn’t have talked about the fearsome cultivator they had just met,
because the impression that person left was simply too terrifying. He didn’t
want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
As for Wang Lin, after he determined his location, he quickly flew
forward while scanning the area with his divine sense. According to the
map, the Cloud Sky Sect should be just up ahead.
Wang Lin secretly nodded his head. He was glad that teacher and
disciple duo didn’t lie to him. After determining its location, Wang Lin
stopped. Since the Cloud Sky Sect was just up ahead, he decided to find a
place nearby to go into closed door cultivation.
Wang Lin stopped at a mountainside about 7,000 to 8,000 kilometers
from the Cloud Sky Sect. He looked around and revealed a satisfied look.
Then, he slapped his bag of holding and a flying sword came out. He sent
the flying sword swirling into the side of the mountain.
Soon, a cave was carved into the side of the cliff. The cave was built
according to Wang Lin’s preference, with two rooms. After Wang Lin
entered the cave, he pondered for a bit, then opened up another room.
After all that, he left the cave. He slapped his bag of holding and the
restriction flag came out. Both of his hands formed a seal and pointed at the
flag. The flag started to wave without any wind and quickly became 10
times larger.
Then, Wang Lin’s hand started to form multiple seals and sending out
multiple beams of light. The restriction flag quickly started to stretch
indefinitely, forming a canopy that could cover the entire sky.
Wang Lin calmly shouted, “Scatter!”
With those words, the black canopy immediately began to tremble.
Thousands of restrictions fell from the flag and into the mountain range.
Soon, all of the restrictions on the flag came out and covered the entire
mountain range.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He waved his hand and the restriction flag
shrunk and returned to his hand. He waved his right hand and the restriction
flag pierced into the mountain.
From the outside, the cave disappeared from the mountain range and
everything else looked exactly the same as before.
Wang Lin pondered a little. His hand moved and created several
restrictions. He placed them in different locations in the mountain range.
Finally, after the restrictions formed a tight defensive formation, he relaxed.
His body moved forward. When his body touched the side of the
mountain, his body disappeared and he entered the cave. Inside the cave, he
quickly touched his bag of holding and an object appeared in his hand.
This was the green dragon jade that Li Muwan had gifted to him.
Although there were some cracks on it, it didn’t affect its usage. After Wang
Lin looked at it for a while, he activated a spiritual technique on the jade.
Suddenly, a roar emitted from the jade. A green dragon came out of it and
circled around Wang Lin. The dragon became larger and larger as it circled
Wang Lin. The dragon went through the walls of the cave as if there was
nothing in its way.
The green dragon let out a roar and fused into the cave thus forming
another protective layer.
This cave could be said to be the most secure place Wang Lin had ever
created.
Wang Lin spent a lot of effort on the defenses of this cave. The reason
being that unless something really unexpected happens, he will be living
here for a very long time.
Wang Lin stood in the cave and pondered for a very long time. He
revealed a determined look and pointed his hand to his brow. The devil Xu
Liguo and the second devil came out of his forehead.
After the two devils appeared, they each had different reactions. The
moment the second devil appeared, it instantly looked at Wang Lin with a
look of devotion and admiration. Now, as long as Wang Lin commands it,
even if he was ordered to fight a Spirit Severing cultivator, he would go
without any hesitation, even if death was certain.
As for Xu Liguo, when he appeared, he secretly looked around, but put
on a respectful look and a pleasing smile in front of Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pointed at a stone room and said, “From today onward, you
two devils will live in that stone room. If you leave that room without my
permission, then you will be erased.”
Xu Liguo was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, the second devil
didn’t hesitate at all and floated toward the stone room Wang Lin pointed
to. Xu Liguo hesitated for a while, but he quickly swallowed his words. If
number two agreed that easily, then, if he talked back and hesitated, that
would mean he was beaten by number two, so he quickly went into the
room as well.
After the two devils entered the room, Wang Lin sent out his Ji Realm
and scanned the area. He left behind some of his divine sense before he
withdrew it.
If the two devils don’t listen and try to leave the room, they will be
attacked by the Ji Realm. Wang Lin had to be on guard because those two
devils were created by him. Normally, he wouldn’t be afraid of any
changes, but the thing he was about to do couldn’t have any accidents, so he
trapped the two devils in the room.
After that, Wang Lin pondered for a while, then walked into the room in
the center. He sat down cross legged and took a deep breath. He pointed at
his brow and a rainbow colored ball of light floated out of his brow and
became more solid, revealing a heaven defying look.
After looking at the heaven revolting bead for a while, he waved his
right hand and the bead floated to the side. Then, he took out several jade
bottles and placed them on the left and right sides.
Afterward, he quietly closed his eyes and started to meditate.
Time flew by, and a year had already passed. In this last year, aside
from gathering the liquid from the bead, Wang Lin hardly moved at all.
During his meditation over the past year, he compressed all of his
excess spiritual energy into three swirls, and, within these three swirls, was
that divine retribution red line.
In a year’s time, Wang Lin had managed to completely suppressed the
red thread, but he didn’t dare relax at all. Although the red thread was
small, it contained the power of a divine retribution. If it was not handled
properly, the result would be his body being destroyed by the thread.
Although his body had already undergone one reconstruction, he didn’t
want to use his body as a test.
In addition to that, Wang Lin had been spending the rest of his time
studying the avatar technique. This was his way of getting around his
inability to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Even now, Wang Lin still clearly remembered the cave in the back
mountain of the war god’s temple. He was reaching into his memories to
remember the avatar technique carved in the cave.
Back then, he spent a lot of time studying the technique and learning its
secrets. This technique was used to create another real body as a
doppelganger.
Relying on the avatar to increase the cultivation speed, then, when
breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, save the avatar, fuse back into
the body, and increase the chance of breaking through.
However, the avatar had a fatal flaw; it had no cultivation when it was
created and its lifespan would only be 30 years.
The reason Wang Lin didn’t use this method back then was because he
didn’t have enough pills for himself, so how would he have anything for his
avatar? But now, Wang Lin saw a method in this technique to allow him to
not only preserve his cultivation, but to also reach the Nascent Soul stage.
Then plan was to use the avatar to reach the Nascent Soul stage in 30
years, then fuse it back with this body, allowing him to bypass the block
that was preventing him from reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
This way, he won’t need to destroy his cultivation to break through to
Nascent Soul stage, however, there was one difficult part in this plan and
that was for his avatar to break into the Nascent Soul stage in merely 30
years.
With the heaven revolting space’s help, the time could be extended.
With the normal 6 times the training time in the heaven revolting space,
Wang Lin had 180 years for his avatar to reach the Nascent Soul stage.
But there was another very important problem, and that was pills!
This problem will be solved at the Cloud Sky Sect! This was also why,
after Wang Lin arrived and found out that the Cloud Sky Sect was near, he
decided to do his closed door training here.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. Before him were three white
bottles filled with liquid gathered from the heaven revolting bead
throughout this year. This liquid was the first gift he had for his avatar.
After pondering for a while, his eyes revealed a determined look. His
hands formed a seal and he followed the steps of the avatar technique to
create his avatar.
This avatar technique was not very difficult if you could see through all
of the details in the technique, as it had no relationship to one’s talent or
power. Otherwise, Chen Chong, who had the worst talent at the war god
temple, wouldn’t have been the only one aside from the creator to have seen
through the secret of the avatar technique.
211
CLOUD SKY SECT
S uzaku calendar, year 134,500. In the cultivation country of Chu, there

was a ray of light that emerged in its territories. After three days had
passed, all of the sects had sent disciples to check it out, but they ultimately
found nothing other than an abandoned cave.
It was rumored that a treasure appeared here, but was already taken by
someone.
As for this rumor, some cultivators refused to believe it, while other
cultivators believed that it was true. Because the ray of light appeared near
the Cloud Sky Sect, the rumors became that the treasure was obtained by
the Cloud Sky Sect.
In the same year, the Cloud Sky Sect was able to refine a Tian Sun pill.
This pill’s quality had reached the early stage of 5th rank. The pill’s effect
was to allow a Nascent Soul cultivator that had lost their body to
immediately rebuild a new one without the need to steal a body to achieve
rebirth.
The moment this pill appeared, the already famous Cloud Sky sect
became even more famous. All of the surrounding rank 4 counties wanted
to get the pill, but, in the end, the Ju Mo Sect from a rank 4 country got the
pill through a secret agreement. Before they left, they placed a formation on
the Cloud Sky Sect. The formation was very strong. Even normal rank 4
countries would have trouble breaking it.
In the end of that month, the Cloud Sky Sect opened its doors for
recruiting, something that happens once every 30 years.
Various cultivation families in the country of Chu would send their
descendants to the Cloud Sky Sect, hoping that they would be able to join
the sect and achieve greatness with the backing of the sect.
However, the requirements to join the Cloud Sky Sect were very
strange. Unlike the other sects, where they looked at how talented a person
was, the Cloud Sky Sect’s recruitment was based on a special technique.
As a result, the recruiting that only happened every 30 years would only
ever result in about 10 or so people being recruited. It was really small
compared to the thousands of people that would gather for this event.
With the Cloud Sky Sect’s fame and how few disciples they took in,
almost all of the cultivators without any sect or background dreamt that
they could become disciples of the Cloud Sky Sect.
At the top of the Cloud Sky Sect mountain were rows of puzzles carved
from jade in an immortal palace. This was only part of the Cloud Sky Sect.
All of the other jade carvings were hidden by different techniques. From a
distance, one could only see a lush, green forest, nothing else.
Three large green words were being held in the air by some spell like
giant lanterns being hung off the door way.
The three words were “Cloud Sky Sect”.
When the recruiting event, which occurred every 30 years and lasted for
10 days, started, those three words would appear in the sky and, once the
ten day period was over, the three words would disappear.
As a result, all of the scattered cultivators and the cultivation families in
the country of Chu knew that the moment those three words appeared in the
sky, the Cloud Sky Sect had started their recruitment for disciples in the
country of Chu. The moment those three words disappeared, the
recruitment event was over.
This morning, there were no clouds in the sky. Rays of sword light flew
in from all directions toward the Cloud Sky Sect. When they were around
1000 kilometers away from the Cloud Sky Sect mountain, they all got off
their flying swords, revealing many youths. All of them were fairly young.
Some came by themselves, while others came with their elders.
In order to show their respect to the Cloud Sky Sect, basically all of the
people who wanted to join the sect got off their flying swords 1000
kilometers away and walked toward the sect on foot.
If one were to look down from the sky right now, they could see that,
within 1000 kilometers of the Cloud Sky Sect, were countless people
walking toward the sect.
Outside the gate of the Cloud Sky Sect stood three cultivators who were
responsible for arranging lodging and necessities for the people who came
to try to join the sect.
Around 500 kilometers away from the entrance of the Cloud Sky Sect
walked a man and a woman. The man was about 27 or 28 years old. He
walked very leisurely and calmly toward the Cloud Sky Sect. On his clothes
was an embroidery of a purple flying sword, showing that he was already
an inner disciple of the Sword Sect.
Besides him walked a 20 year old girl. She wore a purple dress with a
same colored sash around her waist. She had very nice curves, but also had
a hint of sweetness.
Upon a closer look, the girl was very attractive and describing her as a
beautiful flower would not be wrong. The girl pouted her red lips and
rubbed her legs. “Elder brother, what’s so good about this Cloud Sky Sect
that I have to come all the way here? I don’t like alchemy. I like the sword
sect,” she complained.
The man’s expression remained normal. He looked at the girl, then
poked her forehead and smiled. “There is too much killing in the sword
sect. It is not suitable for you. I’m sure know that the Cloud Sky Sect is a
very important sect in the Country of Chu. Even if the Country of Chu
suffers a great disaster, it wouldn’t affect the Cloud Sky Sect. If you can get
into the Cloud Sky Sect, your brother will be relieved. If mother and father
were still alive, they would be relieved as well.”
When the girl heard her brother talk about their parents, her expression
darkened a little. After pondering for a while, she obediently nodded her
head. She then pointed into the forest and said to her brother, “Elder
brother, if I get into the Cloud Sky Sect, I’ll make pills just for you. Then,
once your cultivation is high, we can go home and teach those old guys a
lesson.”
When the man heard this, he turned and a cold light appeared in his
eyes. In fear of scaring his sister, he never told her the truth of what had
happened that year.
The girl’s eyes widened as she looked at a youth in front of her and
laughed, “Elder brother, look. That man is wearing some funny looking
clothes.”
The man looked up and saw that 200 feet in front of them was a youth
wearing very crudely made clothes slowly walking toward the sect. It has to
be said that all of the people that came to try to join the Cloud Sky Sect
were either independent cultivators or people from cultivation families. It
was impossible for mortals to get there.
Therefore, it was very rare to see someone dressed like this. This was
clearly the look of an ordinary mountain villager.
As if hearing the girl’s voice, the youth turned around to look at them
and, without pause, he withdrew his gaze and kept walking forward.
A hint of surprise flashed across the man’s eyes. He knew that his sister
was very attractive and that, during the trip here, most people who passed
by would stare at her. Especially after entering the 1000 kilometer range of
the Cloud Sky Sect, everyone they encountered would take an extra look at
his sister, but this youth’s eyes were as calm as still water and when the
youth saw his sister, there was no fluctuation in the youth’s eyes at all.
The man sent out his divine sense and found that the youth’s cultivation
was only at the second or 3rd layer of Qi Condensation. After he looked for
a bit, he withdrew his gaze.
The girl looked at the youth with a glint of interest in her eyes. She
quickly walked forward and shouted, “Hey, are you here to join the sect as
well?”
The youth frowned. He didn’t bother with her and kept walking
forward.
The girl let out a grunt. She gently leaped over the youth and landed in
front of him. She disgruntledly said, “Are you mute? I asked: are you here
to join the sect?”
The youth looked at the girl and helplessly said, “Is that not a pointless
question?” With that, he walked around the girl, shaking his head.
The girl’s face turned red. She pondered a bit and realized that what she
said before really was pointless. Since the youth was already here, she still
asked if he was on his way to join the sect.
The girl’s elder brother curled his lips and let out a faint smile. He
wasn’t angry with the youth’s reply at all. Instead, when his sister asked the
question, he had the same feeling.
The girl stomped her foot and caught up with the youth. She walked at
his side and disgruntledly said, “What I asked was not pointless. With your
clothes, no matter how you look, it doesn’t look like you’re here to join the
sect. Look at everyone else. No one else is dressed like you. You have to
know that when the Cloud Sky Sect accept disciples…”
The youth frowned again and secretly sighed. From his view, this girl
was like a newborn chick, and a very annoying one at that.
If it was not for his cultivation being too low right now, he would have
already waved his sleeves and left instead of suffering this girl’s pestering.
Time quickly passed by and it was afternoon now. The sun blazed in the
sky and sweat oozed out of the youth’s forehead. He bitterly smiled in his
heart. It had been a long time since he ran out of breath like a mortal.
Just at that moment, the girl next to him put her hand on her bag of
holding and took out a few lychee nuts. After putting them in her mouth,
she looked at the youth and raised her hand toward him. She asked, “Do
you want this?”
The youth didn’t even look at it. He shook his head and continued to
walk forward.
The girl slightly snorted and didn’t bother with it anymore. She returned
to her brother’s side and put all of the lychee nuts in her brother’s hand.
Two hours later, the Cloud Sky Sect’s gate appeared in the distance. The
youth let out a sigh after looking at the magnificent gate. He couldn’t help
but think about the Heng Yue Sect.
This youth was Wang Lin.
More accurately, this was Wang Lin’s avatar that was created by the
avatar technique. This doppelganger was created by the avatar technique
from his main body and had real flesh and blood.
But this body only had 30 years to live.
This was his only plan to break through into Nascent Soul stage while
not losing his cultivation. As for his main body, it was hidden somewhere
near the Cloud Sky Sect.
He had already abandoned the cave he was using before because, when
the avatar appeared, a ray of light shot out into the sky.
As a result, he had to quickly abandon the cave and find another place
to start his closed door cultivation.
His main body went into closed door training while his avatar lived in a
village at the foot of the mountain for a few months. When he heard that the
Cloud Sky Sect was recruiting, he pondered for a while and decided to try
getting in.
That was the cause of the current scene. In Wang Lin’s original plan,
once he ran out of the spirit liquid, he was going to kidnap a Cloud Sky Sect
disciple and blend into the sect to steal pills.
But now just happened to be when the Cloud Sky Sect was recruiting,
so Wang Lin decided to give up his original plan. If he could join the sect,
he wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of kidnapping a Cloud Sky Sect
disciple and blending into the sect to steal.
All those who came to join the Cloud Sky Sect were be brought to a
side mountain to rest. Once the 10 day period is over all, of them will be
brought to the Cloud Sky Sect for the selection process.
When the girl that walked with Wang Lin was lead away by the
disciples at the gate of the Cloud Sky Sect, her brother turned to leave, but,
before he left, he took a few looks at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. Although his cultivation was gone, his
experience was still there. The man in front of him was definitely not at the
Core Formation stage yet and was at best at the late stage of Foundation
Building. If Wang Lin were to use his main body, he could effortlessly kill
him.
After staying at the Cloud Sky Sect for a few days, the three big words
floating in the sky slowly dissipated. Eventually, they disappeared without a
trace, signaling the end of the Cloud Sky Sect’s recruitment period.
What was next was to pick around ten or so people to join as disciples
of the Cloud Sky Sect. Everyone else would be dismissed from the Cloud
Sky Sect’s mountain.
On this day, thousands of people who wanted to join the Cloud Sky Sect
sat cross legged on a huge stage at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the
exam. Among these people were men and women, old and young, and some
had even reached Core Formation, while others were like Wang Lin, who
were only at the 2nd or 3rd layer of Qi Condensation.
There were dozens of Cloud Sky disciples standing on the edge of the
stage with indifferent looks on their faces. They were releasing hints of
pride. After all, they were already members of the Cloud Sky Sect, so their
positions were naturally higher than those who wished to join.
Not long after, a middled aged man wearing a white robe with three
pills embroidered on the cuffs floated down from the mountain. He floated
in the area above the stage and looked at everyone there. He said, in a low
tone, “If you wish to join my Cloud Sky Sect, your seniority will be low. If
you’re not willing, then leave now.” *辈降十等*
When he finished speaking, none of the thousands of people on the
stage left. They all looked up at the person with determined looks in their
eyes. Among these people were a few Core Formation cultivators. They
knew that the middle aged man’s words were for them.
After waiting for a little, the middle aged man waved his right hand and
a burst of force suddenly erupted from the center of the stage, pushing all of
the nearby people away and exposing an open space 10 feet in diameter on
the stage.
At the same time, a dark mist column rose up from the ground there. It
looked very majestic. This thick, dark mist pillar felt like it was a giant
hand that was used to hold the sky up. After it rose from the ground, it
stretched so far into the sky that if one were to look up from the bottom,
they wouldn’t able to see the top.
The middle aged man’s voice floated toward the crowd. “Using
whatever method you choose, as long as you can feel exactly what
substance is inside this dark mist pillar, then you are qualified. The time
limit is six hours!” With that, he landed on the side and stood silently,
watching the dark mist pillar.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal. He stared at the black mist
pillar and began to think. Although he was an avatar, when creating the
avatar, the avatar didn’t get any cultivation or divine sense from the main
body, but all of his techniques and the memories from the Ancient God
were still intact.
Wang Lin’s eyes trembled slightly. He kept analyzing the pillar until he
slowly started to reveal a faint smile on his face. From his view, this pillar
was clearly a type of restriction and the restriction was used to test everyone
who tried to see through it.
This must be the Cloud Sky Sect’s way to get rid of people who were
here to join them with ill intent, but Wang Lin wasn’t sure about how
exactly the restriction would react.
What type of disciples did the Cloud Sky Sect want to find with this
restriction?
According to Wang Lin’s knowledge of restrictions, it would be
impossible for ordinary people to solve this restriction. As a result, even
among the thousands of people on this stage, almost none of them could see
through this restriction.
And so, if Wang Lin were to see through the restriction, that would be
too obvious and someone would contradict his story of wanting to join the
Cloud Sky Sect. But this was still not the most important part. Wang Lin
was worried that if he didn’t know what type of disciple the Cloud Sky Sect
wanted and broke the restriction, then he would certainly gain too much
attention from the Cloud Sky Sect. That would make this venture not be
worth it anymore.
Therefore, Wang Lin didn’t immediately break the restriction, but
waited. He didn’t believe that the Cloud Sky Sect would just gather people
and tell them that none of them were qualified.
If his analysis was correct, someone should soon find the answer here
for him.
Time passed by and, in the blink of an eye, three hours had passed.
Some of the people in the crowd were already getting restless. They had
already tried to probe with their divine sense, but whenever their divine
sense got near the dark mist, a mysterious force would push them away. No
matter what method they tried, they found no success.
At last, one person slapped his bag of holding and took out a wood
carving. This piece of wood was shaped like an eagle. He chanted a few
words, then threw the wood carving toward the dark mist pillar.
The middle aged man who was in charge of recruiting disciples didn’t
say anything about this action, but he quietly looked at the pillar. Wang Lin
noticed that although the middle aged man’s expression remained calm, the
Cloud Sky Sect’s disciples that were around revealed strange expressions
on their faces for a brief moment.
The moment the wood eagle appeared, it instantly grew and finally
turned into a golden eagle, which rushed toward the pillar. But the moment
the golden eagle touched the pillar, a hand suddenly appeared from the
pillar, grabbed the golden eagle, and pulled it into the black mist.
The person who sent out the golden eagle’s expression suddenly
changed. He quickly stood up and quickly turned toward the middle aged
man and said, “Junior gives up and would like senior to return the treasure.
This is junior’s family treasure. Please, senior!”
The middle aged man scanned the person and slowly said, “The golden
wooden eagle is the Gongsun family’s inheritance treasure. Our sect will of
course not keep it. Since you have already quit, it will be returned to you
when everyone leaves.”
The person’s gaze immediately relaxed a bit. His eyes were filled with
gratitude as he walked down the stage.
The middle aged man stressed again. “I have already said this before;
you can use anything you like. As long as you can clearly see what is
inside, then you have passed.”
This time, a youth on the stage cautiously asked, “But if we say what is
inside the pillar, then won’t everyone else here know as well?”
The middle aged man smiled and replied, “Not possible! If one of you
can see through the mist, you will know the secret that lies here.”
When the hand came out of the black mist pillar, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
He had been constantly watching the restriction and when the hand
appeared, a tiny gap appeared. With his knowledge and divine eye, he
immediately saw several pills floating inside the mist pillar.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal, but his heart skipped a beat.
However, he pondered for a while, but didn’t act rashly. This time, more
people became restless in the crowd and brought out their treasures to try to
break this dark mist.
More and more people started to attack with magical treasures. Every
time, a hand would come out, grab the magical treasure, and pull it into the
dark mist. If the middle aged man didn’t already say it, they wouldn’t dare
to use all of these magical treasures, but the Cloud Sky Sect already stated
that if they give up, all of the treasures will be returned when they leave. As
a result, everyone stopped caring. Many magical treasures appeared in the
sky, one after another.
Through the cracks caused by the attacks, Wang Lin was able to clearly
see everything that was inside the restriction. After all, he had divine eyes
that could see through restrictions.
Inside it were 11 pills, 11 pieces of jade, and 11 tokens with a pill
furnace carved onto them.
Wang Lin didn’t know what these three items represented, but, at that
moment, a golden light appeared around the black mist. Then, a flash of
golden light came from inside the mist as well. After the golden light
circled the pillar for a bit, it turned into a piece of jade and flew into the
hand of a girl who didn’t know what was going on at all.
At this point, the middle aged man from the Cloud Sky Sect’s eyes lit
up. He quickly moved next to the girl and picked up the jade in her hand.
After looking at the jade for a bit, he smiled and said, “You pass!” With
that, he waved his right hand and a disciple of the Cloud Sky Sect came and
lead her away.
“Take her up the mountain!” The middle aged man smiled at the girl. He
waved his sleeve and returned back to where he was and waited for the next
person to pass.
That girl still felt like everything was a blur. While still dazed, she was
lead up the mountain by a Cloud Sky Sect disciple.
Seeing that someone had managed to pass the exam, all of the people on
the stage started to discuss with each other, but, as for the people of the
Cloud Sky Sect, they weren’t bothered by it at all.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He clearly saw that it wasn’t because the girl
saw through the black mist, but the piece of jade inside the black mist chose
the girl.
And when the middle aged man saw the piece of jade falling into the
girl’s hand, he didn’t immediately announce her passing, but went up to
check the piece of jade before announcing it. Through this, Wang Lin
judged that the middle aged man went to check if the jade really chose her,
so, if he had acted rashly before, he would have revealed a weak point.
Wang Lin sneered. This Cloud Sky Sect’s method of accepting disciples
was indeed strange.
Just at that moment, a golden light suddenly started to flash from the
pillar again. Wang Lin’s eyes flashed and his right hand secretly made a
restriction. With the spiritual energy he had right now, he could only use a
few simple restrictions and was unable to make an illusionary circle.
Nevertheless, the restrictions he possessed were ancient restrictions
passed down by the Ancient God. It was not something normal cultivators
could match.
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LUXURY
P lus, with all of the magical treasures shining all the time and the
Cloud Sky Sect themselves having said that any method could be
used, no one saw through Wang Lin’s restriction.
The moment the restriction hit the pillar, Wang Lin could clearly feel
that a piece of jade was shining gold and slowly flying outwards.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his restriction landed on the piece of jade.
Suddenly, the speed of the piece of jade slowed down a lot. At the same
time, he sent out another restriction and, this time, the restriction landed on
a pill inside the pillar. The pill started emitting a golden light and quickly
flew out of the pillar. It landed in the hand of a youth on the stage.
The person was stunned and suddenly shouted in ecstasy. “This...I...I
passed!!”
At that moment, the Cloud Sect’s middle aged man’s eyes jerked open.
He stared at the pill as he quickly leaped and landed in front of the youth.
Without a word, he waved his hand and the pill flew into his hand. He
carefully examined the pill, then looked the youth, who was filled with
ecstasy. After pondering for a while, he said, “Congratulations to you. You
won’t need to be tested anymore and will directly become a inner disciple
of the Cloud Sky Sect. You can go up the mountain to see the sect head.
Take good care of this pill. When you meet your teacher, give this to them
as a gift. Sadly, this is a fire based pill. If it was something else, I would be
your teacher!”
The disciple’s eyes revealed a color of ecstasy. He quickly nodded as he
was filled with excitement.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm, but his heart was moved. Inside the
black fog, he only saw three things: the pill, the jade, and the token.
It was clear that these three items had different meanings. Receiving the
pill meant one would become a disciple and receiving the jade meant one
passed this test. What would happen if someone received the token?
Wang Lin pondered a little, but he didn’t act again. He had to be very
cautious because one time could be an accident, but if he used it in
succession, it would be obvious. If he were to get found out, all of this
would have been for naught.
With Wang Lin’s analysis of the middle aged man’s expression, he
believed that in this recruitment exam that only occurred once every 30
years, almost no one get the pill. He guessed that most people just got the
piece of jade.
The middle aged man slowly said, in a flat tone, “There is only one hour
left before the time limit is up. I can tell you now that within the pillar, there
are four items: a piece of jade, a pill, a token, and a pill furnace.”
“Among the four items, whoever gets the jade passes this test. Whoever
gets the pill directly becomes an inner disciple. Whoever gets the token can
trade it for any 3rd rank pill, aside from the one that lets you become an
inner disciple.”
“If one of you gets get the furnace, then you will be one of the few that
will become a disciple of the sect head. But, in the 8,000 years since the
Cloud Sky Sect was founded, only 6 disciples have gotten the pill furnace. I
hope that, among you, there will be a 7th.”
“Once you become the disciple of the sect head, you can use pills as you
wish and you will be exposed to the more profound areas of Alchemy.”
The moment the words came out, all of the youths on the stage took
deep breaths and looked at the pillar. In their eyes, the pillar represented a
lifetime of wealth.
When Wang Lin heard those word, he was stunned. When he checked
inside the restriction, there were only three items. There was no pill furnace
inside. After pondering for a while, Wang Lin didn’t keep watching, but
sent out a restriction and pulled out a pill.
With a flash of golden light, a blue pill immediately flew out from the
pillar and was grabbed by Wang Lin.
It was not that Wang Lin couldn’t get the token, but he didn’t want it to
be too showy. If it wasn’t for the fact that getting the pill would make him
an inner disciple directly, he would have chosen the jade instead.
After noticing the color of the pill, the middle aged man’s eyes suddenly
lit up. He grabbed the pill from Wang Lin’s hand. After looking at Wang
Lin for a while, he smiled and said, “Are you willing to take me as your
teacher?”
Wang Lin’s face revealed a look of fear, but in that fear there was a hint
of excitement. He quickly nodded.
The middle aged man smiled and said, “Stand with me until the end,
then I’ll bring you up the mountain to see the sect head.”
Wang Lin quickly and respectfully followed the middle aged man to the
corner of the stage. His face was filled with fear and ecstasy, but he sneered
inside. When he saw the middle aged man’s disappointed look when the
disciple earlier had gotten the fire element pill, Wang Lin began to carefully
observe the middle aged man. He roughly judged that the pill the middle
aged man wanted was a water pill. After all, even if the other elements
weren’t compatible, it was still useable, unless he needed a water element,
which was the opposite of fire.
As a result, Wang Lin deliberately chose a water element pill because if
his analysis was correct, the middle aged man would be too happy to dig
too deep into why two pills appeared in a row.
Within the next hour, three more people were chosen. Among the three,
one of them was the girl that walked here with Wang Lin.
Time was nearing the end. The middle aged man looked up into the sky
and was about to announce the result, but, at the same time, the entire dark
mist pillar started to roll violently. Dark clouds started to appear in the sky
and lightning flashed across the sky like silver snakes dancing.
At the same time, bursts of thunderous roars appeared from inside the
mist and the tip of a giant pill furnace appeared out of the corner of the
mist.
This tip was purple and had an etching of a black dragon in chains. The
dragon’s eyes were filled with rage and a strong sense of unwillingness. It
looked into the sky and let out a few roars.
At that moment, an invisible force from the mist pushed off everyone
that was on the stage, aside from the middled aged man and Wang Lin, who
was next to him, and a weak looking youth. The weak looking youth stared
at the tip of the pill furnace with a blank expression, unable to speak.
Wang Lin was startled. He carefully looked at the pill furnace and could
see it covered with a layer of black light. Every time the pill furnace moved
a bit, the layer of black light lessened.
“Tripod! This is the dragon tripod!” The middle aged man standing next
to Wang Lin revealed a serious expression.
But, at the same time, the pill furnace suddenly quivered and no longer
flew out, but gradually shrank back into the mist. At the same time, a
golden token flew out of the mist and landed in the weak looking youth’s
hand.
The middle aged man let out a sigh. He saw this happen every 30 years,
but the pill furnace had never been able to break out from the pillar.
“Send everyone out of the Cloud Sky Sect’s mountain. Everyone that
obtained something, follow me up the mountain.” After the middle aged
man finished, he looked back at Wang Lin and grabbed Wang Lin’s belt. He
jumped to the youth who got the token and picked him up as well, then
brought both of them up the mountain.
Behind him were three Cloud Sky disciples. They were carrying the
lucky three who passed the exam to the top of the mountain.
Wang Lin kept checking his surroundings. As the middle aged man
moved faster, the mountain got closer. Then, they suddenly passed a wave-
like barrier and the entire scene before Wang Lin changed.
The rows of luscious green forest and mountainscape suddenly
disappeared and what unfolded before Wang Lin was a very grand building
decorated with extremely well carved jade. Even Wang Lin, who had seen
the world, couldn’t help but suck in a breath as well and though that the
Cloud Sky Sect was indeed rich.
Although not all of the houses were made of jade, more than 80% of the
buildings were made from natural jade stone. If all of this was turned into
spirit stones or jade pieces, the total number of them would be
unimaginable.
At the same time, because there was a lot of jade, this place naturally
had very dense spiritual energy. He took one breath and immediately felt a
very comfortable feeling. After analysing it a bit, Wang Lin determined that
cultivating here for one day could be compared to 3 days of cultivation
outside.
Wang Lin looked at the others who were also selected and found that all
of them were stunned as well. They all stared at the scene before them with
strange expressions.
The moment they passed the wave-like barrier, the disciples behind the
middle aged man began to loosen their arms. Everyone who came to join
the Cloud Sky Sect already had their own flying treasures. As the Cloud
Sky Sect disciples loosened their holds on the people they were carrying,
everyone got on their own flying treasure and followed behind the middle
aged man.
The group’s speed wasn’t very fast. Wang Lin was stunned for a bit
longer, then saw a flock of cranes flying in from the distance. On top of the
cranes sat several beautiful women. These women wore rainbow colored
robes, making them look like dancing butterflies, which made people
involuntarily look in their direction.
When the cranes got closer, one of the women said, with a beautiful and
clear voice, “Elder martial brother Zhou, are these the new disciples?”
The woman was attractive, with all of the features of a top beauty. She
also had a small dot on the edge of her lip, making her very charming.
The middle aged man let out a laugh and said, “Yes. This time, during
the recruitment, 6 people passed.”
The woman’s gaze swept through the group, revealing some of her
hidden beauty. Her gaze ended up on the girl that walked to the sect with
Wang Lin and she smiled. “Very pretty. If she was seen by teacher, she
would be accepted as a disciple for sure.”
When the woman finished, the women that were with her turned their
gazes onto the girl. After chatting among themselves for a bit, they all left
on the cranes with charming smiles.
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OLD FRIEND
T hose exquisite women came quick and left just as quick, but their
appearance riled up the hearts of the young men that had just joined
the sect.
Among the six new disciples, besides the girl that walked up the
mountain with Wang Lin, who frowned, the only other person who didn’t
even bat their eye when they saw the charm of those women was Wang Lin.
In Wang Lin’s view, although these women were very beautiful and
their bodies have nice curves, they were not as beautiful as Li Muwan, and
compared to the Xuan Dao Sect’s Liu Mei, they were even further behind.
Therefore, how could they catch Wang Lin’s attention? Also, he always
had a strong heart that wouldn’t be fluttered by pretty women, so Wang Lin
not being flustered was no big surprise.
As for the girl that walked with Wang Lin to the sect, she turned around
and her gaze fell on Wang Lin. When she saw that his eyes were calm, she
felt a hint of joy in her heart, though she didn’t know why.
After those women left, the middle aged man lightly coughed. His gaze
fell on the guys. He then turned to the girl and smiled. “Lucky girl. You also
don’t need to do the second exam. Later, you will follow me to see the sect
head.”
With that, he continued to fly forward. As they flew deeper into the
Cloud Sky Sect, spirit beasts gradually appeared on the ground. There were
numerous tigers, monkeys, bears, and other animals. They were all normal
animals, but, inside the Cloud Sky Sect, each of them were much larger and
their bodies emitted large amounts of spiritual energy, meaning they all had
considerable cultivation.
These spirit beasts were all either quietly laying on the ground or
nimbly climbing around.
As they flew, Wang Lin found that the buildings formed a large circle
and, at the center of circle, a very magnificent hall slowly came into
everyone’s view.
This main hall was very large. Even if a thousand people were to enter
the main hall, it wouldn’t feel crowded. In the square in front of the grand
hall were seven large pill furnaces. Each furnace was emitting white smoke
that was floating up into the sky, as if they were communicating with the
heavens.
From inside and outside, the grand hall emitted a lingering scent of
pills. Currently, there were dozens of people divided into two rows. They
were either meditating with their eyes closed or talking to each other.
In the middle, a white haired old man, who was wearing a green robe
and holding his hands behind his back, smiled at the group as they got
closer.
The middle aged man who brought Wang Lin and the others here slowly
descended and landed in the square. He put Wang Lin and the youth who
got the token down and respectfully said to the elder in green, “Ninth
generation disciple Zhou Lin greets the sect head. In today’s recruitment for
the Cloud Sky Sect, a total of 6 people passed. Among the 6 people, 3 of
them got jades, 2 got pills, and 1 got a token. Disciples have already sent
the girl that got the first jade up the mountain.”
After Wang Lin arrived, he was immediately stunned. He quickly
lowered his head because all of the old guys around here were Nascent Soul
cultivators. No wonder the Cloud Sky Sect was the number one sect in the
country of Chu.
The green robed elder smiled and said, “You can go and arrange the test
for the three that received the jade. If they pass, they can become inner
disciples.”
The middle aged man wanted to speak, but he hesitated for a bit, then
pointed to Wang Lin and said, “Sect head, disciple wants to accept this
youth as my disciple. He got a water element pill, which is a suitable
ingredient for the pill disciple needs right now.”
The green robed elder’s gaze swept across Wang Lin. In that instant, his
gaze was as sharp as knives and he clearly saw through Wang Lin, inside
and out.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart. Although this elder’s cultivation was at
the Nascent Soul stage, the current cultivation of this body was still at the
Qi Condensation stage, so he wasn’t afraid at all, but his body did quiver
and his eyes revealed a look of fear.
After an instant, the elder withdrew his gaze. He faintly smiled and said,
“In order to get the pill, this person must have some special technique. Fine,
you can take him as your disciple.” He had no fear of another sect’s disciple
miXiang into his school because the items inside the mist chose their
owners on their own, and one of the qualifications to be chosen was to not
have any ill intent toward the sect. However, he didn’t know that Wang Lin
had used an ancient restriction to lead the item out by force.
The middle aged man, Zhou Lin’s, eyes immediately lit up. He thanked
the sect head and then glanced at Wang Lin. He signaled Wang Lin to
follow him.
But, just as that moment, an old woman sitting at the second position to
the right opened her eyes. She examined the group and said, with a husky
voice, “I want this girl!” The old woman pointed her hand and the girl that
came with Wang Lin suddenly let out a scream as her body involuntarily
floated toward the old woman.
The girl was also very clever. She quickly knelt on the ground and said,
“Disciple greets master.”
The moment those words came out, everyone sitting around
immediately revealed strange expressions. Even the old woman was
stunned. After blankly staring at her for a moment, the old woman smiled
and said, “You sure are a smart girl. Did you know that all disciples that
enter my Cloud Sky Sect are considered 10th generation disciples?”
The girl’s face turned red. She played with the edge of her clothes, not
knowing what to say.
The old woman carefully looked at her a few times and smiled. “Fine,
get up. Although I can’t immediately accept you as my disciple, if you can
make a rank 2 pill in three years, I’ll forcibly accept you as an honorary
disciple.”
The green robed elder shook his head slightly. His gaze swept across the
group and fell on the youth holding the token. With a dignified look on his
face, he pondered a little, then said to the middle aged man named Zhou
Lin, “You can go now.”
Zhou Lin quickly responded and signaled Wang Lin to follow him as he
walked away.
Behind Wang Lin were the two youths who got the jades. They were
also told what to do and quickly followed behind Wang Lin. As they left,
the two youths looked at Wang Lin and the other who was accepted already.
They couldn’t help but reveal envious looks.
After they left the main hall, the middle aged man turned to the two that
received the jades and calmly said, “The two of you wait here. You’re not
allowed to go anywhere. I’ll be back soon.” With that, he grabbed Wang
Lin and jumped into the sky. He turned into a ray of rainbow colored light
and disappeared into the distance.
This Zhou Lin’s speed was very quick. After a short period of time, he
had already brought Wang Lin to a house on the edge of the mountain
range. He opened the courtyard’s gate and inside the courtyard was a small
herb garden. In the center of the garden was a bronze pill furnace that was
the height of a person.
“Our Cloud Sky Sect doesn’t have any fancy ceremonies. I took your
pill, so you are now my disciple. From your registration record, I know that
your name is Wang Lin. Wang Lin, I have never accepted a disciple before,
you are the first one. From now on, you will live in this house. After I’m
done with the recruitment, I’ll return and teach you the art of Alchemy.”
With that, Zhou Lin explained a few more things and left.
After Zhou Lin left, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. From now on, he was also a
member of the Cloud Sky Sect. He took a deep breath and looked around.
This garden had many flowers and plants growing all around. The more he
looked at them, the more excited he got.
This was only the ninth generation disciple’s herb garden and there were
already extremely valuable herbs growing here. And all of these herbs were
kept in perfect condition. Considering the amount of spiritual energy they
received, none of the herbs’ effects would be lost at all.
After he checked out everything, Wang Lin let out another sigh. He felt
that the Cloud Sky Sect was too luxurious and rich.
Using jade as building stones, raising spirit beasts like livestock, a mere
ninth generation disciple with an herb garden like this. All of this displayed
just how powerful the Cloud Sky Sect was.
At that moment, Wang Lin’s heart felt a sudden urge to steal the pills
inside the storage houses of the Cloud Sky Sect. There must be a large
variety of pills stored there, so if he could get his hands on them, he
wouldn’t be short on any pill until he reached the Spirit Severing stage.
The moment this idea came into his mind, he tossed it aside because it
was impossible unless his main body reaches the Nascent Soul stage. Then,
it would not be entirely impossible.
After pondering a little, Wang Lin put away this unrealistic idea. After
all, his avatar was only at the 3rd layer of Qi Condensation.
The herb garden wasn’t large. Behind it was a row of houses. Besides
the first house having restrictions protecting it, none of the other houses had
any protection.
Wang Lin picked the last house. He walked inside and swept the
surroundings. The room was equipped with all of the daily necessities. In
addition, there was a small pill furnace in the middle of the room.
Although Wang Lin wasn’t an expert on pill furnaces, he still knew a
thing or two. Those pill furnaces in the main hall were legendary treasures.
Even that small pill furnace at the center of the garden was considered a
rare treasure. If it was in the Sea of Devils, the cost to make one of those
would be unimaginable.
And finally, the small pill furnace in his room stunned him greatly. This
pill furnace was not any worse than the furnace he gave Li Muwan back
then. That meant that this pill furnace was worth a complete dragon skin.
It has to be said that there were many courtyards like this in the Cloud
Sky Sect, and each garden had many rooms, and each one of those rooms
had a pill furnace. Adding all of those up meant that there was an extremely
large amount of these furnaces.
Obviously, these pill furnaces weren’t worth much in the Cloud Sky
Sect.
In order to confirm his speculation, he went and checked all of the other
rooms. He confirmed that, within each of those rooms, there was a similar
pill furnace.
Everything he had seen since entering the Cloud Sky Sect had shown
just how powerful the sect was. Wang Lin took a deep breath and felt awed
again by how powerful and rich this sect was.
From within the room, Wang Lin pondered for a while. He sent out a
restriction that landed on the door, then he sat down cross legged and began
to cultivate.
Time slowly passed. When night came, Wang Lin felt a special
fluctuation of spiritual energy from the restriction he placed.
He knew that it was because Zhou Lin had returned. This Zhou Lin was
only at the early stage of Core Formation, so he couldn’t see through Wang
Lin’s formation.
The Cloud Sky Sect was split into the inner and outer sect. The inner
sect was in charge of alchemy and the outer sect was in charge of protecting
the sect. Because Zhou Lin was an inner sect disciple, his main job was
making pills.
“Come out and meet me!” Zhou Lin’s voice floated in from outside.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and walked out of the room. Although it was late
at night, with the rays of moonlight, everything was as clear as day for
cultivators.
Zhou Lin stood in the garden. When Wang Lin came out, he threw a
piece of jade at Wang Lin and said, “Your teacher has to go into closed door
training to absorb the water element pill. If it’s short, it’ll only take a few
months, but it could take up to few years. Thus, I don’t have the time to
teach you alchemy.”
“Inside this jade are dozens of years of my experience and some pill
recipes. You should study it first yourself. If you have any problems, go to
the southern courtyard. In the 3rd courtyard, you’ll find your teacher’s
teacher. I have already told her about me accepting you as a disciple.”
Wang Lin took the piece of jade. He put it on his forehead and scanned
the jade then was immediately stunned. He didn’t think that Zhou Lin
would give him a piece of jade like this. Within this jade contained Zhou
Lin’s countless years of experience on alchemy, especially failures and what
made quality of pills drop.
The jade contained very detailed information. It could be said that it was
very valuable for the current Wang Lin.
He and Zhou Lin had just met, so he never would have imagined that
his new master would give him this piece of jade. This was too great of a
contrast with the vicious teacher and student relationship he used to have
with Sun Dazhu. Wang Lin felt conflicting emotions while holding the jade.
Zhou Lin didn’t notice any of Wang Lin’s thoughts. He pondered for a
while, then continued,“Your teacher’s master is a very gentle person, so she
will teach you all of the basics of alchemy. Also, you are free to use any of
the herbs in the garden, but remember to not remove the roots so they can
continue to grow. As for that pill furnace, just don’t touch it. Without
reaching a certain level in alchemy, it’s impossible to use it.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and nodded his head.
Zhou Lin pondered for a while, then sighed, “Actually, I’m supposed to
teach you some alchemy basics before going into closed door training, but,
if I wait for too long, the water element pill’s effectiveness will drop. Once I
come out of closed door training, I’ll make you a few batches of foundation
solidifying pills as compensation.” With that, he looked at Wang Lin and
said, “I’ll be in closed door training in the back mountain. You can continue
to live here. My room is protected by a restriction, so don’t touch it.”
After Zhou Lin finished speaking, he took out a set of clothes, a badge,
and a bag of holding and placed them to the side. He pondered a bit, then
took out a white bottle and said, “These are the tenth generation disciple
clothes teacher got for you. As for this bottle, it contains three pills. Take
two of them and use the last one for studying.”
With that, Zhou Lin’s body transformed into a rainbow colored light and
he left the courtyard.
Wang Lin silently stood there for a while. He picked up the clothes and
the pills, then returned to his room.
Zhou Lin’s actions felt very strange to Wang Lin. The way he treated
Wang Lin was something he almost never experienced in his life. After a
long time, Wang Lin opened the bottle. A very fragrant smell drifted out.
Inside the bottle were three bright yellow pills. Each one was about the
size of a lichee nut. Wang Lin picked one up. After looking at it for a while,
he didn’t consume it, but took out a small beast from his bag of holding.
The moment the beast appeared, it beat its wings and let out a growl.
Wang Lin flicked his finger and the pill entered the beast’s mouth. His
eyes became serious as he observed the beast.
After a long time, not only did the beast not show any negative reaction,
it instead became even more lively. Even its head seemed to have grown a
bit.
Wang Lin observed it for a while. He then waved his hand and the small
beast returned to his bag of holding.
He intended to observe it for a few days. If that small beast showed no
negative signs, then he will take the pills.
Wang Lin silently cultivated for the whole night.
Wang Lin awoke from his cultivation the next morning. He found that
the spiritual energy in his body had increased greatly. The Cloud Sky Sect
had very dense spiritual energy, so a night of cultivation had been very
effective.
Wang Lin got up and put on the Cloud Sky Sect’s disciple uniform. It
was a long sleeve white shirt with red pill furnaces embroidered on the
cuffs. He put away the token that represented his identity and the white
bottle. Then, he slapped his bag of holding and another object appeared in
his hand. Although this was also another white bottle, the contents were
several times more precious than all of those pills.
After Wang Lin drank a gulp of the spiritual liquid, he sat down and
began to cultivate. Both of his hands quickly moved, forming illusions in
front of his body. The spiritual liquid turned into spiritual energy in his
body and quickly traveled to his hands.
Gradually, Wang Lin’s hand moved even faster and sweat appeared on
his brow. Then, he suddenly growled, “Go!”
Suddenly, all of the illusionary circles formed by his hands moved and
formed a restriction circle. The restriction circle landed on the ground.
A circular halo appeared on the ground and started flashing.
Wang Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead. With the avatar’s
cultivation, he could create one restriction, but to create a restriction circle,
he needed the help of the spiritual liquid, and even then, it was a heavy load
on his body.
After the restriction circle landed on the ground, slivers of cold air
leaked out from the circle. After a while, Wang Lin’s main body slowly
appeared through the circle.
After the restriction had been tested, Wang Lin’s main body sank back
into the circle.
This was Wang Lin’s ace in the hole. When he was in closed door
cultivation and creating his avatar, he had already considered the fact that if
his avatar was outside by itself, it might encounter danger. Using the
ancient God’s memory, with two ink stones, a restriction could teleport the
main body to the avatar as long as both held an ink stone.
But before his cultivation gets to a certain level, it will take him a while
to create a restriction circle.
Two months quickly passed and Zhou Lin still hadn’t returned. The
courtyard Wang Lin lived in was completely secluded. No one ever came
by. Wang Lin had already carefully read everything in the jade Zhou Lin
left him. The information in the jade was very detailed and, after he finished
reading, Wang Lin could confirm that Zhou Lin didn’t mess with the
contents of the jade.
As for the beast that took the pill, it was clear that it became stronger
than the rest of the beasts. Even its spiritual energy had gotten stronger,
showing that the pill had no harmful effects.
As a result, Wang Lin’s heart became even more confused. He had
confirmed that Zhou Lin did indeed consider Wang Lin his disciple.
However, this relation was established under the pretense of no conflict
of interests. Wang Lin didn’t know what would happen when a conflict of
interest occurs, but this feeling was something that Wang Lin had never felt
before.
In these two months of time, Wang Lin’s cultivation went from the 3rd
layer to the 8th layer. Besides the spiritual liquid, Wang Lin’s alchemy was
another reason he was able to increase his cultivation so quickly.
He originally came to the Cloud Sky Sect to obtain pills, but now that
he had the alchemy methods and materials from the garden, Wang Lin took
the time to make the pills himself.
The path of alchemy was very long. Besides the required amount of
talent, the most important part was hard work. The path of alchemy was
several times more difficult than cultivation.
When one first begins alchemy, the failure rate is extremely high. Wang
Lin had attempted alchemy countless times during these two months and
only managed to succeed a few times.
One time, he consumed a lot of herbs to forcibly create a batch of seven
Training Helper Pills. With only the pills, the spiritual liquid, and the
heaven defying bead, he was able to jump from the 3rd to 8th layer in two
months.
On a certain day, a bang could be heard from the courtyard Wang Lin
was staying in. A wave of light like rippling water drifted across the
courtyard, then everything returned to normal.
Wang Lin walked out of the room, covered in dust. He wrily smiled.
That last refinement failed again.
This time, he wasn’t able to control the strength of the fire, so it caused
the furnace to break and wasted all of the materials for the pill.
The good thing was that the Cloud Sky Sect wasn’t short on anything,
especially pill furnaces. In these two months, Wang Lin had already wasted
4 pill furnaces. Of the 7 pill furnaces, only 3 remained.
Wang Lin walked out into the courtyard with a thoughtful expression. In
every room was a switch for the fire. The fire was controlled by spiritual
energy. The strength of the spiritual energy didn’t matter. It depended on a
micro control technique.
Using one’s own spiritual energy to act as a bridge between the fire and
the pill furnace required one to maintain stability of the flame. But this
wasn’t a static stability. It required constant changes to maintain stability
based on the changes inside the furnace.
If there was any deviation from the proper procedure, the pill
refinement would fail, and if the deviation was too great, the pill furnace
would break.
This was the most difficult barrier for beginner alchemists. However, if
one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, then they can use their soul fire and
won’t have this requirement.
Besides the control of the fire, understanding the uses and interaction of
materials was also key. Just having the recipe wasn’t enough. Alchemy
wasn’t something everyone could learn.
It was impossible for 100 people to produce 100 of the exact same pill,
even with the same recipe.
No matter how detailed a pill recipe was, it was only a guideline. In
practical alchemy, there were many unimaginable factors to account for,
like how much spiritual energy was in the surrounding area. The changes in
the surroundings, the impurity of the materials, and the many interactions
between various materials all affected the process and was not something a
recipe could record.
If one wanted to became an alchemy master, it was simply too difficult.
In the two months that Wang Lin had been at the Cloud Sky Sect, he
found that pill quality was also divided into 9 ranks, like alchemists. The
rank of an alchemist determined the rank of pills they could produce.
As of today, there were only three 5th ranked alchemists in the Cloud
Sky Sect, and one of them was Zhou Lin’s teacher.
This person was a female and was not a direct disciple of the Cloud Sky
Sect. She came from the country of Xuan Wu. After she joined the Cloud
Sky Sect, she was immediately a core member of the sect and, after several
years, she became an elder.
It was for this reason that, even though Zhou Lin was only a 9th
generation disciple, he was able to manage the recruitment session. The
elders also tried to meet all of Zhou Lin’s needs. After all, even if they
didn’t give him face, they had to give face to his master.
Wang Lin walked around the courtyard, thinking about why he had
failed just now. The entire process went well, but, at the last moment, the
fire went out of control and caused everything to fail.
Wang Lin thought, “Could it be that every time a pill refinement is
about to succeed, the fire increases and goes out of control?” But he soon
remembered that in these past two months, he succeeded once and it didn’t
happen that time.
After pondering a little, Wang Lin gathered a few pill materials and
started to refine again.
This time, when he was about to succeed, the fire suddenly increased
and went out of control. No matter how hard he tried, the fire kept
spreading, then, with a bang, the pill furnace exploded again.
Wang Lin looked at the exploded pill furnace along with the wasted
materials inside it with a dark expression.
He pondered for a while, then tried it two more times. However, both
pill furnaces exploded. As a result, in these two months, all 7 pill furnaces
had shattered to pieces.
Wang Lin wrily smiled. He let out a sigh and thought, “If it was just the
refining that failed, it would be fine, because I can always keep trying until
I succeed, but now the pill furnaces are all broken too.” If this situation was
not resolved, Wang Lin was afraid that he might be the first person to be
kicked out of the Cloud Sky Sect for breaking too many pill furnaces.
After all, Wang Lin knew the value of a pill furnace. Every time a
furnace broke, his heart would ache.
Meanwhile, Wang Lin also realized that while there were many
alchemists, the number of top tier alchemists was low. After all, alchemist
could be considered the most expensive people to train.
In order to become a master alchemist, one must consume a large
amount of materials and pill furnaces.
As a result, a normal sect couldn’t even sustain one master alchemist.
Only a sect like the Cloud Sky Sect could afford to sustain so many
alchemists.
Wang Lin wrily smiled as he cleaned up the shattered pill furnace and
walked out of the courtyard.
With all of the pill furnaces gone, he needed to get more before he could
continue to practice alchemy. However, Zhou Lin was still not back, so
Wang Lin had to go look for Zhou Lin’s teacher.
In addition, he also planned to ask about why the pill furnaces kept
exploding when he was refining pills. He had to fix this problem before he
could continue to learn alchemy.
The Cloud Sky Sect was split into the east, west, south, and north
sectors, forming a circle with the main hall at the center.
Wang Lin walked through the Cloud Sky Sect wearing the disciple
clothes with the token attached to his waist. Although he came across other
people, none of them talked to him and they only nodded as a greeting.
As he was walking, voices of cranes came from a distance, followed by
white cranes. When they passed over Wang Lin, sounds of laughter came
from the flock of cranes. Then, a crisp voice suddenly said, “Oh, it’s you.”
Wang Lin raised his head and saw the annoying girl that walked up the
mountain with him. Her head peaked out from the crane with a proud look
on her face. Right before she was going to speak, a clear voice came from
her side. “Junior sister, if you delay any more, you will be late again and
teacher will make you clean out the pill furnaces again.”
The girl pouted her lips. She looked at Wang Lin again, then flew away.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. Right as he was about to step forward, a
cold light suddenly flashed across his eyes. He turned his head and looked
behind him, only to see a shifty looking young male with half of his body
hidden behind a tree. He was looking toward the cranes with a love-sick
look in his eyes. He took a deep breath and muttered, “Those girls are
becoming more and more like fairies, especially the new girl that just
joined.”
He noticed Wang Lin’s gaze and gave him a mischievous smile. He
jumped down from the tree and tried to pat Wang Lin’s shoulder, but Wang
Lin took a step back and dodged it.
He was stunned, but quickly recovered and mysteriously whispered,
“Fellow disciple, do you know that girl?”
Wang Lin remained calm and shook his head.
The youth raised his brow and said, “Junior martial brother, don’t be so
stingy. That girl obviously acted like she knew you. Junior martial brother,
you don’t have to worry. I’m not interested in that girl. The only person I
like is the elegant elder sister, Wang Tong.”
Wang Lin looked at him and said, “I really don’t know her.” With that,
he turned to leave.
The youth quickly caught up and walked with Wang Lin. He said, “I
have to ask, junior martial brother, what is your name? Your elder martial
brother here is a disciple of the southern courtyard. Looking at the direction
you’re walking toward, you’re also going to the southern courtyard?”
Wang Lin looked at the person. He revealed a faint smile and said, “I’m
Wang Lin.”
The youth let out a mischievous smile and said, “Your elder martial
brother here is called Cheng Xian. So, are you going to the southern
courtyard?”
Wang Lin nodded.
“The Cloud Sky Sect’s four courtyards are very clearly divided. Junior
martial brother Wang, if you want to enter the southern courtyard, it might
be very difficult. If it was easy, then I would go to the western courtyard
every day. You should know, beautiful women are as abundant as clouds
there. If I could get one or two of them to do duo cultivation with me, then I
wouldn’t mind cultivation at all.” Cheng Xian stopped speaking with a hint
of regret, then continued, “So, what are you going to the southern courtyard
for? I might be able to help.”
After Wang Lin heard Cheng Xian’s dream, he laughed and said, “That
won’t be needed. I don’t think my trip to the southern courtyard will be
stopped.”
Cheng Xian was stunned. He looked at Wang Lin for a bit. He suddenly
slapped his forehead and said, “Your surname is Wang and your name is
Wang Lin...I remember now. You’re the one who was accepted by uncle
master Zhou Lin. You...you are too lucky. Do you know how many people
want to become his disciple?”
Wang Lin revealed a surprised expression and asked, “Why is that? Is
teacher’s alchemy skill really high?”
Cheng Xian’s eyes revealed a look admiration as he said, “Although his
alchemy skill isn’t low, it’s not exactly high either. He can only refine up to
rank 3 pills, which is not a big deal. I can already refine rank 2 pills. I
believe that I’ll be able to refine rank 3 pills soon.”
Wang Lin nodded. He walked toward the southern courtyard while
listening to Cheng Xian talk.
But Cheng Xian stopped talking. He revealed that mischievous look and
smiled, “Junior martial brother, I can tell you, but you have to promise to
take me to the western courtyard once. How is that?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm and said, “If you don’t want to
say it, it’s fine.”
When Cheng Xian saw that Wang Lin didn’t budge, he quickly said,
“Elder martial brother Wang, look, I’m even calling you elder martial
brother now. All you have to do is say a few words and I can get into the
western courtyard. It’s only a small task.”
Wang Lin turned his head and said to him, “You want me to go find that
girl, then you can use that excuse to meet that elder sider Wang Tong of you
dreams?”
Cheng Xian was stunned, but he quickly smiled, “Yes, yes. It’s only a
small task. So how about it, elder martial brother?”
Wang Lin slowly said, “Why does everyone want to become Zhou Lin’s
disciple?”
Cheng Xian said, with a face full of regret, “Because Zhou Lin has a
good teacher. Wang Lin, you have to know that when speaking of the
number one beauty in the Cloud Sky Sect, she is not in the western
courtyard, but in the southern courtyard. The southern courtyard’s Elder Li
is not only a beauty, but also one of the three rank 5 alchemist in the Cloud
Sky Sect. Think about it. Becoming Zhou Lin’s disciple means you’re also
a disciple of Elder Li. Not only do you get to see a fairy, but have access to
all sorts of pills and recipes. How could people not want to be part of that?”
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “Elder Li?”
“It is said that this Elder Li was a disciple of the Luo He Sect from the
country of Huo Fen…”
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W ang Lin’s eyes became serious. Elder Li, disciple of the Luo He
Sect from the country of Huo Fen… These two sentences floated
in his head as a name suddenly came to mind.
“Not possible…” Wang Lin secretly thought. How could there be such
coincidence in this world? Could the girl from back then have become an
elder of the Cloud Sky Sect?
Wang Lin let out a fake smile and thought that he was overthinking it.
In a voice filled with regret, Cheng Xian said, “Elder Li is a genius of
her generation. Back in the country of Hou Fen, she was already famous.
The country of Hou Fen was invaded, causing the Luo He sect to collapse
and all of the disciples to scatter. If not for that, Elder Li wouldn’t have
come here.”
Wang Lin nodded, but didn’t speak as he kept walking forward.
Cheng Xian blinked a few times and quickly followed Wang Lin. He
asked, “Elder martial brother, when are we going to the western courtyard?”
Wang Lin looked at the sky and said, “After I see the master, I’ll take
you to the western courtyard. But, like I told you before, I don’t know that
girl. I don’t even know her name. If it doesn’t work, then oh well.”
Cheng Xian was stunned. Then, he looked away and said, “No problem,
I know her name. All you have to do is ask to see her. Brother, I believe in
my intuition. That girl will definitely come out to see you.”
Wang Lin didn’t say anymore as he continued to walk toward the
southern courtyard.
During the entire trip, Cheng Xian almost never stopped talking. It was
clear that he was someone who was good at talking. He shared all of the
news, gossip, and rumors about the Cloud Sky Sect.
The way he talked was almost too lively, so Wang Lin didn’t get
irritated listening to him. Just like that, the two of them arrived at the
southern courtyard.
“It has to be said that Elder Li hasn’t been in the sect for long. She has
only been here for about 100 years, but her alchemy skill is beyond
amazing. I heard that back then, Elder Li competed with the two rank 5
alchemists in the Cloud Sky Sect. She didn’t fall behind them at all and
succeeded in refining a rank 5 Demon Cultivation pill, which is one of the
three treasures of our sect.” When he was talking about the pill, Cheng Xian
revealed a look of admiration.
“Demon Cultivation pill?” Wang Lin was stunned. The name of this pill
was too strange. Could it that be if you consume the pill, you could turn into
a demon?
Cheng Xian saw Wang Lin’s expression. He quickly let out a proud
smile and said, “Hehe, that pill does have a weird name. When the pill was
created, the ancestor asked Elder Li to think of a name. After Elder Li
thought for a while, she came up with that name. Although the pill’s name
is Demon Cultivation, it has nothing to do with cultivating into a demon.”
“What effect does this pill have?” Wang Lin thought it was very strange.
This pilled was call Demon Cultivation and this Elder Li was from the
country of Hou Fen and from the Li Hui sect. There must be some
connection there.
“The effects of this pill are great, but I don’t really know what the exact
effects are.” Cheng Xian shrugged his shoulders and said, “With my
position, how could I know the effect of the pill? That pill is considered one
of the three great treasures of our sect.”
Wang Lin didn’t mind. He nodded his head. After a while, the two
arrived outside of the southern courtyard. What appeared before Wang Lin
was an arched bridge with water flowing under it. were The water emitted
waves of spiritual energy
Inside the water were countless 7 color carps, leisurely swimming
inside.
Cheng Xian stopped before the bridge and smiled. “There is another
rumor regarding the Demon Cultivation pill. Does brother want to hear it?”
“I’m all ears.” Wang Lin’s eyes followed the bridge into the courtyard,
however, there was a restriction blocking him from looking in too deep. He
could vaguely see the elegant environment inside. It was like the garden of
eden.
Cheng Xian proudly said, “The rumor is that Elder Li lived in the Sea of
Devils for a while. The name of the pill is related to an event that she
experienced there. Of course, this is only a rumor. In fact, there are a lot of
rumors about Elder Li in the Cloud Sky Sect. We’ll have a good talk about
them later.”
After Wang Lin heard this, his expression remained calm. He clasped
his hands toward Cheng Xian and walked toward the bridge.
Cheng Xian quickly shouted, “Brother Wang Lin, I’ll wait for you here.
Don’t forget that we have something to do after this!”
Wang Lin didn’t respond. He walked across the bridge.
After entering the southern courtyard, the fog became even thicker. He
couldn’t see anything more than 3 feet in front of him. If Wang Lin’s main
body was here, it wouldn’t bother him at all. All he would have to do was
spread out his divine sense and he would be able to see everything.
But, right now, Wang Lin’s avatar was only at the 8th layer, so he could
only slowly walk forward.
The deeper he went, the thicker the fog got. His vision gradually
reduced from 3 feet to 1 foot.
A voice floated out from the fog.
“The southern courtyard is a restricted area. If outer disciple doesn’t
have a token, you may not enter.”
Wang Lin stopped. He replied, “Disciple Wang Lin is here to greet
teacher’s teacher, Elder Li.”
The voice pondered for a while, then the fog before Wang Lin opened
up as if there was a giant pair of hands spreading it open. A path that lead
deep into the southern courtyard appeared.
“Follow this path and you will arrive at Elder Li’s residence. Go now.”
The voice appeared again and Wang Lin could hear a hint of envy in the
voice.
Wang Lin followed the path without a word. The sound of an instrument
could be heard in the distance. Shortly after, Wang Lin arrived at the end of
the path, where a building awaited him.
Looking into the window, there was the figure of a woman. Before her
was a zither. However, due to a thin layer of curtain, Wang Lin couldn’t see
what she looked like.
The moment Wang Lin appeared, a song came out of the building and
entered Wang Lin’s heart like a flowing river.
Wang Lin didn’t say a word, but stood there and listened to the song.
After the song was over, an elegant voice came out of the building. “You
are Wang Lin?”
The moment the voice entered Wang Lin’s ears, he was stunned. His
face revealed a look of disbelief, but he quickly recovered. After pondering
for a long time, he responded. “Yes I am.”
The moment his voice came out, a sudden pop sound came from the
room as the woman broke a string on her zither. Then, the window suddenly
opened. Her appearance could make anyone’s heart beat faster.
Her face was as beautiful as a flower and her skin was as smooth as
jade. It could be said that her appearance was like a flower, her voice was
like a songbird’s, her soul was like the moon, and her skin was like jade.
The woman’s gaze fell on Wang Lin. After looking at Wang Lin for a
while, she revealed a hint of melancholy. She put down the curtain and
regained her elegant composure.
Wang Lin’s expression was still as calm as still water. The moment the
woman spoke, he had already figured out her identity. He didn’t expect that,
after all these years, that girl would become an elder in the Cloud Sky Sect.
Although Wang Lin’s avatar’s cultivation wasn’t high, he still had his
keen instinct. He could tell that this woman’s cultivation was at the early
stage of Core Formation. In any other sect, it would be strange for the
teacher and disciple to have the same cultivation level, but it was not
strange in the Cloud Sky Sect.
The inner yard measured someone’s worth by their alchemy skill, not
their cultivation.
As a result, in the inner yard of the Cloud Sky Sect, there were a lot of
cases of the teacher having lower a cultivation level than the disciple. This
was because the Cloud Sky Sect had a different type of scale compared to
everyone else.
Of course, some pills would require a certain level of cultivation to be
refined. So, for certain pills, the person would need to increase their
cultivation.
In this world, there were few people like Li Muwan, who could make
rank 5 pills that would normally require someone to be as high the Nascent
Soul stage to refine.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. The so called time changes a person was like
this. 200 years wasn’t exactly long, but not short either.
She was several times more beautiful than before. 200 years ago felt
like just yesterday. However, there was still a big gap between the two, a
gap that Wang Lin wouldn’t so easily cross.
Wang Lin didn’t have any plans to reveal himself. His appearance was
also different from when he first met Li Muwan, so she wouldn’t figure out
that it was him from his looks.
“What is it?” Li Muwan’s voice was still filled with a hint of sadness.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and bitterly smiled in his heart. He said,
“Dis...disciple…” Facing an old friend, Wang Lin was almost unable to say
the word “disciple”.
When Li Muwan heard Wang Lin’s voice again, her body shivered. She
waved her hand and a purple veil appeared on her head. She walked out of
the building and looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He slowly said, “Disciple’s pill
furnace shattered.”
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin for a while. She revealed a complicated
expression and asked, “Are you from the country of Chu?”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and nodded.
Li Muwan let out a sigh. Her mood returned to normal. She said, “The
pill furnace shattering must be because your cultivation has increased too
quickly and you can’t control the spiritual energy in your body well enough
to guide the fire. This is very common. All you have to do is keep
practicing and it should solve itself.”
“Since you are Zhou Lin’s disciple, I’ll gift you this pill furnace. This
pill furnace will prevent 100 shatters. If after 100 times you still can’t
control the fire, then that means you have no talent in alchemy and you
should give up and go to the outer sect.”
After Li Muwan finished speaking, she sent out the pill furnace and it
floated before Wang Lin.
Wang Lin immediately put the pill furnace into his bag of holding.
Although his expression was calm, he had very complex emotions floating
around in his heart. Every second that he spent here, he felt like he was
suffocating. He clasped his hands and turned to leave.
Li Muwan suddenly said, “Ma Liang…”
Wang Lin revealed a startled expression. He turned around and looked
at Li Muwan with a confused look.
Li Muwan secretly sighed and said, “You can go. If you have any
questions, you may come and ask me.” After that, she returned to her
residence and the sound of a zither started coming out of the building again.
This time, there was an hint of melancholy and loneliness in the song.
Wang Lin revealed a complicated expression. He directed a thoughtful
look at the person inside the building. He secretly sighed and turned around
to leave.
In the building, Li Muwan put down the instrument. She pondered for a
while, then looked through the window into the distance. After a long time,
she frowned and said, “Something is not right. How could two people
sound so alike? Even if that were true, there’s no way their expressions
could be exactly the same. Also, that Wang Lin’s expression was too calm.
A normal person wouldn’t be able to pull that off.”
A light flashed across her eyes and she pointed at her brow. A drop of
blood came out of her forehead. The blood was red and released a
destructive aura.
This was the gift Wang Lin gave her when he left. This drop of blood
contained a sliver of Ji Realm. Wang Lin gave it to her to protect her for the
rest of her life. If it wasn’t for this drop of blood, Li Muwan wouldn’t have
escaped the destruction of the country of Hou Fen.
“If it really was him, then why didn’t this blood react to him?” Li
Muwan bit her lip and let out a sigh.
At that moment, a voice suddenly came in from outside the building.
“Junior martial sister, could you come out for a bit?”
Li Muwan slightly frowned and opened the door. She saw a handsome
middle aged cultivator walking towards her with a warm smile on his face.
When he saw Li Muwan, he revealed an unreserved look of love and
gently said, “Junior sister, a few months ago, I heard that you needed a
Long Yan Zhi. I searched the entire country of Chu and finally found one.”
With that, he took out a jade box. Inside the jade box was a complete purple
zhi that was the size of an arm.
Li Muwan’s expression was dull. She didn’t even look at the jade box
and said, “Many thanks for senior bother Sun’s kindness, but I have already
found an replacement and made the pill. Brother Sun should just keep it.”
The middle aged man let out a warm smile. He put the jade box to the
side and gently said, “Junior sister, the ancestors mean well. After all, you
aren’t a direct disciple of the Cloud Sky Sect. If you wish to obtain better
alchemy techniques, then you must choose a direct disciple to form a
cultivating couple with. You and I have known each other for a long time.
I’m sure junior sister understands how I feel about you.”
A flash of coldness flashed across Li Muwan’s eyes. She stared at the
middle aged man and said, word for word, “Don’t ever bring up this matter
again!”
The middle aged man quietly looked at Li Muwan. After a long time, he
calmly said, “Junior sister, if it wasn’t for me saving you when the country
of Fen Hou was attacked, you would be dead. How have I been to you for
these past few years? I want to know why you’re so against this.”
Li Muwan pondered for a while. The figure of a person unconsciously
floated into her mind. She stopped that thought and said, “No reason…”
The middle aged man sighed. His voice was still gentle. “Junior sister,
ancestor has already personally ordered it. Everything is already set, so
please consider it again.” With that, he gave Li Muwan a deep look, then
turned around with a bitter smile and left.
Li Muwan quietly stood outside of her house for a while, then turned
around to go back in. Her back looked so sad and lonely.
Wang Lin left the southern courtyard with a complicated feeling in his
heart. Just as he walked across the bridge, he saw Cheng Xian waiting for
him. Cheng Xian quickly went up and asked, “Brother, how did things go?”
Wang Lin looked at him and said, “Let’s go.”
Cheng Xian was waiting for this sentence. He let out a smile and
quickly said, “Senior, the day is almost over, so we should move quickly.
Wait a bit and I’ll call for 2 mounts.” With that, he put two fingers in his
mouth and a sharp whistling sound spread into the distance.
Shorly after, a few beast roars came in from the distance. Wang Lin
looked up and saw a large and a small shadow rushing to their location.
Not long after, the shadows got close. When they arrived 10 feet from
Cheng Xian, Wang Lin could clearly see that they were two apes. The large
one was one and a half meters tall while the small one was one meter tall.
Both apes’ eyes were red. They made screeching sounds at Cheng Xian.
Cheng Xian coughed a bit and said, “I only borrowed something from
you guys. We‘ve known each other for a dozen years. Fine, carry us to the
western courtyard and I’ll return that thing to you guys.”
The two apes breathed heavily as they screamed at each other for a
while. Then, one of them grabbed toward Cheng Xian.
Cheng Xian didn’t dodge and allowed the hand to grab him. The larger
ape grabbed Cheng Xian’s clothes and pulled him onto its back. They
quickly ran and leaped into the distance.
The smaller ape looked at Wang Lin, revealing anger in its eyes. It
grabbed toward Wang Lin, but Wang Lin dodged the claw and jumped onto
its back. The ape didn’t seem to mind and quickly chased after the larger
ape.
The apes were very quick. Riding on them was like sitting on clouds.
Cheng Xian seemed to be very used to this. After yelling a few times, he
took out a gourd of wine and drank a gulp. He then let out a laugh and said,
“Riding a spirit ape to the western courtyard. In the entire Cloud Sky Sect,
only I can do this! Haha!”
Wang Lin wrily smiled. Although this Cheng Xian was very
mischievous, he wasn’t annoying. Although he was wasting Wang Lin’s
time, Wang Lin didn’t care too much. In fact, because of Cheng Xian, Wang
Lin’s dislike of interacting with people lessened a bit.
Cheng Xian threw the gourd back to Wang Lin. Wang Lin caught the
gourd and looked at it for a while. He thought of Li Muwan’s expression
and took a big gulp.
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T he wine wasn’t spicy. It contained a bit of a dry sweetness, but

different from the spirit liquid. However, the moment the wine
entered his stomach, a feeling of warmth filled his body.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in his body
increased, causing him to be startled.
Cheng Xian let out a laugh and said, “This is special water filled with
spiritual energy my teacher prepared to refine pills with. There isn’t much
of this in the entire state of Chu. I used fruits these two apes had stored for a
while to make some wine. Brother, if it was anyone else, I wouldn’t let
them drink something this good.”
The moment he said those words, the two apes let out a few angry
growls. They were clearly very unhappy about what Cheng Xian did.
Shortly after, with the spirit apes’ speed, the already not far western
courtyard appeared before them.
The western courtyard was very different from the southern courtyard.
The entire western courtyard was floating in the air and was surrounded by
clouds. If one did not look carefully, one couldn’t even see the building
made of white jade inside the clouds.
Cranes flew through the clouds and waves of crisp laugher emitted from
the western courtyard. Within a certain range of the western courtyard, a
pleasant fragrance filled the air.
Cheng Xian dreamily looked at the western courtyard. He let out a sigh
and muttered, “Almost all of the female cultivators are in the western
courtyard. Just think about all of the beauties inside. If I could just live in
there for one year, I’d be satisfied.
Wang Lin’s eyes slightly lit up. He ignored what Cheng Xian was
saying and focused his attention on the restriction placed under the western
courtyard. The effect of the restriction was to keep the west courtyard afloat
and it also had some effect that blocked vision from the outside.
A group of cranes flew out from the mist. There were 7 or 8 girls sitting
on the cranes, each one of them was as pretty as a flower and had nice
curves, especially the girl in front, who was a grade above the rest. She
arrived before the two on the crane. After looking at them, she shouted,
“The western courtyard is a restricted area!”
After she finished, she gave Cheng Xian a fierce stare and viciously
said, “Cheng Xian, why are you here again? If you are here to bug sister
Tong again, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Cheng Xian pouted his lips. While rubbing the spirit ape’s fur, he said,
“Cheng Lin, we came from the same village, why be like this? I even held
you when you were a baby. Do you still remember? I still remember that
time when I was holding you and you took a piss on me.”
When Wang Lin heard that, he immediately patted the spirit ape’s head.
The ape was also smart and quickly took a few steps back.
That girl’s face quickly turned red, then green. Her face was
immediately filled with rage. She slapped her bag of holding, took out three
flying swords, and shouted, “You’re still talking about that! This is not
over!”
The three flying swords flew toward Cheng Xian like lightning.
Cheng Xian took a few steps to the side and dodged the flying swords.
He took out a piece of jade and sent some spiritual power into it. Suddenly,
a light screen formed, surrounding the area. He said, “Don’t be mad, you
were only taking a piss. Brother Xian didn’t mind. Even now, if you want to
take a piss…”
Before he even finished speaking, the girl’s rage had reached its limit.
She waved her hand and three bells appeared. The bells were emitting a
crisp sound.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. This time, the spirit ape backed up
even more without his command. Wang Lin also quickly moved his hand
and formed a restriction.
All of this happened almost instantly. The instant the girl rang the bell,
Wang Lin finished the restriction.
Waves of crisp ringing sounds came from the bell. At first, it was soft,
but it got louder and louder, until it crashed down like roaring thunder.
It was clear that the girl’s anger had reached its limit. She passed her
anger onto Wang Lin as well. From her point of view, someone who was
with Cheng Xian couldn’t be a good person.
Cheng Xian exclaimed loudly. He wrily smiled and thought that he went
too far with the joke. He didn’t expect her to go all out because of a piss
from their childhood.
The light screen before him shook a few times under the thunderous
roar, then collapsed. Cheng Xian took a deep breath and spat out a yellow
light. Waves of fragrant herbs appeared with the yellow light and
immediately turned into a spirit ape.
The spirit ape’s body wasn’t large, but it emitted a ferocious aura. The
moment the spirit ape appeared, the spirit ape Cheng Xian was riding let out
an angry roar and threw Cheng Xian off. It kneeled on the ground and
started kowtowing toward the spirit ape formed by the yellow light.
Meanwhile, the smaller spirit ape did the same, although Wang Lin
wasn’t thrown off like Cheng Xian, but got off himself.
The spirit ape formed by the yellow light wasn’t bothered by the
incoming ringing sound at all. Its stomach bulged and he spat out a torrent
of air. Suddenly, the ringing sound was blown back.
The girl’s face suddenly became pale and she coughed out a small
amount of blood. She fiercely stared at Cheng Xian. All of the girls behind
her had anger in their eyes and took out their treasures, ready to attack.
As for the ringing sound that went toward Wang Lin, it slightly paused
before his body and strangely disappeared without a trace. Although Wang
Lin’s cultivation was low, his keen instinct and knowledge of restrictions
were still there. It was more than enough to stop the attack of a mere Core
Formation junior. The restrictions landed on all of the weak points of the
bell’s sound waves.
The ape formed by the yellow light suddenly turned its head and looked
at Wang Lin with a strange expression. Then, its body dissipated and turned
back into a yellow light, which was absorbed by Cheng Xian.
“Don’t attack. I’m not here to fight, but to accompany him to look for
someone.” Cheng Xian’s face was bitter. He was thinking that he won’t be
able to make it into the courtyard. It was all his fault. If he hadn’t offend
that girl, Cheng Lin, he wouldn’t be having his problem right now.
“Looking for who? Could it be elder sister Tong!?” Cheng Lin took a
pill from her bag of holding and swallowed it. Her face returned to normal
as she looked at Wang Lin with a loathing stare.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he looked at the girl. He said,
“The person I’m looking for is not elder sister Tong.”
Cheng Xian quickly said, “The person he is looking for is Lou Yue.”
The girl named Cheng Lin frowned. She looked at Wang Lin and
fiercely asked, “What are you looking for junior sister Lou Yue for?”
Wang Lin chuckled and retorted. “What’s it to you?”
The anger grew in her eyes, but she suppressed it by force. She took out
a piece of jade from her bag of holding. After holding it for a bit, she threw
it behind her. The piece of jade quickly flew back into the western
courtyard.
After doing that, the girl’s gaze turn to Cheng Xian and she said,
“Cheng Xian, if you keep bringing those things up, I’ll go home and tell
your dad that you’re bullying me!”
Cheng Xian was startled. His expression suddenly changed and he said,
“Why be like this, cousin? Who is bullying who here? Is it because when
we were little I…” At that point, he quickly shut up. He saw Cheng Ling’s
expression change and quickly said, “I have been giving you special
treatment all this time. I always bring you good food and fun stuff to play
with. This time, I’m really here to help this guy look for Lou Yue and… I’m
also here to see you, cousin.”
Cheng Lin let out a snort. She gave Cheng Xian a look and started
talking to the girls that were with her. Their gazes would sometimes fall on
Wang Lin.
Cheng Xian secretly sighed and walked next to Wang Lin. He wrily
smiled and whispered, “Brother, its all my mouth’s fault. Ah, whenever I
see that girl, I feel like teasing her. If I knew that today was her turn to be
on duty, I would have come tomorrow.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He slowly said, “I have already
helped with what I can. Whether Lou Yue comes out or not, I have fulfilled
my promise.”
Cheng Xian sighed. He took out a voice transmission jade from his bag
and handed it to Wang Lin. Before he could say anything, a crane flew out
of the western courtyard, carrying a pretty girl on its back. Her eyes were
wide open, staring at Wang Lin with disbelief.
After she got closer, she jumped off the crane and said to Wang Lin,
“You came looking for me?”
The girl named Cheng Lin frowned and said, “Junior Sister Yue, you
know his person?”
Lou Yue quickly turned around and said, “I know him, senior sister. He
joined the sect at the same time as me.”
Cheng Lin looked at Wang Lin a few times, then used her eyes to warn
Cheng Xian before leaving with everyone else, leaving just the three of
them there.
Lou Yue blinked a few times. She completely ignored Cheng Xian and
asked Wang Lin, “How do you know my name?”
Wang Lin pondered a little and blandly said, “If it isn’t inconvenient for
you, please take this person into the western courtyard. If he could see elder
sister Tong, that would be the best. If that is not possible, then don’t bother
with it.” With that, he left without even turning his head, leaving Lou Yue
and Cheng Xian dumbfounded. Both of them stood there for a long time,
Lou Yue stomped her feet and shouted, “Come on! He called me out
just for this!?” Unfortunately, Wang Lin didn’t turn around and his figure
disappeared into the distance.
Cheng Xian secretly sighed, thinking that brother Wang Lin really was a
master. With a girl this pretty in front of him, he still wasn’t moved at all.
Cheng Xian felt like he would never be able to reach that stage in his life.
Cheng Xian took a deep breath and said, “Lou Yue, junior sister...elder
sister, does elder sister have time? I am very good friends with brother
Wang Lin. I took care of him when he joined the sect, so could you help me
with what he just said?”
Lou Yue glanced at Cheng Xian and disgruntledly said, “You’re the
older one, hmph.” She fiercely stared at the direction Wang Lin went in.
After muttering some stuff to herself, she shook the bell in her hand. A
crane suddenly came out and landed next to her. She got on the crane and it
flew into the air.
Cheng Xian sighed with a bitter face, but, just as he was about to leave,
Lou Yue’s crisp voice came from above. “Follow me on your own.
However, only this once and never again.”
Cheng Xian suddenly became excited. He quickly followed the crane to
the western courtyard.
After Wang Lin left the western courtyard, he returned to his yard in the
northern courtyard. He checked and there was no sign of anyone entering
on the restrictions he left.
After returning home, he took out the pill furnace Li Muwan gave him
and started to practice alchemy again.
He knew that he was short on time and that he must quickly raise his
cultivation level. He didn’t reveal himself to Li Muwan because it had been
a very long time. Wang Lin wasn’t sure how much of the passion from back
then still remained.
Wang Lin didn’t plan on revealing his identity before reaching Nascent
Soul. If there were any sudden changes, then his hard earned identity as a
Cloud Sky Sect disciple would be wasted.
As a result, Wang Lin didn’t reveal himself and, from his view, 200
years was just too long and there was no need to force anything. He felt that
he should just let things take their course.
As for how Li Muwan knew his previous body’s name, it’s very easy to
explain. After all, 200 years of time was plenty to do many things,
especially when a mere name wasn’t that important.
Of course, if Li Muwan had found out that his name was Wang Lin,
then that would be strange.
Wang Lin had very complex feelings toward Li Muwan. From the time
he stepped into the cultivation world, he had met many females, but Li
Muwan was the only one that had lived with him for many years.
In fact, even Wang Lin had feelings for her, but, the moment they
appeared, they were forcibly erased by him.
At the moment, Wang Lin’s heart felt very complicated after meeting an
old friend. After a long time, Wang Lin put this matter aside and focused
again.
Time slowly passed. In a flash, severals more months had passed.
Zhou Lin’s closed door training was still not over. Wang Lin’s skill in
alchemy had increased a lot, but he felt that he really didn’t have much
talent for alchemy. It was only after failing 93 times using the pill furnace
Li Muwan gave him that he finally succeeded in mastering the control of
the fire.
As a result, he started to refine pills using the information in the jade
left by Zhou Ling.
Using the herbs in the garden, Wang Lin started to slowly try refining
pills. However, the success rate was too low. In 10 tries, he only succeeded
once, and sometimes, not even once.
If this continued, then, no matter how many herbs were in the garden,
they couldn’t withstand this kind of useage.
Finally, because one of the herbs ran out, Wang Lin used the spirit
liquid after pondering for a while. Surprisingly, the refining was successful.
And it was not only one success. As long as the liquid was used in the
refining process, then the success rate would increase by an unimaginable
degree. It would succeed 9 out of 10 times. After much testing, Wang Lin
confirmed that another effect of the spirit liquid was to increase the success
rate of pill refining.
As a result, with the help of the spirit liquid and the heaven defying
bead, his cultivation climbed at an incredible rate. He had now reached the
15th layer and was getting close to Foundation Building.
Wang Lin clearly remembered when his main body tried to enter
Foundation Building. No matter what he tried, he always failed. In the end,
Situ Nan told him that there were only three ways to reach the Foundation
Building stage. One was to obtain a Foundation Building pill, another was
to steal someone else’s foundation, and the last one was to have a Nascent
Soul cultivator help you reach Foundation Building.
Foundation Building pills were too rare and there was no Nascent Soul
cultivator to help him, so the Wang Lin from back then decided to steal
someone’s foundation.
His target for stealing their foundation ended up being Teng Huayuan’s
grandson, Teng Li, due to many circumstances.
His avatar had also reached this stage, but he didn’t need to steal
someone’s foundation or have a Nascent Soul cultivator help him, because
he had learned alchemy.
But the recipe for the Foundation Building pill wasn’t easy to obtain.
Normally, the teacher was supposed to make the pill and gift it to the
disciple, but Zhou Lin was currently in closed door training. He would have
never thought that Wang Lin, who was only at the 3rd layer, would have
already reached the 15th layer.
Wang Lin sat in the yard, pondering. He waved his hand and took out
the voice transmission jade from Cheng Xian. In these past several months,
Cheng Xian would often visit Wang Lin and talk a lot.
According to Cheng Xian, that time, with Lou Yue’s help, he was able
to meet elder Sister Tong and they were getting along really well.
Wang Lin’s expression darkened. He sent out the voice transmission
jade and it flew off into the distance. Wang Lin wasn’t in a rush and sat
there, waiting for Cheng Xian.
Not long after, the roars of a beast could be heard from the distance.
Soon, a spirit ape charged into the yard with Cheng Xian on its back. Cheng
Xian smiled when he saw Wang Lin and said, “Brother, what were you
looking for me for?”
Wang Lin looked up and slowly asked, “Do you have the recipe for the
Foundation Building pill?”
Cheng Xian was startled and said, “That foundation building pill is a
spirit pill, it is not something I can make. I don’t have recipes like that.”
Wang Lin slightly frowned. He secretly sighed and thought that he
would have to find Li Muwan again.
“But, since brother asked, I have to at least try to help. Although I don’t
have it, my teacher should definitely have it. Give me three days. I’ll
definitely be able to steal it in three days.” Cheng Xian let out a proud
smile, then talked with Wang Lin for a bit. He looked at the sky and said,
“Today, elder sister Tong made arrangements with me to meet outside, so I
won’t have time to talk more. As for the Foundation Building pill, don’t
worry about it. I got you covered!” He excitedly left on the unwilling spirit
ape.
It didn’t take three days like Cheng Xian said, but, after two days, it
arrived. Cheng Xian didn’t come himself, but the slightly larger spirit ape
came, dropped off the jade, and left.
When Wang Lin came out, he only saw the spirit ape’s back. His eyes
suddenly focused on the spirit ape and he noticed that its right leg was
clearly injured. The way it walked was a bit strange, as if it didn’t dare to
put weight on its right leg.
Wang Lin lowered his head and took the jade. He pondered for a while,
then returned to the yard.
In the next 10 days, Wang Lin almost exclusively worked on his
alchemy. The Foundation Building pill was a spirit pill. With Wang Lin’s
current skill in alchemy, his failure rate was extremely high.
But, after putting in the spirit liquid, the success rate had increased
greatly, however, it still couldn’t compare to the pei yuan pill. After using
the spirit liquid, making pei yuan pills would succeed 9 out of 10 times, but
with Foundation Building pills, it was only 5 to 6 out of 10 times.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He figured that the spirit liquid was less
effective on higher quality pills.
But the heaven defying bead was still incomplete. Wang Lin had tried
looking for the missing elements, but these elements were just too hard to
find. It has to be said that for the fire element to be filled, it completely
absorbed a wild spirit beast to complete it.
As a result, filling the remaining earth, wood, and metal elements was
simply too hard. At least for now, Wang Lin hadn’t found any good
methods to do it.
Among the elements, only the water element was easy to get and the
wood element was not too bad. Although the wood element wasn’t
complete, 7 leaves had appeared on the heaven defying bead.
The metal and earth elements didn’t have any movements at all. Wang
Lin had tried many things, but none of them had any effect.
Wang Lin already had a great deal of understanding of the liquid from
the heaven defying bead. There was a huge difference in the quality of the
spirit liquid before the heaven defying bead was filled with water element.
And after the fire element was complete, the quality of the spirit liquid
increased one fold. It was much better than before.
As a result, as long as the five elements are complete, even ignoring
what other effects the heaven defying bead will gain, just the spirit liquid
would be able to have an effect on the refining of high rank pills.
Only two Foundation Building pills were in each batch and one batch
took a whole today to refine. After ten days, Wang Lin had gathered almost
all of the herbs in the garden that could be used for the Foundation Building
pills. In the end, he was able to make 13 Foundation Building pills.
Wang Lin’s avatar’s talent wasn’t that much different from his main
body’s. Both had pretty mediocre talent, nothing special. So Wang Lin
knew that just one Foundation Building pill wasn’t enough. That’s why he
made so many, in case he needed more.
After he finished everything, he let out a sigh. He pressed his hand on
his forehead and entered the heaven defying bead’s space.Shortly after he
entered the space, a spirit ape arrived outside his yard. The ape was covered
in wounds. It stood outside, roaring for a while, before it left in
disappointment.
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B efore Wang Lin entered the heaven defying bead, he set up some
hidden restrictions to prevent people from coming into the room.
Even if they were to get in, Wang Lin’s whole body would be gone, so they
wouldn’t be able to find anything.
After all, not even the spirit severing Duanmu could find the existence
of the heaven defying bead’s space. The Cloud Sky Sect only had Nascent
Soul cultivators, so they won’t be able to find anything at all.
Wang Lin paid his respects to his parents and Situ Nan, then sat down to
cultivate for a bit. Next, he took out the Foundation Building pills, put them
to the side, and put one in his mouth.
The moment the Foundation Building pill entered his mouth, it turned
into pure spiritual energy. Wang Lin calmly activated the ancient god tactic.
Under his control, the spiritual energy absorbed by the ancient god
tactic didn’t enter his body, but formed a swirl in his abdomen.
After the last sliver of spiritual energy from the Foundation Building
pill entered the swirl, it suddenly enlarged and started to move upwards.
The current Wang Lin wasn’t a rookie cultivator anymore. He knew that
if this swirl could cycle through his entire body, then he would have
succeeded in entering the Foundation Building stage. If he had enough
talent, then the swirl would have no problems doing so.
But, if his talent wasn’t enough, then it would seem as if there were
invisible blockades making the swirl’s path around the body more difficult
to travel through.
The swirl in his body started to spin faster and faster. The swirl was like
a large tree, quickly spreading its roots through Wang Lin’s body.
But Wang Lin had too many obstacles in his body. The swirl became
like a wave hitting rocks on a shore. At first, it broke through many of the
obstacles, but the swirl soon started to slow down and even felt like it was
about to shrink.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Without a word, he took another
Foundation Building pill. The swirl suddenly got a surge of power and
started to spread again.
Time slowly passed as Wang Lin was breaking through to the
Foundation Building stage. After an unknown amount of time had passed,
Wang Lin took the 8th Foundation Building pill and, with a boom, the swirl
surged through his entire body. Surrounding his body were countless specks
of glowing light as dark liquid started to come out of his pores.
After a long time, Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes shined
like lightning and he immediately found that his meridian was almost
translucent and several times larger than before. Even his main body didn’t
experience something like this when it reached the Foundation Building
stage.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He wasn’t sure if all of this had
anything to do with the ancient god tactic. After all, the ancient god tactic
was a technique that absorbed spiritual energy, and a Foundation Building
pill was just like a stronger pei yuan pill, only its effect was countless times
stronger.
A burst of strong spiritual energy to wash the entire body so the body
would be more suited for cultivation. That was the true meaning of
Foundation Building.
But this type of change happened on the inside while the ancient god’s
body reconstruction was a change on the outside. In fact, the two were
really similar, only the ancient god used the spiritual energy to change the
outer body to better absorb spiritual energy and become stronger.
The cultivator’s inner change was to better sense the spiritual energy of
heaven and earth, but, in the end, was also to become stronger.
One was inner cultivation while the other was outer body refinement.
The roads were different, but the destination was the same.
Wang Lin’s main body purposely prevented the avatar body from
absorbing the spiritual energy and pushed it into his core, but after his body
went through reconstruction once and the purple star appeared on his head,
his main body was already on the path of outer body refinement.
He was very careful when his avatar formed, so it didn’t go through
body reconstruction. He had been paying attention to it from the start, thus,
his avatar walked the path of inner cultivation.
Wang Lin picked up the jade bottle. There were still 5 Foundation
Building pills left. He pondered for a while, then tossed the pills into his
body and started to cultivate again.
Time slowly passed by. The spiritual energy inside the 5 Foundation
Building pills exploded outward. A normal person wouldn’t be able to
contain that much spiritual energy. If it was a normal person, if they didn’t
die, they would lose all of the spiritual energy in their body.
But Wang Lin had the ancient god tactic, one of the most overwhelming
techniques out there. The one thing the ancient god tactic was least afraid of
was spiritual energy, no matter how much of it there was. All of the spiritual
energy created by the 5 Foundation Building pills was absorbed before it
could cause the body any harm.
Wang Lin’s cultivation went from just reaching the Foundation Building
stage to the peak of the early stage of Foundation Building.
But Wang Lin wasn’t satisfied. He pondered for a while and took out a
pill furnace. The pill furnace looked very normal. The only difference was
that there was a yellow paper seal on it.
This pill furnace was the one Wang Lin got from Yun Fei, the one she
tried to use to get someone to release the restriction on her. However,
everything she did was seen through by the devil following her, ending in
her demise.
This pill furnace naturally fell into Wang Lin’s hands.
He tried to analyze it before, but didn’t have much time. Right now, he
was out of pills. He would have to go back outside to make more, so the
only matter he had left to deal with in the bead’s space was this pill furnace.
While staring at the pill furnace, Wang Lin’s eyes slightly trembled.
Wang Lin knew that this pill furnace wasn’t normal. Just the words on the
seal made his skin crawl.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He took the pill furnace and shook it.
Muffled sounds came from inside it. There was clearly something in there.
Based on the sound, there was only one thing inside. If it was placed
inside a pill furnace, there was a high chance that it was a pill.
Why would someone put a yellow paper on a pill furnace? Also, what
could the use of this yellow paper be? He hadn’t open up the pill furnace
yet was because he didn’t know what the yellow paper was for. If the paper
was a restriction and he opened it up by force, it could cause a chain of
uncontrollable events.
After pondering for a while, he waved his hand and a sliver of spirit
energy appeared on his finger. He let out a sigh and flicked his finger. The
sliver of spiritual energy quickly landed on the paper.
At that moment, a strange scene unfolded before him. The moment the
sliver of spiritual energy got close to the yellow paper, it suddenly increased
in speed and disappeared without a trace into the yellow paper.
Wang Lin’s eyes flashed. He put the pill furnace on the ground. His
hands formed many seals and he shouted, “Scatter!”
Suddenly, countless specks of light floated around his body, forming
slivers of spiritual energy that started to close in on the pill furnace. But
before they got too close, all of the spiritual energy suddenly sped up and
disappeared into the yellow paper.
Wang Lin frowned. This yellow paper was really strange, as if it was
made to absorb spiritual energy.
He suddenly thought of something and lightly pressed his finger on the
pill furnace. The moment he touched the yellow paper, nothing abnormal
happened. He gently tried to rip the paper off, but an unimaginable suction
for suddenly came from the paper. Wang Lin’s spiritual energy started to get
sucked uncontrollably.
Good thing Wang Lin had already been on guard. The moment he felt
the suction, he withdrew his hand.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin decided to not try anything else.
He carefully picked up the pill furnace and put it back into the bag of
holding. This furnace really was strange. When he first got the pill furnace,
he couldn’t put it inside a bag of holding, but when he made his avatar, he
was able to.
All of the strangeness of this pill furnace made Wang Lin very
confused.
After putting away the pill furnace, Wang Lin stood up and left the
The moment he appeared in the courtyard, he noticed that there was
something off. He could smell a faint scent of blood. After looking around,
his gaze locked onto the main gate. The smell of blood was coming from
there.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he slowly walked over. At the gate, he
saw the corpse of a spirit ape.
The spirit ape’s eyes were wide open and grey. There were many
wounds on its body, including a bowl-sized hole in his abdomen. There was
no longer any blood dripping out of the body, only a faint scent of blood in
the air.
Wang Lin squatted down and touched its right leg. He found that all of
the bones in the right leg were shattered. Clearly, this was the spirit ape that
came several days ago to deliver the Foundation Building pill recipe.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The wound on the spirit ape’s abdomen was torn
open by someone’s hand. Clearly, the goal was to get the spirit ape’s core.
Wang Lin had done this kind of thing as well. He pondered for a while
and was able to arrive at a clear answer.
He didn’t know if Cheng Xian himself had anything to do with this. In
this half a year, Cheng Xian had been very enthusiastic and seemed to have
a very deep relationship with the spirit apes. When the spirit ape came to
deliver the recipe instead of Cheng Xian, Wang Lin already thought
something was up.
If nothing else, just because of the fact that he delivered the recipe for
the Foundation Building pill to him, Wang Lin couldn’t just ignore this.
He secretly sighed. Without even looking at the spirit ape again, he
walked back into his room. This time, he didn’t drink any spirit liquid and
sent out one restriction circle.
The restriction circle landed on the ground and sent a ripple through the
ground. Slowly, a white haired youth came out and, the moment he
appeared, he released a burst of cold air.
217
MEET UP
A s his main body slowly appeared from the restriction, the room got
even colder. Even though the room was made of jade, a layer of
frost formed on the walls.
After his main body appeared, his avatar took a deep breath and walked
forward. His avatar crossed with the main body and they fused into one.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s eyes released a very cold light and his body
released very powerful killing intent. After all of the years he had been at
the country of Chu, his killing intent hadn’t lessened at all. Right now, he
was only releasing a small amount of his killing intent and as for his evil
intent, he didn’t reveal any.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He moved his body and a mask
appeared on his face and his clothes became like that of his avatar’s. Then,
he quickly left the room. He could clearly feel that his body’s cultivation
had increased a bit.
It has to be said that he has already reached the peak of Core Formation.
The originally impossible to raise cultivation had increased a bit. Although
it hadn’t gotten to the point of his core breaking to form his Nascent Soul,
there was a sliver of purple energy in his core.
Wang Lin knew that when trying to break into Nascent Soul, purple
energy would appear. This purple energy could be called Nascent Energy,
which was key for breaking through to Nascent Soul.
When the entire core gets covered by this purple energy, that means that
the day of forming a Nascent Soul will soon come.
In the past, no matter how much Wang Lin tried, this purple energy had
never appeared. Even after Wang Lin swallowed the Nascent Soul, the
energy was destroyed by his Ji Realm right as it appeared.
But now, this purple energy appeared and his Ji Realm didn’t attack it.
This meant that Wang Lin’s theory was correct. If he were to continue
through with this plan and fuse with his main body once his avatar reaches
Nascent Soul, then his main body will be able to break through to Nascent
Soul and he will be invincible in front of everyone below the Spirit
Severing stage.
And adding on all of his various techniques, treasures, and the ancient
god’s inheritance, he wouldn’t be afraid to fight a Spirit Severing cultivator,
just like how he wasn’t afraid to fight a Nascent Soul cultivator right now.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He didn’t stay still, but moved like a
ghost until he was next to the body of the spirit ape. He was just about to
deal with the body when his eyes suddenly focused on the ape. He thought,
“No wonder, it’s an upper spirit beast. With my avatar’s cultivation, I
couldn’t see that its soul was still there.”
Wang Lin moved his right hand, pressed it above the ape’s head, and
said, “Since I met you before, I’ll save you once. From today onward,
you’re my third devil!”
A ray of black light appeared from Wang Lin’s hand. The light entered
the spirit ape’s head. The black light flowed through the ape’s body and
came back out of its head. This time, the soul of the spirit ape was inside
the black light.
The moment the soul appeared, an aura that would make people shiver
appeared. The fragrance emitted by the herbs around the garden
disappeared. The herbs themselves began to tremble until they started to
wilt, one by one.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He slowly said, “There seems to be innate
hostility in this soul. Very good. It seems that not only your body, but your
soul also suffered a lot before you died.” Wang Lin felt the aura around
him. This wasn’t the first time he had felt this aura. The first time he felt it
was 400 years ago in the country of Zhao.
The owner of this aura back then was Wang Lin himself.
Now that he saw that this spirit ape’s soul had the same aura as him, he
reached out, grabbed the soul, and put it into his soul flag.
After placing a few restrictions on the flag, he put it away and let it be.
Inside the flag were several other powerful souls he had collected as
backups for creating new devils.
If this spirit ape wasn’t devoured and instead devoured the other souls
inside, then it had the right to become the third evil. If it isn’t able to do so,
then the only path left was to be devoured.
After collecting the beast’s soul, Wang Lin left the yard and headed
toward the southern courtyard.
At almost the same moment Wang Lin’s main body appeared, Li
Muwan’s brow twitched. She was in the process of refining a very
important pill when her body shivered. She ignored the important refining
process that required all of her attention and threw away the furnace as she
charged out of her room.
A batch of rank 4 pills was nothing compared to seeing the person in
her mind right now.
In just that moment, the drop of blood in her brow with a sliver of that
person’s divine sense suddenly fluctuated. It gave off the feeling of wanting
to return to its owner.
As if there was a giant magnet in the distance pulling this sliver of
divine sense, it almost burst out of her body and charged in that direction.
This kind of thing had never happened in the past 200 years. But, in her
heart and mind, she felt like she understood something. Could it be that the
person she had been waiting for for over 200 years was not far away?
Li Muwan took a deep breath and quickly charged out of her room. Just
as she was about to leave the yard, a gentle voice asked, “Junior sister,
where are you going?”
A cold light flashed across her eyes. She tried to move forward, but a
white figure suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her path. The white
figure was the middle aged man from before.
He looked at Li Muwan, mildly surprised. He said, “Junior sister, you
haven’t told me where you were going. Eh? Its rare to see you in such a
rush.”
The coldness in Li Muwan’s eyes became even colder. She stared at the
man while holding back the divine sense in her body from bursting out. She
said, word for word, with a freezing tone, “Sun Zhenwei, do you really
think that you, with your late stage Core Formation cultivation, could stop
me? If you don’t step aside now, then don’t blame junior sister for being
ruthless.”
The middle aged man let out a soft smile and said, “Junior sister, this is
the Cloud Sky Sect. Why would I dare to stop junior sister? Junior sister,
where are you going? I’ll be happy to accompany you.”
At that moment, Wang Lin arrived at the southern courtyard. He stared
at the white fog around the southern courtyard with no emotion on his face.
218
DECISIVENESS
I n the Cloud Sky Sect, most Nascent Soul cultivators were in the outer
sect, but there were still a few in the inner sect. However, most of these
Nascent Soul cultivators focused on alchemy and rarely on fights.
Just like the one Nascent Cultivator in the southern courtyard, who was
currently using his own Nascent fire and the earth’s fire to refine a batch of
pills that would increase his cultivation level.
On the way to the southern courtyard, Wang Lin hid all traces himself
and moved like a ghost. He arrived outside the southern courtyard and
stared at the white fog as he walked in.
Cheng Xian told Wang Lin where he lived. The fog had no effect on the
current Wang Lin. The moment he spread out his divine sense, he could
clearly see everything in the southern courtyard.
Close to the center of the courtyard, Wang Lin noticed a fluctuation of
spiritual power. He could clearly see that there was an early stage Nascent
Soul cultivator there.
The moment Wang Lin’s divine sense passed by, the Nascent Soul
cultivator noticed Wang Lin’s presence. He was startled and wanted to
immediately head out, but he suddenly stopped, looked at the pill furnace,
and began to hesitate.
As for Wang Lin, the moment he found out that there was a Nascent
Soul cultivator, and only an early stage one at that, he waved his hand and a
small flag appeared.
Almost immediately, the flag grew and trapped the Nascent Soul
cultivator.
Wang Lin let out a cold smile. If the cultivator had reached the middle
stage of Nascent Soul, then he would have immediately given up on helping
Cheng Xian and would’ve left.
But since the Nascent Soul cultivator was only at the early stage, Wang
Lin had no fear. Although the restriction flag was weaker without him
controlling it, it could still trap an early stage Nascent Soul cultivator for a
quarter of an hour.
A quarter of an hour was enough for Wang Lin to do everything he
wanted to do.
Wang Lin no longer bothered with the Nascent Soul cultivator as he
continued to walk in the white fog. No one noticed that he had trapped the
Nascent Soul cultivator with the restriction flag.
Wang Lin easily moved in the white fog and arrived at Cheng Xian’s
room. In the scan by his divine sense earlier, Wang Lin had already found
that Cheng Xian was here, but the situation seemed a bit dangerous.
Cheng Xian was laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Two streams
of tears flowed down from his eyes and the spiritual energy in his body was
in chaos.
By his side stood an overweight middle aged man. The middle aged
man sighed as he threw pills into Cheng Xian’s mouth and scolded, “Little
brat, I already told you that those girls are nothing but trouble, especially
that girl named Tong. Very cunning and devious. She’s not someone you
can handle. Do you understand now? From now on, stop thinking about
chasing girls and follow your teacher in learning alchemy. That is the
proper path.”
Cheng Xian didn’t listen to a word of it. As the pills entered his mouth,
the spiritual energy in his body slowly calmed down.
His teacher sighed and said, “I know you’re frustrated. How many times
have you gone there? If it wasn’t for me throwing away my pride, you
would have already lost your life. The western courtyard isn’t a place you
can freely go to. This time, don’t blame teacher for trapping you here. The
western courtyard has already sent word. If you keep causing trouble, they
will destroy your cultivation.” The middle aged man shook his head and left
the room.
Wang Lin stood outside the yard. After seeing all this, he pondered for a
while, then disappeared. He reappeared in the yard and walked into Cheng
Xian’s room without anyone noticing.
He looked at Cheng Xian and waved his hand. The restriction on Cheng
Xian was immediately broken and Cheng Xian got up and looked at Wang
Lin with deep hatred in his eyes. “You were sent by them to kill me? Kill
me. I’m not scared,” he said.
Wang Lin was wearing a mask and his aura and cultivation were
completely different from before, so there was no way for Cheng Xian to
realize that it was him.
Wang Lin glanced at Cheng Xian. He moved his hand and a restriction
instantly appeared and surrounded the room.
Cheng Xian’s pupils shrank. He let out a wry smile and said, “They
even got an elder from the outer courtyard to deal with a junior like me.
Come on, if I even blink, then my name is not Cheng Xian.”
After setting the restriction, Wang Lin coldly said, “I was indeed asked
by someone to come, but to help you, not kill you. Tell me what happened.
The more details, the better.”
Cheng Xian was stunned. After glancing at Wang Lin, he hesitated and
asked, “Who asked senior to come?”
Wang Lin frowned and coldly said, “I will only give you three
sentences, and that was the first one. If things are still not properly
explained in the next two sentences, I’m leaving.”
Cheng Xian clenched his teeth and said, “All of this was Gongsun Tong
from the west courtyard’s fault. The reason she got close to me was because
she was after my two spirit apes.”
Wang Lin pondered a little. “These two spirit apes are yours?” he asked.
Wang Lin’s question was very clever. In the Cloud Sky Sect, there were
many spirit beasts who’s purpose was to be used for alchemy. If that was
the case, then what Gongsun Tong did wasn’t exactly wrong.
Cheng Xian nodded and said, “I know what senior means. Those two
spirit apes aren’t the Cloud Sky Sect’s beasts. I brought them with me when
I joined the Cloud Sky Sect. According to the Cloud Sky Sect’s rules, those
two belong to me.”
Wang Lin calmly asked, “So this Gongsun Tong got close to you, then
asked you for the two spirit apes. You wanted to please her, so you gave her
the two spirit apes, correct?”
Cheng Xian revealed a look of regret and excitedly said, “But...but I
thought she wanted to use the spirit ape as a mount. I never thought her goal
was the spirit ape’s core. The large ape already had his core removed and
went missing. I assume he is dead. Now, only the smaller ape is left. I went
many times to ask for him back, but wasn’t allowed inside. It was the outer
sect disciple, Lu Song, who injured me multiple times.
Wang Lin slightly frowned. He originally didn’t want to get mixed up in
all of this, but since Cheng Xian helped him get the recipe for the
Foundation Establishment Pill, he had to help.
After pondering a little, Wang Lin looked at Cheng Xian and asked,
“How do you want to get revenge?”
Cheng Xian’s eyes were blood-red. He said, while gnashing his teeth,
“If the smaller ape is still alive, then I will consider this matter my own
fault. But if he is dead, then I want them to die as well!”
Wang Lin nodded and calmly said, “As you wish.”
With that, he backed up and disappeared without a trace.
Cheng Xian stared blankly at where Wang Lin was. His eyes revealed a
confused look.
After Wang Lin left Cheng Xian’s room, he quickly charged toward the
western courtyard. Just as he was about to leave the southern courtyard, he
suddenly stopped and looked into the distance.
He felt a fluctuation of divine sense in that direction. After pondering a
bit, he waved his hand and disappeared without a trace.
The moment his body disappeared, Li Muwan arrived as quick as
lightning. Behind her was the middle aged man, still with a gentle
The middle age man frowned and slowly asked, “Junior sister, what
exactly are you looking for?”
Li Muwan stopped. Through the drop of blood in her brow, she could
clearly feel that person was standing right here, but why couldn’t she see
him? Li Muwan let out a bitter smile. She was a very smart person and
immediately realized that it was because he didn’t want to see her.
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. Her face was filled with grief and said, “I
know you are here. Why aren’t you even willing to meet me once?”
The middle aged man’s expression suddenly changed. He sent out his
divine sense, but found no one. He frowned and suspiciously looked at Li
Muwan.“Junior sister, who is here? There is no one else here.”
Li Muwan didn’t even look at the middle aged man as she closed her
eyes and slowly calmed down. She said, “Wan Er doesn’t ask for anything
else, but to see you once. In these 200 years, Wan Er has depended on that
bottle of spirit liquid to keep my vitality. If you aren’t willing to come out,
then Wan Er will kill herself right now to release myself from this
obsession.” Her voice was very low, but it was filled with determination.
The middle aged man’s eyes lit up as he carefully looked at his
surroundings.
At that moment, something appeared in the empty air. Almost
immediately, a shadowy figure appeared from nowhere. It was Wang Lin.
The moment he appeared, the middle aged man’s expression suddenly
turned ugly. But the middle aged man didn’t dare to act rashly. He slowly
moved his hand toward his bag of holding.
Li Muwan stared at Wang Lin. Although Wang Lin was wearing a
mask, Li Muwan could clearly tell that this person was the person from
back then.”
“You came,” Li Muwan whispered.
Wang Lin wryly smiled and asked, “Why must you be like this?” With
that, he coldly looked at the middle aged man and calmly said, “The
moment your hand touches your bag of holding is the moment you die.”
The middle aged man’s right hand suddenly stopped. His face changed
again. The feeling Wang Lin gave him was too strange. He was clearly only
at the late stage of Core Formation, but the pressure Wang Lin gave him
was like that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
He had no doubt that if his hand touched the bag of holding, Wang Lin
would instantly kill him. Large droplets of sweat appeared on his forehead
as he quickly said, “Since brother is junior sister Li’s friend, then you are
the Cloud Sky Sect’s friend. How would I dare to be rude? Brother
misunderstood me.”
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin. She had thousands of things she wanted
to say, but she couldn’t let out a single word. She pondered a bit, then
asked, “Do you still have that piece of jade?”
Wang Lin looked at her for a while. He was silent for a bit, then
answered, “I threw it away.”
Li Muwan’s body shook. Her eyes were filled with sadness. She forced
herself to calm down and whispered, “Since you threw it away, oh well. It
wasn’t anything expensive.” Although she said this, she felt an excruciating
pain in her chest. This pain was like a flood that was going to drown her
heart.
That dragon jade was something she had put all of her effort into and
even used her life force as a price to successfully create. If it wasn’t for the
fact that she sacrificed too much for it back then, she would at least already
be at the peak of Core Formation with all of the pills she had taken, if not
How else could she have been stuck at the early stage of Core
Formation?
The moment she heard that jade was just thrown away by Wang Lin, her
heart felt pain. This pain was so strong that, despite all her effort to calm
herself down, her body still trembled and her face became pale.
Wang Lin turned his head and no longer looked at Li Muwan. He
pondered a bit and said, “I’m leaving…” Wang Lin slowly turned and
walked away.
Li Muwan’s heart ached. She let out a faint smile at Wang Lin’s back.
Although it was a smile, it was clear to everyone else that it was a silent cry.
“The Cloud Sky Sect ancestors want me to form a cultivation pair with
this person. Before, I kept rejecting him, but now, I have no reasons left to
reject him... If you’re still in the country of Chu in 3 months, then please
come to the ceremony…”
Wang Lin’ feet instantly trembled. Very complex feeling surfaced in his
heart and he began to think.
Li Muwan’s eyes shined while waiting for his response.
That middle aged man finally understood why Li Muwan had always
been so against becoming a cultivation pair. The reason was this person.
Although his face was calm, a trace of killing intent appeared in his heart.
Wang Lin pondered for a long time. He said, in a low tone with his back
toward Li Muwan, “Congratulations!” With that, he slowly left.
Li Muwan’s body quivered. After a long time, tears flowed down from
her eyes and she muttered to herself, “I hate you...hate you!!!!”
That middle aged man let out a breath. He gently said, “Junior sister, he
already left.”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. She ignored the middle aged man and
returned to her house.
The middle aged man’s face was still gentle, but he coldly smiled in his
heart. He thought, “If it wasn’t for your 200 years of YuanYin, I wouldn’t
have asked the ancestor to agree to us becoming a cultivation pair. With
your YuanYin’s help and all of the pills I have collected, breaking into the
Nascent Soul stage is only a matter of time. If you had agreed earlier, I
would have still been nice to you, but now I decided that, once I reach
Nascent Soul, I’m going to make you pay for repeatedly rejecting me!”
Wang Lin left the southern courtyard. Although he was a cruel person,
he still felt a lot of regret toward Li Muwan. It was not that he was unable
to accept her, but the path he must walk just wasn’t suited to have a woman
following him.
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TWO MONTHS
T he truth was that Wang Lin was not as ruthless as he sounded to Li

Muwan, but his avatar needed to reach the Nascent Soul stage. If he
were to get involved with Li Muwan now, then that would cause inevitable
changes in his original plan, changes that could lead to serious
consequences.
As a result, Li Muwan could be dragged in as well and that was not
something Wang Lin wished to see.
He sighed. His mood started to fluctuate and he was unable to calm
himself down. He left the southern courtyard with complex feelings in his
heart.
He calculated that there was less than half of those 15 minutes
remaining, so he had to act quickly. His body suddenly moved like
lightning and he soon arrived outside of the western courtyard.
After Wang Lin arrived, he didn’t immediately enter. Instead, he quickly
circled the western courtyard and placed restrictions. He then quickly
entered the courtyard. With his strong divine sense, none of the patrolling
disciples could detect him. All of the cranes landed and refused to fly, no
matter how much the girls on their backs urged them to.
Wang Lin’s figure moved quickly through the fog and entered the
western courtyard.
Looking from outside, this place looked like a fairyland and it looked
even more like one on the inside. The level of exquisiteness of the buildings
here were several times higher than the buildings outside.
A ray of rainbow colored light came from the depths of the courtyard,
acting like a bridge as all of the girls of the western courtyard floated by.
But unfortunately, all of the cranes were on the ground, trembling. Thus,
this place was missing a beautiful scene.
Following the path Cheng Xian told him about, Wang Lin walked
quickly through the courtyard and arrived at Gongsun Tong’s room in the
western part of the courtyard. He spread out his divine sense and found a
very strange scene.
He slightly frowned, then leapt into the air and arrived inside the room.
There was a screen in one side of the room and behind the screen were two
exquisite figures taking a bath.
Looking through the screen, both women had very nice curves as they
touched each other’s bodies. Soon, their bodies hugged each other as they
began to move.
At the same time, moans came from behind the screen.
Under Wang Lin’s divine sense, the two girls’ actions were clearly seen.
Currently, the girl that was gasping for breath said, “Sister Tong, that Cheng
Xian… ah!” Just as she was speaking, the other girl moved as she touched a
sensitive spot.
After a long time, a lazy and tender voice came from behind the screen
and said, “Ling Er, are you still worried about that Cheng Xian? Yes, I
cheated him, but it was all because you were short on cores for your pill
recipe. I just had my sights on his spirit apes.”
“But… what about Lu Song?” The girl being called Ling Er was Cheng
Ling.
“Just trust me. When Lu Song comes tomorrow, I’ll deal with him. I
promise there won’t be any problems. That Lu Song… at most, I’ll let him
have a little taste. Ling Er, elder sister has served you well. Now it’s your
turn.”
Wang Lin didn’t go inside, but pointed to his brow. Xu Liguo came out
of Wang Lin’s brow. He stared at the screen with an excited look in his
eyes.
“I don’t care how you deal with it, just find out what happened to the
spirit ape and take both of their souls.” Wang Lin turned around and slowly
walked out of the room.
Xu Liguo had never been this excited before. He felt that following
Wang Lin was definitely the right thing to do. Right now, he felt like his
blood was boiling even though he didn’t have any blood after becoming a
devil.
But that didn’t affect how he felt.
Xu Liguo let out a devious smile and went through the screen.
Not long after, he came out with a very satisfied looked on his face. He
spat out two souls, then went back into Wang Lin’s brow.
At the same time, he sent out a message. “That spirit ape is dead.”
Wang Lin waved his hand and a soul flag appeared. He threw the two
souls into the flag, then went into the room. He put away the two girls’
bodies into his bag of holding, then left the room.
In that moment, those 15 minutes had passed. Wang Lin called back the
restriction flag. The flag turned into a black mist and quickly left the
southern courtyard.
At the same time, an angry roar erupted from the Nascent Soul
cultivator. He spread out his divine sense, locked onto the western
courtyard, and quickly charged toward it.
Shortly after, in the western courtyard, a fierce divine sense also spread
out. After it found Wang Lin, a woman came from the middle of the
courtyard.
Without a word, Wang Lin turned to leave.
This woman’s body was surrounded by fog, so her appearance was
hidden. The moment she appeared, her body moved like lightning after
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. Seeing that she was getting closer, he
let out a cold smile. He moved his hand and sent out waves of restriction
circles toward the woman.
“You don’t know your place!” The woman let out a cold snort. She
waved her hand and a flower basket appeared in her grasp. The moment she
waved it, numerous colorful flower petals appeared. Each of the petals
carried a destructive force as they floated toward the restrictions.
This woman’s cultivation level was early stage Nascent Soul. Although
Wang Lin’s expression was calm, he sneered in his heart. The moment the
restriction circles got close to the flower petals, they instantly broke up into
numerous smaller restrictions and spread out. Although some were
destroyed by the petals, many reformed into restriction circles after passing
the flower petals.
Their speed was very high. The moment they reformed into restriction
circles, they landed on the western courtyard.
Wang Lin already knew that this entire western courtyard was being
lifted into the air by a giant restriction. If Wang Lin had the time, he would
be able to completely break this restriction. However, Wang Lin’s goal
wasn’t to break the restriction, but to make it lose balance.
Normally, regular restrictions wouldn’t even be able to do that, but
Wang Lin’s restrictions were ancient restrictions. Combined with the fact
that he had already placed some restrictions ahead of time, the moment the
restriction circles landed, tremors spread throughout the western courtyard.
The large restriction instantly lost its balance, causing the western
courtyard to tilt to the side. Waves of screams came from the western
courtyard and large amounts of female cultivators flew out with looks of
fear in their eyes.
While Wang Lin was doing all of this, he never stopped as he quickly
flew into the distance. The woman chasing him clenched her teeth. She
stopped chasing after Wang Lin and quickly returned to the large restriction
to reinforce it.
Wang Lin left the western courtyard without any more hinderances. But
he knew that soon, the middle stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the
Cloud Sky Sect will arrive.
Just at that moment, a very powerful divine sense came from the
distance. The moment the divine sense went past Wang Lin, it let out a cold
snort. Wang Lin remained calm. If it was anyone else, their soul would have
taken damage, but Wang Lin’s soul was extremely large. If his soul came
out of his body, it wouldn’t be any weaker than the soul of Spirit Severing
cultivators. Although his soul was currently trapped inside his body and
couldn’t leave, how could it be damaged by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator?
His body basically didn’t stop at all as he continued to move forward.
The owner of that divine sense was stunned, but quickly locked onto
Wang Lin as Wang Lin’s main body approached.
A black shadow quickly came and landed in Wang Lin’s hand. This
black shadow was the restriction flag and behind it was the angry Nascent
Soul cultivator Wang Lin had trapped.
After the restriction flag landed in his hand, Wang Lin let out a cold
smile. He landed on the ground and turned. Instantly, a restriction appeared
under his feet and his body disappeared without a trace.
Even the divine sense that was locked onto him lost track of him.
Wang Lin’s main body had already returned to the cave outside the sect,
and that cave was covered with restrictions that blocked divine sense.
Meanwhile, at the yard Wang Lin lived in, his avatar appeared from the
restriction circle in the room. He quickly cleaned up a bit, then sat down to
cultivate.
This matter was considered over. In the next half a month, the story of
Wang Lin’s main body spread throughout the sect. Various versions could
be could be found everywhere.
It has to be said this is something that hasn’t happened in the Cloud Sky
Sect in a long time. The person got into the sect in broad daylight, killed
someone, then disappeared in front of their eyes. It was like slapping the
Cloud Sky Sect in the face.
This even alerted the few Nascent Soul ancestors who were preparing to
tackle Spirit Severing. They came out to investigate and found out that the
two that were killed were Gongsun Tong and Cheng Ling.
Everyone who was related to them, like Cheng Xian and Lu Song, were
questioned. Even Wang Lin was questioned. In the end, a Nascent Soul
cultivator even used his divine sense to check if Wang Lin was lying.
However, since Wang Lin’s soul was much larger than that Nascent Soul
cultivator’s soul, he wasn’t able to find anything.
For some unknown reason, this matter was left alone.
As for Li Muwan, she wasn’t dragged into any of this. This was all the
work of her senior brother. His schemes were very deep. He knew that the
person responsible was Li Muwan’s friend. That person’s technique made
him very scared. Even three Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t able to stop
that person from entering and exiting the Cloud Sky Sect as he wished. As a
result, how would he dare say anything? If he talked, then that person
would appear unnoticed and kill him.
Wang Lin’s life returned to being peaceful again, but, in his mind, Li
Muwan’s sad smile kept emerging. Every time he saw that sad smile, it felt
as if his heart was being pierced.
This feeling reached its limit when the Cloud Sky Sect announced to the
entire country of Chu that one of the three rank 5 alchemists, Li Muwan,
will form a cultivation pair with outer sect elder Sun’s son, Sun Zhanwei, in
two months.
Wang Lin quietly sat inside the room. After a day and night of thinking,
he let out a sigh and revealed a determined look in his eyes. A cold light
flashed across his eyes as he got up and walked toward the southern
courtyard.
The entire path wasn’t smooth as he was blocked by the white fog.
However, after he announced his name, someone went to inform Li Muwan
and a path opened up.
Wang Lin slowly walked forward. Although his steps were slow, there
was a feeling of determination with each one.
After arriving outside of Li Muwan’s house, Li Muwan’s voice floated
out, “Your teacher’s closed door training is almost over. If you have any
questions, you can ask him once he comes out. From now on, unless I call
you, don’t come here anymore.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then slowly said, “I want a pill. A pill
that can raise my cultivation level to Nascent Soul in two months.”
Li Muwan was startled. She stood up, opened the door, and stared at
Wang Lin. She asked, with a trembling voice, “Who...who are you?”
Wang Lin revealed a gentle look, which was a rare sight. However, that
trace of gentleness was replaced by calmness as he asked, “Is there such a
pill?”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. Her eyes revealed a never before seen
happiness as she stared at Wang Lin. She still had a feeling of uncertainty in
her heart, but soon, her expression suddenly changed as her eyes became
cold. She shouted, “Who the hell are you?”
Li Muwan immediately remembered that the drop of blood in her brow
didn’t react. Clearly, this person wasn’t the person she was thinking of.
Slowly, the hatred for that person appeared and was redirected to Wang Lin,
who sounded almost exactly like that person.
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan and let out a sigh. He put his hand on his
bag of holding and took out a piece of jade. After looking at it for a bit, he
threw it at Li Muwan.
The moment the jade appeared, Li Muwan’s entire body went soft. After
catching the jade, she leaned against the wall as tears of joy flowed down
her face.
“Killing Sun Zhanwei is easy, but it has to wait until my cultivation
level is high enough to make sure that no one in the Cloud Sky Sect dares to
speak up. When I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I can take you anywhere in
the entire country of Chu and no one will dare to stand in my way.” Wang
Lin’s voice was dull, but his words were filled with arrogance.
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PILLS
L i Muwan raised her head as she looked at Wang Lin. Her face slowly
turned red as she said, “You...you can come in.” She moved to get
out of the doorway.
Wang Lin didn’t say anything as he walked forward. When he walked
past Li Muwan, a fragrance that could cause one’s heart to flutter entered
his nose. Wang Lin stopped and looked at Li Muwan. They were very close
to each other. Wang Lin could clearly see her face becoming more and more
red, even her neck was starting to turn red.
Wang Lin’s eyes were no longer cold as he wrapped his arm around Li
Muwan’s waist. Li Muwan’s body softened up again as she fell onto Wang
Lin’s chest. Wang Lin could clearly feel Li Muwan’s fast heartbeat.
After a long time, Li Muwan bit her lower lip and pushed Wang Lin
away. She looked at Wang Lin and asked, “Why do you look different from
before?”
Wang Lin let go of Li Muwan. He scanned the room, then sat down on a
chair. Li Muwan poured tea for him, then stood there, waiting for his
answer.
Wang Lin slightly smiled and said, “Ma Liang was a possessed body.
This is my real body.”
Li Muwan blinked and quickly asked, “Your real name is Wang Lin?
Also, why is your current cultivation level so different from the you that I
saw a while ago?”
Wang Lin nodded. After pondering for a while, he responded. “Wan Er,
when there is time, I’ll tell you. Now, I want to ask, is there a pill that will
allow a Foundation Establishment cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul stage
in two months?”
Li Muwan’s beautiful face revealed a contemplative expression. She
whispered, “Only in some ancient books are there records of pills that
allowed one to reach the Nascent Soul stage in a short period of time, but
those pills’ recipes are either lost or the materials are extinct, and finding
alternative materials is extremely difficult.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm, but his heart sank. If there were no
pills like that, then how will he reach the Nascent Soul stage in two
months? This was a very serious problem.
Li Muwan frowned as she carefully searched her memories while sitting
next to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t bother her. 200 years of time didn’t leave any marks on
her at all. This made Wang Lin feel a bit strange.
She not only didn’t age, but became even more charming than before.
There was also a graceful temperament with a hint of arrogance.
Many different recipes and books flashed through Li Muwan’s mind.
After a long time, her eyes suddenly lit up and, with a tone of happiness,
she quickly said, “I was thinking of a way. If it is going from Foundation
establishment directly to Nascent Soul, then even on this entire planet,
Sasuka, there are basically no existing pills that could do this. But if we
split up this problem, then it would be doable. The first part would be to
move from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, then, after
reaching Core Formation, try to find a way to reach Nascent Soul.”
Wang Lin nodded.
Li Muwan let out a smile. Her eyes were filled with confidence. She
blinked a few times with her beautiful eyes and said, “If it is rising up to
Core Formation, Wan Er has quite a few pills for that. Ma….errr brother
Wang, what pills have you taken so far?”
Wang Lin pondered a little, then said, “This avatar hasn’t taken many
pills. Besides Pei-Yuan pills, only Foundation Establishment Pills.”
“Foundation Establishment Pills?” Li Muwan’s eyes were filled with
surprise as she continued. “If it is just Pei-Yuan pills, then it is fine. After
all, they are the most basic pills that alchemists learn to make. But the
Foundation Establishment Pill can be considered a spirit pill. Brother Wang,
did you make the pill on your own?” With that, she let out a faint smile and
delicately said, “Hmph, I remember now. Your teacher, Zhou Lin, is still in
closed door training. I’m your ancestral teacher right now.”
Wang Lin’s face let out a rare faint shade of red, but it soon disappeared.
He coughed and said, “The Foundation Establishment Pills were made by
me, but they were infused with that spirit liquid I gifted you before.”
Li Muwan’s eyes revealed a serious look. She stood up and asked, “Do
you have more of that spirit liquid?”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he nodded.
Li Muwan’s chest rose up and went back down as she took deep
breaths. “Brother Wang, how much of that spirit liquid do you have left? Is
there a lot?” she asked.
Wang Lin’s right hand slapped his bag of holding as he placed a white
bottle on the table.
Li Muwan’s eyes revealed a disappointed look and muttered, “So there
is only one bottle left. There probably wasn’t much of something as rare as
this to begin with…”
Before she could finish, another bottle appeared in Wang Lin’s hand.
One bottle after another appeared in Wang Lin’s hand and were placed on
the table until there were 8 bottles.
Li Muwan was dumbfounded. After a long time, she regained her
senses. She looked at the 8 bottles, then at Wang Lin, before asking,
“Brother Wang, are all of these bottle filled with pure spirit liquid or did
you dilute it?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “I didn’t dilute it. It’s the same spirit
liquid I gave you before. Is this enough? If not, I can give you more.”
Li Muwan’s face suddenly turned red. She stared at Wang Lin and
asked, “There’s more?”
Wang Lin nodded and said, smiling, “However much you want, I have.”
Li Muwan’s chest rapidly went up and down. She opened one of the
bottles and carefully looked at what was inside. She then looked at Wang
Lin with a look of disbelief. After a long time, she finally managed to say
one sentence.
“Brother Wang, do you know what effects this spirit liquid has?”
Wang Lin didn’t hide anything and slowly said, “I have always used the
spirit liquid instead of pills to raise my cultivation. Lately, I noticed that this
spirit liquid can also help increase the success rate of alchemy.”
Li Muwan was stunned again. She looked at Wang Lin with an odd
expression. After a long time, she laughed. “Brother Wang, you’re really….
wasting a heavenly treasure. Although I don’t know where this spirit liquid
came from, after experimenting with what was in the bottle you left me for
a majority of my life, I found that if you use the spirit liquid during
alchemy, it can increase the success rate of making pills. Also, if you
consume it directly, it can prevent you from aging. After taking it for a long
time, it can increase a person’s lifespan. If a large amount of it is used to
make a pill, it can make a powerful spirit pill that would be several times
more effective than just drinking it. If there was only 1 drop of this spirit
liquid, it wouldn’t be that good, but if there are more than 10 drops, it can
be sold for an unimaginable price in the cultivation world.”
After Wang Lin heard this, his eyes were still calm as he said, “Oh, so if
you use this to make a pill, will it increase my chance of reaching Nascent
Soul?”
Li Muwan took a deep breath and said, with confidence, “If there was
no spirit liquid, then I would have no confidence in helping you reach
Nascent Soul. All I would be able to do is give you a lot of pills and hope
for the best. But, with all of this spirit liquid, I have a 30% chance of getting
you to Nascent Soul in 2 months.”
“30%...” Wang Lin frowned as he nodded. He quickly touched his bag
of holding and took out a pill furnace. The pill furnace was the one from
Yun Fei.
“Wan Er, do you recognise this pill furnace?”
Li Muwan only took one look and her expression suddenly changed.
Her eyes revealed a look of disbelief. After a long time, she took a deep
breath and asked, “Brother Wang, where have you been in these past 200
years?”
Wang Lin let out a faint smile and asked, “What? Is this a treasure?”
Li Muwan repeatedly nodded. Her face was filled with excitement and
her body was giving off an irresistible aura.
“Brother Wang, the quality of this pill furnace is extremely high. In fact,
it’s comparable to the giant pill furnace in the Cloud Sky Sect. Wan Er
suspects that this pill furnace is even better than those pill furnaces. If you
look at these complex lines, they aren’t natural, but traces of countless pills
produced by this pill furnace. These signs are sometimes the real indication
of the value of a pill furnace. If Wan Er is correct, then this is the main
treasure of an alchemy sect.”
Wang Lin secretly nodded. Her analysis was very close to his own
speculation.
Li Muwan looked at the yellow paper with dreamy eyes and slowly
said, “But, compared to this pill furnace, this piece of yellow paper is even
more precious. Look at the seal on this yellow paper. Wan Er has only seen
hints of this in some old books. This paper is called a pill seal. Its function
is to absorb the spiritual energy of the world. While sealing the pill, it also
helps nourish the pill at the same time. This technique was even rare in
ancient times. The production process of pill seals have long been forgotten.
What is more rare is how complete this pill seal is and that it’s still
functioning. It has to be said that if even a normal pill was placed under a
pill seal, after a few days, its effect will increase by one fold. If left longer,
its effect will increase even more.”
“Rumor has it that all of those heaven defying pills in stories were
created after being left in a pill seal for hundreds of years. It can be said that
the pill seal played a key role in making those pills.”
Wang Lin was very surprised. He looked at the yellow paper. He didn’t
expect the paper to be more precious than the pill furnace. Exactly what
kind of pill would be inside of a pill furnace this rare and sealed by a pill
seal this precious? Following this logic, wouldn’t the pill be even more
precious than the pill furnace and pill seal combined?
Li Muwan took a deep breath. She looked at the pill furnace and
continued with her beautiful voice, “Brother Wang, you might have already
guessed that the real treasure isn’t the pill seal or the pill furnace, but the
pill inside. It is rumored that only heaven defying pills would be placed
inside of this type of pill furnace and use this type of seal. Wan Er is now
very curious as to what kind of pill is sealed inside here.”
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SOARING CULTIVATION
W ang Lin stared at the pill furnace as he thought about Yun Fei. He
slapped his bag of holding and took out a piece of jade. This was
the piece of jade he got from Yun Fei.
He placed the piece of jade on the table and said, “This piece of jade
was with the person who had the pill furnace. See if there is any connection
between them.”
Li Muwan’s beautiful eyes lit up. She picked up the piece of jade and
scanned it. After a while, she frowned slightly and whispered, “Qihuang
Sect… this should be from the Qihuang Sect. The recipes inside of this jade
are clearly from the Qihuang sect. Brother Wang, did you get this at the
inner part of the Sea of Devils?”
Wang Lin nodded.
Li Muwan lightly bit her lower lip and said, “Then it has to be the
Qihuang Sect. The Qihuang Sect was originally a sect from a rank 4
country, but, after conflicts with an enemy sect, they moved into the Sea of
Devils and have disappeared without a trace. It seems this pill furnace
belonged to the Qihuang Sect, meaning that the method of opening the seal
is lost. Wan Er only knows that this seal can’t be carelessly opened. It
requires a series of procedures and the right timing to open. If it is opened
by force, it will damage the pill that is side. Also, Wan Er feels that the pill
isn’t ready yet. Even if we open it correctly, it won’t have reached the
potential it could have if we were to keep it sealed for a while longer.”
Wang Lin secretly nodded. This was the only explanation of why Yun
Fei didn’t open it herself, but tried to exchange it for the removal of her
restriction.
Li Muwan said, with a determined look, “Brother Wang, Wan Er will go
to the Cloud Sky Sect’s library to see if there is any information on opening
the seal. If the pill is for increasing cultivation, then it will increase the
chances of you reaching the Nascent Soul stage.”
Li Muwan took out several bottles of pills and handed them to Wang
Lin. After she explain what all of the pills did, Wang Lin left.
Wang Lin left the southern courtyard under Li Muwan’s reluctant gaze.
After all, Wang Lin’s cultivation was too low. If he stayed with Li Muwan
for too long, it would attract people’s attention.
Therefore, Wang Lin left the southern courtyard and decided to go into
closed door training back in his room.
He and Li Muwan had already made arrangements and left each other a
transmission jade. Once she opens the seal, she will send the pill to him.
At the same time, for Li Muwan’s safety, Wang Lin left the devil Xu
Liguo and the second devil to protect her. With those two working together,
they should even be able to hold off a Nascent Soul Cultivator for a bit.
That amount of time would be enough for Wang Lin’s main body to
appear. Also, only the devils that had a link to Wang Lin could still connect
with him while he was inside the heaven defying bead’s space.
Just as Wang Lin walked out of the southern courtyard, a gentle voice
came out of the white fog behind him.
“Your name is Wang Lin?”
Wang Lin’s steps stopped. He turned around and saw the white fog roll
as a middle aged man walked out. He was very handsome and very refined.
He had the aura of a fairy.
This person was outer sect elder Sun’s son, Sun Zhenwei.
Wang Lin calmly said, “I am.”
Zhen Wei revealed a friendly smile and chuckled, “Did you just go to
see your teacher’s ancestor?”
Wang Lin sneered in his heart, but he calmly nodded.
Sun Zhenwei looked at Wang Lin and smiled, “In two months, I will
also be someone that can be considered your teacher’s ancestor. You are
very diligent, and that’s good. If you have any questions about alchemy, you
can ask your teacher’s ancestor, and if you have any question about
cultivation, you can ask me.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he calmly said, “If there is
nothing else, disciple still has a batch of pills to attend to.”
Sun Zhenwei became angry and his face sunk, but he quickly smiled
again. After glancing at Wang Lin, he took out a flying sword and said,
“This flying sword is called green wind. Consider it a greeting gift. Take it.”
With that, he waved his hand and the sword moved toward Wang Lin and
floated in front of him.
After Wang Lin received it, he clasped his hands to say his thanks, then
turned around and left.
Sun Zhenwei kept smiling as Wang Lin disappeared. A cold light flash
across his eyes as he secretly thought, “This brat is only at the Foundation
Establishment stage, so he will the perfect pawn to monitor Li Muwan.
Hmph, even if he suspects that something is up with his cultivation, he
won’t be able to find anything.”
Wang Lin walked all the way back to the courtyard he resided in. After
entering his room, he formed a restriction and placed it on the flying sword.
The flying sword shone a cold light. Sun Zhenwei giving him the flying
sword was well within Wang Lin’s predictions. At most, the flying sword
was just a means to spy on him.
Wang Lin sneered. His restriction not only stopped the monitoring effect
of the flying sword, but did so in a way that Sun Zhenwei wouldn’t notice.
After throwing the flying sword to the side, he took a deep breath and
put his hand on his brow to enter the heaven defying bead. Wang Lin knew
that he was short on time. With the heaven defying bead, he had about 2
years of time.
There wasn’t much time remaining.
Wang Lin sat crossed legged inside the heaven defying bead and before
him were more than 10 bottles of pills. Some of the bottles were sealed with
wax.
These pills were the best of the pills Li Muwan had made in the past
200 years. All of these pills were very suitable for him and would increase
his chance of reaching the Core Formation stage.
Wang Lin followed Li Muwan’s directions and placed the bottles in
order of what he needed to take from right to left. He picked up a bottle and
opened the wax seal. A strong aroma of medicine floated out of the bottle.
Inside it were 10 lychee nut sized pills.
This pill was called the Qi-Zuo pill. It was a rank 2 spirit pill. By using
a lot of rare ingredients, not only did it provide a large amount of spiritual
energy, it also helped widen the channels in one’s body.
This Qi-Zuo pill was one of the 18 rare pills in the old Luo He Sect. In
the cultivation world, it was a very rare pill and a grade above the
Foundation Establishment Pill.
The thing that made this pill so rare was its effect to widen the channels.
Even within the Cloud Sky Sect, there weren’t many pills that widened the
channels, and all of those pills were rank 4. For a rank 2 pill to increase the
channels was extremely rare.
Inside the Cloud Sky Sect, there were only 20 or so of these Qi-Zuo
pills and all of them were made by Li Muwan.
Wang Lin picked up a pill and put it into his mouth. Then, he
immediately began to cultivate. Spiritual energy flooded into his body and
he immediately noticed the difference between it and the Foundation
Establishment Pill. The Qi-Zuo pill had more than double the spiritual
energy of the Foundation Establishment Pill.
The boundless spiritual energy slowly calmed down as it was swallowed
by the ancient god’s tactic. After a while, Wang Lin swallowed another pill.
Time slowly passed by and Wang Lin’s cultivation had reached the late
stage of Foundation Establishment after taking all of the Qi-Zuo pills. This
method of pill consumption that disregarded any negative consequences in
the future was something only Wang Lin was willing to do.
It has to be said that even in the few pills specialized in cultivation
methods, no one would take this many pills in such a short amount of time.
First of all, absorption was a very big problem. The absorption time varied
depending on the pill, but it takes at least a few days or even longer to
completely absorb all of the spiritual energy in the pill so none is wasted.
Aside from the fact that the materials for pills were rare, cultivators
don’t want to be wasteful, so they absorb as much of the spiritual energy as
possible, but the pills contain a fairly large amount of spiritual energy. If too
much gets absorbed at once, not only will it not help, but it will increase the
chances of a devil entering the cultivator.
And if too many pills are consumed in a short period of time, or so to
say, if cultivation is raised too quickly in a short period of time, then even if
there is no harm to the body, it will have deadly effects on future
cultivation.
But none of these problems existed for Wang Lin. First of all, with the
ancient god’s tactic, the spiritual energy in the pills are rapidly absorbed.
And as for the effects on future cultivation, this was only an avatar and not
the main body. In fact, the avatar was basically just a super “pill” in a way.
However, the amount of power in this “pill” was beyond anything a
normal pill would have. It was a human shaped pill to help his main body
break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
After using up all of the Qi-Zhuo pills, Wang Lin picked up the second
bottle. He wasn’t sure how hard reaching the Core Formation stage will be
for his avatar. It has to be said that back then, by using the Underworld
Ascension Method, he formed three sub cores, then fused them together to
make a core embryo. Then, only after taking a series of pills from Li
Muwan did he finally reach the Core Formation stage.
Li Muwan didn’t say the name of this pill, but said that Wang Lin will
know when he sees it. He broke the wax seal, then looked inside the bottle
and let out a faint smile.
Inside the bottle were 5 purple pills. Wang Lin immediately recognized
these as the Tian Li pills he took before.
It seems Li Muwan has spent a lot of blood and sweat in these past 200
years to refine these Tian Li pills again. In fact, this was true. The Tian Li
pill was a rank 3 pill and the materials went extinct with the country of Hou
Fen. It was only after coming to the Cloud Sky Sect and by using her status
of elder that Li Muwan managed to get the materials to make more.
However, even the Cloud Sky Sect didn’t have much of those materials.
After refining 5 of these pills, all of the materials for it were used up.
In fact, a vast majority of materials for the pills Wang Lin was taking
were materials Li Muwan got from the Cloud Sky Sect. It could be said that
the cost for Wang Lin’s cultivation this time was paid for entirely by the
Cloud Sky Sect.
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HEAVEN STEALING SEVEN FURNACE
T he Tian Li pill was something that could increase the chance of

forming a core. It was a rare pill that was only given to core members
of a sect or if the member had some great contribution.
5 Tian Li pills was already an enormous amount. After all, Li Muwan
was only 1 person. It must have taken her years of effort to make these pills.
After Wang Lin looked at them for a bit, he picked one up and put it in
his mouth.
This Tian Li pill was several times stronger than the one his main body
took all those years ago. After all, the Tian Li pills back then used
substitution materials.
Time slowly passed and the first Tian Li pill failed. Although it failed, it
did move all of Wang Lin’s spiritual energy to his dantian.
The second Tian Li pill also failed, but the spiritual energy in Wang
Lin’s body became even more concentrated. If one looked in from the
outside, Wang Lin’s dantian was like the sea and all of the meridians in his
body were like rivers. The spiritual energy flowed from the meridians into
his dantian, forming a whirlpool in the middle.
Every time this whirlpool spun once, all of the spiritual energy in his
body would surge. The process looked very strange.
The third Tian Li pill also failed, but the whirlpool in Wang Lin’s
dantian spun even faster. Soon, a drop of golden liquid gathered in the
center of the whirlpool.
Wang Lin didn’t immediately take the 4th pill, but sat there and
cultivated. After a long time, the whirlpool started to slow down and there
were now three drops of golden liquid in his dantian.
These three drops of golden liquid were formed by all of the spiritual
energy in his body. The moment the 3rd drop appeared, all of the spiritual
energy had disappeared everywhere else in Wang Lin’s body and even the
whirlpool in his dantian was slowly fading.
Wang Lin used the ancient god tactic. However, instead of the spiritual
energy being absorbed by his body, he forced the spiritual energy to cycle
through his body.
There was no such thing as Foundation Establishment, Core Formation,
or Nascent Soul to the ancient gods. After all, none of them would give up
their outer power method, so, besides Wang Lin, no one else had ever used
the ancient god tactic for inner power.
So when all of the spiritual energy in his body condensed into three
drops of golden liquid, Wang Lin was very confused, but he couldn’t find
any memories that would explain it.
He could clearly feel that within each drop of this golden liquid, there
was enough spiritual energy to match a Core Formation cultivator. He felt
that this was very similar to when he was at the Jue Ming Valley in the
country of Zhao and used his Ji Realm to form the cold essence bead.
However, in the end, Wang Lin’s body was destroyed and his Ji Realm
fused with his soul. He could never use that cold essence bead technique
again.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he looked at the three drops of golden liquid.
He picked up the 3rd bottle. This bottle didn’t have a wax seal and there
were more than 30 black pills inside.
This pill was called the Suo Ming pill. Li Muwan said that this pill
should be taken after reaching the Core Formation stage. At the Foundation
Establishment stage, only one could be taken, otherwise, a person’s body
will swell up and their spiritual energy will go into chaos.
Wang Lin calmly picked up this pill and then, without even looking at
it, he threw it into his mouth. Suddenly, slivers of spiritual energy appeared
in the originally empty meridians. Soon, under the effect of the ancient god
tactic, Wang Lin’s body was filled with spiritual energy again.
He quickly cycled the spiritual energy into his dantian again. The
whirlpool that was fading started to slowly spin again, until it was rapidly
spinning once more.
After an unknown amount of time, the golden liquid in Wang Lin’s
dantian increased to five drops.
A sudden feeling of swelling appeared in Wang Lin’s dantian. His eyes
lit up as he consumed the last 2 Tian Li pills and started to cultivate.
The two Tian Li pills surged through Wang Lin’s body like a giant
wave. The pressure generated by the wave soon pressed upon the five drops
of golden liquid.
Suddenly, the 5 drops of golden liquid that were originally apart started
to come closer together. Soon, the 5 drops collided and fused together.
At the same time, under the effect of the 2 Tian Li pills, Wang Lin’s
dantian cracked. The cracks couldn’t be stopped and soon, Wang Lin’s
entire dantian shattered.
These shattered pieces of his dantain merged into the golden liquid
along with the spiritual energy from the Tian Li pills. Soon, everything
merged together to form a golden core that was the size of a fist in Wang
Lin’s lower abdomen.
There were numerous lines connecting the golden core to the meridians.
A huge surge of spiritual energy appeared as the golden core spun once.
At the same time, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes shined brightly
as he crossed the threshold between Foundation Establishment and Core
Formation.
During all of this, Li Muwan was at the library for more than a month.
In this month, she had almost never left as she searched through the library
for a way to open the seal.
In fact, she had already found three methods to open the pill seal, but
each of these methods had a chance of lowering the effect of the pill or
making the pill useless.
Li Muwan was unable to accept these risks. She had a feeling that this
pill was the key for Wag Lin to break into the Nascent Soul stage.
Sun Zhenwei had been keeping an eye on Li Muwan’s actions. He had
already felt that there was something strange going on with her being inside
the library for so long.
But no matter how much he guessed and analyzed, he couldn’t figure
out what. And as for that disciple named Wang Lin, he had been in closed
door training for a month and hadn’t gone to see Li Muwan at all.
The flying sword Sun Zhenwei gave Wang Lin still hadn’t had any
response. Although all of this was normal, Sun Zhenwei still felt like
something was off.
But there was only about a month left before the cultivation pair
ceremony. Whenever someone form the sect came to congratulate him, he
was obligated to greet them, so he no longer bothered with his matter.
The few Nascent Soul cultivators of the Cloud Sky Sect also knew that
Li Muwan didn’t like the idea of the cultivation pair, so they didn’t question
why she had been inside the library for so long. They even opened up the
secret areas that were normally restricted for her as a favor to try to mend
the rift between them.
About 20 days away from the day of the cultivation pair ceremony, Li
Muwan finally found another method, one that had a higher chance of
success.
She carefully calculated in her heart that with this method, there was a
50% chance of opening the seal without harming the pill. Even if it wasn’t
successful, the harm done to the pill would not be very large. At the very
least, the chance of the pill becoming useless was the lowest out of all the
methods.
Seeing that time was up, she decided to use this method.
After she made her decision, she quickly recorded the method.
However, she didn’t leave immediately, but read some other stuff for most
of the day before finally leaving.
In fact, Li Muwan had recorded many things during her month long stay
here. She had also read many things besides things related to the pill seal.
The reason she did this was to deceive others. Li Muwan wasn’t new to
the cultivation world. In fact, after experiencing so much, her already clever
mind became even more sharp and cold.
If she was not like this, it would have been very difficult for her to
survive as a woman in this cruel world of cultivation.
This caution came actually more or less from Wang Lin. It could be said
that Li Muwan gained some of Wang Lin’s caution during their time in the
Sea of Devils. This caution had saved her many times after they split up.
She knew that in the Cloud Sky Sect, there were people, especially Sun
Zhenwei, who wanted to know what she had been searching for for so long
here.
As a result, Li Muwan’s caution played a very big role. Even if someone
came to spy on her, it would be very difficult for them to find what she was
really looking for.
Even if they traced the recording technique she used, they still wouldn’t
be able to find much. During her stay here, Li Muwan recorded many things
and things regarding the pill seal only made up a small portion of that.
Soon after she left, Sun Zhenwei walked in. After he walked in, he took
out a purple token and on the token, the word “Cloud” was clearly written.
The moment this token appeared, the space 3 meters before him sudden
distorted as 2 men in grey robes walk out. The two looked at the token and
kneeled on the ground. “Outer sect disciple greets the Cloud Order,” they
said.
“This scripture library has always been guarded by the outer sect. What
have you two found out in the month that you have been spying on Li
Muwan?” Sun Zhenwei’s face was no longer gentle, but revealed a trace of
darkness.
One of the men in grey whispered, “Elder Li’s search was all over the
place, from pill recipes to medication effects. From disciple’s observation,
there wasn’t anything that stood out.”
Sun Zhenwei frowned. He didn’t believe that Li Muwan would waste a
month of time to look at random things. He pondered for a bit, then asked,
“Did she record anything?”
The other man in grey calmly said, “She did, but they were equally as
random. It was as if elder Li didn’t have any real goal. However, there is
another possibility.”
Sun Zhenwei’s eyes lit up and he said, “Speak.”
The men in grey calmly said, “Elder Li is very clever and cautious. She
already knew that there would be people spying on her, so she purposely
hid her search among other things. If that is really the truth, then she has
succeeded.”
Sun Zhenwei snorted. He had already guessed something was up, but he
remembered that there were only 20 days left. He really wanted to see what
Li Muwan could do about it.
Sun Zhenwei was also no longer afraid of Li Muwan’s friend. During
the cultivation pair ceremony, there would be many Nascent Soul ancestors
present. If that person tries anything, the ancestors will take care of it for
him.
After Wang Lin reached the Core Formation stage, he consumed several
bottles of pills. As the ancient god tactic absorbed all of the spiritual energy
in the pills, his cultivation shot up and broke through the early stage of Core
Formation into the mid stage.
But Wang Lin still felt that this speed was too slow. He ignored the
consequences and kept taking pills, but he could feel the effects of the pills
decrease.
Li Muwan told him about this phenomenon. This was what happened to
one’s body after taking too many pills. This phenomenon was very
mysterious. Although all of the spiritual energy was still in the pill, the
moment the spiritual energy entered Wang Lin’s body, a large portion of it
would disappear before the ancient god tactic could even activate.
This phenomenon was called body barrier.
This was a problem that anyone who takes a lot of pills will encounter
and the only method of fixing this problem was to take even more precious
pills.
Otherwise, there was no other way. No matter how much time passes,
this barrier will still exist in one’s body.
After continuously taking pills for days, the body barrier appeared in
Wang Lin’s body, but he couldn’t stop taking pills now and Li Muwan had
also taken this matter into consideration.
In fact, with an alchemy master like Li Muwan, Wang Lin didn’t even
have to think about the pills at all, because she had already prepared
everything perfectly.
Wang Lin picked up the bottle from the ground. What was in this bottle
was the key to get past the body barrier. The pills in this bottle were called
Body Barrier Breaking pills. Although they were called that, they didn’t
really remove the body barrier. They were just pills that Li Muwan made
with some very rare materials that would help one’s body better absorb the
effect of pills.
If you only look at the rank, this pill was only a rank 1 pill, but if used
properly, it could have some amazing effects.
After taking this pill, Wang Lin quickly took several bottles and
swallowed all of the pills inside. Although the speed at which the spiritual
energy was dissipating hadn’t slowed down, the rate that Wang Lin’s body
absorbed them had increased greatly.
For a normal person, although it increased the rate, they would only be
able to feel that they were absorbing spiritual energy a bit faster.
But with Wang Lin’s ancient god’s tactic, that slight increase gave it
enough time to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy that would have
normally dissipated.
With this method, Wang Lin’s cultivation shot up from mid stage Core
Formation to late stage. Although he hadn’t reached the peak of late stage,
he was very close to the Nascent Soul stage.
But all of the pills Li Muwan had given him were used up.
On this day, Wang Lin awake from his cultivation inside the heaven
defying bead. He could feel a call from the devil Xu Ligou. From his earlier
agreement with Li Muwan, he knew that this meant that she had found way
to open the seal.
Wang Lin stood up and took a step forward. His body suddenly faded as
if he had broken through space and disappeared without a trace.
In a garden in the northern courtyard, pieces of golden light appeared
from the void and fused together into a human shape. Soon, the figure
became solid, revealing Wang Lin’s figure.
The moment Wang Lin appeared, his eyes lit up as he looked at the
flying sword he had left on the ground. He waved his hand and picked up
the sword. There was a restriction made from divine sense placed on the
flying sword. The restriction was rather clever, but, as he suspected, the
effect of the restriction was for monitoring.
Wang Lin calmly threw the sword and it got stuck in the ground. He
opened the door of the room as he walked toward the gate.
But just at that moment, his steps stopped as the gate silently opened
and Zhou Lin walked in.
After he saw Wang Lin, his eyes immediately focused on him. He
immediately detected the difference in Wang Lin. It has to be said that
before he went into closed door training, Wang Lin was only at the 3rd
layer of Qi Condensation . He couldn’t even see through Wang Lin’s
cultivation now. Even if the current Wang Lin’s cultivation wasn’t at the
late stage of Core Formation, he thought that Wang Lin was at least at the
mid stage. He let out a bitter smile and said, “Teacher is currently being
watched. She asked me to take you somewhere to meet you.”
Wang Lin calmly looked at the person and nodded.
Zhou Lin walked into the garden and closed the gate. He looked at
Wang Lin with a complex expression and said, “This...should I be calling
you uncle… still… forget it. Since you are my teachers friend, you are my
uncle. Uncle, this way please.”
Zhou Lin shook his head. He was actually still in closed door training,
but he received a message from Li Muwan to come out early. Zhou Lin was
an orphan who was saved by Li Muwan and had been following her ever
since. He was filled with respect and gratitude toward Li Muwan.
From Li Muwan’s words, he realized that the disciple he took in was her
friend. It took him a very long time to sort this all out in his head. This was
why, after he saw Wang Lin’s cultivation level, he was only startled and not
surprised. He just assumed that Wang Lin’s cultivation had always been like
this and that he had been hiding it before.
Zhou Lin arrived in front of his room. He waved his hand and the door
glowed. After that, he opened it.
Zhou Lin turned around to look at Wang Lin, then walked into the
room.
Wang Lin didn’t move, but spread his divine sense and secretly placed a
restriction that he could activate at any time on Zhou Lin’s body. Only after
that did he walk into the room.
Wang Lin was cautious toward everyone. Although Zhou Lin was good
to him before and was also Li Muwan’s disciple, when it was time to be
cautious, he would never be sloppy.
Under the scan of his divine sense, he only found a fluctuation of
spiritual power from the pill furnace and everything else seemed normal.
The moment Zhou Lin entered the room, he touch his bag of holding
and took out three pieces of jade. He placed them under the pill furnace. He
took a few steps back as he formed a few seals and shot them toward the
pill furnace. The pill furnace glowed and sank 3 inches into the ground.
Zhou Lin took a deep breath and grabbed the furnace. After turning the
furnace a few times, a ray of light appeared on the wall before him.
This ray of light moved like a dragon waving its tail. It moved quickly
and soon formed a formation.
Zhou Lin took a few steps back and respectfully said, “This formation is
connected to a secret chamber that teacher has secretly prepared and no
outsider knows of. Uncle, please enter. Disciple will stand guard here and
report to uncle if anything happens.”
Wang Lin didn’t move, but stared at the formation on the wall. After a
while, he looked at Zhou Lin and said, “Your teacher is inside the secret
chamber?”
Zhou Lin secretly sighed. He knew that Wang Lin wouldn’t believe him.
He bitterly smiled as he took out a jade and said, “This is a piece of jade
teacher gave to disciple. Uncle, please take a look.”
Wang Lin took the piece of jade and scanned it. He looked at Zhou Lin,
then walked toward the wall. The moment he touched the wall, his body
instantly disappeared.
Zhou Lin’s expression remained normal as he turned the pill furnace
and made the formation disappear. He placed some herbs into the pill
furnace and began to concentrate on alchemy, but in reality, he kept his
divine sense spread out so that if anything happens, he will immediately
notify his teacher.
Zhou Lin didn’t know what relationship Wang Lin had with his teacher,
but he knew that everything he had now was from Li Muawn, so if Li
Muwan asks him to do something, he will give it his all.
He also knew that his teacher must be doing some mysterious things
that are related to the cultivation pair ceremony in 20 days. Once he gets
involved, he will be dragged into this matter as well.
When Wang Lin appeared again, he saw Li Muwan.
Before him was a chamber. Although the chamber wasn’t large, the
most eye catching thing in the chamber was the pill furnace. On top of the
pill furnace were 7 black dragons. Right now, the 7 dragons were spewing
out purple smoke that was slowly rising up and condensing into a purple
ball.
Within the purple ball was a small pill furnace with a piece of yellow
paper on it. Li Muwan’s eyes were glued to the pill furnace, her expression
tense. When she saw Wang Lin, she softly said, “Above us is the square
outside the Cloud Sky Sect’s main hall. To open this pill seal, we will need
to borrow the power of the 7 Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces.”
223
OPENING THE PILL SEAL
T he origin of the Cloud Sky Sect’s seven Heaven Stealing Pilling

Furnace was very mysterious. Rumor has it that the founder of the
sect created nine of them. They were sealed under the Cloud Sky Sect’s
mountain, waiting for disciples that could summon them.
But no matter how strong the founder was, he was still not even at the
Spirit Severing stage due to the rank of the country, so even if there was
some power within the pill furnaces, no one really bothered to steal them.
But the power of the Heaven Stealing Pill Furnace was great, so using
the words “heaven stealing” wasn’t exactly wrong.
In the ancient records of the Cloud Sky Sect, these nine Heaven Stealing
Pill Furnace were all fakes. The founder of the Cloud Sky Sect once saw the
original furnace and memorized the design, then forged the pill furnace
from his memories.
The reason why it was nine pill furnaces was because the founder’s
cultivation level wasn’t high enough to make one pill furnace containing all
of the things he had memorized, so he had to make nine pill furnaces to
contain them all.
As a result, the nine Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces were created.
There was another mysterious aspect of the Heaven Stealing Pill
Furnaces: they couldn’t leave the Cloud Sky Sect’s mountain range. The
moment they leave the mountain range, they will turn into scrap metal. This
phenomenon has caused some higher rank cultivation countries to come
investigate, but they found nothing. However, because of this, they gave up
on the idea of stealing them and supported the Cloud Sky Sect instead.
Therefore, the Cloud Sky Sect was able to develop quickly and became
the number one sect in the country of Chu.
Li Muwan had a serious expression on her face as she stared at the gas
spat out by the seven dragons on the pill furnace. She whispered, “To open
the pill seal, we need spiritual energy and the right time of day. We must
borrow spiritual power from the seven Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces when
they are in use.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He stood next to Li Muwan and
watched the pill furnace. He whispered, “Does the Cloud Sky Sect always
make a pill once a month?”
Li Muwan gently nodded. She said, with a gentle voice, “Yes. The
Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces can only be used at a certain time of day
once a month to get the maximum effect. Only elders of the Cloud Sky Sect
have the privilege to use them. Some rare pills require the Heaven Stealing
Pill Furnaces to make.”
Wang Lin slightly nodded. He pointed at the pill furnace with seven
dragon heads before them and asked, “Is this also a Heaven Stealing Pill
Furnace?”
Li Muwan revealed a proud smile and charmingly said, “This furnace is
not a Heaven Stealing Pill Furnace, but the effect is about the same. This
pill furnace was secretly made by Wan Er after studying the Heaven
Stealing Pill Furnaces for all these years. This was originally my ace against
the Cloud Sky Sect if they ever decided to act against me. If they do, then
Wan Er will use this pill furnace to affect the seven pill furnaces during a
pill refining and turn them to dust. This will also release all of the spiritual
energy in the pill furnaces, causing all of the Nascent Soul cultivators to be
too busy trying to repair the pill furnaces to chase me. After all, these pill
furnaces are everything to them.”
Wang Lin grinned. He nodded and no longer spoke as he stared at the
pill furnace. After a long time, he suddenly asked, “You just said that above
here are the seven Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces. Are there thousands of
years of spiritual energy stored inside of them?”
Li Muwan was startled. She said, “That is true. There are thousands of
years of spiritual energy in those pill furnaces. There could only be more
and not less because these pill furnaces have been used to refine pills for
thousands of years. After each pill is made, some spiritual energy will
remain inside the furnace.”
Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly brightened. He circled the seven dragon head
pill furnace. He then gently touched it. It let out a crisp sound.
He didn’t turn his head and asked, “Can you steal the spiritual energy
from the Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces above us with this pill furnace?”
Li Muwan’s eyes widened as she realize what Wang Lin meant and
asked, “You want to cultivate in this pill furnace?”
Wang Lin turned around. He smiled at Li Muwan and said, “Yes. If I
were to cultivate in this pill furnace, it would be every effective. However,
it wouldn’t be with this avatar body, but my main body.”
Li Muwan’s expression became strange. Just as she was about to speak,
the amount of purple gas coming out of the dragon heads suddenly
increased. Large amount of gas floated up, forming a dark cloud above the
pill furnace.
Inside the dark cloud was the pill furnace with the pill seal on it. The
furnace glowed red and the pill seal started to flutter up and down.
At that moment, on the ground above this chamber, the elders of the
Cloud Sky Sect were staring at the sky, calculating the time of day.
These elders were all master alchemists of the Cloud Sky Sect and one
of them was one of the three rank 5 alchemists, Ouyang Zi.
Ouyang Zi was originally the disciple of the inner sect’s sect head, but
he willingly gave up the chance of becoming sect head to focus all of his
attention on alchemy.
This person’s passion for alchemy had reached an unimaginable degree.
He didn’t care about cultivation or power. It could be said that he didn’t
care about anything other than alchemy.
Ouyang Zi’s goal in life was to refine the legendary rank 9 divine pill.
But his goal was just too far out of reach. Even rank 6 countries could
only make rank 6 pills. Even the few geniuses that would sometimes come
along could only make rank 7 pills.
Precisely because of how difficult alchemy was, the Cloud Sky Sect was
protected by a giant demon sect from a rank 4 country. It has to be said that
rank 5 pills are the limit of what a rank 4 country can make.
All of this showed the importance of the Cloud Sky Sect to the Giant
Demon Sect.
Ouyang Zi was a rank 5 alchemist and had reached the early stage of
Nascent Soul. If he wasn’t so focused on alchemy, he would have already
reached late stage and would’ve become one of the sect’s ancestors.
Although he was only at early stage of Nascent Soul, his status was
much higher than Li Muwan, who was an outsider.
Today, he was going to refine a rank 5 pill. He had prepared for several
years for this. Besides himself, he asked six other people to come help him
with sacrifice refining.
Sacrifice refining was a pill refining technique Ouyang Zi invented
himself.
In his mind, pill refining was an act that defied the heavens, so there
needed to be sacrifices. It was similar to the Ancient God’s Heaven
Sacrifice Ceremony, only the sacrifices he was making were pills.
Ouyang Zi had a head full of white hair and looked very old, but his
eyes shined a demonic light. He let out a very mysterious aura that made
none of the other six alchemists dare to look at him directly.
It has to be said that this demonic light had the ability to affect one’s
soul, but if used in alchemy, it allowed one to see inside of the pill furnace.
He obtained this ability when took a Ghost Sight Pill. This Ghost Sight
Pill was very mysterious. Only one out of ten people that take the pill
manage to obtain this vision. Everyone who fails goes blind.
Such a vicious pill obviously had very good effects. If one successfully
absorbs the Ghost Vision Pill, they will gain ghost vision.
Ghost vision was one of the reasons he was able to walk this far on the
path of alchemy.
Currently, Ouyang Zi was wearing a large gray robe while staring at the
sky. After a while, he frowned and said, “When I refine a pill, I hate it when
other people are watching. Junior brother Sect head, do you not know this?”
Three people walked out of the main hall. One of them was the sect
head of the inner sect. He let out a bitter smile and said, “Didn’t I tell you
guys already? When elder martial brother refines a pill, he doesn’t allow
anyone to watch.”
With that, he clasped his hands at Ouyang Zi and said, “Elder martial
brother, these two are guests from the cultivation country of Tianwu. They
want to see elder brother refine a pill, what do you say...”
The two people behind him were both thin and tall, but both of them
emitted a very powerful aura. Clearly, their cultivation levels were very
high.
Ouyang Zi frowned. He coldly said, “Scram!”
The sect head’s expression remained normal, but the two guests’ faces
changed. They displayed a mocking expression, but they didn’t do anything
and left.
The Cloud Sky Sect’s head, Yuan Tian, already told them about this
before, but they insisted on coming. After letting out a sigh, he
accompanied the two and began chatting with them.
In his view, these two were here to buy pills and their offer was very
attractive, so he still needed to accommodate them a little.
After the three left, Ouyang Zi continued to calculate the time. After
about ten breaths, his eyes lit up. His hand formed seals as he jumped into
the air and shot out seven rays of light onto the seven pill furnaces.
Currently, his large robe fluttered in the wind, making him look very
majestic. The six alchemists watched him with looks of admiration.
The seven Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces began to move after the light
landed on them. They moved in a circle as if there was a giant hand moving
them from above
Six of the pill furnaces formed a circle with the seventh at the center.
At the same time, in the underground chamber, Li Muwan’s dragon pill
furnace also reacted.
Li Muwan took a deep breath. She bit her finger and immediately
formed several seals with her hand. She shot the seals at the seven dragons
on the pill furnace. The seven dragons moved as if they were alive and
floated around the chamber. They all coiled up.
Soon, the seven dragons turned into illusionary pill furnaces. Six of
them formed a circle while the seventh one fused into Li Muwan’s dragon
furnace.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Without a word, he waved his hand and shot an
illusionary circle onto the ground. Then, his hand formed a seal as he
shouted, “Main body, appear!”
Wang Lin’s main body with white hair and a purple star on the forehead
appeared without a sound through the illusionary circle.
The moment he appeared, the chamber became cold. Even the
illusionary pill furnaces in the air became a bit blurry.
Li Muwan stared at Wang Lin’s main body with a look of longing.
Soon, her eyes lit up. This was the person she had been waiting for for more
than 200 years. The avatar was just way too inferior compared to the main
body.
After the main body appeared, he walked toward the center of the
chamber. When he arrived before the dragon pill furnace, he turned to look
at Li Muwan. Li Muwan’s heart felt cold after seeing the cold gaze. She
was too familiar with this gaze. It was exactly the same gaze that Wang Lin
had when they met 200 years ago. After 200 years, the coldness in his eyes
was even more intense than before.
Li Muwan took a deep breath and quickly formed a seal. Under her
control, the lid of the pill furnace slowly moved aside.
Wang Lin’s main body jumped into the pill furnace and started
cultivating without any hesitation. Soon after, the lid of the pill furnace was
closed.
At this point, at the ground above the chamber, Ouyang Zi raised both
of his arms and held them wide open. He then muttered something to
himself. After a short while, he stared at the pill furnace in the center.
Suddenly, green gas came out of the pill furnace until it formed a giant hand
that began to grow.
Ouyang Zi took a deep breath and took out a bag of holding. He
dumped countless heavenly treasures into the giant hand.
Then, the giant hand closed and turned back into green smoke as it
returned to the pill furnace.
Ouyang Zi’s eyes lit up as he shouted, “Pill sacrifice! First sacrifice,
rank 4 Demon Blood Pill!”
The moment he finished speaking, one of the six people took a few
steps forward and slapped his bag of holding. A white jade bottle appeared
from the bag of holding. He walked up to one of the pill furnaces and broke
the seal on the bottle. He carefully poured out a blood-red pill. The moment
the pill appeared, the area was filled with the smell of blood.
Currently, the person’s face was a bit pale. His right hand was trembling
as he held the pill, but he clenched his teeth and put the pill into one of the
six pill furnaces.
The moment the pill entered the pill furnace, the furnace let out a loud
roar. Immediately after, a blood-red light shot up into the air, forming a
pillar of light that reached the sky.
The same scene happened in the chamber as one of the illusionary pill
furnaces formed by one of the dragons shot out a pillar of red light. Aside
from the size, the pillar of red light was identical to the one outside.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Looking at the scene before him, he asked,
“What kind of pill refining technique is this?”
Li Muwan’s eyes were filled with respect as she whispered, “This is
Ouyang Zi’s own refining method called sacrifice refining. Basically, he is
using various rank 4 pills to make a rank 5 pill. Although the success rate
isn’t high, it is still much higher than normal methods.”
Currently, at the ground above, Ouyang Zi’s eyes lit up and he shouted,
“Second sacrifice, rank 4 Luo Lin Pill!”
Another person arrived next to a pill furnace. He took out a blue pill and
carefully placed it inside the furnace.
Suddenly, a pillar of blue light appeared from that pill furnace.
Then, Ouyang Zi went out all and put in four more rank 4 pills. Now,
six pillars of light shot out into the sky. These pillars of light could be seen
even outside of the Cloud Sky Sect mountain range.
Ouyang Zi was very nervous. He stared at the pill furnace in the middle
and muttered, “This must succeed! This must succeed! If I succeed this
time, I will have three rank 5 pills. Combined with the three rank 5 pills the
sect has, I will have six. With six of them, I could use the rank 5 pills as
sacrifices and have a taste of what it’s like to refine a rank 6 pill.”
His eyes shined a never before seen light as he stared at the pill
furnaces. After taking a deep breath, he shouted, “You six, the refining has
started!”
The six alchemist revealed looks of excitement. If they succeeded this
time, then they would have helped created a rank 5 pill. This was something
all alchemists dreamed of.
The six of them jumped into the air and floated above the six pill
furnaces. They sat down cross legged in the pillars of light and urged the
spiritual energy in their bodies to move.
Ouyang Zi didn’t hesitate at all. His body slowly landed on top of the
last pill furnace and he closed his eyes.
At that moment, in the underground chamber, the six illusionary pill
furnaces also emitted their own pillars of light.
Inside the center of these pillars of light was the pill furnace with the
pill seal on it. Below the pill seal was the pill furnace Li Muwan made, with
Wang Lin’s main body inside of it.
Although Wang Lin’s main body was inside the pill furnace, it was
currently not absorbing any spiritual energy as everything was being
prepared for the opening of the pill seal. As for absorbing spiritual energy,
Wang Lin could wait until after the pill seal opened.
Li Muwan’s expression was serious. Her hand constantly formed seals
as she shot them to their respective pill furnaces. Shortly after, countless
slivers of light came from the six pillars of light and went toward the pill
seal in the middle.
Slivers of spiritual energy was stolen by Li Muwan from the sacrifice of
the rank 4 pills. This was how the problem of needing plenty of spiritual
energy to open the pill seal was solved.
In reality, Li Muwan only needed two things to open up the pill seal.
One of them was location. She needed a place with plenty of spiritual
energy, but no spirit vein in the ground. This problem was solved by
Ouyang Zi.
Now they only had to wait for the right time to open the pill seal.
Aside from location, the second requirement was the time. Only by
opening the pill seal at the same time of day as when it was sealed would
the requirement of time be met.
The smaller the time difference, the less damage the pill will suffer. If
the time difference was too large, then the pil will suffer damage.
Wang Lin already knew all of this after Li Muwan explained it. Now the
question was: what was the correct time to undo the seal?
Li Muwan checked many books and found one time. That time would
be at 45 minutes past midnight.
As a result, the best time to refine pills and seal pills was 45 minutes
past midnight. It has to be said that when it comes to refining pills or
sealing pills, the best time to do so is when the Yang and Ying separate.
Of course, this only applies when refining a very precious pill. As for
normal pills, people wouldn’t bother with it.
But this guess wasn’t very accurate. In reality, there were some
alchemists who were afraid of other people stealing their pills. They would
purposely alter the time when sealing the pill. As a result, even if someone
steals the pill, they wouldn’t be able to properly open it without knowing
the correct time.
Li Muwan’s solution to this was to use a method that would use a
massive amount of spiritual energy to overload the pill. This sacrificed a bit
of the pill’s effectiveness to open up the pill seal.
In a way, as long as the time wasn’t too different from when it was
sealed, the pill seal would be removed and the pill would also suffer a lot
less damage compared to normal methods. But if the time difference was
too large, it would make the pill useless.
Li Muwan’s expression was serious as she whispered to Wang Lin,
“Because of the existence of this pill furnace, the chance of Ouyang Zi
succeeding is not high. Knowing his personality, he will use a blood
sacrifice technique. At that moment, there will be a burst of spiritual energy.
That is the time to open the pill seal.”
Time slowly passed. Currently, at the ground above, Ouyang Zi opened
his eyes. He noticed that the spiritual energy in the area was rapidly
decreasing. There wasn’t enough spiritual energy to make a rank 5 pill.
This was the first time he had encountered something like this. Right
now was the critical moment in the refining process, so he didn’t have any
time to think about it. A cold light flashed across his eyes as he shouted,
“Blood sacrifice!”
The expression of the six surrounding alchemists suddenly changed, but
they soon showed determined expressions. Without any hesitation, they all
exploded their own cores. A series of booms occurred as the area was
covered in a bloody mist. As a result, the spiritual energy in the area
suddenly increased.
The spiritual energy in the area reached its peak. Ouyang Zi’s eyes lit up
as his hand formed a seal and shot at the pill furnace before him. The pill
furnace started to absorb the spiritual energy in the surroundings like crazy.
Soon, even the six pillars of light started to converge toward the center pill
furnace.
Ouyang Zi’s expression became even more serious. This was the make
or break moment, so he couldn’t make any mistakes. He had already failed
multiple times before, so he wasn’t sure if he would succeed this time.
At that moment, in the underground chamber, Li Muwan pointed at her
brow and spat out drop of core blood. This drop of blood floated in the
middle of the six pill furnaces. Suddenly, all of the pill furnaces shook as
the pillars of light collapsed and moved toward the pill furnace at the center.
The pill furnace released a rainbow colored light. Under the pressure of
all that spiritual energy, the pill seal started to slowly curl up until it was
completely rolled up and fell off the pill furnace.
At the same time, an unimaginable amount of pressure from the
spiritual power inside the pill furnace appeared, causing the pill furnace to
explode. A round, cyan colored pill appeared.
But at that moment, a crisp crackling sound filled the air as cracks
appeared on the pill.
“A rank 7 spirit pill!” Li Muwan’s eyes widened. Although she was
prepared, she still couldn’t help but burst out in surprise.
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L i Muwan stared at the pill as she muttered to herself, “Something is

wrong. If it was a rank 7 pill, there would have been a reaction. Why
has there been no reaction?”
Wang Lin grabbed in the air with his right hand. The pill flew into his
hand and he carefully examined it.
This pill’s color was cyan and bursts of spiritual energy leaked out from
the cracks on the pill, increasing the density of spiritual energy in the room.
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan and asked, “This is a rank 7 pill?”
Li Muwan took a few steps forward and stood next to Wang Lin. She
took the pill from his hand and carefully examined it. She sighed and said,
“To be more accurate, this is a pseudo-rank 7 pill, so it is really an upper
rank 6 pill. We must have missed the correct time to open the seal by too
much time, which caused the pill to crack. If we had opened it at the correct
time, it would have been above rank 7. The Qi Huang Sect is part of a rank
4 country, so they must have created a rare upper rank 5 pill and then sealed
it. From the looks of the seal, it must have been at least several thousand
years ago.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he stared at the pill and asked, “Do you know
what pill this is?”
Li Muwan’s pondered for a while. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she said,
“The Qi Huang Sect has three pills it is known for. If Wan Er is correct, this
is the Cyan Cloud pill. This pill should allow you to break past the Core
Formation stage.”
Wang Lin pondered a little. After taking the pill from Li Muwan, he
said, “Wait for me!”
Li Muwan nodded. She looked gently at Wang Lin and said, “You can
relax. Even if you fail, Wan Er will destroy the seven Heaven Stealing Pill
Furnaces. If I do that, they won’t chase us.”
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. He calmly said, “Things
shouldn’t be that troublesome.” With that, he sat down in front of the pill
furnace. He pointed his finger at his brow and disappeared.
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. If she was gone from her house for too
long, it would arouse suspicion. After pondering for a while, she waved her
right hand on the wall and a formation appeared. Li Muwan walked through
the formation and disappeared from the chamber.
At that moment, at the ground above the chamber, Ouyang Zi’s refining
had reached its end. His eyes were filled with excitement as he muttered to
himself. After a long time, he let out a grunt as he jumped up. He waved his
hand and the lid flew off the pill furnace.
At that moment, the sky changed color. The previous dark sky suddenly
lit up as a golden pill floated out from inside the pill furnace.
Six souls slowly appeared around the pill. These souls were the ones
who sacrificed themselves before. They sat down cross legged, floating
around the pill.
Ouyang Zi’s expression became serious as he clasped his hands and
shouted, “It is all thanks to you six fellow cultivators that my pill was
successfully created. I cannot repay you guys enough. This pill will be
called the Six Dao Spirit pill in honor of all of you.”
The moment those words were spoken, the six souls let out a pleased
expression. They looked at the pill with some unwillingness on their faces
as they disappeared.
At the same time, the pill slowly descended and was grabbed by
Ouyang Zi. Although his expression was calm, he was very excited in his
heart as he thought, “I finally succeeded! Now I will be able to try refining
a rank 6 pill!”
As for Wang Lin, he sat in the heaven defying space, cultivating, staring
at the pill in his hand. After a while, he revealed a decisive look and threw
the pill into his mouth.
The moment the pill entered his mouth, it turned into a line of blue
spiritual energy. As the blue line traveled through Wang Lin’s body, the
ancient god tactic kept devouring the endless spiritual energy of the blue
line.
At the same time, Wang Lin’s core quickly rotated as it grew larger.
Slowly, slivers of purple spiritual power appeared in his core. As more
and more of that purple spiritual energy gathered in his core, his cultivation
finally reached the peak of late stage Core Formation.
Currently, his cultivation kept increasing as his core kept growing
bigger. Soon, drops of golden liquid dripped from his core as if his core was
melting.
His body also became transparent at that moment, allowing him to see
all the changes happening in his body.
Wang Lin was very calm as he focused all his attention on cultivation
while waiting for the moment that his Nascent Soul forms.
For Wang Lin, the meaning of forming his Nascent Soul was very
different from other people.
Once he successfully forms his Nascent Soul, the first step of his plan
will be complete. After that, he will fuse his main body and his avatar, then
use his avatar to break through to the Nascent Soul stage on his main body.
Once his main body can break into the Nascent Soul stage, then his Ji
Realm will also have its first breakthrough. At that time, he will be the
strongest person in the country of Chu.
Even inside the Sea of Devils, he will have the ability to set up his own
sect and compete against Spirit Severing cultivators.
The important thing was that he would have the ability to return to the
country of Zhao to get his revenge. Teng Huayuan; this name was
something that Wang Lin had hated for more than 400 years. This was a
hatred that could no longer be described. If anyone dared to block his path,
they would have to pay the price in blood.
Wang Lin didn’t know what cultivation level Teng Huayuan had
reached in these 400 years, but as long as he hadn’t reached Spirit Severing,
once Wang Lin reaches Nascent Soul, his fate won’t change.
Wang Lin couldn’t believe that in a mere 400 years, an early stage
Nascent Soul cultivator would be able to break into the Spirit Severing
stage. It has to be said that after Nascent Soul, even each small stage, it’s
extremely hard to break through.
The cultivation world was a pyramid. The higher you go, the fewer
there are.
Among the seven cultivation levels of Qi Condensation, Foundation
Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Soul
Transformation, and Ascension Seeking, Nascent Soul was the barrier. If
one can reach Nascent Soul, that means they have truly stepped into the
cultivation world and can reach for the top of the cultivation world.
Other than revenge, there was something else that was urging him to get
stronger: the danger he constantly felt from the red haired man in the land
of the Ancient God.
He believed that with the red haired man’s genius mind, he would find
another way to escape from the land of the Ancient God. Once the red
haired man escapes, the first thing he will do is to find Wang Lin.
After fusing with the inheritance of knowledge, he could feel that he
was slowly changing every day. This was a change in his mentality as his
thoughts became more and more in line with the thoughts of an Ancient
God.
Before entering the cultivation world, Wang Lin’s biggest dream was to
pass the state exam, make his parents proud, and allow his parents to live a
good life, but when fourth uncle gave him the chance to become an
immortal, everything changed. Back then, he thought the city near the
village was already the biggest city out there. As for the King’s capital, he
never even through about it or seen it.
When he first entered the world of cultivation, his goal was to become
an immortal. At the same time, he learned that the country of Zhao was
only a small country on this planet.
Then, there were some major events that forced Wang Lin to constantly
find new ways to make himself stronger. His goal was to return to the
country of Zhao and get his revenge. After visiting one country after
another, Wang Lin’s horizons broadened a lot. He found out that the ground
he stood on was called planet Suzaku and that the country of Zhao was only
a rank 3 cultivation country. Above that, there are rank 4, rank 5, and even
rank 6 cultivation countries.
He knew that the real ruler of planet Suzaku was the country of Suzaku.
After he received the inheritance of knowledge, his horizons were once
again expanded. The vast cosmos was filled with countless planets like
planet Suzaku. The Ancient God’s size and power to casually destroy a
planet made Wang Lin feel intoxicated.
At that moment, Wang Lin’s mentality changed and his goal became to
pursuit higher cultivation. Only by becoming stronger would he be able to
survive in this cultivation world.
It could be said at that moment, Wang Lin broke free from his sole goal
of revenge and changed into the goal of reaching higher cultivation levels.
The mentality of someone unwilling to be stepped upon and someone who
wishes to pursuit the limit of his strength.
This mentality was something a strong person must have at all times.
After 10 days, Wang Lin left the heaven defying space. The moment he
appeared, he fused with his main body inside the pill furnace. At that
moment, slivers of spiritual energy started to be drawn from the seven
Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces in the area above the chamber.
His main body and avatar were at the final stage of fusion. If anything
went wrong here, then all this effort would have been wasted. Currently,
Wang Lin was very calm. He was completely absorbed in the fusion of his
main body and avatar.
Time slowly passed. Aside from the Ji Realm, there was another thing
that was blocking Wang Lin: his own talent. As for whether this would
succeed or not, no one really knew for sure.
The thousands of years of spiritual energy that was stored inside the
seven Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces was slowly being drained by Wang
Lin. His ancient god’s tactic absorbed all of that spiritual energy like a black
hole.
The moment the main body fused with the avatar, the ancient god’s
tactic also underwent a change. In the first level of the ancient god’s tactic,
there was only devour.
The second level was absorption.
Devour and absorption are two completely different levels. Devour
means that all types of energy that enters Wang Lin’s body will be devoured
and used by Wang Lin. This is a passive state.
Absorption is an active state where one can absorb someone else’s
cultivation.
In reality, the reason the Ancient Gods are so strong is because of the
ancient god’s tactic they possess. Every ancient god, when they awaken
after being born, have the ancient god’s tactic imprinted in their mind.
As an Ancient God, only after reaching the second level of the ancient
god’s tactic would they have strong attacking capabilities by using the
ancient god’s body to activate the second level of the ancient god’s tactic.
All of the spiritual energy within miles would be absorbed and devoured by
the first level of the ancient god’s tactic, forming a loop.
But the ancient god’s tactic was something that only belonged to the
ancient gods. If Wang Lin had gotten the inheritance of power, he would be
able to reach the second level, but with his current mortal body, it was too
difficult.
Although Wang Lin’s ancient god’s tactic had some differences
compared to the real second level, it was nothing.
Time quickly passed and it was now the day of Li Muwan and Sun
Zhenwei’s cultivation pair ceremony.
On this day, the entire Cloud Sky Sect was filled with a festive
atmosphere. There were no clouds within miles of the sect. The sky was
blue and countless lights were flying toward the sect.
Almost every sect and every cultivation family in the country of Chu
were gathered here. All of the people that came were also elders and
important members of each sect or family. This type of atmosphere was
something only the Cloud Sky Sect could have. If it was any other sect, it
wouldn’t be possible.
Because there were too many guests, the Cloud Sky Sect’s defensive
formation had been extended to cover the entire mountain range. Countless
outer sect disciples had also been sent out on patrol while greeting all of the
guests.
It has to be said that Li Muwan’s position in the Cloud Sky Sect was
quite unique. After all, she was one of the three rank 5 alchemists in the
sect. Sun Zhenwei’s position was also very well known. He was the son of
an elder of the outer sect who was at the middle stage of Nascent Soul and
the only person in the last century who might break into late the stage and
become one of the ancestors of the sect.
In addition to all of this, the outer sect also had high hopes for Sun
Zhenwei. Once he reaches Nascent Soul, there will be a series of actions
done to set him up as one of the candidates to become the next head of the
outer sect. If his father successfully becomes a sect ancestor, then he will
become the outer sect’s sect head for sure.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be paired up with Li
Muwan in the cultivation pair ceremony. In one sense, it was the inner
sect’s way of chaining down Li Muwan, but also for the outer sect to pave
the way for Sun Zhenwei to become the outer sect’s sect head.
All of the visitors knew of this matter. It could be said that this
ceremony was for the inner and outer sects to establish a closer relationship.
After all, the Cloud Sky Sect was split into two parts. The inner sect
practiced alchemy while the outer sect practiced cultivation. Only because
of these two working together has the Cloud Sky Sect reached the heights it
has today.
Sun Zhenwei was wearing a long red robe. His tall and straight posture
gave him a gentle, yet cool atmosphere. He was currently standing behind
the elders of the inner and outer sect, welcoming guests.
Although he was smiling, his eyes were still twitching. In fact, the
closer it got to the day of the ceremony, the more nervous he got, as if there
was some disaster coming.
He felt that it was ridiculous to have this feeling. Today, almost all of
the late stage Nascent Soul ancestors had come out of their closed door
training to attend the ceremony. If anyone dares to cause trouble, the only
road for them will be death.
Unless their cultivation level was Spirit Severing.
But Sun Zhenwei didn’t believe that a Spirit Severing cultivator would
step so low as to mess with the Cloud Sky Sect. And even a Spirit Severing
sect had to be wary of the Giant Demon Sect that was behind the Cloud Sky
Sect.
As a result, Sun Zhenwei couldn’t find a reason to make him this
nervous. He secretly smiled and thought he was over thinking matters.
But although he said this in his mind, he kept thinking of the cold gaze
of the person that was talking to Li Muwan.
At that moment, an old man in a grey robe was several steps in front of
Sun Zhenwei, looking at him. He took a few steps until he was before Sun
Zhenwei and whispered, “Zhenwei, don’t think so much. If that person who
knows elder Li shows up, then I will make him pay. No matter how
powerful his cultivation is, it will be pointless. I have already discussed the
matter with the sect head, so you can relax.”
The old man’s tone was flat, but it contained a dignified atmosphere.
This person was Sun Zhenwei’s father and an elder of the outer sect.
Sun Zhenwei respectfully replied. Although he could lie to everyone
about Wang Lin’s matter, he could not lie to his father. He had long told his
father about his encounter with Wang Lin.
When he heard that the sect head was involved, he felt very confident.
When he raised his head to look at the sect head, he saw the old man with
white hair turn around and faintly smile at him.
This person was the outer sect’s sect head, Liu Fei. This person’s
cultivation was very mysterious. It was said that he had taken a pill to hide
his cultivation and was already at the late stage of Nascent Soul. Unless
someone has higher cultivation than him by a step, it was very hard to see
through his cultivation.
Standing next to this old man was another white haired elder. He was
the head of the inner sect, Song Qing. Behind him was a group of people
with varying levels of cultivation, but if they were in any other sect, they
would become the head alchemist of that sect within a day.
“Hao Ran Sect’s sect head, Sima Yunnan and elder Xu Li are here to
celebrate this occasion.” A voice boomed from the distance, traveling all
the way through the Cloud Sky Sect’s mountain range.
At the same time, two rainbows arrived together. The two rainbows
landed inside the sect, revealing two figures. One of them was wearing a
purple robe and was filled with an ancient atmosphere.
This person was the Hao Ren Sect’s head, Sima Yunnan. After he
arrived, he let out a laugh and said, “Brother Song and Brother Liu,
congratulations!”
Accompanying him was Xu Li, who was wearing a light green robe.
With Xu Li’s status, he couldn’t talk, so he just clasped his hands and
smiled.
The outer sect’s sect head, Liu Fei, laughed and took a few steps
forward. He clasped his hands and said, “Fellow cultivator Sima, we
haven’t seen each other for more than ten years. If it wasn’t for my sect
sending out an invitation, I don’t think I would have ever seen you again.”
The inner sect’s sect head, Song Qing, rubbed his chin and said, “Old
man Sima, you promised me a 1000 year old Zhu fruit. Did you bring it
today?”
Sima Yunnan laughed, “The two of you don’t need to embarrass me so.
Forget it, since your memory is so good, I did bring the Zhu fruit. However,
I have a grandson who is about to form his core, so you better give me some
180 Grain Pills, or I’m not giving you the Zhu fruit.”
The three of them let out a laugh as they exchanged a few words with
each other. Liu Fei waved his hand and Sun Zhenwei quickly guided Sima
Yunnan to the main hall.
Sima Yunnan carefully studied Sun Zhenwei and said, “You really are a
genius. So young, yet you have already reached the door to the Nascent
Soul stage. Very good. Within 100 years, the Cloud Sky Sect will have
another Nascent Soul cultivator.”
Sun Zhenwei let out a gentle smile and said, “Senior is too kind. Junior
doesn’t deserve this praise.”
Sima Yunnan nodded and walked into the main hall with Xu Li.
There were several tables positioned within the main hall filled with
fine wine and fruit. There were already many people inside the main hall,
chatting with each other.
After Sima Yunnan arrived, he couldn’t help but talk to many other
people along with Xu Li. Sun Zhenwei quietly took a few steps back and
left the hall.
After he left, Sima Yunnan and Xu Li sat down near a table. They
looked at each other and Sima Yunnan asked, with a voice transmission,
“You said that person is hiding within the Cloud Sky Sect?”
Xu Li’s expression remained normal and replied with a voice
transmission as well, “Sect head, that is only my guess, it is not necessarily
accurate. That person was filled with a demonic aura and disappeared
around the Cloud Sky Sect. Also, three months ago, a mysterious person
appeared in the Cloud Sky Sect and was able to escape under the pursuit of
three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Cloud Sky Sect. According to the
description from the spies, I believe it is the person I met. As for whether or
not that person is hidding here, I’m not sure.”
Sima Yunnan pondered a little and thought, “If this person is as Xu Li
says, then he must be a great evil from the Sea of Devils. Hehe, the Cloud
Sky Sect has attracted the attention of a great evil from the Sea of Devils.
How could it not be a good thing for my Hao Ran Sect?”
“Lou Yue Sect’s Tianyi Zhenren and elder Shi Tianlai came to celebrate
this occasion.” Another loud voice came, causing Sima Yunnan to look
outside.
At that moment, all of the sects and cultivation families were arriving.
Aside from the big sects that were welcomed by Sun Zhenwei personally,
everyone else started to arrive in the main hall.
Soon, the entire main hall became almost packed as they chatted with
each other. Some of the less social people were sitting in corners by
themselves or cultivating with their eyes closed.
Arounding the walls of the main hall stood a row of outer sect disciples
who were all Core Formation cultivators or higher. They stood there with
their backs as straight as pine trees as they looked straight ahead.
Shortly after, Liu Fei and Song Qing walked into the main hall. Behind
them were dozens of elders followed by Sun Zhenwei. Among them was Li
Muwan with a purple veil over her head.
After they entered, all of the visiting guests of various sects and
cultivation families stopped talking and turned to look at them.
In the main hall, Liu Fei looked at Song Qing. He smiled and took a few
steps back. Song Qing nodded. His gaze swept across the entire main hall
and he said, “Fellow cultivators, this is a day of celebration for my Cloud
Sky Sect…”
He wasn’t even able to finish speaking before the ground suddenly
started shaking while a monstrous pressure appeared from underground.
Under the pressure of this monstrous presence, all of the Nascent Soul
cultivators in the hall stood up in terror. They all spread out their divine
sense underground to see what was going on.
Li Muwan’s eyes revealed a tender look. She knew that Wang Lin had
come!
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I n the chamber under the square outside the main hall, a crack appeared
on the lid of the pill furnace Li Muwan made. With a loud bang, the
crack extended from the lid down to the body of the pill furnace.
At the same time, a ray of rainbow light leaked out from the crack. The
light became brighter and brighter and as the crack got bigger. The entire
chamber was covered in the rainbow colored light. At that moment, the
chamber was like a fairy land, covered in endless rainbow colored light.
Another wave of cracking sounds came and more cracks appeared on
the pill furnace, causing even more light to escape. A hand reached out
from the pill furnace and with a bang, the pill furnace exploded and
scattered all over the chamber.
A young man with flowing white haired floated out of the pill furnace,
his body alternating between transparent and solid. His eyes were closed as
countless circles of colored light gathered around his back. If one looked
closely, whenever this person’s body flickered to the transparent state, they
could see a small person that looked exactly like him in his dantain. The
little person was emitting a rainbow colored light and looked very
mysterious.
His body kept changing between transparent and solid while emitting a
great amount of pressure. After a long time, his body stopped changing and
started to become more solid.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and, at the same time, the little person
also opened his eyes. The little person’s eyes no longer had pupils, but
looked like they were replaced by red lightning. This wasn’t just a single
lightning bolt, but a cloud of red lightning.
A destructive force came from the red lightning and all of the rainbow
colored light in the room immediately dissipated as it escaped upwards.
There were countless rays of red lightning wildly moving around the
chamber. The shattered pieces of the pill furnace were instantly turned to
dust.
When the cultivators in the main hall above noticed what was
happening, they all spread their divine senses out to check what was going
on. However, the moment their divine senses went underground, they were
repelled by a powerful pressure, causing them all to withdrew their divine
senses in shock.
The sky above the entire Cloud Sky Sect changed as a powerful
pressure burst forth from underground. It felt as if the entire Cloud Sky Sect
was shaking.
Rainbow colored clouds gathered in the sky and the entire main hall
started to tremble.
All of the members’ of the different sects and cultivation families’
expressions changed. A few of the people who had seen this before
exclaimed, “This… this is someone reaching the Nascent Soul stage?”
The moment those words were said, besides the Nascent Soul
cultivators in the room, everyone else revealed looks of disbelief. It has to
be said that reaching the Nascent Soul stage is a very important matter and
you would normally have someone guarding you during the process.
Now that someone had just reached the Nascent Soul stage in the Cloud
Sky Sect, the first thought everyone had was that the Cloud Sky Sect had
just gained another Nascent Soul cultivator.
Just when the surrounding sect and cultivation family members were
about to express their congratulations, Sima Yunnan let out a laugh and
said, “Congratulations to the Cloud Sky Sect for obtaining another Nascent
Soul cultivator. I wonder if I know this person? Why don’t you invite that
person here for us to see?”
Song Qing and Liu Fei looked at each other, then turned around to look
at the elders. All of the elders tried their hardest to think of who would be
trying to break into the Nascent Soul stage right now, but couldn’t think of
anyone, so they all shook their heads.
As a result, the two’s expression slowly turned ugly. Song Qing’s face
was dark as he slowly said, “Sorry, fellow cultivator Sima. Even I’m
curious as to who this cultivator is. If we can invite him out here, then we
will be sure to let everyone meet him.” There was a hint of darkness in his
voice, especially the word invite, it had a very heavy tone behind it.
The moment those words came out, all of the cultivators’ eyebrows
raised. If there was no one in the Cloud Sky Sect who was trying to reach
the Nascent Soul stage, then this would turn into a very interesting
situation.
At the same time, all of the surrounding cultivators of the various sects
and cultivation families felt a hint of regret. This person was really unwise
in where they decided to break into the Nascent Soul stage. It seemed that
the day that person broke through was also the day that they’d die.
The Cloud Sky Sect’s face was greater than everything. This person was
definitely going to die!
The Sky Cloud Sect’s outer sect head’s expression was extremely ugly.
He forced a smile and said, “I want to see who has the guts to use my Cloud
Sky Mountain to reach Nascent Soul. His Nascent Soul is mine!”
Liu Fei’s face sank. He waved his sleeves and disappeared. At the same
time, all of the Nascent Soul cultivators left the main hall. All of these
people went out with bystander attitudes. It has to be said that with Cloud
Sky Sect as the number 1 sect in the country, it was hard to see something
like this happening.
As for the reason everyone gathered today, it seemed they all had
already forgotten about it. Compared to reaching the Nascent Soul stage,
the cultivation pair ceremony just couldn’t compare.
Just as they exited the main hall and walked into the square, the seven
Heaven Stealing Pill Furnaces let out loud humming sounds. Then, the
seven pill furnaces all got pushed outwards, as if there was an invisible
hand moving them. Large cracks appeared on the ground in the center of the
square.
A thick layer of cold air escaped from the cracks in the ground. The
square suddenly became very cold.
Although Sima Yunnan’s expression was normal, he was secretly
shocked. This type of aura was not something a normal Nascent Soul
cultivator could release.
He turned to look at the others in the square. Although the ten or more
Nascent Soul cultivators all had calm expressions, their eyes all displayed
how serious they were.
Liu Fei let out a cold snort. He moved like lightning into the cracks in
the ground as he shouted, “Fellow cultivator used my Cloud Sky Sect to
reach Nascent Soul. Do you think the Cloud Sky Sect can be pushed
around?”
Right after he entered the crack, a scream came from inside. This
scream came from Liu Fei right after he finished his sentence and was filled
with fear and panic.
As a result, all of the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators backed up.
They all looked at the crack with serious expressions as if there was some
ancient demon down there.
Sun Zhenwei’s father, the grey robed man, didn’t back up, but charged
forward. All of the other Nascent Soul cultivators in the Cloud Sky Sect
also took out their magic treasures.
At this point, Sun Zhenwei had also left the main hall. Because he
didn’t have the ability to teleport like the Nascent Soul cultivators, he was
naturally a step behind.
Li Muwan slowly walked out as well. She looked at Sun Zhenwei’s
back and let out a mocking expression. She then looked at the crack in the
ground with a tender look.
Just as the grey robed elder was about check the crack, he noticed Sun
Zhenwei and said, “Zhenwei, go back inside. You shouldn’t be out here.”
“Since you already came, don’t leave.” A voice as cold as the chilly
winds of winter came out of the crack.
Sun Zhenwei’s body went soft as he fell to the ground. He was very
familiar with this voice. This was the voice that had caused him to be so
nervous lately.
Then, a young man with flowing white hair floated out from within the
crack. There was a shining purple star on his forehead. He was like a
thousand year old unmelting ice. The moment he appeared, the
surroundings got even colder.
In his right hand, he held Liu Fei by his hair. As he rose up out of the
crack, Liu Fei’s pale face and closed eyes also appeared.
At the same time, Sun Zhenwei’s father quickly backed up as he stared
at the young man. All of the other Cloud Sky Sect’s Nascent soul
cultivators’ eyes also became cold.
All of the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators from other sects and
families were all shocked besides Sima Yunana. They all quietly watched
from the side to see how this would develop. After all, if even Liu Fei
couldn’t stand up against this person, then even if they all went up to help,
it would be pointless.
Song Qing sucked in a breath of cold air. He waved his hand to an elder.
Just as the elder took out a jade and sent it out, the white haired youth
turned to look at the elder and Song Qing, revealing a mocking smile.
Song Qing’s heart suddenly shook. He felt as if he was completely seen
through. He only ever got this feeling when he met the sect’s ancestors. He
couldn’t help but take a few steps back in horror.
As for that elder, he was even worse off. He immediately dropped the
jade and didn’t dare to move. He felt that if he continued to try to send the
jade over, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Song Qing took a deep breath. He look at Liu Fei, who was in the white
haired man’s right hand. He forced himself to calm down and said, “Fellow
cultivator, this whole matter is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!”
This white haired youth was Wang Lin. His gaze swept across the
crowd. When he looked at Li Muwan, a hint of tenderness flashed across
his eyes. He raised his left hand and said, “Come!”
Li Muwan let out a beautiful smile as she walked toward Wang Lin. All
of the Nascent Soul cultivators moved out of the way as no one dared to
fight for the Cloud Sky Sect right now.
Sima Yunnan took a deep breath as his eyes lit up. Sima Yunnan was a
very ambitious person, but the Cloud Sky Sect had alway been above his
Hao Ran Sect. Although he hated them greatly in his heart, there was
nothing he could do.
The moment that white haired youth appeared, he immediately
remembered Xu Li’s description. He was now 100% sure that this was the
disaster that came from the Sea of Devils.
But even he didn’t expect that this person’s cultivation level would be
high enough to easily take care of Liu Fei. His heart couldn’t help but be
shocked.
At the very least, he wasn’t able to see through Liu Fei’s cultivation, so
this youth’s cultivation was something he didn’t dare to think about. But at
the same time, he was very happy. The stronger the youth was, the higher
the chance of the Cloud Sky Sect being wiped out today. Especially now
that Liu Fei, who said he wanted that youth’s Nascent Soul, had been easily
defeated. On that day, the Cloud Sky Sect really had lost a lot of face.
Everyone moved out of the way as Li Muwan walked toward Wang Lin.
Even Song Qing, whose face was pale, forced a smile as he got out of the
way.
Only the grey robed man’s face was extremely ugly, mostly because Li
Muwan was his daugher-in-law. She immediately walked toward that man
when he called her. This made him feel embarrassed.
But he was very smart. Despite being angry on the inside, his
expression quickly returned to normal as he moved out of the way.
Li Muwan slowly walked through the Nascent Soul cultivators.
Normally, when they met her, although they would greet her with smiles,
they would still be arrogant and forceful in their speech. But today, all of
these Nascent Soul cultivators showed signs of fear and their attitudes
toward her had changed as well.
Li Muwan knew that all of this was because of one person. A person
who caused them fear, a person they dreaded, a person who could easily
defeat Liu Fei. This person was her man, Wang Lin.
After arriving next to Wang Lin, Li Muwan let out a smile like a flower
blooming. At that moment, Li Muwan felt a deep sense of satisfaction in
her heart.
Wang Lin’s gaze moved and landed on Sun Zhenwei. Sun Zhenwei’s
face was pale as he stared at Wang Lin. His normal gentle smile was long
gone, replaced with hatred.
Wang Lin softly said, “Die!”
The Ji Realm immediately moved and the entire square was instantly
covered in an unimaginably powerful divine sense. All of the Nascent Soul
cultivators took deep breaths. Their nascent energy almost went out of
control as they trembled.
This feeling left just as fast as it came. Sun Zhenwei quivered, then his
eyes became unfocused. His body fell down and twitched a bit before
becoming motionless.
The grey robed man stared at Sun Zhenwei, dumbfounded, as his eyes
became red. He quickly moved next to Sun Zhenwei and took out a bottle
from his bag of holding. However, his hands began to tremble until he
threw away the bottle. He stared at Wang Lin and shouted, “Why?!”
Wang Lin shook his right hand. Liu Fei’s body trembled as he opened
his eyes. His face was pale and his cultivation was being suppressed by a
mysterious force. His eyes were filled with rage as he shouted, “If you want
to kill me, just kill me. Why humiliate this old man?”
Song Qing’s heart was very anxious. Although he didn’t send any
messages to the ancestors, they still should have noticed that something was
wrong. Why were they not here yet?
He took a deep breath. He knew that all he could do was stall for time.
He forced a smile and said, “Senior, the Cloud Sky Sect didn’t know that
elder Li was your friend. I’m sorry for offending you. This is the Cloud Sky
Sect’s fault. How about you come with me to the main hall and I’ll try to
make it up to senior?”
With his age, how could he not know what had caused of all this? He
secretly thought that the ancestors were really too nosey. Li Muwan was
doing fine, but they had to mess with her, resulting in her friend coming. As
for Sun Zhenwei’s death, he didn’t mind it too much. In his mind, Sun
Zhenwei was only a core disciple of the outer sect.
Wang Lin ignored Song Qing, but pointed at the grey robed elder and
slowly said, “Today’s business is my own personal affair. If anyone dares to
intervene, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
The grey robed elder let out a crazed laugh as he slapped his bag of
holding and seven purple flying swords came out. The moment the flying
swords appeared, they released a monstrous sword energy. He used his
Nascent Soul cultivation to control the seven flying swords to attack Wang
Lin.
Li Fei revealed a frustrated expression, but in the end, he sighed and
didn’t say anything. Before, when he entered the crack, he was surrounded
by a powerful destructive force. He felt his Nascent Soul go out of control
and knew that Wang Lin would only need a single thought to kill him.
He hadn’t felt like that in a long time. Not even the ancestors could
make him feel like that. After all, Liu Fei’s cultivation was already at the
peak of mid stage Nascent Soul, only one step from the late stage.
Wang Lin’s expression was still calm. As for the seven flying swords
flying toward him, he completely ignored them. His Ji Realm moved again
and the flashing red lights appeared in his eyes.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The grey robed old man
coughed out blood as his eyes became unfocused. His Nascent Soul crawled
out from the top of his head and tried to escape.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding with his right
hand and took out a bronze colored mirror. Both of his hands formed a seal
as he threw the bronze mirror. The mirror shone a green light that
immediately landed on the escaping Nascent Soul.
The Nascent Soul let out a scream as it emitted green smoke.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and put away the bronze mirror. He held
the Nascent Soul with a merciless expression as he waved his hand and
wiped out the consciousness of the Nascent Soul. He handed the Nascent
Soul to Li Muwan and said, “Take this to refine a pill.”
Li Muwan let out a sweet smile as she obediently put it in her bag of
holding. She nodded and delicately said, “Ok, this should be able to make a
high quality spirit pill.”
The surroundings became very quiet. The people inside the main hall
also appeared in the square and they all saw what had just happened. None
of them dared to breath too loudly as they looked at Wang Lin. Xu Li was
among them and he quickly lowered his head to cover up how shocked he
was.
As for the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators of the Cloud Sky Sect,
they were all angry, but none of them dared to speak as they looked at Wang
Lin with dread.
The Nascent Soul cultivators of the other sects all backed up even more.
They decided that no matter what, they wouldn’t get mixed up in this.
Shortly after the grey robed man was killed, Wang Lin moved without
any hesitation. He waved his right hand and Liu Fei’s body was forced to
follow him closely by an invisible force. Wang Lin hugged Li Muwan as he
charged toward the closest elder of the Cloud Sky Sect.
The elder’s expression immediately changed as he attempted to teleport.
However, just as he was teleporting, he felt an unimaginable pressure
surrounding him, as if he was being played around with by a giant hand. He
suddenly coughed out blood as he was forced out of his teleportation. He
felt a cold sensation in his abdomen. As he looked down, he saw that his
Nascent Soul had already been taken.
At that moment, Wang Lin’s figure had already moved on to the next
elder. All of the Nascent Soul cultivators moved back and took out various
magic treasures to attack Wang Lin.
Nascent Soul cultivators were not to be taken lightly. They all had their
own dignity. If they were fighting 1 on 1, they might run, but when they
were fighting many against one, even if that one’s cultivation was very
high, they would still dare to fight.
Of course, the most important thing was that these elders knew that the
ancestors would be here soon.
However, they still had to hesitate a bit when using their magic treasures
because Liu Fei was so close to Wang Lin. As a result, their attacks were a
bit slow.
Just at that moment, five powerful divine senses appeared in the depths
of the Cloud Sky Sect. Soon, five figures shot out from deep within the
mountains like meteors. Their speed was so great that they arrived several
times faster than if they had used teleportation to get to where Wang Lin
was.
In almost an instant, the five of them arrived in the sky above the main
hall square.
“Stop!” An angry roar came from the sky like the roaring wind.
Although their speed was great, Wang Lin’s speed was even greater. His
figure hadn’t stopped for a second as he hugged Li Muwan while killing all
of the Cloud Sky Sect’s elders.
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm repeatedly flashed. The red lightning also moved
madly inside his eyes. In an instant, Wang Lin killed three more Nascent
Cultivators while they were still unprepared. Wang Lin gave the Nascent
Souls to Li Muwan for alchemy. Even if their Nascent Souls attempted to
escape, they wouldn’t escape the chase of the bronze mirror.
As a result, of the nine Nascent Soul cultivators the Cloud Sky Sect had,
including Liu Fei and Song Qing, five of them had already been killed. As
for Liu Fei, whether he was alive or dead was unknown.
At this point, only three Nascent Soul cultivators were left, including
Song Qing. The three Nascent Soul cultivators were standing back to back,
revealing horrified expressions.
In reality, if these Nascent Soul cultivators swarmed Wang Lin and
attacked all at once, even if Wang Lin somehow managed to kill them all,
he would be heavily wounded. That was why Wang Lin didn’t charge in,
but waited for someone to come to investigate first.
Then, he took the opportunity to use his powerful cultivation to shock
everyone. That was why he didn’t kill Liu Fei or anyone else at first. He
used this shock to allow Li Muwan to safely arrive next to him. After that,
he wouldn’t have any worries left.
For this battle, Wang Lin’s goal was to cause shock and awe.
He used the shock created the moment he killed Sun Zhenwei’s father
as an opportunity to start killing.
All of this was so that these Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t group up
and attack.
At the same time, Liu Fei was his ace. If they grouped up and attacked,
then he would immediately use Liu Fei as a meat shield.
The reason he didn’t kill any outsiders was to prevent them from
interfering. After his display of power, all of the other Nascent Soul
cultivators were already filled with fear.
After killing three people, Wang Lin stopped and looked up into the sky.
He saw five white haired elders looking at him with eyes filled with rage.
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O ne of the old men waved his sleeves without a word. Suddenly,

countless dark clouds appeared in the sky. If one looked closely at
the clouds, they would notice that they were made of thumb-sized insects.
All of them gathered together caused the wind to smell fishy.
The Nascent Soul cultivators of the other sects immediately recognized
this black cloud as one of the Cloud Sky Sect’s ancestor’s, Cheng
Bailiang’s, famous treasure: Purple Ink Insect.
Not only did the Purple Ink Insects contain a very deadly poison, their
skin was very thick. Normal treasures wouldn’t be able to harm them. Once
you are surrounded by them, it would only take them a few breaths of time
to completely devour you. Not even your bones would be left behind.
In addition, even if a cultivator was able to avoid them, as long as one
insect managed to bite them, then it would be hard to avoid death. These
insects’ poison was ranked 184th in all of the known poisons in the
cultivation world.
It has to be said that the top 100 poison are almost all extinct, so just
talking about the Purple Ink Insect was enough to make people pale.
When rank 4 countries visited the Cloud Sky Sect, they would beg for
some of the Purple Ink Insects. These insects were rare treasures even in
rank 4 countries.
The moment the black clouds appeared, Wang Lin threw Liu Fei to the
side. He slapped his bag of holding and held the restriction flag in his hand.
Under Wang Lin’s control, the restriction flag grew larger and surrounded
him and Li Muwan.
At the same time, Wang Lin’s Ji Realm moved. The powerful pressure
returned again, causing the five Cloud Sky Sect ancestors’ expressions to
suddenly change. They quickly took out various treasures to protect
themselves.
The Ji Realm formed a flash of red lightning as it penetrated through the
black clouds and charged toward Chen Bailiang’s brow.
Chen Bailiang was a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so he could feel
that this red lightning contained the power to destroy everything it hit. In
that moment of crisis, his body quickly moved backward. His eyes suddenly
widened as his hand formed seals and his Nascent Soul appeared above his
head and started to form seals as well.
Layers of defenses were formed to block the red lightning, but the red
lightning broke through every layer with ease.
Cheng Bailiang didn’t hesitate. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out
blood. His Nascent Soul spat out Nascent Soul essence as he shouted,
“Blood Shield!”
In an instant, the blood and Nascent Soul essence fused together to form
a blood bead. The red lightning arrived in a flash and entered the blood
bead.
Chen Bailiang shouted, “Illusion Break!” His white hair moved without
any wind and a rift in space appeared next to the blood bead. Black light
flooded out of the rift as the blood bead, along with the red lightning inside,
were sucked in. The moment the blood bead entered the rift, the rift closed.
Chen Bailiang’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had just
arrived at the door to hell and did a 180. If he was any slower, he would
have died.
The four Nascent Soul cultivators behind him all showed signs of fear.
Wang Lin still hadn’t spoke a word as he watched Cheng Bailiang.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. Late stage Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t like
the rest of these cultivators. This was the first time his Ji Realm was
stopped by someone.
Chen Bailiang took a deep breath. His expression was serious as he
sullenly said, “What a powerful treasure! But now that the treasure has been
sent into the dimensional rift, I want to see what other techniques you have!
Purple Ink Insects, devour that person along with that bitch!” Chen Bailiang
waved his right hand and the black cloud immediately charged toward
Wang Lin and Li Muwan.
Li Muwan revealed a surprised expression. She touched her bag of
holding and was about to counter attack when Wang Lin said, “No need.”
With that, he waved his right hand. Suddenly, the space before him tore
open. Following the sound of the space tearing, a bolt of red lightning shot
out of it and disappeared into Wang Lin’s hand.
At the same time, the restriction flag around Wang Lin expanded until it
had trapped all of the Purple Ink Insects inside.
Rays of restriction light kept shining inside. No matter how much those
Purple Ink Insects struggled, they couldn’t escape the restriction flag.
Chen Bailiang’s face was pale. He stared at Wang Lin and said, word
for word, “Who the hell are you? With your ability, I don’t think you’re
doing this for a mere alchemist. Please tell us your purpose.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “I want the Cloud Sky Sect!”
Cheng Bailiang let out a hysterical laugh. He said, in a mocking tone,
“You are too arrogant. Even if the five of us can’t defend against your red
lightning treasure, if we team up, we can still seriously wound you…”
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Lin raised his hand and a red
line appeared on his hand. The moment the red light appeared, the sky
suddenly changed and red clouds seemed to gather. This scene was very
similar to the divine retribution lightning in the Sea of Devils.
Cheng Bailiang immediately stopped talking. He stared at the red line as
he sucked in a cold breath of air. At that moment, the four Nascent Soul
cultivators behind him moved up and stared at the red light. One of the
ancestors, a fairy-like old man, suddenly said, “This… this is that…” With
that, he looked up at the red clouds in the sky. His face revealed a horrified
expression.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he slowly said, “That is right. Even
with my cultivation level, if the five of you attack me at once, even if I
could manage to kill a few of you, I would still be seriously injured. But if I
use this treasure, the result will be different. This is divine retribution
lightning. I’m really curious if the five of you together can defend against
this divine retribution lightning.”
Wang Lin was finally able to push the sliver of divine retribution
lightning out of his body when he reached the Nascent Soul stage. Although
he couldn’t refine it to a treasure, he could still use it to call the divine
retribution lightning as his ace.
The five people suddenly became silent. They didn’t doubt that this was
real because the pressure it gave off and the slowly gathering red clouds
showed that it had the power of divine retribution.
The old man look at the red line with dread and slowly said, “We must
discuss this matter first. Please wait.”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he slowly said, “You can, but…”
when he said that, he threw the red line into the sky. Red clouds quickly
gathered around it.
The five of them looked at the sky and revealed panicked expressions.
As he tossed up the red thread, Wang Lin’s body charged forward with
his Ji Realm flashing out again. Following close behind it was the
restriction flag.
The five Nascent Soul cultivators’ expressions suddenly changed. They
were able to back up, but they were a step too late. The Ji Realm landed on
Chen Bailiang and this time, he didn’t have time to resist. The him that had
always been on guard showed a gap in his defense when Wang Lin threw up
that divine retribution lightning.
Chen Bailiang’s face became pale and his eyes became unfocused, but
he was still a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator and was able to use his
cultivation to direct the Ji Realm’s destruction to his consciousness. His
body suddenly fell onto the ground and he began to cultivate. He couldn’t
be bothered with anything else anymore. If he was any slower, he would
have died. Even now, he wasn’t sure if he could stop the destruction of the
red lightning in his soul.
Song Qing and the other elders quickly arrived next to Chen Bailiang to
protect him.
Closely following the Ji realm was the restriction flag, which arrived
before another Nascent Soul cultivator and surrounded him.
The cultivator’s expression was gloomy, but as long as he wasn’t up
against the red lightning, he wasn’t too afraid. But just as he was about to
rush out of the darkness, everything suddenly went black. He realized that
he must have entered some sort of restriction.
All of this happened too fast. In almost the same instant Wang Lin threw
out the divine retribution lightning, he attacked Chen Bailiang with his Ji
Realm and trapped another cultivator with his restriction flag.
As a result, there were only three people left.
Wang Lin waved his hand at the red line that went into the sky. It
returned to his hand once more. Wang Lin stared at the three late stage
Nascent Soul cultivators and slowly said, “Now that there are only three of
you remaining, even if you team up, I’m confident that I can kill you all one
by one.”
The three ancesters’ faces became gloomy. One of them looked at Chen
Bailiang, who was sitting there cultivating, and at the other one, who was
trapped in the restriction flag. His heart couldn’t help but sink.
Wang Lin’s eyes turned cold as he coldly said, “Give me your soul
blood, or else!”
The fairy-like old man took a deep breath and slowly said, “I have
cultivated for more than 1300 years and have never given anyone my soul
blood.”
Wang Lin’s eyes flashed and he softly said, “I don’t have any grudges
against you, but since you don’t want to give me your soul blood, don’t
blame me for being merciless.”
With that Wang Lin pointed at his brow and the devil Xu Liguo and the
second devil came out. After the two devils came out, they looked around
and turned their gazes toward the three Nascent Soul cultivators.
At the same time, Chen Bailiang, who was cultivating on the ground,
fell over. An ancestor of the Cloud Sky Sect had died.
The moment he died, the three Nascent Soul cultivators’ expressions
sank. One of the ancestors hesitated for a bit, then sullenly said, “If I give
my soul blood to you, it would be the same as death. I might as well risk it
and fight you. That way, even if I die, I won’t have any regrets.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he said, “Give me your soul
blood. After 500 years, I’ll return it to you.”
The old man revealed a struggling expression. After a long time, he
sighed and said, “I hope you won’t break your promise.” With that, he
regrettably looked at his friends as he pointed to his brow and a drop of
gold blood appeared. After Wang Lin received the blood, he landed on the
ground and remained silent.
The fairy-like old man let out a bitter smile and looked at the other
ancestors. One of the other ancestors looked at Chen Bailiang’s body and
sighed. “Fine! Fine!” With that, he pointed his finger to his brow and
handed over his soul blood. He sat down on the ground and began to
cultivate with his eyes closed and no longer bothered with anything else.
At this point, only the fairy-like old man remained. He pondered for a
while, then pointed at the person trapped in the restriction flag. He said,
with a bitter smile, “Could you please not kill Yun Tianzi?”
Wang Lin waved his right hand. A cracked immediately appeared in the
restriction flag and Yun Tianzi quickly flew out. Yun Tianzi’s face was dark.
Just as he regained the ability to speak, he noticed that something was off.
After looking around, his expression greatly changed.
The fairy-like old man sighed and quickly sent a voice transmission to
Yun Tianzi. Yun Tianzi’s expression became unsettled as he looked at the
fairy-like old man.
The two pondered for a while. Both of their faces were bleak as they
gave Wang Lin their soul blood.
As a result, of the five ancestors of the Cloud Sky Sect, one died and
four surrendered.
Song Qing was covered in cold sweat. His mind completely was blank
and he didn’t know what to do at all. As for Liu Fei, his eyes were filled
with confusion. He didn’t expect that even the ancestors wouldn’t be able
handle Wang Lin. Was the Cloud Sky Sect really going to change masters?
After Wang Lin got the soul blood, his gaze landed on Song Qing and
Liu Fei. He said, with a forceful tone, “All Core Formation cultivators must
hand over their soul blood! No exceptions!”
Song Qing’s body quivered. He quickly nodded and handed over his
own soul blood. As for Liu Fei and the other two elders, they quickly
handed over their soul blood as well.
Finally, Wang Lin’s gaze landed on the cultivators from the other sects.
His eyes were as cold as ice as he said, “I won’t see you all off.”
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. They quickly said their goodbyes and
left the Cloud Sky Sect. Soon, there were only a couple of people left.
Wang Lin’s expression was normal. He hugged Li Muwan and quickly
moved toward the southern courtyard. In a few breaths, they arrived at the
southern courtyard and entered Li Muwan’s house. Just as Li Muwan was
about to speak, Wang Lin’s face suddenly went pale and he coughed out a
large mouthful of blood as his body trembled uncontrollably.
Li Muwan was shocked. Wang Lin took deep breaths and quickly said,
“I need to go into closed door training for a few days. Wan Er, please guard
me.”
With that, Wang Lin’s body suddenly disappeared and reappeared inside
Li Muwan’s room. After he entered the room, he pointed his finger at this
brow and he entered the heaven defying bead.
Once inside, he sat cross legged. His face was pale without a trace of
blood as he sat there, cultivating with his eyes closed.
In reality, Wang Lin wasn’t able to successfully enter the Nascent Soul
stage.
Otherwise, with his personality, he would have killed everyone in his
way, taken all of the pills, and left the Cloud Sky Sect with Li Muwan
instead of going through the trouble of getting everyone’s soul blood.
In the past 20 days, after his avatar consumed the rank 6 pill, it managed
to reach the Nascent Soul stage and even reached the peak of early stage
Nascent Soul. Up until this point, there weren’t any problems.
However, when his avatar fused with his main body, a problem
occurred.
Everything started out as he had planned. His avatar fused with his main
body and started to help his main body break through to the Nascent Soul
stage.
However, he really underestimated the difficulties of breaking through
the bottleneck of the Ji Realm. How many other geniuses have been trapped
by the limitations of the Ji Realm and were unable to break through?
It can be said that it is an impossible task for the Ji Realm to have a
breakthrough because the Ji Realm is really just another form of divine
retribution. How can a mere mortal affect the power of the heavens? Even
cultivators don’t have that power. That power belongs to the heavens.
During the final stages of the fusion process, Wang Lin was unable to
make his main body reach the Nascent Soul stage. Under desperation, he
forced his avatar to shrink until it sat in his main body’s dantain as a
Nascent Soul replacement.
Although this method enabled him to temporarily raise his main body’s
cultivation level to Nascent Soul and allowed his Ji Realm to reach Nascent
Soul level power, it couldn’t last. Every time he used his Ji Realm, it used
up a lot of his avatar’s nascent energy and his own divine sense’s power.
The Ji Realm was no longer his own power and now acted more like a
treasure instead. In order to use a treasure, he must use spiritual power.
However, to use the Ji Realm, not only did he have to use a lot of spiritual
power, he also had to use his divine sense and his Nascent Soul energy.
Although the situation was frustrating, it was not without its benefits.
When his avatar fused with his main body, the 30 year life span of the
avatar naturally disappeared. Now, there was no real difference between this
main body and avatar. If there really had to be an distinction, then his
Nascent Soul was his avatar and his body the main body.
To be precise, his cultivation level was currently at the peak of early
stage Nascent Soul and the Ji Realm was his last resort.
If it was not so, the Cloud Sky Sect would not have a tomorrow.
Using the Ji realm multiple times in a row used up a lot of Nascent Soul
energy, which was the cause of his injuries. After sorting out the spiritual
energy in his body and consuming a large amount of pills, he finally
stabilized himself.
This recovery took a full seven days, however, in the real world, only a
day had gone by.
After exiting the heaven defying bead’s space, Wang Lin’s eyes shined.
Although his Ji Realm had changed to a magic treasure-like existence, he at
least finally broke through the Core Formation stage and reached Nascent
Soul.
It was time to go back to the country of Zhao for revenge!
Almost the instant he reappeared inside the room, Li Muwan opened the
door and entered. She stood next to him and whispered, “Are you feeling
better?”
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan with a tender gaze. His hand stroked Li
Muwan’s hair as he said, “It wasn’t anything serious.”
“Did...did something go wrong when you reached the Nascent Soul
stage?” Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin with a concerned look and
continued, “Wang Lin, I want the truth. I want to know everything about
you. I hope you can tell me. Is that ok?”
Wang Lin pondered a little. He looked at Li Muwan and saw the
seriousness in her eyes, so he slowly said, “Ok, you would have known
about this sooner or later. I’m not from the country of Huo Fen. In fact, I
was born in a place from away from here, in a rank 3 cultivation country
named Zhao…”
In a calm voice, Wang Lin explained everything that had happened in
the country of Zhao and the current state of his own body. He said
everything so calmly, as if he was telling a story about someone else.
Li Muwan’s eyes unknowingly became red. She never would have
guessed that Wang Lin had such a story behind him.
After a long time, Li Muwan bit her lower lip and whispered, “You are
now going to return to the country of Zhao?”
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. He nodded and said, “This
time, when i return, I’ll make the rivers flow with the Teng family’s blood.
You should come with me as well.”
Li Muwan’s brow tightened. After pondering for a while, she said,
“Every time you use your Ji Realm, it uses up a lot of your Nascent Soul
energy. This is not a long term solution…” She raised her head and looked
at Wang Lin. She revealed a determined expression and said, “I want to stay
at the Cloud Sky Sect. Only here will I have the materials and conditions to
practice alchemy. If I can make a rank 6 pill, it could help your current
situation a lot.”
Wang Lin became silent. He looked at Li Muwan and asked, “Are you
sure?”
Li Muwan seriously nodded. She let out a smile and said, “Just give me
the soul blood of those Nascent Soul cultivators, then you won’t have to
worry about my safety. Don’t worry. Wan Er has been in the Cloud Sky
Sect for a long time and I can take care of these things myself. I want to
turn the Cloud Sky Sect into a sect that makes pills just for you!”
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan. He frowned and asked, “If rank 4
cultivation countries come, what will you do?”
Li Muwan let out a smile full of contempt and said, “Those rank 4
countries don’t care who the Cloud Sky Sect belongs to. As long as we give
them the pills, there will be no problems. Wang Lin, I assure you that I can
manage this on my own.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He was never an indecisive person. Since
Li Muwan had already decided, he didn’t attempt to change her mind
anymore. After pondering for a while, he pointed his finger at his brow and
the second devil came out. The second devil respectfully bowed at Wang
Lin. Its eyes were filled with admiration.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, “From now on, you have to always
stay near Li Muwan. Don’t you forget it.”
The second devil looked at Li Muwan and nodded. It turned into a ray
of black light and disappeared into Li Muwan’s brow.
Li Muwan was stunned. She suddenly remembered the devils Wang Lin
had talked about before and couldn’t help but to become curious. She
thought about the second devil and it came out of her brow. She really
adored this beast-shaped devil.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin was still worried, so he waved his
hand and took out his most powerful restriction flag. He handed the flag to
Li Muwan and said, “If you use this treasure properly, even if you meet a
Spirit Severing cultivator, you can still protect yourself! If there is any
danger, I will know through my connection with the devil. If anything
happens, I’ll return as soon as possible.”
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin. She didn’t reject it, but obediently took
the restriction flag and carefully put it away.
After all that, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and instantly swept
across the entire Cloud Sky Sect. After he found Song Qing and the four
ancestors, he sent a message telling them to all gather here.
Before long, all of the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Cloud Sky Sect
had shown up. Some of them had given their soul blood directly to Wang
Lin and some of them had Li Muwan receive theirs while Wang Lin was in
closed door cultivation.
It could be said that the entire Cloud Sky Sect was in Wang Lin’s hands.
With just a thought, he could kill them all.
In front of all those people, he took out the soul bloods and handed them
to Li Muwan.
The four ancestors revealed surprised expressions. After looking at Li
Muwan, they didn’t say a word. As for Song Qing and the elders, they
relaxed a bit. Compared to Wang Lin, they found it easier to accept Li
Muwan. After all, Li Muwan was originally an elder.
Li Muwan received the soul bloods and looked at the people of the
Cloud Sky Sect. She let out a sweet smile and delicately said, “This little
girl will take care of the Cloud Sky Sect for her husband. I hope seniors will
take care of me. Four ancestors, your status is very noble, so please don’t
take the matter of the soul blood to heart. After 500 years, Wan Er will
return it for sure. I hope that ancestors won’t mind these 500 years. I’ll even
make pills that will increase your lifespan as an apology. Although the
refining process is difficult and the materials are hard to find, I will make
one for each of you every 50 years. With each pill, your lifespan will
increase by 50 years.”
The fairy-like old man’s expression changed. He asked, in a deep voice,
“Increase lifespan?”
The other three also raised their eyebrows. It has to be said that lifespan
was a very important matter to them. Although pills that can increase
lifespan exist in the cultivation world, they are all rank 6 pills and the price
for them was too heavy.
“I have five of them here. The four of you can check them out.” Li
Muwan smiled and took out a bottle. She poured the pills out and handed
them over to the elders.
The fairy-like old man looked at the pills, then looked at the two other
ancestors before their gazes fell on Yun Tianzi. Yun Tianzi seriously looked
at the pill. He looked at up at Li Muwan and asked, “You refined this pill?”
Li Muwan faintly smiled, “I refined this pill, but the materials were
provided by my husband.” These pills were refined from the spirit liquid.
Yun Tianzi pondered for a while. He looked at Wang Lin and
exclaimed, “Fine! You giving our soul bloods to elder Li means that you are
about to leave. As long as we get these pills, then we promise her safety for
500 years!”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Very good!”
Li Muwan’s beautiful eyes turned and landed on Song Qing and Liu Fei.
She smiled and said, “Why hasn’t martial brother Ouyang Zi come?”
Song Qing looked at Wang Lin and quickly said, “He is currently
refining a pill. He said that if you can give him all of the rank 5 pills for him
to use on sacrifice refining, then what’s the big deal of handing over his
soul blood?”
Li Muwan chuckled and said, “Brother Ouyang Zi is a rank 5 alchemist
like me. If he wants them, he can have them. It is only rank 5 pills.”
With that, Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin and explained, “Of the three
rank 5 alchemists in the Cloud Sky Sect, besides Wan Er and Ouyang Zi,
the third is senior Yun Tianzi.”
Wang Lin nodded. He didn’t say a word as he watched Li Muwan deal
with everything.
With Li Muwan’s knowledge of the Cloud Sky Sect, she managed to
comfort all of the Nascent Soul cultivators. She was very beautiful and her
voice was very gentle, so with her comforting words and pills as gifts, the
resentment in their hearts for having to hand over their soul bloods
decreased a lot.
Of course, those were not the main reasons. The main reason was that
their soul bloods were already in her hands, so there was no point in
resisting. Now that Li Muwan gave them a way back down, they weren’t
going to keep being stubborn. After all, Wang Lin’s cold gaze constantly
swept past them.
Shortly after, everyone scattered.
After everyone left, Wang Lin took a deep breath and said, “Sit down
and cultivate. Back then, your essence took damage, making it impossible
for you to reach the Nascent Soul stage. I’ll give you a helping hand.”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip and nodded as she sat down cross legged
before Wang Lin. Wang Lin’s right hand slapped his bag of holding and the
six remaining bottles of spirit liquid flew out. The six bottles broke and the
spirit liquid inside gathered together.
Wang Lin grabbed with his right hand and the spirit liquid slowly
entered Li Muwan’s body through her forehead. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as
he quickly used his Nascent Soul cultivation to help Li Muwan’s body
recover from the injury she took back then.
Only Wang Lin could do this. Besides him, no one else would have this
much precious spirit liquid. Also, no one other than him would use
something this valuable to heal someone’s body.
After two hours, Wang Lin was done.
After spending a few more months in the Cloud Sky Sect, Wang Lin
kept collecting the spirit liquid. While replenishing his own stock, he also
left some for Li Muwan.
In addition, Cheng Bailiang’s Purple Ink Insects were put away in a bag
of holding in case he needed to use them in the future.
Also, because he gave the restriction flag to Li Muwan, he decided to
take these few months to make another restriction flag with one of his
remaining two ink stones. This time, he decided to make a pure attack
restriction flag.
However, making a single property restriction flag takes a very long
time. It usually takes a long time to think of different restrictions to place on
the flag.
After several months, the restriction flag was close to completion, but
Wang Lin feared that it would attract divine retribution once it was
completed, so he hesitated and didn’t place down the last restriction. As a
result, it couldn’t display its full power, but because it was a single property
restriction flag, although it hadn’t reached the first level, its attack power
was only slightly weaker than Wang Lin’s previous restriction flag.
On an early morning, Wang Lin walked on the wind, holding the pills Li
Muwan had given him after she checked through all of the pills the Cloud
Sky Sect had in stock and left the Cloud Sky Sect. At the top of the main
hall stood a woman. Her gazed was filled with tenderness as she watched
Wang Lin’s figure disappear
She didn’t know what month and year it would be when they would
meet again. Originally, Li Muwan was going to leave with Wang Lin, but
she was a very considerate woman. She knew that if she was around Wang
Lin, she would become a burden to him, so she decided to stay in the Cloud
Sky Sect to practice alchemy. As a result, her position in his heart would
only increase.
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MEETING AN OLD FRIEND AGAIN
W ang Lin flew as fast as lightning. In almost no time, he arrived

back at the ancient transfer array. He had surrounded the place
with restrictions before he left. After checking and making sure that nothing
was off, he quickly shot out a restriction.
The scene before him suddenly blurred. Ripples appeared as if a stone
was dropped into calm water. Soon, the ancient restriction appeared.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared and reappeared inside the transfer array.
He took out some materials from his bag of holding and placed them where
they belonged on the transfer array.
Shortly after, he looked back at the direction of the Cloud Sky Sect. His
face was filled with determination as he turned around and placed the high
quality spirit stone into the transfer array.
Suddenly, the array started to move and rays of light shot out from it.
Waves of spiritual energy came from the spirit stone until it turned to dust.
At the same time, Wang Lin’s figure became blurry inside the light and,
in the blink of an eye, disappeared.
After a long time, the array returned to normal.
In the wastelands of the Sea of Devils, a rumbling sound came from the
ground. The rumbles were blown away as Wang Lin walked out with a cold
gaze.
He looked at the familiar scene before him and let out a sigh. He floated
into the air. After a pause, he quickly flew to the east.
Wang Lin’s goal was to find a map of the ancient transfer arrays and a
map of planet Suzaku. He gathered a lot of maps in Chu, but was unable to
find Zhao at all.
After analysing the maps, Wang Lin guessed that Zhao must’ve been on
the other side of the Sea of Devils.
While he was flying, his expression suddenly changed and he grinned.
Using his Spirit Severing-like divine sense, he was able to find an old
friend.
After the divine retribution appeared in the Sea of Devils, the fog
covering the Sea of Devils disappeared completely. After several years of
black rain, the Sea of Devils was now exposed for all to see. The original
veil that protected it was now gone.
In the 999 cities and the vast wilderness of the Sea of Devils lived many
heinous people. Many of them were wanted by different countries and
seeked refuge in the Sea of Devils.
The disappearance of the fog caused a series of events. First, many
ambitious rank 4 countries set their eyes on the Sea of Devils.
Shortly after, various sects and cultivation families sent groups of
disciples into the Sea of Devils. A storm was about to start in this country.
As for the black rain, it was removed by a few very powerful
cultivators, or the Sea of Devils would be uninhabitable. This water
contained some type of poison that didn’t seem to do much in small
amounts, but after prolonged exposure, it caused illnesses. Normally,
cultivators weren’t affected by illness, but this rain had killed many low
level cultivators over these few years.
Eventually, several powerful cultivators came together and finally
removed the black rain from the Sea of Devils. However, this wave of
illness had heavily damaged the younger generation of the Sea of Devils.
The black rain was as dangerous as wild beasts to the cultivators, but to
the wild beasts of the Sea of Devils, it was very nutritious. All of the wild
beasts’ strength greatly increased thanks to the rain, even resulting in some
desolate beasts.
Although the chaos caused by the black rain was gone, the chaos caused
by the wild beasts only became worse. Now, aside from the cities in the Sea
of Devils, it was almost impossible to see any signs of cultivators outside.
At the same time, a new job specializing in hunting and selling beasts’
cores appeared. These cultivators moved in small groups and all had
reached a certain cultivation level. They killed beasts and sold their cores
for a living.
On this day, in the inner part of the Sea of Devils, outside the city of
Xuan De, stood a white robbed cultivator, staring into the distance. He was
middle aged, very handsome, and had wise eyes.
After a long time, he frowned. He waved his sleeves and slowly
descended alongside the city wall.
As soon as he landed, two people walked out of the city. One was a
male and the other a female. The male had a slightly hunched back and was
constantly coughing. His whole person seemed small and even felt like he
couldn’t walk properly.
The female next to him was the exact the opposite. Not only was she
beautiful, but she also seemed very bright and exuded the aura of a female
hero.
Both of them wore blue robes. They looked like they were from the
same sect.
After the two appeared, the white robed middle aged man’s frown
disappeared and he said, “Did something happen?”
The girl lightly snorted. She stared at the sickly guy next to her and
said, “It’s all because of him! I had already found a store that was going to
buy the beast core, but he had to go and exchange it for a crappy sword
sheath.”
The middle aged man let out a surprised sound. He looked at the sickly
man and asked, “Brother Li, what kind of sheath? Would you let me see?”
The male named Li let out a bitter smile. He waved his hand and a very
ordinary looking sheath appeared in his hand. He said, “I found this sheath
to be very strange. I feel like it contains a very special aura, so I had to buy
it. Forget it. This time, it’s all on me. Just subtract the cost from the next
time we split the profit.”
The girl snorted again. She stared at the sheath and muttered, “What
kind of broken sheath costs a low quality spirit beast’s core.”
The middle aged man named Qiu waved his hand and the sword sheath
flew into his hand. After seriously looking at it, he nodded and said, “This
sword sheath is indeed strange. Brother Li might not have been completely
wrong.” With that, he returned the sword sheath.
The girl turned to the man named Qiu and seriously said, “Okay then,
let’s go. Brother Qiu, I want to confirm: are you sure you know where the
Eight Clawed beast is?”
The man named Qiu smiled and nodded.
He touched his bag of holding and a giant boat appeared in the air. He
jumped onto the boat and sat down. The other two followed and sat down in
the boat as well.
The boat’s speed was very fast. It formed a trail of rainbows and
During the flight, besides the man named Qiu, the other two both sat
there, cross legged and cultivating. This was not the first time they had
ridden this boat, but every time they did, they had to cultivate to focus their
spiritual energy, or there was no way they could withstand its power.
A look of contempt flashed across the face of the man named Qiu.
Although those two were at the late stage of Core Formation, their
foundations were really bad. Back when he was at the late stage of Core
Formation, he had no problems sitting on this boat.
Back in the days, when he was at the late stage of Core Formation, there
weren’t many cultivators at the same level that could resist him. After all,
both his divine sense and techniques were far above the average
cultivator’s. Then, there were his magic treasures. Combined with his
combat experience, they made him almost unbeatable. He once thought that
he was the strongest person under the Nascent Soul stage.
He thought all of this until he met one person. A white haired and cold
hearted young man.
His eyes lit up as the image of that person appeared in his mind. After a
long time, he let out a grin and thought, “Brother Wang, after swallowing
that Nascent Soul, I have successfully reached the Nascent Soul stage. I
don’t know if you succeeded or not… if not, then when we meet again, I
will have to pay you back.”
After 4 days, the boat stopped above a wasteland. The male named Li
and that heroic female opened their eyes. A cold light flash across the girl’s
eyes and she said, “Brother Qiu, where is the Eight Clawed beast?”
Qiu Siping took a deep breath. Without a word, he took out a palm-
sized piece of mud. He inserted spiritual power into the mud, causing it to
release a fishy smell.
This smell was very thick as it slowly spread. Even when the wind blew
past it, it wasn’t able to blow it away. Soon, the smell spread wider and
wider. Then, a scream that sounded like a baby’s cry suddenly came from
the distance. Qiu Siping’s gaze focused on something in the distance and he
moved the boat toward that direction. At the same time, the girl revealed an
excited look and said, “The mud in brother Qiu’s hand is indeed magical.
There is indeed an Eight Clawed beast there.”
Qiu Siping’s expression was normal as he said, “I have been tracking
this beast for a long time, so I know its habits. If it wasn’t for my cultivation
level being too low, I would have already caught it. This time, I will have to
bother the two of you.”
The girl raised her chin and said, “Of course! Brother Qiu is only at the
mid stage of Core Formation. Just leave the killing of the beast to us!”
With that, she charged off the boat. As for the sickly man named Li, he
bitterly smiled and quickly followed her.
Qiu Siping sneered in his heart. Hith his early stage Nascent Soul
cultivation, it was simply too easy to hide his cultivation from two Core
Formation juniors. If it wasn’t for the fact that killing this beast required
poison that had to be made on the spot with the beast’s spit, he would not
have brought them here.
He leisurely followed them as the girl’s shouting transmitted from the
distance and flashes of light from magic treasures could be seen.
The Eight Clawed beast was really just a giant octopus in the Sea of
Devils. This beast’s cultivation was already not low and with the help of the
black rain, it gained intelligence. It had now reached the level of a low
quality spirit beast.
But this Eight Clawed beast was very strange. Even Nascent Soul
cultivators would have a headache against it. Although a Nascent Soul
cultivator would have no problems defending against one, the Eight Clawed
beast’s skin was as tough as a mid quality spirit beast’s. Unless someone
was at the late stage of Nascent Soul, they wouldn’t be able to hurt it.
As a result, all of the cultivators that hunted wild beasts didn’t like it.
When they spotted it, they would move far away from it.
However, the Eight Claw beast was a very attractive prey. Unlike other
wild beasts, it had eight cores. Adding on to that, the Enchanted Palace’s
poison technique was very effective against this beast. Hunting this beast
had became one of the main activities for the Enchanted Palace. All of the
disciples were happy to hunt them.
Qiu Siping already made up his mind. Once these two Core Formation
juniors kill the beast, he will kill them for the cores.
But just at that moment, a giant divine sense swept past the area. The
two that were fighting the Eight Clawed beast and were about to extract
some spit suddenly stopped as they revealed uncertain expressions.
What was even more strange was that thanks to the scan of that divine
sense, even the Eight Claw beast trembled. It was after all an animal, so it
was naturally sensitive to spiritual power and he could feel a terrifying
power from this divine sense. This caused it to let out a roar. It retreated and
hid inside a cave, trembling and not daring to come out.
Qiu Siping was the most keen of all of the people present. After all, he
was at the early stage of Nascent Soul. The moment the divine sense swept
by, he felt as if he had been completely seen through. Not only that, he
could also feel his Nascent Soul going out of control, as if it was going to
leave his body. This feeling caused his expression to change greatly. He
remembered those few Spirit Severing eccentrics that removed the black
rain.
The man named Li took a few steps back. He put away his treasure and
became very respectful. Even the girl, who was normally unafraid of
anything, became meek as she quietly stood next to the man.
“Fellow cultivator Qiu, long time no see!”
Qiu Siping was surprised. He asked, “Senior knows me?”
At the same time, a white haired youth slowly headed over. Although he
looked very slow, in the blink of an eye, he appeared 10 feet before
everyone.
Qiu Siping gawked at the person. He took a deep breaths and
exclaimed, “It’s you!”
This person was Wang Lin. His gaze swept past the man named Li and
the girl, then fell on Qiu Siping as he let out a faint smile. With his mind, he
could easily see through Qiu Siping’s scheme.
“Brother Qiu is really in a good mood. With your Nascent Soul
cultivation, you’re playing around with two Core Formation juniors. Very
interesting.” Wang Lin’s words were slow, but when they were heard by the
man and woman, it was like lightning, making them startled.
Those two weren’t dumb. After hearing Wang Lin’s words, their faces
immediately darkened. The two of them looked at each other, then looked at
Wang Lin with grateful expressions as they clasped their hands. They
slowly backed away, then shot off into the distance.
Qiu Siping let out a bitter smile. A cold light flashed across his eyes as
he took out a small drum from his bag of holding. He tapped the drum and
two almost invisible black threads charged into the distance.
The black threads were very quick. Just as the black threads were about
to catch up, a green light appeared, tracking the black threads. When the
green light disappeared, the two had already disappeared without a trace.
Qiu Siping’s expression was very ugly. Although he hated Wang Lin’s
guts in his heart, he took a deep breath and said, “Fellow cultivator, long
time no see.”
228
RECEIVING FAVOR
W ang Lin looked at Qiu Siping. He faintly smiled and said, “Those
two juniors are from the Magic Enchanted Palace. Brother Qiu
should be careful from now on.”
Qiu Siping bitterly smiled. That girl was fine, but the man was a core
disciple of the Magic Enchanted Palace. If he really let them get away, it
wouldn’t just be a bit of annoyance; he probably won’t be able to take a
step into any city controlled by them.
But now was not the time to think about those two. Currently, the
person before him was giving off an emourous pressure, causing him to be
very cautious. Wang Lin’s current strength made his skin crawl.
Wang Lin slowly said, “However, with their late stage Core Formation
speed, if brother Qiu quickly chases after them, you might still catch up.”
Qiu Siping sighed and clasped his hands. “Brother Wang, say what’s on
your mind. Although our relation isn’t deep, we still have been a through a
bit together.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. “Do you have a map of the Sea of Devils?” he
asked.
Qiu Siping was stunned. After pondering for a while, he shook his head
and said, “I don’t have a map of the Sea of Devils. If brother Wang wants
one, you can try the treasure pavilions in the main cities. You might have
some luck there.”
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. The reason Wang Lin
didn’t kill Qiu Siping was because he was a schemeful person. It was very
easy to kill him, but very hard to make him tell the truth.
If Wang Lin threatened him with death, the chances of receiving the
truth was very low.
So when Wang Lin saw Qiu Siping, he decided to stop him from killing
the two juniors to create a sense of urgency in him.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he calmly said, “Oh, really?
Then brother Qiu should come with me to the city. It won’t be too late for
you to search for them after I obtain a map.”
Qiu Siping pondered for a while and sighed. Wang Lin’s scheme was
too deep. It all started the moment casually appeared and pointed out Qiu
Siping’s cultivation level to allow the two juniors to escape.
All of this was within Wang Lin’s calculations and Qiu Siping
unknowingly stepped into Wang Lin’s scheme. It looked like Wang Lin
purposely forced Qiu Siping into a situation where he had to kill the two
juniors, then saved them to force Qiu Siping to tell the truth. Also, the aura
that Wang Lin was emitting hinted that if he decided to stay stubborn until
the end, then Wang Lin wouldn’t mind killing him.
With this approach, it was much easier to make someone give in as
opposed to threatening their life. Qiu Siping gave Wang Lin a complex
look. Without a word, he took out an empty jade. He placed the jade on his
forehead and began to imprint a map based on his memories.
After a short period of time, he handed the jade to Wang Lin and said,
“This contains all of my map knowledge of the Sea of Devils from all of the
years that I have traveled through the country. There might be some
mistakes, but not too many. If there’s nothing else, brother Wang, I’m
leaving.”
Wang Lin took the jade. He didn’t check it, but clasped his hands and
smiled. “Many thanks!” He exclaimed.
Qiu Siping was stunned. He looked at Wang Lin and asked, “You’re not
going to check it?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and responded, “Is there a need?”
Qiu Siping pondered for a bit. He let out a laugh and said, “Brother
Wang, goodbye.” With that, he clasped his hands and backed up. After
backing away a distance, he shouted, “Brother Wang, I wouldn’t give you
false information to cheat you. You can rest assured!” With that, he
teleported away.
Wang Lin held the jade and scanned it with his divine sense. The jade
contained a very detailed map of the inner sea, but not much about the outer
sea. Within the area of the inner sea, there were even locations of ancient
transfer arrays.
Wang Lin didn’t believe that there were no lies on this map, but he
wasn’t going to rely solely on this map to travel the Sea of Devils. Wang
Lin’s intent was to find a complete map if possible, but if that proves to be
impossible, he will get as many of these incomplete maps as possible. Once
he compares them, the lies will be easy to spot.
According to Wang Lin’s understanding of the Sea of Devils, Repeated
Ink City was about 10 days north of his current location. Repeated Ink City
was one of the 99 major cities of the Sea of Devils. The smaller cities in the
outer sea just can’t compare.
Another reason Wang Lin decided to go to Repeated Ink City was that
according to the map provided by Qiu Siping, there was an ancient transfer
array 300,000 miles from the city.
During his flight toward the city, Wang Lin collected the core of every
beast he passed by. If he met a high quality spirit beast though, he went
around it.
Seven days later, Wang Lin became more and more alarmed as he saw
the situation in the Sea of Devils with his own eyes. He didn’t think that in
just a few years, the wild beasts would become so rampant in the Sea of
Devils. Just on his way here, he had already seen two high quality spirit
beasts who were on par with Spirit Severing cultivators.
Fortunately, both beasts were cultivating inside their own territories.
Unless Wang Lin purposely bothered them, they wouldn’t chase him.
Wang Lin’s harvest was very good on the road to the city. He obtained
many cores on the way.
All of them were instantly devoured by the ancient god tactic and
absorbed by his Nascent Soul.
Wang Lin arrived at the location of the ancient transfer array. His eyes
lit up as he floated in the air and stared at the valley below him.
This place was very quiet. There wasn’t even any trace of beasts’ scent
here. Wang Lin’s expression became serious as he spread out his divine
sense. He didn’t find anything abnormal, but there was a weird feeling
nagging him.
After pondering a little, he pointed his finger at his brow and an ape
shaped devil came out. This was the devil he had refined from the soul of
the spirit ape, his third devil.
In the last few days at the Cloud Sky Sect, Wang Lin had gained full
control of this devil.
The ape was a low quality spirit beast. Now that it became a devil, it
was even stronger. Although it couldn’t devour Nascent Soul cultivators
yet, it could easily devour Core Formation cultivators.
The moment this devil appeared, it let out a roar. Its figure became
blurry as it charged into the valley. It swept through the valley and found
nothing strange. Just as it was about to return, a giant mouth opened on the
side of a cliff. At the same time, a large suction force tried to pull the devil
in, but it was not a solid existence, so it easily escaped.
The mouth on the cliff slowly closed.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He waved his right hand and took out the poison
sword he got from Hunchback Meng. He quickly charged toward the
closing mouth on the cliff and slashed downward.
Sounds of rocks crumbling reverberated throughout the area. Wang Lin
frowned. He quickly used his divine sense to control the sword to float
around him as it hummed.
Wang Lin stared at the closed cliffside. After pondering for a while, he
formed a seal and said, “Ice Flame, appear!”
A blue flame appeared from within Wang Lin. This flame was formed
when Wang Lin completed the Underworld Ascension Method. When he
reached the Nascent Soul stage, this flame was infused with his nascent
energy and became even stronger.
The moment the flame appeared, the temperature in the area dropped.
At the same time, the ice flame quickly moved and floated forward. The
moment the flame touched the cliff, the cliff started to move strangely. It
formed a human face and tried to swallow the flame.
But the moment it touched the ice flame, a thin layer of ice started to
spread on the cliff. In a few breaths, the entire cliff was covered in ice and
the face’s expression was frozen solid.
Wang Lin looked at it for a bit and was very surprised. This must be a
beast that can live inside the cliff and can even turn into human form.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin suddenly moved and entered the
valley. There was indeed an ancient transfer array inside the valley, but it
was too damaged to use. He took out a piece of jade and record the ancient
transfer array.
After doing all of this, his body disappeared and reappeared in front of
the cliff. He waved his right hand and the ice condensed back into the ice
flame and returned to his hand.
Shortly after, the face on the cliff started to move again. Its eyes were
fixed on Wang Lin as it let out hostile growls.
The more Wang Lin looked at it, the most interested he got. The beast
wasn’t very strong, only a low quality spirit beast, so about as strong as a
late stage Core Formation cultivator, but its ability to hide itself was
amazing. Wang Lin goes into close door cultivation a lot. If he could have a
beast like this guarding him, it would be great. Sadly, this beast’s cultivation
was limited.
But Wang Lin had a lot of cores inside his bag of holding. With them,
he could push this beast’s cultivation quite a bit. With that, he formed a seal
with his hand and started to chant.
He shouted, “Break!”
The moment the technique landed on the cliff, the cliff let out a
rumbling sound as cracks appeared all over it. The cracks grew larger, until
the cliff collapsed. The moment the cliff collapsed, a dark figure shot out to
the south.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and locked onto the beast. He saw
a strange beast with a very long beak.
This beast gave off a very creepy feeling, especially its mouth, which
was at least as long as a person and looked very deadly.
Wang Lin rubbed his chin, then casually chased behind it. He pointed
his finger to his brow and the devil Xu Liguo came out to chase it with him
and the third devil.
Xu Liguo let out a few roars. The moment he came out, he looked very
excited, but as soon as he saw the strange beast, he stopped and secretly
thought, “Was there a mistake? What is this? How is it even uglier than
number two? I should let that idiot, number three, go. If the beast is weak,
then I’ll go and steal the credit.”
229
MOSQUITO BEAST
T he ape devil turned into a blur and charged at the mosquito beast. The
mosquito beast flapped its wings once and instantly got away from
the devil.
Wang Lin clearly saw everything from a distance. He slapped his bag of
holding and a bronze mirror came out. He threw out the bronze mirror and
formed a seal. A ray of green light suddenly shot from the mirror and
landed on the mosquito beast.
The mosquito beast’s body suddenly stopped, but a dark gas quickly
started to come out of its body. The moment that green light touched the
dark gas, the green light turned to stone.
Xu Liguo was shocked. He secretly thought that the beast was indeed
strong and that he was lucky he didn’t go up himself. He secretly backed up
when Wang Lin wasn’t paying attention and decided that unless Wang Lin
forced him, he wouldn’t go after the beast.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he became even more interested in the beast.
He changed to a different technique and shot it at the bronze mirror. The
mirror suddenly started to turn until the back of the mirror faced the
mosquito beast. Soon, an image of the mosquito beast quickly appeared on
the back of the mirror. In just a few breaths, the image let out a few roars
and charged out from inside the mirror.
The beast from inside the mirror unleashed a gust of wind and shot
toward the mosquito beast. If you placed the two side by side, it would be
hard to tell them apart.
This beast’s roar caught the attention of the mosquito beast. It turned
around and saw the copy of itself created by the mirror and its mouth turned
red. Instead of continuing to run away, it turned around and charged at the
copy.
Soon, the two arrived near each other. Waves of grey dust flew out in all
directions as the two flew around each other, trying to stab each other with
their proboscises.
Wang Lin stood at a distance and carefully watched the battle between
the two beasts. The gray dust seemed to be some sort of technique used by
the beast and its proboscis was its weapon.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin’s hand moved across the bronze
mirror and the beast formed by the bronze mirror suddenly slowed down.
The mosquito beast caught the copy and mercilessly stabbed it with its
proboscis, then started sucking it dry. The copy let out a roar before turning
into a green light and returning to the mirror.
The animal was stunned, but quickly let out a few roars. The mosquito
started at Wang Lin as its mouth turned red again. However, it didn’t attack
Wang Lin. After bit, it turned around to escape.
Wang Lin’s eyes flickered and he said, “Going to run?” With that, he
waved his right hand and a small flag appeared in it. There was strong
killing intent coming from the flag. This was the single attribute restriction
flag. This was Wang Lin’s most powerful treasure and even he didn’t dare
to refine it to the first level of completion, because if the restriction flag
were to reach the first level, divine retribution would strike, and without the
protection of the clouds from the Sea of Devils, there was a high chance the
flag would turn to dust.
As a result, he only reached 98 groups of restrictions before stopping.
The beast had already gained some knowledge. The moment it noticed
the flag, it was horrified. It quickly moved its wings to fly faster.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he held the restriction flag in his right
hand. He waved the flag and a restriction shot out. The restriction flew like
a meteor toward the mosquito beast.
In almost the blink of an eye, the restriction caught up to the mosquito
beast. The shock in the beast’s eyes turned to horror as it released dark gas
to block the restriction. However, the gas couldn’t compare to the offensive
ability of the restriction, so the restriction landed on the mosquito beast
without any hindrance.
The beast immediately quivered and fell from the sky. Wang Lin caught
the beast.
Wang Lin was already very careful with the restriction flag and only
used 20% of its power. However, he still underestimated the power of a
single attribute restriction flag. With just 20% of its power, it was able to
injure a beast with power equal to that of a late stage Core Formation
cultivator.
The mosquito lied on Wang Lin’s hand with multiple injuries on its
body. It was bleeding purple blood, there were cracks on its proboscis, and
its eyes were becoming cloudy. The mosquito beast was near death’s door.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He bit his finger and a drop of blood
fell between the beast’s eyes. Then, he took out a few pills from the Cloud
Sky Sect and fed them to the beast.
After the beast took the pills, its body suddenly shook and released
waves of gray dust. Slowly, the injuries on its body healed and even the
crack on its proboscis recovered. Shortly after, it made a full recovery and
flew out of Wang Lin’s hand. It circled Wang Lin a few times and let out a
few helpless hisses.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out a core. The beast’s
eyes suddenly lit up. It immediately pierced the core with its proboscis. The
core shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye and quickly disappeared.
The beast’s body shook and swelled up quite a bit.
Wang Lin rubbed his chin and looked at the beast for a while. He took
out a bag of holding and took out all of the cores that were inside it. He
gave them to the mosquito beast.
The beast’s eyes contained a hint of frenzy as it quickly devoured the
cores. Every time the beast devoured a core, it would increase in size.
Compared to before the beast devoured the cores, it was twice as big.
After consuming dozens of cores, the mosquito beast’s body was about
the size of a calf. As a result, the small hairs on its black body became even
more visible. Its wings were more than ten feet long and created gusts of
wind every time they moved.
Its proboscis was becoming even thinner and sharper, giving off a very
eerie feeling. Even when Wang Lin looked at it, it made the hairs on his
body stand.
Wang Lin could determine that in the entire trip so far, he hadn’t met a
beast like this one yet.
When this beast was small, its main method of attack was releasing the
grey dust, but once it became large, no matter how Wang Lin looked at it its
proboscis, it was its real weapon.
Wang Lin jumped and landed on the beast’s back. He sent a message to
the beast with his divine sense. The beast’s wings suddenly opened and it
flew away as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from
where they were.
Wang Lin could feel the strong wind blowing against his face. It was
clear that after devouring all of the cores, not only had the mosquito beast’s
body gotten larger, but its speed had also increased.
Wang Lin envied Qiu Siping’s boat. Although he could create tornadoes
with small beasts, they were not as fast. But now that he had the mosquito
beast as a mount, it was even faster than Qiu Siping’s boat. Even compared
to his own flying speed, it was not far behind.
230
KILLING FOR A TOKEN
T he wind was blowing on his face as Wang Lin rode on the beast. On
the way, all beasts that were above high quality had their cores taken
and devoured by the mosquito beast.
While they were flying, Wang Lin spent a long time searching through
the ancient god’s memories. In the end, he found an ancient beast called
Mosquito Beast that kind of matched this one. However, no matter if it was
size or power, the current beast was much weaker than the one in his
memory, but the proboscises were very similar.
In the ancient god’s memories, the ancient god had only seen the
mosquito once. It was at a deserted star system. There were no cultivators
living in that system and it was surrounded by grey gas.
TuSi was there looking for materials for a treasure. Even with how
powerful the ancient gods were, he almost lost his life there.
The reason was a mosquito with a very long proboscis. At first, there
were only a few and only at the rank of top quality desolate beast. However,
as he went deeper into the system, more and more mosquito beasts
appeared, until they formed a sea of mosquito beasts.
If the beasts came one by one, then they weren’t that big of a deal, but
when they started coming in hordes, they became a problem. The mosquito
beasts seemed to have a mysterious link with all each other. This would
even cause their abilities to increase. As a result, even the ancient god
struggled to escape alive. After he escaped, he pondered for a while and
decided not to go back.
The reason was, when he escaped, countless more mosquito beasts
appeared from the nearby planets, making even TuSi’s scalp go numb when
he looked at them all.
Wang Lin looked at the beast below him, especially at its proboscises.
Even if this beast wasn’t the mosquito beast in the memory, it must be
related in some way or how else could it have the same proboscis?
With this in mind, Wang Lin didn’t do much during this trip. He always
watched coldly in the distance as the beast fought with other beasts. Only in
moments of life and death did Wang Lin act to save the mosquito beast.
As a result, although there were some delays, the strength of the
mosquito beast kept increasing.
Eight days later, Wang Lin finally arrived at the city.
There were large and small buildings covering the city, with countless
cultivators inside them. Around the few transfer arrays inside the city, there
are even more cultivators.
It has to be said that there were a lot of beasts inside the Sea of Devils
right now. Only those that had reached a certain cultivation level or those
traveling in small groups of 3 to 5 dared to go outside of the city.
Most of the cultivators decided to spend a few spirit stones to travel via
transfer arrays. That way, at least their safety was assured.
As Wang Lin was closing in on the city while standing on top of the
mosquito beast, the guards of the city saw them. They all sucked in a breath
of cold air as they stared at the creepy mosquito beast that made the hairs on
their bodies stand up.
Wang Lin stood on the beast and didn’t pause at all as he entered the
city. The moment he entered the city, three divine senses reached toward
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned and he suddenly disappeared. The moment he
reappeared, he was already inside the city and the mosquito beast was
inside his bag of holding.
As for his cultivation, he deliberately disguised it as mid stage
Foundation Establishment. With his powerful soul, unless someone was at
the Spirit Severing stage, they couldn’t see through him.
The moment he disappeared, three figures appeared in the sky. The
three were dressed exactly the same, the only difference was the color of
their clothes, which were black, white, and red.
The black clothed man’s expression was serious as he looked over the
city and said, “This Nascent Soul cultivator doesn’t seem to want to be
known. Forget it, as long as he doesn’t cause any trouble, I don’t want to
have any trouble with him either.”
The other two looked at each other and disappeared.
They didn’t know that this entire time, Wang Lin’s divine sense had
been locked onto them. After they left, Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense
and walked within the city.
There were many shops inside the city, but after looking through many
shops and stands, he couldn’t find one that had a map for sale. After
walking for a while, he stopped before a three story building and smiled.
The name of the building was: Treasure Refining Pavilion.
Wang Lin still remembered that old man from all those years ago. He
thought that old man must have found the small beast Wang Lin transferred
the restriction to.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart and didn’t enter the building. He was
confident that if he met the old man again, he would have the power to
escape, unlike last time, where he couldn’t even run.
As he was walking, his eyes suddenly lit up as he saw a shop selling
jades. On the plaque outside the shop, he noticed a faint trace of spiritual
power.
This spiritual power was very faint. Only people who had reached the
Nascent Soul stage could see it. If someone was below the Nascent Soul
stage, they wouldn’t be able to notice it at all.
With Wang Lin’s experience in the Sea of Devils, he had heard that
besides the public shops, there were secret exchanges within large cities as
well.
These secret exchanges often had a minimum requirement on one’s
cultivation. Only after one had reached a certain level of cultivation could
they join.
Wang Lin looked at the shop for a bit. Just as he was walking toward the
shop, his expression changed as he noticed a youth running toward him.
This youth was very handsome, but looked very nervous and as he ran. He
kept looking behind him. Behind him was a middle aged man who quickly
chased after the youth with an evil look on his face. The middle aged man
quickly caught up and tried to grab the youth. The youth tried to dodge and
ran into Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s body flashed to the side and got out of the way.
The youth staggered a few steps and fell to the ground. After he fell, a
purple jade fell from his hands. The jade was pure purple and was about the
size of a fist.
The youth’s face revealed a horrified expression. He quickly grabbed
the jade and clutched it in his hand.
At that moment, the middle aged man arrived, and because Wang Lin
was in his way, he waved his hand to move Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned. He took a step back and got out of the way of the
middle aged man’s hand.
The middle aged man revealed a surprised expression, but he still
looked angry as he said, “You dare to block this grandpa’s path? Scram!”
Wang Lin calmly looked at this person. He could see that his cultivation
level was only mid stage Foundation Establishment. This person’s spiritual
power was very thin. Clearly, he was forcibly raised to this level via drugs.
After the middle aged man saw that Wang Lin didn’t respond, he let out
a cold snort and looked at the youth. He viciously said, “Little brat, you
sure are brave. You dare to steal your grandpa’s jade?”
The youth’s body quivered. Although his face was filled with horror, he
still dared to say, “You’re lying! This is my family heirloom.”
The middle aged man let out a laugh. He stepped up and kicked the
youth. He easily grabbed the jade from the youth and said, “So what if I
have my eyes on it? What can you do? And I’m not stealing, I’m buying!
Here!” With that, he threw a low quality spirit stone onto the ground.
The youth smashed into the ground under the middle aged man and
coughed out a lot of blood. His face was pale as he stared at the middle
aged man with hatred in his eyes.
At that moment, a few of the people passing by turned to look, but after
they saw the middle aged man, they all quickly turned around and left.
Wang Lin took one look and ignored what was happening as he walked
toward the shop. Wang Lin knew what the purple jade was. It was a refining
material that could be sold for about a mid quality spirit stone.
As for that middle aged man’s foul language, if it was the Wang Lin
from before, he wouldn’t have let the middle aged man go, but as his
cultivation increased, Wang Lin couldn’t really be bothered to correct such
an insignificant person.
However, although he didn’t want to cause trouble with the middle aged
man, the middle aged man wanted to cause trouble with him. After taking
the purple jade, the middle aged man was feeling even more arrogant. He
turned around and saw Wang Lin leaving. He shouted, “Before, I told you
to scram, not walk!”
As he was speaking, he walked forward and waved his right hand to
slam against Wang Lin’s head.
Wang Lin paused for a step and turned around. He glared at the middle
aged man. The middle age man’s hand immediately stopped as he saw the
glare. His forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat.
“Scram!” Wang Lin’s voice was calm as he turned around to leave.
At that moment, an old man walked out of the shop. The old man
looked at Wang Lin once and didn’t bother looking at him anymore as he
started to wipe the plaque.
The middle aged man’s face was pale. He looked around and saw that
there were many people gathered now. He clenched his teeth and slapped
his bag of holding. A flying sword came out and he shouted, “Go!”
The flying sword was as fast as lightning and because the distance was
very short, it instantly arrived before Wag Lin. However, just before the
flying sword reached Wang Lin, it strangely broke in half and fell to the
ground.
Wang Lin turned around. This time, he decided to kill. He waved his
hand and a restriction quickly shot out and landed on the middle aged man’s
forehead.
The middle aged man’s body shook as he let out a miserable cry. His
body turned into a puddle of blood, leaving behind only his bag of holding
and that purple jade, which he didn’t have time to put away.
The youth from before stared at the purple jade. He quickly grabbed the
jade from inside the pool of blood, then carefully looked at Wang Lin for a
bit and quickly ran away.
The surrounding people revealed shocked expressions and quickly left
the location. The old man also frowned as he saw Wang Lin calmly walk
toward the shop. He said, “This shop is not opened to the public. I’d like to
ask fellow cultivator to leave.”
Wang Lin’s face sank. He pointed at the faint spiritual energy on the
plaque and asked, “If it’s not open to the public, why is this mark here?”
The old man was stunned. He quickly became respectful and said,
“Please excuse me, senior. Please come inside and we will talk.”
After entering the shop, the old man made a strange expression. He
sighed and said, “Senior, the exchange here will only open in three days.
Junior suggests you leave the city as soon as possible.”
Wang Lin calmly asked, “Did the person I just killed have a strong
background?”
The old man hesitated for a while. He nodded and didn’t say anymore.
At that moment, a powerful divine sense suddenly swept across the city
from the eastern side and left a message saying: “The thug that killed my
disciple, come out now!”
The expression on the old man’s face suddenly changed. He looked at
Wang Lin with a pleading expression and begged, “Senior, please pity this
old man and leave. If that person blames me, I really can’t withstand it.
Also, all of the tokens for this exchange have been given out, so even if
senior comes back in three days, you won’t be refused access to the
exchange.”
Wang Lin stood up and calmly asked, “Does the person who just sent
out that message have a token?”
The old man was stunned and subconsciously nodded. When he
regained his senses, his expression changed, but when he looked at Wang
Lin, Wang Lin was already gone.
In the sky above the city floated a towering bald man with a giant
python wrapped around his body. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a fierce
looking face, and wore a sullen expression.
On his body, he carried rows of bags of holding and each of them
emitted waves of pressure from the spiritual power inside.
This person was one of the guardians of Lian Mo City. He was
originally in closed door training, but after he saw his disciple’s soul blood
dissipate, he became furious. Enraged, he came out of closed door training
and sent out that message to try to find the killer.
In order to prevent the killer from running away, he sent people to block
the gates of the city. He had also gotten the description of the killer from the
witnesses, so he spread out his divine sense to search the entire city.
But the more he searched, the more doubtful he became. He had already
searched the entire city multiple times, but that person seemed to have just
disappeared into thin air.
He had even searched the secret shop, but still couldn’t find that person.
So, out of anger, he sent out that divine message. The way he saw it,
that person must have used some secret technique to escape, so sending out
that divine message was only to vent his anger.
However, what he didn’t expect was that almost the same moment he
sent out the message, a youth appeared 10 feet away from him. This person
had a head full of white hair and was very handsome. Exactly the same as
the description of the killer.
The bald man’s pupils immediately shrank. He backed up and
immediately suppressed his anger. Although he looked very rude, he was a
very cautious person. How would he have reached his current cultivation
level and status otherwise?
Seeing that the youth appeared by teleporting and the fact that he
couldn’t find the youth after many scans of the city, he came to one
conclusion: the youth not only was a Nascent Soul cultivator, but had a
higher cultivation level than him.
After Wang Lin appeared, he didn’t say a word. He slapped his bag of
holding and took out his restriction flag. A cold light flashed across his eyes
as he shouted, “Scatter!”
The restriction immediately moved and started to spread rapidly,
covering the sky. In a few moments, the entire city was covered by the
restriction flag and made the whole city very dark.
The bald man’s expression changed and he groaned on the inside. He
quickly opened his bag of holding and released swarms of insects. The
insects gathered and surrounded the bald man.
At the same time, he quickly said, “Fellow cultivator, this is a
misunderstanding…”
Wang Lin interrupted him with a cold snort. He pointed his finger at the
bald man and nine black dragons formed by the restriction flag charged
toward the bald man.
At the same time, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the bronze
mirror appeared in his hand. He raised the mirror and it shot out rays of
green light.
The restrictions were very powerful. The nine dragons came from
different directions and crashed down. The insects surrounding the bald
man almost instantly disintegrated as they touched the dragons.
The bald man was horrified. With his early stage Nascent Soul
cultivation, he felt like he was going to die. The youth’s strange magic
treasure terrified him.
He thought for a moment, then quickly bit the tip of his tongue and spat
out some blood. His body glowed blood red as he quickly backed away. He
knew that if he stayed inside of this treasure, he would have no chance of
winning. The only choice he had was to quickly leave the range of this
treasure and fight outside of it.
Seeing that he was about to charge out of the darkness, he had a happy
light in his eyes, but just at that moment, nine more dragons formed by the
restriction came to him from all directions.
Wang Lin already knew that the bald man would do this, so the bronze
mirror above his head instantly shot out a ray of green light that covered the
bald man. The figure of the bald man couldn’t help but pause for a split
second, and at that moment, the nine dragons landed on him.
In this moment of crisis, the bald man opened his mouth and took out a
trident. He spun around with the trident and the nine dragons were
destroyed.
However, because of this, he was immobile for a while. Although he
finally broke free of the green light, there was green smoke coming from
his body and he looked very weak.
Almost the instant he charged out of the green light, he coughed out a
mouthful of blood and his Nascent Soul appeared above his head with a
look of horror and quickly ran away. Below, a strange black sword pierced
through the bald man’s body’s chest.
Wang Lin let out a cold smile while standing in the distance. He waved
his hand and the black sword teleported back to him.
All of this happened in a very short period of time. From the moment
Wang Lin appeared and the bald man’s Nascent Soul escaped from his
body, it had only been a few breaths of time. At that moment, the
expressions of all of the Nascent Soul cultivators who were watching this
battle changed. The three other guardians of the city quickly flew out.
However, they didn’t dare to enter the darkness, but stood outside of it,
ready to give their friend’s Nascent Soul a hand.
The bald man’s Nascent Soul quickly ran away with a horrified
expression. He saw his three friends and knew that if he could get to them,
he would survive. He never thought that he would have angered a monster
who would attack him without even listening to him. He forgot that he was
trying to avenge his own disciple and became hesitant after finding out that
Wang Lin was a Nascent Soul cultivator as well. If Wang Lin was any
weaker, the bald man would have brutally killed him without a word.
Seeing that he was about to exit the darkness, he revealed a look of joy.
However, the three friends suddenly revealed shocked expressions and
charged towards him.
The bald man was stunned, but he suddenly felt a giant gust of wind. He
subconsciously raised his head only to see that a beast had appeared above
him, sending out gusts of wind. The most noticeable part of this beast was
its creepy and dangerous looking proboscis.
At that moment, 99 restrictions came out of the restriction flag and
blocked the path of the three Nascent Soul cultivators.
The three cultivators couldn’t help but pause for a moment. The
restriction left as quickly as it came. After it disappeared, the scene before
the three of them was something they could never forget.
They only saw that beast’s dangerous looking proboscis stab into the
head of the bald man’s Nascent Soul. The bald man’s Nascent Soul started
to become smaller and smaller until he was completely devoured by the
mosquito beast.
A few strips of gold appeared on the beast’s original greenish, black
body. After looking at the three Nascent Soul cultivators with a cold gaze, it
beat its wings and quickly returned to Wang Lin’s side.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and put away the restriction flag and
bronze mirror. The bald man’s bags of holding and trident all landed in his
hand as well.
After he examined the bags with his divine sense, he took out a token
with the word “Secret” on it. Then, he looked at the three Nascent Soul
cultivators and disappeared without a word.
Many people in the city watched this fight, including many Nascent
Soul cultivators who were here for the exchange. Because Wang Lin easily
and cleanly killed the bald man, he left a deep impression in all of their
minds, especially the restriction flag and the beast that devoured the
Nascent Soul of the bald man. Even with their experience, they couldn’t
recognize what the beast was.
Even the three guardians that were friends with the bald man didn’t dare
to go argue with Wang Lin. After all, in the Sea of Devils, strength was
everything. Also, they needed to report this to the duke of Lian Mo city.
However, the duke was almost always in closed door training and this
matter might just be left as it was. After all, the youth’s strength didn’t seem
any weaker than mid or late stage Nascent Soul.
The three of them looked at each other. After letting out a collective
sigh, they left.
Wang Lin appeared back at the secret shop and he threw the token at the
dumbfounded old man, then said, “Now I have a token.”
231
LOCATION OF ZHAO
W ang Lin stayed at an inn inside the city for three days. During this,
time many people came to visit him. He put away his usual
indifferent attitude and got to know many people.
Most of these Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t from the city. They came
to participate in the secret exchange. Wang Lin’s battle with the bald man
caught all of their attention. After all, strength was what mattered in the Sea
of Devils and Wang Lin was able to easily defeat the bald man. His display
of strength was what made all of these Nascent Soul cultivators personally
come to visit.
The three days passed and it was now the day of the secret exchange.
That morning, a Core Formation cultivator came and politely gave Wang
Lin an invitation. Then, the Core Formation cultivator led Wang Lin to the
shop.
After the old man from the shop saw Wang Lin, he quickly became very
respectful. He carefully led Wang Lin to a wall, then tapped it a few times.
After that, the walls rippled like calm water that just had a stone dropped
into it.
After doing all of that, he took out a robe and gave it to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stood there, but didn’t step forward. He sent his divine sense
inside. He found that there was a separate space inside with a very beautiful
loft. There were seven or eight cultivators inside, all wearing the same
robes. Some were sitting by themselves while others were talking to each
other.
When Wang Lin sent in his divine sense, only a middle aged scholarly-
looking man opened his eyes. No one else seemed to have noticed Wang
Lin’s divine sense. This scholarly man was also the only person who wasn’t
wearing a robe.
The scholarly man’s expression remained the same, but a hint of
surprise flashed across his eyes.
Wang Lin was startled. When he scanned everyone with his Divine
Sense, he found that everyone present was at the early stage of Nascent
Soul, everyone except the scholarly man. Although the scholarly man
seemed like he was at the early stage of Nascent Soul, in reality, he was
already at the peak of the late stage of Nascent Soul and was only one step
from the Spirit Severing stage.
Wang Lin didn’t know what technique this person cultivated, but the
scholarly man’s divine soul had to be very powerful to be able to detect
Wang Lin.
After withdrawing his divine sense, Wang Lin took the robe and put it
on. Then, without a word, he walked into the wall. When he appeared inside
the new area, he found a table to sit down at by himself and closed his eyes.
This action immediately caused the few cultivators who wanted to talk
to him change their minds.
Although Wang Lin’s eyes were closed, his divine sense was keeping
close track of the scholarly man. From the moment he walked into the
room, the scholarly man was constantly staring at him.
After a while, several more cultivators came. All of them were wearing
one of those robes to hide their faces and some were even surrounded by a
black fog.
After seeing this, Wang Lin realized that these people didn’t want
anyone to recognize them. If they revealed who they were, then when they
showed off their treasures, it would cause them a lot of trouble.
However, many cultivators here weren’t hiding their faces. It seemed
they were confident in themselves and weren’t afraid of revealing their
identities.
But Wang Lin still had doubts in his mind. How could there be so many
Nascent Soul cultivators gathered here, in this small shop in Lian Mo city?
He secretly looked around and saw more than 30 tables around. Could
there be more than 30 Nascent Soul cultivators participating in this secret
exchange?
Although he had some doubts in his heart, his expression was
completely calm.
Wang Lin waited for a bit longer. After some time has passed and no
more cultivators arrived, an old man that was sitting in the front got up. He
coughed once and said, “This secret exchange is hosted by three cities, so
there are more people than normal, but since everyone here is looking for
something, I believe that you will find what you need. I’ll go first.” With
that, he took out a bag of holding and dumped out several cores and magic
treasures.
The treasures released large amounts of spiritual power, showing how
powerful they were.
He slowly said, “These cores are from mid quality spirit beasts. As you
all know, these beasts are equal to late stage Nascent Soul cultivators in
strength. These magic treasure are all made from the bones of mid quality
spirit beasts, especially this bell. I’ll only take spirit stones for these items.”
The items just floated before the old man. If anyone was interested, they
only had to wave their hand and the item would immediately fly into their
hands. No one was afraid that anyone would steal in these secret exchanges.
After all, this room contained powerful restrictions. If anyone dared to steal
and run, they would only be looking for death.
Wang Lin gained all of this information from the people he talked to
during the past three days. The moment he heard that this exchange was
hosted by three cities, he understood that this place was a special space.
There must’ve been many shops spread throughout the three cities and the
cultivators only had to pick one of them to enter here.
As a result, the safety of the participants would be guaranteed.
After waiting for a long time, one cultivator traded spirit stones for the
bell. No one else made an offer. Soon, it was the next person’s turn.
Slowly, various magic treasures, pills, and scrolls were displayed. All of
them had high prices .It just showed how precious the items sold here were.
Any one of these items could be placed at the highest floor of the
treasure refining pavilion and be sold at an astronomic price. Most of these
cultivators here only exchanged. The things they liked the most were pill
and treasure materials. Of course, if there were complete pills and treasures,
they were good too. After that was spirit stones.
If it was before the fog surrounding the Sea of Devils disappeared, then
there wouldn’t be much use for spirit stones. Their value was low as they
were only sometimes needed for cultivation.
After the fog disappeared and beasts begun to cover the Sea of Devils,
people started to use transfer arrays more and more.
There were two types of transfer arrays. One was ancient transfer
arrays, made by ancient cultivators. Only a few remained and many of them
were damaged, so very few could be used. Depending on the amount of
spirit stones used, they could teleport someone at least 1,000,000 kilometers
away. However, to use them, you have to use a top quality spirit stone, so
no one in the Sea of Devils could use them.
After all, top quality spirit stones were almost extinct. Even if someone
had some, very few people would be willing to use one on a transfer array.
The other type was normal transfer arrays. These were much simpler.
Their cost ranged from 10 low quality spirit stones to less than 100 mid
quality spirit stones. At most, they could teleport several hundred
kilometers. Because they were so cost effective, they were the preferred
method of travel among cultivators.
But as a result, the consumption of spirit stones increased and so did
their value.
After a number of exchanges, it was now the turn of a cultivator
wearing a raincoat. His head was lowered as he said, with a hoarse voice, “I
don’t have many things to sell, only some ancient texts. If any fellow
cultivators are interested, you can exchange for them, but due to the nature
of these texts, I can’t allow you to have a closer look.” With that, he slapped
his bag of holding and seven or eight pieces of jade flew out.
The colors of these jades were all very faded and some of them even
had cracks. They each released an ancient aura, showing how old they were.
Surrounding these jades was a shield of green light. Clearly, this was a
technique used to prevent people from checking inside them.
“This is an ancient beast catalog. This is ancient cultivator world secret
text. This is an ancient transfer array production recipe. This is… I will only
take cores of mid quality spirit beasts. Five cores for one of them.” With
that, he waited for the people to inquire about the texts.
All of the people in the room frowned. Even five of those jades for one
mid quality beast core wasn’t really worth it, how could the reverse be true?
In reality, the man in the raincoat also sighed. He really didn’t have
anything to sell besides these jades either. He found them in the cave of an
ancient cultivator. The ancient cultivator was very poor and only had these
jades.
The first time the man tried to sell them, he didn’t set the price too high,
but after being ignored in so many exchanges, he decided to go for a sky
high price. He thought that these things were useless to most people and for
someone that really wanted one, they would buy it no matter the price.
In fact, he guessed correctly.
The moment Wang Lin heard about the ancient transfer array production
jade, his heart started pounding. He never thought that he would find the
jade about ancient transfer arrays that he had been working so hard to find
here.
Without a word, he waved his right hand and broke the shield around
the jade that contained information about the ancient transfer arrays and
took it.
The man wearing the raincoat was shocked and his face suddenly
became ugly. He knew that the green light wasn’t strong, but to so easily
break it was not something he could do. He believed that not even mid stage
Nascent Soul cultivators could break it so easily, meaning that the only
explanation was that this person was a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
After taking the jade, Wang Lin scanned it with his divine sense and put
it away. At the same time, he took out five cores of mid quality spirit beasts.
The man wearing the raincoat quickly caught the cores and let out a
sigh. He didn’t pursue the matter about breaking the green light. After
waiting for a while and seeing that no one else was interested, he put away
the pieces of jade.
The moment Wang Lin acted, three other cultivators started to pay extra
attention to him. One of them was the scholarly man. The other two had
their coats on. Their eyes lit up when they raised their heads.
After a short period of silence, another cultivator walked up to present
his items.
Soon, it was Wang Lin’s turn. At this moment, everyone became silent
and turned to look at Wang Lin. Wang Lin’s actions revealed that his
cultivation was not simple.
These cultivators were very curious about what Wang Lin would sell.
After pondering a little, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding. Several
mid quality spirit beast cores and a few treasures he never used flew out.
Seeing that Wang Lin only brought out some very common items, they
became very disappointed. However, their expressions all remained the
same. After all, each of them had reached the Nascent Soul stage. Having
cultivated for so long, they were very skilled at hiding their expressions.
Wang Lin slowly said, “I’d like to trade for a map of planet Suzaku. The
more complete, the better.”
The moment the words came out, the expressions of all of the
cultivators became strange. After a long time, one of them said, “Fellow
cultivator, with just these things, it would be very hard to trade for a map.
I’m afraid you won’t even be able to trade for a map of just the Sea of
Devils.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “Oh? Then what do I need to trade for a map?”
The scholarly man let out a warm smile and said, “Fellow cultivator
must be new to the Sea of Devils, so I’ll explain it. Not just the Sea of
Devils, but for any cultivation country, a map is very important. After all,
planet Suzaku is simply too large. If you don’t have a map, you won’t know
where to go.”
“As for the Sea of Devils, it is even more important. A copy of the map
of Sea of Devils would cost 100,000 high quality spirit stones and no one
would even take low quality or mid quality spirit stones. With just fellow
cultivator’s treasures, it is simply not enough.”
“As for the map of planet Suzaku, it’s not something any individual can
own. If fellow cultivator wants, I have a map of the Sea of Devils.
However, it is only a low quality one with a lot of unexplored areas.”
Wang Lin pondered a little and asked, “Does fellow cultivator have a
general wide area map of the countries surrounding the Sea of Devils?”
The scholarly man warily smiled as he shook his head and said, “I don’t
have that kind of map.”
A cultivator in a robe sitting in the corner suddenly said, “I have one!”
This was one the cultivators whose eyes lit up when Wang Lin acted earlier
Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the person.
The cultivator in the robe slowly said, “A high quality map of the Sea of
Devils with the four surrounding continents, including 148 countries. What
price are you willing to offer?”
The moment those words came out, all of the cultivators turned around
and their eyes lit up. A high quality map was already very rare, but this one
even included the surrounding four continents and 148 countries. That was
almost ¼ of planet Suzaku!
The price of the map would be unimaginably high.
Wang Lin pondered a little. Currently, he had two maps in his
possession. One was the one he got from Qiu Siping and other was the one
he got from the Battle God’s Temple.
The map from the Battle God’s Temple only contained detailed
information about the country and its surrounding areas up to the outer sea
of the Sea of Devils. Farther than that, like the inner sea of the Sea of
Devils, was very vague and some transfer arrays weren’t even mapped.
As for the area across the Sea of Devils, there was not even a vague
mark, only the range of some mountains. When Wang Lin analysed the
map, he believed that Zhao was on the other side, but it was only a guess.
This was why he didn’t immediately act, but went to search for a more
complete map.
Wang Lin pondered a little and asked, “What do you want?”
The cultivator sent a message via divine sense. “Fellow cultivator, if
you’re not in a hurry, how about we talk about it after the exchange in
private?”
Wang Lin looked at the person and nodded.
Everyone realized what happened and didn’t pay any more attention.
However, they were all very curious about what Wang Lin will use to
exchange for such a precious item.
An hour later, the secret exchange ended and everyone left. Wang Lin
left the room and took off the robe. A beautiful female attendant was
already there waiting for him.
After seeing Wang Lin, she respectfully said, “Senior, my master said
he has a meeting with you, so he asked me to take you to him.”
Wang Lin’s heart shook and he became more alert, but his expression
remained calm. He looked at the female. She was not a virgin and was only
at the mid stage of Foundation Establishment. However, her spiritual power
was every weak. She clearly reached this level through a lot of drugs.
Wang Lin’s heart already had some guesses about the situation.
Under the woman’s guidance, Wang Lin arrived at an inconspicuous
residence in the middle of the city. She stopped outside the door and said,
“Senior, please enter. Junior will stand guard out here.”
Wang Lin didn’t say anything pointless and walked inside. He had
already sent his divine sense inside.
He saw an old man with a hooked nose wearing a red shirt. He was
sitting there with a green tea pot beside him. When the old man saw Wang
Lin enter, he laughed and said. “Come sit, fellow cultivator. This is a high
quality tea from the country of Hou Fen. I made this tea especially for
entertaining friends.”
Wang Lin clasped his hands and sat across from the old man. He didn’t
even look at the tea, but started to check the surroundings. He could easily
see that this old man was at the mid stage of Nascent Soul.
The old man didn’t mind and personally poured two cups of tea. He
sipped his tea and said, “What is fellow cultivator’s name?”
Wang Lin smiled and said, “Wang Lin!”
The old put down his cup and gently smiled. “Fellow cultivator Wang,
my name is Zhou Wude.”
Wang Lin was stunned as he looked at the old man.
The old man saw Wang Lin’s expression and asked, “Has fellow
cultivator Wang heard of me?”
Wang Lin shook his head and calmly said, “No, it’s just that fellow
cultivator has the same name as a friend of mine, so I lost myself for a
second there.”
The old man burst out laughing, but secretly thought, “What does this
person mean? Did he purposely act like this to mess with me?”
The old man couldn’t figure out what Wang Lin was thinking, but he
laughed and said, “If there is an opportunity, I would like to meet this
person.”
With that, he slapped his bag of holding. He took out a bag of holding
and said, “Fellow cultivator Wang, this is the map I was talking about. I’ll
display it to you. After you check it and make sure that there is no problem,
we can talk about our deal.”
The jade released a gentle light as the old man sent out a bit of spiritual
power. Immediately, the jade displayed a giant map before Wang Lin.
This map was extremely detailed. It even had detailed descriptions of
the level of damage of each of the ancient transfer arrays. It also had details
of the situation surrounding each area and even the names of all of the
Nascent Soul and higher cultivators.
These were not the focus, but it even had detailed information of where
each ancient transfer array linked to. Just this point would cause the price of
this map to skyrocket.
What caused Wang Lin to be even more excited was that there were
even some details about the power of each country. It even had some
detailed recording of mines and lairs of wild beasts. As a result, this map
was unimaginably precious.
If all of these things weren’t tempting enough for Wang Lin, then this
shocked him completely. The surroundings of the Sea of Devils didn’t have
only two continents like the map he got from the Battle God’s Temple, but
four.
On the map, it clearly showed four continents surrounding the Sea of
Devils. On the continent to the left, he could see the very small word: Zhao.
The old man casually pointed at a location on the map. The map
suddenly disappeared and showed the area where the old man pointed to.
The entire map looked like if someone was looking at that location from a
bird's eye view.
Then, the old man waved his right hand and the map disappeared. He
put the jade back into his bag of holding and stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm as he looked at the old man. He already had
the urge to kill this person. As long as he killed him, he could get the piece
of jade and quickly return to the country of Zhao.
The old man immediately retreated a few steps and said, “Fellow
cultivator, this jade is very old and will easily break. To prevent it from
breaking, I have already linked it with my divine sense.”
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm as he slowly said, “What do you want?”
The old man clenched his teeth and said, “As long as you help me kill
one person, I’ll give you this piece of jade.”
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes. He asked, “What level of
cultivation?”
The old man quickly said, “Late stage Nascent Soul, half a step into
Spirit Severing!”
Wang Lin stood up and calmly said, “Now? Lead the way!”
The old man was stunned. After hesitating for a while, he said, “Okay.
Fellow cultivator Wang, follow me.”
In the blink of an eye, the two left Lian Mo city. Three thousand
kilometers from the city was a basin. After a short period of time, the two
arrived at the place. Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and let out a
sneer in his heart. He had already realized that something was wrong. The
old man seemed to already know him very well. The female attendant
immediately walked up to him when they met. He already thought that there
was a scheme behind all of this.
Wang Lin purposely used the friend with the same name phrase to test
the old man, and with his powerful divine sense, he noticed that the old
man’s emotions flustered a little. Looking at things now, it was exactly as
he predicted.
Under the basin was a formation hiding four Nascent Soul cultivators.
Wang Lin calmly said, “It is regrettable that the bald man died, or the
six of you could perfectly use the No Escape Killing Formation.”
The hook nosed man’s expression suddenly changed, and at that
moment, Wang Lin’s Ji Realm moved. The old man didn’t even have time
to break the jade. He could only see the red light before him.
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T he old man heard Wang Lin’s words and was shocked. He turned
around and saw rows of red lightning. They were the last things he
saw in his life.
The Ji Realm shot out and instantly destroyed the old man’s body. Just
as his Nascent Soul was about to escape, Wang Lin’s palm hit the old man’s
chest. A wave of spiritual energy entered the old man’s body, trapping the
Nascent Soul inside. The old man could only watch as Wang Lin took his
Nascent Soul and devoured it.
In the eyes of the four people hiding in the basin, Wang Lin was now a
demon. Killing someone for their Nascent Soul and then devouring it
directly completely contradicted their normal beliefs.
It has to be said that all of these people were demonic cultivators. They
had seen many people killed for their Nascent Souls, but never had they
seen one being devoured directly. They felt that Wang Lin was the real
demonic cultivator here.
The four people that were going to ambush Wang Lin were all shaken.
They quickly left the basin and escaped in different directions.
But those four had decided to bother Wang Lin. Without Wang Lin even
moving, his Ji Realm immediately caught up to the four of them and killed
them.
Wang Lin used a lot of Nascent Energy in order for his Ji Realm to kill
5 people in a row. He quickly grabbed the Nascent Souls of the four
cultivators and devoured them. The ancient god’s tactic quickly absorbed
the Nascent Souls. Wang Lin was able to replenish all of the used up
Nascent Energy and even increased his cultivation level a little.
After that, Wang Lin gathered all of their bags of holdings and opened
them one by one. First, Wang Lin checked to make sure that the map jade
was still intact and let out a breath. Although there were some magic
treasures in the remaining bags, only one thing caught Wang Lin’s attention.
The moment he saw this item, his spiritual energy shook with his
emotions. After a while, he calmed down as he stared at the object in his
hand. It was a sword sheath.
A normal looking sword sheath!
A sword sheath emitting an ancient aura!
Wang Lin took a deep breath and took a few careful look. There was a
weird expression on his face. This sword sheath looked exactly like the
sword sheath from back then, but he knew that this wasn’t the same one.
The sword sheath from back then had been refined by Wang Lin’s cold
core, so if he were to hold it once more, he would know. Although this
sword sheath looked exactly same as the one from back then, Wang Lin
knew it was not the same.
The other thing that made him sure that it was not the same was that
because Wang Lin had used that sword sheath many times, he knew that
there was a strange carving in the middle of the sheath.
Although this sheath also had a strange carving, it was not the same one.
After pondering for a little, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and
took out a normal flying sword and slowly put it into the sheath.
When it went in 3/5th of the way, he felt a powerful pressure preventing
the sword from going in further. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He used some
spiritual power and pushed the sword down ⅘ of the way.
Wang Lin’s expression changed as he felt a tremendous killing intent
coming from the sheath. Almost without hesitation, he dropped the sword
and the sheath. The sword was pushed out and shattered into pieces.
Following that was a large amount of killing intent from the sword sheath.
At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened and a deep gully extending
for hundreds of meters appeared on the basin below Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s scalp felt numb. He looked at the sheath and took a deep
breath. Then, he carefully put the sword sheath away in his bag of holding
and didn’t dare to touch it anymore.
With his current cultivation level, he could easily see that a tremendous
amount of killing intent was sealed inside the sword sheath. When he forced
the sword in, it released a bit of it, but just that bit was already so powerful
that Wang Lin couldn’t even imagine what power the sheath held.
As a result, he was even more sure that this sheath wasn’t the same as
the one from back then.
The sheath back then had the ability to increase the strength of a flying
sword. The difference in increase in power from 1/5th of the way in to 3/5th
of the way in was huge.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin became curious about the sword
sheath. He felt that there were more than just two of these sword sheaths.
Inside a volcano in the country of Hou Fen. The volcano had been
turned from an active to a dead volcano by cultivators. It no longer
contained any lava.
Inside it were many large and small rooms, and inside every room was a
cultivator.
These people were the survivors of the destruction of the country of
Hou Fen.
Back then, Hou Fen was attacked by Xuanwu along with several other
countries. The four major sects were evicted and that was also when Li
Muwan was forced to leave her home.
Under this volcano, there was a complete building. This was the Battle
God’s Temple. It took several Nascent Soul cultivators to move this when
they were attacked.
The temple contained the remains of countless ancestors of the Battle
God’s Temple and many of their techniques.
At this moment, among the many crystal rooms, one glowed.
Immediately, a withered hand raised and a withered body walked out of the
room.
After he walked out, he pressed the ground with this right hand.
Suddenly, green energy gathered from the entire temple and entered his
body. Slowly, his body started to regrow its muscles and skin.
Shortly after, a youth emitting an eerie atmosphere appeared.
This person looked very handsome, but also had a hint of evil. His eyes
revealed an ancient light as he slowly became conscious.
He pondered for a while and muttered, “3,000 years of healing and I
finally allowed my cultivation to recover to 30%.” He formed a fist with his
right hand. He frowned and said to himself, “Almost the same as Soul
Transformation. Although it is not enough, with the help of the star disc, it
should be enough to escape from this planet. My recovery will go a lot
faster if I return to my home planet.”
He took a deep breath and slapped his hand at his waist, but his
expression suddenly turned strange as he hit nothing. He looked at this
waist and was stunned for a moment before his face became dark.
Without a word, he waved his hand and a crystal screen appeared before
him. The image on the screen constantly moved until it paused at one
moment.
This scene clearly showed Wang Lin entering this room and taking the
bag of holding.
The youth stared at the Wang Lin in the image. He closed his eyes and
spread out his divine sense. As his divine sense spread, he could feel the
fluctuations of spiritual energy from his bag of holding.
He opened his eyes and his body disappeared from the room. He
reappeared in the sky above the Sea of Devils and shouted, “Ghost Soul
Searching Technique!”
Suddenly, countless green lights came out from his body. Each of the
green lights turned into the same shape as the youth and spread out.
The youth’s body disappeared in a flash.
As for Wang Lin, he was currently standing on top of the mosquito
beast. He was holding a piece of jade in his hand. This jade was the one
containing the map.
Wang Lin was very anxious. He wished he could increase his speed by
10x, 100x, 1000x! He wished he could just instantly return to the country of
Zhao.
But reality was very cruel. After he got the map, he found that he was
very far from the country of Zhao. If he relied on just flying, it would take
him several years to reach his home country.
This was obviously not what Wang Lin wanted, so that meant that he
had to use ancient transfer arrays. The good thing was that the map
contained detailed information about the ancient transfer arrays, so after
spending some time, Wang Lin mapped out a route for himself to return to
Zhao.
On this route, he must pass through three ancient transfer arrays.
One in the Sea of Devils and two on the continent that Zhao was in.
The direction Wang Lin was heading toward was the direction of the
ancient transfer array. The map said that the transfer array’s integrity was
not high, but still useable. However, Wang Lin wasn’t sure how old the
information on this map was or if the ancient transfer array was still there or
if it was even still useable.
With these questions in mind, Wang Lin urged the mosquito beast below
him to move faster.
This ancient transfer array was at the edge of the inner sea, so he came
across a lot of beasts on the way. He had already encountered several high
quality wild beasts and even a desolate beast.
It was a good thing that his divine sense was so powerful. He always
detected them ahead of time and went around them.
A month after Wang Lin’s non stop travel, he finally arrived at the
ancient transfer array. Below him was a plain covered by numerous
underwater plants. After being nurtured by the black rain, the plants were
evolving into beasts and their offensive powers had greatly increased.
They stretched out their red leaves and waved them back and forth.
From above, it all looked very pretty, but Wang Lin spread out his divine
sense and found an ocean of bones below the plants. There were bones of
both cultivators and wild beasts under them.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. When he spread out his divine sense, he
found the transfer array. He jumped off the mosquito beast’s back and
arrived at the ancient transfer array in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lin frowned. There were too many red leaves growing here. Not
only did they cover part of the transfer array, there were some plants that
had taken root in the transfer array. This meant that the transfer array must
have taken some damage.
His eyes lit up. He waved his hand and a black sword flew out like
black lightning toward the plants on the ground. Every time it cut one of the
plants, the plant would spew out red, blood-like liquid. Soon, the entire
ground was covered in it.
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S livers of dangerous aura came from the ground as more plants grew
back from the liquid. This time, the plants were even larger and more
colorful.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. He waved his hand and the flying sword came
back. However, the flying sword now was very dim. It looked very drained.
Both of Wang Lin’s hands formed a seal. Suddenly, a gust of wind
appeared around the sword, removing the liquid that was stuck to it. Once
all of the liquid was removed, the sword returned to its normal state.
After taking a look, Wang Lin put away the flying sword. Staring at the
endless ocean of plants, he slapped his bag of holding and took out the
restriction flag. He shook his hand and the restriction flag immediately
became large and started to cover the ground.
99 restrictions formed 99 dragons. The dragons crazily circled the
ancient restriction. Each time the dragons circled the restriction, countless
red plants would die and spew out endless amounts of red liquid.
Wang Lin’s hands quickly sent out a few seals and he shouted, “Open!”
Suddenly, the sea of red liquid split in the middle, as if there were giant
hands pushing it apart. The red liquid moved to the side, revealing the
ancient transfer array.
Wang Lin no longer hesitated as he landed and recorded the ancient
transfer array onto a piece of jade. He flew back into the air and waved his
hand to recover the restriction flag.
After the restriction flag returned to Wang Lin, the red liquid covered
the transfer array once more. One by one, even larger plants started to cover
the area.
Their height had already reached a dozen feet, which was three times
taller than before.
Wang Lin floated in the air and looked at the jade with a serious
expression. After a long time, he revealed a pondering expression and left
without a word.
During the month it took for Wang Lin to get here, he had started
studying the ancient transfer array construction manual that he got for 5 mid
quality beast cores.
Although the concept of ancient transfer arrays was complicated, Wang
Lin already had good knowledge of formations and transfer arrays. Adding
on the fact that he only wanted to repair and not build, he was able to gain
some insight about them.
However, with only with just his knowledge, he didn’t know if he could
do it, but if he had to find someone in the Sea of Devils who specialized in
ancient transfer arrays, that would be very difficult, unless Six Desire Devil
Lord came back to life.
Wang Lin searched for seven days according to the description in the
map before he finally found another ancient transfer array. The place was
filled with wild beasts, but the mosquito beast quickly drove them all away.
What surprised Wang Lin the most was that this transfer array was
completely intact. After studying it for a while, his eyes landed on a part of
the transfer array.
This part was clearly different from the other parts. Wang Lin was
stunned. He realized that this part was added in later by someone who had
repaired this ancient transfer array.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He couldn’t figure out why someone would
want to fix this transfer array. Could they have also just wanted to transfer
to another continent like him?
A moment later, Wang Lin removed some parts from the transfer array.
He hesitated a bit and destroyed part of the array before leaving on the back
of the mosquito beast.
Wang Lin had already taken apart three transfer arrays, but this left him
feeling like there was a heavy rock weighing down his heart. Of the three
transfer arrays he had visited, two of them were completely intact and both
showed signs of being repaired by someone.
If only one transfer array was repaired, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but
several transfer arrays were repaired, meaning there was something going
on.
Wang Lin had a vague feeling that something big was about to happen
in the Sea of Devils. Presumably, the reason the transfer array that he
needed wasn’t repaired was because it was covered in plants, it didn’t
transfer to the right location, or it was not found.
After taking the parts he needed from the complete transfer arrays, he
would completely destroy them. Only by doing that would he feel a bit less
pressured.
When Wang Lin finally gathered enough materials from the transfer
arrays, his body suddenly disappeared from the spot. Just after he
disappeared, a sword stabbed into the ground where Wang Lin was just
standing.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he appeared in mid air, staring at
the black clothed man in the distance. He always kept his divine sense
spread out, but he didn’t notice that person until they were within 100 feet
of him and threw that sword. It has to be said that Wang Lin’s divine sense
was as powerful as a Spirit Severing cultivator’s. If it was a normal Nascent
Soul cultivator, they wouldn’t have noticed anything until the sword pierced
their body.
If this cultivator was in the Spirit Severing stage, then it wouldn’t be
much of an issue, but Wang Lin checked and this person was only in the
mid stage of Nascent Soul. This person must have some special technique
to hide their presence from Wang Lin’s divine sense.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed killing intent. If he allowed someone like this
to live, then he will have to live with the feeling of someone always ready
to attack him at any time. Wang Lin decided that he must kill this person at
any cost. He immediately activated his Ji Realm without any regard to the
amount of Nascent Energy it would cost.
The black clothed man was middle aged, a bit thin, and had a very mean
looking face.
After seeing that Wang Lin escaped his sneak attack, he took out a stone
stamp from his bag of holding. He let out a roar and the stone stamp start to
spin. It grew larger with every spin. Once it reached the size of a small
mountain, it crashed down toward Wang Lin.
However, the moment he sent out the stone stamp, his face turned pale
as he saw the red lightning in Wang Lin’s eyes and immediately turned
around to escape.
He even abandoned his magic treasure to escape. The magic treasure,
without anyone to control it, immediately shrunk back to the size of a palm
and fell to the ground.
Wang Lin frowned. His Ji Realm shot out and immediately caught up to
the person. The man revealed a horrified expression. He clenched his teeth,
and just as the Ji Realm entered his body, his body exploded.
Suddenly, the power of the self explosion sent shock waves in all
directions. At the center of the explosion, a rift appeared, and an extremely
weak looking Nascent Soul disappeared into it. Wang Lin’s Ji Realm
quickly followed it into the rift.
After a few breaths of time, the Ji Realm reappeared and returned to
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy. Although his Ji Realm killed the
person, from the look of that person’s face, it seemed that they knew about
the Ji Realm. The person even knew the power the Ji Realm possessed, so
he was willing to blow up his body to try to escape through a rift in space.
Wang Lin pondered a little before quickly turning around and leaving.
Since the person exploded, all of his bags of holding were gone too, leaving
no trace. After a few days, Wang Lin returned to the transfer array covered
by the red plants and began his repair.
During the restoration period, the restriction flag was constantly active.
This was the only way to prevent the red plants from taking over again.
After three days of careful restoration, Wang Lin finished fixing the array.
In three days, Wang Lin spent almost all of his energy to repair the
transfer array. When he finished, he sat down cross legged to recover his
lost spiritual energy. After he was fully recovered, he placed a top quality
spirit stone into the socket of the transfer array.
After waiting for a long time, there was no reaction. Wang Lin was
startled. He replaced the top quality spirit stone with another. However,
even after changing spirit stones, there was still no reaction.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. After pondering for a bit, he placed his hand on
the socket. He clenched his teeth and sent spiritual power from his body
into the transfer array. As his spiritual energy entered the transfer array, it
gradually started waking up. However, it was a bit too ambitious to try to
open an ancient transfer array with only the spiritual power of a Nascent
Soul cultivator.
Shortly after, Wang Lin started to feel that the spiritual energy in his
body was almost gone. He quickly took out a jade bottle and dumped what
was inside into his mouth to keep his spiritual energy up.
After a long time, Wang Lin withdrew his spiritual energy and started to
cultivate. After recovering all of his spiritual energy, he walked to the
northeast corner of the transfer array.
Before, when Wang Lin sent his spiritual energy into the transfer array,
he wasn’t trying to activate it, but was checking if there was anything
wrong with it. When his spiritual power reached the northeast corner, he felt
a large amount of spiritual power dissipate there.
He understood what the problem was.
He took that part of the transfer array, jumped into the air, and retrieved
the restriction flag. The nearby transfer arrays had already all been taken
apart by him for parts, so he had to search wider for more ancient transfer
arrays.
Wang Lin quickly charged toward an ancient transfer array that was
about 8 days away. On the 4th day, he passed by a transfer array that he had
taken apart earlier. He didn’t pay much attention to it, but just as he was
about to leave, that transfer array suddenly lit up. Wang Lin stopped and his
eyes lit up as he looked at the array. However, due to the heavy damage the
transfer array had taken, the light slowly faded.
Wang Lin didn’t withdraw his gaze until the light completely faded. It
was clear that the reason the transfer array lit up was because somewhere
far away, someone activated a transfer array to teleport to here. However,
due to the heavy damage the transfer array had taken, it wasn’t able to
activate.
That feeling of danger in Wang Lin’s heart became even stronger. He
took a deep breath and pushed it out of his mind. Although Wang Lin knew
what was going to happen, it was not important right now because he didn’t
have the ability to stop it. The only thing on his mind right now was to find
an ancient transfer array to take apart for parts and to repair the one he
needed to use.
He used his top speed and flew toward the transfer array.
On the 8th day, he arrived at the ancient transfer array indicated on the
map. With one look, Wang Lin’s scalp tingled. This transfer array was also
in perfect condition.
He didn’t hesitate, but just as he was about to take apart the ancient
transfer array, it suddenly lit up. Pillars of light shot up into the sky and the
blurry figures of people appeared in the transfer array.
A powerful killing intent appeared with those people as their figures
were quickly becoming more solid.
Almost the same instant the transfer array lit up, Wang Lin grabbed the
materials at the northeastern corner. Spiritual power surged inside his body
to forcibly removed that piece.
The moment he was pulling the material out, an angry roar came from
one of the figures. “Stop!”
Not only did Wang Lin not stop, but he worked faster and pulled out
that piece of the array. Then, he raised his head and coldly stared at the
figures as they slowly disappeared along with the light. If he had really
stopped, then the moment those figures completely arrived, they would
instantly try to kill him. Since the group dared to invade the Sea of Devils,
there must be Spirit Severing cultivators among them.
In that moment, almost all of the ancient arrays in the Sea of Devils lit
simultaneously. Not all of the ancient transfer arrays had a black clothed
man guarding it, only a few of the important locations. The moment these
people arrived in the Sea of Devils, they released a monstrous killing intent.
As for the transfer array Wang Lin was at, there was also a black
clothed man, however, he had already been killed by Wang Lin.
The Sea of Devils went into a complete uproar. The tension building up
in the air finally exploded. Four cultivation countries teamed up to attack
the Sea of Devils and sent tens of thousands of cultivators in through the
ancient transfer arrays. A huge battle had started in the Sea of Devils.
The 999 cities in the Sea of Devils quickly became bloody
battlegrounds.
Wang Lin had already guessed what was happening the moment he saw
the ancient transfer arrays completely repaired and the black clothed men
guarding them. After he saw the figures in the transfer array, he was even
more sure.
Wang Lin felt that he must quickly leave the Sea of Devils. As he flew,
he touched the materials he needed and took a deep breath.
A few days later, Wang Lin returned to the transfer array and replaced
the northeastern corner piece. He took a good look at the Sea of Devils and
placed the top quality spirit stone into the socket.
Rings of light appeared. The moment the transfer array opened, Wang
Lin sent out a seal, causing all of the restrictions on the restriction flag to
explode outwards. The restriction flag quickly cleared out the area, leaving
the ground covered in red liquid.
The transfer array was completely opened and Wang Lin’s figure started
to slowly disappear. Right as he was about to disappear, he waved his hand
and the restriction flag returned to him.
After he disappeared, the red liquid immediately covered the transfer
array and plants dozens of feet tall started growing. There was simply too
many plants. With cracking sounds, the transfer array broke and more plants
grew in its cracks.
At this point, even with a map, it was hard to tell that this place
contained an ancient transfer array.
234
TENG HUAYUAN
A day later, a youth covered in an evil aura stared at the ground

covered with plants with a cold gaze.
This person was the cultivator that rushed here from Hou Fen. If
someone knew that this person had only spent a few months to travel from
Hou Fen to the inner Sea of Devils, they would be horrified. The distance
between Hou Fen and the Sea of Devils was enormous.
Even Duanmu had to use an ancient transfer array. He once said that if
he were to fly, it would take him hundreds of years with his Spirit Severing
cultivation level.
As a result, this youth’s speed was at an unimaginable level.
Actually, the reason this youth got here so quickly had nothing to do
with his Soul Transformation cultivation level. This was mainly due to his
family’s secret technique: the Ghost Search technique.
The technique used many avatars to walk in all different directions, then
fused back together and gave all of the distances walked by each avatar to
the main body. This way, his speed would be increased thousands fold and
allowed him to arrive in just two months.
This person’s gaze was dark as he stared at the plants below him while
slowly descending. All of the plants remained motionless, as if they were
dead as he landed.
He looked at the broken transfer array. The transfer array was heavily
damaged and couldn’t be repaired anymore. This could be considered a
wasted transfer array.
The youth secretly sighed and muttered to himself, “There aren’t many
people in this planet that can open my bag of holding. It’s just that with my
current unstable cultivation, if I don’t return to my home planet soon, my
cultivation will drop even more…” He slightly frowned and disappeared.
The Kong continent, one of the six main continents of planet Suzaku.
There were countless cultivation countries in the Kong continent, but
most of them were rank 1 or 2 counties with some rank 3 and very few rank
4. After all, the resources on this continent were too poor.
At the border of the Kong continent and the Sea of Devils, there was a
small border town. This town was not very large. The strongest person was
only at the Core Formation stage. In this town, there was an ancient transfer
array.
This transfer array suddenly lit up and soon, Wang Lin’s figure walked
out of it.
After he appeared, he immediately spread out his divine sense and
checked out the whole town. The moment he spread out his divine sense,
everyone in the town felt a chill run down their spine, but this feeling left as
quickly as it came.
Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense, then disappeared from the spot.
He moved according to the map in his mind. Once he was thousands of
kilometers away from the town, he slapped his bag of holding and the
mosquito beast appeared before him.
Wang Lin jumped onto its back. He sent out a message to the mosquito
beast. It let out a roar and charged forward.
He moved very quickly. Before long, Wang Lin sensed many locations
filled with strong cultivators. Clearly, those locations were where the local
sects were.
Wang Lin didn’t stop, he quickly made his way through this country.
After 10 days, he had passed countless rank 1 and 2 cultivation countries
and arrived at his destination: the second transfer array.
Through this transfer array, he could quickly close the distance between
him and Zhao. However, when he was 1000 kilometers away from the
transfer array, he slowly started to frown.
According to the map, the transfer array was in a mountain, but Wang
Lin could clearly feel that countless buildings had been built in the area.
The area was also filled with spiritual energy. It was clearly a cultivation
ground now.
During his scan with his divine sense, he saw some very determined
youths outside of a main hall with a few Qi Condensation disciples. It was
clear that they were holding an entrance ceremony.
At the same time, on the roads of the mountain, there were some youths
painstakingly walking up the mountain.
Looking at the familiar scene before him, Wang Lin felt some regret in
his heart. He didn’t know what the Heng Yue Sect was like nowadays.
Although his feelings for the Heng Yue Sect weren’t deep, it was still the
sect that brought him into the cultivation world.
Wang Lin rode the mosquito beast toward the sect with complex
feelings in his heart. When he was about 100 kilometers away from the sect,
a short white light appeared, preventing him from entering the sect.
Without him having to do anything, the mosquito beast let out a roar
and pierced into the light with his sharp proboscis. Then, the beast inhaled
and the pillar of light cracked and finally crumbled.
As a result, the expressions of the few Core Formation cultivators who
were in closed door training suddenly changed as they quickly came out.
They stared dumbfounded at Wang Lin and the mosquito beast under him.
They quickly shouted at the disciples to stop the recruiting ceremony and
quickly went to wait for Wang Lin’s arrival in front of the main hall.
The instant Wang Lin arrived, the three Core Formation cultivators
quickly went up and respectfully said, “We greet senior.” The three of them
were horrified. Although Wang Lin wasn’t emitting any spiritual energy,
they felt a pressure from him that caused their hearts to tremble.
Especially the beast under Wang Lin’s feet. It made them afraid that it
would make a big disaster to fall upon them.
Among the three Core Formation cultivators were two males and one
female. Aside from one of the males who had white hair, the other two
looked very young, especially the female cultivator. She looked very
beautiful and graceful.
However, you can’t judge a cultivator by their appearance. Just look at
Wang Lin. Although he looked like a youth, he was already more than 400
years old.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he scanned the three and asked,
“What sect is this?”
The old man among the three quickly and respectfully answered,
“Senior, our sect is call Zi Yun. If senior needs anything, we will do our
best to help.”
Wang Lin looked at the person and calmly said, “There used be an
ancient transfer array here. Does it still exist?”
The old man was stunned. He pondered a little and said, “Senior, there
are no ancient transfer arrays here.” The moment he finished speaking, he
felt a chill run down his spine.
Wang Lin’s whole aura suddenly turned cold as he slowly said, “Are
you sure?”
The old man’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. After thinking for a
bit, he was about to speak, but the graceful female cultivator cut him off and
said, in a crisp voice, “Senior, was the location of the ancient transfer array
on top of a mountain?”
Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the female cultivator. Although her looks
couldn’t compare to Li Muwan’s, she was still fairly pretty; especially her
face, which was as white as jade.
Facing Wang Lin’s gaze, the female’s face slightly glowed red. She
quickly said, “Senior, if that transfer array is on top of the mountain, then
junior knows of it.”
“Lead the way!” Wang Lin flew toward the top of the mountain.
The woman quickly followed. The other two Core Formation cultivators
hesitated for a bit, then followed as well.
Under the guidance of the woman, they soon arrived at the top of the
mountain. There was a large loft built here with bells hanging on the
corners of the building. The bells rang very crisp and beautiful tones.
After the female cultivator landed, her face reddened as she said,
“Senior, this is junior’s home. This area was originally not of the Zi Yun
Sect. That is why senior apprentice brother didn’t know about the ancient
transfer array. Junior found a secret passage by luck and found that there
was an ancient transfer array under the building.”
Wang Lin nodded. Before, when he scanned the area with his divine
sense, he checked this area, but didn’t find anything.
Now, checking it at close range, he scanned with his divine sense and
immediately found a small fluctuation of spiritual energy underground.
Clearly, someone used a technique to hide the transfer array.
He was very shocked. It has to be said that according to the map, this
was only a rank 2 cultivation country, yet there was a technique that could
almost fool his divine sense.
Under the guidance of the female cultivator, they walked into the loft.
The moment he walked in, there was a surge of fragrance. The inside
looked very graceful and very feminine.
Wang Lin’s gaze swept through the room. His gaze fell on a screen for a
bit, but he quickly withdrew it.
The female cultivator’s face reddened even more. She used the moment
before her two senior apprentice brothers walked into the door to move
close to the screen and put away the almost transparent inner wear that was
hanging on the screen. She lowered her head, her face red, and didn’t dare
to look at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pretended he didn’t see anything. Under the guidance of the
female cultivator, they walked toward the transfer array. Although he
looked very calm, Wang Lin was constantly on guard. If there was anything
off, then he would act without any hesitation.
Under the loft, Wang Lin saw the ancient transfer array. The ancient
transfer array seemed well maintained and was useable.
He took out two cores of low quality spirit beasts and threw them at the
female cultivator. He said, “Refine pills with them. They will help you with
your cultivation.”
The female cultivator looked at the cores and was shocked. She
revealed a look of ecstasy as she felt the surge of spiritual energy within
them. If she consumed the pill refined from them, she would be able to
reach the late stage of Core Formation.
She carefully accepted them and put them inside her bag of holding.
The two Core Formation cultivators couldn’t help but reveal looks of
envy.
Wang Lin glanced at the two, then walked into the transfer array. He
waved his hand and a fog blocked the people outside from looking in. Then,
he took out a top quality spirit stone and placed it into the socket.
The transfer array lit up and Wang Lin disappeared from the transfer
array.
The female cultivator looked at the empty transfer array with a hint of
sadness in her heart. Suddenly, she remembered something and her face
reddened again.
Zhao was at the very edge of the Kong continent. It was not a large
country. In fact, it was only half the size of Hou Fen.
Although there were spirit veins, the production was very little and just
enough to support the country, so even when they were open to mining,
there was a limitation on the mining.
Because of the scarcity of spirit veins, spirit herbs also became very
rare. It could be said that Zhao was a very, very small border country.
Nowadays, the number one sect in Zhao was the Xuan Dao Sect and its
ancestor, Punan Zi, had reached the late stage of Nascent Soul all those
years ago. In these 400 years, although he hadn’t reached the Spirit
Severing stage, his cultivation level had greatly increased and the other late
stage Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t a match for him at all.
In addition to the Xuan Dao Sect, the orthodox sects of Zhao, like the
Ethereal sect, had not done as well as before and gradually became a second
class sect. At the same time, the Nirvana sect and Yuan Kui sect also
suffered the same fate. Because of Punnan Zi’s existence, their sects had
also been pushed to second class.
As for the demonic sects, Heaven’s Road Sect, He Huan Sect, and Wu
Feng Sect; they had been doing better. Although they couldn’t compare
with Punnan Zi, they were a head above the orthodox sects.
It was just that under the strong grip of Punnan Zi, the demonic and
orthodox sects of Zhao stopped fighting each other as much. Although there
were still some conflicts, they were all small conflicts that never became
big engagements.
It could be said that the current Zhao was under Punnan Zi’s complete
control, slowly heading toward a rank 4 cultivation country. Once Punnan
Zi reaches the Spirit Severing stage, becoming a rank 4 will easily come
true.
In addition to these sects, quite a few famous people had appeared in
these 400 years.
Like Xuan Dao Sect’s genius, Wang Zhuo. This person only took 200
years to reach the Core Formation stage and another 400 years to reach the
late stage of Core Formation. This type of cultivation speed was very rare in
Zhao.
Beyond this, all of the other sects had geniuses that appeared, but
compared to the Teng family, they weren’t up to par at all.
In the past 400 years, besides Punnan Zi becoming well known, the
other notable person was from the Teng family.
Teng family’s ancestor, Teng Huayuan, was at the early stage of Nascent
Soul 400 years ago. Then, with Punnan Zi’s help, he reached the late stage
of Nascent Soul and became one of the top cultivators in Zhao.
In Zhao, as long as one reached the Nascent Soul stage, they would
receive a lot of power and a high status. Of course, this was only if they
listened to Punnan Zi’s orders.
Punnan Zi set a rule that everyone in Zhao must follow. They must not
care about how much resources they used; they must create one Spirit
Severing cultivator from the Nascent Soul cultivators to raise Zhao to a
rank 4 country.
With the increase in Teng Huayuan’s cultivation level, the status of the
Teng family also increased. The family’s prospects increased and had many
descendents, making them the number one cultivation family in Zhao.
The descents of the family were disciples of almost every single sect
and some of them even held a very high position in those sects.
At the same time, Teng Huayuan married off a lot of their daughters to
geniuses in order to solidify the Teng family’s foundation. Wang Zhuo
became one of the Teng family’s sons in law.
It could be said that the Teng family had already been deeply integrated
into the country of Zhao. It was not like no one had any idea about the Teng
family, but most of the time, Teng Huayuan didn’t even need to act. Those
with ideas against the Teng family would disappear.
As for what Teng Huayuan was doing, Punnan Zi didn’t question it a
bit. He was wholeheartedly invested in trying to break into the Spirit
Severing stage.
Teng Family City had already been expanded six times in the past 400
years. It was now a huge city that was known throughout Zhao.
There was a secret chamber 100 feet under Teng family city. The
chamber had 10 times the spiritual energy of the outside. The reason for this
was that it was on top of a spirit vein.
Although this spirit vein wasn’t large, it was more than enough for
cultivation. Because the Teng family ancestor found out about this spirit
vein, he used each time the city expanded to slowly dig a chamber for
himself.
This was something not even Punnan Zi knew about and only a few
members of the Teng family knew about it. Only when someone was about
to make breakthrough would they be allowed to use the chamber.
On this day, inside the underground secret chamber, an old man with a
head full of white hair opened his eyes, revealing a sharp gaze.
This person’s brow knitted. When he was cultivating, he suddenly felt a
sense of bloodlust. This feeling caused the spiritual energy in his body to go
into chaos.
The old man pondered a little. His right hand formed a seal and shot out
a white light that floated before him.
He quickly said a few complicated words and soon, the white light
flickered and shook before him. Gradually, his expression became more and
more serious as he looked at the light.
But just at that moment, the white light violently trembled. It went out
of his control and dissipated without a trace. The old man’s face suddenly
became gloomy. He muttered to himself, “Strange, not even Punnan Zi’s
spirit detecting technique is able to tell where the bloodlust is coming
from...”
He pondered a little and a cold light flashed through his eyes. He
thought, “With my current cultivation level and connections in Zhao, even
if the owner of this bloodlust comes here, I can easily get rid of them.”
This person was the Teng family ancestor that killed Wang Lin, Teng
family’s symbol: Teng Huayuan.
Thanks to the passage of time, he looked older. Although his cultivation
level was higher, he was clearly very different from the person who made
Wang Lin explode.
His entire person felt much more subtle. This feeling was like someone
who enjoyed to fight became a very sly and cunning person overnight.
There was a very stark contrast.
He took a deep breath and disappeared from the secret chamber. When
he reappeared, he was inside the Teng family’s ancestral home. The Teng
Family’s ancestral home was three stories tall with a dragon carved onto it.
Overall, it looked very majestic and emitted waves of spiritual energy.
When Teng Huayuan appeared, he arrived at the third floor. On the third
floor were countless tablets with names carved onto them. All of these
names were names of core Teng family members who had died.
Teng Huayuan’s gaze swept across the tablets and landed on one that
was on the top shelf. That tablet clearly read: “Teng Li”
In the past 400 plus years, every time he felt disturbed or upset, he
would come here and look at that tablet. This had basically become one of
his habits. After a long time, he waved his hand and the tablet flew into his
hand. He wiped the tablet and muttered to himself, “Li Er, you died too
young. With your talent, if you were still alive, you would be at the Nascent
Soul stage already…”
He sighed, put the tablet back, and turned around to leave.
At that moment, outside Teng Family City, two sword lights were flying
toward the city. 100 feet away from Teng Family City, the two sword lights
landed, revealing a man and a woman.
The man was middle aged and slightly older, but still looked very
handsome. He was clearly handsome and stunning in his youth. This person
was wearing a robe full of white and had the feel of a cultivator. The
woman wasn’t stunning, but emanated a very elegant aura. She was also
wearing a white robe. Her eyebrows were locked. Clearly, she had some
trouble in her mind.
The middle aged man raised his head and looked at Teng Family City as
a complex look flashed across his eyes.
The woman sighed and whispered, “Wang Zhuo, it has been many years
since that happened. Can you still not just let go?”
The middle aged chuckled and blandly said, “Let go? If I can let go of
the grudge of killing my mom, my dad, and my entire clan, then I, Wang
Zhuo, am not human.”
The woman pondered a little and whispered, “I only came back to see
my younger sister. In three days, we will leave. In these 3 days, please don’t
be impulsive, okay?”
“You can relax. Before I have the strength to kill that old thief, I won’t
act.” The middle aged man’s voice was bland and once he finished
speaking, he walked forward.
The woman secretly sighed as she quickly followed and walked to Teng
Family City with Wang Zhuo.
As the woman walked, she whispered, “Wang Zhuo, you really
shouldn’t blame this matter on ancestor. The person you should hate is that
Wang Lin. Even though he is dead, all of this was caused by him.”
The middle aged man suddenly stopped. He turned around and said,
word for word, “Teng XiuXiu, I have already told you to never say the
name Wang Lin in front of me. Today, I give you one last warning. If you
dare to bring him up again, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
The woman pondered a bit and no longer spoke, but went into Teng
Family City with Wang Zhuo.
At that moment, at the edge of Zhao, in an unknown valley, there were
suddenly flashes of bright light. Slowly, the light faded.
A white haired youth walked out of the valley. On his forehead was a
purple star. He looked at the land in the distance and then turned toward the
east. He knelt down and mercilessly kowtowed a few times. A killing intent
showing the 400 plus years of hatred flashed across his eyes as he muttered,
“Father, mother, Tie Zhu came back. This time, I’ll make a river of blood
flow in Zhao! If I break this oath, let my soul be destroyed!”
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, sending out waves of thunder.
In a wave of rushing rain drops, a layer of fog formed...
235
BECAUSE HIS NAME IS TENG
H eng Yue Mountain.

The Xuan Dao Sect was shrouded in rain and fog with bolts of
lightning flashing down accompanied by the roar of thunder. The foliage
made popping sounds as the rain poured down.
On this rainy night, a white haired youth walked slowly through the
forest. Every step he took in the soaked foliage created a rustling sound.
From a distance, this person looked at the Xuan Dao Sect on top of
Heng Yue Mountain. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze. His target this
time was a small village hundreds of kilometers away.
In the middle of the night at the mountain village, besides the roaring
thunder, there was only the sound of rain hitting the ground. Of course,
there would be a few howls from some of the dogs raised by the villagers. It
was as if they wanted to defy this weather. However, the only response was
even louder thunder.
The entire village was dark as the white haired youth walked along the
main road, looking at the familiar scene mixed with unfamiliar elements.
His eyes were no longer filled with coldness, but with melancholy. This
melancholy could even melt ice as it was filled with an unimaginable
amount of familial love.
400 years had passed in an instant. Although it didn’t seem long for
cultivators, it had been many generations for ordinary people. All of the
houses in the village had been rebuilt by their descendents and now looked
different from before.
This person was Wang Lin.
He looked around at the houses in the village. His gazed stopped at one
house, remembering that there used to be a large tree there. He often read
books and played with his friends under that tree.
In the blink of an eye, all of that had disappeared.
Wang Lin secretly sighed and slowly walked forward. After a short
period of time, he stopped as he stared at a very familiar house. His body
started to shake as he looked at the house. All of the other houses in the
village had changed, but this house was still exactly the same as it was back
then.
Wang Lin bit his lower lip and opened the main gate. The gate creaked
as it opened. He closed it after he entered.
In the yard was a wooden table with several small wooden chairs under
an overhang. Wang Lin silently watched the scene as tears fell from his
eyes.
After a long time, Wang Lin walked to the house, opened the door, and
stepped inside. Everything was left as he remembered, as if nothing had
changed.
At the moment, Wang Lin felt like everything that had happened in the
past 400 years was a dream and that he had just woken up. His parents were
no longer dead and their souls weren’t inside the heaven defying bead. They
were inside his house and they had gone to bed in this rainy night.
However, with his divine sense, he knew without even spreading it out
that there was no one inside this room.
In the center of the main room, Wang Lin saw two memorial tablets,
one above the other. The one above read:
“Wang Tianshui, Zhou Tingsu”
The lower tablet read: “Eldest son: Wang Lin”
Under the two memorial tablets was an incense burner with some
unused incense sticks next to it.
Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with sadness as he lit up three incense
sticks and placed them in the incense burner. He slowly knelt on the ground.
He mercilessly kowtowed a few times and muttered, “This unfilial son is
here to offer incense this time. Next time, I’ll build a tower made of the
Teng family’s heads for my parents.” An aura of killing intent escaped from
Wang Lin. The room instantly became even colder than the rainy night
outside.
After he finished, he pondered for a while, then suddenly moved and
disappeared from the spot.
After a while, one could see a horse carriage racing toward the house
from the mountain village. Driving the carriage was an old man in white
robes. It was clear that he was a martial artist in the mortal world.
He snapped the whip in his hand and, with a popping sound, the horse
moved even faster.
The ground was uneven, which caused the carriage to keep bobbing up
and down, but the old man seemed to be glued to the carriage. He remained
unfazed and would sometimes shout, “Go!”
Soon, the carriage got close to the house. The old man let out a shout
and tightened his hold on the reins. The horses let out a cry as their front
legs went up into the air and the carriage stopped in front of Wang Lin’s
home.
The old man jumped off the carriage and respectfully opened the door.
The moment the door opened, a girl jumped out of the carriage. She was
wearing a green shirt, her hair was tied up in a bun, and she looked very
pretty.
After the girl got out of the carriage, her body shivered. Clearly, the
coldness of the weather had gotten to her. However, she didn’t mind. She
opened up an umbrella and said, with a crisp voice, “My lady, we are here.”
An exquisite figure came out of the carriage and stood under the
umbrella. This girl’s face was pale. It had the look of a sickly beauty.
The moment she came out, her body shivered. The servant girl quickly
held the umbrella in one hand and grabbed a large purple coat from the
carriage with her other hand. With the help of the old man, they placed the
coat on the young woman.
At the same time, the servant girl said, with discontent, “My lady, why
did we have to come here tonight in the rain? We could have just come
tomorrow instead. What if you catch a cold?”
Even the old man’s eyes showed a sign of regret in his warm gaze.
That young lady smiled. As she walked, she said, “You guys don’t know
this, but before grandfather died, he said that no matter what happens, a
descendent must come here to visit this place on this day. It is a family
tradition.”
The servant was still not happy and said, “My lady, this place is so far
from the capital. Why must we come here every day? Could there be
something important hidden here? I heard from the other servant that this
place used to be one of the Wang family’s branch locations.”
The young lady stopped the old man from opening the gate and raised
her own jade-like hand to push it open. She smiled at the servant girl and
said, “This is the first time you’ve come with me, so you don’t know. When
we have time, I’ll tell you.”
After entering the courtyard, the three of them didn’t hesitate and
immediately entered the house. The servant girl closed the umbrella, shook
the water off it, then curiously looked around the room.
As for the old man, he silently stood at the doorway.
The young lady took a deep breath. Just as the servant girl was about to
walk up, the young lady stopped and said, “You wait with grandpa Li out
here. I’ll go in myself.”
The servant pouted, but obediently nodded.
The young lady smiled, coughed a few times, then slowly walked
toward the main hall. After entering the main hall, the young lady looked at
the two tablets. She took placed some bedding in front of the tablets and
knelt on the ground. After kowtowing a few times, she was about to take
out a few incense sticks, but her eyes suddenly locked onto the three
incense sticks that were almost burned out. Just as she was about to cry out,
she felt a gust of cold air in the room. She froze up and her forehead was
covered in cold sweat. She felt that if she moved, she would be killed
instantly.
She saw a young man with a head full of white hair slowly walk into the
room.
Wang Lin looked at the young lady and blandly asked, “Whose
descendent are you?”
The young lady’s face was filled with horror.
She constantly trembled as cold air penetrated her body. Even her voice
trembled as she asked, “Who are you? And why are you at the Wang
family’s ancestral home…”
Wang Lin looked at the young lady. He waved his hand. The cold air
around her disappeared and was replaced by a sense of warmth. The young
lady’s body felt warm as she revealed a shocked expression and looked at
Wang Lin. However, she secretly moved her right hand and touched her
waist.
Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind created by the force palm rushed into
the room along with the old man. However, the moment the old man
entered the room, he slumped over and fell asleep.
The young lady’s face became pale
Wang Lin didn’t even glance at the old man that passed out and blandly
said, “I’ll ask you again: whose descent are you?” In reality, the moment he
saw his house, he already had a suspicion. It was impossible for the house
to remain the same without someone taking care of it. Although the house
looked the same, it had been rebuilt to look like what it was before.
The young lady revealed a determined look. She clenched her teeth and
said, “My father is Wang Yun. Since you already followed me here, why
even bother asking these questions?”
Wang Lin frowned and asked, “What do the people whose names are
carved on these tablets have to do with you?”
“... it’s the ancestral home of my ancestor’s brother.” The young lady
was very confused. If he was someone sent by one of her father’s enemies,
why was he asking these questions?
Wang Lin’s heart shook. His voice was no longer bland. It instead
trembled a bit as he asked, “What is the name of your ancestor?”
The young lady hesitated a bit and answered, “Ancestor’s name is Tian
Tu…” She felt that this person was very strange.
After Wang Lin heard the name, his body immediately shook. He
muttered, “Fourth uncle…” Speaking of the Wang family, aside from Wang
Lin’s own parents, the one he cared the most for was fourth uncle. After
hearing news of fourth uncle, he couldn’t help but become excited.
Scenes of fourth uncle replayed in Wang Lin’s head. After a long time,
he sighed and looked at the young lady. His gaze was filled with a complex
emotion, a look one would have when looking at their own descendent. He
slowly said, “Your ancestor… at what age did he die?”
The strange look on the young lady’s face became even deeper as she
answered, “Ancestor died at the age of 98. When he was middle aged, he
caught the attention of an immortal of the Piao Miao sect. After he got off
the mountain, he started his life in the capital and became one of the vassals
of the royal family. That was also when the foundation of the Wang family
started.”
There was a hint of relief in his eyes as he asked, “Fourth… your
ancestor’s son, Wang Hu, also died?”
The young lady’s eyes were shocked as she muttered, “How...how do
you know about the ancestor’s son, Wang Hu? Three years after the
ancestor died, he also died.”
Time passes and people come and go. After Wang Lin heared about
fourth uncle, his mentality underwent a change. After a long time, he
looked at the young lady and slowly said, “There is harmful Yin energy
inside your body. Was your mother injured when she was pregnant with
you?”
After hearing Wang Lin’s words, the young lady’s mind was in
complete chaos. It has to be said that if Wang Lin had carefully inspected
her and had some clues, then it would have made sense if he managed to
guess some of her secrets. However, very few people knew about the Yin
energy in her body and most just thought that she was born with a weak
body.
The young lady looked at Wang Lin. She asked, with a trembling voice,
“You...who the hell are you?” The young lady had already thrown out the
idea that he was an assassin sent by her father’s enemies. If he was, why
would he know so many things?
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a cloud of green mist started to
gather at the young lady’s forehead. The color of the cloud became deeper
and deeper until Wang Lin finally waved his hand and the gas disappeared
without a trace.
The young lady suddenly felt her body warm up. The coldness that had
bothered her for 20 plus years disappeared with just a wave of his hand.
This suddenly reminded her of a type of person from the myths.
The young lady bit her lower lip and asked, “You… you are an
immortal?”
Wang Lin chuckled, “Immortal… sort of.” Seeing that fourth uncle had
descendants and that they were doing well in the capital, Wang Lin couldn’t
help but feel relieved.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He looked at the young lady and said,
“Speaking of which, I’m considered your ancestor too. I made an agreement
with fourth uncle that if I successfully become an immortal, I would protect
his family to repay him for giving me the chance to become one.” With that,
he slapped his bag of holding and took out bottles of pills and continued,
“There are 72 pills here. Every descendant can take one pill. They mustn’t
be greedy, but you are allowed to take 3.”
After giving the bottle to the young lady, he pondered a bit and pointed
his finger between her brow. After extracting a drop of blood, he slapped
his bag of holding and took out a piece of jade. He left a sliver of his Ji
Realm inside the jade, then turned to the young lady. His expression was
serious and cold as he said, “I have left a small piece of my divine sense
inside this piece of jade. No cultivator in Zhao will be able to last more than
a moment under its might. However, this jade can only be used three times.
For now, you hold onto it. Only descendants of the Wang family can use it.
Be careful and use it wisely.”
After throwing the jade at the young lady, Wang Lin waved his sleeves
and disappeared from the room.
The young lady stared dumbfounded at the pills and jade in her hands,
still feeling like she was dreaming. The old man that fell on the ground
slowly woke up. His eyes suddenly lit up as he got up, walked next to the
young lady, and asked, “My lady, what exactly just happened?”
At this point, the servant girl also came in. Only after seeing that the
young lady was fine did she let out a breath. Her face reddened as she said,
“My lady, Cui Er was too tired and accidentally fell asleep.”
The moment the old man heard those words, his face became ugly. He
clearly remembered that the young lady had sent him a signal, but the
moment he entered the room, he lost all control and fell asleep.
“It’s okay. Don’t overthink all of this. Let us go back to the capital.”
The young lady took a deep breath and stood up. The sickly complexion
had disappeared from her face and was replaced with a healthy, red glow.
The old man was the first to notice the abnormality. He said, with a
shocked voice, “My lady, you…”
At that moment, the servant girl also noticed the difference and revealed
an expression of disbelief.
The young lady let out a smile. She didn’t explain. She turned around
and looked at the two tablets in the room, especially the one that said Wang
Lin. Then, she turned around and left the room.
With her cleverness, she already had an idea of what happened, but to
confirm her speculation, she must check the family tree back at the capital.
She believed that this time, father will take time from his busy schedule to
check the family tree with her.
After leaving the village, the warmth on Wang Lin’s face disappeared as
he became more serious. His entire body emitted a strong murderous aura.
He quickly flew in one direction. His heart was set on completing his
revenge.
If he directly killed Teng Huayuan, then all of the descendents would
scatter, preventing Wang Lin from achieving his dream of wiping out the
Teng family.
Most importantly, if he simply killed Teng Huayuan, it wouldn’t
appease the anger in his heart. He wanted Teng Huayuan to watch as he
killed all of his descendents, to suffer through the pain of having your
family killed. Only after that would Wang Lin finally kill Teng Huayuan.
He spread out his divine sense and easily covered the entire country of
Zhao. He easily found Teng Family City where Teng Huayuan was and flew
toward it like lightning.
Wang Lin stopped 10,000 kilometers away from Teng Family City. He
stuck a formation flag into the ground and with a wave of his hand, the flag
disappeared.
Then, Wang Lin flew around the Teng family city and placed 16
formation flags. He stared at Teng Family City with eyes filled with
bloodlust, let out a cruel smile, and whispered, “Starting today, one can
enter Teng Family City, but they can’t leave. Teng Huayuan, my revenge
has just started.”
His eyes were cold as he quickly formed seals with his hand. He floated
up into the air. As he let out a roar, he quickly hit pressure points on his
own body. Soon, a green gas came out of his body and wrapped around
him. Behind him, a figure that looked like an ancient demon god appeared.
Wang Lin put one knee on the ground. He poked his right finger and a
drop of blood appeared. He shouted, “Teng Li’s soul, appear!”
Suddenly, the illusionary demon god opened its mouth and swallowed
the drop of blood. Then, it spat out a weak, green light.
The green light slowly descended. Wang Lin caught the green light and
the illusionary demon god slowly disappeared.
This was a small technique he learned from the memories he inherited
from the ancient god. This technique allowed him to recover the soul of
anyone he had killed. However, the soul would only last half an hour.
The returned soul didn’t have any memories, only some basic instincts.
To the Ancient God, it was a useless technique that could only really be
used to temporarily increase the power of magical treasures.
But the moment Wang Lin found this technique, he came up with a
series of revenge plans.
Holding Teng Li’s soul, Wang Lin swallowed it without a second
thought and covered the entire country of Zhao in his divine sense again.
Slowly, one bright dot after another appeared in Wang Lin’s divine sense
with the help of Teng Li’s soul. Each of those bright dots represented
someone with Teng family blood in their body. These people, no matter if
they were from the main branch, sub branch, or were descendents of Teng
family females that married out, they all appeared in Wang Lin’s divine
sense. It could be said that as long as they had any Teng family blood in
them at all, Wang Lin had found them.
Wiping out a family was not something as simple killing all of the Teng
family members. Wang Lin must kill anyone with Teng family blood to
wipe out all descendents of the Teng family. That is what it truly means to
wipe out a family.
Gradually, more and more bright dots appeared in Wang Lin’s divine
sense and his smile became more and more cruel. Throughout the years, the
number of descendents of the Teng family had already reached an
unimaginable degree and every single one of their soul signatures was
memorized by Wang Lin.
Half an hour passed in an instant and Teng Li’s soul that was devoured
by Wang Lin dissipated.
Wang Lin’s right hand slapped his bag of holding and the mosquito
beast suddenly appeared. He stood on the mosquito beast and flew toward
the closest sect. There was a total of seven Teng family members there.
Teng Xuan was one of the 6th generation disciples of the Teng family.
He had already reached the early stage of Core Formation. One of the
reasons he had gotten this far was because he was from the Teng family.
The other reason was that he entered the sect as a disciple of one of Tian
Dao Sect’s Nascent Soul ancestors.
The Teng family had a total six family members in the Tian Dao sect
and all of them had considerable status in the sect. Of course, the one with
the highest position was still Teng Xuan. After all, the other five were only
at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Teng Xuan was very satisfied with what he had, whether it was his
cultivation partner or his current position. Of course, all of this was nothing
compared to the core members of the Teng family, but he knew his own
limitations and that those were not people he could compete with.
Even among the countless Teng family members, how many could
really compete with those geniuses? Teng Xuan only wished to reach the
late stage of Core Formation before he dies.
Today, his little sister, Teng You, will be visiting him. When he thought
of his little sister, his lower half heated up. He and his little sister had a
great secret.
They had slept together when they were young and have kept doing so
in secret. Teng Xuan knew that his little sister was very lewd. As they grew
up, many other Teng family members had a taste of her and even some
family members of the previous generation have had some affairs with her.
But he didn’t care. Whenever he thought of the bedroom techniques his
little sister had learned in the He Huan Sect, he just couldn’t wait.
He quickly arrived at the loft in the back mountain with those heated
thoughts in his head. He opened the door and suddenly, a very seductive
body emitting a soft fragrance landed in his arms.
Wang Lin traveled quickly and soon saw the sect on top of the mountain
peak. The three words on top of the main entrance read: “Tian Dao Sect”.
Wang Lin didn’t stop at all and charged toward the sect. Suddenly, a
light screen appeared as the grand formation protecting the sect activated to
block Wang Lin. Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the restriction
flag appeared in his hand. Wang Lin shook the flag and dozens of
restrictions shot toward the light screen.
Without any hesitation, the light screen broke and a rumbling sound
spread throughout the Tian Dao Sect as rocks and dust flew all over the
place.
Almost instantly, the few Nascent Soul ancestors came out of their
closed door training and looked at the sky in shock.
The mosquito beast under Wang Lin’s feet noticed his master’s killing
intent and quickly charged toward the Nascent Soul cultivators. Those
Nascent Soul cultivators secretly cursed. Just as they were about to take out
their magic treasures to fight, Wang Lin sent out a message that came down
upon the entire sect like divine retribution.
“I have a personal grudge with the Teng family descendents. Anyone
that gets in my way will die!”
Wang Lin put a bit of his divine sense into his message. This message
came from the sky and the lower it got, the lower it became. The message
roared across the Tian Dao Sect. The Nascent Soul cultivators that heard it
coughed out blood, causing them all to reveal horrified expressions.
At the same time, Wang Lin jumped off the mosquito beast. His gaze
quickly fell on one of the disciples of the Tian Dao sect in the square
outside the main hall. The youth was terrified.
Wang Lin let out a cruel smile. He waved his hand and the youth flew
toward him. The youth’s hand was around his own neck as he struggled and
tried to say something. It was unfortunate, but he shouldn’t have been
named Teng.
Wang Lin squeezed his right hand and with a cracking sound, the
youth’s eyes bulged and he immediately died. Wang Lin’s left hand slapped
his bag of holding and took out a soul flag that absorbed the soul of this
Teng family member.
Wang Lin threw the youth’s body behind him. At the same time, a long
dragon banner flew out of his bag of holding. The banner wrapped around
the body. The banner was held by the mosquito beast.
All of this happened in plain view of the entire Tian Dao Sect. Wang
Lin killed this person quickly and cleanly. Then, he charged into the main
hall toward another youth. The youth had a look of indignation and his fists
were clenched. After this, he would never have the chance to unclench
them.
All of this was because his name was Teng!
Wang Lin’s right palm hit the youth’s head. The youth’s internal organs
were destroyed and his soul was taken away by the soul flag. There was no
pity in Wang Lin’s eyes as his body moved again. At that moment, the
Nascent Soul cultivators of the sect had caught up. A red faced man quickly
appeared before Wang Lin. Although he was frightened, he quickly said,
“Fellow cultivator, please stop. If there is any problem, we can talk about
it.”
Wang Lin didn’t even look at the person. His Ji Realm immediately
moved and in a flash, the red faced man’s eyes went dim. As Wang Lin
moved past him, he hit him, causing his body and Nascent Soul to shatter
into pieces and fall to the ground.
A voice as cold as winter came out of Wang Lin’s mouth. “Anyone who
tries to stop me has committed the same crime as the Teng family!”
The hearts of the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators suddenly
shivered. They froze and didn’t dare to move again.
Wang Lin left the main hall and flew within the sect. The Nascent Soul
cultivators all hesitated. One of them took out a piece of jade, imprinted a
message on it, then threw it out. The jade quickly flew away and
Then, the Nascent Soul cultivators all looked at each other. They bit
their lower lips and decided to follow Wang Lin. Although they didn’t dare
to stop Wang Lin, if they didn’t even dare to follow him, then they really
weren’t fit to be Nascent Soul ancestors.
A very beautiful woman was flying toward the Tian Dao Sect with a
panicked expression. She didn’t want to die.
Her eyes were filled with fear. She didn’t want to die, but her name was
Teng!
Wang Lin ruthlessly crushed the woman’s spine. After collecting her
soul, he threw her body backward. The dragon banner once again flew out
and wrapped around the body. At the moment, there were three bodies on
the dragon banner.
Wang Lin didn’t stop. Of the four people remaining, two of them were
in the back mountain and the other two were running away. One of them
was almost out of the Tian Dao Sect’s formation’s range.
Wang Lin’s eyes were as cold as ice. He moved and instantly appeared
outside the Tian Dao Sect. He saw a youth frantically flying and constantly
looking back.
However, the head that the youth turned back would never have a
chance to turn back around again because his name was Teng!
Wang Lin flicked his finger at the youth’s chest. The youth’s body
shook and he immediately died. Wang Lin trapped the youth’s soul, threw
the body back toward the dragon banner, then flew toward his next target.
The Nascent Soul cultivators following close behind him were horrified.
They all had the same thought: when did the Teng family offend a fiend like
this?
This fiend’s cultivation was at an unimaginable level, yet he didn’t go
fight Teng Huayuan. Instead, he was here killing the Teng family
descendents. Clearly, he had a very deep grudge against the Teng family
and wanted to wipe out the entire family.
These Nascent Soul cultivators felt a chill in their heart and their steps
unconsciously slowed down.
Wang Lin’s eyes were still cold as killing intent slowly surrounded his
body. He let out a cruel smile as he locked onto the 5th person. This person
was the oldest out of everyone here. His hair was already all white, but his
cultivation level wasn’t very high, only at the peak of Foundation
Establishment.
The old man’s face didn’t show any signs of panic or grief, but instead
had a very serious expression. As he was flying, he repeatedly took out
message transmission jades, filled them with a bit of his divine sense, then
threw them out.
However, his fate had already been decided because his name was
Teng!
When Wang Lin appeared before him, he stopped flying as he sullenly
looked at Wang Lin and said, “Senior, what grudge do you have with our
Teng family? There must be a misunderstanding...”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word. Without letting the old man finish, he
waved his hand and a black flying sword flew out of his bag of holding.
The black sword pierced through the old man’s chest. The old man’s body
turned black. He died before he could finish speaking.
Wang Lin sealed the soul, bound the body, and flew toward the back
mountain.
Every time Teng Xuan met with Teng You, he would open up the
formation for the loft in the back mountain to hide all traces of their
presence. However, this also meant that he wouldn’t be able to feel the
outside, but in terms of safety, this was the best way.
After all, he and Teng You were brother and sister. If he was found out,
his reputation would be ruined. Although Teng You had been sleeping
around with a lot of people, including Teng family members, people kept
that in their hearts and never spoke about it. If he was caught in bed with
her, then it would be a completely different matter.
As a result, he didn’t know about anything that had happened outside.
All he saw was Teng You’s alluring eyes and delicate body.
After a few piercing growls, Teng Xuan fiercely pounded Teng You as if
he is trying to rip her apart. Teng You quickly activated the He Huan Sect’s
technique and at that moment, both of them reached the peak of bodily
pleasure.
It has to be said that Teng Xuan and Teng You were considered lucky.
Although the two of them will die, they at least experienced great pleasure
before they died together.
Teng Xuan took a few deep breaths and got off Teng You’s body.
However, he immediately noticed that something was wrong, then noticed
that there was an extra person in the room.
His heart shook. Just as he was about to speak, the person moved in a
flash. That was the last scene he ever saw.
As for Teng You, just as she opened her eyes, she saw Teng Xuan’ head
fall to the ground. She immediately let out a scream, however, this scream
wasn’t as alluring as the screams from before and would be the last scream
of her life.
They were bound to die because these two siblings were named Teng!
After killing the two of them, he sealed their souls, bound their bodies,
and left the loft. The Nascent Soul cultivators of the sect all stood outside
the loft in silence. Wang Lin didn’t even bother to look at them as he
jumped onto the back of the mosquito beast and left with the dragon banner
trailing behind him. On the dragon banner were seven corpses.
Wang Lin didn’t stop moving as the mosquito beast flew away from the
Tian Dao Sect. From a distance, the seven corpses bound by the dragon
banner looked like the tails of a peacock emitting a bloody light.
It wasn’t until Wang Lin disappeared in the horizon that they all finally
let out a breath. One of them whispered, “The Teng family is finished…”
Another person muttered, “Not just the Teng family, the entire country
of Zhao is going to go into turmoil.” Then, he took a deep breath and said to
the elders of the Tian Dao sect that were looking his way, “Send out the
order to call back all disciples that are training outside. Cut off all business
relations that have to do with the Teng family. Any of the disciples that are
training outside and have formed cultivation partners with Teng family
females are to be expelled from the sect. From this day on, we will have no
connections with the Teng family.”
After killing seven members of the Teng family, Wang Lin’s eyes were
still cold. One must have a firm heart to wipe out an entire bloodline. If one
had a moment of weakness, they couldn’t act decisively when needed and
won’t be able to go through it all. After all, wiping out a bloodline was not
something that just anyone could accomplish.
Wang Lin’s next goal was another sect that was tens of thousands of
kilometers away. There were a lot of Teng family members there, a total of
93.
Wang Lin was in no hurry. He wanted to slowly kill them to allow Teng
Huayuan to struggle with the pain of watching his family die, but be unable
to do anything. He wanted Teng Huayuan to feel the pain of wanting to rip
open his own chest to see if his heart had shattered yet.
236
KILLING ONE THOUSAND
W u Feng Valley was one of the demonic sects in Zhao. It was a

great sect 400 years ago, but it had fallen in the past 400 years.
Its Nascent Soul cultivators weren’t able to break through. Their
lifespans ended and none of them could escape the life and death cycle.
This caused this once great sect to gradually decline, and along with
how powerful the Xuan Dao Sect became, Wu Feng Valley dropped down
to a second grade sect.
The decline of Wu Feng Valley caused Teng Huayuan’s ambition to
flare up. Throughout the years, he had been slowly sending more and more
Teng family members into Wu Feng Valley. The ancestors of Wu Feng
Valley knew of this, but because Teng Huayuan was so powerful, they
couldn’t do anything.
It has to be said that Teng Huayuan was an elder of Wu Feng Valley.
This way, the other sects couldn’t say anything as this would be considered
an internal problem of Wu Feng Valley.
So far, there were a total of 93 Teng family member in Wu Feng Valley,
with a majority of them holding high positions in the sect. Three of them
had already reached very high positions. The most prominent of them was a
5th generation family member, Teng Gao. He had already become a
candidate for the next sect head.
The other two Nascent Soul cultivators were completely helpless
against Teng Huayuan’s actions. They could only pretend that nothing was
wrong while always in closed door cultivation to try to break through the
early stage of Nascent Soul into the mid stage of Nascent Soul and increase
their lifespans.
In addition, every year, the Teng family would gift them things like
spirit herbs and pills. As a result, they were given even more reasons to turn
a blind eye. It’s not like they could win against Teng Huayuan.
It could be said that Wu Feng Valley had become a personal sect of the
Teng family.
When this first started, there were people that were opposed to it.
People of Wu Feng Valley acted out and voiced their concerns, but after
hundreds of years of it happening, there was no longer anyone that voiced
their opposition and even the disciples of Wu Feng Valley believed they
were part of the Teng Family.
After all, hundreds of years could change a lot and most of Wu Feng
Valley’s current disciples were a new generation that had been accepted in
the past few hundred years.
Wang Lin stood on top of the mosquito beast and his divine sense was
locked on the people in Wu Feng Valley. Behind him was the long dragon
banner with seven bodies bound to it that had already been mummified
under the strong wind.
Wang Lin arrived outside Wu Feng Valley with a monstrous killing
intent.
Although Wu Feng Valley was called a valley, it still had a mountain.
The mountain range was called Five Peak Mountains. The mountain range
was shaped like five fingers coming out of the ground.
Wu Feng Valley was located in this mountain range. The main sect was
in the middle mountain while the other four mountains were for all the
branches of the sect.
Many years ago, when Wu Feng Valley was at its peak, the five
mountains were filled with spirit energy. There were thousands of
cultivators and Wu Feng Valley was the overlord of the area.
But now, the mountain range was very deserted and spirit energy was
scarce. There wasn’t even one thousand disciples in the sect anymore and
many of them were new disciples who were only at the 1st or 2nd layer of
Qi Condensation.
Wang Lin arrived at the mountain riding the mosquito beast. It seemed
someone had noticed his presence. Immediately, a cyan colored lightscreen
appeared to block Wang Lin. At the same time, a powerful killing intent
came from the peak of each mountain. There were five men in white
standing at the top of each peak with blue, red, purple, yellow, and white
swords respectively floating above their heads.
Boundless waves of spiritual energy came from the mountains and
entered the five. After a series of conversions, that energy entered the flying
swords, making them more powerful.
Wang Lin let out a sneer. These five are all members of the Teng family.
Clearly, they were prepared. They must have been warned by that old man
of the Teng family from the last sect, so they made preparations beforehand.
This was inevitable and Wang Lin didn’t try to keep it a secret. With
that old man’s cultivation level, Wang Lin could have easily killed him
before he could send out the warning.
This was exactly what Wang Lin wanted. He wanted the entire country
of Zhao to know that he was going to wipe out the Teng family. His revenge
was not something to be done in secret. Instead, he would blaze the across
country, because right now, he had the power to do so.
The five Teng family members’ hearts were very gloomy. They opened
up the grand formation because they got the warning from Teng Gao that a
powerful enemy was coming. Even though they had the grand formation up,
the five didn’t feel relaxed at all and instead felt rage in their hearts.
They were enraged because they saw the seven bodies bound to the
dragon banner floating behind the youth in white.
Wang Lin didn’t pause. The moment the defense formation came up, he
took out an ancient sword sheath. His eyes were filled with a ruthless light.
Since Wu Feng Valley was using Sword Qi to fight, then let them see
what real Sword Qi is.
Wang Lin took out a flying sword with his right hand. Currently, he had
many low quality magic treasures with him. After all, 400 years of
accumulated wealth was no small amount.
He quickly forced the sword into the sword sheath. When it was 4/5th
of the way in, there was suddenly a powerful resistance.
The five people on the peaks of the mountains let out shouts. The
swords above their heads hummed and sword qi shot up into the air from
the five swords. The color of the sky changed and the five sword qis moved
like five dragons as they charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin held the sword sheath. He could feel that the killing intent
mixed with the sword qi inside the sword sheath had reached its limit. He
let go of the sword and suddenly, an aura more powerful than the five
swords’ qis combined came out of the sword sheath.
The sword aura flowed like a river. It made people want to go insane.
After one hour, Wang Lin left the area with a head in his hand. This
head belonged to the highest ranking Teng family member in Wu Feng
Valley, Teng Gao.
Teng Gao’s eyes were filled with fear; however, because he was named
Teng, he couldn’t avoid it.
Behind Wang Lin, the large dragon banner behind him already had 100
bodies bound to it.
These bodies and heads spread out like a fan as Wang Lin flew. Anyone
who saw this would be shocked.
After the killing spree was over, two old men walked out of Wu Feng
Valley. These two were the Nascent Soul cultivators of Wu Feng Valley.
Not only were they not angry, but there was excitement burning in their
eyes as one of them said, “The Teng family is finished!”
The other nodded and laughed. “That’s right. This person’s cultivation
level is really high. He must be from a demonic sect of a higher ranked
cultivation country. From the looks of his actions, he intends to wipe out the
Teng family. I wonder, if Punnan Zi acted, would he be able to hold out?
Even if he can’t, it won’t affect us.”
“Junior apprentice brother, I feel that this person looks very familiar, but
no matter how much I try, I just can’t remember where I’ve seen him
before.”
“Realy? Senior apprentice brother, I thought it was just me, but we must
have met this person before!”
The two thought for a long time, but still couldn’t remember anything.
They had already forgotten about the youth that had his body destroyed in a
fight against Teng Huayuan outside Wu Feng Valley all those years ago.
Wang Lin stood on top of the mosquito beast. His eyes were still cold as
he set his sights on a village 8,000 kilometers away. There were 174 Teng
family members in that village.
Teng Family City.
Teng Huayaun sat in the main hall of the Teng family ancestral home.
His face was gloomy and before him knelt three people.
Besides the three people, there were dozens of others around the hall.
All of them stood with their heads down. Silence and fear flashed across
their eyes.
“In four days, this person has killed 961 people of the Teng family!”
Teng Huayuan let out a laugh as his eyes became even colder. He threw a
piece of jade at one of the people that were kneeling on the ground and said,
“Xun Er, speak! Share the news that you have brought back!”
The youth kneeling on the ground was a young man whose face was as
white and smooth as jade. He took the jade and placed it on his forehead.
His expression didn’t change as he slowly said, “Four days ago, this person
appeared at the Tian Dao Sect. He killed seven members of our Teng family
and left.”
“On the same day, he appeared at Wu Feng Valley and used a sword
sheath magic treasure to destroy the defense formation. He set up a 1000
kilometer restriction zone and killed 93 members of our Teng family.”
“Three days ago, he appeared at a branch home of our Teng family. He
killed all 174 Teng family members there.”
“On the same day, this person showed up Tian Yin City and wiped out
the branch family that was established there 200 years ago. A total of 104
Teng family members were killed.”
“Two days ago, the Teng family members near the capital were wiped
out. 211 people died in one hour.”
“On the same day, the 27 Teng family members in the Yuan Kui Sect all
died.”
“Yesterday… the group we sent to the Jie Mie Sect to train was wiped
out. All 345 Teng family members died. Their blood flowed like a river.”
As he spoke, the breathing of people in the room became more rough.
Every one of those numbers represented the life of a Teng family member.
Teng Huayuan tightened his fists. He took a deep breath and asked,
“Did you find out the identity of this person?”
The youth, who still had an indifferent face, shook his head and said, “I
haven’t managed to find out. Every person from the Teng family that has
encountered him has died. Everyone else received orders from their sects to
not say a word. Junior spent a lot of effort to get a picture. Ancestor, please
look.”
With that, he slapped his bag of holding and took out a scroll. He slowly
opened up the scroll for Teng Huayuan to see. On the scroll was a very
simple sketch of a person.
This person had flowing white hair and had a purple star on his
forehead. His entire expression was filled with killing intent. Below him
was a giant mosquito beast. The most notable feature of the beast was its
long proboscis.
In the middle of the proboscis hung chain that connected to something
all the way behind them.
The chain spread into many different branches. There were countless
bodies attached to each branch.
Although everyone only saw a picture, they all took deep breaths and
revealed horrified expressions. Some of their faces were already so pale,
there wasn’t even a trace of blood left on them.
After Teng Huayuan saw the picture, his eyes were glued onto the
youth’s face. After a long time, he revealed an expression of disbelief.
He didn’t hesitate as he grabbed the scroll with his hands. He stared at
the picture as veins began to surface on his forehead.
“So it is you!” A strong aura suddenly spread from Teng Huayuan and
turned the furniture around him into dust. There was even a Teng family
member that wasn’t able to get away fast enough and was turned to dust
after letting out a scream.
As for the three people kneeling on the ground, they were the first ones
to back away. Aside from the youth with the indifferent expression, the
other two were terrified.
Everyone in the hall knew that the ancestor was angry.
After killing 900 plus Teng family members, the ancestor didn’t get
angry and was only gloomy, but after seeing a picture of this person, they
didn’t know why, but the ancestor lost control of his spiritual energy.
Teng Huayuan stared at the youth in the picture. There was a trace of
fear in his eyes. He was able to instantly recognize the person in the picture.
It was that Wang Lin from back then!
But he clearly remembered seeing Wang Lin die back then, which was
why when he saw the picture, he was shocked and lost control of his
spiritual energy.
Teng Huayuan still remembered even to this day the terrifying eyes
Wang Lin had when he died. That look had haunted him for these past 400
years.
Teng Huayuan muttered, “He came back…”
At that moment, everyone in the hall wondered who exactly this person
was. It was clear that the ancestor knew this person, or their hatred for each
other wouldn’t be so deep.
But almost everyone here was born in the last 400 years, so they didn’t
know about what had happened 400 years ago. In fact, although many
people knew about this matter, not many people talked about it. After all, a
Nascent Soul cultivator wiping out a mortal family was not something to
brag about.
Teng Huayuan’s face was ugly. Just as he was about to speak, a middle
aged man rushed into the hall. This person’s face looked familar to Teng
Huayuan. Right as he entered the main hall, he kneeled down and revealed
a shocked expression. With a voice filled with terror, he said, “Ancestor,
we… we can’t leave…”
Teng Huayuan frowned and shouted, “What are you panicking for?
What are you saying? What do you mean we can’t leave?”
The middle aged man swallowed, took a deep breath, and quickly said,
“A few days ago, there was a rumor from Teng family members about a
lightscreen 10,000 kilometers from Teng Family City preventing anyone
from leaving. Junior didn’t mind at first, but when I tried to leave for
business, junior found that it was indeed as the rumors said. I was unable to
go more than 10,000 kilometers from Teng Family City.”
The moment those words were said, the entire room became silent. Teng
Huayuan looked at the middle aged man and left the ancestral hall without a
word. After leaving the hall, he instantly disappeared and reappeared 100
kilometers away, then flew away from Teng Family City.
After arriving at the 10,000 kilometer limit, Teng Huayaun didn’t stop
and charged forward. A screen of red light suddenly appeared as Teng
Huayuan slammed into it. Waves of ripples spread out, but the light screen
didn’t break. No matter how far Teng Huayun stretched it, it would always
return to normal.
Teng Huayuan’s expression became even darker. Then, he took out
powerful magic treasures and used them one by one. To his horror, he found
that the light screen remained intact.
A trace of anxiety that hadn’t appeared in a long time appeared in Teng
Huayuan’s heart. He almost immediately realized that Wang Lin had asked
someone to put down this restriction. The goal was to trap everyone in Teng
family city so they could only sit and watch as the rest of the Teng family
members were killed.
There was also another purpose for the lightscreen. All of the killing
would scare the Teng family members to escape to Teng Family City. Once
everyone has gathered in Teng Family City, Wang Lin will come attack.
Teng Huayuan didn’t believe that Wang Lin had the ability to lay down
this restriction himself. Even if Wang Lin hadn’t died that time, at most, his
cultivation was only at the late stage of Core Formation or the early stage of
Nascent Soul in the worst case.
With Teng Huayuan’s late stage Nascent Soul cultivation, Wang Lin
didn’t seem significant to him at all. What he feared was the person who
had set up this restriction. He guessed that person’s cultivation level might
be Spirit Severing.
This was his real concern. After pondering for a while, he wondered
how deep of a relationship that senior had with Wang Lin. If their
relationship wasn’t too deep, then this wasn’t something the family couldn’t
withstand.
Teng Huayuan didn’t even think that there was any chance that this
restriction had been placed by Wang Lin.
He pondered a bit, then left with a gloomy expression. After he
returned, he opened up all of the protective formations in Teng Family City
with no regards to the cost.
He then went into closed door cultivation to keep his body at its peak so
he’d be ready to battle at any time.
To Wang Lin, the past four days of killing and the one thousand people
he had killed was only the start. Compared to the tens of thousands of Teng
family members, this was only a small number.
Wang Lin stood on the mosquito beast and behind him were almost one
thousand bodies. The thousand bodies covered a few hundred feet of area
and when he flew over an area, they cast a shadow on the land below.
His eyes were still cold. It was as if they were ice that would never melt
even in tens of thousands of years. His next destination was the He Huan
Sect.
The He Huan Sect had became the number one demonic sect in Zhao.
They had many exports and thousands of disciples. There were a total of
481 Teng family members in the He Huan Sect.
These people were not all He Huan Sect disciples, but they were at the
He Huan Sect right now.
A few days ago, Wang Lin killed over 300 Teng family members at the
Ji Mie Sect and all of them were at the Qi Condensation stage. Wang Lin
questioned the people there and found that the elite of the Teng family had
been sent out for training.
It seemed the Teng family members in the He Huan Sect were also there
for training.
Wang Lin let out a cruel smile as he slowly flew toward the He Huan
Sect.
But just at that moment, his expression changed as he looked to the east.
There, in the distance, a colorful carriage floated toward his direction under
the control of several youths.
A voice came from the distance. “Immortal Ji Mo is here. Random
people, please move out of the way!”
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WANG… WANG LIN?
T he multicolored flower carriage was very eye catching, especially

when it caught the light of the sun, but what was even more
ridiculous was that all of the flowers on the carriage were very rare spirit
herbs in the country of Zhao.
In addition to the flowers, there were many spots of light on the
carriage. When the carriage moved, it was like the night sky filled with
stars. In fact, it was so bright that the light would hurt yours eyes if you
looked at them.
Even with Wang Lin’s mental fortitude, he couldn’t help but be
dumbstruck for a moment. All of those shiny objects were low quality spirit
stones.
It’s not that the spirit stones were that precious or that there were that
many. If Wang Lin were to lay out all of the spirit stones he possessed, he
could decorate hundreds of those carriages.
However, even with how long Wang Lin had lived and how much he
had experienced, this was the first time he had met someone so lavish...
The young boys and girls around the flower carriage were all very
handsome and pretty. Although they were all only at the 2nd or 3rd stage of
Qi Condensation, the arrogance on their faces was even greater than some
low-key Nascent Soul cultivators’.
As the flower carriage got closer, Wang Lin’s eyes became more calm
as he observed the carriage.
“Immortal Ji Mo is here, everybody make way!” One of the youths
shouted in a high pitch voice as he stared at Wang Lin, completely
disregarding all of the bodies floating behind Wang Lin.
“Ji Mo…” Wang Lin pondered a little. This name sounded very familiar
to him. After carefully thinking, his eyes suddenly lit up as he said, “Old
man Ji Mo?”
“You dare!” Almost all of the youths shouted at the same time. Their
voices were in complete unison, as if they had practiced. Maybe because all
of their voices were in sync, they were able to create a bit of pressure.
However, to Wang Lin, it was far too weak.
“Shut up! All of you, stand down!” A sharp voice came from inside the
carriage. Shortly after, the front part of the carriage slowly opened up,
revealing a very gorgeous bed.
On that bed lied a body that was like a mountain of fat. The person had
an oily face and was so fat that he didn’t even look human anymore. The
person was wrapped in a blanket. The blanket was covered in mid quality
spirit stones.
“You know this old man?” The fat man looked at the countless bodies
behind Wang Lin and frowned. He asked, “Fellow cultivator, did these
mortals mess with you for you to have killed them all?” In his eyes, Wang
Lin was same the as him, only at the early stage of Nascent Soul, so he
didn’t think of Wang Lin as a threat.
Ji Mo had rampaged around Zhao for a long time. After he reached the
Nascent Soul stage, aside from the few late stage Nascent Soul cultivators,
he didn’t think any other cultivators were a threat to him. This had a lot to
do with the secret dark arts he practiced. This cultivation method was
dedicated to making puppets, so even though his cultivation level was only
early stage Nascent Soul, he had a few puppets made from ancient
cultivators’ remains.
In reality, Ji Mo had been studying this for a long time. He had always
been looking for things like zombies to refine.
Wang Lin let out a cruel smile. He waved his right hand and grabbed a
head from the dragon banner behind him. “Do you know this person?” he
asked.
Old man Ji Mo was stunned. He originally thought that this person was
just a cultivator that had killed a bunch of mortals. He looked at the face
that was filled with fear and had a hard time identifying the person. After
looking at it for a while, his eyes suddenly opened wide as he said, “Teng
Gao?”
This Teng Gao was the Teng family member with the highest position in
Wu Feng Valley. He was going to be the next sect head. He also received a
lot of attention from Teng Huayuan. Since Zhao was such a small country,
Ji Mo would naturally know such a person.
Then, he spread out his divine sense. This time, he carefully looked at
all the bodies. As he checked, his face became more and more ugly and this
gaggle of corpses suddenly had a totally different meaning.
He almost sucked in a breath of cold air as he stared at Wang Lin and
slowly asked, “These people are all Teng family members?” He suddenly
became very cautious and no longer dared to look down on this person.
Although the Teng family members that were killed weren’t strong, if this
person dared to kill this many Teng family members, then he was either
stupid or arrogant enough to not fear Teng Huayuan.
He immediately decided in his heart that this person was not someone
he could mess with. Teng Huayuan had already reached the late stage of
Nascent Soul and the Teng family was filled with powerful cultivators, yet
this person didn’t seem to care. Obviously, this person was looking down on
the Teng family and old man Ji Mo didn’t want to mess with a madman like
this.
Old man Ji Mo’s face was instantly filled with smiles as he said, “Well
done! This old man also sees the Teng family as an annoyance. Fellow
cultivator, good job killing… keep on killing! This old man has something
to do, so I’ll take my leave.” With that, he tried to maneuver the carriage to
back up to get away from this fiend.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he asked, “Do you know why I’m
killing Teng family members?”
Old man Ji Mo’s body shook. He had a feeling that something bad was
going to happen and said, “I don’t want to know. Fellow cultivator,
goodbye!” With that, he started to leave without any hesitation, even
leaving behind the young boys and girls that were escorting him.
Wang Lin didn’t stop him, but slapped his bag of holding and took out
the restriction flag. With a shake, the flag instant covered an area of 1000
kilometers.
Old man Ji Mo’s expression suddenly became very ugly. He stared at
Wang Lin and barked, “What is this meaning of this? I didn’t interfere with
you or the Teng family! Your cultivation level is the same as mine, don’t
think I’m afraid of you!”
Wang Lin calmly looked at old man Ji Mo. He let out a sarcastic smile
and said, “400 years ago, your youngest disciple suddenly died. Do you still
remember?”
The moment old man Ji Mo heard this, he was immediately stunned, but
soon recovered and stared at Wang Lin without a word.
Wang Lin’s voice was gentle as he slowly said, “That little disciple you
had was killed by me and he had a disciple call Zhang Hu, who was from
the same sect as me.”
The fat on old man Ji Mo’s face twitched as he faked a smile and said,
“You killed him? Oh well. This old man has already forgotten about what
happened 400 years ago.”
Although he said that, his hand was already on his bag of holding. Four
streams of black smoke emerged next to him.
In the gaps between the smoke, one could see the mummified puppets.
Normally, when old man Ji Mo fought, he didn’t use this move at all. This
showed just how much he dreaded Wang Lin.
Each of these puppets had a cultivation level close to early stage
Nascent Soul, but Wang Lin didn’t pay any attention to him and said, “After
that, Zhang Hu and I were chased by Teng Lu. I believe you should
remember what happened back then.”
Old man Ji Mo was unsettled. After a while, he sighed and said,
“Actually, I…” Just as he spoke, his eyes lit up and his fat body jumped off
the carriage. While flying backwards, he shot out four drops of blood that
landed on the four puppets.
The four puppets suddenly opened their eyes, revealing their red eyes.
They let out wild-beast-like roars as they charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as his right hand formed a seal and he
shouted, “Stop!”
Suddenly, eight restrictions suddenly appeared from the darkness,
covering the area and surrounding the four puppets. Wang Lin leisurely
flew toward old man Ji Mo.
Although old man Ji Mo was fat, he was not slow. He quickly flew
away and even teleported to escape, but no matter how hard he tried to
escape, Wang Lin was always right behind him.
Ji Mo clenched his teeth and stopped moving. His hand formed a seal
and his body shook. The fat on his body started to move strangely. It
seemed to be slowly absorbed as his body became thinner. As the fat was
absorbed by his body, his aura suddenly became stronger. His hair moved
without any wind and the amount of spirit energy in him increased. His
cultivation level suddenly went from early stage Nascent Soul to mid stage
Nascent Soul.
In the end, the person before Wang Lin was a very strong looking
middle aged man. This person was very handsome. His brows were thick,
his eyes were large, and he emitted a powerful aura.
His cultivation level shot up to the peak of middle stage Nascent Soul,
only one step from late stage Nascent Soul.
He stared at Wang Lin and said, in a low voice, “You should feel
honored. You are the first person to see my true form since I’ve reached the
Nascent Soul stage. There are too few experts around, so I’m reluctant to
kill you. If you had another 80 to 100 years, you might have had time to
grow up. Let’s do this: if you cut off one of your arms, I’ll let you go for
100 years. I hope that, in 100 years, you will grow powerful enough to fight
me. I can’t wait!”
After Ji Mo finished speaking, his face was filled with pride. His hands
were behind his back and his head was pointed toward the sky. His figure
revealed the look of someone who was unbeatable, but it also contained a
hint of loneliness.
After letting out a sigh, he glanced at Wang Lin, then slowly left. When
he moved 100 meters away, he suddenly increased his speed and ran off
without even looking back.
Wang Lin revealed an odd expression. His eyes glowed red as the Ji
Realm suddenly moved and a series of red lightning bolts shot from his
eyes.
Without any suspense, Ji Mo’s eyes dimmed as he revealed a look of
disbelief, then his body fell from the sky. Then, under the attack of several
restrictions, his body was torn apart. At the same time, his bag of holding
floated into Wang Lin’s hand.
Wang Lin’s body flashed and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was
next to the 4 puppets. When Ji Mo died, the 4 puppets stopped moving.
Wang Lin looked at them a few times and thought for a while. He
searched through Ji Mo’s bag of holding and started checking all of the
jades inside. After a while, he found a piece of jade that contained the
method for refining puppets.
After reading the jade, Wang Lin’s hand formed seals according to the
instructions and shot them toward the puppets’ foreheads. Suddenly, the
puppets turned into smoke and entered the bag of holding.
Wang Lin then put away the bag of holding, stepped back onto the
mosquito beast, and quickly moved toward the He Huan Sect.
Inside the He Huan Sect, the head ancestor, old man Ying Yang, had a
dark expression and was walking back and forth in the main hall with his
hands behind his back. He couldn’t make up his mind.
Inside the main hall were three others, two female and one male. The
male was very handsome and the two females were very beautiful. All three
of them were Nascent Soul cultivators. They were also frowning and
couldn’t make a decision.
One of the women was wearing a yellow robe that was very alluring.
She softly said, “Senior apprentice brother, does that cultivator really have
Spirit Severing cultivation level? Junior sister doesn’t believe so.”
This woman’s clothes were very close fitting, revealing her curvy body
that would make anyone’s heart pound. If it wasn’t for the frown on her
face, she would be even more charming.
Old man Ying Yang let out a soft hmph and said, “Tian Dao Sect’s
Yellow Mountain was an early stage Nascent Soul cultivator and died from
just one look from this person. Saying that this person is in the Nascent
Soul stage would be underestimating him.”
The woman wearing yellow became silent and her brow tightened even
more.
The middle aged man that had been silent suddenly said, “Senior
apprentice brother, how about we kick all of the Teng family members out
of the sect? If we do that, then that cultivator won’t have a reason to come
to our He Huan Sect.”
Old man Ying Yang rubbed his temples and said, “Then wouldn’t it
mean that we are making an enemy out of the Teng family? Although both I
and Teng Huayuan are at the late stage of Nascent Soul, I know I’m not his
match if we fight.”
The hall was quiet. After a while, old man Ying Yang’s eyes lit up as he
made a decision. His voice was gloomy as he slowly said, “That old thief
Punnan Zi still hasn’t appeared, so there must be something wrong with all
of this. Forget it. Teng Huayuan is known for holding grudges. If we hand
over the Teng family members now and Teng Huayuan doesn’t die, then our
troubles will continue. Junior brother, send out the order to open up all of
the defensive formations. I’ll personally control them. We must drive that
person away.”
The middle aged man nodded. He hesitated and said, “Senior brother,
what if Teng Huayuan… dies in the end?”
Old man Ying Yang’s eyes lit up and he chuckled, “Don’t underestimate
Punnan Zi. He will intervene for sure. Even if his cultivation level isn’t high
enough, would the person at Heaven’s Tower still not be enough?”
The middle aged man was stunned. He suddenly revealed a look of
understanding and agreed.
At that moment, inside the He Huan Sect, an exhausted middle aged
man walked out of a room, coughing. He was holding a pile of clothes as he
slowly walked out.
Although he was only middle aged, all of his hair was white and he
wasn’t walking straight. The sound of bell chimes echoed throughout the
sect. Nine chimes meant that all He Huan Sect disciples must gather within
30 minutes or face punishment.
When he first heard the bells, he didn’t bother with it, but after hearing
the ninth ring, he was shocked as he looked toward the main hall. He had
been in the He Huan Sect for a long time and this was the first time he
heard it ring nine times.
He hesitated for a while and ran toward the main hall with the clothes in
his hands. However, he was simply too weak. He started to breath hard after
a few steps. By the time he got to the main hall, all the other He Huan Sect
members were sitting cross legged at the square outside the main hall.
The square was covered with countless disciples. Even the few
courtyards nearby were filled with He Huan Sect disciples.
Under each disciple was a faint ring of light.
The middle aged man quickly found a ring of light to sit down on. After
taking a deep breath, he suddenly heard his fellows shouting, so he looked
around and saw everyone looking upward. He looked up too and was
stunned.
In the sky above the He Huan Sect, an extremely ferocious beast
appeared. The beast had a very notable proboscis that was holding a string
that was tied to a banner with countless bodies bound onto it.
At the top of the beast’s head stood a person. The person had a head full
of white hair. Although he looked ordinary, he emitted a very powerful
killing intent.
After the middle aged man saw the person, he frowned. He felt like he
had seen this person before, but couldn’t remember.
Wang Lin looked at the He Huan Sect below him. He could feel that
there was a defensive formation that was countless times stronger than the
ones at Wu Feng Valley and the Tian Dao Sect.
This defense formation was very powerful. Unless his cultivation level
had reached spirit severing, it would be very hard to break through it in a
short period of time.
The key to the formation was that as long as the He Huan Sect’s
disciples sat on the rings, they will automatically supply the formation with
energy. The He Huan Sect had thousands of disciples, so breaking through
the formation was like fighting thousands of people.
The Teng family members were inside the main hall. It was clear that
the He Huan Sect was going to fight until the end. Wang Lin’s eyes calmly
swept the ground. His gaze landed on an old man. He said to him, “If you
don’t open up this formation, a river of blood will flow here.”
That old man was old man Ying Yang. After he saw Wang Lin, he
frowned even harder and asked, “Fellow cultivator, what are you here for?”
Wang Lin let out a sneer and red lightning appeared in his eyes.
Although this formation was strong, if everyone maintaining the formation
were to die, then it would break by itself.
Ji Realm shot out as a red lightning bolt and landed on the formation.
The formation didn’t even shake, but old man Ying Yang was startled.
Soon, more than 10 disciples on the ground let out miserable screams as
they bled from every orifice and died. They fell to the ground and the rings
of light below them suddenly lit up, then disappeared.
Wang Lin’s voice was cold as he slowly said, “Are you going to open
the formation?”
Old man Ying Yang laughed coldly in his heart and didn’t speak.
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm moved again. This time, 10 red lightning bolts hit
the formation. More than 100 disciples coughed out blood. Their bodies
twitched a few times before they died.
A sense of fear suddenly spread among the remaining disciples.
Wang Lin calmly looked at old man Ying Yang and asked, “Are you
going to open the formation?”
Old man Ying Yang’s expression was sullen and he remained silent. He
sat down and started feeding spiritual energy into the formation. The other
three Nascent Soul cultivators clenched their jaws as they sat down too.
Suddenly, more than 100 red lightning bolts appeared and slammed into
the formation. Meanwhile, at the square, more than 1000 disciples’ bodies
exploded into mists of blood. The remaining disciples no longer dared to
stay. They all got off the rings of light and ran away, ignoring the shouts of
their elders.
Wang Lin’s voice slowly came again. “Are you going to open the
formation?”
Old man Ying Yang coughed out blood, his face was red and blue as he
struggled to make a decision. The three other Nascent Soul cultivators’
bodies were slanted. Clearly, they were injured.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and casually took out a jade bottle from
his bag of holding. After he crushed the bottle, three Nascent Souls
appeared. Within sight of everyone present, he devoured them one by one.
Then, his eyes glowed red as he raised his right hand and a ball of red
lightning gathered in it.
This ball of lightning was made purely of Ji Realm. After the ball had
reached the size of a fist, it slowly floated downward.
Old man Ying Yang was filled with fear. This was the first time in his
life he had seen someone consume Nascent Souls like pills. As he stared at
the ball of red lightning floating down, he immediately shouted, “Fellow
cultivator, please stop! I’ll open it! I’ll open it! I will no longer care about
the Teng family!”
With that, he stood up, took out a piece of jade, and quickly sent his
spiritual energy into it. The formation protecting the He Huan Sect
disappeared right before the ball of red lightning landed.
Old man Ying Yang wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. After
he opened the formation, he also became more open minded and said,
“Senior, everyone from the Teng family is inside the main hall.”
Wang Lin didn’t even look at him as he walked into the main hall. No
sounds came from the main hall, but the smell of blood slowly leaked out.
After half an hour, Wang Lin calmly walked out. He waved his hand
and the dragon banner held by the mosquito beast flew into the main hall
and carried out a few hundred bodies.
The faces on these bodies were filled with fear and hate.
All of these people were very young. If Wang Lin didn’t exist, some of
them would’ve surely become Core Formation cultivators, maybe even
However, they shouldn’t have been named Teng!
It’s better to say that Teng Li shouldn’t have tried to kill Wang Lin. One
step wrong and every step after it goes wrong as well. If Teng Li had known
better, he wouldn’t have tried to kill Wang Lin.
Or if Teng Huayuan didn’t kill Wang Lin’s entire family, then Wang Lin
wouldn’t have come here to take revenge, because there would be no need
for revenge.
Wang Lin killed Teng Li and Teng Huayuan killed Wang Lin once, so
their debt to each other had already been wiped clean. Wang Lin was not
here to get revenge for himself, but for his family.
Just as Wang Lin was prepared to leave, a soft call suddenly came from
the main square. “Wang Lin?” This call was very soft and filled with
uncertainty.
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CORE FAMILY MEMBERS
W ang Lin stopped and looked toward the owner of the voice. In the
distance, he saw a middle aged man in the corner. The weak
middle aged man looked at Wang Lin with a reminiscent look.
Wang Lin felt like this person was very familiar. He took one step and
arrived before the middle aged man. He knelt down and asked, “What did
you say just now?”
The middle aged man hesitated for a bit. He bitterly smiled and said,
“Senior, junior mistook you for someone else. Please don’t blame me,
senior.”
Wang Lin carefully looked at the person and said, “Oh really? What did
you mistake me for?”
The middle aged man bitterly smiled and exclaimed, “Senior, junior
once had a junior apprentice brother. I was the one who brought him to the
sect…”
Wang Lin’s heart shook. He finally remembered who this person was.
He pondered for a moment, then waved his sleeves and disappeared from
the He Huan Sect along with the middle aged man.
On a cliff hundreds of kilometers away, Wang Lin and the middle aged
man appeared. Wang Lin placed him down on the ground and carefully
looked at the person.
The middle aged man looked around him. He revealed a complex
expression and softly said, “You…”
Wang Lin softly sighed and said, “Senior apprentice brother Zhang, if
you had recognized me, why not just say it?”
The middle aged man’s body quivered. After pondering a bit, he bitterly
smiled and said, “I….. well…”
Wang Lin looked at the person before him and scenes of the past flashed
by. After a while, he asked, in a wistful tone, “How is the Heng Yue Sect
now?”
The middle aged man whispered, “I haven’t gone back in many
years…”
“Why is brother Zhang at the He Huan Sect? And your cultivation... “
Wang Lin frowned. He grabbed the middle aged man’s arm. He pondered a
little and continued, “The spiritual energy in your body is a complete mess
and your meridians are very fragile.”
The middle aged man bitterly smiled and said, “After you left and never
returned, the ancestors put all their focus on me. They spent a lot of effort to
raise my cultivation level to Core Formation. I then left the Heng Yue Sect
with the idea to go out and experience struggles in hopes of reaching the
Nascent Soul stage one day and re-establish the Heng Yue Sect. But I didn’t
expect to meet a girl. That girl was a He Huan Sect disciple….Alas, my
entire cultivation was lost. However, that bitch didn’t kill me due to our past
feelings and is using my body to refine a He Huan Pill. Although I have
become a complete waste, I’ll still be alive until the pill is complete. I
would’ve already become a bag of bones if it was.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He slapped his bag of holding and took out
a small, white jade bottle. He passed it to the middle aged man and said,
“There are 7 pills inside this bottle. You must take one pill a month. After
seven months, you should be able to recover at least half of your
cultivation. Senior apprentice brother Zhang, I still have important things to
do. I hope that after this goodbye, we will have another chance to meet.”
With that, Wang Lin looked at the middle aged man deeply, then his
body moved and disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was in
the air, standing on top of the mosquito beast as it carried the bodies behind
it.
The middle aged man looked with envy at where Wang Lin disappeared
from with a hint of melancholy. Truth was, he realized that it was Wang Lin
when he called out Wang Lin’s name, but Wang Lin’s change was simply
too great. He knew it was Wang Lin in his heart, but he still found it hard to
believe.
Holding the jade bottle in his hand, he took a deep breath and slowly
walked away.
While Wang Lin was flying, he spread out his divine sense. He noticed
that all of the Teng family members in Zhao had moved using various
methods just as he predicted.
Their destination was Teng Family City.
Wang Lin revealed a cruel look in his eyes. He thought, “All of you,
move as you wish! When everyone has moved into Teng Family City, that
is the day I will pay a visit to Teng Huayuan.
The widespread migration continued throughout Zhao. However, there
were seven people that still hadn’t moved.
In these past few days of killing, Wang Lin had found out through
various methods that the Teng family had nine core family members.
Besides Teng Huayuan, very few people knew what cultivation level
these people were at. It could be said that they were the people Teng
Huayuan was training to take over the Teng family.
In order to help those nine people’s cultivation, Teng Huayuan spent a
lot of effort and resources to open up nine spirit caves. The nine of them
spent most of their time cultivating inside.
All of the pills, magic treasures, and techniques needed were supplied
by the family. The nine people’s only job was to cultivate.
Every once in a while, Teng Huayuan would take the nine of them to the
dangerous areas in the neighboring countries to train. It could be said that
whether it was their cultivation or combat experience, both had reached
their peaks.
These nine could be said to have been created from all of the resources
of the Teng family.
In addition to all that, it wasn’t like the nine never changed. Every 50
years, the Teng family members had a chance to challenge any of these nine
people. If they win, they immediately take their spot and gain access to all
of the benefits of being one of those nine and gain the full support of the
Teng family.
As a result, among the nine core Teng family members, besides one,
every other position had exchanged owners at least three times.
Under all these challenges, it was clear how high the core Teng family
members’ cultivation levels were.
The seven unmoving points of light detected by Wang Lin were all core
Teng family members. The other 2 were called back to Teng Family City.
Wang Lin revealed a vicious light in his eyes. Right now, every other
Teng family member was moving toward Teng Family City just as he had
planned. Right now, his targets were those seven.
Seven core family members that the Teng family spent countless years
to cultivate.
These seven must die!
A powerful killing intent leaked from Wang Lin as he locked onto his
target and slowly flew toward a sand dome in the distance.
Teng Nine was a name and at the same time it was an honorable title.
This name had changed owners many times. To be exact, it was six
times.
Teng Nine sat inside a hidden room. The room looked very humble, but
Teng Nine knew that this hidden room would make any Teng family
member crazed with envy.
He once was one of those envious Teng family members after all.
He was a genius ever since he was a child and he had always dreamed
of becoming a core family member. Only by becoming a core family
member would he receive the support of the family, the notice of the
ancestors, and have a chance of reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
Growing up in the Teng family, he had seen all of the cold and snobbish
attitudes of the Teng family. Everything he had experienced as a child had
turned his heart cold and made him willing to do anything to gain power.
This was to the point that when he heard that he could compete for one
of the nine core family member positions, the first person he killed was his
older brother, because his older brother was someone competing against
him.
In the entire Teng family, the challenge ceremony against the nine core
family members only happened once every 50 years, and every time, only
nine people would be chosen to challenge the core family members.
Through various methods, he step by step became one of the nine core
family members. This position was obtained through blood and sweat and
with him giving up his dignity and humanity.
In order to successfully win the challenge, he practiced the most vicious
art in the Teng family. This art let him consumes other people’s spiritual
energy to increase his own cultivation level. Although this would greatly
reduce his life span, it allowed him to increase his cultivation level very
rapidly.
After all, his opponent was the previous owner of the Teng Nine name,
whose cultivation level had already reached late stage Core Formation.
Teng Nine looked at the hidden chamber with a satisfied look. This
chamber had 10x more spiritual energy than outside. Although this chamber
looked simple, upon closer inspection, it was made entirely out of high
quality spirit stone.
Below this chamber was a spirit vein. Although this spirit vein wasn’t
large, to be used for just one person to cultivate was an unimaginable
luxury.
Pills? Teng Nine wasn’t short on any pills. If he asked for a pill, the
Teng family would use whatever method needed to get it for him.
Technique? Teng Nine had many. Any technique he wanted, the Teng
family would get it for him.
Magic treasures? Teng Nine had many, and every one of them was a
Nascent Soul level magic treasure.
Women? He was not short on any. As long as he asked, the Teng family
would bring him a woman of at least a certain cultivation level for him to
use.
Teng Nine didn’t have to worry about anything. This was the benefit of
being one of the nine core family members. His only job was to cultivate,
cultivate, and cultivate!
Wang Lin’s body floated in the air. With his divine sense, he could
clearly see a hidden chamber under the sand domes. Inside the hidden
chamber was his prey.
This person was the first Nascent Soul Teng family member he had met
besides Teng Huayuan, and this person also had a strong murderous aura
around him.
This murderous aura was impossible to obtain without killing a lot of
people. Although it was several levels below Wang Lin’s killing intent, it
was still a bit stronger than even some of the demonic cultivators’ in the
Sea of Devils.
Wang Lin faintly smiled. This Teng family member made his eyes light
up.
It has to be said that the requirement to become a devil is to have a
ferocious nature. The more ferocious the person is, the more powerful they
will be as a devil.
Wang Lin formed a seal with his right hand and pressed into the ground.
On the sand dune, the imprint of a hand appeared and slowly pressed into
the ground.
Inside the hidden chamber, Teng Nine suddenly opened his eyes and
without any hesitation, he disappeared from the hidden chamber. The
moment he disappeared, the hidden chamber collapsed and formed a
whirlpool of sand.
When Teng Nine reappeared, he was already in floating in the air,
emitting a murderous aura. He looked at the hidden chamber, then at Wang
Lin as his murderous aura reached its limit.
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W ang Lin’s eyes lit up as he stared at the youth that emitted a

powerful murderous aura. If this youth was turned into a devil, it
would be his most powerful devil.
The youth didn’t act rashly, but looked at the countless bodies behind
Wang Lin. Then, without a word, he turned and ran. He was very fast and
Wang Lin let out a faint smile and quickly chased after him.
Teng Nine ran for 1000 kilometers in one go, but that sense of danger
was still there. This sense of danger made his skin crawl.
This feeling became stronger and stronger until Teng Nine’s eyes finally
lit up and he slapped his bag of holding. He took out a grey bead and threw
it behind him.
The moment Wang Lin saw Teng Nine slap his bag of holding, he took
out the restriction flag. 10 restrictions immediately appeared and formed a
wall, protecting Wang Lin.
Then, the bead landed on the wall of restrictions and exploded.
Teng Nine didn’t reveal a happy smile at the result and instead that
sense of danger became even stronger.
Just as he was running away, he suddenly felt every hair on his body
stand up. He dodged to the side without any hesitation and saw a flash of
red lightning that almost touched his body go by.
Teng Nine’s eyes were filled with fear because he felt imminent death
from that red lightning. He believed that if he hadn’t just dodged that red
lightning at that moment, he would have died.
But before he could rejoice, hundreds of streaks of red lightning
suddenly appeared all around him, completely blocking his escape.
Teng Nine’s body stiffened and he didn’t dare to keep flying. He slowly
turned to Wang Lin and said, “Senior, junior is willing to serve under you
and never betray you. I’m willing to give you my soul blood to show my
loyalty.”
Wang Lin stared at Teng Nine and slowly shook his head. He didn’t say
anything, but used his divine sense to make the cage of red lightning around
Teng Nine slowly shrink.
Teng Nine’s forehead was filed with sweat as he took out countless
magic treasures and sent them out, but no matter how many he threw, none
of them could break through the red lightning. The divine sense on every
magic treasure would break the moment they touched the red lightning.
Every time the divine sense on a magic treasure shattered, he would feel
pain in his head. Gradually, the fear on his face became even stronger.
“You have to die because your name is Teng!” Wang Lin’s voice slowly
floated over as a faint killing intent spread out from him.
Teng Nine’s body shook. His eyes turned red and let out a roar as he
charged towards the red lightning. The moment his body touched the red
lightning, he didn’t immediately die, but his figure looked very weak.
How could Wang Lin be willing to kill such a good candidate for
turning into a devil? He let out a smile as he thought about how good it will
feel when he turns the Teng family members into devils.
As the red lightning rapidly closed in, Teng Nine’s mind collapsed as he
felt the sense of hopelessness.
This feeling became even more powerful and as the feeling reached its
peak, just as Teng Nine was about to destroy his own soul, Wang Lin
moved. He jumped off the mosquito beast and went through the red
lightning. His hand reached toward Teng Nine’s throat and viciously
squeezed.
With a cracking sound, Teng Nine’s eyes almost popped out as he was
filled with despair and died. Just as he died, Wang Lin’s left hand formed a
strange seal and placed it on Teng Nine’s forehead.
“I take your soul in the name of a soul devourer!”
A ray of red light came from Teng Nine’s forehead. It tried to escape,
but was quickly caught by Wang Lin and thrown into the soul flag.
Wang Lin casually threw Teng Nine’s body backwards and looked at the
soul flag with satisfaction. It has to be said that Wang Lin dreamed of
having an army of devils like he did in the foreign battleground. With that
army, he would have the power to start his own sect and would not fear
even people with higher cultivation levels than him
It was just that souls that could be turned into devils were simply too
rare. In these 400 years, besides Teng Nine, he had only found three.
Xu Liguo was man made, so he had a lot of defects. If it wasn’t for the
fact Xu Liguo had gained intelligence, which made him different from the
other devils, Wang Lin would have already killed him to feed to the other
devils.
Wang Lin was very happy with the second devil early on because it was
fierce and powerful. But as his cultivation got stronger, the second devil just
couldn’t keep up and wasn’t strong enough anymore.
The 3rd devil was made from the spirit ape. While it was powerful, it
was not fierce enough.
These three devils were very different from Wang Lin’s vision of a devil
that he got from the foreign battleground. None of the three matched the
power and ferocity of the wandering souls from the foreign battleground, so
none of them were satisfactory products in Wang Lin’s view.
However, now it was different. If the soul inside the soul flag becomes a
devil, then its power and ferocity will not be a problem. Even if it isn’t as
good as the wild wandering souls of the foreign battleground, the difference
won’t be too big.
“If the other Teng family members’ natures are all like this, then I will
have to thank Teng Huayuan for training such perfect devil candidates for
me,” Wang Lin muttered to himself as his eyes lit up and he flew toward his
next destination.
With his divine sense, he could feel that besides one person, who was at
the border of Zhao, they had all moved. They clearly wanted to return to
Teng Family City.
If it was before he saw Teng Nine, Wang Lin would have let them all
return to Teng Family City and would’ve killed them all there. But after
experiencing Teng Nine, how could he let other perfect candidates like Teng
Nine get away? Although the mosquito beast was fast, it was not fast
enough for Wang Lin. He took out a pill and ate it as he jumped off the
mosquito beast and charged toward the next target.
Teng Eight was casually flying in the air. His eyes were calm and he
didn’t feel tense at all. In fact, he didn’t want to return to Teng Family City,
but the murders in the past few days had caused the entire Teng family to
panic.
More importantly, the Teng family ancestor was indifferent about this
matter and hadn’t left Teng Family City at all. Thus, this whole thing
became even more strange.
This was the reason Teng Eight was going back to Teng Family City, to
check on the situation.
As he flew, he had his divine sense spread out so he could react to even
a blade of grass moving. But Teng Eight didn’t believe that the person that
had been killing the Teng family members would dare to come mess with
him. After all, the strongest Teng family members that had been killed were
only at the Core Formation stage.
Teng Eight believed that he could’ve killed all of them as well. After all,
he was at the mid stage of Nascent Soul. With his cultivation level, he could
casually go anywhere in Zhao.
Although he wasn’t a match for those late stage Nascent Soul old
monsters, he didn’t fear them. In the entire country of Zhao, he only feared
two people.
Of the two, the first person wasn’t Teng Huayuan, but Teng One. Teng
Huayuan was only second. In fact, every time he thought of Teng One, he
couldn’t help but feel a chill in his body.
Aside from those two, he wasn’t afraid of anyone else. In fact, he hoped
that mysterious person would appear before him.
He was the 5th person to hold the name Teng Eight. That means that for
a long time, everyone that challenged him was killed by him.
While he was flying, Teng Eight’s eyes became more serious as it
became dark and dark clouds gathered. Just as he was about to move faster,
he was startled as a young man dressed in white appeared before him
without a second’s notice.
Teng Eight’s heart shook. It has to be said that his divine sense was
spread out the whole time, yet he didn’t notice this young man at all. This
could only mean that this young man’s divine sense was far above his own.
But a powerful divine sense didn’t mean one’s cultivation or technique
was powerful. So, without any hesitation, Teng Eight slapped his bag of
holding and flying swords flew out. More and more flying swords flew out
as if his bag of holding was endless.
As the flying swords flew out one by one, the youth didn’t do anything.
The youth’s eyes made Teng Eight feel extreme disgust.
Wang Lin stared at Teng Eight and his eyes lit up. This person’s
murderous aura was even stronger than the last one’s; however, this person
had learned to hide it, so it was not showing as much.
Wang Lin’s mouth moved and revealed a satisfactory smile as he slowly
walked forward. Teng Eight let out a snort as he moved his hand. A cold
light flashed across his eyes as he formed a seal with his right hand. He
pointed at Wang Lin. The swords let out a hum and flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin revealed a sarcastic smile as the flying swords flew toward
him. His body shook as his soul devourer soul left his body and formed a
black fog,. All of the flying swords that touched his soul immediately lost
the divine sense in them and fell to the ground.
Teng Eight revealed a horrified expression and was about to back away,
but he was too late. Wang Lin had already charged toward him in his soul
devourer form and the black fog quickly invaded Teng Eight’s body.
Teng Eight let out a terrible scream. The scream was so terrible that it
would turn someone’s face pale. As he screamed, his body involuntarily
thrusted in all directions and black veins popped on his forehead. They were
black because Wang Lin’s soul devourer soul was flowing through them
along with the blood.
It didn’t last long, but Teng Eight’s painful scream continued. His voice
was already hoarse and he was covered in cold sweat. After a while, his
body suddenly shook violently and he fell to the ground.
As his body fell, Wang Lin’s soul devourer soul took Teng Eight’s
Nascent Soul and soul and returned to Wang Lin’s body. Teng Eight’s soul
was placed in the soul flag and his body was bound by the dragon banner.
From the time Wang Lin appeared until now, it wasn’t long. Most of the
time consisted of Teng Eight screaming. After Wang Lin’s soul returned to
his body, he didn’t hesitate and charged toward the next target.
Teng Six was not young. 200 years ago, he was already a core Teng
family member, but had lost his title to a challenger. Luckily, he didn’t die
and went into years of closed door cultivation. After he came out, he went
to where the then Teng Six was cultivating and killed the challenger that
beat him before. This was all done without the permission of Teng
Huayuan.
Afterward, although he received punishment from Teng Huayuan, he
held on to the name of Ten Six.
Although his cultivation level was only Nascent Soul, his cultivation
method allowed him to transform murderous aura. It was because of this
ability that Teng Huayuan allowed him to keep the position of Teng Six.
But today, the line of Teng Sixes will end. From today onward, there
will never be another Teng Six.
Teng Six licked his lips as he quickly flew through the air. His reason
for leaving was the complete opposite of Teng Eight’s. He left his hidden
chamber because he felt a sense of danger.
Since he transformed all of the murderous aura in his body, he gained a
new ability. This ability has saved his life many times.
He believed in this sense of danger he was feeling, so he quickly flew
toward Teng Family City.
He didn’t believe that his journey would be a peaceful one, even though
Teng Family City was only fives days of travel time away, because during
the trip, the sense of danger became even stronger.
Wang Lin’s divine soul was already locked onto the person ahead of
him. This person’s cultivation level was mid stage Nascent Soul. He licked
his lips as he flew closer to that person.
As Teng Six was flying, he felt a killing intent covering him. He
secretly complained. If he hadn’t felt that sense of danger, he would go and
fight this person. But now, he clenched his teeth and both of his feet
suddenly exploded. Thanks to the explosion, the blood formed a mist and
covered his body.
Enduring the intense pain, his speed suddenly increased by several
times. His body formed a bloody meteor and disappeared.
Wang Lin frowned. This person was very decisive and had used a
forbidden technique. At the cost of burning part of his soul, he was able to
increase his speed by several times, making it impossible for Wang Lin to
catch up.
Wang Lin stood in place and looked at the direction Teng Six escaped
toward. He pondered for a while, then took out his restriction flag to cover
the area within a 1000 kilometer radius.
Shortly after, Wang Lin pointed at his brow and the devil Xu Liguo and
the 3rd devil appeared. Wang Lin ordered them to protect him as he took
out the bronze mirror. The bronze mirror floated above Wang Lin’s head
and slowly wobbled.
After doing all that, Wang Lin took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Soon, black fog started coming out of Wang Lin’s head. The black fog grew
until it was like a black cloud.
Suddenly, the black cloud moved and quickly spread out and covered
the entire country of Zhao. This black cloud was Wang Lin’s soul devourer
soul. This time, his soul devourer soul completely left his body.
Teng Five was a very handsome middle aged man. It could be said he
looked very much like Teng Li from back then. Beside him were two very
beautiful female cultivators. All three of them were quickly flying toward
Teng Family City.
Seeing that they were about to be within 10,000 kilometers of Teng
Family City, Teng Five let out a sigh of relief. But just at that moment, the
sky suddenly darkened and black clouds covered the sky.
As Teng Five stared dumbfoundedly, the black cloud quickly descended
and surrounded him. Then, the black cloud left with Teng Five’s soul and
Nascent Soul.
A shout of anger came from Teng Family City as Teng Huayuan rushed
out of the city like lightning. Just now, he felt Teng Five’s presence. Then,
Teng Five’s presence was suddenly gone. At that moment, he also felt a
presence powerful enough to cause his heart to pound.
Just as Teng Huayuan arrived, the black cloud in the sky moved and
formed a face, Wang Lin’s face.
He coldly looked at Teng Huayuan. He let out a cruel smile and
disappeared.
Teng Four’s cultivation level was not high. He was only in the early
stage of Nascent Soul. After all, he had only received the position of core
family member 20 years ago.
Currently, he was standing on a flying sword as he quickly flew. He felt
very grief stricken because of the family members that had died. One of
them was his own younger brother.
This was the reason he left the hidden chamber. He didn’t leave to go
back to Teng Family City, but to get revenge for his younger brother.
Unfortunately, this was a quest for vengeance he could never complete,
because the current him didn’t even notice the cloud above him become
more dense.
In one day of time, out of the seven core Teng family members outside,
five had already died. One of them was still not moving from their hidden
chamber and the other was quickly moving.
But this person wasn’t by himself. Beside him there was a male and a
female.
If Wang Lin saw those two, he would have immediately recognized
them because one of them was Wang Zhuo!
Wang Zhuo no longer had the normal dark expression on his face, but
instead showed a sense of relief because currently someone was wiping out
the Teng family.
Although he didn’t know who was doing this, that didn’t affect his
mood. He hoped that person would continue to kill until all of the Teng
family was wiped out.
He looked at his wife and felt very complicated. He originally didn’t
have any feelings for this woman, but due to the pressure from Teng
Huayuan and to protect himself, he married her.
But a person isn’t made of wood. Although he hated the Teng family,
his feelings toward his wife were very complicated.
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T eng Three didn’t look young. His hair was already white and he
looked to be about 40 or 50 years old. If one looked closely, they
could see that Wang Zhuo’s wife looked like him.
He was very handsome. On his flawless face was a pair of eyes that
shone like black gems.
Teng Three softly said, “Xiu Xiu, right now, the Teng family is facing a
powerful enemy and the ancestor won’t come out. This whole thing is too
strange. Once you have safely reached Teng Family City, stay there with
your younger sister and don’t come out.”
Teng Xiu Xiu was Teng Three’s daughter. The reason Teng Three left
the hidden chamber was to guard his daughter on her way to Teng Family
City.
Teng Xiu Xiu nodded.
Teng Three hesitated for a bit and said, “If… If I can’t escape death this
time, then forget about going to Teng Family City to find your little sister.
Leave the country of Zhao immediately. Go as far away as you can.”
Wang Zhuo listened to all of this silently on the side. Although his
expression was calm, he was coldly laughing in his heart.
Teng Three’s eyes seemed to be able to see through one’s heart as he
looked at Wang Zhuo. His expression didn’t change, so no one knew if he
was happy or angry.
Waves of emotions surged in his heart as he rubbed Teng Xiu Xiu’s hair.
He knew that ever since he was forced by the ancestor to separate from
his wife all those years ago, he will forever live under the shadow of the
ancestor. All of this was because his wife was a mortal and because he was
the great great grandson of the ancestor. An important Teng family member
couldn’t take a mortal as his wife.
Because his descendants must have the qualifications to cultivate.
If he wanted to change things, then he must have power. He must reach
a cultivation level that surpasses the ancestor.
Many years later, he succeed in his cultivation and was able to push his
two daughters onto the path of cultivation, but his wife’s life span was
already up. The pain in his heart had never diminished in all these years.
In these years, he focused purely on cultivation. Only by cultivating
could he suppress the thoughts of his wife.
To a certain extent, Teng Xiu Xiu, who looked the most like Teng
Three’s wife, not only was his daughter, but also received all of the love he
had for his wife. That was why he wouldn’t let Teng Xiu Xiu receive any
kind of harm or let anyone cause her any grievance.
He coldly looked at Wang Zhuo and said, “Wang Zhuo, because of Teng
Xiu Xiu, I’ll let you live. Now scram! From now on, Teng Xiu Xiu has no
relation with you.”
Wang Zhuo’s eyes lit up. He looked at Teng Three and said, “What a
temper!” With that, he jumped back and was about to leave.
After Teng Xiu Xiu heard this, she quickly moved forward and grabbed
Wang Zhuo’s arm. She turned around, look at her father with watery eyes,
and bit her lower lips without a word.
Teng Three’s eyes were still cold, but he slowly let out a sigh and turned
around. Teng Xiu Xiu’s expression right now was just like his wife’s. He
didn’t want to kill Wang Zhuo because he didn’t want to cause Teng Xiu
Xiu any pain.
“Wang Zhuo, even though the Teng family killed your family, I hope
you won’t do anything to harm Xiu Xiu. You two… are a cultivation
couple, after all. Although your parents can’t be with you, your wife will be
with you for the rest of your life. Wang Zhuo, know what’s best.”
Wang Zhuo pondered for a while. He looked at Teng Xiu Xiu with a
complex look. If that day were to ever come, even he didn’t know what he
would do.
Teng Xiu Xiu looked at the two men that were the most important
people in her life and said, “Father, Wang Zhuo won’t, he won’t!” At the
end, her voice was filled with determination! This woman, even until the
end, believed that Wang Zhuo wouldn’t hurt her.
Although Teng Three’s expression was the same, his urge to kill
increased greatly. If it was when the Teng family was stable, whether Wang
Zhuo lived or died wouldn’t matter, as he was confident that Wang Zhuo
wouldn’t act rashly.
But right now, the Teng family was in danger, so it was very different.
Teng Three made up his mind. Once they return to Teng Family City, he
will find a chance to kill Wang Zhuo.
Because he still had a feeling that if Wang Zhuo didn’t die, Teng Xiu
Xiu will still be in danger.
However, he won’t have this opportunity.
A dark cloud suddenly covered the sky. The dark cloud felt like it could
fall down at any time.
Teng Three’s gaze suddenly became serious. Without any hesitation, he
pointed at his abdomen and coughed out some of his essence blood. At the
same time, a point of light flew out of his bag of holding and fused into the
essence blood, forming an oval shaped light before him.
Teng Three reached out with his hand and grabbed. Teng Xiu Xiu
shouted in surprise as Teng Three threw her into the oval ring of light. Teng
Xiu Xiu looked at her father with a look of despair and shouted, “Father!”
When her voice reached him, Teng Three felt that he couldn’t be cruel,
so he reached out again. This time, he grabbed Wang Zhuo and viciously
threw him toward the oval light.
The two disappeared into the oval light.
All of this happened very quickly. The moment the black cloud
appeared, Teng Three didn’t mind lowering his own cultivation and used a
massive amount of essence blood to transport Teng Xiu Xiu and Wang
Zhuo away.
After doing all that, he no longer had any regrets. He straightened his
body and without a sound, an orange colored flying sword appeared next to
him.
This flying sword was built by himself. It was named Dao Yun, because
his wife’s name contained the word Yun.
Every day, he cleansed the sword with his own spiritual energy. He
didn’t let anyone touch this sword, not even Teng Huayuan.
He also never used this sword when he fought with others.
The degree of adoration he had for this sword wasn’t any lower than
what he had for Teng Xiu Xiu, because when this sword was made, his wife
left a drop of her blood in it.
It was because of this drop of mortal blood that this sword’s power
weakened drastically. But Teng Three didn’t care, because as long as this
sword was here, his wife was present. If the sword was broken, his wife was
dead.
At that moment, Teng Three’s heart was filled with the urge to battle,
because he knew that he would die today.
If he was allowed to choose the way he would die, he would hope to die
along with this sword.
He gently touched the flying sword. This was the last time he would
cleanse the sword with his spiritual energy. He revealed a determined look
and without a word, his sword let out a hum and flew toward the cloud in
the sky.
Teng Three quickly jumped up and followed behind the flying sword.
He used all of the spiritual energy in his body and moved like a shooting
star with the flying sword toward the black cloud.
In the midst of his shooting star-like movement, he could see his wife
smiling at him and calling him.
The shooting star flew across the sky, through the black cloud, and
landed 100 kilometers away.
All of the black clouds gathered together and formed a shape that
looked like Wang Lin. He looked thoughtfully in the direction the shooting
star went toward.
The middle aged man charged toward Wang Lin without any fear in his
eyes and died to Wang Lin’s Ji Realm. It was just that at the moment of his
death, Wang Lin felt the feeling of mourning from Teng Three.
Wang Lin pondered for a long time, but he didn’t take out his soul even
though this person would have made an excellent devil. He didn’t think that
there would be someone who cared about his loved one so much in the Teng
family. However, he still had to die. He shouldn’t have been born into the
Teng family.
100 kilometers away, Teng Three landed. There were no injuries on his
body at all, but he was dead.
In his hand, the sword named Dao Yun shone for the last time and
shattered...
Teng Family City.
Teng Huayuan was at the top floor of the Teng family ancestral home as
he stared at nine pieces of jade. Five of them were already broken, and just
as Teng Huayuan sighed, the jade representing Teng Three split in half.
Teng Huayuan’s body shook. His face suddenly started to look a lot
older. He slowly touched all of the broken jades and when his hand moved
over the jade for Teng Three, his old eyes released tears that had never been
released in the past 400 years.
Teng Huayuan whispered, “Hai Er.”
Teng Hai was Teng Three’s real name.
When someone become a core Teng family member, they would leave a
trace of their soul in a special jade. In just two day’s time, many of those
jades shattered, and each time, Teng Huayuan would feel pain in his heart.
Especially Teng Five. He basically saw Teng Five die before him. Even
though they were only 100 feet apart, it felt like they were divided by a
chasm that not even Teng Huayuan could traverse.
Teng Five, besides Teng One, was the one that looked the most like
Teng Li, so he received a lot of care from Teng Huayuan.
Teng Nine’s bitter childhood caused his twisted personality, so he took
the extreme path of stealing lives, but shortening his own. Teng Huayuan
had prepared several top quality pills for him, but all those pills were now
useless.
Teng Eight, Teng Six, and Teng Four all held positions in Teng
Huayuan’s heart, however, Teng Three was still the most important.
Teng Huayuan had always considered Teng Three to be the disgrace of
the Teng family. Born a core disciple, instead of properly cultivating, he
went and became obsessed with a mortal woman. Teng Huayuan forcibly
split them apart and allowed the ruthless flow of time to kill that woman.
Teng Huayuan knew that Teng Three hated him.
However, this didn’t affect how much Teng Huayuan cared for Teng
Three. In fact, he felt regretful about splitting the two apart back then. But
now, he would never have the chance to tell Teng Three about his regret,
because Teng Three was already dead.
241
WANG ZHUO
A fter Wang Lin’s soul devourer soul killed the six Teng family core
members, it quickly returned to his body.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and pondered for a while. When he was
killing that middle aged man, he saw a figure that shook his heart.
If his eyes hadn’t fooled him, then that person was Wang Zhuo.
The woman beside him was the daughter of the middle aged man. There
was clearly some relationship between them. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he
put away the restriction flag, bronze mirror, and the devils. Then, he jumped
onto the mosquito beast and quickly found the woman that was with Wang
Zhuo through his divine sense.
The direction the woman was walking in wasn’t toward Teng Family
City, but the country’s border.
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then chased after her.
Teng Xiu Xiu was filled with sadness. Although she was running away,
she couldn’t stop the tears from coming out. She didn’t know what became
of her father, but she had a feeling that was weighing down her heart so
heavily that she could barely breath.
The complex feelings in Wang Zhuo’s heart became even stronger.
Although he felt very good when the Teng family members were killed, he
was now feeling a deep sense of concern.
Wang Zhuo’s body shook. He stop moving and closed his eyes as he
recalled his family being killed by the Teng family.
Teng Xiu Xiu saw that Wang Zhuo stopped, so she quickly stopped
moving as well. She looked at him while biting her lower lip. Right now,
this man, her husband, was the only one she could rely on.
After a while, Wang Zhuo opened his eyes and viciously slapped
himself a few times. He wanted to slap himself away. He wanted to remind
himself that the Teng family was his enemy and that he didn’t have any
feelings for Teng Xiu Xiu.
As long as they were from the Teng family, they should die!
Teng Xiu Xiu quickly moved forward to stop Wang Zhuo. Her tears
flowed endlessly.
Wang Zhuo steeled his heart. He waved his arm and threw Teng Xiu
Xiu to the side. He said, “Leave! From now on, you and I have nothing to
do with each other!”
Teng Xiu Xiu looked at Wang Zhuo with despair in her eyes. She didn’t
even realize that she was biting her lip so hard that she was bleeding. She
was overflowing with tears as she tried to grab Wang Zhuo.
But Wang Zhuo dodged again and coldly said, “You won’t leave? Then
I’ll go!” With that, he started to fly toward the opposite direction.
Teng Xiu Xiu stared dumbfoundedly at Wang Zhuo’s back. The despair
in her eyes grew even stronger. Her heart felt as if it was being cut by a
knife. Her face became red in a sickly way and she coughed out a mouthful
of blood. Her face became pale as she tried to steady herself.
The truth was, the moment Wang Zhuo turned around, he could feel his
heart tear open, but thinking about the deaths of all of his family members,
he forced himself to steel his heart. At this moment, the pain Wang Zhuo
was feeling wasn’t any less painful than Teng Xiu Xiu’s.
Teng Xiu Xiu let out a pitiful smile as she softly called to Wang Zhuo.
“Don’t go…”
Wang Zhuo’s body shook. He clenched his fist as he suddenly turned to
Teng Xiu Xiu and shouted, “Scram!”
With that, he quickly sped up and in the blink of an eye, disappeared
without a trace.
Blood leaked from Teng Xiu Xiu’s mouth again as she looked at the
direction Wang Zhuo disappeared to. She let out a bitter smile and
confusion filled her eyes.
Although the world was large, she didn’t know where to go. Of the two
most important men in the world to her, she didn’t know if one was dead or
alive and the other abandoned her. For a woman, this wasn’t any different
than the sky collapsing.
Wang Zhuo flew more than 10 kilometers away. His hands were
bleeding from clenching his fists so hard. Visions of the deaths of his family
members filled his mind, but the sight of Teng Xiu Xiu’s sadness and
despair slowly replaced them.
After a long time, Wang Zhuo landed on the ground. He kneeled facing
the direction of his hometown, viciously kowtowed, and said, “Father,
mother, your son is… unfilial!”
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and two streams of tears
flowed down his cheeks. Then, he got up and quickly went to chase after
Teng Xiu Xiu.
The moment he turned, he felt like he could see his family members,
especially his parents, stare at him with painful gazes. They were all
pointing at him and calling him a traitor, calling him the bastard son of the
Wang family.
Wang Zhuo’s heart had been torn into two as he chased after Teng Xiu
Xiu. Soon, he saw the confused Teng Xiu Xiu flying. She seemed to notice
and turned around, revealing a gentle smile.
But the moment the two met, a powerful kill intent rushed toward their
direction. They saw a youth with white hair that flowed with the wind
riding a giant mosquito beast flying toward them.
Behind him were countless bodies of the Teng family. The intense smell
of blood followed afterwards.
Teng Xiu Xiu’s face became pale. She subconsciously hid behind Wang
Zhuo, her body shaking.
Wang Zhuo stared at the white haired youth. His eyes revealed a look of
disbelief.
“You… you are Wang Lin!!”
“Wang Zhuo.”
Wang Lin jumped off the mosquito beast. He landed before Wang Zhuo
and looked at the woman behind him.
Wang Zhuo subconsciously hid Teng Xiu Xiu and looked at Wang Lin
with a complex look. After a long time, he slowly said, “I should have
already guessed that only you would have the power to get revenge for our
family.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while and softly said, “Wang Zhuo, I’m
sorry.”
Wang Zhuo let out a bitter smile and said, “If you had said that to me
back then, I wouldn’t have forgiven you, but right now, we only have one
enemy, and that is Teng Huayuan.”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he slowly said, “Teng Huayuan won’t
be able to run away, the entire Teng family won’t be able to run away!”
Teng Xiu Xiu’s body shook. Although she was terrified, she still asked,
“My… my father he…”
“Shut up!” Wang Zhuo stopped Teng Xiu Xiu from speaking. He
calmed himself and said to Wang Lin, “She is your sister-in-law…”
Before Wang Zhuo could finish speaking, Wang Lin blandly said, “Your
father shouldn’t have been named Teng.”
Teng Xiu Xiu’s body shook. The gaze she directed at Wang Lin
contained deep hatred.
The moment Wang Zhuo heard those words, he knew that Wang Lin
already knew about Teng Xiu Xiu’s identity. The complex feelings in his
heart became even stronger.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He looked at the horizon and asked, “Is
Wang Hao still at the Xuan Dao Sect?”
Wang Zhuo shook his head and bitterly said, “He didn’t manage to form
his core...he is already...dead.”
Wang Lin closed his eyes. He let out a sigh and said, “You and her
should leave Zhao.” With that, he didn’t even look back and jumped onto
the mosquito beast.
Wang Zhuo’s series of actions had clearly expressed that he didn’t want
Teng Xiu Xiu to die.
Wang Zhuo looked at Wang Lin’s figure. His feelings became even
more complicated. The death of his family and parents flashed before his
eyes. All of them stared at him, calling him a traitor of the Wang family!
Wang Zhuo let out a bitter smile as he turned around to look at Teng
Xiu Xiu. His heart sank as he saw a very deep, hidden feeling of hatred in
her eyes.
Wang Zhou pondered for a bit. His eyes became soft as he gently said,
“Xiu Xiu, let us go.” With that, his right handle gently touched her hair.
Teng Xiu Xiu was startled and then started to cry again. For all the time
they had been together, this was the first time Wang Zhuo called her Xiu
Xiu.
However, her smile at the next moment froze, because Wang Zhuo’s
hand was on her Tian Lin. With a surge of his spiritual energy, he ended his
wife’s life.
Teng Xiu Xiu died without any pain. She died in the arms of her lover...
Holding the corpse of his wife, Wang Zhuo’s eyes were filled with
sorrow. He looked at the direction Wang Lin disappeared toward and said,
“Wang Lin, I won’t become a traitor of the Wang family and I won’t allow a
shred of the Teng family bloodline to remain.”
With that, he kneeled toward the direction of his home down and
kowtowed a few times. He hit his forehead with his palm, ending all of the
life in his body. Blood leaked from his mouth as he fell to the ground
looking at his wife.
“Xiu Xiu, don’t be scared, I’ll accompany you…”
Wang Lin was standing on the mosquito beast as his body suddenly
quivered. He could clearly feel the light representing Wang Zhuo in his
divine sense disappear. He pondered for a bit, then his body disappeared
from the top of the mosquito beast.
When he appeared, he was standing next to Wang Zhuo’s body. Wang
Lin looked at Wang Zhuo’s body with a complex feeling in his heart. He
understood that Wang Zhuo was torn between his family and lover, and in
the end could only kill his lover with his own hands to end the guilt toward
his family.
At the same time, after his wife died, he killed himself to fulfill his love
for his wife.
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then pointed his finger at Wang Zhuo’s
brow. Gradually, a weak soul fire that could be extinguished at any time
appeared in Wang Lin’s hand.
He let out a sigh and disappeared from the spot.
In the northeastern part of the capital city, there was a large house that
belonged to the Wang family. A white haired youth appeared inside the
Wang family household. The youth walked through the house as if he was
transparent. None of the servants seemed to notice him.
After the white haired youth walked inside the house for a while, he
stopped before a building. Inside sat a woman whose stomach had a bulge.
She was clearly pregnant.
The youth looked for a while, then took out a ball of white light. He let
out a sigh as he threw out the white light. The white light entered the
woman’s stomach.
The not completely formed baby that hadn’t produced its own soul yet
gradually fused with the white light.
“This person will step into the cultivation world in the future. Maybe we
will have another chance to meet in the future,” the youth muttered to
himself as he left.
242
PUNNAN ZI
H eng Yue mountain range, Xuan Dao Sect.

The back mountain, where Wang Lin trained before, was dotted
with countless man made caves. At the top of the mountain was the only
natural cave on the mountain and Punnan Zi was cultivating inside it.
His appearance hadn’t changed a bit in the past 400 years.
Dripping sounds echoed inside the cave as water dripped from the
ceiling.
For a long time, a strange light shone from Punnan Zi’s face that
changed back and forth. Gradually, he opened his eyes. They shined as if
they contained stars.
Punnan Zi raised his right hand and formed a seal, His expression
remained neutral. Then, he waved his right hand forward and the stone
before him suddenly began to shine.
Soon, ten points of light appeared on the rock wall.
However, the moment the ten points of light appeared, six of them
immediately dimmed, then disappeared.
Punnan Zi’s face slightly twitched and his expression slightly darkened.
The air around him suddenly slowed down and soon, even water stopped
dripping from the ceiling.
If any Spirit Severing cultivators were around, their eyes would light up,
because affecting the fluctuations of the surrounding spiritual energy to use
certain techniques was something only spirit severing cultivators could do.
Punnan Zi was at the edge of the Spirit Severing stage. To him, it was
not far away at all. The only thing that separated him from the Spirit
Severing stage was a paper thin barrier and all he needed to do was find the
right place to poke through.
Punnan Zi stared at the points of lights on the wall. After a long time, he
sighed and said, “Teng Huayuan, who did you offend to bring such disaster
upon yourself?”
“If it wasn’t for the fact that Lord Shi specifically wanted to use the
Teng family as an experiment, this old man really wouldn’t want to deal
with any of your Teng family affairs!” Punnan Zi’s face became gloomy.
Even he didn’t know what it was about the Teng family that made Lord Shi
pick them.
If it wasn’t so, then with just the Teng family’s resources, there was no
way they would suddenly gain nine Nascent Soul cultivators and Teng
Huayuan wouldn’t suddenly become almost as strong as Punnan Zi in
merely 400 years.
He pondered a little, then stood up, waved his sleeves, and disappeared
from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already at the peak of the Heng Yue
mountain range. Punnan Zi got down on one knee, stared at the sky, and
formed many different seals with his hand. As the seals formed, more and
more clouds appeared and an invisible pressure slowly built up in the sky.
Punnan Zi then waved his hand and said, “I, Punnan Zi, from a lower
cultivation country, would like to borrow a magic treasure.”
The moment he said those words, two beams of light, red and green,
shot out from the Heng Yue mountain range. The lights became more and
more intense and all of the spiritual energy in Zhao started to gather at the
Heng Yue mountain range. The two lights landed next to Punnan Zi. They
soon dimmed and revealed their true form.
Their true form was two magic discs. On the magic disk were 4 blades
that emitted a cold light. There were even rifts in space around them.
It can easily be said that this wasn’t a Nascent Soul level magic treasure
and was made by someone Spirit Severing or higher.
Punnan Zi respectfully kowtowed a few times before finally imprinting
them with his divine sense and carefully placing them in his bag of holding.
Only then did he finally relax. He started to emit a powerful killing intent
and muttered, “Teng Huayuan, this is the last time I’ll help you. If within
100 years the Teng family still doesn’t have a Spirit Severing cultivator,
don’t blame me for being ruthless toward the Teng family!”
With that, he disappeared without a trace.
The moment the spirit energy surged, Wang Li noticed it. Although his
expression didn’t change, his heart sunk. However, he let out a cold snort
and charged toward the direction of the last core Teng family member.
At the border of the country of Zhao was a very mysterious space.
Every time a mortal brought this place up, it would cause fear. Even
cultivators are extremely nervous about this place.
It was a huge pit of black mud.
This was a pit filled with black mud that emitted a smell that stung the
nose. No one aside from a few people knew exactly how deep this mud pit
really was.
Every 100 years, this mud pit would explode, and every explosion was a
shocking sight.
Most of the time, this was a prohibited place. No matter whether it was
mortals, cultivators, or beasts, when they got within certain range of the
mud pit, they would be pulled in by a powerful suction force and be buried
alive.
After a long time, a black fog quietly appeared and covered the whole
area.
This was considered the most dangerous place in Zhao in the past 400
years, Black Mud Pit.
In the deepest part of this Black Mud Pit was a coffin made of black
crystals. This black crystal coffin wasn’t covered by black mud. It could be
said that there was a thick layer of white bones between the coffin and the
black mud.
Among these bones were the bones of humans and beasts. These bones
belonged to the people that were sucked in over the past 400 years.
This place was where the person Teng Eight feared the most cultivated.
This was Teng One’s cultivating area.
Teng One was a legend in the Teng family.
This person wasn’t a descent of Teng Huayuan. To be exact, he was a
younger brother of Teng Huayuan.
He was the only core Teng family member that no one dared to
challenge and the only person that held the name Teng One for the past 400
years.
When Wang Lin got within 1000 kilometers of the mud pit, he noticed
what was special about this place. After pondering a little, he decided not to
let the mosquito beast continue and flew onward by himself.
Almost the moment Wang Lin entered the 1000 kilometer range of the
mud pit, a withered hand reached out from the coffin. Slowly, a skeleton-
like man sat up.
This person’s whole body was black and there were no muscles in his
body at all. On his head were only a few patches of hair. The whole person
looked very terrifying.
In his eyes, a ghostly light gradually lit up. He then slowly raised his
head.
At the moment, Wang Lin was above the Black Mud Pit. His expression
was more serious than it had been before and his restriction flag was
already out and floating next to him. He looked at the mud pit. Without any
hesitation, his eyes glowed red and a series of Ji Realm red lightning bolts
shot into the black mud.
Deep inside the mud pit, the ghostly light in the eyes of the man in the
coffin shined brightly as he watched the series of red lightning bolts land.
The man raised his bony hand and touched one of the red lightning bolts.
Suddenly, with a loud bang, the red lightning disappeared without a
trace and cracks appeared on the man’s finger.
The man licked his lips. In the ghostly light in his eyes, a powerful urge
to fight appeared. He slowly stood up. At that moment, more red lightning
bolts landed, but were blocked by his finger.
Eventually, all of the red lightning bolts were blocked, but his entire
right arm was filled with cracks. He looked at his arm and shook it. It
instantly turned to dust.
He didn’t seem to care at all. His body emitted a powerful will to fight.
He let out a smile as he charged upwards.
Wang Lin’s face was very ugly. He could clearly feel that just now, the
red lightning formed by the Ji Realm was blocked at the cost of only an
arm.
Something like this has never happened before. Wang Lin could
confirm that this person’s cultivation level was not Spirit Severing yet, but
he could block the attack of the Ji Realm.
The moment the man started to dash upward, Wang Lin surrounded the
area with the restriction flag without any hesitation. Then, his hand formed
a seal and 90 restrictions turned into the shape of dragons and charged
toward the mud pit.
The skinny man revealed a dumbfounded expression toward the
restrictions. He didn’t dodge at all and allowed the restrictions to hit his
body.
Suddenly, countless cracks appeared all over his body. After the last
restriction landed, although his body was covered in cracks, he wasn’t even
slowed down at all.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he quickly backed up. His hand
formed a seal and pointed to the sky as 90 more restriction flew out.
The skinny man looked at the cracks on his body, then at Wang Lin. He
licked his lips as he suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Without any hesitation, Wang Lin dodged to the side and, with a ripping
sound, the edge of Wang Lin’s clothes were torn. Right where Wang Lin
was before, the skinny man appeared, holding a piece of Wang Lin’s
clothes. His eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
Wang Lin’s scalp tingled as he stared at the skinny man. If he was a
breath slower, he would have been hit by the skinny man.
His eyes darkened as the restrictions descended once more and charged
toward the skinny man.
The skinny man once again revealed a dumbfounded expression. He
didn’t dodge. He simply let the restrictions hit him, causing more cracks to
appear on his body.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Before all of the restrictions landed, he spent
even more spiritual energy to summon more restrictions to attack. At the
same time, his body never stopped as he constantly moved around. While
he was controlling the restrictions, countless Ji Realm red lightning bolts
were shot out.
That skinny man still didn’t move. Only when the Ji Realm lightning
was about to land would he raise his left hand to block. Gradually, more and
more cracks appeared on his body and his left arm started to turn to dust.
This was a very strange battle. Wang Lin’s battle experience can be said
to be very rich, but he has never experience a battle this strange.
243
TENG ONE
T eng One didn’t dodge or block. He just allowed attacks to hit him.
However, not even Wang Lin could last long while using all these
powerful attacks, especially the Ji Realm, which damaged his own Nascent
Soul every time he used it.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared and reappeared 100 meters away. He took
out a jade bottle and dumped all of its contents into his mouth to recover his
spiritual energy.
But at the same time, the skinny man raised his head and moved once
again.
Wang Lin’s sense of danger rang in his head as he quickly dodged to the
side. Once again, he barely got out of the way as the skinny man reappeared
and attacked.
His forehead was filled with sweat as he quickly digested the pills he
had just consumed to recover the spiritual energy in his body. He slapped
his bag of holding and took out the ancient sword sheath. He then took out a
flying sword and pushed it into the sword sheath.
Suddenly, the sword energy rushed out from the sword sheath, forming
a giant sword, which landed on Teng One.
The skinny man became dumbfounded again as he allowed the sword
energy to crash into his body. His body finally wasn’t able to withstand all
the damage and began to collapse.
But just as his whole body was about to collapse, he suddenly seemed to
have realized something. He struggled to make his almost collapsed left
hand form a seal and said a word that sounded like bones rubbing together.
“Condense!”
Suddenly, the body that was about to collapse shined gold and returned
to perfect condition.
Wang Lin took a deep breath as he stared at the person, unable to say a
word.
The skinny man’s eyes lit up as he stared at Wang Lin with a powerful
urge to battle. His hand formed a fist and turned into a blur as he punched
toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he immediately backed up. But he quickly
found that all of the surrounding spiritual power seemed to have been
sucked away by a mysterious power. It even seemed to create an
imprisoning power. Wang Lin soon felt his speed decrease drastically under
this power.
At that moment, Wang Lin’s heart quickly calmed down. He hurriedly
took out the bronze mirror and pointed it at Teng One, but the green light
released by the bronze mirror had no effect on him. Teng One’s fist hit the
bronze mirror. The mirror cracked and released flashes of light.
Thanks to that light, the imprisonment surrounding him weakened and
he quickly moved out of the area. At the same time, his heart ached as he
shouted, “Explode!”
A large number of cracks suddenly appeared on the Ancient Bronze
Mirror, and then it exploded.
This explosion created a huge gust of wind that swept across the area.
After the gust of wind passed, Teng One coughed out a mouthful of golden
blood. The moment the blood came out of his mouth, his body looked a lot
weaker. He had a panicked expression on his face as he chased after the
blood, trying to swallow it.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He didn’t hesitate in the slightest as he charged
forward instead of backing up. There was something strange about that
blood.
When Teng One saw Wang Lin rushing over, he flew even faster and
reached out his hands. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he reached out as well.
Under the force of both sides, the golden blood split into two halves, each
half floating toward one of them.
After Teng One got hold of the golden blood, he quickly swallowed it.
Then, he stared at Wang Lin and quickly charged at him.
Wang Lin grabbed the golden blood and ran off without a word.
The two flew very quickly, one after the other. Wang Lin didn’t run in a
straight line, but circled the area around the mud pit. He had always felt that
Teng One was very strange. When he saw the golden blood, he finally
realized something.
Although he didn’t know what this golden blood was, the memories of
the Ancient God had something similar.
In truth, this golden blood wasn’t anything special. It was just similar to
the blood of an Ancient God, or more accurately, it contained a bit of the
blood of an Ancient God.
Aside from the time he reformed his body, none of Teng One’s attacks
released any spiritual energy fluctuations at all. His attacks were purely
physical.
This method no longer belonged to a cultivator. This person was like a
puppet that only knew how to use brute force.
Teng One was also filled with confusion when it came to Wang Lin’s
techniques, but under this confusion, there seemed to be a hint of
understanding. This person must have cultivated a very strange technique
and became like this under the influence of that technique.
There were simply too many cultivation methods in the cultivation
world for Wang Lin to know them all, but what he guessed was very
accurate. The method Teng One cultivated was very similar to the way the
Ancient Gods trained their bodies.
This method didn’t belong to Zhao, but to the messenger in Heaven’s
Tower.
After cultivating this method, one’s divine sense and soul fuse with the
body, which was why Wang Lin’s Ji Realm lost its 1 hit kill ability.
Wang Lin stared at the golden blood in his hand as his eyes lit up. This
person’s cultivation method wasn’t that of a puppet, but an imitation of the
Ancient Gods’.
A cold light flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes as he slapped his bag of
holding and summoned a dark mist. The dark mist turned into two puppets.
These were two of the Nascent Soul puppets he got from old man Ji Mo.
Wang Lin flicked his right finger and two drops of blood landed on the
puppets. Suddenly, the puppets’ eyes glowed red as they charged toward
Teng One.
The puppets attacked with their hands and feet, trying to stop Teng One.
Teng One’s eyes emitted a ghostly light. He formed a fist and punched
one of the puppets. The puppet shook and shattered into pieces.
Although his companion was killed, the remaining puppet was unafraid
as it continued to attack.
Wang Lin took this chance and suddenly stopped. He threw the golden
blood into the air. His hand formed a complex seal as he chanted in a
complex language.
At that moment, even the most educated man would have trouble
understanding what Wang Lin was saying, because Wang Lin was speaking
in the language of the Ancient Gods to use a technique.
In truth, Wang Lin had a lot of techniques that belonged to the Ancient
Gods in his memories, but without the inheritance of power, it was
impossible for him to use any of them.
The technique he was using now was one of the few that didn’t require
the inheritance of power. It only required some blood of the Ancient God.
After Wang Lin saw the blood, he made the decision to use this technique.
As Wang Lin’s chant continued, the golden blood began to boil and emit
white gas. As more and more white gas escaped, the golden blood
condensed into a strange symbol.
The moment the symbol appeared, the sky darkened and all of the
clouds disappeared as a beam of golden light descended. As the golden light
descended, a huge figure composed purely of spiritual energy appeared.
This figure was simply large, its head reaching into the sky. As its body
solidified, it used a massive amount of spiritual energy from the spirit veins
within Zhao. From that day on, 3/5th of the spirit veins became useless.
Large amounts of spiritual energy gathered.
The remaining 2/5th of the spirit veins gradually lost spiritual energy as
well, but the amount of blood used was simply too small, so the giant
wasn’t able to take physical form and only remained in an illusionary state.
Wang Lin’s forehead was filled with sweat. Using this technique proved
to be a huge burden on his body as the purple star on his forehead rapidly
flickered. At the same time, Wang Lin struggled to point his right hand at
Teng One, who saw that something was wrong and escaped.
Suddenly, the figure nodded and swung his hand toward Teng One, who
was running away. The giant hand hit Teng One. Without any time to react,
Teng One mysteriously disappeared.
In Wang Lin’s divine sense, the light representing Teng One dimmed.
Shortly after, a drop of golden blood appeared where Teng One
disappeared. Wang Lin reached out and the drop of blood flew toward him.
At the same time, that giant figure bowed toward Wang Lin, walked into
the sunset, and disappeared. The strange symbol formed by the golden
blood also disappeared.
At that moment, all of the Nascent Soul cultivators in Zhao noticed this
disturbance.
Punnan Zi, who was currently flying, suddenly stopped and his
expression changed greatly. He quickly spread out his divine sense to
check.
At the same time, at Heaven’s Tower in the center of Zhao, a fat man
opened his eyes mid cultivation as he stared at Wang Lin’s direction with a
look of disbelief.
“This… this is the Giant Demon clan’s Heaven Opening Technique!!”
As for Wang Lin, he carefully put the drop of golden blood into his bag
of holding and immediately sat down cross legged. He took out bottles of
jade and emptied them into his mouth as he quickly activated the Ancient
God’s tactic to digest them. The remaining puppet stood there, confused,
next to Wang Lin, but if anything were to come close, it would attack.
After one day, Wang Lin opened his eyes and took a deep breath. If it
wasn’t for the fact that he had all of those pills, then after using the Ancient
God’s technique, it would take him at least half a month to recover.
He stood up, looked at the puppet, and saw that it had taken some
damage. According to the jade, the puppet would be able to repair itself, so
Wang Lin made a seal and pressed it on the puppet’s forehead and it turned
into smoke, which returned to Wang Lin’s bag of holding. Wang Lin looked
toward where Teng One died with a complex look. The Teng family was far
more powerful than he had thought. If he couldn’t successfully use the
Ancient God’s technique according to his original plan, then he would have
to use his final resort.
The divine retribution lightning was something he really didn’t want to
use because if he used it now, then there was a high chance that his revenge
would be stopped short.
This sliver of divine retribution lightning was something Wang Lin had
prepared to deal with the messenger inside Heaven’s Tower.
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N ot only didn’t Wang Lin have to use the divine retribution lightning,
he gained a drop of the Ancient God’s blood. Although this drop of
blood wasn’t very pure and would disappear after one use, it was still
enough to save his life once.
Wang Lin waved his hand and the restriction flag returned to him. He
looked at the flag and decided that once the matter with the Teng family is
over, he will have to find a place that can withstand the divine retribution
lightning and place the last restriction on the flag. Then, it will reach the
first level of completion and its power will increase greatly. It will no
longer be like today, where it had almost no effect on the enemy.
This was the first time that Wang Lin felt like he simply had too few
magic treasures.
The explosion of the bronze mirror made him lose another of what little
magic treasures he had.
At this point, the only magic treasure he really used was the restriction
flag and that sword sheath. As for the flying sword, it was now too weak
and needed to be refined again.
Beyond these three, there were a few others, but they only would be
effective in certain circumstances, such as the beast trap that would only be
useful when going against powerful beasts.
And there was also that mysterious scroll. Although Wang Lin had not
used it yet, he could feel a sensation from the scroll every time he took it
out. He felt like there was a powerful life form inside it and that he should
not casually open the it.
Of course, he still had other magic treasures, but they were too weak.
Wang Lin pondered for a little, then took out three bags of holding. The
sense of danger from the lack of magic treasures made it so that he couldn’t
help but take a look at these three bags.
Through this battle, Wang Lin realized that the Ji Realm wasn’t
invincible. There were things in this world that could resist or even counter
it. Of course, if he could cultivate the Ji Realm to its peak, then it was not
an issue, but cultivating the Ji Realm was simply too hard.
As a result, magic treasures became very important. He didn’t want to
place all of his hope on his Ji Realm, because if his Ji Realm ever becomes
ineffective, then all will be for nothing.
Staring at the three bags of holding, Wang Lin took a deep breath. He
waved the restriction flag and it surrounded the area in black smoke. Then,
he pointed at his brow and the two devils came out to guard him.
After hesitating a bit, he didn’t call out the puppet. The puppet had
suffered damaged in the battle with Teng One and was no longer fit to
guard.
After doing all that, Wang Lin became serious and picked up a bag of
holding. This bag of holding belonged to Ancient Emperor.
The word “Lan” was embroidered on the bag.
Wang Lin pondered a little, then the spiritual energy in his body surged.
The avatar that was acting as his Nascent Soul opened its eyes and slivers
of spiritual pressure emitted from his body as his right hand slowly moved
toward the bag.
The moment his hand touched the bag, a powerful force resisted him.
His heart sank as he realized that Ancient Emperor wasn’t dead.
He took a deep breath and pressed his hand on the bag. With each press,
a sliver of Ancient Emperor’s divine sense was removed, but it is very slow
and at the same time, the backlash Wang Lin felt increased.
After half an hour, Wang Lin’s forehead was filled with sweat. He took
a deep breath and took out a few pills to help stabilize his body. He
clenched his teeth, activated his Ji Realm in his right hand, and pressed it on
the bag along with his spiritual energy.
This time, the speed increased greatly, but Wang Lin’s spiritual energy
consumption increased too. After he consumed several bottles of pills, a
white light suddenly peered out from the bag of holding and dissipated.
Wang Lin relaxed and revealed an excited expression. He quickly
scanned the bag with his divine sense, but he soon revealed a weird
expression.
There were very few things inside the Ancient Emperor’s bag of
holding. Aside from two top quality spirit stones, there was only an ancient
sword sheath.
Wang Lin took out the sword sheath. He looked at the sword sheath for
a long time, then his brow tightened. This sword sheath looked exactly like
the one he had, only the symbol was different.
After hesitating for a bit, Wang Lin took out his own sword sheath. Just
as he was about to compare the two sword sheaths, the symbol on both
sheaths began to glow.
After a long time, the light slowly disappeared. Wang Lin stared at the
sword sheaths. In his heart, he felt that there was some secret about the
sword sheaths.
He looking at them for a while, then put away the two sword sheaths.
He then slapped Ancient Emperor’s bag of holding and it turned into dust.
Wang Lin sighed. After putting so much effort into opening up the bag
of holding to only receive this strange thing, he wasn’t sure if he should
rejoice or feel helpless.
He hesitated for a while and looked at the other two bags of holding.
One of them belonged to the mysterious mummy in the battle temple of
Hou Fen.
The other contained more than ten magic treasures. These belonged to
those ancient cultivators from the land of the ancient gods. However, they
were too powerful. Wang Lin tried all he could and he only managed to take
control of the bronze mirror.
However, the bronze mirror didn’t seem that powerful, which confused
him.
He picked up this bag of holding and scanned it with his divine sense.
The protective barrier on these magic treasures were still active and they
were not something Wang Lin could break through.
Wang Lin felt like he was looking at a mountain of treasures, but he
couldn’t get them no matter what.
After letting out a sigh, Wang Lin took out a bag of holding and scanned
it with his divine sense. He felt a resistance, so Wang Lin clenched his teeth
and used all of his spiritual energy and Ji Realm to wipe the divine sense off
the bag.
But the moment his spiritual energy touched the bag, his body shook
and he felt his own consciousness move far away. He saw a familiar area
before him as an evil looking young man flew at a speed that Wang Lin
couldn’t believe was possible.
The youth suddenly stopped. He raised his head and his eyes turned
cold as he said, “You won’t be able to run away!”
Wang Lin’s thoughts turned into a mess. He hesitated for a bit and his
eyes turned cold. Although he couldn’t see through the youth’s cultivation
level, based on that speed, the evil looking youth’s cultivation level was far
above his.
Wang Lin especially noticed that the land the youth was flying over was
the Sea of Devils. Clearly, the evil looking youth was that mummy in Hou
Fen. Since Wang Lin took his bag of holding, he was here to get it back.
If the person didn’t reveal killing intent, then Wang Lin wouldn’t mind
giving back the bag of holding. However, since that person released a
powerful killing intent, that meant that even if Wang Lin gave back the bag
of holding, he wouldn’t be forgiven.
As a result, Wang Lin’s heart couldn’t help but sink. He hesitated for a
while and immediately increased the power of his spiritual energy and Ji
Realm to wipe away the divine sense.
Time slowly passed. Although the divine sense on the bag of holding
slowly disappeared, at this speed, it would take a few hundred years to
completely remove it.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. His eyes lit up as he came up with an
idea, but it was not the time to put that plan to action yet. He knew that he
was short on time and immediately stood up. He looked toward the
direction of Teng Family City as his eyes grew cold. He muttered, “Teng
Huayuan, I’m coming!”
In these past few days, almost every one of the Teng family members
had arrived at Teng Family City. They thought that it was the only safe
place.
Teng Huayuan looked at all of his Teng family members gathered here
and became even more gloomy. He knew that Wang Lin must already be on
the way here.
The entire Teng Family City was in a state of panic. After the Teng
family members entered Teng Family City, they immediately found the
reason why the Teng ancestor hadn’t gone out to kill that person.
It was not that he didn’t want to leave, but the area 10,000 kilometers
around the Teng family city was surrounded by a restriction that allowed
people to enter, but not leave.
As a result, panic spread throughout the city. At the same time, rumors
of the mysterious killer spread through the Teng family.
Almost every one of the Teng family members were speculating about
what kind of grudge this mysterious person had with the Teng family that
made him want to exterminate the entire family.
Various versions of the story spread between the Teng family members.
There were even some versions that were very close to the truth.
Although Teng Huayuan tried to stop the rumors, under this state of
panic, it was not something that people could stop. Gradually, the fear
among the Teng family became even worse.
This sunny and cloudless day was the 9th day after the killing of the
Teng family began.
In the entire country of Zhao, any location that had been occupied by
Teng family members had no more Teng family members . They had all
either been killed or had fled to Teng Family City.
This was the day that the Teng family will be wiped out. Even hundreds
of years from now, when people of Zhao talk about this day, they will
shiver.
This day was the day that the entire balance of power in Zhao changed.
It was also the day that a river of blood flowed in Zhao.
On this day, the blood from Teng Family City was enough to cover the
earth.
Also, this day was also the day that everyone in Zhao heard the name
“Wang Lin,” the white haired cultivator that caused everyone’s hearts to
turn cold.
At the same time, it was also when Wang Lin’s name replaced Punnan
Zi’s as the number one cultivator in Zhao and when the older generation
fell.
Early morning, tens of thousands of kilometers from Teng Family City,
Wang Lin was flying on the mosquito beast. Although the bodies behind
him had started to rot, under the effect of his technique, the heads remained
in perfect condition.
This was because Wang Lin had made the promise to build a tower out
of the Teng family members’ heads.
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W ang Lin wasn’t very fast. He looked toward Teng Family City
with eyes filled with killing intent and regret. 400 years ago, he
was forced by Teng Huayuan to self destruct and nearly died.
On this day, 400 years later, he has returned with a monstrous killing
intent.
He had waited 400 years for this day.
Wang Lin jumped down from the mosquito beast 10,000 kilometers
from Teng Family City. He coldly looked at Teng Family City. Then, he
slowly took the dragon banner and laid each body on the ground.
If it was a full body, he would cut the head off. He did this quickly. His
actions were clean and merciless.
Gradually, a number of heads piled up before him. They all had various
expressions, but the one thing in common was the unwillingness and fear on
each face.
As the heads piled up, the hatred in the air grew. Cold wind started to
blow and even the sky seemed to have darkened a bit.
A large tower made out of human heads gradually grew. This was a
tower made out of only Teng family members’ heads. Anyone who saw this
would shiver.
Wang Lin put the last head at the top of the tower. He waved his hand
and the tower followed behind him as he slowly walked into the restriction
that covered the 10,000 kilometer radius of Teng Family City.
“Teng Huayuan, I, Wang Lin, am here. Today, no one will be left alive!
I won’t stop until I die!” A voice filled with hate transmitted toward Teng
Family City.
Before that moment, the Teng family had a never before been in silence,
but the silence was soon replaced by screams of fear.
At almost the exact same time, some of the experts of the Teng family
noticed the giant tower made of heads.
Gradually, more and more people saw the tower and the fear instantly
spread.
Teng Huayaun stood on top of the inner wall with a gloomy face. At his
side were four people. These were the last four remaining Nascent Soul
cultivators of the Teng family.
The four disappeared under the order of Teng Huayuan. When they
reappeared, they were already 1000 feet away from Wang Lin. They
quickly took out their magic treasures and used them against Wang Lin.
How could Wang Lin’s vengeance be stopped by just the four of them?
Although Wang Lin looked calm, there was a sliver of madness in his heart.
Today, he will vent these past 400 years of anger. Today, will become a
madman, a bloodthirsty madman!
Almost without any hesitation, the moment the four Nascent Soul
cultivators appeared, Wang Lin’s Ji Realm moved. Thanks to a series of red
lightning bolts, the four Nascent Soul cultivators let out miserable screams
before they could even use their magic treasures. The Ji Realm formed a
cage and trapped the four Nascent Soul cultivators.
At the same time, Wang Lin rushed into the cage. His hand moved like a
knife and cut off that person’s head. He then kicked the head toward the
tower.
The tower of heads gained another head.
Blood spouted out like a fountain and spread all over the ground.
Wang Lin suddenly turned. A flying sword had appeared in his hand.
The attack of the flying sword made another head fall to the ground.
The tower of heads gained another head.
This all happened very quickly. In almost an instant, two of the four had
died. The other two were trapped inside the cage, unable to resist. Filled
with intense hatred, Wang Lin shouted, “Kill!” The Ji Realm cage closed in
and cut through the remaining two Nascent Soul cultivators.
Blood rained down along with chunks of meat.
However, under Wang Lin’s control, their heads remained intact.
The tower of heads gained another two heads.
After killing the four people, Wang Lin stood straight up as he looked
toward Teng Huayuan with a cruel smile.
When he saw that smile, Teng Huayuan’s heart became very cold. Four
Nascent Soul cultivators were so easily killed. What level of cultivation had
this Wang Lin reached?
Teng Huayuan’s scalp tingled. His previous assumption was incorrect.
The restriction around the city wasn’t set by someone else, but by this fiend.
“Teng Huayuan, I’m here!” Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with hatred, but
his actions were very calm. He even smiled.
As he was speaking, his right hand reached out and turned into a giant
hand. He swept the hand across the city and grabbed more than a dozen
people while they screamed in fear. Among these people were males and
female, cultivators and mortals.
The moment Wang Lin’s words came out, he squeezed with his hand
and all of their bodies exploded, leaving only their heads intact. Blood
dripped all over Teng Family City. One drop even landed on Teng
Huayaun’s face, causing him to tremble.
The tower of heads gained another 19 heads.
“Wang Lin!” A huge killing intent emitted from Teng Huayuan. He
waved his hand. Suddenly, a golden flag appeared in his grasp. With a
swing, the flag released a gas. The gas turned into a giant skull. The skull
let out a roar and charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he slapped his bag of holding
and took out a soul flag. He shook the flag and thousands of screaming
souls floated out.
“Teng Huayuan, back then, you threatened me with the souls of my
family. Today, I will repay you in the same way. You can devour as many of
them as you like. It will be a great loss, but I won’t be heartbroken over it.”
Wang Lin’s voice was dull, but as he was speaking, he waved his right hand
and over 100 Teng family members floated into the air.
No matter how much they struggled, it was futile. This time, Teng
Huayuan let out a roar as he waved his hand and a strange gust of wind flew
out, trying to cut off Wang Lin’s technique.
Wang Lin sneered. His Ji Realm shot out. The moment it hit, the strange
wind dissipated.
Wang Lin clenched his right hand and over 100 people exploded. Blood
rained from the sky.
This time, none of the Teng family members were able to withstand this
kind of tension. No one knew who did it first, but everyone scattered on
their flying swords in all directions.
Wang Lin let out a cruel smile. He pointed his finger into the air and the
thousands of souls of the Teng family charged toward the escaping Teng
family members to devour them.
Teng Huayuan’s body moved. He clenched his teeth and waved his flag.
The golden skull turned into over 1000 skulls and charged toward those
souls.
Teng Huayuan’s heart was bleeding. This was no different than killing
his family members himself.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared and reappeared next to an escaping Teng
family member. This was a youth. He was only at the 3rd layer of Qi
Condensation. Only 3 days ago, he felt proud to be named Teng, but now,
he only wished he had nothing to do with the Teng family.
However, he never had a chance. The last thing he saw was the white
haired youth that struck fear into his heart. A cold hand reached out to his
neck and snapped it.
After killing one person, Wang Lin disappeared and reappeared next to
another Teng family member. Although this person was a very enchanting
girl, to Wang Lin, she was only a dead person. Wang Lin wouldn’t show
any mercy just because she was a girl, because the Teng family couldn’t
live in same world as the Wang family!
After crushing her neck, Wang Lin disappeared again.
Teng Huayuan let out a roar and charged forward. However, he was a
bit slower than Wang Lin, so every time he tried to intercept Wang Lin, he
only saw the Teng family losing another member.
This situation of watching your family members die one by one while
being unable to do anything was about to drive Teng Huayuan mad. At that
moment, he suddenly saw Wang Lin appear next to a young boy. This was
the 7th generation grandson who he personally saw growing up.
“NO!!!” Teng Huayuan’s eyes were red and he charged forward.
Wang Lin coldly looked at Teng Huayuan, who was charging over, as he
pressed his hand on the boy’s forehead. The boy looked at Wang Lin with
hatred as Wang Lin sent spiritual energy into his hand, causing the boy to
explode into a bloody mess.
“In your next life, don’t be named Teng!” After Wang Lin was finished
killing, he disappeared again.
Teng Huayuan stared dumbfoundedly at the bloody mess that was his
grandson. Then, he let out a painful roar. “Wang Lin!”
Wang Lin’s body reappeared 1000 feet away. He said, “Does it hurt?
Back then, when you killed my family, my heart also hurt.” With that, he
randomly slapped the air with his right hand and a Teng family member
who was running away in panic turned into mush.
Teng Huayuan ferociously roared, “I killed your entire family because
you killed my grandson, Teng Li!”
“Nonsense. Is only your Teng family allowed kill people? Can’t others
resist?” Wang Lin let out a cold laugh. He slapped his bag of holding and
more than ten flying swords came out. Once again, dozens more died before
Teng Huayuan.
Teng Huayuan clenched his fist. He waved the flag and all of the golden
skulls flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the restriction flag appeared in
his hand. With a wave, black smoke appeared and completely trapped the
golden skulls. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he asked, “Teng Huayuan, how did
you find my hometown?”
Teng Huayuan’s expression changed as he stared at Wang Lin with deep
hatred and said, “You will never know!”
Wang Lin’s face sank. He waved his hand and more than ten restrictions
flew out. More than 100 Teng family members screamed as they died.
“Are you going to talk?”
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T eng Huayuan slapped his bag of holding and a giant sword flew out.
The sword looked very ancient. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat
out fresh blood. His entire body looked weaker afterwards, but the large
sword started glowing and flew towards Wang Lin like lightning.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The moment the giant sword flew out, his Ji
Realm moved. A series of red lightning bolts shot out and surrounded the
sword in an instant. After a series of cracking sounds, the giant sword
slowly broke down. In the end, the Ji Realm was used up and the giant
sword turned to dust.
Wang Lin reached for his bag of holding and took out several Nascent
Souls that he ha gotten from Teng family members. He consumed them to
quickly recover the used up energy.
Teng Huayuan stared dumbfoundedly at where the sword disappeared.
His entire person suddenly became older.
Wang Lin formed a seal with his right hand. He pressed it on his
forehead and the Devil Xu Liguo and the third devil quickly flew out.
Under Wang Lin’s command, they let out excited roars and charged toward
the Teng family members.
In the blink of an eye, several more people screamed miserably as they
died. Every scream caused Teng Huayuan’s body to tremble.
“Are you going to talk?” Wang Lin’s voice was as cold as ice.
Teng Huayuan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Wang Lin’s face had no expression. He didn’t even look at Teng
Huayuan as his hands formed seals and he sent out a restriction. The
restriction that surrounded Teng Family City slowly shrank.
The people that made it to the edge of the restriction looked at it in
despair. When they saw the walls closing in, the Teng family members split
into two groups . One group completely gave up while the eyes of the
people in the other group grew red and they charged toward Wang Lin with
their magic treasures like moths to a flame.
More and more Teng family members charged toward Wang Lin.
However, whenever they got within 1000 feet of Wang Lin, they would be
hit by a restriction. Their bodies would explode, creating a rain of blood
that fell to the ground.
His family’s miserable screams entered Teng Huayuan’s ears. His body
trembled violently and his heart was filled with grief. He wanted to resist,
but not even the magic treasure gifted by the higher rank cultivation country
was of any use.
Teng Huayuan’s appearance became even older. He no longer had the
majestic complexion he once had. The only thing left was an old man who
couldn’t do anything as he watched his family die.
“I’ll… speak!”
Teng Huayuan revealed a deep hatred in his eyes as he looked at Wang
Lin and said, word for word, “Since my Teng family has met with such
disaster, then no one else should think of getting away either! Back then, it
was the Piao Miao Sect’s Gao Qiming who used his heaven calculation skill
to help me find the Wang family. It was him! Go find him! He is the first
Ancestor of the Piao Miao Sect. His word is law at the Piao Miao Sect.”
“Gao Qiming!” Wang Lin stared at Teng Huayuan. It didn’t matter if
Teng Huayuan was lying or not. Wang Lin remembered this name.
Looking at Teng Huayuan, Wang Lin’s gaze suddenly shifted into the
distance. His eyes were filled with killing intent. He waved his hand and the
restriction that was slowly shrinking suddenly started to close in a lot faster.
It went from 10,000 kilometers away to only few kilometers away in an
instant. During the process, the people that died weren’t even able to let out
screams.
At the same time, the heads flew one by one due to the effect of some
mysterious force and landed on the tower of heads. The tower was now so
tall, it touched the sky.
At this point, everyone in the Teng family, besides Teng Huayuan, had
died.
On the ground, the blood flowed like a river. The thick stench of blood
was in the air..
While staring dumbfoundedly at the scene before him, Teng Huayuan
suddenly started to laugh. His laugh was filled with sorrow as two streams
of blood flowed down his cheeks.
Wang Lin calmly looked at Teng Huayuan. After a long time, Teng
Huayuan took a deep breath. He raised his head toward Wang Lin. His
voice was filled with a sense of indignation as he said, “Good, good. From
now on, the grudge between your Wang family and my Teng family is gone.
I killed your entire family and you killed my family. It is karma, it really is.
Wang Lin, you can kill me now!”
Wang Lin raised his right hand. His finger radiated a golden light. He
moved the spiritual energy in his body to gather at his finger tip.
But just at that moment, a loud roar came from the distance. “Stop!”
Hearing this voice, Teng Huayuan immediately recognized that it was
Punnan Zi. He became excited and knew that he might have a chance to live
today. His gaze toward Wang Lin was now filled with killing intent.
His urge to live suddenly kicked in. If he had a sliver of a chance to live,
then he wouldn’t allow himself to be killed so easily. What grudge between
the two families was gone? He only said it because he thought that he was
going to die for sure.
If he survives today, he will have to find a way to reach the Spirit
Severing stage no matter the cost so that he could kill Wang Lin as cruelly
as possible to get revenge.
However, he thought too highly of Punnan Zi and underestimated Wang
Lin. Wang Lin’s divine sense was as powerful as a Spirit Severing
cultivator’s divine sense. How could he not notice Punnan Zi from far away
and let Punnan Zi stop him?
The moment Punnan Zi appeared, Wang Lin flicked the golden light on
his finger onto Teng Huayuan’s forehead and killed him.
It was indeed as Teng Huayuan said; the grudge between the Teng
family and Wang family was gone. The Teng family was now completely
wiped out from this world.
Punnan Zi’s figure suddenly appeared before him. He looked at all of
the blood on the ground, at the body of Teng Huayuan, whose face had just
gained a hint of an urge to live, and finally at the tower of heads. He
couldn’t help but shiver.
He barely hesitated to formed a seal with his hand. Beams of green and
red light shot out from his bag of holding.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he stared at Punnan Zi and said,
“You’re late.”
Punnan Zi looked at Wang Lin. He was stunned. After carefully looking
at Wang Lin, he said, “You… you are a disciple of the Heng Yue Sect!”
Wang Lin looked at Punnan Zi and without a word, his Ji Realm shot
out. However, just as the red lightning bolt arrived before Punnan Zi, the
green and red lights formed a shield before him. The moment the Ji Realm
landed, the two lights shone brightly. Ultimately, the two lights managed to
block the Ji Realm, but their lights dimmed greatly.
Punnan Zi’s expression changed greatly. Without wasting a moment, he
bit the tip of his tongue and spat blood onto the green and red lights.
Punnan Zi pointed at Wang Lin and shouted, “Go!”
Suddenly, the green and red lights darted forward. The space around
them tore as they moved. Wang Lin’s right hand pointed and all of the
restrictions in the restriction flags came out in the shape of dragons to stop
the advancement of the green and red lights.
But the quality of the green and red lights was extremely high. The
restrictions were only able to slow it down a bit, not stop it.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as his Ji Realm appeared again. Its target wasn’t
the green and red lights. It was Punnan Zi.
Punnan Zi’s expression changed greatly. Just as Punnan Zi was facing a
life and death situation, a giant hand appeared out of nowhere and grabbed
the Ji Realm lightning. The hand lightly squeezed and the red lightning bolt
was destroyed, but at the same time, the giant hand shook and let out a soft
grunt.
Soon, a middle aged man wearing luxurious clothes over a somewhat
fat belly appeared before Punnan Zi. He looked at Wang Lin and was
startled, but soon revealed a look of ecstasy and said, “So it was you!” With
that, he waved his right hand and the green and red lights quickly returned
and flew around him.
After the middle aged man appeared, Punnan Zi relaxed a bit. He bowed
and said, “Greetings, lord messenger.”
Although Punnan Zi relaxed a lot, his scalp was still tingling. He didn’t
know what kind of magic treasure that red lightning was, but when it closed
in, he felt like he could die instantly. That sense of danger was something
that he had only felt from the foreign battleground before.
He didn’t have any doubt that if the lord messenger hadn’t appeared, he
would’ve been a corpse right now. He looked at Wang Lin. Aside from a
deep sense of fear, there was also a sense of regret.
The middle aged man stared at Wang Lin and slowly said, “I can’t
believe you didn’t die and in just a short 400 years reached such a high
cultivation level. Very good! Hand over the Heaven Defying bead and I’ll
spare your life! I’ll let you become the number one person in Zhao. How’s
that sound?”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm. This person’s appearance was within
his calculations. He felt this person’s presence when he was 10,000
kilometers away. This person was the messenger from Heaven’s Tower,
someone from a rank 4 country. Wang Lin guessed that his cultivation level
was Spirit Severing.
If he wasn’t Spirit Severing then how could he so easily destroy the Ji
Realm lightning?
This person knowing that Wang Lin had the heaven defying bead was
also something that he had considered in his plan for revenge. So when he
was in Zhao, he kept the entire country covered in his divine sense. That
way, with his Spirit Severing level divine sense, no one would be able to
identify him.
And no one could lock onto him with their divine sense. That was why
this messenger never came out to find him during his killing spree.
In fact, the middle aged man had felt a headache in these past few days
because no matter how much he scanned Zhao with his divine sense, he
couldn’t find the person that was killing all of the Teng family members.
Unless that person’s divine sense was more powerful than Wang Lin’s,
it was impossible to sense him. It has to be said although his cultivation
level hadn’t increased in the past 400 years, only in the early stage of Spirit
Severing, no one in Zhao could surpass him.
He never could have guessed that although Wang Lin’s cultivation level
was only at the early stage of Nascent Soul, Wang Lin’s divine sense was as
powerful as a late stage Spirit Severing cultivator’s divine sense. Even if
that messenger from the Giant Demon sect came in person, he also
wouldn’t be able to find Wang Lin.
This kind of thing was extremely rare in the cultivation world. After all,
Wang Lin was the only soul devourer walking around as a human.
Also, there was that strange, red lightning. Although the middle aged
man made it look like he easily withstood the attack, in truth, the red
lightning entered his body and damaged his soul. The damage wasn’t very
large, but it still made him afraid.
After seeing the messenger appear, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and without a
word he took out a drop of blood.
A drop of golden colored blood.
A drop of golden colored blood that was emitting the pressure of the
ancient god.
Wang Lin’s eyes glowed with killing intent as he said, “I have been
waiting for you for a long time!” His right hand lightly pointed at the
golden drop of blood. The blood suddenly started to boil. It turned into a
golden symbol and flew into the sky.
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A t that moment, a series of rumbles came from the sky and rays of
golden light descended.
The golden giant appeared under the rays of the golden light. When he
appeared, the entirety of Zhao seemed to tremble. The heavens and earth
were completely covered by this golden light. All of the mortals, all of the
cultivators, all of the trees, and all of the animals were covered in this
golden light.
Although Wang Lin’s expression was normal, the spiritual energy in his
body rapidly depleted. The moment the giant appeared, Wang Lin struggled
to point at the middle aged man.
The giant nodded. Its gaze swept toward where Wang Lin pointed and
he gently waved his hand.
The middle aged man’s expression suddenly changed as he felt a strong
sense of danger, causing him to grab Punnan Zi, who was dumbfoundedly
staring at the sky, and placed him in front of himself.
Punnan Zi’s body turned to dust along with the middle age man’s right
hand.
The middle aged man let out a painful groan. His face was pale as he
quickly retreated. At the same time, he reached into his bag of holding with
his left hand and took out a jade. Without any hesitation, he crushed the
jade. White light flooded out of the jade, surrounding him, and then he
The moment the middle aged man disappeared, the giant also
dissipated. Wang Lin’s body trembled. He quickly took out pills from his
bag of holding. He spread out his divine sense to look for traces of the
middle aged man.
After a long time, Wang Lin frowned. That middle aged man’s presence
had disappeared from Zhao.
Thinking back to the jade that the middle aged man crushed, Wang Lin
began to analyze what had happened. That jade must’ve contained some
sort of transfer array that would allow him to move long distances.
“The magic treasures of a rank 4 cultivation country are really beyond
my imagination,” Wang Lin muttered to himself. He then took a deep
breath.
In truth, his guess was very accurate. What the middle aged man used
was an escape jade given to all core disciples of his sect. As long as they
were within a certain range, they could return to the sect in an instant.
The messenger was really terrified of Wang Lin. According to his
knowledge, Wang Lin’s technique was the Giant Demon Sect’s technique.
The power of this technique was terrifying. Not even he was sure if he
could block it.
He had already seen the technique twice in Zhao, so he believed that
Wang Lin could use it a 3rd time. For this kind of enemy, even though
Wang Lin was only at the Nascent Soul stage, he still didn’t dare to mess
with. That’s why he didn’t have any hesitation to use Punnan Zi as a shield
to give him enough time to escape.
Wang Lin sat cross legged on the ground to recover his spiritual energy.
After a long time, he stood up, waved his right hand, and picked up the
tower made of Teng family members’ heads.
At a village at the foot of the Heng Yue Mountain, all of the villagers
fell to the ground asleep after a strange wind blew by.
Shortly after, a tower of heads appeared before the Wang family’s
house. Under the tower, Wang Lin knelt to the ground and kowtowed as
tears flowed down his cheeks.
He just stared at his home like this until night came. Then Wang Lin
sighed, hit the tower with his hand, and the tower of heads turned to dust.
“I have avenged our family. Mom, dad, your son is going to walk his
own path now…” Wang Lin silently stood up and left the village.
After he left, all of the villagers woke up. After they noticed that it was
already dark, they all knelt to the ground, praying to the immortals to
protect them.
Wang Lin flew in the air. The mosquito beast had already been put
away. He arrived at a valley. This is where he died before.
Looking at the valley, Wang Lin took a deep breath then stared at the
sky.
He thought of many things as the scene from 400 years ago replayed
over and over in his mind and wouldn’t go away.
Now that the Teng family was destroyed, he no longer had any weight
on his shoulders. His mentality suddenly underwent a change. Wang Lin
understood that he was no longer a mortal and had already walked onto the
path of a cultivator. This road was tough and full of danger, but he had to be
determined to keep walking down this road.
400 of years experience showed him that power was the only means to
protect himself.
The dream he had as a child to become an immortal intensified
infinitely at that moment.
And there was also Situ Nan. Only after his cultivation level has
reached the Soul Transformation stage can Situ Nan can leave the heaven
defying bead.
And there was also the vast universe from the ancient god’s memories,
along with the countless powerful life forms that shocked Wang Lin greatly.
Wang Lin stood up as he looked into the distance. His eyes were filled
with a fantastic light.
At that moment, Wang Lin’s mentality changed. He was once a kid that
wanted to get revenge for his parents’ murder. Now that his revenge was
complete, he would now pursuit the peak of cultivation and become a true
immortal.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His body moved and he jumped off the
cliff. He arrived at the spot where he died before and suddenly disappeared
from there.
Piao Miao Sect. Gao Qiming sat inside his own chamber with a bronze
mirror before him. His expression was extremely ugly. 200 years ago, he
foresaw that he was going to suffer a great disaster. However, that disaster
was very uncertain, so he couldn’t get exact details with only his cultivation
level.
As time passed, the impending sense of doom became even stronger.
When the Teng family members started to die, he was suddenly able to
calculate his remaining lifespan. He only had 10 days left. If he didn’t die in
10 days, then the disaster would affect the entire Piao Miao Sect.
Today was the 10th day. Gao Qiming had always believed in the
heaven’s way because that was his cultivation path. He knew that he must
die today, otherwise the Piao Miao sect would be in danger.
That was why he had already started planning for his death a few days
ago. At this moment, he had no more regrets. He took a deep breath, looked
at his surroundings with regret, and hit his forehead with his palm.
Blood leaked out of the corner of his mouth, his vision became blurry,
and the light in his eyes faded. At that moment, he suddenly saw a scene
from 400 years ago. It was when Teng Huayuan asked him to find the
location of the family of a Foundation Establishment disciple.
He gained a hint of understanding, then he closed his eyes and died.
Wang Lin looked at Zhao from next to the ancient transfer array. He
then opened up the array and disappeared from Zhao.
Ten days later, an evil looking youth appeared next to the transfer array.
He looked at the transfer array and walked into it without any hesitation.
In a valley millions of miles away from Zhao, Wang Lin’s figure slowly
appeared. The moment he appeared, he spread out his divine sense, then
carefully checked out his map.
Then he quickly moved, seeking the next transfer array. Wang Lin knew
that the owner of the bag of holding was closing in from behind. If he didn’t
lose him then he couldn’t cultivate in peace.
Therefore, his goal was the ancient transfer arrays. He had quite a bit of
top quality spirit stones, so he could use them several times.
Half a month later, Wang Lin arrived at an ancient transfer array. After
he checked it out, he stood in the middle of it, took out a top quality spirit
stone, and placed it on the array. But at that moment, a dark cloud suddenly
appeared. The cloud gathered and formed the figure of the evil looking
youth. The youth stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. The youth’s speed was several times faster than
what he originally thought. Wang Lin also wasn’t able to determine this
person’s cultivation level with his divine sense. He felt an extreme sense of
danger.
If one relied solely on the top quality spirit stone to start the array, then
it would take 10 breaths of time to transfer them. However, in this crisis,
Wang Lin desperately poured his spiritual energy into the transfer array to
speed up the activation.
In the end, in the same moment the evil looking youth arrived, rings of
light floated up from the transfer array and Wang Lin’s body disappeared.
The evil looking youth let out a roar. His hand formed a seal. The
moment Wang Lin disappeared, he charged into the rings of light. After
using an unknown technique, he caused the transfer array to activate again
and disappeared among the rings of light.
Wang Lin felt a sense of extreme danger during the transfer process. He
could clearly feel that a divine sense that was powerful beyond his
imagination swept toward him like a tornado. Wang Lin felt terrified in his
heart. Just as the divine sense swept toward him, his Ji Realm formed a
never seen before thick red lightning bolt that charged toward the youth.
The impact of the Ji Realm made the divine sense pause for a bit. At
that moment, a light appeared in the other end and Wang Lin quickly
charged toward it.
After he came out, he violently coughed out several mouthfuls of blood.
The Nascent Soul formed by his avatar shrunk and seemed to be ready to
collapse at any moment. But Wang Lin didn’t pause as he quickly moved.
He disappeared and reappeared 100 meters away. However, he didn’t
continue to run, but took out a red thread from his bag of holding.
Wang Lin knew that no matter how hard he tries to escape, he won’t be
able to escape from that person’s speed. Also, his Nascent Soul had taken
too much damage. If he kept running, that person wouldn’t even have to act.
He would die from his Nascent Soul collapsing.
This was the most powerful weapon he currently possessed.
The moment he took out the divine retribution lightning, he also took
out a bottle of pills and dumped them into his mouth.
The evil looking youth appeared 10 feet away from Wang Lin. As he
stared at the thread in Wang Lin’s hand, his expression became unsettled.
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T he evil looking young man looked at Wang Lin and slowly said,
“Divine retribution. I can’t believe that a waste of a planet like this
could have such a magical treasure.”
Wang Lin stared at the person. Only after that person looked at the
divine retribution and revealed a look of fear did he relax a bit.
If the youth was indifferent toward the divine retribution, then the only
thing he could do hide was inside the heaven defying bead’s space, and that
was not a good idea.
The evil looking young man was also feeling very frustrated. He never
thought that he would meet the power of divine retribution here. If he was
at full power, it would not a big deal. He would be confident that he could
destroy this sliver of divine retribution.
But right now he had only recovered 30% of his strength. He was
merely an early stage Soul Transformation level cultivator. As a result,
although he could defend against the divine retribution, he would certainly
be injured. If his cultivation falls below Soul Transformation, he won’t be
able to leave and will have to find another place to heal up again.
All of this worrying was because the minimum cultivation level
required to use the Star Disc was Soul Transformation.
However, these are not the main reasons. The main reason was that
inside the transfer array, he felt a power that made his skin crawl. This was
a power he was very familiar with.
The evil looking young man let out a snort. He no longer looked at the
divine retribution and looked toward Wang Lin. “Junior, hand over the bag
of holding and I’ll let this matter go,” he said.
“Is this what senior wants?” Wang Lin’s gaze was serious as he stared at
the person and took out a bag of holding.
The evil looking young man’s gaze quickly shifted to the bag and he
said, “That is correct. Toss it over here.”
Wang Lin hesitated a bit. The youth was simply too fast. Even if he
were to ask him to go far away or to wait until he himself was far away, it
would all be pointless. If this person really wanted to kill him, it would be
very easy.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin decisively threw out the bag of
holding.
The evil looking young man caught the bag of holding. After scanning it
with his divine sense, his expression softened. He looked at Wang Lin. His
face showed no expression, neither anger nor happiness.
Wang Lin stared at the young man. He placed the divine retribution
lightning before him and said, “Senior, junior has already returned the bag
of holding, so I’ll take my leave.” With that, he carefully backed up.
The evil looking young man looked at Wang Lin. His eyes suddenly
started glowing. Two beams of colorful light suddenly shot out from his
eyes toward Wang Lin at an unimaginable speed.
Wang Lin had remained cautious this whole time, so when he saw that
the youth acted, his Ji Realm shot out without any hesitation and collided
with the colorful light. Shortly after, Wang Lin coughed out a mouthful of
blood as the red lightning formed by the Ji Realm collapsed under the
colorful light.
While Wang Lin retreated, he took out the restriction flag. The last
restriction appeared in his hand and was about to land on the restriction
flag.
The evil looking young man’s expression changed greatly and he
shouted, “Stop! Little friend, don’t be rash!” With that, he backed up and
stared at the restriction flag with fear.
He bitterly smiled. A sliver of divine retribution would only lower his
cultivation level, not kill him. At most, it would force him to go into closed
door cultivation for a few thousand years.
But after he saw the restriction flag, he understood why this junior
would have a sliver of divine retribution. Although he didn’t know what the
restriction flag was, he could immediately tell that it was a magic treasure
that could bring out divine retribution.
He had a few of those weapons himself, so he knew of its power. If he
let his kid continue then he would not come out of it with something as
simple as needing to take more time to recover. He might forever lose the
chance to recover his cultivation.
Wang Lin still had some blood at the corner of his mouth as he looked
at the evil looking young man. Right now, with just one thought, the last
restriction would land on the restriction flag. If he gave up the flag and then
used the sliver of divine retribution as a guide, he was confident that he
could direct part of the divine retribution’s power onto the evil looking
young man.
Wang Lin stared at the young man and said, “I have already returned the
bag of holding and didn’t touch it at all. Why did senior go back on his
word?”
The evil looking young man pondered for a while then asked, “Was the
red lightning you just used the Ji Realm?” His tone was uncertain.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal, but his heart was in turmoil as
he silently stared at the young man.
The evil looking youth stared at Wang Lin and said, “I should be
correct. What you used just now was the Ji Realm!” Right now, the youth’s
feelings were very complicated. Wang Lin had brought him one surprise
after another.
At this almost waste of a planet, not only did this kid have a sliver of
divine retribution and a magic treasure to call the divine retribution, but he
also had the Ji Realm.
It was this Ji Realm that caused his killing intent to completely
disappear.
The evil looking young man took a deep breath and revealed a strange
expression.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. After a moment of silence, he
said, “If senior doesn’t have anything else then junior will take his leave.”
With that, he carefully backed up.
If the youth were to move at all, he would activate the divine retribution
The evil looking young man hesitated for a while and asked, “Do you
not want your Ji Realm to break through the bottleneck?”
Wang Lin’s body stopped moving and he stared at the youth.
The evil looking young man hesitated once more. He sighed and said,
“Forget it. Kid, you better listen. The Ji Realm is a very extreme power.
Breaking through the bottleneck is very difficult, but it’s not impossible.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained unimpressed as he silently looked at
the person.
The evil looking young man revealed a look of appreciation and his
eyes suddenly lit up as colorful light slowly appeared. The light turned into
a ball of light and floated in his hand.
Wang Lin’s caution reached its extreme as he stared at the colorful light.
The evil looking young man looked at the colorful light with a complex
expression. After a long time, he sighed and said, “Check the light with
your divine sense.”
Wang Lin pondered for a little before scanning the light with his divine
sense. His expression immediately became strange. He paused then asked,
“This is…” Inside the colorful light, he detected a sliver of Ji Ream. This
discovery shook his heart.
The evil looking young man took a deep breath and slowly said, “You
found it? This colorful light on my home planet is called the five colored Ji
Realm. This was originally not mine. It was gifted to me by a friend as he
was dying.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. His eyes trembled as he looked at the
colorful light.
The evil looking young man waved his hand and the colorful light
disappeared. He looked at Wang Lin and said, “The Ji Realm is divided into
many different kinds. As for how many there are, no one really knows.
Cultivators with Ji Realm are rare in the cultivation union, so I am unable to
see what property your Ji Realm contains. But I know that no matter what
type of Ji Ream it is, they all have a bottleneck, and those bottlenecks are
extremely difficult to break through.”
“I know of a method that allows the Ji Realm to break through the
bottleneck: the Cultivation Planet Crystal. This crystal is given to every
rank 6 cultivation country when it gets approved by the cultivation union.
The old monsters of the cultivation union use their heaven defying powers
to form the crystal. It is a rank 6 cultivation country’s national treasure.
If a Ji Realm cultivator obtains it and refines it, there is a chance of
breaking through that Ji Realm bottleneck.”
Wang Lin’s expression was kind of ugly. A rank 6 cultivation country’s
national treasure was not something he could obtain.
The evil looking young man looked at Wang Lin. He then slapped his
bag of holding and took out a black disc. He casually hit the disc with his
right hand and the disc suddenly grew larger while releasing a gentle light.
“If you manage to obtain the Cultivation Planet Crystal and obtain the
qualification to leave this waste of a planet, you can come and find me at
the Five Elements Planet. My name is Na Duo.” With that, he rose up in the
air and disappeared into the flying disc. Shortly after, the disc began to spin
rapidly, causing a hole to appear in the sky. Through the hole, Wang Lin
could see the endless void filled with bright stars.
The disc moved and entered the hole. The hole rapidly shrunk and
Wang Lin considered himself very lucky that this person didn’t pursue
the matter about the bag of holding. Whether it was the restriction flag or
the sliver of divine retribution, both were his ultimate weapons, especially
the sliver of divine retribution. These were things that he didn’t want to use
if he didn’t have to.
He looked at where the hole disappeared and a powerful urge appeared
in his heart. When he was young, he dreamed of flying in the sky, but now
he wished to fly among the stars.
He took a deep breath and turned around to leave.
The Cultivation Country Crystal of a rank 6 cultivation country was not
something he could obtain at the moment. Whether what the evil looking
young man said was true or not, it was still a clue. If he ever reaches a
cultivation level high enough to obtain it then he wouldn’t mind trying it
out.
The only thing he needed to worry about now was how to reach the
Spirit Severing stage.
Producing a Spirit Severing cultivator is the requirement for a rank 3
cultivation country to reach rank 4. It is very difficult. It has to be said that
on the entire planet, there are countless rank 3 cultivation countries, but less
than 20 rank 4 cultivation countries.
This data clearly displays the difficulty of reaching the Spirit Severing
stage.
If he wants to reach the Spirit Severing stage, the spiritual energy and
environment of a rank 3 cultivation country isn’t enough. Wang Lin’s goal
is to find a rank 4 cultivation country and reach the Spirit Severing stage
there.
He took out the map. After looking at it for a while, he set his sights on
the Five Sects Union. This rank 4 cultivation country was the closest one to
his current location.
Half a month later, the border of the Five Sect Union appeared before
Wang Lin. At the border, there was a light screen blocking the path. This
was the difference between a rank 3 and rank 4 cultivation country. This
light blocked outsiders from entering.
Wang Lin arrived before the light screen. After looking at it for a bit, he
sent out a restriction. The restriction landed on the light screen and an
opening appeared.
Without a word, Wang Lin went inside.
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signed.
fter Wang Lin entered the rank 4 country, he no longer flew, but
walked like a mortal. He looked around at this foreign place and
No cultivation method can help one break through from the Nascent
Soul stage to the Spirit Severing stage. Even pills are useless unless one can
find rank 6 or higher pills.
In order to reach the Spirit Severing stage, one must study the heavens
and gain their own Dao. That is the only way.
Wang Lin didn’t join any sect once he entered the rank 4 country
because he knew about this. Afterall, joining a sect won’t help him much
with reaching the Spirit Severing stage anyway.
If he wanted to join a sect and become its core member, it would take
too much time. Time he didn’t want to waste.
From his 400 years of experience in cultivating and his experience with
other Spirit Severing cultivators, he understood that an understanding of the
heavens was very important for reaching the Spirit Severing stage.
Wang Lin had walked the path of blood for a long time and all that
killing had nothing to do with understanding the heavens. He had a feeling
that if he were to continue down this path, he would never be able to reach
the Spirit Severing stage.
In reality, Wang Lin’s real cultivation level wasn’t Nascent Soul. His
main body’s Ji Realm prevented his main body from reaching the Nascent
Soul stage, so it was only his avatar that reached the Nascent Soul stage.
Walking on the road, Wang Lin’s body gradually changed as his main
body went inside and fell into a deep sleep while his avatar came out.
Wang Lin had come to an understanding about his Ji Realm, so he won’t
insist on trying to break through the bottleneck of his Ji Realm. He will also
no longer rely on the Ji Realm so much. From now on, it will just be
another magic treasure to him.
His current magic treasures were too weak to damage Spirit Severing
cultivators. In order for this magic treasure to rise up in strength, he will
need some very rare heavenly treasures, like a rank 6 cultivation country’s
Cultivation Planet Crystal.
After giving up on the Ji Realm, Wang Lin decided to use his avatar to
walk the path of a cultivator. If one day his avatar reaches the Soul
Transformation stage, he might have a chance of obtaining the crystal.
Then, once he refines it, he might have a chance to break through with his Ji
Realm.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and took the Ji Realm out of his
consciousness. He understood that the most important thing for him to do
was to gain an understanding of the heavens, but he had spent most of his
life on the path of killing, and this path was incomplete. If he wanted to
understand the heavens then he must start from the beginning and become a
mortal.
If one wants to turn into an immortal, one must turn into a mortal first.
Before he knew it, Wang Lin’s mentality changed and he gained a hint
of understanding. However, that hint went by like lightning and Wang Lin
wasn’t able to capture it.
He pondered for a while then smiled. His cultivation disappeared like
melting snow. After a while, he looked no different than a mortal.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a strange light as he grabbed a willow leaf.
He put it in his mouth to savor the green taste as he walked along the road.
This rank 4 cultivation country was very large, several times larger than
Zhao. There were a lot of cultivators and the amount of mortals had also
reached an incredible number.
While Wang Lin was walking, he saw people passing by. All of them
were carrying some sort of baggage, unlike him, so he attracted a lot of
attention.
Wang Lin pondered for a little. He went to the side of the road and
gathered some thin twigs and made a basket for himself. He then gathered
various leaves and herbs to fill the basket.
Wang Lin had only walked on the road for a few hours and had already
seen many martial artists from the mortal world pass by on horses. None of
them paid any mind to Wang Lin.
Every time horses passed by, they would kick up a cloud of dust,
however, Wang Lin didn’t mind. He dusted the dirt off his clothes and
continued walking. But this time, he only walked a bit before a voice
behind him shouted, “Make way!”
At the same time, a powerful wind came from behind him. Wang Lin
quickly dodged to the side and saw a black horse almost touching his body
as it passed by.
Shortly after, several more horses passed by.
One of them was about to bump into Wang Lin when the rider suddenly
pull hard on the reins. The horse let out a loud noise. Its front legs rose up
and it moved to the side.
Only after taking a few more steps forward did the horse stop. The man
riding the horse stared at Wang Lin. He picked up his whip and swung it
toward Wang Lin’s head while shouting, “Where did this blind person come
from? Do you not have eyes?”
Wang Lin frowned. However, just as the whip was coming, a middle
aged man came from the side, grabbed the whip, and shouted, “Zhang San,
what are you doing?”
The man snorted. He put away the whip, shot Wang Lin a vicious stare,
and left.
The middle aged man didn’t look the man as he turned toward Wang
Lin and said, “Sorry, little brother, for scaring you. I still have an important
matter to attend to, so please forgive me.”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “No problem.” With that, he dusted
the dirt off his clothes.
The middle aged man revealed a surprised expression. From his point of
view, Wang Lin was only a normal person with no signs of a being a martial
artist, but Wang Lin’s courage was far above an ordinary person’s.
The middle aged man carefully looked at Wang Lin. He smiled and said,
“I’m Lu Xing. This road only heads toward the capital. I wonder what little
brother is heading toward the capital for?” With that, he saw the basket on
Wang Lin’s back and asked with a strange expression, “Is little brother a
traveling doctor?”
Wang Lin didn’t make any excuse and nodded.
The middle aged man smiled. He clasped his hands and jumped on his
horse. Suddenly, the horse let out a cry, but instead of going forward, he
went back.
Wang Lin turned around and saw that 100 meters behind him, a carriage
slowly moved forward.
Half an hour later, the carriage slowly appeared behind Wang Lin. There
were more than 100 people on horses guarding the carriage. All of their
eyes were shining, their heads straight. It was clear that they were all expert
martial artists.
Lu Xing was on the side of the carriage. He was close to the carriage,
talking to someone inside.
This road was not wide, so after seeing the carriage, Wang Lin stood on
the side of the road.
As the carriage passed by him, four people on horses appeared in front
of him to block him from the carriage.
Lu Xing turned to look at Wang Lin and his eyes lit up. He moved his
horse next to Wang Lin, then clasped his hands and said, “Little brother, do
you have any medication for the Evil Wind condition?”
Wang Lin knew that the other mistook him for a doctor. With his
temper, he normally wouldn’t bother with this, but he suddenly had some
insight. In order to reach the Spirit Severing stage, he must be able to
understand the heavens. Maybe this was a chance to enter the mortal world.
Thinking about it, Wang Lin asked, “Is there someone sick?”
The middle aged man hesitated for a bit and said, “A servant girl is sick
and we are still far from the city. The doctors around here tried giving her
some medication, but none of them worked.”
Wang Lin glanced at the carriage and said, “Let me see the patient.”
Lu Xing wryly smiled and said, “Little brother, do you have medication
that can help? If you don’t have any, then there is no need to see the
patient.”
Just at that moment, an old voice came from the carriage. It said, “Lu
Xing, this person has traveled a lot, so he might have a cure.”
Lu Xing quickly replied. He jumped down from the horse and said,
“I’m going to have to trouble you, little brother.”
Wang Lin followed Lu Xing to the carriage and was about to go up
when the old man inside coughed. Lu Xing quickly stopped Wang Lin and
said, “Little brother, just look from here. There is no need to go inside.”
Wang Lin frowned. Thanks to his divine sense, he already knew that
there were three people inside the carriage. Aside from the old man, there
were two beautiful ladies. It was very clear that they were a master and her
servant.
The person who was sick was not the servant, but the master. With his
divine sense, Wang Lin could clearly see that the lady wasn’t sick due to
evil wind entering her body, but from some green gas inside her body. She
had clearly been poisoned.
Wang Lin said, “Stick our hand out.”
The lady inside the carriage hesitated for a bit before extending her
hand. Wang Lin held her hand for a bit before letting go and reaching into
his basket. He took out a leaf and ran his spiritual energy through it once.
He handed the leaf to Lu Xing and said, “Have her eat it raw and she
will be cured by tomorrow.”
Lu Xing looked at the leaf in his hand with a strange expression. No
matter how he looked at it, it was only the leaf of a willow tree. Lu Xing
bitterly smiled as he thought that he was wrong about this young man.
Clearly, this young man was not a doctor, but a madman.
Otherwise, who would use willow leaves as medication? If this leaf
really was medication then anyone can grab a bunch from the side of the
road.
He was about to throw away the leaf when the curtain on the carriage
suddenly lifted. An old man filled with wrinkles came out and grabbed the
leaf. After looking at it for a long time, his expression changed as he said,
“A hundred year old willow leaf!”
He took a deep breath. His eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked
at Wang Lin and respectfully asked, “Is there any trick to using this leaf?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “Eating it raw is fine.”
The old man quickly nodded. He made a expression toward Lu Xing
and returned to the carriage.
Lu Xing looked at Wang Lin with a strange expression. He couldn’t
help but wryly smile and said, “Little brother, since you’re going to the
capital too, how about you travel with us?”
Wang Lin smiled and said, “I need a horse.”
After Lu Xing heard this, he immediately said, “Sun Laoer, hand over
your horse.”
A 20 or so year old youth bitterly smiled. He got off the horse and
brought it over. After muttering a few words, he turned around and left.
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W ang Lin examined the horse. It looked very heroic and its eyes
were filled with intelligence. When Wang Lin rubbed the horse,
its eyes narrowed as it let out a very comfortable expression.
This startled Lu Xing. This was the first time he had seen a horse show
an expression like this.
Wang Lin’s left hand pressed against the horse and he easily jumped
onto its back.
Lu Xing quickly followed behind as he chatted with Wang Lin and kept
looking back at the carriage.
Wang Lin looked around at all of the mortals surrounding him as he
rode. A feeling he hadn’t felt in a long time appeared in his heart. At that
moment, the spiritual energy in his body started to move on its own and all
of the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be attracted to him.
If there were any powerful cultivators around, they would be shocked
because there was a thick layer of red mist aura surrounding Wang Lin. This
aura was very powerful; however, it was not leaking outward, but
condensed around Wang Lin.
Not to mention mortals, even most cultivators wouldn’t be able to see
this red mist aura. This was the murderous aura that Wang Lin had gained
from his 400 years of killing. After being part of him for such a long time, it
gradually changed into a hostility aura. Eventually, as he killed even more
and underwent a change, it became an evil aura that would cause any
cultivator’s skin to crawl.
When this evil aura can be used freely, it can be used like a powerful
technique. Also, if a bit of it is used when refining a magic treasure, it
would make the treasure much more powerful.
The spring wind blew past Wang Lin and he unconsciously took a deep
breath. His eyes radiated an unnoticeable light. He could clearly feel that
his spiritual energy was undergoing a change. Although this change was
very small, it contained a very mysterious power.
The evil aura around Wang Lin loosened a bit. A sliver of it entered his
body and fused with his spiritual energy.
Gradually, as the carriage slowly moved forward, more and more
spiritual energy gathered around Wang Lin. Under the dense spiritual
energy, all of the horses suddenly became very lively.
Even those mortal martial artists’ eyes lit up. They didn’t know why, but
there was something that was causing their bodies to feel warm and
comfortable.
After a long time, the spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body settled down
and the spiritual energy around the area dissipated. The martial artists’
heads suddenly became clear as they talked among themselves about what
they had just experienced.
As the group kept moving forward, night eventually fell. A circle of
carriages was formed on the side of the road.
Some of the servant girls came down from the carriages and started to
prepare dinner. Some of them threw a few looks at Wang Lin and talked
among themselves.
It was not hard to understand why all of the female servants were
looking at Wang Lin. Right now, he had an unspeakable charm. Although
his looks were normal, he had a very special aura about him.
Wang Lin sat leaning against a big tree as he looked at the slowly
darkening sky. He was experiencing a kind of peace of mind that he had
never experienced in the past 400 years.
This was from the ancient god’s inheritance of memory. Back when Tu
Si wasn’t able to travel among the stars, he often looked at the sky like this.
This peace of mind caused the spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body to
resurface again, but the current Wang Lin didn’t pay attention to the
spiritual energy and, for the first time, he noticed the red mist aura around
him.
The red substance slowly dissipated with his mind at peace. He knew
that if he kept this up then the red substance will disappear after several
years.
Wang Lin had noticed this red substance before, but this was the first
time he’d seen it. He knew this was caused by his 400 years of killing.
Although he knew that allowing this red substance to dissipate would help
him enter the Spirit Severing stage, he still felt that it was a bit of a waste.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. After thinking about it, he started to
make the red substance around him boil and slowly condense. However,
after shrinking it to 1/10th of its original size, Wang Lin could no longer
condense it any farther, no matter how hard the tried.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Just as he was about to try again, he
raised his head and looked toward the female servants. He saw a servant
girl wearing red walking toward him with smoked meat and wine.
A wave of fragrance flowed toward Wang Lin as the girl came closer.
She put down the meat and wine as she curiously looked at Wang Lin for a
while and said, “Thank you.”
This girl was the servant girl that was sitting with the young lady in the
carriage earlier. He picked up the wine, scanned it with his divine sense,
then took a sip.
A hot and spicy taste suddenly entered his body. In these 400 years, this
was one of only a few times that Wang Lin had drank any wine. Back
before he entered the path of cultivation, his father would only take out
wine when his Fourth Uncle visited.
Whenever that happened, Wang Lin would secretly drink a bit, then
giggle toward his father and fourth uncle with a red face.
With a hint of sadness, Wang Lin took another big gulp.
The girl opened her mouth wanting to say something, but then someone
called her. The girl responded. Her pretty eyes looked at Wang Lin before
she turned around and left.
Because Wang Lin was a cultivator, he didn’t need to eat, so mortals’
food held no attraction to him. That smoked meat was left where it was, but
this wine reminded him of something, so he continued to drink until it was
all gone.
In the middle of the night, the martial artists set up fire pits. Bursts of
laughter came from the men grouped around them. As Wang Lin listened to
their laughter, he couldn’t help but faintly smile.
Some of the martial artists became very brave after drinking a bit and
went to flirt with the servant girls for some private time.
Seeing these mortals, Wang Lin unconsciously thought of Li Muwan.
At that moment, Lu Xing arrived next to Wang Lin with two jugs of
wine. After passing over a jug to Wang Lin, he sat down next to him and
said, “Little brother, your medication was indeed effective. My lady is
already better. Here, a toast to you!”
With that, he tilted the jug and filled his cup, but then he saw that Wang
Lin didn’t even use a cup and drank a large gulp directly from the jag. He
let out a laugh. After drinking the wine in the cup, he copied Wang Lin and
drank a large gulp from the jag.
“Didn’t you say that it was the servant girl who was sick? How come it
is the young lady now?” Wang Lin faintly smiled as he looked at Lu Xing.
Lu Xing’s old face turned red. He felt very embarrassed as he slapped
his leg and said, “Little brother, this is my fault. How about this, once we
arrive at the capital city, if you have any problems, you can come to the
Southern Heaven store to find me. As long as I am capable, I won’t hesitate
to help.”
Wang Lin let out a smile. He no longer talked. He only slowly savored
the taste of the wine.
Lu Xing looked at the empty jug on the ground, then looked at the
almost empty jug in Wang Lin’s hand. He smiled and said, “Little brother
has very good tolerance for wine. It’s lonely here. How about we go over to
the fire and compete with my fellow brothers?”
Wang Lin reflexively wanted to reject, but, after pondering for a bit, he
nodded.
Wang Lin followed Lu Xing to the fire. There were a lot of martial
artists there. They were all laughing as they talked about fun events they
had encountered. Lu Xing went up and kicked the person who was talking
and jokingly scolded, “Wang Laowu, I have heard you talk about Qing Fen
Lao’s little peach many times. I guess she served you well. When we get
back, I’m going to check if you’re just bragging.”
The person named Wang moved over to make two spots for Lu Xing
and Wang Lin as he said, “Since you take care of business so fast, I’ll cover
the bill. I’ll still have time to go after you.”
The moment that was said, everyone around started laughing and Lu
Xing jokingly scolded a bit before sitting down with Wang Lin. Wang Lin
casually looked at the mortals around him. He was feeling a lot of regret.
Although these people’s lives were short and just a breath from him was
enough to kill them many times over, their happiness was something he
didn’t have.
Tonight, Wang Lin drank a lot of wine. Although he didn’t talk much,
the others around him got familiar with him and laughed and drank with
him. Later, some brave and bold servant girls joined them as well, including
the servant girl who gave him food. However, she only sat next to Wang
Lin. Her gleaming gaze often landed on him, but no one knew what she was
thinking.
It wasn’t until midnight that everyone fell asleep from being drunk and
the servant girls all returned to sleep in the carriages.
Aside from few that were standing guard in the distance, everyone was
asleep. The camp was completely silent, aside from a few popping sounds
from the fire. This sound not only didn’t disturb anyone’s sleep, but helped
them sleep even better.
Wang Lin stood up and walked to a large tree before sitting down.
Sitting while leaning against a tree, he felt waves of calmness. Earlier, only
for a while, he forgot that he was a cultivator and thought that he was a
mortal like everyone else.
He closed his eyes and checked his body. To his surprise, his cultivation
level had broken through the early stage of Nascent Soul into the mid stage.
Although he was already at the peak of the early stage and could break
through at any time, he didn’t think it would be this fast.
However, the red substance around his body had dissipated a little. He
had a feeling that if he just lets this red substance dissipate, he will regret it
in the future. His divine sense entered the red substance once more to
condense it.
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SPIRITUAL RETREAT
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of the men.
ang Lin spent the night condensing the evil aura around him. The
only sound at night, besides the crickets, was the snoring of some
Gradually, the sun rose up in the sky and day replaced night.
Wang Lin opened his eyes. He stared at the east and took a deep breath.
Two purple qi dragons, invisible to mortal eyes, entered his body. The two
qi dragons cycled once through his body, then exited it.
The cycle continued. Wang Lin felt like his body was very light. It was
as if he could just walk directly into the sky.
This kind of feeling was something that Wang Lin had never
experienced in the past 400 years. It was very clear that only after reaching
a certain relaxed state of mind could he feel this aura from the heavens.
In one night’s time, the red substance around Wang Lin once again
shrunk to 1/10th of its previous size. Wang Lin was in no rush. He knew
that condensing this red substance was not something he could rush. He
believed that it was something that will take a long time.
Early in the morning, the people woke up one by one and washed
themselves. The old man walked out of the carriage and took a deep breath.
He started to perform different types of movements.
After just one glance, Wang Lin was very shocked. Although this
person’s movements didn’t have any offensive power, every move would
strengthen the body. When used together, their effects were even better.
A while later, the old man stopped and let out a sigh. He hesitated for a
bit, then walked toward Wang Lin.
When he got near, he smiled and asked, “Little brother, did you rest well
last night?”
The old man hesitated for a bit before asking, “I wanted to ask where
little brother got that 100 year old willow leaf?” With that, his eyes were
filled with a pleading look.
Wang Lin said, “I picked it up on the side of the road.”
The old man thought about it for a long time. He bitterly smiled and
said, “Little brother… you were very lucky!”
He chatted with Wang Lin for a while. No matter how he tried, he
couldn’t get any information out of Wang Lin. The old man secretly sighed
as he turned around and left.
If we were to compare ages, Wang Lin was old enough to be the old
man’s ancestor. The old man’s trick might work on someone new to the
world, but it was nothing compared to what Wang Lin had been through.
While following the group, Wang Lin gradually adjusted himself and
eventually became part of the group. Several days passed and within these
days, that little servant girl would always come to talk to Wang Lin.
However, she would always talk for a while, then her little face would
become red. No one knew what she was thinking.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but bitterly smile when he saw the light in the
girl’s eyes. He had seen that light in Li Muwan’s eyes many times, so he
knew what was going on.
However, Wang Lin knew that he was possibly too old to even be her
ancestor, so there was always a strange feeling in his heart.
On this day, the capital appeared before them.
This rank 4 cultivation country’s capital city was really gorgeous, but in
Wang Lin’s eyes, it was very plain with no color to it. If it wasn’t for the
swirl of spiritual energy, Wang Lin wouldn’t even bother to look at it.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and the entire city appeared in his
mind. In the capital, there were a total of nine swirls of spiritual energy. The
things that were spreading out spiritual energy weren’t cultivators, but
towering, black pillars. The amount of spiritual energy released by the
pillars depended on each pillar’s size. There was one very large pillar at the
center with the other eight pillars surrounding it.
These pillars were very large. Even the smallest would require at least
ten people holding hands to make a circle around it. As for the biggest one,
it would take over 100 people.
There were people cultivating inside each of the nine pillars. There was
also a formation outside the pillars that prevented any divine sense from
checking inside, but this formation was completely useless against Wang
Lin. He could see with one glance that all of the people sitting inside the
pillars were cultivators.
The most powerful was at the late stage of Core Formation and the
weakest was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
Wang Lin was very interested in these strange buildings. As the group
entered the city, Lu Xing noticed that Wang Lin was still staring at the nine
black pillars, so he whispered, “Brother Wang, don’t keep staring at them. If
you are noticed by someone, there will be trouble.”
Wang Lin rubbed the horse and asked, “Brother Lu, what are these
black pillars?”
Lu Xing revealed a look of envy and whispered, “Those are immortal
pillars. This place is my country’s capital, so it’s protected by immortals,
which is why there are immortal pillars. The king recruited the best
craftsmen in the country to craft these nine pillars as the immortals
requested.”
“Immortal pillars…” Wang Lin’s expression was strange.
“There are immortals living inside the immortal pillars! My father once
personally saw immortals fly out of them.” Lu Xing’s voice was filled with
pride. It was if his father seeing an immortal was something that benefited
him.
If he knew that Wang Lin, whom he had spent the past seven days with,
was thousands of times stronger than the immortals that his ancestor saw,
how would he feel?
It has to be said that if the cultivator that his ancestor saw was present,
that person would have to respectfully call Wang Lin senior.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. He smiled, but didn’t speak.
On a bridge between the northern and southern parts of the capital,
Wang Lin said goodbye to Lu Xing’s group. Although Lu Xing hadn’t been
together with Wang Lin for long, he was very fond of Wang Lin. He patted
his chest and told Wang Lin that if he ever ran into any issues, he could go
and find him for help.
As for Lao Er, who had to give up his horse for Wang Lin, he had
completely acknowledged him after drinking together so many times.
Lu Xing also said that if someone bullied Wang Lin, he would
personally get his boss to act.
Finally, the old man walked out of the carriage. Behind him was a
young lady with a white veil over her head. Next to her was the pretty
servant girl.
Seeing that Wang Lin was about to leave, the servant girl’s eyes were
filled with melancholy.
The old man talked a bit with Wang Lin and the lady with the veil over
her head smiled. She didn’t join in the conversation. After bowing, she
turned around and left without a word.
The servant girl exchanged a few words with the lady. She then took a
little pouch and walked up to Wang Lin. She handed him the pouch and
said, “Sister wants me to thank you. There are ten pieces of gold here. This
is the consultation fee.”
Wang Lin didn’t refuse. It had been over 400 years since he had touched
the mortals’ currency.
Wang Lin clasped his hands and turned around.
It wasn’t until Wang Lin was already far away that the servant girl
sighed and returned to the carriage. The group passed over the bridge and
entered the southern section of the city.
Wang Lin pinched the ten pieces of gold with his hand as he walked
through the capital. This truly was the capital. There was an ocean of people
and all sorts of vendors selling stuff on the streets.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s eyes slightly lit up. In this capital of the
mortal world, he saw many cultivators among the mortals.
Although the highest level cultivators were only around the 12th or 14th
layer of Qi Condensation, it was something that was very rare to see in
other countries.
After pondering for a while, he thought of the black pillars. He guessed
that this was what one could call a speciality of a rank 4 cultivation country.
Wang Lin walked casually through the streets until it was afternoon. It
was clear that some of the shops weren’t for mortals as they sold magic
treasures for cultivators.
There were restrictions outside of these shops that prevented mortals
from entering.
The mortals of the capital seemed to know of this as no mortals would
walk into these shops.
As Wang Lin passed through, he would walk into shops to check them
out. Suddenly, as he walked out of a shop, there was shouting from one
direction. He looked over and saw a messy old man being beaten up.
The old man’s wails were coming out non-stop. His voice was shrilling.
At the same time, laughs resounded as mouthfuls of blood were coughed
out by the old man. It seemed to follow a rhythm; every time the man
punched him, he would cough out a mouthful of blood.
After the man punched the old man several times, he stood up and
cursed, “Old thing, don’t come to my shop again. I’ll beat you up every
time you come. You’re already this age and still so foolish.” After he
finished speaking, he spat at the old man.
A middle aged man standing next to Wang Lin sighed. “That old man
gets beaten up every day just to see the female servants change. Is it worth
it? Ah!”
Wang Lin was stunned. He looked at the old man before turning around
to leave.
But before he took more than a few steps, he turned around and saw the
old man proudly walking toward Wang Lin as he wiped the blood from the
corner of his mouth.
Wang Lin dodged to the side and his eyes became cold.
The old man walked past Wang Lin. He didn’t stop, but then suddenly
turned around. His face was filled with surprise as he carefully examined
Wang Lin and said, “Little brother, I see that you are filled with talent and
energy. You don’t seem to be a mortal!”
Wang Lin frowned. With his divine sense, he could easily see that this
old man was only a mortal without any cultivation. This old man’s body
also contained many wounds. It was clear that they were the result of
constant beatings.
Wang Lin didn’t have any interest in this person, so he turned around
and left. If this old man kept bothering him, Wang Lin wouldn’t mind
helping him go to hell.
The old man revealed a look of pity as he shook his head and said, “If
there is no way to give you pointers, then you might never reach the Soul
Formation stage. Sigh.”
Wang Lin suddenly stopped. All of the pressure in his body suddenly
released. He turned around and stared at the old man. “Who are you?!” he
asked.
The old man didn’t feel any discomfort toward Wang Lin’s pressure. He
placed both of his hands behind his back, looked into the sky, and with a
voice filled with age said, “You don’t need to know who I am. You just
need to know that I can help you reach the Soul Formation stage.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. No matter how he looked at this old man, he
was merely a mortal, but the old man was able to instantly tell what his
cultivation level was. The only possibility was that this old man’s
cultivation level was far above the Soul Formation stage, so when the old
man hid his cultivation, Wang Lin wasn’t able to detect it.
Wang Lin frowned and asked, “How can I reach the Soul Formation
stage?”
The old man looked at Wang Lin and said, “I’m already old. The
moment I get hungry, I can’t remember anything. I know a very good
restaurant. Let’s go there and talk while we eat.” He licked his lips while his
stomach growled of hunger.
Fortune Restaurant was one of the most luxurious restaurants in the
capital. The old man walked in with this head up and his chest puffed.
It seemed it was beneath the old man to eat in the main hall. After he
entered, he walked directly into the private room. When the server saw the
old man, his expression became strange, but when he saw Wang Lin
walking behind the old man, he quickly went out to serve them.
Wang Lin frowned very hard. He felt like there was something going on
here.
The old man seemed to be very familiar with this restaurant. He ordered
a bunch of dishes that Wang Lin had never heard of. The table was covered
with food and the old man started to eat as if he hadn’t eaten in days.
Wang Lin didn’t say a word as he drank wine. His gaze swept past the
old man and became even colder.
After the old man had eaten for a while, Wang Lin coldly said, “I’m
listening.”
The old man grabbed piece of pork shoulder and took a big bite as he
said, “This. Wait until I finish eating this piece.”
After that, the old man ate the entire pork shoulder in a few bites. He let
out a burp as he rubbed his hand on his body and said, “The Soul Formation
stage requests one to comprehend the heavens, but I believe you already
understand that. In addition to this, you must form a domain. Do you know
what a domain is? Little guy, once you comprehend what a domain is, you
aren’t far from the Soul Formation stage. As for the domain… once I use
the restroom we will talk more.” The old man suddenly touched his
stomach and stood up with a bitter face.
He seemed to be afraid that Wang Lin wouldn’t let him go, so he let out
a loud fart. An awful smell filled the room.
The old man let out an embarrassed smile and quickly left.
Wang Lin waved his hand and a gust of wind appeared to blow away the
stench in the room. At the same time, his divine sense was locked onto the
old man. The old man’s series of actions were very suspicious, but what he
said about Soul Formation matched with what Wang Lin knew. These were
things that mortals couldn’t possibly know.
With a look of doubt, a cold light appeared in his eyes as he stood up.
He noticed the old man leaving the restaurant through the back door and
quickly blending into the crowd.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared from the restaurant and reappeared
outside. His eyes were cold as he casually followed the old man.
He only saw that the old man had somehow found the time to change
clothes. He was picking his teeth with a small piece of wood. After he
picked out a piece of meat, he threw it away and picked at his teeth again.
As the old man walked, he suddenly stopped and looked at a middle
aged man that was wearing a purple robe. His eyes lit up as he let out a
smile and quickly walked toward the middle aged man.
The middle man turned around and frowned at the old man. He then
proceeded to ignore the old man.
The old man suddenly said, “Little brother, I see that you are filled with
talent and energy. You don’t seem to be a mortal!”
The middle aged man was stunned. He turned around and looked at the
old man with cold eyes..
The old man revealed a look of pity as he shook his head and said,
“Unfortunately, if there is no one to guide you, you might never reach the
Core Formation stage.”
The middle aged man’s eyes lit up as he asked, “Who the hell are you?”
The old man shook his head and said, “Who I am is not important. How
about we find a place to relax? While we relax, we can talk.”
Wang Lin’s face became very dark. That middle aged man was also a
cultivator, but his cultivation level was only Foundation Establishment. It
was very clear that this old man had learned these things to rip off
cultivators.
But that old man was still alive, so this matter didn’t seem simple.
Unless Wang Lin was the first person he had ever scammed, the old man
wouldn’t be alive today.
If a cultivator was played by a mortal, then no matter who it was, they
wouldn’t let the old man off easily.
What was most curious about all of this was that this old man seemed to
have the ability to see through someone’s cultivation instantly. If the person
was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would say Core Formation.
If the person was a Core Formation cultivator, he would say Nascent Soul,
and if the person was like Wang Lin, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, he
say Soul Formation.
Wang Lin followed this old man the entire afternoon. He wanted to see
what exactly this old man’s secret was.
In one afternoon’s time, the old man had tricked a total of four people,
including Wang Lin. What was interesting was that he only asked for food
and drink. The worst it got was a trip to a brothel.
But the three others, including the purple robed man, didn’t have any
intentions of looking for revenge. It seemed the old man’s words had some
kind of magical effect on them.
The more Wang Lin saw, the more shocked he was. The old man
seemed to have a very good understanding of how to break into the next
realm of cultivation. He could just casually say a few things and enlighten
them.
As a result, none of them believed that he was a scammer. Instead, they
felt as if they had met a senior, so they became very respectful.
After a while, Wang Lin began to ponder. Then, he withdrew his divine
sense and stopped following the old man. This old man was too mysterious
and Wang Lin felt that it was better for him to not dig too much into it.
The old man was holding a woman in his arms inside a brothel. As
Wang Lin’s divine sense withdrew, his eyes lit up. He faintly smiled as he
looked at Wang Lin’s direction and muttered, “Nascent soul, and the mid
stage of Nascent Soul. Should I help him?”
As he was thinking, the woman in his arm called him with a flirty voice.
The old man threw Wang Lin out of his mind and went to enjoy himself.
After he stopped thinking about the old man, Wang Lin pondered for a
while. He went to a remote area in the west side of the city and rented a
shop for eight pieces of gold. After he cleaned it out a bit, he moved in.
If he wanted to reach the Soul Formation stage, then he must first
transform into a mortal to experience mortal life and comprehend the
heavens. This was a method that Wang Lin had thought of to break past the
Nascent Soul stage. He calmly looked at the shop, then sat down cross
legged in the back room and began to experience the world of mortals.
The current Wang Lin was camouflaged inside the populated mortal
capital city as he calmly began to comprehend the heavens and life and
death. He was fully preparing himself to break past the boundary of the
Nascent Soul stage and into the Soul Formation stage.
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MAGIC TREASURE
T he shop that Wang Lin rented wasn’t on the main street, but to the
side. If one didn’t look for it, it was very difficult to find, but Wang
Lin didn’t mind. After a night of cultivating, the red substance around him
condensed even more.
When morning arrived, Wang Lin opened the door of the shop. Like a
mortal, he cleaned the shop up. Then, his body moved and disappeared
from the shop.
When he returned, his bag of holding contained quite a few large trees
that he had pulled up along with their roots.
He cleaned the bark off the trees and turned them into wood blocks.
Wang Lin began to recall his childhood, when his father taught him how to
carve.
These memories gradually filled his mind. Wang Lin pondered for a
long time. He then grabbed a large, square block of wood. With a gentle
wave of his hand, the square block of wood was cut into ten pieces.
Gradually, as Wang Lin carved, he seemed to gain something he had
lost 400 years ago. With every stroke, he seemed to return to his childhood,
back to when he lived in that small village.
At that moment, the spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body began to move.
It became deeply ingrained within the statue he was carving.
Time flew by and night arrived again when Wang Lin regained his
senses. He looked at the block of wood in his hand. The block of wood had
turned into a wood carving. The carving was that of a middle aged man
with a kind smile.
The middle aged man wore a coarse robe and his hands were filled with
rough lines.
Although this wood carving was very rough, it seemed to be alive.
Waves of spiritual energy spread out from the carving. As Wang Lin stared
at the carving, he began to feel pain in his heart.
His right hand gently rubbed the carving as he muttered, “Father, your
son misses you greatly…”
After pondering for a long time, Wang Lin moved the wood carving to
the side. He picked up another piece of wood and wholeheartedly began to
carve again, stroke by stroke.
The night began to get cold, but going a day without sleep was nothing
for Wang Lin. Back when he was being chased, he would be running for
days.
The moment the sun rose, the carving that Wang Lin was working on
took shape. This wood carving was shaped like a middle aged woman. Her
loving eyes looked into the distance as if she was waiting for her child to
return.
He placed the two wood carvings next to each other and let out a long
sigh as he took out another piece of wood and began to carve.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin kept on carving and only took breaks
when he became extremely tired.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. The number of things in
Wang Lin’s shop gradually increased. The shelves along the wall of the
shop were filled with wood carvings that looked alive. There were males
and females, young people and old people, and all in various poses.
These wood carvings were all residents of the village that was Wang
Lin’s hometown. In a way, Wang Lin had revived them.
In this month, Wang Lin didn’t have a single customer, but he didn’t
mind as he was immersed in carving. He even stopped cultivating.
One day, Wang Lin held a half-completed wood carving in his hand.
This wood carving, for some unknown reason, released a primal aura. If any
cultivator from the Sea of Devils saw this carving, they would immediately
recognize it as a dragon.
This dragon was the first spirit beast that Wang Lin met when he was
with Li Muwan.
While he was carving, the bell rang as the door was pushed open by
someone. A very strong looking boy carefully looked inside.
The boy saw Wang Lin and was startled, but he was immediately in awe
after seeing all of the carvings in the room. He asked, “Uncle, did you carve
all of this? They are so pretty! Can you give me one?”
Wang Lin let out a smile and put down the carving in his hand. He
grabbed a wood carving from one of the shelves. This was the carving of a
person, a person that Wang Lin was very familiar with named Wang Hao.
The boy before him looked similar to Wang Hao back then.
After the boy received the wood carving, he let out a cheer. He held it in
his hands like a treasure and said to Wang Lin, with a crisp voice, “Thank
you, uncle! I’m from the iron workshop across the street. Goodbye!” With
that, he ran out of the shop and shouted, “Mom! Look! Uncle gave me
this!”
Wang Lin stood up and walked to the entrance of the shop. He saw a
man and woman come out of the shop across the street. The two looked
lovingly at the boy. The man took the wood carving and his eyes suddenly
lit up. He walked toward Wang Lin with the wood carving and said, “Little
brother, kids don’t know too well. How much for this carving?”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “I gave it to him. It is only a piece of
wood.”
The boy’s father hesitated for a bit. He looked at Wang Lin and smiled.
“You just arrived here, correct? I haven’t seen you before.”
Wang Lin smiled and nodded.
The boy’s father smiled and said, “Little brother, if you don’t mind,
come over for a meal. I have homemade fruit wine that is much better than
those from those restaurants.”
Wang Lin felt a very strange feeling in his heart. This was a feeling he
hadn’t felt in 400 years. After hesitating for a bit, he nodded.
The boy’s mother was a very kind woman. Although she was very
young, she was very patient and mild. From looking at them, Wang Lin
could tell that they were a very happy family.
Their child was cute and the couple loved each other.
Inside the iron workshop, there was a square table with a few
homemade dishes on it. Even though Wang Lin didn’t need to eat anymore,
he still picked up his chopsticks and ate a few bites.
While drinking the homemade fruit wine that the man was so proud of
and eating a loving homemade meal, Wang Lin’s mind became even calmer
than it was when he was with the caravan. The spiritual energy in his body
moved in a way that it never had before.
This wine was indeed very good wine. It had a good aftertaste.
Since this day, a new essential entered Wang Lin’s life: the fruit wine.
The boy would come almost every day to watch Wang Lin carve, and every
time he came, he would bring a jug of fruit wine.
Gradually, Wang Lin’s shop was filled with wood carvings and a
majority of them were beasts. He had carved out almost all of the beasts he
had met in the past 400 years. However, no matter how hard he tried, he
couldn’t finish the carvings of those high quality spirit beasts and desolate
beasts.
There were large amounts of spiritual energy gathered within each
carving. Mortals couldn’t feel it, but if any cultivator were to pass by, they
would be terrified.
That was because the power of the spiritual energy in these carvings
wasn’t weaker than any low quality magic treasure. Some of the spiritual
energy in these carvings matched mid quality magic treasures.
How could these still be considered wood carvings? These were
obviously magic treasures made of deadwood.
253
CARVING OF A DRAGON
L ife is like a bowl of water. In its blandness, there’s a barely noticeable

sweetness. Wang Lin felt like his soul was being cleansed by this life
without killing.
He forgot his identity as a cultivator and his 400 years of killing. He had
truly blended into the mortal world and was experiencing the bitter and the
sweet aspects of mortal life.
Every morning, Wang Lin would get up and open the door to his shop
before beginning to carve. His shop was already filled with countless wood
carvings.
All of the neighboring shops gradually found out that the shop Wang
Lin was residing in had changed hands. Everyone had very good feelings
toward this quiet and elegant young man.
As time passed, Wang Lin gradually began to have customers. Although
they couldn’t see the spiritual energy in the wood carvings, they could see
how intricate the carvings were. Over time, Wang Lin’s shop gained a bit of
fame in the area.
In the blink of an eye, one year had passed. In this year, Wang Lin never
saw that old man again. Although he would occasionally think about the old
man, those thoughts gradually faded.
He was completely immersed in carving, searching for that long lost
joy.
In Wang Lin’s shop, the most common carvings were these lifelike
carvings of beasts. All of these beasts were creatures that mortals had never
seen before.
In fact, even if cultivators were to come, they would barely be able to
recognize them. After all, this place was too far from the Sea of Devils. The
world was large and there were many different type of beasts, so there was
no way for one person to know them all.
At the moment, Wang Lin held a square piece of wood in his hand. He
moved his hand and a turtle shaped beast gradually emerged from the piece
of wood.
Looking at the carving in his hand, he put down his carving knife and
picked up a jug. Just as he was about to drink from it, he realized that there
was no wine left.
At this time, Da Niu would normally come to watch him carve and
bring along a jug of wine.
Sure enough, before long, Da Niu, who had grown a head taller in the
past year, walked into the shop. Da Niu was that boy, and although he was
only 12 years old, he was very tall.
His body was much stronger than it was one year ago.
After he entered the shop, he let out an unhappy sound as he sat down
next to Wang Lin. He said, “Uncle Wang, you should go to my house some
time and talk with my dad. He is always making me learn the art of
ironworks, but I don’t want to learn. If anything, I want to learn uncle’s
carving skills.” With that, he placed the jug of wine next to Wang Lin. His
eyes narrowed as he stared at the incomplete carving in Wang Lin’s hand.
Wang Lin laughed and took a gulp of the fruit wine. This fruit wine was
sweet with a hint of spiciness, causing his belly to heat up. This wine had
became a daily essential to Wang Lin over the past year.
Da Niu looked at the carving. Confused, he asked, “Uncle Wang, what
animal are you carving now? Why does it look like a turtle?”
Wang Lin rubbed Da Niu’s head and said, “This is not a turtle, but a
creature called Zhong Gu. Although it looks like a turtle, it is far more
powerful.”
Da Niu uncertainly nodded. In this past year, he had seen all kinds of
animals inside Wang Lin’s shop, and every single one of them were ones he
had never seen before.
Wang Lin held the carving knife and began to carve the creature’s
features stroke by stroke. This turtle-looking creature was in fact a rare, mid
quality spirit beast in this Sea of Devils. If it became angry, normal
cultivators wouldn’t be able to withstand its strength at all.
But Wang Lin had killed many of these types of beasts and he has
consumed a lot of their cores. Thus, its image completely formed in Wang
Lin’s mind and his hand didn’t pause for a single moment.
Half an hour later, Wang Lin poked hard at where its eyes were
supposed to be. At that moment, the carving seemed to have come to life.
The beast looked into the sky. Its eyes revealed a hint of frustration and
fear. Its mouth wide was opening as if it were letting out waves of silent
roars. An invisible aura that’s impossible for mortals to detect spread out
from it.
But as the aura spread out, Wang Lin touched it with his right hand and
the aura disappeared.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and casually put the carving on a shelf. In
this past year, Wang Lin found that he could only carve up to mid quality
spirit beasts. As for high quality spirit beasts, no matter how hard he tried,
he couldn’t complete the carving.
Every time he tried to carve a high quality spirit beast, he would lose
control during the last few strokes, causing the carving to shatter.
Wang Lin understood that this was because his cultivation level wasn’t
high enough. After all, a high quality spirit beast was the same as the Soul
Formation stage for humans.
Da Niu’s eyes revealed a mesmerized look. In this past year, he had
come to watch Wang Lin carve every day. He gradually became addicted.
In this past year, he secretly tried to carve with a carving knife, but no
matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t carve anything decent. Now that he
saw Wang Lin easily finish a carving, he couldn’t hold it in anymore and
asked Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He raised his head and said to the boy,
“Carving requires comprehension. If you want to learn, then you must
watch me for 60 years. After 60 years, you can carve on your own.”
Da Niu stuck out his tongue and said, “60 years… but I’ve seen the
carpenter in the southern part of the city. He is only 40 years old, but his
carvings are pretty good too.”
Wang Lin drank a gulp of wine and said, “I’m different from him.”
Da Niu’s eyes were filled with confusion. He clearly didn’t understand
the meaning in those words.
At that moment, loud noises suddenly came from outside. Da Niu ran
outside. Not long after, he poked his head back in and said, “Uncle Wang,
the Xu family’s eldest son came back. He is followed by more than ten
carriages and a lot of people. He looks very cool.”
With that, he ran out again.
Wang Lin didn’t mind. He picked up another piece of wood and began
to recall the scenes from the Land of the Ancient God, of that large desolate
beast that left a deep impression in his mind. He hesitated for a while, then
began to carve again.
Time slowly passed. More than an hour later, the door to the shop was
opened by someone. Da Niu happily came in. Behind him was a very sturdy
looking young man. The young man looked around at the carvings and his
eyes lit up.
Da Niu quickly walked next to Wang Lin. He made a few expressions
and whispered, “Don’t try to sell them for too much!”
With that, he quickly turned around and loudly said, “Master Xu, this is
the shop I was telling you about. Look at these carvings. They are in no way
inferior carpenter Zhou’s products. How about buying a few?”
Wang Lin smiled. This Da Niu obviously saw that Wang Lin hadn’t had
many customers in this past year, so when a rich person came by, he pulled
that person to Wang Lin’s shop.
The young man named Xu looked around the shop and his eyes became
even brighter. He was very different from Da Niu. He had seen a lot,
especially after becoming confidant of Lord Nan’s son. He could tell with a
glance that the quality of these carvings was several times higher than the
famous carpenter Zhou’s carvings.
Although carpenter Zhou’s carvings were also very lifelike, they were
still missing something. After pondering a little, he finally understood. The
one thing that carpenter Zhou’s carvings were missing was “life”!
One seemed almost real and one seemed almost alive.
A one word difference made them miles apart.
The young man named Xu’s eyes were shining as he walked up and
picked up a carving. This carving was the dragon that Wang Lin had carved
one year ago.
The dragon’s body was coiled, its head was facing the sky, and every
scale on its body was expertly carved. What shocked the young man named
Xu the most was that when he held the carving, he felt like it was alive.
Terrified, his right hand suddenly loosened and the carving fell to the
ground.
Da Niu already knew the expression on the young man’s face and he
also knew that when someone touches the carving, they experience a
mysterious feeling, which was why he mostly looked and rarely touched
them.
With a thud, the carving fell to the ground. Good thing it was made of
wood, because falling to the ground occasionally won’t break it.
The young man named Xu’s face turned red and he said, “Master Wang,
what animal is this? Why does it look a bit like a snake to me?”
Before Wang Lin replied, Da Niu puffed his chest and said, “This is a
dragon! Do you know what a dragon is? It is an immortal creature!”
“Dragon…” The young man named Xu remembered that name and
asked, “For how much are you selling this dragon carving?”
Wang Lin casually smiled and said, “10 pieces of gold.”
The moment Da Niu heard this, he secretly sighed and thought that it
was over. He had brought quite a few people to this shop in the past year,
but every time people heard the prices, they would shake their heads and
leave.
But he couldn’t believe that the young man named Xu only frowned and
put 10 pieces of gold down on the table. The young man took off his coat,
wrapped it around the dragon carving, and quickly left.
Da Niu stared dumbfoundedly at the ten pieces of gold on the table. His
eyes shined as he muttered, “Incredible, a single wood carving can sell for
ten pieces of gold. My dad can only make one piece of gold with one month
of work, and even that is rare.”
After muttering to himself, he made a decision. It was only 60 years. He
will do whatever it takes to learn this art. Once he has it mastered, he won’t
have to worry about money for the rest of his life.
The current him didn’t think about how it would take 60 years before he
could create carvings. Even if he didn’t have to worry about money, that
was only in 60 years.
The young man named Xu left the shop and quickly went home to say
goodbye to his parents. He didn’t even eat the dinner his parents prepared
and quickly took all of the people and rushed back toward Nan Palace in the
east side of the city.
254
NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE
W ang Lin grabbed the gold on the table and casually threw it into a
small basket without looking.
As for the carvings in the store, aside from the ones of his parents and
loved ones, he didn’t care about them at all. These thing were only tools in
his eyes. Tools to help him calm his heart and comprehend the heavens.
He believed that when he can carve a statue of a Spirit Forming
cultivator or spirit beast, his cultivation will have a breakthrough.
Da Niu left the shop in a trance. As he walked, he kept muttering to
himself, but no one knew what he was muttering about.
Wang Lin took a gulp of fruit wine and continued to immerse himself in
carving again. As he carved, wood shavings fell to the ground and the block
of wood took shape. A powerful aura came from the carving, but the aura
couldn’t spread and was trapped inside the carving.
With every stroke of his carving knife, the aura became even stronger.
Slowly, the shape of a large dragon appeared on the wood, but Wang Lin’s
carving knife began to hesitate.
He pondered for a long time and then let out a sigh. The carving knife
disappeared from his hand. With his left hand, he casually tossed the
incomplete carving into a large box. Inside the box were more than a dozen
incomplete carvings.
If one looked closely at these carvings, they would see that they were
various people and spirit beasts. Hunchback Meng, Ancient Emperor, Six
Desire Devil Lord, high quality spirit beasts, and even desolate beasts...
Although these carvings were all of different things, the one thing they
had in common was that they were all carvings of people and beasts above
the Soul Formation level.
In this past year, Wang Lin had tried multiple times to carve a person or
spirit beast that was at the Soul Formation level, but they all failed. If he
forced himself to complete the carving, then the carving would turn into
dust.
He pondered a little with his eyes closed. Suddenly, a red substance
about one palm thick appeared around him.
The red substance was the evil aura that had been condensed a lot by
Wang Lin this past year. Wang Lin was very satisfied with the result. He
actually didn’t forcefully condense the evil aura, it just naturally happened
thanks to his actions.
Wang Lin believed that in just one more year, he will be able to
compress this evil aura to its limit. Getting rid of this evil aura won’t raise
his cultivation level though.
But Wang Lin always believed that if he just lets this evil aura
disappear, he will regret it in the future. It was the instinct of a cultivator
that knows that they might need something in the future that made Wang
Lin decide to condense the evil aura.
Da Niu’s father’s voice came in from outside. “Brother Wang, your
sister in law has made a few good dishes today. Come over and eat, then us
brothers can drink a few cups.”
Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly opened, revealing an ancient light. The light
slowly disappeared and Wang Lin went back to being a normal person. He
held the jug, walked two steps, then hesitated for a bit before grabbing some
gold from the basket, and walked out.
As for that young man named Xu, he was currently sitting in his
carriage. His heart was pounding as he held the package in his hands. His
eyes were filled with excitement.
He didn’t think that his visit home to see his parents would allow him to
meet a person that could create this kind of wood carving. It can be said that
the king’s only hobby was to collect these kinds of things.
Whether it was made of stone or wood, it didn’t matter what kind of
material. As long it was a sculpture, the king liked them.
And the prince was a very filial son. If he brings this to the prince, he
will be well rewarded. Thinking about it, the young man named Xu took a
deep breath.
This team of more than ten carriages moved quickly through the capital,
but he still wished they could go faster so he could return to the palace
sooner.
After a long time, the carriage stopped. The young man named Xu
quickly opened the door and rushed into the palace.
In the eastern courtyard, the young man stopped before a very elegant
building and said, “Prince, Xu Tao wishes to meet you for an important
matter.”
After a while, a lazy voice came from the building saying, “Xu Tao,
didn’t you go home to visit your relatives? How come you’re back so early?
If there is anything, we can talk tomorrow.”
Xu Tao was able to vaguely hear some charming and tempting voices
from the palace. He hesitated for a bit. Normally, it would really not be a
good time to bother the prince, but he was very confident with the item he
was holding. He clenched his teeth and said, “Prince, I really do have an
important matter. When I was on my way home, I found a wood carving. If
the king saw this wood carving, he would definitely be happy.”
Silence came from the building. After a while, a dissatisfied voice came
from inside. “Come in then, but if this item isn’t as good as you say, then
you’re losing this month’s pay.”
Xu Tao quickly walked into the palace and saw a giant bed covered by a
veil. A slightly pale young man sat at the edge of the bed. His eyes were
slightly gloomy.
Xu Tao placed his coat on the ground, then carefully opened it up,
revealing the dragon carving within.
The moment the young man saw the wood carving, his eyes suddenly
became sharp. He stood up and quickly walked up to the wood carving. He
reached out and grabbed the carving with his right hand.
Just as Xu Tao was about to warn the youth, he suddenly heard the
youth yell. The youth waved his hand and the wood carving disappeared.
He said, “Good! Xu Tao, you have done a great service!”
With that, he slapped a broken looking bag that hung on his waist.
Suddenly, a wave of purple gas came out of the bag and surrounded the
youth. The gas dissipated and the youth was now wearing a purple robe.
The moment the purple gas appeared, a breeze blew through the room,
lifting up the veil a bit. Two charming screams came from the bed as the
veil revealed two beautiful bodies.
Xu Tao’s eyes involuntarily looked over. He swallowed hard and
averted his gaze, not daring to look.
The young wasn’t a mortal, but a cultivator; however, his cultivation
level wasn’t high. He was only at the 8th layer of Qi Condensation.
He looked at Xu Tao and noticed Xu Tao’s gaze. He laughed and said,
“Mei Ji, come out. Today, you belong to Xu Tao.”
A charming response came from the bed as a beautiful figure walked
out of the bed. She leisurely walked over, grabbed the dumbfounded Xu
Tao, and left with him through the side door.
The young man’s eyes lit up and he quickly left the palace.
The youth walked straight to the Central Palace. When he was outside
of the doors, he heard bursts of song and music along with his father’s
laughter coming from inside.
Outside the hall stood rows of guards. When they saw the prince, they
all dropped to one knee. The young man quickly walked past them and into
the main hall.
Inside the hall were two small tables with a cultivator sitting behind
each one. The cultivators were wearing different colored robes, one black
and one green.
The cultivator in black’s eyes remained closed. He had no interest in
music and dance.
The green robed cultivator was smiling as he watched the singers and
dancers perform.
Above the main hall sat a very handsome middle aged man. The middle
age man was very majestic and had the look of a ruler.
After the young man entered the hall, the middle aged man laughed and
said, “Why are you not having fun in the Pink Palace? Why did you come
here to your old man?”
The young man first respectfully greeted the two cultivators, then
looked at the middle aged man and said, “Father, please look at this.” With
that, he took out the dragon carving and placed it on the ground.
At that moment, the green robed cultivator, who was looking at the
performers, suddenly locked his gaze on the carving. The middle aged
man’s eyes also lit up. He waved his hand and all of the performers quickly
scattered and left.
The green robed cultivator suddenly stood up and walked up to the
wood carving. He carefully looked at the carving, took a deep breath, and
said, “This is…” He already had a guess in his heart, but he wasn’t sure.
The black robed man, who always had his eyes closed, opened his eyes
and slowly said, “This is a wood carving.”
The green robed man before the wood carving was startled. He then
wryly smiled and said, “Senior apprentice brother, I know that this is a
wood carving. I’m referring to what this is a carving of.”
The black robed cultivator that was addressed as senior apprentice
brother pondered for a bit and slowly said, “I have not seen it before.”
The green robed cultivator bitterly smiled. He was used to this senior
apprentice brother’s strangeness.
The middle aged man stared at the wood carving and smiled. “Two
immortal elders, is there anything special about this carving?”
The green robed cultivator near the wood carving grabbed the wood
carving. He suddenly felt an ancient aura come at him. This aura was very
powerful and caused him to be shocked. With his mid stage Foundation
Establishment cultivation, he felt as if his foundation was about to collapse.
Horrified, he quickly let go of the carving.
His senior apprentice brother waved his sleeves and the carving flew
into his hand. This cultivator’s face suddenly turned pale as his core became
unstable. It took a long time before he was able to control the fluctuations in
his core again.
The higher the cultivation level you have, the more affected you would
be by Wang Lin’s carving, but if you were a mortal, then the effect would
be small.
The black robed man slowly said, “This object is not a normal carving.
The creature that is carved is almost exactly the same as the dragon in the
ancient record of our sect.”
The green robed cultivator said, with a strange expression, “Senior
apprentice brother, didn’t you say earlier that you’ve never seen it before?
How come you are saying it is a dragon now?”
The black robed cultivator looked surprisedly at the green robed
cultivator. His eyes were filled with astonishment as he said, “Junior
apprentice brother, I finally understand why your cultivation hasn’t had a
breakthrough yet…”
The green robed cultivator’s face twitched. He didn’t say anything.
The black robed cultivator sighed and said, “I have never seen the beast
that is carved, but I never said I didn’t recognize what it was.”
The green robed cultivator’s Dao heart wasn’t stable enough, so he
coughed out a mouthful of blood. After a long time, he calmed himself and
bitterly laughed. He felt like he really couldn’t deal with this senior
apprentice brother of his at all.
255
ROBBER
I t was night and there was no moon.

Wang Lin lied on the bed in the back of the store. There was a jug of
wine beside him. He picked up the jug and took a drink. Wang Lin could
feel that in this past year, he has managed to get rid of his mentality as a
cultivator and has become more like a mortal.
Take this for example: he rarely cultivates at all now, but that would
have been impossible before. In those 400 years of escaping and killing, he
almost always had his spiritual energy surging in his body and would use
any spare time he could find to raise his cultivation level. His life was filled
with deadly schemes and life threatening dangers. If he was a bit less
careful, he would have died.
He had never before lied down like this and slept. He spent most nights
cultivating.
That type of life was very exciting and filled with passion, but it was
filled with regret. It had no balance. That life was missing something.
Now, there were no conflicts in Wang Lin’s life. Although it was a bit
boring, it was cleansing Wang Lin’s soul.
Wang Lin felt very strange when he first noticed this feeling, but he
gradually accepted it and continued living the life of a mortal.
He picked up the jug and downed a gulp. Then, he suddenly frowned.
At that moment, two cultivators arrived outside his store. Their two
bodies floated toward his shop like ghosts. One of them waved his hand and
Wang Lin’s store’s main door silently opened.
The two of them quickly entered. The door was closed by the wind.
Inside the shop, the two’s eyes lit up as they looked at all of the carvings
inside the shop. Their eyes were filled with terror, but that terror was soon
replaced with endless greed.
“There are so many magic treasures!” One of the cultivators sucked in a
cold breath of air. He grabbed one of the carvings and looked at it. His body
trembled and he quickly threw the carving away.
The greed inside his eyes became even stronger. He waved his hand and
all of the carvings on the shelves entered his bag of holding.
The other cultivator squatted down and searched through a box in the
corner. Then, he let out a shout as he held an incomplete carving. His
expression became strange as he felt a sweetness in his throat and coughed
out a mouthful of blood.
He quickly threw away the carving in his hand and backed up as if the
carving was an ancient beast.
In fact, it was no surprise he couldn’t withstand the carving. This was an
incomplete carving of Six Desire Devil Lord. Although it was incomplete,
the spiritual pressure inside the carving was that of a late stage Nascent
Soul cultivator. With this person’s Core Formation cultivation, there was no
way he could withstand it.
Good thing he quickly let go and the spiritual pressure of the carving
hadn’t truly awakened. He wouldn’t have lost only a simple mouthful of
blood otherwise.
As the wood carving fell, it was caught by a giant invisible hand, which
placed it in Wang Lin’s hand. Wang Lin walked out of the back room. He
casually put the carving on a shelf, then took a gulp of wine and said, “That
is a total of 4,520 gold. Pay up.”
When Wang Lin appeared, the two suddenly stopped and stared at Wang
Lin with horrified expressions.
In particular, the cultivator that was just injured by the spiritual pressure
in the carving. His face was pale and his forehead was covered in sweat.
In their eyes, Wang Lin’s appearance was too strange. Before the two of
them entered the shop, they used their spiritual energy to check the inside.
Although there was one person in the back room, it was only a mortal.
But now, the mortal in their eyes appeared silently before them. It was
as if a bolt of lightning had just struck them, causing them to be terrified.
Adding to the wood carving magic treasures, even if the two of them
were dumb, they would have realized that the person before them was a
senior they couldn’t afford to mess with.
The two of them looked at each other and respectfully said, “Greetings,
senior. Juniors are disciples of the White Cloud Sect. Juniors have been
rude and hope senior will forgive us.”
Wang Lin plainly asked, “Do you have 4520 pieces of gold?”
The two of them looked at each other. They were cultivators, so if it was
spirit stones, they would have some, but they really didn’t have much gold
used by mortals right now. Of course, if they were given time to prepare,
they would be able to prepare 4000, or even 40,000.
Wang Lin realized what the two were thinking and sighed. He waved
his hand and the bag of holding containing the carvings flew into his hand.
He casually swiped his hand across the bag of holding and the owner of the
bag forcibly swallowed a mouthful of blood.
The respect in the cultivator’s eyes became even deeper as that swipe
wiped out his divine sense from the bag.
Wang Lin shook the bag and all of the carvings flew back to their
original places without any error. It was as if they were never moved in the
first place
“Go back. When you come again, bring enough gold.” With that, Wang
Lin waved his hand and the bag of holding flew back to the cultivator.
Then, the two of them were pushed by a powerful force toward the door.
When they were about hit the door, the door opened and the two of them
were pushed out of the store.
This one push pushed them more than 10 kilometers before they finally
stabilized themselves. Their eyes revealed unimaginable horror and shock.
In their eyes, that youth’s cultivation was too powerful for them to measure.
The two pondered a little and thought themselves to be very lucky. With
that, they quickly left. These two cultivators were the two from the palace.
They noticed the abnormality in the carving, so they went and found Xu
Tao, who was enjoying himself, and found out about this store. But after
what just happened, they were simply too scared to have any more ideas
about that store.
The two of them didn’t know that Wang Lin had already left his divine
sense on them. If they had any malicious thoughts about Wang Lin, they
would be killed immediately.
In fact, if the two of them knew about Wang Lin, then they would feel
extremely lucky. If it was the Wang Lin from one year ago, the only result
of that situation would’ve been death.
Wang Lin sat inside the store. He drank a gulp of wine and sighed. “I
haven’t killed anyone in a year.” With that, he walked back to the back
room and went to sleep.
Time quickly passed and two years passed by. This was already the third
year that Wang Lin had been at the capital.
Da Niu grew even taller and sturdier and more neighbors moved in. The
Kong Fabric shop’s owner died due to illness and the shop was sold to
someone else.
Da Niu’s parents’ faces gained some light wrinkles. Although they were
still young, they couldn’t avoid the passage of time.
It is worth mentioning that during these two years, many of the
neighbors had come to Wang Lin to talk about marriage, but they were
rejected by Wang Lin each time.
The Xu family’s second son had already gotten married and had a
healthy baby. Xu Tao came back to pay his respects to Wang Lin. He gave
Wang Lin 100 pieces of gold, saying it was from the prince.
Actually, in these two years, during each new year, Xu Tao would bring
a lot of gold and silver. As for this matter, Wang Lin didn’t reject him. He
accepted it all.
Autumn passed and winter came. The sun came and went. During these
past two years, Wang Lin saw the birth of the young and the death of the
old. He felt very wistful.
In these two years, he had only cultivated twice. He no longer cared
about his cultivation level and rarely checked it anymore. As for the red
substance, only a thin layer remained. The rest had been condensed into
three red beads, which were stored in his bag of holding.
According to his analysis, when the 4th bead is created, the red
substance will be all gone.
The two cultivators from back then had only come once in these two
years. After handing over a large amount of mortal gold, they took three
wood carvings.
In these two years, Wang Lin’s store had gained some fame in the
Western part of the city. Although there weren’t a lot of customers, it was
still much better than his first year.
However, the most common visitors to Wang Lin’s shop weren’t
mortals, but cultivators. Six out of ten people that came would be a
cultivator.
Every cultivator that came would buy wood carvings with mortal gold.
In these two years, he sold quite a few wood carvings and had gathered a lot
of gold and silver.
The fact that there was someone amazing in the western part of the
capital gradually gained some fame among cultivators.
Wang Lin’s heart was still calm. What he wanted was still to experience
the life of a mortal. The store was just a tool to experience it and the wood
carvings were the same.
It was about to be a new year and the capital had become very lively.
Wang Lin walked out of his store and sat down outside. His eyes were filled
with longing.
This was the 3rd new year he had experienced since he arrived at the
capital. Each time, this experience was different, except for one thing: the
regret he felt toward his childhood.
Da Niu ran out from the ironworks shop from across the street with
fireworks in his hand and happily played with them. Upon seeing Da Niu,
happiness appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes. Wang Lin had watched this kid
grow up from an 11 year old kid to a 14 year old youth.
Last year, Da Niu was unable to refuse his dad anymore and began to
learn ironworks. However, whenever he had time, he would come and
watch Wang Lin make wood carvings.
Although Da Niu didn’t come as often, the one jug of fruit wine a day
never stopped.
Playing with the fireworks, Da Niu ran toward Wang Lin and sat down
on the cold bench. He didn’t seem to mind the cold. He winked at Wang Lin
and said, “Uncle Wang, I heard from my dad a few days ago that
shopkeeper Lu from the east side of the city wanted to marry his daughter
to you. Why didn’t you agree? I have secretly seen her before and she is
very beautiful.”
Wang Lin smiled. He rubbed Da Niu’s head and said, “Uncle already
has a wife.”
“Ah? Really? How come I have never seen her?” Da Niu suddenly
stood up. His face was filled with shock.
“She is in a very far away place, waiting for me. One day, I’ll go and
find her!” Wang Lin’s voice was gentle as the image of a woman appeared
in his mind.
Da Niu let out a mischievous smile. He said, “I understand. Uncle
Wang, you came to the capital to make money so you can go back home to
get married!”
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COLDNESS
W ang Lin smiled and said, “That’s right. Once uncle has made a lot
of money, he will go back and get married.”
Da Niu was about to speak when his father called him. Da Niu
responded and said to Wang Lin, with a bitter smile, “I have to do
ironworks again.” With that, he helplessly returned home.
From inside the ironworks shop came a few shouts from Da Niu’s
father. Wang Lin took a sip of the wine and continued to sit outside. Slowly,
snow began to fall and this year’s first snow silently appeared.
The temperature suddenly dropped.
The snowflakes hit Wang Lin’s face and quickly turned into ice water.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the dim sky. He raised his hand and
casually closed it. All of the snowflakes started to gather toward him.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and released his right hand. The
snowflakes immediately scattered and drifted in all directions. This
happened so quickly that none of the mortals noticed it as they quickly
walked through the streets with their heads down.
As the sky darkened, there were less and less people walking around.
Soon, there was no one left on the street. Even all the shops had closed
down due to the cold. Everyone had gone home to their families to gather
around the stove.
This type of warmth, besides the physical warmth, also warmed the
soul. This type of warmth from being with the family could expel any
coldness.
Slowly, sadness filled Wang Lin’s eyes. The coldness that the snow
brought was really nothing to him, but at this moment, when he looked at
all of the lights coming from the shops and his shop being the only one dark
one, a sliver of coldness appeared in his heart.
This coldness wasn’t anything a fire or technique could help get rid of.
This type of coldness came from comprehending the heavens and was a
must to experience life.
In order to turn into an immortal, one must first turn into a mortal.
Although it was easy to turn into mortal, how could it be that easy?
Right now, Wang Lin was experiencing loneliness. He knew that he needed
to keep experiencing it.
This loneliness was nothing compared to years later, when everyone he
knows dies one by one until he is the only one left. That is true loneliness
Wang Lin began to ponder. After a long time, he stood up. It seemed as
if he had just aged a lot. He slowly picked up the chair, went back into the
shop, and slowly closed the door.
After a long time, a fire lit up inside the shop. Although this fire looked
like all the other shops’ fires, this one was hollow, and a deep sense of
loneliness hid inside it.
Wang Lin sat next to the fire. It was very warm inside the shop, but his
heart became even colder. After pondering for a long time, Wang Lin took
out a wood carving and put it beside him.
This was a carving of his father.
Looking at the carving, the coldness in Wang Lin’s heart lessened a bit.
He then took out the carving of his mother. Then, he gradually took out
carvings one by one and placed them near the fireplace.
There were carvings of males and females, young people and old
people. All of them were residents of the small village.
Looking at these carvings, Wang Lin let out a smile. Although this smile
was filled with satisfaction, if anyone were to see the smile, they would
have said, “How is that a smile? It is clearly a silent cry.”
The fire flickered, sometimes lighting Wang Lin’s face, sometimes
making it dim. When the light reached the wood carvings, they gave off a
strange feeling.
He gently grabbed each carving as the coldness lessened in his heart.
Although the coldness lessened, his sadness grew.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “Can’t let it go, can’t let it go…” In his
early years of cultivation, he couldn’t let go of his family. Even now, he still
couldn’t let them go.
But this type of feeling was different from back then. In order to turn
into an immortal, he first must turn into a mortal. If he had let go of all of
his emotions toward his family, then there would be no way for him to turn
into a mortal.
Every Soul Formation cultivator was strong not only because of their
cultivation, but also because their hearts hid a tiny bit of emotion deep
down. They used this bit of emotion to break through the Nascent Soul
stage and reach the Soul Formation stage.
It was because of this emotion that Wang Lin didn’t meet with any
difficulty turning into a mortal and gradually began to feel like a mortal.
At the moment, he was immersed in thoughts about his parents and
silently experiencing this feeling. The spiritual energy in his body started to
wildly surge again. This spiritual energy gradually came out of his body.
Slivers of spiritual energy came out from all of the wood carvings in the
room and swirled along with Wang Lin’s spiritual energy.
Gradually, the swirl of spiritual energy spun even faster and expanded to
outside the shop.
When the snowflakes fell on the roof of the shop, they began to swirl as
well. They soon turned into swirls of snowflakes and flew off into the
distance.
The snow started to come down harder and harder. Gradually, Wang Lin
began to awaken and when he awakened, a crack had appeared on some of
the wood carvings.
Although these wood carvings gained a crack, their spiritual pressure
became even stronger. Even their quality increased.
Wang Lin took a look and took a deep breath.
He stood up, then pushed opened the door. A cold wind mixed with
snow hit his face. He looked up into the sky and whispered, “Soul
Formation, I, Wang Lin, will obtain it, no matter what!”
The snow started to fall even harder and a thick layer of snow started to
gather on the ground. At this moment, the door to the ironworks shop
opposite of Wang Lin suddenly opened. Da Niu and his father were about to
leave when they saw Wang Lin standing there. They couldn’t help but be
startled. Da Niu ran through the snow, making crunching sounds with each
step. He arrived next to Wang Lin and shouted, “Uncle Wang, did you know
we were going to come?” With that, he entered the room and sat next to the
fire.
Da Niu’s father carried a wooden basket and smiled, “Brother Wang,
you’re not busy?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled as he moved aside and said, “I’m not busy.
Come and talk inside.”
Da Niu’s father entered the room. He looked at the carvings in the room
and revealed a look of envy. He placed the wooden basket on the ground,
then rubbed his hands. He wanted to say something, but didn’t know how to
start.
At that moment, Da Niu, who was next to the fire, saw the carvings of
Wang Lin’s parents and suddenly shouted, “Uncle Wang, how come I have
never seen these carvings before? Did you make them recently?”
Wang Lin closed the door. He then sat down and said, “I made them a
while ago.”
Da Niu carefully looked at the wood carvings and asked, “Uncle Wang,
who are these carvings of?”
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a look of nostalgia and slowly said, “They are
my family.”
Da Niu was startled and no longer kept asking. He walked to the basket
and opened it up. Inside were three plates of exquisite dishes and two jugs
of fruit wine.
Wang Lin took a look and let out a faint smile as he looked at Da Niu’s
father. He had known this man for a long time and this was the first time
Wang Lin had seen him like this. Clearly, Da Niu’s father had come to ask
for his help, but didn’t know how to ask.
Wang Lin said, “Brother Ceng, if you have anything to say, just say it.”
Da Niu’s father hesitated for a bit. He rubbed his hands and awkwardly
said, “Nothing, nothing.”
Da Niu looked at the dishes in the basket. He swallowed hard and his
hand reached in. When he noticed his father giving him the look, he quickly
pulled his hand back out and disgruntledly said, “It is only borrowing some
silver. What’s so embarrassing about it?”
Da Niu’s father’s face suddenly turned red and he scolded his son.
“Little brat, wait until we are home.”
Da Niu stuck out his tongue and said, “Since father won’t say it, I’ll say
it. Mother wants to buy the shop next to ours to make our shop bigger, but
doesn’t have enough money.”
Da Niu’s father let out a sigh. He looked at Wang Lin and helplessly
said, “Brother Wang, your sister in law thinks our shop is too small and
limits the business we can do. She saw that old Li’s shop is for rent, so she
wanted to immediately rent it.”
Wang Lin faintly nodded. He picked up the jug of wine from the basket
and drank a gulp, then said, “How much do you need?”
Da Niu’s father hesitated for a while and said, “The shop is pretty big
and we have to pay two years’ rent at once, so it would be 50 pieces of
silver… er.... 30. 30 pieces of silver is enough.”
Da Niu pouted and whispered, “Mother clearly said 80 pieces of
silver…” Before he could finish, his father shot him another vicious stare.
Wang Lin nodded. Without a word, he stood up and walked into the
back room. There was a basket there filled with gold and silver. Wang Lin
casually picked up some gold and placed it before Da Niu’s father.
When Da Niu’s father saw the piece of gold, he was startled and quickly
said, “ I don’t need this much. Brother Wang, quickly take it back. I only
want to borrow 30 pieces of silver.” From his point of view, there were at
least ten pieces of gold in front of him, far more than he needed.
Wang Lin picked up the jug of wine and smiled, “Brother Ceng, I’m not
lending you this money. This is money for wine. From now on, I’d like to
buy a jug of your fruit wine every day. That money for 10 years of fruit
wine is worth it.”
Da Niu’s father hesitated for a bit. His face revealed an excited
expression. He said, “Brother Wang, this…”
Da Niu rolled his eyes and said, “Dad, just take it. Uncle Wang can sell
one wood carving for 10 pieces of gold.”
Da Niu’s father stared at Da Niu again. He picked up the jug, took a
large gulp, then said, “Brother Wang, what’s 10 years or 8 years? As long as
you live here, I’ll send you a jug of wine every day!”
Wang Lin chuckled. Looking at the father and son before him, his heart
was no longer cold. He now felt a tiny bit of warmth.
That night, Da Niu’s father drank a lot. Two jugs were clearly not
enough. Da Niu served them on the side and it wasn’t until the 10th jug that
they had drank enough.
Finally, Da Niu’s father passed out from drinking, but his hand tightly
held onto the gold as he was being carried back by Da Niu.
Before they left, Da Niu quietly said to Wang Lin, “Uncle Wang, we
have a lot of this wine. My dad won’t let me tell other people, but in truth,
there are many large pots of wine in the basement of our house, and it is
said that there are even more buried deep down. If it wasn’t for the fact that
father refuses to sell the wine, mother wouldn’t have made him come here
to borrow money.”
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IT’S YOU!
A fter sending off Da Niu and his father, Wang Lin sat down next to
the fire and suddenly felt very regretful. Ten pieces of gold was a
large amount of wealth for mortals, but to immortals, it was like dirt that
they wouldn’t even bother to acknowledge.
He quietly sat inside the shop, picked up a piece of wood, and his hand
began to move as he started to carve again.
Time passed and another three years went by. Da Niu’s shop’s size had
almost doubled in size and, as his mother thought, their business did get
better. However, as business got better, Da Niu had less free time as he had
to do ironworks with his father.
Only after the shop closed would Da Niu drag his tired body along with
a jug of fruit wine to come and watch Wang Lin carve.
Da Niu’s body, perhaps due to all the ironworks he had done, had
become even more sturdy. The 17 year old young man didn’t feel cold at all
while only wearing a thin shirt.
However, the wrinkles on his parents had gradually increased.
Wang Lin’s appearance was also different from six years ago. He no
longer looked like a young man, but a middle aged man as wrinkles
appeared on his face.
This was deliberately caused by Wang Lin himself. After all, if someone
didn’t change at all in six years, then it would be a very incredible thing for
these good and honest neighbors.
In the past three years, Xu Tao began to come even more often. He
would come every month with gold, silver, and the intent of drawing Wang
Lin to their side. And every time, he would point out that this was all given
by the prince to pay respects to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t have any interest in this prince. He came to the capital
with only one purpose, and that was to experience mortal life so he could
have a breakthrough in his cultivation.
Considering his cultivation level, he was too lazy to get involved with
mortals’ power struggle.
In the late autumn of this year, wind blew the leaves off the willow trees
on the street, causing the leaves to fly far away and making them leave their
branches.
One could see leaves all over the street. Wang Lin casually walked out
of the shop wearing thick clothes and a leather hat. If at this time anyone
from Zhao or Chu were to show up here, they wouldn’t be able to recognize
Wang Lin at all. This person was Wang Lin, who had stirred up the entire
country, killing thousands, and whose hands were stained with blood.
Even the cultivators that had fought him wouldn’t be able to recognize
him.
The current him looked no different from a mortal. This apply only to
his appearance. It was his spirit too. Even deep down in his bones, he was
the same as a mortal.
After six years of transforming into a mortal, he had completely become
a mortal. The current him looked a bit old. Although his back was still
straight, he looked no different from any other middle aged man on the
street.
The only little thing that made him different from mortals were his eyes.
There was a clear distinction between black and white in his eyes, plus a
hint of light, making him seen unlike a mortal.
In the last three years, Wang Lin didn’t cultivate once and the last of the
red substance had been unwittingly completely condensed by him into a
bead, which was put away in his bag of holding.
He opened the shop door and the chilling autumn wind blow into his
face. Wang Lin tightened his collar, closed the shop’s door, and walked into
the distance.
At this moment, a rather sturdy young man walked out of the shop
across the street. He was carrying a bucket of broken charcoal. After he
came out of the shop, he saw Wang Lin and smiled. “Uncle Wang, are you
going to that show again?”
Wang Lin turned around and smiled. “Da Niu, bring me a jug of wine.
The young man nodded. He quickly threw the charcoal to the side and
walked into the shop. Shortly after, he ran out with a jug of wine. His eyes
were filled with care as he said, “Uncle Wang, at your age, you shouldn’t
drink as much. Just drink a little to warm your body.”
Wang Lin nodded with a smile. He patted Da Niu’s shoulder, then
Da Niu felt bitterness in his heart as he looked at Wang Lin’s back. In
these six years, the omnipotent Uncle Wang had aged a lot. He still
remembered the Uncle Wang from 6 years ago, who was filled with vigor
and whose eyes shined like the stars.
One by one, lifelike wood carvings would take shape in his hands.
He still remembered when Uncle Wang said that once he makes it big,
he will go back and marry his wife. However, in these past six years, Da
Niu had never seen Uncle Wang’s wife, so he never asked about it again.
Da Niu let out a sigh and returned to the shop. He had also grown older,
so he was now the main worker in the ironworks shop. Even after the shop
had closed, there were many things he had to do. The habit he had of
watching Wang Lin carve every day couldn’t continue any longer.
Every few days, he would find some time to accompany this lonely
uncle Wang.
There was a chill hidden in the late autumn wind. Wang Lin slowly
walked forward. After a while, he arrived at an inn at the corner of the
street. Just as he entered, the waiter, a very bright boy with a towel over his
shoulder, said, “If it isn’t shopkeeper Wang. Please come in!”
After Wang Lin entered the room, he took off his hat and smiled. “I
don’t have any silver to give you as a tip. No matter how friendly you are, it
won’t help.”
The waiter let out a smile and said, “Look at what you’re saying. The
shopkeeper already said that the first seat by the east window is reserved for
you.” With that, he quickly walked a few steps toward a table. He wiped it
with the towel that was on his shoulder and bowed before leaving.
Wang Lin sat down at the table. Soon, the waiter brought a few dishes
and a small charcoal stove with a pot of boiling water on top. Wang Lin
placed the jug of wine in the pot of water to start warming it.
Occasionally, he poured himself a cup to drink. He just sat there,
watching people enter the inn. Gradually, more and more people entered the
inn. After about 30 minutes, performers came out from the back of the inn
and the guests all started cheering.
Among the actors, there was a female that looked very pretty. Most of
the guests in the inn were here to watch her.
This woman’s eyes were very beautiful. Her long sleeves danced as she
began to sing.
The woman’s voice was very attractive, causing all the customers in the
inn to shout in praise. At this moment, the mood reached its climax.
Wang Lin smiled as he watched the woman sing. He had been spending
his days like this for more than a year.
Not long after, a fat middle aged man wearing thick clothes came out
from the back and sat at the same table as Wang Lin. When he arrived, the
waiter quickly brought out wine for him.
The middle aged fat man quickly poured a cup and drank it. He looked
at Wang Lin and said, “Shopkeeper Wang, this…”
Wang Lin picked up the wine jug. He took a sip and said, “Shopkeeper
Lee, I’m not here today to collect rent, so you can relax.”
The middle aged fat man smiled and said, “Business is not good lately.
Having a lot of customers today doesn’t mean much. I just spent a lot of
money hiring this group to perform here. This business is not easy.”
Wang Lin smiled. He didn’t say a word. He only quietly watched the
performance. This fat man was named Lee, but as for his first name, Wang
Lin still didn’t know it. Two years ago, this guy came to Wang Lin and
pledged his shop to borrow 20 pieces of gold from Wang Lin. To this day,
he still hadn’t paid Wang Lin back, so this shop now belonged to Wang Lin.
In this past year, he saw Wang Lin come in every day. This made him
feel very nervous, so he often came to check on Wang Lin’s intentions.
As the pretty actress’s eyes scanned the crowd, all of the guests cheered.
Just at that moment, a very perverted voice outside the inn said, “Hey, this
little darling sure sings well. She lured me here from the northern part of the
city.”
After that was said, an old man wearing a grey robe walked in. This old
man’s hair was a mess, his face was covered in bruises, and there was a
large footprint on his chest.
The moment he walked in, he started shouting. The waiter frowned and
said, “Where did this beggar come from? There is no money for you
today!” With that, he walked up to push the beggar away.
The old man stared at him and said, “You dare to touch me? If you
touch me, then I’ll lie down here and not get up today. I’m here to listen to
the music!”
When Wang Lin saw the old man, the light that hadn’t shone in his eyes
for years suddenly lit up. This old man wasn’t just anyone. It was the old
man that cheated a meal from him six or seven years ago.
The shopkeeper of the inn, who was sitting next to Wang Lin, walked
up. He rummaged through his pockets for a bronze coin. He tossed the coin
at the old man and said, “I gave you money, now leave. You are ruining the
mood.”
The old man picked up the coin and bit it. He smiled at the waiter and
said, “It’s real. Harder than gold. See, your shopkeeper knows what to do.
Hmph, hmph.” With that, he threw the coin into the waiter’s hand and said,
“A pot of tea!”
Then, his eyes swept the area. His gaze landed on Wang Lin and he
walked over. It was not that he recognized Wang Lin, but that the only
available seat in the inn was next to Wang Lin.
The waiter was shocked. He looked at the bronze coin and then at the
shopkeeper. He had seen a lot of beggars, but this was the first time he had
seen a beggar that would bite a bronze coin and then use it to buy tea.
The middle aged fat man’s face twitched. He pulled up his sleeves and
was about to throw the old man out when Wang Lin raised his hand and
said, “Forget it.”
The middle aged fat man immediately paused. He hesitated for a bit,
muttered a few words, turned around, and went into the back room.
The old man let out a mischievous smile. He looked at Wang Lin and
said, “You…” Just as he said that word, he was suddenly startled and stared
at Wang Lin. He carefully looked at Wang Lin and a strange expression
appeared on his face as he said, “It’s you!”
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TRASHING SECTS
W ang Lin faintly smiled and said, “Senior, we haven’t meet in seven
years and you are still the same.”
The strange expression on the old man’s face became even stranger. He
stared at Wang Lin for a long time before letting out a sigh. There was a
hint of praise in his eyes as he said, “You turned into a mortal… you really
turned into a mortal!”
Wang Lin picked up the jug from the stove, poured a cup, drank it, and
said, “Junior is only struggling in the mortal. How could I be as relaxed as
senior, who is enjoying playing in the mortal world?”
The old man took a deep breath. He took the wine jug, poured a cup,
and said, “I have seen many Spirit Forming cultivators, but you are the first
to be able to turn into a mortal in six years.”
Wang Lin didn’t speak. His heart didn’t waver as he let out a faint smile
and watched the performance.
The old man stared at Wang Lin. After a long time, the praise in his
eyes became even stronger. “It is not that the flesh and blood is similar, but
the soul is. Young man, if you can experience a domain, then I can promise
that you will reach the Soul Formation stage within 100 years,” said the old
man.
Wang Lin turned his head, took a drink, and asked, “What is domain?”
The old man was about to speak when his eyes suddenly turned. He
said, “Look, I’m already old. When I get hungry, I can’t remember
anything.”
Wang Lin seriously looked at the old man and smiled. “Senior, you can
take your time enjoying the performance. Junior will leave first.” With that,
he stood up and left the inn.
The old man was startled. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he muttered,
“Interesting.”
Wang Lin carried the jug and slowly walked down the street while
stepping on leaves. He returned to the shop, opened the door, and walked in.
After he took one step inside, he heard the old man’s voice say, “Not
bad. So you spent six years turning into a mortal here.”
The old man mysteriously appeared behind Wang Lin and entered the
shop with him. He looked around and his eyes gradually revealed a look of
surprise.
Wang Lin wasn’t surprised at the expression the old man made. He sat
down and continued drinking wine while watching the old man.
“Dragon, Flame Spider, Heaven Noise Beast, Zhong Gu, Eight Claw
Blade Beast, Ti Lun… tsk tsk. Not bad, young man. You managed to bring
most of the beasts from the Sea of Devils here.” The more the old man
looked, the more surprised his expression became. Finally, his gaze landed
on a wooden box in the corner of the room. He waved his hand and all of
the carvings inside that box flew out one by one.
These carving were all incomplete products.
The moment the old man saw these incomplete products, his eyes
became serious. He carefully looked at each one before taking a deep
breath. He then looked at Wang Lin and slowly said, “I really
underestimated you. I never would have thought you have had such
experiences. You wouldn’t have been able to make these carvings of Soul
Formation Cultivators or Desolate Beasts unless you have personally fought
them.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. He didn’t say anything. He only quietly drank
his wine. It was as if what the old man said had nothing to do with him.
After pondering for a while, the old man put down the carving he was
holding. He turned toward Wang Lin and asked, “What is your name?”
Wang Lin blandly answered, “Wang Lin.”
The old man nodded. He waved his right hand and his aura completely
changed from an old man’s to someone with a very commanding presence.
Although his appearance hadn’t changed at all and there was no spiritual
energy coming from his body, he suddenly became very mysterious and
hard to see through.
The spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body moved due to the stimulation
and his eyes lit up. At that moment, Wang Lin couldn’t see through this old
man’s cultivation. The light quickly disappeared from his eyes as he took a
sip of wine and said, “Senior, my old house really can’t withstand your
power. Please restrain yourself.”
The old man snorted. “Kid, experience it for a bit. This is a domain!”
With that, the aura around him suddenly moved and a sense of rage
surged through the shop. What was odd was that not a single tile of the
building was damaged and none of the aura left the room.
At that moment, the inside and outside of the shop were like two worlds
cut off from each other.
This aura of rage spread into the surroundings and Wang Lin’s spiritual
energy involuntarily started to resist this aura. As soon as his spiritual
energy started to move, it was pulled by this raging aura. It was instantly
assimilated by the raging aura and became very violent as well.
Under this raging aura, a trace of terror appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes.
The spiritual energy inside his body no longer listened to him. He even had
a feeling that his own Nascent Soul had been assimilated by this raging
aura. At that moment, it felt as if his 400 years of hard work had become a
tool for the old man to attack him with.
“This is my Raging Domain. I used this domain back then to reach the
Soul Formation stage. Under this domain, all spiritual energy is assimilated
by my domain and is controlled by me.” There was a sliver of madness
inside the old man’s voice. After he glanced at Wang Lin, the domain
disappeared. It was as if the domain had never been there at all.
In these short few breaths, Wang Lin became covered in cold sweat. His
hands were still shaking as he grabbed the jug and took a big gulp of wine.
It took a long time before the spiritual energy in his body settled down.
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then asked, “Why have none of the
Soul Formation cultivators I met before displayed this kind of domain?”
The old man was startled. He scratched his head and embarrassingly
said, “This… I forgot. Also, I lowered my cultivation level to Soul
Formation, but still used the Soul Transformation stage to activate the
domain, so it was a little too powerful…. In truth, Soul Formation
cultivators aren’t able to display their domain like that because only a sliver
of their domains are present in their techniques, so their domains are not
detectable. Hehe, sorry.”
Wang Lin wryly smiled and looked the old man. He muttered to
himself, “Domain...this is domain…”
The old man’s eyes turned. He revealed a shifty look on his face and
whispered, “Turning into a mortal to experience your own domain and
using that domain to break past the Nascent Soul stage into the Soul
Formation stage. This is something every cultivator must experience when
they wish to break past the Nascent Soul stage. Kid, do you want to
experience other people’s domains? This is very beneficial to you.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. It has to be said that although experiencing other
Soul Formation cultivators’ domains was very dangerous, the benefit was
very large.
He looked at the old man. He didn’t immediately agree. He slowly
asked, “What price do I need to pay?”
The old man’s eyes narrowed. He hit his chest and said, “Price? There is
no price that needs to be paid. With me around to protect you in this rank 4
cultivation country, we can walk side ways and it would be fine.”
Wang Lin didn’t say a word, but silently looked at the old man.
Gradually, the old man scratched his head in embarrassment and said,
“This… I can tell that these carvings are pretty good...this…”
Wang Lin decisively said, “Ok, I can give all of these to you.”
The old man rolled his eyes. He angrily hit his chest and said, “What
would I want your low quality magic treasures for? Only those half finished
carvings are worth looking at, but I have no use for them. So, let me say it
directly: look at how handsome, bright, and dominating I am. Does your
heart not move? Don’t you think I make a very good model for a carving?”
When the old man started speaking, his face was a little red, but the
more he spoke, the more excited he became. He even puffed out his chest
and hit it.
Wang Lin was startled. He nodded and said, “Okay, but my cultivation
level is currently not high enough. Only after I reach the Soul Formation
stage can I make your carving perfect.
The old man immediately became happy and quickly said, “There is no
rush, there is no rush. You must make it perfect. Oh… I want nude a
carving, so you must make my carving perfect. That’s it, gotta make more
than one. 100! Yes, 100!”
The old man was immersed in his fantasy. He thought that the next time
he goes to the brothel or meets a beautiful woman, he would give them a
carving of himself and then they would remember him for the rest of their
lives.
He especially thought of all the beautiful women holding a carving of
himself. He became very excited at all these beautiful images in his mind.
The more he looked at Wang Lin, the more pleased he became. He grabbed
toward Wang Lin and moved. In the blink of an eye, the two of them
disappeared from the shop.
When they reappeared, they were already in the clouds 100,000 plus
kilometers away from the capital.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and was terrified in his heart. He
estimated that they had traveled 100,000 kilometers. This power was too
terrifying. It caused the hairs on his body to stand up.
It has to be said that late stage Nascent Soul cultivators can only teleport
1,000 kilometers away. Although he didn’t know how far late stage Soul
Formation cultivations could teleport, it couldn’t possibly be 100,000
kilometers.
Under Wang Lin’s analysis, not even Soul Transformation cultivators
could easily teleport this far. More importantly, this old man carried him as
well. As a result, Wang Lin dreaded this old man even more.
The old man was currently panting. Even for him, traveling 100,000
kilometers was not an easy task. However, when he saw Wang Lin’s
shocked face, he proudly raised his chin, pretending to be regretful, and
said, “Alas, I’m old and my body is a lot worse than it used to be. This
teleportation only moved us a mere 100,000 kilometers. I’m ashamed.”
Although the old man said this, even a mortal passing by could’ve seen the
intense pride on his face.
Wang Lin silently pondered.
After a long time, the old man was still panting heavily. The pride on
his face gradually disappeared as he angrily asked, “Kid, have you seen
anyone teleport this distance before?”
Wang Lin calmly said, “Never.”
“After seeing how powerful I am, you don’t even let out a fart?” The
old man’s eyes widened. It was like he used all his strength to drink milk in
a brothel and this kid had no reaction at all.
Wang Lin looked looked at the old man with a strange expression and
said, “Senior’s cultivation is something junior has never seen before. I
admire you!”
The old man snorted and boasted, “If there is an opportunity, I’ll give
you a chance to experience a one million kilometer teleportation.” With
that, he pointed at the air in the distance and said, “That is the White Cloud
Sect. Let’s go, this old man will take you to go trash that sect.”
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DOMAIN
W ang Lin hesitated a bit, then said to the old man, “Senior, are we
just going like this?”
The old man waved his hand and made two straw hats appear. “Wear
this. Unless someone is two cultivation levels above you, they won’t be able
to see your appearance. This is something I’ve saved for a long time. When
you are done, you have to return it to me,” he said.
Wang Lin caught the hat, scanned it with his divine sense, and was
immediately shocked. Although this straw hat looked normal, there were
secrets hidden within it. Using his divine sense, he found that the hat
contained countless restrictions that he had never seen before. They were
comparable to ancient restrictions.
And this was only the outer layer of restrictions. As for the restrictions
in the center, Wang Lin couldn’t even check that far with his divine sense in
such a short period of time. Wang Lin had decided that no matter what, he
won’t be returning this hat. If anything, he will just have to make a few
more carvings.
When the old man wore the hat, a golden light surrounded him. When
Wang Lin tried to scan the old man, the golden light inflicted pain on him.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. The desire to keep the straw hat became
even stronger as he silently put it on.
The old man looked at Wang Lin as his right hand formed a very strange
seal and pointed to the air. Suddenly, a giant ghost appeared in the air. As it
appeared, the surrounding spiritual energy violently gathered toward the
ghost.
Almost immediately, the ghost became solid and became a giant in
golden armor holding a sword. The giant’s face was grim. It was as if it was
an evil god, revealing a violent aura. It angrily stared at the location the old
man pointed to.
The old man proudly shouted, “Gold, smash!”
The golden armored giant waved its sword without a word. Suddenly, a
beam of golden light appeared. It was as if the sun was crashing down. The
beam flew across the sky. Suddenly, in the distance, violent ripples
appeared. The ripples became more and more violent until a light screen
shattered into tiny pieces with a loud bang.
Shortly after, the golden armored giant let out a snort and gradually
faded.
The old man immediately mumbled in dissatisfaction. Wang Lin could
kinda hear that the old man was scolding the golden armored giant for being
lazy...
The moment the screen shattered, a wave of energy immediately spread
out from the point of the impact. This energy was filled with destructive
power. Wang Lin’s expression suddenly changed. Just as he was about to
dodge, the old man waved his hand and a pillar appeared before Wang Lin,
blocking the energy wave.
Then, Wang Lin looked at old man. He was standing in the energy wave
and seemed to be enjoying it.
As the energy wave finished spreading out, the area suddenly changed
and buildings appeared one by one. These buildings floated on the clouds
and emitted rainbow colored lights. This place looked like the celestial
realm.
This scene was several times more majestic than what Wang Lin saw
back in Chu. The buildings seemed to go on endlessly. At the same time,
waves of angry shouts came from these buildings and a few dozen or so
powerful auras charged out.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense. Among these auras, there were
more than 30 Nascent Soul cultivators. The remaining five were Soul
Formation cultivators.
He took a deep breath. This rank 4 cultivation country was really
deserving of its rank. A sect here, whether big or small, was not something
a rank 3 cultivation country could deal with. It was not an exaggeration to
say that any sect here could wipe out a rank 3 cultivation country.
After the cultivators came out, they immediately fanned out and
surrounded Wang Lin and the old man. They revealed hostile expressions
and sent out their divine senses to scan Wang Lin and the old man.
However, after just an instant, more than half of them revealed surprised
expressions.
Wang Lin could clearly feel that when their divine senses swept past
them, the straw hats released large amounts of golden light. The golden
light made their divine senses melt like ice touching fire.
As for the old man, he formed a seal and the golden light formed a pair
of ghostly wings. The wings flapped and all of the divine senses around him
were swept away.
Suddenly, a few cultivators let out grunts, their body slumped, and their
expressions became very ugly.
A middle aged man wearing a blue robe flew out from the group. This
person’s face was pale and his eyes had no light. His eyes were like Wang
Lin’s, revealing a clear difference between black and white. They revealed
an extraordinary light.
After he walked out, he clasped his hands and said, “The two of you
broke my White Cloud Sect’s grand formation. If you don’t explain this,
then the two of you should just stay here!”
The old man snorted. He waved his hand and took out a bamboo chair.
He place it in the air, sat down on it, then said, “I don’t care. I’m just a hired
hand. He asked me to come, so talk to him.”
The middle aged man revealed a hint of dread in his eyes, but the person
he was dreading wasn’t Wang Lin. It was the old man.
After hearing the old man’s words, his gaze fell on Wang Lin. He said,
“Fellow cultivator, has my White Cloud Sect offended you before?”
Wang Lin pondered a little. Then, without a word, he took out a normal
flying sword from his bag of holding. He lightly shook the sword and
imprinted his divine sense onto it. Then, crackling sounds followed as the
sword transformed into a small, silver ball.
“Because the White Cloud Sect has many Soul Formation cultivators, I
wish to challenge them all. I hope you can forgive my intrusion.” With that,
he suddenly moved his right hand to form a seal and pointed at the silver
ball.
The silver ball suddenly flew out, creating sonic booms. It was as if it
could rip the sky apart.
The middle aged man’s eyes were filled with caution, but when he saw
the silver ball, he sneered. “You’re biting off more than you can chew!”
With that, he didn’t take out a treasure. Instead, he pointed to the air and
purple spiritual energy appeared on his finger.
The moment the spiritual energy appeared, it turned into a purple
dragon. The silver ball suddenly stopped as Wang Lin changed techniques
and shouted, “Change!”
Suddenly, the silver ball began to move strangely and transformed into a
turtle-like creature. This creature was something Wang Lin had killed in the
Sea of Devils, a Zhong Gu.
The Zhong Hu beast created by the silver ball suddenly became alive
and revealed its sharp teeth as it let out a roar. The roar ripped through the
sky and the Zhong Gu started fighting with the purple dragon.
The middle aged man let out a cold snort as he formed a seal and
shouted, “Split!”
Suddenly, the purple dragon split into two. One of them slipped past the
Zhong Gu towards Wang Lin. Wang Lin frowned and was about to dodge
when the old man’s voice entered his ears:
“What are you dodging hiding for? Don’t move. Experience a Soul
Formation cultivator’s domain.”
Wang Lin hesitated a bit, then placed his hand on his bag of holding. If
anything goes wrong, he would bring out the restriction flag. The reason he
wasn’t using his normal magic treasures was because he was afraid that his
identity would be found out.
After hearing the old man’s words, Wang Lin took a deep breath. Scenes
of meeting the old man flashed through his mind. He then clenched this
teeth and kept his body motionless. Although it sounded slow, all of this
happened in an instant as the two purple dragons charged at him.
The old man’s eyes were filled with praise toward Wang Lin. Although
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t reveal anything, how could the old man not
see the struggle Wang Lin was going through? He glanced sideways at the
two purple dragons and lifted his right hand. With a gentle squeeze, one of
the purple dragons was crushed.
The middle age man’s expression changed greatly. The sense of dread
he felt from the old man became even stronger.
At this point, the remaining purple dragon, carrying a powerful aura and
letting out a roar, landed on Wang Lin’s body. Wang Lin’s body shook. He
could feel a powerful pressure enter his body. Although this pressure looked
very powerful, after entering his body, it was like a gentle breath. It didn’t
have any offensive power and didn’t bring him any harm.
But in this gentle wind, there was a faint feeling of desperate emotion.
This feeling expanded endlessly in the blink of an eye inside Wang Lin. Not
even his Nascent Soul could escape this feeling.
Wang Lin immediately knew that this desperate emotion was the sliver
of domain inside the middle age man’s technique. This domain was like
divine retribution. There was no way for him to defend against it.
If he were to take out the restriction flag and defend with layers of
ancient restrictions, the feeling wouldn’t be this strong. After all, when he
fought with Soul Formation cultivators, the restriction flag was a must.
But at this moment, in order to experience the domain, he didn’t defend
himself at all. As a result, it could be said that he was unarmed and naked
against this Soul Formation cultivator’s domain.
The old man’s eyes lit up and he reached out with his right hand.
Suddenly, a sliver of purple gas came out of Wang Lin’s forehead and
formed a ball in the old man’s hand while Wang Lin recovered his senses.
Wang Lin closed his eyes. At that moment, he was able to fully
experience the middle aged man’s domain. Such opportunities could only
be wished for and were very valuable.
The old man’s hand kneaded the purple ball and crushed it. The middle
aged man’s face was very ugly as he stared at the old man and said, “I’m
guessing that senior is here to allow your disciple to experience domain in
order to break into the Soul Formation stage.”
The old man let out a mischievous smile. He pointed at the person next
to the middle aged man and said, “You, come up. It is your turn.”
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ANCESTRAL SPIRIT TOKEN
T he person the old man pointed at was an old woman. Her eyes were
slightly dim as she stared at the old man and said, “Although senior’s
cultivation level is sky high, that doesn’t mean you can order my White
Cloud Sect around!”
The old man mumbled a few words. He impatiently took out a dirty and
old bag of holding. He searched through the bag for a long time and finally
took out a black, wooden token. There was still grease and vegetable leaves
on the token as he casually threw it into the old woman’s hand.
The moment the old woman saw the token, her expression changed and
she shouted, “Ancestral Spirit Token!”
The middle aged man immediately reached out and grabbed the token.
He formed a few seals and placed it on the token. The token suddenly
revealed a rainbow colored light that lingered. The middle aged man
suddenly let out a wry smile and respectfully said to the old man, “Since
senior has the Ancestral Spirit Token, we must obey, but is senior sure that
you want to use the Ancestral Spirit Token to have all of the Soul Formation
cultivators of the White Cloud Sect help your disciple experience domain?”
The old man proudly smiled at Wang Lin and snorted at the middle aged
man. He shouted, “Of course! Now, stop with this nonsense. You, come
out!” With that, he pointed at the old woman.
The old woman pondered for a bit and respectfully nodded. She moved
forward, looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression, and said, “You
have a good teacher. If had a chance to experience domains when I was
trying to reach the Soul Formation stage, I would have had a much
smoother path. Ah.” With that, she opened her mouth and spat out a sliver
of pink spiritual energy. The moment it appeared, a nice-smelling fragrance
began to spread.
The pink spiritual energy shot toward Wang Lin like a sword. It stopped
three inches before Wang Lin and turned into a pink mist that then
surrounded him.
“Slowly experience this old woman’s domain!”
Inside the pink mist, Wang Lin felt very warm. His spiritual energy and
Nascent Soul gained a sliver of laziness.
As his killing aura and his determination to cultivate began to fade,
Wang Lin felt sleepy thanks to that sensation.
It was as if nothing nothing mattered in the world.
But at the same moment, a ball of killing aura flew out of his bag of
holding and entered Wang Lin’s body.
Shortly after, a powerful killing aura washed over him like a bucket of
cold water dumped over his head. The killing aura spread throughout his
body.
The old woman was surprised. She gently waved her hand and retrieved
the pink gas.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. If it wasn’t for the killing aura ball, he
would have completely lost himself in the domain. This type of feeling was
extremely scary. Aside from the original dread he felt toward Soul
Formation cultivators, there was now an extra bit of caution.
The old woman looked at Wang Lin. She backed up and no longer
talked.
The old man’s gaze swept the group and landed on a cyan robed old
man. His eyes lit up and he said, “You, your domain is very special. Once
he experiences it, we won’t bother you anymore.”
That old man raised his head. He didn’t even look at Wang Lin while
saying, “He can’t withstand my domain.”
The old man raised his eyebrow. He waved his hand and said,
“Nonsense. With me here, even if your White Cloud Sect’s ancestor old
man Bai Yun were to come here personally, I would still be able to hold it
off.” With that, he mischievously looked toward the deep part of the White
Cloud Sect.
The cyan robed man didn’t say anymore and patted his own head.
Suddenly, a black opening appeared on his forehead and a black sword
came out. The sword turned into a bolt of lightning and arrived before
Wang Lin.
Its speed was something Wang Lin couldn’t defend against at all. His
face was very ugly. If he had the restriction flag, he would be able to block
it, but he wouldn’t be able to hold it off for too long.
However, Wang Lin was not afraid. Although he couldn't resist the
sword, if this was a real fight, thanks to the sliver of divine retribution, all
Soul Formation cultivators would be wary of him, no matter how powerful
their techniques were
For example: against this flying sword, if Wang Lin were to send out the
sliver of divine retribution, then the cyan robed man would have to call
back the flying sword, otherwise, they would just kill each other.
When the cyan robed man’s flying sword arrived ten feet before Wang
Lin, a sudden wave of killing intent came from the sword. Within that
killing intent, there was a bit of a mysterious domain.
This domain was very different from the two from earlier. It was as if it
carried a sliver of the heavens’ might. Wang Lin immediately noticed that
his own spiritual energy showed signs of weakening. If his spiritual energy
was replaced by his life force, then his life would be quickly drained away.
This strange domain caused Wang Lin’s expression to change greatly.
This domain currently only affected his spiritual energy. If it could affect
life force, then it would be a terrifying heaven defying existence.
The cyan robed cultivator’s expression was plain as he waved his hand
and the flying sword returned to him. The sword disappeared back into his
forehead as he slowly said, “My domain is the passing of time.”
The old man’s eyes focused on the cyan robbed old man. Because of the
fluctuations in spiritual energy, he knew that this cyan robbed old man had
an uncommon domain, but he hadn’t expected it to be the passing of time.
He took a deep breath and the look of surprise disappeared from his
face. At the moment, he looked very dignified. Although his face looked
dirty, that couldn’t mask his noble aura.
Wang Lin suddenly felt disillusioned. It was as if this old man had
instantly changed. If someone were to tell him that his old man was an
expert from the country of Suzaku, he wouldn’t be surprised.
“What an amazing domain! If you can reach the Wen Ding stage, that
domain will be heaven defying! You guys, take the token. Goodbye!” The
old man took a deep breath. His body moved and appeared next to Wang
Lin. He grabbed Wang Ling and they disappeared. When they reappeared,
they were in an abandoned area of the capital.
After the two of them reappeared, the old man was breathing very hard
and his face was pale, but it was still filled with pride. He looked at Wang
Lin, waiting to be praised.
The current him no longer had the feeling of an expert. Wang Lin felt
helpless as he placed the straw hat in his bag of holding and said, “Senior’s
technique is beyond amazing. It’s something junior has never seen before. I
really admire it.”
The old man rolled his eyes and disapprovingly said, “You only know
this one line?”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit, then wryly smiled. When in his life did he
ever have to flatter someone? He really didn’t know where to begin.
The old man breathed heavily. He waved his hand and said, “Forget it.
You already finished experiencing domains, so quickly reach the Soul
Formation stage so you can make those wooden carvings for me.”
With that, he turned around to leave.
Wang Lin pondered a little. Seeing that the old man was about to leave,
he asked, “What kind of item is that Ancestral Spirit Token?”
The old man turned around to look at Wang Lin. He let out a smile filled
with pride and said, “That piece of junk isn’t much. I have plenty of them
here.” With that, he took out various tokens and said, “This is the Heaven
Escape Sect’s, this is the Spirit Fog Sect’s, this is the rank 4 cultivation
country’s Giant Demon Clan’s, this is the rank 5 cultivation country’s…”
Wang Lin gawked at him as he introduced each token. The old man’s
face was filled with pride. It was as if the things in his hands were his
favorite toys.
Finally, the old man waved his hand. He took out a blank token and
said, “Besides those, I can make a token for any sect for you. Hehe, I have
sold countless tokens over the years. You can go check out my reputation if
you want. It is very good. How about the White Cloud Sect’s sect head’s
token?”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He looked at the old man once more, then
The old man talked for a long time before finally putting the tokens
away and saying, “These things are my treasures. If you can’t appreciate
them, then I won’t sell them to you. Hmph!”
Wang Lin walked directly back to the shop and sat down cross legged
next to the stove. The surroundings were completely quiet. In this silence,
the experiences he had with the domains flashed through his mind. He
became completely immersed in recalling his experiences as he tried to
understand them.
The middle aged man’s desperate emotion domain, the old woman’s
comfort domain, and the cyan robbed man’s passing of time domain all
floated inside Wang Lin’s mind. After a while, Wang Lin gained a sliver of
understanding. This domain was something that was obtained when
someone was perceiving the heavens based on their life experiences.
Then what would his own domain be? Wang Lin closed his eyes. In that
moment, his entire being changed. After a long time, he opened his eyes
and grabbed a knife to begin carving.
The wooden chips fell to the ground. His knife flowed smoothly like
water and without rest. Gradually, the piece of wood took the shape of
someone forming a seal with one hand.
Wang Lin’s eyes became focused. At the moment, nothing could disturb
Wang Lin’s concentration. What his mind was thinking about and what his
eyes were seeing were the old man’s desperate emotion domain.
The amount of wood shavings on the ground increased. The speed of
Wang Lin’s knife increased until it formed afterimages. After a long time,
Wang Lin’s right hand suddenly paused. The knife in his right hand broke in
half. The blade of the knife flew into a shelf and let out a buzzing sound.
Wang Lin didn’t pay attention to any of this as he looked at the carving
in his hand. The carving was already completed. The middle aged man
looked like he was alive. The carving contained a sliver of desperate
emotion domain. However, this domain wasn’t being released at all. It was
completely contained within the carving.
Wang Lin slowly closed his eyes. After feeling it for a long time, he
gently placed the middle aged man’s carving on the ground.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “It is still not enough…”
261
LATTER YEARS
W ang Lin could only imitate the desperate emotion domain.

Although he was eventually able to finish the carving, it was still
very different from the middle age man’s desperate emotion domain.
Wang Lin looked at the broken carving knife. He waved his hand and
the blade flew onto a shelf on the side. He took out another piece of wood
and used his finger as a carving knife.
Time passed by, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
In these 10 years, Wang Lin’s appearance became even older. Strands of
white hair appeared on his head, his straight back had become somewhat
hunched, and he overall looked like he had entered his latter years.
The amount of carvings had gradually decreased. In these past ten years,
Wang Lin had only finished one carving, which was the old woman from
the White Cloud Sect.
Actually, he had finished the old woman’s carving nine years ago.
Although it was similar to the middle age man’s carving and far from as
powerful as the original, he knew that this was because he hadn’t reached
the Soul Formation stage yet.
The reason Wang Lin hadn’t finished another carving was the cyan
robed old man.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t seem to carve the passing of
time domain into his carving of the old man. He had tried for nine years
without any success.
Although he had crafted countless carvings of the old man, none of
them contained the old man’s domain. In the end, all of them were
destroyed by him.
On this day, Wang Lin looked at the carving of the old man. He let out a
sigh and waved his hand over the carving. The carving turned to dust. Then,
he stood up and opened the door of the shop.
The gentle sunlight fell on his body as he sat on a wooden chair and
looked at the passing people. The ironworks shop across the street had
expanded several times in these past ten years.
Not long after, a four year old boy peaked his head out from the
ironworks shop. When he saw Wang Lin, he let out a smile and ran toward
Wang Lin with a jug of wine in his hand. After handing the wine to Wang
Lin, he asked, “Grandpa Wang, I secretly stole this wine for you. Where is
the candy?”
Wang Lin let out a smile. He rubbed the boy’s head as he took out a pill
the size of his finger nail. He threw the pill at the boy and took a drink from
the jug.
The boy quickly swallowed the candy and displayed a satisfied look.
Then, he leaned his head on his two small hands and asked, “Grandpa
Wang, does this wine taste good? I see you drinking it every day.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. At that moment, a sturdy young man came out
from the ironworks shop. One could see a resemblance between this young
man and the little boy from back then. When the young man saw Wang Lin,
his eyes flooded with emotion and he said, “Uncle Wang, you can’t drink
anymore today!”
Wang Lin laughed and said, “Okay, just one more drink and I won’t
drink anymore. Da Niu, how is your father?”
Da Niu’s face darkened as he replied, “Same old illness. It’s not a big
deal.”
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He couldn’t interfere with a mortal’s life.
Growing old and getting sick was a natural part of life. Da Niu married
shopkeeper Zhao’s daughter and this little boy was his son.
The little boy pulled Wang Lin’s sleeves and asked, “Grandpa Wang,
you still haven’t told me if this wine tastes good or not.”
Da Niu looked at Wang Lin. He secretly sighed and said, “What your
Grandpa Wang is drinking is not wine, but ginseng…”
Wang Lin looked at Da Niu. His eyes were filled with praise and then
he said, “Da Niu, take the kid home. I’m going to go walk around the
block.”
Da Niu took the wine from Wang Lin’s hand. He placed it inside the
shop and closed the door. Then he said, “You promised me earlier that you
won’t drink anymore today.”
Wang Lin smiled as he got up and walked down the street. His slightly
staggering figure was filled with age.
Da Niu let out a sigh and held the boy’s hand on the way back to the
ironworks shop. The boy smiled and happily said, “Dad, the candy Grandpa
Wang gives me sure is tasty. Every time I eat it, my body feels warm.”
Wang Lin walked down the street he had lived on for all these years. All
of the shopkeepers seemed to have heard of this. They all came out with a
panicked faces and begged before Wang Lin.
“Shopkeeper Wang, you have to understand that this business is not
easy to run. Next month, I promise, next month, I’ll pay the rent!” This was
a new grocery shopkeeper that had moved in three years ago.
“It is true, Lord Wang. Business really isn’t good right now. How about
you wait for a few days?” This was the fat inn owner.
Similar voices came from everywhere. He couldn’t help but to wryly
smile. He didn’t know how it came to be, but in the past ten years, almost
every house on this street owed him money.
Even most of the shops now belonged to him. Every time there was a
shop owner who needed money, they would pledge their shop to borrow
money from him.
As for Wang Lin’s own shop, the owner came and sold it to him 2 years
ago. Of course, the price was sky high.
Even now, every time Wang Lin came out, these shopkeepers would
come up and try to get on Wang Lin’s good side. In fact, this had to do with
the fact that Wang Lin didn’t come out much. Sometimes, he would not
come out for months at a time, so whenever he appeared, these shopkeepers
would be nervous, afraid that he had come for their rent.
In truth, the rent wasn’t much money, but anyone who had lived here for
a while knew that Wang Lin was really good natured, so they started to
delay their rent payments. Eventually, it became a habit for everyone to not
pay rent.
After all, no one in the mortal world would want to use up silver.
Everyone thought “the more the better.”
Wang Lin really didn’t care about this at all, so he just let whatever
happened happen and considered it part of understanding the heavens.
In these nine years, everything had changed greatly. Not many of the
old faces remained. This caused Wang Lin to feel very regretful as he
waved his hand at the shopkeepers and said, “I’m not collecting rent today.
You can all leave.”
All of the shopkeepers let out breaths and left.
Wang Lin walked down the street with his hands behind his back. After
a short while, he arrived at the end of the street. But just at that moment, a
large horse being ridden by a middle aged man charged toward him. The
middle aged man’s expression was very ugly and there was fresh blood
leaking from the corner of his mouth.
He rode the horse past the corner, and just as he passed by Wang Lin,
his eyes widened. He quickly pulled the reins, and, as the horse let out a
long neigh, he jumped down from its back. He arrived before Wang Lin, but
before he could even speak, he coughed out a mouthful of blood.
Within the blood, there were pieces of his internal organs. His face was
pale as he knelt on the ground and said, “Please save me, mister Wang!”
Wang Lin’s expression was normal as he looked at the person. This
person was the one who would always visit him on the holidays and give
him a large amount of money, Xu Tao.
Wang Lin said, “If there is any problem, tell me.”
“Mister Wang, his highness is in danger!” After hearing Xu Tao’s
frantic words, Wang Lin gradually understood what had happened. His
highness had somehow angered a very powerful cultivator. Once that
cultivator appeared, all of the cultivators around his highness backed off,
unwilling to get involved.
As of today, his highness was hiding inside the palace. The cultivator
felt it would be troublesome to enter the palace, so he was unloading all of
his anger on his highness’ followers.
Xu Tao was very smart. When he noticed that something was wrong, he
immediately ran away, but he was still hit by the cultivator, so he panicked.
At that moment, he could only think of Wang Lin.
Just as Xu Tao was speaking, a young cultivator walked around the
corner. He looked very bossy as he walked towards Xu Tao.
After Xu Tao saw the cultivator, his body shivered and he coughed out
another mouthful of blood before slumping over. He looked at Wang Lin in
desperation and pleaded, “Save me!” With that, he passed out.
The cultivator sneered as he looked at Wang Lin and waved his hand.
Immediately, a black gas invisible to mortal eyes spread out and formed a
giant skull in the air. The skull moved toward Xu Tao to devour him. This
cultivator was evidently very cruel as he included Wang Lin in the attack as
well.
In his eyes, although Wang Lin was only a mortal, because Xu Tao fled
to where Wang Lin was, then their relationship must be deep, so he might as
well kill them both.
As for any trouble caused by mortals, his master will resolve the issue
for him. Thinking about that, his expression became very cruel.
Wang Lin furrowed his brow. If this cultivator had only targeted Xu
Tao, then he wouldn’t have acted. Although Xu Tao had been very
respectful toward him all these years, that wasn’t enough for Wang Lin to
act.
But now, this mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dared to
include him in the attack. Wang Lin’s expression was normal and his eyes
were calm as he waved his hand as if he was shooing away mosquitos.
Suddenly, the skull seemed to have seen something very scary. It let out
a scream and no longer dared to move forward to devour. It backed away
instead.
But it was still a step too slow. As Wang Lin waved his hand, the devil
Xu Liguo appeared and devoured the skull. He loudly chewed the skull
before swallowing it and then gave the little cultivator a fierce glance
before slowly disappearing.
The little cultivator’s face became red and he coughed out a mouthful of
blood. This happened because when the skull was destroyed, his soul
sustained damage. Then, without a word, the little cultivator ran away in
fear.
Wang Lin coldly stared at the figure that was running away. He didn’t
kill him because he was nearly done with turning into a mortal and didn’t
want to waste effort on this little matter.
262
CANDY
O nly a few short moments had passed between the little cultivator’s
arrival and his departure. Adding on the fact that the technique he
used wasn’t visible to mortals, and therefore did not attract the attention of
mortals, most people just felt a cold wind blow by.
However, there were a lot less people on the streets. The reason for this
was Xu Tao, who had coughed up blood and fainted.
Xu Tao’s old home had already moved from this street eight years ago,
so no one recognized him anymore.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. With his hands behind his back, he walked into
a grocery store. As he entered, the shopkeep quickly came to greet him.
Wang Lin pointed at Xu Tao, who was passed out in the street, and said,
“Shopkeeper, please get two workers to carry him to my shop.”
The grocery store’s shopkeeper hesitated for a bit. He inconspicuously
looked around and then, when he realized that no one was looking, he said
to Wang Lin, “Shopkeeper Wang, we don’t even know if this person is dead
or alive. Let’s report this to the officials. You might get into a lot of trouble
otherwise.”
Wang Lin smiled. He patted the shopkeeper’s shoulder and said, “Don’t
worry. Find someone to carry him for me.”
With that, he turned around and slowly walked away with his hands
behind his back.
The shopkeeper looked at Wang Lin’s back. He sighed and said, “A
good person. Shopkeeper Wang is really a good person.” After he finished
muttering to himself, he shouted, “Little two and little three, come out and
carry that person to shopkeeper Wang’s store.”
Just as Wang Lin arrived back at his shop, two young workers carried
Xu Tao over and, following Wang Lin’s instructions, placed on him the
floor of the shop.
Wang Lin casually handed them a few silver coins and sent the two
young workers on their way. Then, he sat down beside the stove and began
to silently ponder.
If he doesn’t help him, Xu Tao won’t be able to live. Wang Lin let out a
sigh. Considering how respectful Xu Tao had been for the past ten years,
Wang Lin took out the most inferior pill from his bag of holding and pushed
it into Xu Tao’s mouth.
Then he picked up the jug of wine and drank while waiting for Xu Tao
to wake up.
As for the little cultivator, he ran away in panic. He didn’t care about
alarming mortals, so he took out his flying sword and flew east.
In the eastern suburb of the city, there was a temple. This temple was
very quiet and in front of it was a pond with lotuses and blooming pink
flowers. The crisp green lotus leaves floated in the pond and the fish gently
touched them, creating ripples that looked very calming
A path made of cobblestone came down from the temple. On its sides
were some willow trees. When the wind blew, the willow trees rustled. All
of this created a very beautiful scenery.
At this moment, although there was a breeze, the sound of the rustling
leaves was suppressed by the sound of flying. The little cultivator suddenly
landed before the temple door and coughed out blood. His face was pale as
he opened up the temple door and ran inside.
The few cultivators sitting cross legged inside the temple opened their
eyes. One of them saw how bad the little cultivator’s condition was. He
walked up and asked, “Junior apprentice brother, how could a mere mortal
cause you such heavy injuries?”
The little cultivator pushed the person aside and said, “I need to see
master! Master!”
“What is the panic?!” From inside the temple came a middle aged man.
This person’s face was wide and his eyes were small. His large ears were
very noticeable, but upon closer inspection, he looked very dignified.
When this person appeared, all of the cultivators that were cultivating
stood up and respectfully stood on the sides.
After the little cultivator saw the middle aged, man he knelt on the
ground and said, “Master, someone destroyed my guardian spirit and
damaged my soul. Master, please get revenge for me!”
The large-eared cultivator looked at the little cultivator. Then, he waved
his sleeves and reached out with his hand. Suddenly, rolls of black gas
gathered in the air, forming a giant skull.
Next, the large-eared cultivator pointed at the skull, then grabbed it and,
without a word, pushed it into the little cultivator’s forehead. The little
cultivator’s expression became painful as black gas covered his face. He
then coughed out a mouthful of black blood and the black gas on his face
slowly disappeared. His face was now red and the damage he had suffered
from his guardian spirit being destroyed had been healed.
The large-eared cultivator waved his right hand and slowly said, “Tell
me what happened.”
The little cultivator took a deep breath and quickly recounted what had
happened, adding a bunch of extra details. The little cultivator sounded very
smart as he spoke and the large-eared cultivator just silently listened. The
other disciples didn’t say anything, but they all had weird looks in their
eyes.
Before long, the little cultivator finished speaking. His eyes were filled
with hatred. “Master, I have already told him your name, but this guy was
too arrogant. Master, no matter what, we have to teach him a lesson,” he
added.
The large-eared cultivator’s expression was calm as he looked at the
little cultivator and said, “Are you sure that when you saw this cultivator, he
had no spiritual energy at all, as if he was a mortal?”
The little cultivator quickly nodded and said, “Yes, master. That is
correct. At first, I thought he was just a mortal.”
The large-eared cultivator’s eyes revealed a strange light. He didn’t
seem angry as he said to the little cultivator, “Take a trip with me and lead
the way. There is no need to use any techniques. We will walk.”
The little cultivator was very happy and quickly lead the large-eared
cultivator out of the temple. As for the remaining cultivators, some wanted
to follow, but seeing that master didn’t say anything, they hesitated. One of
them let out a sigh and said, “Master spoils junior apprentice brother too
much.”
A middle aged man wryly smiled and slowly said, “This isn’t the first
time. These kind of things happen too often. With master’s wisdom, how
could he not see the lies in junior brother’s words? It is best we don’t bother
with it too much.”
“With junior apprentice brother’s personality, sooner or later he will get
into big trouble, ah!” Someone else muttered a few words.
The first person who talked regretfully said, “With master here, even if
junior apprentice brother gets into big trouble, he should still be fine. If it
was one of us, then it would be hard to say.”
“This is not the first time that we’ve witnessed master favoring junior
apprentice brother. Even junior apprentice brother’s cultivation method is
different from ours. Forget it. As long as we know it in our hearts, it is fine.
If we say it out loud, it will make us sound stingy.”
“I wonder which disciple of which sect angered junior apprentice
brother this time. From what he said, this person was mixed in with
mortals.”
“The Four Sect Alliance is really big and has all kinds of cultivators. I
guess that cultivator is at the Core Formation stage if he was able to destroy
junior apprentice brother’s guardian spirit so easily.”
“What is the point of us talking about this? With master’s standing in
the Four Sect Alliance, not to mention Core Formation cultivators, even
Nascent Soul cultivators won’t stand a change.”
They talked about it for a bit, then continued to cultivate.
As the little cultivator walked, he felt very proud. He knew that master
had always been the best to him. Maybe it was because he was master’s
personal disciple.
Since he was small, every time he had problems, all he had to do was
tell master. Master would then take him and wipe out whoever he wanted.
Throughout all these years, his master had never refused once.
He secretly sneered. Now that his master was here, he would let that
person die without a resting place and let that guy know the consequences
of messing with him.
Thinking about this, he secretly looked at his master and saw that he
didn’t have any expression. He secretly smiled because he knew that the
more expressionless his master was, the more angry he was.
In his memory, every time his master took him to go wipe out someone
that messed with him, his master always had this expression. Regardless of
who he made an enemy of, when they saw his master, their faces all turned
pale. Some begged for mercy, some tried to run away, and some even
attempted to fight back, but no matter what happened, all three types of
people saw the same ending.
The pride in the little cultivator’s heart inflated, making him feel as if he
had just eaten sweets. He started to walk quickly, hoping that person hadn’t
ran away already.
As they walked, the large-eared cultivator suddenly stopped. The little
cultivator quickly took a few steps back and saw that the large-eared
cultivator was looking at a stall that sold candy.
The large-eared cultivator’s eyes revealed a gentle light as he walked up
and softly asked, “How much is this candy?”
When the vender of the stall saw the large-eared person, for some
unknown reason, he developed a good feeling toward him and replied, “Just
one copper coin is enough.”
The large-eared cultivator smiled and nodded, then took out a copper
coin. After giving the copper coin to the vendor, he looked closely at the
different candies and picked one up.
The little cultivator was startled. This was the first time he had seen the
large-eared cultivator buy candy, so he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
But what he didn’t expect was the large-eared cultivator handing the candy
to him.
“Fu Er, when I first met you, you were fighting with a bunch of kids
over candy. Maybe you have already forgotten…” The large-eared
cultivator’s eyes were filled with regret.
The little cultivator was startled and couldn’t help but think of his bitter
childhood. If it wasn’t for his master, then he would probably be dead
already. His eyes became slightly red, and he whispered, “I haven’t
forgotten. It is master who took me away from there and taught me
cultivation.”
The large-eared cultivator rubbed the little cultivator’s head and said,
“Let’s go. Take me to that person.”
As the little cultivator looked at the candy, scenes of his childhood
replayed in his mind. He took a deep breath and carefully put the candy
inside his bag of holding. He decided to keep it for the rest of his life
because this was something his master bought for him...
263
WILL DIE WITHIN 100 YEARS
T he sky was getting dark, and by the time the large-eared cultivator
and the little cultivator arrived at Wang Lin’s shop, it was already
dark. However, there were lights coming from the sides of the street.
Xu Tao woke up in a haze. After hesitating for a while, he quickly got a
bearing of his surroundings and got up. When he saw Wang Lin, he
immediately knelt on the ground with an excited expression on his face,
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He didn’t even look at Xu
Tao as he said, “I saved your life to repay your 16 years of commitment.
You can leave.”
Xu Tao hesitated for a bit before kowtowing a few more times and
whispering, “Thank you for your kindness. I’ll remember it forever!” With
that, he took a deep breath, stood up, and opened the door to leave.
Just at that moment, Wang Lin frowned and said, “Xu Tao, come back.
Also, don’t bother closing the door.”
Xu Tao’s body shook as he quickly came back and looked at Wang Lin
with a confused expression.
Wang Lin took a sip of the wine in his hand and plainly said, “Stand to
the side. We have guests.”
Xu Tao’s expression slightly changed as he stood next to Wang Lin. His
eyes trembled as he looked at the door.
Shortly after, one could hear soft footsteps closing in. Soon, a large-
eared cultivator walked in along with the little cultivator that Wang Lin had
let go earlier.
Xu Tao immediately revealed a look of terror. He was able to
immediately recognize that the large-eared cultivator was the one forcing
the king to hide inside the palace. His heart was immediately in chaos, but
after looking at Wang Lin, he forced himself from taking a step back.
After the little cultivator entered the shop, he immediately laughed and
shouted, “Master, it is him who injured me!” The little cultivator turned
around and was surprised to find that his master wasn’t looking at the
person, but at the wood carvings surrounding them.
Wang Lin still hadn’t talked. He was casually drinking wine. He only
looked at the two of them once before withdrawing his gaze.
The large-eared cultivator carefully looked at each wood carving before
his attention suddenly focused on two carvings. These two carvings were
the middle aged man and old woman from the White Cloud Sect.
The large-eared cultivator looked for a long time, then let out a smile.
He didn’t behave like a stranger at all. He waved his sleeve and sat across
from Wang Lin.
“Fellow cultivator, how about letting me have a drink?” The large-eared
cultivator gently took out a cup.
Wang Lin looked at the person and threw the jug of wine forward. The
large-eared cultivator caught the jug and poured a cup. When he drank it,
his eyes revealed a strange light and he said, “Delicious!”
Wang Lin chuckled, “Since you like it, then I’ll gift you the rest of that
jug.”
The large-eared cultivator let out a laugh. He didn’t refuse the gift. He
poured himself another cup and drank it. After a long time, he let out a sigh
and said, “Fellow cultivator’s cultivation level is higher than mine. Using
the mortal world to turn into a mortal, I admire you.”
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a jug of wine appeared in his grasp.
He took a drank and said, “Fellow cultivator is using your disciple to turn
into a mortal by using the emotion of a teacher and parent to comprehend
the heavens. The result is the same as mine, so there is no need to admire.”
The strange light in the large-eared cultivator’s eyes deepened as he
looked at Wang Lin. He nodded and said, “It seems I was not mistaken.
After hearing from my disciple, I guessed that there was someone else who
was at the same realm as me, someone else attempting to reach the Soul
Formation stage in the capital.”
Wang Lin silently smiled.
The large-eared cultivator faintly smiled. “Fellow cultivator, how about
we have a competition and see which one of us will reach the mythical Soul
Formation stage first?” he asked.
Wang Lin faintly smiled at the large-eared cultivator and said, “If I gain
a sense of competition in my heart, I’m afraid that I’ll never reach the Soul
Formation stage in my life. Fellow cultivator, your words are very vicious.”
The large-eared cultivator let out a laugh as he waved his sleeves and
clasped his hands. He said, “I didn’t expect to meet a cultivator of your
caliber here. Good! My name is Zhou Wutai. What should i call you?”
Wang Lin picked up the jug of wine, took a drink, and said, “Wang
Lin!”
Zhou Wutai smiled and said, “Fellow cultivator Wang, you will
definitely reach the Soul Formation stage within 100 years. I will
congratulate you early today!”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he said, “Fellow cultivator Zhou is
speaking prematurely. From my point of view, whether fellow cultivator
Zhou can reach the Soul Formation stage is uncertain, but that disciple of
yours will definitely die within 100 years.”
Zhou Wutai’s eyes lit up, but he remained silent.
The little cultivator wanted to give Wang Lin a vicious look, but seeing
that his master seemed very familiar with him, he suppressed his anger. He
let out a snort and thought that Wang Lin really didn’t know any better. This
was the first time he had seen his master talk like this to anyone. On top of
that, not only was this person not grateful, he even spoke such vicious
words.
Even Xu Tao felt that Wang Lin’s words were a bit too much. He
became even more cautious, afraid that the large-eared cultivator would
become enraged.
But what surprised him was that after the large-eared cultivator finished
pondering, not only did the large-eared cultivator not get mad, he displayed
a bitter smile.
With the little cultivator’s cultivation level, he wasn’t able to notice the
battle between the large-eared cultivator and Wang Lin. As for Xu Tao, he
was only a mortal, so there was no way he could feel how dangerous this
exchange was.
Although the large-eared cultivator seemed gentle ever since he entered,
his intent was evil the entire time. Every word he had spoken and every
action he had taken were filled with ill intent.
Originally, he wanted to stir Wang Lin’s competitive side. If he had
succeeded, then he wouldn’t have to ever bother with Wang Lin anymore
because, in order to reach the Soul Formation stage, one must turn into a
mortal to comprehend the heavens, which requires a calm heart. Once Wang
Lin’s heart becomes competitive, then he will be stuck and will never reach
the Soul Formation stage.
Even if Wang Lin one day manages to get rid of this blockade, it would
be countless years later. This showed just how devious the large-eared
cultivator was.
Although his plan was foiled by Wang Lin, the large-eared cultivator
didn’t give up. He continued to congratulate Wang Lin on succeeding
within 100 years. This was yet another trap for Wang Lin.
Although the old man from before said the same thing, it was very
different from when the large-eared cultivator said it. The old man was at a
much higher cultivation level and the Wang Lin back then wasn’t at an
important bottleneck. So instead of creating a mental block for Wang Lin, it
boosted his confidence.
The difference was that now these words came from the large-eared
cultivator. Although they were the same words, the meaning was
completely different.
If Wang Lin really took it to heart, then as the years pass and he doesn’t
reach the Soul Formation stage within 100 years, he will never have another
chance unless he gains a sudden enlightenment to get rid of the curse in his
heart.
Seeing that the large-eared cultivator kept trying to attack him, Wang
Lin finally retaliated.
He first said that whether the large-eared cultivator will reach the Soul
Formation in 100 years was uncertain. This was a slightly modified version
of what the large-eared cultivator said, but the result was the same.
However, this wasn’t the important part of Wang Lin’s retaliation. His
final sentence was the real retaliation.
Within 100 years, that little cultivator will definitely die! This one
sentence pointed out the basis of the large-eared cultivator’s and the little
cultivator’s master-disciple relationship.
The large-eared cultivator, Zhou Wutai, was turning into a mortal by
comprehending the relationship of master and disciple. Using this desire to
move his thoughts, he accepted a disciple. He would use love to educate a
son, kindness to give him favor, his heart to love him, and the tragedy of
losing his disciple to enter the Soul Formation stage. Everything that the
large-eared cultivator had done so far was for the sake of this master-
disciple relationship.
When he finally feels his own domain and is about to enter the Soul
Formation stage, that is the day when he will act and personally kill his
disciple. He must kill the disciple that he had poured his heart into and then
use the sadness from it to finally enter the Soul Formation stage.
His path appeared to be filled with emotion, but was ruthless, yet within
that ruthlessness, there was emotion. This method was not something a
normal person could go through with. At least it not something Wang Lin
could do.
That’s why his last sentence was the real counter attack. First of all, it
stated that the disciple will die within 100 years, which brought up the 100
year time limit again. Secondly, it exposed the true ruthless nature of the
large-eared cultivator and brought up the sadness that he will feel in the
future. At the same time, he also left a faint mark in the little cultivator’s
heart.
The large-eared cultivator, Zhou Wutai, bitterly smiled as he looked at
Wang Lin and stood up. He clasped his hands, then hesitated for a bit before
saying to Xu Tao, “Tell your king to deliver the item to the temple within
three days and I’ll let this go.” With that, he looked at Wang Lin once more
before turning around to leave.
The little cultivator was completely startled and quickly followed his
master. He felt like today was extremely weird because master didn’t act
like normal and didn’t get revenge for him.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but think of Wang Lin’s words, that
he will die within 100 years. Thinking about it, he couldn’t help but shiver.
When he raised his head, he saw his master gently looking at him and his
heart couldn’t help but feel warm.
“Fu Er, there is no need to think about it so much. Why did you put the
candy away and not eat it?” The large-eared cultivator’s voice was gentle
and filled with reassurance.
The little cultivator’s eyes became red as he answered, “Disciple has
decided to keep it forever.”
The large-eared cultivator smiled as he rubbed the little cultivator’s
head. He silently smiled as he led the little cultivator and they walked out of
Wang Lin’s street.
Wang Lin sat inside the shop. He was lost in thought. After a long time,
he let out a smile and decided not to think about it too much, or else it
would mess with him as he approaches the end of the road of turning into a
mortal.
At the moment, Xu Tao was completely frozen. Originally, he just
thought that Wang Lin was an expert. How could the wood carvings he had
made cause the two immortals in the palace to be so shocked otherwise?
He then carefully observed and found that Wang Lin’s shop didn’t have
anything happen to it. The two immortals became silent and never talked
about the carvings again.
Even his royal highness had ordered him to gift Wang Lin during the
new year every year. Because he had done it for more than ten years, when
he was met with danger, the first person he thought of was Wang Lin.
But he never would have imagined that Wang Lin was powerful enough
to force the person who forced the king to hide inside palace and the
immortals to not dare to come forth to give up so easily.
It has to be said that a few days the ago, his highness wished he could
have handed over the Rain Ding to save his life.
264
LIFE AND DEATH DOMAIN
A fter Xu Tao left, Wang Lin’s life calmed down again. It was as if
what had happened passed by like the clouds. Once they leave, they
don’t come back.
Wang Lin still got up early every day and opened up his shop door to
wait for Da Niu’s son to bring him a jug of wine. He would then sit there
and carve while drinking. He had lived like this for many years and this
lifestyle had been carved into his bones.
He was far from the road of killing. It was like the him from before and
the him now were two completely different people. He no longer had any
killing intent around him. Instead, he emitted a calm aura, a mortal
existence.
Wang Lin didn’t know what the domain he will comprehend will be, but
he wasn’t in a rush as he calmly comprehended the heavens.
Seven days after Xu Tao left, he came back with a middle aged man
who had the look of royalty on his face. This person respectfully came into
the shop with Xu Tao. Not caring about his status, he knelt down and
kowtowed three times.
Wang Lin’s eyes scanned the person, but he didn’t say anything. He
could easily tell that this person was Xu Tao’s superior, which meant that
this was the highness the large-eared cultivator was after.
In the eyes of a normal mortal, his highness was someone high above
them, but in Wang Lin’s eyes, this person was like an ant. Although this
person had some cultivation, if he couldn’t reach the Foundation
Establishment stage, then he won’t escape the cycle of life and death.
The middle aged man seemed to already know of Wang Lin’s temper.
After he finished kowtowing, he took out a bag of holding and respectfully
placed it on the table. Then, he and Xu Tao respectfully left.
Wang Lin still hadn’t said a single word. It wasn’t until after they left
that Wang Lin raised his head. He picked up the bag and scanned it with his
divine sense to find a large amount of spirit stones inside.
He casually threw the bag to the side of the shop, then took a deep
breath and walked out of the shop. He sat on a chair outside and looked at
the blue sky and white clouds while enjoying the sun. He couldn’t help
closing his eyes as he really enjoyed this life. If his parents were still alive
and they were together in this shop, then he wouldn’t have any regrets left
in this life.
Time quickly went by and another five years passed...
On this day, Da Niu’s father finally couldn’t escape the cycle of life and
death any longer. The ironworks shop was closed. There were white flags
outside the shop and waves of crying could be heard from inside.
Wang Lin stood outside his own shop as he stared at the ironworks
shop. He couldn’t help but remember the scene from 20 years ago where
that hearty young man invited him to their home for dinner.
Wang Lin also couldn’t forget that because this hearty young man
wanted to expand his shop, he came to him and rather awkwardly asked for
money to borrow.
In these 20 plus years, Wang Lin couldn’t even remember how many
times he had eaten at their home. But life and death was not something
Wang Lin could change.
Growing old and dying of old age was part of his comprehension of the
heavens. Even if he used some heaven defying method to extend Da Niu’s
father’s life, it would only be a few years before he was eventually taken by
the cycle.
Not only that, but because of it, his soul would become inferior inside
the life and death cycle.
After all, Da Niu’s soul was very different from Wang Zhuo’s. Wang
Zhuo was a cultivator, which was already a heaven defying path. This
allowed Wang Lin to take his soul and insert it into a pregnant woman.
But he couldn’t do it for Da Niu’s father.
Wang Lin stood before his own shop and let out a sigh. A flower with
black petals suddenly appeared in his hand. This was not a normal flower,
but an ingredient for the Spirit Expelling Pill.
If a mortal has just died and their soul hasn’t completely dispersed yet,
then this flower can cause their soul to become more intact and have more
soul power. This allows them a better chance to get a good family inside the
soul river.
Wang Lin slowly walked toward the ironworks shop. Inside the shop,
various aunts and uncles of Da Niu were mourning. A depressing
atmosphere filled the shop.
Da Niu’s father lied peacefully inside his coffin in the backyard of the
shop. Da Niu and his wife were next to the coffin. Da Niu’s eyes were red.
It was obvious that he was just crying.
On the side stood another woman. She was Da Niu’s mother. Her heart
was also filled with sadness as she looked at her husband inside the coffin
with eyes filled with despair.
Wang Lin already realized more than 20 years ago that the relationship
between this couple was very deep.
The moment Wang Lin entered, everyone revealed a look of respect. In
this street, Wang Lin was very well known.
After Da Niu’s mother saw Wang Lin, she gently nodded, knelt down,
and whispered, “Widow Ceng Si greets big brother Wang.”
Wang Lin let out a sigh and went forward to get her up. Then, he
received incense from someone nearby. After he lit it up, he paid his
respects.
The moment he paid his respects, the sky darkened. However, this kind
of darkening was something mortals couldn’t see. Black smoke appeared
above Da Niu’s father’s body. It gathered until it finally formed the shape of
Da Niu’s father. He hugged his body as if he was very cold and his face was
pale. It was as if he could disappear at any time. He looked around
confusedly until his gaze fell on Wang Lin.
No one else could see him besides Wang Lin, whose eyes were black
and white. He looked straight at him.
Wang Lin secretly sighed and crushed the black flower in his hand into
black powder. As the powder disappeared, it turned into specks of light
invisible to mortals and landed on Da Niu’s father’s body. Da Niu’s father
immediately stopped feeling cold. He gratefully looked at Wang Lin.
The current him finally understood that this person, who had been his
neighbor for more than 20 years, was not a mortal. His soul floated in the
air. He knelt down and kowtowed a few times toward Wang Lin. Then, he
reluctantly looked at his wife and Da Niu as his whole body rose into the
sky as if he was climbing a ladder and soon disappeared.
“Dad, Mom, I saw grandpa!” At this moment, a little voice came from
the corner. Da Niu’s son, who was already nine, looked at the sky with a
confused expression.
However, no one believes the word of a kid. After seeing that no one
was listening to him, he wrinkled his nose and stopped talking.
Wang Lin regrettably looked at the surroundings. It was not possible to
escape from the life and death cycle. He looked at Da Niu’s father’s body as
he remembered the past 20 years. A strong young man who aged more and
more every year in these past 20 years until he died.
He took a deep breath and his gaze fell on Da Niu’s mother. When he
first met her, she was only in her early 30s. She was now over 50 years old.
Over 20 years of time were carved on her body.
Wang Lin’s eyes moved again. This time, his gaze fell on Da Niu. Da
Niu was once a clumsy kid that stuck his head into Wang Lin’s shop. He
was now a grown man. Not only was he married and had a kid, but he was
even sending his parents to the grave.
Just like a small tree that slowly grows over 20 plus years and becomes
a powerful tree that can withstand the weather.
Thinking of this, Wang Lin’s heart suddenly gained a hint of
understanding. This feeling of understanding became deeper and deeper. In
these 20 plus years of turning into a mortal, Wang Lin felt for the first time
the gate to comprehending the heavens.
He didn’t know when he left the ironworks shop. In a state of confusion,
he sat before the stove in his shop and stared at the wall. His mind was
blank. The only thing remaining was a sliver of divine sense.
The interaction Wang Lin had with Da Niu’s father, Da Niu’s mother,
and Da Niu flashed across his mind. The appearance of the three gradually
changed throughout these 20 plus years. Wang Lin felt an invisible energy
surrounding them, causing Da Niu’s parents to gradually grow old and Da
Niu to gradually get older.
Wang Lin felt something click in his mind. His eyes were emitting an
unimaginable light. At this moment, he could feel his body suddenly begin
to float. His body slowly floated higher and higher.
As he floated into the air, he saw countless mortals, and around these
mortals, he saw that mysterious energy again. He could see this energy
around flowers and trees. It was around everything.
This force came from the heavens and Want Lin subconsciously wanted
to find the source of this power.
Gradually, he felt himself floating higher and higher and the capital city
became smaller and smaller. Soon, the city disappeared and before him was
a dirt-brown planet.
Unfortunately, even now, he still hadn’t found the source of that power.
He could feel the power even in the stars. There was no place without it.
Wang Lin’s personality was very stubborn. If he wasn’t stubborn, he
wouldn’t have spent 400 years just to go back to Zhao to get revenge on the
Teng family.
Besides stubborness, he also had determination. He couldn’t have gotten
from the tiny cultivator he once was to the point he was at now if he wasn’t
determined.
It was exactly this stubborness and determination that made him want to
find the source of this energy. The current him was completely relying on
instinct to control his behavior.
His body flew higher and higher, but just before he wandered too far
from the brown planet, a giant, meteor-like rock flew by. On top of this
giant rock sat a white haired old man. When he passed Wang Lin, he
exclaimed and revealed a very interested look.
“I can’t believe that there is someone who can comprehend so deeply on
this waste of a cultivation planet. But with your mere Nascent Soul
cultivation, even if you’re using this comprehension to reach the Soul
Formation stage, it is best to not be too greedy. I’m afraid that this kind of
Heavenly Dao will take you millions of years to find its source. However,
when that happens, your body will already have rotted away. Have you
considered that?”
Wang Lin was startled, and his eyes were filled with confusion. The old
man laughed. He carefully looked at Wang Lin and shouted, “My name is
Tian Yunzi. Since we’ve met, I’ll make you a deal. If you can get off this
waste of a cultivation planet and come find me at Planet Tian Yun, then I’ll
let you be an honorary disciple for 100 years.” With that, he pointed his
right hand and Wang Lin’s body shook. Wang Lin felt as if his body had
gotten pushed by a powerful force. He was quickly pushed back down to
the dirt-brown planet and back toward the Four Alliance area.
The capital city turned from a tiny dot to the size of his nails and kept
growing larger. He almost immediately returned to his shop inside the
capital city.
At this moment, Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes. He was covered in
sweat. Along with the sweat, there was also a strong, fishy stench.
It had been a very long time since his body released this kind of stench.
The last time was when he had reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
At this moment, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He took a deep breath, picked
up a piece of wood, and carefully began to carve. This time, Wang Lin
carved for a whole day and night.
Finally, when he withdrew this finger, the carving of the cyan-robbed
middle aged man took shape. On the carving, there were hints of Passing of
Time.
He quietly looked at the carving. After a long time, he placed it on one
of the shelves next to the carvings of the middle aged man and old woman.
After finishing all of that, he got up and went to the backyard. After he
washed himself, he changed to clean clothes and returned to the shop.
After comprehending the heavens this time, Wang Lin’s cultivation
level jumped from the mid stage of Nascent Soul to the peak of the late
stage of Nascent Soul. He was only a sliver away from the Soul Formation
stage.
It was just that when he thought of the scene from earlier, he couldn’t
help but be scared. If it wasn’t for that old man named Tian Yunzi pushing
him back, he would have really lost himself searching for that source.
If that really happened, then the only result would his death.
Comprehending the heavens was not a peaceful thing. It was filled with
danger. This time, Wang Lin finally understood it.
Although he still hadn’t reached the Soul formation stage, his
understanding of the heavens had increased a lot. He believed that he was
not far from the Soul Formation stage.
He had now finished carving the statue of the middle aged man with his
domain. It was clear that his domain was imitating the life and death cycle.
However, with Wang Lin’s current perception, he could easily tell that the
middle aged man’s path was only an imitation, far from the real life and
death domain.
That’s because this life and death heavenly dao was not something Soul
Formation cultivators could comprehend.
At this moment, there was a star map inside Wang Lin’s mind. This star
map was left behind by the old cultivator, Tian Yunzi. Inside the map was a
planet several times larger than Suzaku. This was the old man Tian Yunzi’s
planet.
It was just that it was impossible for the current Wang Lin to go there.
He let out a sigh as he adjusted his mood and returned to being a mortal.
But in his mind, the feeling of comprehending the dao of life and death
was something he wouldn’t forget in his lifetime…”
265
CHANGING SNOW
T en years had passed since he last felt his domain. Wang Lin had lived
on this street for more than 30 years. He had turned old. His hair was
all white and there were deep wrinkles on his forehead.
Da Niu’s mother died from grief seven years ago. At this point, Da Niu
was managing the ironworks shop himself and, like his father before him,
he supported his family, loved his wife, and constantly taught his growing
son his trade so that his son may one day take over the shop.
This scene was almost exactly the same as when Wang Lin first arrived,
only the people had changed.
But this scene didn’t last long. Three years ago, Da Niu’s son, named
Xiao Niu, caught the eyes of a wandering cultivator form the White Cloud
Sect and was taken back as a disciple.
That year, the wandering cultivator also gave him a name, Wen Zhuo.
Da Niu was very proud that his own son was going to become an
immortal. He would tell anyone he could find, and soon, everyone on the
street knew.
Wang Lin wasn’t surprised at all about Wen Zhuo being taken by the
wandering cultivator of the White Cloud Sect. Wang Lin already noticed
that Xiao Niu had the body to cultivate when he was very little and his
talent was several times better than Wang Lin’s when Wang Lin started.
Wang Lin did this because the only connection he had in the entire
capital was with Da Niu’s family. Therefore, Wang Lin gave Xiao Niu
many pills to alter his body and this was the effect.
As a result, Xiao Niu’s talent became even better, so it was not
surprising that he caught the attention of the White Cloud Sect cultivator.
Although that cultivator was only at Core Formation stage, after Wang Lin
observed him, he found that he was a kind person, very different from Wang
Lin’s own teacher, Sun Dazhu.
Therefore, Wang Lin didn’t interfere and just let it happen naturally. He
had already done all he could to help. As for how Wen Zhuo will be in the
future, it was no longer his concern.
After Xiao Niu left, Da Niu hired a few workers, but in fact, this had
broken his dad’s rule. According to his dad, what they were selling was
their skill. If someone else learned that skill, then weren’t they picking up a
stone to smash their own feet?
But it seemed that Da Niu didn’t listen to his dad’s words. After he
hired the workers, he stopped caring about the shop and instead returned to
his old habits of watching Wang Lin carve every day.
With Da Niu always around to serve Wang Lin, it made Wang Lin recall
some old memories.
Perhaps it was because Wang Lin watched Da Niu grow up, but ever
since his mother died, he would come over to Wang Lin’s place every new
year with his wife and food. Da Niu seemed to consider Wang Lin his own
parent right now.
Da Niu’s wife, the tailor shop’s shopkeeper’s daughter, was a very smart
woman. Seeing how her husband looked at Wang Lin, she also gradually
began to treat Wang Lin like her own family’s elders.
As a result, in the final years of Wang Lin’s life as a mortal in the
capital city, he was able to feel the warmth of a family. This warmth was
very strange to Wang Lin, but he didn’t reject it.
Xu Tao had also changed from a middle aged man to an old man with
some white in his hair. His current position had shot up from ten years ago.
He was now the chancellor for the king. This was not the king from back
then, but the prince.
After the prince became the king, his tributes didn’t decrease, they only
increased. Every year, he would personally come and kowtow toward Wang
Lin, completely disregarding his position.
Over these years, Wang Lin began to really admire the prince. After all,
he was a king in the mortal world. To be able to lower his head like that
takes a lot of determination.
Perhaps it was because he had experienced a lot and realized that there
were people that could kill him with just their finger and no one would care.
One of the reasons he was so respectful to Wang Lin was to pull Wang
Lin to his side so he could have a peaceful life.
In this winter, it snowed heavily. In the 30 plus years Wang Lin had
been here, he had never seen it snow this hard before. The snow covered the
entire capital. The snow on rooftops and trees were as tall as a 4 or 5 year
old child.
A lot of roofs collapsed under the pressure of all this snow. Some of the
weaker people had frozen to death. Almost every morning, people would
find one or two frozen bodies on the corners of the streets.
This snow was very strange. Some of the people that had lived here for
generations gathered in restaurants and talked about how there hadn’t been
snow this heavy for hundreds of years.
The snow continued to fall and slowly covered the footprints made by
the people that walked around. Soon, the footprint would be completely
covered and be unnoticeable.
This forced a lot of shops in the capital city to close down. The street
Wang Lin was at was relatively remote, so after one day of snow, it was
impossible to see anyone outside anymore. All of the people were hiding at
home, sitting in front of their stoves to keep themselves warm as they
waited for the snow to pass.
This snow was indeed very strange. From the moment the snow began
to fall, Wang Lin immediately noticed that in the snow, there was a trace of
killing intent. This killing intent was very faint, but it has to be said that this
snow covered the entire Four Sect Alliance, so this killing intent was almost
monstrous.
The reason the temperature dropped so fast was due to this killing
intent.
This snow didn’t come from the clouds, but appeared out of the thin air
in the sky. How else could there be clouds big enough to cover the entire
Four Sect Alliance?
On the third day of this strange snow, the nine pillars in the capital were
split in half by lightning from the sky. The cultivators inside didn’t even
have time to escape as they were killed by the lightning.
The moment this occurred, every single pillar like this in the other cities
in the entire Four Sect Alliance were destroyed by lightning from the sky.
Shortly after, in addition to the snow falling from the sky, countless
pieces of jade flew out from the east, south, west, and north corners of the
country. Although these pieces of jade were very fast, the moment they met
a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would fall into their hands.
One of those pieces of jade flew back to Wang Lin. After he waved his
hand, even though it had already gone past him, it still flew directly into his
hand.
Wang Lin held the piece of jade in his hand and scanned it only to hear
a gloomy voice say, “All cultivators inside the Four Sect Alliance, prepare
for war. The four sects, Water Ink Sect, White Cloud Sect, Green Wood
Sect, and Black Soul Sect are calling all rogue cultivators to gather. Be
absent at your own risk!”
Wang Lin pondered a little before crushing the jade in his hand. He
disappeared from his shop and when he reappeared, he was in the sky above
the capital city.
After he appeared, his body suddenly moved and continued to fly up.
Over ten thousand kilometers in the air, he found the source of the snow.
Wang Lin stared at the sky for a while. He was eventually able to see
through what was going on. He could see faint ripples of restrictions in the
area. They seemed to hide the source of the snow.
If it was any other type of technique, Wang Lin might have had trouble
breaking through it, but as long as it was a restriction, he was not afraid. His
right hand swiped over his eyes and a strange light shone from them. He
stared at the air for a very long time and then his hand began to move. After
half an hour, countless restrictions appeared around him.
The illusionary circles landed in the air and white smoke appeared. It
was as if ice was melting. Gradually, the empty sky became filled with
white smoke. After the white smoke faded away, the truth was revealed.
Wang Lin carefully looked at it and his expression immediately
changed.
He saw a large rift over, 1000 feet wide, in the sky above the capital.
The snow endlessly came out of the rift.
Wang Lin scanned the area with his divine sense and found that there
were at least 100 of these restrictions within a 10,000 kilometer radius. This
was only within 10,000 kilometers. According to Wang Lin’s calculations,
there must be countless rifts like this over the skies of the Four Sect
Alliance.
What also surprised him was that this rift seemed to have the power to
suck in divine sense. When his divine sense passed over it, he immediately
noticed.
Luckily, his divine sense was very powerful, so he was able to easily
pull himself away.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. Instead of acting rashly, he returned to
his shop. During his descent, the entire world had turned white as it began
to snow even harder.
Wang Lin returned to the shop. He had a feeling that something bad was
going to happen, and when he saw that rift, that feeling became even
stronger. He pondered a little, then burst out laughing. This was the domain
of the Four Sect Alliance, so he didn’t need to worry about it at all, as there
will be cultivators more powerful than him that will deal with it.
However, that rift in the sky still hovered over Wang Lin’s heart like a
dark cloud.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin’s expression changed as he looked at the
door. After a little while, he heard knocking from outside. This knocking
seemed to have a certain rhythm to it. The pause between every two knocks
was exactly the same.
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CULTIVATOR OF XUE YU
W ang Lin waved his hand and the door silently opened. A tall figure
wearing a rain cloak walked in. This person was covered in a thin
layer of snow. He didn’t say a word as he walked in.
Wang Lin took a look at that person and said, “We haven’t met in more
than 10 years. Fellow cultivator looks the same.”
That person let out a laugh. He removed his cloak, revealing a very
dignified face. His ears were the most conspicuous part of him. This was
the large-eared cultivator, Zhou Wutai.
He shook the cloak with his hand, causing all of the snow to fall off. A
gentle wind carried all the snow outside. Not a single flake landed in Wang
Lin’s shop.
He put the rain cloak to the side, then sat down on the opposite side of
Wang Lin. Just as he sat down, the door silently closed.
After Zhou Wutai sat down, he grabbed the jug of wine Wang Lin had
on the table. He didn’t use a cup and drank a big gulp directly from the jug.
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Wutai. Compared to ten years ago, there were
a few more lines of wrinkles on his face. Clearly, there had been something
that had caused him a lot of worry in the past 10 years. As for his
cultivation, he had made some progress since ten years ago, but was still a
bit below Wang Lin.
After all, the Life and Death Domain Wang Lin experienced gave him a
deeper level of understanding.
After the large-eared cultivator, Zhou Wutai, finished drinking, his eyes
locked onto the three wood carvings on the shelf. These three wood
carvings were the three members of the White Cloud Sect. When Zhou
Wutai came ten years ago, there were only two, but now there was one
more.
As his eyes were locked onto the extra wood carving, a hint of surprise
appeared on his face. He waved his hand and the carving flew toward him.
He carefully examined the wood carving before putting it down, then
looked at Wang Lin with a complicated expression.
After a long time, he let out a sigh. He wryly smiled and said, “Brother
Wang, you have indeed gone farther than I have. It seems I have indeed
been marching in place for the past ten years…”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he waved his hand and another jug
of wine appeared. He took a sip, shook his head, and said, “It was only
luck.”
Zhou Wutai let out a sigh. He lowered his head and looked at the wood
carvings as he slowly said, “Uncle-Master Qing Song’s Passing of Time
Domain has already been carved by you. This wood carving can already be
considered a top quality magic treasure among Nascent Soul cultivators.
Ten years ago, brother Wang couldn’t do this, but in a mere ten years, you
improved so much. I’m impressed.”
Wang Lin let out a smile and said, “If you like it, I can give it to you.”
Zhou Wutai was startled. The complex look in his eyes became even
deeper. He looked at Wang Lin and then at the carving before finally taking
out a piece of jade. He gently placed it on the side and said, “Thank you.”
His hostility toward Wang Lin lessened a bit. To be able to just give a
treasure like this away required a mentality few can have. He believed that
as long as he had this wood carving, even if he wasn’t able to obtain the
Passing of Time Domain, he would still be able to understand it a little.
However, what he struggled with the most was how to choose. After all,
the current domain he was comprehending was very far from this domain.
As a result, there was some conflict.
After a long time, his body shook as he looked up at Wang Lin. He once
again let out a wry smile and said, “Brother Wang, I admit defeat! So
please, give me another obsession to deal with. I don’t want this wood
carving anymore, and you can have this jade. It contains a Soul Formation
technique.”
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a strange light as he carefully looked at Zhou
Wutai. When he gifted the wood carving to Zhou Wutai, he did indeed had
that hidden intent, but Zhou Wutai was able to immediately realize it and
gave up on experiencing the Passing of Time Domain to maintain his
current domain. Wang Lin rarely met people like this.
He smiled and nodded. “If that is the case, then I won’t tempt you
anymore.” With that, he picked up the jade and scanned it with this divine
sense. Then he calmly placed it to the side.
Zhou Wutai reluctantly forced his eyes to move away from the wood
carving. His face darkened as he said, “Brother Wang, have you noticed
anything strange about this snow?”
Wang Lin pondered a little. He looked at the jug of wine in his hand and
said, “This snow is not natural…”
Zhou Wutai’s eyes lit up. He said, “Correct. There is killing intent
inside the snow. Right now, the entire Four Sect Alliance is covered in
snow, so this killing intent is very dense.
Wang Lin’s expression was still the same, as if none of this had
anything to do with him. He only quietly listened.
Zhou Wutai looked at Wang Lin and continued, “Several of the seniors
of the Four Sect Alliance have gone out to check. Ten thousand kilometers
high in the sky, they found one-way transfer rift from cultivators of Xue
Yue hidden by restrictions.”
“Xue Yue cultivators?” This was the first time Wang Lin had heard of
this.
Zhou Wutai took a deep breath and said, “Xue Yue is another rank 4
cultivation country. They are at the northern border of the continent. That
area is covered by ice and snow and their cultivation is often related to that
as well. So whenever Xue Yue attacks another country, they use these one-
way rifts to cover the country with snow first and then attack.”
After Zhou Wutai finished speaking, he waved his right hand and the
door to the shop opened. He reached out and grabbed a ball of snow. Then,
his left hand formed a seal and a ball of fire appeared, releasing waves of
heat.
“Brother Wang, please look!”
As he spoke, he pressed the ball of snow and the ball of fire together.
The fire fizzled a bit, then went out while the snow didn’t melt at all.
Wang Lin was immediately startled as this was not something he
expected.
“This snow can’t be melted… Once the entire territory of the Four Sect
Alliance is covered in this snow, to the point of forming a plain, that is
when Xue Yue will attack!” Zhou Wutai’s voice became even darker.
Wang Lin pondered, but didn’t speak.
Zhou Wutai honestly asked, “Brother Wang, I’m here today to represent
the Four Sect Alliance to invite you to join us. With your cultivation, once
you join, the Four Sect Alliance’s strength will increase greatly!”
Wang Lin looked at him and slowly said, “I’m only a lowly Nascent
Soul cultivator. There are a lot more cultivators with higher cultivation level
than me in the Four Sect Alliance, so I won’t make much of an impact.”
Zhou Wutai wryly smiled. He shook his head and said, “Brother Wang,
don’t underestimate yourself. With your current cultivation level, you only
need a few more years. Once you have reached the Soul Formation stage,
the Four Sect Alliance will have gained another Soul Formation cultivator.
That is the main reason for me coming here today.”
Wang Lin pondered a little, then suddenly asked, “Why are the Xue Yue
cultivators starting a war with the Four Sect Alliance?”
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KILLING PEOPLE
Z hou Wutai looked at the ball of snow in his hand. He hesitated for a
moment, then bitterly smiled. “Isn’t it always for self interest? The
country of Xue Yu is one of the few countries that lack natural resources,
but are mysteriously climbing up in strength. In order to gain even more
resources and become stronger, they started this war.”
Wang Lin chuckled. He drank a gulp from his gourd and said, “Brother
Zhou, I won’t be seeing you to the door.”
Zhou Wutai’s face sank as he stared at Wang Lin and said, “If brother
Wang joins the Four Sect Alliance, I’ll grant you any request that is within
my power. Brother Wang, won’t you consider it some more?”
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at Zhou Wutai. After a long time,
Zhou Wutai frowned and said, “Brother Wang, what is the meaning of
this?”
Wang Lin calmly said, “Brother Zhou, don’t treat me like a three year
old. Planet Suzaku is large. Why is Xue Yu invading here instead of
somewhere else? Since brother Zhou doesn’t want to say more, then I won’t
keep asking.”
Zhou Wutai pondered for a while, then let out a loud laugh. He looked
at Wang Lin, not embarrassed at all, and said, “Please don’t blame me,
Brother Wang. This matter is just simply too important. So naturally, I’m
not willing to lightly reveal it.” With that, he stopped talking, clearly
waiting for Wang Lin’s response. If Wang Lin agreed, he would tell the
truth.
Wang Lin began to hesitate, as he wasn’t interested in getting mixed up
with the invasion of the Xue Yu cultivators. This was, after all, a battle
between two rank 4 cultivation countries. Also, he didn’t have a deep
relationship with the Four Sect Alliance, so he was very likely to become a
sacrificial pawn if things were to go bad.
After a long time, Wang Lin calmly said, “I have to take some time to
consider this. I’ll give you a reply before the invasion begins.”
Zhou Wutai also didn’t expect Wang Lin to immediately agree, but
seeing that Wang Lin didn’t even raise any conditions, he was 80% sure
Wang Lin wouldn’t agree.
With this in mind, he stood up, took a deep breath, clasped his hands,
and said, “Since it’s like this, then I’ll wait for Brother Wang’s answer.”
With that, he took out a piece of jade from his bag of holding and
continued, “If brother Wang has a reply, please use this jade to tell me.”
With that, he clasped his hands again and left.
Wang Lin’s expression was still the same. There was no change at all.
Zhou Wutai picked up his rain cloak, but suddenly paused when he was
at the door. He didn’t turn around, but slowly said, “Brother Wang, have
you heard of the Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Celestial Doors?
Planet Suzaku is close to the Rain Celestial Door….”
Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly lit up. There were mentions of the four
Celestial Doors in the memories of the Ancient God. The rumor was that
these four Celestial Doors have existed since ancient times. Their origins
were unknown.
But there was one thing for certain and that was that these four Celestial
Door lead to the Ancient Celestial Realm.
After Zhou Wutai finished speaking, he walked out. He placed the rain
cloak on and disappeared into the distance.
The snow outside became even stronger as the wind raged in the sky.
After Zhou Wutai had walked a certain distance, four shadows suddenly
appeared next to him. After the four of them started following behind Zhou
Wutai, their divine senses were all directed at Wang Lin’s shop.
One of them said, with a cold tone, “Fellow cultivator Zhou, the order
given by the Four Sect Alliance is to kill any suspicious cultivators that
entered the country within the last 200 years. Why didn’t you act?”
Zhou Wutai didn’t turn around and sneered. “With just your four’s
cultivation, even if I were to help, do you think we could kill him? If he
really wanted to wrong us, who could stop him?”
Another black-clothed person calmly said, “Not necessarily. Even
though the four of us are only at the late stage of Nascent Soul, if we were
to use a formation, unless he is at the Soul Formation stage, he would die.”
Zhou Wutai sneered. He waved his sleeves and said, “If you guys want
to go, then go. I won’t stop you. But that person has a carving of the three
uncle masters, so there must be something more to him. I’m not looking for
death.”
The four black-clothed people pondered a bit. They looked at each
other, then walked toward Wang Lin’s shop without a word.
The smile on Zhou Wutai’s face became even colder. He stopped and
turned around as he wanted to see how these four arrogant guys would be
able to beat someone who was almost at the Soul Formation stage.
They thought that if Wang Lin wanted to run, there was no guaranteed
way for the four of them to stop him from escaping. As a result, their
thought was: there is no reason to cause problems for yourself in the future.
As the four of them quickly moved toward Wang Lin’s shop, their
killing intent immediately increased.
Wang Lin sat inside the shop as he looked at the jug of wine in his hand
and let out a sigh. He really didn’t want his years of turning into a mortal to
be ruined by killing people, but Wang Lin was still Wang Lin. His 400 years
of killing had merely been restrained by him and had not disappeared.
The four of them didn’t know that if they were to continue, they would
awaken a monster, a fiend that hadn’t killed in decades.
But it seemed the four of them were already resolute. The four of them
turned into black smoke, which was very noticeable on the snow-covered
ground.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. His eyes revealed a cold light that hadn’t
appeared in more than 30 years. This cold light often appeared during his
400 years of killing.
Every time it appeared, it meant that someone was going to die!
And this time was no exception!
Wang Lin’s left hand held the wine jug and he took a drink. He stood up
and took a step, putting him at the door already as the four black-clothed
men approached.
The cold light in Wang Lin’s eyes deepened as he turned from an old
man back into a fiend. At this moment, the snow raged even harder, but
when comparing the killing intent in the snow to Wang Lin’s killing intent,
it was like comparing a pit of fire to the sun.
A cold sword doesn’t easily exit its sheath!
As the four black-clothed men closed in, they all formed strange seals
with their hands. At the same time, a low roar came from them as four
sword lights, green, red, blue, and purple, shot out and formed a net. The
net surrounded Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took a large gulp of wine and pointed his finger to the air. The
passing of time domain from the carving of the blue-clothed elder suddenly
began to spread out, causing the four sword lights to pause.
During this delay, Wang Lin’s body moved in a strange way and quickly
escaped the sword net. When he appeared again, he was already in front of
one of the black-clothed men.
But when it does, then it will kill!
His right hand moved in a way that looked really slow, but was in
reality lightning-fast. He pointed at the black clothed man’s head. After a
cracking sound, he coughed out a mouthful of blood and immediately died.
His Nascent Soul came out and tried to run with a terrified look on its face.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at him as he turned around and let out a
silent roar. During this roar, black smoke appeared above his head. His soul
devourer form rushed out and immediately devoured the Nascent Soul
trying to escape.
The falling snow didn’t dare to approach Wang Lin. Every snowflake
moved away from him. It was as if none of them dared to mess with this
fiend.
This black clothed man originally wouldn’t have died, but he shouldn’t
have acted against a 400-year-old fiend. If he knew ahead of time, he would
have regretted this decision.
The remaining three were all terrified. They all slapped their bags of
holding to take out their most powerful treasures. One of them, holding an
umbrella, saw Wang Lin’s head turn toward him. Those cold eyes filled
with killing intent made him feel cold for the first time as a cultivator.
What was the surrounding snow compared to this? The snow couldn’t
even compare to 1/10,000th of the coldness from those eyes.
He subconsciously bit his tongue and spat out blood. The blood landed
on his treasure umbrella. Suddenly, the umbrella opened and a golden snake
rushed toward Wang Lin as if it wanted to devour him whole.
The remaining two also sent out their treasures. They didn’t know that a
cold sword doesn’t easily leave its sheath, but once it does, it will kill
someone and then continue to kill.
Wang Lin’s eyes showed a hint of mockery. He didn’t even look at the
golden snake. Instead, he slapped his bag of holding and a small flag
appeared in his hand. Suddenly, the flag covered the area in black smoke.
Dozens of dragons formed by the smoke came out and smashed the golden
snake into pieces.
At this moment, the snow in the area began to move even further away,
as it didn’t dare to close in. At the same time, Wang Lin gently moved
forward. He quickly arrived before the black clothed person with the
umbrella. His right hand already held the man’s throat and, using a bit of
strength, the man’s neck broke and he died.
Wang Lin gently sighed. “I have killed countless Nascent Soul
cultivators. You are not the first.” His right hand suddenly entered the man’s
abdomen and pulled out a terrified Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul was
about to escape, but it suddenly began to scream.
It screamed because Wang Lin swallowed it whole.
At this moment, the remaining two lost all will to fight as they took out
their best escaping treasures and ran like stray dogs.
But it was too late to escape.
A cold sword doesn’t easily exit its sheath. When it does, it will kill and
continue to kill. Every ten steps, it will kill someone.
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RAIN CAULDRON
O f the two that remained, one of them ran toward Zhou Wutai. The
other ran in the opposite direction.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he looked at Zhou Wutai and casually
stepped forward. One step, two steps, three steps, four steps… ten steps.
Every ten steps, he will kill someone!
Wang Lin only used ten steps to catch up to the black-clothed man. His
eyes revealed a strange light as he sighed. “You ruined my mood, so you
must die.” With that, he casually flicked his right hand, making the Ji
Realm shoot out and enter the cultivator’s body.
The man didn’t even have time to let out a sound as he plummeted
down from the sky. When he landed, he just happened to land in the pile of
snow outside of Da Niu’s ironworks shop.
His Nascent Soul didn’t have time to escape. It was destroyed by the Ji
Realm.
Although Wang Lin’s Ji Realm won’t kill Soul Formation cultivators
before he obtains the planet treasure of Suzaku, it was more than enough for
After killing three people, he turned around and looked at Zhou Wutai.
Although Zhou Wutai’s expression was normal, his back was
completely drenched in sweat. Seeing Wang Lin’s eyes, he didn’t hesitate to
raise his right hand to stop the black-clothed man from running his way.
The black-clothed man panicked and shouted, “What are you doing,
Zhou Wutai?!”
Zhou Wutai looked indifferently at the man. He let out a faint smile and
whispered, “The four of you angered Brother Wang. How could I let you
leave?” With that, his left hand formed a strange seal. A strange, purple
light appeared in his hand. At this moment, the difference between a late
stage Nascent Soul cultivator and a pseudo Soul Formation cultivator was
very clear.
Zhou Wutai’s cultivation was only one step below Wang Lin’s. He had
one foot in the Soul Formation realm as well, and he had gained some of his
domain. When the purple light appeared, the black-clothed man felt like he
had returned to his youth, back when he had just joined the sect and met his
master.
Although he knew that this was all fake, the feeling was extremely real.
An overwhelming feeling spread across his body. By the time he regained
his senses, Zhou Wutai’s right hand was already on his forehead. With a bit
of spiritual energy, the black-clothed man coughed out blood and fell to the
ground, dead.
As for his Nascent Soul, it was in Zhou Wutai’s grasp. He crushed it
before Wang Lin’s eyes. He was using his actions to tell Wang Lin that he
had no hand in all of this. It was also to tell Wang Lin that no one will know
about this and that he won’t have to kill anyone else.
The way Wang Lin cleanly killed the three of them had caused the
proud Zou Wutai to become completely dumbfounded. If there was only
one of them, he too could easily kill them. If there were two, he could
barely win.
However, if there were three, then at most he could only reach a
stalemate. If there were four, he could only run. But Wang Lin could
casually kill three of them. How could Zhou Wutai not be shocked?
Wang Lin’s body slowly floated down from the sky. The moment he
landed in the snow, his figure immediately shrank. He went from a fiend, to
a mortal, to a mortal at the end of his days.
He cleaned up his clothes and took a drink from his gourd before
throwing it at Zhou Wutai. The current him has no different from a mortal.
Zhou Wutai caught the gourd and looked at Wang Lin’s shop with dread
in his eyes. He decided that he had to make Wang Lin a friend, not an
enemy.
He waved his large sleeves and the four bodies of the black-clothed men
turned to dust. After that, he quickly moved and left Wang Lin’s street.
A very short amount of time had passed since Wang Lin had left the
shop and came back. He also purposefully controlled himself so that none
of the mortals around would notice anything that had happened.
At this point, he returned to his shop and sat next to the stove. At this
moment, he really looked like an old man as he raised his hands to get
warmth from the stove.
He quietly sat inside the shop as he quickly searched through the
Ancient God’s memory for memories of the four Celestial Doors. After a
long time, the information became more clear in his mind.
Just at this moment, the sound of snow falling outside calmed down and
the door was pushed open. The smell of roasted chicken came in from
outside.
At the same time, the dirty old man that hadn’t appeared for a long time
came in, shaking. After he entered the room, he kicked the door back with
this right foot and closed it. He quickly arrived before the stove next to
Wang Lin and cursed, “Middle of the night and some brats are fighting
outside! And one of them even fell on me! I finally found a good spot to
sleep in, too. I’m really unlucky.”
Wang Lin smiled. He waved his hand and another gourd of wine
appeared. He gave it to the old man.
The old man accepted it and let out a mischievous smile as he took out
half of a roasted chicken from under his clothes. “It seems you’re smart
enough, kid. Here, I’ll split this roasted chicken with you.”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Lin and the appreciation
in his eyes deepened as he said, “Not bad, young man. Your cultivation
level has increased again. It seems the Soul Formation stage is not far away.
You can’t forget the wood carving you promised me, or else, no matter
where you go, I’ll find you.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “Of course. I won’t forget the
promise to senior.”
The old man tore off a chicken leg and took a bite. “Young man, the
Four Sect Alliance is very chaotic right now. You better hurry up and reach
the Soul Formation stage. Otherwise, with your cultivation level, you won’t
get anything good out of it.”
Wang Lin’s heart moved as he looked at the old man and asked, “Does
senior know what is happening with the Four Sect Alliance?”
The old man proudly raised his chin and looked at Wang Lin as he said,
“There is nothing in this cultivation world this old man doesn’t know. It is
only that a small cultivator of the Four Sect Alliance somehow managed to
steal a Rain Cauldron from a cultivator of Xue Yu, so they are here to steal
it back. It’s only a small matter.”
“Rain Cauldron…” Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He suddenly
remembered the talk with the large-eared cultivator, Zhou Wutai. There was
mention of the Rain Door.
The old man quickly ate the chicken leg, then began to eat the chicken
neck as he said, “Speaking of this Rain Cauldron, in truth, there is more
than one. I don’t know exactly how many there are, but if one possess one,
then once the Celestial Door opens, they can enter. Therefore, it would
cause conflict, but, no matter how hard they fight over it, it is pointless as
once the rank 5 and 6 countries take notice, it will still end up in their
hands.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then slowly said, “The rumor is that the four
Celestial Doors lead to the Celestial Realm, so it is no wonder they fight
over it.”
The old man let out a mischievous smile and said, “What is it, young
man? Are you moved? But sadly, all the of Celestials from ancient times are
gone. The current Celestial Realm is empty.”
Wang Lin was startled. There was no mention of this inside Tusi’s
memory. He paused for a bit before asking, “They all died?”
After the old man finished eating the chicken’s neck, he tore off a large
piece of breast meat. He ate as he said, “Of course they are all dead. Why
else do you think Soul Transformation and above cultivators are still
around? Because there have nowhere to go.”
Wang Lin’s heart shook. He already knew that the ancient cultivation
world died in a disaster and that was how the Cultivation Union formed.
However, he didn’t think that all of the celestials had also died.
The old man noticed Wang Lin’s shock and was very proud. He finished
eating the chicken, let out a burp, and took a drink of wine. He casually
wiped his hand on his clothes and said, “Heh, shocking isn’t it? All of the
ancient gods are dead, and so are all of the ancient Celestials. There aren’t
many ancient cultivators left, which is why the Cultivation Union appeared
and developed once again.”
Wang Lin became silent as he digested the secret the old man had told
him. After a long time, he frowned and asked, “If that is the truth, then why
do the four Celestial Doors still exist?”
The old man laughed and said, “The ancient Celestials are gone, but the
Celestial Realm is still there. However, it is filled with danger. In fact, the
Celestial Realm has shattered into pieces. The four Celestial Doors simply
connect to different sections of the Celestial Realm. But, nevertheless, there
are many good things left in there. The most important is the Celestial Qi.”
“Celestial Qi?” Wang Lin’s expression changed
The old man regrettably licked his lips and said, “Yeah. That thing is
much more delicious than roasted chicken.
Wang Lin bitterly laughed.
The old man licked his lip and said, “When breaking through from the
Soul Formation stage to the Soul Transformation stage, unless you have the
rare Soul Transformation Pill, then you have to absorb enough of that
Celestial Qi to break through.”
“In ancient times, once one reached the Soul Formation, they would
naturally ascend to the Celestial Realm. Once there, they had to absorb
enough Celestial Qi. There was no other way.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He faintly smiled and said, “That means that
this Rain Cauldron is really worth fighting for, especially for those Soul
Formation cultivators. Whether it is to raise their own cultivators’ level, or
for their country’s rank to increase, it is a must-have. Will the other three
types of Cauldrons also appear?”
The old man picked up the jug of wine, took a drink, then said, “These
four types of Cauldrons appear every once in a long time. They are created
from the heavens, so those who obtain it have great luck. The four Celestial
Doors cover all of the cultivation planets, so depending on which door they
are close to, that type of Cauldron will appear.”
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THE HEAVEN’S DAO ARE RUTHLESS
T he old man looked at Wang Lin and casually said, “Like planet
Suzaku, all of the surrounding planets will form Rain Dings as well
after a certain amount of time.”
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he slowly asked, “When do the Celestial
Doors open?”
The old man laughed and asked, “What? Are you tempted? In truth,
with your cultivation level, although it will be dangerous, as long as you’re
careful, you don’t have to worry too much. After all, the stronger your
cultivation is, the greater the restriction placed on you is.”
Wang Lin raised his head and asked the old man, “Why is it like that?”
The old man picked up the gourd and drank the last bit of wine. He
licked his lips and said, “The ancient celestial realm has already shattered
and only exists in fragments, so the laws of heaven and earth are chaotic
inside. This is key because if spiritual energy fluctuations of late stage Soul
Formation or later cultivators appear, then that fragment will collapse. Of
course, depending on the size of the fragment, some can support stronger
spiritual energy fluctuations. Thus, as long as the person entering doesn’t
want to commit suicide, then they would keep their power at the Soul
Formation level.”
As Wang Lin pondered a bit, a dozen thoughts entered his head. After a
long time, he raised his head and said, “Senior came to visit junior this late
at night. I’m afraid you aren’t here just to talk to me about this.”
The old man let out a mischievous laugh and said, “Young man, this old
man came to tell you that I am leaving. Before I leave, I want you to make
me a carving of myself so I can give it to Xiao Cui from the Pink Pavilion
so that when she thinks of me, she will have something to remind her. Alas,
someone as handsome as me, who only appears in legends, has countless
people thinking of me.” With that, he revealed a very regretful expression,
but within that expression, there was a lot of pride. He kept looking toward
Wang Lin, obviously waiting for Wang Lin to praise him.
Wang Lin pondered for a while. After a long time, he picked up a piece
of wood and, using his finger as a knife, began to carve.
However, just as he made a rough outline, the old man let out a
dissatisfied snort and said, “No clothes!”
Wang Lin’s finger paused. He let out a bitter smile. After pondering for
a while, he wiped the carving with his right hand and began carving again.
This time, his finger didn’t stop; it moved like the wind. Soon, a skinny old
man who looked almost like a monkey was carved out.
Aside from the violent domain, the wood carving looked exactly like
the old man himself. It was very lifelike, as if it were alive. Even the
wrinkles on his face were clearly detailed.
The old man quickly grabbed the carving and carefully examined it. The
more he looked at it, the tighter his brow furrowed, until he finally looked
at Wang Lin and said, “What is this? It doesn’t look like me! It doesn’t look
like me at all! Is this how you see this old man? What you carved here is a
monkey, a monkey! Do you understand?”
With that, the old man threw the carving to the side and said to Wang
Lin, word for word, “It doesn’t look like me!”
At this moment, the old man was filled with a serious look that had
never appeared in his eyes before. There was even a hint of madness in
those eyes.
Wang Lin noticed the sudden change and the spiritual energy in the area
began to move in a certain way. Suddenly, he felt a sense of danger
emerging.
Wang Lin always had guesses about the old man’s cultivation level, but
at this moment, his estimate of the old man’s cultivation level raised again.
He looked at the old man as he picked up another piece of wood. This
time, his hand moved like the wind. He used only half the time to make the
carving this time.
The person in the carving was very handsome and romantic, especially
the piercing eyes. It would not be wrong to call this person one of the most
handsome men in existence. Only, this looked way too different from the
old man. Anyone who wasn’t blind would be able to tell that this wasn’t the
same person as the old man.
The moment the wood carving was completed, it was taken by the old
man. He stared at the wood carving and his eyes shined as he laughed, “Not
bad, this is the real me. You carved really well. Okay, young man, I’ll let
you borrow that straw hat for a while.”
The old man dreamily looked at the wood carving. The more he looked
at it, the more he liked it. After putting it away, he looked at Wang Lin with
a pleased looked and said, “From now on, just carve them like this. I have
to be honest, although the carving you have now is a bit different from what
this old man looks like, it is okay to ignore it. What is most important is that
this carving looks exactly like me when I was younger.”
As the old man spoke, he stood up to leave. As he got to the door, he
suddenly stopped and said, “There are still 999 more carvings left. Don’t
forget about them once you reach the Soul Formation stage. Don’t forget, or
no matter where you go, this old man will find you.”
After sending off the strange old man, Wang Lin picked up the carving
from before. He let out a smile and casually placed it on a shelf.
Wang Lin don’t intend to get mixed into the matter with the Celestial
Doors. If he could reach the Soul Formation stage, he would take a trip to
there then, but thinking about it now was too early.
As for the battle between the Four Sect Alliance and Xue Yu, Wang Lin
pondered a bit and decided to not participate. These type of things’
influence range was too wide. If anything went wrong, there would be
serious consequences.
Therefore, Wang Lin’s life calmed down again. As for the snow in the
Four Sect Alliance, it began to slow down after a month. It was very
common to see the flashes of light from magic treasures in the sky. It was as
if there were cultivators repairing something up there.
Wang Lin observed for a while and noticed that they were setting up
formations. The formations were set in the sky to stop the snow from
falling.
At the same time, besides setting up the formations, massive amounts of
cultivators from all sects and families came to clean up the snow on the
ground.
Spiritual energy seemed to have little effect against the snow. The snow
seemed to be very sensitive to spiritual energy. Thus, these cultivators
began to use physical strength to clear it out.
Since the cultivators had moved, the mortals followed suit. The mortal
king of the country seemed to have already received orders from the
cultivators, so large amounts of mortal troops began to clear out the snow.
Because the Four Sect Alliance was very large, not only was the army
clearing out snow, even the citizens were being forced to help.
Da Niu was one of them.
Even old men who were at the end of their years were no exception, but
under the orders the king, who had been paying his respects to him, no one
bothered Wang Lin.
This whole operation lasted several months. Da Niu had already been
sent to the south. The entire capital, no, all of the cities in the Four Sect
Alliance were a lot emptier. Unless someone had an important position,
almost everyone was out clearing snow.
During this operation, not even women and children were spared. When
Da Niu was picked up, Wang Lin gave him a wood carving to keep close to
himself as a gift for these past 30 plus years.
As for Da Niu’s wife, Wang Lin also gave her a small wood carving.
The effect of these wood carvings was to spread warmth to prevent the
body from being frozen.
In the battle that was originally supposed to be between cultivators, the
mortals of the Four Sect Alliance became the first to suffer. These mortals
didn’t even know what was causing this snow, but to save their families
from it, they willingly entered this ruthless snow.
Throughout the Four Sect Alliance, there were mountains of snows
piled up and with the help of some powerful cultivators, these mountain
kept growing.
There was no harvest from the fields, as all of it had been covered by
the snow.
Every day there were countless mortals that froze to death, and every
day there were houses crushed by the snow.
This was a disaster.
Wang Lin woke up one morning and walked out of his shop. The street
had been cleared of snow, but there were still snowflakes on the ground.
Although the snowfall had weakened, it still existed.
A few days ago, the large-eared cultivator, Zhou Wutai, sent another
Jade. There was no invitation to the Four Sect Alliance, but news of what
the Four Sect Alliance was doing and one piece of heaven-splitting news.
Thanks to the entire population of the country clearing snow, the snow
covering the ground had lessened, only now there were very tall mountains
of snow.
In addition to this, almost all of the cultivators in the Four Sect Alliance
had been invited to help with the battle to come.
However, Zhou Wutai also brought up his own worries. Normally, Xue
Yu wouldn’t rain snow for months. They normally only let it snow for 10
days. They would come after those 10 days were up.
Normally, during large battles, cultivators would avoid affecting the
mortal world. This was a rule set by the country Suzaku.
But as of today, four months had passed and the snow in the sky had not
lessened. It had only been hidden by the formations.
This type of phenomenon only had one interpretation, and it was: Xue
Yu was planning on wiping out the Four Sect Alliance by starting a war to
wipe out the entire country.
On the planet Suzaku, war to wipe out a country was rare, as the
country Suzaku was around to interfere, but it wasn’t something that hadn’t
happened before.
In the ancient record of the Four Sect Alliance, it was recorded that
there were a total of four wars that wiped out a country. Three were rank 4
cultivation countries and one was a rank 5 cultivation country.
But without exception, all wars that wiped out a country had Suzaku’s
hand in it. That is to say that Xue Yue used various methods to make
Suzaku agree to allow Xue Yu to start this war.
270
THE LOVELY LADY BLESSED BY THE HEAVENS
W ang Lin pondered for a bit about Zhou Wutai’s worries. Although
the Four Sect Alliance didn’t have much to do with him, he did
live on this street for over 30 years.
He was currently standing outside the shop and looking at the snow as
he let out a sigh.
The last thing Zhou Wutai mentioned on the jade was that in order to
check if Xue Yue was really going to start a country-ending war, the Four
Sect Alliance sent out cultivators to gather information. They sent out a
total of three groups; one to the nearby rank 4 countries who were allies, the
other to the rank 5 cultivation country they belonged to for reinforcements,
and finally, the last group went to Suzaku to discover the truth.
As of the day the jade was sent out, only the group to Suzaku hadn’t
returned.
Only, the response caused everyone in the Four Sect Alliance to become
silent.
All of the allied rank 4 cultivation countries welcomed the Four Sect
Alliance and treated them with respect, but none of them would talk about
the war; they only dodged the subject. There were even some that just
avoided meeting them completely. Finally, another country, which had a
very good relationship with them, told them that the rank 5 cultivation
countries had sent down orders to not enter this affair.
As for the group that entered the rank 5 cultivation country, their faces
were even darker when they returned. The rank 5 cultivation country told
them that there was no need to give them the Rain Caldron, as they won’t
help.
Finally, this group of cultivators spent a great deal of effort to get a
piece of information from a Soul Transformation cultivator in the rank 5
cultivation country that shocked them all.
There was a woman in Xue Yu whose talent was so stunning that it even
caught Suzaku’s eyes. She had only cultivated for 100 years and had
already reached the late stage of Soul Formation. She had been named the
number one genius on planet Suzaku in the last 10,000 years.
If that was it, it wouldn’t be much, but this girl hadn’t consumed any
pills in these 100 years, so that made her even more eye catching.
For this matter, Suzaku sent out cultivators to investigate this. After
confirming it was true, Suzaku officially invited her to join them.
This kind of thing was not uncommon. Many of the extremely talented
youths would be invited to join Suzaku during their most brilliant moments.
But when these people join Suzaku, their status was very low, but for
her, Suzaku was determined and gave her a very high position.
The reason why Suzaku was doing this was to try and cross that gap that
they had been trying to cross for countless years: become a rank 7
cultivation country. However, in order become a rank 7 cultivation country,
not only would they need a cultivator to achieve the needed cultivation
level, they also needed to meet a series of requirements. It was very
difficult.
At this moment, Suzaku hadn’t even met the first requirement, so they
paid a great deal of attention to the talented younger generation.
And this woman from Xue Yu’s talent was already incredible. As a
result, Suzaku made a lot of preparations.
The only request she had was to make Xue Yu a rank 5 cultivation
country and to allow them to move out of that barren wasteland into another
location on planet Suzaku.
By coincidence, a Rain Caldron had appeared in the Four Sect Alliance
and it just happened to be from a cultivator from Xue Yu, so this war was
started.
The Four Sect Alliance caught Xue Yu’s eyes due to the battle for the
Rain Caldron and became the new location for Xue Yu’s invasion.
As for why did the Rain Caldron appear in the Four Sect Alliance and
why it appeared in the king’s hand, the Four Sect Alliance believed it was a
scheme.
Only now, whether it was a scheme or not won’t change reality.
After this information was brought back by the cultivators, it shocked
everyone.
After Wang Lin had read everything in the jade Zhou Wutai gave him,
his heart was a bit heavy. He didn’t think that in a simple battle for the Rain
Caldron, there was something this deep hidden inside.
He felt very regretful as he looked at the empty street and empty shops.
A few months ago, there were many people walking on the street, and all of
the shops would open up early and be very busy. But due to the war
between the two cultivation countries, the mortals were hit hard.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. At this moment, he felt very regretful. Mortals
were lower than ants in the cultivators’ eyes, but many of them forgot that
they were also mortals once.
Wang Lin didn’t have any method of preventing this and he didn’t want
to get involved. The Heaven’s Daos were ruthless and after experiencing
the life and death domain, his mentality had changed. He looked at the
street and gently said, “It is time to leave... after finishing the last step, it
will be time to leave….”
With that, he shook his head. He turned around and gently closed the
shop’s door.
After that, with his hands behind his back and wearing a thick coat, he
walked into the distance. Slowly, his figure faded in the snow.
Wang Lin’s body looked slow while moving in the air, but in fact, he
was moving very quickly. As he flew, he saw countless cultivators and
everyone that passed him had gloomy looks on their faces. It was as if the
snow was a giant rock on top of their hearts.
Even the ones that knew each other didn’t talk at all. At most, they
would nod at each other when they passed by one another.
Wang Lin flew the entire way and after a while, he arrived at the eastern
part of the Four Sect Alliance. Before, this was a thick forest, but now, it
was covered in snow.
The pile of snow looked like a giant mountain range next to the area
that had been cleared out.
Waves of cold came from this snow. There was a sense of desperation.
Wang Lin silently floated in the air. He looked down on the snow field
and pondered for a long time. Finally, he let out a sigh. Both of his hands
formed a seal that created a strange wind that blew across the field, creating
a wind that sounded like people crying.
At this moment, it felt as if the heavens and earth were filled with this
sad cry… The snow continued to fall and the wind continued to blow, just
like the endless heavens.
Only this snow was very strange. Even though the wind was strong, not
much snow moved. Luckily, Wang Lin’s objective wasn’t to clear out this
forest.
Wang Lin didn’t reveal any panic on his face. He quietly stood in the
air, his eyes calm.
Gradually, a small whirlpool appeared in the snow-covered forest and
the snow began to slowly move to the side.
Wang Lin had been standing in the air for a long time. Some of the
cultivators that flew by were taking notice of him.
Eventually, the swirl in the snow grew even larger, until it formed a
giant hole in the snow. In the hole, there were countless tree branches.
Wang Lin took one look. His hand formed a seal and he went down into
the swirl. Inside the swirl were large trees and branches. These were
materials for his carvings.
More than 30 years ago, he got all of his wood here; however, he had
used most of it up, and there wasn’t enough for his final carving. This was
why he didn’t mind coming so far.
The carving he was making this time required trees at least 100 years
old. Of course, if there were any 1000 year old trees, the effect would be
even better.
Unfortunately, trying to find that kind of wood in this snow was like
searching for a needle in the sea.
In the swirl, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense to find the branches
he needed. After getting all the ones he could, he came out of the swirl and
used the same technique on the snow nearby.
Gradually, as 100 meter swirls appeared in the snow, the amount of
wood in Wang Lin’s bag of holding increased. This continued for seven
days.
In these seven days, this entire area had been cleared out. After getting
enough wood, Wang Lin took another look at this place, then left.
In these seven days, his actions had been noticed by the cultivators
passing by and word spread across the Four Sect Alliance. People were sent
to check it out, but once they noticed Wang Lin’s cultivation level, they
became very respectful.
Eventually, Zhou Wutai heard of this and immediately suppressed the
news. He personally brought people there. They didn’t talk, only silently
helped.
Otherwise, there is no way for Wang Lin to gather enough wood in
seven days, or clear out the area.
Before Wang Lin left, Zhou Wutai didn’t try to invite him into the Four
Sect Alliance again. He clasped his hands with a bitter smile and left.
Zhou Wutai knew that the Four Sect Alliance was at the end of its days.
Bringing someone in now would only be dragging them down. Even he
himself had been considering his own escape.
Wang Lin nodded at Zhou Wutai and left.
He didn’t stop at all, but charged toward his shop in the capital. When
he was outside the capital, his body disappeared. When he reappeared, he
was already inside the shop.
He took a deep breath and looked at his surroundings. He sat down on
his chair, waved his left hand, and took out a piece of wood that still had
snow on it. He formed a blade with the middle and index fingers of his right
hand and began to carve.
This was a carving that Wang Lin had been preparing for for a long
time. This time, he wasn’t just carving one, but many.
Before he leaves, his road of turning into a mortal was coming to an
end. He hoped to use these last carvings to reach the Soul Formation stage.
Even if he eventually failed, then at least his mentality would progress
by one step, placing him even closer to the Soul Formation stage or at a
point where he only needed to pick a domain before stepping into the Soul
Formation stage.
What he decided to carve was every single person he had killed, from
when he started cultivating, to when he started to turn into a mortal
Every single person!
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10 YEARS TO SOUL FORMATION
T he first person that Wang Lin had killed was his master, Sun Dazhu!
As his hand moved, wood shavings fell to the floor. Not long
after, Sun Dazhu’s moment of death, that look of fear and despair, was
perfectly captured in the carving.
Wang Lin’s heart was completely calm as he stared at Sun Dazhu’s
carving. If Sun Dazhu wasn’t so greedy for Wang Lin’s gourd, then he
wouldn’t have died. That was karma. Where there is life, there is also death.
The second carving was that of a middle-aged man. This person’s eyes
contained a hint of blood, his lips were very thin, and his face looked very
mean. At this point, there was a flying sword in his hand. This sword
looked very sharp. Killing intent leaked out of this carving.
He was Zhang Hu’s master and old man Jimo’s disciple, the second
person Wang Lin had killed.
That day, that person decided to kill Wang Lin, but became the second
person Wang Lin had ever killed.
After looking at the wood carving, he put it to the side and took out
another piece of wood.
The third was a young man. It was Teng Li, who hunted Wang Lin
down back then. Thinking about Teng Li, Wang Lin’s heart rippled, but
soon calmed down once more.
Scenes of his fight with Teng Li echoed in his head. After a long time,
his right finger turned into a knife and he worked on the piece of wood.
Half an hour later, Teng Li’s carving was complete.
This person looked very handsome, but there was a look of extreme
pride on his face. His right hand formed a seal, his gaze was dark, hiding a
deep sense of greed, and the corner of his mouth hid a faint smile.
But this smile was something of the past and had been lost in history.
Along with the smile, the entire Teng Family bloodline was also lost.
One by one, wood carvings were finished by Wang Lin and were placed
to the side. Gradually, the ground became covered in wood carvings.
The killing intent in the room gradually became denser. Every time a
carving was finished, the room would become a bit more packed..
If a cultivator were to pass by, they would clearly see that besides the
snow, there was also a layer of ice on top of Wang Lin’s roof.
Wang Lin didn’t even bother with it at all. He was absorbed in his
memories as he carved every single person he had killed.
Gradually, Wang Lin forgot that he was carving and dove deep into his
memories. 400 years of memories appeared in his mind and he watched it
all as if it was someone else’s.
From the boy at the beginning, to the youth at the Heng Yue Sect, to not
being talented enough, to finding the heaven defying bead, to Situ Nan
teaching him, to the Heng Yue Sect being kicked out of their mountain.
Then he left the Heng Yue Sect and cultivated on his own. After that, he
found Zhang Hu, killed Zhang Hu’s master, and entered Teng Family City,
but Teng Li came out of nowhere.
Because of that, he split up with Zhang Hu. Even now, he didn’t know if
Zhang Hu lived or was killed.
Teng Li, who hunted him, ended up dying by his hand and thus began
the road of conflict. The Corpse Sect, then Jue Ming Valley, and the
moment that completely changed his life.
The death of his parents. Teng Huayuan’s smile, his body being
destroyed, and Situ Nan helping his soul escape to the foreign battleground.
This led to 400 years of killing. In order to raise his cultivation level so
he could go back and get revenge, he became a heartless, unfeeling, and
cold blooded person.
Hou Fen, the Sea of Devils, and the land of the ancient god. Scenes
from all these places flashed before his eyes. Ten thousand devil killing
order. Other than the slaughter of the Teng family, that was the time he
killed the most.
As for inside the land of the ancient god, Wang Lin’s memories of
Hunchback Meng and them were deep and hard to forget.
The many years inside the land of the ancient god was a big change for
him. Both his body and mind underwent great changes.
There were also many dangers inside. If he wasn’t careful, he wouldn’t
have been able to come out.
Soon after, he formed his Nascent Soul in Chu and once again met Li
Muwan. After he successfully reached the Nascent Soul stage, he could
finally begin his revenge.
Anyone with the Teng family bloodline within Zhao died by Wang Lin’s
hands, resolving this grudge.
Wang Lin’s hand still hadn’t stopped moving once as he carved the
people in his memories. His hand moved faster and faster until you could
only see a blur.
The images appeared in his mind faster and faster. Gradually, he saw the
30 years he had spent turning into a mortal. Birth and death, scenes of life
slowly imprinted into Wang Lin’s mind.
Much later, he no longer had any memories in his mind. There were
only two words now: “Life” and “Death”.
Life and death, the changes that occur in the heavens’ reincarnation.
Wang Lin understood the meaning of death in his 400 years of killing, and
in his 30 years of turning into a mortal, he came to understand life.
Although he failed when tried to comprehend the heavens’ reincarnation
cycle before, it left a deep impression on him. It was as if he had poked
through a piece of paper and it allowed him to gain this insight
But insight does not mean comprehension.
It can only be said that Wang Lin’s state of mind had reached a point
where he could control his cultivation. There was one phrase that was said a
lot in the ancient cultivation world:
What you see as mountain, is a mountain, and what you see as water, is
water.
Wang Lin was currently at this stage.
When he opened his eyes, there were countless carvings inside his shop.
There was an evil light in Wang Lin’s eyes. This light was very similar to
Ta Sen’s from the land of the ancient god.
He calmly looked at all of the carvings before him and slowly raised his
hands. Suddenly, all of the wood carvings began to tremble and gathered
toward his hands. Gradually, more and more carvings flew to him, but at
this moment, a black vortex appeared between his hands. Even though the
wood carvings went in one by one, the size of the black vortex didn’t
change at all.
One by one, the wood carvings flew into the black vortex. After the last
one entered, Wang Lin calmly looked at the black vortex. At this moment,
the bag of holding on his waist opened up and three balls of killing intent
flew out.
The three balls of killing intent entered the black vortex. When the last
one entered, Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a mysterious light and his hand
began to move.
The black vortex quickly changed shapes under Wang Lin’s control.
Finally, it turned into a square and gradually became solid. Slowly, the
black vortex disappeared and a black stamp appeared before Wang Lin.
The stamp was the size of Wang Lin’s palm and had the carving of a
person on it, but this person didn’t have a face or features, only a figure.
This black stamp contained Wang Lin’s 400 years of killing. It was the
physical form of death.
Wang Lin’s right hand pressed down on top of the black stamp. A sense
of being submerged in blood suddenly appeared in his heart. Then he took a
deep breath and the stamp gradually entered his Nascent Soul.
Wang Lin pondered for a little while looking at the shop he had lived in
for 30 years with a lingering expression. He waved his hand and all of the
carvings inside the shop disappeared.
Then he opened the door of the shop and walked into the snowy night.
Wang Lin slowly walked on the street as the snowstorm got even worse.
His figure when he walked out from the shop was still that of an old
man at the end of his days, but as he walked toward the end of the street, his
back gradually straightened. The wrinkles on his face slowly disappeared,
and by the time he arrived at the end of the street, he had successfully
changed from a mortal to a cultivator.
Although he hadn’t reached the Soul Formation stage yet, he was even
closer to it now. After learning of the Life and Death Domain and
comprehending the heavens, Wang Lin’s body had a strong desire to fly up.
It was as if there were some mysterious power in the sky that was
pulling him toward it.
This feeling meant that he was about to reach the Soul Formation stage.
The him now didn’t need to search for a domain or comprehend the
heavens, he only needed to find a place to quietly go into closed door
cultivation for 10 years in and he would be able to reach the Soul Formation
stage.
Wang Lin stood at the end of the road and carefully looked at the empty
street. He had lived on this old street for more than 30 years. He engraved
every detail, even each blade of grass, of this street into his mind. A hint of
sadness appeared in his heart.
After looking for a long time, he memorized this sight. He let out a sigh
and disappeared into the night.
In a town 10,000 kilometers to the north, there was a large amount of
mortals. There were simple houses spread across the area and inside them
lived a lot of people.
They were all brought here to help clean up the snow. Da Niu lived
inside one of these houses.
There were 30 more people living inside the house with him, making
the already not-so-large house feel every cramped. Da Niu stared soullessly
at the ceiling.
He missed his son, his wife, and most of all, Wang Lin.
Everything disappeared in the face of this snow.
Before this snow, he was someone who had spare time and a shopkeeper
who had a few people working under him. His son entered an immortals’
sect and became an immortal.
On that street, he could be said to be doing very well.
He and his wife had always loved each other. Life was filled with joy.
He even intended to stop uncle Wang from carving in a few years and serve
him for the last few years of his life.
In his mind, the death of his parents made him think of uncle Wang,
who watched him grow up, as his own elder. But this snow changed
everything.
He didn’t know how his wife was doing right now. When he heard a
few months ago that even women were being taken to clear snow, he was
very nervous. His wife’s body had never been that good. Could her body
withstand the cold snow...
272
ZHANG DANIU
W henever he saw someone freeze to death, the pain he would feel

was if someone stabbed his heart. It was not that he cared about
them, but because a sense of dread and worry for his wife arose very time.
He was worried that his wife would leave him if she couldn’t withstand
these harsh conditions.
In addition to his wife, he was also worried about Wang Lin. In his
mind, uncle Wang was already old. Will his body be okay in this cold?
He had already lost his parents. He didn’t want uncle Wang to leave him
too.
Da Niu’s son, Ceng Xiaoniu, had just joined the White Cloud Sect and
was only at the Qi Condensation stage. Although his status was much
higher than mortals’, with his level, he was useless in this war.
As a result, although he tried to look for his parents, the Four Sect
Alliance was too large. Almost all of the mortals had been moved to clear
snow and were spread across the country.
Unless he had an extremely high cultivation level, there was no way for
him to find his parents.
Da Niu had forgotten how long this snow had been falling for. Every
day, he would wake up to find someone near him frozen to death.
At the same time, he also noticed the mysterious power of the small
carving around his neck. Every time he felt cold, a warmth would come
from the carving and spread across his body. No matter how cold it became,
he could safely live through it.
After realizing the power of the carving, Da Niu suddenly felt like he
didn’t know Wang Lin as well anymore, as if he had never seen through that
old man.
But because of the existence of the wood carvings, he felt more relaxed
about his wife. As long as his wife didn’t remove the wood carving, she
also wouldn’t be frozen to death.
However, as time passed, he looked at the endless snow and his heart
began to despair again.
The snow in the sky lessened, but still continued to fall endlessly.
During these days, a lot of mortals secretly escaped. They wanted to
escape to the nearby countries. Even if they had to give up everything, at
least they still had some hope.
It was said that the adjacent countries didn’t have any clouds. It was like
normal spring in those countries; everything was normal and the sun was
shining.
In the morning, Da Niu was the first one to wake up. He got up from his
bed. Behind him slept the second son of a shopkeeper from the same street
as him. This young man was a hard worker who often worked together with
Da Niu.
He was a simple child. Da Niu gave him a push, but he suddenly froze.
He placed his hand over the boy’s nose and bitterly smiled. “He is dead…”
he whispered.
When he pushed the boy, he already noticed that something was off.
Two streams of tears came out of Da Niu’s eyes and a 40 something year
old man began to weep.
He missed his home, missed his wife, missed his son, missed Uncle
Wang, missed his shop, and missed the warmth of his home.
At this point, someone else got up and stared at Da Niu. Then he
immediately noticed that throughout the night, five people had frozen to
death in this room.
Everyone began to ponder. After a long time, a shout came from outside
the house, “Everyone, come out, now! If anyone goofs off, they will be
thrown into the snow to freeze to death.”
Someone let out a sigh and everyone slowly walked out. Their eyes
were all out of focus and their faces were yellow. These last few months of
clearing snow had really taken a toll on them. At the beginning, there was
enough food, but now there was less and less. It was at the point where they
couldn’t keep the labor up anymore.
Da Niu was still crying on the ground. A middle aged man who was
very friendly with him pulled him up and said, “Da Niu, let’s go. As long as
we are alive, there is still hope.”
Da Niu was pulled up by him. He looked at the boy who lied there
unmoving and tears flowed out again.
After he left the room, the cold wind hit him, causing him to shiver, but
warmth soon came from the little carving around his neck.
He rubbed his chest and looked at the people walking out from the door.
He clenched his teeth and made a decision. He was going to find his wife
and leave this country. Once this snow is over, he will come back.
Late at night, when everyone had fallen asleep, he secretly left the
house. The cold wind caused him to shiver, but he still went out into the
snow.
There were human troops surrounding the area, but they couldn’t just
ignore people escaping. In this area, at least they could live. If they were to
leave, then they would likely die.
They stopped people at first, but after a while, they gave up. After all, if
someone wants to die, you can’t really stop them.
Da Niu slowly trekked through the snow in the dark. The world was
large, but he felt like there was no place where he belonged. The wind was
even stronger late at night. He suddenly stopped as he ran into something.
He was shocked to find that what tripped him was a body.
This body had died not long ago, so it was only covered by a thin layer
of snow. When Da Niu fell, his face came very close to the face of the dead
body.
His breath even landed on the body’s face.
After being startled for a while, he let out a shout and backed up.
However, as he backed up, he tripped again. He felt cold as he looked
around and saw countless bodies.
Da Niu was a mortal. His longing for his wife and son, the death of the
kid, and all of the dead bodies caused him to break down.
He squatted down in the snow and began to cry.
After a long time, Da Niu suddenly felt his body warm up as a warm
hand patted his head.
“Da Niu, don’t be afraid.”
Da Niu turned his head and looked at the youth that appeared behind
him. This youth looked much younger than him, but the youth’s eyes
emanated an ancient light.
Da Niu was no stranger to this person. In fact, it was the uncle Wang he
longed for.
But this person’s current appearance was completely different from the
old man he knew. Da Niu looked at Wang Lin and suddenly remembered
the first time he opened Wang Lin’s shop’s door and saw his face.
The Wang Lin from then looked exactly like the one now.
“Uncle Wang…” Da Niu whispered. He pondered for a while. He felt
like the uncle that watched him grow up was not a normal person. He
pondered for a while, then asked, “You… you are an immortal?”
Wang Lin looked at the surroundings. Finally, he looked at Da Niu,
nodded, and smiled. “It’s okay. Uncle Wang is here, so there is no need to
be afraid. Let us go find your wife.”
Da Niu felt like he was in a dream. In his mind, the image he associated
Wang Lin with rapidly changed between an old man and a young man. His
expression was unsettled. Even a hint of panic was visible.
Wang Lin let out a sigh and pointed his finger at Da Niu’s head. Da Niu
felt an irresistible urge to sleep, then he fell asleep.
Wang Lin waved his right hand. A gentle light surrounded Da Niu and
Wang Lin flew away with him.
30,000 kilometers away, in another house filled with mortals that were
clearing snow, Wang Lin found Da Niu’s wife. When Wang Lin gave them
the carvings, he left a piece of his divine sense inside them so he could save
them in a time of danger.
This relationship was a seed he planted with Da Niu 30 years, and he
had to save them to harvest the fruit.
Wang Lin quickly moved while carrying the couple and arrived at the
border. There were two lightscreens blocking the way. One was from the
Four Sect Alliance and one was from the other side.
Wang Lin put down the couple and placed his hand on the light. His
spiritual energy was injected into the lightscreen and a tunnel that people
could pass through opened up.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He pointed his hand to the couple’s heads.
After leaving behind a small package, he turned around and disappeared.
After a while, Da Niu opened his eyes. He felt like he had just seen a
dream of his uncle Wang. The image of his Uncle Wang for some reason
changed to be the same as the uncle Wang he knew when he was a boy.
He let out a sigh, then suddenly looked at the woman next to him and let
out a scream. He quickly moved up and shook her. The woman woke up
and also stared at Da Niu. After a while, the two of them hugged each other
and began to cry.
Da Niu’s wife asked after crying for a while, “Da Niu, why am I here? I
remember that when I fell asleep, I was still inside the house.”
Da Niu pondered for a while and looked into the sky. After a long time,
he let out a sigh. He knew that what happened wasn’t a dream. It was
reality. He didn’t say anything, he just hugged his wife before turning his
eyes toward the tunnel and the package on the ground.
After opening the package, he found a lot of gold. He and his wife both
kowtowed toward the capital as he whispered, “Uncle Wang... thank you...”
He picked up the package and dragged his wife through the tunnel.
Shortly after Da Niu left the Four Sect Alliance, Wang Lin appeared at the
spot where they kowtowed. As he looked at the disappearing figures of Da
Niu and his wife, his eyes watered up.
With his divine sense, he already noticed that there was a small town
not far from here. They only needed to follow the official road to get there.
Da Niu spent the rest of his life there. Even until the moment he died, he
couldn’t forget uncle Wang, who watched him grow up. Only, he never had
a chance to see Wang Lin again.
273
XUE YU DESCENDS
W ang Lin stood in place for a long time as he watched Da Niu and
his wife leave. More than 30 years ago, Da Niu was only a kid,
but in the blank of an eye, he was already middle-aged.
Just like the life and death domain, it was hard for things in this world
to escape life and death.
Wang Lin let out a smile as he pointed at the lightscreen again. With a
flash, the tunnel in the lightscreen closed. Wang Lin raised his head and
looked around. He wasn’t in a rush to leave the Four Sect Alliance because
he still had one more goal he hadn’t achieved yet.
That was to obtain the Rain Caldron!
This Rain Caldron was a disaster for the Four Sect Alliance, but also a
treasure because it was something Soul Formation cultivators needed to be
able to reach the Soul Transformation stage.
To Wang Lin, this Rain Caldron was something he needed for his future.
Wang Lin could feel that the spiritual energy around him wasn’t as clean as
before.
It was as if the spiritual energy was filled with dirt. It was not that there
was any change to the spiritual energy in recent years, but because Wang
Lin’s cultivation level had increased, he could detect this problem.
This spiritual energy is harmless to cultivators under the Soul Formation
stage because they aren’t able to notice the impurities it contains.
But after one reaches the Soul Formation stage and wishes to proceed
further, this spiritual energy is deadly. As for the spirit water from the
heaven defying bead, maybe it’s because the five elements aren’t complete,
but its purity is still a bit lacking.
However, the five elements are simply too hard to obtain. Aside from
the water element, he would need a desolate beast like the one he got for the
fire element to fill even one of them up.
The other few missing elements also required the soul of their matching
desolate beast, which was why Wang Lin hadn’t managed to fill them in the
past 400 years.
Wang Lin had to enter the celestial door to get celestial Qi, so he set his
sights on the Rain Caldron.
Right now was obviously not the right time to try to take the Rain
Caldron. The correct time was when Xue Yu’s invasion commences.
Thinking of this, Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with calmness as he found
a large snow mountain and sank into it.
As his body sank into the snow, he took out his restriction flag and
surrounded himself. Wang Lin soon disappeared inside the mountain of
snow.
Wang Lin didn’t know when Xue Yu would come, so he had to hurry
and prepare himself to reach the Soul Formation stage to increase his
chances of obtaining the Rain Caldron.
In the blink of an eye, one year had passed. It was either because the
formations in the sky were having an effect or the cultivators of Xue Yu
were going to arrive soon, but the snow had gradually lessened.
The entire Four Sect Alliance was covered in snow. In this past year, a
large number of mortals had died. Although the corpses weren’t in plain
sight, every step was filled with snow and dead bodies. The mortal world of
the Four Sect Alliance had turned into a grave.
Actually, the Four Sect Alliance had split into two factions. One wanted
to hide and wait things out while the other wanted to fight until the end.
After all, Xue Yu was a rank 4 cultivation country as well.
One this day, a large amount of cold aura escaped from the rifts in the
sky, and a girl walked out from one of the rifts at the center of the Four Sect
Alliance.
This girl was wearing a white dress like an ice queen. She was not
beautiful, but the coldness on her face seemed to be even colder than all of
the snow.
She walked out of the rift, then glanced at the ground before raising her
right hand and casually pointing at the sky. Suddenly, countless rifts
appeared in the sky and quickly expanded.
Waves of cracking sounds, like mirrors breaking, quickly spread across
the entire Four Sect Alliance. At the same time, the formations that were
blocking the snow broke into pieces and fell down into the four corners of
the Four Sect Alliance.
Shortly after, countless cultivators wearing white robes walked out of
the rift. There was one thing in common between all of them: the coldness
on their faces. That coldness spread to every corner of the Four Sect
Alliance.
A wave of killing intent covered the Four Sect Alliance.
At the same time, none of the countless cultivators from the Four Sect
Alliance appeared, allowing all of the cultivators of Xue Yue to walk out
one by one.
Slowly, more and more Xue Yu cultivators appeared. None of them
uttered a word. Their gazes were all on the white-clothed girl.
Even the ones far away have their gazes set on the girl.
The girl’s eyes were cold as she pointed at the ground. This simple
action caused all of the cultivators from Xue Yu to descend from the sky as
a beam of white light.
Once a few moved, it caused a chain reaction. All of the Xue Yu
cultivators descended.
But as they descended from the sky, four rays of light shot into the sky
from the west, south, east, and north.
Cyan, red, purple, and white pillars of light that looked like they could
hold up the sky appeared. At the top of the pillars, giant figures slowly
condensed. When the figures finally formed, they revealed themselves to be
ancient barbarians wearing leather armor.
If one looked closely at the giant barbarians, they would see a cultivator
inside the chest of each one. Although it was not possible to see what
cultivation level they were at, it couldn’t be low.
The giant ancient barbarians walked out from the pillars one by one and
charged toward the cultivators of Xue Yu.
There was a large amount of these barbarians. Every step they took
seemed to cause the earth and heavens to tremble.
As these ancient barbarians charged out, an angry roar came from the
White Cloud to the east.
A huge, black rock floated in the air. On this rock was an old man held
down with nine chains.
This old man’s face was yellow and very skinny. His body was filled
with an aura of death and there was almost no clothes covering him besides
a few scraps of fabric.
His hair was scattered all over as he looked at the Xue Yu cultivators in
the sky with his dim eyes and licked his lips.
His tongue was very long. When it came out, it made him look like a
demon. This sight would shock anyone.
Shortly after, a roar came from the Water Ink Sect from the south. A
giant, bronze caldron slowly floated into the sky from the back mountain of
the Water Ink Sect. There were countless spells carved on the top of this
bronze caldron. A primitive aura spread out from it as well.
An old man wearing a red gown sat on top of the bronze caldron and
calmly looked at the sky.
The Green Wood Sect to the east also didn’t dare to break the trend. As
the roars came from the east and south, a giant pool of black sludge rose
into the air from the Green Wood Sect. The sludge was bubbling, and every
now and then, a face full of suffering would appear on the surface.
The moment this black sludge appeared, even the snow around it
seemed to tremble.
The next moment, a weak-looking young man from the Black Soul Sect
appeared in the north accompanied by neat and orderly shouts of young
men. The young man looked very pale, as if he had just survived a serious
illness.
As his body floated in the air, he waved his right hand to call something
forth. Suddenly, a large amount of black gas floated out from the Black
Soul Sect.
The black gas wove together to form a black ink brush. The moment the
brush appeared, the sky changed colors. Even the old man on the caldron
and the old man chained to the black rock noticed and were shocked.
This very ordinary looking ink brush slowly floated into the young
man’s hand. The moment the brush landed in his hand, a healthy, red color
appeared on his face.
How could the Four Sect Alliance not have made any preparations in
the past few years? In truth, they had all been waiting. In this country-
destroying disaster, they were taking out the final resorts of their sects and
retaliating.
After all, a majority of the cultivators in the Four Sect Alliance grew up
on this land. Although their opinions were divided at the news of Xue Ye
invading, in the end, they banded together to fight the invaders.
Because they didn’t want to become homeless dogs, and they didn’t
want to be people who couldn’t even protect their home.
Humans need a home, and cultivators are humans too.
This was a battle to the death.
Unless one side can easily wipe out the other side, then it will be a
battle to the death until the very end.
The girl wearing white floated in the air. Her gaze was cold as she
whispered, “Erase them! This will be the new country for us Xue Yu
cultivators!”
The moment those words came out, all of the Xue Yu cultivators let out
a unified roar. The roar grew as people joined in, and at the peak, the girl
formed a seal and a five-colored light appeared.
The moment the five colored light appeared, it formed five girls that
looked exactly like her, but those weren’t her avatars.
At this moment, Wang Lin was hiding under a mountain of snow inside
the Four Sect Alliance. His divine sense had already covered the area.
When he noticed the five girls appearing, the heaven defying bead in his
divine sense suddenly trembled.
At this moment, there were many divine senses in the sky, so no one
paid attention to his.
Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes under the mountain of snow. A
strange light emanated from his eyes. He muttered to himself, “Spirits of
the Five Elements.”
Back then, after the heaven defying bead devoured only one fire spirit,
the fire element was fully charged. At this moment, when Wang Lin saw the
five element spirits, his heart moved. But he quickly threw away the idea as
he didn’t know if she was the genius of Xue Yu that Zhou Wutai talked
about or not.
But even if she wasn’t, she was still at the mid stage of Soul Formation.
She was far from someone he could deal with right now.
274
UNDERGROUND ICE SCULPTURE
T he moment the five elemental spirits appeared, the old man chained to
the black rock let out a creepy laugh. He suddenly flew into the air,
dragging the black rock with him.
The water spirit suddenly turned. Without causing any fluctuations of
spiritual energy, it turned into a pool of clear water and moved toward the
old man.
At the same time, three more elemental spirits chose one of the four
sects and flew over to them. Only the fire spirit turned into a large blue
flame and flew toward the giant barbarians.
Shortly after, each of the Xue Yu cultivators picked one of the four sects
and started fighting.
Waves of cold came from the snow and ice on the ground. When the
cultivators of the Four Sect Alliance touched the snow, they would feel
cold, but to the Xue Yu cultivators, it was the best weapon. This cold energy
would even help the Xue Yu cultivators recover spiritual energy to some
degree.
The entire sky of the Four Sect Alliance was covered in flashes of
magical treasures. The locations of the Water Ink Sect, White Cloud Sect,
Green Wood Sect, and Dark Soul Sect were the locations of the final
battles.
Some of the mortals who were lucky enough to survive hid in their
houses. They had no idea what was going on and had never seen so many
cultivators in their life.
The surrounding countries all sent out powerful cultivators and
surrounded the Four Sect Alliance. They had no intention to join the battle,
they just wanted to make sure no cultivator could leave the Four Sect
Alliance, whether it was the cultivators of the Four Sect Alliance or Xue
Yu.
They would only leave once there was a winner.
The giant barbarians ran around the battlefield and swung their giant
arms. Every time they swung, they would hit several Xue Yu cultivators.
There was a total of 99 giant barbarians.
They fought with the Xue Yu cultivators within the area of the four
sects.
Although each of the giant barbarians were very powerful and even
contained hints of their own domains, they were very afraid of the fire
created by the fire spirit.
One of the giants had just blown two Xue Yu cultivators into dust, but
was immediately surrounded by the fire. Its entire body immediately
released white smoke, and in a matter of a few breaths, the giant was gone.
Even the cultivator inside couldn’t escape from being burnt to ashes.
But the strange thing was that although the fire was very hot, it had no
effect on the snow on the ground.
After the giant formation in the sky was broken, an even stronger
snowstorm came out of the rifts. The snow became even thicker.
The white-clothed woman wasn’t the only one who had brought a
powerful magic treasure. Other Xue Yu cultivators who had prepared
powerful magic treasures also appeared.
At the battle against the White Cloud Sect, a white-haired old woman
waved her sleeves and chanted some complicated spell. Suddenly, a
powerful wind came from a rift and all of the snow within 100 square feet
floated into the air.
Under the effect the powerful wind, the snow glistened and turned into
ice. Shortly after, the old woman’s eyes lit up and she slapped her forehead.
Her Nascent Soul left her body and entered a giant block of ice.
The moment the old woman’s Nascent Soul entered the ice, the ice
trembled and transformed into an ice giant.
The giant’s eyes lit up and smashed its hands into the ground, causing
large amounts of snow to fly into the air.
More snow flew into the air, moving as if something was controlling it,
and took the shape of a long spear for the ice giant to use.
Then, some of the surrounding Xue Yu cultivators did the same thing
and many ice giants appeared on the battlefield.
Some of the low level Four Sects Alliance cultivators finally realized
why Xue Yu needed to pour so much snow on the countries they were
fighting. A large amount of the Xue Yu cultivators’ techniques and spells
required snow.
The same scene happened in the other three sects. These large ice giants
controlled by cultivators’ Nascent Souls fought with the cultivators of the
Four Sect Alliance. Suddenly, the battle became a mess.
Only the white-clothed woman stood still in the air as she looked at the
battles with a cold gaze.
It was the metal elemental spirit that was fighting against the old man
on top of the bronze cauldron. The old man placed his hand on top of the
cauldron and symbols that moved as if they were alive appeared in the sky.
The symbols moved under the control of the old man and began fighting
with the metal elemental spirit.
The wood elemental spirit fought with the giant pool of sludge from the
Green Wood Sect.
Countless black snakes extended from the sludge. Any Xue Yu
cultivator that was touched by the black snake died.
Even the wood elemental spirit was having a hard time.
The most strange person had to be the young man from the Black Soul
Sect. The earth elemental spirit was fighting him and having a really tough
time. The young was completely motionless, only his hand would move
along with the ink brush.
But with every stroke, the earth elemental spirit would escape with a
look of dread in its eyes. Finally, the young man closed his eyes.
If one looked closely, they would see that the young man wasn’t
moving. The brush was moving on its own.
At this point, it was only the start of the battle, so most of the Soul
Formation cultivators from either side hadn’t moved yet. The Soul
Formation cultivators of the Four Sect Alliance were all waiting. If this was
all that Xue Yu had, then the chances of the Four Sect Alliance being wiped
out were not large.
It could be said that all of the Soul Formation cultivators of the Four
Sect Alliance, especially the old late stage Soul Formation monsters, were
staring at the woman in the sky, wondering if she was the genius that had
caused all of this.
Once they confirm it, they will begin the first step of their plan.
However, right now, they couldn’t be sure.
Wang Lin was also waiting. He was watching the battle while hiding
inside a mountain of snow. He had already seen countless cultivators die.
However, a very strange phenomenon caught Wang Lin’s attention.
When cultivators from either side died, even if their bodies were blown
to pieces, they would immediately freeze and sink into the snow.
If just that was the case, it wouldn’t have caught Wang Lin’s attention,
but after taking a closer look, he noticed small fluctuations of spiritual
energy as the bodies sank in.
This phenomenon caused Wang Lin to become very unsettled. He didn’t
know why, but seeing the bodies turn into ice and disappear into the ground
made him to feel a sense of danger.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin’s body sank down without a
sound. He wanted to see what was the mystery behind this.
He couldn’t activate his full power inside the snow, so it took him two
hours to reach the ground. Once he got there, he didn’t hesitate at all and
went deeper with his earth escape technique.
At about 4000 feet underground, Wang Lin stopped. His face was
covered with an unsettled expression and a sliver surprise. He noticed that
5000 feet underground, someone managed to dig out a cave. The cave
seemed to be endless in size. Wang Lin guessed that this cave spanned
throughout the entire Four Sect Alliance.
Every 1000 feet inside the cave there was an ice sculpture. Each ice
sculpture was about ten feet tall and released a strange light. One other
notable thing was that all of the ice sculptures were exactly the same. Their
faces had ferocious expressions, and they had human hands as well as snake
bodies.
Wang Lin roughly checked and found that there was a large amount of
ice sculptures and that their positions seemed to hold some meaning.
All of the bodies that disappeared during the battle would appear here,
but the moment they appeared, they would be absorbed by a nearby ice
sculpture.
Wang Lin pondered a little. He originally didn’t believe that the Four
Sect alliance wouldn’t notice this earlier, but he wasn’t able to detect this
cave at all either.
It has to be said that Wang Lin’s divine sense was at the level of late
stage Soul Formation cultivator’s, so if even he was unable to see through
it, then it was very unlikely for anyone in a rank 4 cultivation country to see
through it.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He slowly backed up and returned to the
surface. He raised his head to look at the sky, then pondered a little before
slapping his bag of holding and taking out a voice transmission jade.
This was what Zhou Wutai had left with him many years ago. He left a
few messages in the jade before throwing it and watching it disappear.
At the same time, his expression suddenly changed as he noticed a huge
fire in the sky. A giant barbarian had been burnt to ashes by a flame.
Although the giant was dead, the fire didn’t stop; it charged at Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his body backed up. His hand formed a seal
and a pillar of water appeared before him to block the flame.
He took this moment and teleported to more than 2000 feet away. His
teleportation distance was much further than before.
The water pillar only blocked the fire for a moment before turning into
white mist. The flame circled around the area once before flying toward the
White Cloud Sect.
Wang Lin was reluctant to make himself known right now, so he didn’t
extinguish the flame and merely ran away. Before all of the Soul Formation
cultivators from both side moved, Wang Lin wouldn’t act.
275
BLACK DRAGON
T he white-clothed young woman closed her eyes and used a special

method to sense the battles that were going on at the four sects. As
she let out a cold smile, her right hand formed a seal and a white light shot
out from her hand into a rift in the sky.
With a thunderous roar, all of the rifts within 10,000 meters of the
white-clothed woman fused together into one giant hole in the sky.
Ice towers descended from the hole one by one.
The cultivators of Xue Yu were very different from cultivators from
other cultivation countries. Much like the Giant Demon Clan, they didn’t
have multiple sects. Everyone belonged to one sect.
In Xue Yu, once a cultivator has reached the Nascent Soul stage, they
can form an ice giant with their Nascent Soul to do battle with.
This is a symbol of their status
Similarly, once they reach the Soul Formation stage, they make their
own ice tower. This becomes their own personal cultivation ground.
The ice towers descending meant that Soul Formation cultivators had
appeared.
Every single ice tower had different shapes, but someone
knowledgeable about Xue Yu would know to look at how many floors a
tower had to determined the cultivation level of the cultivator inside.
The more floors the ice tower has, the higher the cultivation level of the
cultivator inside. This is a pretty simple way to see the cultivation level of
Xue Yu cultivators.
There were a total of 36 ice towers that descended.
Four of the ice towers were clearly taller than the rest, each with 99
floors. This means that the owners of these ice towers have reached the late
stage of Soul Formation.
The moment the 36 ice towers appeared, all of the Soul Formation
cultivators from the Four Sect Alliance took deep breaths, walked into a
formation, and disappeared.
A rainbow-colored light lit up under the white-clothed woman. From
the light, a door appeared without a sound. The Soul Formation cultivators
of the Four Sect Alliance walked out of it.
The middle-aged man and old woman from the White Cloud Sect were
among them, but the old man that controlled the passing of time domain
was not there.
Among them were four old cultivators that were very eye catching.
They looked like they had just crawled out of coffins. They were the sect
protectors of the four sects.
The four of them raised their heads and looked at the descending ice
towers. One of them suddenly stood straight and his skinny body suddenly
bulked back up. Cracking sounds came from his body as his bones
increased in size. The wrinkles on his body disappeared and his muscles
expanded.
In almost an instant, he turned from a wrinkly old man to a very
dignified-looking middle aged man. He looked at the white-clothed woman
with a serious look in his eyes and said. “I’m the Black Soul Sect’s Zhou
Yu. Maybe I ask if you’re Xue Yu’s Red Butterfly?”
The Red Butterfly the old man mentioned was the genius from Xue Yu
that caught Suzaku’s attention. The absolute genius that managed to reach
the late stage of Soul Formation in 100 years.
The white-clothed woman’s eyes lit up and she said. “So it is fellow
cultivator Zhou Yu, one of the eight late stage Soul Formation cultivators of
the Four Sect Alliance.”
Zhou Yu’s brow furrowed. This woman responded to his question with
another question. This was clearly not what he was looking for, and seeing
that the woman didn’t seem to want to answer his question, his gaze became
cold and he waved his sleeve.
This wave wasn’t only a signal to start the battle, but also a signal to the
people of the Four Sect Alliance to start phase two of their plan.
Zhou Yu couldn’t wait anymore. It didn’t matter if this woman was Red
Butterfly or not, he had to gamble on it.
The Soul Formation cultivators around him all charged upwards.
The white-clothed woman revealed a look of disdain in her eyes. Xue
Yu’s Soul Formation cultivators walked out from their ice towers and the
battle began.
With the activation of one powerful technique after another, the entire
Four Sect Alliance shook and the sky changed colors. Every single
technique of these Soul Formation cultivators had the power to move
mountains and oceans. As a result, the shockwaves of the techniques spread
out, hitting everyone in range. It didn’t matter if they were cultivators of
Xue Yu or the Four Sect Alliance, the lucky ones were heavily injured and
the unlucky died instantly.
This battle between two countries had split into two different
battlefields. One was between those below the Soul Formation stage,
fighting on the ground, and the other was the Soul Formation cultivators
exchanging techniques in the sky.
This was the most fierce battle Wang Lin had ever witnessed. He
remained hidden in the mountain of snow as he looked at the powerful Soul
Formation cultivators using techniques that contained their domains. He
carefully watched and studied the various domains.
The battles of Soul Formation cultivators normally don’t stay in one
place as they can easily move 10,000 meters in an instant. Before long, the
soul formation cultivators spread apart and used the entire Four Sect
Alliance for their battle to the death.
The disdain in the white-clothed woman’s eyes became even stronger as
her hand formed a seal and a white light appeared in her hand. However, at
that moment, nine specks of light suddenly appeared around her.
The moment the specks of light appeared, they connected to each other
and the shadows of nine figures appeared.
The old man who controlled the passing of time domain was among
them.
The moment the nine figures appeared, the white-clothed woman’s face
became ugly. She let out a snort, then waved her right hand and a fan made
of seven large feathers appeared.
The woman’s eyes lit up. She waved the fan and one of the feathers flew
off by itself. The moment the feather left the fan, it turned into a cloud of
smoke. Suddenly, an enormous figure appeared. Although the figure had
some curves, it was still only a shadow.
She let out a gentle breath and the nine figures all trembled as they spat
out mouthfuls of blood, but none of them took a single step back.
At the same time, the nine figures each let out roars as nine different
domains charged at the woman.
At this moment, all of the Soul Formation cultivators from Xue Yu who
saw this immediately wanted to go help, but the Four Sect Alliance
cultivators wouldn’t let them as this was part of their plan.
The woman’s face immediately changed. She waved the fan in her hand,
causing the feathers to fly out. However, it was too late. This killing
formation was something the Four Sect Alliance had prepared for the
genius of Xue Yu.
The moment the genius of Xue Yu dies becomes a huge turning point
for this battle. If she dies, Xue Yu will lose the support of Suzaku. Although
they might anger Suzuka, it beats having their country wiped out.
The moment the nine people attacked, many of the cultivators that were
maintaining the formation died.
It was them who took a share of the attack from the white-clothed
woman.
The reason that woman dared to float in the air all by herself was
because of that fan. However, she was overconfident. After obtaining this
treasure from the rank 5 cultivation country, no one but that junior
apprentice sister, who was already above her, could be her opponent.
Among the nine figures, five of them were at the Soul Formation late
stage. The other four were people who controlled special domains. No one
would be able to survive this unless they had reached the Soul
Under the onslaught of domains, the woman didn’t have any power to
resist as she was turned into a bloody corpse. The fan with only two
feathers remaining was caught by a late stage Soul Formation cultivator
before the nine figures turned into nine specks of light and disappeared.
The nine of them took major hits from the fan. All of their cultivation
levels were greatly lowered and would require a long time to recover.
Rage appeared in the eyes of the Xue Yu cultivators who saw this, but
there was no sadness. This rage caused their battles to become even more
intense.
Wang Lin saw all of this happening and began to frown even harder. He
carefully observed the expressions of the Xue Yu cultivators and felt that
something was wrong.
This woman perhaps wasn’t the genius.
Just at this moment, rays of rainbow-colored light shot out from the
ground. There were a total of 108 rays of light.
The rays of light appeared evenly across the Four Sect Alliance at the
same time. If someone were looking from above, they would see that this
formed a formation that covered the entire Four Sect Alliance.
Wherever a pillar of light was, there sat countless cultivators on the
ground around it. All of their eyes were closed and they poured all of their
cultivation and spiritual energy into this formation.
The entire earth began to shake violently at the center of the Four Sect
Alliance. This was the Heaven Cloud mountain range. Although it was
covered in snow, the moment it began to shake, the snow started to fall off.
Even giant chunks of ice cracked into pieces. Soon, the entire Heaven
Cloud mountain range turned into a 10,000 foot long black dragon.
As the dragon raised its head, all of the snow and ice fell off of it and it
stared at the Xue Yue cultivators.
On the head of the black dragon stood one person. Wang Lin knew this
person; it was the large-earred cultivator, Zhou Wutai.
The reason Zhou Wutai’s status was so high in the Four Sect Alliance
was because he had the bloodline of the guardian dragon of the Four Sect
Alliance.
Only he could successfully control the black dragon once the formation
was active and use it to protect the country.
The black dragon let out a roar as it raised its head. This roar spread
across the entire Four Sect Alliance. When the cultivators of the Four Sect
Alliance heard this roar, their morale increased.
According to the plan, the moment the roar goes out, the final battle has
began. Countless cultivators came out from the four sects and joined in the
battle against the cultivators of Xue Yu.
276
STEALING THE EARTH SPIRIT
W ang Lin had a frown on his face as he hid inside the snow
mountain. If Xue Yue only had this much, then the Four Sect
Alliance would win for sure, but he still felt this strange sense of danger.
He pondered for a bit, then his eyes lit up as his divine sense detected
the Earth Spirit, its body releasing black smoke, flying toward this direction
from Black Soul Sect. Behind the Earth Spirit was the young man with the
brush, casually chasing behind it. Every time the brush in his hand moved,
the Earth Spirit would tremble and the amount of black smoke around it
would increase.
When Wang Lin saw this, he didn’t know what to do. After a while, he
made a decision. He silently left the snow mountain and charged toward the
Earth Spirit using his earth escape technique.
He got closer and closer; 8,000 kilometers, 7,000 kilometers, 5,000
kilometers, 3,000 kilometers...
When he was 3,000 kilometers away, Wang Lin’s body suddenly
disappeared. When he reappeared, he was only 2,000 kilometers away. He
immediately hit his forehead and spat out the black seal.
The moment the seal appeared, it released a powerful killing intent as
many soul fragments appeared around it as well. Wang Lin threw it up into
the air until it disappeared from view.
At the same time, Wang Lin took a deep breath and rapidly moved his
hands. Many restrictions were shot from his hands into the surroundings.
He then took out his restriction flag and shook it. The flag covered the area
with black fog, but then it quickly disappeared.
Just as he finished doing all of this, the Earth Spirit arrived.
The Earth Spirit was messy right now. When it saw Wang Lin, it didn’t
pay him any attention. Although it was very weak right now, with its late
stage Soul Formation cultivation, it could still kill a late stage Nascent Soul
cultivator at will.
In its view, Wang Lin wasn’t qualified to make it cautious.
The moment it arrived, it waved its hand and a wave of earth power
charged at Wang Lin. The moment that power touched him, he felt a
sweetness in his throat as he coughed out blood.
The Nascent Soul in his body shook and almost collapsed.
The Earth Spirit frowned, but it didn’t pause at all. Then, the blood
Wang Lin coughed out turned into a blood mist and disappeared into the air.
At the same time, a large amount of black fog appeared. Arms of
restriction smoke shot out and surrounded the Earth Spirit. Shortly after,
eight black restriction rings appeared, forming a cage with the restriction
flag to trap the Earth Spirit.
Wang Lin immediately backed up. He knew that with his cultivation
level, he couldn’t resist the Earth Spirit at all. But he didn’t intend to fight it
himself; he only had to hold the Earth Spirit here until the young man with
the brush arrived. The battle would be over then.
The Earth Spirit noticed Wang Lin’s intention. It let out a roar and
slammed into the restriction ring while completely ignoring the restriction
smoke.
In truth, the Earth Spirit wasn’t being affected by the restriction smoke.
The moment the smoke entered its body, it was like the Earth Spirit was
devouring it.
With the first slam, a large amount of black smoke disappeared and a
crisp crackling sound came from within.
Wang Lin’s heart ached. He knew that cracks had appeared on the
restriction flag.
The Earth Spirit let out another roar. It didn’t break through the first
time, so it slammed into the cage again. This time, all of the black smoke
was destroyed. Although the restriction flag remained intact, there were
even more cracks on it now.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. The young man with the ink brush arrived right
when the Earth Spirit was about to slam a third time. The young man’s eyes
were still closed as his hand moved with the brush. Although it looked slow,
he moved it very quickly until it was pointed at the Earth Spirit.
Suddenly, the Earth Spirit let out a miserable scream as even more black
smoke burst from its body, weakening it severely. It revealed a stubborn
gaze. Unwilling to give up, it was about to slam a third time.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He pointed his hand at the air and the black
seal fell from the sky. The killing intent mixed with the soul fragment came
down like the heavens collapsing.
The Earth’s Spirit’s face suddenly became very serious as its body
turned into black mud. It attempted to wrap around the black seal.
At that moment, the young man opened his eyes, which revealed a
mysterious light. His hand moved again, causing a large amount of the
black mud created by the Earth Spirit to disappear.
The black seal’s pressure smashed down on the Earth Spirit, causing it
to let out a miserable scream as it turned back into human shape. However,
the Earth Spirit was not half transparent. It was as if it would dissipate if the
wind blew on it.
The Earth Spirit revealed a look of despair as the young man raised his
hand. He was about to wave the brush again. Wang Lin immediately
charged into the restriction flag and pointed at his brow. A powerful suction
force appeared and immediately sucked the Earth Spirit into Wang Lin’s
brow.
Wang Lin didn’t have time to check on it once it was absorbed into the
heaven defying bead. He sucked the black seal back and waved his hand to
put the restriction flag back into his bag of holding.
All of this was done very quickly. Afterwards, he didn’t hesitate to
shout, “Junior is a disciple of the White Cloud Sect. My master is Qing
Song.” With that, his divine sense entered his bag of holding to control the
old man’s carving to release a sliver of the passing of time domain before
turning around and leaving.
The young man stared at Wang Lin with a cold gaze, but his hand didn’t
move. After a while, he turned around and left.
Wang Lin flew for 10,000 kilometers while on guard before stopping.
Only when he noticed that the young man wasn’t chasing did he finally let
out a sigh of relief.
Wang Lin took a lot of risk to steal this Earth Spirit from someone else’s
grasp. He decided to not risk trying to get the other elemental spirits. It
would be too dangerous; if he had made a single mistake, he would have
died.
Also, the damage to the restriction flag caused his heart to ache.
Hidden inside a mountain of snow, Wang Lin checked the heaven
defying bead and found that the earth element was completely filled. Now
he only needed wood and metal to complete the heaven defying bead.
Just at this moment, the ground shook and countless ice sculptures of
snakes with human hands came out from the ground.
These sculptures were the mysterious things Wang Lin found hidden
more than 5,000 kilometers underground.
One by one, the sculptures rose through the snow-covered ground. If
one were to look from above, they would notice that these sculptures
formed an image.
This image looked exactly the same as the snakes with heads depicted
on the ice sculptures.
The ice sculptures began to shine as they all suddenly rose into the air.
All of the ice sculptures in the entire Four Sect Alliance flew into the air at
unimaginable speeds and all of the rifts in the sky besides the one at the
center disappeared.
Shortly after, a powerful, dark blue aura came out of the rift at the
center. Once the aura appeared, it quickly spread and surrounded the area
10,000 kilometers around it.
Some of the Four Sect Alliance cultivators weren’t able to dodge fast
enough and were hit by this dark blue aura. They immediately froze and
turned into ice sculptures. Even their Nascent Souls were completely frozen
in place.
This bizarre scene caused the surrounding Four Sect Alliance cultivators
to be shocked.
Next, the ice sculptures floating in the air melted. In a few short breaths,
they had all melted completely. It was as if they were never there.
When they disappeared, a powerful pressure came out of the rift at the
center. A creature the size of a small mountain with a snake body slowly
descended from the rift.
The moment this creature appeared, the dark blue aura became even
denser and spread out farther. No matter what it touched, everything would
freeze into a block of ice.
Wang Lin sucked in a breath of cold air and without a world left the
mountain of snow. Not more than three breaths after he left, the blue aura
swept by and turned the mountain of snow into an ice mountain.
At this moment, the creature with the snake body had already descended
halfway. Surprisingly, the upper half was that of a human. Wang Lin already
expected that the creature would be the same as the ice sculptures.
Although he had already notified Zhou Wutai of this matter, whether the
Four Sect Alliance did anything about it was not Wang Lin’s concern.
Wang Lin ran until the blue aura stopped spreading, then he stopped and
looked at the sky with a gloomy face.
At this moment, Zhou Wutai, who was standing above the dragon’s
head, let out a cold snort. Suddenly, the black dragon under him flew into
the air. It opened its mouth, which looked like it could devour the heavens,
and charged toward the descending creature.
The dark blue aura didn’t have any effect on the black dragon.
However, as the black dragon charged toward the creature, a cold voice
came from inside the rift. “Lord messenger, Suzaku promised to help us
once, so I’m asking you now to kill this black dragon.”
As those words came out, a woman in a white robe with long, flowing
hair came out of the rift. This woman was very graceful. It didn’t seem like
there was even much coldness coming from her body, but her eyes revealed
that she was a very determined person.
The moment the woman appeared, everyone, even fools, could tell at a
glance that the difference between her and the woman before was too great.
It was like comparing the bright moon to a firefly.
After this woman appeared, she waved her hand and four rays of light
flew to her from four different directions. Those were the metal, wood,
water, and fire elemental spirits.
The woman’s brow furrowed. “There is one missing?”
277
RED BUTTERFLY
H er master once told her that her Five Elemental Spirits appeared
when she was born to protect her forever.
The Five Elemental Spirits were not at the late stage of Soul Formation
when they were formed. They grew alongside Red Butterfly. Whenever she
made a breakthrough, the Five Elemental Spirits did as well.
The stronger Red Butterfly was, the stronger the Five Elemental Spirits
were.
As for where the Five Elemental Spirits came from, no one knew. In the
end, Red Butterfly’s master sacrificed her cultivation to obtain a hint. Red
Butterfly had the Five Elemental Spirit body. In her life, she will only have
one trial. Once she passes that trial, she will gain the true Five Elemental
Spirit body and will never have a bottleneck.
However, even though her master had used her cultivation as the price,
she still wasn’t able to predict what the trial would be
After a while, it was kind of put to the side, but there was a tiny part of
everyone’s hearts waiting for that trial.
Just before this war, Red Butterfly’s master suddenly had a vision.
Using this chance, she was able to figure out a hint of her trial.
That was why before the war, she told Red Butterfly to hand her Five
Elemental Spirits to her senior apprentice sister so that her senior may lead
Xue Yu into battle against the Four Sect Alliance.
In truth, this all went as her master had planned. Using her senior as a
replacement, Red Butterfly was able to dodge this trial.
As a result, once her senior died, her trial would be over and her future
path would be without obstacles. This was why she came out of the rift.
But at this moment, when she found out that one of the Five Elemental
Spirits were missing, her heart suddenly felt that something was off and her
expression became gloomy.
There were eight people standing behind her.
Among the eight people, seven of them were dressed the same. There
were males and females among the seven, and they were all very old
because they were the seven grand elders of Xue Yu. Even after Red
Butterfly enters Suzaku, these seven will still follow her and act as her
bodyguards.
The last person was a middle-aged man that was wearing a black robe.
This person’s face was a pale yellow, making him look very sickly.
He lazily nodded after hearing the woman speak, then took a step
forward and immediately arrived between the black dragon and the snake
creature. He looked at the black dragon and smiled. “I don’t have the right
to kill this dragon, but I can remove the bloodline.”
With that, he waved his right hand, causing Zhou Wutai’s body to shake
and cough out a mouthful of blood. He felt the presence of a powerful
force. This force made his body shoot into the distance like a meteor.
The blood Zhou Wutai coughed out was condensed into a drop of purple
blood in the middle-aged man’s hand. Then he flicked the drop of blood
into the brow of the black dragon.
The black dragon let out a roar filled with sorrow, but alongside that
sorrow there was a sense of liberation. The dragon looked at the ground,
then its whole body suddenly stopped moving as the soul of a dragon flew
out and disappeared in the distance.
The black dragon quickly turned back into a mountain after losing the
dragon’s soul and fell back to the ground.
The black dragon no longer protected the Four Sect Alliance. The
moment the mountain fell, the resulting sound was like the signal telling the
Four Sect Alliance that they were doomed.
The middle aged man let out a sigh. He returned to the woman’s side
and continued to look sickly.
Finally, the snake creature with the top half of a human fully descended
from the rift. The woman in the white robe gently landed on the head of the
snake creature. She pointed at the ground and the snake creature spat out
dark blue aura. The moment this aura appeared, it began to spread like
crazy. No matter who it was, if they touched this aura they would only
manage to struggle a bit before turning into an ice statue. Soul Formation
cultivators were no exception.
Wang Lin stared at the scene before him. His scalp went numb.
Although he was very far from that woman, the speed of the dark blue aura
was too great. Without a word, he put on the straw hat and escaped. He used
his full speed to escape the dark blue aura. His destination was where Zhou
Wutai was thrown.
As the dark blue aura spread, the entire Four Sect Alliance was turned
into a world of ice.
The cultivators of the Four Sect Alliance flew out of their sects with
looks of indignation on their faces. After glancing at their home, they all
tried to leave.
But how could the cultivators of Xue Yu let them just leave like this?
Wang Lin was very fast. He knew what the result would be the moment
that sickly middle-aged man acted. Xue Yu was going to cut the roots this
time, so it would be very hard for the cultivators of the Four Sect Alliance
to escape.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He no longer thought about this. Instead,
he turned into an illusion as he flew even faster. He didn’t dare to stop as
the dark blue aura was very fearsome. Everything the aura touched was
turned to ice. Wang Lin didn’t believe he would survive by relying on luck.
Before long, his divine sense noticed that 1,000 kilometers away, there
was a hole in a mountain of snow. That was where Zhou Wutai had landed.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already at
the mountain of snow. He didn’t hesitate at all as he entered the hole.
The moment he entered, he saw Zhou Wutai. Zhou Wutai didn’t die, he
was only knocked unconscious. Wang Lin quickly took Zhou Wutai’s bag
of holding and left. He didn’t dare to linger.
Almost at the exact moment he left the snow mountain, the dark blue
aura arrived. The entire mountain of snow turned into a mountain of ice.
While Wang Lin was flying in the sky, he used his powerful divine
sense to wipe off Zhou Wutai’s divine sense from the bag of holding. He let
out a smile when he found the Rain Cauldron inside it.
Just as he put the bag away, his expression suddenly changed. He saw
an ice tower with more than 80 floors appear before him. An old woman
walked out of it. She shot Wang Lin a cold glance and raised her right hand.
Wang Lin quickly backed up and pointed at his brow. The core Teng
family members that were turned into devils by him flew out.
As soon as these devils appeared, they jumped at the old woman. The
old woman revealed a look of disdain as she flicked her finger. The devils
were quickly surrounded by blue ice.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and thought, “Explode! Explode!
Explode!”
Suddenly, the devils exploded inside the blue ice and turned into a cloud
of black smoke.
Wang Lin’s body never stopped. He used the black smoke to disappear
from sight. When he reappeared, he was already more than 1,000
kilometers away. He quickly started to run again. At the same time, his right
hand pointed at his brow once more. This time, he ordered every devil
besides Xu Ligou to explode.
Only after a few seconds of escaping did Wang Lin feel that some of the
devils had already exploded. Although the smoke was now thicker, the
feeling of a needle at this back was still there.
“You won’t be able to escape!” The old woman’s gloomy voice came
from behind him. The 80 plus floor ice tower charged out from the black
smoke with the old woman sitting at the top. The expression on her face
was dark.
Wang Lin didn’t turn around. He slapped his bag of holding and a cloud
of black smoke appeared. The black smoke condensed into a Nascent Soul
puppet. Wang Lin suddenly turned around as his hand formed a seal and red
lightning shot out from his eyes. The red lightning entered the puppet as he
shouted, “Go!”
Suddenly, the puppet charged at the old woman as if it was crazy. The
old woman stood still at the top of the ice tower. The look of contempt in
her eyes became even stronger. She reached out and grabbed. Suddenly, the
ice and snow on the ground flew up and blocked the puppet.
As Wang Lin ran away, his eyes became cold as he thought, “Explode!”
A flash of red appeared in the puppet’s eyes. As the ice and snow closed
in on it, it exploded. The explosion of a Nascent Soul puppet at full power
was very scary. Under the control of the puppet, the energy of that
explosion didn’t spread in all directions. Instead, it was directed at the old
woman.
At the same time, in the middle of the explosion, a bolt of red lightning
charged toward the old woman.
This red lightning was Wang Lin’s Ji Realm. Although its effect on Soul
Formation cultivators wasn’t large, it was still enough to shock their
consciousness.
The old woman didn’t care too much about the red lightning, but she
slightly frowned at the explosion of the Nascent Soul puppet. She put her
hand on the ice tower, making rays of white light shoot out from all the
windows. These rays of white light condensed around the old woman,
forming an ice shield 10 feet thick.
However, the old woman would never have thought that the red
lightning would just go through the ice shield as if it weren’t even there.
Her expression changed as she moved her hand to block it, but the red
lightning suddenly entered her body through her arm.
The red lightning charged directly through her body and into her
consciousness, causing her vision to become hazy. This only lasted for a
few short moments before she returned to normal, but now there was a
sliver of dread in her eyes.
This sliver of confusion caused the ice shield around her to weaken.
Without the old woman’s control, the ice shield absorbed some damage,
which caused it to collapse. The rest of the explosion hit the old woman
directly.
It was also at this moment that the old woman regained her senses. She
let out a cold snort and her white robe puffed up. With some popping
sounds, the explosion of the puppet was stopped by the mysterious
formation on her white robe.
Once the smoke disappeared, the old woman sucked in a breath of cold
air. She returned to her ice tower without a word and was about to leave.
278
DIVINE RETRIBUTION
B ut it was too late!

Earlier, when Wang Lin took out the puppet, he made a decision.
Right now, he was at the point of life and death. The old woman was clearly
not an early stage Soul Formation cultivator; she was very likely at the peak
of the mid stage. This old woman’s techniques must contain her domain, so
if he were to get caught, it would be too dangerous.
The gap between their cultivation levels was too large, so even if he ran,
he wasn’t any faster.
Wang Lin’s eyes became decisive as he made a decision. He had to
finish this quickly or else once the other Xue Yu cultivators arrive, it will be
very hard to escape.
He had to take victory as quickly as possible before the old woman
considered him a threat.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate at all. The moment he threw out the Nascent
Soul puppet, he took a deep breath and a thin thread slowly came out of his
hand.
The sliver of divine retribution!
In addition to this, he could also hide inside the heaven defying bead.
However, that was his last resort because he would rather use this sliver of
divine retribution than allow the old woman to see the heaven defying bead.
The heaven defying bead was his most well kept secret and shouldn’t be
exposed. But if he didn’t have this sliver of divine retribution, he would
have no choice but to enter the heaven defying bead.
Wang Lin used the moment the old woman was dazed by the Ji Realm
to activate the sliver of divine retribution.
This sliver of divine retribution was Wang Lin’s ace that had helped him
survive many crisis, but in order to live, he still used it today.
It wasn’t that he didn’t consider using it to threaten her; it was because
there were many Xue Yu cultivators here. He could threaten her, but once
she leaves and brings back more cultivators, he would be in a very
dangerous situation.
So the ideal situation was to kill her with the sliver of divine retribution
before she even realized it.
Although he felt a bit heartbroken when using it, Wang Lin was not an
indecisive person. The sliver of divine retribution disappeared and red
clouds appeared in the sky.
These clouds appeared very mysteriously. In almost an instant, the red
clouds covered the sky. As for the dark blue aura, it really couldn’t compare
to the red cloud. The dark blue aura moved out of the way of the red clouds
as if it didn’t dare to block their path.
This was the scene the old woman saw once she recovered from Wang
Lin’s attack.
She didn’t immediately recognize what this was, but the moment she
saw the red clouds, she felt fear, so she didn’t hesitate to hide inside the ice
tower.
At this moment, the white-robed Red Butterfly looked at the red clouds
with a curious gaze.
The sickly middle-aged man behind her suddenly became very alert. His
sickly look completely disappeared as he stared at the red clouds.
He didn’t say a word. He completely ditched his job of protecting Red
Butterfly to go to the red clouds.
Wang Lin’s face was pale and his right hand trembled as he watched the
old woman escape to the ice tower. His eyes lit up as he controlled the red
clouds and pointed at the ice tower.
Suddenly, a bolt of red lightning appeared in the red clouds. This red
lightning was unbelievably fast. At almost the exact same moment it
appeared, it landed on the ice tower. That sliver of red lightning seemed to
have triggered the rest of the clouds. Sounds of friction could be heard
inside the clouds as red lightning gathered to form a bolt of purple lightning
that was as thick as an arm before crashing down from the sky.
The old woman was about to dodge inside the ice tower when she
realized that her surroundings were locked down by a destructive force,
making her unable to move.
A look of despair appeared on her face. She never would have expected
to attract divine retribution when she went to chase a mere Nascent Soul
junior.
No matter how dumb she was, she realized that this was the mythical
divine retribution.
The purple divine retribution smashed down on the ice tower. The ice
tower and the old woman disappeared without a trace. It was as if they had
never existed.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and directed another regrettable look at the
divine retribution. But he knew that this was not the time to linger, so he
turned around and escaped.
But after moving just 100 feet, he noticed a powerful divine sense
sweep by him. At that moment, the straw hat on his head glowed and that
divine sense quickly retreated.
Suddenly, hot energy emanated from the straw head and entered his
head. It showed the image of the middle-aged man who destroyed the
dragon rapidly approaching.
Wang Lin was terrified and had no time to be amazed at the straw hat’s
ability. He quickly pointed his finger at his brow and disappeared into the
After the purple divine retribution lightning destroyed the ice tower and
old woman, it began to dissipate slowly. The red clouds in the sky also
began to disperse, but just at this moment, the middle-aged man from
Suzaku arrived. His eyes looked crazed as he stared at the red cloud. Then
he let out a roar and an unimaginable aura spread from his body.
Suddenly, the dissipating red cloud began to move again. It was as if it
were trying to condense once more. However, without that sliver of divine
retribution to guide it, the red cloud could no longer condense again.
The middle-aged man was extremely worried about the red cloud. He
knew that this was an extremely rare chance for him. If he were to miss this
chance, he didn’t know if he would ever encounter something this good in
his life again.
However, the red clouds could no longer condense and he could only
watch as they dissipated. It was like seeing a mountain of gold and silver
before you, but as you reached out to grab it, you noticed that there was an
uncrossable gap between it and you.
Anxious, the middle-aged man bit his finger and drew blood symbols.
The symbols flew out one by one into the red clouds.
Gradually, more and more blood symbols entered the red clouds.
Finally, the speed at which the red cloud was dissipating seemed to slow
down. The middle-aged man relaxed for a moment before his face became
ugly again.
The red clouds were already very weak and about to disappear, but they
were stabilized by the blood symbols. However, the dark blue aura suddenly
rushed in as it was now stronger and sped up the dissipation of the red
clouds.
Seeing the red clouds quickly dissipate until there was only one left, the
middle-aged man let out an angry roar as he charged into the middle of it.
The moment his body entered the red cloud, bolts of purple lightning
entered his body. He felt pain, but was also very comfortable as the
lightning struck him. However, this only lasted for a very short period of
time as the red cloud quickly dissipated.
The middle-aged man stared dumbfoundedly at the sky, his face very
gloomy. Earlier, when his divine sense swept by, he only found the ice
tower and a golden glow. The glow caused his divine sense to feel pain, so
he pulled back. Afterward, he couldn’t feel that golden glow anymore.
After pondering for a bit, he clasped his hands and shouted, “Fellow
cultivator who attracted the divine retribution, I am Ou Zhi from Suzaku. I
would like to ask fellow cultivator to attract the divine retribution again. I
will reward you handsomely.”
After a long time and still no response, the middle aged man let out a
sigh. He reached out and grabbed the air. There was a scream as a giant arm
covered in blue aura flew toward him. The arm landed in his hand and then
turned to dust.
The snake creature only had one arm left. Red Butterfly’s expression
was calm, but there was a hidden trace of anger.
The middle-aged man let out a cold snort and slowly said, “If it wasn’t
for this damn beast ruining my fortune, then I would have been able to
complete my technique today. I’m already very generous in taking only one
arm. Red Butterfly, remember this well.”
Red Butterfly didn’t speak. The seven behind her only dared to be to
silently angry. They didn’t utter a word.
The middle-aged man moved. When he reappeared, he was behind Red
Butterfly. He once again looked very sickly.
Almost all of the cultivators of the Four Sect Alliance died in the year
after the battle. Only a few were lucky enough to remain hidden in the new
Xue Yu.
Time slowly passed. After living here for a year, Red Butterfly followed
the middle-aged man to Suzaku.
As for the rain cauldron, no matter how much the cultivators of Xue Yu
searched, they couldn’t find it. They believed that it was in the hands of the
surviving Four Sect Alliance cultivators.
After Xue Yu took over the country, massive amounts of mortals from
the original Xue Yu migrated over. Snow continued to fall, causing the new
Xue Yu to be forever cold.
One by one, ice towers unique to Xue Yu appeared. After three years,
this land completely belonged to Xue Yu.
Time quickly passed. Five years later, at a place 30,000 kilometers from
the bounder of Xue Yu, a rainbow-colored light gradually condensed.
279
HEAVEN DEFYING BEAD CHANGES
I t was Wang Lin!

The heaven defying bead had undergone a mysterious change after
absorbing the Earth Spirit. Before, it would have been impossible for him to
stay inside for five years.
But after the earth element was completed, the amount of time Wang
Lin could spend inside was far longer than before.
A big change was that the heaven defying space now had some spiritual
energy inside. There was none in there before.
This spiritual energy was much more pure than the spiritual energy
outside. Although Wang Lin had never felt celestial spiritual energy, he felt
that the spiritual energy inside the bead was a bit less pure than celestial
spiritual energy.
In additional to all of this, the most important change was that all of the
small light sources inside the heaven defying bead had gathered together
and formed five large masses of light in the sky.
Among the five masses of light, three of them are glowing brightly, one
of them was only glowing slightly, and the last one was very dim, without
any color.
Wang Lin had spent the years inside the heaven defying bead observing
the masses of light. With his perception, he realized that these five masses
of light were related to the elements.
It was very likely that these five masses of light were made of the
elemental energy gathered by the heaven defying bead. The three brightly
glowing ones were the water, earth, and fire elements.
The half glowing one was the wood element.
As for the completely dim light, it was the metal element.
In the years Wang Lin had spent observing the heaven defying bead, he
got a very mysterious feeling from the lights. It was as if they were alive.
If someone whose cultivation level was higher than Wang Lin’s was
inside the bead, they would have a hard time noticing this. Wang Lin was
able to notice this while he was cultivating his own life and death domain.
During a moment of enlightenment, he was able to detect life inside the
masses of light.
This discovery suddenly increased his interest in the masses of light.
Situ Nan once said that the appearance of the heaven defying bead
caused all of the top cultivators in Suzaku and even cultivators from other
planets to come and fight for it. After losing his body, his Nascent Soul
escaped into the heaven defying bead and barely survived.
After a series of events, he was able to escape those cultivators. After
many years, the bead ended up inside the stomach of a bird and then found
by Wang Lin.
Wang Lin has had this heaven defying bead for more than 400 years, but
he still hadn’t managed to figure out its true function. In his view, this bead
could only alter time to a certain degree and could change normal water to
one with spiritual energy.
These abilities were very useful for cultivators below the Soul
Formation stage, but they weren’t all that useful to Soul Formation and
above cultivators.
After all, for cultivators past the Soul Formation stage, the spiritual
energy in the mortal world is no longer pure enough to cultivate with. Only
celestial spiritual energy can be used, so this spiritual energy of the mortal
world really wasn’t that attractive to them.
Making water with spiritual energy and time altering were somewhat
useful, but with just these abilities, it didn’t seem right for the top
cultivators of Suzaku and other planets to come and fight for the bead.
Wang Lin believed that this heaven defying bead definitely had to have
other uses. Why else would all those powerful cultivators fight over it?
Situ Nan had said before that after years of studying, he believed that
the heaven defying bead would only show its true nature once the five
elements were complete. Maybe at that point, it will finally reveal a bit of
its power.
Wang Lin’s interest for the true power of the heaven defying bead not
only didn’t diminish with time, but he became even more interested.
He even had a hope that the five masses of light would become like the
five elemental spirits the white-robed woman had.
Of course, this was all just speculation.
Wang Lin stood in the new Xue Yu and let out a sigh. Aside from
studying the five masses of light, the rest of his time was spent cultivating
his life and death domain.
He had spent more than ten years inside the heaven defying bead, but
for some reason, when he was cultivating his life and death domain, the
time altering power of the heaven defying space had lost its use.
Five years had passed outside. No matter how much time would pass
inside the bead, it was still five years to his domain.
This point puzzled Wang Lin greatly. At this moment, Wang Lin felt his
own cultivation level. He would only need to cultivate his domain for four
more years before he finally reaches the Soul Formation stage.
Wang Lin believed that once he reaches the Soul Formation stage, if he
were to meet that mid stage Soul Formation old woman, he will be able to
put up a fight even without the divine retribution.
Wang Lin was forced to leave the heaven defying bead’s space. Even
with all the changes, five years was the limit. For a while, Wang Lin won’t
be able to stay inside for that long.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. Instead of flying, he slowly walked forward. He
put the straw hat away and slowly walked on an ice field.
The snow raged and the cold air tried to invade his body every time he
took a deep breath. After a long time, he saw an ice city in the distance.
In the center of the city was a 30 plus floor ice tower with a bead that
emitted a mysterious light.
The land under his feet now belonged to the new Xue Yu, so he really
didn’t have any right to intervene in this matter. He only wanted to find a
quiet place to spend the next four years to reach the Soul Formation stage.
When Wang Lin arrived in the ice city, he looked no different from a
mortal.
Xue Yu also had mortals. After they had migrated to the new land, they
built new cities with the help of the cultivators.
Wang Lin silently appeared inside the city. As he looked at all the ice
houses, he couldn’t help but feel like he was in a foreign place.
There weren’t many people walking around outside and there weren’t
many inns or restaurants. The most common sight in the city were ice
sculpture shops.
Outside almost every house there was someone carving a giant block of
ice with a chisel, creating very rough ice sculptures. There was something
strange about these people.
Along the way, no one talked at all. They were all either hurrying to
somewhere or focused on carving the ice.
Also, whenever an ice sculpture was completed, all of the nearby
mortals would help move it to the ice tower.
After leaving the ice sculptures there, someone from the tower would
come out to accept it.
Wang Lin pondered a little. His appearance seemed a bit out of place, so
others were already taking notice of him. He let out a sigh and turned to
leave. Once he reached a secluded area, he disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, one year passed. During this year, Wang Lin had
traveled all over Xue Yu and had entered almost every city. People no
longer paid much attention to him as he started dressing like other Xue Yu
mortals after going into the first city. He was now wearing clothes made out
of animal fur and a fizzled animal hat.
Wang Lin learned a lot about Xue Yu during his one year here. The
mortals of Xue Yu existed only to create ice sculpture for cultivators.
They created ice sculptures to exchange for what they needed to live.
There were no royal families or anything similar to them in Xue Yu.
Instead, each city belonged to a powerful cultivator.
Wang Lin had figured out what the use for those ice sculptures in this
past year. The cultivators would take them, place a formation on them, and
then use a special technique to bring them to life, making them into
something like a puppet.
This method was very mysterious. It required the use of the core
essence of the Xue Yu cultivators. Wang Lin had studied it for a long time
and still wasn’t able to learn anything.
As for the ice sculptures themselves, a large amount of them were sold
to other countries. Their prices varied depending on the cultivation level the
ice sculptures displayed.
The most expensive ice sculptures were Nascent Soul level. Wang Lin
had only seen a few being made in all the cities he had visited. The failure
rate to make one was extremely high.
As for Soul Formation ice sculptures, Wang Lin still hadn’t found a city
that could produce one. Those types of puppets were probably very hard to
produce, or even impossible. If they could easily make them, then the
power of the Xue Yu cultivators would reach an unimaginable level.
In this year, Wang Lin had witnessed three occasions where a large
number of ice sculptures was bought by another rank 4 country.
These ice sculptures required a large amount of materials to make, but
they were the foundation of Xue Yu’s infrastructure, so no expenses were
spared.
In addition to all of this, there was large amount of mortals starting to
mine at the spirit veins in this land.
It can be said that the mortals were slaves as everything they did was to
serve the cultivators. What baffled Wang Lin the most was that the mortals
felt proud doing this; they weren’t rejecting this type of treatment.
Even if they were being overworked, there were no complaints.
Wang Lin had come to a conclusion after spending a year here: Xue Yu
was a very strange country.
There was one more thing that shocked Wang Lin: all of the mortals
carried a small ice sculpture with them. These ice sculptures were
connected to the most powerful cultivator in their respective cities.
No matter how tired they were or even if they were dying, every
morning and evening they would take out the small ice sculpture to pray.
They would kneel on the ground with complete devotion.
All of these unbelievable things caused Wang Lin to have a very strange
feeling about Xue Yu. This country, much like the snow and ice covering it,
had no signs of vigor or life.
The sky was the same as well. There was this dull feeling everywhere
he went.
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A fter a year of traveling, Wang Lin picked a small city. Although he

didn’t like this city, the ice sculpture technique had really caught his
attention.
Wang Lin made wood carvings, so if he could learn this technique and
use it on wood carvings, he would have another weapon.
In addition to this, there was another important reason that made Wang
Lin not want to leave this place. The mortals here had no life in them,
which was a very strange thing. Wang Lin believed that he would gain a
better understanding of death here.
Wang Lin settled down in a small city near the northern border of Xue
Yu. There weren’t many people in this city and the cultivator controlling it
was at the late stage of Core Formation.
This cultivator disappeared without a trace two nights after Wang Lin
arrived. However, no one but Wang Lin knew of his disappearance.
On the third day, Wang Lin, disguised himself as this person and walked
out of the ice tower that only had 11 floors.
Wang Lin had already used his power as a soul devourer to steal all the
memories of this late stage Core Formation cultivator. Instead of killing
him, he took control of him and locked him inside a formation, in case he
becomes useful later on.
Originally, with this cultivator’s cultivation level, he wouldn’t have the
right to own an ice tower, but his uncle had some power in Xue Yu, so he
was assigned this small town and an ice tower.
Through this person’s memories, Wang Lin learned that the genius of
Xue Yu was named Red Butterfly and that she had left with a cultivator of
Suzaku a few years ago.
Along with the seven grand elders that left, 13 more cultivators who
were even older than the grand elders had gone as well. They went to
Suzaku to accept the empowerment ceremony..
The request Red Butterfly had for joining Suzaku was to make Xue Yu a
rank 5 cultivation country and to give them a new home. The second
request had been completed. Now there was only the first one remaining.
All of the cultivators in Xue Yu knew a bit about this, but because of
this cultivator’s uncle, he knew even more than usual.
For a rank 4 cultivation country to rise up to rank 5, a cultivator in that
country would have to reach the Soul Transformation stage.
The empowerment ceremony was a very powerful and heaven defying
technique. Everyone only had one shot at it with a very high chance to fail.
However, if it succeeded, then that person would reach the Soul
Transformation stage. The only downside was that no matter how much life
that person had, they would only have 100 years left to live.
Also, that person’s cultivation level will be forever stuck at the early
stage of Soul Transformation.
There was no way to change this. They will only have 100 years to live,
and once that passes, they will die.
As a result, this was also a chance for those who were stuck at late stage
of Soul Formation. After all, they didn’t have much life left, so it was worth
a shot.
As long as one of the 13 people were successful, Suzaku would give
Xue Yu the privileges of a rank 5 cultivation country for 100 years. During
those 100 years, one of the seven grand elders that followed Red Butterfly
will reach the Soul Transformation stage, thus solidifying their position as a
rank 5 cultivation country.
This was something Suzaku had promised Red Butterfly.
The four surrounding rank 4 cultivation countries had all accepted their
fates and were ready to become subjects of Xue Yu.
These were rules left by the cultivation union rather than Suzaku. Any
country can rebel, but they can’t change anything as the price of rebellion is
to be wiped out.
Wang Lin walked out of the ice tower and saw two Foundation
Establishment cultivators outside. One was male and the other female. The
moment they saw Wang Lin, they knelt down and paid their respects to their
teacher.
Wang Lin knew that this person has three disciples and that this small
beauty was the youngest. She was also the most spoiled and had a secret
relationship with the cultivator Wang Lin was disguised as.
This type of thing was very rare between masters and disciples in other
cultivation countries. Even if it were to happen, it would be a well kept
secret.
But in this incredible country, it was a very common thing. According
to this cultivator’s memories, there were many other cultivators in Xue Yu
who had relationships with their disciples.
These types of thing had become so common that no one looked down
on people who did it. This cultivator had once even complained that if Red
Butterfly wasn’t so blessed by the heavens, she would’ve had to serve her
master as well.
Wang Lin could only bitterly smile at this matter. It caused his opinion
of to Xue Yu become even worse.
As for the male disciple, although he looked old, he was the second
oldest. He showed respect to his master on the surface, but he really hated
his master’s relationship with his junior apprentice sister.
Wang Lin obtained all of this information from the Core Formation
cultivator, who originally planned to send this male disciple away so he
won’t be such an eyesore.
With a hand behind his back and a very neutral voice, Wang Lin slowly
asked, “Have any new ice embryos arrived?” Ice embryos were what the
Xue Yu cultivators called the ice sculptures.
The second disciple quickly answered, “Master, two of them just
arrived.”
Wang Lin gently nodded and said, “Take them out and let me see if the
two of you have improved your technique.” Wang Lin obtained a very
detailed description of the method from the cultivator’s memories. From his
point of view, this technique was related to the core of Xue Yu cultivators
and was very intricate.
In addition to spiritual energy, Xue Ye cultivators also absorb cold
energy from the snow when they cultivate. This cold energy is something
they must absorb because it allows them to leave their bodies to form ice
giants when they reach the Nascent Soul stage.
However, this technique has levels and is not easy to obtain. The
cultivator Wang Lin captured only had the first four levels, and that’s only
because he had learned it secretly.
The second disciple quickly nodded and took out two three feet tall ice
sculptures from his bag of holding. The two sculptures were of a creature
with the body of a bird and head of a human. It looked very ferocious.
After a year of traveling, Wang Lin knew that this was an ice sculpture
of one of Xue Yu’s guardian creatures, the snow fairy.
The second disciple focused his gaze and cultivated for a bit. Then his
left hand formed multiple seals until a ball of black blood formed. He
pointed at the ball of blood and broke off a sliver of it. He then pushed the
sliver into the ice sculpture.
Suddenly, black smoke spewed from his finger and entered the ice
sculpture, creating a mark that looked like a vein.
The second disciple’s forehead was covered in sweat. He took a deep
breath, picked out another sliver of blood, and pushed it into the ice
sculpture. Suddenly, a second vein appeared in the ice sculpture.
At this point, the ball of blood on the second disciple’s hand silently
disappeared. His face was pale as he quickly sat down to cultivate.
Wang Lin’s expression was calm, but he secretly managed to find out a
bit more about the technique. According to the memories of the cultivator,
the requirement to complete the first step was to put nine blood veins in the
snow fairy.
Just as he was thinking this, the female disciple walked up to him. She
looked at him with her pretty eyes and whispered, “Master, you haven’t
answered my question from a few days ago, so disciple’s cultivation is
having problems. Please come and instruct me tonight.”
Wang Lin was still considering the blood vein, so he casually nodded
and said, “Speak, what issue?”
The female disciple was suddenly startled and looked around. Her face
became red as she charmingly asked, “Talk about it here?”
Wang Lin nodded, but he suddenly remembered something from the
cultivators memories: there was another meaning to this disciple’s question.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin was about to speak, but the female
disciple’s face became even more red and her clothes suddenly fell off,
revealing half of her body.
Wang Lin brows furrowed. He waved his sleeves and the woman’s
clothes went back on her body. He then looked at her with a very cold gaze.
The female disciple felt a cold pressure around her. Her expression
immediately changed and she knelt on the ground in fear. After a long time,
she carefully stood up. She was very afraid because she didn’t know what
she had done to anger her master.
At this moment, the second disciple finished cultivating. He looked at
the female disciple but didn’t say anything. His hand moved again to form
another ball of blood and began forming the blood veins once more.
The second disciple had taken several hours to barely complete nine
blood veins. Most of this time was spent cultivating to adjust his body.
It was clear that producing this ice sculpture took a toll on him.
When the ice sculpture was finished, the second disciple took a deep
breath, knelt down before the ice sculpture, and began to mutter a prayer.
Then he stood up, clenched his teeth, and pointed at the gathering point of
the nine blood veins.
After a bang, the second disciple coughed out blood and was sent flying
more than ten feet away. As for the ice sculpture, the nine blood veins
moved like snakes. Then two of the blood veins touched and the ice
sculpture exploded into pieces of ice.
The second disciple’s face was pale and he shamefully said, “Disciple
has failed again…”
Wang Lin didn’t bother with the disciple but stared at the ice sculpture.
He searched the cultivator’s memories for the key part of producing the ice
sculptures.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin noticed something. He looked up and
saw a sword quickly flying toward this direction.
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HONOR
T here was a very bright and handsome young man wearing black,
leather clothes standing on a flying sword. He looked different from
other cultivators from Xue Yu, which was very refreshing.
The female disciple’s eyes suddenly lit up and she shouted, “Senior
apprentice brother is back!”
As for the second disciple, his face suddenly became gloomy, but that
was replaced by a happy expression in a flash.
Wang Lin could tell from the memories of the Core Formation
cultivator that he really liked the eldest disciple. This eldest disciple had
some blood relations with the Core Formation cultivator.
The eldest disciple could just barely be considered a genius. It took him
100 years to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and was
only one step away from the Core Formation stage.
But according to the Core Formation cultivator’s memories, the reason
he liked this eldest disciple was because of the disciple’s looks. He planned
to marry his eldest disciple off to the female disciple of another late stage
Core Formation cultivator to form an alliance.
After only a quick glimpse of this memory, Wang Lin no longer paid
attention to it. The sword came close and arrived before the ice tower. The
eldest disciple knelt on the ground and said, with a clear voice, “Disciple
greets master. I was lucky and managed to find the hiding place of those
Four Sect Alliance remnants!”
Wang Lin’s expression was calm, but this heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He did remember seeing in the Core Formation cultivator’s memory that he
had sent his eldest disciple out because a mortal reported to that they had
seen someone that didn’t look like they were from Xue Yu.
So the Core Formation cultivator sent out his eldest disciple to check up
on this matter.
This kind of thing wasn’t uncommon in the past few years. No matter
how powerful the remaining Four Sect Alliance cultivators were, after years
of being under this bizarre snow, they had all weakened greatly.
Although this was the case, Xue Yu couldn’t be careless. Normally,
when this type of thing happened, it would be reported to the Divine
Temple of Ice and Snow. They would then send someone to deal with it.
The temple was extremely keen on this. If the report was given today,
they would send someone out tomorrow.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit, then calmly said, “Lead the way.”
The eldest disciple was startled. When this happens, his master
normally never deals with it personally. However, he knew not to ask, so he
only nodded and led the way.
The other two disciples looked at each other and followed behind. After
all, their master was going personally. If they didn’t go, then there might be
trouble in the future.
So they forced themselves to follow Wang Lin.
The four of them formed a four point beam of light and flew into the
distance. After a short while, the eldest disciple stopped. He pointed at a
snowy mountain and said, “Disciple used the flying ice sculpture and
personally saw that a person disappeared here. I believe they have a hiding
place here.”
Wang Lin’s divine sense swept the area. Although his expression was
calm, his eyes became focused.
“The three of you wait here!” After leaving that order, Wang Lin flew
forward.
His divine sense found that below the snowy mountain there was a
restriction, and inside it were two souls. One of them was only at the Core
Formation stage, but the other one was very strange. Sometimes it was Core
Formation, sometimes it was Nascent Soul, and sometimes it was even Soul
Formation.
This phenomenon had only one explanation and that was this person’s
Nascent Soul and cultivation was about to scatter, meaning it was extremely
unstable.
Wang Lin’s body landed on top of the snowy mountain and sank into to
mountain. He was closing in on the restriction.
He soon arrived at the restriction. As long as it was a restriction, he
wasn’t afraid of it. It took only one look to see through this restriction’s
structure. He sent out two restriction rings. The two restrictions soon started
to fuse.
Wang Lin stepped through the restriction and went inside.
As soon as he entered, he saw a sword move and more than 10 sword
qis attacked him.
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm. His right hand seemed to randomly point in
the air and he whispered, “Life.”
The life and death domain suddenly gathered on Wang Lin’s fingertip.
This gentle point contained the way of the heavens and was filled with
mysteries.
A gasp came from the swords. They then started to circle around Wang
Lin’s finger.
The swords were emitting a light as they underwent a change. Now the
spiritual energy they released was several times more powerful than before.
However, the divine sense was completely erased by the power of the
domain.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he looked at the terrified young man who was
too scared to speak.
Behind the young man sat an old man on an ice bed. This person’s eyes
were closed and his face changed between red and green.
After a flick Wang Lin’s finger, all of the swords suddenly fell to the
ground with a ring.
The young man regained his senses. His face was filled with grief and
indignation. He clenched his fist and shouted, “You guys destroyed my
home, and now you’ve chased us here. Do you guys have to kill us all? You
will kill us today, but someday there will be someone who will destroy Xue
Yu.”
This person’s voice was filled with resentment that was now engraved
in his bones.
After looking at the young man, Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the old man.
The young man blocked Wang Lin’s view. He watched Wang Lin for a
bit, then, after pondering for a while, he suddenly knelt to the ground. He
bit his lower lip hard until it bled and said, with a bitter smile, “Please don’t
kill my master, kill me instead! I am the Water Ink Sect’s junior sect head.
If you capture me and bring me back, you will definitely be rewarded. As
long as you let my master go, then I’ll willing to go with you. If you don’t,
you will only be able to get my corpse.”
Although Wang Lin’s eyes were calm, his heart was slightly touched.
He slowly looked at the young man and then at the old man. Then he slowly
said, “Why do you want to exchange your life for your master’s?”
The young man was silent for a very long time before responding with a
bitter smile. “Master could have left a long time ago if it wasn’t for me
dragging him down. It was all because he tried to save me…”
“Huan Er, quickly get up. This person is not a Xue Yu cultivator.” The
old man on the ice bed slowly opened his eyes.
The young man was startled, but his eyes suddenly lit up and he became
very excited. He ran to his master’s side and said, “Master, you.. you’re
awake!”
Wang Lin took a look the old man. He clasped his hands and said,
“Junior greets senior of the Water Ink Sect.”
The old man coughed a few times as the red and green colors on his
face became even stronger. With Wang Lin’s life and death domain, he
could clearly see the heavy death aura around the old man. He was near his
end.
The old man raised his head. He looked at Wang Lin and slowly said,
“Little friend, I’m too injured to greet you, so I hope you will forgive me.
What has little friend come here for?”
Wang Lin let out a sigh and said, “Senior’s hiding place has been found
by the cultivators of Xue Yu, so it is best you leave now!” With that, he
pondered a little and then took out a bottle of pills. He pushed the bottle
toward the bed.
“Senior’s injury is too serious for this bottle of pills to cure, but it can at
least ease the pain of losing your cultivation. This should allow senior to
leave this place. The world is big, so there might be other chances to
recover you cultivation.”
The old man let out a faint smile. He didn’t even look at the pill and
said, “Little friend, I don’t know what sect you are from, but if I wanted to
leave, I could have left back then. Even now I can leave, even if it means
speeding up the loss of my cultivation, but do you know why I haven’t
left?”
Wang Lin pondered and then gently shook his head.
“This is my home! I was born here, and when I die, it will be here too!”
Although the old man’s voice was soft, there was a hard to describe aura
within it.
Wang Lin looked at the person and no longer spoke. He clasped his
hands and turned around to leave. His original plan here was not to kill but
to give a helping hand.
After all, he had spent more than 30 years in the Four Sect Alliance and
personally saw the invasion of the Xue Yu cultivators. Although it was
outside his power to change anything, he would still help when he could.
The moment Wang Lin turned around to leave, the old man looked at
the bottle of pills and sighed. His right hand suddenly moved and took out a
fan with only two feathers remaining.
“Little friend, I gift this treasure to you for the pills you’ve given me.”
After Wang Lin caught the fan, his expression changed. He had a deep
impression of this fan. It was used by that woman when she was surrounded
by the Four Sect Alliance’s killing formation. He remembered that after she
died, this fan was taken away by a late stage Soul Formation cultivator.
He turned around and carefully looked at the old man. This person was
one of the late stage soul Formation Cultivators that was in the killing
formation.
All of the glory of the past was now a distant memory...
Wang Lin left with a complicated state of mind. The three disciples all
didn’t dare to speak; they only silently followed him.
Soon after Wang Lin left, the two came out of the snowy mountain and
looked at the direction Wang Lin disappeared to before leaving.
At the border, the old man hit the formation to create an opening. He
split half of the pills with the young man. He then looked lovingly at the
young man and said, “Go. You have to rely on yourself in the future
because master can’t protect you anymore.”
The young man’s eyes were filled with sadness, but before he could say
anything, the old man waved his sleeves and pushed the young man
through. Then the protection formation returned to normal.
The young man stared at his master from the other side. His eyes were
red and his voice cracked as he shouted, “Master!”
The old man let out a laugh and swallowed all of the pills in the bottle.
His spiritual energy rapidly climbed back to its peak, though it was just
temporary.
He waved his sleeves and his body moved. His target was the Divine
Temple of Snow and Ice at the center of Xue Yu.
Even if he dies, he had to die in his home country. Even if he dies, he
must die protecting his country!
All of the glorious moments of the past had become distant memories...
The one that falls in the fire must be that immortal phoenix… Even if it
must burn its wings, it will still fly in the heavens...
Closing one door is like loving a world.
Memories of the past will now be forever distant.
The sand in the wind no longer filled the space of dreams. The whimper
of the powerful flute is now only an echo in the desolate land.
Closing off one door is like cutting off one space and time.
The glorious past only remains in the descent’s songs.
Yesterday’s song no longer resonate the same way. The whispering
complaints can’t find its matching music.
Opening a window is like hugging a ray of sunlight.
Today’s dream became the future empire’s hope.
Even the ordinary you and me need to have exciting displays. Pursuit
without regret to feel the might of the world.
Opening a window is like welcoming a wave of spring wind.
The burst of nothingness awaken what was once lost.
The one that fell in the fire must be that immortal phoenix… Even if it
must burn its wings it will still fly in the heavens.
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FORMATION STAGE
T he young man looked at his master’s back as he left. A scene of the

past entered his mind. He kowtowed to his master before clenching
his fist and leaving.
“I, Chen Huan, swear that I’ll wipe out Xue Yu!”
Wang Lin returned to the ice tower with a complicated state of mind.
Although he had obtained a powerful treasure, he didn’t feel happy. He only
felt a sense of melancholy.
At this moment, Wang Lin suddenly gained another bit of insight of his
life and death domain. “What is life… what is death…”
This question echoed in Wang Lin’s mind.
The late stage Soul Formation cultivator of the Water Ink Sect used the
last of his cultivation to fly up to the snow fairy statue at the Divine Temple
of Snow and Ice. Like a moth flying toward a flame, he exploded on the
statue, leaving behind a red mark that they couldn’t get rid of.
Along with him, several other Soul Formation cultivators were killed in
this explosion.
All the glory was now gone with the wind...
In his death, he died at the right spot. His death awakened the Four Sect
Alliance cultivators that hadn’t dared to show their faces.
In the blink of an eye, another year passed.
Throughout this year, Wang Lin kept thinking about the life and death
domain, and he gradually gained more insight. His own being had
undergone a transformation in this past year.
Looking at a mountain as a mountain, looking at a river as a river.
However, Wang Lin noticed that sometimes a mountain isn’t mountain
and a river isn’t a river. It was as if there was another layer of fog blocking
his eyes. He couldn’t see it, but he could feel it. When he reached out, he
couldn’t touch it.
This type of thing won’t go away with time. He would need a sudden
burst of insight to get past the fog.
Autumn passed and spring came. Two more years in this icy world
passed.
Wang Lin was able to make some progress regarding the creation of the
ice sculpture puppets. These ice sculpture puppets relied on snow blood
veins to maintain themselves. A puppet with 49 snow blood veins could
achieve a Core Formation cultivator’s power.
To be as powerful as a Nascent Soul cultivator, one would need 81 snow
blood veins, but with these ice sculptures, the more veins a puppet has, the
harder it is to control. And if two veins touch, the ice sculpture will
explode.
Because of this, the difficulty increases exponentially with each
additional snow blood vein. Thus, one can see how difficult putting 81
blood veins into an ice sculpture is.
This is why there were so few Nascent Soul ice sculptures produced by
Xue Yu.
In addition to this, the snow blood veins come from the Icy Snow
Tactic. Wang Lin was amazed by this technique.
This Icy Snow Tactic emphasizes refining the heart. This technique uses
ice as the bones and snow as the heart to form an ice and snow soul to reach
the state of a clear heart.
It can be described as very mysterious and unstable.
This is why Xue Yue cultivators are all impulsive and have personalities
that can change drastically on a dime. The goal was to follow their will and
do as they pleased to refine their hearts to the point of being impenetrable to
outside influences.
The more Wang Lin studied this technique, the more clear he became
about its true terror. This technique couldn’t be considered a righteous path
at all; it was definitely a side path. Wang Lin felt that this technique was
very similar to the Six Desire Devil Lord’s cultivation method.
Wang Lin wasn’t willing to practice this technique. He merely imitated
it by changing the snow blood veins to pure blood veins. He used blood to
work with his life and death domain to gain the ability to control the
carvings.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Lin had already stayed in this small city for
three years. Adding on the one year he had spent traveling, four years had
passed.
Only one year left until 10 years was up. He could feel that the time for
him to reach the Soul Formation stage was coming.
He didn’t know if he would trigger divine retribution when he reaches
the Soul Formation stage. However, as he got closer to it, he realized that
when he reaches the Soul Formation stage, it will create a disturbance that
will alert everyone.
So on this day, Wang Lin walked out of the ice tower and left.
Before he left, Xue Yu had sent out a decree for all Core Formation and
above cultivators to gather at the temple to receive a Dao lecture. The
reason was that one of the thirteen cultivators that had gone to Suzuka had
returned. He was the only person that had succeeded in reaching the Soul
As for whether only one of the thirteen succeeded or if Suzuka had done
something, it was not something for outsiders to know.
Wang Lin silently left without anyone knowing. Even the Core
Formation cultivator that Wang Lin had trapped had lost his memory and
regained his original position.
At the border of Xue Yu, Wang Lin turned around and carefully looked
at the land. Scenes of the past several decades passed through his mind as
he let out a sigh and left.
Wang Lin’s goal was Zhao. He decided to reach the Soul Formation
stage there.
As for why Wang Lin was going to Zhao to break into the Soul
Formation stage, one reason was that it was a remote location. The other
reason was because he felt a longing for his home after talking to that late
stage Soul Formation cultivator from the Four Sect Alliance.
Everyone has a home. Does he have one...
Zhao could be considered home and there was a woman waiting for him
on the other side of the Sea of Devils. That place could also be considered
home...
So he decided on Zhao to complete the cycle of being born there.
Before he returned home, he went to the town to check on Da Niu and
saw that Da Niu had opened up another ironworks shop. His wife was not
young anymore, but she was clearly pregnant again.
Wang Lin let out a smile as he looked at them. That new life was
growing by the day...
When he left, he left a bit of spiritual energy inside Da Niu’s wife. That
bit of spiritual energy could guarantee the mother’s and daughter’s safety.
The new life was a girl.
Da Niu still didn’t know that the uncle Wang he had always wanted to
see again had come to see him. Da Niu’s only regret at death was not that
Xiao Niu was not here to see him off but that he never got to see the uncle
the Wang who had watched him grow up again. That mysterious person
who opened a shop, who he always pulled customers for, and who managed
to sell a carving for 10 pieces of gold.
He gave those two wood carvings to his daughter and they became
family heirlooms.
Wang Lin flew toward Zhao. 40 years ago, he walked the same road
when he had just reached the Nascent Soul stage. Today he was going back
through the same road, but this time he was about to reach the Soul
Formation stage and was choosing a location to do so.
The Wang Lin now and the Wang Lin then were as different as heaven
and earth.
He passed through one ancient transfer array after another. On this day,
he was in a strange land where clouds filled the sky and rain began to fall.
The rain began to fall harder and harder until it seemed like water was
being poured down. Wang Lin looked at the sky. It had been a long time
since he had seen rain this heavy. He couldn’t help but think back to when
he was in the same room with Zhang Hu back at the Heng Yue Sect. The
rain poured while lightning and thunder fell from the sky.
At this moment, rays of lightning flashed across the sky like silver
snakes. They looked very beautiful.
Wang Lin’s body slowly landed on the ground. He didn’t even use a
technique to block the rain. Instead, he waved his hand at a nearby tree and
the leaves on the tree gathered to form a leaf umbrella.
Wang Lin walked in this foreign land with his umbrella. He was only
two ancient transfer arrays away from reaching Zhao. In an area 40,000
kilometers to the east was where the ancient transfer array was located.
The sound of rushing rain filled the forest and gave the whole area a
certain charm, especially the old temple in the distance. This temple was
clearly deserted. Its original red paint was now dim and some parts were
even damaged,
Even the brass rings on the door had rusted. There are patches of green
on the temple’s side.
Wang Lin had not seen many temples in his life.
Looking at the temple, Wang Lin walked inside. This was an ancient
temple. There were no statues of gods inside; only a half-petal praying pad.
As he looked at the temple, he looked toward the door and then he
returned to looking at the temple. Once he finished looking, he stood at the
door and enjoyed the view of the rain.
After a long time, shouts came from a distance. A few large men
wearing rain cloaks came while yelling.
“This damn weather. Once it starts raining, it never stops.”
“There is a temple ahead; let’s hide in there for a while. We can
continue our travel once the rain lightens up.”
As they were talking, they saw Wang Lin inside the temple. They all
paused and looked at each other before silently walking toward the temple.
When they walked past Wang Lin, one of them took a step toward Wang
Lin and seemed to have tried reaching toward him with his right hand for a
gentle pat. However, another person from the group let out a grunt and
pushed that person to stop him.
That person turned his head and let out a snort before silently entering
the temple.
The five of them took off their rain cloaks, set up a fire, took out some
food, and began to loudly chat with each other. However, every now and
then, their gazes would turn to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin gently shook his head. These five mortals had ruined the
special mood of this night and wasted the atmosphere. He let out sigh. Just
as he raised his feet to leave, his gaze suddenly locked onto the forest in the
distance.
He saw a man with long hair wearing a thin robe taking big strides
toward the temple. Although the man looked very slow, after taking one
step, he was suddenly next to Wang Lin, walking into the temple.
As he passed by Wang Lin, the man gasped and suddenly stopped. He
carefully looked at Wang Lin, revealing his white teeth in a gentle smile,
and said, “I didn’t expect to meet a fellow cultivator in such a small temple.
My name is Mo Zhi. You are?”
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INSIGHT
W ang Lin’s expression was calm, but he was very alert. This person
was very strange. There wasn’t a sliver of spiritual energy in him
and he looked like a mortal at first glance, but how could a mortal see
through his cultivation? Wang Lin calmly clasped his hands and replied,
“I’m just someone from the mountains. No need for a name; just call me Da
Niu.”
The large fellow looked at Wang Lin with a curious gaze and laughed.
“Brother Da Niu, why don’t we sit down and talk in this rainy night?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and nodded before sitting cross legged on the
ground. He waved his right hand and a gourd of wine appeared. He took a
drink.
After the Four Sect Alliance was destroyed Wang Lin’s stock of this
fruit wine had decreased, so he drank it a lot less often now.
That large fellow let out a laugh, sat down, and said, “Brother Da Niu’s
cultivation is really shocking. If I’m not seeing this wrong, you’re close to
obtaining your domain.”
Wang Lin’s heart skipped a bit. He became even more cautious of this
person, but on the outside, he just quietly chuckled and dodged the
question.
At this moment, one of the men next to the fire laughed loudly. “What
in the world are you two talking about? We can’t understand a word of what
you are talking about. Obtaining your domain? Are you two crazy?”
Mo Zhi faintly smiled and said, “Sir, your use of the word ‘crazy’ is
excellent. If one isn’t crazy, why would they try to understand something
like the laws of the heavens? If one isn’t crazy, why would they try to
become an immortal? One must want something in order to obtain it. That
is the truth.”
The man next to the fire frowned and scolded, “He really is crazy. I
didn’t understand a word.”
Mo Zhi smiled and shook his head. He looked at Wang Lin and asked,
“Did brother Da Niu understand?”
Wang Lin let out a faint smile and said, “Your words are too mysterious.
I don’t understand, but I think the word ‘crazy’ is not good. Instead, the
word ‘eat’ is better.”
Mo Zhi’s eyes lit up and he laughed. “Good! ‘Eat’ is a very good word!
If us cultivators lost the urge to eat, then how could we go down the right
path and complete the Dao of the heavens?”
Wang Lin took a drink and silently smiled.
Mo Zhi looked at Wang Lin, then his eyes suddenly showed confusion
and then were filled with void. Wang Lin’s eyes met his and his heart
skipped a beat. He then quietly moved his hand over his bag of holding.
After a long time, the confusion in Mo Zhi’s eyes slowly disappeared.
“Just now… where were… we at?”
Wang Lin brows furrowed as he stared at Mo Zhi.
At this moment, one of the men next to the fire, the one who had been
listening in on them, laughed. “He really is crazy,” the man said.
Mo Zhi let out a sigh and smiled at Wang Lin. “Forget it. Since I forgot,
I forgot. My name is Mo Zhi. What is your name?”
Wang Lin’s brow furrowed even harder. After a while, he shook his
head and let out a faint smile as he said, “Da Niu.”
Mo Zhi nodded. He looked at the rain outside and said, “The rainy night
is beautiful in its mood and endlessness. The plants silently absorb the
water and the scent of death on them quietly disappears. This is the beauty
of the rain and the taste of life.”
Wang Lin turned his head to look outside the shrine. The sound of the
falling rain slow came inside and the sound of thunder would occasionally
light up the outside for an instant.
The fire inside the shrine flickered in the night, causing the shadows in
the shrine to flicker as well. It was as if this was the border of life and
death. The flickering of light seemed to also contain some hints of the life
and death domain.
Light is death, darkness is death, the flickering light represents the
exchange between life and death.
Wang Lin whispered, “What is life?”
This question had confused him for a long time.
Mo Zhi withdrew his gaze. He pointed at the fire and faintly smiled.
“This fire is life.”
Wang Lin pondered as he looked at the flickering light and asked,
“Why?”
Mo Zhi faintly smiled as he looked at the fire and said, “I don’t know
why it is life, but I have constantly heard mortals say ‘live fire, live fire,’ so
I think fire must be life.”
“Crazy!” This time, all of the men next to the fire looked at the two as if
they were some strange creatures.
This fire is life… Wang Lin felt like he had gained some clarity, but he
still hadn’t fully understood it. He remained silent for a moment and then
asked, “What is death?”
Just as Mo Zhi was about to speak, his eyes were filled with confusion
and void again. After a long time, he regained his senses and looked around
in a daze.
“What were… we talking about… before?”
Without waiting for Wang Lin to speak, one of the men around the fire
said, “He just asked you what death was.”
Mo Zhi looked at Wang Lin apologetically. He hesitated for a bit and
said, “I believe brother also knows what my name is. May I ask for your
name?”
Just like before, before Wang Lin could respond, another man next to
the fire responded, “His name is Da Niu.”
Mo Zhi’s eyes became even more apologetic as he said, “Ever since I
obtained my domain, my memory has been a mess. I hope brother Da Niu
can forgive me.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but his heart was shocked.
He hesitated for a bit before asking, “What domain did brother Mo
comprehend?”
Directly asking someone their domain was somewhat taboo, but Mo Zhi
didn’t seem to mind. The confusion in his eyes became even stronger and
he said, “Forget domain…”
“Hey, you haven’t said what death is yet. Continue what you were
saying; it was getting interesting,” one of the men next to the fire hurried
Mo Zhi.
The confusion in Mo Zhi’s eyes became even stronger as he said, “What
is death… death is to die. If a person dies, then it is death, and if the heart
dies, then it forgets… that is death.”
Wang Lin’s heart shook. That sentence was like a gust that blew away a
lot of the fog that had left him confused.
Death was to die. If a person dies, it is death. If the heart dies, then it
forgets...
Mo Zhi’s confused eyes were filled with wisdom as he looked around
before pointing at a puddle outside with this right hand. He muttered, “The
water falling in this puddle today is life. Tomorrow, when there is no water
falling, then this puddle is death. Dead water is water without life and
flow.”
Then his right hand casually pointed again and this time it was on the
men next to the fire. The void in his eyes became even stronger and he said,
“Today they can enjoy, be angry, be sad, or be happy. That is life. In the
future, they won’t be able to enjoy, be angry be sad, or be happy, and that is
death.”
His hand suddenly moved and pointed at a praying mat. He said, “This
shrine was alive when the statue of the god was here. Now that it is without
it, it is dead!”
Speaking of this, he stood up, pointed at the sky, and said, “These
raindrops are born in the sky and die on the earth. What’s in the middle is
their life. I look at this rain not for the sky, earth, or the rain itself, but the
raindrop’s entire life… this cycle of life and death.”
Wang Lin was touched. He stood up and respectfully bowed toward Mo
Zhi.
Mo Zhi faintly smiled. He then took a step and left the shrine like a
meteor. His faint voice came from the distance and said,
“Brother Da Niu, you either understand it or you don’t… know your
limits.”
Wang Lin stared at the rain. After a long time, he let out a smile.
At this moment, the men around the fire were all confused. They felt
like they understood a bit, but when they thought about it carefully, there
seemed to be a layer of fog blocking their eyes.
“Fellow brother, what did that person mean?” One of them couldn’t
help but ask. Everyone else’s gazes turned toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin shooked his head and said, “You guys… won’t understand…”
With that, he took a step and left the shrine. He walked in the rain and
looked up. This raindrop was born in the sky. Then he looked at the ground.
This raindrop dies on the earth.
What’s in between is the raindrop’s entire life.
This is life and death!
Fire is life because it has life, this is what they mean by “live fire.”
Death is to die. If a person dies, it is death. If the heart dies, then it
forgets...
Wang Lin was walking between the heavens and earth when he
suddenly felt something in his heart. He managed to grasp a bit of the truth
behind life and death. He originally needed one more year of cultivating his
domain to reach the Soul Formation stage. However, his comprehension
suddenly grew, and after a short while, he was already at the state to reach
It could be said that at this moment, if Wang Lin wished to, he could
immediately reach the Soul Formation stage.
But this was obviously not the place to reach the Soul Formation stage.
Wang Lin suppressed the urge to break through and flew even faster.
“I believe brother Mo’s domain is heart’s death, and this results in his
memory loss. To forget everything, leaving only the Dao.” Wang Lin took a
deep breath. This Mo Zhi was a genius.
The insight he had gained in the shrine on that rainy night allowed
Wang Lin’s mentality to finally reach the level of Soul Formation. At this
moment, he was worthy of reaching the Soul Formation stage and had the
domain of a Soul Formation cultivator.
The Soul Formation stage is where the strength of cultivators begin to
vary greatly.
This is because once cultivators reach the Soul Formation stage, their
focus of cultivation changes from their bodies to their minds. Their basis is
their understanding of the heavens and their strength is how well they can
control that power.
The domain is the most important insight for cultivators above the Soul
Formation stage.
According to the difference in understanding of the heavens, the
domains obtained are different too. In other words, there are countless
domains out there, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a difference in
strength between the domains.
Although the domains are very close in strength when they reach their
extremes, the starting points are very different and can definitely affect
future cultivation.
Therefore, at the Soul Formation stage, the strength of cultivators vary
greatly. If one only obtains an ordinary domain, even though they are gods
compared to Nascent Soul cultivators, they will be lagging behind among
fellow Soul Formation cultivators.
If Wang Lin really wanted to reach the Soul Formation stage quickly, he
could have done it when he was able to carve the first statue of the White
Cloud Sect’s Soul Formation cultivator. However, that domain was not
something he had made himself. It was the same as following in someone
else’s footsteps. Even if he had reached the Soul Formation stage, he would
find it very difficult to break through in the future, resulting in a very low
chance of reaching the Soul Transformation stage.
Since it was not a domain he had formed himself, it would be very
difficult to even fully comprehend it, not to mention transcend it...
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PEELING THE TOP
I n truth, there are two ways to reach the Soul Formation stage. The first
method is to follow someone else’s footsteps and copy their domain.
This method is much easier than the second one, but the difficult part is that
not many Soul Formation cultivators are willing to display their domain.
Only peak Nascent Soul cultivators in large sects are given the privilege to
see them.
The second method is to completely rely on yourself to try to
comprehend the heavens to find your own domain. This method is very
difficult. It requires a lot of perseverance and luck to succeed, but once you
have found your own domain, you will be much stronger that those that
went with the first method.
In general, only those who can’t obtain their own domain after trying
for a long time choose the first method. After all, there is a huge difference
in power between the two methods.
This gap is something that is almost impossible to close, whether it is at
the start, or far in the future.
However, not many people can comprehend their own domain, so a
majority of cultivators choose the first method.
This is why some Soul Formation cultivators are killed and others can
live on peacefully. The messenger back in Zhao chose the first method,
which is why he decided to run after seeing Wang Lin’s magic treasure.
However, nothing is absolute as there are cultivators who choose the
first method who manage to break through to the Soul Transformation
stage, but there are simply too few of these people, and they are very weak
among Soul Transformation cultivators.
Thus, the people who choose the first method focus on obtaining pills to
raise their cultivation level, but how could pills that contain celestial
spiritual energy be so easy to obtain?
Wang Lin flew in the rain until he arrived at the ancient transfer array.
The transfer array lit up and his body disappeared.
This time, Wang Lin didn’t stop at all and used his full speed to move to
the next transfer array.
One month later, waves of spiritual energy shot up in a valley at the
edge of Zhao. As the spiritual energy disappeared, a young man walked out.
It was Wang Lin!
Looking at the land before him, Wang Lin felt a burst of melancholy.
Zhao wasn’t very big. With just his divine sense, he was easily able to see
everything that was happening.
After Wang Lin’s killing spree, the cultivators of Zhao had weakened
greatly, especially with the deaths of several late stage Nascent Soul
cultivators. This was a huge blow to Zhao. In these past few decades, all of
the sects’ doors were closed.
Among the cultivators of Zhao, rumors of Wang Lin were still being
spread even now. Countless cultivators were still terrified by the stories, and
those that saw Wang Lin would still wake up in the middle of the night
covered in cold sweat.
As for the Heaven’s Tower in the middle of Zhao, it was still empty.
After pondering for a while, Wang Lin flew toward where the former
Heng Yue Sect was, which was now the Xuan Dao Sect’s home.
He entered the cultivation world here, so he will reach the Soul
Formation stage here too.
When his figure appeared outside of the Xuan Dao Sect, he saw white
fog covering the entire sect. Even the little passage up the mountain was
blocked. The Xuan Dao Sect had long closed its doors and no longer
communicated with the outside.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. Instead of making a commotion to force people
to come out, he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already at the
back mountain of the Xuan Dao Sect.
The back mountain where he went through four years of closed door
cultivation was still there. There were a few cultivators around, but their
expressions were very lethargic and depressed.
How could they notice Wang Lin’s presence? Wang Lin found the cave
he had cultivated in back then and walked into it.
There was no one inside the cave. Once Wang Lin went inside, the rock
at the entrance slowly fell.
Wang Lin sat cross-legged inside the cave and examined its interior.
Familiar memories entered his mind. He let out a sigh and began to
cultivate.
Ten days later, Wang Lin finished tuning his body. His hand formed a
seal and he pressed it on his stomach. The color of his face changed
between red and green and his body soon split into two.
His original body came out of his avatar with a head of white hair over
his shoulders, a grin, and a purple star that released an evil light.
This original body’s cultivation level was still at the late stage of Core
Formation.
His Ji Realm hadn’t evolved, so his original body’s cultivation level still
couldn’t improve.
Even though he could boost his Ji Realm to the Nascent Soul level when
he was fused together with his avatar, there were still limitations and
drawbacks, so it was not a long term solution.
As for his avatar, it was about to reach the Soul Formation stage. After
fusing with his original body, this avatar’s one flaw of only having 30 years
to live disappeared, so now it was no different from his original body.
At this moment, he was about to reach the Soul Formation stage, and if
he was still fused with his original body, it would interfere with the process
of breaking through.
Wang Lin began to ponder. If his original body’s cultivation stayed the
same, then there would be too many drawbacks. He had already started to
consider this matter several years ago but couldn’t make a decision.
However, his understanding of the life and death domain had increased
greatly, especially after the event at the shrine.
His hesitant heart finally made a decision.
His original body couldn’t walk the same path as his avatar, so the Ji
Realm had to be separated from it.
The road of the ancient god was the path that the original body
should’ve walked. Wang Lin pondered for a little while before both of his
bodies sat down. Both bodies formed seals with their hands, causing green
smoke to slowly surround them.
The first thing he needed to do was shatter the cultivation of his original
body.
Slivers of spiritual energy spread out from the original body. There were
traces of pain on the original body’s face, but he was determined to
continue. Finally, drops of blood oozed out of the original body’s pores.
This red liquid didn’t stick to the body. It formed beads of blood around
it. Gradually, the number of these beads of blood increased.
The original body’s face became even more pale and his cultivation
level started to drop from the late stage of Core Formation.
Ten days later, the original body looked older and his cultivation level
had dropped to early stage Core Formation. The beads of blood had already
formed a red ring around the original body.
Then, with a crisp crackling sound, the original body’s core shattered
and turned into even more powerful spiritual energy that raged through his
body like a group of runaway horses. Just at this moment, the avatar’s eyes
lit up and it pointed a finger at the original body’s brow. The spiritual
energy inside the original body seemed to have found a release point and
poured out from the brow.
This spiritual power gathered at the avatar’s finger. Soon, all of the
spiritual energy condensed into a silver liquid.
The original body suddenly grew much weaker, but its eyes were still
calm.
Then, slivers of spiritual energy came from the original body’s flesh and
bones. This spiritual energy moved to the original body’s dantain and
slowly formed a ring.
This was the foundation of a cultivator, which was also the symbol of a
Foundation Establishment cultivator.
This ring slowly became more solid and became even brighter and
brighter. This time, the avatar pointed at the original body’s dantain. The
original body shook as the ring shattered into spiritual energy and gathered
at the fingertip of the avatar.
Then the original body’s cultivation level dropped rapidly. 14th layer of
Qi condensation… 13th layer… 12th layer… 8th layer.. 6th layer… all the
way until the 1st layer!
At this moment, all of the spiritual energy in the original body
disappeared. His whole body suddenly fell over, leaned against the wall,
and began to breath rapidly. However, this entire time, its eyes were still
calm.
In those eyes, a bolt of red lightning flashed.
The avatar took a deep breath. This time, his finger pointed to the spot
between the original body’s eyes. Suddenly, that ray of red lightning flew
out. Just as it was about to leave through one of the walls, the avatar let out
a roar. His hand moved and rings of light trapped the red lightning. He
reached out to grab it. The red lightning struggled for a bit before finally
giving up and stopped moving.
The avatar grabbed the red lightning and morphed it into a drop of
blood before putting it into his bag of holding.
This drop of blood was the Ji Realm!
The original body gave up its cultivation to force the Ji Realm out,
completely turning it into a magic treasure-like existence.
Shortly after, the original body barely managed to sit up straight and
closed his eyes. At this moment, the avatar flicked the spiritual energy from
the foundation ring into the original body. Then the liquid formed by the
core was also sent into the original body.
The boundless spiritual energy surged through the original body, but
that body had no intentions of cultivating again. Instead, the original body
started using the ancient god’s tactic. Under its power, all of the spiritual
energy was absorbed by the body’s flesh and bones.
During the process of absorbing the spiritual energy, bits of a red
substance entered the original body from the red ring.
This process lasted a long time...
At this moment, Wang Lin’s original body and avatar walked down two
very different paths. The original body was focused on refining the body,
walking down the path of the ancient gods.
The avatar focused on the inside, walking down the path of the heavens.
Both were Wang Lin’s bodies, without any difference, but before he
reaches a certain point, his two bodies can’t be fused together for a long
period of time.
But once he fuses, his power will increase several fold.
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POINT OF TRANSFORMATION
A series of changes were happening within the original body. In truth,

the original body had already met the requirements to become a one
star ancient god. As a result, it was already walking on the path of the
ancient gods, but due to Wang Lin’s indecision before, it caused that path to
be incredibly difficult.
But after the enlightenment in the old shrine, he was able to understand
the mysteries of his life and death domain. As a result, Wang Lin decided to
have his original body walk the path of the ancient gods.
Wang Lin looked at his original body, which was currently cultivating.
He opened his bag of holding and took out several blood drops filled with
killing intent and then pointed at the original body’s brow. The blood drops
flew into the original body one by one.
The original body’s white hair immediately turned red and his killing
intent reached its peak.
At this moment, the original body seemed a bit similar to Te Sen from
the land of the ancient god.
After a long time, the original body finished absorbing all the spiritual
energy and opened his eyes. His eyes had no pupils, they were only two
masses of red. Combined with the red hair, he didn’t look human. Instead,
he looked like an ancient demon.
Wang Lin and his original body both let out a faint smiles. However,
their smiles would shock anyone who saw them. The original body’s smile
was filled with the sense of being far above others, while the avatar’s smile
was filled with bloodlust.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out several hundred
bottles of pills. This was a large majority of the pills Li Muwan had given
him back then. The moment those pills appeared, the original body opened
its mouth. All of the bottles broke as the pills flew into its mouth, turned
into spiritual energy, and moved through its body.
The ancient god’s tactic worked frantically inside his body to absorb all
of the spiritual energy from the pills. Gradually, the original body became
even harder and had a slightly metallic sheen.
Finally, golden threads came out of the original body’s pores and his
clothes all disappeared as well.
The number of golden threads increased as more pills entered his mouth
and the ancient god’s tactic operated. Finally, the golden threads intertwined
and formed a golden cocoon.
Waves of pressure came out of the golden cocoon. The beating sound of
a powerful heart come from inside the cocoon.
However, no one but the avatar could hear this sound.
The avatar stared at the golden cocoon the original body was in and sat
down to guard it.
13 days later, the beating inside the golden cocoon became even louder.
It was like a beating drum. Finally, when that sound reached its peak, a
crack appeared on the golden cocoon.
More and more cracks appeared and the cracks grew larger and larger.
Finally, the cocoon was covered in cracks and a very blinding purple light
leaked through them.
Crisp crackling sounds came from the golden cocoon , then large
chunks of the cocoon’s shell fell off. Then a bronze-colored arm reached
out from inside the golden cocoon.
Subsequently, his original body walked out of the golden cocoon. His
red hair that looked like flowing blood was behind his shoulders and the
two purple stars on his forehead slowly rotated in a circle.
His eyes were no longer red and had darkened a lot, but if one looked
closely, it looked as if his eyes contained seas of blood.
The original body managed to reach the second transformation of the
ancient god after absorbing his original body’s cultivation and countless
pills.
The amount of spiritual energy needed for an ancient god to undergo
transformation now was countless times the amount required before.
After the original body appeared, it silently pondered and looked at the
avatar. The avatar slapped his bag of holding and took out a flying sword.
He pointed at the original body and the flying sword flew at it.
The original body didn’t block; it let the flying sword attack it. At the
moment of impact, there was a sound of two metal objects colliding.
Sounds of two metal objects hitting each other continued and even sparks
appeared.
The original body casually reached and grabbed the flying sword. It
tightened its hold and, with a crack, the flying sword broke into pieces and
became useless metal.
The original body and avatar both let out smiles of satisfaction. After
pondering a little, the original body sank into the ground and disappeared.
According to the memories of the ancient god, if a baby ancient god
hasn’t been tested at the center of the planet, then he will never become a
true ancient god. When Wang Lin decided on this road, he had already
made his decision.
The original body continued to sink into the earth until it reached a
point where the pressure would be too powerful even for cultivators.
However, with the help of the ancient god’s tactic, the original body didn’t
feel anything and continued to descend.
Even Wang Lin wasn’t sure how far it had descended, but his original
body still hadn’t reached the center of Suzaku. He made a rough estimate
and believed that he was 1/6th of the way there.
However, this was already the limit of the original body. If he were to
continue to descend, his body would collapse.
After all, in ancient times, the adult ancient gods would surround the
baby ancient god in a drop of their blood to provide for the baby and help
protect the baby from the powerful pressure at the center of the planet.
The original body sat down cross-legged and began to quietly
cultivate… Unless the avatar encounters a life and death situation, it
wouldn’t move; it would continue to cultivate.
Aside from that, the only movement the original body would make was
go down toward the center of Suzaku to complete the way of the ancient
god, but the path to become a real ancient god was simply too hard.
The ancient gods went through three losses and seven trials. Every
single time was a life and death test. It would be impossible to complete it
all without spending a very large amount of time.
What is even more unbearable compared to all of this is the solitude..
One must cultivate in solitude, endure the solitude, and finally, enjoy
the solitude.
Also, the disappearance of the ancient gods weighted on Wang Lin’s
heart like a giant rock. In ancient times, after Tu Si died, some
unimaginable things happened that caused the celestial realm to be
destroyed, the ancient celestials went extinct, the ancient gods went extinct,
and this even affected the ancient cultivation world, causing the cultivation
union to appear.
Although all of those things were very distant from Wang Lin, once
someone learns that Wang Lin was cultivating the path of the ancient gods,
those things might not be so distant anymore.
Therefore, Wang Lin could not let anyone know that he had an original
body following the path of the ancient gods.
Otherwise, there would be disaster coming his way!
After the original body left, Wang Lin’s avatar looked up while inside
the cave. His gaze seemed to be able to see through the cave walls and saw
the sky above it.
Wang Lin softly said the two words, “Soul Formation!”
He stretched out his arms as his life and death domain began to slowly
spread. It covered the entire back mountain, it covered the Xuan Dao Sect,
and continued to spread.
Slowly, the life and death domain continued to spread until it covered
all of Zhao.
He slowly closed his eyes as he comprehended the laws of the heavens
and the life and death domain.
At this moment, whether it was the mortals or cultivators, everyone felt
something in their hearts. The mortals could only experience a mysterious
feeling, but all of the cultivators began to panic.
The expressions of the few Nascent Soul cultivators in Zhao greatly
changed and they flew out from their various sects to check what was going
on. However, with their cultivation levels, they would only feel and not
locate where it was coming from.
Not to mention them, even the few remaining Nascent Soul cultivators
in the Xuan Dao Sect didn’t know that the source of this feeling was in their
back mountain.
At this moment, Wang Lin felt what everyone was feeling. The feelings
of panic and daze, confusion and shock, and all these various other feelings
were laid out before him.
Gradually, the clouds disappeared until there were no clouds or wind in
the entire country of Zhao. Only a sense of peace was left. In this peace, all
of the mortals and cultivators affected by the life and death domain calmed
down.
In the mortal world, from the king to the peasants, everyone seemed to
have lost control of themselves as they bowed toward one direction.
This was even true for cultivators, no matter what cultivation level they
had reached.
As the sense of calmness spread, a few of the Nascent Soul cultivators
noticed that this heavenly change was coming from the Xuan Dao Sect.
The Xuan Dao Sect was now empty after the few Nascent Soul
cultivators ordered everyone else to leave. All of the disciples of the Xuan
Dao Sect were now kneeling outside the sect.
These Nascent Soul cultivators were all very nervous as they had a
guess as to what was going on. That guess was that there was a guest
reaching the Soul Formation stage here, but this guess was too unbelievable
and it caused them to be very nervous.
Although they had never experienced these kinds of changes in the
heavens before, they had read about them in ancient records. It was a bit
different from the records, but this kind of change could only happen when
someone was reaching the Soul Formation stage.
At this moment, one question appeared in the remaining Nascent Soul
cultivators’ minds.
Who the hell was reaching the Soul Formation stage here? Why did this
person choose to do it here… could this person be someone from Zhao?
This speculation from the people that vaguely understood what was
happening caused them to become extremely excited. This type of
excitement was something they had never felt before.
Wang Lin sat cross-legged inside the cave, and at this moment his body
was emitting a rainbow colored light. In this light, Wang Lin had the air of
an immortal.
Gradually, a little person that looked exactly like Wang Lin flew out
from his forehead. This was his Nascent Soul.
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BEGINNING TRANSFORMATION
T he Nascent Soul slowly floated upward until it completely left Wang

Lin’s body. The Nascent Soul also opened its arms and remained in
the same position as the body.
The spiritual energy in the heavens suddenly found an outlet. It rapidly
gathered around Wang Lin and formed a giant vortex in the back mountain
of the Xuan Dao Sect.
This vortex was now visible to everyone near it. It looked like a funnel
and grew larger and larger at the top.
Then the sky changed as a giant black hole appeared in the cloudless
sky. Inside the black hole, One could see stars shining.
Wang Lin seemed to notice and his Nascent Soul raised its head. Its
gaze pierced through the cave and stared into the black hole.
His heart immediately shook. He remembered this scene from the
ancient god’s memory. This was the space outside of planet Suzaku.
When a cultivator reaches the Soul Formation stage, their Nascent Soul
will go through a series of changes. This process requires a large amount of
spiritual energy. During this process, one can use their domain to open up a
passage to the sky and use that boundless spiritual energy to help them
reach the Soul Formation stage.
This is a chance every cultivator has when they reach the Soul
Formation stage.
The appearance of the black hole was the final confirmation to every
cultivator who had read the record. It was certain that there was indeed
someone reaching the Soul Formation stage in Zhao.
The spiritual energy poured out of the black hole like a flash flood and
was sucked up by the vortex. Then it underwent a series of changes before
entering Wang Lin’s body.
The Nascent Soul started to slowly emit a rainbow-colored light. The
light became brighter and brighter until it covered the entire back mountain.
Soon, the entire Xuan Dao Sect was covered in this rainbow-colored light.
At this moment, the surrounding cultivators became filled with
excitement and devotion as their eyes became filled with a hot craze.
For them, it was a great honor and luck to be able to watch someone
reach the Soul Formation stage in their lifetime. It was also great for their
cultivation.
However, this was not the reason Wang Lin chose to reach the Soul
Formation stage in Zhao. It was simply because he felt a strange urge to.
The Nascent Soul cultivators were the ones who received the greatest
benefits as their Nascent Souls seemed to be undergoing changes. All of
their Nascent Souls flew out of their bodies and began to cultivate.
As Wang Lin’s Nascent Soul absorbed more spiritual energy, the
rainbow-colored light became even stronger. His Nascent Soul also began
to float up higher above his head.
The appearance of the black hole above Zhao caused the mortals to
become even more pious. It was as if a heavenly pressure had washed over
them, removing all distractions and letting them focus on their respect for
this heavenly pressure.
The closer the mortals were to the black hole, the more they were
affected. This was especially true for the village right next to the Xuan Dao
Sect as every child was staring dumbfoundedly at the black hole. If there
was a cultivator around, they would be able to see a faint belt of light above
their foreheads that connected to the black hole.
In reality, whenever a cultivator is about to reach the Soul Formation
stage in a rank 4 cultivation country, they return to their own country. Every
time a cultivator reaches the Soul Formation stage, the black hole that
appears causes the mortals around it to change.
Those without a spirit root can gain one!
This is one of the reasons why rank 4 cultivation countries can
completely suppress rank 3 cultivation countries. Every time a cultivator
reaches the Soul Formation stage, they produce a lot of mortals who can
cultivate as well.
Wang Lin didn’t know any of this. At this moment, he had completely
fused with his life and death domain to experience the laws of the heavens.
As more and more spiritual energy entered Wang Lin’s Nascent Soul,
his Nascent Soul rose higher and higher. The stone wall didn’t stop his
Nascent Soul at all, and his Nascent Soul slowly flew out of the back
mountain.
At this moment, all of the surrounding cultivators saw something they
would never forget. They saw a mini person who was emanating a rainbow-
colored light and sitting cross-legged slowly rise into the air.
The moment the Nascent Soul appeared, the surrounding spiritual
energy rushed toward the Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul’s hand also
began to rapidly form different seals.
This process lasted for a long time...
Wang Lin’s Nascent Soul began to form the seals even faster as spiritual
energy poured into him. He eventually started producing afterimages. The
rainbow-colored light around the Nascent Soul gradually began to converge
back into it until it was completely contained within the Nascent Soul.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s Nascent Soul became transparent, as if it
would disappear at any time.
At this moment, the black hole in the sky spat out the last bit of spiritual
energy, then gradually closed and disappeared.
The last bit of spiritual energy descended like a dragon and entered the
Nascent Soul. At this moment, slivers of strange energy came out of the
Nascent Soul.
The entire Nascent Soul changed from transparent to solid again. It
gradually grew until it was the size of a normal person. If one looked
closely at it, they would see that his Nascent Soul looked exactly like his
body.
At this point, the Nascent Soul opened its eyes. There were no emotions
inside them. They looked like ordinary people’s eyes, but waves of coldness
rolled out of them. At this moment, everyone who saw this Nascent Soul
saw an illusion showing that after this Nascent Soul had undergone a series
of changes, it had become a mysterious existence that surpassed cultivators.
Its gaze seemed to be directed at the earth, and no matter what it looked
at, its gaze was always cold, as if there was nothing in this world that would
interest it.
The most important part of the Soul Formation stage is that the Nascent
Soul becomes the primary soul. If the primary soul remains, then the body
will remain forever, just like the laws of the heavens.
At this moment, Wang Lin’s Nascent Soul underwent a change with all
the spiritual energy from reaching the Soul Formation stage and changed
into a primary soul.
If one compares a Nascent Soul to a child, then the primary soul is like
an adult that has gained the ability to use the power of the heavens. This is
what makes Soul Formation cultivators so fearsome.
A Soul Formation cultivator is able to contain the power of their domain
in their attacks because of their primary soul. The primary soul is formed
with the Nascent Soul as the base and empowered by the spiritual energy of
the heavens.
It is because of the existence of the primary soul that Soul Formation
cultivators are far stronger than Nascent Soul cultivators. This is the same
reason why Nascent Soul cultivators are so much stronger than Core
Formation cultivators.
The difference between the realms is a gap that can’t be crossed.
Mortals breathed in the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth,
causing their bodies to change so they could better cultivate spiritual
energy. Gradually, as the body gathers more and more spiritual energy, it
reaches a certain stage, then the body undergoes a change in quality.
This change is called Foundation Establishment.
According to the ways of cultivation, one can’t have external help when
reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. One must try and try again
themselves to truthly walk the heaven defying path of cultivation.
However, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is too hard,
which is why heaven defying pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill
were created. Now, after a long time, there are very few people who can
reach the Foundation Establishment stage without the help of a Foundation
Establishment Pill.
Although this doesn’t follow the standards of the heavens, the
cultivation union said that the heavens are dead, so there is no need to defy
them. Because a long time has passed, people forgot about this matter.
After one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, their body
becomes even more accustomed to cultivating spiritual energy and can
contain more spiritual energy. However, at a certain point, one will reach
another bottleneck.
As such, the Core Formation stage came to be. The goal of the Core
Formation stage is to compress the spiritual energy in one’s body again and
again until the intangible spiritual energy becomes tangible. Then it goes
from tangible to liquid, and finally, from liquid to solid, all to form one’s
core.
This process is very difficult for cultivators, but it is not impossible. If
one has enough talent, it’s a lot easier.
The core eases the load on the body and allows one to absorb more
spiritual energy. As more and more spiritual energy is gathered, some of it
goes into the core, causing the core to become more solid. The amount of
spiritual energy condensed in the core is unimaginable.
This is why Core Formation cultivators are like heavenly beings to
Foundation Establishment cultivators. After all, the amount of spiritual
energy Core Formation cultivators have is unimaginable for Foundation
After a cultivator forms their core and continues to cultivate, they will
reach another bottleneck, this is the late stage of Core Formation.
At this point, simply cultivating spiritual energy is no longer enough.
This is when the cultivator undergoes a second quality change.
This isn’t a complete quality change, but for cultivators, it is a huge
change. This is the first step to truly become a heaven defying cultivator.
The core shatters and the Nascent Soul is born.
Nascent Soul has the word nascent because it is the beginning of the
path of cultivation.
The core shattering and birth of the Nascent Soul is a mysterious
change. It is like the breath of a baby in the mortal world.
The core is like a mother who is pregnant. When it breaks, it will give
life to a baby.
This is how the phrase Nascent Soul came to be.
The shattering of the core and the birth of the Nascent Soul is a symbol
of rebirth.
The amount of spiritual energy a Nascent Soul can absorb is not even in
the same realm as a core.
After obtaining a Nascent Soul, one has the ability to escape death, to
fight the heavens, and to walk down the heaven defying path.
Once the Nascent Soul reaches a certain stage, it is time for the Soul
Formation stage. The talent required to reach the Soul Formation stage isn’t
high, as what the Soul Formation stage requires is comprehension of the
heavens.
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REINCARNATION
A fter all, once a cultivator forms their Nascent Soul, they gain the
right to fight the heavens. This right is very valuable, but it isn’t
enough. In order to fight the heavens, one must understand the heavens and
the cycle of reincarnation.
Only after one understands the law of the heavens can they find the way
to defy the heavens. This type of thing is very mysterious. One either
understands it or they don’t.
If one can’t comprehend the heavens, then no matter how much spiritual
energy they absorb, they will always be weak. It’s like giving a baby a
divine weapon. If they can’t wield the weapon, it is still useless.
If they use it by force, they will be able to harm the enemy, but they
themselves will be hurt as well.
Comprehending the heavens and obtaining a domain is what allows the
baby to wield the weapon. This is the only way to obtain the ability to wield
that power.
Only after comprehending the heavens can one wield this power as if it
were their own.
As a result, this stage is called Soul Formation.
Once one obtains the strength to wield this power, they have far
surpassed mortals and other cultivators. They are an existence beyond
humans because they have a divine soul.
However, this soul isn’t the normal type of soul in the records; it’s a
state of mind, a change of heart, a very mysterious realm.
This realm is similar to the soul in the records, and that’s how the Soul
Formation stage came to be.
But just having the power is not enough. Even if a baby has the strength
to wield this power, it can’t wield it for long. This is how the Origin Soul
came to be.
Once the baby grows up, it will naturally be able to store more power.
This is the Origin Soul.
In order to form an Origin Soul, one needs a domain and divine sense.
Then they fuse together into the Nascent Soul and thus, a new soul is born.
This is the Origin Soul!
As for the power that could be used, that is the power of the heavens.
Soul Formation cultivators can use the power of the heavens, something
that Nascent Soul cultivators can’t use.
The power of the heavens is the domain. Depending on the domain
someone comprehends from the heavens, they will be able to display
different powers of the heavens.
At this moment, Wang Lin understood everything. He slowly looked at
the land before him and, after a long time, his Origin Soul slowly sank back
down.
His Origin Soul returned to the cave and entered his forehead. It
eventually fused back together with his body.
At this moment, all of the spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body
disappeared and fused with his Origin Soul.
After a long time, Wang Lin slowly opened his eyes. These eyes were
like those of a newborn baby’s, with distinct black and white. There was
also a hint of an aura.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and raised his right hand. He casually
grabbed with his hand and a rift in space appeared. Cold air blew out from
the rift that seemed to be able to blow out life.
Before, Wang Lin would only be able to open a rift in space this easily
inside the land of the ancient god. Otherwise, he would have to use all of
the spiritual energy in his body to barely succeed.
This cold air was the life extinguishing wind from the void. Nascent
Soul cultivators could just barely resist it, but Core Formation cultivators
would have to stay far away from it unless they possessed a treasure that
could resist it.
Wang Lin was able to resist it before, but he would still feel very
uncomfortable. However, if he were to go inside, he wouldn’t be able to
withstand it.
This was also why back then, when the people he fought opened up a
rift to run away, he didn’t dare to chase after them.
This cold air didn’t have any effect on Wang Lin anymore. Even if his
whole body were to go into the rift, it would no longer harm him at all.
He faintly smiled as his right hand slowly entered the rift. When he
withdrew his right hand, there were specks of light on it.
Looking at these specks of light, Wang Lin crushed them after
pondering for a while.
He stood up and walked forward as the stone sealing the cave loudly
opened.
As he walked out of the cave, he saw that all of the members of the
Xuan Dao Sect were kneeling on the ground, looking at his direction. Even
some of the nearby cultivators not from the Xuan Dao Sect were present.
They were kneeling as well.
Wang Lin’s gaze only took a moment to sweep past everyone. He saw a
lot of people that he knew. His gaze suddenly locked onto one of the
middle-aged men.
The moment Wang Lin saw this person, he let out a faint smile. After he
carefully looked at this person more, his smile became wider.
Wang Lin mumbled to himself, “40 years to reach the late stage of
Foundation Establishment, very good!”
That white-robed middle aged man stared at Wang Lin, revealing a look
of confusion. He felt like he knew this person, but no matter how hard he
tried, he couldn’t remember.
Now that he saw this person looking at him, he immediately felt
something. It was as if something inside him was awakening. An image
flashed across his mind. It seemed like he used to be in the same sect as this
person...
But he immediately shook his head as this thought was too insane. He
took a deep breath and immediately lowered his head.
At this moment, an old Nascent Soul cultivator moved forward. He
knelt before Wang Lin and asked, with a trembling voice, “Is senior from
Zhao?”
The moment those words came out, all of the cultivators around held
their breath. Their eyes were filled with excitement as they stared at Wang
Lin. Even the middle-aged man raised his head and looked toward Wang
Lin again.
Wang Lin’s current appearance was not that different from back then,
but the aura around him was completely different, so it was no wonder
people didn’t realize it was him. But even if people did, they wouldn’t dare
to say it out loud.
For a rank 3 cultivation country to become a rank 4 cultivation country,
they need a Soul Formation cultivator that was born in that country. Rank 4
cultivation countries have a technique to verify this. This technique comes
from Suzaku, so unless someone’s cultivation level is higher than the
cultivators of Suzaku, it is very hard to fake.
And the most important part is that the Soul Formation cultivator must
live in the country for 100 years before they can report to a rank 4
cultivation country to get their new rank.
Obviously, Wang Lin couldn’t accept this condition. After hearing the
old man’s words, Wang Lin pondered for a long time and said, “I’m from
this country, but I’m unable to stay for 100 years. Sorry.”
The old man’s body shivered and he revealed a disappointed look. All
of the surrounding cultivators revealed the same expression.
When expectations are too high, the amount of disappointment is even
higher.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. His right hand grabbed in the air, then ten balls
of light appeared. He threw them out and the ten balls of light landed on ten
different cultivators.
The ten cultivators’ bodies shook and they revealed painful expressions,
but this pain didn’t last long. After catching their breaths, they revealed
joyous expressions.
That white-robed middle-aged man was one of them.
Wang Lin calmly said, “I can’t stay, but I have left behind ten spirit
seeds. Although they won’t make your cultivation any easier, once you
reach the late stage of Nascent Soul, I’ll naturally know and come to teach
you!” After he finished speaking, he looked at the white-robed middle-aged
man again and let out a faint smile.
The spirit seed he gave to the middle-aged man was different from
everyone else’s. It contained the power to save his life three times.
These spirit seeds were something a Soul Formation cultivator formed
using the power of the heavens. Their value was unimaginable.
As the middle-aged man stared at Wang Lin, the sense of familiarity in
his mind became even stronger, but just as he was about to remember, he
suddenly felt pain in his head. This pain was much stronger than what he
could handle. Just as he felt as if his mind would explode, a gentle power
came from the spirit seed and the pain disappeared.
His body trembled and was covered in sweat.
A gentle voice in his head said, “Don’t think about it anymore. Once
you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, you will remember everything
from the past. If you know now, it will only bring you pain.”
The person’s body shook. When he raised his head, he noticed that
Wang Lin was faintly smiling at him.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and looked at the land before him. Unless
special happens, he won’t come back to Zhao until someone reaches the late
stage of Nascent Soul.
His body slowly rose into the air and gradually disappeared in the sky.
On the ground, all of the cultivators raised their heads and revealed
determined expressions .This was especially true for the middle-aged man.
“I will reach the Nascent Soul stage! I will!”
Just at this moment, an object fell from the sky. Everyone looked at it
and realized that it was a wood carving. The wood carving fell on top of the
mountain and fused with it. Suddenly, the mountain felt like it was filled
with spiritual energy.
A voice from the distance said, “This object can save Zhao from the
invasion of rank 3 cultivation countries three times. Be careful…”
With the tragic ending of the Four Sect Alliance in mind, he did one last
thing for Zhao.
At some point in the few hundred years that followed, this wood carving
saved Zhao from an invasion. The invading cultivators had already pushed
Zhao to the limit, causing all of the Zhao cultivators to come kneel before
the wood carving.
The mountain shone before the mockery of all the invading cultivators,
causing their attitude to change...
When the light disappeared, all of the invading cultivators died...
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THE FIRST SWORD SHEATH
Z hao, outside the Jue Ming valley. Everything was calm. It was as if
the event of someone reaching the Soul Formation stage had never
happened.
In a few decades, the Jue Ming Valley will open again for people to
search for treasure in the foreign battleground.
Wang Lin’s figure appeared outside the valley and he looked down at it.
He let out a sigh as he waved his right hand and a rift three feet long opened
before him.
If one looked closely, they would notice that this rift was located at the
exact spot that Wang Lin self-destructed.
After reaching the Soul Formation stage, Wang Lin’s first goal was to
reform the bag of holding that disappeared when he died.
He didn’t care much about most of the items in his old bag of holding,
but he had to get that sword sheath back. As of now, he had already found
two more sword sheaths and he believed that there was some type of secret
within them.
His body moved and appeared outside the rift. A powerful wind that
could easily distinguish life came out of the rift, but it had no effect on
Wang Lin.
His right hand reached into the rift and he probed around for the item
with his origin soul. Light slowly gathered in his hand and a bag of holding
appeared.
As Wang Lin spread out his divine sense, his gaze suddenly became
serious. The bag was missing a lot of things, including the sword sheath.
He pondered a little and guessed that it was because it had been so long
that even though he reformed the bag of holding, some of the stuff was lost
inside this spacial rift.
But he had refined that sword sheath with his cold core, and now that he
had reached the Soul Formation stage, he could faintly sense it. He
pondered for a bit before stepping into the spacial rift.
After he entered, the rift rapidly closed. It disappeared and the area
outside the Jue Ming Valley was quiet once again.
The space within the rift wasn’t empty; it was filled with an oppressive
atmosphere and cold wind as well as countless things releasing different
colored lights.
There were even some pitch black giant rocks floating around.
Just as he entered this area, he felt like this resembled the space in Tu
Si’s memory, only there were no stars here.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and left a mark here. He quickly moved
through this space like a meteor toward where he sensed the sword sheath.
As he moved, various gaps in space appeared and tried to suck things in,
but this suction force seemed to have no effect on the things inside this
space.
Gradually, Wang Lin’s speed became faster and faster as he flashed
through the space. In the distance, there was a sword sheath embedded in a
black rock.
This sword sheath was the one that belonged to Wang Lin.
Around the sword sheath were four human-looking shadows. The four
shadows were sitting around the sword sheath. They were cultivating as
slivers of golden energy came out of the sword sheath and were absorbed
by the shadows.
When Wang Lin saw this from a distance, he suddenly stopped. His
eyes were calm as he waved his right hand.
Suddenly, the sword sheath shook and the inside of the black rock began
to move. However, the four shadows suddenly turned to look at Wang Lin
with their ghostly eyes.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm and he didn’t say a word.
Seeing that the sword sheath was rising higher and higher and seemed
to even be emitting a sound, mouths opened up on the shadows’ faces to
suck in more of the golden energy.
At the same time, a shadow suddenly stood up. As he stood up, his body
instantly grew into a giant black cloud that charged at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he sneered. “A mere ghost magic treasure.
You don’t know your place!” With that, he pointed with his left hand and a
beam of spiritual energy shot out from his finger.
Although this spiritual energy wasn’t powerful, it contained Wang Lin’s
domain. The feeling of death appeared as the spiritual energy entered the
shadow. Under the power of the domain, the shadow’s life quickly
disappeared.
That shadow let out a miserable scream as black gas flooded out of his
body. If one looked closely, they would see a mysterious power surrounding
the shadow, causing it to shrink. Within a few breaths, it completely
disappeared.
However, the moment it was about to disappear, Wang Lin shot out
another beam of spiritual energy that entered the dissipating shadow,
causing it to reform and transform into a statue of a demon!
This statue was based on a monster known as “You” from Tu Si’s
memory. This was formed through his life and death domain. Right after it
appeared, it let out a roar and charged at the three remaining shadows.
Wang Lin’s body still hadn’t moved as his origin soul was still emerged
inside his life and death domain. He controlled the statue he had created
through his domain.
This was the first time Wang Lin had used a real Soul Formation
technique that uses the power of the heavens. As for the very powerful
techniques, there weren’t many universal techniques for Soul Formation
cultivators.
All of the techniques are based off one’s own domain and are created by
themselves.
The three shadows around the sword sheath let out screeches. One of
them jumped into the sword sheath and flew away with it.
As for the other two, they turned with their ghostly gazes and jumped at
the statue. One of the shadows exploded into countless black slivers and
entered the statue from all directions.
The other shadow used this chance to get past the statue and jumped at
Wang Lin. At this moment, its eyes gave off a demonic aura.
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm as he gently pointed at his brow. His origin
soul came out as he coldly looked at the shadow and reached out with his
right hand.
When the shadow saw the origin soul, it let out a scream and turned
around to escape without any hesitation. However, it was far too slow, so it
was caught by Wang Lin. It struggled and screamed as it was swallowed by
Wang Lin’s origin soul.
As for the escaping sword sheath, it was not moving in a straight line
but zigzagging. It was clearly trying to avoid Wang Lin’s teleportation.
Wang Lin let out a sneer. His origin soul disappeared and became part
of this space. It was as if he could clearly see where the sword sheath was
going.
The origin soul silently appeared next to the sword sheath and grabbed
it, then returned to Wang Lin’s body.
This was the instant movement ability Soul Formation cultivators could
use by fusing with the heavens. Not every Soul Formation cultivator could
use this, but it was far more powerful than the teleportation Nascent Soul
cultivators could use.
When Wang Lin devoured the shadow, he absorbed its memories as
well. This shadow was created by a powerful cultivator by splitting off parts
of his obsessions. Then he placed them here to be refined by the cold wind
so they could become souls for magic treasures.
These obsessions didn’t have much intelligence. They found the sword
sheath by chance as they wandered around. They felt some strange
fluctuations from the sword sheath and began cultivating around it.
Holding the sword sheath, Wang Lin’s right hand pointed at the statue.
Suddenly, the shadow that entered the statue collapsed and turned into
spiritual energy as it dissipated.
As for the shadow hiding inside the sword sheath, it was forced out by
Wang Lin. He grabbed the shadow, sent some spiritual energy into his hand,
and the shadow collapsed.
He killed the four shadows so that none of them could return to their
owner to tell him what happened.
Wang Lin’s body moved and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was
where he left the mark. He opened up another rift and entered it.
He appeared outside the Jue Ming Valley. He didn’t pause for a moment
and quickly flew away.
One month later, Wang Lin walked out of a transfer array far away from
Zhao.
He muttered, “With the appearance of the Rain Cauldron, the opening of
the heaven’s gate shouldn’t be far away. Although I have just reached the
Soul Formation stage and am still far from the Soul Transformation stage,
there is still a chance. Once I reach the Soul Transformation stage, Situ Nan
will be able to wake up. He once said that he was the number one cultivator
in Suzaku, so he must know about the cultivation planet crystal. He should
be able to help me obtain this treasure.”
“It’s just that I don’t know if I can also revive mom and dad once I
reach the Soul Transformation stage… but my domain is the life and death
domain. The more I understand the reincarnation cycle, the more I
understand how difficult it is to go against it. This goal of reviving my
parents will be very difficult to achieve…” Wang Lin let out a sigh.
“Forget it. Let’s worry about this later. If there really is no way to revive
them, then I’ll find them a place to reenter the reincarnation cycle. This
affection is still not repaid, ah…”
At this moment, Wang Lin still needed to refine another restriction flag.
There was only one ink stone left, so he had to use it carefully and could not
let it be damaged. Wang Lin had tried to repair the damaged restriction flag,
but wasn’t able to. It could now only be used to summon the divine
retribution.
“In addition to all of this, although I have already reached the Soul
Formation stage, I have far too few magic treasures. The celestial realm
could open up any time now, so I must be prepared. I must obtain this
celestial spiritual energy!”
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ANCIENT GOD’S TACTIC TREASURE
W ang Lin made a decision and removed the thought of returning to

Chu for now. He immediately stopped and thought for a while,
then clenched his teeth and slapped his bag of holding. The mosquito beast
immediately came out and circled him a few times.
Wang Lin jumped onto the back of the beast and sent out a message to
the mosquito. The mosquito let out a sound as it waved its proboscis, but it
didn’t move forward. Instead, it looked as if it were trying to please Wang
Lin.
This expression looked very strange on this beast. If anyone else were to
see this, they would be terrified. After all, this beast just looked too scary.
Wang Lin faintly smiled. He took out a few pills and threw them
forward. The mosquito beast immediately revealed a smile and flew
forward and devoured the pills.
Just like this, Wang Lin continued to throw out pills and the mosquito
beast kept flying forward. Soon, that bottle of pills was empty. Wang Lin
rubbed the beast’s head and said, “Okay, you little brat. No more pills for
you today. If you fly faster today, I’ll give you more tomorrow.”
The mosquito beast let out a roar as it moved like lightning across the
sky.
Along the way, Wang Lin felt rather pleased. His revenge was complete
and his cultivation level had reached a new height. This made him feel very
happy. Wang Lin let out a laugh that filled the heavens. The mosquito beast
below him seemed to notice this and roared with him.
As the two voices became louder and louder, they caused the cultivation
country below them to become very alert. Several divine senses came to
check, but the moment they noticed Wang Lin’s cultivativation level and the
beast below him, they immediately withdrew and didn’t dare to disturb
them.
At this moment, in a human city in the cultivation country below Wang
Lin, a messy-looking old man with a smile a his face said to a little
Foundation Establishment cultivator, “Little brother, I see that you are very
talented and filled with energy. You are by no means a normal person.
However, without guidance, I’m afraid you have no hope in reaching the
Core Formation stage.”
The little cultivator stared at the old man and shouted, “Scram! If you
keep blocking my path, don’t blame me for being merciless!”
The messy old man said, “Tsk tsk,” and pointed at the sky toward Wang
Lin. “You see him? That little kid was only at Nascent Soul cultivator when
I met him, but now he has reached the Soul Formation stage. How about it?
Do you want me to call him down to prove it to you?”
The little cultivator let out a cold snort and looked at the black dot that
had already flown into the distance and said, “Scram!”
With that, he pushed the old man aside and walked away.
The old man let out a sigh and revealed a look of regret before
immediately running to the cultivator with a bunch of tokens in hand and
said, “Little brother, I have tokens for the eight great sects of Sang Mi, even
sect head tokens. These are powerful items to protect yourself! If anyone
dares to mess with you, just throw one out and tell them to scram.”
Wang Lin did not see this, but as he finished laughing, he took out a
wood carving from his bag of holding. This wood carving was of the old
man with the passing of time domain. He moved his left hand and a ball of
golden light appeared. Then he bit the tip of his finger to draw a drop of
blood before fusing it with the golden light and pushed it into the wood
carving.
Suddenly, the wood carving shook. Now there was an extra blood vein
moving within the carving. If one looked closely, there wasn’t just one, but
more than 30 of these blood veins inside the carving.
These blood veins were all moving and often flashed past each other
without coming into contact.
This was the result of Wang Lin’s practice in the past several days.
Time quickly passed and in the blink of an eye, one month had gone by.
Wang Lin sat on the back of the mosquito beast as they passed through one
transfer array after another before finally reaching the Sea of Devils.
In the past few decades, there had been constant war inside the Sea of
Devils. With the attacks of several cultivation countries and the retaliation
of the demonic cultivators, the war had reached a stalemate.
Wang Lin’s goal was the land of the ancient god. After obtaining the
inheritance of memory, he had a technique that would allow him to enter
and leave the place at will.
Wang Lin thought for a long time. Only there would he be able to
complete the restriction flag without triggering divine retribution that would
destroy the flag. Aside from that, there were a lot of spirit beasts and even
desolate beasts there. Wang Lin wanted to catch one.
He wanted to do everything to prepare himself for when the gate opens
to the rain celestial realm. He even had plans to visit the foreign
battleground to gather enough wandering souls.
Wang Lin predicted that as long as he doesn’t enter the first trial, Ta Sen
won’t be able to detect him. Even if Ta Sen could, with Wang Lin’s
cultivation level, he would still be able to leave before getting caught.
Now that he had this idea, he put on the straw hat he got from the messy
old man and charged directly toward the land of the ancient god.
Under the effect of the straw hat, some of the weaker cultivators didn’t
even dare to obstruct him and let him pass through.
The war in the Sea of Devils never stopped. Although there weren’t any
large scale battles like many years ago, there were still small fights
occurring everywhere.
However, all of these fights were controlled, so only Core Formation
cultivators and below participated. Nascent Soul cultivators rarely entered
these fights. It seemed that both sides were storing their power for the next
big fight.
Thus, no one bothered to stop Wang Lin at all. Although some Soul
Formation cultivators spread out their divine senses, once they noticed
Wang Lin, they let him pass.
Wang Lin’s speed was very fast. If there were any beasts that dared to
block his path, the mosquito beast would rush up and devour their core.
After several days of passing through transfer arrays, he arrived at the inner
part of the Sea of Devils.
Just as he walked out of the transfer array, he noticed a battle nearby.
After checking it with his divine sense, he no longer cared about it and took
out his map jade. He checked his current location before moving again.
The Chaotic Broken Stars were 100,000 miles to the east.
As he flew, he suddenly frowned as he noticed a red cloud charging
towards him.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He knew that in the Sea of Devils, strength was
everything. If he showed weakness, people would eat him alive. As he
thought of this, a cold aura began to emit from his body.
In the blink of an eye, the red cloud got closer. Inside the red cloud was
a mysterious beast.
The beast looked like a dragon turtle, but there was no spike on its back.
Instead, there was a half-moon horn that released a ghostly light.
This beast’s body was very big. On its back was an old man wearing a
gray robe with a large, red gourd on his side.
After seeing the beast and old man, he immediately remembered who
this was.
This was the person who had left a restriction on him back then and told
him to go to the Treasure Refining Pavilion.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up, but he immediately calmed down as he looked at
the old man with a cold gaze. The old man quickly arrived before Wang Lin
and looked at him before revealing a surprised expression.
Wang Lin could feel that the old man’s divine sense was driven back by
the golden light from the straw hat.
The old man stared at Wang Lin. He was shocked. After looking at the
straw hat for a bit, the old man slapped the dragon turtle below him. The
dragon turtle quickly moved past Wang Lin and headed east.
At this moment, even the old man became cautious as this mysterious
person was covered in a golden light that caused even his divine to back
away in pain, so he didn’t want to offend Wang Lin.
And in his view, for someone to have this kind of treasure, they must at
least be at the Soul Formation stage. He didn’t want to start a fight with a
Soul Formation cultivator for no reason.
Wang Lin frowned as he saw that the old man was headed east. He
pondered for a bit before moving east as well.
For Soul Formation cultivators who had mastered Shift Movement,
which was much more powerful then Nascent Soul cultivators’
teleportation, by becoming one with the earth, 100,000 miles wasn’t much.
Soon, Wang Lin saw the unique rings of the Chaotic Broken Stars. The
ring continued to move in a mysterious way according to some ancient
formation that was set here long ago.
However, Wang Lin felt that the rings were different from before. There
was a mysterious power from the heavens that didn’t belong in this world
that allowed the rings to produce avatars far more powerful than the ones
before.
The old man was no longer on top of the dragon turtle. He was looking
at the Chaotic Broken Stars. He seemed to notice Wang Lin’s arrival but
only took one look at him before withdrawing his gaze.
According to Wang Lin’s speed, the old man was sure that Wang Lin
was a Soul Formation cultivator.
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm. After pondering for awhile, he found a place
to sit down. Although he closed his eyes and appeared to be cultivating, his
divine sense was still on guard.
He wanted to see what the old man’s real goal was. If the old man was
going into the land of the ancient god too, he wouldn’t go in first but wait
until after the old man had entered.
The old man looked at Wang Lin again and suddenly said, “Since fellow
cultivator is here too, then I believe you are here to collect some Aurora
Fire. How about the two of us enter together?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but his heart shook as he
wondered what this Aurora Fire was. There was nothing about it in the
memories from Tu Si and Wang Lin’s own cultivation path hadn’t been
short either, but he had never heard of this Aurora Fire.
He made his voice sound more husky and laughed. “I’m not interested
in teaming up.”
The old man let out a snort and carefully looked at Wang Lin before
turning back toward the ring of the Chaotic Broken Stars.
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AURORA FIRE
T he old man slapped the dragon turtle and it let out a roar at the
Chaotic Broken Stars that shattered the debris.
Although it was silent, the ring was pushed in and the debris was moved
out of the way.
The old man jumped onto the hand of the turtle dragon. The turtle
dragon took a deep breath and all of the surrounding spiritual energy was
sucked into its mouth.
Then the beast let out another roar. This time, a visible sound wave was
seen right before it smashed through the ring. A 100 meter wide tunnel
appeared inside the ring and all of the debris was turned to dust.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He was surprised at the power of this beast, but
he wasn’t afraid of it if it were ever to come to a real fight. After all, from
what he had seen, the attack was linear, and with how nimble Wang Lin was
in a fight, how could he let the beast hit him with that kind of attack?
The old man charged out and followed closely behind the roar like an
arrow. In the blink of an eye, he was almost within 100 meters of the ring.
Shortly after, the debris in the ring formed clones of the old man.
The old man didn’t panic. He slapped his bag of holding and more than
ten pieces of jade flew out. The jades circled the old man and flew out at the
clones just as they charged at him.
Every single jade quickly flew at each of the clones. Then the jades
exploded into clouds of silver dust that mysteriously turned into clones of
the old man as well.
As a result, the scene in the ring of the Chaotic Broken Stars became
very crazy.
The old man used the clones formed by the jades to block the clones
formed by the debris, then he used this moment to charge through the
Chaotic Broken Stars.
The moment he went through, all of those clones formed by the jades
silently disappeared. All of the clones formed by the debris let out angry
roars as they disappeared as well.
The old man turned around and looked at Wang Lin outside the ring. He
let out a snort and waved his hand. The turtle dragon shrunk until it was a
black light that flew towards him.
However, the Chaotic Broken Stars had no reaction to the black light at
all. It allowed it to fly to the old man before turning back into a turtle
dragon.
The old man jumped onto the back of the beast and went deeper.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He didn’t immediately get up but silently
waited.
This wait lasted for seven days. As for the mosquito beast, Wang Lin
didn’t put it back into his bag. Instead, he let it roam around. The beast
originally came from the Sea of Devils. Now that it was back at its home, it
was very relaxed.
After seven days, the figure of the turtle dragon appeared again with the
old man sitting on top. Beside the old man were seven thin, golden lights
that were rapidly moving.
But every time they tried to escape, there would be a light screen that
blocked their path.
The old man looking at Wang Lin with a surprised expression, but he
didn’t say anything and left the Chaotic Broken Stars the same way he came
in. After he came out, he let out a smile and raised his hand. He grabbed
one of the golden lines and threw it at Wang Lin as he said, “Fellow
cultivator, I’ll give you this strand of Aurora Fire.”
That golden line moved like lightning toward Wang Lin. One moment it
was far away from Wang Lin, but it was already in front of him the next.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as his right hand pointed in
the air. His life and death domain immediately activated in his soul. The life
and death domain focused on change. After all, life and death constantly
change between one and the other.
The golden line immediately slowed down and became very obedient as
it curled around Wang Lin’s finger.
Wang Lin said, in a husky voice, “To refuse would be disrespectful.”
The old man’s eyes lit up. He was sure now that Wang Lin was a Soul
Formation cultivator. After all, this Aurora Fire would devour a Nascent
Soul, so only after forming their origin soul could one safely handle it.
The old man let out a mischievous smile and said, “Since you don’t
want to team up, I’ll take my leave.” He slapped the beast below him and
red clouds gathered again as he left.
Wang Lin pondered a little, stood up, and looked at the golden line. But
just at this moment, the mosquito beast appeared before him and started
staring at the golden line. The mosquito beast’s eyes revealed fear but also
greed.
It was as if it wanted to eat it but didn’t dare to.
Wang Lin was surprised as he looked at the obedient golden line around
his finger. Then he asked the mosquito beast, “This thing is useful to you?”
The mosquito struggled before finally gently nodding with its big head,
but then he revealed a trace of fear.
Wang Lin activated the death part of his domain and surrounded the
golden line. A light appeared around the golden line, then it shivered and
dimmed down, as it had become unstable.
The mosquito beast revealed a joyous expression as Wang Lin threw the
golden line at him and the two collided.
Suddenly, the golden line shivered and entered the mosquito beast’s
head.
The mosquito beast let out a few miserable groans as it fell to the
ground and began to struggle, but its eyes revealed joy.
Wang Lin was very surprised as he stared at the mosquito beast. After
three hours, the mosquito beast stopped struggling. Popping sounds came
from its body and it grew larger.
The mosquito beast was now 30 meters large and could be considered a
small hill.
Its proboscis became even longer, making it look even more frightening.
In reality, this Aurora Fire was a material for refining treasures that only
Soul Formation cultivators could handle as it would devour Nascent Souls
to grow. Beasts normally stay far away from Aurora Fire.
But this mosquito beast had followed Wang Lin for a while now, and
after devouring so many pills, it had gone from a low quality spirit beast to
a mid quality spirit beast, which was the same as a late stage Nascent Soul
cultivator.
Originally, the mosquito beast couldn’t fuse with the golden line, but
after it was weakened by Wang Lin’s death domain, it was able to be
absorbed by the beast and strengthened it.
Wang Lin stood up and slapped the mosquito beast. The beast
immediately got the hint and returned to Wang Lin’s bag.
After a short period of time, Wang Lin passed through the ring of the
Chaotic Broken Stars. He could easily pass through when he was at the
Core Formation stage.
Thanks to his life and death domain, he was able to make his cultivation
level look much weaker than it really was, so the clones created were very
weak as well.
After walking through the ring, he didn’t stop and quickly went toward
the entrance of the land of the ancient god.
It didn’t take long before he arrived at the entrance. Just before he
stepped in, the mosquito beast flew out. It circled Wang Lin a few times
before roaring at the entrance and looking at Wang Lin with a begging
expression.
Wang Lin’s divine sense spread out and found a small rift in the
distance. A golden line came out of the rift, releasing a bright light.
Seeing this, Wang Lin understood and laughed. “What? Was one not
enough?”
The mosquito quickly nodded and immediately tried to please Wang Lin
by rubbing its proboscis over him. If anyone else saw this, they would be
terrified as not many would allow a proboscis like that to touch them at
will.
Wang Lin let out smile as he looked at the golden line in the distance
and said, “No rush. Let me seal the surroundings with restrictions so no one
else can bother us, then I’ll gather them for you for later.”
As he spoke, his hand constantly moved, causing numerous restrictions
to appear. These restrictions were very different from when he was at the
Nascent Soul stage.
Before, these were only powerful restrictions, but now that they
contained his domain, their power was several times stronger.
These restrictions quickly spread out and soon, a large restriction
formation that covered hundreds of meters took form.
After he finished all of this, he arrived next to where the golden lines
were.
At this moment, the golden line seemed to notice and quickly backed
away. In the blink of an eye, most of it had gone back inside.
The mosquito beast panicked and started to roar but didn’t dare to move
up. He only looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up, then he reached out with his hand. He got a hold
of the golden line and pulled it back hard. The golden line was pulled out
by Wang Lin and furiously tried to escape.
The death domain quickly activated and the golden line dimmed. He
threw it into the air and the mosquito beast fused with it.
At this moment, the rift that the golden line came from began to shrink.
Seeing that it was about to disappear, Wang Lin sat down. His origin soul
came out and quickly entered the rift.
The moment his origin entered the rift, his eyes were blinded by a
golden light. He saw a giant body that emitted a blinding golden light and
countless golden lines moved around within this space.
Without a word, Wang Lin grabbed a handful of golden lines and stored
them in his origin soul before quickly leaving through the rift.
The moment his origin soul came out of the rift, the rift closed. The ten
or so golden lines in his hand dimmed under the power of his death domain,
then he threw them at the mosquito beast.
The mosquito beast revealed an excited look, but there were too many
golden lines for it to devour at once. Wang Lin kept a bit of his death
domain on the golden lines so they would remain in that state and said,
“You can slowly eat them here. I’m going to make a trip into the land of the
ancient god.”
With that, his body disappeared. When he reappeared, he was at the
entrance to the land of the ancient god. After taking a deep breath, his eyes
lit up, he clenched his teeth, and finally said a few words in the ancient
god’s tongue while forming seals with his hand. Suddenly, his body became
blurred and then disappeared.
Wang Lin appeared on top of a spinning stone pillar in the endless dark
tunnel of the first trial.
After coming back here, Wang Lin felt melancholy, but he was in a
rush. He immediately sat down and sent out several restrictions before
finally taking out the ink stone.
He took a deep breath and then placed one attack restriction after
another on the ink stone at a very quick pace.
As time passed, more and more restrictions were placed on the ink
stone.
After he finished the initial steps, he took out a soul flag. After fusing
the two together, he continued refining.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin didn’t take his time; he refined as
quickly as he could.
One by one, restrictions landed on the flag, and after an unknown
amount of time had passed, there were finally 999 restrictions on it. Only
one more left for it to reach its first stage of completion.
At this moment, Wang Lin began to hesitate. If his guess was wrong and
the divine retribution lightning strikes, it would be very difficult to protect
this flag.
Once it was damaged, unless he could get more ink stones, he would
have to get the one he had left with Li Muwan.
If he stopped now, although the restriction flag would be weak, it
wouldn’t break. If he uses it carefully, then it could barely work.
After pondering a little, his eyes lit up. If this restriction flag doesn’t
reach the first completion stage, then it would be too weak to be of any use
in the rain celestial realm.
He clenched his teeth as his right hand formed the last restriction and
placed it on the restriction flag.
Suddenly, the flag shook as slivers of black gas came out of it, followed
by a primitive aura. Wang Lin scanned it with his divine sense and was
shocked. He knew that a pure attack restriction flag was going to be
powerful, but after a quick check, he found out that it was more than ten
times stronger than it was before it was complete.
As a result, this restriction flag was a threat to even Soul Formation
cultivators.
All of the restrictions had fused into one, and he could sacrifice nine
restrictions to use the restriction flag’s spirit ability.
This ability could restrain all of the spiritual energy in the heavens, and
even the spiritual energy within cultivators, creating an area without any
spiritual energy. As a result, unless the cultivator had celestial spiritual
energy, anyone in its range would lose their ability to control spiritual
energy for a short period of time.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he clenched the restriction flag. His
confidence in this trip to the celestial realm greatly increased.
As for the divine retribution lightning, it never came. Wang Lin was
very excited as he knew he had won the gamble.
The body of the ancient god was its own realm, so the divine retribution
couldn’t feel the existence of the restriction flag.
He took a deep breath and continued to place restrictions on it.
However, he wasn’t able to reach the second completion stage as there
weren’t that many pure attack restrictions. This was the one key limiting
factor of single attribute restriction flags.
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THUNDER TOAD
A fter placing 18 more sets of different restrictions onto the flag, Wang
Lin let out a sigh. He had already done his best. If he wished to
continue, then he would have to study more restrictions. This was the only
way to increase the amount of pure attack restrictions.
Wang Lin had already made up his mind to learn more restrictions in the
future. Just at its first completion, the flag was already this powerful, so he
was very hopeful to see what it will be like once it reaches its second
completion. At that stage, it would probably be able to shock Soul
Transformation cultivators.
As Wang Lin thought about this, he became every excited. He put away
the complete flag and took out the damaged one. After looking at it, he gave
up on placing the last restriction on it. The main use for this flag will be to
summon the divine retribution lightning.
After completing the restriction flag, Wang Lin jumped up and flew
toward the darkness of the tunnel.
Wang Lin was very familiar with this area. After all, back then he had to
slowly advance through this dangerous area.
Even though he was doing it again, he didn’t became careless and
descended with caution.
He picked this place to get a spirit beast because although there weren’t
many here, all of them were far more powerful than the ones in the Sea of
Devils.
There were even some desolate beasts here. Of course, even Wang Lin
wasn’t willing to mess with those. He was after high quality spirit beasts
that were about the same as a Soul Formation cultivator.
The reason he was picking a beast here was because he had a treasure
called the beast trap. This trap would allow him to control any beast at the
cost of a lot of spiritual energy.
Wang Lin got the trap when he first arrived in the land of the ancient
god from those ancient cultivators in exchange for helping them.
In the years after, he had found some low quality spirit beasts to test it
on, which was why he was here now.
It could be said that Wang Lin had prepared all he could in order to
obtain celestial spiritual energy from the celestial realm. Once he catches a
high quality spirit beast, something on the same level a Soul Formation
cultivator, it will help him out a lot.
However, during this period of time, he will have to inject spiritual
energy into the treasure to prevent the beast from breaking free.
He had his divine sense spread out the entire time as he sank down, but
he found no spirit beasts at all. This confused him greatly as he remembered
that when he was this far in last time, he had already seen several spirit
beasts.
He pondered for a bit before continuing to sink down. He soon arrived
at where that 10,000 meter dragon fell last time. Standing there, Wang Lin
began to hesitate. If he were to continue to sink, then he might run into
desolate beasts.
But he didn’t meet a single spirit beast on the entire way down. It
seemed this trip was a waste. After pondering a bit more, he formed a seal
to leave the land of the ancient god.
After all, it was simply too dangerous to go farther. Wang Lin didn’t
want to risk too much just for a spirit beast.
However, just as he formed the seal, two eyes like big pearls appeared
in the darkness below him, then a red dragon suddenly charged out.
Wang Lin was able to immediately notice that this dragon was the same
one from last time. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and
noticed that there was a green toad in front of the dragon.
This toad was about 10 meters tall, and as it kicked off with its back
foot, it suddenly moved forward with the dragon chasing behind it.
Without a word, Wang Lin sank down in the rock. His divine sense
spread out to check out what was going on. He had already finished the seal
and only needed to activate it to leave. Now that he was in no rush to leave,
he was interested in what was happening.
He saw the red dragon open its mouth and coil up its body. When it
uncoiled, it shot forward. It whipped its body to wrap around the toad.
The toad suddenly paused as the dragon attempted to warp around it.
Suddenly, there was a bright flash from the toad that lit up the whole area.
After the light dimmed, there was a ball of lightning around the toad.
The red dragon let out a roar and quickly dodged. It seemed to be very
afraid of that lightning.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He was shocked. Although the toad’s
lightning didn’t look all that special, it gave Wang Lin the same feeling he
got when he encountered the divine retribution lightning for the first time.
This toad might be a desolate beast as well if it’s able to fight with the
red dragon.
But he immediately rejected that idea as he saw the toad go down and
land on a rock nearby with despair in its eyes.
From the looks of it, it didn’t seem like it was a desolate beast. After all,
a battle between two desolate beasts wouldn’t be decided in one attack.
Wang Lin suddenly felt very excited. He wasn’t willing to mess with a
desolate beast, but if this toad was a high quality spirit beast, then it would
fit his needs.
At this point, the red dragon let out a roar. Suddenly, ten balls of blood
appeared around it. Inside the balls of blood were souls of spirit beasts.
The balls of blood rushed toward the toad.
The despair in the toad’s eyes deepened as Wang Lin clenched his teeth
and jumped out...
The moment he appeared, the red dragon charged toward Wang Lin
with a mocking expression. Three of the balls of blood went toward Wang
Lin.
After seeing the spirit beast souls inside the balls, Wang Lin finally
understood why he hadn’t spotted any beasts this entire time. This dragon
must have gone crazy, killed all the spirit beasts here, and refined their souls
into these balls of blood.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same in the face of the ball of
blood as he waved his hand. There was a sudden flash of light and a bronze
circle appeared. This bronze circle was the size of a bracelet. If one looked
at it closely, they would see the faces of hundreds of beasts that looked
alive.
The moment this bronze circle appeared, all of the beast souls became
scared and avoided the circle. It quickly arrived above the toad, became
large, and was about to descend.
Wang Lin shouted, “If you don’t want to die, don’t struggle!” He then
didn’t even look at the bronze circle as his body disappeared within this
tunnel.
All of this happened very quickly. The dragon would have never
thought that Wang Lin would have the ability to leave this place at any
time. After realizing that Wang Lin’s presence was gone, the dragon let out
a roar and a ring of blood expanded. Everything that was touched by this
ring was turned to dust.
The toad was going to dodge the bronze circle, but after hearing Wang
Lin’s words, its eyes lit up. Instead of dodging, it jumped into the bronze
circle and let it lock around its neck. Just as the red ring got near, the toad
disappeared.
The dragon’s angry roar echoed throughout the tunnel.
Wang Lin appeared at the entrance. Just as he appeared, his face
immediately turned pale and he quickly took out several bottles of pills
before sitting down to cultivate.
Beside him sat a large, green toad. The toad looked curiously at its
surroundings. Around its neck was a bronze collar.
The mosquito beast noticed Wang Lin’s presence and immediately came
over. However, it also noticed the toad and growled at it.
That toad rolled its eyes and flicked its tongue out. The tongue flew out
like lightning toward the mosquito, who dodged it and immediately lunged
at the toad with its sharp proboscis.
The toad revealed a look of disdain before its belly suddenly swelled up
and a ball of lightning shot out at the mosquito.
The mosquito let out a roar as it open its mouth, spat out ten golden
lines that formed a net, and trapped the ball of lightning.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin opened his eyes, frowned, and shouted,
“Enough!”
The toad lazily took in a breath of air and swallowed the lightning
again. The mosquito beast viciously stared at the toad but didn’t dare to
move closer.
There was, after all, an entire grade of difference between the mosquito
and the toad.
Wang Lin’s face was slightly pale. When the trap got around the toad’s
neck, a ton of spiritual energy was sucked out of him. This almost turned in
him to a mummy before successfully controlling the toad.
The moment he got control of the toad, he suddenly felt something in
his mind. This was information about the beast he had trapped.
This toad was a Thunder Toad and it was a high quality thunder spirit
beast.
According to Wang Lin’s knowledge, this treasure would take spiritual
energy from him to maintain control of the beast at set periods of time.
These intervals were set, so after leaving behind a command for the two
beasts to be quiet, he sat down and began cultivating again.
Six days later, the beast trap started absorbing more spiritual energy, but
since Wang Lin was prepared this time, he wasn’t afraid.
After it stopped absorbing, he swallowed spirit pills to recover his
spiritual energy. He then stood up and waved his hand. Suddenly, the beast
trap shrank. The toad let out an unwilling roar as it shrank with it before
returning to Wang Lin’s hand. All of the beast faces were now gone from
the bracelet. They were replaced with the face of a toad.
After confirming the time intervals in which the beast trap would suck
spiritual energy from him, Wang Lin got up and prepared to leave the
Chaotic Broken Stars.
However, the mosquito let out anxious roars and attracted Wang Lin’s
attention. He quickly flew to where the golden lines were coming from and
stopped.
For some reason, a fist-sized rift had appeared again.
Wang Lin took a look, then his origin soul left his body and entered the
rift. In an instant, he grabbed dozens of golden lines, but just as he was
about to leave, something hundreds of times thicker than the golden lines
extended from the sun-like object.
The moment this thick line appeared, the golden sun shrank a size.
Everywhere the thick line went, the other golden lines avoided it. It charged
directly at Wang Lin, and before it even got close, Wang Lin felt a
destructive force coming his way.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he took a look at this object. He didn’t attack
but quickly withdrew his origin soul back to his body and escaped into the
distance.
The mosquito seemed to notice something as it stared at the golden lines
in Wang Lin’s hand and followed behind.
Wang Lin only backed off a short distance before he heard a thunderous
roar and countless swirls appeared next to the fist-sized rift. The swirls
spread until they made the rift larger, then the large, golden line charged at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin didn’t turn his head as he quickly escaped. The Chaotic
Broken Stars wasn’t that big, so he soon went past the restrictions he had
set. He grabbed the mosquito beast, put it away, and charged into the ring of
the Chaotic Broken Stars.
The moment he entered the ring, the very large golden line smashed into
the restrictions Wang Lin had set up. However, Wang Lin’s restrictions
were instantly destroyed and weren’t able to delay the golden line at all.
Wang Lin saw this with his divine sense. This caused him to frown as
he flew out from the Chaotic Broken Stars’ ring.
The golden line seemed to dread the Chaotic Broken Stars’ ring. It was
as if there was a power preventing it from going further. It coiled up like a
snake and pointed at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stood outside the Chaotic Broken Star’s ring and looked at
the golden line before leaving. He knew that those two trips into the rift
were too much. They clearly caused something like the ruler of the golden
lines to appear to stop him.
This was probably the reason why the old man with the turtle dragon
had only taken seven and left.
After surrounding the golden lines with his death domain, he took out
the mosquito beast and gave them to it. The mosquito best devoured them
one by one. This beast had been very well fed these past few days as these
golden lines were very nutritious. Thanks to these golden lines, the day
where it becomes a high quality spirit beast wasn’t far.
After leaving the Chaotic Broken Stars, he pondered a bit and then
slapped his bag of holding to take out a small cauldron. This cauldron was
the thing needed to go to the Rain Celestial Realm, the Rain Cauldron.
This cauldron wasn’t very big; it could be held in one hand. It also
looked very ordinary with no marks on it, but if one looked with their
divine sense, they would notice a sliver of aura that was far more powerful
than spiritual energy.
This aura was clearly several times more pure than spiritual energy.
Wang Lin knew that this was celestial spiritual energy.
However, this aura was simply too weak to be used for cultivation. It
could only be used as a key to open the Celestial Gate.
After he obtained this Rain Cauldron, Wang Lin had studied it many
times. He looked at it for a while before putting it away.
According to what normally happens, once the Rain Cauldrons appear,
that means that the Celestial Gates are about to open. Many years had
already passed since they appeared, so the day should arrive soon.
Unfortunately, that messy old man didn’t give him an exact time, or else
it wouldn’t be this complicated.
Wang Lin let out a sigh and took out a piece of jade from his bag of
holding. He checked it for a bit before jumping onto the back of the
mosquito beast and went toward the direction of Hou Fen.
His next objective was to go into the foreign battleground to gather
enough wandering souls to make more devils and to make the final
preparations for going into the Celestial Realm.
There was a large formation in the center of Hou Fen. This was a single
direction transfer array that opens every 500 years for the disciples that are
inside the foreign battleground to return.
On this day, a person appeared outside of this formation. This person
was wearing white, seemed gentle, and looked like the son of a rich family.
His eyes were like the stars and his skin was as white as pearl. He
studied the structure of the formation.
This person was Wang Lin!
It would still be several years before this formation opens, but he
couldn’t wait all those years. He decided to use this formation and his status
as a soul devourer as a guide to attempt a reverse transfer.
After studying the transfer array for several days, he pondered a bit and
then his eyes lit up as he changed the formation a bit and walked inside. He
spread out his origin soul as it slowly merged with the formation. The
symbols on the formation slowly lit up and gathered on his body. Slowly,
Wang Lin disappeared.
The moment he disappeared, the formation shattered and couldn’t be
used anymore.
Several years passed. At a transfer array in a rank 3 cultivation country
in the south, all of the cultivators gathered there, waiting for a messenger
from the rank 4 cultivation country to open up the tunnel to the foreign
battleground.
Sun Wen was a cultivator from the rank 4 cultivation country of Gong
Sun. He was here to be the messenger. Although he was only at the late
stage of Nascent Soul, his family was a big deal in Gong Sun, so he was
sent here to gain experience.
Today was the first time he had ever opened the tunnel to the foreign
battleground, so he was a bit nervous, but he was mostly enjoying the looks
of admiration from everyone else.
292
RETURN
T he sun was high in the sky. Sun Wen was wearing a blue robe and his
hands were behind his back as he sat on a dragon chair that was
floating in the air. Beside him stood two very beautiful girls. One of them
was holding a big umbrella, providing him shade, and the other was holding
a blue, porcelain bowl containing ice-cold plum soup.
On the ground stood countless cultivators from this country. All of them
were focused on waiting for the foreign battleground to open up.
Among those people were the elders of various sects and their top
disciples. They were going to train inside the foreign battleground in order
to raise their cultivation level.
Of course, there were also a few disciples that no one liked that were
going to be thrown into the foreign battleground to let fate decide their life
and death.
Time slowly passed. Although it was very hot, since these people were
cultivators, their bodies could bear the heat, so they didn’t seem tired at all.
There were several young disciples that looked up at Sun Wen with
looks of admiration.
Sun Wen enjoyed these kinds of gazes very much. He waved his hand
and one of the girls immediately brought the bowl to him. He grabbed the
spoon and ate a plum along with some soup and immediately felt a cool
sensation spreading across his body.
This plum wasn’t a normal plum but a special herb that grew in Gong
Sun. Just drinking a mouthful would help increase one’s cultivation by a
considerable amount.
This was especially true for specially made soup like this one. It was
like the nectar of the plum.
There was no doubt that Sun Wen was someone who liked to enjoy
himself.
As of this moment, 45 minutes had passed. Sun Wen put down the
spoon and said, “You all know the rules of the foreign battleground, but I
have an extra rule myself. Everything brought out must be examined by me
before you can take it. Remember it well!”
The moment those words were spoken, everyone agreed; however,
although some of the Nascent Soul cultivators agreed, they were all
sneering in their hearts.
Sun Wen slapped his bag of holding and five pieces of jade flew out. He
bit his finger and dripped blood on the jades before throwing them forward.
Suddenly, the five pieces of jade shot out, forming five rays of golden
light, which then became a circular pattern. He chanted some weird words
and the golden light released by the jades intensified.
After a few seconds, Sun Wen took a deep breath. Sweat had appeared
on his forehead. He took out a jade bottle, dumped out some pills, and ate
them as he looked at the jades with a proud expression.
The five pieces of jade’s golden light became brighter and brighter until
a vortex appeared in the middle. The vortex devoured the golden light and
became bigger and bigger.
Not long after, all of the golden light disappeared, leaving only the
black vortex, which seemed really out of place. Waves of cold air blew out
from the vortex. If one looked closely, they would see broken weapons,
scattered materials, and corpses floating on the other side.
Sun Wen coughed as the proud expression on his face became more
obvious and he said, “Today…” Just as he said those words, his eyes
suddenly locked onto the black hole and revealed a shocked expression.
At the same time, every cultivator on the ground sucked in a breath of
cold air and looked at the vortex in terror.
They saw an arm reach out from inside the vortex and grab hold of its
edge. Suddenly, a hole was ripped open in the vortex and a young man in
white walked out.
The moment this person appeared, the blazing sun was suddenly
blocked by clouds and the sky darkened.
Sun Wen was stunned. With his heart pounding, he instantly noticed that
he couldn’t see through the cultivation of the person that walked out of the
foreign battleground. But he did grow up inside a rank 4 cultivation
country, so he had seen a bit. After a bit of deduction, he concluded that this
person must be at the Soul Formation stage.
He quickly stood up from the dragon chair and went up to Wang Lin.
He bowed and said, “Junior Sun Wen from Gong Sun greets senior.”
The person that walked out from the foreign battleground was obviously
Wang Lin.
After he walked out, he looked confusedly at his surroundings until he
focused his gaze on Sun Wen and asked, “This place is Gong Sun?”
Sun Wen shivered as Wang Lin looked at him. He felt like all of his
thoughts had been seen through. He quickly replied, “This place is not
Gong Sun but the training location for junior. This is the rank 3 cultivation
country of Wu Wen.”
Wang Lin pondered for a while. He had seen Wu Wen on the map
before. This was a small country at the southern end of the planet. The Sea
of Devils was half a planet away, so it could be said that the trip back would
be very long.
Wang Lin had traveled very far in the foreign battleground in order to
collect wandering souls.
He looked at everyone below him and then disappeared.
After seeing Wang Lin leave, Sun Wen let out a sigh of relief and wiped
the sweat off his forehead. When he saw this person, he got the same
feeling as when he would meet his family’s ancestor.
He wasn’t in the mood for showing off anymore. After quickly leaving
behind a few words, he left, as he needed to report this to the family right
away.
In his view, a Soul Formation cultivator that could walk out of the
foreign battleground must’ve been someone well known.
When Wang Lin reappeared, he was at the top of a mountain. This
mountain was called Sky Piercer. It was the highest mountain in this
country according to the map.
On the top of the mountain, Wang Lin began to ponder. After years of
using them, he didn’t have many top quality spirit stones left, and they were
very rare in Suzaku. He decided to not use them to travel anymore. He
would save them as a last measure.
This trip to the foreign battleground was very bountiful. It seemed that
when his origin soul formed, his soul devourer power also seemed to have
evolved.
He gently rubbed his brow and let out a faint smile. He felt very
confident in this trip to the celestial realm as long as he doesn’t meet any
late stage Soul Formation cultivators or that genius of Xue Yu. As for the
mid stage Soul Formation cultivators, he was 100% confident he could
defeat them.
Even if he were to meet a late stage Soul Formation cultivator, he would
still be able to safely escape thanks to all of the preparations he had made.
In truth, there was another reason besides obtaining celestial spiritual
energy that made Wang Lin prepare this much: to preserve his life.
For a cultivator to enter the Rain Celestial Realm, they must lower their
cultivation level to Soul Formation at most. If they use more power than
Soul Formation level power, the space around them will collapse. This
means that there is a high chance of Soul Transformation cultivators being
in the Rain Celestial Realm.
Although there won’t be many of those people, there will still be a few
of them. Even if they must restrain their cultivation level to Soul Formation,
they are not people normal Soul Formation cultivators can deal with. This is
why Wang Lin had prepared so much for this trip.
As for the legendary Ascendant cultivators that rarely showed
themselves, it is very unlikely for any of them to show up in the Rain
Celestial Realm.
These were Wang Lin’s deductions based on his years of cultivating, his
understanding of Suzaku, and the difficulty of reaching the Soul Formation
stage. Although this wasn’t exactly accurate, it was not far from the truth.
In truth, Wang Lin’s guess was still a bit too high, as there were only
four Ascendant cultivators on Suzaku. Two of them were at the early stage,
one was at the mid stage, and the last one, the one who inherited the name
Suzaku, was at the late stage.
The four of them would not casually leave Suzaku and did not care
about the affairs of the cultivation countries. There weren’t many things that
could move them.
These four would only act when there were cultivators from another
planet making a mess.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. The spirit beasts and devils were all
prepared. Even the fan with only two feathers had been refined by him in
the foreign battleground.
As for those three mysterious sword sheaths, they had also been refined
by Wang Lin’s origin soul.
In addition to all of those, of the ten instruments from the ancient
cultivators, he had managed to break the seals on three of them in the past
few years and made them his own.
Inside his bag of holding was only one thing that he was still unsure of.
It was a scroll that he had gotten off a random cultivator inside the Sea of
Devils.
The moment he opened the scroll, there was only darkness, but there
was a dangerous aura that came out of the darkness. Wang Lin had only
opened this scroll three times.
The first time was when he had reached the Core Formation stage, the
second time was when he had reached the Nascent Soul stage, and the third
time was recently, when he reached the Soul Formation stage. Every time
he opened it, it felt different, but there was always a mysterious force that
would cause his heart to shake.
Wang Lin let out a sigh as he waved his hand and the scroll appeared in
his hand. As for who exactly he got this scroll from, he couldn’t really
remember.
He threw the scroll into the air as his origin soul came out and began to
refine it.
This was a habit he had gained in the past several years. Every time he
refined the scroll, he would gain a bit more connection with it.
A few hours later, the sky darkened. His origin soul returned to his body
and he put away the scroll.
“The day when the Celestial Gate opens should arrive soon. There is
only one thing left to prepare. However, this preparation will require some
hundred year old or thousand year old trees,” Wang Lin muttered to himself
and then he spread out his divine sense and scanned the entire country.
Then he moved and disappeared from the spot.
Three months later, he had traveled through the seven surrounding
cultivation countries and collected some hundred year old trees. Then he
created a cave in a mountain somewhere and began making wood carvings.
It was too hard to find any thousand year old trees, so he wasn’t able to
locate any. Even hundred year old trees were hard to fine.
Inside the cave, Wang Lin threw away all his trivial thoughts and
completely immersed himself in carving.
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THE CELESTIAL GATE OPENS
A nother year passed. In that time, Wang Lin had made eight wood
carvings. These eight wood carvings were exactly the same; they
were all carvings of the old man with the passing of time domain.
Along with the one he had made many years ago, he now owned a total
of nine.
Red veins were coursing through these wood carvings, but none of them
ever touched each other.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. If he activates these nine wood carvings, he
should be able to activate the power of the passing of time domain, but it
would be a slightly weaker than the old man’s.
He put away the wood carvings, took deep breath, and began to
cultivate as he waited for the day the Celestial Gate opens.
Time slowly passed and several years went by.
Outside the cave, the seasons passed, and one day, the originally clear
day was filled with colorful rays of light. Many oppressive illusions
appeared in these rays of light.
There was man or woman appearing in these illusions, but they wore
very different clothes than those worn in Suzaku. Some were talking, some
were laughing, some were using techniques, and some were flying through
mountains.
There were some never before seen beasts that would appear and
disappear. Sometimes, even the legendary dragon and phoenix would
appear.
The same scene appeared in many locations across Suzaku. There was a
cultivator with a Rain Cauldron in the places where this scene appeared.
At this moment, in a rank 4 country in the southeastern part of Suzaku,
a giant of the Giant Demon Sect held a Rain Cauldron in his hand. He had a
face that looked ancient. His body slowly rose, and as he floated up, his
body slowly turned into that of an ordinary person’s.
Below him, the elders of the Giant Demon Sect all had a very serious
expressions.
“All of you, rest assured; with the sect’s treasure, I’ll definitely obtain a
lot of celestial spiritual energy!” This person’s voice was filled with
confidence.
At the northeastern end of Suzaku, in a mountain, a young man wearing
beast skin was looking up at the sky. He too held a Rain Cauldron in his
hand. He let out an evil smile, then floated into the sky.
Below him, a black mass suddenly appeared. It released a loud hum. If
one looked closely, they would see that this black mass was composed of
small bugs that were only about the size of a thumb nail.
At the southwestern part of Suzaku, a middle-aged man stood on a
tower looking at the sky with a melancholy expression and said, “Ting Er,
the Celestial Gate has opened again. I’ll definitely get you more celestial
jades so that your body will be preserved for another 1000 years.”
With that, his body floated into the air. His giant hand reached out
below him and grabbed at the tower. The giant tower floated up and shrank
until it was in his hand, then he walked into the illusion.
At the northwestern part of Suzaku, in the headquarters of the Corpse
Sect, an old man with white hair floated into the sky. He let out a sigh and
said, “What kind of difficult task is this? How could the corpse of a celestial
be easy to get? This body of mine is going to be put to work…”
At the center of Suzaku was a place that was surrounded by the sea.
This entire continent belonged to the only rank 6 cultivation country on the
planet, Suzaku. At this moment in Suzaku, on a large altar in the center of
the country, sat a snow fairy-like woman. She looked up into the sky.
Behind her followed seven old people.
“After I leave, the seven of you quickly return to Xue Yu.” This
woman’s voice was calm, and after saying that, her body slowly floated into
the air.
At this moment, Wang Lin, who was inside the cave, opened his eyes
for the first time in several years and muttered, “The Celestial Gate has
finally opened.” His body disappeared from the cave. When it reappeared,
he was in the air.
There was now something extra in his hand. It was the Rain Cauldron.
The moment the Rain Cauldron appeared, it started to shine brightly,
then it melted and became a sliver of celestial spiritual energy, which then
carried Wang Lin toward the illusion.
The celestial realm was broken and the ancient celestials were dead.
The entire celestial realm was broken into pieces in the catastrophe that
happened a long time ago.
The Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning celestial realms each covered
four different star systems, so whenever a celestial realm opens, cultivators
from various planets will go inside it.
However, the celestial realms had broken into many pieces, so there
wasn’t a high chance for them all to land on the same piece.
Right now, in a rank 2 cultivation country, a messy-looking old man was
eating a chicken leg while chuckling. “It has opened. If you properly use the
straw hat that this old man gave you, you can preserve your life. You might
die there if you don’t.”
Wang Lin was surrounded by the sliver of celestial spiritual energy as
he floated higher and higher up. The country below him became smaller
and smaller and he got the same feeling as when he first experienced
searching for his domain.
However, it wasn’t just his divine sense but his entire body this time.
Eventually, he saw the ground below him and the sea around the
ground. Everything became smaller and smaller until he felt a thick layer of
clouds above his head.
This layer of clouds contained limitless power, and the pressure it gave
felt like it could crush anything in the world.
However, as the pressure bore down on Wang Lin, the energy around
him glowed and a hole opened up in the clouds for Wang Lin to pass
through.
As he passed through the clouds, he felt a sense of danger. The passage
was very small and it felt like he could easily touch the clouds if he
stretched his legs. However, he knew that the moment he touches the
clouds, the power inside the clouds would enter him and destroy him.
This was the power of the heavens.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and his eyes lit up. He wondered what
would happen if his main body was here. Would his main body, which had
gone through two ancient god transformations, be able to withstand this
pressure?
This was a question that will remain without an answer unless his tests
it out with his main body.
Soon, under the guidance of the power of the celestial energy, he left the
clouds. After he left, he finally relaxed a bit, but his heart began to pound
What he saw was the real outer space.
He had seen space many times through the ancient god’s memories and
when he was searching for his domain, but this was the first time he had
experienced it in person.
This feeling was very different from before.
The vast space and the bright stars gave Wang Lin the feeling that he
could go anywhere he wished.
He lowered his head and saw that Suzaku was now a large sphere, but
as he went higher, it became smaller and smaller...
“So it’s like this…” Wang Lin seemed to realized something.
Just at this moment, five pillars of light flew out from Suzaku. Three of
them were also looking at the planet as if they had realized something.
Wang Lin felt the celestial energy around him moving him closer to the
other five people until they formed a hexagon.
The distance between them wasn’t large, but it couldn’t be consider
small either.
Wang Lin was able to immediately see that the only woman among the
five was the genius of Xue Yu who had managed to reach the late stage of
Soul Formation in only 100 years, Red Butterfly.
His expression was calm as his gaze calmly swept past them. It was
within his calculations that Red Butterfly would appear, and she had never
seen his true appearance before.
As for the other four, one of them looked very powerful. He was not
wearing a shirt, revealing his shocking muscles. He almost didn’t look like
a cultivator; he was more like a mortal martial artist.
However, between this person’s eyebrows was the shape of an axe that
appeared and disappeared.
After seeing this axe, Wang Lin was able to confirm that this person
must be from the Giant Demon Clan and that his position in the clan must
be pretty high as well.
Another person looked like a youth, but his eyes revealed bloodlust and
ruthlessness. Wang Lin withdrew his gaze after one look. This person’s aura
felt similar to his main body’s but slightly weaker.
If his main body was here, he would be able to pressure this person with
killing intent alone.
What caused Wang Lin’s pupil’s to shrink were the last two, especially
the white-haired old man. This person’s eyes were closed. He had a hand
behind his back and showed no expression on his face. However, this
person gave off this carefree feeling. It was like he was taking a stroll in his
own back yard right now.
This person suddenly opened his eyes as Wang Lin looked at him and
faintly smiled at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin looked at this person for a while before moving his gaze to
the last person.
This person looked middle-aged. He had a gourd in his hand and he
occasionally drank from it. His eyes were devoid of everything. It was like
nothing could bother him. He didn’t show any reaction when Wang Lin
looked at him.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Every one of these five people were
powerful.
As Wang Lin observed the five of them, the other four, besides the
middle aged man that was drinking, also looked at each other. However, no
one talked the entire time.
Wang Lin suddenly realized that he had unknowingly become an expert
on Suzaku. The fact that he was able to leave the planet and go to the
celestial realm proved this.
Aside from the old man and the middle-aged man, the other three didn’t
underestimate him at all. They were actually on guard against him.
Wang Lin let out a faint smile. At this moment, he felt very proud. Who
would’ve thought that the little boy from the mountain village would be
able to get this far?
Recalling the past, Wang Lin could say that every step he took
contained a life and death situation.
294
INTIMATION
T he six pillars of light connected and formed a hexagon before quickly

flying into the distance.
Soon, a giant, golden door appeared before Wang Lin.
This door was simply too big to describe. When people stood next to it,
they looked like ants. There was a giant word carved onto the gate.
According to ancient god Tu Si’s memories, it was the word for “Rain”.
This was the Rain Celestial Realm Gate; however, there was a handprint
on this door, and it was surrounded by cracks.
There were countless broken platforms below the gate. There were
already several people there, and almost all of them were on their own
platform.
After the six of them arrived, the lights surrounding them disappeared
and threw them forward. Wang Lin moved back a bit and landed on a
platform 100 feet wide.
As for the other five, each one of them also chose a platform to stand
on.
He looked around and his heart couldn’t help but skip a beat as he
noticed that all of the different-sized platforms had the same texture. If he
carefully looked at the edges of some of them, they would fit perfectly
together.
As a result, Wang Lin guessed that countless years ago, before the
Celestial Realm collapsed, there was a very large platform here.
After seeing the hand print on the gate, he couldn’t help but wonder
how much power must have been in that technique to leave a print on the
Celestial Gate.
The sliver of pride Wang Lin had just gained disappeared after he
looked at the gate. Compared to these mysterious presences, he was still
struggling at the bottom.
After a while, several more people appeared and landed on various
platforms. There was a wide range of cultivation levels among the
cultivators with even Nascent Soul cultivators showing up. This confused
Wang Lin greatly.
Gradually, as more and more people arrived, there weren’t enough
platforms.
One of the black-clothed youths looked around and found that no more
platforms were open, so he landed on one next to an old woman. This
platform was about 300 feet wide. Not to mention two people, it had
enough room to fit 20 people.
But the moment the youth landed on the platform, the old woman’s eyes
lit up, and she said, with a raspy voice, “Scram!”
The youth’s face became cold. He was about to speak, but the old
woman frowned. Her hand reach out and grabbed at him. Suddenly the
young man screamed. He quickly backed up and barely dodged the danger.
His expression was very ugly as he looked at the old woman, turned around,
and landed on another platform nearby.
On that platform sat a middle-aged man. He was one of the people that
came with Wang Lin. He was just sitting there, drinking by himself, and
didn’t seem to care that there was an extra person on the platform.
The black-clothed young man pondered a bit before sitting down on the
edge of the platform. His eyes lit up and he would occasionally looked at
the old woman.
Not long after, another person arrived. This person’s face was gloomy.
He was at the early stage of Soul Formation. After he arrived, he noticed
that all of the platforms were taken and immediately flew to the side. No
one knew if it was intentional or not, but as luck would have it, he flew
toward where the six people from Suzaku were at.
His body appeared on the platform that the man from the Giant Demon
Clan was on and coldly said, “Move out of the way!”
The man from the Giant Demon Clan looked at him with a dismissive
look, then his body suddenly swelled up and he became a giant. He stood
up, looked down at the terrified person, and said, “There is no room!”
As he spoke, the axe imprint on his forehead rapidly flashed.
The person looked at the man from the Giant Demon Clan with dread as
he muttered, “Giant Demon Clan…” His body slowly moved away from the
platform.
The next moment, he appeared on the platform that the genius of Xue
Ye, Red Butterfly, was on. The man from the Giant Demon Clan looked
over with interest.
This person landed on Red Butterfly’s platform, looked at her, clasped
his hands, and left.
He noticed that this Red Butterfly was at the late stage of Soul
Formation. She was not someone he could mess with. Thus, he floated in
the air and his gaze swept past everyone around. He gave up on the white-
haired old man after one look, and as for the middle-aged man, he gave up
too because there was already another person on the platform.
Finally, he picked the two platforms with Wang Lin and the young man
whose eyes were filled with bloodlust. He gave up on the young man
because he didn’t look like someone who was willing to give up easily. This
could lead to a big battle and that was not the result he wanted.
And Wang Lin looked like a weak scholar who seemed easier to bully.
This person’s eyes lit up and he arrived at Wang Lin’s platform.
At this moment, even the middle-aged man who was drinking raised his
head and looked over.
The man from the Giant Demon Sect also looked over. The interest in
his eyes deepened.
Red Butterfly kept feeling like she knew this scholar-looking person but
couldn’t seem to recall anything. Even she looked over to try to see if she
could see through something by looking at his techniques.
The young man filled with bloodlust and the white-haired old man also
looked over. After all, Wang Lin also came from Suzaku like them.
The person stood on the platform Wang Lin was on and coldly said,
“Fellow cultivator, please leave this platform and find another one.”
Although his voice was cold, after consecutive setbacks, his arrogance had
lowered a lot.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he looked at the person and didn’t say a
word. He waved his hand and a bracelet popped off his hand and
transformed into a large toad.
The moment this toad appeared, the person’s expression changed as he
exclaimed, “Thunder toad!”
This thunder toad was only one of Wang Lin’s treasures, so he wasn’t
afraid of exposing it. The stuff he had in his bag of holding were his real
aces, so he didn’t mind using this thunder toad to intimidate people. If
people were to fight Wang Lin in the future and prepare for his thunder
toad, then they wouldn’t be prepared for his real killer moves.
Moreover, it was obvious that power was everything here. If he didn’t
give a good display of power, then there would be countless more troubles
in the future. This was also why Wang Lin decided to bring out this toad.
The moment the thunder toad appeared, its stomach swelled up and it
shot out a ball of lightning. The person quickly backed up as his hand
formed seals and a Yin and Yang wheel appeared. The wheel smashed into
the ball of lightning.
The person coughed out a mouthful of blood, but the Yin and Yang
wheel was able to cause the ball of lightning to shrink a great deal and
bounced it back. The thunder toad opened its mouth and swallowed the ball
of lightning, then looked at the person with caution.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He knew that every Soul Formation
cultivator had their own methods, especially ones that could come here.
That Yin and Yang wheel had a powerful neutralizing effect to neutralize a
great deal of the ball of lightning.
It has to be said that the thunder toad was at the level of a Soul
Formation cultivator. Although still a bit away from late stage Soul
Formation cultivators, it had at least the power of a mid stage Soul
Formation cultivator. Although its ball of lightning lacked a domain, its
power was up there.
That person flew out very far. He looked at the thunder toad with dread
and couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile. He clasped his hands at Wang
Lin and no longer tried to find a platform. He then sat down cross-legged in
the air.
Wang Lin was every surprised at how willing this person was to let it
go, but he wasn’t sure if this was real or an act.
The genius from Xue Yu’s eyes focused on the thunder toad for a bit
before withdrawing her gaze.
As for the man from the Giant Demon Clan, his eyes were filled with
the urge to fight as he nodded at Wang Lin. It seemed he acknowledged
Wang Lin’s power.
As for the old man, he rolled his eyes and withdrew his gaze.
Only the young man with bloodlust in his eyes looked at the toad with a
hint of dread. His entire cultivation method was based on insects, so he was
very weary of a creature that could spit out lightning, especially a toad.
The middle-aged man let out a sigh and said, “Thunder toad… Wan Er,
I saw a thunder toad again. Sadly, it is not the same person from back then.”
Wang Lin waved his right hand and the thunder toad turned back into
the beast trap.
Everyone who saw this became silent, but all of them would
occasionally look at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s gaze remained calm as he waved his hand and a gourd
appeared. He took a gulp before lowering his head and began to think.
Not long after, a burst of noise came from the celestial gate. The noise
was small at first but soon was enough to match a thunderstorm. As the
rumbling continued, the celestial gate slowly opened.
Waves of golden light came out of the gate and lit up the entire area.
After a while, the celestial gate opened completely.
All of the surrounding cultivators stood up and flew inside without a
word. They all disappeared inside the celestial gate.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up, but he didn’t immediately go in. Only after
waiting for the five from Suzaku to go in did he casually enter as well.
The moment he passed through the door, he felt a powerful aura coming
from the celestial realm. This aura had no killing intent and just flew past
everyone who entered. Gradually, the celestial gate closed.
At the same time, a small jade cauldron appeared before Wang Lin. He
took a deep breath, grabbed the jade cauldron, and put it into his bag of
holding. Before he came here, he did some research about the celestial
realm.
He knew that this was a return cauldron. At certain locations, he could
spend one hour activating it and it would allow him to return to the
cultivation planet he came from.
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THE BROKEN CELESTIAL REALM
A fter putting it away, Wang Lin saw numerous swirls. There were
cultivators entering them and disappearing.
Wang Lin’s body moved and he charged into a swirl. He gradually
disappeared inside it.
There was blinding light shining into his eyes and he felt like he was
falling from the sky. However, he forced his eyes to stay open and saw
something that he will never forget.
Below him were pieces of golden fragments scattered around like a
mirror that had fallen on the ground and shattered.
The Celestial Realm was like a shattered mirror. Now that all of the
celestial spiritual energy had disappeared from the Celestial Realm, only a
small amount of it remained in each fragment of the Celestial Realm.
As Wang Lin’s body rapidly descended, the pieces got larger and larger.
Soon, Wang Lin was able to detect that he had landed on a fragment near
the edge.
The moment he landed, he quickly slapped his bag of holding and a
brass bell appeared in his hand. This was one of the three treasures from the
ancient cultivators that he was able to refine. This treasure had the ability to
change its size to trap the enemy.
After landing, Wang Lin looked around and was shocked.
The ground contained no signs of life. There was only dead grass. The
mountain in the distance had its peak cut in half. The cut was very smooth,
so it was clear that it was cut by someone.
Below the mountain were some palaces, but they had all been turned to
rubble. The other half of the peak had fallen on top of the palaces. From a
distance, they looked like one big mountain linked to a smaller mountain.
On the ground there were many bottomless pits. Some of them even
spat out white gas that slowly floated into the air.
This was a dead world.
Wang Lin pondered for a while and muttered, “This… is the Celestial
Realm?”
Despite knowing the fact that the Celestial Realm had been destroyed,
even when he was standing here, Wang Lin still couldn’t believe it. In
ancient times, when one reached the Soul Formation stage, they would hear
the call of the Celestial Realm. To cultivators, the Celestial Realm was a
holy place.
A sacred place that shouldn’t be violated.
But now Wang Lin looked at his surroundings and couldn’t help but
become silent. After a while, he looked at the palaces in the distance and
moved toward that direction.
Although it didn’t look far, after flying for a while, Wang Lin noticed a
force coming from the sky. This force made it very hard to reach a certain
speed while flying.
Wang Lin arrived at the palace after a long time. He was shaken from
seeing the ruins up close.
From looking at the ruins, Wang Lin could see just how rich the
Celestial Realm was. The only material used to build these palaces were
spirit stones.
Although Wang Lin had seen buildings made of pure spirit stones back
in Chu, where Li Muwan lived, compared to this, the difference was too
great.
Wang Lin couldn’t see the end of the palace in the distance. Just from
looking at the ruins, one could see how amazing this place was before it
was destroyed.
However, after all these years had passed, all of these spirit stones had
lost their energy. In fact, many of them would turn to dust the moment they
were touched.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. “So this the Celestial Realm…”
While walking through the ruins, Wang Lin couldn’t help but begin to
ponder. This area didn’t have any of the Celestial Energy he was looking
for. There was only sadness.
In the center of the palace, Wang Lin stopped and was terrified at the
scene before him. The area was completely caved inwards. After looking
carefully at it, he could see that it was a hand print.
Wang Lin was stunned. The moment he saw the hand print, he thought
of the hand print on the Celestial Gate.
The power of one hand print was able to destroy such a wide area.
Wang Lin believed that he could do it back on Suzaku too, but this was the
Celestial Realm.
Everything in the Celestial Realm was much tougher than things
outside, and this place was filled with cultivators at the Soul Formation
stage or above who had been cultivating celestial spiritual energy. If all of
this was factored in, then this hand print was very scary.
Wang Lin crouched down next to the hand print and touched it with his
hand. Suddenly, a powerful death aura came out and entered Wang Lin’s
body though his arm.
Wang Lin’s life and death domain suddenly activated. After a long time,
he took a deep breath. The terror in his eyes became even stronger.
He just felt that the hand print still had remnants of the user’s aura left,
so he experienced it after touching it. However, the more he felt, the more
he realized just how powerful the user was.
After standing up, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He flew into the air and
pressed his hand down at the same area. After a long time, he shook his
head, moved around the hand print, and continued to walk around in the
ruins.
After walking through the ruins for several days, he found a broken
stone tablet with some words carved onto it.
“Gifted by the fifth Rain Celestial Emperor to Celestial Scholar Tian
Hua…”
The tablet roughly said that Celestial Scholar Tian Hua had
accomplished a great deed, so the celestial emperor made these palaces for
him as a reward. The palaces were built in the form of a formation that
would attract celestial spiritual energy from 100,000 kilometers, making
cultivation several times more effective.
After he finished reading, Wang Lin couldn’t help but feel shaken again.
Although he didn’t know what rank a Celestial Scholar was, it certainly was
below the Celestial Emperor. If a mere Celestial Scholar could have a
palace like this, then what would the palace of the Celestial Emperor be
like?
Just as he was about to leave, his eyes lit up. He suddenly turned around
and stared at the stone tablet. The stone tablet looked very normal. It didn’t
have anything extraordinary about it.
But Wang Lin’s gaze swept past each word. Why did Celestial Scholar
Tian Hua want to have his palace built here? Also, this tablet was a decree,
which should be placed on the outside for everyone to see, so why was it
here?
This area belonged to the inner part of the palace. For this stone tablet to
be here, it seemed kind of fishy.
Wang Lin frowned as he raised his hand and pointed at the stone tablet.
A beam of qi shot out and landed on the stone tablet. Suddenly, the cracks
on the tablet became even larger.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a flying sword came out.
Under his command, the sword hit the stone tablet. Sounds of metal
colliding could be heard. Although it had been damaged by the power of
that hand print, the stone tablet was still very tough.
After a long time, the stone tablet was finally cut off from its base by
the flying sword. Wang Lin looked at the base of the tablet but couldn’t find
anything abnormal. However, he still felt like there was something off about
this stone tablet.
His eyes lit up as he grabbed the stone tablet and pulled. The area
rumbled as the stone tablet was slowly dragged up by Wang Lin.
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CELESTIAL SPIRITUAL ENERGY
A s the stone tablet was dragged out of the ground, the area that was
below ground come into view. The walls of the underground area
were of a different color from the walls aboveground. They looked like they
were soaked in water, but there was no sign of water nearby.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. According to logic, this place had already been
deserted for countless years, and although there were many fragments of
Celestial Realm, every time the Celestial Gate opened, people entered.
Therefore, even if there were fragments that no one had stepped on
before, they were very rare and hard to find.
Basically, most of the Celestial Realm fragments had been visited by
cultivators before.
This stone tablet was a sign that was normally placed outside, yet it was
here, near the center of the palace. Adding on the fact that there were marks
indicating that it had been buried underground for a long time, Wang Lin
finally began to understand what was going on.
This stone tablet must have been moved by a cultivator during one of
the earlier openings of the Celestial Realm to hide something.
Otherwise, those marks at the bottom half of the stone tablet wouldn’t
have been there. If it was left unmoved, then the bottom half would have
eventually dried and started to crack.
After confirming this idea, his eyes lit up and he raised his arm. The last
few feet of the stone tablet that were underground were pulled out by Wang
Lin.
The moment the stone tablet was pulled out, a sliver of celestial spiritual
energy came out from underneath. There wasn’t much; the moment it
appeared, it was about to disappear.
Wang Lin revealed a happy expression as he quickly trapped this
celestial spiritual energy and refined it.
Just at this moment, a sonic boom was suddenly heard from a distance
as something flew across the sky like lightning. This object was covered by
an octagon-shaped formation.
A green-robed cultivator with a flying sword behind his back walked
out of the formation.
The moment he appeared, he quickly flew toward the ruins as if he had
a target.
Wang Lin immediately noticed and frowned. However, he ignored that
person’s speed and focused on refining the celestial spiritual energy.
That sliver of celestial spiritual energy became a drop of liquid after
being refined by Wang Lin for a while.
Wang Lin knew that celestial energy had to be refined by a cultivator
into a spirit stone state so that it could be preserved. However, the time it
took to refine them depended on one’s cultivation level.
That green-robbed cultivator’s speed was very fast. When he noticed
that something was wrong, his face suddenly changed and he shouted,
“Stop!” He used some unknown technique and his speed became even
faster.
Wang Lin ignored him, because that green-robed cultivator was the
same cultivation level as him, early stage Soul Formation. He didn’t see the
cultivator as a threat at all and only calculated the time of that person’s
arrival as he focused on refining the celestial spiritual energy.
When the green-robed cultivator saw that not only did Wang Lin not
stop, but he sped up the refining process, he angrily shouted, “This area was
found by my Da Lou Sword Sect 3,000 years ago. If you don’t stop now,
my Da Lou Sword Sect will come for you!”
The cultivator’s voice came from the distance. Although Wang Lin
could only hear some of it, he understood the general idea. He sneered.
How could everything already have an owner, especially something like
celestial spiritual energy? What that person was saying was really
ridiculous.
He waved his right hand. The bracelet quickly flew off his hand and
transformed into a large, green toad.
The moment the Thunder Toad appeared, its abdomen swelled up and
then it spat out a ball of lightning that flew toward the green-robed
cultivator.
That green-robed cultivator’s face suddenly changed. He was very
afraid of that ball of lightning. He slapped the sword behind his back, then
the sword suddenly came out and shined like the sun while floating above
his head.
The green-robed cultivator formed seals and pointed at the ball of
lightning. The sword slashed down and then a thick and powerful sword qi
descended from the sky.
The speed of it was very quick as it landed on the ball of lightning. The
ball of lightning was cut in half and fell to the sides, forming two craters
with white smoke coming out of them.
That green-robed cultivator’s face turned red as he forced down the
blood that was coming up his throat. This sword was one of the seven
treasure swords of the Da Lou Sword Sect. If it was against someone
weaker than him, he could easily control it. Even against someone with the
same cultivation level, he could easily kill them with just the sword qi
inside the sword.
However, the thunder toad was like a mid stage Soul Formation
cultivator. While the ball of lightning had no domain, it was not something
a normal cultivator could control. This was a unique attack skill given to the
thunder toad by the weapon. Thus, he could only give it his all and win by
harming himself.
With the help of the thunder toad, Wang Lin finally finished refining the
celestial spiritual energy. There was now a purple crystal the size of a grain
of rice in his hand.
This tiny crystal was equal to half of Zhao’s spiritual energy condensed
together. Feeling the spiritual energy inside, Wang Lin felt shocked. After
he put the crystal into his bag of holding, he raised his head and coldly
looked at the green-robed cultivator.
Under this stone tablet hid one of the eyes of the formation. Although
the formation had long been broken, it was still active. After a long time, it
would still gather celestial spiritual energy until it produced a sliver of pure
celestial spiritual energy.
That Da Lou Sword Sect must have placed the stone tablet here because
they were afraid of someone else finding it. Every time the celestial gate
opened, they would send someone here to harvest celestial spiritual energy.
The reason they didn’t use any restrictions and used a stone tablet
instead was because they were afraid of someone noticing. No matter how
well the formation was made, there would still be traces of it, and there will
always be people with heavenly cultivation who could easily see through it.
In the end, they decided to place a stone tablet here and place no
restrictions. This way, it will be harder to find.
Wang Lin sneered as he placed his right hand over the hole and
viciously pinched. Crackling sounds could be heard as the eye of the
formation was broken. It could never be used again.
Since he had already offended this Da Lou Sword Sect by taking their
celestial spiritual energy, he might as well destroy this eye so that they
couldn’t come here to collect more and create more powerful cultivators.
The green-robed cultivator stared at Wang Lin. He let out a roar, then
pointed at Wang Lin. The sword turned toward Wang Lin and a sword qi
twice as large as last time fell down from the sky as if it were going to split
the heavens in two.
After sending out this sword qi, he coughed out blood and his body
weakened greatly. He didn’t even look at the result and immediately left.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Without a word, he pointed at his brow, causing
black gas to come out. The gas turned into wandering souls. They charged
forward and collided with the sword qi.
At the same time, the thunder toad let out a roar. Its abdomen swelled
up again and it spat out another ball of lightning a bit larger than the last
one.
“Want to run?” Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out a
small flag. This restriction flag that had reached the first stage of
completion was very strong. It turned into black smoke, surrounded Wang
Lin, and quickly carried him forward.
That sword qi was first hit by over 100 wandering souls. Although the
wandering souls were instantly destroyed when they touched the sword qi,
the power of over 100 wandering souls couldn’t be taken lightly. The
wandering souls made the sword qi shrink by 1/5th of its original size and
made it dim down.
Afterward, the ball of lightning collided with the sword qi. The ball of
lightning dissipated, but the sword qi shrank to a small fraction of its
original size. There was no longer any light coming from it after it collided
with the ball of lightning.
Eventually, Wang Lin charged out. Because he was under the protection
of the restriction flag, the sword qi no longer had any power to stop him and
was destroyed by several restrictions.
Wang Lin didn’t slow down at all. With the protection of the restriction
flag, he charged after the escaping green-robed cultivator.
As the green-robed cultivator escaped, he spread out his divine sense
and was shocked by what he saw. He would not have dared to believe even
in his wildest dreams that this person would be able to destroy his sword qi
so easily. How could he not be shocked?
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. That sword was very weird
and it had very powerful sword qi within. If it wasn’t for the fact that he
came fully prepared, he would have been wounded by that sword qi today.
Wang Lin once again realized that no Soul Formation cultivator that
could enter the Celestial Realm should be underestimated.
While surrounded by the restriction flag, Wang Lin’s speed was very
fast. The distance between him and the green-robed cultivator quickly
shrank.
The green-robed cultivator’s face was gloomy. He used that secret
technique again and his speed increased greatly. He arrived at the spot
where he had landed and quickly formed a seal. Seeing the formation
appear, he relaxed a bit. Once he gets inside the formation, he could go to
another fragment. There were many fragments, so the person chasing him
wouldn’t be able to catch up.
He sneered. “Just you wait! This time, my Da Lou Sword Sect has four
people who entered the Celestial Realm. Once I find my senior brothers, we
will come and kill you together. You won’t be able to leave the Celestial
Realm.”
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DIED BEFORE IT WAS BORNED
W ang Lin’s eyes lit up and his body suddenly disappeared inside the
restriction flag. However, it was very hard for the green-robed
cultivator to notice. After all, the green-robed cultivator was only at the
early stage of Soul Formation, while Wang Lin’s divine sense was on the
level of a late stage Soul Formation cultivator’s divine sense.
Although the two had the same cultivation level, the difference between
their divine senses was too large. This was why Wang Lin was able to
detect the green-robed cultivator the moment he appeared but the green
robed cultivator wasn’t able to detect Wang Lin until he got closer.
He took one step into the formation before turning around to look at the
black fog that was coming at him. The cold look on his face became even
colder.
However, just at this moment, Wang Lin’s figure suddenly appeared
above the formation, and just as he appeared, he threw out a bell.
The green-robed cultivator’s face suddenly became pale. He never
would have thought that Wang Lin was this fast. This pause allowed the bell
to cover the green-robed cultivator and trap him inside.
After that, Wang Lin waved his hand. The restriction flag and the bell
quickly returned to him. His body disappeared in the air, and when he
reappeared, he was on the ground.
“You won’t be able to run away!” Wang Lin plainly said, as if he was
talking to himself.
He sat down on the ground and his hand formed various seals that
landed on the bell.
That bell suddenly started to shake, which caused it to ring. Most of the
ringing sounds remained inside the bell. After a short while, miserable
screams came from within it.
After a short period of time, the noise from the bell became even louder.
Aside from the ringing of the bell, there were sounds of collisions coming
from inside it. The cultivator clearly wasn’t willing to be refined. He was
using his sword to attack the bell.
Wang Lin knew that the sword was sharp, and it was unknown whether
or not the bell could withstand it. He let out a cold snort and his hand
moved even faster. As more and more seals landed on the bell, the ringing
became louder and louder, but the sounds from inside the bell became lower
and lower.
This bell was a magic treasure from the ancient cultivation world. Its
main ability was to trap people and then use a series of seals to refine them.
The bell could even refine origin souls, but the requirement was for the user
to have a higher cultivation level than the person trapped inside, or else they
would suffer from backlash.
After a Soul Formation cultivator forms their origin soul, unless
attacked by many people at once, it is hard for them to die in a one on one
fight. However, if a late stage Soul Formation cultivator acts, all of that
changes.
Of course, if they were already greatly weakened, it is a different story.
Just like how back then, Hunchback Meng was greatly weakened and then
tricked by Wang Lin. In the end, he died to Hurricane Devil Lord’s golden
arm.
As Wang Lin’s seals landed on the bell one by one, the miserable
screams gradually weakened before eventually disappearing. Wang Lin kept
on creating seals for a while before finally stopping.
His waved his right hand and the bell shrank. It then flew into his hand
and he put it away. He wasn’t in a rush to open it because he knew that even
though the cultivator had died, he must have set up some sort of retaliation
before his death.
The retaliation of a Soul Formation cultivator before death was very
scary, so with Wang Lin’s caution, how would he dare to check it? He
decided to keep refining for another ten days, half a month, or even longer,
until everything has been refined.
This move of Wang Lin’s was very unique!
He stood up. The thunder toad had already turned back into the bronze
bracelet and returned to his wrist. He then pondered for a little while. Just
as he was about to carefully search this fragment, his expression suddenly
changed. He took out the restriction flag to protect himself and quickly sat
down after throwing a few pills into his mouth.
The spiritual energy inside his body was rapidly being absorbed by the
bronze bracelet. After a long time, it finally stopped and Wang Lin opened
his eyes. He threw a few more pills into his mouth and finally recovered all
of his spiritual energy.
Wang Lin muttered, “At the start, it was once every six days, but now
it’s every four days. Although this thunder toad is useful, keeping it really
costs too much spiritual energy. In the future, I will have to pour spiritual
energy into the bracelet ahead of time, because if this happens in a fight, it
will be dangerous.”
He stood up and flew toward the palace. After finding nothing in the
palace, he broadened his search.
The fragment he was on wasn’t really big, but it wasn’t really small
either. It was about the size of Zhao. Although he could cover the whole
fragment with his divine sense, celestial spiritual energy wasn’t something
his divine sense could detect unless he was close by.
Wang Lin spent one month searching this fragment. He found that
besides that palace, there was no other building around.
There were many holes in the ground that clearly showed the struggle
the celestials went through when the celestial realm fell apart.
One day, Wang Lin arrived at the only other mountain on the fragment.
However, the shape of this mountain was very strange. It looked like a big
lock.
This mountain was in good shape, but all of the trees on it were long
dead. When Wang Lin touched a branch on one of the trees, it immediately
turned to dust.
Looking at the many trees on the mountain, Wang Lin bitterly smiled. If
only these trees were still alive. Each one of them was a thousand year old
tree. Some were even ten thousand year old trees.
If he were to use these trees to make wood carvings, Wang Lin believed
that the power of the wood carving would increase several fold.
Unfortunately...
Wang Lin was unwilling to give up as he searched around. After
checking every tree on the mountain, he helplessly sighed.
On the top of the mountain, Wang Lin found a cave. This cave’s door
had already been destroyed and was filled with dust. The place didn’t look
well hidden and Wang Lin didn’t expect to find a cave that no one had come
to before.
The cave wasn’t very large; it only had seven or eight rooms. Wang Lin
checked the cave but found nothing. Someone must have come and emptied
it out years ago.
Before entering the cave, Wang Lin was already prepared. Although he
had found nothing, he wasn’t disheartened. The reason he came inside the
cave was to see if he could find any remains of restrictions.
He wanted to see what the restrictions used by celestials looked like. If
he could study some, it would help a lot with reaching 9,999 restrictions on
the restriction flag.
After careful inspection, he found that most of the restrictions had
disappeared, but this was not true for all of them. He happily found that in
one of the rooms, there were some remains of a restriction.
This restriction must not have been very strong. It was used only to seal
a door. Although it had already been broken, there is a sliver of it left on the
side of the door. Wang Lin eyes lit up and he started studying it.
The celestials’ restrictions were similar to the ancient restrictions Wang
Lin knew, but there were still differences. In truth, restrictions were just
formations but much more dynamic.
Three days later, Wang Lin left the cave. The sliver of the restriction
had already been completely memorized by him.
He came down the mountain. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly
found that all of the trees on the mountain had turned to dust and
disappeared.
But now, all of the dust was floating in the air and moved as if it were
being controlled.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he slowly flew into the
sky. He looked down from above and his expression suddenly turned
serious.
Looking at the dust cloud from his position, it seemed to form two
words:
“Save me.” Wang Lin frowned.
The dust slowly disappeared. From above, the mountain looked even
more like a lock, and the cave looked like the keyhole.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit, but he didn’t go back to check. This place
was very strange, so he wasn’t willing to keep exploring.
More importantly, he believed that he wasn’t the first person to notice
that something was off about this mountain. If so, why was this mountain
still here? Thinking about this, Wang Lin became even more unwilling to
check. He slowly backed up and left.
Even if a celestial was locked here, Wang Lin still wasn’t willing to try
anything if it involved risking his life.
Wang Lin had already thoroughly searched the fragment over these past
few days and didn’t find any more celestial spiritual energy. Thus, he
decided to go check out another fragment.
Before he left, he poured spiritual energy into the bronze bracelet. After
arriving at the transfer array the green-robed cultivator had used, he
pondered a bit before taking out the bell.
The method to leave the fragment according to Wang Lin’s knowledge
was to keep flying up until he passes the barrier in the sky. Then he would
be returned to the starting point where he could enter a swirl and be
randomly placed on another fragment.
But the method this green-robed cultivator had used to appear on this
fragment was very strange. He arrived via a transfer array. This made Wang
Lin make a bold guess.
Some ancient sect was able to set up a few transfer arrays after entering
the celestial realm so many times. These transfer arrays would allow the
disciples of that sect to travel between the fragments the sect had been to
before.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He threw the bell out before him and started to
form more seals. After two more days, Wang Lin estimated that even if this
Soul Formation cultivator had set some retaliation after death, it was just
about gone by now.
Thinking about this, he waved his right hand and the bell slowly
enlarged. With a bang, rainbow-colored smoke came out from the bottom of
the bell as it opened.
Wang Lin saw that inside, there was only a bag of holding and a sword.
But suddenly, the sword hummed and a ray of sword qi the size of an arm
shot out.
Wang Lin sneered. He pointed with his finger and the sword qi
disappeared. Along with it was a scream as the last bit of origin soul
disappeared.
The green-robed cultivator had placed his origin soul inside the sword
in order to attack one last time before death. However, after being refined
for so long, his origin soul couldn’t handle it anymore. His last ditch effort
was easily stopped by Wang Lin.
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PHANTOM
A fter picking up the ancient sword, he scanned it with his divine

sense and immediately became excited. He took a deep breath
before putting the sword into his bag of holding.
This sword was very powerful; however, he never thought that the
sword’s structure would be similar to the restriction flag’s. There were
numerous restrictions placed on the sword and they were all pure attack
restrictions. As a result, this sword was very powerful, and therefore useful
to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin skimmed through them and noticed that most of the
restrictions were ones he had never seen before. These restrictions were in
groups of three with a total of 300 groups.
This large number of restrictions was not something Wang Lin could
learn in a short period of time. He contained his urge to immediately study
them and took out the green-robed cultivator’s bag of holding.
He scanned it with his divine sense and then his expression became
strange again.
After a long time, Wang Lin sighed. “Killing people for treasures in the
Celestial Realm is indeed tempting.”
There were only three items inside the bag of holding. The first item
was a piece of jade, the second item was the return cauldron, and the last
item was a bundle of top quality spirit stones. There were hundreds of top
quality spirit stones.
Even with Wang Lin’s ability, he couldn’t help but become excited at
hundreds of top quality spirit stones. He looked about and couldn’t help but
mock himself.
“It seems my ability is still not good enough.”
In truth, it was hard to blame Wang Lin, because top quality spirit
stones were so rare on Suzaku. There weren’t a lot of top quality spirit
stones on the planet the Da Lou Sect was from either, but the Da Lou Sect
was a old sect that was tens of thousands of years old, so they naturally had
stocked up quite a bit.
After reading the jade, he completely understood the situation.
The Da Lou Sect had found a total of 37 fragments in the Celestial
Realm after entering it so many times. They then secretly placed transfer
arrays on each one of them.
However, the transfer arrays were built in the Celestial Realm, so they
couldn’t be activated by normal spirit stones. This was also why the green-
robed cultivator had so many top quality spirit stones on him.
After this, Wang Lin understood that a lot of cultivators who entered the
Celestial Realm belonged to big sects like the Da Lou Sect and had their
own transfer arrays set up all around. Only those that came here for the first
time, or independent cultivators, would fly up and randomly land on a
fragment.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he looked at the return cauldron. The function
of this cauldron was to return to the planet they came from. So if Wang Lin
were to use this, would he return to Suzaku, or to the Da Lou Sect?
Wang Lin pondered a little before putting it away and making sure to
keep it apart from his own return cauldron. If he were to accidentally use
the wrong one and really got transported to the Da Lou Sect, it would be
very dangerous.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin threw the jade he was holding
forward and moved it with his divine sense. Suddenly, the jade began to
shine as a formation with two grooves appeared. Clearly, these two grooves
were for spirit stones.
Without a word, Wang Lin took out two top quality spirit stones and
accurately threw them into the grooves. The formation began to move as the
jade glowed even brighter. The image of a map eventually appeared.
This image wasn’t foreign to Wang Lin; it was the same scene everyone
saw as they descended into the Celestial Realm, which now looked like a
shattered mirror.
In this image, there were 37 fragments that were glowing, creating a
contrast against the countless grey fragments.
Wang Lin looked at the image and recalled the fragment he had fallen
down to. His eyes quickly moved and found where he was currently
located.
His right hand pointed at one of the fragments. The image disappeared
and the formation activated, then Wang Lin’s figure disappeared.
On one of the fragments at the end of the Celestial Realm, the wind was
very violent and there was a large rift in the sky. Chilly wind blew out from
the rift and into that fragment. It was as if the entire fragment was shrouded
in the rift’s power.
This place didn’t have any mountains; it looked like a desert. This place
originally had mountains and rivers, but during the collapse of the Celestial
Realm, one of the celestials’ treasures fell here and created that rift.
As for the treasure, it shattered after creating the rift and turned into a
violent wind that blew across the fragment.
At this moment, in the middle of this violent wind, a formation
appeared in the sky. The formation formed a pillar of light that blocked the
wind, but the pillar was shaking violently. It was as if it could shatter at any
moment.
Wang Lin’s figure appeared in the formation. He took a look around and
frowned. This fragment was simply too different from the last one he was
on. If that one was considered relatively intact, then this one was
completely destroyed.
According to logic, there should be no reason for the Da Lou Sect to
place a formation here. Wang Lin pondered a bit. He saw the pillar shaking
violently, so he quickly charged out of the formation.
The moment Wang Lin walked out of the pillar, he felt the blade-like
wind hitting his body. After he left the formation, it quickly hid itself using
a special method.
There was only one sound that could be heard: the howling of the wind.
It sounded as if there were countless people crying. As Wang Lin
descended, the sound got even louder.
The moment he landed on the sand, he suddenly became alert. He
quickly turned around and saw that within the howling wind, black figures
appeared one by one.
Wang Lin’s heart was shocked when he saw the black figures, but his
divine sense felt nothing. Without a word, he slapped his bag of holding and
took out the restriction flag.
At this moment, the black figures became clear, causing Wang Lin to
make a strange expression. These figures were all extremely beautiful
women.
The women wore beautiful, rainbow-colored dresses, and behind him
was a group of boys holding trays with celestial fruits and delicious wine.
There were people talking and laughing as they walked toward Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin frowned harder. He saw that these people were talking but
heard no sound from them. The surroundings were still filled with the
howling of the wind and nothing else.
Gradually, these people got closer and closer, then Wang Lin noticed
black figures that appeared above them. These figures were young men
flying on clouds. They looked like they were guarding these women as they
scanned their surroundings.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and put away his restriction flag. Those
people were now in front of him. He didn’t dodge or avoid them; he simply
let them walk right past him.
One of the boys directly walked through Wang Lin’s body.
After this group of people was off in the distance, Wang Lin let out a
bitter smile. He had already noticed that these people weren’t real. They
were just illusions.
He guessed that there was a mysterious power on this fragment that
could create illusions of scenes from the Celestial Realm before it was
shattered.
Wang Lin looked at the people that had just left and felt sorrow. Those
people must have been important during their time, but now everything was
gone with the wind, and the only thing that remained was an illusion.
What exactly happened to the Celestial Realm to destroy it to this
degree?
This question once again appeared in Wang Lin’s mind. After pondering
for a while, he followed the illusions.
These people walked farther and farther, until they finally stopped at a
location. Wang Lin looked from a distance and suddenly noticed the scene
change. A building suddenly appeared. There were many tables inside with
fruits and wines placed on them.
There were a few people sitting around the tables talking to each other.
Every now and then, they would wave their finger and techniques would
appear as if they were debating about something.
Wang Lin watched this scene and especially paid attention to all of the
techniques shown. He took a deep breath. These people didn’t use any
chants or seals; they simply waved their hands to use techniques. It was as
if the power of the heavens were in the palms of their hands and could be
used as they wished.
One of the people suddenly stood up and angrily yelled at someone.
Then his hand reached out and created a giant ball of purple lighting. He
pointed up and the ball of purple lightning slowly ascended into the sky.
Wang Lin’s followed the ball of lighting, but at the same time, the clear
sky suddenly turned dark. Patches of black lighting gathered into a fist and
slammed into the ball of purple lightning.
The ball of lightning suddenly shattered and the fist of lightning
descended without slowing down.
The expression of the people inside suddenly changed. Two people
responded quickly and went outside to check, but the fist made of lightning
had already descended.
The power of that one punch instantly obliterated the bodies of all the
celestials inside, along with the building. Only the two people that flew out
were able to protect themselves with a rainbow-colored light.
The expression of the two changed greatly, and at this moment, a blue
sword qi flew across the sky and created a giant rift. Waves of cold wind
blew out of the rift.
Shortly after, a giant hand appeared in the sky and gently pinched the
sword inside the blue sword qi. The sword shattered and disappeared into
the rift, but the sword’s hilt wasn’t destroyed; it kept flying across the sky.
299
BATTLING RED BUTTERFLY
T hen the illusion changed. This time, many celestials flew into the sky
with faces filled with anger.
But just at this moment, the hand that shattered the sword flipped
around and plummeted to the ground. A ray of silver light suddenly flew
out from the hand and went toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was absorbed inside this scene and was suddenly shocked.
The moment the silver light appeared, he became alert and threw out the
beast trap. The thunder toad appeared, spat out a ball of lightning, and
collided with the ray of silver light.
After a series of rumbles, the thunder toad backed up a hundred feet.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he jumped onto the thunder toad and
went to the woman behind the silver light.
Wang Lin slowly said, “Red Butterfly!”
When he was immersed inside the illusion, this woman suddenly
appeared and attacked him without a word. If Wang Lin’s divine sense
hadn’t already reached late stage Soul Formation level, then he would have
thought that the silver light was part of the illusion and would have been
killed on the spot.
Red Butterfly’s expression was cold as she stared at Wang Lin and said,
“You indeed know me. Speak, who the hell are you?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he said, “Who doesn’t know
Xue Yu’s genius?”
Red Butterfly coldly said, “Not going to say? Then you might as well
remain here forever!” With that, she raised her right hand and a ray of silver
light appear in her palm. She coldly stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin laughed out loud. His eyes lit up and he said, “I heard that
Red Butterfly managed to reach the late stage of Soul Formation in just 100
years. Although 100 years isn’t long, it’s a lifetime for mortals. I wonder,
are your parents still alive?”
Red Butterfly frowned. She waved the silver light in her hand and then
the sky was suddenly covered with specks of silver light. The light started
to rain down upon Wang Lin.
Wang Lin slapped the thunder toad, then its abdomen swelled up and it
spat out a ball of lighting. The ball of lightning floated into the air, then
Wang Lin shouted, “Explode!”
Suddenly, the ball of lightning exploded and rays of lightning blocked
the specks of silver light. This allowed Wang Lin time to quickly retreat.
As for the thunder toad, after it spat out the ball of lightning, it quickly
retreated with Wang Lin.
While Wang Lin retreated, he shouted, “Red Butterfly, do your parents
have any other children? If not, then doesn’t that mean they have no one to
send them off? That means you lack filial piety.”
Red Butterfly frowned again as she coldly looked at Wang Lin and
charged after him. She waved her right hand and a flying sword suddenly
appeared above her head. The flying sword shot out after Wang Lin at
several times her flying speed.
There was hint of a domain inside the flying sword. The flying sword
contained such a powerful emotionless domain that snowflakes began to
appear around the sword.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding and the restriction
flag appeared. Black fog suddenly surrounded the area. The fog formed the
shape of dragons and charged at the flying sword.
Subsequently, Wang Lin didn’t retreat anymore; instead, he disappeared
inside the black fog. When he reappeared, he was a dozen feet behind Red
Butterfly. His hand formed a seal and the spiritual energy in his body
moved and a black and white swirl appeared.
At this moment, the life and death domain expanded from this swirl.
Red Butterfly frowned again and said, “Know your place!” With that,
she raised her right hand and grabbed at the air. Suddenly, five rays of cold
energy shot out from her finger and formed five snowy mountains, all of
which fell toward Wang Lin.
“This snow is born in the sky and dies on the earth!” Wang Lin’s eyes
remained calm as the black and white swirl activated. Although the enemy
was a late stage Soul Formation cultivator, since she wanted to kill him, he
must at least give her a fight.
The life and death swirl suddenly enlarged. The five snowy mountains
immediately began to melt, and by the time they descended upon the swirl,
they had already shrunk to less than half of their original size.
The moment they collided, a sliver of emotionless domain entered
Wang Lin’s body, causing him to cough out a mouthful of blood. The blood
immediately turned to ice after leaving his body.
Wang Lin could feel that his body was surrounded by coldness. His
memories of his family and loved one started to fade. Wang Lin’s heart
didn’t panic. He knew that once all these memories were gone, he would
become an emotionless killer. This would become a seed in his mind for
Red Butterfly to control his life and death.
The life and death domain activated in his body. Scenes of when he
turned into a mortal, Da Niu’s parents’ lives and deaths, and various
experiences as a mortal solidified in his heart.
Using this moment of clarity, Wang Lin shouted:
“One hundred years; an entire lifetime and the love of one’s parents is
not something the heavens can erase. Red Butterfly, even if your parents
have entered the reincarnation cycle and are already watching you from
behind, do you dare to turn around and look?”
Although Red Butterfly’s expression remained the same, Wang Lin
could feel that the emotionless domain in his body had weakened a bit. The
life and death domain cycled through his body rapidly as his body
disappeared. When he reappeared, he was on top of the thunder toad. He
then quickly retreated.
Wang Lin waved the restriction flag in his hand and a hundred dragons
made of the restriction smoke charged toward Red Butterfly.
Wang Lin used a few breaths of time to force the emotionless domain
out of his body so it could no longer harm him. His expression was dark, as
what had just happened was very dangerous. If anything had gone wrong,
he would have become part of the cycle and no longer have the right to
compete with the heavens.
“A late stage Soul Formation cultivator’s domain is really powerful!”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. In truth, the moment Red Butterfly sneak
attacked him, their battle had already began.
Wang Lin had seen the Ice Heart Tactic. The key was to expel all
emotions and then to crush and refine them until one reaches a state of no
emotion.
This was Red Butterfly’s Dao heart!
From the day he had first seen the Ice Heat Tactic, Wang Lin thought
about how Red Butterfly had reached the late stage of Soul Formation in
only 100 years. On one hand, it showed how powerful she was, but on the
other hand, it was also one of her greatest weaknesses.
Without time to practice one’s Dao heart, they simply can’t compare to
the old monsters who had lived for much longer. Also, with only 100 years,
there was no way to completely erase all of her emotions.
This was why Wang Lin brought up her parents. Only by making her
remember the past and feel a sliver of emotion for Wang Lin to use to break
her Dao heart could he have a chance of winning.
But this woman’s Dao heart was firm and wasn’t affected by Wang
Lin’s words. Only when Wang Lin activated his life and death domain to
resist her emotionless domain did he realize that his words were working.
Although he didn’t say much and the effect wasn’t obvious, his words
planted a seed in her heart. If she can’t remove this seed, she will never
reach the Soul Transformation stage.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He knew that with Red Butterfly’s talent,
this seed won’t last long. However, if he repeatedly touches that weak spot
and proves that his life and death domain is the real path while her
emotionless domain has flaws, then this woman will no longer be scary.
Red Butterfly didn’t care about these dragons that were charging toward
her. The moment the dragons got close, Red Butterfly’s origin soul came
out and she waved her hand. A ring of blue light expanded and then all of
the dragons turned to ice.
She stared at the direction where Wang Lin had retreated to and her eyes
became even colder. She understood what Wang Lin’s intentions were.
Originally, it wouldn’t be an issue, but Wang Lin’s domain was very
strange. He had managed to obtain a sliver of life and death from the
reincarnation cycle.
The moment the snowy mountains landed on the swirl, she clearly felt
the life and death domain enter her body, causing memories of the past to be
brought back. Although she was able to quickly remove those images,
Wang Lin’s words entered her ears. “Even if they have entered the
reincarnation cycle, they are watching you from behind.”
The moment those words came out, Red Butterfly’s memories became
chaotic. Although it only took a moment for her to clear them up, she had
also missed the chance to kill him.
“A mere early stage Soul Formation cultivator, but he indeed is
interesting to try to ruin my Dao heart. This person can’t be allowed to
live.” Red Butterfly’s eyes returned to normal and she chased after Wang
Lin.
While Wang Lin ran, he waved his hand and put away the thunder toad.
However, a late stage Soul Formation cultivator’s speed was far above an
early stage Soul Formation cultivator’s. Soon, he felt slivers of cold energy
appear behind him.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Just as he was about to escape, his mind
suddenly went blank and he remembered that giant hand print that he had
seen in the palace.
He tried to understand it but failed in the end.
As he ran, the image of the handprint became clearer and clearer in his
mind. He suddenly remembered the illusion he was shown, specifically the
handprint that crushed the sword and descended upon the land.
The illusion of that hand print quickly merged with the image of the
hand print from the palace. Under this strange state of mind, Wang Lin’s
body suddenly flew up and he quickly climbed up the sky.
Red Butterfly sneered as she chased behind him and thought, “It doesn’t
matter if you run forward or up; you won’t be getting away that easily.”
Wang Lin rose up into the sky and suddenly stopped. He looked at the
ground as if he had realized something and gently pressed down with his
hand.
Suddenly, the sky darkened and various streams of energy gathered
under him, forming a giant palm right below Wang Lin.
The palm pressed down toward Wang Lin.
For the first time, Red Butterfly’s expression changed. She wanted to
dodge, but the palm was very big and it arrived very quickly. It went
through Red Butterfly’s body and landed on the ground, creating waves of
dust.
She was shocked and quickly checked her body to find that nothing was
wrong. She didn’t know that this palm of Wang Lin’s had no power and was
only him trying to understand the hand print.
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CELESTIAL JADE (1)
A fter throwing out the palm, all of the spiritual energy inside of Wang
Lin’s body disappeared. Due to the beast trap, he was pretty used to
this situation, so he quickly chowed down some pills. Before the pills even
fully dissolved, he took out the jade, opened the formation, and randomly
picked a location.
When Red Butterfly raised her head, Wang Lin had already disappeared.
A flash of coldness appeared in her eyes.
“This person has access to a transfer array, so his identity must not be
normal. Also, his Dao heart is strong, he’s very cautious, has a strange
domain, and endless an amount of magic treasures. He must be the most
elite disciple of a rank 5 cultivation country…” Red Butterfly’s eyes lit up
as she turned around and flew off into the distance, looking for celestial
spiritual energy.
Wang Lin didn’t carefully check the fragment he went to this time; he
randomly picked one. When he arrived, he couldn’t help but be startled.
This fragment was like a world of fire with lava covering the ground. From
time to time, there would be hot bubbles that burst and spread out a pungent
smell.
The sky was dark, and every now and then, spacial rifts would appear.
Wang Lin floated in the air as he looked around. This fragment was very
different from the other two fragments he had been on. This fragment
looked like it was ready to collapse at any moment, especially because of
the spacial rifts in the sky that looked like the mouths of devils.
Wang Lin frowned. He didn’t know why the Da Lou Sect’s transfer
arrays were all set on these dangerous fragments. Did this mean that the
more dangerous the fragment was, the more celestial spiritual energy there
was?
Wang Lin flew out of the transfer array with these questions in his mind.
He had his divine sense spread out as he flew down to dodge the spacial
rifts. Everything was fine until he was 100 feet from the ground and a
spacial rift silently appeared beside him.
Wang Lin was surprised because his divine sense didn’t notice it at all.
However, he wasn’t new to the cultivation world, so he was able to quickly
react. Just as the spacial rift appeared, he was able to force his body to
moved to the side.
The rift appeared quickly but disappeared just as quickly. Almost at the
moment it appeared, it disappeared.
Wang Lin’s forehead was covered in cold sweat as he looked to his side.
A huge section of his clothes had disappeared as if it were eaten.
He carefully looked around. At this moment, the amount of danger in
this fragment could match the land of the ancient god.
The way that spacial rift had appeared was simply too eerie. Wang Lin
wasn’t even able to detect it in advance. Wang Lin pondered a bit before
slowly descending. He spent an entire hour descending those 100 feet.
This position was a relatively safe altitude. There weren’t many spacial
rifts appearing at this height and the heat from the lava wasn’t very
powerful. But Wang Lin’s caution didn’t lower one bit as he slowly moved
forward. He wanted to see why the Da Lou Sect had placed a transfer array
here.
The surroundings weren’t completely silent. Rumbling sounds came
from the ground every once in a while, or the heat bubbles would burst.
With these sounds intertwining with each other, it made people feel the heat
in their hearts.
As he flew, Wang Lin gradually learned the landscape of this fragment.
This fragment wasn’t very large. In fact, it was the smallest of the three
fragments he had visited so far. Aside from the hole in the ground to the
south-east, there was nothing else unusual about this fragment.
After a long time, Wang Lin arrived above the hole. He looked down
and saw that the hole was pitch black inside.
He pondered for a bit and didn’t recklessly enter. Instead, he spent
several days completely searching the entire fragment to make sure there
was nothing abnormal before arriving at the hole again.
His eyes lit up, and just as he was about to enter, a light appeared in the
sky as a transfer array appeared in the air.
Wang Lin revealed a joyous expression. He was just worrying about
entering, but if there was someone else willing to go in before him, it would
be a lot safer for him.
At this moment, two figures appeared inside the transfer array and each
of them had a sword behind their back. After they walked, out one of them
immediately said, “Sixth junior brother, this is your first time here, so you
must pay attention to the spacial rifts. Remember to always have the Full
Search Tactic activated!”
The person beside him quickly nodded, then the two of them carefully
flew toward the hole.
On the way down, many spacial rifts appeared near them, but the two
seemed to be able to detect them somehow and always moved out of the
way ahead of time. The speed at which they descended was several times
faster than Wang Lin’s.
The cultivation level of both of them was early stage Soul Formation, so
they weren’t able to detect Wang Lin, whose divine sense had already
reached the late stage of Soul Formation.
The Sixth junior brother looked at the hole on the ground and asked,
“Third senior brother, is this the Celestial Beast Temple?”
“That is correct. This place is one of the 16 Celestial Beast Temples.
Ancestor found this place by accident after coming to the Celestial Realm
many times, but this place should be known by many people. The last time I
came here, there were three groups of people here looking for celestial beast
souls,” the third senior brother answered, then he suddenly seemed to
remember something and said, “Remember that you can’t use instant
movement inside, so you must be careful.”
As the two talked, their bodies sunk and entered the hole.
Wang Lin’s shadow appeared outside. His body disappeared as he
silently entered the hole. He spread out his divine sense to carefully check
his surroundings and also looked to keep track of the two before him.
“Third senior brother, after so many years, will there even be any
celestial beast souls remaining? And even if there are any remaining, it
would be hard to obtain them with just the two of us.”
“Sixth junior brother, you don’t understand. If there are any celestial
beast souls remaining, they would be very weak due to the lack of celestial
spiritual energy for them to feed on. Once we find one and bring it back to
the sect, we will have done a great deed for the sect. Back then, ancestor
was able to find a Celestial Beast soul here, united the Planet Da Lou, and
made the Da Lou Sect famous.”
Wang Lin became excited as he listened to the two of them talk.
Although he didn’t know what the Celestial Beast Temple was, going by the
name and what those two had said, he had his own guesses on what it was.
This place should be the home of celestial beasts in the Celestial Realm.
Not all of the celestial beasts had died in the disaster and some remained to
continue breeding.
This was why this place had a transfer array.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he followed behind them. This hole wasn’t
very deep, so they quickly landed on the ground. The two quickly flew
forward after they landed.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and was shocked. This place was
a very large cave. The structure was like a beehive with numerous
entrances.
He pondered a bit before flying toward one of the entrances. This
entrance was exactly the one the two before him had entered.
As he flew, he suddenly stopped as he saw with his divine sense that the
two before him had stopped about 100 feet in front of him. Before the two
was a stone statue about a dozen feet tall.
This stone statue was that of a very large bird-like beast.
“Back then, ancestor found the celestial beast soul here. Junior
apprentice brother, protect me while I gather the celestial spiritual energy
around here.”
After the sixth junior brother heard that, he quickly nodded, then a
sword flew out from his back and floated above his head. He carefully
observed his surroundings. If there was anything off, he would immediately
notice.
Third senior brother looked at sixth junior brother with a look of
satisfaction and took a deep breath. After using some unknown technique,
the vein in his hand popped out as he pushed the stone statue. After a series
of rumbling sounds, the stone statue was pushed to the side and his face
became pale. He quickly moved back a few steps and moved his hand, then
a gust of wind appeared and blew on the statue.
The stone statue moved again, revealing a fist-sized hole on the ground.
Slivers of celestial spiritual energy came out from the hole.
This person quickly slapped his bag of holding and took out a small
green gourd. The celestial spiritual energy was quickly absorbed by the
gourd.
“Sixth junior brother, the harvest this time is pretty good. There is
enough celestial spiritual energy to form two pieces of celestial jade, one
for each of us, and enough to meet the minimum requirement set by the
sect.” The third senior brother let out a laugh as he slowly pushed the stone
statue back in place.
The sixth junior brother nodded, looked at the gourd, and asked, “That
must be the Soul Purification Gourd?”
The third senior brother took out a pill and swallowed it. He waved the
gourd in his hand and proudly said, “That is correct. This is one of the three
Soul Purification Gourds personally refined by the ancestor. With this, one
can quickly gather celestial spiritual energy and doesn’t need to waste time
refining it.”
Wang Lin saw this scene with his divine sense and his attention
suddenly shifted to the gourd. This gourd was a great treasure. If he had
this, it would reduce the amount of time needed to spend refining celestial
spiritual energy and allow him to gather even more.
He let out a cold smile. From the looks of those two, they belonged to
the Da Lou Sect. Since he had already angered the sect, he might as well
find a way to steal that treasure.
The two of them were both early stage Soul Formation cultivators,
though the sixth junior brother had just reached the Soul Formation stage
and his cultivation wasn’t stable yet. However, the two of them must have
something up their sleeves, so Wang Lin didn’t act recklessly and waited for
the right moment.
These two talked for a bit before flying toward a cave entrance.
This place was filled with twists and turns. If Wang Lin didn’t have his
divine sense locked on to them, he would have lost them. After the two of
them moved for a long time, the third senior brother stopped as he stared
into the distance with a strange expression on his face.
In the distance, there was a corpse leaning against the wall. There was a
ball of light in the corpse’s hand emitting waves of gentle light.
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W ang Lin scanned it with his divine sense, then slightly frowned.
This skeleton was very weird, as it was white. Although it was not
abnormal for a skeleton to appear here, the color of the bones should have
changed with the passage of time and there should have been signs of
corrosion. However, this skeleton had no sign of any of those.
Also, the ball of light in the skeleton’s hand contained a sliver of
celestial energy, so it was definitely not a normal object.
Wang Lin didn’t know why, but he felt a sense of danger. He pondered
for a bit before watching coldly from afar.
Third senior brother’s eyes lit up and he said, “Sixth junior brother, go
up and see what that ball of light is.”
Sixth junior brother hesitated before nodding and walking forward. Just
as he was getting a closer look, Wang Lin suddenly felt that sense of danger
becoming even stronger.
Just at this moment, the third senior brother suddenly shouted, “Back
off!” As he spoke, he waved his hand and the sword flew off his back and
slashed at the space just in front of sixth junior brother.
The skeleton turned to dust and the ball of light flew into the air. A
sliver of energy shot out from the ball of light and charged toward the sixth
junior brother’s brow.
At this moment, the sword energy arrived. The sliver of energy let out
an unwilling roar as it drilled into the wall and disappeared.
This scene happened in a blink of an eye. Sixth junior brother’s
forehead was covered in cold sweat as he silently stared at third senior
brother.
“Sixth junior brother, chase!” Third senior brother revealed a very
excited expression as he said that sentence and quickly chased after it.
Sixth junior brother hesitated for a bit before clenching his teeth and
followed.
“Senior brother, what the hell was that?”
“Our luck is pretty good. If my guess is not wrong, that is feed for the
celestial beasts, something the celestial beasts love to eat. Normally
speaking, there are chances of finding celestial beast souls where these
feeds are found. That skeleton before must have been ambushed by it and
had all of its flesh devoured by it. Junior brother, please don’t blame me for
this, I just realized what it was, otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked you to
check.” The third senior brother explained as he continued to chase.
Sixth junior brother lowered his head and slowly said, “Mere feed for
celestial beasts and it has that much power. If that thing had entered my
brow, I would have turned into a skeleton…”
Third senior brother laughed and said, “Junior bother doesn’t need to
worry. That thing completely relies on physical attacks and has no abilities
at all. It fears techniques and abilities the most. As long as you don’t let it
enter your body, all you need to use is your sword energy and you can
easily split it in two.”
As the two chased, Wang Lin followed behind them. Although the two
martial brothers looked like they had a good relationship, Wang Lin could
easily see that the third senior brother had evil intentions.
The scene from before was clearly because the third senior brother
noticed that something was off and used his junior brother as bait to lure out
the feed.
Wang Lin casually followed behind them as his divine sense focused on
what was before him.
He saw the two brothers pursue through the cave system as they
continued to go down. Before long, they were in the deep parts of the cave.
The third senior brother felt slightly uneasy. Although he had been here
once before, he had never gone this far in and wondered if he should
continue chasing.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin noticed that the celestial beast feed’s
speed slowed down and it disappeared into a fist-sized hole in the wall.
Wang Lin’s divine sense quickly followed it in and his expression
quickly changed. He saw that the walls inside the cave were covered in
these thin lines with one end buried inside the wall and the other end slowly
swinging back and forth.
In the middle of the cave, there was a small piece of white jade emitting
dense celestial spiritual energy.
Besides the jade, there was a skeleton whose bones were black. There
were bits of broken clothes on the skeleton, but in front of his chest was a
piece of metal that was releasing a powerful pressure.
In addition to all of this, this person was also holding a sword. This
sword looked very similar to the celestial sword he had seen in the illusion.
In addition to all of this, what shocked Wang Lin the most was a black
line that was moving in and out of the skeleton. Every time it moved, the
skeleton would tremble as if it were reviving.
Wang Lin stopped moving and, without any hesitation, quickly backed
up to a hole in the wall. He took out his restriction flag to wrap around his
body and became exactly like the wall beside him.
The third senior brother flying in the front also had his divine sense
spread out and immediately noticed the cave and stopped. His face
immediately became pale. Inside this small cave there were at least tens of
thousands of celestial beast feeds.
At this moment, the sixth junior brother also noticed this and his
expression became ugly. The two looked at each other and slowly backed
away.
But it was too late. The celestial feeds charged out of the small hole and
appeared before the two in the blink of an eye.
Third senior brother’s expression changed immediately. Without any
hesitation, he shouted, “Two Sword Spirit World!”
His sword flew into the air and slashed down. Sixth junior brother
clenched his teeth and also sent his sword up and slashed down as well.
Suddenly, two rays of sword energy became like two dragons
intertwined together and destroyed all of the celestial beast feeds that were
charging at them. Then it crashed into the hole on the wall, making it ten
meters wide. This power caused many parts of this already unstable
Celestial Beast Temple to collapse.
More slivers came out from the hole. Inside the cave, the black skeleton
was extremely eye catching.
“Let’s go!” Third senior brother immediately retreated after saying one
line and sixth junior brother quickly followed with his scalp tingling.
The speed at which the two were retreating couldn’t match the slivers,
so after only a few steps, the slivers had already caught up. A vicious look
flashed across the third senior brother’s eyes as he raised his hand and
landed a hit on the sixth junior brother’s back.
Sixth junior brother’s head suddenly turned around with a mocking
expression. His hand quickly caught third senior brother’s hand and he said,
“Third senior brother, what were you planning on doing?”
With that, his aura suddenly changed. His cultivation level changed
from someone who had just stepped into the early stage of Soul Formation
into mid stage Soul Formation. He quickly grabbed third senior brother’s
bag of holding and sword before throwing third senior brother toward the
celestial beast feeds.
“You…” Third senior brother’s expression suddenly changed, but
before he could finish speaking, the swarm of slivers drilled into his body.
In an instant, the body of an early stage Soul Formation cultivator turned
into a skeleton.
His origin soul suddenly flew out, but just at that moment, the sixth
junior brother formed seals to block his path.
This pause made the origin soul lose its chance to escape, but the black
line suddenly shot out and dug into the origin soul. By the time the black
line left, the origin soul had already been devoured by it.
“Sorry, senior brother!” Seeing what had happened, the sixth junior
brother quickly escaped using the time third senior brother had bought with
his life.
When this person passed where Wang Lin was hiding, Wang Lin’s eyes
lit up, but he didn’t recklessly move.
Sixth junior brother flashed by Wang Lin. A few breaths later, the
swarm passed by as well. Wang Lin was very nervous as the swarm passed
by him.
As the swarm passed by, the black lines paused for a moment but
quickly continued to chase sixth junior brother.
After these slivers passed by, Wang Lin waited for a few moments
before charging toward the cave that had been opened up by the sword
energy.
His body was as fast as lightning and appeared inside the cave.
Suddenly, some remaining slivers came out of the wall and charged at Wang
Lin. Wang Lin let out a snort and used his restriction flag to block them.
He knew that he was short on time, so he reached toward the sword in
the skeleton’s hand without any hesitation.
But suddenly, a powerful pressure came from the sword. It was like
Wang Lin’s hand was pressing on spikes, as small holes appeared on his
hand, causing him to quickly pull back.
At this moment, the swarm was heading back with the black line in
front. When Wang Lin saw this with his divine sense, he immediately gave
up on the sword and grabbed the jade.
He decided to give up on taking the piece of metal and quickly charged
out of the cave, moving along the wall. The swarm returned to the cave and
then a terrifying roar came from inside. The black line quickly charged out
of the cave and waved its body for a bit before chasing after where Wang
Lin went.
Wang Lin moved as fast as he could through the cave, and as he flew, he
released wandering souls with a simple command to help him confuse the
black line chasing him.
As he escaped, he could feel the wandering souls being destroyed one
by one. He could see through the wandering souls that the black line
seemed to have gone mad, as it was charging through the walls of the caves
and destroying all the wandering souls.
There were many caves in the Celestial Beast Temple, but many were
destroyed in the disaster a long time ago, and more were destroyed under
the power of the two swords.
Now, with the black line charging through the walls like crazy, many
caves were able to withstand it and collapsed.
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T his caused a series of chain reactions, so a lot of caves collapsed as

well.
As Wang Lin flew, he tried to teleport, but every time he did so, he felt a
force surrounding him and interrupting his teleportation. He let out a sigh as
he stopped trying and continued to fly upwards.
He slowly felt that the amount of wandering souls he had left behind
stopped decreasing. The black line had clearly lost track of Wang Lin.
However, just as this moment, rumbling sounds came from all around
him and Wang Lin quickly backed up. The cave before him suddenly
collapsed. When he spread out his divine sense, he found that more than
half of the Celestial Beast Temple was now buried.
If a mortal saw this, they wouldn’t know what to do, but Wang Lin had
already reached the Soul Formation stage, so as long as he doesn’t meet that
black line, he will have nothing to be afraid of.
He pondered a bit but didn’t leave immediately. He spread out his
divine sense and was shocked to find that the sixth junior brother hadn’t
died. He was moving through the caves close by.
And from the direction he was traveling, he wasn’t going up but was
coming toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he let out a playful smile. This sixth junior
brother was a ruthless person. He hid his cultivation level until the right
moment.
From the looks of his path, he was coming toward Wang Lin, but Wang
Lin wasn’t sure of his objective. If he comes with intent to kill Wang Lin,
then Wang Lin won’t mind killing him for his treasures.
Although this person was at the mid stage of Soul Formation, Wang Lin
was confident that with the magic treasures he possessed, he had an 80%
chance of winning.
Wang Lin waved the restriction flag and the black fog disappeared into
the surrounding walls. He placed his hand on the bracelet on his hand and
silently waited for the arrival of the sixth brother.
Not long after, a person came out of the wall Wang Lin was staring at.
The moment the person came out, he became very cautious as he looked at
Wang Lin.
He carefully took a few looks before letting a laugh. “Fellow cultivator,
I believe that we are the only two people remaining in this collapsed
Celestial Beast Temple.”
Wang Lin chuckled. He realised that this person knew he was following
them. This means that there was a chance that this person was still hiding
his cultivation level.
Wang Lin calmly asked, “This place has already collapsed. Why did
fellow cultivator come find me instead of looking for a way out?”
The sixth junior brother looked around. Without moving forward, he
said, “Fellow cultivator followed us the entire way. I believe you also saw
the celestial beast feed.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled at how sixth junior brother dodged the question
and asked, “What does fellow cultivator mean?”
Sixth junior brother’s eyes lit up, revealing a mysterious expression, and
he said, “Fellow cultivator doesn’t have to worry. My name is Sun Lei. I’m
not afraid to tell fellow cultivator this: I’m not really part of the Da Lou
Sect. I’m only mixed in.”
While Sun Lei talked, he casually took a step forward, and just as he
was about to take a few more steps, he saw a faint smile on Wang Lin’s face
and stopped.
Wang Lin calmly said, “If fellow cultivator takes another step, I will
have to act.”
Sun Lei pondered a bit and smiled. “Fellow cultivator, I won’t beat
around the bush. Inside the cave with the celestial beast feed are three
items. First is a celestial jade, second is a piece of celestial metal, and third
is a celestial sword. How many did you manage to obtain earlier?”
Wang Lin calmly responded, “That black line returned too quickly, so I
didn’t get any.”
Sun Lei frowned. He could immediately see that Wang Lin was only at
the early stage of Soul Formation, but his divine sense was very strange. If
he didn’t know a technique that specialized in detecting divine sense, he
wouldn’t have been able to notice that Wang Lin was following him.
And even so, he was only able to notice Wang Lin when he passed by
him as he was escaping from the celestial beast feeds. He recorded Wang
Lin’s divine sense in his mind and only then was he barely able to find him.
From his view, this person must be like him, someone who hid his own
cultivation level, so unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to act
recklessly.
Also, after this conversion and seeing how calm this person was, Sun
Lei was sure that Wang Lin was hiding his cultivation level. There was no
way for an early stage Soul Formation cultivator to be this calm when
facing a mid stage Soul Formation cultivator.
In addition to all of this, there was another thing that was preventing
him from acting. He could feel a sense of danger from the surrounding
walls, and that feeling increased a lot when he took a step forward.
Thinking of this, he let out a smile and said, “Fellow cultivator, that
piece of celestial jade is formed from celestial energy collected for
thousands of years and is considered priceless. However, compared to that,
the celestial sword is much more precious. I was only able to roughly scan
it at the time, so I don’t know what attribute it has, but it can’t be normal. In
addition to those, there is also that piece of metal. My guess is that it is a
type of protective treasure.”
The more Wang Lin acted like this, the more powerful Sun Lei thought
Wang Lin was. He believed that Wang Lin already knew all of this, so he
quickly said, “Fellow cultivator, if it was either of us by ourselves, it would
be very hard to get the treasures from the celestial beast feeds. However, if
we act together, then the chances of us getting those treasures will increase
by a lot.”
Wang Lin let out a smile and asked, “Oh? Why should I help you?”
Sun Lei was startled. He was a smart person, so he immediately realized
what that meant and said, “I only want the celestial sword. The other two
will belong to you. How is that?”
Wang Lin shook his head.
Sun Lei’s expression became ugly and he said, “If fellow cultivator
really wants the celestial sword, then you can take it, but the remaining two
treasures will belong to me. With fellow cultivator’s knowledge, you must
know that the celestial sword by itself is far beyond any of the other two
items alone, but if you place the metal and jade together, then their worth is
very close.”
Wang Lin hesitated for a bit. There was some type of restriction placed
on the celestial sword, so unless it gets refined for a very long time, it will
be impossible to even pick it up. Wang Lin was confident that he won’t be
able to pick it up in a short period of time. This person clearly didn’t know
that about the sword.
Thinking about this, he smiled and said, “I don’t want the sword.”
Sun Lei let out a breath and smiled again. “Since that is the case, how
about we go back to the cave?”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “I’m not interested in the other two
objects either.”
“You!” Sun Lei’s eyes became gloomy. If it wasn’t for the fact that he
was afraid that Wang Lin was hiding his cultivation level, he would have
already gone up and killed Wang Lin. Why else would he listen to so much
nonsense?
Sun Lei took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. The more Wang
Lin acted like this, the more obvious it was that Wang Lin was hiding his
cultivation level. How would Wang Lin dare to speak to him like this
otherwise?
Wang Lin calmly looked at Sun Lei and slowly said, “Fellow cultivator
Sun, you want me to help you retrieve the celestial sword for two items that
might not even be obtainable. Do you think that I’m three years old?”
Sun Lei took a deep breath, stared at Wang Lin, and asked, “Fellow
cultivator, what do you want?” He was tired of his nonsense as well. If
Wang Lin wasn’t willing, then he would risk it once himself.
Wang Lin leisurely said, “I noticed that when fellow cultivators arrived,
you guys were able to detect the rifts before they appeared…”
Sun Lei let out a laugh. He slapped his bag of holding and took out a
piece of jade. He threw it at Wang Lin and said, “Full Search Tactic. It is a
technique of the Da Lou Sect. It is not a problem to give it to you as a gift.”
Wang Lin took the jade and put it away after scanning it, then said,
“Fellow cultivator is indeed quick on his decisions, so I won’t beat around
the bush anymore either. I want that gourd from your third senior brother’s
bag, then I’ll be willing to take this risk with you.”
“Not possible!” Sun Lei said, without any hesitation. “This gourd is the
reason I mixed into the Da Lou Sect, so please don’t make it hard for me.”
Wang Lin frowned.
Sun Lei clenched his teeth and said, “Fellow cultivator, I can’t give you
this gourd, but I can give you a piece of purification wood. Although this
wood’s effect isn’t as good as the gourd’s, it has the same effect of
absorbing celestial spiritual energy.”
With that, he painfully took out a piece of white wood and put it away
after letting Wang Lin see it.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. Although it was kind of worth it to kill this
person for the purification gourd, he would have to use up a lot of his
treasures. However, this place was the Celestial Realm. It was very
dangerous, and there was Red Butterfly. If he were to use up too many
treasures now, then when he faces powerful cultivators or Red Butterfly, he
will be in trouble.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin nodded and said, “Fine, give me that
purification wood and I’ll help you once. However, whether you obtain the
celestial sword or not will depend on your own luck. Even if you can’t
obtain the sword, the purification wood is still mine.”
Sun Lei nodded and said, “That is natural. However, I can’t give it to
you now. It won’t be too late to give it to you once we are at the cave
entrance. I have to be on guard as well.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He waved his sleeves and said, “Fellow
cultivator, lead the way!”
Without a word, Sun Lei moved toward one of the uncollapsed caves.
The two walked toward the cave, keeping a certain distance from each
other. It was obvious that neither of them trusted each other, so they were
on guard against each other.
Sun Lei sneered and thought, “Even if you are hiding your cultivation
level, once I get the sword and you try to steal it, I’ll leave the Celestial
Realm and use the sect treasure to kill you.”
This was why he asked him to come help with the treasure even though
he was afraid that Wang Lin was hiding his cultivation level.
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B oth were decisive people, so when they made the agreement, there
was no hesitation as the two rapidly moved through the ruins toward
the cave filled with celestial beast feeds.
From their current position, they could see the cave in the distance.
Not far away was the corpse of third senior brother, who had been killed
by Sun Lei.
Sun Lei looked at the cave from a distance and whispered, “Celestial
beast feeds are food for celestial beasts. When they eat a feed, it strengthens
their bodies, but they are completely useless to us. I can’t believe there are
still so many celestial beast feeds in this celestial beast temple. This must be
due to that black celestial beast feed. Does fellow cultivator know why that
black celestial beast feed exists?”
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he responded, “I believe it has something
to do with that black skeleton.” He remembered that the first time he saw
the black line, it was moving inside the skeleton. Every time it went in and
out, the skeleton would shake as if it were going to come back to life.
Sun Lei placed down pieces of jade and slowly said, “Fellow
cultivator’s experience is indeed not ordinary. That celestial beast feed must
have used some method to devour the flesh and even the celestial soul of
that skeleton back during the catastrophe that shattered the Celestial Realm.
It hid itself inside the skeleton and then, after a long period of time, gained
its own domain! That must be the reason why there are so many celestial
beast feeds around; they must all be its offspring.”
Sun Lei said, in a serious tone, “Fellow cultivator, in a bit, I’ll lure those
celestial beast feeds out with a technique. We will kill as many as we can,
and once that black line moves, we will rendezvous back where we met.”
Wang Lin nodded. He waved his right hand and the beast trap changed
into the thunder toad.
“Thunder toad!” Sun Lei’s pupils shrank as he looked at Wang Lin. He
was even more sure now that Wang Lin was hiding his cultivation level.
How could he capture a rare high quality spirit beast otherwise?
Wang Lin calmly said, “Let’s start.”
Without a word, Sun Lei formed a seal and shouted. The sword behind
his back immediately flew up and shot into the cave.
There was a muffled sound before the sword suddenly shot back out.
Following closely behind it was a ball of celestial beast feeds. Countless
celestial beast feeds jumped out from the ball toward Sun Lei and Wang
Lin.
This scene would make anyone’s scalp go numb.
If they were to get caught by them, their fate would be the same as the
skeleton’s.
Sun Lei let out a roar and all of the jades he had left on the ground
shattered. Rainbow-colored smoke came out of the jades and covered the
beast feeds. Soon, the beast feeds fell to the ground, twitching.
However, there were simply too many of them, so the rainbow-colored
smoke disappeared in only a few breaths of time. Without a word, Sun Lei
jumped backward as his sword flew above his head and pointed at them.
Sword energy shot out toward the beast feeds. Wherever it passed, large
amounts of them died.
Nevertheless, the tunnel was still covered in celestial beast feeds. They
wanted to come and devour everything that was alive.
Sun Lei kept backing up. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as the thunder toad’s
abdomen swelled up and a wave of thunder could be heard inside. Soon, it
opened its mouth and a ball of lightning came out, followed by roaring
thunder.
Suddenly, waves of celestial beast feed bodies twisted and disappeared
in the lightning.
Sun Lei was startled. He didn’t think that the lightning would be this
powerful. His dread toward Wang Lin increased.
The ball of lightning contained the power of the heavens. It was able to
push forward ten meters before disappearing. However, the beast feeds still
ceaselessly charged at them.
Wang Lin backed up and pointed at the thunder toad. The thunder toad’s
belly swelled up and then it spat another ball of lightning at the beast feeds.
The ball of lightning roared forth toward the beast feeds. The countless
beast feeds for the first time seemed to feel fear. Instead of moving forward,
they seemed to want to back away from the ball of lightning.
However, just at this moment, a sharp roar echoed and a black line
appeared among the beast feeds. The black line moved through all the other
beast feeds and charged at the ball of lightning without any fear.
After the thunder toad spat out two balls of lightning, it was very tired
and looked weakened. When Wang Lin saw the black beast feed, he didn’t
hesitate to quickly retrieve the thunder toad and escape. As he ran, he
pointed at his brow and many wandering souls appeared.
As for Sun Lei, he revealed a look of hesitation before letting out a sigh
and giving up on the idea of going into the cave after the celestial beast
feeds started chasing after Wang Lin. After all, it was far too dangerous, and
any misstep could lead to death.
Thus, as Wang Lin backed off, he also backed off and quickly escaped
in another direction.
As for the ball of lightning, the black beast feed drilled into it, causing it
to shrink. After a series of crackling and popping sounds, the ball of
lightning disappeared completely.
The black beast feed let out a sharp roar. One could see that its body
was no longer black but violet instead, and there was some lightning
surging on the surface.
It condensed its body and sprang forth with speed so fast that even
divine sense couldn’t lock on to it most of the time.
The target it chose was not Wang Lin, but Sun Lei.
While Wang Lin escaped, his expressions suddenly changed as he took
out the restriction flag and threw some pills into his mouth. A suctioning
force came from the beast trap, and after a long time, it finally stopped.
Wang Lin got up. His face was a bit ugly.
“This time, the beast trap began taking spiritual energy half a day ahead.
The thunder toad must have expended too much energy. Although this beast
trap is easy to use, the cost is too high.” Wang Lin pondered a bit before
flying away.
Along the way, the wandering souls went through the walls and returned
to him one by one. Once they all returned, Wang Lin found out that none of
them were missing. This made him very happy as that meant that the black
beast feed chose to chase after Sun Lei this time.
Not long after, Wang Lin arrived at the cave they agreed to meet in and
sat down. He spread out his divine sense and found Sun Lei in a cave about
10,000 feet away.
The current Sun Lei was in a very sorry state. His clothes were torn,
revealing silver armor underneath. It was clearly that silver armor that
allowed him to escape the black beast feed twice.
His right hand was covered in blood and was missing a finger.
He was currently sitting there, cultivating with a gloomy expression.
When Wang Lin’s divine sense scanned past the area, his expression
immediately changed and revealed a hint of dread.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He jumped into the wall and activated the earth
escape technique to move toward Sun Lei.
Sun Lei also noticed and quickly took out several pills. He revealed a
pained expression as he swallowed them and quickly sat down to cultivate.
10,000 feet wasn’t a very far distance for a Soul Formation cultivator,
but there were many caves to go through and a mysterious power that
prevented teleportation. Half an hour later, Wang Lin appeared inside the
cave Sun Lei was in.
Sun Lei’s expression immediately became ugly. He flicked his right
hand as he stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin calmly said, “Brother Sun, please continue to cultivate while
I protect you.”
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He didn’t know what pill Sun Lei had
swallowed, but it allowed Sun Lei to recover back to 80% strength from a
weakened state. This mage Wang Lin give up his previous plan.
Sun Lei was startled as he didn’t expect Wang Lin to say this. Of
course, he didn’t believe it, but he still said, “Then I’ll bother fellow
cultivator for the help.”
Wang Lin didn’t say anything and sat down cross-legged.
Sun Lei remained on guard as he quickly absorbed the pill inside his
body. Three hours later, Sun Lei was fully recovered and his gaze toward
Wang Lin was no longer as dark.
Sun Lei stood up and said, “Fellow cultivator, my cultivation has
already recovered. How about we go back?”
Wang Lin nodded, stood up, and quickly flew toward one of the caves
with Sun Lei right behind him.
The two remained silent the entire way and soon arrived near the cave.
The moment the two arrived, a large number of beast feeds charged out
from the cave.
Sun Lei’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Fellow cultivator, stay back. This
time, I must avenge my finger!” With that, he slapped his bag of holding
and a black fan flew out.
It was unknown what material this fan was made of, but the moment it
appeared, a cold aura spread out and layer of black ice formed on the walls.
The black ice continued to expand, and in the blink of an eye arrived
near Wang Lin. Wang Lin remained calm as he took out his restriction flag
and shook it. Black fog surrounded Wang Lin and the icy aura moved
around the black fog, but this formed a layer of buffer between Wang Lin
and Sun Lei. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he silently took out the passing of
time wood carving from his bag of holding.
At this moment, those beast feeds charged out of the cave. It seemed
like their numbers hadn’t decreased at all. This time, the black beast feed
was in front. It clearly wanted to kill.
Sun Lei took a deep breath as his hand formed different seals before
pointing at this brow. Suddenly, his origin soul came out and grabbed hold
of the fan. His origin soul revealed an expression of pain. It was like he had
just grabbed a piece of hot iron.
His origin soul held the fan and swung it at the celestial beast feeds.
Suddenly, a wave of black wind flew toward the celestial beast feeds.
Suddenly, each of the beast feeds stopped moving and patches of black
ice spread. In an instant, the area became a world of black ice.
Without a word, Sun Lei’s origin soul returned to his body and charged
toward the cave. He smiled. “Fellow cultivator, my technique has a limit
and can only last 10 breaths. I’ll go ahead first and then come to save you.”
Wang Lin remained calm as he let out a faint, mocking smile.
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THE COLLAPSE OF A CELESTIAL REALM FRAGMENT
S un Lei’s calculations were very good. He had waited this long to

finally show the power of this fan. The goal was to use Wang Lin as
bait so that when the celestial beast feeds were chasing Wang Lin, he could
escape.
Otherwise, even if he had obtained the treasure, he would still be hunted
by the celestial beast feeds. After all, once he gets his hands on the treasure,
the feeds will go crazy and the chase will be much more intense than the
last two times.
He had already thought about it. Once he gets the treasure, he would
throw the skeleton at Wang Lin. He believed that the feeds would go for
Wang Lin, who would be closer, rather than him.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He had been on guard against Sun Lei this entire
time, so how could he let Sun Lei succeed? Although this black ice was
indeed strange, he already had the carving of the old man in his hand.
The moment the black ice sealed the area, the time domain from the
wood carving was released.
Going forward is part of time, going backwards is part of time, and
stopping is also part of time. This is what makes the time domain so
powerful: the manipulation of time as one wills it.
Wang Lin had cultivated in the heaven defying bead for a long time and
had a very good grasp on manipulating time. This was also why he was able
to make the carving with the passing of time domain in it.
A mysterious light spread out from the carving and met the black ice,
sealing the area. Although the black ice was strong, he was not resisting it
and was only trying to loosen it, so it wasn’t too difficult.
Borrowing a sliver of power from the time domain, Wang Lin wasn’t
stopped by the black ice like Sun Lei thought he would be. The moment
Sun Lei shouted those words, Wang Lin walked out.
And he moved at a speed even a bit faster than Sun Lei’s, passing by the
celestial beast feeds and appearing at the entrance of the cave.
“Fellow cultivator Sun Lei, you still haven’t given me the purification
wood, so how could you just rush in?”
Sun Lei was startled and his face became very ugly. However, he was a
decisive person. Without a word, he slapped his bag of holding and threw
out the purification wood.
Wang Lin caught it and walked into the cave.
Sun Lei cursed in his heart, but he knew that time was short, as half the
time they had already passed, so he quickly charged in.
After he entered, he saw Wang Lin pick up the piece of metal from the
skeleton’s chest and without a word went to grab the celestial sword.
But as soon as his hand touched the celestial sword, he let out a
miserable groan as holes appeared on his hand.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at him and charged out of the cave. He took
out the restriction flag, which emitted many dragons made of black fog.
They surrounded Wang Lin and then he charged directly upward and
through the walls.
Sun Lei’s eyes turned red as he let out an unwilling roar and reached for
the sword again. This time, he withstood the pain and finally grabbed hold
of the celestial sword. However, just then, he suddenly let out a painful
scream as his hand was pierced many times. Some of the energy from the
sword pierced his hand and hit his chest, causing the silver armor he was
wearing to melt.
Sun Lei quickly withdrew his hand and gave up on the sword. He let out
an angry roar as he charged out. He calculated that eight breaths of time had
passed and if he were to leave now, he could still made it. If he delayed any
longer, it would become dangerous.
But nothing in the world could be perfectly calculated. The black
celestial beast feed suddenly broke free of the black ice, let out a sharp roar,
and charged toward Sun Lei.
Sun Lei’s expression suddenly changed. His eyes were filled with
disbelief. His teacher had said that the treasure would freeze an area for ten
breaths of time. It should’ve been ten breaths of time, how could it be less?
He didn’t know that because the black celestial beast feed had absorbed
the ball of lightning from the thunder toad, it gained a bit of the heavens’
power, so the ten breaths of time was lowered by one breath.
Wang Lin’s time domain caused the black ice to slow down a bit, which
caused it to shorten by another breath of time.
Sun Lei was shocked. There was no time to dodge. He could feel death
closing in on him and as he watched Wang Lin leave. A powerful sense of
frustration filled him.
A hint of madness appeared in his eyes as he slapped his forehead and a
black bead flew out of it. He revealed a never-before-seen heartbreaking
expression.
This black bead was formed through his hundreds of years of cultivating
and finally took solid form when he reached the Soul Formation stage.
According to his sect’s cultivation method, this black bead was the key to
forming a second origin soul. Once he loses this bead, his cultivation level
will drop drastically from the mid stage of Soul Formation down to the
Nascent Soul stage.
Sun Lei closed his eyes and said, “Explode!”
The black bead suddenly released a black light and exploded. A ring of
black light spread out. The black beast feed suddenly compressed into a ball
to block this blow.
But the celestial beast feeds behind it that had just broken out of the
black ice wall disappeared without a struggle.
Even the surrounding caves disappeared without a trace.
The power of this bead exploding reached the limit of what this
fragment could hold, so it began to collapse.
Countless spacial rifts appeared in the sky and they became larger and
larger.
On the ground, the lava exploded and shot into the air. The sky and the
earth shook violently and a the light of death appeared in the sky.
Shortly after, large areas of sky and ground disappeared as if they were
being devoured.
The moment Sun Lei made the black bead explode, his body
As for Wang Lin, while he was escaping, he suddenly felt the
destructive force from below and the mysterious power that was preventing
teleportation suddenly collapsed.
He was shocked and was about to use teleportation before suddenly
forcing himself to stop. He could feel the surrounding ground shaking and
creating waves of rumbling sounds.
“The celestial realm fragment is collapsing?” Wang Lin was glad he
hadn’t teleported, or else he might have teleported into a spacial rift.
Wang Lin secretly cursed. He surrounded himself with the restriction
flag and charged out like lightning. Without the mysterious power there, his
speed had returned to normal.
But the collapse of the ground was even faster. Wang Lin suddenly
noticed with his divine sense that the only thing within 1000 feet was a dark
void.
This dark void was like a large mouth that kept devouring everything.
He was suddenly shocked. The collapse of this fragment continued, and
in the blink of an eye, the void was 500 feet away.
Wang Lin sucked in a breath of cold air as he quickly flew upwards.
The devouring continued; 500 feet, 300 feet, 200 feet, 100 feet...
Wang Lin’s face was pale. He was still a far away from getting
aboveground. The speed of the devouring was too fast. It was clear he
wouldn’t make it out in time.
He revealed a ruthless expression in his eyes as he took out a small
piece of crystal from his bag of holding. This was the condensed celestial
spiritual energy.
The devouring came even closer; 100 feet, 50 feet, 30 feet...
Wang Lin saw that at 30 feet away, there seemed to be a mouth that had
already opened.
He swallowed the crystal and for the first time ever felt pain in his soul.
This was a pain from having too much celestial spiritual energy in his body.
At this moment, Wang Lin felt like his origin soul could collapse at any
moment, but amidst this pain, a sliver of power was born. This power made
him feel like he could hold up the world.
The surrounding void got closer and closer; 30 feet, 20 feet, 10 feet...
Wang Lin’s body suddenly charged upward like a meteor. The moment
the void arrived next to Wang Lin, his speed increased by countless times
and he charged out from the ground.
The moment he charged out from the ground, most of the ground of this
fragment had already collapsed into the void.
Below him was a space with only a few pillars that seemed to be
holding up the sky, but even those were shrinking and slowly disappearing.
The sky was filled with spacial rifts.
But Wang Lin couldn’t feel any of those as he was in this crazed state
and charging out at a speed faster than a meteor’s.
There were many spacial rifts in the sky, but there were even more
pieces of void forming when the spacial rifts linked together.
Wang Lin’s flight was like that of a struggling phoenix’s flying up into
the sky, but the spacial rifts suddenly connected before him, forming a large
area of the void.
Wang Lin suddenly charged inside. He was then surrounded by darkness
and waves of cold air entered his body. Under the stimulation of the cold
air, Wang Lin’s mind suddenly became clear.
Without a word, he controlled his body to back up. After struggling for
a while, he charged out from a rift that hadn’t closed yet.
Using this moment of clarity, he dodged all of the spacial rifts. The
moment the fragment completely collapsed, he charged out and disappeared
high in the sky.
He flew higher and higher until he saw the giant swirl above him. This
was where he had entered the celestial realm before.
Under the swirl was a platform, and on the platform were some people
staring dumbfoundedly at him.
His body disappeared and reappeared on the platform. He coughed out a
mouthful of blood and fell down. Using the last bit of his power, he pointed
at his brow and countless wandering souls came out of his forehead.
Wang Lin had gathered tens of thousands wandering souls on his trip to
the foreign battleground. Now that all of them had been released, they
formed a black tornado around Wang Lin. This caused the expressions of
everyone on the platform to change and they immediately backed up.
Wang Lin fell to the ground. He struggled to sit in a lotus position
before eating seven or eight bottles of pills and began to cultivate.
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WANDERING SOULS SHOW THEIR MIGHT
T ens of thousands of wandering souls howled as they swirled around

Wang Lin. Their cold eyes would occasionally look at the people
standing on the platform.
These wandering souls were true wandering souls from the foreign
battleground. He had spent a lot of effort to get past the law of the world to
bring them out.
In truth, he had collected over 100,000 wandering souls in the years he
had spent inside the foreign battleground, but he was only able to bring out
these 10,000.
The difference between wandering souls and devils is that no matter
what cultivation level the enemy is, they will jump at them even if it means
they themselves could be refined.
Wang Lin hadn’t tested if he could kill a Soul Formation cultivator
using all 10,000 wandering souls. After all, unless it was absolutely
necessary, he didn’t want to waste these wandering souls that he had spent
so much effort on.
But Wang Lin remembered that Ancient Emperor was killed by the
endless onslaught of countless wandering souls.
Among those wandering souls, one was different from all the others.
Although it looked the same, there was a sliver of intelligence in its eyes. It
was the devil Xu Liguo.
He felt very proud at the moment as he thought that master really did
still care about him. The third, fourth, and fifth devils were all dead, but he
was here, surrounded by all these seniors, so he felt he would be pretty safe
from now on.
The whirlpool of wandering souls was very big, the people on the
platform were all staring at it. One of them paid extra close attention. His
eyes lit up and on his forehead the symbol of an axe faded in and out.
This person was the member of the Giant Demon Clan that came from
Suzaku as well.
He was able to identify Wang Lin in an instant and silently pondered.
One of the people on this platform was a middle-aged men who was
wearing a grey coat. His eyes were dark, his nose was slightly slanted, and
he looked very gloomy. He looked at where Wang Lin was and took a step
toward him.
The member of the Giant Demon Clan looked at this person, but he
didn’t speak; he instead revealed a mocking expression. In his view, this
person’s cultivation level wasn’t even at the Soul Formation stage; only late
stage Nascent Soul. Trying to take the life of a Soul Formation cultivator’s
life with this cultivation level was like hitting a rock with an egg.
The grey-robed man carefully moved forward and got closer to the
wandering souls. He began to chant and a ball of black fire formed in his
hand.
The moment the black flame appeared, a wave of heat spread out.
He looked at Wang Lin with greed in his eyes and threw the black flame
at him.
Just at this moment, the wandering souls swirling around Wang Lin
suddenly stopped and stared at the grey-robed man, causing him to step
back.
But suddenly, the wandering souls let out a sharp scream and spread
out. One third of the wandering souls jumped at the black fire and the
remaining two thirds jumped at the grey-robed man. This scene was very
shocking.
The grey-robed man’s expression suddenly changed as he took out a
flying sword. He pointed with his finger and the flying sword flew at the
wandering souls.
However, these wandering souls weren’t devils, so they had a certain
resistance to spells. The sword was only able to slow down the few in front
while the rest quickly arrived before the grey-robed man and jumped on
him.
About seven or eight wandering souls had already entered the grey-
robed man’s body, causing his expression to suddenly change. He quickly
bit his tongue and spat out some blood, which quickly became flames. The
flame immediately surrounded him as he sat down to try and force the
wandering souls out of his body.
Outside of the flame that was surrounding him, a large amount of
wandering souls had surrounded the flame and jumped at it. The flame was
slowly weakening. It seemed like it was ready to go out.
As for the fireball he had thrown out, it was being jumped on by
wandering souls and being weakened. Although a few wandering souls died
in the end, the fireball disappeared when it was 30 feet away from Wang
Lin.
The remaining wandering souls didn’t attack but surrounded Wang Lin
and coldly stared at the people on the platform.
The grey-robed man secretly cursed and regretted that he had acted even
though he knew that the people who came here were all well prepared and
could be considered the elites of their respective cultivation planets.
But he never could have thought that these creatures released by his
heavily wounded opponent could be this scary. If the enemy’s cultivation
was at full power, then he would have died here today.
Seeing that the flame around him was about to go out and that there
were still many of these mysterious creatures, the grey-robed man clenched
his teeth and waved his hand. A small cauldron then appeared in front of his
head. His eyes revealed an unwilling look as he was about to use it to return
to his cultivation planet.
However, just as he was prepared to open the small cauldron, Wang Lin
suddenly opened his eyes and reached out. The small cauldron quickly left
his hand and flew into Wang Lin’s hand.
The grey-robed man’s expression suddenly changed. His face was pale
and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he squeezed his hand like he was
going to burst a bubble and the already fading fire around the grey-robed
man completely disappeared.
The moment the fire disappeared, the grey-robed man let out a
hysterical scream and immediately teleported toward the swirl. In his eyes,
the only way for him to live was to enter the celestial realm.
But it was already too late. The wandering souls’ speed was even faster
than his. The moment he appeared, countless wandering souls had already
arrived and entered his body. His body trembled as he fell onto the platform
with a miserable scream and his body twitched for a while before dying.
The flesh on his body slowly disappeared as he became a skeleton. One
could see the wandering souls happily moving in and out of his body.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Under his command, the surrounding wandering
souls returned to him and disappeared into his brow.
At this moment, the man from the giant demon clan let out a laugh. He
took a few steps forward and said, “Fellow cultivator, what happened to
cause you to end up in such a state that even a Nascent Soul cultivator dares
to become greedy towards you?”
Wang Lin looked at the person and calmly said, “A celestial realm
fragment collapsed.”
The man from the giant demon clan was startled. He looked at Wang
Lin with a look of amazement and said, “Fellow cultivator, not just anyone
can escape the collapse of a celestial realm fragment. I really admire you! I
am Chi Hu of the Giant Demon Clan. What is your name?”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “It was only by luck. My name is
Ceng Niu!” Thinking of the collapse of the fragment, he couldn’t help but
feel scared. If he hadn’t recklessly devoured the celestial jade, he would
already be dead.
“Ceng Niu…” Chi Hu pondered for a bit before his eyes suddenly
became serious and asked, “Is fellow cultivator a member of the Ceng
family that is part of the rank 5 cultivation country of Heaven Soul in the
southern part of Suzaku?”
Wang Lin was startled and silently shook his head.
Chi Hu thought for a very long time. The only high ranking cultivation
country with a family named Ceng was the Heaven Soul country. Although
he didn’t admit it, Chi Hu didn’t believe that Ceng Niu had obtained his
cultivation on his own. He believed that Ceng Niu was a core disciple
trained by one of the rank 5 cultivation countries.
Otherwise, if it were someone from a rank 4 cultivation country, there
was no way for him to not know.
It has to be said that the Giant Demon Clan was a rank 4 cultivation
country, so they were very well aware of the geniuses of the other rank 4
cultivation countries. After thinking about this, his attitude toward Wang
Lin changed a lot, but of course, with his cultivation level, he wouldn’t
show it.
Chi Hu hesitated for a bit and slowly asked, “Brother Ceng, may I come
closer to talk?”
Wang Lin calmly looked at this person and nodded.
Chi Hu quickly walked forward and arrived at the edge of the platform
Wang Lin was standing on. He casually waved his hand and formed a
lightscreen.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but he secretly put up his
guard.
Chi Hu sincerely said, “Brother Ceng, since we are both from Suzaku, I
hope you can help me!”
Wang Lin smiled. “Oh? If brother Chi Hu has, any problems you can
tell me.”
Chi Hu clenched his teeth, took out a jade, threw it at Wang Lin. He
then said, “Once fellow cultivator sees this, you will understand.”
Wang Lin caught the jade and scanned it with divine sense. Even Wang
Lin himself couldn’t help but lose control of his emotions a bit. This jade
contained an image recorded by divine sense. This was a scene of a very
beautiful place. It was filled with flowers, green grass, and clear water.
The most eye catching thing was a pool of water. Floating on the pool
was a jade coffin.
There were three celestial swords sticking out of the jade coffin. The
sword looked very similar to the one in the black skeleton’s hand.
The other thing that caused Wang Lin’s pupils to shrink was that if he
wasn’t wrong, the entire jade coffin was made of celestial jade.
Meanwhile, there were several plants floating on top of the pool. They
clearly weren’t ordinary plants.
Wang Lin pondered a bit before handing the jade back to Chi Hu. He
remained silent.
Chi Hu looked at Wang Lin and whispered, “Brother Ceng, this place
was found by one of the geniuses of my Giant Demon Clan many years ago
when he came in here. He accidently found this place, but it is guarded by
celestial beasts and powerful restrictions, and because he wasn’t powerful
enough, he secretly recorded this and returned.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, “It has been many years. It has
probably been found by someone.”
Chi Hu smiled. “Not possible, brother Ceng. I promise you that this
place has not been found. Sorry, but I can’t say the reason right now.”
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LOCATION OF THE CAVE
W ang Lin pondered for a bit and then said, “I’m afraid it will be
very difficult for the two of us to enter this place.”
Chi Hu smiled and said, “It will be very difficult for just the two of us to
enter, but I have asked another person. If the three of us go, I’m pretty
confident that we will get there.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He said, “I can’t answer you right away. Let me
think for a few days.”
Chi Hu nodded. “Naturally! How about this: if brother Ceng agrees,
then meet me here in one month, but if you don’t arrive by then, I won’t
wait for you.” With that, he took out another piece of jade and passed it to
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin received the jade and noticed that it was the same as the one
from the Da Luo Sect. It was used to teleport around the Celestial Realm.
However, unlike the one from the Da Luo Sect, there was only one
fragment that was lit up.
“When you enter the vortex, activate this jade and it will bring you to
the right fragment. Brother Ceng, I’ll wait for you there.” With that, Chi Hu
clasped his hands and walked into the vortex.
Wang Lin put the jade away and then sat down cross-legged. He took
out the restriction flag and surrounded himself with it. His origin soul flew
out and revealed a painful expression. A rice-grain-sized celestial jade was
forced out of his origin soul.
After this jade was forced out of his origin soul, his origin soul
weakened and looked like it was ready to collapse at any time as it slowly
returned to his body.
After a long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes, revealing a tired
expression.
He looked at the celestial jade before putting it back into his bag of
holding.
With Wang Lin’s cultivation level, he couldn’t even absorb celestial
spiritual energy, much less celestial jade. Only late stage Soul Formation
cultivators could try to absorb it in an attempt to break through to the Soul
It can be said that there are so few Soul Transformation cultivators
because there aren’t many people that can enter the Celestial Realm to get
enough celestial spiritual energy.
In certain sects, ones with tens of thousands of years of history, they
have a stock of celestial jades saved up, but only the elite and elders of
these sects are able to use them.
The lack of Soul Transformation cultivators is the reason why there are
even fewer Ascendant cultivators.
If someone tries to absorb celestial spiritual energy before they reach
the late stage of Soul Formation, it is no longer a treasure, but a poison.
Wang Lin let out a bitter smile. His origin soul was heavily damaged,
but luckily, he had wandering souls. After devouring some, he was able to
recover a bit.
He slapped his bag of holding and a piece of white jade appeared in his
hand. He scanned it with his divine sense and found that the so-called
celestial jade was pretty similar to a spirit stone.
However, spirit stones released spiritual energy, while celestial jades
released celestial spiritual energy.
Wang Lin knew that when cultivating after the Soul Transformation
stage, aside from increasing one’s own understanding of their dao, the
spiritual energy from the world was no longer viable to cultivate with.
The more of this the better.
Wang Lin knew how valuable the celestial spiritual energy was. If this
piece of jade were to be placed in Suzaku, it would cause a bloodbath. Even
Suzaku would come out to take it.
After taking one look, Wang Lin put the jade away.
Although his origin soul had taken some damage on this trip, the
treasures he had obtained made it completely worth it. Wang Lin took a
deep breath before taking out another object. This was the piece of metal
from the chest of the skeleton.
Sun Lei said that this piece of metal was a defensive type of celestial
treasure, but when Wang Lin grabbed hold of it, he knew that this object
was not a celestial treasure at all.
He was too busy to take a closer look back then, but now he spread out
his divine sense and examined it closely.
The moment his divine sense entered the piece of metal, his mind
suddenly became dizzy as information entered his head.
After a long time, Wang Lin revealed a look of amazement and his eyes
lit up. If the information stored in this piece of metal was true, then this
piece of metal was the most valuable out of those three items.
This piece of metal was like a piece of jade. It contained the method for
refining a God Slaying Chariot.
According to the description of the piece of metal, that skeleton was
once known as Heavenly Treasure Celestial. After he entered the Celestial
Realm, he spent all of his time on refining treasures without caring about
cultivation at all.
In truth, the reason he even reached the stage to be able to come to the
Celestial Realm was so that he could live longer in order to finish his life-
long dream of creating the most powerful treasure in existence.
Unfortunately, this dream ended with the destruction of the Celestial
Realm, and the God Slayer Chariot never reached the stage he wanted it to
and was sealed inside his cave.
Before the Celestial Realm was destroyed, he had gone out to find some
materials to continue working on the God Slaying Chariot, but sadly, he
died before making it back.
He didn’t want his life’s work to go to waste, so before he died, he left
the information in this piece of metal for the future generations to see.
Inside the piece of metal, this person left a lot of information about the
God Slaying Chariot he never finished, including detailed production
methods. He also left the location of his cave and urged whoever found it to
go find the chariot and continue his research if possible.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. The production method of this chariot
was very complicated. A lot of the materials required had already gone
extinct, so it was impossible to produce another one.
However, according to the description, Wang Lin could tell that there
were some of these God Slaying Chariots in his cave, making Wang Lin
very excited.
After pondering a little, he stood up, put away the restriction flag, and
walked toward the vortex.
The people on the platform saw Wang Lin and backed away. Most of
these people were at the Nascent Soul stage, so they didn’t go into the
vortex; they could only hope to steal from someone who was injured after
leaving the Celestial Realm.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at them as he jumped into the vortex.
Inside the vortex, Wang Lin’s body continued to sink. During this time,
Wang Lin kept his eyes open. According to the piece of metal, the cave was
in the western side of the Celestial Realm.
However, the current Celestial Realm was now in fragments, so whether
or not the cave still existed or if it had already been found by someone was
not certain.
Wang Lin’s body continued to descend until he landed on a fragment in
the eastern side.
He looked around before quickly flying up and returning to the platform
again.
Then he once again entered the vortex. He did this many times before
finally landing on a fragment on the western side.
According to Heaven Treasure Celestial’s description, his cave was
inside a tiger-shaped mountain. Wang Lin looked around but didn’t see any
tiger-shaped mountains.
He pondered for a bit. Although finding it would be hard, he didn’t give
up and kept looking around. During this time, he met two other cultivators,
but they just looked at each other before passing by.
Many days later, Wang Lin still hadn’t found anything, so he returned to
the platform and entered the vortex again. The people on the platform had
seen Wang Lin return and enter the vortex many times, but none of them
knew what Wang Lin was doing, nor did they dare to ask.
On this day, Wang Lin landed again and found that he was on the
eastern side of the Celestial Realm. He let out a sigh. If this were to
continue, how many years would it take before he could search all of the
fragments on the western side?
This Heavenly Treasure Celestial’s cave was simply too hard to find.
Just as he was about to fly up again, he suddenly felt a fluctuation of
spells from the distance. He then saw two figures quickly coming toward
his direction. The person in front had black clouds around him while the
person behind him was a young man wearing a white robe with a cold smile
on his face.
At this moment, the person in front noticed Wang Lin. He quickly
changed directions and shouted, “Fellow cultivator, save me!”
That white-robed cultivator’s face became gloomy as he put away the
fan and moved his hand. Suddenly, a giant hand appeared and reached for
the person in front.
That person’s expression suddenly changed. It was as if he couldn’t
dodge it and was caught. However, his body suddenly turned into countless
small insects and he escaped the hand.
That person appeared 100 feet before Wang Lin. Upon closer
inspection, Wang Lin recognized this person as the young man with eyes
filled with bloodlust from Suzaku.
At this moment, his face was gloomy. After he appeared, he didn’t keep
running but turned around to look at the white-clothed young man that was
chasing after him.
The white-robed young man looked at Wang Lin and clasped his hands.
“Fellow cultivator, this has nothing to do with you. Please leave,” he said.
The young man quickly said, “Fellow cultivator, this person tried to
steal my celestial jade. If you help me, we can split it.”
The white-robed young man’s eyes narrowed as he said, “What
nonsense. It was you who stole from me.”
Wang Lin frowned. He wasn’t willing to get involved in this mess.
Without a word, he backed up and flew away.
The young man’s expression suddenly changed as he chased after Wang
Lin and shouted, “Fellow cultivator, consider that we are from the same
planet and help me this once!”
Wang Lin’s expression darkened as he turned around and shouted,
“Scram! Don’t try to drag me into this matter between you two. If you
continue to follow me, then don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
The young man revealed an evil expression as he took out a celestial
jade and threw it at Wang Lin before running away.
“Since you aren’t willing to help, then I might as well bring the trouble
to you. I don’t want this celestial jade anymore!”
The white-robed young man’s eyes lit up as he shifted his gaze from the
escaping young man to Wang Lin and quickly flew over to him.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at the celestial jade. He waved his right hand
and sent the jade to the white-robed young man. The white-robed young
man was startled and then clasped his hands. “Many thanks! I’m Kui Shui
Sect’s Sima Yun. You are?”
“Ceng Niu!” After Wang Lin finished speaking, he flew away. He
decided to search this place and then try the vortex a few more times. If he
still couldn’t find it, then he could only give up.
The white-robed young man shouted “Fellow cultivator Ceng, I have
already searched here for a few days and there is no more celestial spiritual
energy left. I don’t know if you have any transfer array locations of other
fragments, but we can exchange them.”
Wang Lin’s stopped moving, turned around, and looked at the white-
robed young man. This young man was at the early stage of Soul
Formation, but the technique he displayed earlier was very powerful.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before slapping his bag of holding and
taking out the jade from the Da Lou Sect. He put some spiritual energy
inside it and a map of the Celestial Realm appeared. Although most of it
was dark, around 30 fragments were lit up.
The white-robed young man carefully looked at the map before taking
out a jade himself. He sent spiritual power into it and a similar map with
more than 20 lit up fragments appeared.
Wang Lin took one look at it and became excited because the white-
robed young man had five fragments that were on the western side.
The white-robed young man said, “Fellow cultivator Ceng, my map has
21 locations, and eight of them overlap with yours. How about we do a
trade after you wipe off a few?”
Without a word, Wang Lin took out a blank jade and made a copy. Then
he wiped off a few locations to match the amount the white robed-young
man had before looking at him.
The white-robed young man was also holding a empty jade and making
a copy. Once he finished, both threw their jades at each other.
“Fellow cultivator Ceng, if you have the chance to come to my
Shattered Silver Planet, then I’ll certainly welcome you.”
Wang Lin nodded. “Okay!”
“I will be leaving! Since that little bastard dared to steal my stuff, I’m
not going to let him get away.” After the white-robed young man finished
speaking, he disappeared from that spot.
Wang Lin pondered a bit before opening the jade he had just received
and pointed at one of the fragments on the western side. Suddenly, a
formation appeared and Wang Lin disappeared into it.
On the western side of the Celestial Realm, there was a fragment with a
tiger-shaped mountain, but at this moment, the mountain was split in half.
Wang Lin floated in the air as he calmly looked at this mountain.
He finally found this tiger-shaped mountain on the third fragment that
he had tried from the white-robed young man’s transfer arrays. Although it
was not exactly the same as described in the metal, the general appearance
was there.
Wang Lin’s body moved and he flew toward the mountain. At the foot
of the mountain, Wang Lin found the Heavenly Treasure Celestial’s cave.
After seeing at the cave, Wang Lin’s face darkened.
The walls of the cave had already been broken. There were also marks
of techniques landing on the cave. Clearly, it had been destroyed many
years ago. Wang Lin slowly flew into the cave.
The cave wasn’t very large and it looked completely empty. Wang Lin
let out a bitter smile. He had spent so much time looking for this cave, but
was still a step too late.
But just at this moment, Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly lit up.
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GOD SLAYING CHARIOT
T his cave had nine rooms, and all of them were empty, but at this
moment, Wang Lin’s eyes were locked onto the largest room as he
wore a thoughtful expression.
Inside the piece of metal, it was clearly stated how to open the doors to
these rooms and that there were a total of ten rooms. The location of the
God Slaying Chariot was the 10th room.
“There are only nine stone rooms. Where is the tenth?” Wang Lin
frowned. He had already spread out his divine sense and found nothing else.
Wang Lin took a few steps forward and touched the wall. The wall felt
cold, but there was nothing unusual about it.
He pondered a bit before slapping his bag of holding. The piece of
metal appeared in his hand.
The moment the metal appeared, it suddenly released a bright light and
began to heat up. Wang Lin suddenly felt excited. He backed up and threw
the piece of metal into the air.
Suddenly, the metal started becoming brighter and brighter until it
began to melt. However, there was no liquid dripping down. Instead, it
turned into a cloud of smoke.
Inside this mushroom-shaped smoke, a figure slowly formed. This
person was very handsome. His hair moved, but there was no wind. There
was a very majestic feel about him.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he took a few steps back and looked onward
with a cold gaze.
After the figure appeared, his hand formed a seal, creating a golden
light that covered the entire cave. Suddenly, rumbling sounds could be
heard as the entire cave began to sink.
The ground under Wang Lin’s feet shook, but he remained calm as he
carefully observed his surroundings.
After a long time, the shaking stopped. On one of the walls, a glowing,
purple door appeared
The figure formed strange seals and pointed at the purple door before
disappearing. Even the piece of metal had completely disappeared
Wang Lin took a deep breath and turned to stare at the purple door.
Including this door, there were now a total of ten rooms in this cave.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “That figure must have been the Heavenly
Treasure Celestial. He really is a master of refining treasures. Even if
people find this cave, very few would be able to find the room with the real
treasure inside.”
His eyes lit up as he walked up to the purple door. After pondering for a
bit, he quickly formed the seals shown by the figure and pressed on the
door.
The door immediately moved and slowly opened up.
Wang Lin’s divine sense spread out and his eyes immediately lit up.
This tenth room wasn’t very large. Aside from scattered tools on the
side, the most eye catching things were the three monstrous objects in the
center.
It was not an exaggeration to say that they were monstrous objects,
because these objects seemed to be covered in something that resembled
beast skin and poking out of them were ferocious thorns with a thorn the
size of a person in the center.
This was only the upper parts of the objects. The bottoms were like very
large war chariots used by mortals with four large wheels.
These chariots were about ten feet wide. With the three of them in the
center, they took up almost all of the space in the room.
When Wang Lin walked into the room, three beast souls appeared above
their respective chariots. The beasts looked even more ferocious than their
chariots and immediately began to roar at Wang Lin.
These souls contained the power to cause one’s soul to tremble. Their
roars were also filled with penetrating powers, causing the entire cave to
shake.
One of the beasts had a triangular head and the body of an ox. It looked
very vicious with a tail behind it. There was some resemblance of eyes, a
nose, and a mouth on the tail. It wouldn’t be wrong to say it had two heads.
After seeing this beast, Wang Lin immediately searched through Tu Si’s
memories, but he was unable to find anything. However, there were many
types of beasts in the universe, so it was not unusual to encounter beasts Tu
Si didn’t know of.
The three beast souls looked very similar. The only difference between
them was their size. The one in the center looked very large while the two
on the sides looked smaller.
After the three beast souls appeared, their red eyes locked onto Wang
Lin with an unfriendly gaze. They roared as they charged forward and tried
to eat Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes remained calm as he took a step back.
But the moment the three beast souls jumped forward, countless chains
as thick as arms appeared on them. These chains even went through the
beasts’ souls and began to glow when they came within three feet of Wang
Lin.
The three beast souls suddenly let out painful roars as their bodies were
forcibly dragged back by the chains and were locked onto the chariots.
Only the larger beast soul in the center had managed to charge out
another few feet forward before being painfully dragged back.
But the three beast souls were very unwilling to give up and began to
struggle. The cave began to tremble as if it could collapse at any time.
Wang Lin calmed himself. Although he didn’t know the names of these
beast souls, he had learned how to control them from the piece of metal. He
also knew that each of these chariots contained a beast soul and that the
chains prevented them from going more than three feet from the chariot.
Looking at the three beast souls struggling, Wang Lin quickly formed
seals according to information from the piece of metal. As he finished each
seal, they quickly turned into black rings.
After the three beast souls saw the rings, they began to struggle even
more.
Gradually, Wang Lin’s movements became even faster and more rings
appeared. Soon, more than 100 rings filled the room. When he pointed, all
of them flew toward one of the chariots.
“Seal!”
All of the rings fell down like rain and wrapped around the chariot.
The beast soul on the chariot let out a roar and revealed a frustrated
expression. The rings wrapped around the beast one at a time, then the
chariot floated into the air.
As it floated up, the size of the chariot changed. It slowly shrank until it
was only the size of his palm and landed in his hand.
Wang Lin took a look at it before placing it in his bag of holding.
If he wanted to use the these chariots, then he must be able to subdue
the beast souls. However, he was currently not powerful enough to do that,
so he could only use the method on the piece of metal and put the beast
souls in a sleeping state.
In truth, the Heavenly Treasure Celestial would never have thought that
a Soul Formation cultivator would get their hands on the God Slaying
Chariots. He believed that one had to be at least at the Soul Transformation
stage to barely control them.
After putting away the chariot, he turned to the one on the left and used
the same method to seal the beast soul that was on it.
Finally, there was only one chariot left. This one had the smallest beast
soul, but it was still not something Wang Lin could control right now.
After this beast soul saw its two friends sealed away, he continued to
roar.
If it was the Heavenly Treasure Celestial from back then, he would still
obey, but before this tiny cultivator that he could kill with one slap if he was
at his full power, his pride refused to let himself yield.
Wang Lin stared at this beast. He struggled on deciding if he should risk
it or not. If he wins, then he could temporarily control this beast, but if he
loses, he will be in danger.
After pondering a little, he touched the beast trap on his hand.
According to logic, this beast trap should work, but this beast soul must
have been a celestial beast when it was alive. One problem was whether or
not this beast trap would even work. The other was that even if it did work,
would he be able to withstand the amount of spiritual energy that would be
absorbed?
He pondered a bit before giving up on the idea of taking the risk and
sealed this chariot too.
“Too bad I don’t know how much power these God Slaying Chariots
really have, but seeing how confident that Heavenly Treasure Celestial is, I
believe they won’t be too bad. Also, the beast souls sealed in these chariots
are very powerful, so their power shouldn’t disappoint me. Sadly, I’m too
weak to use them right now.” Wang Lin let out a sigh before moving his
gaze to the treasure refining materials on the side.
He quickly put everything inside his bag of holding and then carefully
examined them. After that, he walked to the purple door and used the same
method as before to raise the cave and walked out.
Wang Lin thought, “These God Slaying Chariots are really amazing.
They don’t require any spirit stones to activate and solely use the power of
the beast soul trapped inside to activate. As a result, it can save a lot of
spirit stones, but if these chariots required spirit stones to active then, they
would probably require celestial jades.”
“I just don’t know if there is any effect on the beast soul when
activating the chariot. Under normal circumstance, there is no endless
energy source in the world. The beast soul is likely to be damaged after a
certain amount of uses and could even disappear completely after many
uses. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Treasure Celestial didn’t leave any
information on that matter.” Wang Lin looked at the sky and went into deep
thought.
“I believe that the Heavenly Treasure Celestial didn’t have enough time
before his death to leave all of the information inside the metal, so he only
left the important things. This means that I have to personally do some
research to understand more about these God Slaying Chariots.” Wang Lin
thought for a while longer before touching his bag of holding and letting out
a faint smile.
“The harvest for this trip to the Celestial Realm has been very good, but
the danger has also been great. If anything had gone wrong during the
collapse of that fragment, I would most likely be dead right now. The
greater the risk, the greater the reward. That phrase is indeed true!
Therefore, I will have to carefully consider Chi Hu’s invitation.” Wang Lin
floated in the air as he carefully thought about it.
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LOVING A DEAD WOMAN
M any techniques were flying through the air on a fragment in the

southern part of the Celestial Realm. There were currently three
people fighting over a celestial jade.
Ten thousand kilometers away from the three of them, a middle-aged
man stood in a grassy field while drinking wine from a gourd. He shook his
head and said, “Ting Er, don’t worry. I’ll find you more celestial jades so
that your body will remain the same for 1000 years.”
This middle-aged man was from Suzaku, like Wang Lin.
He walked on the plain while drinking. After a long time, he stopped.
Looking down on the ground, his face was filled with old memories as he
said, “Ting Er, do you still remember this place? Back then, this was where
I met you, but now there is no one left.”
He let out a sigh as his right foot gently tapped the ground. In an instant,
his body disappeared. He quickly descended into the ground until he arrived
at a very large cave.
Inside the cave was a tower that was surrounded by green gas.
The middle-aged man took one step and walked through the green gas
and into the tower.
This tower had three layers. The inside was very simple and looked very
similar to someone’s home, but there was a certain sense of elegance.
As this person entered the tower, his gaze became soft. He walked
through the room and touched all of the furniture before sitting down and
muttering, “Ting Er, this was where I met you…”
His eyes revealed a deep sense of love as he gently took out a pagoda
from his bag of holding. He rubbed the pagoda and it emitted a white light.
After the white light disappeared, the body of a woman in white
appeared in his arms. He let out a smile and said, “Look, Ting Er, we are
home.”
This woman was very beautiful. She had an aura about her that made
her seem fairy-like. Her skin was white, but there was also a hint of red. If
someone were told that she was still alive, they would believe it.
For some reason, the moment she appeared, she seemed to fit right into
the surroundings. It was as if this place belonged to her.
The middle-aged man gently touched the dead woman’s face. The
affection in his eyes deepened as he muttered, “When I first laid my eyes on
you, I knew you were going to be my wife. I can’t be wrong. Ting Er, do
you like this name? This is the name I picked for you.”
He muttered as he gently kissed the woman’s forehead, revealing a
fulfilled look.
“For you, I gave up the right to become the sect head. For you, I
betrayed my teacher. I don’t regret it, I don’t regret it at all. Who cares if
they say I’m crazy? I’m not crazy!”
After caressing the woman’s face for a long time, he stood up.
“Ting Er, let us go upstairs. There is a dresser for you upstairs. How
about you let your husband put makeup on for you?” The man carried the
woman upstairs.
At the side of the dresser, the man placed the woman down. As he
picked up an eyebrow pencil, his eyes swelled up with emotions. He
muttered, “Ting Er, are you happy? I am very happy…”
“Why are are you not talking? Please talk! Are you not happy?”
“Please speak!!”
“Please speak now!!!”
“Why won’t you speak!?!?!?!”
The middle-aged man’s voice became louder and louder. He threw the
pencil aside as he shook the woman and his voice became louder and
louder.
After a long time, the man suddenly became shocked. He quickly
hugged the woman and muttered, “I’m sorry, Ting Er. Please don’t blame
me. I know I was wrong. I’ll never yell at you again. No one can take you
away from me, no one! If anyone dares to, I’ll kill them! Kill! Kill! Kill!”
He took a deep breath, then kissed the woman’s face a few times before
smiling. “Ting Er, look. This tower was originally going to collapse, but I
was able to maintain its condition because this is your hom-- umm… our
home!”
“You must be tired. Rest a bit.” The middle-aged man carried the
woman to the bed. He sat on the side of the bed and looked at the woman
with a gentle gaze.
“Ting Er, when I first saw you, you were laying there like this. Nothing
has changed since then. Ting Er, do you still remember? When I first came
to the Celestial Realm, I came to find celestial spiritual energy, but I found
you here. When I first saw you, I knew you were my wife, so I stayed here
with you for a very long time…”
As he spoke, his hand reached out to the woman’s hand. As he rubbed
her hand, he said, “You are so perfect, perfect… You are mine. No one can
steal you from me. Ting Er, tell me, you love me too right?”
“Compared to celestial spiritual energy, you are the real treasure!”
The middle-aged man smiled as he lied down beside the woman and
muttered, “Okay, Ting Er, let us rest for the night. Tomorrow, your husband
will go find more celestial jades for you. Sleep. Don’t be scared, I am
here…”
Wang Lin flew in the air with a determined look on his face. The one
month time limit was almost up and he had made up his mind to go to the
place Chi Hu mentioned.
Ignoring the three celestial swords, just that large coffin made of
celestial jade was enough temptation. He believed that with a large amount
of celestial jades, his push for the Soul Transformation stage will be a lot
easier.
Reaching the Soul Transformation stage had very different meaning for
Wang Lin. Once he reaches the Soul Transformation stage, Situ Nan will be
able to awaken.
However, Wang Lin was only at early stage of Soul Formation and was
very far from the late stage. It was unknown when he will reach the late
stage, but he wasn’t anxious at all. He knew that he couldn’t be anxious for
cultivation. Everything that will come will come.
In addition to all of that, some of the celestial herbs were also very
tempting for Wang Lin. If he were to bring those back to Li Muwan, she
would be able to make some top quality pills. This would allow her
cultivation level to increase even more.
Unless a pill had a very powerful effect, Wang Lin wouldn’t casually
take it. After all, at his stage, it was mainly about his own comprehension.
Pills weren’t as important.
But pills made from herbs from the Celestial Realm would be very
different.
After he made a decision, his body kept rising into the sky toward the
vortex.
He only needed to use the jade when entering the vortex to go to the
meeting place.
At this moment, at a fragment in the central part of the Celestial Realm,
stood Chi Hu. Before him was a transfer array.
Chi Hu’s eyes were calm. He had waited here for seven days. During
those seven days, there were some rascals that came by, but they had all
been killed by him.
He was waiting, waiting for two people!
Chi Hu was 70% confident that they would be able to return with great
rewards if those two came.
He believed that those two would be tempted after seeing the jade
coffin. After all, this temptation was something hard for anyone to resist.
As as result, Chi Hu wasn’t in a hurry.
Those two people were chosen by him after careful selection. Not only
was the first person very famous, but they also had connections with his
Giant Demon Clan.
As for the second person, Ceng Niu, Chi Hu wasn’t able to see through
him. Although he was only at the early stage of Soul Formation, Chi Hu
still felt a sense of danger from him.
After thinking for a long time, he decided to invite Ceng Niu. After all,
the stronger they were, the higher chance they had to succeed. As for
whether or not the other two would try to kill him for the treasures, Chi Hu
believed that he would able to make it out safely with his power.
Time slowly passed. On this day, the formation before him suddenly lit
up and slowly brightened up the area.
This dazzling light had no effect on Chi Hu. He calmly turned to the
formation and secretly thought, “They came!” But he didn’t know which
one it was.
Once the light from the formation reached a certain degree, it suddenly
dimmed. Shortly after, an exquisite figure appeared. This woman looked
very beautiful, but the coldness on her face was very daunting.
Cold air enveloped the area and snow even began to fall around her.
This scene looked very shocking.
Chi Hu’s eyes lit up and he thought, “It’s her!”
He let out a laugh and clasped his hands. “Fellow cultivator Red
Butterfly, I have waited for you for a long time!”
This woman was Xue Yu’s genius, Red Butterfly!
She coldly looked at Chi Hu as she walked out of the formation and
said, “If what you said is false, I won’t let this end so easily!”
Chi Hu revealed a confident look and smiled. “Fellow cultivator Red
Butterfly can relax. Since you came, I can tell you. This jade was personally
made by my Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor, Xi Zu. He should have no
reason to lie.”
“Xi Zu…” Red Butterfly’s face relaxed a bit. This Xi Zu was a senior of
her master and they had some connection. After all, there were only two
clans on Suzaku that weren’t native to the planet: the Giant Demon Clan
and Xue Yu.”
Naturally, the two clans kept in touch with each other. It could be said
that the Giant Demon Clan was Xue Yu’s ally.
“Since it was personally recorded by Xi Zu himself, then I’ll believe
you and go with you on this trip. I don’t want any treasures other than that
celestial jade coffin. It must be mine!” Red Butterfly’s voice was very
determined.
Chi Hu frowned and secretly thought that this Red Butterfly was too
overbearing. Although he was interested in the celestial jade coffin as well,
those three celestial swords were the things he had to get. If it was just two
of them, it would be fine, but then there wouldn’t be anything left for Ceng
Niu if the loot were split between the two of them.
Chi Hu pondered for a bit before slowly saying, “Fellow cultivator Red
Butterfly, this matter is not so easily decided. After all, besides the two of
us, there is one more that will join us.”
Red Butterfly calmly asked, “Oh? Who is it?”
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FIGHT
C hi Hu said, “Ceng Niu. Just like you and I, he also comes from planet
Suzaku.”
“From planet Suzuka?” Red Butterfly was startled as she recalled the
other four.
Just at this moment, the formation before the two suddenly lit up. When
the formation reached its peak brightness, a figure appeared.
“It’s him!” Red Butterfly’s eyes lit up. Without a word, her hand moved
like lightning and she sent a white handprint toward the formation.
Bang Bang Bang
The hand print shot through the air like lightning.
The figure that came out from the formation was Wang Lin. The
moment he came out, he felt danger, so he quickly stomped the ground to
shatter the formation and surrounded himself with a cloud of green smoke
as he backed up. He waved his right hand and the beast trap flew out. With
a roar, a ball of lightning appeared and shot toward the handprint.
At the same time, Wang Lin waved his hand and the restriction flag
appeared in his grasp. Restriction gas filled the area ten meters around
Wang Lin as his eyes locked onto Red Butterfly.
“Go!”
Under Wang Lin’s order, the restriction gas turned into dragons that
fearlessly charged forward with their ferocious mouths open.
Red Butterfly’s face became even colder as she tapped the ground with
her foot and flew backwards. At the same time, she waved her right hand
and an ice sculpture appeared. This sculpture looked the same as the half-
human-half-snake sculpture from before, only this one’s eyes were closed.
The moment the ice sculpture appeared, a blue light shot out from the
closed eyes.
Bang
The powerful impact caused by the collision of the hand print and the
ball of lighting created a wave of air half a person tall that pushed outwards.
The blue light hit the ball of lightning, creating a series of crackling sounds
as ice appeared on the ball of lightning. The ice began to spread at an
unimaginable speed.
In the blink of eye, a frozen ball of lightning appeared in the air. The
outside was blue and the inside was dark purple with lightning moving
through it. It looked very beautiful.
The blue light didn’t stop and continued to move forward. The thunder
toad let out a miserable groan as it attempted to spit out a second ball of
lightning, but it was touched by the blue light and frozen in place before it
could. Its stomach was bloated, but the ball of lightning was trapped inside.
Even the ferocious dragons formed by the restriction gas were stopped
by the blue light and showed signs of being frozen.
This time, Red Butterfly had used one of her most powerful treasures.
Her goal was to kill Wang Lin in one strike.
When Wang Lin saw that his attack was stopped, he immediately back
up again and pointed at his brow. One by one, wandering souls came out
and surrounded Wang Lin as they howled.
Wang Lin jumped into the air. At this moment, he looked like a demon
god descending. His eyes were filled with a strange light.
“Devour!”
With one word, the wandering souls became vicious and fearlessly
charged toward Red Butterfly. The blue light didn’t have much effect on the
wandering souls; after all, wandering souls were already dead and they
possessed some natural resistance to spells.
Chi Hu finally reacted. He frowned and shouted, “Stop!”
Red Butterfly’s expression changed. She sneered as she quickly backed
up. The wandering souls surged forward like a tidal wave, chasing closely
behind her.
Wang Lin unleashed his killing intent as he waved his restriction flag
and a dozen more dragons were formed. They fused into one large lance
and stabbed toward Red Butterfly.
This lance was like a phantom as it moved like lightning behind the
wandering souls.
Red Butterfly backed up again.
Her hand rubbed the ice sculpture, causing it to suddenly grow to the
size of a person before her. She let out a roar and the eyes of the sculpture
opened as if it were alive.
The sculpture then shot out rays of blue light. Under this blue light, the
wandering souls all let out miserable screams. Some of the wandering souls
disappeared completely. The fearless wandering souls felt a sense of fear
and didn’t dare to move forward.
However, the lance formed by the restriction gas broke through the blue
light and charged forward.
Wang Lin’s body moved and charged forward. He followed closely
behind the lance and shouted, “Red Butterfly! Your parents didn’t have
anyone to send them off. You are unfilial!”
When the wandering souls saw that Wang Lin had personally charged
forward, they didn’t dare to not follow. They flew behind Wang Lin like the
tails of a black peacock, adding to his presence.
“For one selfish desire, you killed the Four Sect Alliance! You are
heartless!”
The black lance broke through the waves of blue light like an
unstoppable force, causing the surrounding space to tremble. Cracks even
appeared in the space around them. The spreading of the cracks ripped the
surrounding mountains to pieces.
“You tried to kill me without any reason! That is unjust!”
The frozen restriction gas broke free from the ice and joined the lance,
making it even more powerful.
At the same time, under Wang Lin’s control, more and more restriction
gas came out of the restriction flag to join the lance as it broke through the
blue light, causing its color to become even darker and more fierce.
“Your teacher is still alive, yet you sold yourself to Suzaku! You are
unfaithful!”
This lance was the most powerful attack the restriction flag could use
after reaching the first stage of completion. It used all of its restrictions.
Wang Lin descended from the sky with wandering souls surrounding him.
This scene made it look like the sky was collapsing.
The ground began to crack thanks to the expanding cracks in space.
This gave the lance power from the earth.
The combined power of the sky collapsing and ground cracking would
even seriously injure a mid stage Soul Formation cultivator.
“You are unfilial, unjust, and unfaithful! What kind of Dao are you
cultivating!!! Your Dao heart isn’t stable! I want to see how your cultivation
level will rise in the future!”
Even Chi Hu’s body involuntarily took a few steps back and his eyes
were filled with shock. He didn’t expect Ceng Niu to have such a terrifying
move.
“The unity of a person and their magic treasure!” Chi Hu was shocked.
His eyes lit up, but he quickly suppressed his urge to fight. “This person
must be a genius of the Ceng Family. If it were me, unless I use the treasure
the family gave me, it would be difficult to escape this calamity. However,
this Red Butterfly is at the late stage of Soul Formation… this Ceng Niu
really is something; he knows that he must destroy Red Butterfly’s Dao
heart first. This Ceng Niu is indeed not simple.”
Red Butterfly was too young after all. Compared to an old monster like
Wang Lin, who has lived for over 400 years and has seen through human
nature, her mental strength was still much lower than Wang Lin’s. Wang
Lin’s words each landed on Red Butterfly’s heart. A flash of anger appeared
on her face as she continued to back away.
Wang Lin continued to move forward while Red Butterfly kept backing
up. Wang Lin knew that Red Butterfly’s battle experience wasn’t as good as
his, so he took this chance to continue chasing and not give her any breaks.
Killing intent filled Red Butterfly’s eyes. As the genius of Xue Yu, from
the moment she was born, she had never had such a disgraceful moment. In
the past, as long as she used the ice sculpture, even late stage Soul
Formation cultivators at her level would run away in panic.
Also, even Suzaku paid a lot of attention to her, so it was hard for her to
not have some pride.
Wang Lin’s lance caused her to feel shock. This lance wasn’t all that
powerful, but there was a mysterious energy within it. This energy almost
felt like a sliver of divine retribution lightning!
But she was still a late stage Soul Formation cultivator. At this moment,
her eyes lit up and her hand formed seals. She suddenly pointed at her brow
and coughed out a mouthful of blood. A ray of red light suddenly appeared
in the blood.
The moment the red light appeared, it turned into a beautiful rose.
The moment the flower appeared, the ice sculpture melted into a pool of
water and moved below the rose. It was as if it had become nutrients for the
rose, making it even more beautiful.
The lance charged forth and collided with the rose. One of the rose
petals fell off and at the same time, Wang Lin’s expression changed because
the lance collapsed.
Red Butterfly’s face burned a shade of unnatural red for a moment, but
it quickly disappeared.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. Even this powerful of a move wasn’t able to
kill this woman. Late stage Soul Formation cultivators were indeed
powerful.
As his body backed up, the ruthless domain surrounded his body.
Red Butterfly stared at Wang Lin, who was backing up. She gnashed her
teeth and said, “You are the first person to force me to use my life treasure.
You can now die in peace!”
As she said that, she reached out with her hand and plucked one flower
petal.
Chi Hu let out a roar as he flew into the air. “Stop! Fellow cultivator
Red Butterfly and Brother Ceng, both of you were invited here by me. If
you both continue, then don’t blame me for ruthless!”
Wang Lin took a deep breath as he focused all his attention on resisting
the invasion of the ruthless domain and coldly said, “Fellow cultivator Chi
Hu, I’m not the one that started all this!”
Red Butterfly’s face was cold as she looked at Chi Hu and said, “This
has nothing to do with you! Stand down!”
Chi Hu’s expression changed. He stared at Red Butterfly and let out a
loud laugh. “Fellow cultivator Red Butterfly, what if I want to get
involved?”
Red Butterfly remained silent as she threw out the flower petal and it
slowly flew toward Wang Lin. At this moment, the ground suddenly
trembled and cracks appeared in the sky. The power of this flower petal had
clearly reached the limit of this Celestial Realm fragment.
Chi Hu shouted, “Red Butterfly!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he hit his bag of holding and immediately
another restriction flag appeared. The restriction flag left his hand and flew
into the air.
“Divine Retribution!” Unless absolutely necessary, Wang Lin really
didn’t want to attract divine retribution lightning. With this, the fragment
will collapse for sure and Wang Lin didn’t know if he would be lucky
enough to escape it this time.
The restriction flag flew into the sky and turned into a cloud of black
fog that surrounded everything within ten kilometers.
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OVERLAPPING FRAGMENTS
S uddenly, thunderous roars filled their surroundings. Wang Lin took a

deep breath as he moved his hands and completed a restriction in his
hand. He only needed to throw it into the air to complete the restriction flag,
thus causing divine retribution lightning to descend.
Red Butterfly’s expression changed. She looked at the restriction in
Wang Lin’s hand and then at the black object in the sky. She felt a powerful
sense of danger, something she had never felt before.
She had a feeling that if she allowed him to place that restriction, there
would be disaster today.
At this moment, Chi Hu’s face became pale as he looked up at the black
object while floating in the sky. He secretly sighed and thought, “That Ceng
Niu still didn’t use his full power. It seems like that black object is his real
life-saving treasure.”
Chi Hu shouted, “Fellow cultivator Red Butterfly, both of you are my
guests. If you insist on continuing to attack, then that means you’re hostile
towards me! I will naturally stand with brother Ceng and fight back. Also, if
I live to make it back, I’ll definitely report this to Xi Zu!”
With that, an illusion appeared behind Chi Hu. The illusion was that of
a 100 feet tall giant that stared at Red Butterfly with cold, green eyes.
Red Butterfly couldn’t help but become indecisive. She secretly thought
that Ceng Niu’s technique was not simple. The illusion behind Chi Hu had
already solidified. If she were to continue to fight, then this fragment would
surely collapse. She hesitated for a bit before pointing to the air and
commanding the flower petal to stop.
“Okay, Chi Hu. For you, I won’t kill this person today, but that jade
coffin must be mine!”
Chi Hu frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Lin began to
laugh loudly.
“Red Butterfly, do you really think I can’t kill you?”
Wang Lin let out a faint smile as he raised the restriction in his hand
high up in the air and said, “I only need to send out this technique in my
hand and this fragment will collapse. Do you believe me, Red Butterfly?”
Red Butterfly’s face immediately became ugly.
Chi Hu clasped his hands and said, “Brother Ceng, I’ll make the
decision. Everything we obtain this time will be equally split between us.
How is that?”
“Good, I’ll leave it to brother Chi Hu then.” Wang Lin faintly smiled. In
truth, he would like to not use the divine retribution lightning if possible.
He only had one of these and, considering the structure of this fragment, it
would be hard for even him to escape. In conclusion, it would be bad for
him too.
In addition, Wang Lin believed that the best opportunity to kill this
woman would be back on Suzaku without all the limitations.
Chi Hu turned around and said to Red Butterfly, “Red Butterfly, please
put away your treasure.”
Red Butterfly let out a light snort before waving her right hand, causing
the flower as well as the petal to disappear.
Red Butterfly stared at Wang Lin and said, “Ceng Niu, do you dare to
battle me once we return to Suzaku?”
Wang Lin laughed and said, “I’m willing to accompany you!”
Wang Lin crushed the restriction in his hand and the black fog turned
back into a flag that flew back into his bag of holding. As for the thunder
toad, it was also put away. However, it was heavily injured and looked very
weak, making the killing intent in Wang Lin’s heart increase.
Red Butterfly looked deeply at Wang Lin. She couldn’t help but admit
that this person had the ability to fight against her.
Chi Hu secretly relaxed a bit and bitterly smiled in his heart. If he knew
that these two had history, then no matter what, he wouldn’t have called
both of them. Red Butterfly was normal, but Ceng Niu could battle a late
stage Soul Formation cultivator while only at the early stage of Soul
Formation. He was not simple. This type of person will definitely shine in
Suzaku and might even be taken as a disciple of Suzaku.
Chi Hu took a deep breath and clasped his hands. “Okay, Red Butterfly
and Brother Ceng Niu, please follow me. The location in the jade is still far
away from here.” After he finished speaking, he turned and flew away.
Red Butterfly didn’t even look at Wang Lin as she turned into a red
cloud and caught up to Chi Hu. She clearly wasn’t willing to follow and
stay behind.
Wang Lin revealed a mocking expression as he followed behind them.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “In the end, her mind and heart are too
unstable. Although reaching the late stage of Soul Formation in 100 years is
indeed a miracle, there are still many problems. Her heart is too weak. It is
just flying; what’s the difference between being in front or behind?”
“If I fight her with my current cultivation level, unless I use the
restriction flag to trigger the divine retribution lightning, there is no chance
of me winning. My life and death domain has a hard time affecting an
almost completed ruthless domain. However, if I were to reach the mid
stage of Soul Formation, with the control I would have of my domain, I
would be able to affect her. At that point, even without triggering the divine
retribution lightning, I would have a 70% chance of defeating her.”
Wang Lin’s life and death domain was derived from the heavens’
reincarnation cycle, but he was only at the early stage of Soul Formation, so
he couldn’t fully display its power. After all, he had only just started
comprehending the heavens.
But once he reaches the mid stage of Soul Formation, his domain will
reach another level, allowing him to compete with the ruthless domain.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “I wonder if she has reached a stage where
she doesn’t need to rely on techniques. Well, given her dao heart, it is likely
she hasn’t. It seems I’m one step ahead of her in that department.”
After reaching the Soul Formation stage, Wang Lin had an increasing
feeling that aside from some very mysterious techniques, almost all other
techniques were useless. A Soul Formation cultivator could easily control
the power of the heavens with a wave of their hand, so the most important
thing was to understand how to use their domain.
The life and death domain was very unpredictable. It focused on the
word change. However, even just the word change was not easy to
understand. After all, Wang Lin had only just started trying to comprehend
it.
When he gains the ability to condense all of his life and death domain
into one technique, it can be considered mastered. With life and death in
each hand to replace the reincarnation cycle of the heavens.
As they flew, Wang Lin carefully recalled his battle with Red Butterfly.
The three of them weren’t normal people, so they all moved fast. Not
long after, they arrived at the other end of the fragment under Chi Hu’s
guidance. There was a large mountain here.
This mountain was shaped like a dragon with its head in the clouds. The
clouds made the dragon’s head look unreal. This was a rare immortal
cultivation ground.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the mountain as he slowly said,
“Brother Chi Hu, why hasn’t anyone else found the location shown in the
jade? Please explain it to us.”
Chi Hu smiled and said, “To tell you the truth, brother Ceng, the reason
I’m confident that no one has found the place is because it is not
somewhere that can be accessed through the vortex.”
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a look of interest.
Red Butterfly’s eyes focused on Chi Hu.
Chi Hu laughed. “The fragment where the image in the jade shows is a
very rare overlapping fragment.”
Wang Lin’s expression slightly changed as he immediately understood.
When the Celestial Realm shattered, the fragments scattered randomly, so
there was a chance of some fragments overlapping, making them very hard
to discover.
Even when arriving randomly from the vortex, they would only arrive
on the fragment on top. No one would expect there to be another fragment
underneath it.
According to this logic, it was pretty safe to assume that no one else had
found it yet.
Chi Hu laughed. “Also, even the first layer isn’t some place that can be
easily accessed. Due to the harsh weather conditions there, it is impossible
to build a transfer formation. Even if someone arrives there by chance, they
can’t stay for long.”
Red Butterfly sneered. “How did lord Xi Zu find it back then?”
Chi Hu’s eyes lit up and he said, “Red Butterfly, this involves family
secrets, so I can’t say.”
Wang Lin looked at the dragon-shaped mountain and remained silent.
Chi Hu’s body moved and flew toward the mountain. Soon, the three of
them arrived at the top of the mountain. Standing on the dragon’s head, Chi
Hu spread out his divine sense and said, “One month ago, I came here to
check and found that this transfer formation was still intact. Using this
transfer formation, we can arrive at the fragment closest to our destination.”
With that, he stepped into an empty spot. The spot suddenly lit up and Chi
Hu’s body disappeared.
Red Butterfly looked at Wang Lin. Her eyes lit up and then without a
word, she walked into the formation.
After Red Butterfly’s figure disappeared, Wang Lin calmly walked into
the formation.
Among the many fragments of the celestial realm, in the southern edge,
there was a fragment that was filled with raging cold currents and ice
covered the ground.
When Wang Lin walked out of the formation in the sky, he frowned.
However, looking at Red Butterfly, she revealed a look of comfort. This
environment clearly not only didn’t harm her, it felt very good for her.
Chi Hu seriously said, “Fellow cultivator Red Butterfly, this is the path
to the first layer of the fragment that is 300,000 kilometers to the east. This
is a land of ice and we need your abilities to block out the cold. Once we
pass this land of ice, it will be the void. I have a star compass to ensure that
the three of us don’t get lost. Brother Ceng, those soul-like things you
control are very useful in the void, so please don’t hold back. Once we are
past the void, we will have reached the first fragment. After all, there’s no
transfer array there, so this is the only way to ensure that the three of us get
there.”
Listening to this, Wang Lin finally understood that Chi Hu had invited
him for his wandering souls. It seemed there was an obstacle that could
easily be passed with wandering souls.
Red Butterfly’s body flew into the air and quickly moved eastward. In
the blink of an eye, the three of them disappeared into the distance.
However, after flying several kilometers, Wang Lin looked back at the
direction they came from and revealed a look of doubt.
Even for the three of them, a 300,000 kilometer journey would take a
while.
On this day, the three of them arrived at 300,000 kilometers from the
starting point. At this eastern edge of the fragment, the earth seemed to have
been torn. Past the earth was the endless void.
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STAR COMPASS
F loating in the void 100 feet from where the ground ended, there was
an immense, blue glacier that was only connected to the ground by
some ice pillars.
This glacier was connected to the ground but was also floating in the
void above the ground.
Wang Lin frowned. After looking around, he said, “Brother Chi Hu, is
there anything special about the first layer of the fragment? Are there any
celestial spiritual energy gathering points there?
Chi Hu was startled. “The damage to that fragment is extensive, so there
is no celestial spiritual energy remaining, and my ancestor Xi Zu didn’t
mention if there was anything special about it, just that it is dangerous
there.”
Wang Lin calmly looked into the distance behind him and said, “Since
that is the case, I have no more questions.”
Red Butterfly’s gaze swept past Wang Lin, but she didn’t say a word.
Her body moved and she easily passed the 100 feet distance, landing on top
of the glacier. Chi Hu took a deep breath and followed as well. While he
was in the air, Wang Lin also jumped, causing them to land right next to
each other.
The moment he landed, waves of cold energy entered his body through
his feet. He quickly moved his spiritual energy around and the cold energy
was expelled.
Chi Hu smiled. “We will require Red Butterfly’s technique here. Please
don’t hold back.”
Red Butterfly didn’t say a word. She flew forward while Chi Hu let out
a self-deprecating smile at Wang Lin.
Red Butterfly flew very quickly across the glacier. The further they
went, the colder it got, and the color of the glacier got darker and darker.
Sometimes cold winds that pierced their bones would come from the
distance.
A while after the three had left, a middle-aged man appeared where the
earth and the glacier connected. He took a drink from his gourd and
muttered to himself, “Ting Er, once I get the celestial jade, we can leave.
Although those three are from Suzaku like me, if they dare to fight over the
celestial jade with me, I’ll kill them.”
As he spoke, he slowly moved forward.
The three of them quickly flew over the glacier. On the third day of
flying, Wang Lin spotted a wall of blue mist that looked like it was
devouring the heavens and the earth. This wall was closing in on them.
Chi Hu’s eyes lit up and he explained, “The cold mist of the glacier.
This mist contains extreme cold energy. Red Butterfly, we are relying on
you.”
Without a word, Red Butterfly hit her bag of holding and an ice
sculpture flew out. The sculpture quickly turned into a large snow angel.
The snow angel quickly flew forward toward the mist. The mist split
apart the moment the snow angel sculpture touched it. This ice sculpture
was like a hot knife going through butter as it split the mist apart.
Chi Hu laughed. “Red Butterfly’s snow angel ice sculpture is really
amazing. I’m impressed.”
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm as he carefully looked at the snow angel
sculpture. Inside it, he could see more than 100 vessels moving as well as
dim ones that hadn’t been activated yet.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “This must be an important treasure in Xue
Yu. It has the same effect as that half-snake-half-human ice sculpture.”
With the protection of the snow angel ice sculpture, their speed didn’t
decrease at all. The blue mist became thicker and thicker until a series of
crackling sounds could be heard and a crack appeared on the ice sculpture.
Red Butterfly frowned. She formed seals with her hand and pointed at
the ice sculpture. Soon, the inactive veins began to move and joined the
active ones.
As more veins began to move, the cracks on the ice sculpture gradually
disappeared and began to release a cold aura.
Very far behind the three of them, the middle-aged man moved forward
while drinking from his gourd. When the blue mist arrived near him, there
was an invisible force forcing it to the sides.
When the mist got really dense, the middle-aged man would
occasionally spit out a mouthful of the liquor he was drinking. There would
be a sizzling sound, like when hot oil comes into contact with ice, and the
mist would quickly dissipate.
“Ting Er, your body is ten-thousand times colder than this mist. Your
body is still better. When I hold you, I feel reassured.”
After a few days, the blue mist faded. In these few days, Red Butterfly
had to use a total of three ice sculptures. Near the end, the mist got even
denser. There was even a layer of purple mist that instantly shattered the ice
sculpture. Red Butterfly had to call out her life treasure, that beautiful rose,
to be able withstand it.
The spiritual energy in her body was exhausted and her face was pale.
Her eyes would shift toward Wang Lin with a guarded look.
Wang Lin was shocked. He thought that if he was by himself, there
would be no way for him to get this far. Especially when he saw that purple
mist. After merely being touched by the residual mist, he could feel half of
his body chill to the bone.
Even an ordinary late stage Soul Formation cultivator would have a
hard time getting through here. Only someone like Red Butterfly, who had
an ice-based cultivation method, could safely pass through here.
Chi Hu must have considered this before asking Red Butterfly to join.
Time slowly passed and they finally go to the other side of the blue
mist. When they arrived at the edge of the glacier, Red Butterfly coldly
said, “I have done my job. From here on out, I won’t act anymore.”
Chi Hu let out a laugh as he clasped his hands with sincerity. “Red
Butterfly, you can count on us. Over the last few days, you used up a lot of
spiritual energy, so you should get some rest.” With that, he intentionally or
unintentionally looked at Wang Lin and positioned himself between Wang
Lin and Red Butterfly.
Wang Lin faintly smiled. If Chi Hu wasn’t here, he would have tried
attacking Red Butterfly. However, Chi Hu’s action meant that if he were to
act, Chi Hu would stop him.
In addition, Wang Lin didn’t believe that she would be weakened to
such a state. It was obvious that she was purposely showing this to try to
bait Wang Lin into attacking. Also, if her spiritual energy was all used up,
then she would definitely have pills that could instantly recover it all.
With Wang Lin’s experience, how could he fall for such a childish trap?
Chi Hu slapped his bag of holding and a green light flew out. The green
light immediately turned into a giant compass that floated in the void before
them.
Red Butterfly’s beautiful eyes stared at the compass as she said, with a
cold voice, “The Giant Demon Clan’s treasure, the star compass?”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he looked at the compass. There were many
complicated esoteric patterns on it. By just looking at it, Wang Lin felt his
divine sense being sucked in, causing him to quickly withdraw it.
In ancient god Tu Si’s memories, there was a description of the star
compass and its production method, only many of the materials were
already extinct.
Chi Hu laughed. “If this was a real star compass, then I wouldn’t even
be able to control it. This one is only a forgery, so there are a lot of
differences from the real one.”
Red Butterfly looked at the compass and silently nodded.
“Red Butterfly, please go to the west side of the compass. The compass
has a defensive barrier there, so you can rest and recover. I promise that
nothing will bother you during this trip through the void.” As Chi Hu spoke,
he turned to Wang Lin and smiled.
Red Butterfly didn’t say a word as she jumped onto the compass and sat
down on the western end. Soon after she sat down, a green lightscreen
surrounded her.
“Brother Ceng, I need you to control the eastern end and use those souls
of yours to scout the surroundings. If you encounter any abnormalities, tell
me so I can avoid them. You must never spread out your divine sense in the
void because doing so will bring about disaster. This is something my
ancestor Xi Zu told me.” After Chi Hu finished speaking, he landed at the
center of the compass and sat down in the lotus position.
Wang Lin pondered a bit before flying to the eastern position and sat
down.
Wang Lin looked at the northern and southern ends before saying,
“Brother Chi Hu, this compass requires five people to operate optimally.”
“That is correct. If we could get two more people, then there would be
no trouble during this trip, but there aren’t enough treasures to split between
five people.” Chi Hu laughed before taking a deep breath. His hand formed
seals, which he placed on the compass. Then he shouted, “Brother Ceng, if
this compass breaks in the void, the three of us will have no chance of
surviving. I hope brother Ceng won’t hold back! I must focus all of my
attention on controlling the compass, so I won’t be able to help. It will all
depend on brother Ceng!”
Wang Lin nodded. The restriction flag suddenly appeared and
surrounded him in black fog. If Chi Hu or Red Butterfly were to attack him
when he was dealing with things, then the restriction flag could protect him
for a moment, giving him time to fight back.
This kind of precaution was needed no matter what.
Chi Hu’s eyes lit up. He didn’t feel offended, it was more that this was
natural. After all, if it was him, he would do the same. He closed his eyes
and activated his spiritual energy. The compass suddenly disappeared. They
had already moved thousands of meters.
This wasn’t teleportation; they were moving at an extremely fast speed.
The moment Chi Hu activated the star compass, a mysterious force
surrounded the top of the compass. Under the effect of the mysterious force,
Wang Lin could feel that his divine sense had merged with the compass.
Not only his, but Chi Hu’s and Red Butterfly’s divine senses were here as
well.
The three people’s divine senses were all within this mysterious force.
Chi Hu’s divine sense sent out a message saying, “Red Butterfly,
brother Ceng, don’t be surprised. This is normal operation for the star
compass. When the star compass is in use, we can’t speak; we can only
communicate through our divine senses.”
“Brother Ceng, this is the star map. Once you have memorized it, send
out the souls. Once you find abnormalities, please tell me.”
A map covered in countless dots appeared inside the mysterious force
and was detected by Wang Lin immediately. He took one look before
pointing at his brow. Suddenly, ⅓ of the wandering souls came out and
spread to the surroundings.
“This star compass is really amazing. It’s a must-have treasure if I wish
to travel among the stars. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will go
find one. It is just sad that I lack the materials to make one even though I
have the production method. Otherwise, it would be best to refine one
myself.” Wang Lin was very interested in the star compass.
The speed of this compass was beyond belief. In the blink of an eye, it
had already disappeared without a trace. There were thousands of
wandering souls around the compass. They were like fish in water when
they floated in the void. They slowly spread out to check the surroundings.
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LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
W ang Lin didn’t spread out his divine sense. He didn’t need to
because he had a connection with these wandering souls. Not long
after, Wang Lin’s expression suddenly changed.
Wang Lin quickly send out a message saying, “There is something
abnormal 10 kilometers ahead.”
10 kilometers ahead of them was a strange, octopus-like creature slowly
swaying about with countless tentacles swaying with its body.
One of the wandering souls got close. It was touched by a tentacle and
immediately disappeared.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and sent out a vision of this along with the
message.
Without a word, Chi Hu immediately changed the direction of the
compass to move around it. As they passed by, one of the tentacles swept
by the side of the compass.
Bang!
The compass started to shake violently and began to spin as they were
flung north.
Wang Lin could only feel a powerful force enter his body. He felt like
his organs were hit by tens of thousands kilograms of force. Blood rushed to
his mouth, but he was able to swallow it back down.
The compass was still spinning and in the blink of an eye flew far into
the distance.
Chi Hu’s face was red. Blood came out from the corners of his lips and
his eyes were bloodshot. He let out a roar and after a long time finally
stabilized the compass. His entire body looked like it was ready to collapse.
His breathing was rough as he took out pills from his bag of holding and
swallowed them.
Red Butterfly also looked very disheveled. Her eyes revealed a rare
look of shock.
After an unknown amount of time, Chi Hu took a deep breath and sent
out a message saying, “Thank you, brother Ceng, for the early warning. The
three of us would have died here today if it wasn’t for you.”
Red Butterfly asked, “What kind of beast was that?”
“I don’t know what it is either, but something that can live inside the
void of the Celestial Realm is not something we can handle. It only brushed
past us and that was enough to almost kill us. Terrifying.” Chi Hu still had
fear lingering in his voice.
Wang Lin slowly said, “This beast is called Xu.”
Chi Hu was surprised. “Brother Ceng knows this beast?”
Wang Lin said, “This Xu is considered a minor destructive beast. It is
born from devouring the earth and lives by feeding off Yin energy. Even
during ancient times, the ancient cultivators would need many people to
defeat it.”
There was a description of that creature in Ancient God Tu Si’s
memory. That creature had three treasures. The first were the tentacles,
which were top-quality treasure refining materials. The second was its
brain, which could increase one’s lifespan. The third was its core, which
could give one the strength to lift ten thousand kilograms.
The ancient god clan members liked the core the best. After all, their
cultivation was all focused on the body.
Wang Lin didn’t share this information.
Chi Hu said, “Brother Ceng is really knowledgable, I’m impressed.”
Red Butterfly snorted and said, with a cold voice, “Who knows if it is
true or false? Don’t make up a random name.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “Ignorant!”
“You!” Red Butterfly’s eyes lit up.
Chi Hu felt a headache. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Lin said,
“This creature normally has its tentacles withdrawn and only has it spread
out like that when it is looking for food. Brother Chi Hu, quickly fly north.
When the creature hunts, it spreads out a red aura. It is not something we
can resist.”
Chi Hu was startled. If they were to continue going north, they would be
completely lost. He couldn’t help but hesitate. In truth, he also had doubts
about what Wang Lin said, but he wasn’t going to point it out like Red
Butterfly did.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He stood up and jumped off the compass.
The restriction flag surrounded his body as he quickly flew north.
“Brother Ceng!” Chi Hu was shocked.
Red Butterfly coldly said, “It’s fine that he left. I don’t believe he
recognized that creature.”
Chi Hu frowned. Survival was more important, so he clenched his teeth
and spread out his divine sense south. Shortly after, his expression changed
as he saw a wave of red aura spreading toward them.
Chi Hu was shocked. He steered the compass and flew north.
Red Butterfly was also shocked. After spreading out her divine sense,
her face became very ugly.
After Wang Lin left the compass, he charged north. Although he didn’t
know the exact power of the red aura, it left a deep impression in ancient
god Tu Si’s memory.
That was why he didn’t hesitate to leave the compass and flew away by
himself.
Chi Hu’s face was gloomy as he steered the compass. He was flying
quickly to the north, but that red aura was very dangerous and it caught up
to them in almost an instant.
Crackle!
The moment a corner of the compass was touched by the red aura, it
disappeared as if it was devoured.
The compass shook greatly. Chi Hu coughed out a mouthful of blood
and even Red Butterfly’s face became abnormally red.
Chi Hu shouted, “Red Butterfly, act! I must focus all of my attention on
controlling the compass, so I can’t use any spells to resist!” He regretted not
listening to Ceng Niu’s words. How else would they be in this crisis with
the compass’ speed?
Without a word, Red Butterfly pointed at her brow and the rose
appeared again. She quickly plucked two flower petals and flicked them at
the red aura.
Bang Bang
Two earth-shattering explosions occurred, which pushed the red wave
apart. Red Butterfly felt sweetness in her throat as she coughed out a large
mouthful of blood.
Using the power of the explosion, Chi Hu steered the compass out of
the red aura, but they were not out of danger yet.
A opening was created in the red aura by the rose petal, but now that
opening was like a big mouth moving to devour the compass.
Bang!
The opening closed and the compass shook violently, then more cracks
appeared on it. Chi Hu felt like he was about to lose all the strength in his
body and Red Butterfly’s face was pale.
Bang!
The aura attempted to devour the compass again. This time, it was only
a hair away.
Red Butterfly clenched her teeth. She plucked a stamen from the flower
and flicked it toward the red aura.
Bang bang bang.
The intense explosion could even be heard by Wang Lin in the distance.
He let out a cold smile and flew even faster.
The mouth created by the aura was finally blown open again and the
compass was able to break free from the red aura. The moment the compass
escaped, it moved to the north like a shooting star.
Red Butterfly’s face was very ugly. The rose petals could be
replenished, but there were only three stamens and it was very difficult to
recover them.
As Wang Lin flew, he suddenly stopped and looked behind him. After a
while, he could see the compass coming in closer. Chi Hu saw Wang Lin
floating there and couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile.
At this moment, Wang Lin’s usefulness increased indefinitely and far
surpassed Red Butterfly’s.
He took a deep breath. The compass stopped by Wang Lin and he said,
“Brother Ceng, come in and then we can talk.”
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate and quickly sat down on the eastern end of the
compass.
This compass was now missing a corner. Only the east, west, and north
corners remained.
Chi Hu felt awkward as he said, “Brother Ceng, I know I was wrong
before. Is there anything else the beast will do after the red aura? How can
we choose our direction after this?”
Red Butterfly’s face was ugly. She didn’t say a word.
Wang Lin calmly said, “Since we managed to escape the red aura, there
shouldn’t be any issues for now. Brother Chi Hu should follow the map and
try to get back on track.”
Chi Hu bitterly nodded. He secretly thought that they needed to hurry.
With the compass in this condition, it wouldn’t last long.
A few days later, Chi Hu found a location on the map and the compass
quickly followed the map toward their destination.
Along the way, Red Butterfly didn’t say a word and let Wang Lin lead
the way. Chi Hu also no longer questioned Wang Lin and listened to
whatever Wang Lin told him.
There were many creatures living inside the void. Along the way, Wang
Lin’s world expanded a lot. He saw a lot of strange creatures from Tu Si’s
memory.
Under Wang Lin’s directions, the compass passed safely with only some
scares but no real danger.
They inched closer and closer to their destination.
Traveling in the void took a very long time and those strange creatures
weren’t everywhere. At this moment, it had been more than ten days since
they last encountered danger.
Wang Lin sat in a lotus position on the eastern end of the compass and
would occasionally talk with Chi Hu about Dao. Both felt like they had
gained a lot of knowledge.
Chi Hu smiled. “My Giant Demon Clan isn’t native to Suzaku. My
ancestors moved there thousands of years ago, so it is natural that our
techniques are different than yours on some level.”
Wang Lin nodded to himself.
Time quickly passed by. At this moment, Wang Lin was cultivating
while keep a tab on the wandering souls until he suddenly opened his eyes.
Through the wandering souls, he could see an object several meters wide
floating in the distance.
This floating object looked like a large rock with flashes of purple.
Wang Lin’s heart trembled. “Golden Purple Stone!”
In Tu Si’s memory, there was one necessary material for making a star
compass and that was the Golden Purple Stone. If it was before he saw the
star compass, he wouldn’t be tempted.
But at this moment, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He stood up and said,
“Brother Chi Hu, please wait a moment. I saw a treasure refining material.
Let me go get it first, then we can leave.”
With that, he didn’t even wait for Chi Hu to reply and flew toward the
Golden Purple Stone.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “When I was comprehending the heavens to
reach the Soul Formation stage, I met a senior named Tian Yunzi. That
person said that if I could leave Suzaku, I can go find him at planet Tian
Yun and he would take me as his honorary disciple for 100 years. His
cultivation is godlike, so I must take this opportunity. I must get my hands
on a star compass.”
His speed was very quick, so he arrived before the golden purple stone
after a while. He looked at the large stone, took a deep breath, and put it
inside his bag of holding before returning.
After returning to the compass, Chi Hu asked what kind of material it
was, but Wang Lin dodged the question with a smile.
One more month passed. Wang Lin kept searching the surroundings but
was unable to find more materials. On this day, the compass suddenly
began to shake violently as cracks spread throughout its surface.
At the same time, a powerful force appeared and threw the three of
them off the compass.
“The damage to the compass is too much; it can no longer continue to
fly. The three of us will have to rely on our own to flying abilities. Luckily,
we aren’t far from our destination. At full speed, we should arrive in three
days.” Chi Hu let out a bitter smile as he waved his hand and the compass
was put away.
Three days passed by quickly. Wang Lin saw land in the distance. This
land was the first layer of the Celestial Realm fragment.
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T here was nothing growing on the ground and there were countless
bottomless holes. Spacial rifts, which would sometimes fuse and
disappear without a trace, filled the sky.
One could occasionally see collapsed buildings on the ground.
After Chi Hu arrived, his eyes lit up and he said, “This is the place. Xi
Zu once described the first layer to me.”
Then he lowered his head and silently calculated. His divine sense
spread out as if he was searching for something.
Wang Lin frowned as he looked around and suddenly said, “Since that
location is at another layer, which layer is it brother Chi Hu?”
Red Butterfly hadn’t talked in many days. She let out a snort and said,
“Useless question. Of course it’s the second layer! It is already very
unlikely for fragments to overlap once in the Celestial Realm!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became focused as he coldly said, “Ignorant!”
Being called ignorant again caused Red Butterfly’s eyes to fill with
killing intent as she stared at Wang Lin.
Chi Hu bitterly smiled as he quickly raised his head and said, “Brother
Ceng, it is indeed the second layer, but my ancestor Xi Zu once speculated
that there might be a third layer below.”
Red Butterfly was startled. Her eyes wavered and she remained silent.
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change. He still felt like something was
wrong. Since a while ago, he felt like someone was following them. This
had nothing to do with his cultivation but a sense for danger he had
developed from his years of killing.
“I found it. Follow me!” After a long time, Chi Hu moved and flew
forward.
Soon, the three of them stopped somewhere in the north-east.
“This is the place. Xi Zu once left a plum flower mark here and the
method to find the mark.” Chi Hu’s face was filled with joy as he landed
near a pit.
Wang Lin lowered his head. The surrounding pits did indeed form the
shape of a plum flower.
Chi Hu jumped into the pit. Red Butterfly looked at Wang Lin before
following in.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and couldn’t detect the bottom of
this pit. After pondering for a bit, he jumped in.
Shortly after the three of them entered the pit, the middle-aged man with
the gourd appeared near the pit. He took a drink, flipped his hand, and the
pagoda appeared again. The woman in white’s body flew out and was held
by him.
He looked at corpse, shook his head, and muttered to himself, “Tinge
Er, those juniors seem to have come for nothing. That jade coffin has
already been used by me to make the pagoda. Unfortunately, that jade coffin
was almost sucked dry by you in only a few thousand years. Ting Er, rest
assured; I’ll go find more celestial jade for you. The third layer should have
more celestial jade.”
With that, he kissed the woman’s forehead and then suddenly frowned.
He waved his hand and the woman’s corpse and the pagoda disappeared as
he looked at the sky.
He saw the cracks in the sky connect together and a person walk out.
This person had a head full of white hair and his face was filled with
wrinkles. He charged out of the cracks with incredible speed.
“Why did I even come to this damned place? I have checked almost
every single fragment and still haven’t found the body of a celestial.”
He sighed as he descended to the ground and saw the middle-aged man.
“Hello, hello.”
The middle-aged man frowned. Out of all the people that came from
Suzaku, this old man was the only one he dreaded. This old man had the
same cultivation level as him; both were at the mid stage of Soul
Transformation.
But even with how long he had lived, he didn’t know this person. There
weren’t many Soul Transformation cultivators on Suzuka, so he felt like he
should’ve known every single Soul Transformation cultivator on Suzuka.
He looked at the old man and without a word jumped into the pit.
“Well… ignoring me? How rude.” The old man rubbed his nose. He
looked at the pit the middle-aged man had jumped into and was about to
leave when his nose suddenly moved because he smelled something.
“Ehh, the scent of death! Yes, this is the scent of death. I would never
mistaken the scent of a celestial! It should be a female corpse, haha, a
female corpse is even better!” The old man’s eyes lit up. He looked around
and suddenly locked his eyes onto the pit the middle-aged man had gone
into before charging in.
The old man wore a happy expression and thought, “Now I can
complete the sect master’s task and leave this dog shit Suzaku. Sect head is
also strange; our Corpse Sect has all kind of bodies, so why does he want
the body of a celestial? I wonder what customer from what planet has such
a unique taste.”
Wang Lin’s group of three made their way down the pit at a very fast
pace. They had been descending for an unknown amount of time with no
end in sight, but a resisting force that was pushing up became stronger and
stronger.
“This is the place. Once we descend, we will arrive at the location
recorded on the jade, but it is sealed by restrictions. However, with the three
of us, we should be able to open it within ten days.” Chi Hu’s voice was
filled with joy.
The more the three descended, the stronger the resisting force became.
After the force reached a certain point, their speed began to slow down.
After a long time, the resistance became even stronger. Wang Lin took a
deep breath as covered his body with spiritual energy to act against it.
He secretly calculated that they had already descended tens of
thousands of meters with no end in sight. When he spread out his divine
sense downwards, there was a mysterious force that prevented him from
seeing more than 1000 meters down.
Wang Lin took a glance at Red Butterfly. The woman’s body was
releasing a blue light and there was no emotion on her face. As for Chi Hu,
the axe mark on his forehead was rapidly flashing. Every time it flashed, the
force around him decrease by a bit. It was very mysterious.
Time slowly passed. After an unknown of time, Chi Hu, who was in
front, shouted in joy, “We are here!”
Wang Lin slapped his of holding and the restriction flag came out.
Resisting the force with the flag, he charged forward and the three of them
exited the cave at the same time.
The moment they charged out, a burst of bright light blighted Wang Lin.
He quickly surrounded himself with the restriction flag, blocking out the
slight, and observed the surroundings with his divine sense. His expression
suddenly became very strange.
This place was not very large, only about 1000 feet wide.
At the center of this place there was indeed a pool of water.
However…
There was no jade coffin on top of the pool of water, so there was no
need to talk about the three celestial swords on top of the jade coffin.
As for the spirit herbs, there wasn’t even a trace of them.
Aside from having no treasures, it was exactly the same as the location
shown in the jade.
Chi Hu stared dumbfoundedly at the scene before him, his mind
completely blank. He had spent all this effort. Even the compass had been
trashed to arrive here, but he never would have thought...
Red Butterfly sneered. She said, with a trace of anger, “Chi Hu, this is
the place you were talking about? This is the place I wasted a flower stamen
to enter? If you don’t give me a proper explanation today, I will not let this
go!”
Wang Lin looked around with a strange expression and couldn’t help
but bitterly smile. He was not as angry as Red Butterfly. After all, he lost
nothing on this trip, and had even found the Purple Golden Stone.
Considering this, he profited.
Thinking about this, he moved forward and began to carefully search
the area.
Red Butterfly’s eyes were filled with anger. She also began to search,
hoping to find some treasure.
Chi Hu stared dumbfoundedly at the scene before him and muttered to
himself, “How could this be… impossible… could it be that someone else
found this place after Xi Zu arrived and took all the treasure? Yes, it has to
be!”
He bitterly shook his head. He turned to Wang Lin and Red Butterfly,
clasped his hands, and said, “The two of you, this time it was me being
reckless. I didn’t expect it to turn out this way…”
Red Butterfly was about to lose control as she stared at Chi Hu and said,
word for word, “Just saying you were reckless could recover my wasted
flower stamen? Chi Hu, I think you already knew that this place was like
this and on the way purposely borrowed my power. You must have another
objective. If you don’t clearly explain it, then don’t blame me for not caring
about our clans’ relationship.”
Wang Lin calmly searched everywhere but found nothing. In the end,
his eyes landed on the pool of water. Upon closer inspection, the pool was
very deep and he wasn’t able to see the bottom.
After Chi Hu heard Red Butterfly’s words, his expression immediately
became ugly, but he held his temper and said, with a heavy tone, “Red
Butterfly, once we return to Suzaku, I’ll give you a proper explanation.
However, you saying that I have another objective is completely false. I am
the young master of the Giant Demon Clan. Although I can’t match you,
I’m a man of my word.”
Red Butterfly sneered and was about to speak, but Wang Lin suddenly
said, “Chi Hu, you said before that this place had a third layer?”
Chi Hu was startled. His eyes lit up and he said, “Brother Ceng Niu is
correct. My ancestor Xi Zu once said that there might be a third layer.”
Red Butterfly coldly mocked him. “Xi Zu? Your Xi Zu also said that
there were treasures on this layer.”
Chi Hu sullenly looked at Red Butterfly. After a long time, he took a
deep breath, walked toward Wang Lin, and looked at the pool of water.
Wang Lin slowly said, “If there is a third layer, this should be the
entrance to it.”
Red Butterfly slightly snorted. She gently moved herself next to the
pool of water and looked into it.
Just at this moment, someone floated down from the tunnel above. He
took one step and in a blur arrived in the air on top of the pool of water
before them.
A powerful force surrounded them. Chi Hu’s face immediately turned
white and he coughed out a mouthful of blood, then his body was thrown
backwards.
As for Red Butterfly, she let out charming goan as she quickly backed
up with shock in her eyes.
Wang Lin had already been on guard as he had always felt like someone
was following them. The moment the other person appeared, he quickly
backed up. Although he was still affected by the pressure, he wasn’t
injured; only his face became red and he was pushed back several meters.
“Ehh?” The person looked at Wang Lin and took a large gulp from his
gourd.
Chi Hu shouted, “Five Elements Sect, Zhou Yi!”
The middle-aged man let out a smile and asked, “Little guy from the
Giant Demon Clan, you know me?”
After Red Butterfly heard the name “Zhou Yi,” her expression suddenly
changed as she hid her look of disgust.
Chi Hu quickly and respectfully said, “Junior Giant Demon Clan’s Chi
Hu greets senior. Junior knows senior’s name since youth.” He was born as
the young master of the Giant Demon Clan, so he had been focused on by
the family since early childhood. He had seen portraits of all Soul
Transformation cultivators and above. The moment he saw the red gourd,
he was able to recognize who it was.
This Zhou Yi had a very weird hobby. After this hobby had been
confirmed, Chi Hu remembered him very well.
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T he middle-aged man let out a faint smile. His gaze swept past Red
Butterfly and landed on Wang Lin. “This little guy was very quick to
react. It seems you had already noticed me on the way here.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he respectfully said, “Junior
only had a feeling but wasn’t sure.”
The moment Chi Hu and Red Butterfly heard those words, their
expressions became weird.
The middle-aged man said, “The jade coffin here was already taken by
me. The three of you should leave.”
Chi Hu bitterly smiled and quickly nodded.
Red Butterfly’s eyes lit up as she looked at the pool of water but
remained silent.
The middle-aged man revealed a faint smile and said, “There is a third
layer. If you guys aren’t afraid of death, you can try it. The entrance is this
pool of water.”
Just at this moment, sonic booms could be heard from the tunnel leading
to the surface as a figure came down.
“Haha, so crowded!” The figure stopped in the air. It was the white-
haired old man.
The middle-aged man’s expression became gloomy as he stared at the
old man and asked, “Sir, what is your intention in following me?”
The old man laughed. “I don’t have any intentions. I’m just a bit
interested in the third layer. What, are you not going to let me in?”
The middle-aged man let out a cold snort. He pondered a bit before
taking a step down.
Bang!
The pool of water exploded as the water moved aside, revealing the
tunnel below. The middle-aged man quickly entered the tunnel.
The old man’s eyes lit up and he quickly followed.
Red Butterfly clenched her teeth. Her losses were great this time and
she was very unwilling to leave without gaining something. Even if it was a
forbidden place, she must at least try. With that in mind, she rushed into the
tunnel.
Chi Hu looked toward Wang Lin and bitterly smiled. “Brother Ceng, do
you intend to go in, or will you leave?”
Wang Lin remained calm. He didn’t respond but asked, “Brother Chi
Hu, who is Zhou Yi?”
Chi Hu’s expression became weird. He hesitated for a bit but didn’t
speak. Instead, he sent a voice transmission saying, “Brother Ceng, that
person is one of the few Soul Transformation old monsters in Suzaku. His
cultivation level is very high. However, he has a nickname: Corpse Lover.”
Wang Lin was startled. “Corpse Lover?”
Chi Hu quickly said, “Don’t say it out loud. If he hears you, you will die
for sure.” He clasped his hands and said, “Brother Ceng, I’m going down to
see. How about we go together?”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and nodded. The two of them quickly flew
toward the tunnel under the pool of water one after the other.
The tunnel under the pool wasn’t very deep, and because of the two of
them were moving fast, they quickly passed through it. When they exited
the tunnel, they entered a world of crystals.
This place was covered in white crystals. These crystals released
powerful celestial spiritual energy, which was floating everywhere.
In the distance, Red Butterfly was collecting celestial spiritual energy
with a gourd.
Chi Hu also revealed look of joy as he quickly took out a green cloth
bag. He shook the bag and large amounts of celestial spiritual energy
entered it.
At the same time, he landed near a chunk of crystal and hit it. Sounds of
metal colliding could be heard, but the crystal didn’t move at all.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He took out the cleansing wood to absorb the
surrounding celestial spiritual energy.
The three of them didn’t say a word as they focused all their attention
on absorbing celestial spiritual energy.
Wang Lin’s cleansing wood wasn’t as good as the other two’s treasures,
so his speed was lot slower.
But before long, a loud boom echoed in the distance and Zhou Yi’s
voice reached them.
“Old guy, don’t push me too far! There is lot of celestial spiritual energy
around here, yet instead of collecting it, you are following me!”
“You have the scent of death on you, so of course I need to follow you!”
As the two spoke, two rays of light quickly flew toward the three of
them and in the blink of an eye arrived before them.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up as he raised his right hand and
grabbed behind him. A giant swirl suddenly appeared behind him, followed
by a powerful suctioning force.
The surrounding crystals began to crackle as countless cracks appeared
on them.
Paa, Paa, Paa!
A large amount of crystals broke off and flew into the swirl.
The old man’s expression suddenly changed as he quickly moved his
hands. A giant coffin suddenly appeared behind him. The coffin was
reddish-purple and only by standing on the coffin was the old man able to
resist the suctioning force.
The moment the two of them began to use their techniques, the
surrounding celestial spiritual energy became chaotic.
The old man stared at the swirl and laughed loudly. “Imperial Spirit
Law, haha, so you are Zhou Yi. That Corpse Lover Zhou Yi. I was
wondering why you had such a powerful scent of death on you.”
Then he slapped the coffin and the coffin released a sound like nails
scratching the coffin’s lid. This sound was very ear-piercing, it was as if it
contained infinite power. At the same time, black smoke came out of the
coffin, forming a large hand.
The hand was completely dark as he reached toward the swirl.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the third layer began to shake violently. The ground
began to shatter and countless crystals turned to dust. Spacial rifts opened
up in the air like big mouths.
Large amounts of celestial spiritual energy disappeared into the spacial
rifts. In the blink of an eye, there was no more celestial spiritual energy left.
Zhou Yi said, with a gloomy expression, “Corpse Sect! You must be the
Corpse Sect’s head elder. If the two of us were to fight, this fragment would
collapse. If it was just a single fragment collapsing, then the two of us could
escape thanks to our cultivation. However, I’ll tell you this, there are a total
of six fragments overlapping each other here. If one of them collapses, then
all of them will collapse. At that point, even someone who has reached the
Ascendent stage wouldn’t be able to escape!”
The old man’s expression changed. His eyes lit up as he disappeared
from the coffin. When he reappeared, he was behind Red Butterfly.
Red Butterfly suddenly turned her head. The old man smiled at her. His
smiled was filled with darkness.
“Little girl, I’m going to borrow your body for a bit.”
Suddenly, several lines of black smoke came out of his body and drilled
into her body like little snakes.
For the first time, Red Butterfly began to panic. She knew that
struggling was useless, so she quickly raised her right hand, revealing a jade
bracelet. Her voice was sharp as she shouted, “Senior, do you know this
object?”
The old man’s eyes became serious. “The symbol of the core disciples
of Suzaku, the Open Peace Bracelet.”
The small snakes had already drilled into her orifices and her face had
turned slightly greenish-black as she struggled to say, “This bracelet is
linked to my soul. If I were to die, it would explode. The celestial fragment
would collapse as well, so you wouldn’t be able to escape either! Even if
you were able to escape, you would have no place left to live on Suzaku.
This bracelet represents the status of a Suzaku core disciple. They will be
able to find you through special means. At that point, you will be hunted by
Suzaku!”
The old man frowned. He snorted and said, “Little girl, relax. I won’t
kill you!” With that, he raised his head toward Zhou Yi and said, “Zhou Yi,
I’m going to borrow this girl’s body to fight you. That way, we won’t have
any attacks that will surpass what this fragment can withstand. You should
go choose someone as well.”
Zhou Yi’s expression was gloomy as he asked, “What exactly do you
want?”
The old man sneered, “You have the corpse of a celestial on you. My
nose can’t be wrong. I want that corpse!”
Even dragons can have sensitive scales. If someone touches it, it will
anger the dragon.
For Zhou Yi, his sensitive scale was that female corpse.
“Ting Er, someone else is here to steal you. Everyone that wants to steal
you must die! Die! Die!” Zhou Yi’s eyes revealed a mysterious light as he
stared at the old man. Then he pointed at Chi Hu and said, “You! Come
here!”
Chi Hu’s expression immediately became ugly. He hesitated for a bit
but didn’t dare to resist, so he let out a sigh and flew toward Zhou Yi.
A rainbow appeared due to an unknown technique from Zhou Yi that
landed on Chi Hu’s forehead, causing him to begin to resist.
Zhou Yi calmly said, “Become my avatar once. Not only will you not
die, but you will be able to experience my domain.”
Chi Hu hesitated for a bit before he gave up on resisting. His eyes
glowed brighter and brighter as his cultivation level suddenly skyrocketed.
“Haha, among these three little fellows, I chose the one with a natural,
five-element body. You chose the ancient Giant Demon Clan. The only one
left is a useless normal person. Scram!” The old man laughed as he stared at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He shot the old man a cold look
before turning around to leave. He didn’t want to get involved with this
mess. Since he was told to leave, he would just leave.
Red Butterfly revealed a poisonous look as she suddenly said, “Se…
senior, kill him! If you kill him, I’ll give up on resisting and fully support
you! But you must promise my safety!”
The old man was surprised. He raised his head as his eyes lit up and
looked like he was about to reach out toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes remained calm as he took out the broken restriction
flag and sneered. “Red Butterfly, if you wish for this place to collapse, you
can try!”
“Restriction flag!” The old man’s eyes lit up as he stared at the small
flag in Wang Lin’s hand and took a deep breath.
“It is only short one restriction from reaching a full 99 set. This person
is not lying; once it reaches a full 99 set, it will attract divine retribution
lightning, but it will attract celestial reibution lighting here, which is even
more powerful… Once that appears, no one here will survive, including
him.” The old man revealed a trace of dread in his face as he quickly
withdrew his hand.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he stopped by the entrance to
the tunnel, looking at the four of them from a distance.
“Since I’m already here, then I’m in no rush to leave. Why not see how
Soul Transformation cultivators fight?”
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C hi Hu’s eyes became brighter and brighter until he finally let out a
roar and stood up. Cracking sounds came from his whole body as it
grew. He was now a 30-foot-tall giant.
Many blue veins were popping out on his body, making the current him
look like a demon god.
Behind him was an illusionary figure. The figure gradually became
solid, revealing itself to be Zhou Yi.
As for Zhou Yi’s original body, it was sitting in the lotus position with
his eyes closed.
Looking at Red Butterfly, her face was already covered by a blackish-
purple color and her face could no longer be seen bar her red eyes. The
ribbon on her hair broke and her hair flowed in the air without any wind.
Traces of the scent of death spread out from her body and spread out
into the surroundings. An illusionary figure stood behind her as well. This
figure was not of the old man but of a handsome youth. However, upon
closer inspection, this youth had the same facial features as the old man.
At this moment, his entire body was surrounded by black fog. As for his
original body, it was sitting in the lotus position on top the coffin with its
eyes closed.
Although the young man was surrounded by black fog, one could still
see weird patterns on his body. This pattern was shaped like a one-horned
monster. It looked very fierce.
Chi Hu let out a roar as his body suddenly began to move. His large
body was unexpectedly quick as it charged forward like lightning. He
joined his hands to form one fist and a giant swirl appeared, followed by
powerful suctioning force.
The handsome young man behind Red Butterfly quickly moved his
hands and Red Butterfly’s hands followed. Death aura quickly gathered
before her, forming a long bow.
The moment Chi Hu came roaring at her, the ghostly light in her eyes
suddenly shone brightly as she pulled back the long bow’s string.
Bang!
The moment she let it go, a ray of death aura formed into an arrow and
slammed into Chi Hu.
Bang!
The earth shook, but it didn’t collapse. It was clear that Red Butterfly
and Chi Hu’s attacks were still only at late stage Soul Formation level.
But the law of the heavens contained in these attacks were far beyond a
what Soul Formation cultivator could display.
Chi Hu’s body backed up dozens of feet as he coughed out mouthfuls of
blood. The illusionary image behind him immediately frowned and formed
a seal. Chi Hu moved along with him as he began a mysterious chant.
Suddenly, the sky darkened, then a mysterious aura came out from some
of the spacial rifts and gathered before Chi Hu.
In the blink of an eye, a giant sphere formed before him. The sphere
released a powerful pressure.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he watched the scene before him. The method
of urging the heaven’s power to move was clearly more powerful and more
intricate than borrowing the heaven’s power.
The handsome young man’s eyes lit up. The illusionary figure turned
into smoke and completely entered Red Butterfly. She let out some
unwilling and painful groans as her body began to tremble.
But soon, four different-colored spirit bodies appeared before her.
From Red Butterfly’s body came a man’s voice saying, “Ehh? Why is it
missing an earth spirit?”
The moment Wang Lin saw the four spirit bodies, his eyes lit up and he
began to ponder.
After the four spirit bodies suddenly appeared before Red Butterfly, Chi
Hu suddenly let out a roar and he revealed a painful expression as the axe
on his forehead flickered rapidly. It flickered faster and faster until it left his
body and landed on the sphere before him.
Suddenly, the sphere shook and began to move in a strange way until it
took the shape of a heaven-splitting axe.
Every single pore on Chi Hu’s body spewed out blood, making him look
like a person made of blood as he charged toward Red Butterfly.
The illusion behind Chi Hu slowly said, “My domain is craze! Because
I have gone crazy for love, I have reached the epitome of madness. This
craze can shake the heavens and earth. Chi Hu, I’m going to use your body
to display my domain that hasn’t been shown in over 1000 years. Even if
you die, you can die in peace!”
There was currently a strange domain appearing around Chi Hu’s body.
The look of pain was no longer on his face. Instead, there was a crazed
expression that would shock anyone.
His eyes were filled with determination. He no longer looked at Red
Butterfly but at the axe in his hand, and the determination only deepened.
This craze didn’t have to be for a person, it could be for an object. For
Chi Hu, it was his axe! His dao heart at this point was also this axe! As long
as the axe didn’t shatter, his will to fight wouldn’t be extinguished.
This determination turned into a powerful fighting aura! At this point,
Chi Hu stood there like a giant ready to split the sky.
“The craze domain contains persistence, an obsessive kind of
persistence. Zhou Yi’s domain is indeed strange! Although Chi Hu is only
at the Soul Formation stage, this fighting aura created by this persistent
obsession feels like it could slay celestials!” Wang Lin revealed a shock
expression as he understood the true meaning of the craze domain.
The ghostly light in Red Butterfly’s eyes shined even brighter as she
pointed at her brow, causing her rose to appear, but her rose was no longer
red, it was now black.
Without any hesitation, she plucked the remaining two stamens and the
remaining petals. Then she threw them at the four spirit elements, creating a
powerful swirl.
At the same time, a cloud of green smoke flew out of Red Butterfly’s
brow. The moment the smoke appeared, it turned into the handsome young
man and in one smooth motion he entered the swirl. The swirl immediately
stopped moving and after a series of rumbling sounds fused with the
handsome young man.
There were some strange movements as the swirl turned into an evil-
looking creature. The creature let out a grin and roared.
Red Butterfly’s body quivered. After the handsome young man left, the
black smoke disappeared from her body. She took a few steps back. Her
face was terrifyingly pale as she regained consciousness.
As Chi Hu arrived, he swung his axe down like a meteor. The creature
raised one of its claws to match it.
Bang!
The axe was deflected and countless black flower petals fell from the
creature’s claw.
Chi Hu’s eyes became vicious as he swung down again.
Bang!
The creature’s claw shattered, revealing two stamens.
Bang, Bang, Bang!
After three attacks from the axe, the flower stamens were all destroyed,
but the axe was also shattered by the attack of the creature’s horn and
turned into sparkling dust.
However, the creature also dissipated and turned into nothing. At this
moment, the old man sitting on top of the coffin coughed out a mouthful of
black blood. His body slumped over and looked like there was no more
energy left inside.
Chi Hu stared dumbfoundedly at his empty right hand. His faith came
from this heaven-splitting axe, his battle intent was born from this axe, and
his dao heart was the axe itself.
The axe collapsed, so the craze domain that Zhou Yi had infused into
Chi Hu also dissipated.
Chi Hu’s eyes became clear, but he immediately let out miserable
groans.
Pain! His body felt extreme pain!
Chi Hu fell to the ground head first. His face was completely pale
without a trace of blood.
Wang Lin stared at the scene before him and sucked in a breath of cold
air.
“What is my dao heart?”
Both Red Butterfly and Chi Hu regained their consciousness. Zhou Yi’s
illusion also returned to his body and slowly descended, but just at this
moment, a black claw suddenly appeared in the air and grabbed toward
him.
This claw was very close to Zhou Yi’s body. The expression on his
origin soul’s face immediately changed and it let out a roar as he rushed
toward his body. He managed to enter his body as the claw came and
moved slightly to the side, but he was still hit by the claw.
Zhou Yi’s abdomen was hit by the claw, which opened up a large
wound, from which blood spewed out. This claw’s target wasn’t Zhou Yi’s
body, but his bag of holding.
Zhou Yi’s body had only been grazed by the claw, but as for the bag of
holding, it was completely torn apart. Countless objects flew out of the bag,
including the pagoda, which was grabbed by the claw before it quickly
retreated.
“No!!!” Zhou Yi’s eyes were bloodshot. He ignored the wound on his
abdomen and let out a roar that shook the heavens. Anyone that heard this
shout would feel sadness.
He didn’t hesitate at all to give up on his body. His origin soul flew out
and chased after the pagoda.
“Ting Er, I won’t allow anyone to steal you from me! I won’t allow it!”
Without his origin soul controlling it, his body fell and blood poured out
of it as his face turned purple. His body plummeted to the ground. For Ting
Er, Zhou Yi was even willing to let his body be destroyed.
Thousands of years companionship, their daily talks, and their times
together year after year. All of these scenes flashed before Zhou Yi’s eyes
and he went insane.
Ting Er was his sensitive scale.
The origin soul followed like lightning, but just at this moment, the old
man on top of the coffin suddenly opened his eyes. He jumped off and
appeared before Zhou Yi, then started laughing.
“Zhou Yi, you are indeed powerful. If you are given 1000 more years,
you might even enter the Ascendent stage. But you didn’t know that this old
man was the Corpse Sect’s head elder and that I have three souls. You only
killed one of my souls, so how could I be dead?!”
As he laughed, the claw behind him turned into a young man. The
overall features of the young man looked like the old man, and in his hand
was the pagoda.
Wang Lin stared at the scene before him and took a deep breath. His
gaze suddenly turned to the weakened Red Butterfly.
Zhou Yi’s eyes revealed a crazed look as he stared at the old man like a
beast ready to devour.
“Return Ting Er to me!!!”
“Ting Er? Haha, Zhou Yi, you even gave a corpse a name. This is the
corpse of a celestial. I’m afraid that when she was born, you were still in the
reincarnation cycle.” The old man laughed out loud. The young man behind
him also laughed as he hit the pagoda and a ray of white light shot out.
The female corpse appeared!
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A white dress whiter than snow.

A strand of hair like a curtain.
A sliver of fragrance that enchants the heart.
The moment the female corpse appeared, even the Corpse Sect’s head
elder couldn’t help but take another look. His mocking words no longer
came out. What remained was only shock.
Red Butterfly was beautiful, but compared to this female corpse, she
was far from a match.
Wang Lin only caught a glance from a distance and his heart couldn’t
help but quiver. The corpse seemed to have a powerful attraction that made
him have thoughts of stealing it.
But his mind was very firm, so the moment that thought appeared, it
was squashed by him. However, he was covered in cold sweat.
“How dangerous!”
He took a deep breath. Then, as he looked around, he saw that Chi Hu
was no longer cultivating but walking dumbfoundedly toward the female
corpse. However, after walking a few meters, he began to struggle as he
regained his senses, revealing a terrified expression.
Even Red Butterfly revealed a look of confusion, but she was female
after all, so her eyes quickly cleared up.
Wang Lin’s eyes trembled as he locked on to Red Butterfly.
The old man from the Corpse Sect withdrew his gaze. “This girl must
have been an important character in the Celestial Realm when she was
alive. Even I was mesmerized by her.”
“Ting Er…” Zhou Yi revealed an obsessed expression as he charged
forward. The old man let out a snort as his hand formed seals. He then hit
himself on the chest and spewed out a cloud of purple gas.
This purple gas turned into chains that surrounded Zhou Yi like a
heavenly prison.
“Zhou Yi, I’m using the Corpse Sect’s treasure, which is made for
sealing origin souls, to take this girl’s corpse. There is no way for you to
escape!” The old man’s body backed up and the young man who looked
like the old man tossed the female corpse into the air. The corpse was
caught by the old man, then the young man turned into smoke and entered
the old man’s forehead.
The old man kept backing up and in the blink of an eye arrived next to
the coffin. He quickly flew up toward the sky.
Zhou Yi’s eyes were bloodshot as he screamed “No!!!”
Bang! Bang!
He rammed into the chains with all his power. The chains would flash a
purple light every time he rammed into it, but his origin soul would tremble.
However, he kept doing it like he didn’t feel it at all. He rammed into the
chains like a crazed beast who had lost his lover.
Bang! Bang!
As he rammed into the chain, the surroundings began to show signs of
collapse and the ground began to crack.
Zhou Yi’s eyes were bloodshot and he revealed a terrifying gaze, a gaze
filled with hatred. There was a hint of obsession, and for this obsession, he
went crazy. For this obsession, he went insane!
“Give Ting Er to me!”
“You really are a madman! Zhou Yi, if you return to your body now,
you can still save it. If you don’t have a body, then you will die in the
Celestial Realm!” The old man from the Corpse Sect saw Zhou Yi’s eyes
and couldn’t help but feel his heart tremble as he flew even faster toward
the tunnel above.
Seeing that the old man was about to enter the tunnel and leave, Zhou
Yi’s eyes looked like they were bleeding. He had already forgotten
everything in his heart. In this world, the only thing that remained was the
corpse that was moving farther and farther away from him, his Ting Er!
Scenes of the times he had spent with Ting Er entered his heart. Having
lost Ting Er… although his origin no longer had a heart, he could feel it in
pain. The pain came from his soul, his origin soul.
This pain was too powerful, too powerful...
“No!!! Ting Er!!!” Zhou Yi’s body suddenly began to burn. It then
shattered into countless shiny specks that charged out from the chain.
“Burning your origin soul? You… you madman!!!” The old man’s face
changed. Burning one’s origin soul meant death. Zhou Yi was willing to die
for a corpse.
When a mid stage Soul Transformation cultivator burns his origin soul,
he gains power extremely close to a late stage Soul Transformation
cultivator’s. The moment his origin soul got back together, he quickly
charged forward.
Like a man made of fire, he caught up to the old man who was next to
the tunnel in almost an instant.
“Give Ting Er back to me!” Each of his words were filled with emotion.
Zhou Yi didn’t use any techniques; he simply slammed toward the old man
with his origin soul.
But this made it even more terrifying. If it was a technique, there would
be a way to break it. However, colliding head on with the almost solid
origin soul of a late stage Soul Transformation cultivator could only be
called terrifying for the old man.
Kaka! Kaka!
A large number of spacial rifts appeared in the sky and the ground
collapsed. The fragment began to collapse.
Chi Hu let out a bitter expression. Without a word, he jumped toward
the entrance.
Red Butterfly followed closely behind him.
The old man’s face changed greatly. At this moment, he pointed at his
brow and the third soul came out. The young man appeared before him to
block Zhou Yi.
However, the moment the third soul appeared, it collided with Zhou
Yi’s body and was destroyed.
“Give Ting Er back to me!” The fire on Zhou Yi burned even stronger.
The craze in his eyes intensified. He looked like a fierce beast.
“Madman!” The Corpse Sect’s old man felt his skull go numb as he
threw the female corpse down. He wasn’t willing to lose his life here for a
female corpse.
Zhou Yi grabbed the female corpse. His eyes were filled with emotion
as he let out a satisfying smile.
“Ting Er, no one can take you away, no one…”
The collapse of the surroundings became even greater as the number of
spacial rifts in the sky increased.
Wang Lin had been locked on to Red Butterfly for a long time. At this
moment, his eyes lit up. “Now is the time!”
Wang Lin’s body charged toward Red Butterfly like lightning. Chi Hu
saw this scene and opened his mouth, but he didn’t say anything. Escaping
with his life was more important at the moment.
Wang Lin was very quick. In almost an instant, he was only 300 feet
from Red Butterfly.
Red Butterfly’s face changed greatly. Although her cultivation had
recovered a bit, she had lost too many magic treasures, there were hidden
injuries on her body, and she could no longer maintain the power of a late
stage Soul Formation cultivator. It could be said that this was the lowest
point she had ever been in her life. She couldn’t do anything but shout,
“Ceng Niu, if you kill me, Suzaku won’t forgive you!”
“Haha, Red Butterfly, a genius like you shouldn’t be threatening me like
that.” Wang Lin laughed as he slapped his bag of holding, causing the
restriction flag to come out. He shook the flag and restriction gas came out.
It coiled around Wang Lin like vicious dragons.
“Condense!”
After Wang Lin shouted, all of the restriction gas gathered together to
form the lance in Wang Lin’s hand as he walked toward Red Butterfly.
“Red Butterfly, didn’t you want to fight me again?!” The current Wang
Lin looked like an angel as he lunged with his lance.
Rip!
A large spacial rift was opened up by the power of the lance.
Whoosh!
Wang Lin jumped over the 300 feet distance with the restriction lance
aimed at Red Butterfly’s head.
“Ceng Niu, you are crazy!?! This place is collapsing. If you don’t
escape now, you will never make it out of here!” Red Butterfly’s expression
changed greatly. She quickly took out a white flying sword to block the
attack.
She couldn’t dodge and she couldn’t teleport, so she had to block.
Behind her was a spacial rift, beside her was a spacial rift, she was
surrounded by spacial rifts. If she were to get caught inside without a star
compass or the courage to burn her origin soul, then the only path left for
her would be death.
Bang!
The white flying sword shattered and the pieces scattered in all
directions, mostly disappearing into the spacial rifts. Wang Lin’s lance also
shrunk quite a bit, but it was now even more fierce.
“My life and death are none of your concern. It won’t be too late to
leave after I kill you!” Wang Lin laughed, but his body trembled as Red
Butterfly’s ruthless domain suddenly arrived.
This domain was very powerful. Wang Lin couldn’t stop it, but he could
resist it for a few breaths. As long as he kills her within those few breaths,
the domain will collapse.
Wang Lin had to kill Red Butterfly. This girl had tried to kill him
multiple times. She will definitely be a problem in the future.
Red Butterfly clenched her teeth. As the lance arrived, she raised her
hand and used the white jade bracelet to block it.
Ding!
Wang Lin’s lance collapsed again, turning back into restriction gas. It
wasn’t able to condense again. A powerful domain washed over Wang Lin,
causing his mind to become confused.
However, Wang Lin’s determination was very powerful. Although his
talent was average, his mental fortitude was not normal.
During his youth, when he didn’t know any techniques and was
climbing the mountain back in the Heng Yue Sect, his mental strength was
already enough to shock people. After 400 years of experience, it was now
as firm as steel.
Despite the domain affecting him, his body didn’t stop. He flipped his
right hand and nine wood carvings appeared before him.
“Time!”
The nine carvings suddenly became nine puppets with blood veins
moving within them. A wave of the time domain descended.
Red Butterfly flew backwards after using the white jade bracelet to
block the lance and coughed out a mouthful of blood.
The surrounding area started to collapse even faster. The void had
already started devouring some areas.
“Ceng Niu!!! I’m a core disciple of Suzaku. If you kill me, you will die
a terrible death!” Red Butterfly was scared. This time, she was truly scared.
The moment her body backed up, the time domain spread out from the
nine wood carvings. She shouted, “Time domain!”
This time domain came from Qing Song of the Four Sect Alliance. He
was at the mid stage of Soul Formation, so his domain already contained
the ability to attack.
Wang Lin’s two fingers slashed down like a sharp knife ready to carve.
Under the effect of the time domain, Red Butterfly’s body couldn’t help
but slow down a bit.
Red Butterfly’s eyes were filled with hatred as she raised her right hand
and recited some strange chant.
Suddenly, the white jade bracelet released a bright light. Under this
light, the time domain instantly collapsed and Wang Lin felt waves of pain
coming from his finger.
This feeling was the same as when he touched that celestial sword.
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T he bracelet released a large amount of white light that gathered

together to form a black hole behind Red Butterfly.
The black hole revealed an altar-like place. This place was in Suzaku.
“Ceng Niu, I’ll remember you! Yes, you!! It is you who forced me to
give up one level of cultivation to use this bracelet. I’ll remember this!” The
hate in Red Butterfly’s voice was intense as she quickly backed up and flew
toward the black hole.
The Open Peace Bracelet, aside from its normal ability, had one extra
ability, which was to open up a portal from the Celestial Realm back to
Suzaku and allow the user to return safely.
This bracelet was originally obtained by Suzaku from the celestial
realm, so how it had this ability was not a mystery. It was also because of
this that Red Butterfly wasn’t really that afraid of anything. However, the
price for using it was too great. Once she returns to Suzaku, her cultivation
level will no longer be late stage Soul Formation but mid stage Soul
Formation!
Wang Lin was starting to lose control of the ruthless domain inside his
body.
Seeing that Red Butterfly was about to leave, he felt very frustrated. If it
wasn’t for that bracelet, she would have surely died today. Once she returns
to Suzaku, it will be very hard to find an opportunity as good as this one to
kill her.
Wang Lin shouted, “Red Butterfly, look at what this is!”
Wang Lin raised his right hand. Suddenly, a fan with only two feathers
Red Butterfly’s eyes suddenly locked on to the fan and expressed shock.
Her feet unconsciously paused for a moment.
“Senior sister’s fan!”
What Wang Lin wanted was this pause. He endured the ruthless domain
in his body as he threw the fan forward and then his origin soul flew out.
His origin soul flew out, grabbed the fan, and pulled off one of the
feathers. The feather began to burn and turned into a shadow shaped like
Wang Lin. However, the shadow had no features, just darkness.
The moment the shadow appeared, Wang Lin’s origin soul shouted,
“Explode!”
Boom!
The shadow exploded and the destructive force charged toward Red
Butterfly.
Red Butterfly’s face changed again and she quickly backed up. She was
now inside the black hole, but at this moment, Wang Lin’s origin soul
arrived.
“Stay!”
Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and viciously grabbed toward Red
Butterfly.
Just as Red Butterfly was about to resist, the shock wave from the
shadow’s explosion arrived, causing her to let out a painful groan and cough
out another mouthful of blood. At this moment, Wang Lin’s hand arrived.
Wang Lin was giving it his all. He was completely ignoring the chance
that his body would be damaged due to his origin soul leaving it. This
attack contained the intent to kill!
Red Butterfly raised her right hand to block the attack. A ray of white
light shone from her body. This light was very dangerous to origin souls.
Wang Lin could feel his origin soul weakening at a very fast pace.
Rip!
Wang Lin clawed down, and with a flash of red, Red Butterfly’s right
arm was torn off by Wang Lin. Wang Lin saw Red Butterfly without a right
arm fall into the hole with her eyes closed. The hole then quickly folded
upon itself and closed.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. He grabbed the other feather with his origin
soul and quickly returned to his body. After the black hole was closed, he
returned to his body.
“Late stage Soul Formation cultivators are too hard to kill!” Wang Lin
held the remaining feather and the right arm and quickly charged toward the
entrance.
He had used everything he had. He even picked the moment when her
life saving treasure was used up and she was at her weakest, but he was still
unable to kill her.
“Although I haven’t killed her, with this arm, I can use countless curses
to ensure that she will forever remain at the Soul Formation stage!” Wang
Lin eyes lit up as he revealed an evil expression.
“My cultivation is still not enough. If I was at the mid stage of Soul
Formation, the result of today’s battle would be different.” Wang Lin sighed
again.
His battle with Red Butterfly wasn’t long; it only lasted a few breaths.
“Madman!! He really is a madman!” The Corpse Sect old man who had
thrown the corpse down cursed as he flew toward the entrance. However, at
this moment, rumbling sounds came from the entrance and it collapsed.
The old man stared dumbfoundedly at the entrance with a bitter
Not only him, but even Chi Hu was startled.
When Wang Lin saw that the entrance had collapsed, he immediately
turned around and rushed toward the ground. This fragment had many
overlapping layers. Since he could no longer go up, he had to go down
instead.
While Zhou Yi and the old man were fighting, he used his divine sense
to secretly search the area. Now that he had a target, he arrived next to a
hole on the ground that hadn’t collapsed yet in almost an instant.
Without any hesitation, he charged in.
The old man from the Corpse Sect turned around, spread out his divine
sense, and charged toward the hole Wang Lin went down into. Chi Hu
touched his bag of holding. Inside it was the star compass, but it was too
damaged to use and he didn’t know how to repair it. Helpless, he followed
behind the old man. The most important thing now was to protect his own
life.
“Ting Er, look. The person that stole you is escaping. I said it before:
anyone that dares to steal you must die! Let me use the last of my life to kill
this person, then we can disappear together in this void. How about that....
Strange, why do I feel like I don’t know you that well? It feels like I’m
remembering something… it feels like I’m remembering something… Ting
Er…” Zhou Yi hugged the woman with deep passion in his eyes, but this
passion soon changed into confusion.
He kissed the woman’s lips and frowned before chasing after the old
man from the Corpse Sect with confusion in his eyes.
Wang Lin entered the tunnel and quickly descended. The sounds of the
third layer collapsing gradually faded. Although all of the layers were going
collapse eventually, the fourth layer was the safest spot at the moment.
As Wang Lin descended, he secretly thought, “The only way to leave
this place is with Chi Hu’s star compass.”
He continued to descend for a long time before he saw a light at the end.
However, he didn’t charge out but hugged the wall of the tunnel.
A few breaths later, a figure quickly flew through the tunnels. The
moment this person passed Wang Lin, he paused for a moment and snorted
before flying toward the light.
Shortly after, Chi Hu also came down and was startled by Wang Lin.
Wang Lin immediately flew out and sent a voice transmission saying, “Chi
Hu, our cultivation levels are the lowest here. We need to be careful of that
old man from the Corpse Sect!”
Chi Hu nodded. The two of them came out of the tunnel at the same
time.
The moment they came out, both of them were startled.
What appeared before them was a very majestic group of palaces. The
palaces went on for as far as the eye could see, and all of them were made
of spirit stones. The central palace was the most majestic. Even from this
distance, they could feel the pressure of the celestial spiritual energy.
Chi Hu sucked in a breath of cold air. “Could the center palace be made
of celestial jade?”
Wang Lin’s divine sense was much more powerful than Chi Hu’s. After
sweeping the area, he was shocked as well; however, he found out that the
central palace wasn’t made of pure celestial jade. It had spirit stones mixed
in.
But even so, it showed just how powerful the owner of this palace was.
“A celestial king’s palace!” A very happy voice came from the distance.
His face showed that he was completely shocked before he let out a loud
laugh.
“I don’t know which celestial king’s palace this is, but considering how
well preserved it is, it must have the corpse of a celestial inside!” The old
man laughed as he charged forward to enter one of the palaces.
Just at this moment, Zhou Yi appeared with the female corpse in his
arms. Right after he appeared, he began to walk forward. Although it
looked like he was going slowly, it only took him three steps to arrive
before the old man from the Corpse Sect.
Zhou Yi stared at the female corpse and passionately said, “Ting Er,
after I kill him, let us go into the void, okay? I can feel that I have began to
weaken… however, I feel like I finally understand something… I seem to
have remembered something from the past… I seem to… remember who
you are…”
The old man’s expression immediately changed as he backed up.
Zhou Yi raised his head, looked at the old man, and then suddenly
slammed toward him. Being charged at by someone with the power of a late
stage Soul Transformation cultivator was a nightmare for anyone.
The old man’s expression changed again as he quickly dodged.
The old man angrily shouted, “Zhou Yi, you madman! I even returned
the corpse to you! Why haven’t you dissipated yet?! This place must
contain other corpses as well. Go find them if you want! Why are you still
chasing me!?”
Zhou Yi looked at the female corpse tenderly before kissing her
forehead and closing his eyes. When he opened them, they were no longer
filled with love but with clarity. Eyes as clear as this should never appear on
Zhou Yi.
It was as clear as the distinction between black and white!
He took one step forward and suddenly there was a thunderous roar in
the sky.
During this thunderous roar, Zhou Yi turned into a burning meteor as he
charged toward the old man.
The surrounding sky began to roar as the collapse started again.
However, it was much more noticeable in the sky this time around.
Sounds of tearing echoed in the sky. It was as if there was an invisible
hand tearing the sky open.
“My domain is craze… My Dao heart is Ting Er. To die for Ting Er, I’m
completely satisfied!” Zhou Yi’s voice came from the burning meteor.
This meteor flew across the sky, creating sonic booms all the while.
“I, Zhou Yi, have reached the end of my life, but I have no regrets!”
The old man’s expression changed again as he cursed and immediately
backed up. He knew that Zhou Yi was about to die. If he could stall for just
a bit longer, Zhou Yi would dissipate.
“I never thought that at the end of my life, thanks to my own origin soul
burning, I would finally understand…” Zhou Yi’s voice contained a hint of
resignation and a sliver of regret as he echoed across the sky.
The sky suddenly darkened and a powerful pressure pressed down from
the sky. Wang Lin’s body didn’t have any power to resist. He was pushed
down from the sky and was rendered immobile on the ground.
He looked at Chi Hu, who was even worse off. Chi Hu was unprepared
for this pressure and was now pressed firmly on the ground without any
power to resist it.
Even the palaces on the ground were turned into rubble by this pressure,
except for the central palace, but even that began to show cracks.
Wang Lin’s heart was terrified as he stared at the burning meteor in
shock. Even with his mental strength, his body involuntarily trembled.
“So this is Dao… unfortunately, this is the end of my life. Master once
said that those who seek Dao are willing to die at sunset if they could gain
the right path in the morning. So this is what he meant…”
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TWO GIFTS
A fist-sized red bead appeared on Zhou Yi’s forehead, but it

immediately crumbled and fused with the burning meteor.
The flame around the meteor disappeared, revealing a figure of red light
that stood between earth and the heavens. His face revealed signs of deep
regret as his left finger casually pointed at the old man.
The old man was about to dodge, but he found out that he couldn’t
move his body. His face became pale as he stared at Zhou Yi with shock.
He bitterly said, “Ascendant…”
“When I came to the Celestial Realm for the first time, I met you… The
craze domain was something you forced onto me. I know your goal now
and I understand it all, but I don’t regret it. If I were given another chance, I
would choose to meet you again….” Zhou Yi didn’t even look at the old
man. He only stared at the female corpse in his arms.
He was once a very talented disciple in the Five Elements Sect and had
much more determination than a normal person. He cultivated the Five
Element Method and passed the rest of his fellow disciples one by one until
he finally became the disciple of the only late stage Soul Transformation
elder in the sect, and his cultivation level continued to increase.
When he reached the Soul Formation stage, his master gifted him the
Rain Cauldron, but no one could have expected how much he would
change.
In the Celestial Realm, he entered one of its palaces and saw a female
corpse. From that moment on, he was enchanted by her and left his old self
behind.
In his eyes, this female corpse was his everything.
For this female corpse, he left his sect. His master wasn’t willing to kill
his own beloved disciple, so after letting out three long sighs, let him go.
Corpse Lover, Madman; all kind of rumors spread across Suzaku.
However, none of this affected him. He didn’t regret any of it.
Borrowing the craze domain, his cultivation became even more
powerful, until he reached the Soul Transformation stage.
His master failed to reach the Ascendent stage and had reached the end
of his lifespan. On the day his master died, Zhou Yi knelt before the Five
Elements Sect. He knelt for seven days.
After that, he acted three times to save the Five Elements Sect, but he
was no longer one of its disciples.
At this moment, all of these things appeared in Zhou Yi’s heart.
The old man had already given up on struggling. He didn’t have any
chance against an Ascendant cultivator. The difference in domains could
destroy everything.
Zhou Yi’s eyes were filled with clarity. Although they no longer
contained the same tenderness, they were now filled with a powerful
domain. He lowered his head, gently kissed the female corpse’s forehead,
and turned his gaze to Wang Lin and Chi Hu. In the end, his eyes fell on
Chi Hu and he calmly said
“Little brother, help me take care of my wife, okay?”
Chi Hu’s body was grabbed by a mysterious power. He looked at Zhou
Yi with a terrified expression.
“This…”
Zhou Yi frowned.
Chi Hu smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn’t want this corpse at all. If
the elders in his clan were to find out about this, it would affect him too
much. But right now, this was a request from a dying Ascendant cultivator.
No one would dare to refuse.
Chi Hu took a deep breath and said, “... Junior is willing!”
Zhou Yi shook his head and said, “You are the Giant Demon Clan’s
young master, so it is natural that you would be afraid to follow in my
footsteps. Forget it!”
With that, his gaze turned to Wang Lin and he gently asked, “Are you
willing to help me?”
Wang Lin immediately felt the pressure on his body lessen. When he
got up, he heard Zhou Yi’s words and began to ponder.
Zhou Yi looked at Wang Lin and said, “My wife requires celestial jade
to ensure that her body doesn’t change. Every 1000 years, you will need
1000 pieces of celestial jade. It’s a bit difficult, but not too difficult. Are
you willing to help?”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and said, “I don’t dare to promise that I can
obtain that much celestial jade.”
Zhou Yi smiled as he looked into the sky and said, “Good little brother,
I won’t let you help me for thousands of years for nothing!”
Wang Lin stared at Zhou Yi but didn’t say a word.
Zhou Yi reached out and grabbed with his hand. Suddenly, the palace on
the ground that hadn’t collapsed yet collapsed and pieces of celestial jade
flew out of it.
In the air, these celestial jades formed a pagoda. Zhou Yi looked at the
female corpse one last time before throwing her toward the pagoda and she
disappeared inside. Zhou Yi pointed with his right hand and the pagoda
shrunk. The shrunken pagoda flew into Wang Lin’s hand.
The moment he touched the pagoda, a mysterious force entered his
body. There was now an extra imprint in his origin soul
“This pagoda contains my domain. If you find a cold place and place
this pagoda down, it will form a barrier 100 meters wide. Unless someone
has a higher cultivation level than my current self, they won’t be able to
pass the barrier without your consent.”
Zhou Yi smiled at Wang Lin as he pointed at his own brow. A red jade
the size of his fingernail appeared and he flicked it toward Wang Lin.
The moment this red jade appeared, the collapse of the fragment seemed
to pause for a moment. This red jade seemed to release the power of the
laws of the heavens.
When Wang Lin saw this red jade, he felt the same feeling he had felt
back when he was turning into a mortal and first touched the law of
reincarnation. This jade contained a power similar to that, causing Wang
Lin to take a deep breath.
“This is the first gift I give you, an ascendant crystal. This item is
useless to you right now, but if one day you are about to reach the
Ascendant stage, then this item can help you.”
The old man stared at the crystal with a strong desire for it on his face.
He knew far too well the worth of this item.
Although this item has no abilities at all, it forms when a cultivator
reaches the Ascendant stage. It contains their perception of the heavens. If
he could obtain this item, then his chance of reaching the Ascendant stage
would increase by 30%.
The only purpose of this item was to allow the user to have a second
chance during the life and death choices in the attempt to reach the
Ascendant stage.
Once an Ascendant cultivator loses their ascendant crystal, their
cultivation will continue to drop until they die. This crystal is almost no
different from their life.
Even Zhou Yi had just formed his.
Chi Hu also stared dumbfoundedly at the ascendant crystal. He was the
young master of the Giant Demon Clan after all, so he knew more than
most. He was able to recognize it at first glance and felt a deep sense of
regret. Although he knew that Zhou Yi wouldn’t ask someone to look after
his wife for free, he didn’t think that Zhou Yi would hand out a gift like
this.
If he knew this beforehand, he wouldn’t have hesitated at all and agreed.
Also, from what Zhou Yi had said before, this was only the first gift,
meaning there was likely a second present, a third present...
The regret in Chi Hu’s heart had reached its limit.
The expression on those two’s faces made Zhou Yi very proud. He
pointed at the old man and the old man’s body flew up into Zhou Yi’s hand.
Zhou Yi calmly said, “My second gift to you is this person. The head
elder of the Corpse Sect. I can spare your life, but you must become a slave
for 1000 years. Are you willing?”
Before absolute power, the head elder of the Corpse Sect only had two
choose: live, or die.
The old man bitterly said, “My life won’t even last another 100 years,
so how can I be a slave for 1000 years? You might as well kill me!”
“If you want to die, then I can help you. With my remaining strength, I
can refine you into a puppet. Although your cultivation level will drop, it
will be considered my second gift!” With that, Zhou Yi pointed toward the
old man’s forehead.
He only needed to point at the old man’s forehead and this Corpse Sect
head elder would die.
The finger slowly got closer. The old man’s forehead was covered in
sweat. The scent of death infinitely increased. Although he had less than
100 years left to live, if he could break through to the late stage of Soul
Transformation, his lifespan would be extended. Also, with the Corpse
Sect’s methods, he had many ways to extend his life.
The moment the finger came, he bitterly said, “I agree.”
Zhou Yi’s right hand didn’t stop but moved faster until it touched the
old man’s forehead. His other hand pointed at Wang Lin and Wang Lin’s
body involuntarily flew toward him.
A mysterious light came out from the old man’s forehead, traveled
through Zhou Yi, and made its way into Wang Lin.
Wang Lin immediately felt like he could sense all of the Corpse Sect
head elder’s intentions, and with just a thought, he could destroy the old
man’s soul.
The head elder of the Corpse Sect let out a sigh as he rather unnaturally
turned toward Wang Lin and respectfully said, “This old slave Sun Tai
greets master…” The bitterness in his heart couldn’t be described.
Chi Hu stared at the scene before him. The regret in his heart had
already reached a monstrous level.
“A Soul Transformation slave, this… if I were to return to my clan with
this, then I would no longer be the young master, but the head of the clan.
With this person in my hands, aside from inside the country of Suzaku, I
would be able to freely walk the planet. I shouldn’t have hesitated!”
Zhou Yi’s body was reaching its end. It no longer looked solid; it
seemed like he was ready to disappear. He looked around and eventually
said to Wang Lin, “Take good care of her.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and nodded. Everything had happened
very quickly. Even now, he still couldn’t believe what he had gained.
Zhou Yi saw Wang Lin nod and smiled. At this moment, his body
started to dissipate, starting from his feet. At the end, there was still a smile
on his face.
“Master, if there is an afterlife, I’m still your disciple…”
Just at this moment, the pagoda flew out of Wang Lin’s hand and
expanded. It released a white light and the female corpse came out on its
own and floated in the air.
319
BITING THE MASTER
T his scene shocked everyone except Zhou Yi, whose body had already
half dissipated. He calmly looked at her.
“Ting Er, don’t mess around. Go back!”
A mysterious voice suddenly came out of the female corpse. “You
won’t die…”
At this moment, a series of roars came from the sky. Thanks to the
words of the female corpse, the fragment above them suddenly collapsed.
An endless barrage of powerful winds descended from the sky and
countless cracks immediately appeared on the ground.
The female corpse slowly opened her eyes.
Bang! Bang!
The moment she opened her eyes, the ground suddenly shattered. It
wasn’t just the ground below their feet this time; the two fragments below
collapsed as well.
Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with shock. He backed up immediately. He
wasn’t the only one that was shocked; Chi Hu’s eyes were also filled with
disbelief.
Only the old man’s eyes lit up, then he seemed to remember something
and then his expression turned into one of deep fear.
“First Rain Sword, appear!”
A ray of golden light came from deep down below them. As the golden
light got closer, Wang Lin felt a powerful sword intent coming toward
them.
That female corpse stepped forward and grabbed the light. Suddenly, a
sword hymn that pierced through the entire Celestial Realm rang out.
The female corpse held the golden light and pointed at Zhou Yi’s
burning origin soul. Zhou Yi’s origin soul was sucked into the golden light.
“Having protected me for more than 2000 years, you worked hard! I
give you the soul of a celestial sword. In 10,000 years, you will become a
celestial saint!”
She turned around and coldly looked at Chi Hu and the old man.
Finally, her gaze fell on Wang Lin. She looked at him carefully. Then she
gently waved her hand and the pagoda flew toward Wang Lin.
Then the golden light in her hand turned into a giant, golden dragon that
took her and left through the void.
At this moment, every single cultivator, no matter which fragment they
were on, was terrified after they heard this sword hymn.
Even those in life and death fights couldn’t help but stop.
On one of the center-most fragments of the Celestial Realm, a green-
robed scholar suddenly raised his head, revealing his shining eyes. He
whispered, “Rain Celestial Sword! That’s right, only the Rain Celestial
Sword can let out such a sword hymn. Only, I don’t know which one…” A
mysterious light appeared in his eyes as he jumped into the air. He closed
his eyes for a bit and then charged toward the origin of the sword hymn like
lightning.
On a fragment in the northwest of the Celestial Realm sat a purple-
robed old man. He looked at the sky with a serious expression. After
pondering for a bit, he took one step and flew toward the sword hymn.
“Is it the Rain Celestial Sword? If my Da Lou Sword Sect gets it, then
our power will definitely increase several fold. I have a celestial beast
which I can use to take control of the celestial sword from the celestial
sword spirit within the sword.”
He flew up and suddenly a two-horned qilin appeared in the air. He
stepped on top of the qilin’s head and the qilin shot two streams of hot air
from its nose. The moment those two streams of hot air came out, the
celestial fragment he was on collapsed.
A large number of spacial rifts began to appear as the ground collapsed.
The void began to devour the fragment, but none of it effected the old man.
The qilin jumped into one of the rifts and disappeared.
As for Wang Lin, both of the fragments above and below him had
collapsed. Chi Hu was completely dumbfounded and his face was filled
with panic.
Wang Lin shouted, “Chi Hu! Star compass!”
The spacial rifts were beginning to connect with each other and the
ground had completely disappeared into the void. The void kept on closing
in on them.
Chi Hu immediately woke up and without a word took out the star
compass.
This compass was already badly damaged and another crack was added
the moment it appeared. However, they couldn’t be too bothered with it.
Chi Hu jumped to the center of the compass.
Wang Lin landed on the compass almost at the same time as Chi Hu and
the location he picked was the eastern corner.
As for Sun Tai, he looked at where the female corpse had disappeared
and in a flash sat down next to Wang Lin.
Sun Tai calmly said, “The star compass, one of the Giant Demon Clan’s
prized treasures. Sadly, it is a defective product.”
Chi Hu bitterly smiled. He clenched his teeth as he controlled the
compass to moved toward the void.
Sun Tai’s eyes lit up as he said to Wang Lin, “Ceng Niu, this void is
very dangerous and this compass is too damaged to move very far. If you
agree to release the seal, I can promise to safely return you to Suzaku. How
about it?”
The reason he called Wang Lin master was because Zhou Yi was there.
He had to at least act like he agreed. Now that Zhou Yi was dead, how
could he, a Soul Transformation cultivator, be willing to become a slave?
Aside from death, this was the biggest disgrace he could face.
He wished he could kill Wang Lin and refine him into a mummy.
Sun Tai slowly said, “You don’t have to answer me now, and this old
man won’t let you release the seal for nothing. I’ll gift you two late stage
Soul Formation puppets. With them around, your safety in the future is
secured. I can also gift you cultivation methods; just say what kind you
want and I’ll find a way to get them for you. In addition, I have celestial
pills and medication. As long as you agree, we can work it out.”
Wang Lin looked at Sun Tai and calmly said, “With senior’s cultivation,
you of course won’t agree to become someone’s slave. This I understand.
However, not to mention the fact that I don’t even know how to release the
seal, even if I could, I wouldn’t immediately release it.”
Sun Tai frowned and coldly said, “Little brat, do you really think you
are my master?”
Wang Lin calmly shook his head and said, “It is senior Zhou Yi’s will,
not mine. Also, does senior think I’m a child? I’m afraid that the first thing
senior will do after I release the seal is kill me.”
Sun Tai’s face was gloomy as he stared at Wang Lin. After a while, he
let out a laugh, but his laugh was filled with evil intent.
“Speak. What would it take for you to release the seal?”
Wang Lin shook his head and smiled. “I don’t know the technique to
release the seal, so how can I release it?”
Sun Tai suddenly stood up as he stared at Wang Lin and said, word for
word, “Little brat, if you refuse the toast of victory, then you'll drink the
bitter wine of defeat instead! I’m the head elder of the Corpse Sect of
Suzaku, a Soul Transformation cultivator. I refuse to bow to anyone,
especially a junior like you that I can kill with two fingers!”
“Also, don’t think that you can kill me with your command. I can tell
you that I don’t just have three souls, but a fourth one as well. This fourth
soul is inside the body in the coffin. You can cause the soul in this body to
shatter, but when it does, my fourth soul will kill you.”
Wang Lin smiled as he realized something and said, “For senior to say
all of this, you must have some other meaning behind it all, besides to tell
me to release the seal. Senior must already know that this seal is not
something I can release.”
Sun Tai stared at Wang Lin. After carefully looking at Wang Lin for a
while, he said, “Good, no wonder you are someone who Zhou Yi chose.
You are smarter than most. I’ll naturally look for a method of breaking the
seal myself, but before that, you must take a trip with me. I’m going to trap
you somewhere. Only then can I relax. However, you don’t have to worry. I
swear that once the seal has been released, I’ll compensate you.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Sun Tai, I wonder, if I were to
die, would your third soul be affected?”
“Don’t worry, I won’t let you die!” Sun Tai sneered as he reached
toward Wang Lin.
“The slave seal isn’t stable. Use the pagoda to protect yourself!” This
was the last phrase Zhou Yi said to him before he dissipated.
Wang Lin remained calm as he stared at Sun Tai and watched his hand
come closer. Just as Sun Tai was about to grab Wang Lin, a white light
shined from Wang Lin’s bag of holding and the pagoda appeared.
This white light contained Zhou Yi’s Ascendant level craze domain.
Sun Tai let out a painful groan as he quickly backed up.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Zhou Yi said that this pagoda could counter Sun
Tai, but he didn’t say anything about the fourth soul. He couldn’t let Sun
Tai know of this.
Thinking of this, he held the pagoda in his hand and suddenly rushed
out. His eyes were filled with a strange light as he sneered, “Sun Tai, the
domain on his pagoda normally only pushes people out and has no harmful
effect. However, it is harmful for you. This is something senior Zhou Yi
secretly did to counter you.”
Sun Tai’s face became gloomy. That light from the pagoda was very
harmful to him. He knew that this was due to the seal in his body.
He continued to retreat.
Wang Lin continued to move forward as he coldly shouted, “If it was
any other sect, I wouldn’t know much, but since it is the Corpse Sect, I
know quite a bit. The corpse puppet inside that coffin can’t contain your
fourth soul; it is most likely someone else’s soul. Even if it is your fourth
soul, it is a broken soul!”
Sun Tai’s face was very ugly. His voice was hoarse as he said, “If you
don’t believe me, you can try it!”
Wang Lin laughed as he stared at Sun Tai. He took a step forward and
shouted, “Sun Tai, do you really think I won’t dare to try? With senior Zhou
Yi’s cultivation, do you really think he would leave behind such an unstable
disaster like you? With only one thought, you will die for sure! Even if you
do have a fourth soul, senior Zhou Yi already considered it! Seeing how
your cultivation level isn’t easy to obtain, I didn’t want to kill you, but
seeing that you want to rebel, then you should die!”
Sun Tai’s eyes lit up. While he showed none of it on the outside, he
began to doubt himself. It was true; considering Zhou Yi’s cultivation level,
how could he leave behind any issues for this junior?
Could it be that Zhou Yi somehow unknowingly factored in all of his
abilities?
Sun Tai’s heart trembled.
“Sun Tai, do you not remember that the female corpse flicked the
pagoda at me? Could you not see the hidden meaning behind it?” Wang
Lin’s voice was even louder and was filled with a sense of majesty. He
stepped forward with the pagoda in his hand, and at this moment, he looked
unstoppable.
Sun Tai was convinced by Wang Lin’s words. He was now scared and
continued to retreat.
320
COMPASS
“W hat hidden meaning?” Sun Tai’s heart was in panic, but he

didn’t show any of it.
Wang Lin let out a laugh and continued to move forward. “You should
eventually figure out the hidden meaning yourself. If you still don’t
understand it by the end, then that will be the end of your life!”
Sun Tai continued to back up. He moved even faster this time and
quickly got far away.. “I won’t lower myself to deal with a junior like you.
If you dare to destroy my third soul, you will see how I will retaliate!”
With that, he quickly flew off into the distance and no longer talked
about trapping Wang Lin.
Wang Lin stood in place as he coldly watched Sun Tai disappear into
the distance. Only after he was gone did Wang Lin finally relax a bit.
This Sun Tai’s cultivation level was too high. This type of slave was
something Wang Lin would never want. It seemed even Zhou Yi didn’t
realize that Sun Tai had a fourth soul.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “Even if he has a fourth soul, if his third
soul were to die, his cultivation level would drop greatly. It might even
leave behind a hidden wound. If that happens, Sun Tai won’t be scared
away by just a few words from me.” He turned and flew toward Chi Hu and
the compass.
Wang Lin knew that what just happened was very dangerous. If he had
hesitated for a moment, he would have been caught by Sun Tai.
“If I can destroy Sun Tai’s fourth soul, then I can really take him as my
slave!”
Wang Lin quickly returned to the star compass.
“Brother Ceng, that Sun Tai is the Corpse Sect’s head elder. You have to
be careful in the future.” Chi Hu saw what had just happened and Wang
Lin’s status increased in his mind. As the Giant Demon Clan’s young
master, instead of making enemies, he wanted to become friends with
heroes.
Throughout their journey, Wang Lin had shown both his wit and
determination. His cultivation was also very amazing, which made Chi Hu
want to make Wang Lin his friend.
Wang Lin smiled and said, “No need to worry. If it wasn’t for the fact
that senior Zhou Yi told me that there would be great use in keeping him
alive, I would have already killed him and used this pagoda to seal his
fourth soul. There would have been no way for him to escape his fate.”
Wang Lin said all of this with a very calm expression. He knew that even if
that Sun Tai had left, he would have used his divine sense to spy on them.
Chi Hu was startled. He didn’t ask anymore as he focused on
controlling the star compass and they disappeared into the void.
Not long after they left, Sun Tai appeared. He stared at the direction
Wang Lin disappeared to with an unsettling expression.
“Although I can’t believe everything this junior says, 80% of it should
be true. How would an early stage Soul Formation cultivator be so calm
when facing me otherwise? Hmmph, I was wondering why he wasn’t
willing to destroy my third soul. It seems Zhou Yi has already passed him a
message. Now I only have to find out what they intend to use me for...”
Sun Tai pondered for a bit before flying forward.
“What kind of problem is this… I can’t kill him or trap him. Why is it
so problematic? If I force him too much, he might decide to go against
Zhou Yi’s words and destroy my third soul. Although I have the fourth soul,
it is not fully grown yet. The death of the third soul will not only decrease
my cultivation level, it will also decrease my lifespan…”
He let out a very frustrated sigh.
The star compass Wang Lin and Chi Hu were on moved very quickly
across the void. However, after a few hours, the cracks on the compass
increased until it finally stopped and was unable to move anymore.
Wang Lin still didn’t move or say anything.
“Brother Ceng, this star compass can no longer fly. We will have to fly
on our own. However, this void is too dangerous, ah!” Chi Hu jump off the
star compass with a bitter expression.
Wang Lin casually looked at the star compass and said, “Brother Chi
Hu, you only brought one star compass?”
Chi Hu bitterly smiled. “Brother Ceng, the star compass is a very rare
treasure. Even in all of Suzaku, there aren’t many. Our Giant Demon Sect
only has one from back when we moved to this planet, but now it has been
broken by me. When I get back, I’ll be punished into closed door
cultivation for sure.”
Wang Lin calmly smiled and said, “Brother Chi Hu, although we
haven’t known each other for long, we have been through life and death
together. I won’t lie to you; I can repair this star compass.”
Chi Hu was startled. He was just thinking about what to do without the
star compass. Not only would their speed slow down a lot, they also
wouldn’t have the map to guide them. It would take them a long time to
leave this place by flying on their own, and there were countless dangerous
creature that lived in the void.
“If brother Ceng can repair this star compass, then the two of us can
definitely leave this place!” Chi Hu didn’t ask how Wang Lin knew how to
repair this very rare star compass. Everyone had their secrets, and if Wang
Lin didn’t speak, then it would only be rude to ask.
Wang Lin silently smiled as he looked at Chi Hu.
Chi Hu immediately understood and quickly said, “Brother Ceng, I
won’t ask you to repair this star compass for nothing. If there is anything
you need, just ask.”
Wang Lin shook his head. “The material to repair the star compass is
too precious and it also requires a large amount of spiritual energy. If I
repair this star compass, it will need to belong to me. I hope brother Chi Hu
can understand.”
Chi Hu’s expression didn’t change. He remained silent. This star
compass was an important treasure to his family. Although it was useless
now, to simply give it away would make him feel very frustrated.
Wang Lin gently smiled. “If it is too difficult for brother Chi Hu, I’m
still willing to fix it for you as a token of my friendship.”
Chi Hu raised his head. He looked at Wang Lin and laughed. “Brother
Ceng, is what you’re saying true?”
Wang Lin smiled. “It is true. However, I will need this star compass for
something in the future, so when I need to borrow it, don’t reject me.”
Chi Hu stared at Wang Lin and secretly wondered if what he was saying
was true or if he was lying. However, he suddenly laughed and gave up on
thinking about it. No matter if what Wang Lin was saying was true or if it
was a lie, the meaning was still the same.
“If Ceng Niu is trying to force me or trick me, then even if I were to
give him the star compass, I would not be happy. If that happens and I make
it out of here alive, I will definitely find a way to take revenge. However,
the way he is speaking is filled with sincerity. He does indeed consider me a
friend.”
“And Ceng Niu’s cultivation is very shocking. He also received the
Ascendant crystal from Zhou Yi, making him the person in my generation
most likely to reach the Ascendant stage. If I make friends with him now,
he might be able to help my clan in the future.”
Thinking about this, he regretfully said, “Brother Ceng, since you
consider me a friend, how could I be stingy? If you were to try to borrow it
in the future, with the temper of those old guys back at home, there is no
way they would easily lend it to you. So today I might as well gift it to
you!”
Wang Lin smiled. He clasped his hands and said, “Thanks!”
Without a word, Chi Hu waved his hand and the star compass returned
to his hand. He wiped away his imprint on the compass and handed it Wang
Lin. “Brother Ceng, this star compass is now yours.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “I will have to ask brother Chi Hu to
protect me. I’m going to refine it now!”
“You want me to protect you?” Chi Hu stared at Wang Lin with a
serious expression. After a long time, he nodded and said, “Brother Ceng, I,
Chi Hu, really do consider you a friend, so please rest assured!”
Wang Lin didn’t say anything as he sat down in the lotus position in the
air. He slapped his bag of holding and took out the purple gold stone. After
placing a few seals on it, he began to refine the purple gold stone.
Without moving from the lotus position, Wang Lin released a large
amount of wandering souls from his brow. Normal people couldn’t see the
wandering souls, but if Chi Hu attempts to attack him, the wandering souls
will protect Wang Lin.
After 400-plus years of killing, Wang Lin would not easily trust anyone.
After a long time, the purple gold liquid floated before him. The mix of
purple and gold light was very pretty.
If there was no star compass and he had to make one from nothing, it
would simply require too many materials. Although this star compass was
heavily damaged, it was much easier to repair it than to make a new one.
Wang Lin’s right hand pointed at the purple gold liquid and fused it with
the star compass. Then his hand quickly formed seals from the ancient
god’s memories to quickly refine it.
The complex symbols on the compass began to shine. As time passed,
more and more symbols on the compass began to flash rapidly.
Chi Hu was still very alert with his divine sense spread out. He would
notice anything happening within 100 meters of them. He didn’t dare to
spread it out too far, as there were far too many dangers lurking in this void.
If he were to spread his divine sense out too far, it would only act as a
light to guide those creatures that lived here.
Chi Hu didn’t look at the seals and techniques Wang Lin was using at
all. There was a 20-foot-wide hole around Wang Lin that his divine sense
was not touching.
“Since Ceng Niu has good intentions and trusts me, how could I, Chi
Hu, who stands proudly as an honorable man, allow him to feel nervous?
Also, that Ascendant crystal is a gift from Zhou Yi, so there must be
restrictions on it. Even if I were to obtain it, it would bring a lot of trouble
in the future. The Ceng family has a lot of powerful members, so I can’t
cause this kind of disaster for my clan. Also, even if I were to use my clan’s
secret treasure, I feel like I would only have a 50% chance of winning, so it
is better not to act at this point.”
Sun Tai was observing them from a distance. He was outside of their
detection range.
“This Ceng Niu even knows how to repair the star compass. He is not
simple! If I act now, I’m 70% confident I can restrain him before he can do
anything. However, if I act without 100% confidence, it could result in me
losing something I can’t afford to lose… Difficult… Difficult… this slave
seal is simply too powerful; to be able to destroy my soul with just a
thought. It makes it far too dangerous for me to risk it.”
His eyes revealed a look of hesitation. After a long time, he let out a
sigh and gave up on this gamble. This third soul was his main soul; unless
he absolutely had to, it was not worth risking it.
A few days later, the star compass before Wang Lin shined brightly. All
of the strange symbols on it glowed brightly before dimming back down.
Wang Lin opened his eyes.
Chi Hu immediately noticed and looked over.
“Brother Ceng, are you finished repairing it?”
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“U nfortunately, I’m still lacking in materials and can only do some

minor repairs. This star compass was originally incomplete and
is missing a type of metal. Without this metal, this compass has no attack
capability. No wonder it is considered a fake.”
“In addition, the missing corner would require another type of material,
but using it should be fine for now.” Wang Lin secretly sighed.
After hearing Chi Hu’s question, Wang Lin nodded and smiled. “There
should be no problems leaving this void.”
Chi Hu let out a breath of relief. Over the past few days, he saw many
strange creatures wandering around. Some of them completely ignored him,
but some of them showed interest toward him.
Although all of them were just scares in the end and he hadn’t faced any
real danger, he didn’t want to stay around here any longer.
Wang Lin pointed at the compass and it immediately became larger. Its
size was at least twice the size from before. Wang Lin sat down in the
center of the compass.
Chi Hu’s eyes lit up. He looked at it for a bit with interest before sitting
down on the eastern corner.
This compass contained a sliver of Wang Lin’s divine sense, so when he
sat down, the compass felt like it was part of his body and merged with him.
With a thought, the compass began to move at a speed several times
faster than before and disappeared.
Chi Hu sent out a message. “Brother Ceng is really amazing. The
compass is several times faster than before!”
Wang Lin replied, “Brother Chi Hu, now that this compass has been
refined by me, it no longer needs someone to guide it, so you can rest and
cultivate!”
The star compass flashed by like a ghostly light as it quickly flew past
various strange creatures.
Whenever they encountered dangerous creatures, Wang Lin
immediately flew around them.
Wang Lin initially felt a bit strange controlling the compass, but after
flying for a while, he had completely mastered it. Controlling the compass
was not much different from controlling his own body right now.
This speed was something Wang Lin could never achieve when flying
with just his body. Only by constantly using teleportation could he compare
to this star compass.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “This is indeed a rare treasure. With this
speed, it would be hard for even Soul Transformation cultivators to catch
up.” This trip to the Celestial Realm was not a waste; the harvest was
beyond his imagination.
Star compass, celestial jade, and the war god chariots. If he also
considered that pagoda, then his harvest was really too amazing.
In addition, there was also a rebellious Soul Transformation slave.
In a certain location on one of the various celestial fragments. The
fragment here wasn’t as badly damaged. One could see a hint of what the
Celestial Realm was like before.
The green grass covering the ground and the cloud floating at the peak
of the mountains showed a hint of what this place originally looked like.
A very beautiful woman in white silently appeared. Under her feet was
a golden dragon that released waves of sword energy.
However, at the brow of this golden dragon, there was a mass of purple
that would sometimes reveal Zhou Yi’s helpless face.
“If the Celestial Realm were still intact, all I would have needed to do is
throw you into the celestial purification pond to help you recover. However,
now that that’s gone, just one rain celestial sword is too slow.”
A helpless voice coming from the purple mass on the dragon’s forehead
said, “Ting Er, why are you doing all of this? Do you want to waste all of
the celestial spiritual energy I have gathered for you?”
The white-robed woman calmly said, “You are a celestial emperor
crowned by me, Qin Feng. If I refuse let you die, you can’t die. Also, I’m
not called Ting Er.”
Zhou Yi revealed a painful expression. After a long time, he whispered,
“That is correct, you are not called Ting Er… I have already remembered
everything… since you are not Ting Er, then let me leave… I’m already
dead…”
The white-robed woman began to ponder. After a while she said,
“However, this name, Ting Er… I like it very much.”
Zhou Yi was startled. His eyes revealed signs of joy as he said, “Ting
Er…”
“Hum…” The white-robed woman pondered for a bit before
responding. She pressed her hand against the celestial fragment below her
and recited a few crisp chants.
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble and countless cracks appeared.
Rays of golden light peered out from underground.
Shortly after, all of the golden lights gathered in one place and the
ground there began to break. A crisp sword hymn that spread across the
entire celestial realm rang out as the celestial sword appeared.
The golden dragon under the white-robed woman let out a roar due to
the sword hymn and then a roar came back from under the ground as well.
“Second rain celestial sword, appear!”
Bang!
The ground broke as a golden dragon charged up from below. As it
moved, the surrounding earth began to collapse into the void. After it
appeared, it intertwined with the golden dragon under the white0robed
woman’s feet. The two dragons began to let out joyous roars as if two old
friends were meeting.
At this moment, far away in the void, the Da Lou Sect old man who was
sitting on top of a Qilin suddenly opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, a powerful creature of the void let out
a miserable groan and ran away in panic.
“Another rain celestial sword! There are a total of five rain celestial
swords. One shattered back then, so four remain! Two out of the four have
appeared, but I just don’t know if that is enough to awaken the sword spirit.
If the sword spirit awakens, then every single sword spirit in the celestial
realm will respond!” The old man let out a smile of anticipation as he
touched the Qilin under him and said, “If the celestials are still alive, they
will be impossible to obtain with my current cultivation…”
His eyes sparkled as the Qilin under his feet began to move even faster.
After a while, a joyous expression appeared on his face.
“They reacted!”
The two golden dragons below the white-robed woman continued to
roar as they intertwined with each other. The woman’s hand formed the
shape of a jade bottle as she said, “Back then, the celestial realm
encountered a catastrophe and the rain celestial sword spirit was shattered
into countless pieces. They fused into countless celestial sword and became
broken sword spirits. Today, Zhou Yi, I crown you as the new sword spirit.
Sword spirit, gather!”
The moment she finished speaking, every single Celestial Realm
fragment, whether they had people on them or not, began to tremble. This
shaking of the earth was not because it was collapsing, and the shaking of
the sky was not caused by spacial rifts.
One by one, celestial swords flew out from the fragments, and one by
one the celestial swords reformed in the air. Sword hymns echoed from one
celestial sword to the next, from one fragment to the next.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the sword hymns were coming from
every part of the Celestial Realm. At this moment, there was only one
sound in the Celestial Realm.
That was the sound of a sword!
A disciple of the Da Lou Sword Sect was currently fighting someone to
steal their treasure. When he saw the panic on his opponent’s face, he
sneered as he swung down his sword.
However, the sneer disappeared very quickly and was replaced with
confusion. Waves of sword hymns were coming in from all directions. His
ears were being filled with the sword hymns.
Just as he swung down his treasured sword, there was a series of
crackling sounds as cracks appeared on his sword. In almost the blink of an
eye, his treasured sword shattered.
On the other celestial fragment, the flying swords under some
cultivators’ feet immediately shattered as they were flying.
A woman who had just entered the vortex and landed on a fragment
suddenly heard the sword hymn. She thought that something had happened,
so she reactively took out a rainbow-colored flying sword from her bag of
holding.
This flying sword was her sect’s important treasure, but the moment it
appeared, cracks appeared on it as it shattered.
In this moment, no matter where in the Celestial Realm they were and
no matter what their cultivation level was, if a cultivator had a sword out,
that sword would shatter.
The sword shatters due to shame!
The sword shatters to feed the soul!!
The sword shatters for the sword-crazed!!!
The rain celestial sword had a new soul, and that new soul was Zhou Yi.
The rain celestial sword spirit has returned. 10,000 swords shattered,
10,000 swords returned, 10,000 swords fused into one!
All of the celestial swords in the Celestial Realm flew toward one
direction.
Anyone who dared to block them was killed!
If a person blocked them, they would kill that person. If land blocked
them, they would destroy the land. If the sky blocked them, they would
shatter the sky. And if a beast blocked them, they would kill the beast.
At this moment in the void, a middle-aged scholar was walking about.
Whenever a strange creature saw him, it would avoid him. None of them
dared to get close to him. He was walking through the void when he heard
the sword hymn. This caused his expression to change.
“They were attracted!”
At the same time, many swords closed in from the distance. Even with
the middle-aged man’s cultivation, he didn’t dare to block them, so he
decided to dodge. His body suddenly disappeared. After the swords passed
by, his eyes lit up as he quickly chased after them.
“As long as I follow the swords, I can find the rain celestial sword!”
He wasn’t the only cultivator with this idea. Right now, almost every
single cultivator was leaving their celestial fragment and following the
swords. They all wanted to see what exactly could cause all these swords to
go crazy!
Wang Lin was on the compass when he heard the sword hymn. He
suddenly stopped. Chi Hu’s face sank as he said, “Brother Ceng, I’m afraid
that something big has happened!”
Before he finished speaking, he saw rows of swords in the distance.
They were all emitting powerful sword energy as they were flying his way.
Chi Hu took a closer look and shouted, “This… these are all...celestial
swords!”
Those celestials swords were very fast, so they quickly closed in. Wang
Lin sucked in a breath of cold air as he quickly controlled the compass to
dodge to the side. The celestial swords flew past him.
Wang Lin was shocked. “What exactly happened?”
Chi Hu’s face was filled with terror as he pointed at something. “Look
brother Ceng, there are more celestial swords there!”
They saw countless celestial swords appear over there. They were
heading in the same direction as the ones from earlier.
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S omewhere in the void, the old man on top of the Qilin also heard the
sword hymn as a group of swords closed in from behind him.
The old man struggled. All these swords were celestials swords. If he
were to take them and give one to each of his disciples, then it would make
his Da Lou Sword Sect the number one sect on Tian Yun. This would allow
him to one up that Tian Yunzi.
After struggling for a long time, he let out a sigh. He decided not to
block the celestial swords and moved out of the way.
These celestial swords were flying due to their worship of the sword
spirit. If he were to stop them, he would likely be attacked by other celestial
swords nearby. Although he was powerful enough to survive an attack from
all these swords, he would be forced to flee back to planet Tian Yun if they
all decided to pile on him.
As a result, he would completely lose the chance to obtain the rain
celestial sword.
After the celestials swords passed, the old man quickly followed behind
them.
Normally, the void was very dangerous, but with the waves of swords
flying through the void, all of the creatures avoided them. As a result, the
void suddenly became very safe. Unless one was very unlucky, then as long
as they followed the celestial swords, the chances of meeting danger were
not high.
Thus, a large number of cultivators that were originally cautious when
they followed the swords into the void began to relax and follow much
more closely behind them.
Aside from the strange creatures that lived there, there was another
danger: finding one’s way. However, with the swords leading the way, there
was no need as one only had to follow the swords.
However, the celestial swords’ speed was very fast, so not everyone
could follow. As a result, the cultivators in the void were spread out based
on their abilities.
Some of the cultivators were knowledgeable enough. When they first
saw the celestial swords, they got greedy and attempted to take one or two.
None of them lived to tell the tale.
However, even though people had died, there were still people who
didn’t believe it and tried to take the swords by force.
Right now there were eight cultivators spread out in the void, each one
of them activating their own technique. In the distance, they could see a
group of celestial swords flying toward them.
Among these cultivators there were a few with some powerful
techniques. However, when the celestial swords arrived, there were five
bangs and five of them were instantly killed by swords piercing their hearts.
The remaining cultivators were able to restrain three of the celestial swords
that fell behind.
Those people’s foreheads were covered in cold sweat as the three
trapped celestial swords that released powerful sword energy and struggled
like crazy.
An old man, whose face was pale, said, “Hold steady! According to my
calculations, as long as we can hold them here long enough, they will be
ours!”
The others were all secretly complaining in their hearts, but they both
revealed excited expressions.
Just at this moment, another group of celestial swords flew by. Because
they weren’t close to them, the three cultivators only took a look and no
longer paid any attention to them.
However, those three celestial swords released powerful sword hymns.
The group of celestial swords that were passing by suddenly stopped,
turned around, and headed toward them.
Their expressions suddenly changed and the old man suddenly
abandoned trying to restrain the sword anymore and ran. The already
unstable restriction suddenly collapsed.
As the swords passed by, flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Shortly after the swords left, those remaining cultivators, even the old
man who tried escaped early, all died.
A dim light flashed by. The two bags of holding that weren’t destroyed
by the swords disappeared.
In the distance, the dim light turned into the star compass with Chi Hu
holding two bags of holding. He set them to the side and said, “Brother
Ceng, this is our 37th bag. Our harvest along the way is pretty good.”
Wang Lin smiled. Along the way, the two of them saw many people try
to stop the swords, but none of them succeeded. Some of the bags were
destroyed by the swords, but those that remained intact landed in their
hands.
The speed of their star compass was very quick and they had no
problems with keeping up with the celestial swords. After Wang Lin noticed
the abnormality, he wasn’t willing to let it go. Using their speed, they were
able to stay ahead and scavenge some treasures along the way, which made
Chi Hu every excited.
Wang Lin controlled the compass while Chi Hu grabbed bags of
holding. It could be said that their teamwork was very fluid.
In addition to this, some cultivators recognized the star compass under
them and attempted to steal it from them. Everyone that tried to steal their
star compass died by the hands of Wang Lin and Chi Hu.
They turned back into a dim light as they quickly caught up to the group
of celestial swords before them and followed them from a distance.
Just at this moment, there was a gloomy-faced middle-aged man
standing on top of a disc while chasing after the celestial swords. He
followed as closely as he could, not wanting to lose sight of them.
Suddenly, he saw Wang Lin and Chi Hu in the distance and noticed the star
compass beneath them. His eyes immediately lit up. After he took a step,
the disc disappeared as he jumped toward Wang Lin and Chi Hu.
“Fellow cultivators, do you have room for me?” Although he spoke
courteously, his step was very aggressive.
Chi Hu’s eyes lit up and he whispered, “Late stage Soul Formation!”
Wang Lin remained calm and said, “Brother Chi Hu can decide if we
should run or fight.” Wang Lin wasn’t using the compass’s full speed. If he
were to go at full speed, he could easily shake off a late stage Soul
Chi Hu let out laugh, stood up, cracked his knuckles, and said, “Brother
Ceng dared to fight Red Butterfly, who’s at the early stage of Soul
Formation. I, Chi Hu, at the mid stage of Soul Formation, also want to fight
a late stage Soul Formation cultivator. After I finish fighting, we can run!”
He stepped off the compass and shouted, “If you want to ride the compass,
then let me see your strength!”
The middle-aged man’s face was still gloomy as he revealed a hint of
disdain. Not only did he not stop but he moved even faster and said, “So it
is someone from the Giant Demon Clan. Scram!”
With that, he casually pointed with his finger.
Siii!
A grey gas turned into a sword that charged toward Chi Hu. The
moment the gray gas appeared, killing intent filled the air.
“Killing domain?” With one look, Wang Lin was able to recognize what
domain the man was using. Wang Lin hadn’t seen killing intent as powerful
as his original body’s.
“Killing domain!” Chi Hu let out roar as he made a fist and hit his chest.
A sudden surge of pride began to emit from Chi Hu as his body began to
crackle. His body suddenly expanded several times into a giant dozens of
feet tall. The axe on his forehead was flashing rapidly.
This axe was a very important treasure of his clan. It was very different
from the star compass, which didn’t have many uses. This was not a solid
object, so even though it was shattered when Zhou Yi used it to battle
against Red Butterfly, it could be reformed again. However, every time it
shattered, it would weaken a bit.
When the axe appeared, Chi Hu grabbed like a demon god and chopped
down on the grey gas.
Bang!
The grey gas collapsed and the axe in Chi Hu’s hand trembled, so he
backed up a few steps. The amount of power put into that chop made the
vein on his arm bulge out. He laughed and said, “That was fun! Again!”
The middle-aged man stopped. He sneered as he slapped his bag of
holding and a golden rock flew out. His pointed at the golden rock and it
suddenly turned into a liquid. He squeezed his hand, causing it to turn into a
diamond shape, before he threw it out and shouted, “Try touching this!”
The moment he saw the golden stone, his heart turned cold. All sorts of
urges to kill messed with his mind, causing his heart to become startled.
Wang Lin’s eyes locked onto the golden rock and he said, “Chi Hu, let’s
go!”
Chi Hu laughed. Without a word, he turned and walked onto the
compass as he said, “I can’t beat you, so I’m not going to play anymore!”
The middle-aged man sneered as he pointed again, causing the
diamond-shaped golden rock to fly even faster toward the star compass.
Wang Lin controlled the star compass to quickly fly into the distance.
Although that golden rock was fast, it was not faster than the compass.
The middle-aged man’s expression suddenly changed as he quickly
caught the golden rock and chased after them.
After a long time, the middle-aged man’s eyes lit up. He stopped and
stared at where the star compass disappeared and he snorted.
“Master calculated that the rain celestial sword would awaken and that
the Da Lou Sword Sect would try to take it. He told me to stop them to
prevent the balance of power on Tian Yun from breaking. Too bad, I really
want to play with those two juniors. Hmph, although the Da Lou Sword
Sect is the same rank as my Tian Yun Sect, as long as master moves, there
is no need worry about them!”
This person coldly looked into the distance and then left.
“The junior sitting in the middle of the compass seemed to recognize
the metal. It seems he is somewhat knowledgeable”
Chi Hu sat in the lotus position on the compass and asked, “Brother
Ceng, what was that diamond-shaped golden rock? Why did you not want
me to fight? Although that person was at the late stage of Soul Formation,
my Giant Demon Clan is special. Although I can’t beat him, I’m not scared
either!”
As Wang Lin controlled the star compass, he said, “When one person
kills too much, it will turn a murderous aura into killing intent. Then, when
you kill even more, it will condense into a liquid. And then, when it gets
even thicker, it will turn into a crystal. That is the killing intent blood
crystal. Unless you also cultivate the killing domain, it will damage your
origin soul the moment you touch it!”
Chi Hu began to ponder. He recalled his own emotions when he saw the
rock appear and nodded.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “That middle-aged man’s cultivation is a bit
stronger than Red Butterfly’s, especially his killing domain. Even Red
Butterfly would have to spend quite the effort to block it. I just don’t know
if my original body would be able to take an attack from it. I wonder how
much more spiritual energy my original body needs in order to go through
the third transformation. After I return to Suzaku, I wonder if the original
body’s cultivation will increase with these celestial jades.”
The star compass was very fast. It circled around and followed the
celestial swords again. In the distance, a celestial realm fragment came into
vierw.
They saw an endless amount of sword energy shining on the fragment.
This light made everyone feel like they were being stabbed before they
even got close.
Countless celestial swords arrived. This was where the rain celestial
sword spirit was!
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T he celestial swords sped by in a ray of light. Wang Lin closely

followed the swords through the void and in the blink of an eye
entered the celestial fragment.
“It’s him!” The first thing Wang Lin saw was a white-robed woman
with long hair flowing in the air. Before her were two golden dragons.
Chi Hu also noticed the white-robed woman. He was shocked and
silently pondered.
After arriving here, Wang Lin put away the compass. He revealed a
shocked expression as he began to silently ponder as well.
Those two golden dragons roared like crazy and all of the celestial
swords that came from all over the celestial realm charged toward them.
Gradually, as more and more celestial swords arrived, they intertwined
together and formed another golden dragon.
The three golden dragons circled around the white-robed woman. Her
cold gaze would occasionally sweep the surrounding area.
There were still waves of celestial swords flying toward here.
It didn’t take much time. As waves of celestials swords arrived, more
than 100 others had gathered in this fragment. These were the fast ones that
had managed to follow the celestial swords.
As the celestial swords endlessly arrived, so did more and more
cultivators. Almost all of them revealed hints of greed as they stared at the
golden dragons around the white-robed woman.
Anyone who could enter the celestial realm was an elite of their
respective cultivation planet. While they all were greedy, they all managed
to control themselves. They were waiting to see who would be the first one
to act.
“Ting Er, please stop. There are already three rain celestial swords. That
is enough,” a soft voice in the forehead of one of the golden dragons said.
The white-robed woman calmly said, “It’s not enough. Just wait a bit
and the fourth rain celestial sword will take form.”
Just as she finished speaking, the celestial swords began to take the
shape of the fourth dragon. As more and more celestial swords arrived, the
speed at which it was forming increased.
Just at this moment, a powerful roar suddenly came from the east. This
roar was filled with provocation. All three golden dragons turned their
gazes toward the east.
A giant ball of fire flew in from that direction. The heat wave already
arrived before the fireball got close. Some of the nearby cultivators’
expressions changed greatly. They quickly backed up and made a path for
it.
Just as they got out of the way, the ball of fire charged through the void
and exploded in the sky above the fragment. The ball of fire scattered into
countless smaller meteors that shot out in all directions. In the middle of the
ball of fire was a Qilin surrounded by green flames. It blew two white
streams of steam out of its nose as it stared at the three golden dragons.
“This is… celestial Qilin! The Da Lou Sword Sect’s guardian beast!”
“This beast belongs to sword saint Ling Tianhou. That old master is
here!”
“What kind of treasure could make senior Lin Tianhou come
personally?”
A few of the more knowledgeable cultivators were shocked. They began
to guess why Lin Tianhou was here. A few of the cultivators with weaker
wills backed up and exclaimed out loud.
Wang Lin calmly looked toward the large celestial Qilin. On its very
large head sat one person.
This person was wearing a green robe and his white hair moved without
any wind. Although he looked skinny, the aura he gave off was very
oppressive. This was especially true for the four illusionary swords behind
his back. Every time they flashed, Wang Lin would feel a bang on his chest.
Bang! Bang!
After two bangs, Wang Lin’s face became pale and a stream of blood
came out from the corner of his mouth, causing him to withdraw his gaze.
Chi Hu coughed out a mouthful of blood with a terrifying expression on his
face.
No just the two of them, but many people had blood streaming from the
corners of their mouths. Their faces were filled with shock and terror.
A few people, the ones who recognized the Qilin, quickly lowered their
heads and sneered in their hearts. “Hmph, the Da Lou Sword Sect’s sword
saint is not someone we can compete with. That person’s cultivation level is
higher than the heavens and those four swords are his life treasures that he
created from his cultivation. They never disappear and can be turned into
thousands of swords. If your cultivation level isn’t high enough, then just
taking a look at them will injure you. If you try to force yourself to look at
them, you may even die.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath as he slapped his bag of holding and took
out the restriction flag. The flag turned into black fog and quickly
surrounded him. He ate some pills and began to cultivate, which allowed a
sliver of red to return to his face.
After that Qilin appeared, it snorted two hot streams of air before
charging forward.
At this moment, the old man sitting on the Qilin opened his eyes. He
stared at the white-robed woman with a serious expression on his face.
The old man’s face was gloomy as he slowly asked, “Are you a
celestial?”
The moment those words came out, all of the surrounding cultivators
panicked, but then all of them quickly became silent as they looked toward
the white-robed woman.
The white-robed woman calmly looked at the old man and said, “Stand
down!”
The old man’s eyes lit up. He was filled with anger. As the number one
or two person on planet Tian Yun, it had been a long time since someone
dared to talk to him like this.
“Haha, the celestial realm is already broken. If you really are a
surviving celestial, then this old man wants to try killing a celestial!” The
moment the old man said those words, the Qilin under him roared.
The white-robed woman remained calm. Her eyes were filled with
melancholy as she looked at the Qilin rather than the old man and said,
“You evil creature, even your ancestors back then didn’t dare to act like this
before me. Could you have even lost your inherited memory after the
celestial realm collapsed?”
A hint of confusion appeared in the Qilin’s eyes.
The old man’s face became sullen as black smoke appeared on his hand.
He made the smoke go into the Qilin’s head. The Qilin was terrified,
causing the trace of confusion to disappear and be replaced by a vicious
expression.
The white-robed woman shook her head and said. “So it is a fake beast
that never received an inheritance.” With that, she raised her hand and
pointed at the Qilin.
The Qilin immediately retreated. The vicious expression on its face
disappeared and revealed a hint of fear. The Qilin shook the old man off its
head as it groveled on the ground, its entire body trembling.
The old man floated in the air, his face very unsettled.
“...You remember? Forget it, the celestial realm is not here, so there is
no point in me punishing you.” The white-robed woman let out a sigh. She
didn’t put her hand away but pointed at the old man.
With one point, the heavens and earth shook. The old man’s face
immediately became pale as he quickly backed up. At the same time, he
pointed multiple times, causing the four illusionary swords behind him to
come forward and block for him.
Bang! Bang!
After two bangs, two of the swords immediately shattered. The old
man’s expression changed greatly as he turned around and disappeared.
When he appeared again, he was already far away in the void.
The fourth dragon next to the white-robed woman became more and
more solid. It was nearly completed.
“She is not a normal celestial!!! The way she refers to herself, could she
be a celestial king…” The old man was terrified. With just two points, she
was able to destroy two of his swords. Not even Tian Yunzi could do this.
How could he not be shocked?
“Forget it, at the most I just won’t get the celestial sword today.. Ehh
something is not right!” The old man suddenly stopped as he began to
ponder and look at the fragment.
“If she really is a celestial king and I offended her, then according to
celestial law, it is a crime that would destroy my origin soul. However, she
didn’t kill me… I understand now. It is not that she doesn’t want to kill me,
she wants to scare me away!” The old man turned around without any
hesitation and charged toward the fragment again. This time, the two
remaining swords appeared in front of him. They turned from two to four
and four to eight. In the blink of an eye, there were over 100 swords in front
of him as he galloped forward.
In an instant, he was back on the fragment.
On the fragment, all of the cultivators fled in panic after seeing the
sword saint be defeated by the white-robed woman with only one point of
her finger. Everyone knew that they couldn’t obtain the celestial swords, so
they all secretly backed up, ready to leave this troublesome place.
But at this moment, the old man came back.
The white-robed woman remained calm. She turned and looked at the
purple mass on the dragon’s forehead. She let out a sigh as she stepped
forward and faced the old man.
“Celestial king, I want to see just how powerful a celestial is!” the old
man shouted, as he charged toward her.
The white-robed woman waved her hand. A series of loud bangs rang
out like the heavens were splitting apart.
Those more than 100 swords seemed to have slammed into an
unbreakable metal wall and all shattered. That old man’s expression
changed greatly as he quickly retreated. His hand continued to make seals
when backed up.
Rays of defensive light screens appeared before him, but as soon as one
appeared, it was shattered.
The old man continued to back up. His forehead was covered in sweat
and his hand moved even faster.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
It wasn’t until the 300th light screen that it only shook instead of
shattering. The old man’s face was pale. There was no panic in his eyes,
only excitement.
Because he could clearly see that woman’s body shake, a sliver of death
aura appeared on his face.
“A celestial is only this much!” He laughed as he clapped his hands
together before his chest. When he brought them apart, lightning appeared
between them. The lightning took the shape of a sword. Under the control
of the old man, it flew toward the white-robed woman.
The white-robed woman’s expression remained calm as she let out a
sigh and waved her hand. However, this time, after she waved her hand, the
death aura on her body increased greatly.
A low voice came from the head of one of the golden dragons. “Ting
Er… Let me out of here. If you use up the celestial spiritual energy I have
gathered in the past 2000 years, you might have a chance to awaken again!”
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THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF OBSESSION
T he white-robed woman whispered, “You can’t come out before the

fourth sword takes shape!”
She waved her hand and the lightning sword immediately collapsed.
The old man backed up and created only 200 swords this time. He charged
toward her with even more excitement in his eyes than before.
Right now, the last wave of swords arrived. A thunderous roar came out
of the collection of swords and the fourth dragon took shape.
The white-robed woman’s eyes were calm as she moved her hand. The
four golden dragons coiled around her. She pointed at one with her finger
and it immediately collapsed, revealing a simple celestial sword.
This point with her finger caused the death aura to spread to her face.
The two thousand years of celestial energy had almost all been used up. If it
wasn’t for the fact that she needed a large amount of celestial energy to
transfer Zhou Yi’s soul, she could have killed that old man with one finger.
“Second Rain Celestial Sword, sword spirit, appear!”
The celestial sword released a golden light, then a golden orb came out
of its blade. The death aura on the woman spread even more. She quickly
grabbed the golden orb and threw it toward the dragon that had a purple
mass on its forehead.
After losing the golden orb, the celestial sword lost its sheen and fell
from the sky.
When the sword fell, all of the surrounding cultivators’ eyes focused on
it.
The old man charged forward again. This time, he formed seals and ten
swords appeared before him. He let out a roar and quickly charged forward.
Just at this moment, someone suddenly charged out from the crowd.
This person was the middle-aged man that had fought with Wang Lin and
Chi Hu.
The moment he charged out, three blood-colored crystals appeared
around him. Under his control, they charged toward the old man.
The old man looked toward the person and waved his hand at him
without a word.
The middle-aged man shouted, “Killing intent blood crystal, explode!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The blood crystals exploded with three loud bangs, and in the middle of
the explosions a black vortex appeared. A giant hand poked out from the
vortex and reached toward the old man.
The old man’s face changed when he saw the hand. He shouted, “Tian
Yunzi, if you keep me from taking the celestial sword, our two sects will
have a bloodbath for 1000 years when I get back!”
Right after saying that, he dodged to the side and quickly charged
toward the white-robed woman.
The hand quickly chased after him. A very ancient voice came from the
vortex.
“Ling Tianhou, the celestial sword belongs to those who are fated to
have it. If you can have it, then you are fated.”
“Tian Yunzi!” Wang Lin’s body trembled. He stared at the vortex with a
mysterious light in his eyes and silently pondered.
The old man’s face was gloomy. He moved as fast as lightning and in
the blink of an eye appeared before the white-robed woman. He quickly
reached out toward the simple celestial sword that was forming.
However, just as he was about to grab hold of the sword, another person
charged out of the crowd even faster than the last. He grabbed the celestial
sword before the old man could and quickly escaped.
“Haha, Ling Tianhou, I, Tian Mozi, am not greedy. Of the four celestial
swords, I’ll only take one Goodbye!” This person was that middle-aged
scholar. He arrived before the old man and hid inside the crowd. When he
acted, he was able to steal the celestial sword in one move.
“Tian Mozi! You dare to steal from me? Just you wait; your planet, Tian
Mo, will be wiped out by my Da Lou Sword Sect!”
“Haha, Ling Tian, it would be hard to avoid a fight between the two of
us. I’m willing to accompany you at any time!” That middle-aged scholar
laughed at the old man’s threat. He moved even faster when he reached the
void. Suddenly, a black vortex appeared and he went into it. This vortex led
to his planet.
“Such speed! He is even faster than my star compass!” Wang Lin took a
deep breath. All he could see were afterimages.
The white-robed woman didn’t even blink. She pointed at another
golden dragon. The dragon let out a roar and turned into a curved sword.
The old man’s eyes lit up and he reached out for the sword, but Tian
Yunzi’s hand was even closer.
The white-robed woman’s eyes became cold as she pointed at the old
man. The old man shouted and the clothes on his chest were ripped apart as
a black fingerprint appeared on his chest.
The old man coughed out blood, but his hand didn’t slow down as it
reached for the celestial sword.
The death aura had reached its peak. Her eyes were filled with sadness
as she whispered, “If you want this sword, you can have it, but the sword
spirit is mine!”
The moment the old man grabbed the sword, a golden orb appeared and
flew toward the woman. She threw it toward the forehead of a golden
dragon.
“This sword belongs to me!” The old man laughed while enduring the
pain on his chest. He held onto the sword and quickly backed up.
The hand behind him suddenly stopped and dodged to the side; it was
no longer chasing him. Instead, it grabbed hold of the middle-aged man
who fought with Wang Lin and Chi Hu and pulled him back into the vortex.
The man and the hand quickly disappeared.
The moment he disappeared, Tian Yunzi’s ancient voice appeared again.
“Ling Tianhou, you receiving a celestial sword is the will of the
heavens, so I won’t stop you, but know your own limit…”
The old man laughed. His eyes landed on the white-robed woman, to
whom he grimly said, “Your attack is a lot weaker than before. This
celestial fingerprint wasn’t even able to kill me. Seeing that you are a
celestial, I won’t kill you, but for the last two celestial swords, you can’t
take their sword spirits!”
After a celestial sword loses its sword spirit, although it’s still an
unstoppable sword, it won’t have any of its spells anymore. It also requires
a new spirit spirit.
The sadness in the white-robed woman’s eyes increased. She let out a
sigh while pointing at one of the gold dragons. The gold dragon collapsed,
turning into a large sword that simply floated there.
The old man let out a snort while his left hand reached toward the
sword.
The white-robed woman let out a sigh and pointed at her brow. The last
of the celestial spiritual energy in her body was used to create a shield
around her to force the old man away.
The old man let out an angry roar and viciously waved the celestial
sword in his hand at the shield. The shield trembled but didn’t shatter.
How could the old man be willing to let this happen? He wildly swung
the celestial sword and even used spells on the shield.
After using the last bit of celestial spiritual energy, the white-robed
woman began to slowly close her eyes while the death aura surrounded her.
“Zhou Yi, I’m not the true soul of a celestial king. A celestial king
doesn’t have any emotions. I’m a broken soul that was somehow formed. I
saw you protecting me for 2000 years, and when you ignited your origin
soul, I knew I was formed from your obsession…”
“... thank you… if there is another life, I hope that I’m not a broken soul
and that you will still be by my side.”
A sad cry came from the purple mass on the forehead of the last golden
dragon.
“Ting Er!!!”
The white-robed woman’s body began to fall. She struggled to point at
the last sword. A golden orb floated out of the sword and fused with the last
golden dragon.
After finishing all of this, she let out a smile of happiness for the first
time. It was very beautiful.
Thank the heavens, thank the earth, thank fate for letting us meet...
The celestial spell can’t hide your thousands of years of obsession...
Thousands of years of protection allowed this miracle to occur…
Your obsession shook the heavens, your emotions shook the earth. For
me, you gave up your life; for you, I’m also willing to give up my life...
You and I will meet in our next life. When we meet again, don’t
forget…. this life...
“No!!!” A miserable roar came from the purple mass on the last golden
dragon. A ray of purple sword energy charged out from the dragon and took
the shape of Zhou Yi.
Four golden orbs merged together on Zhou Yi’s forehead. When they
completely merged, an illusionary sword appeared on his forehead and his
entire body started emitting a golden light.
However, this golden light didn’t give off a gentle feeling but a deep
sense of sadness.
The moment Zhou Yi charged out, the golden dragon collapsed,
revealing a short sword that would be used by females. It floated beside the
big sword.
This large sword and small sword were like a couple.
The white-robed woman closed her eyes and her body fell. With her
death, the shield disappeared.
“Why!!! Why must you be like this!! If I was supposed to die, then I
would die. Why must you do all this for me… you die, I live… you live, I
die. Could our fate always be like this? No!!” Zhou Yi wanted to hug her,
but when he touched her, his body became translucent and went right
through her.
The sorrow in his eyes could move the heavens! It could move the
earth!
The female corpse went through his body and fell down. With the shield
gone, the two celestial swords seemed to follow some sort of attraction and
fell with the female corpse...
Looking at the female corpse falling, the sorrow in his eyes became
even stronger.
Ting Er...
I’m not Ting Er...
However, the name Ting Er… I like it a lot...
I’m only a broken soul born from your obsession...
The old man unleashed an angry roar as he charged toward the two
celestial swords next to the female corpse. At the same time, his glance
swept past Zhou Yi with some dread in his eyes.
Wang Lin looked at all of this from a distance. A hint of sorrow
appeared in his heart.
325
BREAKTHROUGH
H e lives, she dies… she lives, he dies...

This was another meaning of life and death. At this moment,
Wang Lin suddenly understood something.
The words “You can see a mountain as a mountain, see water as water”
gained a new meaning to Wang Lin.
Seeing life as life and seeing death as death was only the first layer of
the life and death domain.
Back in the Four Sect Alliance, he saw the entire country be destroyed
by Xue Yu. He saw the Soul Formation cultivator who gave him the feather
die and staining Xue Yu with his blood. His heart shook. There was a sign
of a breakthrough.
Life and death are separated by a thin line. Some are clearly dead, but
they are now living in someone else’s heart. Some are clearly alive, but they
start dying if they don’t change.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled brighter and brighter.
Zhou Yi’s death caused Ting Er to live, but Ting Er’s death brought
Zhou Yi life. Life and death really did mess with people.
However, the life and death of those two hadn’t ended; they now existed
as a new life in the heart.
See life not as life and see death not as death.
Wang Lin’s eyes were clear. He understood.
He seemed to have seen through the life and death domain. His
understanding of the life and death domain rapidly increased. He took a
deep breath. He knew that his cultivation was about to make a
breakthrough.
The mid stage of Soul Formation was not far away.
After reaching the Soul Formation stage, the understanding of one’s
domain becomes key. After one has a breakthrough in their domain, then
the breakthrough in their cultivation level will come in less than ten years.
It is like how if a container is only the size of a fist, then it can only hold
so much liquid. However, the breakthrough of domain is like increasing the
size of the container. Although there is still only a fist-sized amount of
liquid inside the container, that amount can now increase. When the amount
of liquid reaches the limit of the container, then your cultivation will make a
breakthrough.
At this moment, Lin Tianhou quickly flew toward the woman. He
reached out with his hand; his targets were the two celestial swords.
Zhou Yi stared dumbfoundedly at the falling woman. His mind was
completely blank; there were no thoughts going through his head. However,
the old man’s action was like pouring cold water on hot oil. This ignited his
anger.
His body charged out and began to release a golden light. The image of
a sword appeared around him as he charged forward.
The sky darkened when this image of a sword appeared, and the earth
began to crack.
The old man’s expression changed. He no longer dared to go after the
swords. He could feel that inside that image of a sword, there was a power
that could destroy everything.
Without any hesitation, the old man turned around and let out a roar. He
closed his eyes and opened his hands. A sword appeared between them. He
threw the sword toward Zhou Yi.
Bang!
The old man’s sword shattered, and the fingerprint on his chest became
bigger.
“This celestial fingerprint is too overbearing. I have been injured today,
and I can’t use my full power. I have already obtained a celestial sword, too.
I’m leaving!” The old man backed up and tore the space next to him. A
large rift suddenly opened in the void. On the other side of the rift was the
Da Lou Sword Sect. He was about to enter the rift.
But just at this moment, the sword Zhou Yi turned into became even
faster and rushed with full force toward the old man.
The old man’s expression changed greatly as he quickly entered the
portal. While he entered, he waved his right hand and the Qilin that was still
on the ground finally raised its head. It turned into a ray of light and
returned to the old man.
The rift quickly closed, but Zhou Yi was able to enter the rift just before
it closed.
Until he kills the old man, he won’t return!
With Zhou Yi chasing the old man, a disaster started for the Da Lou
Sword Sect.
All of this happened in only a few breaths of time. After the rift
disappeared, the hundred or so cultivators of varying cultivation levels all
turned their eyes to the female corpse that was about to hit the ground.
The two swords beside the female corpse caused everyone to breath
heavily.
However, just as the female corpse was about to hit the ground, her and
the two swords suddenly turned and flew toward Wang Lin in a ray of white
light.
Wang Lin was startled. He clenched his teeth and took out the pagoda.
The female corpse and the two celestial swords disappeared into the
pagoda.
Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Wang Lin. Their eyes were
filled with greed.
Chi Hu’s expression was very dark and unsettling. After a bit of
deliberation, he took a few steps back.
Wang Lin’s expression was very sullen. He didn’t expect that the female
corpse and the two celestial sword would come to him. As a result, he
became the target of attention.
At this moment, a black-robed elder walked up and said, “Fellow
cultivator, if you give me one of the celestial swords, the eight of us from
the Hun Yuan Sect will protect you!”
Seven people appeared behind him. Their eyes were filled with greed.
They didn’t stop their steps but continued to walk forward.
“Three late stage Soul Formation, eight mid stage Soul Formation, and
the rest are early stage Soul Formation…” Wang Lin took a deep breath as
he looked around with a cold gaze. His heart sank.
There were at least 100 cultivators around, and all of them were at least
at the Soul Formation stage. This was not a situation he could handle.
A blue-robed middle-aged man walked up. He looked at the Hun Yuan
Sect with disdain and said, “Hun Yuan Sect, they’re trash! Fellow
cultivator, if you give me one sword, my Sky Devil Sect will ensure your
safety!”
“The Hun Yuan Sect and Sky Devil Sect are full of clowns. Those two
celestial swords belong to my Everything Heaven and Earth Sect!” A loud
laugh came from the middle of the crowd before a person charged out
toward Wang Lin.
The moment this person moved, it caused a chain reaction. More than
100 cultivators started charging toward Wang Lin at once.
Wang Lin frowned. The first person was already right in front of him.
This person was very old with white hair. The look in his eyes showed how
much he wanted the swords. This person’s cultivation level was mid stage
Soul Formation.
As soon as the old man got close, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He knew that
he couldn’t back down. If he were to back down now, then he would be in a
lot of danger. He raised his hand and pointed at the old man. His life and
death domain struck.
Just as the old man got close, his eyes suddenly because serious. Wang
Lin’s movement caused no spiritual energy fluctuation, but a mysterious
domain descended upon the old man.
“An early stage Soul Formation cultivator dares to show off his domain
before me?” The old man had a hint of disdain on his face. Instead of
stopping, he began to move even faster.
The old man knew that attacking with their domain was a method only
Soul Formation cultivators could use, but he also knew that there were a lot
of dangers involved with it. Once it goes wrong, it will cause the user’s
mind to enter a state of confusion.
However, attacking a mid stage Soul Formation cultivator like himself
with the domain of an early stage Soul Formation cultivator was like
throwing an egg at a rock.
“You’re courting death!” The old man grinned. He activated his domain
from his origin soul to completely wipe out Wang Lin’s domain.
Wang Lin’s eyes remained calm as he softly asked, “What is life?”
His eyes were completely clear at this moment, and in his heart he was
thinking about the cultivator from the Four Sect Alliance who attacked Xue
Yu like a moth flying into a flame.
The old man’s face immediately changed. This domain was very
strange; no matter how much he used his own domain, he couldn’t stop it.
Soon, he was unknowingly merged with the heaven’s life and death cycle.
He was terrified and wanted to retreat, but before he cold even take a
step, his face became deathly pale and blood leaked out from the corner of
his mouth. He quickly sat down and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.
Grey rings suddenly appeared behind Wang Lin and grew larger. A
blurry painting appeared inside this ring. However, the ring and the image
looked like they would disappear if the wind blew on them.
This painting was in black and white, so it was very simple, but when
everyone saw what the image was, they all stopped. Their eyes were filled
with shock.
“What kind of domain is this!?!?!”
“What kind of domain did this person use to reach the Soul Formation
stage? Why does this black and white painting fill me with fear?!”
“Reincarnation. This is the life and death reincarnation cycle!!”
Although black and white are simple, the black represents death and the
white represents life.
Wang Lin’s figure before the black and white painting gave off the
feeling of the reincarnation cycle of the heavens. He looked at the old man
and asked, “What is death?”
A series of images appeared behind the old man and quickly flashed by.
Within the images, one could see two white-haired old men looking kindly
at a middle-aged man who was kneeling before them. This middle-aged
man was clearly the old man’s younger self. They looked very similar.
This person’s domain was piety!
However, this domain quickly collapsed, and what replaced it was that
black and white painting.
The old man’s body trembled. He suddenly opened his eyes and
coughed out a large mouthful of blood. His entire body weakened, his eyes
dimmed, his domain was broken, and his dao heart was forcibly wiped
clean. His cultivation level quickly dropped; he was now a Soul Formation
cultivator without a domain.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He walked forward and pointed at the old
man’s brow with his finger pointed.
Bang!
The old man’s head suddenly exploded in a mess of blood and flesh. His
body immediately fell over.
“My cultivation is at the early stage of Soul Formation, but just earlier
my domain reached the mid stage of Soul Formation. Now that my life and
death domain has reached the second level, I would even dare to fight Red
Butterfly. As for you…” Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with a mysterious
light as he looked around.
Just one gaze made everyone ponder, but their greed didn’t lessen one
bit.
In their eyes, although Wang Lin’s domain was strong, he was only one
person, so he would die no matter what.
Wang Lin’s eyes remained calmed as he softly asked, “You’re still not
going to come out?”
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THE NEW STAR OF SUZAKU
T he moment Wang Lin said those words, the sky rumbled and a huge
purple coffin appeared above him. The coffin fell from the sky and
landed about a dozen feet in front of Wang Lin.
It created shockwaves that spread out in all directions.
All of the cultivators backed up with uncertain expressions on their
faces.
An old man was sitting on top of the coffin. He calmly looked toward
Wang Lin with a complicated expression.
The old man slowly asked, “You knew I was here?”
Wang Lin grinned and said, “Of course I knew; you followed me the
entire way.”
The old man softly snorted.
One of the cultivators realized who the old man was and shouted, “The
Corpse Sect!”
The moment the words “Corpse Sect” came out, everyone’s expression
changed.
“Scram!” The old man was very annoyed as he waved his hand. The
two cultivators close to him both coughed out blood and their bodies flew
backwards as if they had been hit by a powerful force.
“Soul Transformation!” The surrounding cultivators all took a deep
breaths and backed up.
The old man from the Corpse Sect rolled his eyes and stared at Wang
Lin. He suddenly smiled and said, “Little guy, how about we make a deal?
I’ll help you kill these guys and you give me 1000 years of freedom. In
these 1000 years, I won’t look for you and you won’t crush my soul for no
reason. How about it?”
Wang Lin laughed. “1000 years is too long. What if I die within 1000
years?”
The old man was startled. He grabbed his hair and exclaimed, “Zhou
Yi! I have been tricked by you! If he doesn’t even live for 1000 years, then
one of my souls will go down with him!”
At this moment, the old man finally understood his situation. Both of
his eyes were bloodshot, and the frustration building up inside him was
about to drive him mad. He viciously stared at Wang Lin before jumping
toward the surrounding cultivators.
The cultivators backed up one by one, wanting to escape, but they didn’t
have the power to resist a mid stage Soul Transformation cultivator.
It was a massacre.
Chi Hu stared dumbfoundedly at the scattering cultivators while they
were killed. He was in deep shock.
Wang Lin’s expression still remained the same. He calmly looked
around but didn’t say a word.
After a long time, the old man came back with a strong murderous aura
around him. His eyes were even redder than before, and he stared at Wang
Lin with them. After a very long time, he threw a piece of jade that shot out
like lightning. Wang Lin caught it.
“In these 1000 years, I’ll protect you once! You better stay alive for
me!” After the old man finished speaking, he stepped onto the coffin and
disappeared.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before slapping his bag of holding to take
out the star compass. He jumped onto it and then turned around to look at
Chi Hu. “Brother Chi Hu, get on. Let us return to Suzaku.”
Chi Hu took a deep breath before jumping onto the star compass. He
opened his mouth to say something to Wang Lin, but he wasn’t able to say a
word in the end.
He took a few steps back earlier, and with just those few steps, the
relationship between them regressed.
Wang Lin didn’t say anymore. He controlled the compass toward the
direction of the vortex.
After very long time, Chi Hu said, “Thank you.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. He didn’t say a word, because he knew what
Chi Hu meant. Earlier, all he had to do was say one word and Sun Tai
would have killed Chi Hu.
Chi Hu took a deep breath and said, “You can rest assured; I will not tell
anyone about what happened today. I, Chi Hu, swear upon my Giant
Demon Clan!”
Time slowly passed. Even with the star compass’ speed, it took some
time to go around the fragments to reach the vortex.
There were still some cultivators sitting on the platforms talking to each
other about the celestial swords.
However, everyone who went was killed by Sun Tai, so no one knew
who got the celestial swords in the end.
When they got close to the vortex, Wang Lin put away the star compass.
He and Chi Hu flew the rest of the way and arrived at the platform directly
below the vortex after a short while.
The two looked at each other. Wang Lin clasped his hands and said,
“Brother Chi Hu, let us meet again back in Suzaku.” With that, he slapped
his bag of holding and the return cauldron appeared in his hand.
Chi Hu took a deep breath. He sincerely looked at Wang Lin and said,
“Brother Ceng, you must come visit me so we can drink together.”
Wang Lin laughed and nodded. He activated the return furnace and a
vortex appeared before him. He looked at the Celestial Realm one more
time before stepping into the vortex and disappearing.
Chi Hu slapped his bag of holding and took out his return cauldron as
well. He activated it and walked into the vortex just as Wang Lin did.
Many things happened in these past few months, but the one thing that
shocked everyone in rank 4 or higher cultivation countries was that the core
disciple of Suzaku, Red Butterfly, had lost an arm to someone!
With the destruction of the Four Sect Alliance and Xue Yu becoming a
rank 5 cultivation country, her fame had exploded within the planet.
The rumors about her never ended, like how she had reached the late
stage of Soul Formation in only 100 years, and how she was accepted as a
core disciple of Suzaku. These things were still talked about by cultivators.
Not many people knew that Red Butterfly had obtained a Rain Cauldron
and had entered the Celestial Realm. However, five months ago, all of the
rank 5 cultivation countries gathered at the Suzaku alter for the conference
that was held every 100 years,
This conference was halfway through when a vortex suddenly opened
up in the sky and Red Butterfly fell out. She had lost an arm, and she only
said one thing before passing out.
“Ceng Niu!”
This was the name Red Butterfly said while gritting her teeth before
passing out.
All of the messengers from the rank 5 cultivation countries were
stunned. Soon, the news of Red Butterfly losing an arm and spitting out the
name Ceng Niu quickly began spread.
The name Ceng Niu suddenly became more famous than even Red
Butterfly’s; it became the brightest star in the planet.
Everyone was guessing what planet this Ceng Niu came from.
At some point, Red Butterfly woke up and spoke of Ceng Niu’s identity.
“This Ceng Niu is from Suzaku, and he’s from the Ceng family!” The
moment this information came out, the entire planet was shocked.
The first thing that happened was the Ceng family ancestors looked
through their family registry,. They really did find someone named Ceng
Niu. However, this family member was not even 30 years old and was only
at the Foundation Establishment stage. The ancestor took the family
member and the family registry to Suzaku to prove their innocence.
As a result, rumors about Ceng Niu became a popular topic among
cultivators.
There were even more cultivators looking around trying to find the true
identity of this mysterious cultivator, but none of them succeeded in the
end.
The country of Suzaku reacted to all of this like nothing even happened,
which was very rare.
The person named Ceng Niu became the number one youngster in
Suzaku.
Despite the Ceng family saying that this Ceng Niu might not really be
named Ceng, few people believed them and many people came to visit.
This caused the Ceng Niu from the Ceng family to be terrified but also a
bit proud.
This matter suddenly surged again when the Giant Demon Clan’s young
master returned three months ago. Chi Hu’s return caused many people to
come visit, and Suzaku even sent someone to come to investigate the matter
relating to Ceng Niu.
Chi Hu didn’t say a word about Ceng Niu, and when he was pressured
by the messenger from Suzaku, he only said one thing.
“I don’t know this person’s true name, I only know that he is called
Ceng Niu. This person’s cultivation is unfathomable, and as for his grudge
with Red Butterfly, I don’t know the reason. However, from what I have
seen, it was fellow cultivator Red Butterfly who continued to act against
him. In the end, Ceng Niu was forced to act as well. If I have said any lies,
then let my soul dissipate!”
After Chi Hu said all of this, he immediately entered closed door
cultivation and refused to see visitors.
This statement was somehow leaked and spread like wildfire. This made
the name Ceng Niu resurge everywhere and made it even more famous.
Subsequently, once Red Butterfly had recovered, she sent out a message
through Suzaku saying:
“Ceng Niu, our battle is not over! I’m waiting for you to find me!”
“Ceng Niu, who the hell are you?!” This question wasn’t only in the
hearts of Chi Hu and Red Butterfly, but in everyone’s minds. Who really
was this Ceng Niu?
Although Red Butterfly had recorded a portrait of Ceng Niu, Suzaku
never released it. No one knew what Suzaku was thinking.
In a small sect in some rank 4 cultivation country, a middle-aged man
muttered to himself, “Ceng Niu, that is my dad’s name. His name was Ceng
Daniu…”
Clouds covered the sky in the area where Wang Lin entered the
Celestial Realm. Lightning flashed across the sky and rain fell endlessly.
This storm had already lasted more than a month. Very few cultivators
would come outside in this rain, and even fewer mortals.
One day, two swords flew across the sky. There was a gentle light that
blocked out the rain, and inside the light there was an old man and a young
woman.
Half of the old man’s hair was white, and wrinkles had begun to appear
on his face. The young girl was about 17 or 18 years old and was quite
beautiful.
The girl laughed. “Teacher, traveling in this rain consumes a lot of
spiritual energy, so it is a good training method.”
The old man laughed. “Correct. If you remain this diligent, you will be
able to reach the Core Formation stage within ten years!”
The girl suddenly asked, “Teacher, what cultivation level do you think
Ceng Niu have reached to be able to take an arm from Red Butterfly? Could
he have reached the legendary Soul Transformation stage?”
“Ceng Niu… is a senior far above us. How can someone like me judge
him? However, my guess is that this person is a late stage Soul Formation
cultivator instead of Soul Transformation, or else Red Butterfly wouldn’t
have just lost an arm; she would’ve died.”
A thunderous roar rang in their ears right when old man finished
speaking.
There was suddenly a lot more lightning in the sky, and within the
lightning a giant vortex appeared.
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RETURN
C ountless bolts of lightning emerged from the vortex like silver snakes
rushing out in all directions.
“Not good!” The old man’s expression greatly changed. He grabbed his
disciple and quickly backed up. At the same time, his other hand formed a
seal and an octagonal mirror appeared before him. The mirror then began to
spin rapidly
With a series of crackling sounds, countless cracks filled the mirror and
it quickly shattered.
The old man didn’t have time to feel sad for the loss. He used the
explosion from the mirror breaking to back up even more. However, the
vicious lightning was rushing toward them.
The old man’s eyes were filled with despair. He bit his lips and pushed
the girl away. “Go! Your teacher will block for you, go!”
“Teacher!” The girl’s eyes reddened and she was about to say
something.
However, just at this moment, the lightning that was rushing toward
them suddenly stopped and shrank back into an orb. At the same time, the
orb of lightning let out a bright flash, and a young man wearing white
walked out from the light.
The old man and his disciple stared dumbfoundedly at this scene. They
weren’t able to speak for a very long time.
The young man was calm when he walked out of the orb of lightning.
He took a deep breath and looked around. In the end, his gaze fell on the
old man and his disciple.
This young man in white was Wang Lin!
“Planet Suzaku, I’m back!” Wang Lin muttered to himself. He then
looked toward the old man and young woman as if they had been waiting
here to welcome him. He let out a gentle smile and asked, “Fellow
cultivator, has anything major happened in Suzaku lately?”
Wang Lin calculated that when Red Butterfly, who had lost an arm,
returned to Suzaku, it would cause some disturbance.
The old man stood before the girl. He was very cautious and
respectfully said, “Senior, many things have occurred in Suzaku lately. I
wonder which thing senior is referring to?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “Tell me everything that has
happened.”
Before the old man could speak, the girl behind him immediately said,
“The biggest thing is, of course, the person named Ceng Niu.”
“Ceng Niu?” Wang Lin was startled. He rubbed his nose and
immediately realized what it meant.
The girl ignored her master’s gaze and quickly said, “That is correct.
The biggest thing in Suzaku right now is Ceng Niu. Red Butterfly lost an
arm because of him!”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before letting out a faint smile. He had
already expected this, so he wasn’t shocked when he heard it. Instead, he
casually asked, “What does this Ceng Niu look like? Is he wanted by
Suzaku?”
The girl was about to speak when her master stopped him. The old man
carefully looked at Wang Lin and said, “Senior, Suzaku didn’t send out any
order to capture Ceng Niu.”
Wang Lin chuckled. He looked past the old man and toward the girl. He
then took out a bottle of pills from his bag, threw it forward, and smiled.
“Little girl is honest and smart, not bad, much better than your teacher. This
bottle of pills will help you reach the Core Formation stage. It’s my gift to
you.” With that, Wang Lin disappeared.
The vortex of lightning slowly dissipated with Wang Lin’s
disappearance, and rain continued to fall.
The old man took a deep breath. Even now his heart was still unstable.
Although that senior was smiling the entire time, he felt like he was before
a god. All the young man had to do was raise his hand and the old man
would have died.
The girl held the pill in her hand and curiously asked, “Teacher, what
kind of pill is this?”
The old man took the bottle and looked inside, then his expression
immediately changed when he saw the pills. He quickly poured out one pill
and sniffed it. His body quivered. He quickly put the pill back into the
bottle and put the bottle into his bag of holding. He dragged the young girl
and quickly left this place.
The young girl felt frustrated. When they were more than ten kilometers
away, she finally couldn’t hold it any longer and asked again.
The old man took a deep breath. His eyes sparkled with excitement as
he said, “Disciple, unless he took out the wrong pills, then he must be a
very powerful person. These pills are called Shattered Earth Pills. They are
very powerful pills for Core Formation cultivators. There are three pills in
this bottle. Three pills are reason enough to cause a catastrophe in our
country of Crass Water.”
The girl was dumbfounded.
These two didn’t know that most of these Shattered Earth Pills had been
devoured by Wang Lin’s mosquito beast.
Wang Lin was currently traveling toward the country of Chu near the
Sea of Devils. He had gotten his revenge and then went to the Celestial
Realm. It was time for him to go home.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “If it wasn’t for the fact that the return
cauldron had a little problem, I would have already returned a while ago. I
didn’t expect to get sent to a completely desolate planet.”
He should have returned a few days ago, but during the transfer back,
there was some sort of issue that changed the location of where he was
transferred to. He ended up getting sent to a planet without any life.
This planet wasn’t very far from Suzaku. It was dark right now, so when
Wang Lin raised his head, he could see that planet.
“This moon is in fact also a planet, but much smaller.” Wang Lin
quickly flew through the sky, leaving a trail of light.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he thought, “It is a shame I was only on the
moon for a moment before the transfer started again. Although there was no
spiritual energy there, I felt a mysterious force deep under the ground.
When my cultivation is strong enough, I need to go check it out.”
Wang Lin didn’t make any stops along the way. However, Chu was
simply too far away, so he had to use a few ancient transfer arrays to close
the distance.
As for the star compass, Wang Lin found that it could only be used in
the void or among the stars. He found that he wasn’t able to open it in
Suzaku.
“The star compass is missing a corner and is still missing a material. I
wonder if I will be able to use it in Suzuka if I have those. If I could, I
would even be able to run away from Soul Transformation cultivators.”
“Also, why hasn’t Suzaku put a bounty on my head yet?” While Wang
Lin flew, he took out the straw hat and put it on his head.
“There are many restrictions and formations in this straw hat that I can’t
activate. This time, when I return to Chu, I must spend some time to study
it. Also, with the treasure swords I got from the Da Lou Sword Sect
disciples, I will be able to add a lot more restrictions to my restriction flag.
Unfortunately, I only picked up three of those treasure swords.”
Wang Lin got one of the treasure swords when he killed a Da Lou
Sword Sect disciple. As for the other two, he found them with Chi Hu while
they were collecting bags of holding in the void.
Wang Lin let out a bitter smile. “Go into closed door cultivation to reach
the mid stage of Soul Formation, find the missing materials for the star
compass, study the straw hat, and add more restrictions to the restriction
flag. There are simply too many things to do…”
Wang Lin secretly thought, “There is also Ta Sen from the land of the
ancient god. It has been many years, and I don’t know how far he has
cultivated. I must have the power to protect myself before he can leave
there.”
Thinking about Ta Sen, Wang Lin couldn’t help but think of Tian Yunzi.
“I never would have thought that I would meet my future teacher on this
trip to the Celestial Realm. Senior Tian Yunzi is the Da Lou Sword Sect’s
enemy. The person who fought with Chi Hu and could use the killing intent
crystal is also in Tian Yunzi’s sect, I just don’t know if he is senior’s
disciple. I wonder if he will hold a grudge against me when I go there.”
Wang Lin frowned.
“The old man from the Da Lou Sword Sect is too strong. Could he be an
Ascendant cultivator? Unfortunately, I have never seen an Ascendant
cultivator, so I can’t speculate. However, from his words, he seems to be a
bit weaker than Tian Yunzi. So what exactly is the cultivation level of this
senior who is going to take me as his honorary disciple for 100 years? I
wonder if senior Tian Yunzi noticed me there.”
“The harvest is very good for this trip to the Celestial Realm. Only the
pagoda with the female corpse is going to be a bit difficult. Since I have
already agreed to senior Zhou Yi’s request, I can’t go back on my word,
most because I don’t know what the result was after senior Zhou Yi chased
that old man…” As Wang Lin flew, many thoughts went through his head.
“Rain Celestial Sword… once I return to Chu, I have to see if I can take
it out.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath before stopping and descending to the
ground. Below him was an ancient transfer array. His heart ached as he took
out a top quality spirit stone and placed it in the array. The array opened up
and he disappeared into it.
Millions of kilometers away, Wang Lin appeared. He rubbed his bag of
holding and thought, “There aren’t many top quality spirit stones left.
Luckily, there were some in the bags we found, but afters splitting them
with Chi Hu, there are only around 20 left. It is best to use them sparingly
from now on. They will definitely have use in the future.”
Wang Lin didn’t make any stops. He quickly teleported and continued
rushing home.
Time slowly passed by. One month later, Wang Lin stood before another
ancient transfer array and touched his bag of holding. He was about to take
out another top quality spirit stone when he suddenly stopped. He spread
out his divine sense to check if anyone was one around. Once he confirmed
that he was alone, he carefully took out a celestial jade.
“Celestial jades are higher quality than top quality spirit stones. I
wonder if I can use it to open the ancient transfer array.” Wang Lin
pondered for a bit before placing the celestial jade into the transfer array.
The moment the celestial jade was placed in the transfer array, it
released a light brighter than any transfer array ever had before. The
transfer array shook and countless fine cracks appeared on it.
At the same time, a faint image of a map appeared before Wang Lin.
There were a total of eight dots lit up, and one of them had rings of light
around it.
Wang Lin was stunned. Seeing that the cracks on the formation were
getting worse, he didn’t have time to think. He glanced at the map and then
pointed at one of the points that lit up.
With a boom, the formation suddenly collapsed. The moment the
transfer array collapsed, the celestial jade popped out and was caught by
Wang Lin. At the same time, Wang Lin was surrounded by a mysterious
power from the array and disappeared.
After Wang Lin disappeared, with only a gentle blow of the wind, the
ancient transfer array turned to dust, leaving behind an imprint.
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HEART TREMBLES
T his transfer gave Wang Lin the same feeling he had when he was
transferred to the Celestial Realm. However, this feeling only lasted
for a short period of time. Wang Lin appeared in an ancient transfer array
countless kilometers away.
He spread out his divine sense. Even with his mental strength, he
couldn’t help but reveal a look of fear.
This place was only 800,000 kilometers away from the Sea of Devils.
One transfer and he went past several ancient transfer arrays. Wang Lin
calculated that he must have moved millions of kilometers. The journey that
would have normally taken a month passed by in the blink of an eye. This
truly stunned Wang Lin.
He looked down at the celestial jade in his hand. It was no longer pure
white; there was a bit of grey inside it. It was now missing about 10% of the
celestial spiritual energy that was inside.
Recalling the map that appeared when he activated the transfer array,
Wang Lin suddenly understood something. Perhaps this was the real
method of using the ancient transfer arrays, and top quality spirit stones
could only open one location. By using a celestial jade, one could open up
all of the connecting transfer arrays.
“However, one transfer took 10%. Although I have quite a bit of
celestial jade, I can’t waste it like this. This isn’t transfer but wasting
celestial spiritual energy. There aren’t many people that can use celestial
jades to transfer in Suzaku…” Wang Lin mocked himself before jumping
into the air and flying forward.
The truth was very similar to what Wang Lin had thought. Although
there were people who could open transfer arrays with celestial jade, there
were simply too few of them...
Only the four Ascendant cultivators of Suzaku would not feel their
hearts ache when using a celestial jade to transfer.
While Wang Lin flew, he touched the beast trap on his right wrist.
During the second fight with Red Butterfly, the thunder toad sustained a
very grave injury that brought it to the edge of death. Although it was still
trapped inside the beast trap, it went from taking spiritual energy every few
days to every few months.
Wang Lin understood that if it wasn’t for him continuing to send
spiritual energy into the beast trap, the thunder toad would have died.
“I don’t know if Wan Er will be able to cure the thunder toad after I
return to Chu. Alas, this beast is only in this condition because of me, so I,
Wang Lin, can’t just abandon it.”
While he was thinking about this, a gentle wave came from his wrist as
if it was responding to him.
At this moment, in the Cloud Sky Sect of Chu, Li Muwan sat in the
eastern court with a zither. Her jade-like fingers moved across the zither,
creating a beautiful melody. The gentle sound waves seemed like they were
reminiscing about something.
These past 100 plus years seemed to have gone by in an instant for
Wang Lin, but for Li Muwan, it had been far too long.
The current her looked different from before; there were signs of aging
on her face. With her age, she should have turned into a pile of white bones
if not for the dew from the heaven defying bead.
“In these past 100 years, I’m still stuck at the late stage of Core
Formation… The dew you have given me no longer has any effect. I can
feel that my body is weakening day by day… If I still can’t reach the
Nascent Soul stage within 10 years, I…” Li Muwan forcibly controlled
herself to not let her tears fall.
However, the sound of the zither revealed her inner feelings. It was
filled with sadness and helplessness. Anyone who heard it would feel their
heart become heavy.
“Wang Lin… Where exactly are you…” The sadness in Li Muwan’s
eyes became even stronger. Her heart was in a lot of pain.
Her time with Wang Lin echoed in her mind. This was the only thing
she had to live for. If she didn’t have these memories, then even if her body
was fine, her heart would have already died.
“Wang Lin… maybe when you are back, we will be separated by life
and death…” Li Muwan finally wasn’t able to hold back her tears. Two
streams fell down her cheeks.
At this moment, two people stood outside the courtyard. Both of them
had heads full of white hair.
One of the old men shook his head and said, “Sect master’s zither play
contains a hint of death… alas…”
“Liu Fei, in these past 100 years, sect master has failed to break into the
Nascent Soul stage three times even though she took many pills. If it wasn’t
for the fact that she wanted to see that person one more time, then she
would have died 30 years ago when she failed to break through again…”
“Song Qing, the person you are referring to… you think he is still
alive?” A cold figure appeared in Liu Fei’s mind, causing his body to
quiver. Even after 100 years, he couldn’t forget what had happened.
Song Qing pondered for a bit and sighed. “100 years ago he was at the
early stage of Nascent Soul. How could he be dead? My guess is that now
he has reached the late stage of Nascent Soul.” His fear was much deeper
than Liu Fei’s. The scene from back then often woke him in his sleep.
That scene had became his inner demon.
“Alas, even if he has reached the late stage of Nascent Soul, he won’t be
able to save the Sky Cloud Sect…” Liu Fei’s face was filled with bitterness.
Song Qing pondered for a long time before letting out a bitter smile.
“That foreign cultivator wiped out the Blue Sky Sect three days ago. I
wonder who will be next…”
Liu Fei bitterly said, “Even the lord messenger was scared away by this
person’s techniques. My Cloud Sky Sect’s fate has already been set.
“Of the four late stage Nascent Soul senior elders, elder Liu Chang died
30 years ago when he failed to reach the Soul Formation stage, and now
whether elder Gong Sun will live or die is unknown…”
Just at this moment, the zither music stopped, and from within the
courtyard came Li Muwan’s gentle voice.
“Two seniors, please come in to talk. Wan Er is not feeling well, so I
won’t be coming out.”
Liu Fei and Song Qing quickly replied. They then looked at each other
before quickly entering the courtyard.
Li Muwan stared at the zither. She shook head and then looked toward
the two.
Liu Fei had a complex expression on his face as he said, “Sect master,
your health is important. Playing the zither is a strain on your mind.”
Li Muwan let out a sigh and then smiled. “My body is already too weak.
Even if I don’t play the zither, I won’t live for more than ten years.”
Liu Fei secretly sighed.
Li Muwan calmly said, “Any news on elder Gong Sun?”
“Elder Gong Sun went to find that foreign cultivator seven days ago and
still hasn’t returned. I’m afraid…” Song Qing’s eyes were filled with
sadness. He didn’t continue speaking.
Li Muwan pondered for a bit. After a long time, she let out a sad smile
and said, “Have you guys found any information about where that cultivator
is from?”
Liu Fei whispered, “We only know that this person doesn’t look that old
and uses various poisonous insects. He is also covered in a bloodthirsty
aura. One month ago, he suddenly appeared inside Chu. He destroyed three
sects within seven days, and three days ago the Blue Sky Sect was
destroyed. Only a few outer disciples who were out visiting their families
are left.”
Li Muwan stared out the window. After a long time, she was about to
speak, but her face suddenly became red. Her body started trembling and
she began to cough violently.
Liu Fei and Song Qing quickly revealed concerned looks.
Li Muwan covered her mouth with her right hand. Only after coughing
for a while did she finally stop. She looked at the shocking red blood in her
hand. She wiped it away and said, “In a few days, when I’m feeling better,
I’ll return your soul essence bloods. All of you should run away afterward.”
“Sect master!” Liu Fei and Song Qin both spoke at the same time. Their
eyes were filled with sadness. Although both of their soul essence bloods
were in Li Muwan’s hands, she had never used them against them. Instead,
she always treated them like her seniors. Neither of them were made of
wood, and the sliver of discontent they had with her had long disappeared.
“Sect master, Ouyang Zi’s life extension pill has already been in
research for several years. Once he succeeds, you will be able to live
longer!”
Li Muwan shook her head and said, “There is no way. Even if it could
help, it would only extend my life by a few years. I could feel my body
aging in these past 10 years. Maybe in a few years all of my hair will have
turned white… moreover, this disaster is something the Cloud Sky Sect
won’t be able to escape from...”
Song Qing bitterly said, “Sect master, we can get help from the Giant
Demon Sect. This foreign cultivator scared away the Giant Demon Sect’s
messenger, so they have to act. All we have to do is hold out until then.”
“Giant Demon Clan...” Li Muwan gently whispered. She shook her
head. “The Giant Demon Clan only see us as a tools for alchemy… also, the
matter between Ceng Niu and the Giant Demon Clan’s young master has
them in a bind, so they probably won’t have time to bother with us.”
Liu Fei said, “Ceng Niu! Alas, if it wasn’t for this person, then the Giant
Demon Clan wouldn’t have just abandoned us.”
Song Qing mockingly said, “If only Ceng Niu could come to my
country, then this disaster would be resolved.” Song Qing only said it to
mock himself; he didn’t even think that there was a 1 in 10,000 chance it
could happen.
Liu Fei bitterly smiled. “Ceng Niu, that is a senior that could even take
an arm off Red Butterfly. I’m afraid he probably hasn’t even heard of Chu.”
Li Muwan whispered, “You guys can leave and pass on my intent to the
two grand elders in closed door cultivation. Once I have returned your soul
essence bloods, all of you should escape this place...”
Liu Fei asked, “Sect master, what about you? How about you come with
us?”
Li Muwan revealed deep sadness in her eyes. At this moment, there was
no fear in her heart. Even if the Cloud Sky Sect was doomed, she wasn’t
willing to leave. Even if she dies, she must die here. This was her
agreement with Wang Lin.
She didn’t speak but gently shook her head. She looked out toward the
blue sky outside and Wang Lin’s image appeared in her mind.
“Big brother Wang…”
A fist-sized creature flew out of from Li Muwan’s brow. It hovered
around for a bit before landing on the zither.
Li Muwan’s hand rubbed the small creature’s head as she whispered,
“Little Ling, where is your master?”
Wang Lin didn’t stop at all during this 800,000 kilometer trip. He stood
on the edge of the Sea of Devils looking toward Chu, and for some reason
his heart trembled slightly.
He had never felt trembling like this before; this was the first time it
ever happened.
“Inner demon? Not possible. With my cultivation, a normal inner
demon could never enter my origin soul.” While Wang Lin thought about it,
he walked into the Sea of Devils.
“I haven’t seen Wan Er in many years. I should buy something for her…
” Wang Lin let out a faint smile.
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I… AM WANG LIN (1)
H e quickly charged toward the Sea of Devils.

Along the way, Wang Lin didn’t slow down at all. After passing
through several transfer arrays, he appeared 10,000 kilometers from a city.
This city was called Devil Rebel. It was one of the ten main cities of the
Sea of Devils. This one was ranked third among the ten main cities. It was
countless times larger than any city Wang Lin had seen before.
There were some descriptions of the city on the map Wang Lin
possessed, but all this information was from before the Sea of Devils was
invaded. There were many new powers mixed in, so Wang Lin didn’t know
the exact political situation here.
However, his purpose wasn’t to cause trouble but to simply buy some
gifts for Li Muwan.
After paying a few low quality spirit stones, Wang Lin entered Devil
Rebel city.
There were many cultivators inside the city, making the place very
lively. With the straw hat on his head, Wang Lin looked around and let out a
smile. There was a very eye catching five story building a bit into the
distance with the three words “Treasure Refining Pavilion” on it.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before walking toward this pavilion.
After entering the pavilion, he immediately went up to the second floor.
Nothing on the second floor caught his eye, so he went to the third floor.
On the third floor sat a middle-aged man who was reading an ancient
scroll and enjoying himself. When he saw Wang Lin, he put down the scroll
and smiled. “Hello customer. What would you like to buy?”
Wang Lin looked around and said, “A pill recipe.”
The middle-aged man smiled and said, “Our Treasure Refining Pavilion
has many pill recipes. I wonder what kind does customer want?”
Wang Lin sat on a chair next to the middle-aged man and said, “Rank 5
or higher.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes became serious. He quickly stood up and
poured Wang Lin a cup of tea, then he said, “Rank 5 pill recipes are very
expensive. Our Treasure Refining Pavilion here only has three. Please wait
while I get them for you.”
With that, the man quickly went up some stairs. Not long after, he
quickly came back down with three boxes. Along with him was an old man
with a very serious expression who was emitting waves of spiritual energy.
The old man calmly looked at Wang Lin and silently pondered.
Wang Lin casually looked at the old man before moving his gaze toward
the boxes in the middle-aged man’s hand.
The middle-aged man put the boxes down and smiled. “Of the three
rank 5 pill recipes, two of them are from Chu’s Cloud Sky Sect, and the
other is from Da Mo’s End of the World Sect. This is the jade containing the
effect of the pills. Please look at it, customer.“ With that, he turned his hand
and three jades appeared. He placed them on top of the boxes.
Wang Lin picked up each jade one by one. They only contained the
effect of the pills but not the recipes. The recipes were inside the boxes.
Back before Wang Lin left the Cloud Sky Sect, he had already seen all
of the rank 5 pill recipes from the Cloud Sky Sect, so after casually looking
through those two jades, he turned his attention to the one from the End of
the World Sect.
After a long time, Wang Lin put down the jade and said, “I want this
Return to Origin pill recipe from the End of the World Sect. Does your
Treasure Refining Pavilion have any rank 6 pill recipes?”
The middle-aged man hesitated and looked toward the old man. The old
man nodded. The middle-aged man then quickly smiled and said, “A rank 6
pill is priceless. My Treasure Refining Pavilion only has one, and it will be
sold at the Sea of Devils auction that happens every ten years. If customer
wants it, how about waiting two months? Two months from now is when
the auction will start.”
Wang Lin frowned. “Never mind. How much for this rank 5 pill
recipe?”
The middle-aged man smiled and said, “Customer, do you want to
exchange an item for it, or will you buy it with spirit stones?”
Wang Lin responded, “Spirit stones.”
The middle-aged revealed a complex expression and said, “This-- Most
items that have reached a certain value are not sold for spirit stones…”
Wang Lin frowned. He stood up, slapped his bag of holding, and threw
out one item. Then he took the box containing the jade and started climbing
down the stairs.
The old man was startled and subconsciously took a step forward, but
he was stopped by a cold aura that came out of Wang Lin’s straw hat.
The old man was suddenly startled, and his Nascent Soul was almost
destroyed. He stumbled backwards and no longer dared to try to stop Wang
Lin.
The middle-aged man caught the item Wang Lin had tossed. He only
took one look before his body began to tremble. He revealed a look of
disbelief.
“This is… half of a top quality spirit stone…”
To Wang Lin’s understanding, half of a top quality spirit stone was
enough for a rank 5 pill recipe. Also, Wang Lin didn’t even give half, it was
more like 1/4th.
In these past few days, someone wearing a straw hat went to many
shops in many cities buying pill recipes.
In the beginning, most of the stores gave a fair price, but the price for
each new store became higher and higher. Then there was one store that
gave out a sky high price, and when the sale failed, they tried to use force.
However, they were only met with destruction.
After that, a rumor saying that the cultivator with the straw hat was a
Soul Formation cultivator spread. This was good for Wang Lin because at
least it made it much easier to buy pill recipes than before.
In ten days’ time, Wang Lin arrived at the border of Chu and the Sea of
Devils with the help of ancient transfer arrays. During this time, he
managed to obtain a total of eight rank 5 cultivation pill recipes.
“When Wan Er sees these recipes, she will definitely happy.” Wang Lin
let out a smile. After he entered Chu, he took off the straw hat and no longer
hid himself.
However, just as Wang Lin entered Chu, his expression suddenly
changed. His eyes became cold as he looked into the distance toward the
Cloud Sky Sect and lightly said, “He is courting death!” Then he
Zhang Bai was a name, and this name in the rank 5 country of Puli
meant bloody murder.
The genius was from Puli’s Insect Demon Sect, and he was a late stage
Nascent Soul cultivator. Then for some reason, he stole the sacred text of
the Insect Demon Sect and betrayed his sect.
The Insect Demon Sect chased after him, but he always managed to slip
away. Although they managed to seriously injure him, many disciples were
killed along the way.
Eventually, under the pursuit of a Soul Formation cultivator, Zhang Bai
escaped into the Nine Ghost Desolate Valley. After escaping from the Soul
Formation cultivator, he lived there for 100 years.
No one knew how he had lived through those 100 years, but by the time
he came out, he had reached the Soul Formation stage. What was even
scarier was that he had tamed countless poisonous insects.
The moment he appeared, he killed his way to the Insect Demon Clan.
Surrounded by his mass of insects, even Soul Formation cultivators died to
him.
Even knowing that there were mid stage and late stage Soul Formation
cultivators in the Insect Demon Sect, he still came. It was very obvious how
arrogant this person was.
Eventually, this person was being hunted again, but by a mid stage Soul
Formation cultivator this time he. He lured his senior of his former sect into
the Nine Ghost Desolate Valley and then both of them disappeared.
Thirty years later, Zhang Bai came out of the Nine Ghost Desolate
Valley again. Although he was still at the early stage of Soul Formation, his
senior was nowhere to be found.
This person seemed to have given up on getting revenge on his sect and
left his home country. He traveled around, committing many vile acts
wherever he went. It could be said that countless cultivators died by his
hand.
Even mid stage Soul Formation cultivators had a headache when
dealing with him. This was because he seemed to have cultivated some
technique that made him impossible to kill. Every time they thought they
killed him, it was just one of his insect clones.
Eventually, this person obtained a Rain Cauldron and became one of the
people to enter the Celestial Realm.
In the Celestial Realm, he traveled unopposed until he messed with
someone he couldn’t mess with and failed to frame Wang Lin. In the end,
he lost several clones before being forced to return using the Return
Cauldron.
It could be said that he was the first person from Suzaku to return.
When he came back, he also met the same problem Wang Lin had and
was set off course. He was luckier than Wang Lin, though; he landed
directly in Suzaku.
However, he landed in the Sea of Devils.
Because he had lost too many insects in the Celestial Realm, he began
killing again when he was inside the Sea of Devils. Almost every cultivator
he met was killed by him.
After absorbing the essence of all those cultivators, his insects began to
reproduce and he traveled to Chu.
The reason he had wiped out so many sects was of course to feed his
insects. The flesh of mortals wasn’t enough for his insects, which was why
Chu had to deal with this calamity now
When the messenger from the Giant Demon Clan saw Zhang Bai come
to Chu, he secretly complained. Although he was also a Soul Formation
cultivator, he didn’t break through from his own understanding but
absorbed another’s understanding. In terms of power, he could bully
Nascent Soul cultivators, but compared to someone powerful like Zhang
Bai, he could only only run.
Zhang Bai was currently standing on top of a mountain, surrounded by
countless insects. He looked with bloodshot eyes toward a sect in the
distance.
“The Cloud Sky Sect… this is the number one sect in this country of
Chu, and it is good at alchemy. Hmph, after today, all of those pills will
belong to me. From what I heard from the other sects, the sect master is a
beauty. I want to see if she will still be beautiful after she has been invaded
by my insects.” Zhang Bai flew toward the sect.
The howling of insects was very intimidating.
“Several days ago, I fed on a late stage Nascent Soul junior from the
Cloud Sky Sect. That junior said that Wang Lin wouldn’t forgive me when
he died. Hmph, who is this Wang Lin, and why have I never heard of him?
Also, Chu is a mere rank 3 cultivation country; there is no way for a Soul
Formation cultivator to exist. This Wang Lin is only a slightly above
average late stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and I kill them as I see them.
Hmph, I have even killed quite a few Soul Formation cultivators.
Zhan Bai sneered. “After wiping out this country of Chu, I’ll kill my
way back to the Nine Ghost Desolate Valley. This time, I must let the insect
king be born. Once the insect king has entered my body, I’ll be able to reach
the mid stage of Soul Formation. Ceng Niu, I want to see if you can still
beat me then!”
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I n Zhan Bai’s eyes, the trip to the Celestial Realm was his disgrace.
Ceng Niu was a nobody who dared to ignore him. If that Ceng Niu had
helped him, they would have easily killed the person chasing him.
“I didn’t think that Ceng Niu could take an arm from Red Butterfly.
Now that person is famous throughout Suzaku. Hmph, that fame should
have been mine. Just you wait, Ceng Niu, one day we will have our fight!”
Zhan Bai sneered but soon he frowned and muttered, “Ceng Niu’s
thunder toad is a natural enemy to my insects, so it will be a bit difficult.”
His eyes lit up and he made up his mind. This time, he had to go deeper into
the Nine Ghost Desolate Valley and get the king insect. With the insect
king, even the thunder toad will lose its effect.
“It is smarter if I don’t anger Ceng Niu before that happens. If that
person was able to take an arm off Red Butterfly, then his cultivation level
must not really be early stage Soul Formation like he shows on the surface.
However, Suzaku is very large. Even if I want to mess with him, it will be
hard to locate him.” Zhan Bai snorted. After just the blink of an eye, he
arrived outside of the Cloud Sky Sect.
The Cloud Sky Sect was surrounded by white clouds. These clouds
were not natural but a sect protection formation. Not only did this formation
protect the sect, it also had the ability to hide spiritual energy fluctuations
from within.
Zhan Bai floated in the sky and looked at the clouds for a bit. He let out
a smile of contempt and shouted, “Juniors of the Cloud Sky Sect, listen
well. Open up the sect protection formation, bring out all your pills, and
your sect master is to come out to greet me personally.”
The Cloud Sky Sect was completely silent. After a while, a weak and
gentle voice came of the Cloud Sky Sect. However, the voice was filled
with determination.
“Senior is a Soul Formation cultivator; why make it difficult on a small
sect like our. If there is any need for pills, then please ask us. My Cloud Sky
Sect will do its best to fulfill you needs.”
Zhan Bai revealed a mocking expression and said, “Oh? I guess you are
the Cloud Sky Sect’s sect master.”
“Junior is the Cloud Sky Sect’s sect master. Senior, please don’t make it
difficult for a small sect like ours…” Li Muwan’s voice continued. It was
still as alluring as it was in the past and was filled with gentleness.
Zhan Bai snorted and said, “I have to see just what kind of beauty this
sect master of the Cloud Sky Sect is.” With that, he reached toward the
white clouds and made a grabbing motion.
With a series of crackling sounds, the white clouds quickly collapsed.
but they quickly formed again.
“What is this? This formation is mysterious. It wasn’t placed by your
Cloud Sky Sect?” Zhan Bai’s eyes lit up.
Li Muwan let out a sigh and said, “Senior, this formation was placed by
the Giant Demon Clan to protect my Cloud Sky Sect. Consider giving Giant
Demon Clan some face and not make it difficult for us.”
“Giant Demon Clan…” Zhan Bai pondered for a bit before waving his
hand. All of the insects around him attacked the clouds.
A wave of munching sounds came from the white clouds. This sound
eventually got so loud that it covered up the humming of the insects.
“What about the Giant Demon Clan? Even if Chi Hu himself comes, he
won’t get angry with me over a mere Cloud Sky Sect.” Zhan Bai smiled and
reached out again.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the one of the white clouds collapsed, causing all of
the other clouds to disappear as well. A shock wave spread out, and within
the shockwave a ray of light disappeared.
As the white cloud disappeared, a series of buildings made of spirit
stone appeared before Zhan Bai.
Looking at the endless rows of buildings made of spirit stone that didn’t
seem to end, Zhan Bai’s eyes bulged out. He looked for a very long time
before letting out a laugh and said, “This Cloud Sky Sect is simply too rich;
it is made of spirit stones. Although this scale can’t match the Celestial
Realm, there aren’t many places like this in Suzaku. Haha, from today
onward, this place is mine!”
The sect protection formation was easily destroyed. The people inside
the Cloud Sky Sect were filled with despair.
Zhan Bai took one step and entered the Cloud Sky Sect. He was
surrounded by a 100-foot-thick wall of insects. Some of the female
disciples with lower cultivation levels were so scared that they started
crying.
Zhan Bai reached out. A few of the Cloud Sky Sect disciples were
caught by an invisible force. A group of insects broke off from the horde
and jumped onto the disciples. Miserable screams quickly echoed as the
disciples were covered by the insects. The insect were crawling all over
them, and some of them had even entered their bodies.
Shrill screams landed in the ears of the Cloud Sky Sect’s disciples.
These screams almost tore their hearts apart.
“Stop!!” Li Muwan jumped up into the air. Around her stood several
people. They all stared at Zhan Bai with ugly expressions.
Zhan Bai let out a mischievous smile. He waved his hand and the shrill
scream from the disciples became even louder. A few seconds later, the
insects came out of their bodies. The disciples suddenly became very weak
and fell from the sky.
Li Muwan’s face went pale; she could only stare dumbfoundedly at the
disciples. Blood leaked out from the corner of her mouth, her body
trembled, and her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Zhan Bai.
With her personality, it was very rare for her to look at someone like
that.
Zhan Bai’s gaze landed on Li Muwan. He said, “Not bad. You really are
a beauty. What is your name?”
Li Muwan remained silent.
“Oh? Not going to speak? That’s too bad.” Zhan Bai let out a smile and
waved his hand. The insects around him spread out and covered the entire
Cloud Sky Sect.
Zhan Bai only needed to wave his hand and the insects would jump on
any living thing and devour it. Although these insects were only the size of
a thumb, they were extremely bloodthirsty.
If one looked closely, they would see that Zhan Bai’s eyes were almost
exactly the same as these insects’.
“Stop… my name is Li Muwan…” A wave of shame filled Li Muwan.
She had no choice; she couldn’t just watch the disciples of the Cloud Sky
Sect die.
A few days ago, she started sending disciples away, but there were still
thousands that decided to stay. The reason these people stayed was because
they saw the Cloud Sky Sect as their home. They were willing to fight for
their home. Even if they died, they wouldn’t regret it.
Even Liu Fei and Song Qing, the two late stage Nascent Soul head
elders, decided to stay.
A white-haired old man took a step forward, blocking Li Muwan, and
said to Zhan Bai, “Senior, if you have any request, please speak!”
Zhan Bai’s eyes lit up. He stared at the old man and said, with contempt,
“My demands? My demand is very simple. I’m going to kill all of you, take
all the pills, and seal this place to be my personal palace… As for you, your
name is Li Muwan? You are very pretty and have a certain grace to you.
You can be my maid.”
One of the Nascent Soul cultivators who was an old woman shouted,
“You go too far!” She was able to reach the Nascent Soul stage because of
Li Muwan. When Zhan Bai spoke those words, she lost herself in anger,
forgetting the difference in cultivation levels, so she shouted out loud.
Zhan Bai’s expression darkened. His eyes became bloodshot as he said,
“It looks like I was too kind. Okay, I’ll destroy the Cloud Sky Sect!” With
that, he waved his right hand and the surrounding insects started to attack
everyone.
As for the old woman, when Zhan Bai waved his hand, many insects
attacked her. She let out miserable screams. Even her Nascent Soul was
devoured.
This scene shook everyone’s hearts.
Miserable screams filled the Cloud Sky Sect. Li Muwan let out a sad
smile. She then coughed out a mouthful of blood and bit her lower lip.
Even the elders around her were attacked by countless insects. Each of
them tried their best to resist, but even the two late stage Nascent soul
elders were having a lot of trouble..
These insects were very strange. No treasures or spells seemed to have
any effect on them.
At this moment, aside from Li Muwan, everyone in the Cloud Sky Sect
was fighting with the insects.
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. Her eyes were filled with despair.
Zhan Bai looked at Li Muwan with interest. He rubbed his chin and
said, “To be honest, I have wiped out many sects, and you are the fourth
female sect master. Although your cultivation isn’t very good, you would
make a good host for my parasites.”
With that, he pointed at her and a drop of blood suddenly flew out of his
finger. The drop of blood turned into a vicious insect that jumped toward Li
Muwan.
However, as soon as the insect leapt at her, a black mass appeared on
her forehead. The black mass turned into the shape of the small creature
which devoured the blood insect.
The blood insect was screaming miserably at first, but that sound slowly
faded. The small creature floated around Li Muwan and stared viciously at
Zhan Bai.
Zhan Bai was shocked. He looked at the small creature and whispered,
“Soul beast?”
Li Muwan pondered. She looked toward the distance and whispered,
“Big brother Wang, let us meet in the next life…”
“Big brother Wang? Hahah, could it be that Wang, what was it, Lin?”
Zhan Bai let out a laugh. After arriving in Chu, he had heard the name
Wang Lin from quite a few people. He even heard it from members of the
other sects as they died.
“Your country of Chu is very strange. This Wang Lin seems to be very
famous. Who exactly is he?” Zhan Bai let out a loud laugh. His laugh was
filled with arrogance. His eyes lit up and he said, with contempt, “I’m now
really curious about who this Wang Lin really is. I’m also curious about
how you managed to make all of these Nascent Soul cultivators willing to
die with you with your cultivation level.”
“Because she is my woman. I… am Wang Lin!” a cold voice spoke
from behind Zhan Bai.
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A t the same time as the voice appeared, countless black wandering

souls arrived like demons descending from the sky and charged
toward the insects.
Several insects had already drilled into Liu Fei’s body. His eyes were
filled with despair when a cold wind blew over him. The insects inside his
body came out and ran like they had just met their natural predator.
Liu Fei was startled. His gaze fell on a not-so-large figure behind Zhan
Bai.
“It is him…”
Song Qing’s eyes were bloodshot. He had used up almost all of his
spiritual energy, but the insects kept coming wave after wave. He let out a
sad smile. He was almost out of spiritual energy, and he didn’t even have
time to take out pills. After pausing for just a moment, the insects covered
his body.
The pain was driving him mad. He let out a pitiful smile and was about
to explode his Nascent Soul when a cold wind blew by. His body trembled.
The insects inside and outside of his body all screamed and quickly fled.
Song Qing was startled. He looked at the 70% foreign but 30% familiar
figure behind Zhan Bai.
“It is him…”
At this moment, the two remaining late stage Nascent Soul head elders
also felt the cold wind. They were also startled and then they saw that
figure.
“It is him…”
All of the Cloud Sky Sect disciples that were still alive felt a cold wind
enter their bodies, and then the insects all screamed while they escaped.
“It is him…” Almost all of the disciples raised their heads and saw that
person.
Li Muwan stared at the person behind Zhan Bai. She couldn’t stop the
tears in her eyes. Although Wang Lin’s figure was a bit different from 100
years ago, she was able to immediately recognize him.
“Wang Lin…”
Zhan Bai quivered ever so slightly. Up until now, he didn’t notice that
person at all, meaning that his cultivation level was higher than his.
He suddenly turned and saw Wang Lin. His face was filled with
disbelief. He subconsciously took a few steps back and shouted, “You…
Ceng Niu!”
The entire Cloud Sky Sect was about to reach a boiling point when
Zhan Bai shouted the name “Ceng Niu.”
“Ceng Niu!!” Very few in the Cloud Sky Sect didn’t know this name.
The most famous person in Suzaku right now was Ceng Niu!
“Ceng Niu!!” Some of the lower ranked disciples were filled with
shock.
“Ceng Niu!” Liu Fei was completely stunned.
“Ceng Niu!” Song Qing felt his mind shaking.
The two late stage Nascent Soul head elders’ eyes glowed like they had
never glowed before.
Wang Lin’s eyes became very cold. This coldness had only ever
appeared when he was killing the Teng family. This coldness meant that
Wang Lin’s anger had reached its peak and he was about to kill.
“It is you who wants to wipe out the Cloud Sky Sect…” Wang Lin’s
voice was as cold as the cold winds of the underworld.
This cold wind landed on Zhan Bai’s body. To him, it felt colder than
any wind he had ever experienced before. Wang Lin, who was able to take
Red Butterfly’s arm, appeared behind Zhan Bai without being noticed. This
shocked Zhan Bai greatly.
Before the battle even started, he already had thoughts of retreating.
Zhan Bai said, “Ceng… Ceng Niu, I didn’t know you were from the
Cloud Sky Sect. This time I was reckless…”
“Reckless?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he suddenly charged forward.
The restriction flag came out of his bag of holding and turned into a black
fog that charged toward Zhan Bai.
Zhan Bai’s expression changed. He immediately backed up.
“Reckless?” Wang Lin let out a mad laugh. His hand formed a seal and
then pointed forward. Dragons made of the restriction fog came out from
the black fog and gathered before Wang Lin, condensing into a lance!
This lance was able to even shock Red Butterfly. She had to use her life
treasure to defend against it.
The moment the lance appeared, the sky darkened. Black fog covered
the sky, and all of the insects let out sharp shrills as if they had met their
natural enemy.
Zhan Bai’s expression changed greatly. He continued to back up.
Wang Lin grabbed the lance and chased after Zhan Bai.
“Time!” Wang Lin let out a shout and nine carvings immediately flew
out. They each grew into the size of a real person in the air and spread out.
Zhan Bai’s retreating body suddenly slowed down!
“Reckless?”
During this pause, Wang Lin’s lance lunged forward with a thunderous
roar.
Zhan Bai let out a roar. His hand formed a seal and the image of a
centipede suddenly appeared on his forehead. Countless legs appeared all
over Zhan Bai’s body, forming a cocoon around him.
The power of the lance could move the heavens and earth.
Bang!
With a bang, the lance landed upon the flesh cocoon. The restriction fog
drilled into the cocoon viciously. The flesh cocoon immediately collapsed,
and at that moment, Zhan Bai quickly backed out from the cocoon. He
coughed out a large mouthful of blood.
There were countless maggots squirming inside this blood; it would
make anyone’s skin crawl.
“Ceng Niu!! Don’t push me too far!” Zhan Bai’s eyes were completely
bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse. He was completely shaken. The
domain inside Wang Lin’s lance made his injuries even worse. If it wasn’t
for his domain being so special, he would have been heavily wounded by
Wang Lin already.
“Bully? Then today I’m going to bully you!” Wang Lin’s eyes were still
cold. His right hand suddenly pointed forward and a very ordinary-looking
ray of spiritual energy shot toward Zhan Bai.
“Domain attack!!” His expression was very ugly. Without any
hesitation, he turned around with the intention to escape.
How could Wang Lin let him escape? He quickly chased after Zhan Bai
and pointed at him. The surrounding wandering souls immediately came
from all directions to stop him from retreating.
Zhan Bai’s face was ashen. He was about to escape with teleportation
when Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He swiped his hand down and, with a loud
tearing sound, a spatial rift appeared.
The spatial rift appear right as Zhan Bai was about to teleport. If he
really did teleport, then he would be torn in half by the spatial rift.
“Madman!” Zhan Bai was terrified. He quickly stopped his
teleportation.
As cold winds blew out from the rift, the ground began to crack and the
surrounding spiritual energy was sucked into it.
Zhan Bai had seen crazy people, and he had killed Soul Formation
cultivators before, but he was terrified of Wang Lin right now. Wang Lin
had the most combat experience out of all the people he had faced.
Just tearing open a rift was something all Soul Formation cultivators
could do. However, it was the first time Zhan Bai had seen it used to
prevent teleportation.
Opening such a big rift would cause Chu to lose its spiritual energy,
meaning that this was simply too crazy.
Wang Lin’s eyes were still cold. As he continued to move toward, he
pointed at the sky. Rings of light suddenly appeared behind him, forming a
giant black and white scroll.
“You are lucky. You are going to be the second offering to the life and
death domain!” Wang Lin’s voice was cold. His right hand pointed at Zhan
Bai as he said, “Changes of life and death!”
The scroll behind him seemed to be disturbed by a giant hand and was
opened. The scroll covered more than ten kilometers and looked very
majestic. Even the spatial rift closed before the power of the scroll.
Slivers of grey mist spread out from the scroll.
This was the first time he had used his domain at full power. He used all
he had learned and understood about life and death and the heavenly
reincarnation cycle in this attack.
Zhan Bai secretly complained, but he was a proud person. His eyes
were completely bloodshot as he slapped his bag of holding, causing a
swarm of red insects to appear.
Zhan Bai shouted, “Ceng Niu, there is no death grudge between us.
Why must you go so far!? I only killed a few disciples of your Cloud Sky
Sect!”
“Now there is!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he pointed at Zhan Bai. A
thunderous roar came from the scroll and a vortex appeared. The vortex was
surrounded by thick, grey fog.
If one looked closely, they would see people’s faces within the vortex.
All of them were people who had died by Wang Lin’s hand.
This was Wang Lin’s life and death domain. It was another heavenly
reincarnation cycle, his own cycle. Unless Zhan Bai’s domain had also
reached the mid stage of Soul Formation, then resistance was futile.
The bugs beside Zhan Bai all let out miserable screams before dropping
toward the ground. Every single bug was caught by a mass of gray gas and
absorbed into the vortex.
Zhan Bai’s bloodshot eyes revealed a hint of his very well hidden fear.
He let out a roar and pointed at his forehead. The centipede appeared again,
and a rainbow-colored gas appeared on his forehead.
This gas in almost an instant turned in a 100-meter-long centipede.
What was most scary about this centipede was that there was another head
under its head, and that head looked just like Zhan Bai.
This was his origin soul!
Back when he was in the Nine Ghost Desolate Valley, he fused with the
soul of this beast to reach the Soul Formation stage. The domain he
comprehended was the way of the insect beast! He used the body of a beast
to use the power of the heavens. The heavens were cruel; humans could kill
beasts, so beast could kill humans. Humans could eat beasts, so beasts could
eat humans.
If humans could become immortals, then that meant that beasts could
also become immortals.
Why would humans be the root of it all? Zhan Bai’s Dao was to use the
soul of a beast as the root.
The moment his origin soul appeared, he let out a roar and left his body.
It flew up into the air, opened its mouth, and charged toward the vortex.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he said, “Arrogant!”
With a boom, the vortex suddenly expanded and devoured Zhan Bai’s
origin soul like the ruthless heavens. Waves of miserable screams came
from within, but they soon faded. The scroll disappeared and everything
returned back to normal like nothing had ever happened.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and Zhan Bai’s body collapsed into a
pile of flesh and blood. There were maggots everywhere inside his body,
releasing a very foul smell.
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W ith a frown on his face, Wang Lin pointed at the corpse. He

created a ball of fire from thin air and launched it at the body.
There was a series of sizzling sounds, which were followed by the noise of
maggots shrilling before they turned to dust.
There was only a bag of holding left on the ground. Wang Lin’s eyes lit
up as he picked up the bag. He made a strange expression after scanning the
bag. There were no items inside the bag; it was filled with insects.
He pondered for a bit before placing a restriction on the bag. After
putting the bag away, he disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was above the Cloud Sky Sect. He then slowly
descended.
Li Muwan stared at Wang Lin. Her eyes were filled with tears of
excitement. Just as she was about to speak, she started coughing violently
and fell over.
Wang Lin quickly arrived beside Li Muwan and hugged her. After
quickly tapping at a few spots on her body, his expression changed. His face
darkened and he shouted, “Liu Fei, Song Qing, seal the sect! No one is
allowed to leave before I come out!” Wang Lin quickly flew toward the
eastern courtyard with Li Muwan in his arms.
Liu Fei and Song Qing quickly responded and went to do what they
were told.
A huge curtain of light covered the Cloud Sky Sect, and the sect became
hidden from prying eyes once again.
The lucky disciples that survived all received orders to not go outside.
They were all happy to follow that order.
Because they couldn’t go anywhere, they were all talking amongst
themselves. Their topics basically all revolved around the name “Ceng
Niu.”
After Liu Fei and Song Qing finished talking, they looked at each other.
Both could see the excitement and fear in each other’s eyes.
The excitement was because the Cloud Sky Sect had been saved and
that Wang Lin was the famous Ceng Niu.
The fear was from Wang Lin’s return. After all, even now they couldn’t
forget the bloody scene they had witnessed back then.
The two of them flew toward the eastern courtyard but didn’t dare to get
too close. The two head elders who had much higher statuses than them had
already arrived and were sitting outside waiting for Wang Lin.
Inside the loft, Wang Lin sat cross-legged before Li Muwan. The
current Li Muwan’s face was very pale, her body was very weak, and she
was surrounded by a deathly aura.
Wang Lin stared at Li Muwan with a very serious expression. After a
while, he clenched his teeth and took out several top quality spirit stones
and placed them around her. Then he started to send spiritual energy into Li
Muwan.
Time quickly passed, and three days later, Wang Lin was still frowning.
He had been channeling spiritual energy into Li Muwan non-stop for three
days. If it was before he had reached the Soul Formation stage, he would
have exhausted his spiritual energy by now. However, to a Soul Formation
cultivator, this was not a big deal.
At some point, Li Muwan started to regain some color on her face.
On the night of the third day, she opened her eyes. When she opened her
eyes, she saw Wang Lin before her and revealed a happy smile.
Li Muwan whispered, “Big brother Wang…”
Wang Lin secretly sighed and smiled. “It is not a big deal. I’m just
sending spiritual energy into your body. Once your body is better, I’ll help
you reach the Nascent Soul stage!”
Li Muwan smiled. Her smile was filled with happiness. She shook her
head and asked, “Are you still going to leave?”
Wang Lin solemnly said, “I’m not going anywhere for now.”
Li Muwan’s eyes lit up as she whispered, “Really?”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Really! Wan Er, you just got a bit better, so
rest.”
Li Muwan gradually fell asleep while leaning on Wang Lin’s shoulder.
Even after she fell asleep, the smile never left her face. That smile had
never appeared on her face in the past 100 years.
After a long time, Wang Lin gently carried Li Muwan to her bed. He
placed her on the bed, covered her up, and walked out of the loft.
When he was outside, his expression immediately darkened.
There was a total of seven people sitting outside waiting for him. Aside
from the two late stage Nascent Soul head elders, Liu Fei and Song Qing,
there was Ouyang Zi and two other Nascent Soul elders who had reached
the Nascent Soul stage in the last 100 years.
The moment Wang Lin walked out, the seven of them opened their eyes
and stood up. None of the dared to breath. Memories of what Wang Lin did
in the past still haunted them, and now he had appeared before them even
more powerful than before. To them, Wang Lin was a terrifying person.
“Why is Wan Er’s body like this!? When I left 100 years ago, she was
still fine!” Wang Lin’s voice was calm, but to the ears of these seven, it was
terrifying. The two new Nascent Soul elders were so scared that they took a
few steps back. Their faces were filled with fear.
Even Liu Fei and them were completely shocked. Their Nascent Souls
trembled. Only the two late stage Nascent Soul head elders were able to
keep calm before Wang Lin’s voice.
One of the head elders let out a sigh and said, “The sect master, lady
Wan Er, tried to reach the Nascent Soul stage three times in the past 100
years, and she failed every time. Her body can’t handle it anymore,
especially since the last try 30 years ago when she almost died…” This
person was the one who stood in front of Li Muwan to protect her from
Zhan Bai.
Wang Lin looked at the person and said, “If I remember correctly, your
surname is Lu?”
The old man was very happy. He respectfully said, “Sect master still
remembers me. I am Lu Fei.” After Lu Fei knew that Wang Lin was Ceng
Niu, he decided to follow Wang Lin with hopes of reaching the Soul
Formation stage himself.
Those like him, who had been stuck at the late stage of Nascent Soul for
this long, were very practical people. They were willing to give up anything
to reach the Soul Formation stage.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before saying, “Even pills were useless…”
Lu Fei secretly sighed. Song Qing, who was next to him, said, “Sect
master, lady Wan Er has already taken a lot of pills, only…”
Wang Lin raised his head. In his heart, he already had a guess. His eyes
were filled with confusion as he whispered, “Continue speaking.”
Song Qing clenched his teeth and said, “Only, lady Wan Er has lived a
lot longer than a normal Core Formation cultivator should. Even with
heaven defying techniques, it will be hard to save her unless she is able to
reach the Nascent Soul stage.”
Wang Lin pondered. When he was healing Wan Er’s body, he noticed
that her body was filled with a deathly aura. It was like an almost empty
lamp.
There was nothing that can be done about it because it was a sign that
the person’s life was reaching its end.
“You guys can go.” He turned around and returned to the loft. Before he
entered, he suddenly stopped and said, “No rumors about the name Ceng
Niu are to get to the outside. You guys find some way to deal with the
disciples.”
They all quickly agreed. After Wang Lin went in, head elder Lu Fei’s
eyes lit up. He stared at everyone with a cold gaze and said, with a serious
tone, “Everyone, if the sect master’s identity is revealed, Suzaku’s Red
Butterfly will definitely come. We can’t be careless about this matter.”
The other head elder, Tie Yan’s, eyes lit up and he let out a smile. He
was able to immediately see through Lu Fei’s inner thoughts. His idea was
the same. He quickly said, “That is correct. For those low ranked disciples,
all of you personally go and wipe out their memories! In addition, if any of
you leak out the news, remember that Chu is your home. Don’t blame me
for being ruthless!”
Liu Fei and Song Qing would naturally not expose it to the outside.
Their eyes turned to the two new Nascent Soul elders who had just joined in
the last 100 years. Their gaze was not kind.
As for Ouyang Zi, no one would consider him betraying them. This
person only thought about alchemy. It could be said that he had given up on
caring about these matters long ago.
The two new Nascent Soul elders’ faces were pale. One of them
immediately swore upon the heavens, the other one quickly realized what
was going on and swore as well.
Lu Fei’s eyes revealed a hint of killing intent. He looked at Tie Yan and
Tie Tan and saw them faintly nodding back at him.
Lu Fei let out a laugh and nodded. “That is very good. The two of you,
follow me. I have some tips for Nascent Soul cultivators. I hope it will be of
some use to the two of you.”
The two of them were very happy and quickly followed. However, one
of them paused for a moment. His eyes revealed a hint of worry.
Lu Fei let out a smile and took two steps forward. The person who was
hesitating clenched his teeth and followed Lu Fei to the western courtyard.
These two new Nascent Soul elders were never seen again after that
day. There were only two new puppets surrounded by black mist following
Lu Fei now...
Wang Lin entered the loft and sat down next to Li Muwan’s bed. He
watched her sleeping face, and after a long time he whispered, “I only have
to help you reach the Nascent Soul stage to extend your lifespan. This will
not be hard!”
In the blink of an eye, one month passed.
In this month, all of the disciples of the Cloud Sky Sect had their
memories wiped, so they all became curious about why the sect master had
decided to go into closed door cultivation.
Liu Fei and Song Qing once again began to manage the Cloud Sky Sect.
The Cloud Sky Sect gradually returned to its former glory.
Also, because many sects in Chu were destroyed, the Cloud Sky Sect
took this opportunity to act and increased their influence several fold.
As for Wang Lin, on the second day after Li Muwan became better, he
took her and left the Cloud Sky Sect. Following them were Lu Fei and Tie
Yan. The two of them had given up their places as the head elders of the
Cloud Sky Sect to follow Wang Lin in order to reach the Soul Formation
stage.
Wang Lin and Li Muwan traveled across much of Chu. They talked and
laughed with each other all along the way. Li Muwan felt happiness she had
never felt before and was very satisfied. She was also always around Wang
Lin during this trip, just like a little wife.
In the end, they stopped deep in the mountains in an area of Chu.
This place was completely deserted. The closest village was more than
10,000 kilometers away.
In one of the valleys, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a pagoda
appeared.
This place was one of the Yin energy gathering spots in Chu. Wang Lin
remembered that Zhou Yi said that this pagoda could only be placed in a
place with Yin energy.
The pagoda made of celestial jade immediately expanded in the air until
it was 1000 feet tall. With a bang, it landed in the valley, and then a ring of
light suddenly expanded around it.
Zhou Yi’s ascendent level domain covered the area.
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NEW HOME
L u Fei and Tie Yan’s expressions suddenly changed when they saw the
ring expanding. They felt like they were facing the power of the
heavens. The Nascent Souls in their bodies were being compressed by this
pressure and showed signs of collapsing.
However, after Wang Lin waved his hand, the pressure disappeared. The
two of them let out sighs of relief. Their gazes toward Wang Lin became
even more respectful.
“What is this?” Li Muwan looked at the pagoda with eyes filled with
curiosity.
Wang Lin smiled. “Inside the tower is a female corpse. She is the wife
of a senior who asked me to look after her before his death.”
Then Wang Lin told Li Muwan Zhou Yi and Ting Er’s story. Li Muwan
was a very emotional girl, so she was completely moved by the story.
Li Muwan whispered, “I wonder how senior Zhou Yi is after he turned
into a sword spirit and went to the Da Lou Sword Sect…”
Wang Lin pondered. After a long time, he shook his head and said, “No
matter what the result, that was his choice. I hope he can get his wish…”
Li Muwan nodded. Her gaze toward the pagoda changed.
Wang Lin decided to build a few stone houses beside the pagoda using
the stones from the mountain. Li Muwan was happily helping. When Wang
Lin looked at Li Muwan, he let out a faint smile.
Li Muwan wiped the sweat off her forehead, placed down the last piece
of stone, and said to Wang Lin, in a crisp voice, “From today onward, this is
our new home!”
Wang Lin nodded. Seeing the fatigue on her face made Wang Lin’s
heart ache for some reason. With his power, there was no need for her to
help, but she insisted on helping. This kind of determination was very rare
from her.
Li Muwan had always been gentle, even a bit weak. However, within
that weakness, there was a very powerful determination. Because she
insisted, Wang Lin couldn’t refuse her and agreed to let her help.
He could see that Li Muwan was very happy. Whenever she looked at
him, her eyes were filled with tenderness and a hint of sadness.
Aside from that hint of sadness, this was the same gaze that his mother
looked at his father with.
It was the same as Zhou Yi’s gaze toward Ting Er when he awakened...
After doing some maintenance Li Muwan’s body with spiritual energy
and seeing that she had fallen asleep, Wang Lin let out a sigh and walked
out of the stone room. It was currently dark outside, and the moon was high
in the sky. Lu Fei and Tie Yan were cultivating outside. When they saw
Wang Lin, they both stood up.
“Sect master!”
Wang Lin looked at the two and said, with a deep voice, “How long
have the two of you stayed at the late stage of Nascent Soul?”
Lu Fei and Tie Yan were extremely happy. The reason they followed
Wang Lin was because they were hoping he would help them reach the Soul
Formation stage. However, Wang Lin never talked about this matter in this
entire month.
The two of them didn’t dare to ask, so they could only silently wait.
Lu Fei suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, “Junior has
already been at the late stage of Nascent Soul for 143 years.”
Tie Yan took a deep breath and respectfully said, “Junior has been here
for 172 years.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as his gaze scanned the two of them. He shook
his head and
said, “The two of you have walked the wrong path.”
Lu Fei and Tie Yan silently pondered. After a long time, Tie Yan let out
a bitter smile and said, “Sect master, Chu never had a Soul Formation
cultivator before. We have asked the messenger before, but he gave us no
answer. In fact, many years ago, I guessed that this kind of bitter closed
door cultivation wouldn’t help us break into the Soul Formation stage at all,
but I don’t know what the key points are. Junior bother Lu and I have
studied this for a long time and came to the conclusion that it must depend
on our own understanding…”
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He looked back at the stone room behind him
and said, “Every Soul Formation cultivator must have their own
understanding. The heavens are ruthless, and we are trying to understand
the heavens. However, you need a hint of emotion to move you along, at
least enough to move yourself. The spiritual energy inside the two of you is
too much of a mess, and the area 50 kilometers from this pagoda is the best
place for you two to train. Go out 50 kilometers away from it. When you
can get within 1500 meters of the pagoda using your own cultivation, come
back here.
The two of them were shocked, but they seemed to have understood
something. One went east and the other went south. Both of them sat down
50 kilometers away and began to comprehend what Wang Lin had just said.
After the two of them left, Zhou Yi’s domain reappeared and covered
the surrounding 50 kilometers.
Time quickly passed by. On this day, Wang Lin was doing maintenance
Li Muwan’s body. Li Muwan wiped the sweat off of Wang Lin’s forehead
and whispered, “I can tell that my body is no longer able to go on. It is
fine.”
Wang Lin shook his head. He only had to do maintenance on her body
once a day one month ago, but now he had to do it three times in two days.
This meant that Li Muwan’s body would continue to deteriorate.
Wang Lin solemnly said, “You will not die!”
Li Muwan gently nodded and let out a beautiful smile. She quietly
looked at Wang Lin like she could never see enough of him.
Wang Lin rubbed her nose and smiled. “I kept forgetting to give you
these. They are the gifts that I got for you.” With that, he took a few jades
out of his bag of holding.
Li Muwan let out a smile. When she received them, she was very
surprised. “Rank 5 pill recipes! These are all very valuable items.”
Wang Lin smiled. “Since you brought your pill furnace along, you can
try them out when you have free time.”
Li Muwan’s eyes lit up. The current her looked very attractive.
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin with her beautiful eyes and smiled. “I
wanted to ask about why your appearance changed again. Also, how did
you become Ceng Niu?”
Wang Lin told Li Muwan in detail what happened to him in the past 100
years. This made Li Muwan’s eyes bulge out.
Li Muwan said, with worry, “If that Red Butterfly finds out that you are
Ceng Niu, she will definitely come for you.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He calmly said, “With my current cultivation, I
only need a few more years to reach the mid stage of Soul Formation. I’m
70% confident that I can defeat her again at that time!”
Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin and suddenly said, “Do you still
remember the cave in the Sea of Devils? Wang Lin, I want to go see it… I
also want to see Hou Fen.”
Wang Lin said, “Okay, the Treasure Refining Pavilion is going to
auction a rank 6 pill recipe soon. I’ll go and buy it for you.”
“Mhmm!” Li Muwan revealed a happy smile.
Looking at Li Muwan’s smile, Wang Lin’s heart ached once more. He
looked at Li Muwan, never taking his eyes off her.
Li Muwan’s pretty little face gradually grew red.
Wang Lin said, word for word, “I won’t let you die! I won’t let it
happen!”
Li Muwan gently noded.
At night, after Li Muwan went to sleep, Wang Lin went outside and
looked up at the moon with sadness in his eyes. Li Muwan’s body was
getting a bit better with the help of spiritual energy, but the cycle of the
heavens was not something an individual could change. The deathly aura on
her was even thicker than before.
“Only by reaching the Nascent Soul stage can her lifespan be extended.
However, with how weak her body is, it’s impossible for her to form her
Nascent Soul… Wan Er has already reached the end of her lifespan, so even
if I remove her soul, she can’t possess a body. Unlike Wang Zhuo, who had
already reached the Nascent Soul stage and was strong enough to avoid the
law of the heavens.”
He had to obtain the recipe for that rank 6 cultivation pill. The rank 6
pill could help Wan Er’s body recover a bit. “As long as her body recovers,
I can help her reach the Nascent Soul stage.
I owe her too much for all these years I’ve been gone.”
Wang Lin stared into the sky. His figure seemed to grow larger as a
sense of loneliness washed over him. He let out a sigh, then he revealed a
determined expression before sitting down.
He pondered for a long time before touching the beast trap on his wrist.
He threw the bracelet out and it turned into the thunder toad before landing
on the ground.
The thunder toad’s breathing was very weak, and its body was covered
in injuries. It had the energy to exhale but not to inhale.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a bottle of pills appeared in his
palm. He placed one pill in the toad’s mouth and used his spiritual energy to
help the toad digest it.
For several days, he fed the toad one pill every single day. This pill was
made by Ouyang Zi especially for Li Muwan, but after having taken so
many pills, they didn’t have much effect anymore. After all, Li Muwan’s
illness came from her lifespan reaching its limit, not from injuries.
After the thunder toad absorbed the pills and looked healthier, Wang Lin
put it back into the beast trap. If Wang Lin were to remove the beast trap
seal on the thunder toad right now, then it would die, so he never removed
it.
Wang Lin turned around and looked at the stone house before taking out
a treasure sword from one of the Da Lou Sword Sect disciples to study.
The restrictions on the treasure sword were very different from the ones
Wang Lin had learned. He had been studying them for a while now and
finally found some clues.
The night slowly passed by and the moonlight slowly dimmed. Then, as
the sun appeared in the east, the moon slowly faded away.
On this night, Wang Lin mastered nine restrictions, all of which he
added to the restriction flag. Now there were 145 groups of restrictions on
the restriction flag, still very far from the goal of 999 groups.
Three days later, Wang Lin and Li Muwan left the valley. Tie Yan and
Lu Fei followed them.
Wang Lin didn’t take the pagoda but left it there. Unless an Ascendant
cultivator came, no one on Suzaku could take it away.
At the edge of Chu, Wang Lin opened an ancient transfer array and
disappeared with Li Muwan, Lu Fei, and Tie Yan.
Lu Fei and Tie Yan once again felt Wang Lin’s power. They had lived
for a long time, but this was the first time they were able to experience an
ancient transfer array.
Inside the Sea of Devils, near the border of Hou Fen, a transfer array
suddenly lit up and four people walked out.
There were three males and one female. The male and female walking
in front were clearly a cultivation pair, and the two behind them were their
guards.
Li Muwan sighed and said, “I haven’t come back here in many years.
Wang Lin, let us go back to see that Battle Dragon Formation. I wonder
how many people from back then are still alive…”
“Battle Dragon Formation.” Wang Lin remembered that Li Muwan had
gifted him a jade back then which contained that formation.
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LIFTING A MOUNTAIN
T he four of them slowly flew across the outer part of the Sea of Devils
until they arrived at the Fighting Evil Sect near Nan Dou City.
Before them was a giant mountain. The top of the mountain had been
carved into the head of a dragon by someone. From above, it looked like a
giant dragon coiling around the mountain.
However, the dragon was a mess right now. Not only were there parts of
the dragon missing, but the head of the dragon had been split in half by
someone.
Li Muwan looked at the dragon from the distance and silently pondered.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. When he scanned the area before, he found
that the Fighting Evil Sect was no more. There were no longer any
cultivators remaining. Instead, it was filled with some low ranking demonic
beasts.
Li Muwan whispered, “Wang Lin, do you still remember back then
when you brought me all the way here?”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Time passes and people change.”
Li Muwan turned toward where the cave they once lived in used to be
and said, “I wonder if the cave from back then still exists.”
Wang Lin let out a faint smile and wrapped his arm around Li Muwan’s
waist. Both of them disappeared in a ray of light. Lu Fei and Tie Yan
quickly followed them with their divine senses spread out. After all, this
was the Sea of Devils, not Chu.
Far behind Wang Lin and Li Muwan, Lu Fei sighed. “It seems the
rumor that elder Li lived in the Sea of Devils for a while was true.”
Tie Yan replied, “Maybe this is how sect master and elder Li met.
Brother Lu, it seems like your cultivation has improved a bit.”
Lu Fei smiled. “I can only get about 1000 feet closer to the pagoda. I’m
still very far.
Tie Yan remained silent. He had only gone 500 feet closer. He decided
that after returning, he would work even harder.
Wang Lin flew at supersonic speeds while holding Li Muwan. The sonic
booms he created traveled very far, shocking all the cultivators that heard it.
Not long after, Wang Lin and Li Muwan arrived at where the cave was.
However, the mountain the cave was in had completely disappeared.
“Time passes, people change.” Li Muwan’s eyes dimmed.
“In only a few hundred years, the dragon formation was destroyed, the
cave disappeared, the memories of the past faded with time…” The deathly
aura around Li Muwan suddenly became stronger. She bit her lower lip and
said, “I don’t want to go to Hou Fen anymore. After we buy the pill recipes,
let us go home.”
Lu Fei and Tie Yan stood behind them. They both secretly sighed and
remained silent.
Wang Lin stared at Li Muwan and whispered, “The cave didn’t
disappear!”
With that, he waved his right hand and the power of a Soul Formation
cultivator spread out. Thunderous roars echoed in the sky and the ground
suddenly cracked open.
Shortly after, a powerful force rose from underground, causing the
ground to crack even more. A bump appeared on the ground, and it grew
larger and larger.
In the blink of an eye, a mountain appeared.
This mountain looked exactly the same as the one they lived in back
then.
The creation of this mountain made the ground shake violently.
Everyone within 10,000 kilometers felt this shaking, alerting every
cultivator in the area. Some of the self-proclaimed powerful cultivators all
flew toward the center of the shaking.
More and more cultivators gradually arrived, only they didn’t dare to
get close. They stared at it from 10,000 feet away in terror.
Wang Lin pointed at the mountain and a cave suddenly appeared in its
center. After a bit of manipulation by Wang Lin, the cave was exactly the
same as the one from back then.
“Wan Er, the cave didn’t disappear!” Wang Lin turned around and
looked at Li Muwan.
Li Muwan stared at the cave and let out a smile. This smile made the
deathly aura around her regress a bit.
Inside the cave, Li Muwan was like a happy little girl looking here and
there. She would often grab Wang Lin and speak of the past.
Li Muwan laughed. “I waited for you for three years back then. I didn’t
expect there to be a group of people chasing you when you returned.”
“Also, back then when you returned, you were carrying a dragon with
you. A dragon! I have always wanted to ask how you got it, but back then
you were so cold that I was too scared to ask.” Li Muwan tenderly looked at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin rubbed his nose. He silently smiled.
After staying in the cave for three days, Li Muwan reluctantly left.
Wang Lin took Li Muwan and they flew toward Devil Rebel City.
This trip to the Sea of Devils made Wang Lin happy. The deathly aura
on Li Muwan had definitely regressed.
Using the ancient transfer arrays, they appeared before Devil Rebel City
after eight days of travel.
After paying a few spirit stones to enter, Lu Fei quickly found an inn for
the four of them.
Tie Yan had traveled through the Sea of Devils when he was young, so
he was much more experienced than Lu Fei. Wang Lin ordered Tie Yan to
go to the Treasure Refining Pavilion, and he returned with an invitation.
“Sect master, the auction is in seven days. This is the invitation.” Tie
Yan respectfully handed the invitation to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin and Li Muwan explored Devil Rebel City throughout these
seven days. Li Muwan felt very happy in those few days. In fact, aside from
back during the worry-free days when she was still at the Lou He Sect, this
was the happiest she had ever been.
After seven days, the auction that was held every ten years by the
Treasure Refining Pavilion started.
Inside the largest three-story pagoda in Devil Rebel City, countless
cultivators sat in the first floor.
When Wang Lin’s group arrived, two Foundation Establishment
disciples of the Treasure Refining Pavilion accepted the invitation and lead
them inside to the great hall.
The middle-aged man who previously sold the recipe to Wang Lin was
also in the great hall. He was casually talking to a few cultivators he was
familiar with, but his expression slightly changed when he spotted Wang
Lin. He quickly said goodbye to his friends and walked toward Wang Lin.
He stopped three feet before Wang Lin, bowed, and respectfully said, “I’m
honored that senior would come. Senior, this place is messy; let us go to the
third floor.”
The surrounding cultivators that knew the middle-aged man were
shocked. This person had a very high position in the Treasure Refining
Pavilion, and a bright future ahead of him. He almost never talked like this
to anyone, making this a rare sight. Everyone’s gazes turned toward Wang
Lin.
Everyone was shocked when they inspected Wang Lin.
In their eyes, Wang Lin looked like a mortal without any spiritual
energy, but how could he be a mortal if he could come here?
As for Li Muwan, who was next to Wang Lin, she was a late stage Core
Formation cultivator with a weak body.
What shocked everyone the most were Lu Fei and Tie Yang!
Late stage Nascent Soul cultivators!
Even inside the Sea of Devils, late stage Nascent Soul cultivators were
rare. In the great hall right now, less than five people had reached this
cultivation level.
No matter where in the Sea of Devils, these were the kinds of people
that could cause an earthquake with just a simple stomp of their feet.
The appearance of these two normally wouldn’t be such a big deal, but
from where they stood, it seemed like they were the servants of a mortal.
How could everyone not be shocked by this?
Adding on the respectful attitude of the middle-aged man, this person’s
status skyrocketed in people’s hearts.
Under the middle-aged man’s careful guidance, Wang Lin’s group went
up to the third floor. The entire third floor only had three rooms, and each of
them was very luxurious. Two of them were already occupied. Wang Lin’s
group entered the room on the right.
The middle-aged man accompanied them for a while, but after seeing a
trace of impatience on Wang Lin’s face, he quickly left.
When he walked out of the room, his back was covered in sweat. He
took a deep breath and then quickly left.
After Wang Lin left the Treasure Refining Pavilion that day, he asked
the old man about Wang Lin. That old man was a late stage Nascent Soul
cultivator, but he cowered after just one look from Wang Lin. A cultivator
like this had to have reached the legendary Soul Formation stage. The
middle-aged man couldn’t think of another reason the old would cower like
that.
Soul Formation cultivators were an existence that no one dared to mess
with in the Sea of Devils.
The reason the Treasure Refining Pavilion was able to take root and
grow in the Sea of Devils was because they had a Soul Formation
cultivator.
This was why when he saw Wang Lin today, he was willing to act
humbly. After all, his status meant nothing before someone like this.
He quickly went downstairs and stopped outside a room on the second
floor. He said, in a low voice, “Disciple Xu Luo has an urgent message to
pass on to ancestor.”
A feminine and charming voice said, from inside the room, “Come
inside!”
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and quickly walked inside.
After a very long time, the middle-aged man walked out. His expression
had returned to normal and he returned downstairs to talk with the
cultivators he was familiar with again. All of those people kept on trying to
get information on Wang Lin, but the middle-aged man just dodged the
questions.
At this moment, 10,000 kilometers outside of Devil Rebel City, in an
underground cave, sat an old man. This old man was busy cultivating when
he suddenly opened his eyes and pointed at the air. An image formed before
him and a very beautiful girl appeared in the image.
This girl was extremely beautiful. There was a hint of a very special
kind of beauty to her, and her eyes were very charming.
The girl respectfully said a few things before saying her goodbyes and
disappearing.
“A suspicious Soul Formation cultivator?” The old man’s eyes lit up
and then he suddenly disappeared.
This person was the one that Wang Lin met when he was only a Core
Formation cultivator, and also the same person he met when he went to the
Chaotic Broken Stars the second time. It was the cultivator with the turtle.
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SOUL FORMATION CULTIVATOR OF THE TREASURE

REFINING PAVILION
D isciples of the Treasure Refining Pavilion brought fruit especially

produced in the Sea of Devils to the room on the third floor, but no
one touched them.
When sitting in this room, one only needed to look down to see the
giant stage where the auction will take place.
Wang Lin and Li Muwan quietly chatted with each other. Li Muwan
would occasionally smile, revealing a look of tenderness and satisfaction
Lu Fei and Tie Tan sat cross-legged at the door, both cultivating.
At some point, Wang Lin gave the two of them some pointers, inspiring
them to cultivate even more enthusiastically. They had been cultivating
almost the entire time they had been here. According to Wang Lin, only
after sorting out all the chaos in their spiritual energy could they start
comprehending the Soul Formation stage.
Although the two of them had been late stage Nascent Soul cultivators
for a long time, they still hadn’t reached the peak of the late stage of
Nascent Soul.
Unless they gain some special understanding, the only way was to reach
peak of late stage Nascent Soul step by step and then try to break through to
Ever since they started following Wang Lin, they felt extremely
confident about reaching the Soul Formation stage. Although the two of
them had lived longer than Li Muwan, it was not by much. If they couldn’t
reach the Soul Formation stage in 100 years, they would die.
This was one of the main reasons why they were determined to follow
Wang Lin.
Just at this moment, a divine sense came from the room to the left. Lu
Fei and Tie Yan suddenly opened their eyes. Lu Fei spread out his divine
sense to slam into the incoming divine sense.
A miserable scream came from the room to the left, and the divine sense
quickly dissipated.
Wang Lin didn’t pay any attention to this at all. He continued to talk
with Li Muwan. This was because he had barely ever spent any time with
her.
Even more so than tenderness, Wang Lin felt like he owed her too
much.
A divine sense came from the room to the left again, but this time it was
multiple divine senses intertwined together. Tie Yan’s eyes lit up, and along
with Lu Fei, they both spread out their divine senses and slammed into the
incoming divine sense.
“So bold! I want to see who dares to be this arrogant!” a cold voice
from the room to the left said. Lu Fei and Tie Yan’s divine senses lost, but
they weren’t injured. Instead, they sneered.
“Sect master, this person isn’t a Soul Formation cultivator. He only has
been in the late stage of Nascent Soul longer than the two of us. He must be
at the peak of the late stage of Nascent Soul.”
The moment Lu Fei finished speaking, a person walked out of the room
to the left. This person was wearing purple and had a head of white hair. He
made his way toward Wang Lin’s room.
He was very angry. Originally, his disciple was just curious because he
saw the Treasure Refining Pavilion’s Xu Luo personally lead someone in
and wanted to see who they were.
However, he didn’t expect that person to shatter his disciple’s divine
sense and injure him, so he angrily walked out.
After arriving outside the room, the old man opened the curtain and
looked inside. However, all he was met with Wang Lin’s cold stare.
The old man’s eyes met Wang Lin’s, and then he suddenly took several
steps back. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his Nascent Soul was
almost shattered. He immediately realized that the young man must’ve been
a Soul Formation cultivator.
The old man secretly complained. He didn’t want to cause trouble with
a Soul Formation cultivator.
But he was too afraid to move. He could only let out a bitter smile and
say, “Junior didn’t know that senior was here. I was rash and hope senior
can forgive me.”
Wang Lin began to ponder. When he laid his eyes on this old man in
purple, he felt a sense of familiarity. It must’ve been someone he knew.
However, it had been too long and he couldn’t remember right away.
At this moment, a laugh suddenly came from outside as the old man
from the Treasure Refining Pavilion walked up to the third floor. He didn’t
even look at the purple-robed old man when he arrived outside the door.
With a smile on his face, he said, “I, cultivator Hu, heard that there was a
fellow Soul Formation cultivator at the auction this time. I came to see, but
I didn’t expect to meet someone I knew.”
As he spoke, the curtain to the room opened on its own and the old man
walked in.
Lu Fei and Tie Yan’s expressions changed. They quickly backed up and
stood behind Wang Lin.
“Sit!” Wang Lin faintly smiled.
The old man looked at Li Muwan and smiled. “Looks like fellow
cultivator made it. I wonder how many flame threads you managed to
obtain.”
Wang Lin was shocked. When they met back then, he was wearing the
straw hat and didn’t allow the old man to see his true identity. The old man
must’ve had his own special method to be able to recognize Wang Lin at a
glance. Wang Lin smiled and said, “The hole was too small, so I didn’t get
many.”
The old man nodded before saying, “I was also limited by the hole and
didn’t get many. However, when I went there a few years ago, I found an
ancestral thread that had grown quite a bit.”
After he finished speaking, he looked toward Wang Lin. He was very
wary of Wang Lin. If it wasn’t for the fact he cultivated a secret technique
that allowed him to identify someone by their physical body, he wouldn’t
have known that Wang Lin was that Soul Formation cultivator with the
straw hat.
At this moment, the purple-robed old man was in an awkward position.
He didn’t dare to leave, so he only stood there.
While the white-haired old man and Wang Lin talked, the auction
downstairs started. In the beginning, there were only some treasures and
pills that were very popular.
Li Muwan quietly sat beside Wang Lin. She would sometimes look
down at the auction with a smile on her face.
The old man eye’s lit up and he said, “Fellow cultivator, you look very
familiar. Aside from that time outside the Chaotic Broken Stars, we must
have met before.”
When he first entered the room and recognized Wang Lin as the
cultivator from outside the Chaotic Broken Stars, he was confused. When
he looked at Wang Lin, he felt a sense of familiarity, but no matter how
hard he tried, he couldn’t remember.
This was very rare for a Soul Formation cultivator. The white-haired old
man believed that if he had seen someone before, he wouldn’t forget them.
Wang Lin faintly smiled and didn’t respond. He then waved at the
purple-robed old man outside. The purple-robed old man secretly let out a
sigh of relief. He walked up and said, “Junior Qiu Siping greets senior.”
With that, he turned toward the white-haired old man and said the same
thing.
The white-haired old man gently replied, but he clearly revealed a hint
of dissatisfaction when he did. He thought that it was fine if Wang Lin
didn’t want to answer his question, because they were both Soul Formation
cultivators, but why call in this Nascent Soul junior?
Wang Lin smiled. “Fellow cultivator Qiu, we haven’t met in many
years. I hope you are well.”
Qiu Siping was startled. Even the white-haired old man’s eyes lit up as
he looked toward Qiu Siping.
Qiu Siping carefully looked at Wang Lin. The more he looked, the more
familiar Wang Lin seemed, but he couldn’t remember anything. He
carefully asked, “Senior knows junior?”
Wang Lin smiled. “It has been a very long time; I’m afraid you have
forgotten. If I hadn’t heard your name, I would have forgotten too. Back
then, we split the two Nascent Souls, one each, and also the map. Do you
remember now?”
Qiu Siping revealed a look of disbelief. He sucked in a breath of cold air
and shouted, “Wang Lin! You… you reached the Soul Formation stage!”
Wang Lin nodded, then he looked at the white-haired old man and
smiled. “Did fellow cultivator Hu remember anything?”
The white-haired old man’s eyes were filled with disbelief. He looked at
Wang Lin for a very long time before letting out a wry smile. He said, “I
remember. I can’t believe the Core Formation cultivator from back then has
reached the Soul Formation stage…”
He remembered now. Back then, he ran into Wang Lin and Qiu Siping
and was able to immediately notice a strange power within Wang Lin. It
looked like the legendary Ji Realm, so he became greedy. He wanted to
accept Wang Lin as a disciple by force and see if he could extract the Ji
Realm.
However, he never thought that after hundreds of years, that person
would have reached the Soul Formation stage, the same cultivation level as
him. The idea he had from back them immediately dissolved.
Qiu Siping was completely startled as he recalled memories of his past.
Wang Lin was still a head above him.
During the Core Formation stage, he couldn’t beat Wang Lin.
After he reached the Nascent Soul stage, he still couldn’t beat Wang
Lin.
Now he had reached the peak of the late stage of Nascent Soul, but
when he saw Wang Lin again, Wang Lin had already reached the Soul
Formation stage.
The white-haired old man laughed and said, “I was reckless back then; I
hope fellow cultivator Wang won’t hold it against me!” Then he suddenly
changed the topic and asked, “I wonder what kind of treasure fellow
cultivator Wang is here for?”
Wang Lin smiled. “A rank 6 pill recipe!”
The old man revealed complex expression and said, “If it was anything
else, I would be able to help you, but this rank 6 pill recipe is something
someone else asked us to sell.”
Wang Lin shook his head. “No problem! If I can’t win it, then I’ll just
steal it and make a copy!”
The white-haired old man laughed and then no longer spoke.
The first floor had already sold a lot of pills and treasures. Shortly after,
Xu Luo walked up on stage and shouted, “The next item is a very valuable
treasure. I’m sure everyone here already knows that it is a rank 6 pill recipe!
This recipe has never been opened since it arrived at our Treasure Refining
Pavilion. It still has the seal placed by the owner, as everyone can see.”
“Rank 6 pills are things only Suzaku can produce, but you can too if
you have the recipe. Everyone understands the value of the recipe, so I
won’t say more. There is also a change in the rules. Offers must be made
with high quality spirit stones, but we will take any treasures as well. My
Treasure Refining Pavilion will evaluate the price.”
All three floors immediately became silent. Many people had come for
this recipe. Soon, people started shouting offers.
Li Muwan was a bit nervous. Wang Lin gently patted her hand. His
expression didn’t change as he looked down at the first floor.
Qiu Siping revealed a bitter smile. He came this time for the pill recipe
as well, and he was well prepared. However, he didn’t dare to bid on it at
all.
Soon, the price was raised up to 10,000 high quality spirit stones. This
price could be considered a very big deal.
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“M ore than 10,000 spirit stones…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
He didn’t have more than 10,000 high quality spirit stones
with him, but he did have several top quality spirit stones. Just one of them
was priceless, and it could beat all other offers.
However, it seemed like one wouldn’t be enough. He would require
several. In the end, although he could obtain it, he would have to pay quite
a bit.
Of course, he could trade celestial jade for it as well.
However, due to Wang Lin’s personality, although he had to have it, he
wouldn’t buy it himself if its price became too high.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He slapped his bag of holding and a
wooden carving appeared in his hand. It was one of the defective statues
containing the domain of time he had made. There were traces of the
domain of a Soul Formation cultivator on it, but it contained the power of a
peak late stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
There were also several blood veins inside it, so this wooden carving
was like a puppet. There was no limit in the number of times it could be
used.
This kind of treasure would be very important to the cultivators of the
Sea of Devils.
The white-haired old man’s eyes lit up when he glanced at the wood
carving. He was moved by it. What he cared about wasn’t the wood carving
but the method in which the wooden carving was made.
The Treasure Refining Pavilion became famous for refining treasures.
This old man was very skilled at refining treasures, so he was able to
instantly notice the abnormality of the wooden carving.
Whether it was the faint domain of a Soul Formation cultivator or the
blood veins inside, both were very intricate. However, the blood veins felt
very familiar to him for some reason.
Wang Lin took out the wooden carving, threw it down to the stage, and
said, “I offer this item.”
Xu Luo had always been paying attention to the third floor. When he
saw the wooden carving being thrown down, he immediately caught it.
Then he handed it over to several treasure appraisers.
The moment the appraisers saw this wooden carving, their expressions
changed and they began to quietly debate.
The white-haired old man pondered for a bit, then his eyes suddenly
became serious and he asked Wang Lin, “Fellow cultivator, could the blood
veins inside the wooden carving be Xue Yue’s puppet creating technique?”
Wang Lin looked at the white-haired old man. He was shocked that he
was able to recognize it. However, after thinking about it, this old man must
have lived for a very long time and, being the head of the Treasure Refining
Pavilion, he must have seen a lot.
Wang Lin nodded. Just at this moment, the appraisers raised their heads.
One of them said, “I have never seen anything like this before, but we are
sure that the effect is as powerful as a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator. We
price it at 5000 high quality spirit stones.”
The moment everyone heard this, the people on the first floor all looked
at the wooden carving and then at the third floor.
Wang Lin frowned. The value of this object was definitely not just 5000
high quality spirit stones.
The old man also frowned. He let out a snort like he was sending a
voice transmission. Those appraisers didn’t know anything. With his
cultivation, he could tell that with just the blood veins inside the object, the
price would be several times higher, and that’s not even considering the
sliver of domain inside it.
These 5000 high quality spirit stones weren’t even enough for the pill
recipe, which was already priced at 10,000 spirit stones.
Wang Lin’s eyes remained calm and he didn’t speak. Instead, he looked
toward the door of the room.
Shortly after, a very beautiful girl came up from the second floor. She
greeted Wang Lin, placed down a purple jade, and left.
The white-haired old man said, “Fellow cultivator, I’ll buy that puppet
of yours. This purple jade can be traded for 20,000 high quality spirit stones
at any Treasure Refining Pavilion.”
Wang Lin smiled. He didn’t even look at the jade before shouting, “I
offer 20,000 high quality spirit stones.”
This caused everyone to be in shock, but then a voice came from the
center room of the third floor. A girl’s voice said, “30,000 high quality spirit
stones.”
Wang Lin frowned.
Qiu Siping clenched his teeth and said, “Brother Wang, I have 40,000
high quality spirit stones.”
“No need!” Wang Lin’s voice was calm.
Even in Suzaku, 30,000 high quality spirit stones was a high price. No
one offered any more for a long time, and in the end, the rank 6 pill recipe
was obtained by the person in the center room.
Although rank 6 pill recipes were rare, the materials required to make
the pill itself were mostly extinct, so 30,000 high quality spirit stones was
already a sky high price. Of course, if it was an already made rank 6 pill, it
would be a different story.
The white-haired old man shook his head and left. He didn’t take the
purple jade with him.
“Let’s go!” Wang Lin stood up and put the jade away. Although he
looked calm, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. He and Li Muwan
went downstairs and returned to their inn.
In their room, Li Muwan whispered, “Wang Lin, that rank 6 pill recipe
doesn’t matter. We don’t even know what kind of recipe it was…”
Wang Lin smiled. “You wait for me here. I must have that recipe!”
Li Muwan hesitated for a bit before gently nodding.
Wang Lin’s gaze landed on Lu Fei and Tie Yan and he said, “The two of
you stay here and guard her.”
Lu Fei and Tie Yan immediately nodded.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared from the spot. When he appeared, he was
already outside of Devil Rebel City.
He spread out his divine sense and his body disappeared again. When he
reappeared this time, he was on a mountain 3,000 kilometers away. He saw
a girl wearing a green dress there. He couldn’t seen her face because there
was a white veil covering it. Beside her stood an old man.
The old man’s eyes remained calm. There didn’t seem to be any
spiritual energy within him. When Wang Lin appeared, the old man’s eyes
lit up.
“Junior Zhou Yanhong greets senior.” Her voice was very charming,
and her expression was as calm as water.
“If you can’t give me a good reason for luring me here, don’t blame me
for being ruthless,” said Wang Lin. His expression remained the same.
The green-robed girl’s eyes lit up. She then said, “Senior is very
cunning. This little girl admires you.”
This girl was on the third floor, so she knew about everything that had
happened. She knew that Wang Lin was a Soul Formation cultivator, but
after seeing him offer 20,000 spirit stones, she raised the price by another
10,000. There had to be some reason for doing so.
And after leaving the Treasure Refining Pavilion, they didn’t
immediately leave but waited here for him. Wang Lin was instantly able to
see through her.
“Don’t waste time speaking about useless things.” Wang Lin’s voice
was cold.
The old man behind the green-robed girl snorted and took a step
forward.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He gazed at the old man and said, “You have
just reached the Soul Formation stage; your cultivation isn’t stable and you
had to comprehend someone else’s domain. Stand down!”
The old man’s face darkened, but his heart was shocked. However, he
clenched his teeth and stood firm.
Wang Lin looked at the old man and flicked his finger. A ray of spiritual
energy shot out. The old man’s expression immediately changed as he
quickly took out an umbrella treasure. He opened the umbrella and it
released rainbow-colored light.
Wang Lin snorted. “You overestimate yourself!”
Bang!
The ray of spiritual energy landed on the umbrella, causing many cracks
to appear on it, and its light dimmed. The old man was sent flying like he
was hit by a powerful force. He was forced to back up several steps and his
face turned red. It took a very long time for him to return to normal.
Wang Lin didn’t want to kill him. His gaze fell on the girl.
The green-robed girl’s eyes revealed a hint of dread. She took out a
sealed box and offered it to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin reached out and the box flew to him. He broke open the box,
scanned it with his divine sense, made a copy, threw the jade back at the
girl, and asked, “Speak. Why did you lure me here?”
The green-robed girl caught the jade. She took deep breath and said,
“Senior, junior was rude, but I was forced to. Please consider the value of
this rank 6 pill recipe and help junior once.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same.
The green-robed girl clenched her teeth and said, “Junior is from the
Faint Mist Sect of Zhou. My father is the sect master of our sect. 20 years
ago, my dad entered the Immortal Graveyard and still hasn’t returned. This
Immortal Graveyard is one of the two most dangerous places in Suzaku, on
par with the Nine Ghost Desolate Valley. Juniors cultivation isn’t strong
enough, so I was hoping senior could accompany me there to retrieve my
father’s remains.”
With that, the green-robed girl revealed a look of sadness. She bit her
lower lip and waited for Wang Lin’s response.
Wang Lin calmly said, “I don’t have time!” He took out the purple jade
from his bag of holding and threw it at her. “This jade is worth 20,000 high
quality spirit stones. Consider it the payment for making this copy.”
With that, he disappeared in a ray of rainbow-colored light.
The green-robed girl looked toward where Wang Lin disappeared and
revealed a look of despair. She originally had given up hope, but when she
saw Wang Lin on the third floor, the old man next to her told her that Wang
Lin was a Soul Formation cultivator.
After hearing this, it ignited the hope in her heart. Then she saw the old
man from the Treasure Refining Pavilion and was even more confident.
This was why she bought the recipe. Her goal was to lure Wang Lin.
Wang Lin indeed didn’t have time. The recipe was for the rank 6 Return
to Origin Pill, something even people in rank 1 and 2 cultivation countries
could refine.
However, the ones they refined were rank 1 and 2 Return to Origin
Pills.
The Return to Origin pill only had one use, and that was to increase the
speed at which someone could absorb spiritual energy from the heavens and
earth by several fold.
The rank 6 Return to Origin Pill did the same, only the speed of spiritual
energy absorption was terrifying. However, there was a limit to this pill: a
person could only take one every 100 years. If one were to take more than
that, that person’s body would be turned into crystal by the excessive
spiritual energy.
As a result, that person would become a human-shaped crystal with
their soul sealed inside.
After being refined for a very long time, the human-shaped crystal
would become smaller and smaller. There was a chance for it to become a
fake, top quality spirit stone.
In ancient times, there was no way to get top quality spirit stones beside
letting them form naturally, so there weren’t many of them around.
As a result, they created high ranking Return to Origin Pills. In fact,
even though the success rate of creating them wasn’t high, most top quality
spirit stones back then were these fake ones.
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T his kind of top quality spirit stone was called a “fake top quality spirit
stone.”
After seeing the description of this pill recipe, even with Wang Lin’s
mental fortitude, he was shocked. This pill recipe was too vicious.
It said that all fake top quality spirit stones had a thread of blood inside
them, but they could only be seen by the origin soul of a Soul Formation or
above cultivator.
He took out his top quality spirit stones and carefully looked at them
one by one.
“I didn’t think that all them would have a thread of blood except for
one…” Wang Lin pondered for a bit before disappearing.
Ten days later, Wang Lin’s group appeared in an ancient transfer array
at the edge of Chu.
This time, when using the ancient transfer array, Wang Lin wasn’t sure
if he was hallucinating or not, but he heard a faint sigh of relief.
This sound came from the top quality spirit stone.
They returned to the valley in Chu. This place hadn’t changed at all
since they left it. Lu Fei and Tie Yan went to where each of them were
before and continued to cultivate to condense the spiritual energy in their
bodies so that they could reach the peak of the late stage of Nascent Soul
sooner.
Wang Lin’s life calmed down again. He continued to treat Li Muwan’s
body while Li Muwan studied the rank 6 pill recipe. Many of the
ingredients were already extinct, so her job was to find replacements.
She wasn’t afraid of dying, but she didn’t want to leave Wang Lin. In
order to stay with Wang Lin, she put all of her effort into studying this pill
recipe.
Sometimes she would raise her head and see Wang Lin cultivating
nearby. Her eyes would be filled with tenderness, and inside that tenderness
there was sadness and love.
Li Muwan sighed in her heart.
After a month of trying to find replacement ingredients, Ouyang Zi was
also called over by Wang Lin. Unfortunately, the other rank 5 alchemist,
Tian Yunzi, died when he tried to reach the Nascent Soul stage years ago.
With the three of them studying the recipe, the process would be a lot faster.
Ouyang Zi was crazy about alchemy. It was as if he was born to do
alchemy. When he saw the rank 6 pill recipe, it was as if he had come
across his purpose in life. He immediately became like a madman and
began to study the substitutions and combinations of the 138 ingredients.
Whenever they found a replacement, Liu Fei and Song Qing would
search around and send over the ingredient.
If it was something the Cloud Sky Sect didn’t have, they would buy it at
a high price from sects of other countries.
If that was still not possible, they would find information about the
location of the ingredient and have Lu Fei and Tie Yan gather them.
Time quickly passed by. Two years later, of the 138 ingredients, only
three were left. Sadly, they still hadn’t found replacements for these three.
In these two years, Ouyang Zi had forgotten about everything else. He
was completely focused on the rank 6 pill recipe.
As for Li Muwan, in these two years, she slowly aged. Her skin was no
longer snow white; it was now starting to show a bit of gray.
Two years of endless body maintenance done by injecting spiritual
energy into her body wasn’t able to stop the life and death cycle of the
heavens.
The reluctance in Li Muwan’s eyes became even stronger.
On this night, it began to rain inside the valley. After Li Muwan fell
asleep, Wang Lin stood in the rain by himself while looking at the mountain
in the distance. The pain in his heart became even stronger.
“Wan Er’s body is becoming weaker and weaker. If she tries to reach
the Nascent Soul stage by force, her body will not be able to handle it. It
will be destroyed. At that moment, the incomplete Nascent Soul will only
dissipate. I won’t even be able to extract her soul…”
Wang Lin stared into the distance and let out a sigh. He looked very sad
as he took out a wine gourd and took a big gulp. He sat down and leaned
against the stone house.
This wine was the fruit wine. There wasn’t much of it left in Wang Lin’s
bag. Every time he drank this, he would think of Da Niu bringing him wine.
“Uncle Wang, you came to the capital to make a lot of money so you
can go back home to marry your wife, right?”
“After uncle has made a lot of money, he is going to go home to get
married”
This scene from the past appeared in his mind. He finished drinking all
the wine in a few gulps, then he raised his head and looked up at the sky.
Just at this moment, a scream of excitement came from Ouyang Zi’s
room. Shortly after, Ouyang Zi came running out from the room. He was
startled to find Wang Lin out in the rain. He quickly walked up and said,
“Sect master, I found the substitute ingredients for the last three
ingredients!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious as he looked at Ouyang Zi.
Ouyang Zi quickly took out a jade. He handed it to Wang Lin and said,
“Those three ingredients are extinct, but I found a combination of 37 other
ingredients that will have the same effect. Although the effect will be
weaker, it shouldn’t deviate too much from the original.”
Wang Lin accepted the jade, scanned it with his divine sense, and
instantly memorized it.
Ouyang Zi said, “These ingredients are quite rare. The Cloud Sky Sect
only has four of them. We will have to go to a rank 4 cultivation country to
get the rest.”
Wang Lin stood up. With the jade in hand, he disappeared.
The moment he left, Li Muwan opened her eyes and revealed a trace of
sadness.
“You can never see me during my loneliest hours because I’m only
lonely when you’re not around.”
Two streams of tears rolled down from Li Muwan’s eyes. Thin lines had
appeared on her forehead. She looked like she had aged ten years in the past
two years.
Wang Lin didn’t waste too much time. Seven months later, he came
back with a tired expression.
During these seven months, Wang Lin didn’t rest at all. He had gone to
most rank 4 cultivation countries and even some rank 5 cultivation
countries.
He finally managed to get all of the ingredients by either buying,
trading, or stealing.
In these seven months, he experienced a lot of danger. The most
dangerous time was in a rank 5 cultivation country against a mid stage Soul
Formation cultivator with a very special domain. The domain was “forget.”
Wang Lin was able to win in the end, but it was very close.
The forget domain really scared Wang Lin.
The other occasion was with a late stage Soul Formation cultivator.
Although his domain was pretty normal, he was about to reach the peak of
late stage Soul Formation. His domain was ever changing under his
command.
In hindsight, Wang Lin calculated that this person’s power was slightly
above Red Butterfly’s. In the end, Wang Lin fought to a standstill against
this person.
In these seven months, Wang Lin realized that among Soul Formation
cultivators, Red Butterfly wasn’t the strongest. Although these people
hadn’t reached the Soul Transformation stage, they were very powerful.
Especially those with special domains; they had abnormal strength.
After returning to Chu, Wang Lin quickly moved toward the valley.
Inside the valley, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and found that
both Tie Yan and Lu Fei were both 500 meters closer to the pagoda than
before. Both of their cultivation levels had raised a bit.
Wang Lin appeared outside the stone house. He opened the door and his
body shook. What he saw was someone’s back.
This figure had a head of long hair, but half of the hair was white.
Wang Lin’s heart ached. He walked up and stood beside Li Muwan. He
looked at her beautiful face that was now even older.
Wang Lin whispered, “Wan Er, I’m back. I have gathered the
ingredients.”
Li Muwan faintly smiled. She didn’t say anything as she looked at
Wang Lin. She whispered, “Don’t leave anymore, just spend more time
with me. I don’t have much time left…”
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan and once again said, with a serious
expression, “You won’t die!”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip and gently nodded. She leaned against Wang
Lin and closed her eyes.
Wang Lin’s return caused Ouyang Zi to become devoted in refining the
rank 6 pill. His life’s dream was to refine a rank 6 pill. It was like his soul
had been ignited.
Almost all of the substitute ingredients were things he chose after
researching for a very long time. He used more than 1000 ingredients to
replace these 138 ingredients. This calculation included the effect of each
ingredient and how long it would take to refine each of them.
If he didn’t have the alchemy experience to back it up, there would be
no way for him to refine it.
Even Ouyang Zi couldn’t be careless about this. He didn’t care about Li
Muwan at all; this was just for himself. He was about to fulfill his life’s
dream. He told himself countless times that he could fail as many times as
he needed in his life, but he couldn’t fail this time.
As the refining process continued, Ouyang Zi’s temper became even
worse. Sometimes he would even become impatient toward Wang Lin when
he came to ask about the progress.
It was not because he wasn’t afraid of Wang Lin, but due to his
personality. He had forgotten about the world; in his mind, only the pill
mattered.
Wang Lin didn’t mind Ouyang Zi’s temper. In fact, he thought that
among all the people in the Cloud Sky Sect, Ouyang Zi was the one to most
likely reach the Soul Formation stage.
Because he was obsessed with alchemy, it was likely that he would be
able to comprehend the heavens and gain a domain.
However, his cultivation was still stuck at the mid stage of Nascent
Soul. If he could reach the peak of the late stage, then reaching the Soul
Formation stage was only a matter of time.
The days slowly passed by. In the blink of an eye, three years had
passed. Ouyang Zi’s refining was still going. It seemed like he was stuck at
some kind of barrier, so his temper became even worse. One could
occasionally hear him shouting in rage.
After Wang Lin’s return, he had spent every second at Li Muwan’s side.
Her hair was now completely white. If it wasn’t for the fact that Wang Lin
had been transfering spiritual energy into her non-stop for the last three
years, her beauty would have long been dried up as time brought change...
Three more years had passed when Ouyang had a breakthrough in his
alchemy. Although he hadn’t finished the pill, it wasn’t far away. The heavy
smell of medication came from his stone house.
Li Muwan’s body had become extremely weak. She could no longer
move; she could only lie in the bed and look at Wang Lin. The reluctance in
her eyes became even stronger.
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LI MUWAN
I can’t fight the life and death cycle, and time won’t wait for me. When
will you come to take me away...
In my left hand is the brief karma from the Sea of Devils, and in my
right hand is more than 100 years of loneliness.
Li Muwan was quietly lying on her bed wearing a white dress. Although
her face had aged, her eyes were still bright as she stared at the man before
her...
She wanted to carve the person’s image into her memory.
She didn’t know if she what she felt for the man before her was true
love, but she knew that in those 100 years, whenever she played music, his
image would appear in her mind.
Wang Lin grabbed Li Muwan’s hand with a gentle smile on his face
while his heart felt like it was being cut apart.
Li Muwan moved her gaze to outside the window and whispered,
“Wang Lin, last night I had a dream. I saw my big brother smiling at me,
and there were two elders behind him. They looked like my parents…”
Li Muwan’s parents died when she was very young. It was her big
brother that raised her.
Wang Lin’s heart hurt even more.
At night, Wang Lin stood outside the stone room, looking toward Zhao.
His heart called out to it.
In Zhao, deep under Heng Yue mountain, a red-haired young man with
a face as cold as never-melting ice suddenly opened his eyes.
When he opened his eyes, the entire country of Zhao shook. It was as if
some kind of demon was awakening, shocking every cultivator in Zhao.
His original body’s eyes were filled with coldness and ruthlessness. On
his forehead were two spinning, purple stars, and around his body was
purple lightning.
He slightly turned his head. His gaze seemed like it could pierce the
earth as he looked toward Chu. He ripped open the ground and walked
toward Chu underground.
Six months quickly went by.
Li Muwan’s body was even weaker now, and her soul was on the verge
of collapsing. The life and death cycle was constantly pulling her as if it
wanted to completely take her away from Wang Lin.
On this day, Ouyang Zi came over with a bright, red pill. There was hint
of excitement he couldn’t hide as he gave it to Wang Lin.
“I, Ouyang Zi, completed a rank 6 pill!” After he finished speaking, his
eyes dimmed and he fell down.
He didn’t die, but he was very weak.
Holding the pill, Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan, who was on her
deathbed. Her hair was all white and her once young and beautiful face had
been affected by the passage of time.
In these several years, Wang Lin personally saw her slowly age and her
beauty drying up.
Endless sorrow filled the sea in his heart. However, the sea was too deep
and too large. In the end, the sea turned into two streams of tears.
He walked the path that defied the heavens and cultivated the domain of
life and death. His life was filled with twists and turns, and while his heart
was tired, he still believed. However, at this moment, although his
expression didn’t change, his heart aged as the girl before him aged.
In his eyes, the age of this girl was but an illusion. In his eyes, the girl
will forever remain how she looked back in the Sea of Devils, back when
she was playing the zither in her loft, back when she stood there watching
him leave.
Wang Lin gently touched Li Muwan’s face as he slowly put the pill in
his hand into her mouth. The pill immediately melted in her mouth and her
face became red.
In an instant, an endless amount of spiritual energy surged from all over
Chu and entered Li Muwan’s body.
The stone house couldn’t withstand this powerful spiritual energy, so
cracks began to appear all over it. With a blow of the wind, the stone house
turned to dust and disappeared.
Lu Fei and Tie Yan were awakened from their cultivation. The
expressions on their faces immediately changed. At this moment, Ouyang
Zi’s body was pushed away by a gentle force and landed before Lu Fei and
Tie Yan.
Wang Lin’s voice drifted toward them saying, “Take Ouyang Zi and
wait for me in the Cloud Sky Sect!”
Tie Yan didn’t say anything. He quickly grabbed Ouyang Zi and left
with Lu Fei. It wasn’t until they were more than 50 kilometers away that
they turned around and looked back.
Although the stone house was destroyed, Li Muwan’s body was still
floating in the air. Boundless amounts of spiritual energy surged into her
body, causing her face to become more red. Slowly, a golden core formed in
her body.
The moment the golden core appeared, it caused all of the spiritual
energy to rush into it.
Wang Lin formed many seals that landed on the golden core.
His expression was extremely serious, and he started making the seals
even faster until a crack appeared on the golden core.
The rank 6 Return to Origin Pill’s purpose was to make the person who
consumes it absorb spiritual energy much faster to break through a
bottleneck. However, Li Muwan’s body was too weak. With her life almost
over, it was hard to withstand this.
Wang Lin flew into the sky. He wasn’t looking at Li Muwan. Instead, he
raised his head toward the sky with a determined expression on his face.
His greatest enemy was the heavens, the life and death cycle.
Li Muwan’s golden core began to crack even more as it absorbed more
spiritual energy. Golden light was leaking through the cracks; however, the
light wasn’t blinding. Instead, it emitted a gentle feeling.
However, just at this moment, gray gas appeared around her body. The
amount of gray gas quickly increased and completely covered her body.
Wang Lin’s life and death domain had already covered Li Muwan’s
entire body, but compared to this grey veil, it was trivial.
Mortals couldn’t see this grey veil; even most cultivators couldn’t see it.
Only Wang Lin, who cultivated the life and death domain, could.
Only he understood what it was!
This grey veil was the law of the heavens, it was the life and death
cycle, it was the sign that someone was about to die.
Li Muwan’s eyes showed a deep sense of reluctance. She looked at
Wang Lin with a nostalgic gaze and then looked around before slowly
closing her eyes. A teardrop fell from the corner of her eye.
The teardrop slowly fell down, creating a weak sound when it landed on
the ground.
This sound entered Wang Lin’s ears. It made him feel like past was
collapsing...
No one knew if where that tear fell will create a field of memories and
sorrow by next year...
The moment she closed her eyes, her golden core immediately dimmed
and then shattered soon after. A small person who looked exactly like the Li
Muwan of the past appeared. Her eyes were pure, but they quickly closed
due to Li Muwan’s death.
Wang Lin, I’m willing to give up everything. Even if the stars fall, as
long as you are willing to accompany me, your heart is the brightest light.
Wang Lin, I’m willing to give up everything. Even if all my past lives
are destroyed, it won’t extinguish my reluctance to leave you.
Wang Lin, I’m willing to give up everything. Even if my life ends, even
if time passes on, I hope the flower of memories never wilt.
Wang Lin, this is the karma between us. This is the choice of the
heavens. In the we are ink and water struggling under the heavens.
“Even if the heavens want you to die, I’ll steal you back!!!” Wang Lin’s
eyes were filled with sadness. He suddenly raised his head and, with a
determined gaze, his life and death domain surged forth.
In the sky above the valley, that black and white scroll appeared once
more and slowly opened up.
It was as if there was a giant hand moving across the scroll, creating
waves of ripples on as it went by.
The moment the scroll appeared, a thunderous roar spread throughout
Chu.
Li Muwan’s body quickly decayed and turned to dust as it fell to the
ground. Her Nascent Soul was also quickly dissipating.
However, as Wang Lin’s life and death scroll covered the sky, the speed
at which her Nascent Soul was dissipating slowed down.
Wang Lin then charged forth and appeared in the sky. He reached out
toward the scroll and pulled down. The scroll quickly surrounded Li
Muwan’s Nascent Soul.
Now that the scroll was gone, a very strange scene unfolded. Red clouds
covered the sky, and two shocking lights appeared within the rolling red
clouds. They seemed to be looking at Wang Lin.
This unfamiliar yet familiar gaze caused Wang Lin’s body to tremble.
However, he still stared at the sky with a determined look. Behind him was
Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul wrapped up in the scroll.
Wang Lin was using his own life and death domain to prevent Li
Muwan’s Nascent Soul from dissipating.
He was going to fight against the heavens!
“Even if the heavens want you dead, I’ll still steal you back!” This was
a promise, as well as Wang Lin’s declaration of war against the heavens!
The two rays of light in the sky slowly disappeared. However, shortly
after, countless red clouds condensed into a giant hand and reached toward
Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul.
Wang Lin let out a shout. He quickly grabbed the scroll and then flew
into the distance.
The giant hand seemed to be able to bypass distance and reached toward
the scroll in Wang Lin’s hand.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He raised his head and clashed with the giant
hand.
Bang!
Wang Lin’s origin soul shook violently. It was knocked out of his body.
However, he quickly returned to his body and his divine sense spread out.
He was looking for something.
The giant hand was retracted and the two eyes inside the red clouds
appeared again and looked at the scroll in Wang Lin’s hand. Then the giant
hand descended again.
Wang Lin roared, “Original body!”
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T he moment the giant hand got close, the ground began to shake. A
cold-faced young man with red hair charged out from the ground and
slammed into the hand.
Bang!
The hand was bounced back several meters. The pair of eyes in the
clouds locked onto the red-haired man.
The original body’s expression remained the same. It was as if that hand
earlier was just a gentle breath. However, the two purple stars on its
forehead were rapidly spinning.
It stood before Wang Lin and coldly stared at the sky.
The eyes in the red clouds disappeared again, and the amount of red
clouds increased. This time, a large amount of red clouds entered the hand.
The previously illusionary hand became more solid, and five deadly fingers
formed.
It attacked once again!
This time, as the hand got closer, five spacial rifts were opened by its
five fingers as they chased after Wang Lin.
Wang Lin let out a roar. He slapped his bag and took out the restriction
flag. A lance quickly formed and he threw it at the hand.
At the same time, the spinning of the purple stars on the original body
suddenly paused, and crackling sounds came from all over the body. It
turned into a 30-foot-tall giant with a hint of purple light under its skin. The
body emitted a grim aura.
The original body was starting to look like an ancient god.
The original body’s eyes were filled with battle intent. It quickly
stepped toward the hand and grabbed the lance.
With a bang, it lunged toward the hand!
However, with a boom like the heavens were collapsing, the lance
shattered and turned back into restriction gas. The original body was hit
with a powerful force and crashed down into the ground.
When it landed on the ground, many cracks appeared around it. The
original body kept sinking and only stopped when it was 1500 kilometers
underground.
A stream of blood came out from the corner of the original body’s
mouth. Its will to battle increased even more, causing its blood to boil as it
charged out once more.
Wang Lin hadn’t stopped moving; he was rapidly flying away with his
divine sense spread out. Then he suddenly locked on to a mountain village
5,000 kilometers away.
The giant hand chased after Wang Lin after knocking his original body
away. The eyes inside the red cloud didn’t show any sign of changing.
The moment it arrived, Wang Lin suddenly turned around. He focused
all of his spiritual energy into his finger and touched the palm of the hand
with it.
Bang!
Wang Lin was sent flying. He coughed out a mouthful of blood, which
landed on the scroll and disappeared into it. Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul,
which was almost dead, suddenly gained a hint of life.
He was fighting against the heavens’ reincarnation cycle for this
woman.
The giant hand reached out once more. The original body charged out of
the ground and let out a roar. It stopped before Wang Lin and slammed into
the giant hand with its right fist.
Bang!
The original body spat out a mouthful of blood and began to laugh
maniacally. The giant hand had been knocked back several meters.
The original body let out a loud laugh as it walked forward and
continued to punch the giant hand.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With each impact, his original body would bleed more from the corner
of its mouth, but its will to fight kept on increasing.
“I’m an ancient god, so I’m naturally a heaven defying existence! If you
wish to take her, you will have to walk over my dead body!”
A figure suddenly appeared behind the original body. Its feet were on
the ground, but its head was in the sky. The figure was not standing but
kneeling with one leg on the ground. Its head was down like it was asleep.
The original body laughed like a mad man as it continued to throw out
punches, knocking the giant hand back. As the original body kept attacking,
the figure behind him gradually raised its head.
The eyes inside the red clouds were still calm. These eyes belonged to
the messenger of the heavens. He had no emotions; his only goal was to
follow the rules of the heavens and pull anyone who wished to escape the
cycle of life and death back in.
The original body’s strength was far beyond any cultivator’s. Wang Lin
quickly left with the scroll in his arms.
The giant hand was eventually pushed back into the red clouds and
disappeared. But in the blink of an eye, the hand charged out of the red
clouds again. This time, the hand was almost completely solid, and it was
several times more powerful than before.
The hand wasn’t open anymore; it was a fist that collided with the
original body. With a bang, countless parts of the original body were
damaged as it fell from the sky.
The figure behind the original body seemed to have woken up. At it
raised its head, a powerful force surged out of its body. The original body
suddenly stopped falling, then it flew up to the forehead of the figure.
The giant hand ignored the figure and smashed toward Wang Lin, who
had already flown far away.
Wang Lin had been keeping track of everything that was happening
behind him. He clenched his teeth and teleported. The 5,000 kilometer
distance was crossed in one teleport.
Below his feet was a paradise-like village. The children were playing as
if the earth-shattering battle 5,000 kilometers away couldn’t be heard.
They actually couldn’t hear it, though; no one but Wang Lin and his
original body could see and feel the power from the heavens.
The only thing that others could see and hear was the hole the original
body had made, but by the time the sound from that impact traveled this far,
it was too weak to be noticed.
In this village of less than 100 people, a woman was currently cooking
porridge. She would occasionally raise her head to look at the children
playing outside while touching her stomach.
Floating in the air above the village, Wang Lin shook the scroll. Li
Muwan’s Nascent Soul came out of the scroll and immediately began to
dissipate.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a hint of tenderness as he pointed at Li
Muwan’s Nascent Soul. Her Nascent Soul flew like a meteor toward the
village.
At this moment, the giant fist arrived.
It suddenly came down from the sky, smashing toward Li Muwan’s
Nascent Soul. Wang Lin quickly blocked the fist.
Bang!
Wang Lin coughed out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were bloodshot
right now. He then quickly took out nine wooden carvings with the domain
of time.
The giant fist descended once more and shattered six of the wooden
carvings.
The fist passed through the remaining wooden carvings, went around
Wang Lin, and once more chased after Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul.
Wang Lin let out a roar and once again arrived in front of the fist. He
didn’t have any time to use any techniques, so he blocked it with his body.
Bang!
Wang Lin was bleeding from his orifices, but he began to laugh. He
continued to laugh. Eventually, the laughter sounded like it was filled with
madness.
“You want to wipe out Wan Er to force her back into the reincarnation
cycle? I, Wang Lin, won’t let you!”
The cold eyes in the red clouds looked at Wang Lin and the fist
descended again.
Wang Lin blocked it once more. This time, many parts of his body
shattered and blood spewed out of his mouth and nose. However, his
expression was now even more mad as he looked at the eyes in the clouds
and laughed .“I cultivated the domain of life and death. One day, I’ll make
the heavens’ reincarnation cycle mine! Then I’ll make the reincarnation
cycle follow my commands and make you, an illusion created by the
reincarnation cycle, bow before me!”
The gaze in the red clouds was still calm as if it were looking at a sad
mortal spouting nonsense.
Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul had already entered the village and silently
fused with the flesh inside that woman’s stomach.
The eyes looked at the village before turning back to Wang Lin. Then
the giant fist fell once more. This time, there was a suction force coming
from the fist, and it was covered in lightning.
This punch was punishment for obstructing the will of the heavens!
The moment the fist started moving, the original body arrived. A ray of
blood-red light charged in from the distance and fused together with Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin and his original body suddenly disappeared. They were
replaced by a ten-foot-tall person with long hair.
This person’s left eye was like the moon and his right eye was like the
sun. This person was covered in an aura composed of a mix of the ancient
god’s power and the life and death domain.
The current Wang Lin was no longer a cultivator or an ancient god, but
a never before seen combination. His body was as powerful as an ancient
god’s, but he had the origin soul of a cultivator.
This was a combination of inner and outer cultivation methods. Wang
Lin raised his head. Behind him was the figure with its head raised. If one
looked closely, they would see an origin soul the size of a person in the
figure’s chest. There were vein like-things that extended from the origin
soul to the entire body of the figure.
That original soul was like the heart of the ancient god.
Without waiting for the fist to land, Wang Lin stepped forth and flew
toward the fist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wang Lin’s body was sent flying and he kept on coughing out blood.
However, he laughed the entire time. His laugh was filled with arrogance.
“Now that she has been reincarnated with her Nascent Soul, her life has
been extended. This falls in line with the laws of the heavens. As long as
she doesn’t cultivate, she will be able to escape the eyes of the heavens. 19
years from now, when her Nascent Soul reforms, you will come back, but
I’ll stop you again!”
The eyes in the red cloud calmly looked at Wang Lin for a while before
disappearing. Even the giant fist disappeared. The red cloud scattered.
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W ang Lin flew to where the pagoda was and landed next to it. His
original body separated from him, coughed out some blood, and
sat down to cultivate.
After a very long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes. He quickly sat down,
took out some pills, and started to manage the spiritual energy in his body.
Three days later, he and his original body both opened their eyes at the
same time.
“My injury is too serious this time. I must go into closed door
cultivation to recover!” Wang Lin secretly thought that the messenger of the
heavens had no intent on killing him until that very last blow. The
messenger had no emotions; it did everything by the rules.
“With how much of Wan Er’s Nascent Soul dissipated, it will take her
19 years to recover and awaken. Once she awakens, the heavens will come
again to wipe out anyone who dares to try to escape the heavens’ law.”
Wang Lin stared at the sky.
Wang Lin stood up. At the same time, his original body silently flew
away toward the giant hole that was created during the battle. It landed in
the hole and sank down. As it sank, the dirt around the hole followed it in.
Soon, the hole was filled. It was like it was never there.
Thousands of kilometers underground, the original body sat there
cultivating. The two purple stars on its forehead spun rapidly. A faint,
purple light came out of its body, forming a small ball of light beside him.
The injury the original body suffered was much heavier than Wang
Lin’s. Especially on that last attack, where the original body took 70% of
the damage. However, with the strength of the original body’s body, it was
not life threatening, but it had to go into closed door cultivation as well.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He then slapped his bag of holding and
took out a jade. After leaving a message inside, he threw it into the sky and
it disappeared, leaving a streak of light.
After doing all of this, Wang Lin sat down next to the pagoda and
activated the sliver of Zhou Yi’s domain. Unless an Ascendant cultivator
comes, no one else will be able to approach him.
Just like this, Wang Lin closed his eyes and silently healed his injuries.
During the day, the rays from the sun landed on Wang Lin, giving him a
hint of warmth.
At night, the moonlight quietly arrived, bringing with it the cold of the
night.
On rainy days, the rain fell down from the sky and landed on Wang Lin,
completely soaking him almost instantly.
On snowy days, the snow slowly fell from the sky, covering everything.
No matter where one looked, everything was covered in white. There was
even a snowman next to the pagoda.
Whether it was day or night, rainy or snowy, Wang Lin’s body still
wouldn’t move. He was like a an old, dead monk; there was no vitality
coming from his body.
Six months after the battle, spring came again. In the old Zhou’s home
in Apricot Village, a baby was born. Her name was Zhou Ru.
This baby girl was born crying like other babies, but no one knew that
this cry was different than a normal baby’s cry.
The baby girl’s body was very weak. Luckily, old Zhou was respected
in Apricot Village. He also owned a store, so his life was better than most
people’s.
There was a cave in the mountain 50 kilometers away from the Apricot
Village. Tie Yan had been cultivating there for more than six months. Six
months ago, Tie Yun an Lu Fei received Wang Lin’s message ordering one
of them to come and guard Li Muwan.
After the two talked about it, Tie Yan came. His divine sense was
locked onto the village at all times as he silently guarded it.
Wang Lin’s healing continued. The snow outside the pagoda had
already turned to water and was absorbed by the earth.
The original body was thousands of kilometers underground. During
these six months, it had gone deeper three times. Each time it did so, it sank
several thousand kilometers.
The original body had already traveled 1/5th of the way to the planet’s
core.
It was not a lie that the ancient gods grew in battle. After this fierce
battle, the original body was showing signs of breaking through. Although
it was slow, he had already reached the peak of the two star stage. The third
transformation was not far away.
In the blink of an eye, a year passed by. Zhou Ru was now one year old.
Most children at this age would start making sounds even if they couldn’t
speak, but Zhou Ru remained silent.
Thus, the people of the village began a rumor stating that this girl was a
mute.
On this day, a group of people walked out of a normal transfer array on
the edge of Chu. Among them was a woman wearing a veil. There was a
hint of fatigue in her eyes, but they still shined like the stars and would
mesmerize almost anyone.
Following behind her was an old man. The old man was wearing an old,
black coat, and his eyes were dim. It was like he was going through a severe
illness.
If Wang Lin saw them, he would recognize them as the two that had
bought the rank 6 pill recipe.
Beside the two of them stood a white-haired old man. He was the Soul
Formation cultivator from the Treasure Refining Pavilion named Hu.
Behind him were three people. One of them was someone Wang Lin
knew well: Qiu Siping.
The other two were Xu Luo and a very beautiful woman. This woman
was the person who delivered the purple jade.
After the six of them exited the transfer array, the old man looked
toward the north and said, “Although Chu isn’t the quickest way to enter the
Immortal Graveyard, it is easier than going through Zhou.”
The woman with the white veil nodded and said, “What senior said is
correct. Although going through Chu takes longer, there is no checkpoint to
pass through like there is in Zhou, so it is much easier.”
The old man named Hu flew forward. Everyone else quickly followed.
Qiu Siping secretly sighed. After Wang Lin left, he decided to follow
old man Hu in hopes of reaching the Soul Formation stage one day.
Although his cultivation level had risen in the last ten years, it was still
too far away from the Soul Formation stage. He believed that if he were
able to obtain that object in the Immortal Graveyard, then reaching the Soul
Formation stage would no longer be a dream.
The woman secretly sighed. During these ten years, she had reached out
to many Soul Formation cultivators. In the end, she remembered that the
Treasure Refining Pavilion had a Soul Formation cultivator. After she
revealed some secrets she hadn’t told Wang Lin, she was able to convince
the old man to help.
The six of them flew north. They passed by many sects, but no one
dared to stop them.
Old man Hu was surprised. “I haven’t come to Chu in over 100 years.
There seems to be many changes.”
Behind him, Xu Luo respectfully said, “Ancestor, in these recent years,
the Cloud Sky Sect has devoured several other sects and officially became
the number one sect in Chu.”
Old man Hu nodded and said, “The Cloud Sky Sect focuses on alchemy,
so they must have a lot of Nascent Soul cultivators. When we return from
the Immortal Graveyard, remind me to take a trip to the Cloud Sky Sect to
ask for some pills!”
Xu Luo faintly smiled. He was sure that the Cloud Sky Sect would
immediately hand over pills for their own safety.
As the six of them flew, a pillar of light shot into the sky. From where
they were, the pillar was only as thick as a baby’s fist, but if they were
closer, the pillar would be countless times larger.
Old man Hu suddenly turned toward the pillar of light. Even with his
experience, he was shocked.
The eyes of the old man who was behind the woman suddenly lit up as
he looked toward the pillar of light. He was also shocked.
This pillar of light was coming from the center of Chu, where the
Heaven’s Tower was.
“This is a messenger from an upper cultivation country descending. But
a messenger from a rank 4 cultivation country wouldn’t cause this big of a
commotion!” The more the old man looked, the more shocked he became.
Then, several golden dragons appeared around the pillar of light, and
soon, a white-robed young man slowly walked out.
The moment he walked out, the golden dragons let out roars. Even with
how far the six of them were, they were able to clearly hear the roars.
Shortly after, the golden dragons all charged at young man in white.
Right as they were about to collide, they turned into countless golden
threads and became embroidered onto the young man’s clothes.
“A messenger from Suzaku!!!” The old man revealed an aghast
expression. He realized that something big was about to happen in Chu.
Why else would a messenger from Suzaku come to a mere rank 3
cultivation country?
The woman’s face revealed a trace of panic. The old man took a step
forward and stood in front of her.
The panic on the woman’s face quickly disappeared, but her clenched
fist was covered in sweat.
Qiu Siping, Xu Luo, and the beautiful woman were all shocked. Qiu
Siping was especially shocked. He looked at the light and muttered, “This is
the first time I’ve seen someone from Suzaku… Suzaku…”
The beautiful woman took a deep breath and softly asked, “Ancestor,
why did a messenger from Suzaku came to Chu?”
“Fellow cultivator Gong Sun, what do you think?” Old man Hu looked
toward the old man wearing the old, black coat.
The old man slowly said, “Fellow cultivator Hu, I have just entered the
Soul Formation stage, so I don’t know many things about Suzaku.
However, I believe that something big is about to happen. I don’t know
what it is, but why else would a messenger from Suzaku come to Chu?”
Old man Hu secretly thought, “Rubbish!” His gaze turned toward the
pillar of light.
Just at this moment, the pillar of light started to fade. The young man in
white flew toward the six of them like a meteor.
The woman with the white veil’s body trembled. Her eyes were filled
with extreme fear.
This scene was noticed by old man Hu. He didn’t show any reaction on
his face, but a hint of doubt appeared in his heart.
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T hat messenger was very fast, so he soon arrived before the six. The
messenger slightly paused for a moment. His green eyes swept across
the six of them.
Aside from old man Hu and the old man in the black cloak, everyone’s
hearts trembled and they lowered their heads.
“There are two Soul Formation cultivators here!” The light disappeared,
revealing the handsome-looking young man.
Although the woman who came with old man Hu had her head lowered,
her cheeks still turned slightly red. This man was the most handsome person
she had ever meet.
“Where are you guys going?” The young man’s voice was calm, but it
didn’t hide the condescending aura.
The old man was immediately able to tell that this young man’s
cultivation was at the peak of the early stage of Soul Formation. He sneered
in his heart but revealed nothing on the surface as he said, “We are going to
the Immortal Graveyard.”
The young man’s gaze landed on the woman with the white veil and he
said, “Take off your veil.”
The old man with the black cloak stepped forward and said, “Lord
messenger, my lady has orders from the head of the house that she can’t
easily reveal her face. I hope that lord messenger can understand.”
The young man’s gaze lit up. After pondering for a bit, he waved his
sleeves and flew away.
The six of them pondered for a while. Old man Hu’s eyes lit up and then
he followed the young man. He wanted to see why this Suzaku messenger
had come to Chu.
After he moved, Qiu Siping, Xu Luo, and the woman quickly followed.
The white-veiled woman looked at the old man, clenched her teeth, and
followed them. The old man let out a sigh and followed her.
Everyone followed the young man, but from a distance. They saw him
flying north. It seemed like his destination was also the Immortal
Graveyard.
Old man Hu secretly thought, “Could some kind of treasure have
appeared in the Immortal Graveyard?”
But just as that thought went through his head, his expression suddenly
changed when he saw the young man flying over a valley. The young man
seemed to have met some kind of powerful force and was pushed back
more than 100 feet. The young man revealed a shocked expression.
Old man Hu landed on a nearby mountain. Everyone else followed him
and looked at the young man.
The young man frowned. He took out a jade and checked it. The
instructions inside the jade led to this place.
He pondered for a bit before taking a few steps forward. Then he
suddenly felt a terrifying pressure, so his expression changed and he
quickly backed up.
Old man Hu was curious. He looked toward the valley and saw a
pagoda. Below the pagoda sat a person, but there was no life coming from
that person. It looked like a mummified body.
The young man tried a few times but couldn’t go more than five
kilometers deep into the barrier. His expression was unsettled, and in the
end he clasped his hands and said, “I’m Feng Yushan of Suzaku. I wish to
greet fellow cultivator Ceng Niu!”
“Ceng Niu!” Old man Hu’s eyes became serious. He was shocked. His
eyes unconsciously landed on the mummified body below the pagoda. It
was no surprise that he was this shocked. The name Ceng Niu had become
very famous in the Sea of Devils. Stories about Ceng Niu almost never
ended.
There was a rumor that he had been secretly trained by Suzaku and
would be the person to inherit the title of Suzaku. Otherwise, how else
would Suzaku not respond with their usual overbearing style after he took
an arm from Red Butterfly?
There was also a rumor that he was a disciple of some secret power and
that his talent was far beyond Red Butterfly’s. The rumors also stated that
within this secret power, there were many cultivators far more powerful
than Ceng Niu, which was why Suzaku didn’t dare to move against him.
In addition, there some even more ridiculous rumors saying that Ceng
Niu hadn’t even cultivated for more than 60 years, making him even more
valuable to Suzaku than Red Butterfly.
There were numerous stories and rumors like this.
“Ceng Niu!” The white-veiled woman’s eyes lit up and her breathing
became rough. She thought that if Ceng Niu would help her, then
everything would be alright.
The old man beside her revealed a hint of respect in his eyes.
“I never thought that the famous Ceng Niu would be here!” Qiu Siping
took a deep breath.
“No wonder a messenger from Suzaku would come to Chu!” Xu Luo
revealed a look of disbelief.
The beautiful woman softly said, “I wonder what relationship this Ceng
Niu has with Chu…”
The moment she said this, old man Hu pondered for a bit and then said,
“Cancel the order to send someone to the Cloud Sky Sect.”
Xu Luo was startled, but he quickly agreed.
The young man waited for a bit. After hearing no response, he frowned
and said, “Fellow cultivator Ceng, I’m not here about you injuring Red
Butterfly but to deliver her challenge letter. I hope you can come out to
meet me.”
The moment he said this, the six people all had various expressions on
their faces. Old man Hu’s eyes lit up and he looked toward the valley.
After a long time, there was still no response from the valley. Feng
Yushan was very angry. He was a disciple of Suzaku, so he was shown
respect everywhere he went. Not even rank 5 cultivation countries dared to
retreat him like this.
Feng Yushan’s eyes became gloomy and he slowly said, “Fellow
cultivator Ceng, don’t refuse our good will only to regret it later. No one
dares to ignore the orders of Suzaku!”
The moment he finished speaking, a powerful force came from the
valley. The power formed a giant hand which grabbed the young man.
A series of crackling sounds came from within the hand. Feng Yushan’s
forehead was covered in sweat and his eyes were filled with fear.
“I’m a messenger of Suzaku! Ceng Niu, don’t be rash. I’m only here to
deliver the challenge letter!”
A calm voice came from within the valley. “The date!”
Feng Yushan quickly said, “Three months from now, on mount Suzaku
in the western Heaven Temple!”
“How did you know I was here?” Although Wang Lin’s voice was calm,
there was a hint of killing intent within it.
Feng Yushan didn’t hesitate to respond. “I really don’t know. This was
sent from mount Suzaku. If it wasn’t for them, Red Butterfly’s master
would have already come looking for you. Your location was also sent
down by them.”
At this moment, old man Hu’s expression became strange. He felt like
he was familiar with this voice. He turned around and looked at Qiu Siping
to see that Qiu Siping was dumbfounded. It seemed like Qiu Siping had
already guessed the same thing.
After a pause, Wang Lin’s voice came from the valley. “I don’t have the
time.”
The invisible hand around Feng Yushan disappeared, allowing him to
regain his freedom. His back was covered in cold sweat at this point. Now
he finally understood the terror of Ceng Niu. He originally thought that
Ceng Niu was only able to take senior apprentice sister Red Butterfly’s arm
because he used some tricks.
Now he no longer thought like that.
Wang Lin’s response put him in a difficult situation. He pondered a bit,
clasped his hands, and respectfully said, “Fellow cultivator Ceng, it is by
the order of mount Suzaku that you battle with Red Butterfly. They rarely
ever send out any messages. In the past 100 years, they only sent out three.
The first time was to recruit Red Butterfly as a core disciple. The second
time was to stop people from pursuing you. The third time was when they
gave out your location and ordered you to fight Red Butterfly. I believe that
you will receive great benefits if you win. After all, of the three messages,
two of them were related to you!”
Wang Lin’s voice came from inside the valley. “Tell Red Butterfly that
even if she wants to battle, it will have to be in ten years!”
Feng Yushan pondered for a bit, let out a wry smile, and clasped his
hands. He turned around and disappeared in a ray of light.
“Old friends in the valley, please come in.” With that, Zhou Yi’s domain
disappeared.
Old man Hu laughed and walked into the valley. Behind him, the white-
veiled woman and her servant followed.
Qiu Siping hesitated for a bit before quickly following in along with Xu
Luo and the woman.
Inside the valley, the mummified body moved when the six of them
arrived. After a series of crackling sounds, the mummified body’s eyes
opened.
Wang Lin took a deep breath, stood up, and let out a smile. He waved
his hand and surrounded himself in a thick, white fog. After the fog
disappeared, Wang Li appeared before them wearing a white robe.
Everything that had landed on his body during his time cultivating had
disappeared.
Wang Lin pointed at the ground and suddenly a table made of stone
appeared from the ground. Several stone chairs also appeared.
“Please sit!” Wang Lin sat down, waved his hand, and a tea set appeared
on the table.
Old man Hu stared at Wang Lin and sat down across from him. The
beautiful woman quickly greeted Wang Lin, walked up, and poured tea for
everyone.
Wang Lin looked at the black-cloaked old man next to the white-veiled
woman and smiled. “Fellow cultivator, please sit.”
The old man took a long look at Wang Lin. He recognized that this was
the same person from back then. A complex expression appeared on his
face as he sat down.
The others also sat down.
Old man Hu looked at Wang Lin and bitterly smiled. “I don’t know if I
should call you fellow cultivator Wang or fellow cultivator Ceng.”
Wang Lin picked up a cup, took a sip and smiled. “Names are just what
we call each other. There is no need to worry too much about it.
The white-veiled woman was still looking at Wang Lin. Her face
showed a complex expression. She would never have guessed that the
famous Ceng Niu was this person.
Wang Lin looked at the woman and said, “Lady is still as beautiful as
before. I believe that you are heading to the Immortal Graveyard to save
your father since you are with fellow cultivator Hu?”
The white-veiled woman whispered, “Back then, this little girl didn’t
know senior’s identity. I hope senior forgives my rudeness.”
The name Ceng Niu was very famous throughout Suzaku. Even old man
Hu was shocked by it, much less her.
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W ang Lin put down his cup and silently shook his head. He looked
toward Qiu Siping and said, “Brother Qiu, if you give up
everything and stay alone, you have a chance to comprehend the ways of
the heavens.”
Qiu Siping wryly smiled. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to keep the
fact that he was now following old man Hu from Wang Lin. He said,
“Reaching the Soul Formation stage… is difficult.”
Old man Hu picked up the cup and took a sip. He was shocked by the
flavor. “Fellow cultivator Wang, this tea…?”
Wang Lin smiled. “This tea is not from Suzaku but from another
cultivation planet. I accidently got this during my trip to the Celestial Realm
many years ago.
Old man Hu took a deep breath. He stared at Wang Lin with a trace of
hesitation in his eyes before saying, “Rumor has it that when brother Wang
went to the Celestial Realm, you took an arm from Red Butterfly. Was
brother Wang able to obtain celestial spiritual energy?”
The way he referred to Wang Lin unconsciously changed.
Wang Lin looked at old man Hu and said, “I have obtained some.”
Old man Hu’s eyes lit up. He looked at Wang Lin and sincerely said, “I
am willing to pay any price for some celestial spiritual energy. I hope fellow
cultivator Wang is willing to sell some.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. “This matter is not urgent. We can wait until it
is time to breakthrough to the Soul Transformation stage. I wonder, what is
fellow cultivator Hu going to the Immortal Graveyard for?”
Old man Hu secretly thought that although Wang Lin hadn’t cultivated
for long, he was an old fox who could easily change the subject. After
hearing Wang Lin, he laughed and said, “That is true. Then when this old
man is about to reach the Soul Transformation stage, I’ll have to come and
ask you for some. As for the Immortal Graveyard, you will have to ask
fellow cultivator Zi Xin to explain.”
The white-veiled woman looked at Wang Lin and said, “Senior, inside
the Immortal Graveyard there is a Reincarnation Tree. Junior has a map that
can lead us there.”
Wang Lin calmly took a sip of tea.
The woman who came with old man Hu obediently poured another cup
for Wang Lin. She would occasionally glance at Wang Lin.
After Qiu Siping heard “Reincarnation Tree,” his eyes were filled with
desire. Xu Luo showed the same look.
The white-veiled woman looked at Wang Lin and found that his
expression hadn’t changed at all after hearing about the Reincarnation Tree.
His reaction was just like old man Hu’s. She couldn’t help but secretly sigh.
Wang Lin was extremely mischievous, so she couldn’t see through him at
all. It looked like aside from strength, a Soul Formation cultivator’s slyness
was far above a Nascent Soul cultivator’s.
Old man Hu looked toward Wang Lin and found that there was no
change in Wang Lin’s expression. Now he believed even more of the
rumors about Ceng Niu.
“Sitting under the Reincarnation Tree allows a cultivator to experience
an extra life cycle. This is very good for Soul Formation cultivators because
it allows them to increase their understanding of their domain.” The white-
veiled woman looked at Wang Lin. She didn’t believe that he wasn’t
tempted.
Unfortunately, she still couldn’t see any changes in Wang Lin’s
expression.
Wang Lin let out a faint smile. He looked toward old man Hu and said,
“Ridiculous. The domain of a Soul Formation cultivator is something that
they comprehend themselves. This Reincarnation Tree might have some
effect on peak late stage Nascent Soul cultivators or early stage Soul
Formation cultivators whose cultivation hasn’t stabilized yet. I believe old
man Hu has other goals for this trip.”
The white-veiled woman was startled. She looked toward the old man in
the black cloak to see that he was also frowning.
Old man Hu laughed. He didn’t try to hide it. He said, “Brother Wang is
really knowledgable. I’m impressed. You are indeed correct.”
The white-veiled woman frowned and looked toward old man Hu.
Old man Hu laughed. “Fellow cultivator Zi Xin, don’t blame me. If it
was just for the Reincarnation Tree, I wouldn’t follow you into the
Immortal Graveyard. What I want is the Reincarnation Fruit!” After he
finished speaking, he looked toward Wang Lin and said, “Without brother
Wang, I’m only 30% confident in succeeding, but if brother Wang comes,
I’ll be 60% confident.”
“Reincarnation Fruit.” Although Wang Lin’s expression remained
normal, his heart was moved.
When he heard about the Reincarnation Tree, Wang Lin’s mind began to
work. Then, when he heard the words “Reincarnation Fruit,” he was even
more sure. He pondered for a bit and then said, “Is this the fruit that is the
size of a fist and changes colors every two hours?”
Old man Hu’s eyes lit up. He took a long look at Wang Lin and then
said, “Brother Wang really is very knowledgeable! That is the way to
identify the fruit. For us Soul Formation cultivators, it is a great treasure. If
it is eaten at the late stage of Soul Formation, it will increase one’s chance
of reaching the Soul Transformation stage by 30%. I have only seen it in
some old text.”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. From the memories of the ancient god,
there were few fruits that were very good for a young ancient god. Due to
the ancient gods’ bodies, most fruits were useless. Even celestial fruits
could only increase their spiritual energy by a bit.
Only a handful of spirit fruits could have any effect. While they
wouldn’t increase their cultivation level, if they smeared one of those fruits
all over their body, it would strengthen their foundation.
This was called body cleansing among the ancient gods.
Normally, an adult ancient god finds a fruit and cleanses the body of a
baby ancient god before they throw them into the core of a planet.
An ancient god that has gone through body cleansing has their
meridians completely hidden inside their body. As a result, the speed at
which the ancient god absorbs spiritual energy increases greatly. The
meridians only reappear when the ancient god reaches adulthood, and at
that point, the rate at which they absorb spiritual energy will already have
reached a terrifying degree.
In ancient times, every single ancient god was hunted by every living
thing because wherever there was an ancient god, there would be no
spiritual energy for anyone else. However, most things that try to kill an
ancient god end up dying themselves.
Only after going through body cleansing could Wang Lin’s original
body be considered a real ancient god.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before saying, “Immortal Graveyard…”
Old man Hu said, “This Immortal Graveyard is very dangerous. After
all, there is a power there that even Suzaku dreads. However, as long as we
don’t go in too deep, then there shouldn’t be too many powerful savage
people.”
Wang Lin didn’t know much about the Immortal Graveyard. He only
knew from the map that the Immortal Graveyard was very large and that
compared to its surface, the underground portion was even larger.”
No one besides Suzaku knew exactly how many layers the Immortal
Graveyard had.
“Brother Wang should know that these savages were the natives of this
planet. When Suzaku became a rank 6 cultivation country, they were gifted
this planet by the Cultivation Alliance. They then had a large war with the
savages. This originally lively planet was ravaged during the war and has
now turned into a half-wasted planet. All of this was caused by the
savages.”
“During this war, 90% of the savages were killed. The survivors then
escaped into the Immortal Graveyard. Every 100 years, Suzaku sends
countless cultivators to kill them, but they still can’t wipe them all out.”
“The Reincarnation Tree grows underground and is considered holy by
the savages. However, there are a total of nine Reincarnations Trees, which
give us a chance.”
“As for the Reincarnation Fruit, as long as we can find a tree, I have a
secret method for it to bear fruit within three hours.”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He looked toward the white-veiled woman
and asked, “Why did your father go to the Immortal Graveyard?”
The white-veiled woman whispered, “To get me a piece of
Reincarnation Wood.”
Wang Lin didn’t ask further questions. He pondered for a bit before
saying to old man Hu, “I can’t make a decision right now.”
Old man Hu nodded. “No problem. The Immortal Graveyard is indeed
dangerous. I hesitated for a long time before making the decision as well.
How about this: we will wait for you outside the Immortal Graveyard for
one month. If you don’t come, we will go on our own.”
Wang Lin nodded.
Old man Hu stood up and smiled. “Then I won’t bother you anymore.
I’ll wait for you there.” With that, he clasped his hands and left.
Qiu Siping and company quickly stood up and said their goodbyes.
The white-veiled woman stood up, hesitated, and whispered, “Zi Xin
hopes to see senior there.” She then flew up and left.
The old man behind her clasped his hands and followed her.
After the six of them left, Wang Lin picked up the tea cup and took a
sip. His eyes were sparkling.
“The Reincarnation Fruit is very useful for the original body. If i can
obtain it, the original body’s power will increase by a lot…”
He pondered for a bit before slapping his bag of holding. Three carvings
“Six of these time domain carvings have been destroyed, leaving only
three, so the power of the time domain that they can display has greatly
weakened. Sadly, there are no hundred-year-old trees to make new ones
with.”
After putting away the wooden carvings, Wang Lin checked his bag and
took out an arm.
This arm had remained in good condition. There was even a thin layer
of ice covering it, releasing a cold aura.
“Suzaku didn’t act to help Red Butterfly but sent this challenge letter
instead. It is indeed strange.” Wang Lin pondered for a long time, but he
couldn’t think of why.
“It looks like a battle with Red Butterfly is inevitable, but as long as she
hasn’t reached the Soul Transformation stage, I’ll have a chance to win.”
Wang Lin sneered. He then reached out and a stone chair flew over and
landed before him.
The chair looked like it was going to melt, but it morphed into a basin.
Wang Lin put Red Butterfly’s arm inside it, then he formed a seal and black
light appeared on his hand.
Wang Lin pointed at the arm and the black light entered the arm.
Subsequently, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out several
small bottles. These bottles were things that Wang Lin had obtained during
these past few hundred years. They contained the poison from a spirit beast.
He broke the bottles open and poured out the contents. Red, blood-like
liquid came out and fused with the arm.
Then Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He formed a seal that created a ghostly
light. The ghostly light quickly took the shape of a skull and entered the
arm.
Wang Lin didn’t stop. He continued to create skulls until 99 more of
them had entered the arm one by one.
The color of the arm suddenly changed from the original snow white to
black and red. It looked terrifying and there was now also a stench coming
from it.
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A fter doing all of this, Wang Lin clenched his hands, causing the
basin to morph into a container. The arm was now sealed inside it.
At this very moment, in a location in Suzaku 1 that looked like a
painting, Red Butterfly was cultivating on top of a lotus.
The area was surrounded by clear, blue water and luscious greens. There
were even spirit beasts nearby.
Inside the water were some carps with very long whiskers. Their eyes
showed life. They clearly had gained intelligence.
Red Butterfly was wearing a red robe, only the sleeve for her right arm
was empty.
Sitting on a lotus facing her was a very handsome, middle-aged man.
He stared at Red Butterfly with tenderness in his eyes and said, “Junior
apprentice sister Red Butterfly, I have given you the spirit of the eastern sea
that will regrow your arm. Why haven’t you used it?”
Red Butterfly opened her eyes and coldly responded, “Every time I look
at my empty sleeve, my urge to kill Ceng Niu increases! Until I kill him,
my arm will stay missing. Senior apprentice brother, don’t try to change my
mind.”
“Ceng Niu!” A hint of killing intent flashed through the middle-aged
man’s eyes.
“Ceng Niu wanted to destroy my Dao heart; however, because he took
my arm, not only was my Dao heart not destroyed, it is now even more
complete. I’m glad that Mount Suzaku wants him to fight me!” Red
Butterfly raised her head and looked into the distance.
“Hmph, if it wasn’t for Mount Suzaku, I would have already gone out
and captured Ceng Niu for junior apprentice sister to kill.” The middle-aged
man’s eyes were sparkling.
Red Butterfly was about to speak when her expression suddenly
changed. A black line with a sliver of red inside appeared in her forehead
and quickly spread.
Red Butterfly’s left hand quickly pressed on her forehead. Her face
constantly changed colors as she struggled. After a long time, the black line
receded. There was a deep look of hatred on her face.
“Ceng Niu is trying to injure me by refining my lost arm.”
Red Butterfly’s left hand formed multiple seals and sent them to her
forehead. After a long time, she struggled to stand up before sitting down
again. She had a gloomy expression on her face
“Junior apprentice sister, I’m going to kill Ceng Niu even if it is against
Mount Suzaku’s orders. At most, they will just punish me by making me go
into closed door cultivation for 100 years.” The middle-aged man’s heart
ached as he turned around to leave.
Red Butterfly whispered, “Senior apprentice brother, if anyone is going
to kill Ceng Niu, it will be me. Mount Suzaku sent out two messages about
Ceng Niu. If you kill him, it won’t be something as simple as 100 years of
The middle-aged man’s expression was sullen as he sat back down
again. However, he took out a piece of jade, recorded some information,
and threw it out.
“I won’t go myself. I’ll send out some cultivators from those lower
ranking cultivation countries. That way, Mount Suzaku can’t do anything to
me either.”
Red Butterfly didn’t respond. She closed her eyes to focus her attention
on sealing in the black line that had invaded her.
East of Suzaku, there was a mountain shaped like a bird. This mountain
became known as Mount Suzaku.
Mount Suzaku was the holy land of Suzaku. Everything that happened
in Suzaku had to receive their approval.
On this day, a white-robed young man arrived at the foot of the
mountain. He was in a difficult position. He paced around the foot of the
mountain for a while before climbing up the steps.
Outside a palace midway up the mountain, the young man knelt down
on one leg and said, “Disciple Feng Yushan seeks an audience with elder.”
After a long time, a voice came out from the palace.
“What is it?”
“Disciple was ordered by Mount Suzaku to send a challenge letter to
Ceng Niu. However, Ceng Niu didn’t accept it and delayed it by ten years.”
Feng YuShan didn’t dare to lie at all.
The voice in the palace gloomily said, “Hmph! Ceng Niu really doesn’t
know his place. You can leave. Someone else will bring him here.”
Feng YuShan’s forehead was covered in sweat as he quickly left.
“Zi Wu, go bring Ceng Niu here!” As the voice echoed in the palace, a
person covered in fog suddenly appeared.
Zi Wu lazily asked, “Dead or alive?”
The voice from the palace answered, “However you like!”
“Okay!” Zi Wu turned around and was about to leave.
However, just at that moment, a red light came down from the top of
Mount Suzaku and entered the palace.
The owner of the voice from the palace was surprised. He slowly said,
“Wait!”
After a long time, a gentle snort came from the palace. “Forget it, you
don’t have to go; we will wait ten years for him.”
Zi Wu shrugged his shoulders and disappeared within Mount Suzaku.
Inside the palace sat an old man whose hair and eyebrows were now all
white. He stared at the red jade in his hand and muttered, “What kind of
background does Ceng Niu have for him to interfere three times?”
At this moment, Wang Lin was sitting crossed-legged in the valley.
Before him was a war chariot filled with spikes.
Wang Lin stared at the war chariot with an unsettled expression. He
tossed out the beast trap and the thunder toad landed on the side with a
thud.
The thunder toad’s injures had already healed, and its gaze toward Wang
Lin contained a hint of gratitude.
If it wasn’t for Wang Lin’s help, he would have died to the injuries from
before.
Wang Lin whispered, “Thunder toad, I’m going take away the beast
trap. If you wish to stay, then follow me. If you don’t, then you may leave,
okay?”
The thunder toad nodded.
Wang Lin formed several seals with both of his hands. The seals landed
on the beast trap. A myriad of symbols began to spread out from the
bracelet.
In the end, a very strange thing happened before Wang Lin. The
symbols formed rings with the largest one on the outside. Each ring was
smaller than the previous one, and in the center was the beast trap.
“Release!” Wang Lin shouted. Suddenly, the symbols began to spin. A
sliver of green smoke came out from the beast trap. It moved through the
symbols like it was escaping and entered the thunder toad.
The thunder toad let out a roar and its eyes sparkled.
The symbols didn’t disappear but kept spinning.
Wang Lin didn’t look at the thunder toad. Instead, he looked at the war
chariot. His right hand formed a seal and pointed at the chariot. Black mist
appeared on the chariot. A pair of eyes could be seen within the mist. A
deafening roar came from the chariot and the beast spirit of the chariot
appeared.
This was the smallest beast spirit among the three chariots. It had been
sealed by Wang Lin, but now that it was released, it locked onto Wang Lin.
Its head had three horns, the body of an ox, and the tail of a dragon.
There was even a face on the tail.
Wang Lin calmly looked at the beast before dripping a drop of blood on
the beast trap. Then he pointed at the beast spirit of the chariot. The
symbols from the beast trap suddenly shook and turned into a ray of light
that began to spin around the beast spirit.
The beast spirit let out many roars as it tried to struggle, but the black
chains came out of the chariot and locked the beast down.
The light formed by the symbols landed on the beast’s body and
released a golden glow.
The roars from the beast became even more vicious. Some of the chains
broke, but even more chains appeared to keep the beast completely locked
down.
In the end, all of the symbols landed on the beast’s body and settled
there. The beast was no longer struggling, but its eyes were even more
vicious.
Wang Lin’s eyes were still calm. After those symbols were done
settling, he whispered, “Return!”
The symbols on the beast shined brightly. The colors of the symbols
changed from golden to black as it flew into the beast trap.
When the last symbol disappeared onto the beast trap, a new beast
appeared on the bracelet. This beast looked exactly the same as the beast
spirit of the war chariot.
At the same time, the war chariot turned into a ray of black light and
disappeared into the beast trap.
Wang Lin took a deep breath before slapping his bag of holding and
placing eight top quality spirit stones around him. The beast trap quickly
flew toward him and wrapped around his right wrist.
A force countless times stronger than the one he experienced with the
thunder toad suddenly started consuming his spiritual energy. Wang Lin’s
body immediately began to shrink and he started to turn into a mummy.
However, his eyes were still clear. The eight top quality spirit stones
around him shined brightly. A crazy amount of spiritual energy entered his
body and went into the beast trap.
This process lasted three days.
Three days later, the force slowly started to disappear. Wang Lin’s body
slowly recovered as well.
One of the eight top quality spirit stones shattered and turned to dust.
Wang Lin opened his eyes with a hint of worry. When he looked at the
beast trap on his right wrist, his eyes became cold.
“The suction was powerful enough to use up a top quality spirit stone.
God Slaying War Chariot… I’ll have to find the time to see if you are fitting
of that name.”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. He didn’t put the seven top quality spirit
stones away but kept them on him. From what he knew of the beast trap, it
would likely suck spiritual energy from him after every use. It would be
best to keep the spirit stones on him just in case.
Wang Lin touched the beast trap, then he stood up and looked at the
thunder toad. Throughout these three days, the thunder toad hadn’t moved
at all. It had guarded Wang Lin the entire time.
When he saw Wang Lin standing up, the thunder toad picked Wang Lin
up with its head, so Wang Lin was now riding on its back. Wang Lin
smiled. “Do you want to follow me?”
The thunder toad’s stomach expanded and it let out a roar as a reply.
“Good! From today onward, I’ll treat you the same as the mosquito
beast!” He slapped his bag of holding and the mosquito beast came out. He
hadn’t seen the mosquito beast in many years. It seemed to have grown. Its
body was now the size of a small hill.
1 Suzaku is a type of bird, so the mountain shaped like a bird really says “it’s shaped like a suzaku.”
This will get a bit complicated later on because the person who’s the strongest cultivator in the planet
has the title of “Suzaku.”
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DO YOU STILL REMEMBER WEALTH?
I t’s giant probiscus looked very threatening. The mosquito beast was
very wary of the thunder toad, so it kept on letting out sounds.
The thunder toad looked at the mosquito beast with a provoking
expression.
Wang Lin faintly smiled and jumped down from the thunder toad. He
ignored the two beasts staring at each other and walked toward the pagoda.
Standing in front of it, he clasped his hands, took a deep breath, and
said, “Senior, junior was asked by senior Zhou Yi to look after you for 1000
years. The Immortal Graveyard will be very dangerous, so I would like to
ask senior to lend me a celestial sword.”
With that, Wang Lin bowed and walked into the pagoda.
At the top floor, Wang Lin saw the white-robed female corpse. The
female corpse was lying on a bed of celestial jade. There was no movement
at all. Beside her were two celestial swords, one big and one small,
releasing waves of celestial spiritual energy.
Looking at the two celestial swords, Wang Lin began to ponder. His
gaze locked onto the larger sword more than the smaller one.
Wang Lin felt like this large sword looked familiar when he first saw it.
However, it was too dangerous to really think about it back then. After he
came back, he was with Li Muwan the whole time, so he didn’t have time
to think about anything else.
Now that he was looking at it after everything was over, that feeling of
familiarity was even stronger.
“I must have seen this sword somewhere before…” Wang Lin pondered
for a long time before reaching out to the sword. There wasn’t any
discomfort as he held the large celestial sword in his hand.
This sword could no longer be considered a sword but a rectangular
sign.
“Sign?” Wang Lin was startled and began to ponder. After a long time,
his eyes lit up and he shouted, “Wealth!”
It was Wealth!
When Wang Lin was in the Heng Yue Sect, he was given a token from
his master to pick out a flying sword. The one he picked was the most
ridiculous flying sword in the Heng Yue Sect, Wealth!
Wang Lin walked down the pagoda filled with confusion. He stood
outside the pagoda staring at the large sword.
Memories from more than 400 years ago played in his mind. Thinking
back to the moment when he first saw Wealth, he felt very regretful. He
could still recall the full golden body sword. However, it didn’t shine
because of the quality of the sword; it was due to the layer of gold coating
the surface.
The gold wasn’t even used to hide a valuable sword. What was under
the gold was the most common kind of iron.
Holding the sword in his hand, Wang Lin remembered two giant gems
on the hilt of Wealth. However, the two gems had no spiritual energy at all.
They were only there for looks.
Even the tassels of Wealth were made from pieces of gold.
Wealth disappeared within the void when Wang Lin’s bag of holding
was destroyed.
If it wasn’t for this celestial sword, Wang Lin wouldn’t have
remembered Wealth.
However, looking at it now, besides the two giant gems and the gold
tassels, the two swords were shockingly similar.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled. He didn’t believe that this was a coincidence.
Could it be that the creator of Wealth once saw this celestial sword? But
that made no sense either.
That senior from Zhao must have only been a Nascent Soul cultivator at
most. How could he have gone to the Celestial Realm and seen the sword
that was hidden until the white-robed woman called for it?
Wang Lin began to ponder. He began to recall the life of that senior that
was recorded on the sign next to Wealth.
That person was originally useless in the Heng Yue Sect but was able to
save the Heng Yue Sect from a disaster once. Then he died and left behind
this large sword for future disciples.
“A completely useless person was able to save the Heng Yue Sect. I
didn’t think about it too much back then, but thinking about it now, that
senior must have had some secret!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He once again
looked at the celestial sword in his hand.
“This celestial sword has already lost its soul, so it’s a lot weaker. If I
want to use it at its full power, I need a sword soul for it…” Thinking about
this, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding.
“Come out, Xu Liguo!”
A pillar of grey smoke shot out from the bag and turned into Xu Liguo.
After he came out, he pounded his chest. He had a very excited look in his
eyes.
Xu Liguo roared a few times. “I’m finally out, haha…”
At this moment, the thunder toad and the mosquito beast that were
staring at each other turned around and looked at Xu Liguo.
Xu Liguo quickly became quiet when he saw the two beasts.
Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and grabbed Xu Liguo. Xu Liguo let
out a scream as Wang Lin threw him into the celestial sword.
The sword suddenly trembled and the golden color on it dimmed
Wang Lin frowned and pointed at his brow. Wandering souls came out
one by one and entered the celestial sword.
The sword’s color darkened again. Soon, it became black.
Wang Lin pressed his right hand on the sword. After pondering for a
while, he muttered to himself, “Using wandering souls as the sword spirit
can only activate a part of the sword’s power. If I use a soul devourer, then I
should be able to use more of its power. Sadly, I don’t have enough time,
but I must go capture a soul devourer in the future!”
Wang Lin stood up and put the sword away. He then touched the
pagoda, causing it to immediately shrink. He put it away inside his bag of
holding.
Then Wang Lin took a breath, put away the thunder toad and mosquito
beast, and then disappeared.
In the old Zhou’s house at the Apricot Flower village, a woman was
looking at a baby girl with a tender gaze.
“Ru Er, your dad went to get you some ginseng to help nourish your
body. I don’t know what is wrong with this child for her body to be so
weak.”
The woman was holding the baby while singing a song from their
village. The baby girl’s breathing was steady. It seemed she had already
fallen asleep.
After making sure that the baby had completely fallen asleep, the
woman put the baby down and kissed her on the forehead before going to
the kitchen to prepare food.
Just as the woman left, another person appeared in the room.
Wang Lin stared at the baby girl with tenderness in his eyes. His hand
trembled as he gently touched the baby and whispered, “Wan Er…”
“I forgot what day, month, and year it was that we met outside the Sea
of Devils, but I remember your smiling yet sad expression toward me.”
The baby girl’s eyelashes trembled as her clear eyes opened and silently
stared at Wang Lin.
Because her Nascent Soul was asleep, the body was too weak to hold
any of her memories. Although even though she couldn’t remember his
name, his voice, or his appearance, the feeling of him was something
forever engraved in her.
The baby girl’s gaze toward Wang Lin was no longer clear but filled
with confusion. Even she didn’t notice the tear that fell from eye.
Wang Lin’s heart ached as he stared at the baby girl.
You gave me one teardrop and I was able to see everything in your
heart...
Wang Lin looked at the baby girl for a very long time. Time passed by,
but she was still holding her gaze.
“I’ll come to pick you up…” Wang Lin softly whispered before leaving.
Just as he left, water filled the baby girl’s eyes and she began to cry.
The woman who was cooking in the other room quickly came into the
room, picked up the baby girl, and started to comfort her.
The baby girl’s cry soon stopped but she was still looking toward
outside the room. Her eyes are filled with confusion.
Tie Yan sat down cross-legged in the cave while he guarded the baby
girl. He had gotten used to being in half closed door cultivation for the last
year. Half a year ago, Yu Fei messaged him to switch, but he rejected the
offer.
After Tie Yan entered the cultivation world, he hadn’t experienced
anything like what he had experienced in this last year. He had his divine
sense spread out across the whole village every day. He knew every
household and every person in the village.
This feeling was very mysterious. In fact, Tie Yan had recently given up
cultivating and had emerged himself in the mortal world.
Wang Lin walked into the cave. When he saw Tie Yan, his eyes
suddenly became focused.
Tie Yan quickly stood up to greet Wang Lin.
Wang Lin said, “Not bad compared to Lu Fei. All you have to do is
keep this up and you can reach the Soul Formation stage. However,
remember that you have to reach the peak of the late stage of Nascent Soul
first.”
Tie Yan was startled. He quickly nodded.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before taking out a time domain carving.
He said, “I’m giving this to you. Study it well.”
Tie Yan quietly stared at the wooden carving
Wang Lin sat on top of the mosquito beast and flew toward the
Immortal Graveyard.
At this moment, inside the Sea of Devils, there was something stirring
within the Chaotic Broken Stars.
In the sea of blood inside the land of the ancient god.
The sea of blood looked very different from before. Most of the pillars
were gone; only the one Ta Sen was sitting on was left.
There were less than 100 cultivators inside the sea of blood. Each of
them had a red splinter on their forehead. All of them were silently
cultivating.
Among these people, there were a lot of people that Wang Lin was
familiar with, such as Ancient Emperor.
Each of them were releasing a demonic aura that smelled like blood. As
they cultivated, the blood in the blood sea slowly entered their bodies.
On the pillar that Ta Sen was sitting on sat a man with long, red hair.
His head was down.
On the ground below him there were countless words carved by his
fingernails.
It was just one word carved over and over again.
“Wang Lin!”
This red-haired man was Ta Sen, the one who obtained the inheritance
of strength from the ancient god. His hair covered his face, but his eyes
filled with hatred were visible.
“Wang Lin, the lifespan of the ancient god’s body is reaching its limit.
Once that happens, I will be able to escape from here. Wang Lin, you better
not die. Continue keeping that inheritance of knowledge safe for me!”
345
SAVAGES
T he Immortal Graveyard was a mountain range surrounded by thick,

black fog.
It was very quiet inside the mountain range and there were no signs of
life. This kind of silence was too scary.
Deep inside the mountain range was a giant hole.
Old man Hu’s group of six sat outside this hole. Compared to the hole,
they looked very insignificant.
Old man Hu sat cross-legged. He had been waiting here for almost one
month. Although they had encountered no dangers along the way,
something was making his skin crawl during the trip.
As a Soul Formation cultivator, he didn’t believe that this kind of
feeling would occur for no reason. Now that he was near the hole, that
feeling was even stronger.
Old man Hu thought, “Adding fellow cultivator Wang, there will be
three Soul Formation cultivators. As long as we don’t go in too deep, there
shouldn’t be an issue…”
Many years ago, he came here and went to the third floor. Although
there were many dangers, he was able to obtain the thing he was looking for
and then he left.
This was why he was willing to come here.
However, old man Hu was starting to regret it right now. His expression
gradually darkened as he looked at the hole before him.
Old man Hu turned to the white-veiled woman next to him. “Zi Xin, are
you sure the Reincarnation Tree is on the third floor?”
The white-veiled woman nodded and whispered, “I remember clearly
that back when my father took me there, I saw a wilted Reincarnation Tree.
However, his cultivation wasn’t strong enough, so we left.”
Old man Hu pondered. The third floor wasn’t too dangerous. It should
be safe as long as they don’t go to the fourth floor. Also, the Reincarnation
Tree had wilted, so there would probably be no savages guarding it.
He didn’t tell Wang Lin about any of these things in detail.
Old man Hu turned and faced the hole. Just at this moment, a sonic
boom came from the distance, attracting everyone’s attention.
They saw a beast the size of a hill suddenly appear before them. On the
back of the beast was a young man in white. This person was Wang Lin.
Old man Hu revealed a happy expression as he said, “Since brother
Wang came, then our trip will succeed for sure!”
Wang Lin jumped off the mosquito. He smiled at everyone and said, “I
made everyone wait. I encountered some small problems along the way.
“Oh, really?” Old man Hu’s eyes became focused.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and threw a head on the ground.
This head had very dark skin, like it was covered in dirt. The eyes were
filled with rage and there was a vine-like tattoo on his face.
“Savages!” Old man Hu’s expression changed.
Wang Lin said, “I found this person following me after I entered the
Immortal Graveyard. He was trying to ambush me.”
Old man Hu stepped forth and pointed at the head’s brow. The tattoo on
the head began to slowly gather on its forehead until it formed the image of
a half-leaf.
Old man Hu’s face was gloomy as he said, “He is not a savage but a
cultivator who was refined by the savages.”
“Oh?” Wang Lin looked at the head.
Xu Luo hesitated before asking, “Ancestor, how did you know? Could it
be the leaf?”
Not only him, but everyone else except the white-veiled woman
revealed a look of confusion.
Old man Hu’s expression was serious as he pointed at the leaf on the
head’s forehead and said, “I haven’t seen a real savage before, but I have
read some ancient text that only someone with at least three leaves has
blood pure enough to be a real savage. The rest are formed by refining
cultivators. However, even these kinds of savages shouldn’t appear here.
They should only start appearing on the second floor.”
An invisible pressure appeared in everyone’s heart as they looked at the
head on the ground.
Old man Hu hesitated for a bit before his eyes lit up and he said,
“Brother Wang, we have to take risks to get riches. Let us go down!”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and then nodded.
Old man Hu jumped into the hole first, followed by Wang Lin and then
everyone else.
This hole was very deep. As Wang Lin fell, he could see vine-like
vegetation growing on the walls.
It didn’t take long for them to land on the ground. This was a plain-like
area, but the ground was black, the sky was black, and the surroundings
were completely silent.
Although it was very dim here, it didn’t obstruct a cultivators’ eyesight
at all.
Wang Lin crouched down and grabbed a handful of dirt. The dirt here
was very hard, like it was metal.
Old man Hu said, “The first floor is normally safe, but since there were
savages outside, we must be careful here.”
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense. This place was very large, so his
divine sense couldn’t cover it all.
Old man Hu and Zi Xin talked for a bit to confirm that the entrance to
the next floor was to the east before they all headed east.
Along the way, Qiu Siping and company flew closely together and were
constantly on guard.
Only Wang Lin, old man Hu, and the black-robed old man were still
calm.
As for the white-veiled woman, she had been in a daze since she arrived
here, as if she was recalling something.
The seven of them flew for a while before Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly lit
up and he looked at something behind them. He saw a dark light chasing
after them. When the light got close, it dissipated and turned into a savage
with black hair. He was wearing a beast skin.
There were some black streak marks on the savage’s arms and legs. He
reached out and tried to grab Xu Luo.
Xu Luo’s expression changed. He opened his mouth and spat out a ray
of light. There was a flying sword inside that ray of light and it lunged
toward the savage.
The savage made a strange movement and dodged the sword as his hand
swiped down. Xu Luo quickly backed up. Five straight rips appeared on his
clothes, revealing something shiny underneath them. He was wearing armor
under the clothes.
After finishing the attack, the savage quickly retreated.
Old man Hu snorted, “Stay here!” He didn’t move but reached out with
his right hand.
The savage let out a strange roar as the marks on his arms and legs
began to move. Black smoke came out from the marks and entered his
body, then he swung his arm.
The black smoke gathered on his fist and then a punch was thrown out.
Old man Hu’s expression remained calm, but a hint of killing intent
appeared in his eyes. He clenched his fist and the savage’s right hand was
crushed into a bloody pulp. The savage let out a miserable scream and
quickly retreated.
Old man Hu’s right finger pointed at the savage and shot out a ray of
spiritual energy. The spiritual energy landed on the savage’s chest, causing
the savage to fall over.
Old man Hu stepped up and pointed at the savage’s forehead. The marks
on the savage’s body gathered on his forehead and a complete leaf
appeared.
Old man Hu said, “It looks like some changes we don’t know of has
occurred inside this Immortal Graveyard. These one-leaf savages didn’t
appear until the second floor before.”
Xu Luo touched his chest and revealed a hint of fear. To be able to
dodge a flying sword, this savage was too fast. If he wasn’t wearing this
armor, the savage would have ripped his chest open.
Three days later, the seven of them arrived at the entrance to the second
floor. Along the way, they had encountered a total of nine savages. These
savages had appeared out of thin air. Even with their divine senses spread
out, it was impossible to notice them until they had appeared.
Of the nine savages, they were all one leaf savages besides the last one.
The last savage appeared near the entrance to the second floor. This
savage had more tattoos than the rest, especially on his right arm, which
was covered in tattoos.
These tattoos looked like runes to Wang Lin.
After killing this savage, Wang Lin found two leaves on his forehead.
This person’s strength was like that of a late stage Core Formation
cultivator’s.
The second floor of the Immortal Graveyard was not very different from
the first floor; it was still very dark here. However, there was an aura that
would make one feel very irritated.
This aura had no effect on Wang Lin, but it had a big effect on Xu Luo
and company.
Wang Lin was very confused as to why old man Hu brought Xu Luo
and the woman here. They were only at the Core Formation stage, so any
mistake could get them killed.
Wang Lin didn’t ask much about this. With his personality, unless it was
pretty effortless to help, he wouldn’t do anything risky to save them.
On the second floor, they would occasionally spot beast bones and even
some rotting corpses of beasts. They were all very different from the ones in
the Sea of Devils. Wang Lin didn’t recognize any of them.
Just as they entered the second floor, Wang Lin was startled because a
dark light appeared 100 feet from them. The light didn’t try to get any
closer but turned into a savage.
This savage looked very different from the ones on the first floor. More
than 1/4th of his body was covered in black, flowery tattoos. His eyes were
also not red but very clear. However, if one looked closely, they would see a
mysterious light in them.
This savage was not the same type as the ones from the first floor. The
ones from the first floor, even the two leaf one, all had red eyes and were
completely insane. They would attack them even when they knew the
difference in strength.
However, this person didn’t get close but gloomily looked at them from
100 feet away. He took a few extra looks at the white-veiled woman.
The white-veiled woman suddenly said, “Savage! A real savage! The
marks on his body have already reached the level of a three leaf, which is
the same as a Nascent Soul cultivator.”
346
SHAMAN
T hat savage stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. He let out a
scream and soon, dozens of black lights appeared. They turned into
savages with tattoos on their arms and legs. They all jumped at Wang Lin
and company.
The three leaf savage sneered as he coldly looked at the scene.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He quickly went around those savages and
charged toward the three leaf savage. The three leaf savage didn’t panic at
all. He rubbed the marks on his body and a beast skin appeared in his hand.
A complex chant came out of this person’s mouth and the beast skin
suddenly turned into a ball of fire that smashed toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s body was caught by the fire. Another beast skin appeared in
the three leaf savage’s hand. He bit the tip of his finger, drew a few lines of
blood on the beast skin, and then threw it out again.
The fire suddenly became fiercer.
However, just at this moment, Wang Lin walked out of the ball of fire.
The fire couldn’t even get close to him. As Wang Lin walked out, the ball of
fire grew smaller and smaller until it went out.
The three leaf savage was stunned, so he quickly retreated by turning
into a black light. How could Wang Lin let him escape? He quickly
teleported to catch up.
As for the rest of the savages that attacked them, they had all been killed
by old man Hu with just a wave of his sleeve.
Wang Lin came back with the head of the three leaf savage and threw it
on the ground. He coldly looked at the white-veiled woman and said,
“Fellow cultivator Zi Xin, since you were able to recognize the rank of this
savage, please tell us everything you know.
The white-veiled woman nodded and said, “It is not that I didn’t want to
say it before, but after coming in here, I seemed to have remembered some
things. The savages here are different from us cultivators. They are split
into two types: shamans and warriors.”
“That person is a three leaf shaman!”
“Their power comes from the black tattoos on their bodies. The more
tattoos they have, the stronger they are.”
“As for these tattoos, they are made from the blood of demonic beasts,
thus they obtain the power of these beasts.”
Just at this moment, a sonic boom came from the distance. A black light
quickly arrived from the distance and turned into a giant face. The eyes of
that face quickly locked onto the head on the ground.
Then the face sucked and the head began to move like it was alive.
Soon, the head was sucked in by the face.
Old man Hu snorted. He was about to move up when his expression
suddenly changed.
Wang Lin’s expression was also very ugly. In the distance, there were
five black lights. They had also turned into giant faces that coldly stared at
them.
The white-veiled woman’s voice trembled. “These are five leaf
shamans. They’re the same as Soul Formation cultivators…”
“Everyone, split up and meet at the entrance to the third floor. The
entrance is at the northern end!” Old man Hu said this very quickly before
grabbing Xu Luo and the woman. He quickly escaped and Qiu Siping
quickly followed.
Wang Lin didn’t say anything as he turned and left.
Seeing everyone leaving, the faces split up, chasing everyone. The one
chasing Wang Lin was the one that arrived first.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. After flying for awhile, he stopped and
turned to face the face that was chasing him. He slapped his bag of holding
and the restriction flag appeared in his hand. He waved the flag and a large
cloud of restriction gas surrounded his body.
At the same time, the thunder toad flew out of the bag of holding with
its stomach expanded. It opened its mouth toward the savage shaman and a
ball of lightning charged out with a sonic boom.
The giant face’s eyes revealed a mysterious light as dark mass gathered
in front of him, forming a giant shield.
The ball of lightning collided with the shield.
Bang!
The shield trembled and cracks appeared. More black mass quickly
gathered on the shield. After the ball of light disappeared, the black mass
condensed even more and a person walked out of it.
This person was middle-aged with his hair casually hanging behind him.
More than half of his body was covered in tattoos, but the tattoos weren’t
directly on his body; they were floating slightly above his skin. The tattoos
looked very messy. It was clear that more than one layer of tattoos was laid
down.
His face was the same. Half of his face was covered in tattoos.
The middle-aged man slowly said, “Invaders of this planet, you guys
broke the agreement! 100 years haven’t passed yet, so anyone who enters
will die!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He couldn’t find any spiritual energy in this
person’s body, but the tattoos gave him a sense of danger.
The middle-aged man’s right hand swiped the tattoos on his body. The
tattoos flew off his body and began to rapidly spin around his right arm.
The middle-aged man’s left hand quickly moved and pointed at some of
the tattoos on his right arm. The tattoos that were hit began to shine and
quickly spread out. The tattoos encircled an area about 100 feet in diameter.
Then the tattoos suddenly closed in and charged toward Wang Lin.
The restriction gas around Wang Lin quickly turned into dragons and
charged at the tattoos.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions suddenly began. Every time the restriction gas
and a tattoo collided, they would both disappear.
“What’s this?” The middle-aged man frowned. He grabbed a tattoo,
turned it into a beast skin in his hand, and threw it out.
This beast skin quickly began to burn, causing the speed of the flying
tattoos to increase. After a series of explosions, Wang Lin had less
restriction gas.
Wang Lin was still calm. He was watching the tattoos. His eyes lit up
and he thought, “So these savages use these tattoos to attack. Although
there is no spiritual energy within the tattoos, there is some other
mysterious power inside.”
After seeing the savage throw the beast skin, a hint of killing intent
appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes. He slapped his bag of holding and a giant
celestial sword appeared before him.
He grabbed the celestial sword, let out a roar, and swung it down. A
bang like the sky was splitting open could be heard and a ray of black light
swung down.
The middle-aged man’s expression changed greatly as he quickly
moved his hand. The tattoos returned to him and quickly formed many
shields.
However, the moment the celestial sword swung down, the black light
passed by and all of the shields shattered.
The middle-aged man let out a scream. Without any hesitation, he
turned into a black mass. The black mass turned into a face that quickly
retreated.
But the black light still reached the black mass. A miserable scream
came from within it. It slowed down for a bit, but it quickly sped up again.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He didn’t chase. His gaze fell on the thunder
toad.
“The power of the sword wasn’t able to kill him. That swing was
something most late stage Soul Formation cultivators couldn’t block
without a good defensive treasure. That five leaf savage is powerful!”
The thunder toad jumped into the air and its stomach expanded. It then
spat out a ball of lighting at the fleeing black mass. The ball of lightning
shot out and entered the black mass.
Bang!
An earth-shattering roar came from the black mass. The black mass
dissipated and the face inside disappeared as well.
Wang Lin landed along with the thunder toad. The smell of blood was
spreading from where the explosion happened. The middle-aged man was
killed by the ball of lightning.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before putting away the thunder toad. He
flew north with his divine sense spread out. Several hours later, his
expression suddenly changed as he looked to his right.
Then he quickly moved like a meteor.
There were two savages there. One of them had white hair and ⅔ of its
body was covered in tattoos.
Beside him was a young man. The young man only had ¼ of his body
covered in tattoos.
Before the two of them was a puddle of mud. Bubbles would
occasionally appear and then pop.
The two of them immediately noticed Wang Lin. The young man was
startled. He looked at the old man beside him and didn’t speak.
The old man’s eyes were clear. He took one look at Wang Lin and no
longer bothered with him as he looked toward the mud puddle.
Just at this moment, a dragon-like creature jumped out of the mud and
The old man’s expression remained calm as he slapped the tattoos on
his body with his right hand. The tattoos on his body quickly moved and
became a large knife in his right hand.
Holding the large knife, the old man jumped forward and slashed at the
dragon. The dragon moved its head, dodging the knife, and smashed into
the old man.
The moment the dragon hit the old man, the old man’s body exploded
into countless tattoos that spread out.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. All of the techniques he saw the
savages use were very different from cultivators’.
The old man’s body had become countless tattoos, and they all entered
the dragon’s body.
The dragon roared in pain. Its large body charged out of the mud puddle
and splashed around a large amount of mud.
The young savage dodged the mud and looked at the dragon with a
serious expression.
Soon, the dragon became weak. Shortly after, countless tattoos came out
of its body to form the old man again.
It was as if the dragon had given birth to the old man. When the last
tattoo returned to his body, he jumped down from the dragon and sliced its
head. A large amount of blood sprayed out from the dragon’s head.
The young man cheered and ran forward. He covered himself in fresh
blood and his tattoos moved as if they were alive.
Shortly after, the young man sat down to cultivate and then began to
draw tattoos according to the ones on his body. Soon, the old tattoos were
replaced by new ones.
Seeing this, Wang Lin suddenly thought of one person.
347
FORSAKEN IMMORTAL CLAN
H e thought back to when he took Teng Li’s foundation, when he saw

that blue-skinned freak!
The tattoos on the young man’s body released a ghostly light and began
to shine brighter. After a while, the light dimmed. The tattoos moved
around and covered more of the young man’s body.
The young man’s eyes were filled with excitement as he said something
to the old man in a strange language.
After hearing this strange language, Wang Lin was sure that freak from
back then was related to them, because his language was the same as this.
The savage elder nodded. He rubbed the young man’s head and then
looked at Wang Lin.
He then looked at the beast trap on Wang Lin’s wrist. He put his hand
over his chest, bowed, and said, “Hello, outsider. I’m Kamel of the
Forsaken Immortal Clan, six leaf shaman.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He clasped his hands and said, “Hello, I’m
Wang Lin, Soul Formation cultivator.”
The old man looked at Wang Lin and said, “It is not yet time for the 100
year contract. Every cultivator who enters must die. However, since you
didn’t take this chance to attack us when my disciple was absorbing the
blood, I won’t make it hard on you. As long as you don’t go to the third
floor and leave now, there is still a chance for you to live.”
“Oh, really?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
The old man said, “Even if your companions make it to the third floor,
they won’t make it out alive. There are seven leaf shamans from my tribe
on the third floor. They are the same as Soul Transformation cultivators.”
Wang Lin pondered and then said, “Many thanks.” With that, he pointed
at the young man and said, “He used the blood from the beast to make
tattoos just now. Is that the secret technique of your Forsaken Immortal
Clan?”
The old man nodded and said, “That is correct. My Forsaken Immortal
Clan uses the tattoos to absorb the powers from these beasts. The stronger
the beast, the more power we gain.”
Wang Lin looked at the old man, clasped his hands, and disappeared.
That young man stared at the direction where Wang Lin disappeared. A
trace of killing intent appeared in his eyes and then he said, “Master, why
didn’t you capture him and turn him in to the chief?”
The old man shook his head. “Your tattoos’ power is still too weak to
see the tattoo soul behind him. Someone who can kill a five leaf shaman
without getting hurt is not someone I have confidence in capturing. Also, if
we were to start fighting, you would be in danger.”
The killing intent in the young man’s eyes became even stronger. “I’m
not afraid of death. Death is only returning to the tattoos.”
The old man rubbed the young man’s head with a gentle gaze in his
eyes and said, “Our tribe is not strong enough. There are other more
powerful tribes that will deal with him. I also felt a powerful soul force
from the bronze bracelet on his wrist, so it is best to not mess with him.”
The young man nodded and said, “One day, we will kill our way out
and kick these outsiders from this planet!”
The old man looked toward where Wang Lin had disappeared. He let
out a sigh and didn’t say anything else.
Wang Lin flew through the second floor. After pondering a bit, he flew
toward the entrance to the third floor instead of leaving.
His goal this trip was the reincarnation fruit. If he were to just leave like
this, he would feel very frustrated.
Wang Lin flew very fast and arrived at the northern end of the second
floor. From far away, he was able to see the entrance to the next floor.
This place was covered in bodies and smelled like blood. This was
combined with an irritating aura that seemed like a killing-intent-like aura.
Old man Hu sat down cross-legged near the entrance. His eyes were
closed and his face was filled with pain. Xu Luo was behind him looking
like a mess. There were cuts all over his armor and some were even
bleeding.
The woman’s hair was a mess and there were three lines on her face. It
was like she had been clawed by a beast.
Qiu Siping was also among them. Although he was better than those
two, his breathing was unstable. He was clearly injured.
The three of them were carefully looking at old man Hu with fear in
their eyes.
Beside them was a giant beast that looked like a black turtle. It was old
man Hu’s mount.
There were many wounds on this beast. It carefully observed its
surroundings with its vicious eyes and would occasionally let out a few
threatening growls.
Wang Lin’s arrival caught the attention of the beast. The beast turned its
vicious gaze toward Wang Lin and growled in a threatening manner. Soon
after, it stood up and roared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned.
At this moment, Qiu Siping and company saw Wang Lin. They all
revealed joyous expressions, but none of them dared to move.
Wang Lin asked, “What is the matter?”
Qiu Siping looked at old man Hu and said, “Brother Wang, along the
way, old man Hu killed two five leaf shamans. Then he killed another one
at the entrance. However, this one seemed to have used a technique on old
man Hu to make his mind unclear.”
Wang Lin frowned even harder and walked forward. The turtle
immediately let out a roar and took a deep breath. A powerful suction force
sucked in air from all directions and a ball of air was formed before the
turtle. The turtle shot the ball of air toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin snorted. He slapped his bag of holding and the thunder toad
and mosquito beast immediately flew out. Without the need for orders, the
thunder toad spat out a ball of lightning that collided with the ball of air.
With a bang, a shockwave spread out.
The mosquito beast let out a roar, went around the shockwave, and
lunged toward the turtle with its sharp mouth.
After the collision, old man Hu opened his eyes. His eyes were
bloodshot and there were tattoos covering the whites of his eyes. After he
saw Wang Lin, he jumped on him like a mad beast.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding and took out the
restriction flag. Restriction gas appeared and formed a cage that trapped old
man Hu.
Old man Hu’s eyes became even redder. He swiped his hand to try to
break the cage.
Wang Lin pointed forward and said, “Trap!”
More restriction gas quickly came out and reinforced the cage. Every
time old man Hu tore one layer off, more layers were added on.
Wang Lin shouted. “Fellow cultivator Hu, still not sober yet!?”
His voice was like thunder; it went through the restriction gas and
entered old man Hu’s ears. Old man Hu’s hand immediately stopped, but
just at this moment, the tattoo in his eyes shined, causing old man’s Hu’s
eyes to become red again. However, there was something mysterious about
his eyes this time.
“Brother Wang, the shaman I killed advanced to the six leaf stage right
before his death and cast a curse on me to try to refine me into a puppet.
This technique is very tyrannical. If we were in the Sea of Devils, I would
only need a few years to remove this curse. However, with this irritating
aura here, I’m unable to calm myself down. This curse will only break at
the moment of a life or death crisis, so, brother Wang, attack now!” His
body was trembling. It looked like he was struggling to keep control.
Wang Lin’s eyes became focused as he he touched his bag of holding.
The black celestial sword appeared in his hand. After having the wandering
souls enter the sword, even people who had seen the sword before would
have trouble recognizing it.
With the celestial sword in his hand, he stared at old man Hu trapped
inside the restriction gas and sliced down.
The celestial sword glowed black and seemed to have extended in
length as it sliced down. The restriction gas quickly got out of the way as
the black light passed by, leaving old man Hu in the open. The tattoos in his
eyes were flashing rapidly.
In almost a blink of an eye, the tattoos in old man Hu’s eyes disappeared
and then a drop of blood came out of his forehead, went down his nose, and
fell to the ground.
The celestial sword stopped three inches above old man Hu’s head.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He waved his hand and the celestial sword
disappeared.
Without a word, old man Hu took out a bottle of pills. After taking a
few deep breaths, he sat down to cultivate.
Wang Lin raised his head and looked into the distance while he waited
for old man Hu to cultivate.
The fear in Qiu Siping and company’s eyes had reached its limit, so
none of them dared to move. Even the turtle was terrified and no longer
dared to growl.
The mosquito beast took this opportunity to poke into the turtle’s neck
to viciously suck out some blood. Only then was he satisfied enough to
return to the thunder toad’s side.
Half an hour later, old man Hu opened his eyes. His eyes were clear
now. He got up, clasped his hands, and said, “Thank you, brother Wang!”
Although he looked calm, he now dreaded Wang Lin even more in his
heart. If Wang Lin’s sword had gone down three more inches, he would
have died on the spot.
Although this was because he wasn’t resisting or using any magic
treasures, that feeling of life and death was engraved into his heart.
Old man Hu thought, “I seems fame doesn’t lie. It is no wonder the
name Ceng Niu was able to become so famous. He is indeed very
powerful.”
Wang Lin smiled and said, “No problem.”
One day later, the white-veiled woman and black-cloaked old man still
hadn’t arrived. After talking with Wang Lin, they decided to not wait any
longer. Although old man Hu didn’t know the exact location of the
reincarnation tree, he roughly knew where it was, so they decided that they
might as well search and wait at the same time.
Wang Lin nodded in agreement.
Everyone entered the third floor.
The third floor was a red world. The dirt had some mysterious property
that let it release a red glow. Thus, when one looked at the third floor,
everything was red.
Old man Hu said, in a serious tone, “The Immortal Graveyard is very
dangerous right now. If the second floor had five leaf shamans, the third
floor might even have six leaf shamans. We have to travel quickly and leave
immediately after we find the Reincarnation Tree.
Then he looked at Wang Lin and continued, “Fellow cultivator Wang, to
tell you the truth, Xu Luo and Yun Meng are keys to making the
reincarnation fruit appear. Each of them have over 100 years of life left; by
giving up 60 years, they can make the reincarnation fruit grow. This is why
I brought them here. Later, each of us will take one of them and quickly
find the Reincarnation Tree.”
Qiu Siping secretly complained but didn’t dare to say anything. He
knew that he was nothing in old man Hu’s eyes. Later on, he would just
have to do his best to keep up, because if he is left behind, he will definitely
die.
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REINCARNATION TREE
A fter old man Hu finished speaking, he grabbed Xu Luo and

teleported to the west.
Qiu Siping clenched his teeth and quickly followed with a teleport as
well.
The only one left was the beautiful Yun Meng. She walked up to Wang
Lin and whispered, “Many thanks, senior.”
Wang Lin remained calm. He grabbed her and felt her slim waist. He
still remained calm and said, “Close your eyes.”
The woman quickly closed her eyes, but her face was slightly red. She
had never been this close to a man before. Wang Lin’s scent entered her
nose, causing her face to become even redder.
After grabbing her, Wang Lin took a step and disappeared.
The woman felt the wind blowing by her ears like a knife along with
waves of spiritual energy, but the wind soon disappeared.
The woman’s eyelashes trembled as she opened her eyes. She saw a
gentle, blue light covering her body, protecting her from the raging wind.
She secretly raised her head to look at Wang Lin. Although he wasn’t
handsome, there was a mysterious aura around him. This was a mysterious
change that happened to all Soul Formation cultivators. This change
depended on the domain they obtained.
While flying, Wang Lin noticed the woman’s gaze, but he didn’t look
down. His eyes were focused on Qiu Siping. The distance between him and
old man Hu kept on widening. With Qiu Siping’s cultivation, there was no
way for him to keep up with a Soul Formation cultivator.
There was a trace of anxiety in Qiu Siping’s eyes. When he saw Wang
Lin catching up, he quickly said, “Brother Wang, help me, help me! I’m
willing to give you treasures in exchange!”
Wang Lin originally didn’t want to bother with him. After all, they
weren’t that familiar with each other. However, when he heard “treasures,”
he recalled back to when he followed Qiu Siping to that underground cave.
That cave was filled with ancient texts, things a normal person wouldn’t
have.
He slapped his bag of holding and the mosquito beast flew out. After
Wang Lin gave it a command, the mosquito beast put Qiu Siping on its
back. However, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in its eyes. It clearly
didn’t think Qiu Siping was worthy of sitting on its back.
Qiu Siping let out a sigh of relief. Although the mosquito beast was
slower than a Soul Formation cultivator, it was able to just barely keep up.
He quickly took out a pair of bells from his bag of holding and said,
“Brother Wang, I obtained this by accident. It was inside a beast. It should
be a treasure from ancient times, but my cultivation level is too low to fully
understand it. However, I swear that this treasure is not ordinary. I hope that
brother Wang allows me to cultivate under the reincarnation tree later.”
With that, he threw the bells toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin caught the
bells and found that there was a restriction on the bells. Until he breaks the
restriction, he won’t be able to get a better look. He didn’t have time for
this, so he put it away.
Just at this moment, two rays of black light came from the distance.
They turned into two giant faces. One went toward old man Hu while the
other one went toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He waved his right hand and the celestial sword
quickly appeared in his grasp. He swung in the air and a ray of sword
energy quickly slashed down on the face.
The swing didn’t even make Wang Lin pause. Instead, he started
moving even faster.
A large amount of black gas gathered in front of the face to form a big
tattoo to block against the sword energy. The tattoo collided with the sword
energy with a bang. The tattoo shattered and the sword energy dissipated.
A person walked out of the resulting smoke. His hair was white, his
eyes were gloomy, and on his right eye there was a fresh wound that was
bleeding. He touched his wound, licked his finger, and then chased after
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned. “He was only injured and didn’t die. That means he
must be a six leaf savage, which is about as powerful as a late stage Soul
Formation cultivator.”
Old man Hu, who was ahead of him, was in a sorry state. He had to stop
and start exchanging moves with the old woman that came out of the face.
He had to protect Xu Luo while fighting her, but he was only at the mid
stage of Soul Formation, so he was constantly being pushed back and was
met with many dangers.
“Turtle beast!” After old man Hu shouted, the giant turtle suddenly
appeared and started fighting the old woman along with old man Hu.
The moment the old woman saw the turtle beast, her eyes lit up. She
gave up on fighting old man Hu and charged toward the turtle beast instead.
The white-haired old man that was chasing Wang Lin also looked
toward the turtle beast with greed in his eyes. He looked at the old woman
before ditching Wang Lin and charged toward the turtle beast.
In his eyes, compared to chasing after an outsider, it was better to go
after that beast’s blood to make his tattoos even stronger. As for the
mosquito beast, it was ignored by both of them. To them, the mosquito
beast had no value.
Wang Lin quickly passed old man Hu and shouted, “Fellow cultivator
Hu, don’t hesitate! There won’t just be two savages here. If we fight any
longer, more will arrive. Let’s go!”
Old man Hu stared at the turtle beast being attacked by the two savages.
His eyes were filled with reluctance. However, that reluctance was
suppressed by him as he quickly flew away.
He had no choice when he saw three more rays of black light quickly
flying toward their location.
Old man Hu said, “West, the Reincarnation Tree is to the west!”
The third floor was a lot smaller than the first two floors. After they
arrived at the western end, they spread out their divine senses. Old man
Hu’s eyes suddenly became focused.
“It’s over there!”
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and saw the already wilted tree
old man Hu was talking about.
This tree wasn’t very large; it was only as thick as a person’s arm. The
tree was all by itself and there were no leaves on it. It looked no different
from any other tree.
However, it was the only tree in the third floor.
Old man Hu stood under the tree and said, with a heavy voice, “I have
been here before and have never seen any tree on the third floor. If it wasn’t
for Zi Xin’s jade, I really wouldn’t have believed that there was a
reincarnation tree here.”
Qiu Siping finally arrived as well. When they got close, the mosquito
beast threw him to the ground and returned to Wang Lin’s side.
Qiu Siping didn’t mind. He teleported next to the tree. He was very
excited and was about to sit down to cultivate under the tree when old man
Hu looked at him and frowned.
Qiu Siping’s heart trembled and then he quickly looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin slowly said, “Let him cultivate. Cultivating is a heaven-
defying act to begin with, and since he had the fate to arrive here, we
shouldn’t interfere.”
Old man Hu didn’t speak but looked toward Xu Luo and Yun Meng.
The two of them quickly went under the tree and sat down on either side
of it.
Qiu Siping looked at Wang Lin with gratitude in his eyes before quickly
focusing on cultivating. He knew that time was short. Whether or not he
would be able to reach the Soul Formation stage in the future all depended
on the results of today.
Old man Hu said, “Brother Wang, Xu Luo and Yun Meng will need
three hours to make the reincarnation tree bare fruit. We’ll have to guard
them during that time.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, “I wonder how many reincarnation
fruits will appear.”
Old man Hu looked at Wang Lin. He pondered for a bit and said, “There
should be at least two. If it is two, we will each get one, but if there are
three, then I’ll have to take the extra one. After all, it is my Treasure
Refining Pavilion’s people who are giving up their lives. I hope brother
Wang understands.”
Wang Lin pointed at the reincarnation tree and said, “That is fine, but
the branches of the reincarnation tree belong to me.”
Old man Hu laughed. “Ha ha, no problem!” He secretly sneered. This
reincarnation tree was already wilted. It will be useless after being forced to
bear fruit, so there was no problem in giving it to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin nodded. He took a step forward and grabbed a branch.
Old man Hu’s expression changed as he shouted, “Fellow cultivator
Wang, what are you doing?”
Wang Lin looked at old man Hu and said, “Since this branches belong
to me, why does it matter if I take some now?”
Old man Hu was startled. He was about to speak when Wang Lin broke
off a large section. He put away the branch inside his bag of holding and sat
down to cultivate.
Old man Hu pondered a bit. Thinking about Wang Lin’s fame and that
sword, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he sat down and smiled, “Brother
Wang, please don’t misunderstand; if you just take a part of it, that is fine,
but it might result in fewer reincarnation fruits.”
Wang Lin looked at old man Hu but didn’t speak. His hands moved,
causing restrictions to appear. The restrictions landed nearby. Wang Lin’s
hands gradually moved faster, creating more restrictions.
Old man Hu’s eyes lit up. After pondering a bit, he took out 16 small
flags and scattered them. After they landed, the flags emitted purple lights
as if they were calling out to each other.
The restrictions kept on coming out of Wang Lin’s hand. After 99
restrictions were placed, he took out the restriction flag, which turned into a
cloud of black fog. The fog quickly surrounded the area.
“Mysterious!” Old man Hu’s eyes lit up as he slapped his bag of
holding. Five black sickles appeared in front of him. There was a powerful
smell of blood coming from the sickles. When the sickles appeared, the
countless souls trapped inside them tried to escape.
Old man Hu waved his hand and the five black sickles sank into the
black fog.
Time slowly passed. The third floor was completely quiet. There was a
milky-white aura going from Xu Luo’s and Yun Meng’s heads into the
reincarnation tree.
Their faces changed between white and red. They seemed to be in some
pain. As time passed, the milky-white aura became even thicker above their
heads.
But the reincarnation tree didn’t change at all. The white aura going into
the reincarnation tree didn’t seem to have done anything. Even when
checking with one’s divine sense, one wouldn’t find where that white aura
was going.
Xu Luo’s appearance no longer remained young; he slowly aged.
Wrinkles appeared on his forehead and his black hair had turned grey.
Yung Meng was the same. Her cute and young face gradually turned
into that of a grown woman’s. However, her beauty not decrease; she
gained the charm of a mature woman.
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HALF AN HOUR
T ime slowly passed. Xu Luo and Yun Meng became even older. Their
skin lost their luster and it looked like their lives were disappearing
along with the white aura.
Three yellow dots eventually appeared at the top of the reincarnation
tree.
The three yellow dots became brighter and brighter like they contained
an endless supply of this mysterious power.
Old man Hu’s eyes lit up and he said, “Three reincarnation fruits!”
Just at this moment, a blinding, yellow light appeared from the
reincarnation tree. A pillar of yellow light shot into the sky. The yellow
light broke through the clouds of the third floor and created a yellow ring
that spread out.
The longer the pillar of light held up, the wider the ring expanded.
The ring of yellow light was about 1000 feet wide, so everyone on the
third floor would notice it.
More rings of yellow light appeared. Lines extended from the rings,
connecting them to each other until they reached the pillar. This made the
pillar look like a giant tree trunk. Then, more lines extended off the rings,
forming branches and leaves until there was a large tree that pierced into the
sky.
A giant reincarnation tree that looked like it was holding up the sky on
the third floor suddenly appeared before everyone.
This wasn’t a real tree but an illusion. However, the appearance of this
illusion caused every savage in the area to stop what they were doing and
look at the tree before madly rushing toward it.
Wang Lin raised his head. His heart sank. This tree would definitely
attract the attention of all the savages here. A big battle was coming.
Should he leave now and not wait for the reincarnation fruit or wait for
the reincarnation fruit and fight?
Wang Lin pondered for a bit and then his eyes sparkled.
Just at this moment, eight rays of black light arrived in the horizon and
turned into eight old men. They quickly activated the power of their tattoos
and charged toward the people under the tree.
The outermost restrictions set by Wang Lin activated, forming a turtle-
shell-shaped shield that covered 300 feet of the tree.
The power of the eight old men smashed into the shield, causing a huge
explosion.
Bang! Bang!
Under the continuous attacks, the restrictions were destroyed layer by
layer.
Old man Hu formed a seal and shot out a few rays of spiritual energy.
The energy entered the 16 flags and then 16 ghost-like things flew out of
them.
These 16 ghosts gathered together to form a black storm. Power surged
through the storm and slammed into the eight people attacking the
formation, knocking them back several meters.
Old man Hu took a deep breath. He closed his eyes and quickly
activated the technique in his hand.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and then he pointed at the eight of them. The
remaining restrictions formed a giant hand that reached toward them.
One of the eight was immediately caught. Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled and
he whispered, “Explode!”
With a bang, the hand shattered along with the person inside into a
shower of blood and flesh.
Wang Lin pointed with his finger again and the shattered hand
reformed. These savages hadn’t reached the five leaf stage; they only had
four leaves, so they were like Nascent Soul cultivators.
Just at this moment, another ray of black light came from the distance.
There was a giant face within the black light and it was covered with
tattoos.
“Brother Wang, protect them for me while I go outside and fight them.”
Old man Hu walked out of the layers of restrictions and began to fight with
the savages.
Half an hour later, old man Hu came back in with his face gloomy and
two wounds on his body. He was a mess. After he came back in, he sat
down and said, “I killed them but two more came. I can’t beat them.”
Wang Lin stood up and walked out.
Just as he walked out of the restriction, he saw two old men holding a
chain made of their tattoos. They were attacking the black storm created by
the 16 flags. Every time the chain hit the storm, there was a series of
crackling sounds.
The moment Wang Lin appeared, one of the old men’s eyes lit up. The
tattoo chain he was holding shook and came toward Wang Lin like a long
snake.
A sonic boom came along with the tattoo chain. Wang Lin could also
feel the soul of a dragon roaring inside the chain.
Wang Lin remained calm and reached out. The surrounding black fog
gathered to formed a lance. Wang Lin grabbed the lance and jabbed it
toward the tattoo chain.
Bang!
The lance collapsed and cracks appeared on the chain before it shattered
into individual tattoos.
The savage old man’s eyes became serious. He let out a roar and took
out a red beast skin. The beast skin caught on fire and turned into a large
iron pan.
The moment the iron pan appeared, the shattered tattoo quickly gathered
in the iron pan.
Wang Lin raised his right hand and another lance appeared in his hand,
then he charged out like lightning.
There was dread in the old man’s eyes as he stood on top of the iron
pan. He chanted a complicated spell and then the iron pan suddenly grew to
the size of a small mountain. The old man flew up with the iron pan and
dodged Wang Lin’s lance.
Then the iron pan smashed down from the sky. Before Wang Lin could
move away, countless cracks appeared under his feet.
His body was being suppressed by an invisible force, causing him to
slow down.
At the same time, the other savage turned toward Wang Lin and let out a
cruel smile. He waved his arm and the tattoos flew off his hand, stacked
together, and flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes were still calm. He opened his arms and said,
“Restriction wall, appear!”
Countless lances made out of restriction gas shot out from the fog
toward the tattoos the savage had thrown out.
At the same time, Wang Lin touched his bag of holding to take out the
celestial sword. With both of his hands, he swung the sword toward the sky.
A ray of sword energy shot out and collided with the iron pan.
The iron pan trembled and countless cracks appeared on it. The old man
standing on it coughed out blood. His eyes were filled with shock.
However, he let out a ferocious roar right after. Then five leaves appeared
on his head and quickly covered his whole body. The leaf went down his
feet and into the iron pan, sealing up the cracks. The iron pan regained its
shine and smashed down again.
He was only 200 feet from Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. Without hesitation, he threw the celestial
sword into the air.
The celestial sword charged through the iron pan like it was cutting
through paper. The old man was shocked as he was split in half.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The restriction on Wang Lin disappeared. He opened his mouth and a
stamp flew out of it, smashing toward the other savage as he was fighting
against the countless lances.
That savage’s expression changed and suddenly a beast skin appeared in
his hand. The beast skin formed a giant hand that smashed into the stamp.
Wang Lin snorted. He moved forward, touched his bag of holding, and a
bell appeared in his hand. He threw the golden bell at the savage. The
savage was already going crazy as he was dealing with the lance and the
stamp. Just as he was about to take out another beast skin, he was
swallowed by the bell.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and the bell returned to him. He then
quickly sealed the bell. As he put it away, he could still hear ringing from
the bell.
Wang Lin retrieved the celestial sword and black stamp before going
back into the restriction.
After he was back inside, the surroundings became quiet, leaving
behind only the bloody remains of the battle.
Inside the restriction, old man Hu sat under the reincarnation tree with
dread in his eyes toward Wang Lin. After witnessing that battle, his dread
toward Wang Lin became even stronger.
“How much more time?” Wang Lin looked at the reincarnation tree. The
three dots were now fist-sized.
Old man Hu confidently said, “Soon, just half an hour more and the
fruits will be ready!”
Wang Lin said, “That’s too long. Those were only five leaf shamans, not
six leaf shamans, who are equivalent to Soul Formation cultivators. I can
hold one of them back, but if two come, I won’t be able to do much. There
are also seven leaf shamans here; they are the same as Soul Transformation
cultivators!”
Old man Hu’s expression became gloomy. Just as he was about to
speak, his expression changed greatly. Wang Lin let out a sigh and looked
over.
In the distance, 20 rays of black light were heading their way. Six of
those black lights contained giant faces. The two in the front were
especially big. The black lights they gave off were like raging demonic
flames. Six leaf tattoos would constantly appear and disappear on their
foreheads.
After they arrived at the restriction, they all took human shape. The two
six leaf shamans at the front were the same two that chased Wang Lin and
old man Hu but were lured away by the turtle beast.
There were a few more tattoos on the old woman as well as traces of red
on her body. The absorption process had clearly just finished. She let out a
smile as her withered hand reached forward.
The already weakened dark storm shattered. The 16 ghost dissipated
and the 16 flags shattered.
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A fter the black storm dissipated, there was a curtain of black fog.
The old woman moved forward and was just about to enter the
black fog when her expression suddenly changed and she twisted her body
backward at an impossible angle.
A stickles flashed by her and disappeared back into the black fog.
A wound appeared on the old woman’s withered body. She let out a
roar, then tattoos suddenly appeared around her body and began to spin.
After chanting a few curses, the tattoos around her turned into balls of fire,
which shot out at the black fog.
A large number of lances flew out of the black fog and collided with the
balls of fire, creating heaven-shaking explosions.
At the same time, five sickles flew out toward the old woman. A ray of
purple light suddenly arrived next to the old woman. When the purple light
faded, it revealed a middle-aged man.
This person’s body was very large. He caught one of the sickles in his
hand and squeezed it. The sickle was destroyed. Then he grabbed another
sickle and crushed it.
The three remaining sickles quickly flew back into the black fog and
disappeared.
That large man was mostly covered in tattoos. However, his tattoos
were slightly different from the others’. Instead of floating above the skin,
his tattoos were engraved into his skin.
After this person appeared, the old woman snorted but didn’t say
anything.
This burly man looked at the fog. He made a fist with his right hand and
suddenly released a punch. The tattoos on his body moved in a mysterious
way and the muscles in his body condensed into his right arm. The black
fog was pushed apart and the remaining three sickles that were hiding
inside it shattered.
Old man Hu’s face was sullen as he looked toward Xu Luo and Yun
Meng under the reincarnation tree. When his gaze fell on Xu Luo, old man
Hu clenched his teeth and sent out a ray of spiritual energy that entered Xu
Luo’s body.
Xu Luo let out a painful scream, coughed out a mouthful of blood, and
fell to the ground. However, just before he fell, a large amount of milky-
white aura came out of his body and was absorbed by the reincarnation tree.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he looked at old man Hu. This old man Hu
was really vicious. He didn’t mind sacrificing his own sect disciple to
increase the growth rate of the reincarnation fruit. However, this was an
internal matter of old man Hu’s sect. He had no right to interfere and neither
did he want to.
After Xu Luo’s body hit the ground, the three yellow dots on the
reincarnation tree glowed brightly and slowly took shape.
Old man Hu knew that it wasn’t enough and let out a sigh. He pointed at
Yun Meng, causing her to cough out blood. She looked at old man Hu with
sadness in her eyes before slowly closing them.
A large amount of milky-white aura suddenly came out of her head and
entered the reincarnation tree.
In an instant, three reincarnation fruits formed.
Wang Lin and old man Hu rushed toward the reincarnation tree at the
exact same time. With how close they were, they both arrived under the tree
at the same time. Wang Lin quickly grabbed one fruit.
As for old man Hu, he grabbed a fruit with each hand and quickly
backed up. His look toward Wang Lin was filled with caution.
Without any hesitation, Wang Lin hit the reincarnation tree with his
hand. The tree broke off at its base, then Wang Lin grabbed it and held it
over his shoulder. He then waved his hand and the restriction flag came
back to him. He quickly escaped afterward.
Old man Hu was the same, but the directions the two of them chose
were opposite.
As for Qiu Siping, he had opened his eyes. He clenched his teeth and
followed after Wang Lin.
All of this occurred at the moment the black fog disappeared. At almost
that exact moment, the three people charged out. The savages quickly went
to stop them.
The burly man’s gazed locked onto Wang Lin. He quickly moved and
blocked Wang Lin’s path.
As for the old woman, her gaze was locked onto old man Hu as she
quickly chased after him. The other six leaf shamans had their gazes on Qiu
Siping.
Qiu Siping felt like he was being locked onto by a vicious beast. Soon, a
mysterious power covered his body, making it so he couldn’t move at all.
He saw the six leaf shamans grinning at him and then his vision went black
as he lost consciousness.
On his forehead, a mysterious and constantly growing tattoo appeared.
Facing the burly man that was blocking him, Wang Lin’s expression
was gloomy. He quickly took out the celestial sword and swung down. The
burly man let out a laugh and met the sword with his hand.
Bang!
The burly man’s hand was split open to the point where his bones were
revealed. There were even tattoos on his bones. He was sent flying, but his
eyes were filled with the urge to battle, so he quickly recovered and charged
at Wang Lin again.
Wang Lin could feel a shock wave coming from the celestial sword. He
borrowed that force to move backward and was about to escape.
He almost immediately guessed that this person was not a shaman but a
warrior that hadn’t appeared before. A shaman wouldn’t be able to receive a
blow from the celestial sword with just their fist.
The moment Wang Lin backed up, he saw the tattoo on Qiu Siping’s
forehead. His expression sank. He reached out and grabbed Qiu Siping’s
bag of holding. Then he escaped without taking a single look back.
The burly man let out a roar and chased after Wang Lin.
At this moment, a few of the remaining shamans came to stop Wang
Lin. Killing intent flashed across Wang Lin’s eyes and he shouted,
“Scram!”
He swung the celestial sword horizontally and cut two of the savages in
half. The other savages paused when they saw this, and Wang Lin used this
pause to break through them.
The burly man’s expression was gloomy as he quickly chased after
Wang Lin.
The two of them were both very fast. In the blink of an eye, both of
them disappeared over the horizon.
As for the six leaf shaman who had just finished refining Qiu Siping, he
withdrew his gaze from where Wang Lin went and turned toward old man
Hu, who was currently fighting the old woman. He licked his lips as he
stared at old man Hu’s bag of holding. The bag was emitting a yellow light.
This light was something not even a bag of holding could hide.
Wang Lin carried the reincarnation tree on his shoulder. This tree was
very strange; no matter what he did, he couldn’t put it inside his bag of
holding. The reincarnation fruit was inside his bag of holding, but he
couldn’t hide the eye-catching yellow light.
The burly man behind him quickly chased after Wang Lin. He looked at
Wang Lin’s back and the urge to battle filled his eyes. He said to Wang Lin,
in a language that Wang Lin could understand, “Outsider, you won’t be able
to get away. How about you battle with me?!”
Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with killing intent as he touched the
bracelet on his wrist. He swung the celestial sword at the burly man and
said, “Fine, I’ll have a battle with you!”
The burly man laughed. He didn’t dodge but instead placed both of his
hands in front of his chest. He blocked the sword with his arms, causing a
loud bang upon impact. His flesh was cut open, but the bones in his arms
weren’t damaged.
The will to battle in his eyes increased and he shouted, “Chi Mu, six
leaf warrior!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and he said, “Wang Lin, Soul Formation
cultivator!”
Chi Mu stepped forward, released a punch, and a sonic boom shot out
toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin swung the celestial sword and an explosion
occurred 30 feet in front of him. Wang Lin immediately felt his hand go
numb.
“If my original body was here, I could definitely fight with this person.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He waved his right hand and the beast trap flew out.
With a bang, the God Slaying War Chariot appeared before Wang Lin.
The beast chained to the chariot coldly looked at Chi Mu and let out a
heaven-shaking roar.
Chi Mu was startled and his expression paled.
“God Slaying War Chariot, let me see if you are worthy of your name!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. If he didn’t kill this person now, he wouldn’t
be able to escape.
The beast on the war chariot suddenly turned toward Wang Lin. After
glaring at Wang Lin, the beast leat out another roar. The spikes on the war
chariot emitted a black light that slowly gathered on the beast spirit.
Chi Mu felt a sense of danger he had never felt before. He didn’t wait
for the war chariot to completely activate; he immediately charged forth and
swung down his fist.
Wang Lin sneered. He moved and swung down the celestial sword.
Another explosion occurred 30 feet away, knocking Chi Mu’s hand up. He
forced himself to stop before charging toward the chariot again.
Wang Lin swung down the celestial sword again. This time, he didn’t
stop after one swing and kept on swinging. He swung the celestial sword
ten times.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Chi Mu’s body was knocked back and his chest had wounds deep
enough to reveal the bones underneath. Some cracks even began to appear
on the bones near his chest, but they quickly healed as the tattoos flashed.
Xu Liguo’s cry came out from inside the celestial sword. Xu Liguo and
the wandering souls couldn’t fully control the celestial sword. If it was used
too much, they would disappear.
After Wang Lin heard Xu Liguo’s cry, he stopped using the celestial
sword. At this moment, the beast spirit had finished absorbing the black
light from the spikes. Its body had grown larder as a result.
The chains suppressing the beast suddenly disappeared and a heaven-
destroying power came out from the chariot and entered the beast spirit.
The beast spirit let out a roar and left the war chariot. It moved so fast
that even Wang Lin wasn’t able to see it clearly. It arrived before Chi Mu.
Chi Mu was terrified and wanted to escape, but the difference in speed was
too large.
This beast spirit’s body was filled with destructive force as it charged
through Chi Mu. Wang Lin saw that after the beast had charged through Chi
Mu, there was a soul inside its large mouth.
The soul looked like Chi Mu.
Cracks appeared on Chi Mu’s forehead and slowly extended to his
whole body. Then his entire body turned to dust and disappeared.
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T he beast spirit swallowed the soul and turned toward Wang Lin.
Although the beast was being controlled by the beast trap, it was still
very hostile. How could it be willing to be controlled by Wang Lin?
Wang Lin remained very calm as the beast jumped toward him. He
made a seal and sent it toward the war chariot. Chains immediately shot out
from the war chariot and locked up the beast spirit.
The spirit beast began to struggle, unwilling to give up. However, the
chains seem to be filled with immense power. They slowly dragged the
beast spirit back into the war chariot.
The beast spirit continued to struggle in vain as it was dragged back
toward the war chariot. When it was next to the war chariot, its body began
to shrink until it disappeared into the war chariot.
The war chariot turned back into the beast trap with a bang and flew
toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He took out a top quality spirit stone with one
hand and held out his other hand to receive the beast trap. The moment it
landed on his wrist, it started to suck away his spiritual energy.
With the top quality spirit stone in hand, Wang Lin quickly flew away.
His speed wasn’t fast. As he flew, he turned the suction force from the beast
trap toward the top quality spirit stone.
This process lasted for a very long time before the suction slowly
weakened. Wang Lin wiped the sweat off his forehead. When he relaxed his
hand, the top quality spirit stone turned to dust in his palm.
“The power of the God Slaying War Chariot was beyond my
imagination; it is really worthy of being called a celestial treasure.
However, the beast spirit is too vicious. While the beast trap can control it
for a short while, it might drain me completely someday.”
“In addition, every time I use it, I will have to use a top quality spirit
stone to replenish the spiritual energy that I lost. The cost is simply too
high.” The sweat on Wang Lin’s forehead disappeared when wind blew on
his face. He began to silently ponder.
His speed was very quick. He knew that the third floor was very
dangerous and that he had to leave quickly. Also, the words from the savage
on the second floor still echoed in his ears.
A seven leaf shaman, which was the same as a Soul Transformation
cultivator, was something the current Wang Lin couldn’t do anything
against.
“I wonder if the God Slaying War Chariot can kill a Soul
Transformation cultivator. The difference between a Soul Formation
cultivator and a Soul Transformation cultivator isn’t something numbers
can explain; it is a difference in quality. All of the spiritual energy inside a
Soul Transformation cultivator has turned into celestial spiritual energy.”
Wang Lin frowned.
“However, this is a bit strange. Why did no seven leaf shamans appear
when the commotion under the reincarnation tree occurred?” Wang Lin’s
eyes lit up and he flew even faster.
He was very eye catching while flying in the third floor with the
reincarnation tree on his shoulder. He moved his hand over the tree and cut
it into several pieces.
“The tree branch from before could be put into the bag, but the whole
tree won’t go in. I’ll cut it into pieces and see if that works.” Wang Lin cut
off a piece and tried.
Without any delay, a small piece of the reincarnation tree disappeared
into the bag of holding.
“It worked!” Wang Lin increased his speed and quickly placed the
pieces of the tree into his bag of holding.
“This reincarnation tree is indeed mysterious. It can’t be put into the bag
of holding as a whole, but in pieces it can.” Wang Lin looked at the bag of
holding and quickly flew toward the exit of the third floor.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin could see the exit. He used a teleport and
arrived at the tunnel, but just at this moment, a cough came from the
distance.
An old man who had tattoos covering 80% of his body slowly walked
over with a hunched back.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate. He charged into the tunnel and went into the
second floor.
The white-haired old man was wearing a bracelet made of beast bones.
He touched the bracelet with his hand and walk toward Wang Lin’s
direction.
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared and reappeared on the second
floor.
“What is this?” After the old man reappeared, he was immediately
shocked. When he disappeared, he could clearly feel the outsider’s location,
but when he reappeared, the outersider’s presence had completely vanished.
The old man straightened his back and pointed at his brow. A seven leaf
plant slowly appeared on his forehead and every corner of the second floor
quickly appeared in the old man’s mind.
At the same time, a technique like a cultivator’s divine sense swept
across the second floor, but he found no trace of Wang Lin.
As a result, the old man revealed a shocked expression.
“This outsider junior has some skill to be able to escape from my eyes.”
The old man pondered a bit and then disappeared.
Half a month passed by in the blink of an eye.
Within that half month’s of time, no one had left the Immortal
Graveyard. Old man Hu risked damaging his origin soul and used his life-
saving technique to get away. However, halfway through his escape, he was
caught by the hunchbacked old man. There were no more news of old man
Hu ever since.
As for Xu Luo’s and Yun Meng’s corpses, they were also taken by the
Forsaken Immortal Clan for other uses.
Qiu Siping wasn’t able to resist the refining of a six leaf shaman. After
all, a six leaf shaman was like a Soul Formation cultivator. As a result, he
became a puppet.
Aside from the white-veiled woman and her servant, whose locations
were unknown, Wang Lin was the only person from their group who still
remained.
On this day, at the entryway to the third floor from the second floor, a
rainbow-colored light appeared and soon, a person appeared within the
light.
At almost the same instant Wang Lin appeared, he disappeared.
Half a month ago, when he noticed the hunchback old man when he
arrived at the second floor, he entered the heaven defying bead without any
hesitation.
It had been a long time since he had to hide within the heaven defying
bead.
Before a seven leaf shaman, who was like a Soul Transformation
cultivator, Wang Lin knew he stood no chance at all. Once he had been
locked onto, the only road left for him would be death.
After he appeared, his speed reached its limit. He didn’t care about
anything other than leaving, so he used spiritual energy to fly as fast as
possible. If it wasn’t for the fact that the star compass could only fly in the
void, he would have already used it.
He kept teleporting while holding a top quality spirit stone in his hand.
When he was about to enter the tunnel to the first floor, a golden tattoo
appeared and sealed the tunnel.
“Outsider junior, this old man has waited for you for a long time.” With
a cough, the old man with the hunched back appeared within the tattoo and
casually looked at Wang Lin.
With just one gaze, Wang Lin felt like he had been completely seen
through. A cold feeling covered his body.
Wang Lin didn’t dare to back up. He could feel that if he took one step
back, the old man would kill him. He coldly stared at the old man with his
left hand touching the beast trap.
The old man coughed and slowly said, “You killed Momo, Dia Ya, Ca
Gu, and Chi Mu. I can see a resentful spirit on your body. To kill these
juniors of my clan with your mere almost mid stage Soul Formation
cultivation, especially a six leaf warrior like Chi Mu, you must be well
known in the cultivation world. What is your name?”
Wang Lin calmly said, “Wang Lin!” His left hand firmly pressed against
the beast trap. The war chariot had a fatal flaw: it took too long to activate.
Wang Lin wasn’t confident he could stall the old man enough to open it.
“The treasure that killed Chi Mu should be that bracelet of yours.” The
old man looked at the beast trap and said, “There is the scent of a beast
spirit inside there.”
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy. He stared at the old man and tried to
slowly move backwards.
The old man’s eyes turned to Wang Lin again. Wang Lin paused and
didn’t continue to back up.
The old man coughed. “I won’t be too difficult on you. Tell me the
method you used to hide your presence and I’ll keep your body whole and
plant a tattoo in you myself. From then on, you will be my tattoo puppet.
Someone of your cultivation level won’t be able to run away.” The old man
reached out and Wang Lin immediately felt the space around him beginning
to close in.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. His right hand touched the bag of
holding and the restriction flag appeared. It release many dragons made of
restriction gas that charged toward the old man.
At the same time, the celestial sword appeared in Wang Lin’s hand, and
he slashed at the old man.
The old man raised his eyebrow and pointed forward. The tattoos on his
body moved in a strange manner. Soon, a tattoo appeared at the tip of his
finger and was sent flying with a flick.
The moment the tattoo appeared, it split into smaller tattoos and flew
toward the dragons. As for the sword energy, the old man made another
tattoo that collided with the sword energy.
Bang!
The sword energy left a red mark on the old man’s finger. He looked at
it and said, “Not bad. That sword should also be a valuable treasure.”
Wang Lin felt his scalp go numb. The restriction flag was useless, the
celestial sword was useless, and even the God Slaying War Chariot was
useless against the old man.
His eyes became even colder as he took out another restriction flag from
his bag. He created a restriction in his hand and stared at the old man.
The old man stared at the restriction flag and shook his head. “You sure
do have a lot of treasures. I’m sure you must be the direct disciple of some
big sect up there. There is the presence of the heavens’ pressure on that
item. I believe that once you place that last restriction on there, it will
summon what you cultivators call ‘divine retribution.’ If we were on the
surface, it might hurt me, but this is the Immortal Graveyard, a different
world. Divine retribution can’t reach us here. You are free to try it.” With
that, the old man reached out again.
He didn’t move very fast this time, but he used more power than before.
Crackling sounds could be heard all around Wang Lin and even spatial rifts
appeared.
It was like this area was about to collapse.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After he put away the restriction flag, one more
object appeared in his hand. This object was a scroll.
The moment the ordinary-looking scroll appeared in Wang Lin’s hand,
the old man, whose expression hadn’t changed at all, suddenly became
serious and his hand unconsciously paused.
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W ith this pause, Wang Lin felt the power around him loosen. Wang
Lin didn’t hesitate and immediately teleported away.
The old man’s eyes revealed a mysterious light and then he chased after
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin secretly sighed, although he had refined the scroll for a very
long time, he still didn’t know how to use it. Earlier, he really didn’t have
any other way to deal with the old man, which led him to take out the scroll
to use, tear open, or throw away.
However, that old man paused when he saw the scroll, which caused
Wang Lin to change his plan. He used that pause to quickly escape.
“The tunnel to the first floor is blocked, so there is only one other path
left. Although it is also very dangerous, it is better than waiting here to die.”
Wang Lin swung the celestial sword at the air.
A spatial rift suddenly appeared where the celestial sword swung past. It
was pitch black inside, like a man-eating mouth.
The moment the spatial rift appeared, it began to shrink. Wang Lin
quickly entered the rift.
The moment he entered the rift, the old man arrived. The old man
snorted and stepped into the rift to continue chasing Wang Lin.
The moment Wang Lin entered the rift, a powerful wind hit his body.
There were countless small organisms within the wind, and when they hit
his body, he felt pain all over. Even his origin soul flickered like a fire in the
wind.
Even though he knew the dangers of the spatial rifts, Wang Lin was
shocked in his heart. However, the real danger was getting lost inside the
void, unable to find the exit.
Inside this void, there was a cold wind that could extinguish an origin
soul. This place was completely dark. He was unable to see anything
clearly.
The cold wind became stronger and stronger. Wang Lin quickly slapped
his bag of holding and the star compass appeared. He sat down on the star
compass and quickly flew away while using his spiritual energy to drive out
the cold air that had entered his body.
This was the reason why he entered the spatial rift. Only in the void
could he use the star compass. This was his only method to move faster
than the old man and escape his pursuit.
The old man entered the rift. He waved his hand and a tattoo appeared
on the rift to stop it from closing.
The old man muttered to himself, “That scroll is very similar to my
clan’s holy treasure on the 11th floor…” That cold wind had no effect on
him. When it hit his body, not only did he not feel any discomfort, it felt
nice.
The old man pondered a bit and continued to chase Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was sitting on top of the compass and was completely
focused on controlling it. He moved very fast and encountered nothing
living at all in his path. It was like this place was just an endless, black void.
This was clearly different from the void he was used to. The sense of
danger from behind him was still there; the old man was clearly still
chasing him.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he controlled the star compass to
move at its limit.
The old man walked through the void with his hand behind his back. He
would cross a very large distance every step he took, but he still couldn’t
catch up to Wang Lin.
He was very shocked and thought that this junior really had a lot of
valuable treasures that were useful in different situations. He believed that
Wang Lin was an important junior on the surface. His urge to make Wang
Lin his tattoo puppet became even stronger.
This void was very strange. The more Wang Lin flew, the stronger this
feeling got. In the past few days of flying, he had not seen anything. There
wasn’t even a small amount of spiritual energy here.
He couldn’t just continue like this. His eyes suddenly became cold and
he threw out the beast trap. The war chariot appeared on the star compass.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He created a seal and sent it to the war
chariot.
The beast spirit suddenly appeared next to the war chariot. Because
Wang Lin was very close, the beast spirit immediately tried to devour him.
But Wang Lin was already prepared. He softly whispered something
and the chains from the war chariot dragged the beast spirit back.
The beast spirit continued to roar while viciously glaring at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin raised his head to look at the beast spirit and made another
seal. Soon, the spikes on the war chariot began to emit a black light.
Wang Lin turned around and focused on controlling the star compass.
He knew that the war chariot needed time to activate. Based on his previous
experience, it would take about the same amount time as a stick of incense
would take to burn.
Soon, the time passed and the beast spirit finished absorbing the black
light from the spikes. The beast grew larger. During this time, the beast tried
to devour Wang Lin many times but was held back by the chain.
Finally, after the war chariot completely activated, Wang Lin’s eyes lit
up and the star compass stopped.
The old man noticed that Wang Lin had stopped moving and
immediately sped up.
At the same time, a powerful soul force spread out. When Wang Lin
noticed the old man enter the range of his divine sense, he sent out a seal to
the war chariot.
The chains on the beast spirit suddenly disappeared, but the chain
between it and Wang Lin still existed.
This beast spirit viciously looked at old man with the hunched back.
The beast wanted to devour everything; only after doing so could it vent its
anger.
The old man’s expression immediately changed and he stopped. He
quickly touched the tattoos on his body and then they all suddenly flew off
and hovered three inches above his skin.
At this moment, the beast spirit arrived. It jumped at the old man and let
out a roar, but it was stopped three inches away from the old man.
What stopped it was various tattoos that were shining wildly.
But the God Slaying War Chariot was very powerful, so the old man
was pushed back 1000 feet. The old man’s eyes became bloodshot as he let
out a roar. The tattoos moved from three inches away from his body to five
inches.
The beast spirit roared while it was slowly pushed back.
The old man’s eyes became even more bloodshot as he was about to
push the beast spirit away. However, Wang Lin sneered. He took out the
celestial sword and swung down on the old man.
While he is still, I want his life!
Wang Lin was very used to doing these kind of things. As the sword
swung down, a ray of black light was shot out.
The sword energy suddenly appeared before the old man and landed on
his body.
The old man let out a roar and the tattoos around him suddenly stopped
before moving closer to his body again. He looked toward Wang Lin and a
seven leaf plant immediately appeared on his forehead.
The moment the plant appeared, the tattoos on his body moved like
crazy. Killing intent filled the old man as he raised his hand and pointed at
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin immediately felt a cold energy enter his body and quickly
enter his origin soul. The cold energy turned into a seed and quickly began
to sprout.
Wang Lin’s face was pale as he coughed out blood. He let out a roar and
swung down the celestial sword in his hand once more.
Then he immediately changed directions and swung down again.
Rays of sword energy smashed into the old man, causing the tattoos to
be pushed back closer to his body. This made the beast spirit push even
more viciously so that it could devour the old man that was blocking it.
Seeing that the beast spirit was about to devour him, the old man’s eyes
emitted a mysterious light. The bracelet made of beast bone suddenly came
off his wrist.
The bracelet suddenly released waves of ghostly light and a tattoo
appeared.
This tattoo was broken and incomplete; there are even parts clearly
missing. However, this tattoo made Wang Lin’s skin crawl.
The moment the tattoo appeared, the surrounding void was suddenly
basked in a green light.
The old man slowly said, “This is my enlightenment tattoo. It is by
studying this tattoo that I was able to reach the seven leaf stage. Now that
junior has seen this tattoo, you can die in peace!”
The tattoo shined once, causing the beast spirit to release green gas from
all over its body. The beast spirit let out a roar and looked toward the tattoo
with reluctance in its eyes.
If it was at its prime, it would dare to fight against that tattoo, but now it
had to retreat. The beast shook its body and broke free from the green light
before disappearing into the void.
Wang Lin immediately noticed that the moment that tattoo appeared, the
sprouting seed in his origin soul suddenly began to grow at an alarming
rate.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to return to the star compass and quickly flew
away.
The beast spirit reappeared next to the war chariot. This time, it didn’t
try to devour Wang Lin but weakly disappeared back into the war chariot.
The old man looked at where Wang Lin had disappeared to. He didn’t
chase after Wang Lin but looked down at his chest. On his chest, there were
three wounds deep enough to reveal his bones. Those three wounds were
made by Wang Lin’s celestial sword.
The killing intent in his eyes intensified. He took a deep breath, bowed
to the tattoos, and the tattoos gradually shrunk and returned to his body.
The bone bracelet silently reappeared on his wrist.
The old man stood up and continued to chase after Wang Lin.
On the star compass, Wang Lin had his eyes closed. On his head was a
plant slowly extending its roots. It had moved past his face, onto to his
neck, and it still continued to spread.
Waves of roars came out of Wang Lin’s eyes. He suddenly opened his
eyes, which had a hint of madness, but then quickly closed them and
revealed a struggling expression.
He was facing extreme pain, but even so, he was able to keep a part of
his mind calm enough to control the star compass to continue his escape.
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T he plant on Wang Lin’s forehead quickly grew and covered his body.
There were even black lines on the back of his hand.
These black lines formed various tattoos. These tattoos seemed to have
taken root inside Wang Lin’s flesh and were slowly spreading.
The pain Wang Lin showed on his face increased. He suddenly opened
his eyes and formed a seal. After a long time, although his eyes were still
glowing red, there was a hint of clarity.
However, an image of a tattoo would mysteriously appear and disappear
in his eyes.
“This tattoo is simply too vicious.” Wang Lin was very gloomy as he
looked at the black lines on the back of his hand.
The tattoo had already covered his entire origin soul like a net, trapping
it. The tattoo that appeared on his skin was merely a reflection of what was
happening to his origin soul.
“This tattoo seems to have life. I can only temporarily suppress it!”
Wang Lin pondered and managed his body to make his spiritual energy
stable. He then touched the war chariot. It turned back into a bracelet and
landed on his wrist.
After using up a top quality spirit stone to counteract the suction from
the bracelet, he coldly looked at the void behind him.
He could feel that the old man was still chasing him and was getting
closer and closer.
If it wasn’t for the star compass’s speed being beyond the old man’s
imagination, he would have already been caught.
Wang Lin cursed, “Damn old ghost won’t give up!” Wang Lin had been
running for over a month now. He felt the same as he did back when he was
being chased like a fugitive during his Foundation Establishment days.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he had various things that could recover his
spiritual energy, he would have already been exhausted and caught by the
old man.
However, no matter how many pills he had, they would all be used up
eventually. When he runs out of things to recover his spiritual energy to
operate the star compass, then the only outcome for him will be death.
Run, he could only run. All of his treasure were useless against the old
man other the scroll, which he didn’t know how to use.
Since the old man couldn’t catch up, this had turned into a war of
attrition to see who could last longer.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he controlled the star compass to continue
flying.
After deciding to go into a war of attrition, Wang Lin started to be very
careful with every single pill he took. He didn’t want to waste any of the
spiritual energy within the pills.
The old man continued to chase. The more he chased, the more shocked
he became that the junior before him could keep flying at this speed for this
long. Although Wang Lin was using some kind of treasure, a treasure would
still use up spiritual energy.
A junior that was able to control a treasure for this long while having
the tattoo seed in him was very rare.
“This person must be a disciple of some big sect up there, maybe even a
disciple of Suzaku! I must refine him into my tattoo puppet, then, when I
send him back up, it will have great effect!”
The Forsaken Immortal Clan couldn’t go beyond the first floor due to a
seal by Suzaku. The only ones that could leave were tattoo puppets. The
one Wang Lin met outside before was a tattoo puppet, only it was a low-
ranked one.
This was why the Forsaken Immortal Clan took the bodies of dead
cultivators. Otherwise, the Sea of Devils and all surrounding countries
would have been wiped out by the Forsaken Immortal Clan. The Forsaken
Immortal Clan members would also not have to fight each other for beasts.
The old man’s eyes released a mysterious light as he continued to chase.
The old man snorted. “This junior must have a lot of pills, but no matter
how many he has, he will run out. When he runs out, I’ll refine him into a
puppet!”
This void was extremely large. Wang Lin had flown in a straight line for
over a month now and still hadn’t seen the end. Right now everything
looked exactly the same as where he entered.
It was completely dark without any living or nonliving things.
On this day, Wang Lin was still steering the star compass to escape
when the plant on his forehead suddenly started shining and all of the
tattoos on his body began to move.
“Another attack!” Wang Lin quickly began to multi-task. One part of his
mind was set to continue controlling the compass and the other to suppress
the power of the tattoo.
After a long time, he opened his eyes. The tattoo in his eyes was even
more clear than before and his hands were covered in tattoos. If a cultivator
were to see Wang Lin right now, they would think he was a member of the
Forsaken Immortal Clan.
Wang Lin’s face was gloomy as he let out a breath. He could feel that
the tattoo had dug into his origin soul and began to spread.
Once the entire origin soul is covered by the tattoo, he will become
what the old man called a tattoo puppet.
After he entered the Immortal Graveyard, he saw a few tattoo puppets.
Their eyes were all red and they gave off an oppressive aura. They didn’t
look like humans or ghosts.
Wang Lin felt very bitter. He knew that if this chase continued, his
origin soul would be completely covered by the tattoo before he uses up all
his pills.
He touched his bag of holding. In his bag there was a bag of holding
that the head elder of the Corpse Sect had given him. However, he didn’t
even know where he was right now, so how could he call the head elder
here?
He pondered for a while and his eyes became cold. In his 500 years of
cultivation, Wang Lin had been through many life and death situations.
These experiences made him very determined to survive. The more
dangerous it was, the more calm he became.
“What is most important right now is removing the tattoo!” Wang Lin
calmed himself down and began to study the tattoo.
Wang Lin pondered. “This tattoo came from the plant between my
eyebrows. All of the savages have a plants between their brows as well…
Since it is a plant, then no matter what kind of power the tattoo has, it must
be wood element!”
He encountered danger like this back when he was still at the
Foundation Establishment stage. This was when he met the desolate beast
fire spirit back in Hou Fen.
That fire spirit was devouring cultivators to help itself grow. At the last
moment, the heaven defying bead appeared to absorb the fire spirit and
completed the fire element requirement.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin decided to give it a try. He took a deep
breath, pointed at his brow, and said, “Heaven defying!”
A grey orb suddenly flew out from his forehead. There was an image of
a few leaves on the bead, but other than that, nothing about this bead
seemed abnormal.
After seeing the leaves on the heaven defying bead, Wang Lin let out a
roar. The spiritual energy within his body surged to make the star compass
go even faster.
Wang Lin immediately withdrew his spiritual energy. He knew that time
was of the essence and that the star compass would be able to glide for a
while without his spiritual energy,.
Although this time would be very short, it was Wang Lin’s only option.
After withdrawing his spiritual energy, Wang Lin focused on his origin
soul and forced the tattoo toward his brow.
Soon, the demonic plant appeared between his eyebrows. Its small
leaves were slowly growing.
The old man immediately noticed that Wang Lin had slowed down. He
snorted and chased after him.
The black lines moved mysteriously on Wang Lin’s body. Sometimes,
they would retract toward his brow, and sometimes they would extend out
more. Every time the tattoos moved, Wang Lin’s body would tremble and
the painful expression on his face intensified.
The plant between his eyebrows became even more clear.
One leaf opened and the second leaf was about to open too.
Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes and the hint of clarity that was
hidden in his eyes slowly disappeared. He let out a roar and stared at the
The clarity in his eyes slowly disappeared before suddenly returning.
This cycle repeated and soon, Wang Lin was soaked in sweat.
He was betting that the although the plant was created from the power
of the tattoos, it contained a hint of wood element. As long as there was
wood element, the heaven defying bead could absorb it!
If he lost then he would immediately use all his power to suppress the
tattoos.
The old man seemed to notice something and let out a sneer as he
continued to chase. He was confident that someone who wasn’t at least one
realm above him in cultivation couldn’t remove the seed.
Wang Lin stared at the heaven defying bead. The struggle on his face
became even more fierce. Then the heaven defying bead suddenly released
a green light. It was weak at first, but it gradually got brighter.
Shortly after, the leaf that had just opened up trembled and was pulled
out from Wang Lin and absorbed by the heaven defying bead.
The moment that leaf disappeared, the clarity in his eyes returned. Wang
Lin was excited. He quickly pointed at the heaven defying bead to make it
disappear and then turned his full attention to controlling the star compass
to escape.
He knew that time was of the essence, so he had no time for the heaven
defying bead to absorb more. Now that he knew that the heaven defying
bead could absorb the tattoo, he was no longer in a hurry to get rid of it, so
he focused on escaping.
The old man appeared right after Wang Lin disappeared. His face was
gloomy as he stared into the distance with his eyebrows locked.
“Why does this junior have so many different treasures? He has
something that can remove the tattoo seed!”
When the leaf was absorbed by the heaven defying bead, the old man
was able to detect it and was shocked.
“I must refine this person into my tattoo puppet!” The old man’s eyes
became cold again and he continued to chase.
Wang Lin was very happy. He sat on the compass, touched his forehead,
and muttered, “I didn’t expect to find such good luck in this misfortune.
The heaven defying bead’s water, fire, and earth elements are complete.
There’s no metal element at all and the wood element is half complete. I
wonder if the wood element will be complete after absorbing the tattoo in
my body.”
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin’s sense of time was basically non-
existent. He spent every moment focused on controlling the star compass to
escape.
He had already used more than half of the pills in his bag of holding.
There were only several bottles left, but the danger behind him still hadn’t
disappeared.
However, what made Wang Lin feel grateful was that the old man
chasing him was gradually slowing down. If this kept up, it wouldn’t take
long for Wang Lin to completely lose the old man.
“After all the pills are used up, I still have top quality spirit stones. With
those, I can last until that old bag of bones is completely exhausted.” Wang
Lin looked back with a sneer.
“I have to thank that old bag of bones. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t
have known that the star compass had a movement technique in it.” Wang
Lin touched the star compass. He really adored this treasure.
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T he old man was still frowning. He had been chasing Wang Lin for
more than four months. There were several times where he almost
caught up, but then the treasure Wang Lin was riding would release a white
light and suddenly teleport away.
This shocked him and made him feel even more angry. A grand, seven
leaf shaman couldn’t even catch a junior. For him, this was a disgrace.
However, he wasn’t a cultivator. All of his power came from the tattoos
on his body. He didn’t expect that junior to be able to keep this speed up for
four months.
The old man’s eyes flickered and he began to ponder. He had already
used up a lot of his power, so it was no longer viable for him to continue
chasing. More importantly, he was a bit worried about how many treasures
this junior hadn’t used yet and how many pills he had left.
After pondering for a bit, the old man revealed a hint of reluctance in
his eyes before letting out a sigh and turning around to leave.
Wang Lin suddenly felt the danger from behind him disappear, so he
stopped the star compass. He looked back and began to ponder.
“No longer going to chase?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He wasn’t sure if
the old man had given up or had some other schemes in mind. After
pondering for awhile, Wang Lin let out a sigh. If the old man was only at
the late stage of Soul Formation, Wang Lin would have turned around and
started chasing him instead.
However, this old man was the same as a Soul Transformation
cultivator, which made Wang Lin raise his guard.
He pondered a bit, let out a snort, and instead of backing up, he went
around toward the side of the old man.
The old man noticed what Wang Lin was doing. His face sank but he
didn’t do anything.
After a few days, the old man was frowning very hard. Wang Lin had
kept the same distance from him this whole time. He had endured it for this
long but he finally jerked back and shouted, “You really are reckless!”
He turned into a ray of light and chased after Wang Lin.
Wang Lin let out a laugh and the star compass disappeared within the
void.
After chasing for a few more days, the old man had to give up because
he could feel his tattoos’ power getting weaker and weaker. He let out a
cold snort before turning toward the exit again.
Wang Lin immediately stopped. His eyes lit up and, after pondering for
a bit, he continued to harass the old man.
The old man completely ignored Wang Lin and continued to fly.
As time passed, Wang Lin was confident that this wasn’t some kind of
scheme. He figured out that the old man really couldn’t continue chasing
him. After confirming that, Wang Lin’s eyes became very cold.
He slapped his bag of holding and the celestial sword appeared in his
hand. He quickly closed the distance and, after reaching a certain distance
from the old man, he swung the celestial sword in his hand.
He swung three times before quickly leaving.
The three rays of sword energy flew toward the old man. His face sank
as he pointed at the sword energies. There were suddenly three bangs, but
the old man’s body didn’t move at all. He gloomily looked toward Wang
Lin’s direction and shouted, “This time this old man will let you go, so
scram! Or else don’t blame me for taking your life!”
With that, the old man continued moving toward the exit while ignoring
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sneered. Instead of backing up, he closed in again and
harassed the old man with more sword energy. After a month, the old man
was very irritated. He wished he could just go and tear that junior into
pieces.
However, Wang Lin would escape without hesitation the moment the
old man tried to attack, and if he wanted to leave, Wang Lin would harass
him with sword energy. Although these sword energy attacks couldn’t harm
him, they had made his mood go from bad to worse.
“Wang Lin, are you finished?!” On this day, the old man finally had
enough and shouted at the void behind him. The tattoos on his body shined
like crazy and heavy pressure came from them.
Wang Lin was so far away that he wasn’t afraid at all. He said, “Senior
has chased me for several months. You must be reluctant to give up. Junior
here doesn’t have many more pills in my bag, so if you continue to chase
me, you will definitely be able to catch up!”
The old man’s eyes were very gloomy. He stared at the void in the
distance and suddenly disappeared.
When he reappeared, he stared viciously at the white light that was
released by the star compass when it teleported.
His expression suddenly changed and he turned his head toward the
exit. The direction Wang Lin had teleported to wasn’t only away from the
old man, it was also toward the exit.
“Senior, junior is going to destroy the exit so that we can stay here
forever! Won’t that be fun?!” Wang Lin’s irritating voice entered the old
man’s ears.
The old man let out a roar and suddenly charged out. His hatred for
Wang Lin had reached its limit. If it wasn’t for that treasure, how would he
be stuck in a situation where it would bad if he chased and also bad if he
didn’t chase?
Wang Lin indeed didn’t have many pills left, but he still had top quality
spirit stones. With those, he was confident that he would be fine being
chased by the old man.
He would occasionally wave the celestial sword to bug the old man.
This chase was a battle of attrition and a battle of the heart.
The old man couldn’t guess how many pills and spirit stones Wang Lin
had left. These four months of chasing Wang Lin had made him doubt
himself. He felt like Wang Lin had an endless supply of pills and spirit
stones.
This feeling was very weak at first, but when he gave up and Wang Lin
instead turned around to chase him, this feeling became very strong. He was
confident that Wang Lin still had a lot of pills and spirit stones left, so he
wouldn’t be able to catch up no matter what unless the treasure under Wang
Lin suddenly broke.
The old man thought of ways to attack the star compass, but not only
was Wang Lin fast, he was also very cautious. Whenever he closed in to a
certain distance, Wang Lin would teleport away.
At this moment, because Wang Lin had changed directions, the chase
began once more. Only compared to before, the person suffering was not
Wang Lin but the old man.
A few months later, Wang Lin had used up all his pills and he was
currently relying on top quality spirit stones to recover his spiritual energy.
The more Wang Lin chased, the more impatient the old man became, so
he attacked more. However, Wang Lin had the star compass, so all of those
attacks missed.
As long as one of the attack tattoos hit, then even if it didn’t kill, it
would mortally wound this junior. If it landed on the treasure, it would
break it and allow him to kill this junior as he wished.
Sadly, the speed of the star compass became even faster as Wang Lin
got more familiar with it during these eight months.
In the end, Wang Lin created four sockets on the star compass and
placed four top quality spirit stones into them. He was powering the star
compass purely with the spirit stones. After leaving a bit of his divine sense
to control the compass, the rest of his energy was spent on attacking the old
man.
The lance from the restriction flag, his time domain carvings, the black
stamp, and some ancient treasures were all used by Wang Lin. Although
they were useless against the old man, Wang Lin’s mastery over them
became better and better.
After all, ever since he had started cultivating, he had never been in a
situation where he could use his treasures as he wished.
The celestial sword was used many times until he could control it like a
flying sword through Xu Liguo as long as it was within 30 feet of him.
As a result, although the power of the celestial sword didn’t increase, it
was much more nimble. All of this was thanks to the old man.
The old man’s anger had reached its limit. A mere ant that he could
crush between his fingers dared to mess with him like this. In these months
of pursuit, Wang Lin had become someone that the old man absolutely had
to kill.
He even gave up on the idea of turning Wang Lin into a tattoo puppet. If
given the chance, he wouldn’t hesitate at all to tear Wang Lin into pieces.
Even the three sword sheaths were taken out by Wang Lin and used one
by one. Although Wang Lin’s cultivation level hadn’t increased, his mastery
over his treasures was like heaven and earth compared to before.
When he used a magic treasure now, it was even more powerful.
On this day, Wang Lin saw the exit far away. At the exit was a giant,
shining tattoo holding the rift open.
Wang Lin was able to see the outside world through the rift. There were
countless savages outside the exit staring at the rift.
Wang Lin snorted. He had never considered leaving through this rift. He
jumped off the star compass and swung the celestial sword. The sword
energy hit the tattoos that were holding the rift open. A series of rumbling
sounds could be heard and cracks appeared on the tattoos.
“No!” The old man’s tattoo power was almost dry after chasing Wang
Lin for eight months. When he saw the tattoo at the exit being attacked, he
immediately shouted and a trace of panic appeared on his face.
He teleported forward to get there as fast as he could, but what he saw
when he got there was Wang Lin swinging down the celestial sword again.
The tattoo was destroyed and the spatial rift closed.
The old man’s body trembled as he stared dumbfoundedly at the exit
that had disappeared.
“Old bag of bones, since this little lord can’t leave, you might as well
stay too and continue to chase me!” Wang Lin didn’t stand still. After he
destroyed the tattoo, he returned to the compass and continued to escape.
His laugh slowly drifted in from the distance.
“Madman! You madman! Even if I die, I won’t forgive you!” The old
man’s eyes were bloodshot as he chased after Wang Lin.
However, the tattoos on his body were dim. After chasing for a while,
he stopped. He let out a roar and suddenly sat down in the lotus position.
The seven leaf plant appeared between his eyebrows and soon covered his
whole body.
When all seven leaves completely opened, the old man was completely
covered by the plant, leaving behind a lonely plant to grow in the void.
“I hope to borrow the clan’s spirit to open a passage!” The old man
inside the plant slowly closed his eyes.
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W ang Lin sensed the giant plant summoned by the old man as he
stood on top of the star compass. His eyes lit up, but he didn’t go
harass the old man anymore. He left instead.
He had been very careful this entire time. He only acted when he was
sure of his own safety.
Now that he had cut off the old man’s retreat, he knew that the old man
was furious. Although this was when the old man was at his weakest, Wang
Lin also knew that his cultivation level was far too low. If it wasn’t for the
star compass’ speed, he would have already become the old man’s puppet.
No matter how weak a seven leaf shaman, who was as powerful as a
Soul Transformation cultivator, was, he would still have the ability to kill
Wang Lin. Wang Lin didn’t believe that he had the power to kill the old
man.
Shortly after he left, the old man suddenly opened his eyes inside the
plant. Red light shot out from his eyes as he looked toward Wang Lin’s
direction. He could feel Wang Lin quickly leaving and sighed.
“Unfortunately, this brat is too cautious… If he had come, I would have
been able to kill him for sure.”
He pondered a bit and then used the ancestral spirit to slowly
communicate with the outside.
The most terrifying thing about this void was finding an exit. It was
unlike a normal void where one could leave by just tearing open space. If
there was no guidance from outside, one would be trapped here forever.
After a long time, there was a hint of panic in the old man’s eyes. He
had long forgotten about Wang Lin. What he wanted the most now was to
send a message to his clan on the outside so they could set a beacon to act
as his guide.
Wang Lin sat on the star compass and flew for a very long time.
Although the sense of danger from behind him was gone, he was still very
cautious, so he flew for several more days before finally stopping.
As he looked at the void around him, his eyes were calm; there was no
hint of panic at all in them. He pointed at his brow and then the heaven
defying bead flew out.
Then Wang Lin activated his spiritual energy and the black lines
appeared on his body again. However, there weren’t as many this time and
they only extended to his neck.
During these eight months of flying, Wang Lin had used the heaven
defying bead multiple times to absorb the tattoo plant. He had already
absorbed a majority of it at this point.
Wang Lin let out a roar and revealed a painful expression. The black
lines extending to his neck slowly receded. Soon, all of the black lines were
gathered at his brow.
That mysterious plant appeared again. The heaven defying bead glowed
green and began to absorb it.
After a long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes and took a deep breath. He
looked back and said, “This spell from the Forsaken Immortal Sect is too
strange. If I meet them again, I’ll have to be more careful.”
He grabbed the heaven defying bead and looked at it. Nine leaves had
fully formed and the tenth leaf was partially completed.
A trace of happiness appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes. The bead then
touched his forehead and disappeared.
“The harvest this time is pretty good. The heaven defying bead’s wood
element is almost complete. The most important thing to do right now is
think of a way to leave this place.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He already had an idea when he decided to
cut off the old man’s escape route. This was why he was able to destroy the
tattoo that was keeping the rift open without any hesitation.
If there was no help from the outside, it was very difficult to leave this
place. However, although he was trapped, his original body was still
outside.
He sat on the compass and slowly tried to sense the original body.
Country of Chu, thousands of miles underground, there was a ball of
purple light.
Inside this purple light sat a very handsome young man. He had a head
full of red hair, his skin was a healthy, bronze color, and there were tiny
cracks all over his skin.
There were two stars slowly spinning on this person’s forehead.
At this moment, the young man suddenly opened his eyes and started
emitting killing intent from them. He pondered a bit before suddenly
standing and then going aboveground.
He slapped his bag of holding and was immediately dressed in black.
Right now he looked no different from any other cultivator.
This person walked into the forest of the Immortal Graveyard. He
stopped somewhere and punched the air, causing a round spatial rift to
appear.
After waiting for a bit, this person shook his head and walked away.
Every ten steps or so, this person would stop and punch the air, creating
a spatial rift each time. As he continued, he became faster and faster as he
walked deeper into the depths of the forest.
This person continued doing this. After opening more than 10,000
spatial rifts, he arrived at the hole that led to the Immortal Graveyard. He
looked into the hole and then turned toward another direction. Same as
before, he would open a spatial rift every ten steps.
Time slowly passed. He didn’t became impatient at all and continued.
The northern part of the forest was covered in dead leaves. Whenever he
stepped on them they would rustle. Just as he was about to punch, he looked
into the distance. His eyes suddenly became cold and he disappeared.
In the north of the forest of the Immortal Graveyard, there was suddenly
a male and a female flying in the sky.
The woman was very beautiful. She was wearing a white veil. The male
was an old man wearing a black cloak.
As the two of them flew, the old man’s expression suddenly changed.
He quickly grabbed the woman and backed up. With a bang, cracks
appeared in the space where they just were.
Inside the middle of cracks stood a young man. This person was very
handsome and had a head full of red hair. This was Wang Lin’s original
body.
His original body coldly stared at the two of them and punched with his
right hand.
The old man’s expression changed greatly and he slapped his bag of
holding. A mountain-shaped treasure appeared and immediately grew to
shield the old man.
The original body’s eyes were calm. His fist didn’t slow down at all as it
landed on the mountain.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the mountain shined brightly, but the light it gave off
was useless as it was smashed into pieces. The force of the punch smashed
toward the two along with the shattered pieces of the mountain.
The old man’s face was gloomy as he pulled the white-veiled woman to
continue retreating.
The original body took a step forward and shattered the space under his
feet before sending out another punch.
The old man spat out a ray of white light which turned into a flying
sword. The sword gave off a dangerous aura and there was a trace of purple
on it. That meant that this sword was very tough because it was forged with
the very rare purple heart copper.
The flying sword flew toward the original body’s fist. The original
body’s eyes were still calm as he let out a snort and his fist collided with the
flying sword.
The flying sword immediately cracked down the middle and completely
shattered. At the same time, the domain of a Soul Formation cultivator
came out of the sword and entered the original body.
The original body’s eyes lit up. As an ancient god, he didn’t have a
domain, but he did have a powerful killing intent. His red hair moved and a
blood-red light glowed in his body. The old man’s domain couldn’t even
withstand one hit and collapsed.
The original body’s fist arrived once more.
There was a hint of panic in the old man’s eyes as he grabbed the white-
veiled woman to retreat once more.
The original body continued to chase.
“Fellow cultivator, we don’t even know each other; why must you act
like this?!” The old man’s voice was strained. He was already terrified of
this person’s fist.
Aside from the warrior from the Forsaken Immortal Clan, he had never
seen a cultivator like this. With just a punch, he could destroy magic
treasures. With just a step, spatial rifts appeared. All of this terrified the old
man.
The original body snorted and became even more fierce. With one
punch, a restriction-like spell suddenly appeared around the old man and
white-veiled woman.
The original body shouted, “Accept your death!”
The old man secretly cursed. He saw the despair in the white-veiled
woman’s eyes and said, “My lady, I’m going to borrow the magic sabre!”
The white-veiled woman quickly slapped her bag of holding and a ray
of white light appeared. The old man quickly grabbed it. It was a broken
sabre.
After grabbing the sabre, the old man grabbed the white-veiled woman
and bit his tongue to spit some blood on the broken sabre.
At this moment, the original body’s fist arrived. Its target was the old
man’s head. The old man let out a roar as he panicked and the sabre flew
out to block the blow.
Bang!
Countless cracks appeared on the broken sabre and a piece it even broke
off.
The old man clenched his teeth. His complexion was dark and filled
with fear as he quickly pulled the white-veiled woman away. He was very
quick, so he was able to pull her out of the restriction that was surrounding
them.
The white-veiled woman was terrified as she quickly said, “Senior,
please stop. Even if you want to kill the two of us, at least give us a reason.”
The original body withdrew his fist and coldly stared at the two of them.
The surroundings suddenly calmed down. Aside from the sound of
clothes flapping in the wind, there was no other sound.
The old man’s forehead was covered in sweat as he stared at the red-
haired young man before them. No matter how hard he searched his
memory, he couldn’t remember when they had offended him.
The original body coldly asked, “Where did the two of you come
from?”
The white-veiled woman was startled. She didn’t have time to think and
said, “Junior is from Zhou and wants to go to Chu.”
“A bunch of nonsense. You are looking for death!” The original body’s
eyes became cold. He looked at them as if he was looking at dead people.
He didn’t move forward but sent out a kick with his right foot.
A series of booms occurred. The old man wanted to dodge, but it was
already too late, so he controlled the sabre to block for him.
Boom!
The broken sabre shattered!
The old man’s body fell from the sky like a meteor.
“Senior!! There is no hate between us! Why must you kill!?!” The
white-veiled woman’s voice cracked and tears appeared at the corners of
her eyes.
The original body coldly looked at the white-veiled woman.
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T he original body’s expression was still cold as he slowly asked,

“Where did the two of you come from?”
The white veiled-woman’s body shook as she looked at the old man
who might be dead. She was filled with despair and no longer dared to lie.
“Junior just came from the Immortal Graveyard.”
The original body looked at the white-veiled woman and calmly said,
“There were seven of you when you entered the Immortal Graveyard. Why
did only the two of you come out?”
The white-veiled woman’s body trembled again. She was shocked at
this young man. The more she looked at him, the more familiar this red-
haired young man became, but she was sure she had never met him before.
The white-veiled woman bitterly said, “Junior has her own
difficulties…”
“Follow me!” The original body looked at the white-veiled woman and
then flew toward the forest below them.
The whited-veiled woman hesitated for a bit before following.
As for the old man, the original body didn’t even look at him. That old
man was only at the early stage of Soul Formation and he didn’t have any
treasures to protect himself with, so he was dead for sure.
However, just at this moment, the original body looked at where the old
man had landed.
He saw a tattered figure stand up. This person was covered by a black
fog. A five leaf plant appeared within the fog.
The old man coughed out blood inside the fog and was struggling,
however, his eyes were still clear.
The original body only took one look and his face darkened. When he
looked at the white-veiled woman, her expression was completely pale and
terrified.
“So it was like that!” The original body immediately understood how
the two of them didn’t die and were able to leave.
The original body raised his hand and was about to kill the old man.
At this moment, the white-veiled woman quickly put herself between
the original body and the old man. Then she kneeled down and said,
“Senior must have known one those five people. Junior admits her mistake.
If you have to kill someone, please kill me. Please don’t make it difficult for
him…”
The old man struggled to stand up. He looked at the original body and
said, “If you are going to kill me, just kill me. I’m tried of living like
someone else’s puppet. I might as well die by senior’s hand. However, my
lady has always been against this, so please let her go.”
The original body’s eyes lit up. He looked at the two before grabbing
them and taking them to the Immortal Graveyard.
Along the way, the wound on the old man’s body slowly healed and the
black fog disappeared. However, the plant on his forehead would still
occasionally shine.
The white-veiled woman closed her eyes and began to ponder.
Soon, the original body arrived at the entrance of the Immortal
Graveyard.
After landing, the original body punched the air toward the hole and a
spatial rift opened up. He flicked out two drops of blood. One landed on the
white-veiled woman and the other on the old man before throwing them
into the spatial rift.
“Go search for Wang Lin. If you can find him, I’ll let you two live!”
The original body’s voice echoed in their minds before the spatial rift
closed.
The original body sat cross-legged outside and began to ponder. He
couldn’t go inside because there would be no one to guide Wang Lin out if
he did.
However, if he didn’t go inside, it would be too difficult to find himself.
This was why he didn’t kill the two of them but left imprints to make them
search.
Inside the void, Wang Lin sat on the star compass. He suddenly opened
his eyes and muttered, “So that’s what happened!”
His eyes became cold as he stood up and controlled the compass to start
moving. At the same time, he had his divine sense spread out looking for
the two in the void.
Time slowly passed. One day, Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly lit up and he
started to fly even faster. Soon, he saw two people flying in the distance.
It was that old man and the white-veiled woman.
The two of them were a mess right now and their vitals were very weak.
After the two of them saw Wang Lin, they revealed complex
expressions. The white-veiled woman wanted to say something, but she
only opened her mouth before closing it and letting out a sigh.
Wang Lin coldly looked at the two and arrived before them. He waved
his hand and two drops of blood flew from their foreheads into Wang Lin’s
hand.
The white-veiled woman hesitated for a bit and whispered, “Senior…
I… “
Wang Lin didn’t even bother with the two of them. After getting the two
drops of blood, he put away the star compass.
Just at this, moment the original body suddenly opened his eyes and
punched the air, causing a round spatial rift to appear.
The rift appeared right before Wang Lin. Wang Lin was not shocked by
the appearance of the rift and entered it.
From the beginning, he hadn’t said a thing to the two of them.
After Wang Lin entered the rift, the rift silently closed, leaving the two
of them to fend for themselves inside the void.
After coming out of the rift and feeling the sunlight on his skin, he took
a deep breath. The feeling of making it out alive filled his body.
He lowered his head and looked at the hole below him before
disappearing. His original body disappeared along with him.
Wang Lin left the Immoral Graveyard and arrived back at the valley. He
took out the pagoda before sitting down to cultivate. The original body also
sat down next to him to cultivate.
One day later, Wang Lin and his original body both opened their eyes.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out the reincarnation fruit
that was glowing yellow. After pondering for a bit, he came to the
conclusion that this fruit was much more useful to his original body than the
one he was currently using.
“Unfortunately, there is only one!” Wang Lin tossed the fruit toward his
original body.
The original body crushed the fruit, causing a golden liquid to leak out.
There wasn’t much, but the liquid was absorbed when it touched the
original body’s skin. The liquid slowly moved through the cracks on the
original body’s skin.
The current original body looked like it was covered by a golden net.
The cracks on its skin originally weren’t noticeable, but right now, the
cracks were emitting a golden glow.
The golden glow became brighter and brighter until it seeped into the
original body’s flesh and bones and disappeared.
The original body’s expression still remained the same and then a hint
of gold flashed across his eyes. The reincarnation fruit had been completely
absorbed by the original body, so the speed at which it absorbed spiritual
energy increased countless fold.
The current original body could finally be considered a real ancient god!
As for the reincarnation fruit, it had disappeared.
The original body stood up and sank into the ground.
Wang Lin took a deep breath, slapped his bag of holding, and pieces of
the reincarnation tree appeared before him.
He picked one up and started to create the time domain carvings.
Time slowly passed by.
Zhou Ru was now three years old and very beautiful. However, she still
hadn’t said a word. Because of this, her parents had searched for many
different doctors and she had eaten many pills, but she still never spoke.
Little Zhou Ru was a very quiet girl. Instead of playing with the other
children in the village, she always silently looked at the sky from her
backyard. Her eyes were filled with confusion.
Zhou Ru’s father, a burly man with rough hands, looked at his daughter
and let out a sigh. He had bought many different medicines for his daughter
and looked for many doctors, but this kid still wouldn’t speak.
Is she really a mute? Zhou Ru’s dad let out a sigh.
On this day, an old man wearing a cultivation robe entered the village.
The village chief respectfully greeted him and told everyone to bring out all
children six years old or younger.
Shortly after, all 19 six years old and younger kids arrived at the center
of the village along with their parents.
Zhou Ru’s parents were among them. Zhou Ru’s clear eyes looked at
her surroundings. She was kind of scared, so she was clenching the edge of
her mother’s dress.
The woman crouched on the ground to comfort her. She then stood up,
looked at her husband, and said, “Ru Er is too little. Let’s forget about this.”
Zhou Ru’s father shook his head and said, “Let her try. If she gets
picked, then her future will be good.”
The woman bit her lower lip and didn’t say anything.
The old man wearing the robe had an air of arrogance about him. He
was already a bit impatient because he had gone to countless villages and
hadn’t found anyone with a spirit root. If it wasn’t for the fact that the sect
had a rule stating that a disciple must go out to find a child with a spirit root
every six years, he wouldn’t have bothered to leave the sect.
He came to this village six years ago and 12 years ago and didn’t find a
child with a spirit root either time.
“I was able to find a child with a spirit root six years ago at Liu village.
I wonder if I can find another one there this time. If I can find another one,
then I can receive three medium quality spirit stones.” The old man looked
at the children one by one. His eyebrows furrowed harder and harder and
the look of disappointment on his face became even stronger.
His eyes suddenly became focused and locked onto Zhou Ru. He
quickly arrived before Zhou Ru and pointed at her forehead. His face was
filled with joy.
“This… naturally born with spiritual energy, all her meridians are
opened, and a purple aura. Good!” The old man stared at Zhou Ru. What he
saw wasn’t the child but a shining, high quality spirit stone.
His sect was very small, but they were a branch of the Cloud Sky Sect,
so they did have some wealth. Although the elders were usually stingy, they
rewarded disciples who found good talents very generously.
The old man laughed and said to the elders of the village, “This kid, I’ll
take it!”
Zhou Ru’s eyes were filled with panic as she held tightly to her
mother’s dress. Her face was pale.
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T he woman revealed a sad expression as she hugged Zhou Ru and

looked at her husband for help.
Zhou Ru’s father pondered a bit and said, “Dao Chang, this kid is a
mute.”
“Mute? No problem!” The old man flicked his finger and the woman
was forced back a few steps. He grabbed Zhou Ru and smiled. “Okay, you
come with me!”
Zhou Ru’s face was filled with fear. Her body trembled and tears started
streaming down her cheeks. She was only a three-year-old kid, so she was
terrified right now.
Zhou Ru’s father clenched his fists and was about to speak when the old
man frowned. He looked over and coldly said, “To have your kid picked is
your luck. Don’t be noisy!”
At this moment, the elder of the village quickly went to calm Zhou Ru’s
parents.
The old man snorted and said, “I’m not here to steal your kid but to give
her a good future! You will still have chances to meet in the future!” With
that, he held Zhou Ru and walked toward the village exit.
Zhou Ru panicked and began to cry. Her voice was filled with fear.
“Father! Mother!”
A tender voice suddenly came out of her mouth. The old man laughed.
“So she isn’t mute. That is even better!”
“Ru Er!” Tears flowed down the woman’s cheeks. She was about to go
chase after her daughter when her husband stopped her and said, “It is her
luck to be chosen.”
After the old man left the village, the more he looked at Zhou Ru, the
happier he became. “A high quality spirit stone! Haha! With it, I can
attempt to break through to the mid stage of Foundation Establishment.
Little girl, I won’t mistreat you. Once you grow older, I’ll take you as my
disciple!”
He was just about to take out the flying sword to return to the sect when
Zhou Ru bit his hand. However, how much strength could a three-year-old
have?
This still made the old man frown. He snorted and said, “You really
don’t know what’s good for you!” With that, he raised his hand to slap Zhou
Ru. He wanted to teach her a lesson so she wouldn’t be crying the entire
way as if he was stealing someone’s kid.
“You dare!”
The old man had just raised his hand when he felt his body turn cold
and sweat covered his back. A white-robed youth mysteriously appeared in
front of him.
The old man quickly put down Zhou Ru and respectfully said, “Senior,
junior…”
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Lin waved his sleeves
and the old man was blown away by a powerful wind.
Wang Lin stared at Zhou Ru. One year ago, he told Tie Yan to return to
the Cloud Sky Sect and that he would be personally watching over her. He
originally wanted to act earlier but decided to wait for the old man to take
Zhou Ru away before appearing.
Looking at Wang Lin, the fear in Zhou Ru’s eyes disappeared and was
replaced by confusion.
Zhou Ru said, with her crisp voice, “Un...uncle…”
“Uncle…” Wang Lin let out a sigh and said, “Come with uncle, okay?”
The confusion became even stronger in Zhou Ru’s eyes. She didn’t
know why but she sensed a great deal of attachment toward the uncle before
her, so she nodded.
Wang Lin revealed a complex expression and picked up Zhou Ru. He
covered her in spiritual energy as if he was afraid she would catch a cold
from the cold air while flying.
He jumped into the sky and slowly disappeared over the horizon with
Zhou Ru in his arms.
Wang Lin appeared under the pagoda with Zhou Ru and built a stone
house just like before.
Wang Lin put down Zhou Ru and softly said, “We are home.”
Zhou Ru quietly nodded. Her large eyes looked all around but she didn’t
touch anything. Instead, she stood next to Wang Lin.
No matter where Wang Lin went, she would closely follow him. Even
when Wang Lin was cultivating, she sat down next to him with a hint of
confusion in her eyes.
At night, after Zhou Ru had fallen asleep, Wang Lin stood beside the
bed looking at Zhou Ru’s small face and whispered, “Wan Er, right now
your Nascent Soul is unstable, so your memories can’t return. Once you
turn 19, they will naturally return.”
He stared at Zhou Ru and memories of Li Muwan flashed through his
mind.
After letting out a sigh, Wang Lin tucked Zhou Ru in and left the room.
Zhou Ru wasn’t like him, who only needed to cultivate to nourish
himself. For a three-year-old, food was the best thing to nourish their body.
Wang Lin built a kitchen and went out to buy a lot of food. Someone
who hadn’t cooked in 500 years was now cooking for Zhou Ru.
When Zhou Ru woke up in the morning, the first thing she saw was
Wang Lin silently cultivating. She rested her chin on her arm and watched
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin opened his eyes, rubbed Zhou Ru’s head, and smiled. “Are
you hungry?”
Zhou Ru nodded.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a bowl of porridge appeared. After
he finish feeding Zhou Ru, she asked him, “Uncle, why can this bowl fly?”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. He didn’t speak but closed his eyes and
continued to cultivate.
Time slowly passed and Wang Lin became immersed in his life as he
slowly watch Zhou Ru grow up. The feeling of when he turned into a
mortal appeared in his heart once more.
This was a very calm and peacful feeling.
One night, while Wang Lin was cultivating, a scream suddenly came
from within the stone house. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he immediately
charged into the room. He saw that little Ru Er had kicked her covers away
and her hands were clenched together with a struggling expression on her
face.
“Uncle… save me… uncle… father… mother…”
Wang Lin’s right hand touched Zhou Ru’s forehead and he sent in some
spiritual energy. Soon, Zhou Ru calmed down and opened her eyes. Her
eyes were like the stars.
After seeing Wang Lin, she began to cry and slowly told Wang Lin what
happened. He let out a smile. It all turned out to be a dream. She dreamed
that she was in a dark place and her father, mother, and even uncle left her,
so she was all alone in the darkness.
“Hold this. If something like that ever happens again, just ring this
bell.” With that, Wang Lin took out a bell and put it in her hand.
This bell was the one Qiu Siping had given him. After studying it, Wang
Lin realized that this bell seemed to have come from the same place as the
bell the ancient cultivators gave him.
After researching it, he was able to learn some ways of using the three
bells. Wang Lin was very happy with their power.
What was even more valuable was that these three bells had some
mysterious connection to each other. As long as one holds one of the bells,
no matter where the other ones are, the people holding them will feel
something.
Other than that, Wang Lin found another sword sheath inside Qiu
Siping’s bag.
The moment Wang Lin saw the sword sheath, he immediately took out
the three he already had. Comparing them, the four sword sheaths looked
exactly the same, only the patterns on them were different.
In the blink of an eye, two years passed by.
Zhou Ru was now five years old.
Within these two years, Wang Lin didn’t know when to laugh or cry.
Zhou Ru had become less quiet and more playful. Whenever he was not
around, she would take out the bell and play with it, causing Wang Lin to
immediately appear.
Wang Lin was helpless against this and he didn’t tell her to stop.
However, Zhou Ru was very smart. After a few times, she no longer rang it
and kept it close to her like a treasure.
In these two years, he took her to see her parents once. but it was after
they had fallen asleep.
On this day, Wang Lin was cultivating. When he opened his eyes, he
saw Zhou Ru secretly walking out of the pagoda with a bowl of porridge in
her hand. She stuck out her tongue at Wang Lin and ran up to him. “Uncle,
uncle, I saw the fairy elder sister again, but she still won’t eat.”
When Zhou Ru was four years old, she secretly went up the pagoda and
saw the female corpse. After that, Zhou Ru began to think about the female
corpse and would occasionally go up there to check on her.
One time she even brought the porridge Wang Lin had made for her up
there to try to feed the female corpse.
Wang Lin really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn’t stop
her. After all, she was still young, so he just let her do as she wished.
However, he seriously explained the matter about trying to feed the
female corpse, but Zhou Ru still didn’t understand why the white-dress
elder sister only slept and didn’t eat.
Wang Lin helplessly said, “Your fairy elder sister doesn’t eat, so don’t
bring porridge up there anymore.” Wang Lin felt like this was a bit messy.
Zhou Ru called the female corpse elder sister but called him uncle. If one
day Zhou Yi comes back and hears this, what kind expression will he
make?
“Won’t she be hungry? If I don’t eat for a day, I will be very hungry.”
Little Zhou Ru looked at Wang Lin with her big eyes and said, “I’ll leave
the porridge next to her and she can eat it when she wakes up. Uncle
doesn’t have to worry about me.”
Wang Lin bitterly smiled and was about to say something when his
expression suddenly changed. He looked into the distance and said, “Little
Ru Er, go inside the pagoda.”
“Okay. Are the bad guys here again? They are so annoying.” Zhou Ru
nodded and returned to the pagoda with the bowl of porridge.
One year ago, many cultivators from other countries came here to
challenge Ceng Niu.
At the start, Wang Lin completely ignored them. With the domain of the
pagoda, they couldn’t even get close. However, they didn’t stop but got
more aggressive. They would spy on them from the mountains on the side
and wave around their magic treasures.
One night Zhou Ru was sleeping and was awoken by a magic treasure.
She was so scared that she ran out crying.
At that moment, Wang Lin went outside. When he returned, there were
seven bloody heads on the surrounding mountains. After that, no one dared
to make any noise at night.
However, the challengers never stopped coming. There were even
famous Soul Formation cultivators among them.
After he started killing, he didn’t go easy on them. Every time a
challenger came, he would kill them. People gradually stopped challenging
him, but someone would occasionally show up.
A cold voice came from the mountains. It said, “Ceng Niu, Xue Ye’s
Liao Fen is here to ask for the feather fan back.”
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“C ountry of Xue Yu…” Wang Lin calmly walked out of the valley
and saw young man wearing blue waiting outside. Although he
wasn’t handsome, his blue robe made him look very cold.
This person’s eyes were very bright and his skin looked ice-cold. Just
him standing there seemed to cause a cold wind to blow by to take away all
the warmth.
After seeing Wang Lin come out, a hint of coldness flash across his
eyes. He clasped his hands and said, “Ceng Niu, hand over the feather fan.”
Wang Lin glanced at the young man. This person’s cultivation level was
mid stage Soul Formation. Wang Lin took out the two feathers and tossed
them to the side. The bottom parts of the feathers stuck into a mountain on
the side. The top parts that were sticking out gently swayed with the wind.
The young man immediately charged toward the mountain.
Wang Lin touched the bag of holding with his right hand and took out
two bells. The two bells let out a crisp ring and a sound wave began to
spread.
Liao Fan snorted. His right hand formed a seal and with a flash of white
light, many blades made of ice suddenly appeared. Under his control, the
ice blades flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin laughed. Instead of backing up, he charged forward and threw
out the two bells. The bells immediately grew large and began to ring.
Cracks immediately appeared on the ice blades and they soon all
shattered. As the bells rang, cracks even appeared on the mountains.
Liao Fan’s expression remained calm. He had already heard of how
strong this Ceng Niu was. His mission here wasn’t to retrieve some treasure
but to scout.
Once he landed, his hands formed a seal, his eyes became cold, and he
sent the seal forward. White light suddenly emitted from his body and
formed an illusion before him. This illusion wasn’t the normal Xue Yu
cultivation image but an old man sitting in the lotus position.
After the old man’s image was created, he opened his eyes.
When he opened his eyes, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he sent out a ray
of spiritual energy toward the bells. The bells began to spin and collide with
each other.
This was one of this treasure’s uses that Wang Lin had discovered after
studying it for so long.
As the bells spun and collided, their ringing got louder. Liao Fan was
pushed back a few feet before staring at the bell and shouting, “Kill!”
The old man’s image raised his hand and pointed at Wang Lin. His
entire image suddenly turned into gas and charged toward Wang Lin.
It was as fast as lightning.
Wang Lin’s body disappeared with a teleport and reappeared in the sky.
The gas created by the image seemed to have a life of its own and followed
him.
“Ceng Niu, if you are only this strong, then just die!” Liao Fan stared at
Wang Lin and sneered as he took out a bronze clock.
There were 12 symbols on this clock. They represented the 12 months
on Suzaku. There were countless smaller lines under them representing
each day of the month.
He hit the clock with his left hand and it began to spin. The symbol
representing Augst began to shine and then one of the smaller lines began to
shine as well.
“Today is August 9th. Ceng Niu, this is the day you die!” As Liao Fan
finished speaking, he threw the bronze clock into the air. Two strange claws
popped out from the block. Each claw had a source of golden light within
them.
Wang Lin’s expression still remained calm. His hand formed a seal and
pointed at the two bells. The two spinning bells suddenly collided and broke
into pieces.
Tons debris began to spin around Wang Lin. He gently said, “Armor!”
The debris immediately surrounded Wang Lin to form a green, glowing
armor. On the armor was the symbol of the two bells.
Wang Lin didn’t dodge the gas formed by the image of the old man. He
let it hit his armor.
Waves of ripples appeared on his armor and the gas was weakened.
More ripples occurred and the gas disappeared.
“This sonic wave spirit armor is indeed useful!” Wang Lin smiled and
looked toward Liao Fan. The claws were now reaching toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin snorted, touched his bag of holding, and took out the celestial
sword. With one swing, the claws were destroyed and a crack appeared on
the bronze clock.
Liao Fan was also hit in the chest by this attack, causing him to cough
out blood. He was forced back many steps and his face was pale. However,
his eyes revealed a hint of joy as he laughed. “Ceng Niu, prepare to die!”
Wang Lin frowned. Just at this moment, a roar came from within the
bronze clock. More cracks appeared on the clock and then suddenly a
withered arm appeared. After the arm shook once, the bronze clock turned
to dust.
There was a cloud of black gas moving like fire coming from the arm
that was floating in the air.
Wang Lin’s right hand formed a seal and created a strange wind that
blew the black gas back, revealing what was inside.
There was a withered arm floating there, and the black gas came from
the arm.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he swung the celestial sword. The black gas
immediately moved to block for the arm.
However, the sword energy cut through the black gas and hit the arm. A
wound appeared on the arm and another roar came from within the arm. A
large amount of black gas came out from the wound and took the shape of a
person.
This was a figure created by black gas. It had no facial features, but it
had two ghostly orbs for eyes.
Wang Lin’s expression became serious. This Liao Fan was one of the
few mid stage Soul Formation cultivators with very powerful treasures.
These people were very difficult to deal with.
The figure created by the black gas opened its mouth and let out a roar.
The figure moved very fast, and before it even got close, Wang Lin could
already feel the cold aura it was emitting.
A sense of danger appeared in Wang Lin’s heart.
The grass in the valley suddenly turned to ice only to quickly be
shattered by the wind.
Even the surrounding cliffs were covered by a layer of blue ice when
they were hit by this wave of cold energy.
This kind of cold was several times more powerful than ice or snow.
This aura spread out like crazy and surrounded Wang Lin. The cold
energy entered his body and almost froze his blood.
After noticing this aura, Wang Lin’s heart trembled and his eyes lit up.
He was very familiar with this aura. It was exactly the same aura that came
from cultivating the Underworld Ascension Method!
However, the cold energy emitted by this figure was countless times
more powerful than the one he had cultivated. Only when Situ Nan had
used his body did the cold energy match this figure’s.
He immediately backed up, then his right hand formed a seal and
pointed forward. Then the blue flame created from cultivating the
Underworld Ascension Method that he hadn’t used in a very long time
suddenly appeared at the tip of his finger.
This was a ball of dark blue flame. Instead of releasing heat, it released
cold energy.
The moment the blue flame appeared, the cold energy that had just
invaded Wang Lin disappeared. Even the surrounding cold energy was
absorbed by the blue flame.
The black figure suddenly stopped. His ghostly eyes were sparkling. He
stared at the ice flame and said, with a husky voice, “Underworld Ice
Flame… Even the Underworld Dao that I left behind for my disciple can’t
cultivate an ice flame this pure. Where did you get the Underworld
Ascension Method!?!”
Wang Lin’s body quickly backed up. With a few steps he was able to
back up into the range of the pagoda and stopped.
“Who are you?!” After Wang Lin heard the voice, even with his 500
years of being a cultivator, he was shocked. This was the kind of shock that
he had never heard of before.
Wang Lin felt his scalp go numb. He was too familiar with this voice.
“No matter where you got it, you must die! I’m Situ Nan!” The figure
quickly charged into the range of the pagoda and aimed for Wang Lin’s
head. Wang Lin suppressed the shock in his heart and shouted, “Back off!”
Zhou Yi’s domain suddenly came out from the pagoda and the figure
was hit by a powerful force, stopping him just three feet before Wang Lin.
The figure let out a reluctant roar and its body was tossed out.
The moment he was pushed out, the black gas disappeared, leaving only
the arm. It grabbed the shocked Liao Fan and disappeared.
Wang Lin stared at the retreating figure and muttered, “Situ Nan…
impossible. How could it be like this…” He was confused as he retrieved
the feathers and returned to the valley.
Sitting under the pagoda, he stared at the sky and memories of his time
with Situ Nan appeared in his mind.
“Situ Nan… he called himself Situ Nan…”
Zhou Ru peeked out from the pagoda. After looking at Wang Lin, she
walked out and sat before him. This was the first time she had seen this
uncle like this. He seemed confused but also seemed to be recalling some
old memories.
After sitting for awhile, Zhou Ru sneakily went into the kitchen and
came out with a big bowl of porridge.
“Hmph, if uncle doesn’t want me to feed fairy elder sister then I’ll go
secretly feed her.” She went around Wang Lin’s back into the pagoda and
let out a cheer.
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“S itu…” Wang Lin’s eyes became serious as he pointed at his brow.

A rainbow-colored light covered his body and he disappeared.
Inside the space of the heaven defying bead, the orbs of light were still
there. Wang Lin didn’t even look at them as he moved forward.
Shortly after, he arrived at where Situ Nan’s soul was.
Beside Situ Nan’s giant soul were the souls of his parents. They emitted
a gentle light, which calmed Wang Lind down a bit. He kowtowed toward
his parents and then, after staring at them for a long time, he turned toward
Situ Nan’s soul.
Situ Nan sat there with his eyes closed. Although his body wasn’t as
dim as it was before, it wasn’t much better. It could only be said that he
recovered a little.
Wang Lin looked at Situ Nan and muttered, “Situ Nan’s soul is right
here. Why did that person call himself Situ Nan… Could they have the
same name? But then why did that person also know the Underworld
Ascension Method…”
Wang Lin pondered for a bit before his expression suddenly turned
serious.
“Situ once said that he fought with several cultivators from outside of
Suzaku for the heaven defying bead and that his body was shattered. He had
to give it up and hide his soul inside the heaven defying bead to dodge that
calamity!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became brighter and brighter as he recalled the figure
that was calling itself Situ Nan. It was formed by the black gas and the
black gas came from that arm.
“Could it be that Situ’s body was taken and refined by someone, thus
creating a fragment of a soul?” Wang Lin boldly guessed in his heart but
couldn’t confirm it. After pondering for a long time, he let out a sigh and
bitterly smiled. “Senior Situ, if that arm is really yours, then I really believe
what you said before about you being the number one expert on Suzaku.”
Wang Lin shook his head. In the end, he still wasn’t sure about Situ
Nan’s claim. This became more so the longer he cultivated. After all, the
number one person on Suzaku was the one with the title of Suzaku.
Unless Situ Nan was the Suzaku back then, he couldn’t be the number
one expert.
Also, Situ Nan had been inside the heaven defying bead for so many
years that even if he came back now, he would probably be inadequate.
After pondering for awhile, Wang Lin sighed again before leaving the
Country of Xue Yu.
Inside the Holy Ice Temple sat an extremely ordinary-looking middle-
aged man. Before him was a dark red tea set.
Beside him stood two people, one male and one female. They both had
heads full of white hair.
The middle-aged man picked up a bamboo container and poured some
tea leaves into a teapot. Then he put a cube of ice into the teapot. With a
point of his finger, the ice melted and the water boiled.
A wave of bitterness came out from the tea and filled the entire hall.
The middle-aged man poured out all the water and put in another cube
of ice. He then made it melt and boil again. This time, a exotic fragrance
came out from the tea. It immediately washed away the bitterness that had
filled the hall.
The hall was enveloped in this aroma. The aroma was strong even
outside the hall.
“I will never get tired of the smell of the Tian Que Feather, even if I
were to smell it every day. Unfortunately, this tea is too rare. I can only get
a bit of it every now and then from Suzaku. You two have very good luck.
Come here and try it out.” The middle-aged man picked up the teapot and
poured three cups.
There was none left inside the pot after three cups.
The two people quickly went up, picked up the cups, and drank.
However, the old woman clearly had her mind on something else. Not
bothering about how hot it was, she drank it all in one go and said, “Sect
master, we have finished drinking tea, so please kill that Ceng Niu.”
The middle-aged man’s heart ached as he watched the old woman waste
the tea and said, “That Ceng Niu is a nobody. If it wasn’t for the fact that
Suzaku sent out a message telling people to not mess with him, someone
would have already killed him.”
The old woman raised her head and said, “But he dared to take one of
Red Butterfly’s arms! Remember, Red Butterfly is the hope of Xue Yu. Sect
Master, you were only able to reach the Soul Transformation stage because
of her!”
As for the old man, he lowered his head and silently drank the tea.
The middle-aged man’s eyes became cold and he slowly said to the old
woman, “I didn’t forget, and I don’t need you to remind me!”
The old woman pondered for a long time and said, “I’m still going to
ask sect master to act.”
The middle-aged man picked up the cup, took a sip and said, “This
Ceng Niu has a thunder toad, a pair of bells, a small flag that can create
countless restrictions, and in addition to all that, Liao Fan was aso able to
confirm that Ceng Niu knows the Underworld Ascension cultivation
method. These things aren’t even that important. What’s most important is
that Ceng Niu has a small flag that contains an aura that can destroy
everything.”
The old woman was shocked and said, “It seems sect master has been
investigating this person.”
The middle-aged man nodded and said, “How could I not pay attention
to someone who caught the eyes of Mount Suzaku and was ordered to fight
Red Butterfly? The title of Suzaku must belong to Red Butterfly. How
could I let someone else have it? I let Liao Fan go with my treasures and
was able to learn a few things.”
The old woman respectfully lowered her head and no longer said
anything.
The middle-aged man took another sip and slowly said, “Right now is
not the time to kill him. We will have to wait until after his battle with Red
Butterfly. At that time, no matter if he wins or loses, I’ll personally act to
kill him. This person is also very good at escaping. I got news from my
friends at the Giant Demon Clan that their star compass might be in his
hands as well. With that compass, once he opens a spatial rift and enters the
void, no one but late stage Soul Transformation cultivators will be able to
catch him.”
The old woman frowned. She raised her head and asked, “Sect master
means?”
The middle-aged man blandly said, “If we want to kill him, we must
succeed in one try. If I were to act, he would definitely run. So once the
fight starts, I’ll place down a formation to stop him from ripping open space
and also ask the Giant Demon Clan to help. With two Soul Transformation
cultivators, no matter how powerful he is, he is only a Soul Formation
cultivator. If I am going to act, then I’ll make sure I succeed!”
The respect on the old woman’s face became even stronger.
At this moment, the old man put down the cup and asked, “Aren’t we
overdoing it a bit for a mere mid stage Soul Formation cultivator?”
The middle-aged main faintly smiled and asked, “Do you know what
his domain is?”
“Oh?” The old man raised his head.
“According to Red Butterfly, this person’s domain is life and death; the
reincarnation cycle. Someone who can comprehend this kind of domain
can’t be underestimated, even if he is only at the Soul Formation stage.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes revealed a hint of regret.
The old woman began to ponder and let out a sigh. The reason she
wanted to kill Ceng Niu was because back when Red Butterfly was young,
she checked Red Butterfly’s future. In her future, Red Butterfly would have
to face a calamity!
She was worried that this calamity was Ceng Niu!
Time rolled by and in the blink of an eye, five years passed.
Zhou Ru was now ten years old. The little girl had grown a lot, but her
personality was much more wild now. She had already lost interest in
feeding the elder sister on the pagoda long ago. Although she would
occasionally think about it, she no longer tried to feed her.
Her tracks covered almost all of the nearby mountain ranges. Although
she was small, she was very bold. All of the tigers and wild beasts were
often harassed by her.
Of course, with her ability, it was impossible to scare tigers and wild
beasts. Tie Yan came over four years ago. He was on the edge of reaching
the Soul Formation stage. However, he still couldn’t cross that line in the
Cloud Sky Sect, so he decided to give up everything again to follow Wang
Lin.
With him accompanying her, little Zhou Ru became very arrogant and
had fun times playing around everyday.
Wang Lin spent the last five years solidifying his foundation and
attempting to break through to the mid stage of Soul Formation. However,
no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t advance.
Wang Lin knew that he had reached a bottleneck. If he couldn’t break
through, then his cultivation would forever be stuck here.
The amount challengers had decreased a lot within these five years, but
the fame of Ceng Niu had only increased. He became a popular topic of
conversation among a lot of cultivators.
Today was the day of the ten year appointment with Suzaku to fight
with Red Butterfly.
Half a year ago, a messenger from Suzaku came and set down a transfer
array outside the valley. This transfer array could only be used once, but it
could send him across the plant to the country of Suzaku.
Feng Yushan respectfully stood outside the valley. He arrived ten days
ago to give Wang Lin the challenge letter according to the agreement ten
years ago.
During these ten days, Wang Lin was still pondering if he should go to
this fight or not.
Suzaku still hadn’t held him accountable for what happened back then.
Wang Lin felt like there had to be a catch here. He guessed that it was very
possible that Suzaku wanted to accept him as a core disciple.
Just like Red Butterfly back then.
This was the reason for this battle. Not only would the old monsters of
Suzaku see this, but all of Suzaku would know of it.
After all, Red Butterfly was too famous. The Four Sect Alliance was
destroyed and Xue Yu was forcibly raised to rank 5 for her. This kind of
thing had never happened before in Suzaku’s history.
As a result, most cultivators knew Red Butterfly’s name.
Ceng Niu suddenly appeared by stepping on Red Butterfly, making him
even more famous.
Now the battle between the two of them had become the center of
attention for everyone on the planet. Whoever wins between the two will
receive great fortune.
This was known to almost everyone. How could Wang Lin not
understand?
He knew that those old masters in Suzaku wanted to see who would be
the winner between the two of them.
If he were at the Soul Transformation stage or the late stage of Soul
Formation when he took Red Butterfly’s arm, he would definitely been
have killed. But he just happened to be at the early stage of Soul Formation
and caught the eye of some big shot, thus he was given these years as a
cushion.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he made up his mind.
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Z hou Ru was riding on top of a black tiger with a willow branch in her
hand. While she was hitting the tiger’s head with the branch, she was
also secretly looking at Wang Lin.
The tiger didn’t dare to become angry as it walked around the mountain
with his head lowered.
“Little White, look up!” Zhou Ru stared at the tiger.
The tiger growled softly and obediently raised his head.
“Bow!”
The tiger lowered its head.
“Look up!”
She did this more than ten times, but the tiger was completely used to it.
He only hoped that the little ancestor on his back was happy and would one
day release him like the black bear that was released a while ago.
He didn’t dare to resist; not to mention the young man, even the old
man was someone he couldn’t mess with. He wasn’t an ordinary tiger but a
demonic tiger who had cultivated for many years.
The young man gave off no aura and felt like a mortal. However, he was
even more scared of this young man because he saw cultivators far more
powerful than the old man being respectful to this young man a few days
ago.
As a result, with his intelligence, he knew that he couldn’t afford to
anger this person.
This was why he would do everything the little ancestor on his back
asked. In truth, he felt very lucky. He had seen how miserably the bear had
been bullied by the little ancestor.
He had never seen a black bear that could walk on its hands or use
chopsticks to eat. Or a black bear that could use its claws to give massages.
Every time he thought of this, he would shiver and be even more afraid
of the little ancestor on his back.
He was a noble demonic tiger, so there was no way he would do those
things, but simply raising and lowering his head were things he could still
accept.
Wang Lin sat under the pagoda looking at the bullied tiger and faintly
smiled. This tiger had cultivated for 300 years but only had the cultivation
level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Once he was seen by Zhou Ru, she ordered Tie Yan to capture him. She
named him Little White.
“Fellow cultivator Ceng Niu, the ten year agreement is up. I’m here
under orders from Mount Suzaku to give you the challenge letter.” Feng
Yushan’s voice came in from outside the valley.
Wang Lin’s gaze shifted from Zhou Ru to outside the valley. After a
while, he stood up.
“Tie Yan!”
Tie Yan awakened from his cultivation. He stood up and respectfully
arrived before Wang Lin.
Wang Lin said to Tie Yan, “I need to go to Suzaku. I don’t know for
how long, but at most eight years. During this time, take care of little Zhou
Ru for me.”
Zhou Ru wasn’t looking at Wang Lin, but her ears moved. She
immediately grabbed the fur on Little White’s head and said, “Bad uncle!
Bad uncle!” Every time she said it, she would grab Little White’s fur.
Although a ten-year-old didn’t have much strength, Little White still felt
some pain when she grabbed his fur. After all, that fur was closest to his
skin. He couldn’t get angry though, so he could only let out some soft
growls.
Tie Yan nodded. He hesitated for a bit and said, “Benefactor, Suzaku is
the number one country on the planet and is filled with countless experts.
You have to be careful.”
When he started following Wang Lin after giving up everything again,
he went from calling Wang Lin master to calling him benefactor. Wang Lin
had helped him get on the path to the Soul Formation stage. To him, this
was almost as valuable as his life.
Wang Lin nodded and said, “I’ll leave the pagoda here and open up the
domain. No one but you and Zhou Run will be able to get within 50
kilometers of it. You have to take good care of little Ru Er during this time.”
Tie Yan quickly nodded. “Benefactor can relax; I’ll make sure lady Ru
Er is safe.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and then slapped his bag of holding. A ray of
white light came out and turned into the thunder toad.
After Zhou Ru saw the thunder toad, her eyes immediately lit up. The
tiger went soft and almost collapsed. He could feel a very powerful
demonic aura coming from the toad.
This aura immediately made his skin crawl and made him respect the
people inside this valley even more. Even if he had to walk on his front
legs, eat with chopsticks, or give the little ancestor a massage, he wouldn’t
dare to complain.
Wang Lin squatted and softly said, “Little Ru Er, come here.”
Zhou Ru pouted and ignored Wang Lin, but after thinking for a bit, she
hit the tiger’s head and stuck her tongue out at Wang Lin. “Bad uncle.
Going out to play by yourself and not taking little Ru Er!”
Wang Lin smiled. Zhou Ru became most mischievous as she grew up,
the complete opposite of Li Muwan. If it wasn’t for the fact that he could
clearly feel Li Muwan inside her body, he would wonder if he had the
wrong person.
In these recent years, all of the powerful beasts in the nearby mountains
had been bullied by her. However, she only bullied them but never hurt
them. In fact, she would often beg Wang Lin to help some of the injured
animals.
Whenever Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru, his heart ached. To make her
stay by his side, he took away her childhood of playing with other children
at a young age. All she had were these wild beasts to play with. Was he too
selfish?
However, these thoughts only appeared for a moment before he
discarded them. He wasn’t a selfless person, and he didn’t feel comfortable
leaving Zhou Ru with others. Only by having her next to him could he feel
like nothing would go wrong.
Wang Lin smiled. “Ru Er, be good. Uncle is only going out for a few
days. When I come back, I’ll catch an even bigger tiger for you.”
Zhou Ru was still a kid, so she immediately stopped being angry at
Wang Lin after hearing this. She then curiously asked, “How big? Bigger
than Little White?”
Wang Lin nodded. “Bigger than Little White!”
Zhou Ru cocked her head and thought for a moment. Then she nodded
and said, “Okay, but you have to come back quickly.”
Wang Lin rubbed Zhou Ru’s head and sincerely said, “I’ll return
quickly. Little Ru Er, you have to be good when I’m not here. You can’t be
more than 50 kilometers from the pagoda. You understand?”
Zhou Ru nodded and said, “Don’t forget about my big tiger!”
Wang Lin faintly smiled, stood up, looked at Tie Yan, and began to
ponder. It was not that he didn’t trust Tie Yan. Wang Lin understood Tie
Yan very well after all the time Tie Yan had followed him. However, Zhou
Ru was simply too important to him, so that simple trust just wasn’t
enough.
This was why he left the thunder toad. With the toad here, it would stop
Tie Yan if anything abnormal happened.
In truth, Wang Lin was being a bit too careful. In these years, Tie Yan
had given up everything. All he had left was the hope of reaching the Soul
Formation stage. Since Wang Lin gave that to him, Wang Lin was his
savior.
In addition, he watched Zhou Ru grow up from a baby and had already
become attached to her. Even if Wang Lin hadn’t asked, he would ensure
Zhou Ru’s safety.
Also, Li Muwan had made many pills that helped him a lot.
Wang Lin told the thunder toad to protect Zhou Ru. The thunder toad
expanded its belly as a response and began to bask in the sun.
Wang Lin completely trusted the thunder toad. Sometimes life was just
like this: beasts are more trustworthy than people.
On top of all of this, Wang Lin had one last line of defense, which was
his original body. With his original body here, all dangers would be
resolved.
This was the real reason he felt safe leaving Zhou Ru. However, unless
he had to, he didn’t want to reveal his original body. This was his true ace.
It was more well-hidden than anything else he owned.
After taking care of all these issues, Wang Lin walked out of the valley.
He didn’t know if what he was going to face next would be his rise or his
fall.
However, with 500 years of experience, his heart was very determined.
He wouldn’t be easily swayed. He will continue to walk down the path of
cultivation forever.
Zhou Ru raised her head and looked at Wang Lin. She grabbed Little
White’s fur. Little White was very smart and immediately began to run to
catch up to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin turned around. Zhou Run jumped off Little White and said,
“Uncle, squat down.”
Wang Lin smiled while squatting and said, “Are you reminding uncle to
not forget the big tiger?”
Zhou Ru shook her head and kissed Wang Lin’s forehead. “Uncle, you
have to hurry back. Ru Er will miss you.”
Wang Lin stared at Zhou Ru. After a while, he nodded and said, “Uncle
will return very soon.”
With that, he took a deep breath, stood up, and walked out of the valley.
Zhou Ru looked at Wang Lin’s figure and said, “Uncle left and won’t
play with me anymore. Little White, you will have to play with me every
day. Understand?”
Little White’s body quivered and he secretly complained. He let out a
soft growl as a response.
Zhou Ru’s eyes became watery and tears flowed down her cheeks.
In these past seven years, she had never been apart from Wang Lin, so
they had already developed deep bonds with each other. There was a warm
feeling developing in her heart. This was the feeling of attachment and not
wanting to lose him.
There were a lot of coincidences in this world. Where Zhou Ru stood
was exactly where that drop of tear from Li Muwan fell.
That tear from back then might have created a field of sadness and
sorrow, but right now that teardrop had brought about a field of love and
attachment.
Zhou Ru wiped away her tears and said to the tiger, “Little White, hand
stand!”
The tiger immediately let out a sad growl.
One month before Wang Lin and Red Butterfly’s battle, a big event
happened in the Giant Demon Clan. One of the ancestors absorbed enough
of the celestial jade brought back by Chi Hu and reached the Soul
Transformation stage, becoming the first Soul Transformation Giant Demon
Clan member.
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5.
his was a big mark in the history of the Giant Demon Clan. From this
moment on, they were no longer a rank 4 cultivation country but rank
Suzaku attached great importance to this, so one of the Ascendants of

Suzaku personally met the Soul Transformation ancestor of the Giant
Demon Clan.
In truth, there had been rumors that the Giant Demon Clan had a Soul
Transformation cultivator, but no one could confirm it. However, the
chances were high because the young master of the Giant Demon Clan, Chi
Hu, had come back with a lot of celestial jade.
When the ancestor used his Soul Transformation cultivation to apply for
the right to become a rank 5 cultivation country, the rumour was confirmed.
The Giant Demon Clan wasn’t native to Suzaku; they had moved here.
Chi Hu was able to battle a late stage Soul Formation at the mid stage of
Soul Formation, so it was clear how powerful they were.
The innate born superpower of the Giant Demon Clan undergoes a
change when they reach the Soul Transformation stage. The fact that an
Ascendant from Suzaku personally came to increase their country’s rank
showed how powerful it was.
It has to be said that Suzaku normally only sends out a late stage Soul
Transformation cultivator to manage this process.
The promotion of the Giant Demon Clan was like a drop of ink in water.
There wouldn’t be much change at first, but then it will begin to spread
everywhere.
None of this had anything to do with Wang Lin though. He walked out
of the valley and went into the formation with Feng Yushan and company.
Right before he disappeared, he turned around to look at the valley.
The country of Suzaku was on the largest continent on planet Suzaku. It
was named the Suzaku continent.
There were only four cultivation countries on this continent. The other
three were all rank 5 cultivation countries, and they were the three most
powerful rank 5 cultivation countries.
The three countries were Green Dragon, Thousand Fantasy, and Pilu.
In the middle of the continent, and taking up ⅔ of the continent, was
where the country of Suzaku was located.
Even mortals of Suzaku were higher ranked than regular mortals
because they were people of Suzaku.
The were a total of three sects in the country of Suzaku. They were the
Heavenly Jade Sect, the Earth Soul Sect, and the Immortal’s Path Sect.
Each of the sects had one Ascendant cultivator. Combined with the late
stage Ascendant cultivator at Mount Suzaku, who held the title of Suzaku,
they were the main force of planet Suzaku.
There were countless cultivation families under the three sects. They
relied on the three sects for support and became a network that sent large
amounts of disciples to the three sects.
A beam suddenly fell from the sky onto an altar in Suzaku, causing
waves of spiritual energy to spread out.
Red Butterfly was sitting on a lotus leaf in the back mountain of the
Heavenly Jade Sect. She suddenly opened her eyes and looked toward the
beam that had fallen from the sky.
Red Butterfly’s eyes became cold and she whispered, “He came…”
Wang Lin slowly appeared on the altar and Feng Yushan appeared after
that. Feng Yushan let out a sigh of relief. Since Ceng Niu had come, he
could go report it to Mount Suzaku.
There was one more person on the altar beside Wang Lin and Feng
Yushan.
This person was wearing a purple dress with a picture of a purple
butterfly on a lily. She was wearing a blue veil that was clear and
transparent like magic. Her eyes gave people a feeling of elegance, her nose
was straight, and she had small, red lips.
She quietly stood there with her gaze on Wang Lin.
After Feng Yushan saw the woman, he quickly and respectfully said,
“Greetings, third elder apprentice sister.”
The woman gently nodded her pretty little head and asked, “Is this
fellow cultivator Ceng Niu?”
Wang Lin looked at the woman. He wasn’t affected by how beautiful
she was. He clasped his hands and said, “I am Ceng Niu.”
“Fellow cultivator Ceng, this little girl is a disciple of the Immortal’s
Path Sect. My surname is White and my name is Snow.” The woman
smiled. Her skin was as white as snow and two strands of her three-feet-
long black hair were draped over her chest. The remainder of her hair was
coiled into a bun on the top of her head.
“Teacher ordered me to wait for you here and then bring you to him.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He looked at the woman and
asked, “Immortal’s Path Sect?”
White Snow nodded and said, “Mount Suzaku has set the date for the
battle between fellow cultivator Ceng and Red Butterfly. It will take place
half a month from now. At that time, many messengers of the other
cultivation countries will come to watch. Until then, my Immortal’s Path
Sect is in charge of housing fellow cultivator.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and then nodded.
White Snow faintly smiled and jumped off the altar. A ray of white light
flew over and held White Snow in the air.
It was a pure-white crane.
After Wang Lin landed on the white crane, it let out a cry, flapped its
wings, and flew into the distance.
Sun Yushan looked enviously at the white crane before jumping off the
altar and flying toward Mount Suzaku.
White Snow would occasionally look at Wang Lin. Throughout these
past several years, Ceng Niu’s name had been very big. After seeing Wang
Lin, she couldn’t help but be disappointed. She was sure that this Ceng Niu
would have peerless talent, but looking at him now, he looked extremely
normal.
After a long pause between the two, White Snow softly asked, “Fellow
cultivator Ceng, how certain are you in the fight against Red Butterfly?”
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze from looking at the country of Suzaku and
shook his head. “Not certain at all!”
White Snow was stunned, but she smiled. “Fellow cultivator Ceng
doesn’t have to be modest.”
Wang Lin didn’t bother with the woman and carefully looked what was
below him. He carefully remembered the layout of the area. His map jade
only had a very vague description of Suzaku.
Although Wang Lin secretly thought that Suzaku was trying to recruit
him as a core disciple, he was still on guard.
Wang Lin pondered a bit and asked, “Fellow cultivator White Snow,
what sects are in Suzaku?”
White Snow’s voice was very alluring. After her explanation, Wang Lin
had a rough understanding of Suzaku.
“Junior apprentice sister Red Butterfly is a disciple of the Heavenly
Jade Sect.” With that, White Snow let out a sigh and looked toward Ceng
Niu. From what she heard from her teacher, it sounded like after the battle,
Mount Suzaku wanted this person to join her sect.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm and he didn’t speak.
The speed of the white crane wasn’t fast, but the ride was very smooth.
As it passed by various mountains, Wang Lin secretly remembered them all.
Suzaku was filled with spiritual energy. It was an aspect which other
countries couldn’t compare with at all. Along the way, Wang Lin had
already passed by ten spirit veins.
It was because of these spirit veins that there was so much spiritual
energy inside of Suzaku.
While flying, Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly became serious as he looked
into the distance. In the distance was a mountain that went into the clouds.
It looked like a celestial mountain.
The white crane didn’t fly toward the mountain and instead went around
it. Although his expression was calm, his heart was shocked.
White Snow whispered, “That is where the Heavenly Jade Sect is
located. Because of the formation, you can’t see it.”
Just at this moment, a red figure descended from the mountain and
stood on a white cloud. That person was looking over at their direction.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he stared at the red figure but he
remained silent. The red figure slowly disappeared as the white crane flew
away.
Red Butterfly stood outside the Heavenly Jade Sect as she looked at
Wang Lin slowly disappearing. Her eyes became even colder as wind blew
by and caused her empty sleeve to flutter.
“He indeed came!” Red Butterfly turned around and disappeared back
into the Heavenly Jade Sect.
Wang Lin stood upon the white crane and coldly looked at White Snow.
This woman had especially picked this route. She must’ve had her own
agenda.
Not long after, the white crane flew into a mountain that looked like a
very long dragon. The crane flew through layers of clouds and into the
depths of the mountain.
Wang Lin stepped off the crane.
After landing, White Snow whispered, “Fellow cultivator Ceng, this is
not the Immortal’s Path Sect, but my teacher’s personal immortal cave.
Teacher is currently cultivating. Pick any of the rooms from the northern
three rows. Teacher will meet you once he is ready.”
With that, she clasped her hands at Wang Lin and disappeared among
the houses.
Wang Lin knew that he couldn’t carelessly spread out his divine sense
inside Suzaku or else he would attract a lot of trouble. He followed White
Snow’s words and walked toward the northern buildings.
Along the way, he encountered many servants. All of them had numb
expressions. None of them even looked at Wang Lin as they quickly passed
by.
Not long after, Wang Lin arrived at the northern end and saw the three
rows of extravagant rooms and picked one.
The rooms had everything already prepared for him. Wang Lin sat down
in the room and began to ponder.
Every since he entered Suzaku, he had this feeling of danger. Although
it was very faint, it still existed. Wang Lin knew that with just his
cultivation, there were many people in Suzaku who could kill him. Any
Soul Transformation cultivator could kill him.
Suzaku’s attitude toward him was very weird to him. It was strange that
someone was sent to receive him. It seemed that White Snow’s teacher
would greet him soon.
After pondering for awhile, Wang Lin closed his eyes and began to
cultivate.
At dusk, the room was very dim because there was no light inside. As
time passed, it became even darker.
In the dark, Wang Lin suddenly felt a sense of loneliness. He looked
around at the foreign room, inside this foreign sect, and in this foreign
country. He couldn’t find any sense of belonging.
Wang Lin let out a sigh and was just about to light a candle when he
suddenly looked up at the door and knocking began to echo in the room.
Knock, knock, knock...
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W ang Lin said, “Come in!”

Without any sound, the door opened and a boy wearing black
entered the room.
He was carrying a tray of fruits in his hands. After entering, he didn’t
even look at Wang Lin as he placed down the tray and then turned to leave.
Wang Lin said, “Wait a moment!”
The boy stopped, turned around, and looked at Wang Lin.
Although the room was dim, he could still clearly make out what the
boy looked like. The boy was very young; only about 13 or 14 years old.
Without waiting for Wang Lin to ask, the boy opened his mouth and
pointed at it. Inside his mouth he only had half of his tongue.
Wang Lin was stunned and didn’t speak.
The boy gently smiled at Wang Lin before turning around and leaving,
gently closing the door on his way out.
For some reason, Wang Lin had a creepy feeling about this immortal
cave.
Looking at the fruits on the tray, he pondered for a bit and before going
back to cultivating. His right hand was still on his bag of holding so he
would have time to resist incase any danger showed up.
Time passed by, and in the link of an eye, three days had passed. In
these three days, only the boy ever came to his room. On the morning of the
second day, he went outside but found that all of the servants were missing
half of their tongues, making them unable to speak.
In addition to this, most of the area was covered by powerful restrictions
which sealed them from going too far. Wang Lin wouldn’t be able to break
any of them in a short period of time.
There was something strange about this place.
Wang Lin pondered for a bit until he just gave up on thinking about this.
He focused on cultivating to keep himself at the best condition for the fight
against Red Butterfly.
Ten days passed without any distractions. On this day, while he was
cultivating, he suddenly opened his eyes and saw a middle-aged man sitting
before him. The middle-aged man poured a cup of tea and looked at Wang
Lin.
This person was good-looking but not extremely handsome. He didn’t
have a beard but there was stubble on his face. His eyes were bright but
seemed to be somewhat covered in mist. Although he didn’t speak, he
emitted a sense of majesty.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. He wasn’t surprised by the fact that this
person was able to enter without him knowing. There were many people
with cultivation levels higher than Wang Lin’s here. He wasn’t a boy who
had just starting cultivating, so he wouldn’t easily be shocked.
The middle-aged man took a sip of tea and gently tapped the table with
his finger. He didn’t say a word.
Wang Lin also pondered and didn’t speak.
The room was completely silent. This was a very scary kind of silence.
A sense of pressure began to build with each tap of the middle-aged man’s
finger.
If Wang Lin hadn’t reached the Soul Formation stage, he wouldn’t have
been able to withstand this. Even if he were still at the early stage of Soul
Formation like he was before he entered the Celestial Realm, he would’ve
had trouble.
However, Wang Lin was very calm right now.
After a very long time, the middle-aged man stood up and, without even
looking at Wang Lin, left the room. He hadn’t said a single word the entire
time.
After he left, Wang Lin stood up and walked over to where the middle-
aged man previously was. There was some tea spilled on the table in the
shape of two words.
“Lose, die.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He wiped the table with his hand and the
words disappeared.
He looked at the darkness outside the window and his eyes lit up.
The middle-aged man must’ve been at least at the Soul Transformation
stage. He was probably White Snow’s master.
The two words left by this person were very clear. If he loses the battle
against Red Butterfly, the only road that would be left for him was death.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He then closed his eyes and began to
cultivate.
A few days later, the day of the big battle arrived.
It was very lively around the giant altar in Suzaku. All of the cultivators
that had arrived were eagerly awaiting this big battle.
Suzaku had announced this battle between Wang Lin and Red Butterfly
ten years ago. This battle caught the eyes of a lot of cultivators.
Although the two people battling were only at the Soul Formation stage,
there was a huge difference in their social statuses.
Red Butterfly was the genius of Xue Yu and was the number one genius
in Suzaku. She was able to reach the late stage of Soul Formation in only
100 years and was the number one candidate to reach the Ascendant stage.
Ceng Niu was of unknown origin but was able to obtain a rain cauldron.
Then he took an arm from Red Butterfly and instantly became famous.
If that was just the case, it wouldn’t have attracted so much attention,
but this Ceng Niu was only at the early stage of Soul Formation when he
entered the Celestial Realm. He was able to fight against a late stage Soul
Formation cultivator when he was at the early stage and even took an arm
from her. As a result, he became a legend.
Now it was the second battle between the two, which attracted the
attention of everyone.
Red Butterfly was standing on the right side of the altar. She was
wearing a blue, court dress with a dark purple flower embroidered on the
edge of the dress. It was very simple and clean. Her hair flowed down like a
waterfall with only a ribbon tying it together.
However, the gentle breeze that would cause her empty sleeve to flutter
put a blemish on the almost painting-like Red Butterfly.
Red Butterfly’s beauty was like her talent; it was filled with arrogance
and ruthlessness.
Around the perimeter of the altar were rings of white light with chairs
placed on them. There were already many people sitting there; men and
women, young and old. All of them were various messengers of different
Although there weren’t 100 people, it was very close.
Although there were almost 100 people, there wasn’t any noise.
These people sat on the outer ring. On the inner ring there were only
four chairs, and there were four people sitting on them.
These four people were all white-haired old men.
At this moment, a white crane came from the distance. On the back of
the crane stood a young man wearing white. He was standing up straight,
his hair was tied with a purple ribbon, and although he looked average, he
gave off a manly aura.
Beside him stood a woman in purple. Her looks weren’t at all inferior to
Red Butterfly’s.
The crane arrived at the altar and let out a cry. The white-robed young
man jumped off and landed on the altar.
He was Wang Lin!
Red Butterfly lowered her head to look at her empty sleeve before
raising her head. Her eyes became cold. There was also a deep sense of
hatred hidden in her eyes. As the heaven’s chosen daughter, until she met
Wang Lin, she had never lost.
Not only was Wang Lin the first person to ever defeat her, he even took
one of her arms. If Wang Lin had beaten her in a straight up fight, although
she would hate him, her hatred would not be this strong.
But back then, Wang Lin acted when she was at her weakest and tried to
destroy her dao heart. In all these years, her cultivation level hadn’t moved.
This was all because of Wang Lin.
Only by killing him could her dao heart recover.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he calmly looked at Red
Butterfly.
One of the old men sitting in the inner four chairs coldly looked at
Wang Lin and Red Butterfly and said, “I’m the elder of Mount Suzaku,
Gong Sunpo, and I’ll be the judge for this fight.”
His right hand formed a seal and then pointed forth. A door of light
suddenly appeared on the altar before them.
“Go inside. That is where your battlefield will be.” The old man closed
his eyes and no longer spoke.
Without a word, Red Butterfly walked into the door of light and
disappeared.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he carefully looked at the door of light
and walked inside.
After the both of them entered the door of light, it immediately
expanded to cover the entire altar. Inside the door was a deserted mountain
range. People could see what was going on through the door of light.
After Wang Lin entered the door of light, he was able to detect that this
door of light was a transfer array. Where he appeared was a deserted
mountain range.
The surroundings were completely quiet and there was no light coming
from the sky. An aura that would make you feel irritated filled the air.
Giant and ancient oak trees grew everywhere. Ten feet away, a giant,
red python was coldly staring at Wang Lin and sticking its tongue out.
A shout came from the sky. “Ceng Niu!”
Wang Lin flew into the sky to see a ray of red light charging toward
him. Before she even arrived, a cold aura had already spread out.
This cold aura condensed into small ice particles that gathered 100 feet
away from Wang Lin into a giant ice sculpture.
This giant ice sculpture was over 100 feet tall and was shaped like a
person. Its face was expressionless as it swung its giant fist at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he backed away.
A flash of red light appeared on the head of the ice sculpture and Red
Butterfly appeared. Her eyes were cold as she stared at Wang Lin and
whispered something. A bright light appeared and turned into a ice rose
before her.
She made up her mind to not have a long fight with Ceng Niu. She
would use the quickest method to kill this person.
As the ice giant swung out its fist, Red Butterfly plucked a rose petal
and sent it forth. The petal swayed back and forth like a boat on the rocky
sea.
Wang Lin snorted. He waved his right hand and the restriction flag
appeared in his grasp. Restriction gas came out in the shape of dragons.
They intertwined and fused into a giant fist that met the fist of the ice giant.
Bang!
The shock wave caused many of the trees below them to fall over. Even
the python was knocked onto the ground. It was squirming due to the many
wounds on its body. All of the wounds were caused by the vibrations of the
shock wave.
The huge impact caused the ice giant to take a step back. Cracks had
appeared on his fist and pieces of ice were flying everywhere.
Wang Lin’s hand shook. The fist formed by the restriction shattered and
as the vibrations reached the restriction flag, it caused cracks to appear on
it.
“This is a treasure that my country of Xue Yu has been refining for 500
years: ice god! Ceng Niu, you will die for sure!” Red Butterfly’s eyes
became even colder as her hand moved and the floating rose petal suddenly
began to change.
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T hin lines flew off the petal and formed a giant net that flew toward
Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he waved the restriction flag, causing a
screen of black fog to appear. Then he took out the celestial sword and
swung at the net.
The sword energy went through the black fog and landed on the flower
petal.
Bang!
Cracks immediately appeared on the petal but it didn’t shatter.
Countless threads from the flower petal covered the sky as it arrived before
Wang Lin.
Red Butterfly’s eyes became even colder as she plucked another flower
petal. She threw it forward and formed a seal with left hand as it flew. Then
she pointed at the petal and it immediately grew many times larger. It was
still heading toward Wang Lin.
Red Butterfly didn’t stop but plucked another flower petal. She bit her
tongue and spat out some blood. The blood fell on the petal and nine sword
symbols made of blood appeared on the petal. Nine rays of sword energy
appeared and shot toward Wang Lin.
“Three flower petals! Ceng Niu, I want to see if you die or not!” Red
Butterfly slapped the ice giant under her. The ice giant let out a roar and
swung its fist right behind the nine rays of sword energy.
For every step it took, there would be a giant hole left on the ground.
Countless trees fell over and the vibrations caused many cracks to appear
on the ground.
This could be considered one of the most dangerous battles in Wang
Lin’s life. He didn’t want to use the war chariot unless he had to. After all,
this was Suzaku; there was bound to be many people watching. Exposing
too many of his secrets wouldn’t be good for him.
Facing the net coming at him, Wang Lin let out a roar and swung the
celestial sword like crazy, forcibly creating an opening in the net.
Wang Lin quickly charged out from opening and opened his mouth to
spit out a black ray of light. It quickly changed into a giant black stamp that
slammed into the giant petal.
The black stamp trembled before it was wrapped by the petal and turned
into a puddle of black water. Wang Lin’s face was pale. He used the
moment the black stamp stopped the petal to teleport away.
Just at this moment, the nine rays of sword energy silently arrived. They
moved as fast as lightning. Wang Lin quickly touched his bag of holding
and two bells appeared. They collided with the sword energy, creating a
sound wave.
The nine rays of sword energy paused for a moment under the effect of
the sound wave but then continued toward Wang Lin.
With that pause, the two bells shattered and the pieces formed a suit of
armor around Wang Lin. He let out a roar and teleported again. This time he
was charging toward Red Butterfly.
However, just when he reappeared, the ice giant’s fist arrived before
him. The this punch was much faster than the one before. It landed on Wang
Lin’s body in almost an instant.
Wang Lin’s body was sent flying. The nine rays of sword energy
stabbed into his body as he flew through the air. Then the giant flower petal
quickly wrapped around him, leaving no opening.
Killing intent filled Red Butterfly’s eyes and she shouted, “Ceng Niu,
accept your death!”
Her left hand formed a seal and pointed at the petal. Soon, sounds of
explosions came from within the petal.
However, just at this moment, a ray of black energy leaked out from the
flower petal. Red Butterfly’s expression changed when a huge ray of black
sword energy that felt like it could destroy the world came out from within
the petal.
The petal was split in half and Wang Lin slowly walked out.
The ribbon that was tying his hair had broken. His hair flowed in the air
without any wind and his eyes were filled with intense coldness. He looked
at Red Butterfly like he was looking at a dead person.
There were many cracks on his armor and behind him the nine rays of
sword energy all shattered.
Wang Lin’s voice was low as he slowly said, “Red Butterfly, the battle
has just started. What happened just now was only a warm up!”
Red Butterfly stared at Wang Lin and pointed at the rose with six
remaining petals. She was about to use a spell.
“Red Butterfly, look at this.” Wang Lin revealed an evil smile as he took
out a cocoon-like stone that had many Dao symbols on it.
Wang Lin’s right hand hit it and the symbols on it began to glow.
Red Butterfly’s face became pale as a small amount of black gas
emerged from her forehead. She shouted, “Ceng Niu, what is that!?!”
“It’s just an arm!” Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he hit
the stone. Pieces of rocks fell off, revealing a dark and withered arm.
Holding the arm in his hand, he let out an evil smile. “Red Butterfly, is
this arm familiar to you?”
Red Butterfly’s body trembled as she stared at the arm. She then
suddenly turned toward Wang Lin. The coldness in her eyes had reached its
limit.
“Ceng Niu, you villain!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he laughed out loud. Then his eyes suddenly
darkened and said, “I’m a villain? Back in the celestial realm, there was no
hatred between us. I had never messed with you. Yet you tried to kill me
multiple times. Even now, I still don’t know why you wanted to kill me.
Why can’t I resist if you tried to kill me?”
Red Butterfly’s face was gloomy. Without any hesitation, she pointed at
the rose and all six petals scattered.
Wang Lin let out a snort. Without any hesitation, he slapped his bag of
holding and a black flag appeared in his hand. This was the flag that was
only missing one restriction to summon divine retribution lightning.
His left hand moved before him. A restriction appeared and he placed it
on the flag. The restriction shook and a blinding light shined from the flag.
Red Butterfly’s expression changed. Her hand quickly formed seals and
she chanted a very complex spell. The six petals quickly flew out and
turned into six women wearing red.
However, a powerful force was being released from the restriction flag.
This force pushed everything away. Wang Lin allowed himself to be pushed
away and let the restriction flag float in the sky.
As for the six petals that had turned into six women, they were also
stopped in their tracks. They were unable to go forward.
At this moment, rumbling sounds suddenly came from the sky. Red
clouds covered the sky like the heavens were going to collapse.
Everyone watching the fight from outside was shocked. The four old
men sitting in the inner circle all suddenly opened their eyes. Their gazes
were locked onto the red clouds.
“Divine Retribution!” Gong Sunpo’s eyes lit up.
“Six return to one!” Red Butterfly’s expression changed as she quickly
formed seals with her hand. The six women in red quickly fused with Red
Butterfly. Behind her, six beautiful, red figures appeared.
Red clouds covered the sky. Wang Lin sneered as he pointed at the
restriction flag. The restriction flag quickly turned into waves of restrictions
that shot toward Red Butterfly.
Just at this moment, with a huge bang, all of the red clouds gathered and
a ray of red lightning descended. Its target was exactly where the
restrictions were at.
Red Butterfly quickly backed up, but Wang Lin had been keeping an
eye on her. The moment she moved, he waved the celestial sword and a ray
of sword energy shot out at her.
However, this sword energy wasn’t for Red Butterfly. It collided with
the descending red lightning.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the sword energy collapsed. The red lightning paused
for a moment before it continued to descend.
Using this pause, Wang Lin shouted, “Restriction flag, scatter!”
The restriction flag suddenly shook as more restriction gas poured out
of it. This continued until the restriction flag turned to dust and disappeared.
However, the restriction gas that came out arrived before Red Butterfly in
almost an instant and hovered around her. Much of the gas had already
entered the ice giant’s body as well. Although the gas couldn’t do any
damage, it could act as a beacon for the divine retribution lightning.
The giant quickly stomped the ground. Every time it stomped, a lot of
restriction gas would dissipate, but there was simply so much gas that it
kept on entering the giant’s body.
Red Butterfly was about to teleport when her expression suddenly
became ugly.
“The moment divine retribution arrives, all teleports are sealed! Red
Butterfly, accept your death!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
At this moment, the red lightning arrived. The moment the restriction
gas touched the lightning, it dissipated. The red lightning descended upon
Red Butterfly, who was surrounded by restriction gas.
Although all of this took a while to explain, it happened in the blink of
an eye.
Red Butterfly’s face was pale and she clenched her teeth. The moment
the red lightning arrived, the six figures behind her flew out.
“Explode!”
One of the red figures exploded the moment it touched the red lightning,
but it was unable to stop the divine retribution lightning.
Red Butterfly’s voice cracked. “Explode! Explode!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The divine retribution lightning pierced through them like they were
paper. One figure collapsed, another figure collapsed, and soon all six
figures had collapsed.
However, the power of the red lightning lowered a bit in these series of
explosions.
Without a word, Red Butterfly sank into the ice giant. The moment she
disappeared into it, the red lightning struck the ice giant.
The giant suddenly raised its head and let out a painful roar as many
cracks appeared on its body. There was a red line moving within the ice
giant. It wasn’t attacking the ice giant but moving to the remaining
restriction gas in its body.
In addition, there was the ghostly image of a whip that would glow.
Every time it glowed, the power of the red lighting would weaken a bit.
“A pity!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he swung the celestial sword at the
giant. He let out a roar as he directed a large ray of sword energy toward the
ice giant.
The giant opened its mouth and shouted. However, the voice belonged
to Red Butterfly. “Soul Lasher!”
Just at this moment, the whip inside the ice giant glowed brightly, flew
out from the chest of the giant, and struck Wang Lin.
Fast! Too fast! Wang Lin wasn’t able to dodge at all. He coughed out
blood and his body fell. However, his origin soul was knocked out of his
body and flew far away.
At this moment, the sword energy landed on the ice giant and its aura
weakened a lot. A wound as thick as an arm went through its body.
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T hat whip was simply too fast. Wang Lin didn’t have any time to react
when his origin soul was whipped out of his body. As his soul flew
backwards, he was shocked and then pain started coming from all over his
origin soul.
This pain was like his heart was being pierced. This pain meant that his
origin soul was about to be damaged.
He didn’t hesitate at all to use spiritual energy to stop himself. With one
teleport, he went back into his body.
Wang Lin opened eyes and quickly backed up. There was shock in his
eyes. The attack from the giant just now was simply too strange.
“What kind of whip is that?” Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he stared at
the ice giant.
Luckily, Wang Lin’s sword energy had landed on the giant and the
divine retribution lightning was still inside the ice giant. Due to these two
factors, the ice giant wasn’t able to attack Wang Lin while his origin soul
was knocked out of his body. The situation would have turned very ugly for
Wang Lin otherwise.
Just as the sword energy landed on the ice giant’s waist, the divine
retribution lightning destroyed the last of the restriction gas and suddenly
disappeared. The red clouds left as quickly as they arrived and the sky
returned to normal as if the red clouds had never appeared.
The ice giant shook its body. Pieces of ice fell off it and landed on the
ground. The giant was now only half of its original size at 50 feet.
The wound on its waist quickly closed and soon disappeared. However,
the image of the whip was still at its chest releasing a demonic light.
Without a word, Wang Lin turned around and escaped. That whip was
simply too dangerous. If his origin soul were to get knocked away again
and his body got destroyed, then even if he won, he will still have lost.
Red Butterfly appeared once more on the head of the ice giant and
shouted, “Ceng Niu, I want to see what you can still do!”
The ice giant that was now only half of its original size became more
nimble than before. It got up from the ground, causing the earth to shake,
and chased after Wang Lin.
Wang Lin continued to run. Luckily, the battleground was very large
and he hadn’t reached the boundary yet.
He quickly took out a pill and consumed it to adjust his body as he flew.
As for the ice giant behind him, he completely ignored it.
Red Butterfly’s expression was as cold as ice. She hated the person
before her down to her bones. If it wasn’t for the ice giant, she would have
been killed the red lightning.
“This Ceng Niu had a treasure to call down divine retribution lightning.
However, I don’t believe he has two of them, or else he could have just used
both right away. Even with the soul lasher, the ice giant won’t be able
withstand two divine retribution lightning strikes.” Red Butterfly’s eyes
were gloomy. She gave a command and the whip suddenly appeared in the
ice giant’s hand.
Red Butterfly shouted, “Ceng Niu, accept your death!”
The giant swung the whip in his hand. It moved even faster than
lightning toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression changed. Although the whip’s speed was quick,
he had been on guard this whole time. As the whip was coming toward him,
he disappeared with a teleport.
He reappeared 1000 feet away and coughed out blood. When he was
teleporting away, the whip touched him. Although it didn’t knock his origin
soul out, it injured him.
“What an amazing whip treasure!” Wang Lin took a deep breath and
continued to escape. He took out a large amount of pills and devoured them
to recover as much spiritual energy as possible.
Red Butterfly’s eyes were cold as she controlled the ice giant to chase
Wang Lin in a mad pursuit.
As Red Butterfly chased Wang Lin, she insulted him. “Ceng Niu, you
are now running away like a homeless dog. Where is your dominating aura
from back then?”
Wang Lin laughed and said, “Red Butterfly, you haven’t resolved the
curse from that arm yet. You’re only suppressing it with your spiritual
energy. This is true reason you used your most powerful treasure right at the
start.”
Red Butterfly’s expression became gloomy and she snorted. Every
single time they met, she had never been able to beat Wang Lin in words, so
she no longer spoke. She controlled the giant and whipped the air before
them multiple times.
After a while, Wang Lin recovered a bit of spiritual energy. His eyes lit
up as he took out an item. It was Red Butterfly’s arm. He chanted while his
left hand formed seals and pointed at the arm. The arm glowed a demonic
light as various symbols appeared on it.
Wang Lin’s left hand slapped the arm and he shouted, “Explode!”
A black line immediately appeared on Red Butterfly’s forehead. Her
body trembled and her face became pale. She shouted, “Ceng Niu, if I don’t
kill you, then I’m not called Red Butterfly!”
Wang Lin sneered and shouted, “Suppress it! I want to see how long
you can suppress it! Explode! Explode! Explode!”
The black line on Red Butterfly’s forehead suddenly began to spread
and soon covered Red Butterfly’s beautiful face.
“You…” Red Butterfly coughed out black blood. She was indeed
worried about the curse on her arm, which was why she wanted to end this
battle as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned.
The battle went outside of her control.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he once more shouted, “Explode!”
The arm in his hand immediately exploded. There was no longer any
blood left inside, so it exploded into a cloud of black dust which spread out
in all directions.
The explosion of the arm activated all of the curses inside Red
Butterfly’s body. She coughed out another mouthful of black blood and a
dark aura covered her face.
Wang Lin’s body immediately stopped. He no longer ran. He used this
moment to throw out the beast trap and with a bang, the war chariot arrived.
The beast spirit immediately came out with a roar. Its bloodshot eyes
stared at Wang Lin and the giant.
The current Wang Lin couldn’t worry about exposing too much. The
most important matter right now was winning.
After the chariot appeared, it would take time to activate. Wang Lin held
the celestial sword in his hand and swung down.
The sword energy created a sonic boom as it flew out and smashed into
the ice giant.
Bang!
The ice giant stumbled back several steps as a wound appeared on its
body. Red Butterfly’s eyes were closed. She was concentrating all her
attention to suppress the curse.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He went up and swung down again.
Bang!
After the bang, the ice giant backed up even more. Red Butterfly
struggled to open her eyes and stared viciously at Wang Lin before spitting
out a word. The ice giant’s eyes released a demonic light. Red Butterfly had
given up on controlling the ice giant and was using all her power to
suppress the curse.
The giant’s body began to move. It swung its fist and the image if the
whip immediately appeared.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate at all and the used celestial sword to block.
With a bang, Wang Lin was pushed back more than 100 feet. Although the
celestial sword wasn’t damaged, Wang Lin coughed out blood from the
force of the blow.
Just at this moment, the ice giant landed before Wang Lin with one leap.
It swung its fist down and inside the fist was the image of the whip.
Wang Lin’s expression was serious as he quickly threw the celestial
sword toward the fist.
The moment the fist hit Wang Lin, the sword flashed by the right arm
and cut the entire arm off.
The celestial sword itself was very different from the sword energy. The
celestial sword landed 1000 feet away and stabbed deep into the ground.
Blood sprayed out from all over Wang Lin’s body and many of his
bones were broken. However, he laughed and said, “Red Butterfly, I took
one of your arms and now I took one of this useless ice giant’s arms. It is
now more fitting for you.”
He waved his hand and the ice giant’s right arm appeared in his hand. A
flash of blue light appeared and the ice immediately fell from the arm until
it shrank to half its size.
Right now the many spikes on the war chariot released a black aura that
was being absorbed by the spirit beast. The spirit beast grew larger and its
eyes revealed a vicious gaze.
The ice giant let out a roar and rushed toward its broken arm.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and he spat out a ray of white light that
surrounded the arm. He was now using all of his energy to refine it.
More cracks appeared on the arm and it shrank again.
The giant’s speed was very quick. It arrived with one jump and then it
swung its left arm.
Bang!
Wang Lin backed up and then disappeared. Cracks immediately
appeared on the ground where Wang Lin was just standing.
When Wang Lin reappeared, he was next to the celestial sword and
grabbed it.
Wang Lin shouted again. “Break!” The arm coated in white light
cracked again and a large amount of ice fell off. Right now, this arm was the
same size as a normal person’s arm.
The giant suddenly turned around and swung out another punch that
was as fast as lightning. Wang Lin raised the celestial sword and swung
down.
Just at this moment, the whip suddenly appeared on the ice giant’s
chest. Wang Lin’s expression changed and he moved the celestial sword to
block before him. However, the whip changed directions. It went around
Wang Lin and hit his body.
Bang!
Wang Lin coughed out blood and his body was knocked back 100 feet.
His origin soul was once again whipped out of his body and flew out 1000
feet.
The ice giant’s eyes released a ghostly light. It ignored Wang Lin’s
original soul and instead walked toward Wang Lin’s body.
“War chariot, activate!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. During the time he
managed to delay the ice giant, the God Slaying Chariot managed to
activate.
The beast spirit let out a roar and charged out. All of the chains on the
beast spirit were gone. However, instead of charging at the ice giant, it
“Disobedient beast!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His hand formed a seal and
a chain flew out from the chariot. The chain locked the beast spirit in place.
The beast spirit beast struggled vigorously and didn’t change its
direction. It clearly wanted to use whatever it took to devour Wang Lin.
At this moment, the giant arrived next to Wang Lin’s body and smiled
as it smashed its fist down.
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W ang Lin’s origin soul shouted, “Xu Liguo!”

The celestial sword let out a miserable scream as black gas
appeared on the sword and it blocked the fist.
Bang!
The giant’s fist hit the celestial sword and was pushed back by the
shockwave. However, Xu Liguo let out a weak cry before the celestial
sword fell to the ground. No more sounds came from it.
The giant’s eyes lit up as it ran up again.
Just at this moment, even more chains flew out of the war chariot and
dragged the beast spirit back. The beast spirit was filled with rage as it
turned toward the ice giant and charged toward it.
The giant immediately raised its head. It stopped its attack on Wang
Lin’s body and punched the incoming beast spirit.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The giant continued to attack and knocked the beast spirit away. This
angered the beast spirit. Its mouth expanded greatly and devoured the ice
giant.
However, the moment it tried to devour the ice giant, the whip came out
and hit the beast spirit. The beast spirit felt pain and immediately shrank a
bit.
Pa! Pa!
The continuous whipping caused the beast spirit to be furious, but it
ignored the whip to continue to devour. The beast spirit went through the
ice giant’s body.
The giant’s body shook and a large amount of cracks appeared on it.
More ice fell off and the ice giant shrank once more. It was now only 20
feet tall and the ice around its right shoulder began to melt.
The beast spirit was about to turn around for another attack when Red
Butterfly opened her eyes. The curse was suppressed back to the single
black line on her forehead.
Red Butterfly’s rushed voice contained a hint of darkness as she said,
“Soul lasher! Reveal your true form!”
This time, a pure-white whip appeared in the ice giant’s hand. This whip
isn’t illusionary like before but solid. It whipped the beast spirit like crazy.
The pain caused the beast spirit to become even more enraged. It was
about to charge out again when it suddenly let out a painful cry and looked
back at the war chariot. After all, he was only a spirit and was limited by
the chariot. Also, Wang Lin was not using it properly for it to display its full
power, so now it was feeling the call of the chariot.
The beast spirit let out a reluctant roar into the sky as it changed into gas
and returned to the war chariot.
Wang Lin’s origin soul had returned to his body during the fight
between the beast spirit and the ice giant. He had also consumed pills to
recover and sent spiritual energy into the celestial sword to awaken Xu
Liguo. With the celestial sword in his hand, he swung down.
Wang Lin’s sword energy quickly arrived. The ice giant let out a roar
and punched the sword energy. It turned around, kicked the ground, causing
the ground to crack, and quickly escaped.
Chase!
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he raised his sword and chased after
her!
Red Butterfly’s face was gloomy. The battle today was much harder
than their battle back in the Celestial Realm. She never would have even
dreamt that this Ceng Niu would have gained this much power in a mere
decade.
Thinking back to the Celestial Realm, when she used her full power to
kill this person, Ceng Niu could only run and had no power to resist. Even
later on, it was only because he had a treasure that could collapse a Celestial
Fragment that she was suppressed. She never saw Wang Lin as anything.
In her heart, this Ceng Niu was not someone at the same level as her. He
was weak; an insect, a stepping stone that would obey the strong.
She had killed many Soul Formation cultivators like Wang Lin during
her battle against the Four Sect Alliance. Even in Suzaku, she kept this
mentality.
This was her pride!
However, this pride crumbled when Wang Lin took her arm. She
couldn’t stand the fact that a weak and insignificant cultivator dared to
sneak attack her. Her hatred for Wang Lin had reached its limit.
She resolved herself to kill Wang Lin in order to make her dao heart
complete again. She even took out Xue Yu’s national treasure, the ice god,
to kill this person.
Even her senior apprentice brother secretly borrowed the Heavenly Jade
Sect’s main treasure, the soul lasher, and let her borrow it to get on her good
side. She originally didn’t want to use the soul lasher. She thought that with
the ice god and her life treasure, killing Ceng Niu would be as easy as
taking candy from a baby.
However, she had heard a lot of rumors about the soul lasher and was
moved by them, so she didn’t reject the offer. She hid it inside the ice god to
use it as a secret weapon to win.
But right now, after so many rounds, their battle had reached its boiling
point. This Ceng Niu’s treasures were endless, far more than she could have
imagined.
Especially that beast spirit; it was too fierce. If Ceng Niu had the power
to control it and the beast spirit continued to attack, she was sure that
without the soul lasher, she would have lost.
Right now she could only escape. The ice god was extremely weak.
From all the damage it took, it was now only 20 feet tall. If it shrank any
more, it would collapse completely.
She had only experienced this kind of escape twice in her entire life.
The first time was when she was forced into a corner by Wang Lin and the
second time was right now.
To be forced to escape like this twice by the same person was like a slap
in the face for her. This made her feel very ashamed and her hatred
deepened.
Wang Lin chased closely after her with a gloomy expression on his face.
He looked at the figure constantly teleporting before him and said, “Red
Butterfly, where is your pride? Does the heavenly daughter of Suzaku have
to run from me, a mere mid stage Soul Formation cultivator?”
“Ceng Niu!! If I don’t kill you, I’m not called Red Butterfly! Avatars!”
Even though Wang Lin was taunting her, her pride made it so that she had
to fight him.
A change suddenly occurred.
She let out a scream and the rose appeared before the ice giant. There
were no flower petals, only two stamens. Red Butterfly didn’t hesitate as
her origin soul flew out and split in half. One half went into the stamens.
The two stamens fused together to form a very beautiful figure. The
figure quickly took form and revealed its appearance.
An avatar that looked exactly like Red Butterfly appeared, only this
avatar had all of her limbs.
Red Butterfly’s avatar opened her eyes and looked very calm. The
original Red Butterfly was very cold and ruthless, but this avatar showed no
emotion and was extremely calm.
“Ceng Niu, I don’t mind giving up my chance to reach the Soul
Transformation stage anytime soon just to kill you!”
This avatar was something she had been cultivating to make it easier for
her to reach the Soul Transformation stage.
Unless it was absolutely needed, she wouldn’t bring the avatar out.
But now, in order to kill Wang Lin, she didn’t care about the cost!
This avatar had no spiritual energy inside even though it contained some
of her origin soul. This avatar was filled with her domain. She had been
pouring her domain into the avatar for a while.
Red Butterfly and her avatar both said, at the same time, “Ruthless
domain!”
The avatar quickly flew forward and emitted a rainbow-colored light.
Red Butterfly’s avatar said, in a very alluring voice, “To lure out all the
emotions of the mortal world and then using the blade of intelligence to cut
it all away. This is the ruthless domain!”
“Emotions, come forth…”
The color of the sky suddenly changed and a mysterious power covered
the heavens and earth. Seven rainbow-colored orbs suddenly appeared next
to Red Butterfly and then flew toward Wang Lin.
“Familial love!
Two balls of light shattered to form a man and woman. The man had
trimmed white hair and the woman had a loving gaze.
“Love!”
Li Muwan’s figure appeared in the orb. She stared at Wang Lin with
eyes filled with sadness.
“Hatred!” Teng Huayuan teared open the orb of light and walked out.
There were countless souls in his hand. The souls of the Wang family cried
out in anguish.
“Appreciation!” Ceng Daniu’s three generations walked out and stared
at Wang Lin in confusion. He opened his mouth to talk but couldn’t say a
word.
Wang Lin’s body stopped moving and he sat cross-legged. His origin
soul flew out and said, “Under the reincarnation cycle, life and death
domain!”
The sky was suddenly torn open by a pair of giant hands and a rift
appeared. A giant, black and white painting came out of the rift.
There were many large mountains and flowing rivers inside the scroll.
Although they looked still, they were in fact moving. Under the life and
death scroll, Wang Lin’s origin soul was glowing. He revealed a complex
expression as he looked at the people before him.
Red Butterfly’s avatar said, “Sword of intelligence!”
A rainbow-colored sword appeared before Red Butterfly’s avatar.
“Cut!”
Wang Lin’s parents were killed by the sword. They were soon followed
by Li Muwan. Da Niu’s family was killed by Teng Huayuan and then he
disappeared after a swing of the sword.
“Ruthless!” Red Butterfly and her avatar looked very worn out. She
then pointed at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s origin soul shook and his eyes became dim. His right hand
raised up and pointed at the life and death scroll in the sky.
Wang Lin softly said, “Even a ruthless person can’t escape the
reincarnation cycle… How could the emotions in the world be so easily cut
or discarded? Although the sword of intelligence is powerful, it can’t cut
through the cycle of reincarnation!”
Black and white gas appeared and fused together to make the grey gas
of the reincarnation cycle. The grey gas suddenly came out of the scroll in
the shape of a giant thumb and pressed down before Red Butterfly’s avatar.
Red Butterfly’s avatar’s body trembled. She shook her head, bitterly
smiled, and said, “If I could have reached the Soul Transformation stage,
even the reincarnation cycle would be suppressed by ruthlessness. If the
heavens’ reincarnation cycle wasn’t ruthless, then it wouldn’t be the
heavens’ reincarnation cycle anymore… unfortunate…” The avatar let out a
sigh as it disappeared.
366
THE CONSPIRACY REVEALS ITSELF
R ed Butterfly coughed out a mouthful blood. Her origin soul was

damaged, but the hatred in her eyes were replaced by a hint of
clarity.
Wang Lin’s origin soul returned to his body and his face became very
pale. Although the battle between domains looked calm, it was the most
dangerous part of this fight.
The moment Red Butterfly’s sword of intelligence landed, his origin
soul was damaged. If it wasn’t for the fact that his life and death domain
had evolved when he reached the mid stage of Soul Formation, his origin
soul would have been destroyed.
Even right now, his life and death domain was only a bit more powerful
than Red Butterfly’s domain. This was because, as Red Butterfly said, the
heavenly reincarnation cycle was originally ruthless.
However, there was a very fine line between ruthless and emotionless.
Because of this difference, Wang Lin barely won.
In truth, domain battles between cultivators were them proving their
own dao paths to each other.
“I understand!” Red Butterfly’s eyes released a mysterious light as she
looked toward Wang Lin. All of her hatred disappeared. She returned to the
completely cold and emotionless gaze she had when she first met Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. Red Butterfly was indeed a genius to be able to
gain something from this domain battle. This woman must be killed or else
Wang Lin won’t have a day of peace in the future!
Wang Lin moved. He slapped his bag of holding and took out the
restriction flag. Restriction gas flew out and formed into a black lance.
As more restriction gas entered the lance, there were sounds of it
expanding. The lance grew larger and gained a stronger aura.
All of the restriction gas had gathered in the lance. This was the peak
power of the restriction flag after reaching its first completion stage.
Wang Lin quickly charged forward with the lance in one hand. With his
other hand, he swung down the celestial sword.
Boom!
The ice giant let out a roar and jumped into the air to punch Wang Lin.
However, the lance was longer, so it lunged toward Red Butterfly at the ice
giant’s forehead. The ice giant’s hand grabbed the lance.
However, the sword energy was right behind the lance, so it landed
without any resistance.
Bang!
The giant let out a painful cry and its left hand smashed down as
restriction gas entered its body. However, the lance didn’t hit Red Butterfly
but stabbed the giant’s neck.
Boom!
The giant’s eyes dimmed and it slowly fell to the ground. Red Butterfly
took a deep breath and pointed at her brow. Then she came out of the ice
giant and floated in the air. Her current body was very weak, her life
treasure was used up, her domain avatar was destroyed, her origin soul was
heavily injured, and the ice giant was destroyed. Right now she was as
weak as she was back in the Celestial Realm.
But she seemed to have a feeling of enlightenment and no longer had
the urge to fight. She felt that once she comprehended this feeling, then
killing this Ceng Niu would be as simple as waving her hand.
Countless cracks appeared on the giant as it fell and finally collapsed.
All of the ice melted, revealing a pure-white whip.
Red Butterfly waved her hand and the soul lasher flew toward her.
How could Wang Lin let her succeed? This was something he had to
obtain. The lance quickly turned into a black whip and wrapped around the
soul lasher.
Red Butterfly’s expression changed and she shouted, “You dare?!”
“Why wouldn’t I dare!” Wang Lin laughed as he pulled the soul lasher
toward him. He swung the celestial sword at Red Butterfly to prevent her
from fighting him for it.
Red Butterfly’s face was gloomy. After pondering for a bit, she let go to
dodge the sword energy and sneered at Wang Lin.
“Ceng Niu, this soul lasher has a seal placed on it by the Heavenly Jade
Sect. Even if you steal it, you won’t be able to use it.”
As she spoke, the black line on Red Butterfly’s forehead slowly faded
away until it disappeared without a trace.
Her domain avatar was destroyed during the domain battle, so her
method to reach the Soul Transformation with relative ease was gone. But
the enlightenment she gained made her confident that she would be able to
break into the Soul Transformation stage on her own in a few decades.
She took a deep breath and four rays of light suddenly appeared around
her. When the lights disappeared, four figures appeared.
Metal spirit, wood spirit, water spirit, fire spirit!
Aside from the earth spirit, the other elemental spirits all appeared!
This was Red Butterfly’s ultimate treasure. This was her root and where
her talent came from.
Wang Lin scanned the soul lasher with his divine sense. What he saw
made his heart sink. There was a powerful seal on the soul lasher, so his
divine sense couldn’t get through it at all.
Wang Lin snorted. He put the soul lasher into his bag of holding and
then stared at the four elemental spirits.
In today’s battle, Wang Lin had been heavily injured. Aside from the
various injuries on his body, his origin soul had also been damaged. This
could be said to be a very bitter fight.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and he thought, “Four spirits… My
heaven defying bead will use these to reach completion today!”
As Red Butterfly stared at Wang Lin, her hand formed a seal and she
said, “Four spirits, killing formation!” After that, she turned to leave. She
wasn’t in the mood to fight anymore and was ready to leave this place.
Wang Lin was about to chase when the four spirits suddenly moved and
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He shook the restriction flag in his hand and the
lance reformed. He thrusted the lance toward the spirit in the front. The
spirit increased its speed and collided with the lance.
Wang Lin swung the celestial sword with his right hand, but the wood
spirit went to block it as the water and metal spirits closed in on him.
Wang Lin snorted. Back then, before he had reached the Soul Formation
stage, he had to put in a lot of effort to win against one spirit. However, he
was now at the mid of stage Soul Formation and had already planned on
how to steal these elemental spirits from Red Butterfly.
At this moment, his eyes were calm. He slapped his bag of holding and
nine carvings appeared.
These nine wood carvings all contained the time domain. Aside from
two of them, the remaining seven were all made from the wood of the
reincarnation tree. This material made it much easier to activate the time
domain and was much more powerful.
Wang Lin softly said, “Time!”
An invisible shockwave suddenly spread out and the four elemental
spirits paused for a moment.
Wang Lin’s speed was very quick. He immediately grabbed hold of the
metal spirit and with one step suppressed the wood spirit. After that, he
ignored the remaining two spirits and chased after Red Butterfly.
Red Butterfly was more than 1000 feet away when her face turned pale.
She didn’t expect that Ceng Niu would still have a powerful treasure left
after this battle. She felt very bitter in her heart. No matter what, she had to
kill this person today. Only by using all of her treasures and using the fact
that she had a bit more spiritual energy than him could she kill him in one
fell swoop!
Her eyes darkened and she said, “Metal spirit, explode!”
The metal spirit being held by Wang Lin suddenly shook and began to
release a destructive aura. Wang Lin let go of the metal spirit and teleported
away. The wood spirit was still in Wang Lin’s hands.
Bang!
The spirit exploded. Although Wang Lin teleported away, he was still
hit by it. He coughed out a large mouthful of blood and immediately
weakened.
His cultivation became unstable after all of these injuries, so it dropped
to the early stage of Soul Formation.
After landing, Wang Lin immediately took out pills from his bag and
swallowed them. His eyes flashed as he teleported to Red Butterfly. He
formed a seal with his hand and said, “Red Butterfly, accept your death!”
Red Butterfly’s eyes lit up and she said, “Three spirits, explode!”
The remaining three spirits trembled and three powerful, destructive
auras began to spread. Wang Lin’s expression changed greatly.
Red Butterfly’s eyes were cold. There was no color in her eyes as she
said, “If you kill me, we both die together!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became even colder as he pressed down the seal in his
hand without any hesitation. For the first time, panic entered Red
Butterfly’s face.
But just at this moment, a gentle power descended from the sky and
surrounded the three spirits. The destructive force disappeared and the
spirits were saved.
A person silently appeared before Red Butterfly. This person was
Suzaku’s Gong Sunpo.
He casually waved his right hand and Wang Lin was knocked back 100
feet. Wang Lin glared at Gong Sunpo and silently pondered.
This power was not something he could fight against, and let’s not
forget that he was heavily injured.
“Ceng Niu, you won! Go to Mount Suzaku to receive your order and
someone will arrange things for you. After that, you will be a disciple
Suzaku invited from the outside. As one of these disciples, Suzaku can
grant you one wish. Once you have decided on what you want, you can
come to Mount Suzaku to state your wish.” Gong Sunpo grabbed the three
spirits and put them back inside Red Butterfly.
However, when the wood spirit was flying over, Wang Lin clenched his
teeth, swung the celestial sword, and cut it in half. He quickly molded half
of the wood spirit into a crystal and put it inside his bag of holding.
After he did this, he raised his head and looked at Gong Sunpo.
“Hmph, you sure are bold! Looking at the fact that you won, I won’t
pursuit this matter, but your wish is cancelled!” Gong Sunpo coldly looked
at Wang Lin.
Then he pointed at the sky and the spirit that had exploded reformed.
The old man put it back inside Red Butterfly as well.
Color returned to Red Butterfly’s face and she respectfully said, “Thank
you, elder.”
Gong Sunpo’s gaze toward Red Butterfly wasn’t kind. He reached out
toward Wang Lin with his right hand and said, “Hand over the soul lasher!”
Wang Lin stared at Gong Sunpo and pondered a bit. Seeing that Gong
Sunpo was getting impatient, he secretly let out a sigh. In the cultivation
world, strength was all that mattered. He took out the soul lasher and
bitterly handed it over.
After Gong Sunpo grabbed the soul lasher, his right hand pointed at the
air and the door of light appeared.
“Let’s go!” Gong Sunpo walked through the door.
Red Butterfly quickly followed. She turned around to coldly stare at
Wang Lin and whispered, “You will die for sure next time!” The current
Red Butterfly didn’t know that she only had three days left to live!
A secret plot began unfolding after an order was given out by someone
at Mount Suzaku!
367
LIU MEI AND QIAN FENG
W ang Lin stepped into the door of light. When he reappeared on the
altar, everyone was already gone like no one was ever there to
begin with. After looking around, he found that he was the only person left.
A piece of jade was floating in the air and releasing a gentle glow.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and caught the jade. He checked the
jade and found a map. The map led to Mount Suzaku.
He pondered for a bit and sat down in the lotus position. He had
sustained heavy injuries in his fight against Red Butterfly and his
cultivation was unstable. Even if he were to take pills, they would only help
a bit and he wouldn’t be able to recover in a short period of time. If he
wanted to completely recover, he would have to enter closed door
cultivation.
After a long time, the sky darkened and Wang Lin stood up. He slapped
his bag of holding and the mosquito beast appeared. He sat down on the
mosquito, sent out a message to the mosquito, and continued to cultivate.
The mosquito’s flight became more smooth as it headed toward the
direction Wang Lin instructed.
The night was very quiet in Suzaku. The moon was high in the sky and
moonlight covered the ground.
Three days later, a strange scene occurred in the back mountain of
Mount Suzaku.
Mount Suzaku was the holy land of Suzaku. In the front was the
Suzaku’s palace and in the back was the back mountain of Suzaku where
one would require the permission of the current Suzaku to enter.
The back mountain wasn’t very large; it was only a large cave.
This cave was divided into four layers. At the moment, there were two
deep pools on the second layer.
Both pools were releasing white gas. However, the gases from the two
pools acted differently when they reached the ceiling.
The white gas from one of the pools would immediately turn into frost
and spread out. The white gas from the other pool would immediately
become red water droplets and disappear into the ceiling.
One pool was cold and the other was hot!
The cool pool contained 30,000-year-old cold water from the Heavenly
Frost planet. Suzaku paid a huge price for it.
The flame pool contained 30,000-year-old fire from the Origin Fire
planet, the cost was the same as the cool pool.
Around these two pools were 99 top quality spirit stones that made up
two different formations and released an unimaginable amount of spiritual
energy.
At this moment, in the centers of each of the two pools, sat one male
and one female.
The man was sitting above the flame pool and the female was sitting
above the cold pool. Both of them were wearing very thin clothes and were
cultivating.
The male wasn’t very handsome, but he emitted a slightly evil aura.
However, this evil aura didn’t irritate people. Instead, it made people feel a
strange intimacy toward him.
The female wasn’t any less beautiful than Red Butterfly; she could be
considered a national treasure. In addition, compared to Red Butterfly, this
girl had a more charming atmosphere about her, making her even more
alluring.
If Wang Lin was here, he would feel that this woman was familiar.
At this moment, an old man covered in a red glow entered the cave.
This old man looked exactly like the dirty old man who gave Wang Lin the
straw hat. However, their auras were very different. This was clearly a
different person.
After a long time, the old man slowly said, “Qian Feng!”
The male sitting inside the flame pool opened his eyes. The evil aura
around him became even stronger. He remained calm after seeing the old
man and said, “Qian Feng greets ancestor.”
“Red Butterfly is inside the secret room. Go and devour her
consciousness and domain!” The old man’s voice was filled with a sense of
age.
The man’s eyes flashed and he said, “Red Butterfly? But she is Xue
Yu’s heavenly daughter…” When he said heavenly daughter, he licked his
lips and made a face filled with disdain.
The old man slowly said, “Her ruthless domain had a breakthrough in
her battle with Ceng Niu, so it’s about to reach its first completion, but she
hasn’t realized it yet. Once you devour her, you will have gained the
ruthless domain! As a result, your chance of reaching the Ascendant stage
will increase a bit more. I have searched for a very long time for this girl.”
The male stood up. As he did this, white gas was released from his
body. His eyes revealed an evil gaze as he muttered, “Ceng Niu… I don’t
know if he can take one hit using 10% of my cultivation with his cultivation
level right now!”
The old man sighed. “It is a bit regrettable about Red Butterfly. This
girl… Ah, I’m getting old and just can’t bear to do certain things… Forget
it, you go.”
The male faintly smiled and said, “Ancestor, you always say regrettable,
but the title of Suzaku won’t be passed to an outsider. It will either be me or
junior apprentice sister!”
With that, his body slowly faded until it disappeared.
Inside a chamber, Red Butterfly was cultivating with her eyes closed to
recover. She opened her eyes and said, “Ceng Niu, next time I’ll definitely
kill you!”
A gentle voice suddenly appeared inside the chamber. “I’ll grant your
wish for you!”
“Who?” Red Butterlfy’s eyes suddenly became serious.
The evil-looking young man came out of the void and said to Red
Butterfly, “I’m Qian Feng.” Then he casually pointed with his finger.
Red Butterfly’s face changed. Her hand formed a seal and a red light
started being emitted from her body.
The young man shook his head and revealed a mocking smile. His
finger shattered the red light and landed between Red Butterfly’s eyebrows.
Red Butterfly’s body trembled. She wanted to struggle, but that finger
was like a mountain. It made her unable to resist.
“What are you doing?!” Red Butterfly forced herself to calm down.
Qian Feng’s eyes look extremely evil as he whispered in Red Butterfly’s
ear, “I want your domain and your four elemental spirits!”
Red Butterfly’s master calculated that she would go through a calamity.
However, her master got the wrong person. It wasn’t Wang Lin but this
Qian Feng!
Inside the cave, the old man sighed again.
“Unfortunately… there can only be one Suzaku.” The old man’s gaze
landed on the woman sitting in the cold pool as he said, “Liu Mei!”
The woman inside the cold pool opened her eyes. Her eyes were calm
as she looked at the old man.
This woman was the Xuan Dao Sect’s Liu Mei.
The old man said, “You made 1000 avatars to go cultivate at various
sects in different countries to comprehend the heavens’ laws. One of the
avatars went to the Xuan Dao Sect in Zhao. Remember Wang Lin? He was
a disciple of the Heng Yue Sect!”
Liu Mei pondered a bit and said, “Disciple has some memory, but it’s
not very clear.”
“That Ceng Niu is Wang Lin!”
There was no shock in Liu Mei’s eyes. She only nodded and didn’t say a
word.
“The original person I prepared for you was Zhou Yi from the Five
Elements Sect. He had the crazed domain. If you could have left your mark
on his dao heart, you could have devoured his crazed domain…
Unfortunately, this person disappeared within the Celestial Realm.”
Liu Mei pondered.
The old man looked at Liu Mei and said, “You are about to leave your
closed door cultivation. That Ceng Niu should arrive soon, so you should
go greet him. Use whatever method you can to leave your mark on his dao
heart. Use this man as your furnace to help your domain reach its greater
completion. Once you succeed, you will gain control of his life and death
domain. As a result, you will have a higher chance than Feng Er to take the
title of Suzaku!”
Liu Mei let out a sigh. She bit her lower lip and began to ponder.
“Oh? You’re not willing?” The old man’s eyes glowed red. They
seemed reserved yet dignified.
Liu Mei whispered, “Disciple obeys!”
The old man raised his head and looked into the distance. His eyes
seemed to be able to see through the cave and into the distance where an old
man was eating a drumstick in a rank 1 cultivation country.
“Junior apprentice brother, of the four people you picked, Ceng Niu is
the weakest, so I guess you won’t mind!”
“I’m going into closed door cultivation. I hope that when I come out,
you will have already succeeded.” After a long time, the old man withdrew
his gaze and disappeared in a flash of red light.
Liu Mei stood up. Her thin clothes stuck to her body, revealing a
perfectly curved and exquisite figure.
She wore a pale pink inner dress and then an outer white dress that
revealed her alluring neck. The pleats of the skirt flowed lightly like
splendid, white moonlight on the ground.
Three thousand strands of her hair were tied up with a ribbon with one
strand hanging in front of her chest. Her skin was as white as snow and the
faint, red blush that appeared on her face create a very charming and
delicate aura. She was like a beautiful butterfly floating in the wind but at
the same time as cold as ice...
She was Liu Mei. Compared to when Wang Lin met her, she was even
more alluring and beautiful!
“Wang Lin… Is it the young one with the large sword in the Heng Yue
Sect… Yes, he was the first person to regain his senses. I didn’t think that
he would enter the eyes of the ancestor in just 500 years… this person is not
simple.” Liu Mei let out a sigh and walked out of the cave.
“To leave my mark on his dao heart will not be hard… However, is this
the right way…” Liu Miu revealed a look of confusion.
At this moment, the evil-looking young man named Qian Feng floated
into the cave with someone behind him. The person was Red Butterfly.
However, Red Butterfly’s eyes were like black holes and there was no
sign of life on her body. She was like a puppet.
Liu Mei calmly looked at Red Butterfly and didn’t say a word.
Qian Feng stopped three feet away from Liu Mei. He let out a smile,
revealing his white teeth, and said, “Junior apprentice sister, are you going
to leave?”
Liu Mei nodded and whispered, “Senior brother Qian Feng, is the
person behind you Red Butterfly?”
Qian Feng laughed. “Red Butterfly is already dead. She is my
concubine furnace. Let’s just call her Heartless.”
Liu Mei carefully looked at Red Butterfly until she couldn’t really bare
to watch anymore. She knew that Red Butterfly had already lost her domain
and life energy and had become Qian Feng’s puppet.
The fact that a top beauty of this generation had suffered such a fate
made Liu Mei feel melancholy. This was the third person devoured by Qian
Feng so far. Every time he devoured someone, his cultivation level
increased.
The ancestor was getting desperate to raise the next Suzaku.
Qian Feng looked at Liu Mei’s back with an evil gaze and muttered,
“Junior apprentice sister, one day you will become my concubine.
Heartless, what do you think?”
Red Butterfly stood motionlessly behind him. There was no light in her
eyes. It was as if she was just a corpse.
368
BIG CALAMITY!
S omewhere in a rank 1 cultivation country in Suzaku, a dirty old man

who was eating a drumstick suddenly coughed a few times and spat
out the chicken meat in his mouth. His face was extremely gloomy as he
stood up, but then, after pondering a bit, he sat down.
His expression was extremely ugly as he muttered to himself, “Senior
apprentice brother, you and I have battled throughout our entire lives. Are
we going to continue to fight even when we are about to die… I lost the
battle for the title of Suzaku back then so you could have it… But you
shouldn’t push it too far! Since Wang Lin was able to return from the
Celestial Realm, he is chosen by me! If you ruin him, I’ll ruin Qian Feng!”
He threw the chicken drumstick in his hand away and his eyes glowed
with anger.
“However, I wonder what the chances of that junior Wang Lin turning
that little girl Liu Mei into his cultivation furnace are… Senior apprentice
brother, let’s see if your disciple is better or if my chosen candidate is
superior. That will also be very fun!”
Wang Lin was cultivating with his eyes closed while sitting on the
mosquito beast. After a long time, he opened his eyes and sighed.
“My body’s injuries are fine, but the injuries to my soul are a problem.
Also, I have this feeling of danger here in Suzaku. This feeling is definitely
accurate.”
“Red Butterfly’s injuries were similar to mine, but she had a
breakthrough. If I can’t reach the late stage of Soul Formation by the time
she comes out of close door cultivation, I’m afraid I won’t be able to defend
against her.”
Wang Lin was in deep thought when his expression suddenly changed.
The mosquito stopped flying and looked around in confusion.
“Big dipper transfer! “ an ancient voice suddenly yelled, and then a
giant formation appeared in the sky.
Wang Lin didn’t hesitate to put the mosquito away and teleport.
However, he only teleported 1000 feet away before he was knocked out of
his teleportation by an invisible force.
Shortly after, the formation in the sky moved and a powerful surge of
spiritual energy poured out of it. Wang Lin was shocked and was sucked
into the formation.
In the blink of an eye, his body disappeared inside the formation.
The formation slowly disappeared and an old man slowly walked out.
He muttered, “Country of Xue Yu, you owe this old man a favor!”
This person was the one that was sitting next to Gong Sunpo. He was a
foreign affairs elder!
In a deserted area in the northern end of the Suzaku continent, a giant
formation suddenly opened up and a person was thrown out.
Wang Lin stopped his body mid-air. He looked around and his
expression darkened.
There was a middle-aged man before him as well as tables, chairs, and a
tea set.
The middle-aged man was sitting on the chair as he picked up the cup,
took a sip, and said, “Junior Ceng Niu, I’m Xue Yu’s sect master, Li
Yuanfeng. I’m here to take your life for Red Butterfly!”
“Soul Transformation!” He was able to tell the middle-aged man’s
cultivation level at a glance. His expression darkened even more. Without
any hesitation, he tried to rip open a spatial rift to escape with the star
compass.
Wang Lin knew that he couldn’t resist a Soul Transformation cultivator.
He could only try to escape.
However, Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly became cold. Normally, with Wang
Lin’s cultivation level, he could easily tear open space, but right now, he
couldn’t tear it open even when using all his power.
This didn’t have anything to do with his cultivation level dropping.
After all, he was still at the early stage of Soul Formation, so he should’ve
easily been able to open a spatial rift.
The middle-aged man put down the tea cup and shook his head. “Little
guy, to prevent you from escaping, I set a formation to seal the space in this
area. Your star compass might as well be a pile of trash here.”
Without a word, Wang Lin turned to teleport, but then his eyes suddenly
became even colder. He couldn’t teleport.
The star compass was useless and teleportation was useless. This person
had clearly done plenty of research to set up this trap that prevented Wang
Lin from escaping.
Wang Lin took one step and quickly backed away.
The middle-aged man casually poured another cup, gently blew at the
tea, took a sip, put down the cup, and stood up. He shook his head and said,
“I normally don’t act, but when I do, I don’t let my guard down just because
my target is at the Soul Formation stage. Ceng Niu, you are definitely dying
this time!”
He flew after Wang Lin.
The middle-aged man flew at exactly the same speed as Wang Lin. He
was going too slow to catch up on purpose, like a cat playing with a mouse.
Wang Lin’s expression darkened even more. He slapped his bag of
holding and took out a piece of jade. He filled it with spiritual energy,
causing a blue flame to quickly surround it, and then it disappeared.
“Sun Tai, come quickly!” Wang Lin sighed.
Not long after, he quickly stopped. Before him stood three people.
The three of them were all wearing black robes and their faces were
covered. The person in the middle took a step forward and then an
oppressive aura appeared.
“Another Soul Transformation cultivator!” Wang Lin’s heart felt very
bitter.
At this moment, the middle-aged man arrived. He stopped 100 feet
away from Wang Lin and said, “There is no need to run, Ceng Niu. Today is
the day you die!”
With that, he raised his right hand and pointed at Wang Lin. A
whirlwind suddenly appeared and charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin quickly backed up. He took out the celestial sword and
slashed at the whirlwind. The sword energy shattered the whirlwind and
charged toward the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man revealed a mocking smile. He caught the sword
energy with his hand and crushed it.
“What’s this?” The middle-aged man was a bit surprised. His right hand
felt a bit numb.
Wang Lin sighed again. After his cultivation level dropped, his spiritual
energy was a mess. His origin soul had also taken damage, so he couldn’t
even show the same power he had when fighting Red Butterfly.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and turned around to escape again.
Just at this moment, the Soul Transformation cultivator wearing black
robes let out snort. He caught up to Wang Lin like lightning and gently hit
Wang Lin’s back with his palm..
Wang Lin let out a painful groan. He only had time to focus all of the
remaining spiritual energy in his body on his back and use the celestial
sword to block. However, his body was still hit by a powerful force and was
knocked into the ground 1000 feet away. He coughed out a huge mouthful
of blood along with some small pieces of his internal organs.
Wang Lin’s face was almost like a dead person’s. There were now more
injuries on top of his previous ones.
The black-robed person reached out and took Wang Lin’s celestial
sword. He said, “This is a good sword. There is even a sword spirit inside.
Not bad!”
The middle-aged man faintly smiled and said, “This sword belongs to
you, but that little flag that can attract divine retribution belongs to me.”
The black-robed old man laughed and said, “Okay. The star compass
originally belonged to my clan, so I’m going to take it back!”
The middle-aged man nodded and said, “Of course.”
Wang Lin struggled to get up. His legs were trembling slightly. This was
due to his injuries.
With a sullen expression, he looked at the black-robed old man and said,
“Giant Demon Clan!”
The black-robed old man took off his mask, revealing a grey-haired
elder, but his eyes were like the moonlight.
He looked at Wang Lin and laughed. “Junior Ceng Niu, this old man is
indeed from the Giant Demon Clan. Back in the Celestial Realm, you stole
the star compass from our young master, so I’m here to take it back today. I
hope you won’t mind.”
Wang Lin’s gaze was dark. His right hand trembled as he took out pills
from his bag and ate them before the two Soul Transformation cultivators.
Then he calmly said, “Two Soul Transformation old monsters came out at
once to kill me. This honor, I’ll remember it!”
The middle-aged man faintly smiled and said, “That is correct. Even
though you are going to die, you should die with a smile. As for your
treasures, I’m very interested in them.” With that, he pointed at Wang Lin
again.
This time, a surge of spiritual energy shot out from the middle-aged
man’s finger toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin had managed to recover a bit of spiritual energy, so he took
out the restriction flag and shook it. Restriction gas came out and formed
walls of restriction to block that surge of spiritual energy.
Many layers of the restriction gas were shattered, but it managed to stop
the spiritual energy that was heading toward Wang Lin.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up as looked toward the restriction flag
in Wang Lin’s hand and smiled. “What a good little flag. I have to study it
carefully!”
From his point of view, Ceng Niu would die for sure. It was impossible
for two Soul Transformation cultivators to be unable to kill a mere Soul
Wang Lin’s face became even more pale and a hint of despair appeared
in his heart. His original body definitely couldn’t come. Ignoring the fact
that it was too far away, his original body still couldn’t come here or he
would die for real.
He had to stall for time until Sun Tai arrived. This was the only way!
However, all of his spiritual energy was used up when he used the
restriction flag. There was no more spiritual energy left in his body.
The middle-aged man was about to point his finger again when one of
the people in black beside the old man went forth and respectfully said,
“Ancestor, let junior kill this person to avenge myself!”
The middle-aged man lowered his hand and looked toward the ancestor
of the Giant Demon Clan.
The ancestor looked at the black-cloaked person and nodded.
The black-cloaked person turned around and took off his mask. It was
Chi Hu!
Chi Hu’s eyes were calm as he flew toward Wang Lin.
“Chi Hu!” As Wang Lin held the restriction flag in his hand, his eyes
revealed a complicated feeling.
“Ceng Niu, accept your death!” Chi Hu shouted, but his eyes revealed a
mysterious light. His palm shot out a wave of spiritual energy.
When Wang Lin saw Chi Hu’s gaze, his heart skipped a beat.
That wave of spiritual energy that was flying toward Wang Lin had no
attack power; it was absorbed by Wang Lin’s body. Soon, spiritual energy
began to fill Wang Lin’s body.
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C hi Hu quickly arrived before Wang Lin and kicked him, causing him
to fly very far. This kick not only didn’t harm Wang Lin, it even sent
another wave of spiritual energy into him.
“Brother Ceng, escape to the southeast!” Chi Hu’s anxious voice
entered Wang Lin’s ears.
The middle-aged man was able to see through it instantly and snorted.
The ancestor of the Giant Demon Clan charged out and shouted, “Chi
Hu, what are you doing?!”
Chi Hu moved to block his ancestor. His eyes were clear as he shouted,
“Ancestor, that star compass is something I gifted to Ceng Niu, not
something he stole. I, Chi Hu, am a man! Ceng Niu saved me multiple
times in the Celestial Realm and he is my friend. How could I abandon him
just like that?!”
The ancestor of the Giant Demon Clan let out an angry laugh. He was
about to go around Chi Hu.
However, Chi Hu roared and the axe image on his forehead flashed. He
took a step toward his ancestor and shouted, “That star compass is useless
to us! So what if I give it to someone else? You already took his flying
sword! Is that not enough?!”
The ancestor suddenly turned around and stared at Chi Hu. He reached
out with his hand and Chi Hu immediately felt himself completely locked in
place by a powerful force.
“If you weren’t the junior with the most pure Giant Demon blood, I
would kill you today, you ungrateful brat! Once we return to the clan, you
will be punished with 100 years of closed door cultivation and suffer the
pain of having your body refined!”
With that, he chased after the escaping Wang Lin.
Chi Hu clenched his fists as he looked toward where Wang Lin had
escaped to.
“Brother Ceng, I… tried my best…” Chi Hu felt melancholy. He didn’t
think that Wang Lin was going to survive. The reason he was willing to
offend the ancestor was to not disappoint himself.
“I, Chi Hu, am an honorable man! Ceng Niu considers me a friend, so I
can’t do something so heartless.”
Wang Lin had recovered some spiritual energy with Chi Hu’s help and
was using it to escape.
As he flew, Wang Lin pointed at this brow and sighed. He didn’t know
what formation the enemies had laid down; he only knew that he couldn’t
tear open space nor teleport, and he even felt something blocking him from
entering the heaven defying bead. At least right now he wouldn’t be able to
enter it without some time.
This formation was very mysterious. It was not only Wang Lin who
couldn’t teleport, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor who placed the formation
couldn’t teleport either.
“The celestial sword was stolen… If I live today, I must take it back!” A
hint of hatred appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes.
However, just at this moment, the middle-aged man caught up to Wang
Lin and coldly said, “You won’t be able to escape. I’ll send you to your
death!”
He lifted his right hand and pressed down with his right thumb. A
powerful force surged out from the thumb, but just before the force hit
Wang Lin, a powerful domain also surged toward him.
This domain had a fragrance, the fragrance of tea. To put all of one’s
effort into appreciating tea to experience life and have the tea accompany
one for life.
Wang Lin’s life and death domain immediately appeared, but when put
up against the domain of a Soul Transformation cultivator, he couldn’t
compete. He coughed out more blood and his origin soul was damaged
again.
Wang Lin’s body fell from the sky.
Marks that looked like tea leaves appeared on Wang Lin’s face. Every
time they shined, Wang Lin’s body would weaken. His origin soul was
slowly dissipating.
At this moment, the ancestor of the Giant Demon Clan caught up and
lowered his head to look at Wang Lin.
“We have already wasted a lot of time. After you kill this person, I still
have other things to do. Fellow cultivator Li, go ahead.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up and he smiled. “You’re not willing to
act because you’re afraid of Mount Suzaku. Fine, since this is my plan, I’ll
do it!”
With that, he pointed at Wang Lin. He was about to end Wang Lin’s life.
However, just at this moment, a thunderous clap came from the sky and
a giant rift in space was torn open. A black and purple coffin descended
from the sky.
A cold snort came from the coffin. “The Heaven and Death Demon
Sealing Formation. If I didn’t already know this formation, it would’ve
been really hard for me to enter.”
A red-robed old man stared at the three below him with glowing eyes.
After seeing the Giant Demon Clan ancestor and the middle-aged man, his
face darkened and he cursed. “Ceng Niu, do you have nothing better to do
instead of getting yourself into trouble?! I have to say, aren’t you two old
farts embarrassed to have to team up to kill a Soul Formation junior?”
“Corpse Sect!” The middle-aged man withdrew his finger. His eyes
sparkled as he stared at the old man.
The red-robed old man was the Corpse Sect’s head elder, Sun Tai!
Sun Tai’s expression was sullen as he looked at the middle-aged man
before him. He then moved his gaze to the Giant Demon Clan ancestor. He
secretly cursed. Although the Giant Demon Clan ancestor was only at the
early stage of Soul Transformation, he knew that members of the Giant
Demon Clan gained access to their bloodline’s power when they reached
the Soul Transformation stage. Even though he was at the mid stage of Soul
Transformation, that power was something he wouldn’t easily mess with.
Sun Tai said, “I’m going to take this person away!”
“Fellow cultivator…” The middle-aged man from Xue Yue was about to
speak.
Sun Tai looked at the middle-aged man and shouted, “Shut your damn
mouth and scram! A mere early stage Soul Transformation cultivator, and
one that reached it by force, doesn’t have the qualifications to talk to me!”
The middle-aged man’s face changed from blue to red. Ever since he
had reached the Soul Transformation stage, he was treated like a sovereign
in Xue Yue. Even when meeting other Soul Transformation cultivators,
none of them dared to talk to him like this.
Sun Tai snorted and turned his gaze toward the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s expression was sullen as he stared at
Sun Tai. After pondering a bit, he shook his head and said, “No, this person
must die and his corpse must belong to me!”
The middle-aged man from Xue Yue was surprised. He turned his head
to look at the Giant Demon Clan ancestor. This was the first time that he
said he wanted the corpse.
Sun Tai snorted and shouted, “You’re not a member of my Corpse Sect.
What use do you have for the corpse?!”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor stared at Sun Tai and decisively said, “I
have my own use!”
He indeed did have use for the corpse. Even if the Xue Yue man hadn’t
come to ask him, he would still have secretly acted to kill Wang Lin.
He knew that Ceng Niu’s real name was Wang Lin!
Taking back the star compass was just an excuse to kill Wang Lin. The
real reason was the news that was brought back by a clan member who
went to open a foreign battleground 500 years ago!
“The heaven defying bead is a treasure even the cultivation alliance
wants! If my Giant Demon Clan gets it and gives it to the cultivation
alliance, we will definitely be granted rank 6 status. Then we can leave
Suzaku and get our own Giant Demon Clan planet. Then my clan will have
the ability to have Ascendant level cultivators.”
“The heaven defying bead was obtained by this Wang Lin!” All of these
thoughts quickly flew through his head. He made up this mind that Wang
Lin wouldn’t be stolen by anyone else today!
That year, the clan member that reported the news was immediately
killed by him and had his soul carefully searched. After determining that the
clan member didn’t tell anyone else and that the number of people that
knew was very small, he decided to not kill everyone off and to secretly
look for Wang Lin.
However, although the ancestor had a lot of power, Wang Lin seemed to
have evaporated, and Suzaku was simply too big. Based on information
from the clan member, Wang Lin had disappeared inside a spatial rift inside
the foreign battleground.
Thus, he personally went to the foreign battleground and searched
inside the spatial rift for 100 years but still found nothing.
He gradually put it in the back of his mind and felt regret. He believed
that Wang Lin had died without any remains and the heaven defying bead
was once again lost.
However, all of this changed when Ceng Niu appeared. He found what
Chi Hu said to be strange. After using his status as the ancestor to force Chi
Hu, Chi Hu finally told him the truth.
The ancestor immediately became suspicious. After doing some
investigation, he found that Ceng Niu was Wang Lin!
As a result, he immediately became happy, but due to Suzaku’s
interference, he couldn’t act or else everything would be nothing but a
dream.
However, he did kill the one other person that knew of this matter. It
was a messenger from a rank 4 cultivation country. When the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor searched the messenger’s soul, he found that the messenger
wasn’t sure of the news and hadn’t reported it. After confirming this, he
relaxed and decided to wait for the right moment to kill Wang Lin.
One day, Xue Yue’s Li Yuan came to ask him to set up a formation to
help kill Wang Lin. He came up with the excuse of retrieving the star
compass so that he could get close to Wang Lin.
As a result, even if Suzaku were to look into this matter, Xue Yue would
take the blow and he would be able to secretly take the heaven defying
bead. Even if Wang Lin were to die, he could use a secret technique to find
the whereabouts of the heaven defying bead.
Sun Tai’s eyes darkened. He snorted and flew toward Wang Lin.
The middle-aged man quickly flew up. He took out a bronze watch and
was about to block Sun Tai.
But Sun Tai shouted, “Scram!” and a force surged out from Sun Tai’s
body, causing the middle-aged man to pause for a moment.
“You dare?!” The Giant Demon Clan ancestor threw out a punch. A
black vortex suddenly appeared and closed in on Sun Tai.
Sun Tai’s right hand pointed at the coffin behind him. The lid of the
coffin moved a bit and a mummified body flew out to fight the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor.
He took this opportunity to reach out and grab Wang Lin. Wang Lin was
very weak at the moment; his eyes were closed and his face was deathly
pale.
Without a word, Sun Tai turned around and flew into the rift.
The middle-aged man’s expression was unsettled. He hesitated for a bit
and didn’t act.
How could the Giant Demon Clan ancestor watch this fat sheep be
stolen right out of his hands? He let out a roar as his body crackled and his
body suddenly became 100 feet tall. Then a giant axe appeared in his hand.
After chasing Sun Tai into the rift, he swung the axe down, causing a
thunderous roar to echo in the void.
A giant wave of axe energy shot out, causing Sun Tai’s expression to
darken. He already knew that the Giant Demon Clan was difficult to deal
with. His right hand formed a seal and he shot it at the axe energy.
Boom!
After a loud boom, Sun Tai charged out of the rift.
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T he Giant Demon Clan ancestor let out a roar. With a few steps, he
walked out of the rift and chased after Sun Tai.
In the northern part of the Suzaku continent, one could see two rays of
light flying across the sky.
While Sun Tai ran, his face was gloomy and he cursed. “You really
think I’m scared of you?!” His right hand drew a seal and he pressed it on
Wang Lin’s forehead. Then he threw Wang Lin’s body into the dense forest
below.
The moment Wang Lin landed, he struggled to open his eyes and then
sat down in the lotus position. He began to cultivate to counter the middle-
aged man’s domain and Sun Tai’s seal.
He was awake now and knew that Sun Tai didn’t have any good
intentions. To Sun Tai, coming to save Wang Lin was better than dying.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor chased after them. With a wave of his
giant axe, he sent out a wave of axe energy. With a bang, the space before
Sun Tai exploded, creating countless small rifts.
Sun Tai cursed. He pointed to the air and three rays of green light flew
out. The three rays of light turned into three corpses that charged toward the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
Sun Tai shouted, “Explode for me!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Heaven-splitting explosions occurred in the sky. The powerful force
from the explosions pushed the Giant Demon Clan ancestor back several
dozen feet.
Sun Tai’s expression was furious as he charged forward. At the same
time, his right hand turned into a giant palm that pressed down upon the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
The ancestor was every gloomy. He was only at the early stage of Soul
Transformation. If it wasn’t for the fact that he had a powerful body and his
bloodline’s power, he wouldn’t dare to steal from a mid stage Soul
Transformation cultivator. However, Wang Lin was too important to his
Giant Demon Clan, so he could only fight.
The giant palm contained power far beyond spiritual energy. Soul
Transformation cultivators didn’t use spiritual energy from the heavens and
earth; they needed celestial spiritual energy to increase their cultivation
level.
Therefore, their attacks would naturally contain some celestial spiritual
energy hidden within.
Before, when the middle-aged man and the ancestor attacked Wang Lin,
they didn’t use any celestial spiritual energy. After all, celestial spiritual
energy couldn’t be recovered unless they had celestial jade, so they
wouldn’t carelessly use it.
Celestial jades were very difficult to get hold of.
This was the reason why there weren’t many Soul Transformation
cultivators and why there were so few life and death battles between the
ones that were around.
Generally speaking, Soul Transformation cultivators don’t casually use
celestial spiritual energy, but when they do, their power is terrifying.
Using celestial spiritual energy was something unique to cultivators at
the Soul Transformation stage and above. It was the same with domains for
Soul Transformation cultivators and above. This was a change in quality of
one’s power.
Although, this palm from Sun Tai was just a simple palm without any
powerful techniques behind it. If it was a normal attack, it wouldn’t be
much, but because it contained a bit of celestial spiritual energy, its power
was immense.
Even if it were just a simple fire ball technique, if it contained a bit of
spiritual energy, it would be a dangerous move. The celestial spiritual
energy caused the Giant Demon Clan ancestor to be shocked.
His eyes lit up and a bit of celestial spiritual energy entered his right
hand. He swung down his axe to meet the palm.
Boom!
After a loud explosion, the ground shattered and rainbow-colored light
filled the sky as a shock wave spread out.
Half of a huge nearby mountain collapsed into dust.
This shockwave came quickly and disappeared just as quick, so it didn’t
spread too far. After all, neither of them used much celestial spiritual
energy.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s body trembled as blood came seeping
out from the corner of his mouth. He was furious, but he didn’t charge at
Sun Tai. Instead, he charged toward the forest that was collapsing.
“I am a mid stage Soul Transformation cultivator. I don’t believe I can’t
kill you! Once I kill you, I’m sure I can get a good price for the corpse of a
Giant Demon Clan member!” Sun Tai snorted as he charged forward and
raised his hand in the air. He shouted, “Thunder!”
With a bang, a ray of black lightning appeared in the sky and descended.
Sun Tai shouted, “My thunder domain was obtained after I paid a heavy
price to cultivate at the Heavenly Thunder planet for 100 years. You’re
merely a branch member of the Giant Demon Clan. Die for me!”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s expression darkened when he saw the
black lightning. He let out a roar, causing his body to grow 30 feet taller,
and punched the descending lightning.
Boom!
Another loud boom. The lightning traveled through the ancestor’s body,
causing his face to become pale. More blood seeped out the corners of his
mouth as he stared at Sun Tai.
At this moment, the middle-aged man from Xue Yue quietly teleported
next to where Wang Lin was cultivating. He let out a cruel smile as he
raised his hand to kill Wang Lin.
Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes and revealed a vicious gaze. He had
just tried to recover earlier but found that this person’s tea domain and the
seal from Sun Tai together had formed a powerful seal. As a result, he
couldn’t recover any spiritual energy at all. Even when he took pills, the
moment the pills dissolved, the spiritual energy would be absorbed by the
seals.
The amount of spiritual energy he currently had was less than what a
Foundation Establishment cultivator had; it was only at about the level of a
3rd layer Qi Condensation cultivator, and it was constantly draining. Once
all of the spiritual energy was drained from his body, he would be like a
mortal and could be killed easily by a mortal martial artist.
His origin soul was extremely weak and could collapse at any time, so
he couldn’t even leave his body. This was the most serious injury he had
ever suffered in his life besides the one time he lost his body.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up and he pressed down with his right
hand.
But just he did so, a ray of black lightning suddenly descended from the
sky. The middle-aged man’s expression suddenly changed as he quickly
used all of his power to escape. However, the lightning seemed to have
grown eyes and chased after him.
In the blink of an eye, the lightning and the middle-aged man
disappeared over the horizon.
“Hmph, you dare to try sneak by me!” Sun Tai sneered and formed a
seal with his hands. He decided to scare away the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor before settling down to deal with Wang Lin.
He had already decided that he would completely seal Wang Lin this
time to prevent his origin soul from being destroyed.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s eyes revealed a mysterious light. He
looked at Sun Tai and said, “I’ll take this person away and return him in
seven days!”
Sun Tai said, without any hesitation, “Not possible!” How could he let
this person take Wang Lin away? It would be like putting his origin soul in
the hands of someone else.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor pondered a bit and then said, “It was
you who forced me. This is the first time I have used by bloodline’s power
since reaching the Soul Transformation stage. Take my attack!”
After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and the veins on his
head popped out like he was enduring massive amounts of pain. Soon, a
giant vortex appeared behind him.
Black light was being emitted by the vortex as it slowly spun. A
mysterious force was spreading out from it.
Sun Tai’s expression changed. Just at this moment, the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor shouted, “Turn!”
The vortex behind him suddenly began to spin rapidly and a powerful
suction force appeared. However, this suction force had no effect on the
surroundings; it only effected Sun Tai.
Sun Tai immediately felt the powerful suction force from the vortex and
felt himself being pulled. He clenched his teeth and used the celestial
spiritual energy in his body without any reservation. He pointed to the air
and a red coffin suddenly appeared.
Sun Tai’s palm hit the coffin, causing it to shatter. The body of a boy
floated out of the coffin.
“Turn!” The Giant Demon Clan ancestor shouted again. The veins on
his body bulged out even more. The bloodline ability was very stressful to
his body, and because his cultivation level wasn’t high enough, he could
only last a few breaths.
The vortex began to spin like crazy and Sun Tai was dragged into it. He
revealed a reluctant look and shouted, “Demon child, kill him!”
The boy suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a demonic light. It took
one step and arrived before the Giant Demon Clan elder. Its speed was
several times faster than teleporting.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor saw the boy land a hit on his chest. He
suddenly felt a destructive force hit his body.
He coughed out a large mouthful of blood as his origin soul quickly
escaped his body along with his bag of holding. The boy then kicked a hole
through the Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s body.
However, Sun Tai had already been pulled into the vortex. He let out a
scream of frustration and slowly disappeared.
The Giant Demon Clan’s bloodline’s power had no ability to attack due
to the low cultivation level of the Giant Demon Clan ancestor. However, it
could teleport someone far away from Suzaku and into the distant stars.
As the vortex disappeared, Sun Tai also disappeared.
The boy was the only thing left floating in the air. After a pause, he
chased after the Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor.
The Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor didn’t have time to grab Wang Lin.
After letting out a frustrated roar, he quickly escaped. The boy quickly
chased after him and the two of them disappeared over the horizon.
Wang Lin let out a sigh of relief as he struggled to stand up and walk
out of the forest. With every step he took, he could feel this body getting
weaker and the amount of spiritual energy in his body lessening.
Li Yuanfeng’s domain and Sun Tai’s seal had fused almost perfectly,
sealing his power. The image of the tea leaf became more and more solid
until it turned into a scar on Wang Lin’s forehead.
This scar formed a strange shape; the shape of Sun Tai’s seal.
Wang Lin bitterly smiled and struggled to walk for a long time. He felt
like there was a mountain on top of him and every step was a struggle. By
the time he made it out of the forest, all of the spiritual energy in his body
had been used up. Not a sliver of it remained.
His physical injuries were extremely bad. He felt waves of pain coming
from his internal organs, and his origin soul was so weak that it was about
to collapse. Once he walked out of the forest, he felt the sunlight on his
body. His body suddenly felt really weak and he blacked out before even
falling to the ground.
371
MORTAL
A fter Wang Lin and Red Butterfly’s fight, the name Ceng Niu gained
even more prestige and the treasures he used were seen by all of the
messengers of the various cultivation countries. After these messengers
returned to their respective countries, the news spread out.
Whether it was the restriction flag, the celestial sword, or the God
Slaying War Chariot, these items suddenly became the most talked about
things among cultivators.
The person named Ceng Niu had been titled the number one person
under the Soul Transformation stage on Suzaku.
At the same time, Mount Suzaku sent out a message that Red Butterfly
was going into closed door cultivation to attempt to break through to the
Soul Transformation stage. No one questioned this; after all, if Red
Butterfly had a breakthrough during her fight, then going into closed door
cultivation was natural.
However, as time slowly passed, people found out that Ceng Niu had
gone missing.
No one knew where he had gone; they only knew that Ceng Niu had
disappeared without a trace when going to Mount Suzaku to get his order.
This matter caused a big storm. The old man who held the title of
Suzaku came out of his closed door cultivation and looked to the north.
Three days ago, there were shock waves containing celestial spiritual
energy coming from there. That meant that two Soul Transformation
cultivators were using celestial spiritual energy to fight.
In addition to that, he also felt the Giant Demon Clan’s bloodline power.
Although the Suzaku’s cultivation was powerful, he wasn’t a god that
could know things in advance. Suzaku was huge and complex, so, after
some extensive searching, he found out that this matter with Ceng Niu was
started by Xue Yue and that the Giant Demon Clan participated.
However, he couldn’t find the identity of the other Soul Transformation
cultivator.
In addition, when he spread out his divine sense, he could only vaguely
feel where Wang Lin was. He couldn’t pinpoint his exact location, which
was surprising to him.
He judged that Wang Lin’s origin soul must have collapsed due to
serious injuries. This was why he couldn’t pinpoint where Wang Lin was.
However, in his eyes, Wang Lin was only one of Liu Mei’s cultivation
furnaces. He was important but not that important.
“Liu Mei, go to the northern end of the Suzaku Continent. Wang Lin is
there…” After leaving a message for Liu Mei, the old man went back into
Xue Yue’s actions went against his will. They will definitely be in
danger in the future.
Liu Mei’s figure floated down from Mount Suzaku and turned into a ray
of light that flew toward the northern end of the Suzaku continent.
Right now, on one of the cliffs of Mount Suzaku, stood a woman
wearing a red veil. Her eyes were empty and there were no signs of life
within her.
There was a bright red flower near her feet. As the wind blew, the
flower trembled as if would be blown away, but it still struggled to grow.
Qian Feng’s figure appeared behind the red-veiled woman. He flicked
his finger and the flower at the woman’s feet turned to dust.
“Heartless, I know that you have a tiny bit of your origin soul hidden
somewhere, but with me in control, there won’t be a second Zi Xin!” Qian
Feng’s right hand touched the red veiled-woman’s face and he let out an
evil smile.
One month later.
In a village in the northern part of the Suzaku continent, a young man
was sitting on a rock at the entrance of the village. His face was filled with
very shocking scars, making him look very ugly, and his eyes were dim.
He was looking into the distance. His eyes weren’t focused at all; they
only contained sadness and confusion.
As villagers passed by the village entrance, they all looked at him with
disgust before going around him.
The young man’s expression didn’t change at all as people passed by; he
just stared into the distance.
Shortly after, a young girl who was wearing flower-pattern top and
pants came by. Behind her was a dog the size of a calf.
This girl looked to be about 14 or 15 years old, her face was white, and
her eyes were big.
The girl stopped 30 feet from the young man and shouted, “Ugly Mute,
my dad told me to call you back for dinner.”
The young man turned around, looked at the young girl, and stood up.
His legs were a bit numb, maybe because he had been sitting there for too
long, so he almost fell over as he tried to stand up, causing the girl to laugh.
“Mute, hurry up. I’m hungry.” The young girl turned around and walked
back into the village. The dog ran before her as if it was opening a path.
The young man slowly followed the girl. As he looked at the village, the
sadness in his eyes deepened.
In a house near the entrance of the village sat a middle-aged man. His
blue shirt had been washed so many times that it was turning white.
There were herbs laid out on the ground. When the wind blew, the
fragrance of the herbs spread.
The young girl bounced into the room, sat down next to the man, and
said, “Dad, I called the mute back.”
The man frowned. He looked at the girl and shouted, “Behave yourself!
Call him uncle!”
The girl stuck out her tongue and didn’t say anything. Instead, she ran
into the house and helped her mom set the table.
The man stood up and looked at young man. He said, “Little brother,
don’t mind her; Er Yi has always been like this. Come, let me see how
much you have recovered.”
The young man nodded and sat down next to the man. He stretch out his
arm, which was very thin. It looked like it was just bones wrapped in skin.
The man pressed his hand on the arm. After a while, he let out a smile
and said, “Little brother, you are recovering very well. Let me give you
some more medicine and then you will just need to nourish your body and
you will be fine.”
The young man pondered and then nodded.
The middle-aged man saw the young man like this and signed. He met
this person one month ago when he went to the forest to gather wood. This
young man was at the brink of death when he found him. He was a doctor
and a parent, so he decided to take the young man in and heal him.
This person’s injuries were very heavy. Even his internal organs were
out of place and damaged. The middle-aged man had no confidence in
healing the young man at all; he had left it up to fate. However, the young
man’s body was very strange. After ten days, his body was getting better
and the young man woke up.
However, after the person awakened, the middle-aged man found out
that the boy couldn’t speak; he was a mute.
At this moment, a woman walked out of the house and the girl followed
behind her. The two of them carried some dishes out and placed them on the
table.
The girl pouted and said, “Mom, I’m not going to eat with the mute. He
is so ugly that I can’t eat with him here.”
“You!” The middle-aged man stared at the girl. The woman quickly
stood before the young girl and placed some of the dishes into her bowl. “Er
Yi, go eat inside the house.”
The girl pouted. She was about the speak when the young man picked
up his bowl with trembling hands. He stood up, walked out of the yard, sat
down on a rock, and stared at the rice in his bowl as he pondered.
No one in the cultivation world knew where he was. He was Wang Lin.
Someone who once flourished was now in such a state. This was all
caused by Xue Yue and the Giant Demon Clan.
Wang Lin’s right hand trembled while he placed the bowl down on the
rock. He let out a bitter smile. One month ago, his origin soul collapsed.
It collapsed but hadn’t completely disappeared; it remained in his body
as shattered pieces. However, as time passed, the shattered pieces were
slowly dissipating.
His body was also heavily damaged, but due to some strange luck, the
spiritual energy that released when his origin soul collapsed was able to
somewhat repair his body. This was why he was able to get better.
However, the current him had lost all spiritual energy and had become a
mortal that even had trouble holding a bowl. Right now, even a mortal
could knock him to the ground with one punch.
What he didn’t expect was that the collapse of his origin soul would
even affect his original body back in Chu. It had fallen into a deep sleep and
hadn’t been able to wake up.
This was very bad news for Wang Lin.
If his original body hadn’t fallen asleep, he could have his original body
come to pick him up. Then he would just need to find a place filled with
spiritual energy to cultivate. But now all of that went up in smoke.
He wasn’t mute; he was just unwilling to speak.
The marks caused by the tea domain caused his face to be extremely
ugly, so people were fed up with him. Aside from this couple in the village,
no one else ever said anything kind to him.
Without any spiritual power, he wasn’t able to open his bag of holding.
The current him had completely become a mortal. Wang Lin let out a sigh
and then ate all of the rice in his bowl.
“In nine years, Wan Er will have to face the heavens’ reincarnation
cycle again. Nine years…” Wang Lin swallowed the last bit of rice and
revealed a determined gaze.
Throughout this month, he was trying to come up with a way to recover
his cultivation.
As long as the domain and seal were broken, he would naturally regain
his cultivation. However, he was at a loss when it came to breaking them.
Late at night, Wang Lin lied down in the wood shed in the yard and
slowly fell asleep. His body was very weak right now; it didn’t even have
an ounce of strength.
Early in the morning of the next day, the middle-aged man put a basket
on his back and went into the mountains with a few hunters to gather herbs.
Wang Lin opened his eyes, sat down in the lotus position, and silently
cultivated inside the wooden shed. After a while, he let out a sigh. There
wasn’t any spiritual energy in his body, so it was impossible to cultivate.
Only by being in a place with dense spiritual energy could he do some
forced cultivation to cause spiritual energy to appear in his body.
He bitterly shook his head and walked out of the shed. His body was
still weak.
Just at this moment, the young girl walked out of the house. After
seeing Wang Lin, she pouted and said, “Ugly Nute, you have already stayed
here for a month. When are you leaving? My house is not a charity house;
how could we have that much extra food for you to eat?”
The woman walked out of the house and scolded her. “Er Yi, how many
times has your dad told you to call him uncle.”
The girl let out a dissatisfied snort and said, “Xiu Cai, follow me!” With
that, she walked toward the gate.
The dog suddenly charged out from the corner of the yard and followed
the young girl while wagging its tail.
The woman’s gaze swept past Wang Lin as she apologetically said,
“That child doesn’t know any better, so don’t mind her. Her dad is going to
the mountains to gather herbs. He said your body is very weak, so feel free
to stay as long as you want. You can leave once you feel better.”
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed by. In this half a month, with
the help of the middle-aged man’s medicine, Wang Lin’s body slowly
regained a bit of strength. On one late night, Wang Lin walked out of the
shed. He looked at the house that the middle-aged man lived in and
memorized it before walking out of the yard.
He was going to leave!
372
FIRE CLOUD VILLAGE
I n this past half a month, Wang Lin had saved up some dried food and
wrapped it up. In the company of the moonlight, he walked out of the
village.
At this moment, he suddenly thought back to 500 years ago. When he
was rejected by the Heng Yue Sect, he had also left home in the middle of
the night. After he left, his journey began. It had been 500 years since then.
He let out a sigh and walked into the distance.
He had no idea where he was right now. When he was teleported by that
transfer array, he didn’t have time to figure out where he was. Right now he
only wanted to find a spirit vein so he could use it to gain a bit of spiritual
energy and then figure out a way to break the domain and seal that plagued
him.
Late at night, the cold wind blew and Wang Lin’s body shivered. Wang
Lin bitterly smiled and thought about how long it had been since he felt like
a real mortal.
Even when he was turning into a mortal, it was countless times better
than this.
Along the way, Wang Lin kept running out of breath, so he had to take
breaks. He naturally traveled very slowly. Seven days later, he was still
walking on the main road.
Although he had no spiritual energy, he was still able to sense it. He did
find a few places with spiritual energy, but no matter how hard he tried to
cultivate, he couldn’t gather any inside his body.
Wang Lin bitterly thought, “Maybe only the local sects have places with
thick spiritual energy.”
However, how would he be able to enter a sect with his current body?
Wang Lin sighed. He looked at the sky and a hint of despair appeared in
his heart. But that hint of despair was quickly crushed by his determination.
He took a deep breath and muttered, “Xue Yue and Giant Demon Clan, I
won’t forget what happened. One day I’ll pay you back 100 times what you
have done to me!”
He revealed a determined gaze as he stood up and continued to walk
forward.
But just at this moment, sounds of horses came from behind him. This
sound was particularly jarring in the dead of night.
As soon as Wang Lin heard the sound, a group of black horses closed in
one by one. Sitting on top of the horses were burly men with the faces of
murderers. One of the burly men saw Wang Lin as he passed by and quickly
reined in his horse and said, “Haha, what an ugly kid, what a money tree!”
He reached out and grabbed Wang Lin.
A shout came out from the front. “Fourth Ma, what are you doing?!”
“Boss, I found a money tree. If we break this ugly kid’s legs, we can use
him to block the Heavenly Power escort company’s carriages on the road.
It’s better than using our own brothers!” The burly man with the knife scar
on his face commanded the horse to charge forward.
The burly man with the knife scar charged up, raised Wang Lin, and
smiled. “Boss, look!”
Wang Lin’s eyes were closed. He was very angry. A few martial artists
in the mortal world could easily humiliate him like this.
A very large man sat on the horse before them. He looked at Wang Lin
and nodded. “Okay, take him.”
The group of 18 horses galloped into the distance.
They stopped at a fork in the road 1,500 kilometers away. Each of them
quickly put on their masks, spread out to the sides of the road, and hid
themselves.
These people’s movements were very skillful. It was clear that they did
this sort of thing often.
In the blink of an eye, the only people that remained were the burly man
with the knife scar and Wang Lin. He was holding Wang Lin in place.
“Little six, take away your brother’s horse.” Just as he finished
speaking, a thin young man came out and took the horse away.
“Little brat, consider yourself unlucky.” The burly man with the knife
scar let out a vicious smile as he placed Wang Lin down and unhinged his
jaw. Then he poked a few spots on Wang Lin’s shoulders and legs with his
finger.
With a few crackling sounds, Wang Lin’s shoulders and legs were
shattered. Waves of pain filled his body and giant beats of sweat covered his
forehead. His gaze locked onto the burly man with a knife scar. He burned
that man’s face into his memory.
The burly man with knife scar snorted. He took out some medical paste
and smeared it over Wang Lin. Then he disappeared into the bushes.
As Wang Lin lied there on the ground, a murderous intent filled his
body. He had never been treated like this in his life, but his body was
simply too weak, so he eventually passed out.
Time slowly passed by. One hour later, the sounds carriages came from
the distance and gradually got closer.
Then the carriages suddenly stopped and someone charged forth on a
house. He quickly arrived and looked down at Wang Lin before shouting,
“Leader, it’s a dead body!”
With that, he jumped off the house and kicked Wang Lin to the side of
the road. He then got back on the horse and returned to the carriages.
The carriages once again moved forward, but just as the carriages
passed where Wang Lin was, torches suddenly lit up around them and
laughter filled the air.
“Heavenly Power escort company, did you think I wouldn’t rob you if
you took the long way around? Stay behind for me!” A loud shout came
from the forest and 18 vicious men walked out.
Someone with a torch lit up the paste that was smeared on Wang Lin.
This paste turned into a gas that soon covered the carriages.
“Fire Cloud Poison!” A shout came from the carriages. Shortly after,
each member of the escort party felt all of their strength leaving their
bodies.
“That is correct. This is the special poison the 18 Fire Cloud Heroes
use! Hehe, this poison affects the blood and is activated by fire. Today, none
of you will escape!”
A massacre began. In less than five minutes, more than half of the
escort team was killed.
One scream after another echoed through the night. The 18 bandits
looked very vicious under the light of the torches as they murdered the
escort team.
“Haha, big brother, there were even three women! This is enough for us
to have some fun once we get back.” The burly man with the knife scar cut
off someone’s head and then picked up one of the women. This woman was
pretty, but her screaming face was pale and filled with fear.
The knife-scarred burly man laughed. He touched the woman a bit
before putting her over his back and letting her hit him.
Two more men quickly came up and grabbed the other two women as
they laughed at the first woman. Soon, horses came out from the side of the
road.
The very large man took out a box and looked inside. With a very
satisfied expression, he shouted, “Brothers, let’s go!”
These people all got on their horses and were about to leave with the
three crying women.
The knife-scarred burly man went by Wang Lin with the woman over
his shoulder and said, “Boss, this kid still has breath left in him. How about
we keep him for a few more days to use again?”
The large man nodded and quickly left on his horse.
The knife-scarred man kicked Wang Lin to another person. That person
caught him and carried him. They all shouted as they rode off into the
distance, leaving behind the bodies which emitted a powerful stench of
blood.
When the sun rose in the morning, the 18 men were halfway up the
mountain. There was a huge village there with three large words on on a
board at the front:
“Fire Cloud Village!”
“Everyone has returned. Open the gate!”
The gate of the village opened and the 18 men quickly entered. Soon,
the village became very lively.
The knife-scarred man that was holding the woman got off his horse and
said, “Boss, I’m going to go and enjoy myself first.” With that, he entered a
house and soon the miserable screams of a woman could be heard.
These burly men were clearly used to these kind of things, so they all
laughed. The other two women were also taken away.
Wang Lin was thrown into a water prison behind the village.
It was completely dark in the cage; there was no light or sound. He also
couldn’t feel anything with his feet. It was as if he was hanging in mid air.
His body was suspended in the air and swung back and forth. Wang Lin
moved his swollen head and the pain from his arms and legs suddenly
appeared like fire burning his skin.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and became completely sober.
A miserable scream came from the distance, only it was very faint by
the time it reached this prison. However, because it was so silent here, the
scream seemed to linger forever.
After losing all of this spiritual energy and his origin soul collapsed,
Wang Lin no longer felt like he could move anything with just a look like
he did before. Even though his surroundings were completely dark, he
realized that he was trapped in a small space. His arms were tied and he was
left hanging with his body in the cold water.
The water that he couldn’t see the color of covered his body up to his
neck and release a foul smell that would make anyone nauseous.
Wang Lin quickly raised his head high so he could breath. It was like
being sealed inside a well. After the miserable screams ended, it was as
silent as a grave once more.
“It seems that a cultivator that has lost everything is even worse than a
mortal…” Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. A hint of anger that came from his
frustration was hidden very well within his eyes.
The Wang Lin that could move the heavens and shake the earth no
longer existed. Wang Lin had lost all of his spiritual energy, his origin soul
had collapsed, and he didn’t have the strength of a mortal. He couldn’t even
open his bag of holding.
He had also lost track of his bag of holding. It was definitely taken away
by those martial artists.
At this moment, Liu Mei’s beautiful figure flew over the Fire Cloud
Village. She didn’t even lower her head, because she didn’t know that the
person she was searching for was in that village.
As Wang Lin silently pondered, his eyes became brighter and brighter.
This water cage had spiritual energy denser than any other area he had been
to after leaving the village.
This spiritual energy didn’t come from the mountain but from the water!
373
MOSQUITO BEAST
W ang Lin’s eyes lit up. He then slowly closed his eyes and began to
quietly cultivate.
The place he was being held at was completely quiet, which was similar
to where a cultivator would cultivate.
Wang Lin’s entire body from the neck down was in the water. The
spiritual energy inside the water slowly gathered toward Wang Lin’s body,
but a thin barrier seemed to prevent the spiritual energy from being
absorbed.
Even if a bit of spiritual energy entered his body, it would be pushed out
by that thin barrier.
As a result, as time slowly passed, the spiritual energy inside the water
cage became even more dense.
In the Fire Cloud Village, torches lit up the area even at night. Sounds
of people enjoying themselves could be heard along with the screams of
women. At this moment, inside a rather luxurious cottage, sat the large,
burly man with an open box before him.
There was a pearl the size of a fist that emitted a gentle light inside the
box.
Greed filled the large, burly man’s eyes when he picked up the pearl. He
muttered, “What a big pearl. It should definitely fetch a good price!”
After a while, he put the pearl back inside the box and closed it. Then
his eyes fell on the other object on the table.
This was a grey bag. When the man picked up the bag, he felt that it
was very light, like there was nothing inside. What surprised the man the
most was that there was no opening to this bag.
“What is this?” The man pondered a bit before using all of his strength
to try to rip the bag open. No matter how much strength he used, even when
the vein on his head popped out, he couldn’t tear the bag open.
“This… could this be the silk from the heavenly silkworm? Yes, it must
be; how could I not be able to tear it open otherwise? Legend has it that the
heavenly silkworm’s silk is most afraid of water. Hmph, I don’t believe I
can’t burn this.” The large, burly man placed the bag in the fireplace.
After a very long time, there was no change to the bag. The large, burly
man was stunned. He didn’t even feel any heat from the bag.
“Eh? What the hell is this?” The large, burly man took out a large blade.
This blade was something he had spent a lot of money to get custom made
and it was very sharp. He tried to slice the bag with it.
After the blade sliced past the bag, he looked at the bag and was
shocked. He picked up the bag and carefully examined it before laughing
“Treasure! This is a true treasure! If I place this before my chest, it will
definitely save my life in an important moment. I didn’t think that ugly brat
would have such a treasure. Too bad there is only one; if there were more
and I could find a way to link them together to make a set of clothes, that
would be even better!”
He carefully placed the bag close to his chest, then his eyes lit up and he
muttered, “I wonder where that ugly brat got this kind of treasure. I have to
go ask.”
Thinking about this, he stood up, walked out, and charged toward the
prison. Along the way, everyone who saw him revealed satisfied smiles.
The large, burly man quickly arrived at the prison.
There were two henchmen talking to each other as they guarded the
prison. When they saw the large, burly man, they immediately said,
“Greetings, big boss!”
The large, burly man snorted and asked, “Where did you guys throw the
ugly brat we brought back?”
One of the men quickly answered, “In the northern room.”
The large, burly man said, “Open the door!”
The man quickly ran to the side next to a metal fence and raised it up.
He smiled. “Boss…”
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly fell to the ground. The fence
fell as well. The sound of something falling into water came from inside the
fence and then a young man floated out.
This young man’s eyes were filled with coldness and rage.
The large, burly man was stunned as he stared at the person who floated
out. Then he immediately realized who it was and turned around to escape.
However, he only took two steps before an invisible hand caught him.
With one squeeze, he didn’t even have time to scream as he was turned into
a pile of blood and flesh.
The bag flew to the young man.
This young man was Wang Lin. The spiritual energy inside the water
cage was finally able to get through an opening, allowing him to have a bit
of spiritual energy within his body.
However, this bit of spiritual energy was simply too small. After flying
out and killing two people, he had used up almost all of the spiritual energy
he had gathered. He quickly poured the rest of the spiritual energy into his
bag.
“Mosquito beast!”
The bag emitted a green light and a ray of black light flew out, turning
into the mosquito beast that was the size of a small mountain.
The remaining henchman was terrified, and then the smell of urine
appeared. This person’s pants were wet and he fell over. He passed out from
being too scared.
After the mosquito beast appeared, it let out a roar that immediately
spread across the village. All other sounds immediately stopped, leaving
only the mosquito’s angry roar.
His mind was linked with Wang Lin’s, so when he saw how weak Wang
Lin currently was, he became very angry. Without waiting for Wang Lin’s
order, it pointed its mouth at the remaining henchman and sucked. The
henchman quickly turned into a pile of bones.
After releasing the mosquito beast, Wang Lin let out a sigh of relief.
Although he no longer had
spiritual energy in his body, with the mosquito beast out, he would have
some safety.
The mosquito beast’s roar shocked everyone inside the village.
Everyone charged over with their weapons. However, they had only taken a
few steps before they saw the mosquito the size of a small mountain. They
all sucked in breaths of cold air and their knees went soft.
A few timid people began screaming.
“Monster!”
Wang Lin’s body was still in pain. He coldly looked at the ground and
found the knife-scarred man. Wang Lin pointed at that person and then the
mosquito charged at that man with its body.
As the mosquito collided with the knife-scarred man, the man let out a
miserable scream and his body was turned to mush. Even the house behind
him had collapsed. The mosquito floated above Wang Lin and coldly
looked at everyone.
At this moment, everyone inside the village put down their weapons.
Their legs were shaking and the fear in their eyes had reached its limit.
At this moment, someone walked out from the crowd. This person was
a scribe. Although he was terrified, he forced himself to calm down. After
he came out, he bowed and said, with a trembling voice, “Immortal, please
don’t be angry, don’t be angry. We really didn’t know immortal’s identity
before, we really didn’t know…”
Wang Lin stared at this person and asked, “What country is this?”
The scribe quickly said, “This place is in the northern part of the
country of Pilu.”
“Country of Pilu… So this place is the northern part of the Suzaku
continent.” Wang Lin pondered a bit and then said, “Dig through this
dungeon to let the water flow out! How many days do you need?”
The scribe immediately said, with trembling voice, “Three days...No,
one day. We can do it in one day!”
Wang Lin nodded and said, “Start!” He didn’t ask the mosquito beast to
help; he had it guarding him.
The scribe relaxed a bit. He immediately turned around and shouted,
“Everyone, come here and dig this place up!”
All of the people in the village moved, but they were all so terrified that
they couldn’t use any strength. This was especially true for the 16 people
that brought Wang Lin back.
Wang Lin closed his eyes and calmly cultivated. The mosquito beast
circled Wang Lin once before landing next to him. He would occasionally
look at the people of the village with a vicious gaze.
All 200-plus people of the Fire Cloud Village used all of their strength
to dig an opening into the water prison. When they were done, a large
amount of dirty water flowed out, but what shocked the villagers was that
the water was only dirty at the start. As more water flowed out, it became
clearer, and near the end, there was even a fragrance coming from the water.
After one day passed, the water gradually stopped flowing. The people
of the village stopped working and looked at Wang Lin with terror in their
eyes.
Wang Lin ignored them. With the help of the mosquito, he entered the
prison again. The current prison was like a deep well.
Sitting inside, Wang Lin closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
The mosquito was still by Wang Lin’s side, guarding him. Anyone who
was willing to come close was playing with their life.
After waiting for a very long time and hearing no commands from
Wang Lin, the scribe hesitantly backed up a few steps. After seeing no
reaction from the mosquito beast, he backed up even more.
The other people of the village followed suit and soon no one was
around anymore.
These people of the village were ready to escape the village when Wang
Lin’s voice came from the deep well.
“No one is allowed to leave!”
The scribe secretly groaned but respectfully responded
Just like this, the Fire Cloud Village became more calm than it ever had
been. There were no sounds; it was as if the entire village was dead.
All of the passing travelers and escort companies were very shocked
because they hadn’t seen the normally very arrogant 18 Heroes of Fire
Cloud Village around in the past two months.
One day, Wang Lin opened his eyes inside the deep well. All the
injuries in his body had healed, but the tea domain and seal on his body
hadn’t loosened at all.
“In these two months of time, I have only recovered to about the second
stage of Qi Condensation. After the domain and the seal fused, the resulting
barrier became too powerful. I must find a place with more spiritual energy.
Unfortunately, my origin soul has shattered and I can barely keep the
fragments from dissipating, so there is no way for me to take out the heaven
defying bead. Otherwise, with the spiritual energy gathered inside the bead,
I could recover a lot. However, I do have some top quality spirit stones, so I
won’t be short on spiritual energy for now. The first thing I must do is
recover my origin soul so I can take out the bead.”
“This place isn’t a spirit vein, but this water has spiritual energy. It is a
bit strange.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and then went deeper into the water. When he
was cultivating, he was floating just over the water and didn’t sink down.
His cultivation had slightly recovered, so he decided to check it out.
However, his current cultivation level was low, so he decided that if he
encountered any danger, he would call the mosquito beast.
Soon, he sank deep into the clear water. However, although the water
was clear, the bottom of the well was covered in a thick layer of black mud.
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OBJECT IN THE WATER
W ang Lin’s eyes lit up and his hand formed seal to activate a low
level technique that he hadn’t used in a long time; the attraction
technique. The mud on the ground was lifted and a stench quickly filled the
water as the mud spread like ink.
He quickly swam up to the top of the well like a squid and the mud
quickly followed like it was chasing him.
Soon, Wang Lin came out of the water and waved his hand. Using the
attraction technique, a large amount of muddy water flowed out of the hole.
After a long time, the mud was cleared out and Wang Lin descended
down the well once more.
After repeating this three times, the mud at the bottom of the well was
cleared out and what was under it was revealed.
At the bottom of the well, he saw that there was a formation with three
spots that held spirit stones. If they were just normal spirit stones, it
wouldn’t be much, but Wang Lin could see the red line on them, meaning
that they all had to be top quality spirit stones.
Wang Lin’s eyes became focused as he carefully looked down. “No
wonder this place has so much spiritual energy even though it’s not a spirit
vein.”
The three pieces of top quality spirit stone had already turned gray from
being placed there for who knows how long and were almost all used up.
However, what attracted Wang Lin wasn’t these three top quality spirit
stones but another object!
This was a skeleton!
From the looks of the skeleton, it was a woman. It was nailed to the
bottom of the well using some black nails.
“Using three top quality spirit stones to seal this skeleton; what a rich
person!” Wang Lin was able to immediately tell that this formation was
used for sealing.
Only the right index finger of the skeleton was pierced deep into the
ground.
After pondering a bit, Wang Lin didn’t act recklessly. Instead, he swam
up and was ready to leave.
But just at this moment, his bag of holding released a yellow light.
Something inside was forcing its way out. This was the first time Wang Lin
had an item in his bag move without his control.
The mysterious scroll that Wang Lin had accidentally obtained hundreds
of years ago, the one that he had researched for a long time and still to this
day didn’t know how to use, charged out.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. The moment he took the scroll out, it
caused the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s ancestor to pause. This scroll must
have some famous background.
Now he watched the scroll fly out and slowly open up. The scroll was
completely black and waves of screams were coming out of it.
Just at this moment, the skeleton at the bottom of the well suddenly
began to glow purple. The skeleton’s right index finger glowed even
brighter.
A fist-sized ball of purple light appeared before the skeleton and was
completely absorbed by the scroll.
The skeleton immediately shattered into grey dust, but the dust
mysteriously didn’t mix with the water; it instead covered the bottom of the
well.
This all happened very quickly. After the scroll absorbed the purple
light, it began to fall slowly and Wang Lin caught it. After pondering for a
bit, he decided to not investigate the scroll and charged out of the water.
After coming out of the water, Wang Lin was very puzzled. After
pondering for a while, he slowly opened the scroll.
He saw a change in the blackness of the scroll. There was a faint, purple
outline glowing on the scroll. However, if one didn’t look closely at the
scroll, they wouldn’t see this at all.
After a very long time, Wang Lin frowned. He still couldn’t see through
this scroll. If it was an important treasure, why was it in the hands of a Core
Formation cultivator back then?
He pondered for a bit before putting the scroll away. Then he looked at
the prison and began to ponder.
The skeleton under the well was very mysterious. To be sealed with
three top quality spirit stones, this person must have been extremely
powerful. But who was the one that sealed her there?
Compared to the skeleton, this scroll was even more mysterious. What
exactly was that purple light?”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, “Mosquito beast, bring that middle-
aged scribe here.”
The mosquito beast suddenly charged out and let out a roar that caused
the snow on the mountain to tremble. Luckily, there wasn’t enough snow to
start an avalanche.
But this roar shocked everyone inside the village. Everyone secretly
groaned. They didn’t dare to go outside.
The mosquito beast’s eyes revealed a fierce gaze as it charged down and
smashed into a house. Its sharp mouth stopped three inches away from the
person inside.
That person was the middled-aged scribe. He looked at the sharp mouth
before him and fainted.
The mosquito beast brought the person to Wang Lin and threw him on
the ground. When the scribe woke up, his face was pale and his eyes were
filled with terror.
Wang Lin asked, “How did you guys find this water prison?”
The middle-aged scribe trembled as he spoke. “Imm… Immortal, a long
time ago, this was just a deserted mountain. This cave only appeared after
an earthquake, and this water prison also appeared at the same time. The
water always had a bad stench. Back then, the boss took a look and thought
it would make a good prison, which is why this area became a prison.”
Wang Lin raised his head and looked at the mountain. There were some
marks of the mountain collapsing before, so this person was not lying.
As a result, everything became clear. This mountain was placed here to
seal that skeleton. And then, however many years later, an earthquake
opened up a hole in the seal and allowed the skeleton to see the light of day
again.
But who exactly was she?
Wang Lin waved his right hand to signal the middle-aged scribe to
leave. His eyes sparkled as he mused over this for a while before throwing
it to the back of his mind and focusing on finding a way to help himself
recover.
The top quality spirit stones inside the water were almost used up and
were getting weaker and weaker. Although it would still take countless
years for them to be completely used up, they could can no longer satisfy
Wang Lin’s needs.
He sat down in the lotus position and slapped his bag of holding,
causing three top quality spirit stones to appear. Then he once again closed
his eyes to begin cultivating.
In the blink of an eye, three more months passed. It had been over half a
year since Wang Lin left Chu.
At this moment, the country of Pilu had entered winter. The cold air
filled the mountain and chilled the bones.
The bandits in the village hadn’t left the mountain in over half a year,
but there was plenty of food stored in the village, so they could still get
through winter.
In these three months, Wang Lin sat motionlessly as he focused all of
his attention into cultivating to gather spiritual energy inside his body. He
was getting ready to try to break through the domain and seal in one go.
His cultivation had recovered to the 6th layer of Qi Condensation with
the help of the top quality spirit stones.
The mosquito beast still guarded Wang Lin, though sometimes it would
look into the distance. The direction it was looking at was Chu. In these
past three months, it started to miss the thunder toad. Although they were
always at odds, after not seeing the thunder toad for so long, the mosquito
beast missed the thunder toad.
On this day, Wang Lin opened his eyes. He slapped his bag of holding,
took out five more top quality spirit stones, and placed them around him.
After pondering for a while, he touched the tea mark on his forehead
and revealed a determined look.
Without a word, he closed his eyes and started to absorb spiritual energy
like crazy from the eight top quality spirit stones. As the spiritual energy
gathered around him, he emitted a green light and a refreshing fragrance
slowly spread.
As more and more spiritual energy gathered around his body, he began
to active the 6th layer Qi Condensation level spiritual energy in his body to
guide the spiritual energy outside his body to collide with the seal.
Wang Lin was like a metal plate while the spiritual energy inside his
body was like a small hammer and the spiritual energy outside was like a
large mallet.
The two hammers both hit on the metal to try to create an opening.
After waves of bombardment ensued, Wang Lin’s face began to show
how much pain he was in and the tea mark on his face emitted a dark glow.
Then the tea mark began to move. From a distance, it looked like an array
was turning.
Every time it turned once, a large amount of spiritual energy would be
absorbed by it.
Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes and revealed a hint of hesitation,
but this hesitation was soon replaced by determination. He took a deep
breath and took out a white jade from his bag of holding.
The moment this jade appeared, the surrounding spiritual energy
dimmed and made way for the jade.
“Celestial jade… Swallowing this jade is like taking poison, but the
domain and seal in my body are also like poison. To use poison to fight
poison is the quickest way to create an opening in the seals on my body!”
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he picked up the jade, broke off a piece
the size of his thumb, and put it in his mouth.
The moment the celestial jade entered his mouth, a powerful surge of
celestial spiritual energy entered Wang Lin’s body and surged through him
like a flood. The spiritual energy in his body was immediately pushed aside.
Compared to the celestial spiritual energy, it was just too insignificant.
Because he had experienced swallowing celestial jade before, Wang Lin
was calm as he controlled the surge of celestial spiritual energy to attack the
tea domain and seal.
One time, two times, three times!
Every collision would cause Wang Lin’s body to tremble, but it would
also cause the tea mark to tremble. Eventually, small cracks began to form
on the tea mark.
The ground where he sat began to crack as well with every time he
attacked the seals. The cracks spread and hit some of the houses. The
houses that were hit by the cracks immediately turned to dust when the
wind blew by.
A series of crackling sounds came from within Wang Lin’s body. At this
point, about 10% of the tea mark on Wang Lin’s face had cracked and fallen
off.
The moment they fell, they turned into black gas that gathered before
Wang Lin’s forehead instead of dissipating.
Wang Lin’s face was pale and blood seeped out from the corner of his
mouth, but his eyes were bright.
An opening in the tea domain and seal finally appeared after a long time
of attacking them using the celestial jade.
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SOUL REFINING SECT
T he moment this gap appeared, a large amount of spiritual energy from

outside entered Wang Lin’s body. At the same time, the shattered
pieces of his origin soul began to condense. Although it hadn’t recovered, it
was no longer dissipating.
Wang Lin immediately closed his eyes and quietly cultivated.
Three days later, the sky darkened and snow covered the mountain.
From a distance, the entire mountain looked like it was buried in snow.
The snowflakes that were falling toward Wang Lin would melt three
inches from his body. This caused a circular water mark to gradually form
around him.
The tea mark on his face was no longer as prominent as it was before
and it was showing signs of disappearing.
When Wang Lin opened his eyes, they were filled with spirit.
“Ten percent of the tea marks are gone, the seal has loosened, and my
cultivation has recovered to the early stage of Foundation Establishment. As
a result, I will be able to just barely use a lot of the treasures inside my bag.
Thanks to that and the mosquito beast, as long as I don’t meet any Soul
Formation cultivators, I will be safe.”
“However, that piece of celestial jade is the limit my body can handle
right now. If I take anymore, then I’m afraid my body will be turned to dust
by the celestial spiritual energy before the domain and seal are broken.”
“Now I can only try to reach the Core Formation stage as soon as
possible. When I reach the Core Formation stage, I should be able to take
another piece of celestial jade and try to break the domain and seal
completely.”
“However, I only have so many top quality spirit stones, so I can’t just
keep using them like this. I need to find a place with dense spiritual energy
to cultivate in peace. I must recover my cultivation in nine years no matter
what!”
After Wang Lin pondered a bit, his eyes lit up and he jumped on the
mosquito beast.
The mosquito beast let out a happy roar and carried Wang Lin away.
Wang Lin lowered his head and looked at the Fire Cloud Village. After
killing the large, burly man and the knife-scarred burly man, most of his
anger had been appeased. He patted the mosquito’s big head and the
mosquito let out a roar and charged forward.
“Slower!” Wang Lin’s expression changed. His cultivation had only
recovered to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, so he couldn’t
withstand the speed of the mosquito beast which was around late stage
Nascent Soul level.
The mosquito immediately slowed down and flew slowly.
While sitting on the back of the mosquito beast, Wang Lin took out the
map jade and looked south. That was where the country of Pilu’s Soul
Refining Sect was.
“One of the three great sects in the country of Pilu on the continent of
Suzaku must have plenty of spiritual energy within the sect!”
The reason he chose the Soul Refining Sect was because it was very
strange. It only had a few hundred core disciples but more than tens of
thousands of outer disciples.
Compared to the other two great sects in Pilu, the Soul Refining Sect
had the lowest amount of core disciples, but they were on par with the other
two great sects. To be able to match the other two great sects with only a
few hundred core disciples showed that not only were the treasures in the
Soul Refining Sect great, but the cultivation of the core disciples was also
powerful.
The Soul Refining Sect would never recruit disciples from mortal
children. There was only one way to become a core disciple of the Soul
Refining Sect, and that was to first become an outer disciple.
Every three years, the outer sect disciples would have a competition
where one of them would be chosen to become a core disciple. The core
disciples also competed every three years, but in their competitions, one
would be kicked out. This meant that even if someone became a core
disciple, they could still be kicked out.
It was very simple to become an outer disciple; as long as one paid
enough spirit stones, they could gain the status of an outer disciple for a
period of time.
There were several large mountains around the Soul Refining Sect with
spiritual energy several times denser than normal. This was where the outer
disciples of the Soul Refining Sect resided.
Although they were outer disciples, they were actually just paying spirit
stones to rent a cave to cultivate in.
The methods of the Soul Refining Sect were very strange and rarely
seen in Suzaku, and no one knew the reason why they did it like this.
Because of this, Wang Lin chose the Soul Refining Sect. The map had
very detailed information about the Soul Refining Sect. Wang Lin believed
that the person who sold him the jade once came and was an outer disciple
of the Soul Refining Sect for a period of time.
Pilu was, after all, a rank 5 cultivation country, and there were countless
cultivation families that relied on the three great sects. These families
would send a large amount of disciples to the three great sects every three
years.
None of these disciples of the cultivation families had special privileges.
Unless their talent was heaven defying, they would have to start from the
bottom.
Wang Lin arrived near the Soul Refining Sect after seven days of riding
the mosquito beast. About 500 kilometers away from the sect, he got off the
mosquito beast and took out a normal flying sword. He jumped on the
flying sword and flew toward the sect.
Not long after, the Soul Refining Sect came into view, but a few
kilometers away from the sect, a gentle light blocked him from entering.
Wang Lin knew that this was the Soul Refining Sect’s defensive
formation, so he immediately put away the flying sword and landed.
Just at this moment, a ray of purple and red light passed by Wang Lin
from behind, creating sonic booms. The trees in the forest all rustled from
the wind the light had created.
When the red light closed in, a red-haired old man came into view. This
person’s face looked very strange. His mouth and nose were very large, but
his eyes were very small; it looked like he could swallow the heavens.
After Wang Lin saw this person, his eyes lit up and immediately stood
to the side respectfully.
The old man was about to enter the Soul Refining Sect when he
suddenly turned and saw Wang Lin. He was surprised when he looked at
Wang Lin, then he looked at the scar on Wang Lin’s face and shouted,
“Which sect’s disciple are you?”
Wang Lin respectfully said, “Disciple is a rogue cultivator hoping to
become an outer sect disciple.”
The old man looked at Wang Lin and nodded. “To reach the Foundation
Establishment stage as a rogue cultivator is not easy. You want to become
an outer sect disciple to find a place to go into closed door cultivation,
correct?”
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a respectful gaze as he said, “That is what
disciple intends.”
The old man waved his sleeves and said, “You are too late; the time to
accept outer sect disciples has long passed. Go home and come back in a
few years.” With that, he was about to step into the sect.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart but revealed a respectful look. He
pretended to be heartbroken as he took out a sealed box and said, “Senior,
this is a flying sword that junior found a few years ago and hasn’t been
willing to use. Senior, please accept this. Disciple only wishes to become an
outer sect disciple.”
Wang Lin was able to easily see that this old man was only at the early
stage of Core Formation. To this level of cultivator, the flying sword he
took out was very valuable.
The old man stopped and looked at Wang Lin with a faint smile. He
thought that Wang Lin was definitely a rogue cultivator, because he was
much smarter than those from the big families. He waved his hand and the
sealed box landed in his palm. When he opened the box, he revealed a
joyous expression.
But he immediately hid the joy and calmly asked, “Where did you find
this?”
Wang Lin respectfully said, “Many years ago, I helped a Core
Formation cultivator. He was heavily injured and I helped protect him while
he recovered. He gifted me this sword as thanks, but disciple’s cultivation
level is too low to use it.”
The old man eyes lit up and he said, “Oh? What kind of injury?
Describe it to me.”
With Wang Lin’s 500 years of being a cultivator, all he had to do was
casually make something up and it would sound real. After the old man
heard a little, the doubt in his heart disappeared. After all, the person before
him was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Without seeing it
personally, there was no way for him to describe the injury this clearly.
Although there were some places that were a bit iffy, that was normal. If it
was explained too clearly, it would seem fake.
“Okay, I can see that you have worked hard to reach your cultivation
level, so I’ll make an exception. Follow me!” With that, the old man entered
the Soul Refining Sect. At the same time, he took out a token and pressed it
behind him. The light preventing Wang Lin from entering immediately
disappeared.
Wang Lin quickly walked in.
“Follow me closely. There are many restrictions within my Soul
Refining Sect; if you enter one of them, I won’t save you.” With that, the
old man flew forward.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a flying sword appeared. He
stepped onto the flying sword and followed the old man.
Shortly after, the old man stopped at a cliff. There was a luxurious
palace here as well as countless houses nearby.
After the old man landed, he shouted, “Chang Dawei!”
“I’m coming, Red-Hair. What are you shouting for?” A lazy voice came
from one of the houses. Soon, a middle-aged man walked out. This person’s
hair was very messy, like it had been many years since it was last washed.
The red-haired old man laughed and said, “This is a disciple I met on
the way. How about you take him as an outer disciple?”
The middle-aged man let out a yawn as he glanced at Wang Lin, who
was standing behind the red-haired old man. He lazily said, “Since you
personally asked, how could I refuse?”
The red-haired elder smiled and said, “This time I gathered over 100
vengeful souls when left the sect. I’ll add them to my soul flag and make
one of them a main soul. Once I finish, I’ll come and drink with you.”
With that, the old man flew into the distance.
The middle-aged man looked at Wang Lin and asked, “What is your
name?”
Wang Lin respectfully said, “Disciple is named Qian Mu.”
“The 1090th cave on this mountain will belong to you. It costs one mid
quality spirit stone to use it for one year.” The middle-aged man threw a
black token at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin made it look like his heart was aching as he took out two mid
quality spirit stones. After the middle-aged man took the spirit stones, he no
longer paid attention to Wang Lin and left.
Just as Wang Lin wanted to leave, the middle-aged man suddenly asked,
“What did you give Red-Hair?”
Wang Lin honestly replied, “A flying sword that a senior gave me in the
past.”
“No wonder that Red-Hair was so happy! Qian Mu, although you are at
the Foundation Establishment stage, you shouldn’t be proud. Although
there aren’t many Foundation Establishment cultivators among the outer
disciples, there is still a decent amount. Six months from tomorrow is when
the competition of the outer sect disciples starts. If you work hard on your
cultivation, you might have a chance to become a core disciple.” The
middle-aged man then shook his head and walked into the room.
At this moment, Liu Mei looked toward the Soul Refining Sect from a
mountain 25 kilometers away. She was holding a piece of jade. This jade
was sent to her by the ancestor via messenger. Although it couldn’t pinpoint
Ceng Niu’s exact location, it would have a reaction if he was within 50
kilometers.
At this moment, the jade was releasing a green light.
Liu Mei whispered, “Is he at the Soul Refining Sect…”
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THE LAST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR
A ray of green light was flying over the eastern side of planet Suzaku.
However, this person was not flying with his body but with his
origin soul.
He was a mess; there were three fist-sized dents on his origin soul. Each
one was emitting a silver light.
This person was the Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor. He was heavily
injured by Sun Tai’s demon child and had to escape with his origin soul. He
didn’t even have time to worry about Wang Lin.
But that demon child was very strange; it never said a word and only
chased after him. In these past few months they almost circled the entire
planet once.
During the chase, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor was hit by a few of
the demon child’s punches. These small fists marks shouldn’t be looked
down upon because they had injured his origin soul. If it wasn’t for the fact
that he had been a cultivator for a very long time and had some secret
techniques of the Giant Demon Clan, he wouldn’t have been able to get
away.
He was too injured to us his bloodline power again, so, in the end, he
lured the demon child to the extreme north. There was an ancient restriction
there that had been in place since planet Suzaku was founded. Only by
trapping the demon child in there was he able to get away.
He was very weak at the moment and he didn’t want to attract too much
attention, so he quickly returned to the Giant Demon Clan. As for whether
or not Chi Hu and the other clan members had made it out alive, he had
long forgotten about them.
After returning to the Giant Demon Clan, he immediately possessed a
clan member and began his closed door cultivation.
As for Wang Lin, he didn’t dare to search for him now. Suzaku had
already begun to investigate this matter, so he could only clench his teeth
and helplessly give up for now.
Although he didn’t catch Wang Lin, he stole this mysterious flying
sword. At this moment, the ancestor opened his eyes. He moved around in
the body he was possessing and his eyes darkened.
This possessed body would take time to completely become his own.
This time varied depending on the cultivation levels of the person being
possessed and of the person doing the possessing.
The ancestor’s eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding and the
celestial sword flew out and floated before him.
The ancestor pointed at the celestial sword and a miserable scream
mixed with pleas for mercy immediately came out.
The ancestor shouted, “Sword spirit, appear!”
Black gas suddenly came out of the celestial sword and formed the
shape of Xu Liguo. After he saw the Giant Demon Clan ancestor, he
immediately began to beg for mercy. “My lord, have mercy. Please don’t
kill me. I was forced by that person named Wang! My hatred for him isn’t
any less than yours, my lord! I hate him to the bones!”
After the Giant Demon Clan ancestor heard Xu Liguo’s words, he was
stunned and then immediately smiled. “You are certainly a strange sword
spirit. Most sword spirits are very determined and loyal.”
Xu Liguo immediately revealed a pleasing smile and said, “Your
grandpa Xu…”
The ancestor stared at Xu Liguo.
Xu Liguo quickly changed his expression and said, “How could those
servant sword spirits compare to me? A wise man knows who they should
follow!”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor looked at Xu Liguo and then shot a ray
of green light at him. Xu Liguo immediately began to scream miserably
while speaking badly about Wang Lin.
The ancestor snorted and removed the spell. He then shouted, “From
today onward, you are my sword spirit. Since you surrendered on your own,
I won’t place a restriction on you. After all, in my hands, you won’t be able
to escape anyway!”
In truth, that green light was meant to be a seal, but it only hurt Xu
Liguo instead of sealing him.
This old man was very surprised, but he didn’t show it on his face. He
decided to research it more once he adjusts to his new body.
Xu Liguo immediately revealed a thankful expression. He patted his
chest and said, “My lord, don’t worry; I have always been loyal. That Wang
Lin mistreated me, so I rebelled against him, but my lord treats me so well;
I wouldn’t dare to betray you. This is my oath. If I break it, let 10,000
demons pierce my heart!”
Seeing this, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor lightened up. Xu Liguo let
out a sigh of relief. He secretly thought, “It seems your granda Xu Liguo is
smart. I don’t know when that fiend will come and save me, so I must resist.
I will first give in and then get back at this old man in the future. I, Xu
Liguo, am very loyal. That fiend has been good to me, so how could I
betray him?”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s eyes lit up. He originally wanted to
wipe this sword spirit out and replace it with his own. However, if it was
not the initial sword spirit, he wouldn’t be able to use the sword’s full
power.
Moreso, this sword spirit was not simple; it had gained enough
intelligence to beg for mercy and to please others. Thus, it made him even
more unwilling to give it up.
It has to be said that it was very rare for a sword spirit to gain
intelligence. During battles, the benefits of intelligent sword spirits were
great.
He didn’t know that Xu Liguo wasn’t the original sword spirit and that
the reason he was intelligent was because he was a devil.
Even if Xu Liguo were to break the oath he had just made, the
punishment wouldn’t harm him at all. In fact, he was waiting for the
punishment to happen, because it would actually strengthen him instead.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor pondered for a bit before putting Xu
Liguo back into the sword and carefully examining it. The more he saw, the
more shocked he was.
“This sword is definitely not normal! I don’t even know what material
it’s made of.”
His eyes lit up and he carefully placed the sword inside his bag.
As for Wang Lin, he took the token, flew along the mountain until he
found cave 1090, and flew inside.
This cave was not very big. It was very similar to the one he used back
in the Heng Yue Sect. All it had was a stone bed; there wasn’t even a table.
But the spiritual energy in here was very dense, several times more
dense than outside. It was even slightly better than the well in the Fire
Cloud Village which was powered by three almost-depleted top quality
spirit stones.
Although spiritual energy released by top quality spirit stones was easy
to absorb, it lacked a sense of vigor. Especially spirit stones that were about
to be depleted; they had no vigor at all. The spiritual energy released by the
spirit vein here was much better.
Wang Lin sat down in the lotus position on the stone bed and began to
cultivate.
Three days later, Wang Lin opened his eyes and shook his head. He felt
like it was still too slow. He slapped his bag of holding and took out three
top quality spirit stones. Then he placed several restrictions on the walls and
the entrance before closing his eyes to cultivate again.
As a result, the spiritual energy in room 1090 immediately became
denser. When the spiritual energy reached the walls, the restrictions would
bounce it all back, preventing it from dissipating.
The cave had become like a steamer. The spiritual energy had nowhere
to go, so Wang Lin became the only outlet.
As he breathed, large amounts of spiritual energy surged into his body.
Wang Lin’s face turned slightly red as he silently cultivated.
The amount of spiritual energy in his body gradually grew, but it was
still far from what he needed to break the tea domain and the seal. The tea
domain and seal devoured spiritual energy, so as Wang Lin’s cultivation
level increased, they became even harder to break.
Time slowly passed. It has been a month since Wang Lin became an
outer disciple of the Soul Refining Sect.
On this day, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes were brighter than
before. In this past month, he had been absorbing spiritual energy like
crazy. Of the three top quality spirit stones, two had already turned to dust
and the last one was about to expire as well.
After wasting so many resources, his gains this month were also great.
He started at the early stage of Foundation Establishment and managed to
reach the peak of the mid stage of Foundation Establishment, only one step
from the late stage.
“It is still too slow. I had to waste top quality spirit stones to barely
reach this stage. I only have 15 top quality spirit stones left. These won’t be
nearly enough.” Wang Lin sighed and moved his body.
Cracking sounds filled the room as countless cracks appeared on the
stone bed.
Cracks even appeared on the surrounding walls.
Wang Lin was startled at first and then he pondered a bit. He
immediately understood that it was because the spiritual energy was too
dense for the cave to handle.
If this continued, the cracks would become even larger.
“I can’t use this cave anymore; I have to change caves.” Wang Lin’s
hand pressed on the wall and all the cracks immediately closed up.
Even the stone bed returned to normal when Wang Lin pressed on it.
However, Wang Lin knew that this was only on the surface. If the
spiritual energy increased, the cracks would reappear.
But as long as he refrained from using top quality spirit stones, the
cracks wouldn’t appear and he wouldn’t arouse any suspicion.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he stood up, opened the cave’s door, and
walked out.
It was currently dusk and the distant sunset emitted a red glow. Today
was the last day of the year. Wang Lin looked at the sunset. The winter’s
sunlight didn’t contain much warmth. By the time it landed on one’s body,
it was already cold.
He pondered a bit and remembered that today was the last day of the
year. Once today passes, it will be a new year. He thought about what little
Zhou Ru could be doing. Was she still bullying Little White...
Thinking about this, Wang Lin let out a faint smile. He faced the sunset
and took a deep breath.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “Life rises from the ashes!” From his
place high up in the heavens, he was suddenly beaten down into becoming a
mortal, but he was able to get through it all with his determination.
It wasn’t until today that he could lament about it and mutter those
words. As he thought about what had happened since he lost his cultivation,
a complex feeling appeared in his heart.
Today, the last day of the year, represented Wang Lin’s fall, but
tomorrow was the first day of the new year, representing infinite new
possibilities.
Wang Lin whispered, “It has passed…”
At this moment, a girl’s beautiful figure slowly flew toward the Soul
Refining Sect in the sunset.
Wang Lin’s eyes became focused. “This person… looks familiar…”
377
GATHERING SPIRITS
W ang Lin carefully looked at the girl as she floated into the inner
part of the Soul Refining Sect.
“This person is a bit familiar…” Wang Lin took one more look and
pondered a bit, but he wasn’t able to remember where he had seen this
person before.
He floated down from the mountain and arrived before the buildings
near the center of the mountain range.
The middle-aged man was currently cultivating with his eyes closed.
When Wang Lin landed, he casually glanced at Wang Lin, but then his eyes
were immediately filled with shock and he stared wide-eyed at Wang Lin.
“Eh!! You reached the mid stage of Foundation Establishment!” This
person’s face was filled with shock.
Wang Lin secretly sighed. Because his origin soul collapsed, he couldn’t
hide his cultivation level, so this Core Formation cultivator could see
through him.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “I must quickly recover my origin soul or
else it will be a problem in the future.” He respectfully said, “Disciple was
already at the edge, and because this place has plenty of spiritual energy, I
got lucky and made a breakthrough to the mid stage of Foundation
Establishment.”
The middle-aged man’s expression didn’t change, but he began to
ponder. What Wang Lin said wasn’t strange, but his cultivation speed was a
bit too fast.
He took a good look at Wang Lin and, after memorizing who Wang Lin
was, asked, “Why did you come here?”
Wang Lin clasped his hands and said, “Disciple wants to change to a
cave with more spiritual energy.”
The middle-aged man frowned. “Cultivators shouldn’t be too greedy.
Your cultivation speed is too fast, so your foundation is unstable. If you
keep this up, you will never reach the Core Formation stage!”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, “Disciple understands, but I hope
senior can agree.”
The middle-aged man looked at Wang Lin and said, “Since you insist, I
won’t try to stop you, but to change rooms costs one more mid quality spirit
stone.”
Wang Lin bitterly smiled. He looked heartbroken as he handed over a
mid quality spirit stone.
The middle-aged man took the spirit stone and said, “Give me your
token.”
Wang Lin handed the token over. After the middle-aged man put it
away, he took out another token and said, “The lower the number, the more
spiritual energy there is inside.” With that, he threw the token at Wang Lin.
After catching the token, he saw the number on it: 803. Then he quickly
thanked the middle-aged man before leaving.
It wasn’t until he left that the middle-aged man’s eyes lit up and he
muttered to himself, “Strange.” Then he flew to cave 1090.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived inside the cave. He searched the cave
for a while but found nothing wrong. Then he began to ponder.
“Was I being too paranoid? Was he just indeed at the brink of a
breakthrough which resulted in his cultivation speed being so fast?” The
middle-aged man pondered a bit and then walked out of the cave. He
decided to pay more attention to this person called Qian Mu.
Wang Lin flew along the mountain with the token until he found cave
803. The size of the cave was the same as 1090’s, but in the center of the
cave was a small formation.
This formation was very complicated; it even gave off the feeling that it
wasn’t real.
After Wang Lin entered the cave, his gaze fell on the formation. He
looked at it for a while and found that it was actually a simple spiritual
energy gathering formation.
There were many unnecessary things added to it, which were clearly
there to prevent people from figuring the formation out.
The purpose of this formation was to gather the surrounding spiritual
energy to create an area with dense spiritual energy. However, this
formation had to be used on top of a spirit vein eye or else it wouldn’t be
very effective.
Spirit vein eyes were like acupuncture points on a person’s body.
“This place can’t be a spirit vein eye, so it must be a pseudo spirit vein
eye!” Wang Lin looked at it for a while and figured out its secret.
Although he had his cultivation sealed by the tea domain and the seal,
he was a Soul Formation cultivator. With his 500 years of experience, he
was instantly able to see through the formation.
It has to be said that even Core Formation cultivators would have a hard
time seeing through this formation. Only at the Nascent Soul stage could
one see it, but they would still have a very hard time understanding it.
Especially because there were many redundant things added on top of
the formation, making it even harder to see through.
After all, for the Soul Refining Sect to turn this entire mountain into
caves for the outer disciples, they must have taken measures to prevent
people from seeing through the formation.
However, the ancestor of the Soul Refining Sect would never have
imagined that a Soul Formation cultivator would be in the mountain for
outer disciples.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he moved his right hand over the formation
to find that there was an even more complicated formation under this one.
Wang Lin looked at it and thought, “I believe this formation is the one
that’s creating a pseudo spirit vein eye by linking it to the real one.”
He pondered a bit before returning the formation back to normal. He sat
down in the lotus position and placed restrictions on the walls again. Then
he took out three top quality spirit stones and began to cultivate again.
The spiritual energy here was several times more dense than in room
1090. After all, this place had the spiritual-energy-gathering-formation here
along with a formation that pulled from the spirit vein to create a fake spirit
vein eye. The spiritual energy here would naturally be much more dense.
Adding on three top quality spirit stones, the density of the spiritual
energy here had reached a frightening degree. Even if a Nascent Soul
cultivator saw this, they would steal it without any hesitation.
By cultivating here, their cultivation speed would increase greatly.
Wang Lin emerged himself in cultivation and forgot about time. His
entire body was covered in a layer of spiritual energy frost.
When the spiritual energy reached a certain density and wasn’t able to
go anywhere, it would condense into blue frost. Right now the entire floor
of the cave was covered in this blue frost, making it look very beautiful.
There was even more spiritual energy frost gathered on Wang Lin’s
body. From a distance, he looked like a blue person. However, the tea mark
on his face was still very deep and looked very frightening.
Spiritual energy slowly gathered inside Wang Lin’s body. However, at
the same time, the tea domain and seal also absorbed the spiritual energy
and became more sturdy. They were currently several times sturdier than
before.
Time slowly passed and Wang Lin had been in closed door cultivation
here for two months.
In the these two months, Wang Lin’s body hadn’t moved a inch. He
used all of this time to keep raising his cultivation level.
However, the higher his cultivation level became, the more spiritual
energy it required and thus, his cultivation speed decreased. In these two
months, he was only able to reach the late stage of Foundation
Establishment. He was still a certain distance away from the peak of the late
stage of Foundation Establishment.
The three top quality spirit stones had all turned to dust, which caused
Wang Lin’s heart to ache. He had decided to try to avoid using top quality
spirit stones to cultivate.
On this day, Wang Lin’s eyes landed on the formation in the room. His
palm hit the ground and the formation shattered, revealing the other one
underneath it.
“There isn’t enough spiritual energy here. If I were to directly pull
spiritual energy from this pseudo spirit vein eye, it should give me enough
spiritual energy to reach the Core Formation stage!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he stared at the formation and began to study
it.
A formation was just a type of restriction, and Wang Lin was very
familiar with restrictions. After studying it for a bit, he gained some
understanding.
His hand formed a seal and the spiritual energy in his body moved. His
hand created one afterimage after another and soon, his forehead was
covered in sweat.
At almost the same moment an afterimage appeared, another one would
start forming.
The sweat from his forehead had already gotten his clothes soaked.
This illusionary restriction was Wang Lin’s own creation, and it was
very different from normal restrictions. With his current cultivation level, it
was very easy to create normal restrictions, but the illusionary restrictions
were very difficult.
Back when he was inside the land of ancient god with his Core
Formation cultivation, he could only create several of these. Now he was
only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
With his current cultivation level, he could barely make one.
Wang Lin’s hand moved faster and faster until all of the afterimages
merged into one. Wang Lin pointed at the formation and shouted, then the
illusionary restriction suddenly landed on the formation.
The formation immediately shook and then a powerful force came out
of it and spread out.
Wang Lin dodged the force and stared at the formation.
After the force disappeared, the formation stopped working and no more
spiritual energy came out. Wang Lin walked up and pointed at the
formation. Then a series crackling sounds appeared as the formation
shattered, revealing a spirit stone the size of a fist.
The color of this spirit stone was red and it looked like there were
clouds floating inside it. Wang Lin was able to identify it immediately. This
stone was known as the Crystal Kun Stone. It had the ability to absorb
spiritual energy but no way to store it.
Without a word, Wang Lin’s right hand pressed upon the red stone and
it began to cultivate.
Bang!
And unfathomable amount spiritual energy surged out from the Crystal
Kun Stone at an unimaginable speed and charged into Wang Lin’s body.
With the powerful surge of spiritual energy charging into his body, he
felt his pores open and black gas coming out of them.
The tea mark on his face dimmed. Although it hadn’t been destroyed, it
was clear that it had weakened.
Wang Lin felt very happy. He didn’t think that directly absorbing from
the spirit vein eye would have such an effect, but he knew that it would only
be this effective the first time. Once this powerful spiritual energy surge
stabilizes, he will need to find an even more powerful spirit vein eye to
obtain a similar effect.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and removed all distractions from his
mind. The spiritual energy coming out from the Crystal Kun Stone
gradually leveled out until it was no longer as fierce as it was before. Wang
Lin also slowly emerged himself in cultivation once again.
378
CRAZY RECOVERY (1)
C ountry of Xue Yue, inside the Divine Snow and Ice Shrine.
Li Yuanfeng was currently sitting in the lotus position and
cultivating. Around him were five large blocks of ice. Each of these blocks
emitted a five-colored light as well as slivers of celestial spiritual energy for
him to absorb.
There was a piece of celestial jade the size of a thumbnail inside each
block of ice. Thanks to a formation in the ice, the celestial spiritual energy
underwent a mysterious change.
Li Yuanfeng currently didn’t look too bad, but his expression was dim
and his face was pale.
After a very long time, he opened his eyes and revealed a lingering look
of fear.
“What powerful lightning! That lightning contained celestial spiritual
energy. Even though I managed to reduce its power by half before it landed
on me, it still managed to cause me such injuries.”
Li Yuanfeng tried to kill Wang Lin while Sun Tai and the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor was fighting. However, he was attacked by Sun Tai’s
lightning and spent a lot of effort to finally escape.
He had only reached the Soul Transformation stage by force through a
secret technique from Suzaku. He had no hope of having a breakthrough in
the future.
As a result, compared to those cultivators who broke through to the Soul
Transformation stage themselves, he was too weak.
Li Yuanfeng was stronger than peak late stage Soul Formation
cultivators but weaker than true Soul Transformation cultivators, so there
was no way for him to stand up against Sun Tai’s lightning.
“I don’t know if Ceng Niu died or not. Even if he didn’t die, my tea
domain is not something that can be broken easily.” Li Yuanfeng sneered
and his eyes became cold.
“That junior Red Butterfly announced that she was going into close
door cultivation for 100 years. Once she comes out, she will definitely be a
Soul Transformation cultivator. But at that point, my lifespan will have
ended and it won’t matter anymore. Why did the Giant Demon Clan’s
ancestor want Ceng Niu’s body? This is very strange! Could there be
something I don’t know…” Li Yuanfeng pondered a bit but still wasn’t able
to guess the reason.
Inside Pilu, among one of the many mountains used by the Soul
Refining Sect’s outer sect disciples, Wang Lin awakened from his
cultivation.
“The peak of the late stage of Foundation Establishment!”
Wang Lin’s eyes were bright as he took a deep breath and moved his
body. The spiritual frost on his body began to move and entered his body.
Even the frost on the ground and walls turned into faint, blue gas and
was absorbed by Wang Lin.
The tea mark on Wang Lin’s face had faded a bit but was still very
shocking.
“This pseudo spirit vein eye isn’t enough to meet my needs; I need to
find a place with even denser spiritual energy. I believe the spot where the
real spirit vein eye is located will be enough.” Wang Lin rebuilt the
formations to cover up the pseudo spirit vein eye and walked out of the
cave.
It was sunny outside the cave. Looking into the distance, there was a
hint of spring. The mountainsides were green, creating an elegant feel.
Although the wind was still cold, it contained a hint of warmth.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and was about to leave when his
expression changed. He turned to look to the side.
There were countless caves near Wang Lin’s cave. He had been in
closed door cultivation this entire time, so aside from the middle-aged man,
he hadn’t met anyone else.
Right now, at a cave 100 feet away, another person walked out. This
person was wearing light blue clothes made of yarn and had a white veil
over their shoulder, giving off a very out-of-this-world feel.
A head full of black hair was moving along with the wind. She seemed
very gentle and, along with a hint of pink on her cheeks, looked very
elegant.
This woman seemed to have noticed that someone was looking at her,
so she looked over. Her eyes contained an unexplainable beauty. After
seeing Wang Lin, she let out a smile as a response and then looked into the
distance.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. He was immediately able to recognize this
girl as the person he saw arriving in the sunset.
Wang Lin frowned. “This girl looks familiar… But I’m confident that I
have never seen her before…”
The Liu Mei from the Xuan Dao Sect was only an avatar created from
the Thousand Clone technique.
Wang Lin pondered a bit and no longer cared about this girl. Although
she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life, even more
beautiful than Red Butterfly and someone Li Muwan couldn’t even
compare to, but she still couldn’t attract his attention.
He jumped down from the mountain and examined it as he floated
down. Then his gaze focused on one of the caves on the mountain.
There wasn’t anything special about this cave, and it wasn’t the lowest
one. From a distance, he could see the number 743 on top of the cave’s
entrance.
“It should be here!” Wang Lin landed and look at the cave.
While he was cultivating, he used the pseudo spirit vein eye to find
where the real spirit vein eye was located. Looking at it now, he was able to
immediately determine that cave 743 was one the closest to the real spirit
vein eye.
“There is someone inside.” Wang Lin saw that the door of the cave was
sealed. After pondering a bit, he came up with a plan.
He was about to return to his cave when the middle-aged man walked
out of his house. His eyes lit up and he looked toward Wang Lin.
In truth, was watching Wang Lin from the moment he came out.
The middle-aged man’s expression revealed no emotion as he said,
“Qian Mu, come here!”
A trace of killing intent appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes. He arrived ten
feet away the middle-aged man.
“Peak of the late stage of Foundation Establishment…” The middle-
aged man’s pupils shrank and his heart started beating like crazy. He had a
hunch that there was something strange about this Qian Mu. Qian Mu’s
cultivation speed was too fast. When he got here, he was only at the early
stage of Foundation Establishment.
When the middle-aged man next saw him, he was at the mid stage of
Now that the middle-aged man saw him again, he had already reached
the peak of the late stage of Foundation Establishment. The middle-aged
man licked his lips as his heart pounded. He didn’t hesitate to think that the
next time they meet, this person will have already reached his cultivation
level, the early stage of Core Formation!
“This Qian Mu either has some heaven defying treasure or his
cultivation method is very mysterious!” The middle-aged man stared at
Wang Lin and smiled. “Qian Mu, I’m afraid that the next time we meet, I’ll
have to call you fellow cultivator.”
Wang Lin glanced at this person and said, “No problem!”
A hint of ill intent appeared in the middle-aged man’s eyes, but he
quickly hid it and smiled. “Qian Mu, if you can reach the Core Formation
stage, you will have a good chance in the competition to become a core
disciple a few months from now. Once you become a core disciple, you
have to remember to come back every now and then.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, “Of course… But the spiritual energy
in my room isn’t enough. I wonder if I can change to another one?”
The middle-aged man was startled and was a bit embarrassed. “The
caves numbered under 700 require an elder’s permission. However, I can
help you apply for it once.”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “You don’t have to go through that
much trouble; I just want cave 743.”
The middle-aged man looked at cave 743. He laughed and said, “That is
no problem, but, Qian Mu, although cave 743 has more spiritual energy, it
isn’t the best.”
“No problem!” Wang Lin laughed and took out two mid-quality spirit
stones. “I have constantly had to bother senior. This extra spirit stone is
something to show my respect.”
After the middle-aged man accepted it, he secretly sneered. “Right now
is not the time, but when night comes, no matter how many spirit stones
you give me, I’m still going to find out how you cultivate so fast!”
Although he was thinking about this in his heart, he laughed. He took
out a jade, recorded a message, and flicked it. The jade flew out. Under the
control of the middle-aged man, it flew into cave 743.
After a while, a person flew out from cave 743. He was wearing black
and his face was filled with meat. He looked more like a butcher than a
cultivator. He landed before the middle-aged man and clasped his hands.
“Senior, what do you wish to speak with me about?”
The middle-aged man said, “Give me your token. I’m changing your
room.”
“Change caves? I’m not changing; I’m cultivating just fine in there!
Why should I change?” This person snorted. His gaze landed on Wang Lin
and he sneered. “Are you the brat that wants to change? Give me 100 mid
quality spirit stones or else don’t even dream about it!”
With that, he returned to cave 743 without even looking at the middle-
aged man.
“Hmph!” The middle-aged man looked at that man’s back. He decided
that after he deals with Qian Mu, he will definitely make that person pay.
“Qian Mu, you can go back first. I’ll find a different cave for you
tomorrow.” The middle-aged man’s voice was filled with determination. He
clearly wasn’t going to let Wang Lin speak anymore. He waved his sleeve
and returned to his house.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he flew back to his cave. He
sneered in his heart. If the middle-aged man doesn’t come to bother him,
then that means the middle-aged man wasn’t destined to die. However, if
the middle aged man gives into greed and comes to him at night, then Wang
Lin can only kill him.
It was completely silent late at night as the middle-aged man walked out
of his house. He looked at Wang Lin’s cave and greed filled his eyes.
379
CRAZY RECOVERY (2)
H e had been stuck at the early stage of Core Formation for a very long
time, which was why he was kicked out of the inner sect to become
a steward for the outer sect disciples.
Wang Lin’s cultivation speed gave him a sliver of hope.
“The sect doesn’t care about the life and death of outer sect disciples at
all, so it’ll be fine if I kill him. This person is also a rogue cultivator, so
after he dies, no one will search for him. Qian Mu, don’t blame me; blame
yourself for cultivating too fast. If I wait until you reach the Core Formation
stage, it will be difficult to deal with you, but right now it will be as simple
as waving my hand!”
The middle-aged man flew toward Wang Lin’s cave and arrived outside
of it in the blink of an eye.
The surroundings were completely silent and the middle-aged man was
stunned. Normally, when someone was in closed door cultivation, the door
would be completely sealed, but Wang Lin’s door was only half-closed.
Having eliminated the need to use the jade to open the door, the middle-
aged man bravely entered the cave. Although he found it strange, he didn’t
think a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would be his match,
so he entered the cave.
The moment he entered the cave, he saw Wang Lin sitting on the bed
calmly looking at him.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up and without a word his hand formed
a seal. He silently shot out a ray of spiritual energy toward Wang Lin.
He didn’t want to kill Wang Lin now; he wanted to capture him and
question him before ending his life.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a mocking expression. He slapped his bag of
holding and took out the restriction flag. He shook the flag and then a ray of
restriction light shot out of it and collided with the ray of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy immediately collapsed.
“You’re courting death!” The middle-aged man sneered and spat out a
three-inch-long sword. He held the sword and charged toward the
restriction gas. In his mind, this late stage Foundation Establishment junior
couldn’t withstand the power of this flying sword that had been refined by
his golden core.
But his smile froze. The moment the flying sword touched the
restriction gas, a cracking sound could be heard. The sword broke in half
straight down the middle.
Wang Lin, who was on the stone bed, shook his head and sighed.
“When I started cultivating, you weren’t even born yet!”
The middle-aged man’s face was pale and he coughed out blood.
Without any hesitation, he turned around to leave, but the restriction gas
quickly caught him and dragged him back.
The middle-aged man opened his mouth to speak, but after a slap from
Wang Lin, he let out a miserable groan and coughed out a mouthful of
blood along with some broken teeth.
“I’m from the Soul Refining Sect…” The middle-aged man was
terrified from the pain.
But before he finished speaking, Wang Lin slapped him again. A hint of
madness entered the middle-aged man’s eyes. He had never been humiliated
like this since he started cultivating.
“I’ll fight to the end!” The middle-aged man shouted, and then cracks
appeared on his golden core. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Wang
Lin.
“It would be a waste to let your golden core explode.” Wang Lin shook
the restriction flag in his hand and three branches of restriction gas
immediately shot out. In the blink of eye, they entered the middle-aged
man’s body and wrapped around his golden core. To the middle-aged man’s
shock, his golden core was torn out of his body.
Wang Lin grabbed the golden core and swallowed it.
The middle-aged man’s body trembled. He coughed out blood and his
body weakened. He screamed in his heart, “He is not at the Foundation
Establishment stage!! He is not a Foundation Establishment cultivator!!”
All of his spiritual energy was being drained from his body. He
clenched his teeth and managed to squeeze out, “You...Who exactly are
you…”
“You don’t deserve to know!” Wang Lin arrived before the middle-aged
man and pointed at his brow. The middle-aged man’s eyes widened before
they lost their color and he fell down.
Wang Lin shook his head. He didn’t want to kill, but this person forced
him to. He hit the middle-aged man’s body with his hand and the entire
body turned to ashes and disappeared.
Wang Lin walked out of the cave and charged toward cave 743.
Outside of cave 743, Wang Lin waved his hand to shoot a restriction at
the door. Then his body turn into a ray of white light and charged toward
the door.
The moment he touched the door, his body disappeared. When he
reappeared, he was inside cave 743.
The reason he was able to get through was because of that restriction.
“Who!?” A gasp came from inside the cave. The butcher-looking guy
was sitting on the stone bed with a look of disbelief on his face.
But after seeing that it was Wang Lin, he became angry, but he suddenly
felt like cold water was being poured over him. He didn’t know that Wang
Lin had entered through a restriction, so the only thing he could think of
was teleportation.
“Sen… Senior…” His voice was trembling. Before he could say more,
Wang Lin arrived before him. Wang Lin pointed at the butcher-looking
guy’s brow, causing him to pass out.
After throwing the person to the side, Wang Lin didn’t even bother to
look at him. His eyes fell on the right wall.
Shortly after, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a flying sword
appeared. He pointed at the wall and the flying sword cut into it.
The sounds of stone being smashed filled the room and soon, a hole big
enough for a person to crawl through appeared. Wang Lin entered the hole
after the flying sword.
With the flying sword opening a path, Wang Lin followed. The tunnel
went on for more than 300 feet, and at the end of the tunnel was a room that
was glowing gold.
“Spirit vein ore deposit!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He was filled with joy.
He pointed at the flying sword, which let out a hymn as if it had
intelligence, and it quickly went back through the tunnel. In the blink of an
eye, it arrived back in cave 743 and stabbed into the ground next to the
butcher-like cultivator.
The sword instantly exploded into pieces that formed a restriction,
trapping the butcher-like cultivator inside.
Wang Lin pressed on the wall at the entrance and the walls of the tunnel
began to move. Soon, the tunnel behind him disappeared without a trace.
Even looking from inside cave 743, one wouldn’t be able to see
anything wrong.
Wang Lin’s right hand formed a seal and he placed a restriction on the
spirit vein ore deposit. This was the same restriction he had used to get
inside cave 743. He charged into the deposit and reappeared deep within it.
Now he was in the depths of the mountain. There were countless spirit
stone deposits surrounding him, creating a powerful surge of spiritual
energy.
This spiritual energy couldn’t be directly absorbed by cultivators
because there was too much impurity inside it. It needed to be converted
before cultivators could absorb it.
However, this only applied to low level cultivators, so Wang Lin didn’t
care at all.
The density of spiritual energy here had reached such a degree that it
created a pressure similar to what powerful cultivators could create.
However, this was all just natural spiritual energy, so it couldn’t compare to
the pressure a cultivator emitted.
Wang Lin was immediately affected by the pressure once he charged in.
This pressure felt like an entire mountain pressing down upon him.
However, this mountain wasn’t just pressing from above; it pressed
Wang Lin’s body from all sides.
Crackling sounds came from inside his body as a result. Instead of being
worried, Wang Lin was extremely happy. This was exactly the pressure he
was looking for. Under this pressure, he could feel his shattered origin soul
beginning to reform.
“I’m going all the way!” He slapped his bag of holding and three top
quality spirit stones flew out. Wang Lin took a deep breath before letting
out a roar and then the three top quality spirit stones all exploded.
An insane amount of spiritual energy exploded forth and fused with the
surrounding spiritual energy. The pressure Wang Lin was feeling suddenly
increased several fold.
Wang Lin bled from his orifices, but his eyes were filled with joy.
“Still need a bit more!” Wang Lin clenched his teeth and two more top
quality spirit stones appeared and exploded. As if adding a spoonful of
water into boiling oil, the spirit vein went crazy.
The pressure on Wang Lin’s body increased greatly.
Under this powerful pressure, the shattered pieces of Wang Lin’s origin
soul were slowly condensing like pieces of a shattered mirror being put
back together.
At the same time, an unimaginable amount of spiritual energy entered
Wang Lin’s body. Even the tea domain and seal couldn’t stop it.
Wang Lin’s cultivation began to recover at an extremely quick pace.
Breakthrough to the peak of the late stage of Foundation Establishment!
Core Formation, complete!
Breakthrough to the early stage Core Formation!
Breakthrough to the mid stage!
Breakthrough to the late stage!
Breakthrough to the early of stage Nascent Soul!
The spirit vein’s core began to dim and the spirit stone deposits turned
to dust which rapidly spread.
Ten breaths!
Only ten breaths! In just ten breaths of time, all of the trees growing on
the mountain wilted.
The entire spirit vein inside the mountain dimmed and disappeared in
just ten breaths of time. The entire mountain was now a useless spirit vein.
At this moment, thousands of outer sect disciples that were cultivating
inside this mountain opened their eyes. They all noticed the spiritual energy
inside their rooms disappear. After that, a powerful suction force came from
below them, sucking away the spiritual energy inside their bodies.
Terrified, all of the outer sect disciples used various methods to leave
the caves. They no longer dared to stay within them.
In the spirit vein deep inside the mountain, Wang Lin suddenly opened
his eyes. He immediately teleported and disappeared. When he reappeared,
he was already outside the mountain. There were outer sect disciples all
around him. They were all talking with shock and fear on their faces.
All Wang Lin could hear was speculation about the strange event that
had just taken place.
As for that butcher-like cultivator, Wang Lin controlled the shattered
sword to release the restriction to let him come out. When the butcher-like
cultivator saw Wang Lin, he immediately became terrified.
However, with one cold glance from Wang Lin, he immediately became
respectful and no longer dared to make any noise.
Just at this moment, a gaze was cast upon him. He turned his head and
saw that beautiful woman looking at him with a friendly smile.
Wang Lin frowned. He didn’t have time to deal with this woman. He
glanced coldly at her and then withdrew his gaze.
“Peak of the mid stage of Nascent Soul!! I didn’t expect that my action
just now would allow me to recover to this level of cultivation. And along
with this, my origin soul has begun to recover. Although it is not completely
healed, I can now use my domain!” Wang Lin took a deep breath. His eyes
were calm.
However, compared to all of this, the life to death and death to life
experience he gained was even more important.
The huge change in the mountain attracted the attention of the inner
sect. Three people came out. One of them was a white-haired elder who
emitted a pressure without even being angry. He shouted, “All of you, shut
up!”
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T he surroundings suddenly became silent.

The old man shouted, “Where is Liu Fulin?” After a long time, no
one responded. The old man frowned, then he looked at the two next to him
and the three of them flew toward the mountain.
Liu Fulin was the middle-aged man that got greedy.
As for the three of them, they were inner disciples of the Soul Refining
Sect and also the deacons of the outer sect.
Wang Lin’s eyes faintly lit up. The old man was at the early stage of
Nascent Soul while the other two were both at the late stage of Core
Formation.
The three of them flew into the mountain, but only the old man flew
out. He had a very ugly expression on his face. His eyes were filled with
confusion but even more filled with shock.
The old man’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “You outer sect disciples can
just cultivate here. None of you are allowed to leave!” Then he took out a
piece of jade, recorded some information, and threw it.
The jade turned into a ray of light and flew into the inner sect.
The majority of the outer sect disciples were startled, but there were a
few that sat down and cultivated. Wang Lin was one of them.
He sat on a giant tree and cultivated.
After the old man arrived, he carefully scanned each of the outer sect
disciples.
When he went into the mountain with his fellow sect members earlier,
they were terrified the moment they found out that the entire spirit vein had
been wasted. When they went deep into the spirit vein and reached the ores,
the ores turned to dust the moment they touched them. This occurs when
the spiritual energy is sucked out of them too quickly.
This whole thing was very strange. He had never heard of or seen
anything like this happening since the Soul Refining Sect was formed.
His gaze swept past each of the disciples one by one. He didn’t pause on
Wang Lin at all. In his eyes, Wang Lin was only at the late stage of
Foundation Establishment; he was not worth noting.
Because Wang Lin’s origin soul had recovered a bit, no one below the
Soul Formation stage could see through his cultivation.
Not long after, more than ten rays of light flew out of the inner sect and
arrived before the old man in the blink of an eye. When they landed, the
rays of light became ten people. Among them were five Nascent Soul
cultivators while the rest were at least at the mid stage of Core Formation.
One of the middle-aged scholars was at the late stage of Nascent Soul.
He was wearing a black robe and emitted a cold aura like there were
countless vengeful ghosts surrounding him. The moment he appeared, the
surroundings immediately became cold.
His eyes were like lightning as he coldly looked at the mountain and
said, “Junior apprentice brother, what exactly happened for you to send that
jade?”
The old man from before immediately became respectful and said,
“Third senior apprentice brother, the spirit vein in this mountain was sucked
dry in almost an instant. I suspect it had something to do with these outer
sect disciples.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Seal off the
surroundings. If anyone dares to leave, kill them! Junior apprentice brother,
follow me up the mountain to meet the sect master.”
With that, he turned into a ray of light and charged toward the inner
sect.
The old man quickly followed and the two of them entered the inner
sect in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he coldly looked at the guards.
If he were to call out the mosquito beast, he would be able to escape in an
instant. However, the beast was his last resort, and he didn’t want to give up
such a good cultivation ground.
Although his origin soul had recovered a bit, it hadn’t been completely
reformed yet. He tried to call out the heaven defying bead but wasn’t able
to. Wang Lin pondered for a bit and didn’t do anything reckless.
Some light came from the horizon as the sun appeared, covering the
land with warmth. The light dispelled the darkness. As the surroundings
gradually lit up, the middle-aged scholar flew out from the inner sect.
Following behind him were nine people. All nine of them were wearing
red robes. Their ages varied, but the one thing they had in common was that
they were all surrounded by large, vengeful souls. Looking at them from a
distance, in front of the light of the sun, it looked like they were surrounded
by demonic flames that reached the sky.
With a gloomy expression, the middle-aged scholar shouted, “Split into
ten groups to be inspected!”
The nine red-robed people behind him moved and all activated a
technique at the same time. Red gas poured from their sleeves and
surrounded each of the thousands of outer sect disciples that were standing
outside. The outer sect disciples were split into ten groups against their will.
Along with the middle-aged man, each of them them took charge of one
group and called the outer sect disciples one by one for inspection.
They didn’t even need to ask any questions; they simply pointed at the
brow of each outer sect disciple and a few breaths later they would move on
to the next person.
Wang Lin was split into the third group,. His eyes were calm without
any trace of panic or abnormality. These nine people in red were all only at
the mid stage of Nascent Soul, so Wang Lin didn’t consider them threats at
all.
Whenever an outer sect disciple passed, they would let out a sigh of
relief. As time passed, the surrounding atmosphere became increasingly
oppressive.
Just at this moment, a green-robed cultivator in the fourth group moved
like lightning and attempted to escape.
The surrounding inner sect disciples were constantly on guard, so the
moment this person tried to escape, a Core Formation disciple moved to
attempt to stop that person.
“Scram!” The green-robed cultivator shouted, as he waved his hand,
creating a powerful force. The Core Formation disciple groaned and his
body was pushed to the side.
Without a word, the green-robed cultivator turned back around and
rushed toward the opening. Just as he was about to make it out, the red-
robed cultivator in charge of group four reached out with his hands.
“Come back!”
Five rays of black light suddenly flew out of his fingers. They moved
like lightning and in the blink of an eye drilled into the body of the green-
robed cultivator.
The green-robed cultivator let out a miserable groan and his body went
soft. The red-robed cultivator dragged him back and threw him into the
open space in the middle of all the groups.
After that, the red-robed cultivator didn’t even look at the green-robed
cultivator and said, “Next person, come up!”
All of the outer sect disciples were filled with fear, especially those that
came with some bad intentions. Their faces became ugly upon seeing what
had just happened.
At this moment, the eyes of red-robed cultivator in charge of group
eight lit up as he looked at the pale-faced disciple before him who had an
expression like he was begging for mercy. The red-robed cultivator grabbed
the disciple and threw him into the opening in the middle of all the groups.
The amount of people in the middle gradually increased; there were
now over 30 of them.
The red-robed cultivator in charge of the third group threw the disciple
before him to the middle and slowly sad, “This is normally only done for
disciples entering the inner sect, but today it is being used on you outer
disciples, so you should all feel proud.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but his heart was shocked. The
Soul Refining Sect had so many outer sect disciples that came with ill
intentions, but none of them could escape this kind of inspection.
As for the butcher-like cultivator who was originally in cave 743, Wang
Lin wasn’t worried about him. He had already placed a restriction in that
cultivator. Although Wang Lin’s cultivation level had dropped, the
complexity of his restrictions was not something these Nascent Soul
cultivators could see through.
In Wang Lin’s eyes, this person was kind of interesting. Although the
butcher-like cultivator was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment on
the surface, he was really at the pseudo Core Formation stage. But it wasn’t
too weird for outer sect disciples to hide their cultivation levels.
“You, come up!” The red-robed cultivator in charge of group five
pointed at the butcher-like cultivator.
The butcher-like cultivator’s body trembled as he quickly went up.
The red-robed cultivator pointed at the butcher-like cultivator’s brow
and then, after a few seconds, he waved his hand.
The butcher-like cultivator let out a sigh of relief and didn’t dare to look
at Wang Lin. He was currently in a state of shock and confusion. When that
finger landed on his brow, he felt something cold enter his body; it felt like
there was a giant hand going through his memories.
This feeling left as soon as it came. Before he could clearly feel what it
was, the cold energy left.
Not long after, it was Wang Lin’s turn.
The red-robed cultivator in charge of group three pointed at Wang Lin’s
brow, then shortly after he said, “Next!”
Wang Lin calmly walked to the side.
More than 1000 disciples were inspected by noon. More than 100 of
them had been thrown into the middle.
The middle-aged man threw the last person into the middle and asked,
“Did you guys find anything?”
One of the red-robed cultivators coldly said, “Aside from these people
who have their own objectives, nothing related to the matter last night.”
The remaining nine cultivators all shook their heads.
The middle-aged scholar pondered a bit before ordering, “You outer sect
disciples go cultivate at the other mountains. There will be someone who
will assign rooms to each of you.”
The outer sect disciples who passed the test all respectfully bowed
before flying toward different mountains.
As for the more than 100 cultivators in the middle, no one glanced back
at them and no one cared about what would become of them.
Wang Lin was given a cave in a slightly smaller mountain nearby. He
sat inside the cave cultivating, his eyes sparkling all the while.
“My cultivation has recovered to the mid stage of Nascent Soul.
Although the effect of absorbing a spirit vein is good, it is simply too
dangerous. If I continue, I might lure out Soul Formation cultivators or even
Soul Transformation monsters. I have already caught their attention, so I
can’t do anything too big. However, when I was absorbing the spirit vein, I
found out that there is an even bigger, main spirit vein nearby. The spirit
vein I absorbed was only a branch.”
“That main spirit vein should be under the inner sect of the Soul
Refining Sect. If I can go there to cultivate, I should be able to recover my
cultivation in one go. At that moment, even if I am found out and a Soul
Transformation cultivator comes, I will still be able to escape. If worse
comes to worst, I’ll rip open space and escape using the star compass.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He knew that the Soul Refining Sect was located
in a rank 5 cultivation country, meaning there were Soul Transformation
cultivators in the sect. After thinking for awhile, he made up his mind.
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“T he competition in June will be the best chance to enter the inner

sect. Rumor has it that the Soul Refining Sect’s most prized
treasure is a soul flag with more than 100 million souls. The moment it
appears, the sky changes colors. It is considered one of the top treasures in
Suzaku.”
“In addition to that, the Soul Refining Sect focuses on refining soul
flags, and all of their techniques relate to the sect’s treasured soul flag.
Although other sects throughout Suzaku also know how to capture and
refine souls, they can’t compare to the Soul Refining Sect. If I can learn
how they do it and refine a soul flag using wandering souls, it shouldn’t be
any weaker than the restriction flag.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he waved his hand. A series of illusionary
restrictions appeared and landed on the surrounding walls. Then he took out
a pure-white celestial jade.
This celestial jade was missing a piece, but the celestial energy it gave
off wasn’t much different from before.
“Now that my cultivation has recovered to the mid stage of Nascent
Soul, I can swallow another piece of celestial jade to attempt to break the
tea mark and seal in my body.” Wang Lin took a deep breath, then he broke
off a small piece of the jade and put it in his mouth.
Unimaginable pain suddenly spread throughout his body.
At this moment, in a valley surrounded by mountains in Chu, one could
hear crisp laughter and the cries of a tiger filled with grievance.
It was spring inside the valley, so the ground was covered in green
grass. Little Zhou Ru was wearing a coat embroidered with a peony flower,
red pants, and she had two little pigtails on her head. She was now sitting
on top of a tiger with black stripes, and she had a huge smile on her face.
“Little White, you didn’t do as you were told, so I’m punishing you by
making you eat with chopsticks today.”
The tiger let out a growl with a hint of sadness.
During this past year, he was constantly being tortured by this little
devil. He would often wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare.
All of his nightmares involved this little devil.
Zhou Ru clapped her little hands and smiled. “Your roar is too loud; you
need to be softer next time. Ehh!! I suddenly thought of something fun! Can
you meow like a little kitten?”
Little White’s growl was now filled with even more despair.
“I wonder when uncle will come back. Little White, do you miss
uncle?” Zhou Ru let out a sigh and patted the tiger’s head.
The tiger let out a soft growl as an unenthusiastic response. He was still
thinking about how a tiger like himself was going to mimic a cat’s meow.
Tie Yi sat under the pagoda and looked at Little Zhou Ru with a gentle
gaze. After a while, he let out a soft sigh.
The news of Wang Lin’s disappearance had already spread to Chu, but
he decided to not tell Zhou Ru. He believed that with his benefactor’s
strength, he would be able to get out of any danger.
If benefactor said he would return within nine years, then he would
definitely come back by then.
Tie Yi revealed a look of firm belief in his eyes.
100 feet away from Tie Yi sat the thunder toad. It just lied there,
enjoying the warm sun. It had almost been an entire year and it hadn’t
moved at all.
While looking at the white clouds in the sky, the thunder toad
sometimes missed his life inside the land of the ancient god. Ever since it
was born, it had lived there and gradually grew up in there. There were
constant battles in the land of the ancient god with other beasts for food and
territory, and they were often life and death battles.
During these countless vicious battles, the thunder toad slowly grew up
and eventually learned how to spit out balls of lightning. After that, aside
from a few beasts in the land of the ancient god, it didn’t have to worry
about anyone else.
While he was thinking of the past, the thunder toad’s stomach expanded
and then went back to normal after a while.
He thought of Wang Lin. It was Wang Lin who brought him out of the
land of the ancient god. But the one he thought of more was that mosquito.
Time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, spring was over and it was
now June.
June may not have any special meaning to most, but to the outer sect
disciples of the Soul Refining Sect in Pilu, it was a very important time.
The competition among the outer sect disciples was going to take place
this month. After a series of competitions, one outer sect disciple will
become an inner sect disciple.
Wang Lin awakened from his closed door cultivation and opened his
eyes. His eyes were clear, but if one looked at them closely, they would see
that they shined like the starry sky.
The tea mark on his face had faded a lot and only eight pieces remained.
These eight pieces were also the key points of Sun Tai’s seal.
The small piece of celestial jade had been completely absorbed by
Wang Lin. Under the pressure of the celestial jade, large amounts of the tea
domain and seal broke off, but he still wasn’t able to remove it completely.
Wang Lin muttered, “Peak of the late stage of Nascent Soul.” He slowly
stood up, took a deep breath, and walked out of the cave.
“What I comprehend is the heaven’s life and death domain. The more I
see through the world’s life and death, the more intertwined they become.
Before, I thought life was life and death was death, but now life can be
death and death can be life.”
“I, Wang Lin, have spent most of my life killing, so I have experienced
death. In comparison to death, I haven’t experience much life. Li Muwan’s
new life is one and my own rebirth is another, but it is still not enough!”
Wang Lin walked out of the cave. He looked at the distant mountain and
gently shook his head.
“My way of thinking has been changing after my rebirth from the ashes,
especially during those few months at the Fire Cloud Village. The
memories from there have been engraved deeply within me. I see life as life
and death as death. I see life not as life and death not as death. These two
perceptions match the early and mid stages of Soul Formation respectively.”
Wang Lin’s clothes flapped loudly in the wind.
“This experience has given me some enlightenment. If I could go back
to seeing life as life and death as death, then my domain will reach the late
stage of Soul Formation.”
“However, I will need another breakthrough to reach the peak of the late
stage of Soul Formation. To get to that point, my domain will also have to
reach its completion.”
“The completed domain of a peak late stage Soul Formation cultivator
is still different from a Soul Transformation cultivator’s domain. That Li
Yuanfeng’s domain was able to take physical form and leave the tea mark
on my body. This kind of power is not something the domain of a peak late
stage Soul Formation cultivator can compare to. That means that the
completion of a domain at the Soul Formation stage is only one level.
Reaching the Soul Transformation stage requires even more comprehension
of one’s domain.”
Wang Lin began to ponder. The current him didn’t notice that a
beautiful woman was silently watching him from a cave in the distance.
This woman’s gaze was a bit complicated; it was filled with confusion,
doubt, and helplessness.
“Back in the Celestial Realm, senior Zhou Yi gave me the Ascendant
crystal that can help me reach the Ascendant stage. This crystal must be
formed by the cultivator’s comprehension of their domain.”
“Ascendant… I wonder when I will reach the Ascendant stage! Right
now the seal hasn’t been removed, so I don’t even any hopes of reaching
the Soul Transformation stage yet…” Wang Lin softly sighed.
“Tian Yunzi accepted me as a disciple. Perhaps I should quickly find
him and maybe then I’ll have a chance of reaching the Ascendant stage…
However, I’m a bit unwilling to part with my current cultivation path, Situ
Nan hasn’t awaken yet, and I haven’t gotten the planet crystal that can help
my Ji Realm break through. What is more important is that everyone on that
planet must have rather high cultivation levels, so if I go when I’m too
weak, I won’t catch Tian Yunzi’s attention...” Wang Lin was in deep
thought until he suddenly seemed to notice something. He turned his head
and saw the woman gazing at him.
“Who exactly is that woman?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he floated
toward that woman’s cave.
The woman withdrew her gaze and took a few steps back to make
space.
Wang Lin landed where the woman was standing. He coldly stared at
the woman, not caring about how beautiful she was, and said, “Do you
know me?”
The woman looked at Wang Lin and gently said, “You don’t remember
me…”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He stared at the woman for a long time but still
couldn’t remember where he had met her.
The mountain wind blew by and lifted her black hair, making her look
like a fairy. She put her hair behind her ear and softly said, “I’m called Liu
Mei…”
“Liu Mei!” Wang Lin looked at the woman and after a while said, “I
don’t know you.”
Liu Mei let out a gentle sigh and then a smile. Her smile was like a
blooming flower that immediately overshadowed the surroundings.
“Senior apprentice Wang Lin, the youth who carried the large sword on
his back in the Heng Yue Sect. Can you really not remember?”
Wang Lin wasn’t shocked at all when she pointed out his identity. When
she called herself Liu Mei, Wang Lin had already guessed.
Wang Lin blandly said, “The Liu Mei I know is a disciple of the Xuan
Dao Sect with water spirit roots, not a disciple of Suzaku!”
Liu Mei was startled. This kind of expression rarely appeared on her
face. She softly asked, “What does senior apprentice brother Wang mean?”
Wang Lin didn’t reply but calmly looked at Liu Mei.
Shortly after, Liu Mei lowered her head and softly said, “I’m afraid
senior apprentice brother Wang has some misunderstanding…”
“For you to be able to appear in the Xuan Dao Sect and also be able to
appear here in the Soul Refining Sect, I don’t believe anyone else besides
the country of Suzaku can do this!” Wang Lin cut her off and turned around
to leave.
Liu Mei faintly smiled and said, “With just this much, senior apprentice
brother Wang was able to deduce that I’m from Suzaku. Is senior apprentice
brother Wang that sure… I think that you are just testing me. Senior
apprentice brother Wang, I won’t lie to you; I’m indeed a disciple of
Suzaku.”
Wang Lin shook his head, revealed a mocking smile, and said, “Am I
really testing you…. I have seen a bracelet like yours on Red Butterfly’s
hand…”
With that, Wang Lin’s body gently floated away.
Liu Mei lowered her head and looked at the bracelet on her arm. When
the mountain wind blew earlier, it revealed her bracelet. She looked at
Wang Lin’s figure as he left, then she let out a sigh and mumbled, “He has
changed a lot in the last 500 years. He is no longer an ignorant youth; the
current him has a heart of steel…. But what exactly is his Dao heart…”
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JI REALM AND THE DEATH SPELL
N o one knew Wang Lin’s Dao heart other than himself.

Wang Lin felt gloomy after Liu Mei’s appearance. The country
of Suzaku was like this massive giant and its presence could be felt by
everyone everywhere on the planet.
The higher his cultivation level became, the more he became aware of
this feeling. Although his stay at Suzaku was short, that sense of danger was
engraved in his heart.
No matter whether it was at the celestial cave where all the servants
were mute, or during his fight with Red Butterfly, he felt this huge pressure
on him that made it hard to even breath.
It felt like the sky covered by a massive black cloud, and unless he had
the power to break through the black cloud, there wasn’t any way to resist.
The country of Suzaku was the supreme ruler of the planet Suzaku.
However, from Wang Lin’s point of view, although the country of
Suzaku was the ruler, there was a hint of death. This wasn’t a real death
aura but a feeling. The country lacked change, and without change it was
dying.
“I’m afraid that Suzaku has reached its end…” Wang Lin raised his
head and looked into the distance. That direction was where Suzaku was
located.
Two days later, the competition in the outer sect began. The tens of
thousands of disciples were divided among hundreds of arenas. There were
dozens of fights a day on each arena. Among these outer sect disciples,
there were rogue cultivators and cultivators from cultivation families. All of
them had the goal of joining the inner sect.
There was only one rule, and that was to win. They didn’t care about the
life and death of the outer sect disciples at all. If you had the ability, you
could kill everyone and they wouldn’t care.
There was even a rumor that the more you killed, the higher chance you
have of entering the inner sect. If there was someone who killed everyone
they fought, their chances of entering the inner sect would be unimaginably
high.
This rumor would go around every time the competition started. A long
time ago, there was one fiend who killed his way through the competition.
Although he failed to win, he was still accepted into the inner sect in the
end.
The one extraordinary occurrence caused this rumor to spread like
wildfire.
Every time there was competition, less than half of the outer sect
disciples would be alive after it ended. The losers would have to pay even
more spirit stones to ensure that they could stay for the next competition.
No one could keep track of or knew how many outer sect disciples had
died throughout all these years. After each competition, the main soul flag
in the sect gained countless souls.
The entire Soul Refining Sect kept on growing stronger thanks to this
cruel method.
Every day, a large amounts of outer sect disciples died. The more than
100 battle arenas were flooded with blood. Wang Lin carefully observed
over these past few days. Every time someone died, their soul would be
absorbed by the arena and disappear.
On the day of Wang Lin’s battle, he gently floated onto the battle arena.
A Core Formation inner disciple wearing a black robe was managing this
battle arena. He coldly looked at Wang Lin and was shocked to find that
Wang Lin’s cultivation level was close to his. Not many outer sect disciples
could reach this level of cultivation. He said, “Number 8972, battle!”
A shout came from the surrounding disciples and then a short and fat
disciple jumped out from among the disciples like a ball of meat and landed
on the arena. He didn’t say a word. Right after he appeared, his hand
formed a seal and balls of fire appeared, then they smashed down toward
Wang Lin like a rain of fire.
“Late stage of Foundation Establishment…” Wang Lin shook his head.
For this competition, he had locked his cultivation level to the mid stage of
Core Formation. He waved his hand and jumped off the stage.
The moment he jumped off the stage, the short and fat disciple’s body
trembled. All of the fire disappeared and the disciple fainted.
Wang Lin didn’t kill him; to kill a Foundation Establishment junior was
simply too shameful.
As time passed, many outer sect disciples died. After seven days, aside
from the 100 that made it through, 50% of the remaining outer sect
disciples had died.
The remaining ones all either gave up ahead of time or both sides were
heavily injured, so they lived.
During these seven days, four people among the outer sect disciples
caught people’s attention.
Among the four of them there was a grey-haired old man at the late
stage of Core Formation. Everyone he encountered was killed by the same
technique. All he did was point at the person, said the word “die,” and his
enemy would fall over and die.
When Wang Lin saw this technique, he immediately thought of the Ji
Realm and was shocked. However, when he looked closely, this technique
was different from the Ji Realm.
“Death spell?” After pondering for awhile, Wang Lin guessed the name
of the spell.
Back in the Sea of Devils, his Ji Realm was mistaken for the death spell.
That’s how he learned about it.
This death spell was very difficult to cultivate. In his 500 years of
cultivation, this was the first time he had seen it.
The other person was a very small and thin young man. Although he
was only at the early stage of Core Formation, he was like a wild beast. He
was also able to detect the flow of spiritual energy before someone could
use a technique and would act accordingly.
If he was fighting someone stronger than him, it wouldn’t be of much
use, but against people of the same cultivation level, it was a heavenly
advantage.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but appreciate this talent. He even had the urge
to take him as a disciple, but he quickly threw that idea out of his mind.
The third person was someone Wang Lin was familiar with. It was the
butcher-like cultivator from cave 743. He had a talisman treasure that had
killed countless people. Everyone he battled was killed by the talisman.
As for the last person, it was Wang Lin himself. He breezed his way
through the competition and knocked out every disciple with just a wave of
his sleeves. This would naturally catch the attention of everyone.
However, this was something Wang Lin was doing on purpose. Only by
doing this would it not seem strange when he enters the inner sect.
As for Liu Mei, he assumed that she had some sort of agenda. Even if
she didn’t appear in the competition, she would be able to get into the inner
sect somehow.
Time quickly passed and seven more days went by. Of the 100 or so
disciples, only four remained.
It just so happened that the four remaining people were the four that
caught the eyes of the Soul Refining Sect.
This was the day of Wang Lin’s battle. He stood on the stage as he
watched his opponent walk onto the stage and reveal a weird smile.
The person who came up wasn’t a stranger but the butcher-like
cultivator from cave 743.
The person in charge of this battle was an early stage Nascent Soul
cultivator from the inner sect. He was already middle-aged with greying
sideburns. He looked around and coldly said, “Battle, start!”
The moment he finished speaking, the butcher-like cultivator bitterly
smiled and said, “I give up!”
The Nascent Soul cultivator was startled. He looked at the butcher-like
cultivator and asked, “You give up?”
The butcher-like cultivator quickly nodded and said, “I surrender!” With
that, he quickly got off the stage. His heart was pounding as he secretly
thought, “I still have the restriction that brat placed in my body. He could
have killed me with just a thought!”
After he got off the stage, he let out a smile to try to please Wang Lin.
Wang Lin let out a smile and faintly shook his head before walking off
the stage. The Nascent Soul cultivator thoughtfully looked at Wang Lin and
then went on to manage the second battle.
The battle between the old man who controlled the death spell and the
young man with very good instincts was quick.
The young man wasn’t able to resist the death spell at all. When he
wasn’t able to hold on anymore, he was saved by a ray of spiritual energy
that came all the way from the inner sect.
At this point, only two people remained in this outer sect competition:
Wang Lin and the old man who was named Sima.
The battle between the two started on the second day.
Sima’s eyes were gloomy as he stood on the stage. He had cultivated the
death spell for so long just for this day. Once he enters the inner sect, he
will have a chance to form his Nascent Soul.
Moreover, the Soul Refining Sect’s soul flag would go very well his
death spell. According to his teacher, if he cultivated both at the same time,
his power would be close to that of the long lost and legendary Ji Realm.
When thinking of his teacher, his eyes were filled with a hint of
fanaticism. His teacher was able to kill any Nascent Soul cultivator just by
uttering the word “die,” and only a few Soul Formation cultivators would
be able to escape.
In his mind, his teacher had the ability to challenge Soul Transformation
old monsters.
“Death spell. Unless someone has a much higher cultivation level than
you, they won’t be able to resist the death spell. The death spell is rumored
to come from the ancient cultivation world when the cultivators back then
tried to mimic the Ji Realm. Rumor has it that cultivating the death spell to
its peak allows one to gain a sliver of the Ji Realm.”
His master’s words still echoed in his head as Sima stared at his last
opponent.
He didn’t consider the young man named Qing Mu a threat at all.
Killing intent flashed across his eyes and he said, “Die!”
The death spell shot out toward Wang Lin as he said the word.
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INNER SECT OF THE SOUL REFINING SECT
T he death spell was created by ancient cultivators who studied the Ji

Realm. Although it was difficult to cultivate, it was easier to control
than the impossible-to-control Ji Realm.
Once it was completed, all one would have to say was “die” and the
targeted person would immediately die.
In order to cultivate this technique, one has to fuse three auras into one.
The three auras are the death aura, yin aura, and killing aura.
The death aura comes from absorbing energy from corpses. Although
this is a type of yin energy, it is filled with death.
The second, yin aura, is yin energy from the souls of females. This yin
aura contains life.
After obtaining those two auras, the cultivator has to fuse them and then
combine the result with a third aura, the killing aura! After fusing the three
auras, they will experience a trial with only a 10% chance of survival.
Whoever lives through it will be able to start using the death spell. Once
one starts cultivating the death spell, they will have to suffer an
unimaginable amount of pain every day and go through a trial every three
years with only 10% chance of surviving each one.
After experiencing several cycles, the death spell reaches its first stage
of completion. If one wishes to continue to cultivate it, their chance of death
increases. This spell tries to mimic the Ji Realm.
However, it is much weaker than the Ji Realm and much more
dangerous to cultivate, making it somewhat pyrrhic. Although its offensive
capability is amazing, the death spell eventually became a lost technique as
fewer and fewer people cultivated it.
Sima said the word “die” and activated the death spell. A strange
fluctuation of spiritual energy immediately began to spread out from the
finger he was pointing with.
The air was like a calm pool of water that just had a rock thrown in.
Countless ripples spread in the air.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a mysterious light. He didn’t move at all as he
experienced the death spell. The moment Sima pointed at him, he felt a
sliver of yin aura inside his body.
This yin aura was very different from the yin energy he had used to
cultivate the Underworld Ascension Method. The moment that yin aura
appeared, another aura appeared within his body,
The appearance of this aura shocked Wang Lin. If it had appeared in his
original body, he wouldn’t be surprised, but this body hadn’t kill much at
all, yet a bit of killing aura still formed.
Although this killing aura was faint, it fused with the yin aura to form a
very sharp blade that charged directly into his origin soul.
However, with Wang Lin’s strength, he only needed one thought to
destroy this mysterious power. With one thought, his origin soul froze this
mysterious power. Due to his understanding of the Ji Realm, he was able to
instantly see through the death spell.
Although the death spell was powerful, it was still far too weak
compared to the Ji Realm.
The Ji Realm was a mutation from the divine retribution lightning; it
would instantly kill cultivators of the same realm.
This death spell was a technique that could kill anyone with a lower
cultivation level in one hit but had very little effect on people with higher
cultivation levels.
For example, if a mid stage Core Formation cultivator were to use it,
they would instantly kill anyone with a lower cultivation level. Even against
cultivators at the same level, it had a chance to succeed, and if not, it would
at least shock the enemy.
However, when facing a late stage Core Formation cultivator, this
technique was not very useful, and if the user was not careful, they would
be affected by backlash.
This was far too weak compared to the Ji Realm.
Wang Lin faintly shook his head. Although this death spell was
mysterious, it was useless to him. With a thought, the mysterious power of
the death spell disappeared from his body.
The moment it dissipated, Sima’s pupils shrank, his body trembled, and
he coughed out a mouthful of blood. He wasn’t able to contain the injury
caused by the backlash of the death spell, so he fell to the ground.
At this moment, another ray of spiritual energy shot out from the inner
sect and dragged Sima’s body into the inner sect.
Without any suspense, Wang Lin became the winner of this
competition.
The inner sect disciple in charge of this fight clasped his hands at Wang
Lin and said, “My name is Wang Zhen. The next time we meet, I’ll have to
call you junior apprentice brother. Qing Mu, come and follow me to meet
the elder.”
Wang Lin nodded and smiled. He followed Wang Zhen into the inner
sect.
The Inner sect of the Soul Refining Sect was like heaven. When he
passed through the formation, he saw three heaven-piercing mountains.
As they flew, Wang Zhen explained, “These three mountains belong to
the three factions that exist within the Soul Refining Sect. They are Soul
Refining, Soul Extracting, and Soul Sealing.”
Wang Lin nodded and looked toward the three mountains.
Behind the three mountains were giant rings of golden light. They each
seemed to contain their own universe as they lit up the entire sect.
“Those nine golden rings of light are where the nine Soul Formation
seniors cultivate. One day I’ll reach the Soul Formation stage and become
the 10th golden ring!” Wang Zhen’s voice was filled with desire.
Wang Lin looked at the golden rings of light. From here he could clearly
feel that the nine golden rings were emitting powerful spiritual energy.
“If I can recover, none of the cultivators in the nine rings of light will be
a match for me!” Wang Lin’s eyes were calm.
Wang Zhen turned his head and asked, “Qing Mu, do you know about
Ceng Niu?”
“Ceng Niu?” Wang Lin calmly nodded and said, “I’ve heard of him.”
“My Soul Refining Sect had ten Soul Formation cultivators, but one of
them was killed by Ceng Niu.” Wang Zhen’s eyes were filled with
admiration. “He is my goal. One day, I’ll become the number one cultivator
below the Soul Transformation stage on Suzaku!”
“Oh, really?” He thought for a long time but couldn’t remember when
he killed a Soul Formation cultivator from the Soul Refining Sect.
Wang Zhen said, “Not many people know of this, though. This Soul
Formation ancestor was visiting other countries but got into an argument
with Ceng Niu and was killed by him.
Wang Lin rubbed his nose. He really couldn’t remember at all.
“This Ceng Niu sure did disappear at the right time. My Soul Refining
Sect’s Dun Tian was about to go ask him about this matter.” Wang Zhen
sighed.
“Ancestor Du Tian?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
“It’s not a big deal to tell you this now since you will become a member
of the inner sect. Our Soul Refining Sect has two Soul Transformation
ancestors; one of them is ancestor Du Tian.”
Wang Lin raised his head. He could faintly see a trace of a blood-red
aura behind the nine golden rings of light.
As the two talked, they arrived at the Soul Refining Mountain. At the
top of the mountain there was a hall made of green stones. Wang Zhen said,
“Qing Mu, go inside; the elder will arrange things for you.”
Wang Lin nodded and calmly walked into the hall.
The hall was completely dark. The moment he entered, he felt a
pressure surrounding him, only this pressure was nothing to Wang Lin. He
revealed an expression that made him look like he couldn’t bear this
pressure and stopped walking.
After a few seconds, the pressure receded and an ancient voice said,
“Come up!”
Wang Lin released a look of relief and walked up.
The hall suddenly lit up and green lights lit up around the hall. At the
center of the hall sat an old man wearing a green robe. He was looking at
Wang Lin.
This person’s cultivation level had reached the peak of the late stage of
Nascent Soul. He was only missing his own domain to reach the Soul
Formation stage.
The old man withdrew his gaze from Wang Lin and blandly asked,
“What is your name?”
Wang Lin clasped his hands and respectfully answered, “Disciple’s
name is Qing Mu.”
The old man’s eyes became serious and he asked, “How did you break
Sima’s death spell?”
Wang Lin calmly responded, “Disciple has hidden his cultivation level.
My real cultivation level is at the peak of the late stage of Core Formation,
so the death spell naturally wasn’t able to hurt me.”
The old man nodded. From his point of view, this Qing Mu was not
lying and had indeed hidden his cultivation level. From the moment he
entered, the old man noticed that his cultivation level was not at the mid
stage of Core Formation but at the peak of the late stage of Core Formation.
The old man arrived before Wang Lin in the blink of an eye. His finger
was as fast as lightning as he pressed it between Wang Lin’s eyebrows.
Wang Lin didn’t dodge. The moment the finger touched him, a cold
energy entered his body, but with Wang Lin’s origin soul, he wasn’t worried
at all.
Shortly after, the old man withdrew his finger. His eyes were no longer
cold. He said, “I’m the head elder of the Soul Refining Mountain. You can
go to the side mountain to pick up your token and clothes. You can also go
to the Soul Refining Mountain’s library to pick out a technique. Also, you
can open up a cave on any part of the mountain to cultivate.”
“There are no teachers in the Soul Refining Sect; everyone cultivates on
their own. If you have any questions, you can ask me. Now go.”
Wang Lin nodded and respectfully left.
Shortly after he left, two powerful divine senses appeared inside the
hall.
“Junior apprentice brother, how is this person?”
The old man snorted and said, “Nothing to worry about!”
“Junior apprentice brother, in these past several years, all of the
ancestors have been in closed door cultivation. We have to hold down the
fort and not let anyone with ill intent enter.”
The old man’s voice was cold as he said, “What a joke. It’s not like we
don’t already have a lot of people in the Soul Refining Sect with ulterior
motives. One more won’t be too much, and one less won’t be too little. One
out of ten disciples under my two senior apprentice brothers have ulterior
motives. You two should manage your own mountains. Matters of my Soul
Refining Mountain are none of your concerns.”
“Junior disciple’s grievance is strong. That junior with the anticipation
intuition was chosen by me. That person who knows the death spell was
picked by the junior apprentice brother in charge of the Soul Sealing
Mountain. The last person left is the winner of the competition. Is junior
apprentice brother still not happy?”
The old man’s expression was ugly. “What nonsense; both of them have
special abilities, but this person only has a slightly higher cultivation level!
I won’t be sending two senior apprentice disciples off!”
The two divine senses let out a loud laugh and then dissipated.
Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense as he walked along the mountain.
“All of the Soul Formation and above cultivators are in closed door
cultivation, and the Soul Refining Sect is being managed by the three of
them.” Wang Lin pondered this as he walked toward the side hall.
After he got his token and clothes, Wang Lin noticed that it was still
early in the day, so he went to the library.
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THREE METHOD OF THE SOUL FLAG
T he library of the soul refining mountain wasn’t large; it only had three
floors.
Looking from a distance, this library seemed very normal. When Wang
Lin entered, his eyes focused on an old man sitting inside. The old man was
very close to the Nascent Soul stage; he was only one step away.
The old man’s face was yellow, his body was skinny, and he looked
very tired. When he noticed that someone had entered, he opened his eyes
and said, “Token!”
Wang Lin handed over his token. The old man looked at it and said,
“You can look around as you wish, but you’re not allowed to go to the third
floor. The time limit is three days.”
Wang Lin nodded and entered the library.
Looking at the first floor, there were rows of shelves with jades,
bamboo carvings, and even stone carvings. Wang Lin’s eyes swept past
them. There was a wide variety of techniques here and they covered just
about everything. There were techniques he already knew and techniques he
had never seen before.
Only, there was nothing about refining a soul flag.
After making his way through the first floor, he entered the second
floor.
The number of techniques on the second floor was lower than the first.
They were scattered around the room with descriptions of each technique.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and found the four words “Soul
Flag Production Method”. He picked up the jade to check and then
frowned.
This jade did indeed contain the method to creating a soul flag, but it
was exactly the same as what everyone else did. If the Soul Refining Sect
really used this method, there was no way they would be as famous as they
were now.
After carefully searching through the second floor, Wang Lin, who had
found nothing he needed, looked toward the third floor. He didn’t do
anything reckless and returned to the skinny elder. He clasped his hands and
asked, “Senior, why can’t I go up to the third floor?”
The old man yawned. He looked at Wang Lin and said, “You can’t go
up, so you can’t go up. What’s with all this nonsense?”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he stared at the old man.
The old man frowned. He muttered something and then impatiently
said, “You don’t need to stare. You want to look for the method to make the
soul flag, right? I can tell you that it isn’t here, and it isn’t in the third floor
either. There are only ten pieces of jade with the method to make the soul
flag. If you want it, then go steal them. See, that cave over there has one. If
you can steal it, you can learn it.”
Wang Lin looked toward where the old man was pointing. There was
indeed a cave there.
“There aren’t any rules in the Soul Refining Sect; if you have the ability
to kill, kill; if you want anything, steal it; and if you like any women, take
them!”
“If you don’t have any ability, then find others who have no ability to
cultivate together so you can protect yourself.”
“No rules. One can do as he wishes…” Wang Lin let out a faint smile.
This Soul Refining Sect was indeed interesting. Wang Lin waved his hand
and a giant invisible hand grabbed the old man.
The old man was startled, but he let out a laugh. The impatient look on
his face disappeared and was replaced with battle intent. “Good! Good! In
these past 100 years, you are the fifth person to attack me. Okay, I’ll play
with you!”
With that, he moved his body to break free.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He casually waved his hand and the old
man was thrown by a powerful force toward the wall.
The old man’s head was spinning from the collision. He was about to let
out an angry roar when he was picked up and thrown again.
Bang, bang, bang.
The continuous collisions caused the old man to cough out blood.
Seeing that Wang Lin was going to continue, he quickly shouted,
“Grandfather, please stop. I’m willing to call you grandfather! If you throw
me anymore, this old body will break!”
Wang Lin released his grip. The old man fell to the ground and got up
after a while. He let out a bitter smile and said, “Junior apprentice brother,
with your strength, just go steal what you want. As long as you don’t kill
too many people, no one is going to bother you.”
Wang Lin looked at the old man and left. Shortly after, he arrived before
the cave the old man had pointed at before. There were some restrictions
outside the cave. Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and found that there
was a middle-aged man cultivating inside. There was a side room with two
female cultivators cultivating inside as well.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his right hand moved, creating many
illusionary restrictions. With a bang, all of the restrictions outside the cave
collapsed along with the door.
The old man in the distance shivered. He thought that the soul refining
mountain had gained another person that couldn’t be offended.
The middle-aged man let out an angry roar because his cave was
destroyed. He flew out in a ray of red light and without a word took out a
small, purple flag. Hundreds of souls flew out of the flag.
There were males and females among these souls. They let out bursts of
sharp shrills and charged toward Wang Lin.
“Destroying my cave, you’re courting death!”
Wang Lin remained calm. The person who charged out of the cave
wasn’t at the Nascent Soul stage; he was at the peak of the late stage of
Core Formation like the elder from the library.
However, the soul flag in his hand was a bit different. Wang Lin could
clearly see a golden line on the soul flag, and the souls it released had a
black aura around them. This was very different from the souls of normal
soul flags that looked like they would dissipate if the wind blew on them.
These hundreds of souls were full of energy, and a few of them gave off
pressure no weaker than a normal Core Formation cultivator’s.
“Growth!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up because he saw what was different
from this soul flag.
The souls inside this soul flag had the ability to keep growing.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he reached out with his hand. The soul flag
flew out of the middle-aged man’s hand and into his. He wiped the divine
sense from it and imprinted his own, then he immediately felt a sense of
harmony within his soul.
With a wave of the soul flag, the souls that were charging at him were
all absorbed by it.
The Core Formation cultivator was dumbfounded. He sucked in a breath
of cold air and immediately took out a black jade. He placed it on the
ground, backed away, and shouted, “I admit defeat, I admit defeat. The cave
is yours, the jade is yours, and the flag is yours too. I have two cultivation
concubines as well; I haven’t touched one of them yet. You can have them
too!”
“I’m giving everything to you, so according to the rules, you can’t kill
me.” With that, he quickly backed away.
Wang Lin looked at this person. He didn’t attack but waved his hand.
The black jade flew into his hand and he carefully examined it.
At this moment, two women walked out of the cave. Both of them were
very beautiful and calm. They acted like this was completely normal and
just quietly stood there.
“This is the real method for making the soul flags; however, it seems
this isn’t complete…” Wang Lin withdrew his divine sense and frowned.
One of the two women, she was wearing a blue dress, saw Wang Lin
frown after reading the jade and asked, “Senior apprentice brother, did you
notice that the method seems incomplete?”
Wang Lin raised his head to look at the two of them. Both of them were
at the early stage of Core Formation.
Wang Lin asked, “Why is it like this?”
The blue-robed woman quickly said, “Senior apprentice brother must be
Qing Mu, the winner of the recent outer sect disciple competition. I, your
junior apprentice sister, am called Xu Yun. Xu Yun greets senior apprentice
brother. As for the reason the soul flag is incomplete, it is because it is split
into three parts. Each part matches the name of the three mountains: soul
refining, soul extracting, and soul sealing.”
“By combining the three methods together, you will get the real soul
flag production method.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He put the jade away and looked at the cave.
This place didn’t meet his standards. He spread out his divine sense and
flew toward the bottom of the mountain.
The two women were startled. They looked at each other before quickly
following Wang Lin. It was very dangerous to be alone in the Soul Refining
Sect. Unless your cultivation was very powerful, you needed to rely on
others. This was why there were many groups.
Once you lose a battle, you must hand over everything. Once you
handed everything over, the other person wasn’t allowed to kill you or else
the elders would interfere.
These irrational rules made it so that no one felt like they belonged in
the Soul Refining Sect. However, no one knew why the Soul Refining Sect
did this.
The senior apprentice brother they relied on was scared away by Wang
Lin, so they would naturally need to follow Wang Lin.
As Wang Lin flew, he frowned. He turned around and shouted, “Don’t
follow me!” He coldly looked at the two women and turned around to
leave.
The woman next to Xu Yun anxiously asked, “Senior apprentice sister,
what should we do?”
Xu Yun stomped her feet and snorted. “What else can we do? If he
won’t let us follow him, then we won’t follow. Once he finds a cave, we
will open our cave near him. Maybe the others will give him face and not
bother our cultivation.”
Near the bottom of the mountain, Wang Lin’s eyes locked onto a cliff.
He pointed at the cliff and a flying sword charged at it. It only took a few
moments for a cave to form.
After Wang Lin flew into the cave, he casually sent out a restriction and
sealed the cave.
Inside the cave, Wang Lin’s gaze locked onto the wall. The reason he
chose this spot was because it was closest to the spirit vein.
Although he couldn’t absorb the power of the spirit vein like before, he
could still borrow its power. His body disappeared, and when he
reappeared, he was before the main spirit vein under the soul refining
mountain.
After sitting down in the lotus position, he spread out his divine sense.
What he found startled him.
In the deepest part of the spirit vein, there was mass of black gas that
blocked out all divine senses. Spiritual energy from the spirit vein was
being absorbed by the black gas.
Wang Lin’s divine sense was at the edge of the black gas. He was able
to detect screams of souls that would occasionally appear inside the black
gas.
“It stops divine sense?” Wang Lin looked around and immediately
found that there was a restriction around the black gas.
It was because of this restriction that his divine sense couldn’t enter.
After looking at it for a bit, Wang Lin’s eyes became focused.
“This is…. This…. Could this be an ancient, soul restriction?” Wang
Lin’s heart trembled.
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GOLDEN SOUL FLAG
A ncient soul restrictions were the most rare of ancient restrictions.

This restriction used a soul as its medium. Not only did the ancient
restriction change in a strange fashion, it was also much more powerful.
Normal restrictions could be seen as a dead objects; they were like locks
that needed certain keys to open.
But a soul restriction wasn’t the same. It could be considered a living
thing. In reality, it was a soul fragment that was being kept alive as a
formation.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After pondering for a while, he disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was near the ancient soul restriction.
Just as his body appeared, the black fog began to move and two ghostly
eyes appeared. At the same time, a ghostly wail came from inside the fog.
Wang Lin’s origin soul shook after hearing the wail, so he quickly
backed up. He stared at the black cloud and silently pondered.
That roar just now was a warning.
“There must be a treasure if it requires a soul restriction to seal it!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His expression became serious as his hand quickly
moved. One illusion after another appeared and surrounded his body.
“Break!” Wang Lin shouted, as he pointed at the black fog. The
illusions around him transformed into a dragon and charged into the black
fog.
The two ghostly eyes were filled with anger and the fog began to move.
Then came a roar even more impactful than the last.
The roar entered Wang Lin’s soul and he immediately felt pain coming
from the cracks on his origin soul. Wang Lin quickly backed up with a
gloomy expression.
Just at this moment, the black fog began to move even more violently
and rapidly shrank. All of the black fog condensed at the center. In the blink
of an eye, the black fog had condensed into a beast.
The moment the beast appeared, Wang Lin could see that there was a
small, golden flag inside the fog. The black fog came from this flag.
The beast landed on the ground. With its head facing Wang Lin, it
opened its mouth and stared at Wang Lin with a ghostly gaze.
The illusionary restrictions Wang Lin shot out earlier were all still
flashing on the body of the beast.
The beast waved its head and shot two streams of hot air out of its nose.
Then it looked at Wang Lin and suddenly charged toward him.
“Qilin?” Without any hesitation, Wang Lin disappeared.
The beast missed. It looked into the distance and let out a roar. The roar
traveled toward the spirit veins but was blocked by a gentle force after 1000
feet.
The beast let out a few more angry roars before turning back into black
fog and disappearing back into the small, golden flag.
Wang Lin appeared in a spirit vein more than 1000 feet away. He
frowned slightly as he looked back at where the black fog was.
“It’s not a Qilin, but it is similar to the Qilin that Ling Tianhou had back
in the Celestial Realm. That small, golden flag must be a treasure of the
Soul Refining Sect. That beast is the guardian of the flag as well as one of
the souls inside it.”
“It looks like the method to making the soul flag of the Soul Refining
Sect is closely related to the ancient soul restrictions. Only, I don’t know
what the exact methods are.” Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as he pondered.
“This beast’s power is around that of an early stage Soul Formation
cultivator’s. My cultivation hasn’t recovered yet, so I’m in no rush to
capture it.” Wang Lin pondered a bit before going back io cultivate.
After seeing Liu Mei, the feeling of danger Wang Lin felt toward
Suzaku appeared once more. It was very bad that Liu Mei was able to find
him.
He secretly thought about it for a long time but still couldn’t figure out
her motive. He also couldn’t see through her cultivation, which was why he
didn’t kill her earlier.
“All of this is very strange, and Suzaku’s decisions makes no sense… If
it comes down to it, I’ll just leave Suzaku, go find Tian Yunzi, and leave
this mess behind.” Wang Lin began to ponder.
Time quickly passed. In the blink of an eye, several more months had
passed.
When he first arrived, the area outside of Wang Lin’s cave was filled
with wild grass and was rather bleak. After all, the place he chose was too
remote.
But now there wasn’t any wild grass, and someone had even planted
flowers with great fragrance nearby. All of the rocks were cleared away and
replaced with smoothly cut stone. There were even a few stone canopies
scattered around.
Someone even made a pool at the center with small, golden fish living
in there that would occasionally create ripples.
This gave the area fairyland-like aura.
Xu Yun and Liu Wei were sitting under one of the canopies with a plate
of fruit before them. They were chatting with each other and would
occasionally look toward the door of the cave.
Liu Wei’s brow trembled as she said, “Senior apprentice sister Xu Yun,
do you think that when senior apprentice brother Qian Mu comes out, he
will hate us for doing all of this without his permission?”
Liu Wei was one of the two girls from earlier. She had a small body and
was a head shorter than Xu Yun, but her body was very beautiful and very
exquisite.
“That shouldn’t be the case since every cultivator likes a good
environment. We made this place this beautiful; even if he doesn’t display
any happiness on the surface, he won’t be angry. Junior apprentice sister
Liu Wei, relax.” Xu Yun smiled as she picked up a fruit and took a bite.
Liu Wei revealed a look of joy and said, “In these past few months,
senior brother Qing Mu’s reputation has been spread by us sisters, so our
lives have been much better. If this can continue, it would be great. I
managed to collect more broken souls in these past few months than I did in
a year before.”
Xu Yun nodded and said, “Without talent, as long as no one steals from
us, we can definitely make a hundred-soul flag. Then we can use that to
cultivate and reach the late stage of Core Formation for sure!”
Lu Wei whispered, “Senior apprentice sister, I’m still a bit worried
because we are getting more and more visitors every day. If senior Qing Mu
finds out that it is us causing all of it, he might not let us off easy.”
“He shouldn’t…” Before Xu Yun could finish speaking, a ray of red
light suddenly descended from the mountain’s peak and landed before the
entrance of the cave. The light revealed a very handsome middle-aged man.
His long hair flowing in the wind gave off the feeling of a celestial.
“Junior apprentice brother Qing Mu, I’m Guodong Jian. I hope we can
talk.”
Xu Yun stood up and said, “Senior apprentice brother Guodong, please
go back; senior apprentice brother Qing Mu is still in closed door
cultivation.”
Guodong Jian frowned. He turned to look at Xu Yun and asked, “The
two of you are Qing Mu’s concubines?”
Liu Wei’s face turned red and she didn’t say a word. Xu Yun’s
expression remained normal as she said, “Senior apprentice brother, we are
indeed senior apprentice brother Qing Mu’s concubines.”
Guodong Jian’s eyes became cold and he shouted, “What a bunch of
nonsense! It’s fine if you wish to fool others, but you dare to fool me?! The
two of you, scram!”
With that, he turned around and raised his hand. A ray of spiritual
energy shot out from his hand, turned into the shape of a dragon, and
charged toward the cave.
The moment the dragon appeared, the wind began to howl. When the
dragon collided with the door of the cave, the restriction on the door
flashed, stopping the dragon, and at the same time a giant hand appeared.
The giant hand caught the dragon and squeezed it. The dragon let out a
miserable howl before shattering.
Guodong Jian’s expression changed. He backed up several steps and
stared at the cave.
Wang Lin slowly walked out of the cave. When the sun light hit Wang
Lin, one could see black gas. The black gas slowly gathered behind him to
form a giant skull.
“Thousand-soul soul flag illusion!!” Guodong Jian’s expression
changed again and he backed up even more.
Wang Lin’s eyes calmly scanned Guodong Jian. This person’s
cultivation level was at the early stage of Nascent Soul.
“Surrender your soul flag and I’ll let you leave.” Wang Lin’s voice was
calm.
Guodong Jian’s expression turned gloomy as he took out a small flag
with two golden lines on it. He shook the flag and one by one soul
fragments flew out of the flag. They surrounded Guodong Jian and roared at
Wang Lin.
He muttered as he tooked a few steps back and said to Wang Lin, “I also
have a thousand-soul soul flag. If you can win, I’ll hand it over!”
The soul fragments around him suddenly charged toward Wang Lin.
Some of those soul fragments were at the Foundation Establishment stage
and others were at the Core Formation stage. There was even one that had
grown limbs and gave off the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator.”
Wang Lin remained calm. He pointed with his right hand and said,
“Vortex!”
As he spoke, the soul fragments charging at him all let out a miserable
screams and were sucked in by the vortex. Soon, all of the soul fragments
besides the one giving off the Nascent Soul aura disappeared.
The soul fragment with the Nascent Soul aura let out a scream and then
used some method unknown to Wang Lin to escape the vortex. It quickly
tried to escape into the distance.
“What’s this?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He reached out and the soul
fragment let out another miserable scream as it was caught.
Wang Lin looked at this soul fragment and then at Guodong Jian.
“Where did you get this Nascent Soul soul fragment?”
Guodong Jian secretly sighed. When he saw Wang Lin use the soul
vortex, he had already given up on resisting.
“Senior apprentice brother Qing Mu, congratulations on being the third
person in the Soul Refining Mountain to master the soul vortex. As for the
Nascent Soul fragment, I traded a 900-soul soul flag along with the Soul
Extracting Mountain’s soul flag production manual for it.”
386
SECOND ENCOUNTER WITH LIU MEI
I n these three months of closed door cultivation, with the help of the
spirit vein, Wang Lin was able to breakthrough past the Nascent Soul
stage. All he needed to do now was reform his origin soul and then his
cultivation level would return to the Soul Formation stage.
There were only three tea marks left on his face and Sun Tai’s seal was
on the verge of breaking.
Compared to all of this, his greatest achievement was that he found out
that the entire Soul Refining Sect was covered by something invisible.
This invisible thing covering the sect would occasionally release soul
fragments and then hundreds of different spiritual energies would come out
to fight for them.
These soul fragments didn’t always appear in the same place; they were
scattered across every part of the Soul Refining Mountain.
After noticing this, his heart was moved. He quickly took out the soul
flag manual and then, after checking it for a while, he was able to see
through some secrets.
The three methods to refine the soul flag were split into soul refining,
soul extracting, and soul sealing.
Soul refining was a method to refine any soul fragment in the world and
to seal it inside a flag so that it will grow instead of dissipate.
Soul extracting was different. It couldn’t refine soul fragments; it could
only extract the soul from a living person and seal it inside a soul flag to
control.
As for the final one, soul sealing, Wang Lin didn’t have anything to
compare it to and was a bit confused.
According to the Soul Refining Mountain, the soul flags were in ranked
tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and so on. The more souls a
flag contained, the more powerful it was.
Ten and hundred-soul soul flags were very common, but once a soul
flag gained one thousand souls, it could use certain spells and its power
would depend on the primary soul.
In order to make a thousand-soul soul flag, one had to have a primary
soul. This was a limiting factor that made thousand-soul soul flags quite
rare. Many hundred-soul soul flag had reached the limit of 999 souls, but
without a primary soul, it couldn’t become a thousand-soul soul flag.
There was only one requirement for a primary soul and that was that it
had to be stronger than all of the other souls in the soul flag combined.
While Wang Lin studied the soul flag, he thought about the Qilin deep
under the sect. That beast had to be that golden soul flag’s primary soul.
Wang Lin had collected a large amount of soul fragments throughout
these three months of cultivation. For some reason, these soul fragments
had gathered inside the spirit vein. When Wang Lin checked the spirit vein
for the first time, they weren’t there. Someone had clearly just collected
them just be before he checked.
As he collected the soul fragments, he understood where all of the soul
fragments in the spirit vein went. They were all absorbed by the soul flag
underneath the sect.
A person and a flag began to steal soul fragments from each other.
However, the flag was locked in one place and wasn’t as agile as Wang Lin.
In the past three months, almost 90% of the soul fragments were taken by
Wang Lin.
There were strong and weak souls among these soul fragments. During
these three months, Wang Lin found one that was at the early stage of
Nascent Soul and used it as his primary soul.
Not many Nascent Soul fragments appeared; only about two or three a
year. Every time one appeared, the top disciples of the Soul Refining Sect
would fight over it.
Guo Dongjian’s words moved Wang Lin. It was just as he thought; the
disciples of the Soul Extracting Mountain extracted souls from bodies to
seal into their flags. He decided that he had to find some time he get himself
the soul flag production method of the Soul Extracting Mountain and study
it.
As for the soul vortex, it was one of the three techniques inside the soul
flag manual. The three techniques were condense, soul vortex, and blood
sacrifice.
Condense was rather simple. Although there were only ten jades in the
Soul Refining Peak, many had made copies of this technique to sell.
This technique was based on soul refining. With this technique, one
could make the ethereal soul fragment take form and put it inside a soul
flag.
Soul vortex was a very rare technique. At least this was the case in the
Soul Refining Mountain. It required at least Nascent Soul level cultivation
to learn, but not all Nascent Soul cultivators could learn it. For example,
Guodong Jian still hadn’t managed to learn it.
Once this technique was used, it would absorb a large amount of souls.
Whether it was used for fighting or stealing souls, it was extremely
powerful.
The final technique was blood sacrifice. Using this technique would
increase the power of the soul flag by several fold.
One third of the reason why the Soul Refining Sect had so few disciples
yet was so powerful was due to this technique.
However, this technique was very difficult to cultivate. Even most of the
late stage Nascent Soul disciples hadn’t been able to learn it.
Wang Lin waved his hand and the soul vortex disappeared. He took out
a soul flag and then a large amount of soul fragments were absorbed by it.
Duodong Jian’s expression was very ugly. It had taken him years of
hard work to gather all of those soul fragments and they were stolen just
like this. After letting out a sigh, he could only bitterly smile.
This was the rule of the Soul Refining Sect. He came here to steal Wang
Lin’s soul flag, but his was taken instead. He let out another sigh, clasped
his hands at Wang Lin, and left feeling depressed.
Wang Lin put the Nascent Soul he had caught into his soul flag. It soon
began to fight with the Nascent Soul that was already inside.
Wang Lin no longer looked at the flag; he knew that the winner would
become the new primary soul and the loser would become the winner’s
underling.
Xu Yun and Liu Wei’s hearts were pounding as they silently stood to the
side. Although Xu Yun looked confident before, she never would have
thought that this senior brother Qing Mu would manage to master the soul
vortex.
Wang Lin looked around. This place was very elegant and contained a
certain appeal.
Wang Lin calmly and slowly said, “I’ll drop the matter of the two of
your changing the surroundings of my cave. You two, leave quickly.”
Xu Yun revealed a pleading expression and said, “Senior apprentice
brother Qing Mu, the two of us won’t bother you. If we leave now, the soul
fragments we worked so hard for will be stolen. The two of us only want a
safe place to cultivate. We definitely won’t cause you any trouble.”
Wang Lin didn’t speak, but his eyes became cold.
Xu Yu’s heart trembled when that gaze fell on her.
Liu Wei was already timid and at this point she couldn’t hold it in
anymore, so she started crying. Liu Wei was very talented; she reached the
mid stage of Core Formation relatively quickly. Then, during an outer
disciple competition, she gave it her all and became an inner sect disciple.
But after entering the inner sect, it wasn’t what she expected at all. The
inner sect was a place of the strong devouring the weak; it was far too
different from what she expected a cultivation sect to be.
Wang Lin frowned. He waved his sleeves and was just about to throw
these two out when he suddenly raised his head and stared at the sky.
A green figure that looked like a fairy descended from the sky and
landed 100 feet before Wang Lin.
“Liu Mei!” After seeing this woman, Wang Lin frowned even harder.
Liu Mei let out a faint smile and said, “Brother Qing Mu has recovered
most of his cultivation. That calls for celebration.”
The moment Liu Mei spoke, Wang Lin pointed to the air, causing Xu
Yun and Liu Wei to faint.
“Liu Mei, just get to the point; there is need to pretend. You’re only
ruining the past image I had of you.” Wang Lin stared at Liu Mei. His voice
was cold.
Liu Mei looked at Wang Lin. She let out a sigh and said, “Wang Lin, a
great calamity is about to befall upon you. Go… leave planet Suzaku…”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He didn’t say anything as he
waited for Liu Mei to finish.
Liu Mei whispered, “I won’t lie to you; you already know that I’m
someone from the country of Suzaku, but I’m not an ordinary disciple. My
master is the number one cultivator in Suzaku, Zhuque Zi!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Everything in his mind suddenly became clear
and he asked, “What happened to Red Butterfly after her battle with me?”
After listening to Liu Mei, he suddenly made a connection and came to a
terrifying conclusion.
Liu Mei revealed a hint of appreciation. She looked at Wang Lin and
said. “Red Butterfly... was killed by my senior apprentice brother.”
Wang Lin sucked in a breath of cold air. After confirming his
speculation, he said, “It looks like my battle with Red Butterfly was only a
dogfight to certain people.”
Liu Mei bit her lower lip and whispered, “Brother Wang, you should
leave. The sooner the better.” She looked at Wang Lin meaningfully, let out
a sigh, and left.
As Liu Mei left she let out a sigh and thought, “Wang Lin, Liu Mei was
ordered by master to leave my mark on your dao heart. This is a fate Liu
Mei can’t resist… I can’t disobey master’s order… Unless your shadow
appears in my dao heart, there is no way for me to lose this battle between
our dao hearts… Only I, Liu Mei, comprehended the Thousand Fantasy
Ruthless domain and showed emotions on the surface while my heart
remained ruthless. How could you win….” In her eyes, there was a hint of
ruthlessness, but it was hidden by her acting.
Wang Lin was still frowning as he looked at Liu Mei’s back. Although
Liu Mei seemed to have pointed out the problem, it also left countless
uncertainties.
Wang Lin frowned again and muttered to himself, “This whole thing is
strange. I keep having this weird feeling about Liu Mei. Strange…”
Shortly after, he looked at Xu Yun and Liu Wei. He waved his hand and
moved the two women 1000 feet away from his cave. As he was moving
them, his heart started trembling as if he had suddenly remembered
something.
His right hand reached out and pulled the two women back. Their
expressions while passed out were very different.
Yu Xun’s earlier expression was very strong and determined, and she
was talking for the other girl. But now that she was asleep, her expression
showed a hint of weakness and helplessness.
Wang Lin’s earlier impression of the other woman was that she was
very weak. However, now her expression was very determined and ruthless.
She was clearly one of those that appeared to be weak but was in fact very
strong on the inside.
Wang Lin felt like lightning had struck his brain and his eyes sparkled.
He looked up toward where Liu Mei went and sneered.
“Now I understand why I get this strange feeling everytime I see Liu
Mei. Although she shows all these emotions like she cares, she’s actually
using it to hide her true ruthless nature!”
387
MAIN BATTLE SOUL
A s Wang Lin stared at where Liu Mei disappeared to, his eyes turned
cold.
“I can’t see through Liu Mei’s cultivation, so she must have a higher
cultivation level than me; otherwise, she wouldn’t become Zhuque Zi’s
disciple. Only, I don’t know why this woman is coming into contact with
me...” Wang Lin frowned even harder. He waved his hand and Xu Yun and
Liu Wei landed dozens of feet away.
Wang Lin wasn’t a kind person, but looking at the fact that the two of
them passed out allowed him to see through Liu Mei, so he didn’t kick them
away.
“Liu Mei didn’t take this chance to kill me before my cultivation
recovered, so her goal isn’t for me to die. Her contact with me seemed to be
filled with emotion but also some ruthlessness. This is strange. She
definitely doesn’t have any good intentions.” Wang Lin’s expression was
gloomy.
Shortly after, he waved his sleeves, walked into his cave, and sat down
in the lotus position.
“Cultivation is no longer a problem. Once my origin soul recovers, my
cultivation level will return to the mid stage of Soul Formation. The most
important thing now is to recover my origin soul.”
“I need to find even more powerful spiritual pressure. Only then can I
force my origin soul to reform.” Wang Lin pondered a bit before
disappearing.
He reappeared deep underground where the spirit vein for the Soul
Refining Mountain was located.
This was the lowest part of the spirit vein. 3000 feet to this left was
where the golden flag was.
At this range, the Qilin inside the soul flag couldn’t bother him.
While sitting here, Wang Lin could feel the pressure from the
surrounding spiritual energy gathering towards him. Wang Lin took a deep
breath and slowly closed his eyes. This time he didn’t absorb any of the
spiritual energy but used the pressure to quickly reform his origin soul.
Time slowly passed. Xu Yun and Liu Wei woke up to find that they
weren’t outside the range of the cave, so they had a thought. After the two
discussed it for a while, they made a small cave near where they woke up
and quietly cultivated.
On this day, Wang Lin was condensing his origin soul like crazy by
borrowing the spiritual pressure from the surrounding spirit veins when he
suddenly open his eyes.
Although his origin soul hadn’t fully recovered, it was in a much better
state than it was a few months ago. Right now there were only two tea
marks left on his face.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparked. He spread out his divine sense and locked
onto the golden soul flag 3000 feet away.
At this moment, an illusion suddenly appeared next to the flag and a
roar came out of it. The giant Qilin appeared next to the flag with eyes
filled with bloodlust.
Roar!
The illusion quickly backed up after hearing the roar and quickly took
form.
Wang Lin recognized this person; he was the head elder of the Soul
Refining Mountain, the late stage Nascent Soul cultivator who only needed
to comprehend his domain to reach the Soul Formation stage.
“Damn it! This 100,000-soul soul flag is getting stronger and stronger.
When will I ever be able to refine the flag with my cultivation speed?” The
old man’s face was gloomy.
That Qilin beast didn’t actively attack the old man like it did Wang Lin.
Within its bloodthirsty eyes was a hint of mockery.
“Damn animal!” the old man shouted. “The ancestors have decreed that
the flag sealed under the three peaks belongs to anyone who can refine it.
One day you will be my property!”
“Roar!” The Qilin snorted and the disdain in its eyes deepened.
“Hmph!” The old man slapped his bag of holding and a faint, golden
flag appeared. He waved the flag and countless souls came out. At the front
was a late stage Nascent Soul soul as the primary soul. Behind it were ten
mid and early stage Nascent Soul souls, and behind them were countless
other souls of varying cultivation levels.
The old man shouted, “Ten thousand souls, devour!” He pointed the flag
at the Qilin and then all of the souls let out roars as they charged toward it.
The Qilin raised its eyebrows and moved like lightning. Instead of
dodging, it charged into the souls and began to devour them like crazy.
This was obviously not the first time the old man had dealt with this
beast, so he wasn’t shocked at all. The old man watched as the beast
devoured the souls. Every time it devoured a soul, it would become a bit
larger.
With his cultivation level, he originally wasn’t a match for this Qilin at
all, but he specialized in refining souls. With the 10,000-soul soul flag, he
could just barely hold his own.
Shortly after, the old man’s hand began to move very quickly. He was
forming different seals. Soon, blood began coming out of the pores in his
hand. His expression turned very serious and then a ball of blood appeared
before him.
The old man shouted, “Blood sacrifice!” Right after he finished
speaking, the ball of blood suddenly exploded into countless specks and
covered the whole area.
The souls devoured by the Qilin suddenly began to move like they had
just received a large amount of nourishment. They were trying to leave the
Qilin’s body.
There was a large amount of souls outside attacking the Qilin under the
command of the primary soul.
The Nascent Soul souls could actually use spells to attack as well. As a
result, roars came from inside and outside the Qilin. However, the Qilin
didn’t panic and its eyes were still filled with disdain.
The Qilin suddenly let out a vicious roar. Black gas came out of the
golden flag and formed another demonic beast!
The two demonic beasts looked exactly the same!
The old man’s expression became ugly. The last time he fought with the
Qilin, he was forced to retreat when the second one came out. Now that he
saw it again, his expression became gloomy.
He slapped his bag of holding again and a black light appeared in his
hand. The object inside the black light was a bell with a purple wooden
handle that had some complex engravings on it.
“I traded a very rare treasure for this soul sealing bell from the Soul
Sealing Mountain just to deal with you!” the old man shouted. Then he
shook the bell in his hand. As the bell rang, human-shaped beasts with a
single horn on their heads appeared and charged toward the Qilins.
The two Qilins continued to roar as they were being trapped.
The old man revealed a look of joy as he focused on controlling the
treasure in his hand.
However, just at this moment, more black gas came from the flag and a
third Qilin appeared!
The old man let out a frustrated roar. This time he gave it his all and
forced out the third Qilin. However, today was also when he felt the most
helpless. At first he thought that there was only one Qilin, but when he used
his 10,000-soul soul flag to trap the first Qilin, a second one came out.
The second time he came, he lost to the second Qilin.
For his third visit, he spent a lot of effort to get the bell but found out
that there was a third Qilin.
As a result, he couldn’t help but think that after the third Qilin there
would be a fourth, fifth, sixth...
“No wonder no one could take this flag away after it’s been here for so
long…” The old man sighed and was about to give up.
But a powerful divine sense suddenly descended from all sides. The old
man’s expression changed greatly. He wasn’t able to resist this divine sense
at all. He had only ever felt this when facing a Soul Formation ancestor.
However, compared to back then, the feeling was several times stronger.
“This must be a Soul Formation ancestor who came out of closed door
cultivation.” The old man quivered and quickly said, “Disciple Wu Daoqi
greets ancestor…”
As the powerful divine sense swept by, the third Qilin let out a
miserable scream and was trapped by ray of black light. It roared as it
struggled to break free.
“Hmph!” A cold snort came from the void, then a giant hand suddenly
came out of the void and reached toward the golden soul flag.
At this moment, the golden soul flag began to move, then three more
Qilins appeared and charged toward the hand.
The three Qilins’ eyes were vicious, but there was a hint of dread in
them.
With one slap from the hand, one of the Qilins shattered into countless
soul fragments that all panicked and escaped in random directions.
The remaining two Qilins quickly pounced and began to fight the hand.
Another cold snort came from the divine sense and then black gas came
from all directions. The black gas condensed into a black lance and stabbed
toward the Qilin.
Wang Lin wasn’t able to deal with this Qilin before because his
cultivation level was only at the mid stage of Nascent Soul. However, now
he had broken through the Nascent Soul stage into the Soul Formation
stage, so he was basically a Soul Formation cultivator without a domain.
Although he was weaker than normal Soul Formation cultivators, it was
more than enough to deal with this Qilin.
A roar more powerful than all the other Qilins combined came out of
the golden flag, and along with it came a golden aura. All of the other
Qilins immediately shattered into countless soul fragments after hearing
that roar and moved toward the golden aura.
As the Qilins shattered, Wu Daoqi let out a miserable groan. All of his
treasures were fighting the Qilins, so he was hurt from the shockwave of the
Qilins shattering.
Terrified, he was about to back up to dodge when a figure suddenly
appeared before him. The figure pointed at him and Wu Daoqi immediately
passed out.
As Wang Lin stood before Wu Daoqi, he reached out and Wu Daoqi’s
soul flag and purple wood bell flew to his hand. His eyes sparkled as he
stared at the golden soul flag.
“So this is the real primary soul of this soul flag. The other Qilins were
only its commanders.”
After the golden aura absorbed all of the soul fragments, it let out a roar
that shook the entire Soul Refining Mountain. A golden Qilin that looked
completely real without any hint that it was formed by soul fragments
appeared before Wang Lin.
388
COLLECTING QILIN SOUL FLAG
T his Qilin looked almost exactly the same as the one Ling Tianhou
had; the only difference in appearance was its color.
Though its aura was far weaker than the one that belonged to the sword
saint, Ling Tianhou.
“Qilin soul fragment!”
Wang Lin stared at the beast and reached out. Black gas came from all
directions and transformed into a black lance.
The golden Qilin let out a roar, then a ball of golden light suddenly
appeared before it and smashed toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin moved forward and stabbed with the lance.
Bang!
After a loud bang that caused the surrounding spirit vein to crack, Wang
Lin backed up one step and the ball of golden light dissipated.
“Interesting. Although Ling Tianhou’s Qilin was alive, it couldn’t use
any spells because it lost its inheritance. Although this soul fragment is
much weaker, it can use spells. It clearly still has memories of its
inheritance.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding and two bells
appeared. He threw the two bells and they closed in on the Qilin.
The Qilin raised its front paw and slammed down. This shock wave
caused the surrounding spirit vein to shatter and slow down the two bells.
Wang Lin snorted. He suddenly moved and lunged forward. The lance
flew through the air and pierced through the Qilin.
The Qilin let out a roar. Black gas escaped from where it was pierced
and turned into soul fragments.
Without a word, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and took out the
soul flag. With a wave, all of those soul fragments flew toward his soul
flag.
The Qilin let out a roar and immediately sucked those soul fragments
back into its body.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He moved his right hand and the soul vortex
appeared. He began to fight with the Qilin over the soul fragments.
With Wang Lin distracting the Qilin, the two bells immediate grew in
size and closed in on the Qilin. The Qilin snorted out two streams of black
gas that turned into two smaller Qilins, both of which pounced at the two
bells.
Wang Lin’s right hand moved and sent out waves of restrictions to seal
the two Qilins. Then the two bells trapped them and they were put away by
Wang Lin.
Looking at the soul fragments that floated out of the Qilin, Wang Lin’s
eyes sparkled. He snorted and shouted, “Damn animal, if you had the power
of your ancestor, I wouldn’t be your match. However, you are merely a soul
fragment that managed to condense into an illusionary body. Breaking you
will not be hard!”
With that, Wang Lin’s hand quickly moved and one by one illusion
restrictions appeared. The illusionary restrictions surrounded the Qilin and
descended like a net.
The Qilin roared and began to struggle, causing the restriction to shatter.
However, Wang Lin’s hand didn’t stop; the restrictions appeared like crazy
and continued to land on the Qilin’s body.
Sweat gradually started filling Wang Lin’s forehead as he sent out
countless restrictions in a matter of seconds. The Qilin began to roar even
louder, but its body began to slow down like it was sinking in water.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He touched his bag of holding and a small flag
flew out.
This flag was the restriction flag. With a wave of the flag, countless
black lances formed before him. Under Wang Lin’s command, these black
lances charged toward the Qilin.
At the same time, Wang Lin’s right hand didn’t stop; he continued to
create soul vortexes. His right hand moved like a ghost, creating one soul
vortex after another.
Countless black lances stabbed toward the Qilin whose eyes were filled
with anger. It shook its body and more than ten balls of golden light
appeared around it.
Bang! Bang!
Several loud bangs could be heard as the lances and balls of golden light
collided. Although a lot of the lances were stopped, some still made it past
and hit the Qilin. Even more soul fragments poured out of the Qilin’s body
and were absorbed by the soul vortexes Wang Lin had set up.
The Qilin let out a loud roar and began to struggle even harder, causing
the restrictions on its body to shatter one by one.
Wang Lin frowned. He didn’t think that this illusionary body formed by
the soul fragment of a Qilin could be so powerful. This Qilin was already as
strong as a late stage Soul Formation cultivator. If it’s given more time to
grow, it will soon reach the power of a Soul Transformation cultivator.
Wang Lin’s eyes darkened. He raised his right hand and the beast trap
flew out. It landed on the side and turned into the god slaying war chariot.
The beast had weakened greatly after the battle with Red Butterfly;
however, the moment it saw the Qilin, its body shook and its eyes became
filled with greed.
The moment the Qilin saw the spirit beast, it let out a roar as if it had
just met its natural enemy. It stopped struggling against the restrictions but
revealed an intent to battle.
When he saw this, Wang Lin was surprised. His eyes lit up and without
hesitating, he sent a seal to the chariot. For the first time the beast let out a
roar of joy and for the first time the beast didn’t wait for the chariot to open
or try to devour Wang Lin. It charged toward the Qilin with the black chains
still attached to it.
The Qilin let out a roar. Countless balls of golden light appeared before
it to block the spirit beast’s attack.
The spirit beast let out a roar and smashed through all of the balls of
golden light. With a bang, the spirit beast collided with the Qilin.
Both beasts let out painful groans. The spirit beast had charged too
quickly, so the chains on its body were pulled to their limit. The pain from
the chains forced the spirit beast to back up. It turned around and attempted
to bite the chains, but no matter what it did, it couldn’t break the chain. It
then turned toward Wang Lin and began to roar, its intent was obvious.
The Qilin isn’t a match for the spirit beast. All of the restrictions on its
body shattered and it was sent flying while a large amount of soul
fragments escaped from its body.
The moment these soul fragments appeared, they were absorbed by the
surrounding soul vortexes. In the blink of an eye, they were all absorbed.
The golden Qilin’s body wasn’t as solid as before and became more
illusionary. As it looked at the spirit beast with frustration in its eyes, it let
out low growls but didn’t dare to move forward.
After all, it was only a soul fragment. When it was at its peak, it was
stronger than the spirit beast, but right now it was no match.
After the Qilin was knocked away, the golden soul flag became
unguarded. Wang Lin quickly appeared before the golden soul flag and was
about to grab it.
However, the golden Qilin let out an angry roar and pounced at Wang
Lin. Wang Lin sneered as his right hand reached out and the chains on the
war chariot immediately disappeared.
Without the chains holding it down, the spirit beast let out a joyous roar
as it opened its mouth and attacked the Qilin.
The Qilin let out a frustrated roar. Feeling helpless, it gave up on
attacking Wang Lin and attempted to escape.
The spirit beast began to chase after the Qilin. A large amount of soul
fragments flew out of the Qilin and were absorbed by the soul vortex.
Wang Lin grabbed the golden soul flag. Right after he touched it, a cold
aura entered his body and went through it a few times before disappearing.
Wang Lin revealed a look of joy as he spat out some soul essence blood
which the soul flag absorbed.
“Rise!” Wang Lin let out a shout and he pulled the flag up.
A mass of black gas the size of an arm charged out from where the
golden flag was and went through the entire Soul Refining Mountain.
From a distance, one could see the black gas shoot into the sky above
the Soul Refining Mountain and beginning to spread.
At this moment, all of the disciples in the Soul Refining Mountain
stared dumbfoundedly at the sky. They had already noticed the roars from
underground, but they were simply too powerful, so no one dared to check.
The golden rings between the three mountains gently started trembling
and a person walked out from the eighth ring. This person’s hair was white
and his face was gloomy. Just as he was about to go check what was going
on, he suddenly stopped as if he had heard something. He turned around
and bowed toward the two blood rings. “As the ancestor commands.”
With that, he returned to the golden ring.
Wang Lin held the golden soul flag, shook it, and said, “Primary soul
Qilin, return!”
In the blink of an eye, the Qilin that had been forced into a corner by the
spirit beast and almost devoured multiple times let out a roar and
disappeared into the golden flag.
Wang Lin felt the soul flag in his hand tremble. He felt very happy as he
quickly put it away.
The spirit beast was extremely angry. It already had a deep hatred for
Wang Lin and because he had stolen the prey it was about to devour, it
Although Wang Lin couldn’t truly control the spirit beast, he could still
seal it. He pointed at the chariot and countless chains appeared to lock
down the spirit beast.
As the spirit beast roared in anger, it was slowly dragged back into the
chariot and then it turned back into the beast trap.
Wang Lin didn’t put the beast trap back on but completely sealed it and
placed it in his bag. He disappeared and reappeared on top of the Soul
Refining Mountain.
At this moment, the black gas above the mountain was very thick. Wang
Lin stared at the black cloud and began to ponder.
“The noise from the battle should have caught the attention of the Soul
Formation and above cultivators of the Soul Refining Sect, yet no one came
to check. This matter is interesting…” Wang Lin stared at the nine golden
rings and took few extra looks at the two blood rings. Although he hadn’t
recovered all of his cultivation, he wasn’t afraid. Even if a Soul
Transformation cultivator came, he could still tear open space and escape
using the star compass.
He vaguely saw a pair of ancient eyes filled with kindness glance at him
from one of the blood rings and then immediately disappear.
“Eh?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
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TIME FOR YOU
“T his person is…”

The eyes from the blood light disappeared in an instant. Wang
Lin pondered for a bit and his eyes sparkled.
“Whether I stay at the Soul Refining Sect or not doesn’t matter
anymore. For my origin soul to completely recover, I will need some
amazing pills. Other than that, it would require very powerful spiritual
pressure. It’s not that I don’t have methods, but they’re a bit dangerous…”
Wang Lin looked at the Soul Extracting and Soul Sealing Mountains
with eyes filled with determination.
He turned into a ray of light as he left the Soul Refining Mountain and
flew toward the Soul Extracting Mountain.
On his way there, a very exquisite woman was calmly watching from
him from the side of the Soul Refining Mountain. She let out a sigh and
muttered, “His recovery is simply too fast… If I want to leave my shadow
in his Dao heart, I must find out what his Dao heart is… However, I have
been unable to see through his Dao heart in our interactions. Senior
apprentice brother Wang, what exactly is your Dao heart…”
Wang Lin landed on the Soul Extracting Mountain and spread out his
divine sense before charging toward a cave. The cultivator inside the cave
was the person with the highest cultivation level beside the head elder, Su
Jinshi!
The moment Wang Lin’s figure appeared, Su Jinshi, who was
cultivating, opened his eyes and revealed an ugly expression.
Wang Lin stood inside Su Jinshi’s save, looked around, and calmly
asked, “Do you have the soul extracting jade?”
Su Jinshi pondered a bit and nodded. He couldn’t see through this
person’s cultivation level, nor had he seen this person before, but he could
tell by his clothes that this person was from the Soul Refining Mountain.
In the Soul Refining Sect, the disciples of the three mountains were
allowed to interact with each other. If one had the skill, they could learn all
three techniques if they wanted to.
Su Jinshi had gone to the Soul Refining Mountain many years ago and
got a soul refining jade.
Su Jinshi clenched his teeth and said, “I can give you the soul extracting
jade, but I’m 300 soul fragments short from refining this soul flag into a
thousand-soul soul flag. If you can give me the 300 soul fragments, I can let
you look at the soul extracting jade.”
Wang Lin looked at Su Jinshi. With his cultivation level, he felt it was
beneath him to steal it. He took out his thousand soul soul flag with over
2000 soul fragments, shook it, and 300 soul fragments flew out.
Wang Lin reached out with his left hand and the 300 soul fragments
transformed into a black pearl, then he headed toward Su Jinshi.
Su Jinshi was also a decisive person; he took out a purple jade and
handed it to Wang Lin. He asked, “What is senior apprentice brother’s
name?”
“Qing Mu!” Wang Lin took the jade and scanned it. The jade did indeed
contain the method to extract a living soul, how to keep it from dissipating,
and finally how to use it to refine a soul flag.
The soul extracting jade also had three techniques: soul calming, soul
luring, and soul poison.
Soul calming was the core to soul extracting; if soul calming wasn’t
used first, the success of soul extracting would be very low. After being
used, the success rate increases greatly.
Soul luring was the actual technique of pulling a soul out of a living
person.
As for the final one, soul poison, it was the most vicious and most
powerful of the three techniques, on par with the Soul Refining Mountain’s
blood sacrifice.
Soul poison used a mysterious method to turn a living soul into poison
that could silently kill. Once it has been refined enough, it will turn into a
poisonous soul with the power of a Core Formation cultivator.
If it was just this, this technique wouldn’t be much, but a long time ago,
a disciple of the Soul Refining Sect betrayed the sect and escaped. Using
this technique, he went unopposed in a rank 4 cultivation country and made
his own sect called the Demonic Pill Sect.
This person used some mysterious method to refine the poisonous soul
into a pill and then inject death aura into it to turn it into a green core. He
called this the Green Core Method and this allowed him to reach the Soul
Formation stage. He was considered a genius of his time.
A green core and a golden core are very different. You can only have
one golden core, but you can have many green cores. He used this method
developed from the soul poison technique to reach the Soul Formation
stage. He had tens of thousands of green cores at that point.
When he attacked, he would send out thousands of green cores to
explode. His power was something even Soul Transformation cultivators
wouldn’t want to mess with carelessly.
After all, tens of thousands of green cores exploding was already earth
shattering; if he were forced him into a corner where he had to explode all
of his green cores, the explosion would simply be too powerful.
The Soul Refining Sect never took any action against him for betraying
the sect, which confused many people. As the person disappeared, his
legend also slowly faded into history.
Su Jinshi looked at Wang Lin and asked, “Is senior apprentice brother
Qing Mu going to go to the Soul Sealing Mountain to get the soul sealing
jade?”
Wang Lin put away the soul extracting jade and nodded.
Su Jinshi bitterly bitterly smiled and said, “Senior apprentice brother is
better off not going. There isn’t a single soul sealing jade at the Soul
Sealing Mountain. Only Soul Formation ancestors are allowed to study the
soul sealing jade. The Soul Sealing Mountain only has a mixture of soul
refining and soul extracting jades.”
Wang Lin’s expression didn’t change. He nodded and then disappeared.
When he reappeared, he arrived at the Soul Sealing Mountain. Then he
casually found a disciple and heard the same thing that Su Jinshi had told
him.
Wang Lin also checked under the spirit vein of the Soul Extracting and
Soul Sealing Mountains. Only the Soul Sealing Mountain had a soul flag
under it, and it wasn’t very powerful. The soul fragments inside it were also
very uneven in terms of power. It took Wang Lin almost no effort to retrieve
it.
As for the Soul Extracting Mountain, it was completely empty. It was
clear that someone had taken the soul flag many years ago.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin raised his head and looked toward
the nine golden rings and two blood rings. After a while, his eyes were
brimming with determination.
“Whether my origin soul will recover or not will all depend on today! I
will fight the Soul Refining Sect’s Soul Transformation ancestor. Only
under the spiritual pressure of a Soul Transformation cultivator can my
origin soul finally recover! At that moment, I can use the star compass to
escape. Even if the Soul Transformation cultivator wants to catch me, they
won’t be able to!” Wang Lin took a deep breath and his eyes became filled
with battle intent.
He turned into a ray of light and flew toward the nine rings of light. In
his left hand he held the 10,000-soul soul flag and in his right hand he held
the restriction flag with 999 sets of restrictions. With both flags in hand, he
arrived before the nine golden rings.
Just at he approached, he waved both of the flags. From the soul flag the
golden Qilin flew out. Behind it were nine black Qilins, and behind them
were countless soul fragments. In just one moment, the entire Soul Refining
Sect was covered with soul fragments.
The endless howls became the only sound in this world.
This was the first time Wang Lin had used the 10,000-soul soul flag. Its
power was beyond his imagination.
The golden Qilin let out a roar and charged toward the nine golden
rings.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With a series of loud explosions, the Qilin and the nine dark Qilins
behind it collided with the nine golden rings, causing them to reveal men
and women of various ages.
These nine people were the nine Soul Formation cultivators of the Soul
Refining Sect. After they appeared, they stared at the Qilins with shocked
expressions.
The golden Qilin backed up a few steps, shook its large head, and
spewed out two jets of black gas that spread out.
As Wang Lin stood on top of the Qilin, it hesitated but didn’t shake its
head. Instead, it stared at the nine of them with a vicious gaze.
“You sure have guts!” At this moment, one of the middle-aged women,
who looked average, among the Soul Formation cultivators looked at Wang
Lin with a gloomy expression and was about to attack.
Wang Lin glanced at her and shouted, “Scram!!!”
A monstrous aura spread out from Wang Lin. This aura was too much
for the woman to handle. After all, Wang Lin had recovered his cultivation
to the Soul Formation stage; he was just missing his domain.
He was someone who fought against Red Butterfly, so his cultivation
was a lot more powerful than most people’s. This woman was only at the
early stage of Soul Formation, and although he couldn’t say he could kill
her easily, it would not be hard either; he had killed quite a few of them
already.
There was a huge difference between someone who had killed others of
the same cultivation level and someone who hadn’t.
With a shout from Wang Lin and a push from his powerful aura, the
woman backed up. Her face was pale and filled with terror.
Then she immediately became angry. After becoming a Soul Formation
cultivator, she hadn’t been shouted at by someone before. However, she
suppressed her anger and sneered at Wang Lin.
How could someone who became a Soul Formation cultivator be
stupid? She knew that if this person came, he had to have something up his
sleeve. The golden Qilin alone was not something she could fight against.
Wang Lin stood on top of the golden Qilin and calmly said, “The nine
of you, make way!”
“Arrogant!” A green-robed old man narrowed his eyes, snorted, and
pointed his right hand at Wang Lin. A ray of spiritual energy shot out,
turned into a chain, and flew toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin waved the restriction flag and countless restrictions flew out.
The restrictions gathered into a black lance and Wang Lin thrusted forward.
The lance collided with the chain, instantly shattering it; however, the lance
kept going toward the old man.
At the same time, Wang Lin waved the soul flag. The Qilin, along with
the 10,000 soul fragments, let out roars. As Wang Lin said the word
“devour,” all of the soul fragments charged forward.
From a distance, it looked like there was a giant gust of wind inside the
Soul Refining Sect.
Just at this moment, an ancient voice came from inside the blood ring
and said, “Little friend, this old man has waited for you for a long time.”
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A s the voice came, a figure wearing a blue robe with hair extending to
his waist walked out from one of the blood rings. With just one step,
he arrived before everyone. His robe was very large, so as he moved, it also
began to move.
This person’s face was grey and he looked very old, but his eyes shined
like the stars. He carefully looked at Wang Lin and then waved his hand.
“The nine of you can leave!”
That wave contained a powerful pressure. The nine Soul Formation
cultivators respectfully bowed and disappeared.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and revealed an urge to battle. He couldn’t see
through the old man’s cultivation level, but he was sure that this old man
was at the Soul Transformation stage.
“Little friend Ceng Niu, this old man has waited two years for this day!”
The old man looked at Wang Lin with a mysterious light in his eyes.
Wang Lin was immediately able to recognize these eyes as the same
ones from yesterday. He was surprised that this old man knew him. If Liu
Mei could find him, then it wasn’t strange for the Soul Refining Sect’s Soul
Transformation ancestor to know as well.
“For our meeting today, I’ll first give little friend a small gift,” he said,
before pointing toward the Soul Refining Mountain. His voice changed
from the gentle tone it first had. It was now filled with pressure and killing
intent. “Junior Liu Mei, you have ten breaths of time to get out of my Soul
Refining Sect. If you don’t, even if you’re the disciple of the current
Suzaku, I’ll still kill you! Scram!”
Liu Mei’s exquisite figure appeared above the Soul Refining Mountain.
She looked at the old man with a lovely expression and whispered, “Senior,
junior has orders from my master and I didn’t anger you. Why be like
this…”
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal, but he quickly began to
analyze what was happening.
The old man calmly said, “Six breaths!”
Liu Mei sighed. She bit her lower lip and said, “Senior, if junior just
leaves like this, master will punish me. If master asks what happened, I’ll
have no choice but to tell him.”
“Four breaths!” Killing intent poured out of the old man. He reached out
and the image of a 30-foot-long flag appeared in his hand.
Although this flag was only an image, a powerful pressure could be felt
from it. For the first time, Liu Mei’s expression changed greatly.
“One-billion-soul soul flag…” She stared at the old man and clenched
her teeth before disappearing and leaving the Soul Refining Sect.
The old man didn’t even look at where Liu Mei had gone to. He then
turned to Wang Lin with a mysterious light in his eyes. “Little friend Ceng
Niu, how was that small gift?”
Liu Mei’s existence was like a thorn at Wang Lin’s side. When she was
around, he felt like he was being targeted by a cobra. Now that Liu Mei left,
this feeling suddenly disappeared.
Wang Lin bitterly smiled. “What kind of small gift is this? Senior is
willing to offend Suzaku; rather than feeling happy, it makes me very
afraid.”
“This Soul Refining Sect ancestor is very interesting,” thought Wang
Lin. He was sure that Liu Mei had the ancestor’s permission to enter the
Soul Refining Sect, or else there would be no way for her to enter.
This old man didn’t kick her out before; he chose to do it today before
Wang Lin. This was to tell Wang Lin that the Soul Refining Sect’s
relationship with Suzaku had broken down and that all of it was for him.
This was not a small gift!
The old man laughed and said, “This is not enough to offend the country
of Suzaku. The current Suzaku is old and can’t make the entire planet listen
to him.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he looked at the old man and said, “What
does senior want? You can just tell me.”
The old man revealed a look of appreciation in his eyes and said, “No
rush; that was only the first gift. Now this is the second. Ceng Niu, your
origin soul has almost recovered. The reason you came to find me was to
borrow my pressure to help you recover. My second gift is to help you
recover your cultivation!”
After that, he didn’t wait for Wang Lin to speak and his eyes lit up. A
pressure several times more powerful than the spirit vein’s suddenly
appeared around Wang Lin’s body.
“Is it enough?”
Wang Lin’s body trembled. Under this pressure, he felt like there were
countless mountains on top of him and crackling sounds came from his
body. The gaps between the pieces of his origin soul were closing, but this
speed was still too slow.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and said, “Not enough!”
The old man’s eyes lit up. His hair began to move without any wind and
his robe began to flap.
A pressure ten times more powerful than before came down. Small
cracks in space began to appear and spread as a result.
“How is this?”
Wang Lin’s clothes were soaked by the blood that had been forced out
of his pores, the vein on his forehead was bulging, and one of the two
remaining tea marks disappeared.
The current Wang Lin could clearly feel the gaps between the pieces
close, meaning his origin soul was quickly being repaired. A small portion
of it had already fused back together.
A sense of comfort came from within his body and eased the pressure.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and said, “Not enough!”
“Oh, really? Okay, Ceng Niu; it has been 200 years since I last used my
celestial spiritual energy. I’m spending a lot on this second gift!” The old
man laughed and used the celestial spiritual energy in his body without any
hesitation. A pressure very different from spiritual pressure descended.
This pressure contained celestial spiritual energy. This reminded Wang
Lin of the power from a celestial fragment collapsing. His body trembled
and his origin soul reconnected at an amazing speed.
After five breaths, the final tea mark on his face was gone!
At this moment, a laugh came from Wang Lin and his eyes lit up like
the sun during dawn. His spiritual energy suddenly filled his body and his
origin soul reached every corner of his being. He felt a soreness from all
over his body that soon turn into a comfortable feeling like he had been
limited for far too long.
Wang Lin let out a laugh and then Sun Tai’s seal collapsed as well.
His cultivation recovered to the mid stage of Soul Formation. In fact, it
was even stronger than before.
Wang Lin clasped his hands and said, “Thank you!”
The old man looked at Wang Lin. The praise in his eyes deepened and
he said, “It is a bit too early to thank me; I have prepared a third gift for
you. Do you dare to receive it?”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Now that he had recovered his cultivation,
he gave off a dominating aura and faintly smiled. “Why would I not dare!?”
He understood that if the Soul Transformation ancestor was willing to
expend so much, there had to be something that he wanted him to do, but he
just didn’t understand what a Soul Transformation ancestor would need his
help for.
“Good! Ceng Niu, this old man’s last gift is to help raise you cultivation
level to the peak of the late stage of Soul Formation. As for your domain,
you are on your own; I can’t help you there.” With that, the old man flew
toward the blood ring.
Wang Lin pondered a bit and then followed without a word.
Outside the blood ring, the old man reached out and the 30-foot-long
soul flag appeared once more. This time, it was still only an illusion.
“This is the Soul Refining Sect’s main treasure: the one-billion-soul
soul flag. It is because of this treasure that even though I’m only at the late
stage of Soul Transformation, I dare to fight against an Ascendant
cultivator. I’ll tell you the reason later, but as long as this treasure exists, my
Soul Refining Sect will never die. However, if this treasure breaks, then my
Soul Refining Sect is finished. Now I’ll use the soul force inside this soul
flag to raise your cultivation level to the peak of the late stage of Soul
Formation.” The old man looked at Wang Lin with a sharp gaze and
shouted, “Sit down in the lotus position!”
Wang Lin looked at the old man and did what he was told without any
hesitation. If the old man wanted to attack him, there was really no need for
someone this powerful to do all of this.
However, Wang Lin’s caution never dropped. If he detected anything
wrong, he would escape with the star compass.
The old man shook the 30-foot-flag in his hand and waves of roars came
from within it. Ten soul fragments quickly flew out and surrounded Wang
Lin.
These ten soul fragments all released purple and gold auras and were
filled with arrogance. Wang Lin’s pupils shrank. Each of these soul
fragments had the power of a Soul Transformation cultivator.
“No wonder he can fight Ascendant cultivators with this soul flag…”
Wang Lin felt like he understood a bit more.
The old man whispered, “Little friend Ceng Niu, all of the Soul
Transformation souls inside this soul flag are ancestors of the Soul Refining
Sect. When a Soul Transformation ancestor is about to die, they give up
their body and become a soul fragment to be added to the soul flag. You
have to remember that when I die, you must add my soul fragment into the
flag as well…”
The last sentence from the old man was out of nowhere, causing Wang
Lin’s heart to tremble. He gained some more understanding of what was
going on.
Just at this moment, the ten Soul Transformation soul fragments emitted
a powerful gold and purple light that seemed to cover the entire land.
A thick source of spirit energy from the ten soul fragments entered
Wang Lin’s body. He didn’t even have to absorb it, as it all rushed into his
body.
A strange scene appeared in the sky. There were ten soul fragments
connected with gold and purple light, and at the center was Wang Lin.
The spiritual energy inside Wang Lin’s body increased at a speed he had
never felt before. In an instant, it had increased one fold, but it continued to
raise without even pausing.
Two fold, three fold, four fold… all the way until eight fold and it was
still growing.
“Ceng Niu, remember this old man’s name: Du Tian! Absorb as much
as you can; this old man isn’t stingy!”
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“D u Tian!”
These two words entered Wang Lin’s ears and caused his
eyes to become serious. However, he didn’t have the time to think about it
at the moment, so he focused solely on the growth of the spiritual energy
within his body.
A large amount of spiritual energy was transferred from the ten soul
fragments into Wang Lin through the gold and purple lines. The spiritual
energy surged through Wang Lin’s veins.
Wang Lin could feel all the spores on his body open as the most well-
hidden impurities within him were being forced out.
Waves of a refreshing feeling filled his body like the spring wind,
making him feel very comfortable.
Shortly after, Wang Lin felt the spiritual energy in his body reach its
peak. While his domain was still at the mid stage of Soul Formation, his
spiritual energy had broken through to the late stage.
For Wang Lin, his domain had always been very powerful. With a mid
stage Soul Formation domain, he was able to battle against Red Butterfly’s
late stage Soul Formation domain. As his spiritual energy grew, his combat
strength grew as well.
If the current him were to meet Red Butterfly again, the battle would be
countless times easier than before.
Red Butterfly was no longer a threat in his eyes!
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He looked at the surrounding souls and began to
ponder.
Du Tian looked at Wang Lin and laughed. “Little friend Ceng Niu, have
you absorbed enough from this third gift?”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. The fact that this ancestor was willing to give
so much meant that there was something big he needed Wang Lin to do.
Since Wang Lin had already accepted the gifts, he wouldn’t refuse to help;
refusing was beneath him.
However, with Wang Lin’s personality, since he decided to help, he
wouldn’t let himself be on the short end when accepting the gifts.
“Senior, I can absorb as much as I can, correct?” Wang Lin calmly
looked at ancestor Du Tian.
The old man laughed and decisively said, “That is correct. Little friend
Ceng Niu, this old man will not be stingy with this third gift!”
Wang Lin nodded and closed his eyes.
“This little guy is already full; even if he wants to absorb more, he
shouldn’t be able to absorb much more…” For some reason, when Du Tian
saw Wang Lin close his eyes, he had an ominous feeling.
“Original body… Let us both absorb!” Wang Lin called out to his
original body in his heart.
This call crossed a long distance. At this moment, the original body in
Chu opened his eyes.
The two purple stars on the original body began to spin.
There was no longer a primary or secondary body between the original
and the avatar; both were Wang Lin. It was as if he was split in half. When
they fuse, they will become the real Wang Lin.
There was a mysterious connection between the avatar and the original
body, which was why the original body was hurt when his origin soul
collapsed. Through the same mysterious connection, the original body was
absorbing spiritual energy from his avatar like crazy.
The original body’s absorption was several times more powerful than
the avatar’s. After all, the original body was walking the path of the ancient
gods, which devoured spiritual energy to survive.
The ten soul fragments around Wang Lin trembled and the connection
between them and him increase several fold as they felt the powerful
suction force from Wang Lin.
The situation changed from the soul fragments forcibly injecting
spiritual energy into Wang Lin to Wang Lin actively absorbing from them.
This change caused Du Tian’s eyes to widen.
The muscles on his face twitched as he revealed a heartbroken
expression.
Ten breaths; in just ten breaths of time, more than half of the spiritual
energy within the ten soul fragments was absorbed. Dun Tian’s expression
was very ugly and he wanted to stop Wang Lin, but after remembering what
he just said, he could only sigh. With his experience as a cultivator, he
could immediately tell that Ceng Niu had an avatar. Ceng Niu was currently
absorbing spiritual energy along with his avatar.
The original body in Chu was being filled with spiritual energy. At
some point, golden lines started coming out of the body and wrapping
around him. Soon, a crystal cocoon was formed.
The original body sat inside the cocoon as another star slowly appeared
on his forehead and slowly became solid.
Wang Lin was not a greedy person. At this moment, he opened his eyes
and stopped absorbing.
Du Tian let out a sigh of relief. He quickly waved the 30-foot-flag in his
hand, causing the ten souls to return. He bitterly smiled at Wang Lin and
said, “Little friend Ceng Niu, you really didn’t hold back.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He stood up and felt the powerful spiritual
energy in his body. He turned toward Xue Yue and his eyes became cold.
Wang Lin’s personality was very decisive. He won’t bother anyone if
he’s left alone, but if someone messes with him, he will return the favor
10… 100 fold! He was still someone who would get revenge!
“Li Yuanfeng…:” The coldness in Wang Lin’s eyes dissipated as he
turned toward Du Tian and clasped his hands. “Thank you, senior, for the
three gifts. If there is anything you need junior to do, just say so. I’ll do my
best!”
If Wang Lin said this, that meant that he was extremely grateful toward
senior Du Tian.
Du Tian faintly smiled. The unhappiness from earlier completely
disappeared. He did all of this just for Wang Lin to say this!
“Little friend Ceng Niu, the reason I gave you these three gifts is very
important. If you hadn’t come to my Soul Refining Sect, I would’ve gone
out to search for you.”
Wang Lin looked at Du Tian and smiled. “Junior has already heard
about the rumor that I killed a Soul Formation cultivator of the Soul
Refining Sect, so I assume senior is looking for me to question me.”
Du Tian shook his head and smiled. “This is all a ruse. If I were to look
for you for no reason, it would attract too much attention. However, if I
spread a rumor saying that you killed a Soul Formation cultivator of my
sect, people won’t pay too much attention if I start looking for you.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. For this ancestor to be so careful, something
unpredictable was going to happen.
Du Tian looked at Wang Lin with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
After a while he said, “Little friend, do you know why there are less than
ten rank 5 cultivation countries on this planet even though the country of
Suzaku has been in control for so long?”
He didn’t let Wang Lin reply. He revealed a look of helplessness and
said, “When the country of Suzaka arrived on this planet, there were six
major sects within it. Then the disciples of those six sects spread out and
formed the various cultivation countries on the planet. At the same time, the
core disciples of those six sects were allowed to form rank 5 cultivation
countries.”
“This was the first group of rank 5 cultivation countries. My Soul
Refining Sect was one of them!”
Wang Lin’s eyes remained calm. His expression didn’t change.
Du Tian raised his head to look at the sky and calmly said, “Time
slowly passed. Whenever a rank 5 cultivation country was about to reach
the point of becoming a rank 6 country, they would be beaten back to their
original state in just one night. The country of Suzaku wouldn’t allow
another rank 6 cultivation country on planet Suzaku.”
“My Soul Refining Sect has had three chances to reach rank 6
throughout these countless years, but we were beaten back every time. Now
we have long lost our country and can only exist as a sect.”
“To become a rank 6 cultivation country was the dream of our first
generation ancestor and even more so the dream of every generation of the
Soul Refining Sect. Back before there was a single cultivator on planet
Suzaku, back when the country of Suzaku was only a rank 5 cultivation
country on planet Four Saints, all six sects worked hard together. Through
bitter struggle, we reached rank 6 and broke free from planet Four Saints.
Then we were given planet Suzaku by the cultivation union.”
“Back then, my Soul Refining Sect had three Ascendant cultivators. The
other five sects all had several as well. The country of Suzaku was so
powerful, but when we arrived here, what we found was not good. There
was already another race here that used the power of tattoos, and they were
very powerful.”
“It was a bloody battle that lasted countless years. The one-billion-soul
soul flag was completed during this battle.”
“Although we ultimately won, planet Suzaku was damaged and the
country of Suzaku lost many Ascendant cultivators.”
“This is why the first generation Suzaku created mount Suzaku to
become the central control point of planet Suzaku when the six sects split
off into rank 5 cultivation countries.”
“After that, it was a nightmare for all rank 5 cultivation countries. All
countries that followed Suzaku were ordered to not allow any rank 5
cultivation country to reach rank 6. Right now, the country of Suzaku only
has four Ascendant cultivators, and they are very weak.”
“The Suzaku is afraid that the rank 5 cultivation countries will turn on
him and become the masters. He is afraid that the planet won’t be secure.”
Wang Lin pondered. After a while, he looked at Du Tian and said,
“Senior, what does everything you say have to do with me? Junior is merely
a Soul Formation junior.”
Du Tian’s eyes became serious. He looked at Wang Lin and said, word
for word, “It does relate to you!”
“Oh, really?” Wang Lin raised his head toward Du Tian.
Du Tian slowly said, “You are one of the four candidates chosen by
Yunque Zi to become the next Suzaku!”
“Yunque Zi?” Wang Lin frowned.
Du Tian waved his hand and a wooden carving appeared in his palm.
The carving was of a very handsome man. His eyes looked like they were
alive.
“... It’s him!” Wang Lin was startled and his expression became strange.
It was the old man who gave him the straw hat. The old man’s cultivation
was very powerful, and he had his suspicions back then, but now he had an
answer.
“He is Yunque Zi. He is the junior apprentice brother of the current
Suzaku…” Du Tian looked at the wooden carving and said, “This carving
was made by you. It really looks like him…”
“You gave me those three gifts because of him…” Wang Lin’s
expression became even more strange.
“That’s only part of it…” Du Tian raised his head. His eyes were filled
with a mysterious light.
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“E ven if Yunque Zi had asked me personally, if I didn’t want to, all

I would have done was kick Liu Mei out and not have given you
the other two gifts.” The mysterious light in Du Tian’s eyes became even
stronger.
“Whether you are Ceng Niu or Wang Lin, it doesn’t matter. Ever since
my Soul Refining Sect came to planet Suzaku, we’ve had a total of 36 Soul
Transformation ancestors. Their souls are all inside the soul flag. I’m the
37th and my senior apprentice brother was the 36th!”
Wang Lin’s expression changed. He raised his head and looked at the
two blood rings.
Du Tian slowly said, “Little friend, there is no need to look; my senior
apprentice brother died two years ago when his lifespan ran out. Not even
the current Suzaku knows of this.”
The mysterious light in Du Tian’s eyes became even stronger as he
looked at Wang Lin and said, word for word, “Little friend, I have a
question for you. Are you willing to enter my Soul Refining Sect, become
the next successor, and swear upon your domain that you will help my Soul
Refining Sect become a rank 6 cultivation country one day?!”
Wang Lin didn’t immediately reply but asked, “Why me?”
“Yunque Zi is only part of the reason. The main reason, however, is
because of my senior apprentice brother. Little friend Ceng Niu, my senior
apprentice brother’s domain didn’t have any offensive capability, but he
was the only one who had it on the entire planet. Even on other planets, it is
extremely rare.” Du Tian revealed a look of respect.
“This domain is foresight! He originally had 100 years of lifespan left,
but he used it all up to activate his domain to find a path to survival for my
Soul Refining Sect, but in the end, he still failed…”
Wang Lin frowned and waited for him to finish. If the old man had said
something about his senior apprentice brother predicting that Wang Lin was
their hope, he wouldn’t listen to anymore of this nonsense.
Du Tian stared at Wang Lin with a hint of insanity. “Although my senior
apprentice brother died, the moment he died was also the moment you
arrived at my sect!”
Wang Lin was stunned.
“This might be a coincidence; this could just be this old man being
stubborn, but my life span is reaching its limit, so I can wait no longer. I’m
willing to take this bet that it was my senior apprentice brother’s domain
that brought you here!” Du Tian let out a bitter smile. He knew that this was
mostly just him fooling himself.
“The Soul Refining Sect has no one to succeed me. Although I can
battle the current Suzaku with the soul flag right now, once I die, the Soul
Refining Sect is finished… The soul flag will be taken away by the Suzaku,
and without it, the Soul Refining Sect will die.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He raised his head and said, “If I agree, you
will give me the soul flag.”
Du Tian nodded and said, “I’ll give you the soul flag when my lifespan
reaches its end.”
“Rank 6 cultivation country…” Wang Lin shook his head with a bitter
smile. “With junior’s cultivation, this is too difficult.”
Du Tian let out a sigh and said, “Ceng Niu, I only have ten years left to
live. Within these ten years, I can ensure your safety, but after that, you’re
on your own. Whether you succeed or not doesn’t matter, but remember my
words. Remember that the Soul Refining Sect meant you no harm and
gifted you the soul flag. That will be enough.”
Wang Lin pondered. After a long time, he nodded and said, “I’ll do my
best.”
Du Tian’s eyes lit up. He looked at Wang Lin and laughed. Then he
slapped his bag of holding and threw a golden jade toward Wang Lin.
“My Soul Refining Sect doesn’t have any fancy etiquette. This jade
contains the soul sealing manual which is used to control the one-billion-
soul soul flag. This is the core of the Soul Refining Sect. From today
onward, you are the only core disciple of the Soul Refining Sect.”
Wang Lin took the jade and scanned it before putting it into his bag.
“Now that this is over, I need to go into closed door cultivation to
prepare my soul to be added to the soul flag. It is better for you not to leave
the Soul Refining Sect, because if you meet danger, I will not be able to
help you.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled. “No problem. If I couldn’t protect myself, I
wouldn’t be alive right now. Senior doesn’t have to worry. I have some
personal matters I need to take care of. I’ll be sure to come back before
senior comes out of his closed door cultivation.”
Du Tian looked at Wang Lin. After pondering for a bit, he nodded and
said, “Since you are sure, I won’t say anymore. You can go.” With that, he
disappeared into the blood ring.
Wang Lin respectfully clasped his hands, then he disappeared and left
the Soul Refining Sect.
Wang Lin’s speed was like a meteor in the night. His hair flowed with
the wind and his eyes shined like the stars.
He didn’t believe everything Du Tian had told him; after all, Wang Lin
wasn’t someone new to the cultivation world. He had been through too
much and seen too many things. However, now was not the time to ponder
this matter. When the day comes for Du Tian to give him the soul flag,
everything will be revealed.
“Li Yuanfeng!” Killing intent filled his eyes and he flew even faster.
The attempt on his life two years ago nearly killed him and made him
lose his cultivation. Now that his cultivation had recovered, the first thing
he was going to do was kill this Li Yuanfeng.
“He was raised to the Soul Transformation stage by force and can be
considered the weakest among Soul Transformation cultivators. My original
body has become a three star ancient god; if I fuse with my original body, I
can fight him.” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his figure disappeared into the
night.
One month later, in the valley inside Chu, Zhou Ru was playing with
little white, the thunder toad was basking in the sun, and Tie Yan was
cultivating. He was very close to the Soul Fformation stage and was about
to comprehend his own domain.
The thunder toad suddenly opened its eyes. Its large eyes looked toward
the outside of the valley.
A white-robed young man walked into the valley with a smile. The
Ascendant level domain from the pagoda had no effect on him.
Zhou Ru rubbed her eyes and immediately let out a cry of joy. She
jumped off little white and shouted with joy, “Uncle! Uncle!”
Wang Lin laughed, hugged little Zhou Ru, and then looked toward Tie
Yan.
Tie Yan stood up and respectfully said, “Greetings, benefactor.”
Wang Lin said, “Tie Yan, you are close to reaching the Soul Formation
stage. Go to Chu’s capital and live there to experience life. You will
definitely reach the Soul Formation stage in three years!”
There was no joy or sadness on his face, but his hands started trembling
and he said, “Really…. Okay!” He looked at Zhou Ru and then around him,
then he clenched his teeth and disappeared.
Zhou Ru hugged Wang Lin and quickly asked, “Uncle, where is my big
tiger? Where is the big tiger that you promised me when you left?”
Little white had been listening and became excited. He thought, “Looks
like this tiger lord’s bitter life has come to an end. If that little devil gets a
new pet, she should let me go.”
Thinking about the good life to come and the few female tigers he
hadn’t seen in a long time, little white couldn’t help but become excited.
“Big tiger…” Wang Lin rubbed his nose. He had indeed forgotten about
this. After all, he had experienced too much in this trip.
Zhou Ru pouted and said, “Uncle, when you left, you said you wouldn’t
forget…”
After little white heard this, his vision turned black as all his hopes and
dreams disappeared. He secretly sigh and wondered why his life was so
torturous.
Wang Lin wryly smiled and rubbed Zhou Ru’s head. “Listen, uncle is
here to take you somewhere. I’ll just catch you a big tiger later.”
Zhou Ru was only a kid, so after hearing this, she immediately became
happy and asked, “Where are we going? Uncle, are you taking me
somewhere to play?”
“Uncle is going to find a friend!” A hint of killing intent appeared in
Wang Lin’s eyes.
Little white’s heart trembled and his hopes raised again, this time even
more so than last time. He thought that if the two of them leave, he will be
free once more. While thinking about this, he became excited again.
Wang Lin said, “Little Ru Er, go inside the pagoda. This trip will be
very long; being inside the pagoda will ensure your safety. Be good, now.”
Zhou Ru quickly nodded and revealed an excited look. The moment she
heard she could leave, she became very happy.
“Little white, come with me!”
Little white let out a growl filled with sadness as all of his expectations
were shattered again. He looked reluctantly at the mountain as if there were
a few female tigers still waiting for him. Finally, with Zhou Ru patting and
hitting him, he followed her into the pagoda.
Wang Lin’s right hand formed a seal. The pagoda quickly shrank and he
carefully put it away.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin took a deep breath and then he took
a step forward. A powerful energy came from under the ground, and at the
same time, the original body opened his eyes. After one moment, he was
already up on the surface.
On his forehead were three purple stars that spun and released a
demonic light.
When the original body appeared before him, both walked toward each
other and then the two fused into one person.
This was the real Wang Lin. The original body was on the outside and
the avatar’s cultivation was on the inside. An oppressive aura exuded from
within his body.
At this moment, the sky changed colors. Lightning echoed through the
sky and large drops of rain began to fall.
Wang Lin in the rain was like a demon god as he looked toward Xue
Yue.
“Xue Yue’s Li Yuanfeng, the Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor, and Sun
Tai, who used that chance to seal me. Now that I have recovered my
cultivation, I’ll come collect my debts with each one of you!”
“The first person on the list is Li Yuanfeng. Let’s see if the Soul
Transformation cultivation you obtained by force is stronger than my
original body fused with my avatar!”
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W ang Lin’s eyes became cold. He pointed at this brow and the
heaven defying bead appeared.
His eyes lit up and he slapped his bag of holding, causing a piece of
crystal to appear. This was the wood spirit Wang Lin stole before the elder
of the country of Suzaku after his battle with Red Butterfly.
“Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; the heaven defying bead is only
missing metal and half of the wood element. According to what Situ Nan
said, once the five elements are complete, it will be able to recognize an
owner. That day will soon arrive.” Wang Lin moved the wood-element
crystal toward the bead.
The moment the two touched, the wood crystal disappeared into the
heaven defying bead. The leaves on the heaven defying bead began to move
and open one by one until finally it reached completion.
“Now I’m only missing the metal element!” Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled
as he looked toward Xue Yue. “The metal element can wait. Li Yuanfeng,
I’m coming!”
He put away the heaven defying bead, landed on the thunder toad, and
laughed. “Old friend, let us go!”
The thunder toad let out a happy roar and kicked the ground, causing it
to shatter. The thunder toad shot into the sky like a meteor.
Wang Lin let out a laugh and slapped his bag of holding. The mosquito
appeared and let out a roar. Then its sharp mouth stabbed toward the
thunder toad.
The thunder toad rolled its eyes. Its tongue shot out like lightning and
started to play with the mosquito.
Wang Lin sat on the back of the thunder toad and smiled as he looked at
the two beasts play. He then turned toward Xue Yue. Although his smile
was still there, it now contained a hint of coldness.
Xue Yue.
The once green land of the Four Sect Alliance was now completely
white; it had turned into a snow field.
The sun reflected off the snow, causing a powerful glare. If one looked
at it for too long, their eyes would tear up from the pain or they might even
lose their eyesight.
The mortals living in Xue Yue had their own ways of protecting their
eyes. After Xue Yue became a rank 5 cultivation country, the mortal world
naturally became more prosperous.
At the center of Xue Yue was an ice palace.
This was the most sacred place in Xue Yue; it was where the only Soul
Transformation cultivator of Xue Yue, Li Yuanfeng, cultivated all year
round.
After being injured by Sun Tai’s lightning, he had been recovering
slowly. He did after all reach the Soul Transformation stage by force. It was
already very lucky that he didn’t lose his life.
There were several large blocks of ice around him, each one emitting
Using this method to heal was still not enough for Li Yuanfeng.
In these past two years, he had been sending people to Mount Suzaku to
get some celestial jade from Red Butterfly, but they were stopped outside
every time.
Li Yuanfeng was very puzzled. As time passed, he became suspicious
and couldn’t help but resent Red Butterfly.
After all, he was injured from trying to kill Ceng Niu, which was all for
Red Butterfly.
He had spent these two years trying to heal his injuries. Based on his
calculations, he would need another year to completely recover.
On this day, at the edge of Xue Yue, a white figure slowly entered the
country. He looked toward Xue Yue with a reminiscent look.
“Four Sect Alliance…” Wang Lin let out a sigh and disappeared into the
distance.
The capital of Xue Yue was where the capital of the Four Sect Alliance
once was. There was a street in this city containing decades of Wang Lin’s
memories.
On this day, on this street, Wang Lin appeared. As he looked at the
familiar street, he couldn’t help but think of Da Niu’s family.
After a very long time, his eyes were filled with melancholy as he left.
Inside the Snow and Ice Palace, Li Yuanfeng was cultivating when he
suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes lit up as he raised his head and looked
toward outside the palace.
“Li Yuanfeng!” In the square outside the palace, the roaring wind
caused the snow to fly through the air.
An illusionary figure slowly walked through the snow. It gradually
became more solid, and when it was ten steps from the palace gates, the
figure revealed itself as Wang Lin.
The current Wang Lin had a cold expression as he looked at the shocked
Li Yuanfeng.
Li Yuanfeng’s pupils shrank as he stared at Wang Lin. After a while, he
gloomily said, “Ceng Niu!” Although his expression remained calm, his
heart was shocked. He couldn’t imagine how Ceng Niu was not only able to
recover from the injuries his domain had caused in just two years, but he
even increased his cultivation level from the mid stage of Soul Formation to
the late stage.
Two years of time was nothing to cultivators. To be able to do this much
in just two years, it was no wonder Li Yuanfeng was shocked.
Just at this moment, three people appeared between Li Yuanfeng and
Wang Lin. All of them were very old. There were two men and one woman.
One of the elders shouted, “You’ve got guts to invade my Xue Yue’s Ice
and Snow Palace!”
“Ceng Niu!” The old woman’s eyes became cold as she stared at Wang
Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was cold as he took a step forward.
With a bang, countless cracks appeared where Wang Lin had stepped
and quickly spread across the palace.
Wang Lin whispered, “Break!”
The entire palace began to rumble and then half of the palace collapsed.
The three elders’ expressions changed greatly as a powerful force
pushed them away. One of the old men looked at Wang Lin with an
expression of disbelief and shouted, “Could you have reached the Soul
Transformation stage?!”
Wang Lin didn’t even look at the three of them; his gaze had always
been on Li Yuanfeng. At this moment, he moved toward Li Yuanfeng like
lightning.
The three elders immediately shouted and immediately appeared before
Wang Lin in an attempt to block him.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He appeared before one of the elders and
threw a punch at his chest.
Bang!
The elder’s chest caved in and he coughed out blood. His body was sent
flying. He was completely dead. Even his origin soul didn’t have time to
escape; it had shattered from the force of the punch.
This was the power of his original body and avatar fused together.
A mid stage Soul Formation cultivator would die in one punch!
The remaining two immediately froze in terror.
Wang Lin didn’t even look at the remaining two as he walked once
more toward Li Yuanfeng.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression was dark as his hand formed seals and pointed
at the eight giant blocks of ice. The blocks immediately moved to protect
him.
Wang Lin snorted and threw a punch at the ice blocks.
Bang! Bang!
A series of heaven-shattering explosions echoed through Xue Yue.
The ice blocks before Li Yuanfeng became filled with cracks before
shattering into tiny pieces. The powerful shockwave caused the rest of the
palace to collapse as well.
Li Yuanfeng’s figure charged out as the ice blocks shattered. Floated in
the air, his hair moved without any wind as he said, “Ceng Niu, today you
will die for sure!”
Wang Lin raised his head. He looked at Li Yuanfeng and slowly said,
“Today I’m going to take your soul and refine it!”
Li YuanFeng’s hand formed a seal and then a giant tea mark suddenly
appeared before him. He pushed the tea mark forward and it began to
descend upon Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with battle intent. He quickly raised his fist
and collided with the tea mark.
Bang!
The tea mark descending from the sky immediately collapsed and the
shock wave force Li Yuanfeng to back up 100 feet. Li Yuanfeng’s eyes were
filled with shock but even more so with fear.
Wang Lin backed up three steps. Each step caused countless cracks to
appear on the ground.
The battle between the two had caught the attention of everyone in Xue
Yue. Aside from the old man who had died and the two others, the
remaining 17 Soul Formation cultivators were frantically teleporting toward
the palace.
To them, Li Yuanfeng was the sect master of the entire country. As long
as he lived, they were a rank 5 cultivation country. If he were to die, they
wouldn’t be able to produce another Soul Transformation cultivator any
time soon, meaning the only fate left was for their country’s rank to drop.
In almost the blink of an eye, the Soul Formation cultivators arrived.
Without any hesitation, they took out their treasures and were about to
attack.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. He only said one word. “Scram!”
It was just one word. At first it was soft, but in the blink of an eye, it
echoed in the sky as if it were the heavens’ wrath!
“Scram! Scram! Scram! Scram! Scram….”
This was the sound of the heavens shattering, and it rumbled in the sky.
This was the voice of an ancient god, the anger of an ancient god, and Wang
Lin’s first roar as an ancient god at full power.
The clouds in the sky disappeared without a trace and cracks began to
appear in the sky like spatial rifts.
The earth began to shake and split open like a piece of paper being torn
apart.
The heavens shattered and the earth cracked!
Those Soul Formation cultivators who were about to attack all coughed
out blood and were forced back. Their eyes were filled with fear and they
no longer dared to attack.
The power of one word!
Wang Lin took a deep breath. The fusion of his original body and the
avatar caused a strange mutation that had never happened before.
The current him could be considered a three-star ancient god with late
stage Soul Formation cultivation who controlled the life and death domain.
Or he could be considered a late stage Soul Formation cultivator who
controlled the life and death domain and had the body of a three-star ancient
god.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression was extremely ugly. He stared at Wang Lin
and for the first time considered Wang Lin his enemy. The power of Wang
Lin’s word earlier wasn’t any weaker than a Soul Transformation
cultivator’s.
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REAL WANG LIN
L i Yuanfeng took a deep breath and slowly said, “Ceng Niu, don’t drag
others into our fight. All of you leave, stay 5,000 kilometers away.
No one is allowed to come closer.”
The Soul Formation cultivators of Xue Yue all backed up. Their arrival
was fierce, but they had to leave like this. The stark difference caused many
of them to feel bitterness in their hearts and deep fear toward Wang Lin.
Just the power of one word was enough to match a Soul Transformation
cultivator.
Wang Lin took one step forward and jumped toward Li Yuanfeng with a
punch. The punch hadn’t even arrived but the sonic booms could be heard.
“Li Yuanfeng, let us settle the matter from two years ago!” As Wang Lin
shouted, he suddenly arrived before Li Yuanfeng and his punch landed.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression was gloomy as he quickly backed up. His
right hand slapped his bag of holding and a small, black drum appeared. As
soon as it came out, the drum began to let out a beat.
This song was very strange; it didn’t sound like a drum beating but
instead like a heart beating.
As the sound echoed, Wang Lin felt his heartbeat being affected by this
sound. His expression remained calm as he finished the punch.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression changed. The beating of the drum became
even louder and faster.
Wang Lin let out a roar. The mysterious power affecting his heartbeat
immediately shattered and his fist landed on the small drum.
Bang!
Li Yuanfeng backed up once more. The small drum turned to dust and
disappeared.
Wang Lin’s expression was cold as he closed in once more.
As Wang Lin closed in, he coldly said, “Li Yuanfeng, is this the power
of a Soul Transformation cultivator?”
Li Yuanfeng looked at Wang Lin as he backed up and let out a roar.
Both of his hands formed a seal and pressed it on his chest. He suddenly
spat out a ray of golden light.
The golden light quickly turned into a 1,000-foot-tall ice giant and then
Li Yuanfeng disappeared into the ice giant.
The ice giant let out a roar that quickly spread everywhere.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. This ice giant looked almost exactly
the same as the one Red Butterfly used but smaller.
It took a step forward as it roared and charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a mysterious light. The body of the ancient
god had only lost to the heaven’s messenger. He let out a laugh as he
charged toward the ice giant.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of collisions occurred between Wang Lin’s fists and the ice
giant. The ground shattered as the two continued their battle and the cracks
in the sky increased until it looked like it was about to fall down.
Wang Lin’s eyes became even colder with every punch. A three-star
ancient god already possessed unimaginable strength, so he didn’t even feel
any pain; each punch only made his hands feel a bit itchy.
Every punch would cause small cracks to appear on the ice giant, and
after every punch, it would let out an angry roar as it took a step back.
“Li Yuanfeng, today you will die!” Wang Lin threw a punch.
Bang!
Li Yuanfeng backed up once more. Even more cracks appeared on the
ice giant.
“Break!” Wang Lin let out a roar and then he suddenly charged out and
slammed into the chest of the ice giant.
A series of cracking sounds came from the ice giant. Pieces of ice fell
until its entire body collapsed. Li Yuanfeng coughed out a mouthful of
blood as he flew out. His eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, “Ceng Niu, if
it wasn’t for the fact that my injuries haven’t healed yet, how could I let you
humiliate me so!? Forget it. I’ll risk my cultivation level dropping to kill
you today!”
Aside from their domains, Soul Transformation cultivators can also use
Li Yuanfeng’s eyes were gloomy. His hands formed seals and then a
mysterious power surrounded him as tea leaves appeared around him.
These tea leaves all looked to be of top quality and an exotic aroma
began to spread from them.
“Domain taking physical form…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. When he was
hit by Li Yuanfeng’s tea mark before, he had an idea. Soul Transformation
cultivators should be able to make their domains take physical form rather
than remain non-corporeal.
At this moment, with Li Yuanfeng’s domain attack, Wang Lin got the
answer to his question.
In reality, aside from getting revenge, the battle with Li Yuanfeng was
also Wang Lin getting himself ready for the Soul Transformation stage.
After reaching his current cultivation level, comprehending the heavens
was one way to break through, but fighting a Soul Transformation cultivator
was another way to comprehend his domain.
There was one more reason though, which was to look for that broken
arm that called itself Situ Nan.
Staring at the tea leaves around Li Yuanfeng’s body, Wang Lin took a
deep breath and his origin soul spread from his body to communicate with
the heavens and earth. The space had already been sealed by Li Yuanfeng,
but rifts opened in space as if there was a pair of invisible hands tearing the
sky open and then a mass of grey gas came out from the rifts.
More and more grey gas gathered and then a giant scroll that covered
most of the sky suddenly appeared.
Life and death reincarnation scroll!
“Now that my original body and avatar have fused, will my domain also
have changed…” Wang Lin thought about the image that appeared behind
his original body when he fought against the heaven’s messenger.
His heart skipped a beat, then the three stars quickly appeared on his
forehead and began to spin. Soon, a giant figure slowly appeared behind his
body.
This figure’s head pierced into the sky and its foot was on the ground.
The moment the figure appeared, its hand reached out and grabbed the
scroll.
This bizarre scene caused Li Yuanfeng to stare at the sky
dumbfoundedly. He was unable for speak for a long time. Although he
knew that Ceng Niu’s domain was life and death, now that he suddenly saw
this figure, his heart began to tremble.
“What… what domain is this!?!”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He didn’t think that his avatar’s domain
and the ancient god’s image could work together like this. He pointed at Li
Yuanfeng.
The giant figure shook the scroll, causing a large amount of grey gas to
appear. The gas transformed into an illusionary figure similar to the
heaven’s messenger. It was made up completely of the grey gas. The figure
charged toward Li Yuanfeng.
A sense of danger like when he was chased by Sun Tai’s lightning
appeared in his heart. He didn’t hesitate to shout, “Tea domain!”
At this moment, the tea leaves around him suddenly grew and turned
into tea flowers. The mysterious aroma became even stronger.
The illusionary figure quickly arrived and collided with the tea flowers.
The figure quickly disappeared, but the tea flowers also collapsed.
This collapse happened in an instant. All of the tea flowers disappeared
so quickly that it was like they had never existed. The domain aura that
covered the area also disappeared.
At the same time, Wang Lin felt his origin soul become weak as if some
kind of power had been pulled out of him. The life and death reincarnation
scroll disappeared and the figure also slowly dissipated.
Li Yuanfeng’s face was pale. His body trembled as he coughed out a
large mouthful of blood.
“You are not at the late stage of Soul Formation… your domain has
already reached the Soul Transformation stage…” Li Yuanfeng’s face
showed his pain as he stared at Wang Lin, but his eyes were filled with
madness.
“Celestial spiritual energy!” Li Yuanfeng decided to ignore the injuries
in his body and use celestial spiritual energy. A small piece of celestial jade
appeared in his hand and then the celestial spiritual energy in his body
began to move.
To be able to absorb and use celestial spiritual energy, this was the
standard for a Soul Transformation cultivator.
At this moment, as a result of Li Yuanfeng using all of the celestial
spiritual energy in his body, a powerful pressure appeared from him.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He slapped his bag of
holding and the soul flag appeared. With a shake of the soul flag, countless
souls came out, forming a mass of black gas around him.
At the same time, the restriction flag also appeared. With a wave,
countless restrictions flew out. Looking from a distance, Wang Lin was
covered by a swirl of black gas like a storm.
Li Yuanfeng stared at Wang Lin and let out a grin. His hand formed a
seal and then countless balls of ice appeared. This was the most common
technique in Xue Yue; almost everyone knew it.
But these balls of ice contained the power to destroy the heavens and
earth.
“Ceng Niu, accept death!” Li Yuanfeng shouted, as he pushed his hands
forward. At this moment, all of the balls of ice trembled and shot toward
Wang Lin.
The souls and restrictions weren’t able to slow the balls of ice at all. The
moment they touched the balls of ice, they disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He could feel celestial spiritual energy inside
each of those balls of ice, only there wasn’t a lot in them.
“Let’s see how strong these balls of ice that contain a hint of celestial
spiritual energy are!” He charged out of the mass of black gas and punched
a ball of ice.
Boom boom boom!
An earth-shattering sound that all of Xue Yue and the surrounding
countries heard spread out. The entire land of Xue Yue began to shatter and
the thick layer of snow began to collapse.
Wang Lin’s body quickly backed up. His right fist was slightly
trembling. Layers of ice appeared on his fist but quickly disappeared.
“If I can reach the Soul Transformation stage and control celestial
spiritual energy, the soul flag and restriction flag will be countless times
stronger when celestial spiritual energy is infused into them.”
“Also, the celestial sword; if celestial energy is infused into it, it will
become much more powerful than before!” At this moment, Wang Lin
couldn’t wait to reach the Soul Transformation stage. His eyes sparkled
brightly.
“Ceng Niu, die for me!” Li Yuanfeng’s eyes were bloodshot, his veins
were bulging, and his expression was fierce. However, his body was
trembling. This was the sign of him overusing celestial spiritual energy.
After all, he didn’t reach the Soul Transformation stage normally; he
reached it by force. The amount of celestial spiritual energy he could use
was very small.
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T he moment Wang Lin backed up, the remaining balls of ice flew
toward him and smashed into him.
Bang! Bang!
The balls of ice kept on coming at him and he continued to throw out
punches, but there were simply too many balls of ices, and the power of the
collisions added up to create a powerful boom.
Countless more cracks appeared on Xue Yue’s earth at this moment.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression was fierce as he shouted, “Ceng Niu, die!”
Wang Lin’s body smashed into the ground like a meteor from the balls
of ice colliding with him, creating a giant crater in the ground.
A sliver of green gas came from the crater but was immediately blown
away by the wind.
However, not only did Li Yuanfeng’s expression not relax, it became
even darker.
“Soul Transformation cultivators’ techniques are indeed mysterious, but
the amount of celestial spiritual energy inside your balls of ice is simply too
little!” A cold voice came from the crater as Wang Lin’s figure slowly rose
up.
His clothes were somewhat damaged, but his eyes were bright.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression was ugly as he looked at Wang Lin. He
clenched his teeth and slapped his bag of holding. He took out a pair of
bronze bells. Then he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the bronze bells.
The moment Wang Lin saw that pair of bronze bells, he immediately
recognize them as the treasure that created the figure that called itself Situ
Nan. His eyes immediately lit up.
Li Yuanfeng’s hand formed a seal and he shouted, “Seal!”
The two bronze bells immediately grew. The symbols on them flashed
as the blood Li Yuanfeng coughed onto them was quickly absorbed. The
two bells suddenly cracked into pieces and two withered arms appeared.
Thick, black fog came out from the two arms. The fog, which contained
thick yin energy, quickly spread.
Li Yuanfeng’s expression was fierce and his eyes contained a hint of
madness. These two bells were his final aces. He had been using his origin
soul to refine them for many years and could control them like his own
body.
“Unseal!” As Li Yuanfeng shouted, he pointed at Wang Lin. The black
fog around the two arms began to move violently and soon transformed into
two figures.
The two figures had no clear faces. As soon as they appeared, they
charged toward Wang Lin. However, before they had even arrived, a
chilling aura could be felt.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he let out a cold snort. Before, he was only at
the mid stage of Soul Formation and hadn’t fused with his original body
yet, so he wasn’t a match for the black figure. However, now he wasn’t
afraid at all as he charged forth and swung both of his fists.
Bang! Bang!
After two loud bangs, the two black figures let out miserable groans.
The powerful force blew away all the black fog, revealing the two severed
arms.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His hand formed a seal and pointed at the arms.
A ray of spiritual energy quickly shot out and surrounded the two severed
arms.
Wang Lin shouted, “Seal!”
The spiritual energy quickly turned into chains and locked the two arms
up. The two arms began to struggle and Wang Lin quickly controlled the
soul flag and restriction flag next to the two arms.
Wang Lin once again shouted, “Seal!”
The two flags shook, creating a black and purple fog that completely
surrounded the two arms.
At the same time, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and two bells
appeared. They quickly became large and trapped the two arms.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Li Yuanfeng’s face turned
pale. He turned around to escape without any hesitation.
How could Wang Lin let him escape? Using the speed of the body of an
ancient god, Wang Lin quickly arrived next to Li Yuanfeng and threw a
punch.
Bang!
Li Yuanfeng coughed out blood and his body was thrown back like a
meteor.
Wang Lin took another step and appeared above Li Yuanfeng. He let out
a roar as he threw another punch. This time, Li Yuanfeng’s body flew
straight down and smashed into the ground.
A giant crater 1,000 feet in diameter was created!
Blood was coming out from Li Yuanfeng’s mouth and his vision was
hazy, but there was still a trace of malice in him.
“Even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me!” Li Yuanfeng let out a roar.
His eyes were bloodshot and a powerful destructive force appeared from
him.
Wang Lin didn’t panic at all but calmly said, “Self destruction of a Soul
Transformation cultivator. Li Yuanfeng, I can just tear open space and
leave, but the entire country of Xue Yue will have to die with you. The one
who you will take to the grave with you won’t me but the entire country of
Xue Yue.”
With that, his right hand reached out and a spatial rift appeared. Waves
of destructive wind flew out from the rift, but they had no effect on Wang
Lin.
Li Yuanfeng began to struggle. Although he was very stubborn, he was
born in Xue Yue, so he had very deep emotional attachment to his country.
After a short while, he let out a bitter smile. It was uncertain whether he
could hurt Ceng Niu or not, but Xue Yue would definitely disappear from
the planet.
His eyes became serious. He looked at Wang Lin, took a deep breath,
and said, “This old man admits defeat, but the country of Xue Yue had
nothing to do with this. If you’re willing to let them go, this old man will let
you let you punish me as you see fit.”
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he pointed at Li Yuanfeng. He activated
the soul extracting technique and a ray of spiritual energy landed between
Li Yuanfeng’s eyebrows.
Li Yuanfeng didn’t resist and instead let out a soft sigh. He looked
around at the familiar surroundings and then closed his eyes.
Wang Lin softly said, “Soul extracting!”
Li Yuanfeng’s body suddenly began to shrink rapidly. In the blink of an
eye, he became a bag of bones.
A purple and golden ball of light flew out from between his eyebrows.
“Soul Transformation soul fragment!” Wang Lin’s eyes became serious
as his hand reached out. He immediately caught the soul fragment, sealed it,
and put it away inside his bag.
The leader of a generation, Li Yuanfeng, died just like this!
Wang Lin pondered a bit before looking at the two arms trapped by the
two bells before putting them away.
Then he flew into the sky.
All of those Soul Formation cultivators saw the battle earlier through
their divine senses. They saw Li Yuanfeng die and an wave of anger
appeared in their hearts.
As Wang Lin floated in the sky, his divine sense swept across Xue Yue
and sent out a message.
“From today onward, no Soul Formation and above cultivators are
allowed to exist in Xue Yue, and no cultivation sects are allowed to exist
here either, or else I’ll come again!”
The domain in Wang Lin’s origin soul activated again and the life and
death reincarnation scroll appeared in the sky once more. More than ten
rays of grey gas shot out and entered the bodies of every single Soul
Formation cultivator in Xue Yue.
“Seal!”
With just one word, all of Soul Formation cultivators had their
cultivations sealed like how Li Yuanfeng sealed Wang Lin’s cultivation.
Two marks were left on the foreheads of those cultivators. One mark
was light and other was dark. They represented life and death.
Their cultivation levels plummeted.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the
mosquito beast appeared. The mosquito beast carried Wang Lin into the
distance.
After this battle, the news of Ceng Niu’s reappearance quickly spread.
His position as the strongest under the Soul Transformation stage had
solidified and some even believed that he had reached the Soul
No one doubted Ceng Niu’s power for he had defeated Soul
Transformation cultivator Li Yuanfeng, sealed all of Soul Formation
cultivators in Xue Yue, and forcibly made a rank 5 cultivation country drop
two ranks to become a rank 3.
These things caused everyone who heard it to become shocked and pale.
At this moment, in the alley of a small village in a rank 3 cultivation
country sat an old man. Before him was a small tub with some bronze coins
scattered inside it. This old man was very dirty and messy and his hair
covered his face.
Beside him, someone respectfully stood there. This person’s face was
very wide and his ears were large. If Wang Lin were present, he would
recognize this man.
“This Ceng Niu sure is strong to kill a Soul Transformation cultivator.
Not simple at all; this old man really had good eyes back then, haha!” The
old man rubbed his chin and looked at the man beside him and said, “Ceng
Niu helped you turn Xue Yue into a rank 3 cultivation country, so you
should help him too. Take my straw hat and go fight with Liu Mei. Even
though you are no match for her, you will still be able escape. Check what
stage her Thousand Emotion Ruthless domain has reached.”
The large-eared person respectfully agreed. He looked toward Xue Yue
and revealed a look of reminiscence and melancholy.
After this person left, the old man stood up and put away the bronze
coins. Then muttered to himself, “There are still 12 more years. Zhuque Zi,
back then we agreed that whoever lost would punish themselves for 1,000
years. In 12 years, my self-punishment will be over!”
He took a deep breath and disappeared.
“This is really a headache; of the four people I chose, this Zi Xin is the
most troublesome. Why did she have to go mess with Ceng Niu and get
thrown into a spatial rift?! If it wasn’t for the fact that she was going to be
the crack in Qian Feng’s Dao heart, this old man wouldn’t want to waste the
time to rescue her!”
“Qian Feng… Qian Feng… ah, this boy is the most talented person this
old man has seen in his life. Even Red Butterfly’s talent is below his.”
“News of Ceng Niu’s battle with Li Yuanfeng has spread across planet
Suzaku. To force a rank 5 cultivation country into becoming a rank 3 is a
big deal. Almost every cultivator on the planet knows about this.”
At this moment, in the back mountain of Mount Suzaku, Qian Feng
crushed the sound transmission jade in his hand. His eyes lit up, and after a
while he muttered, “Ceng Niu … killing Li Yuanfeng is nothing. He is but a
piece of trash who reached the Soul Transformation stage by force. If you
can kill the Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor, you will barely qualify as my
opponent…”
Behind him, Red Butterfly quietly stood there, her eyes devoid of any
life.
Qian Feng turned around and looked at Red Butterfly with an evil smile.
“Heartless, do you want to fight Ceng Niu again? That was your soul’s
greatest wish before it disappeared.”
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A s the news of Ceng Niu’s battle with Li Yuanfeng spread across the
planet, Ceng Niu disappeared once more.
After Wang Lin left Xue Yue, he immediately found an isolated place
before bringing the two arms into the heaven defying bead.
He stood before Situ Nan’s giant soul. When he arrived, he released the
seal on the two arms.
The moment he unsealed them, the two arms mysteriously floated
around Situ Nan’s soul.
Wang Lin looked at what was happening with a serious expression. He
had guessed that these were Situ Nan’s arms and now he was even more
sure.
For the first time in hundreds of years, Situ Nan’s soul trembled. Then a
bright light immediately appeared and surrounded the two severed arms.
The severed arms slowly moved toward his soul and eventually
disappeared into it.
Wang Lin could clearly feel Situ Nan’s soul recovering at a very fast
pace. From its half-transparent state, it was gradually becoming solid.
Shortly after, the light from the soul disappeared. At this moment, Situ
Nan’s soul became solid once more, but he still hadn’t awakened yet.
“Back then, Situ Nan told me that only after I reach the Soul
Transformation stage will I be able to help him reawaken. He was very
vague about it. I’m afraid it has something to do with celestial spiritual
energy.” Wang pondered a bit while looking at Situ Nan’s soul before
looking at his parents’ soul.
He had stared at them for a very long time before he bitterly said,
“Mom, dad, your son is supposed to send you both off back into the
reincarnation cycle, but I can’t let go…”
After a very long time, Wang Lin let out a sigh and left the heaven
defying bead.
“Those severed arms were indeed parts of Situ Nan’s body. I wonder if
there are any more pieces of his body still remaining.” Wang Lin looked
into the distance as he walked out from the heaven defying bead. That was
where the Giant Demon Clan was located.
“I have already checked Li Yuanfeng’s soul. He only obtained the two
severed arms by accident and has no idea where they came from.” Wang
Lin shook his head, then he took a step and disappeared.
“I must take back the celestial sword from the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor! Back then, Sun Tai fought against the Giant Demon Clan ancestor,
but in the end, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor won by using his bloodline
power. However, he was then hunted by Sun Tai’s corpse puppet, so
whether he’s alive or dead is unknown.”
“Even if he didn’t die, he will still need to posses a new body. The time
it takes for someone to get used to their new body could be long or short. I
wonder if he has fully adapted to his new body…” With one step, Wang Lin
appeared outside an ancient transfer array.
“The Giant Demon Clan ancestor is different from Li Yuanfeng. Li
Yuanfeng reached the Soul Transformation stage by force, but the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor reached it through his own cultivation. Also, the
Giant Demon Clan’s fighting style is similar to an ancient god’s. Maybe
their ancestor had some relation to the ancient gods.”
“As a result, I’m not confident in my fight against him!”
Wang Lin slightly frowned and stopped before entering the transfer
array. One of the destinations on the transfer array was the Giant Demon
Clan.
Wang Lin’s expression was very unsettled as he began to think.
“These aren’t even the most important things. The most important thing
is the bloodline power he has that even the mid stage Soul Transformation
Sun Tai dreaded. In the end, even Sun Tai was sucked into the vortex. As a
result, my confidence in winning is even lower.”
“To battle or not to battle?!” For one of the first few times in Wang
Lin’s life, he began to hesitate.
“If I battle, the outcome is uncertain!”
“Not battling would mean missing the best chance to kill this person. If
I wait until he finishes his possession, I don’t know how long I’ll have to
wait until I can kill him. The reason he wants to kill me must be because of
the Giant Demon Clan member who saw the heaven defying bead all those
years ago.”
Wang Lin has lived for 500 years; even the dumbest person would
become like a fox, and he wasn’t dumb. These 500 years have given him
the experience to see through many things.
After combining various clues, he had already seen through everything
when he awakened two years ago.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he stepped into the ancient transfer array. He
placed a celestial jade into the formation and suddenly a map with ten
shining dots appeared.
Wang Lin touched one of the dots with his right hand. The map
disappeared and the transfer array opened.
As the array grew brighter and brighter, Wang Lin’s figure slowly
disappeared.
An ancient transfer array in the country of Pilu flashed and a figure
walked out.
The figure didn’t stop but directly charged toward the Soul Refining
Sect.
At night, the three mountains of the Soul Refining Sect looked like three
sharp swords pointing at the sky.
Wang Lin’s figure appeared outside the Soul Refining Sect. He passed
through the defense formation and flew toward the nine golden rings.
The nine golden rings shined and then a middle-aged man appeared.
When he saw Wang Lin, he revealed a complex expression before letting
out a sigh and saying, “I, Ouyang Tian, greet junior sect master.”
“Junior sect master…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He realized that Du Tian
must have told these Soul Formation cultivators what they had talked about.
Wang Lin clasped his hands and said, “Fellow cultivator Ouyang, I want
to greet the ancestor.”
Ouyang Tian shook his head and said, “Ancestor has already gone into
closed door cultivation, so unless it’s a very urgent matter, he is not to be
disturbed. However, the ancestor already guessed that you would come, so
he prepared two things for me to give you.”
With that, his expression became even more complex as he threw out a
bag of holding.
Wang Lin calmly caught the bag of holding. After scanning it, his
expression immediately became strange.
Ouyang Tian bitterly smiled. “Junior sect master is the next successor
appointed by ancestor Du Tian himself. I have been in the Soul Refining
Sect for 700 years and have never seen the ancestor give this to anyone
even though it isn’t even the main flag but an illusionary sub flag.”
Earlier, he was called by ancestor Du Tian and was told to give Wang
Lin this bag once Wang Lin arrived. He was curious and checked what was
in the bag. What he found was shocking. If it wasn’t for his undying loyalty
toward the Soul Refining Sect and his respect to ancestor Du Tian, he
would have been consumed by greed.
There were only two things inside the bag.
A piece of jade and a soul flag.
Wang Lin took out the jade and scanned it. After a while, he took a deep
breath and bowed toward the blood ring while saying, “Thank you!”
Although it was soft, he remembered this in his heart.
With that, he nodded toward Ouyang Tian and disappeared.
Ouyang Tian’s expression became even more complex. He shook his
head as he let out a sigh and returned to his golden ring.
“The Giant Demon Clan’s bloodline power is very strong, but the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor has just reached the Soul Transformation stage, so he
can’t use it to its full extent. He can only use it to teleport someone into the
void outside of Suzaku.” Wang Lin didn’t leave the Soul Refining Sect but
sat on top of the Soul Refining Mountain, his eyes sparking.
Inside the jade, Du Tian had recorded a very detailed description of the
Giant Demon Clan’s bloodline power.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He touched the bag of holding Du Tian
had left him and then a purple and golden light flew out.
This purple and golden light was very bright. It immediately turned into
a 30-foot-tall flag that moved without any wind.
At the same time, waves of ghostly wails seemed to come out from the
flag and the sky darkened even more. Even the moon seemed to be hiding
behind the clouds as if it were too scared to come out.
Several purple and golden lights could be seen inside the flag. It was as
if they were going to come out and devour the heavens and the earth.
“One-billion-soul soul flag!” Wang Lin took a deep breath and stared at
this flag.
This was the second object ancestor Du Tian had placed in the bag and
what caused Ouyang Tian’s expression to be so complex. Wang Lin came
back this time to borrow a treasure from ancestor Du Tian so he could kill
the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
However, this flag wasn’t the real flag; the real flag was beside Du Tian
during his closed door cultivation.
The flag before him was a sub flag created from the main flag. It
contained ⅓ of the power of the real flag and could only be used twice.
After two uses, it will disappear.
Even so, this sub flag was priceless. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he
grabbed the flag. The moment he touched it, his origin soul shook and
extended from his body into the soul flag. Then the feeling of having
entered a hell for cultivators appeared.
He could see a sea of souls crashing toward him and drowning him.
Waves of screams and painful sounds crashed toward Wang Lin like
waves of powerful attacks. He suddenly felt like he was being hit by a
billion soul fragments.
Even with his powerful body, he felt like he was about to shatter under
this force. What shocked him the most was that his origin soul showed
signs of collapsing.
He wasn’t even able to resist one attack!
The right hand holding the flag trembled. Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled and
he quickly regained his focus to activate the soul sealing technique Du Tian
gave him.
The one-billion-soul soul flag was the number one treasure of the Soul
Refining Sect. Even on the entire planet, this treasure could be considered
one of the top treasures.
This treasure was like the war chariot and the celestial sword; it
required its own unique method that was inherited from previous
generations to control.
The method to controlling this soul flag was the soul sealing method. As
of now, including Wang Lin, only two people knew the soul sealing
technique.
This was different from the war chariot. Although he had the technique
to control it, Wang Lin was too weak to use it properly, so the power wasn’t
as strong as it should be.
However, this soul flag wasn’t the same. Although there was a
cultivation level requirement, it wasn’t as high as the war chariot’s. With his
original body and avatar fused, Wang Lin’s current cultivation level was
enough to use this flag.
The soul sealing technique activated in his body and his origin soul
inside the soul flag suddenly began to glow. All of the soul fragments that
were charging toward him let out painful screams.
Among those soul fragments there were 12 purple and golden souls that
flew out and surrounded Wang Lin. These souls gave off a powerful
pressure.
The 12 purple and golden soul fragments bowed toward Wang Lin.
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W ang Lin’s origin soul emitted a golden light. This golden light
came from activating the soul sealing technique. The 12 souls
were the 12 Soul Transformation ancestors of the Soul Refining Sect that
willingly gave up their souls to be sealed within the soul flag.
With the 12 Soul Transformation soul fragments in there, the power of
this soul flag was already enough to shake the heavens.
In addition to those 12 Soul Transformation soul fragments, there were
more than 100 Soul Formation soul fragments and countless Nascent Soul
soul fragments.
As the 12 Soul Transformation soul fragments bowed, all the other soul
fragments inside the flag became silent. Soul force came out from all the
soul fragments in the form of black gas and gathered before Wang Lin’s
origin soul.
Strands of black gas gathered from all directions; even the 12 Soul
Transformation soul fragments turned into stands of black gas. All of the
black gas gathered to form a 30-foot-tall flag before Wang Lin’s origin soul.
Everything Wang Lin saw was inside the soul flag. The flag that
appeared before him was the spirit of the soul flag. If he could control this,
he could truly control the one-billion-soul soul flag.
Wang Lin’s origin soul reached out and grabbed the flag. He suddenly
felt his body tremble and then his origin soul returned to his body.
At the top of the Soul Refining Mountain, Wang Lin opened his eyes
and found that there was nothing before him, but he could sense a purple
and gold flag within him being refined by his origin soul.
“Giant Demon Clan ancestor, this will be a calamity you’ll have a hard
time escaping from!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he disappeared from the
Soul Refining Sect.
After Wang Lin left, a sigh came from the blood ring where Du Tian
was doing his closed door cultivation.
Wang Lin quickly appeared at the ancient transfer array, opened it up,
and disappeared from Pilu.
Giant Demon Clan.
The Giant Demon Clan’s territory was very large. When they moved
over from another planet, they made an agreement with the one who was
Suzaku at the time and were given this land to flourish upon.
In the Giant Demon Clan, there were 12 Giant Demon Palaces. All 12
palaces looked the same and were very large.
Ever since two years ago, when the ancestor lost his body and possessed
another, his whereabouts were unknown.
After all, one was at their weakest during possession. This was why the
ancestor changed his closed door cultivation location three times.
On this day, Chi Hu sat inside the third palace with a piece of jade in his
hand. His face was pale and filled with confusion.
“Ceng Niu killed Xue Yue’s Li Yuanfeng. With my understanding of
him, I think that his next target will be the ancestor…. If he comes, that
means he is confident… What should I do…”
“Although the ancestor is wrong, he is the hope of the Giant Demon
Clan; everything he has done was for the future of the Giant Demon Clan.”
“But Ceng Niu considers me a real friend... ah!”
Chi Hu bitterly shook his head. His eyes were filled with confusion.
Wang Lin appeared at the edge of the Giant Demon Clan. He wasn’t in a
rush to enter the Giant Demon Clan. Instead, he created a cave at the border
and began to use various materials in his bag to build a formation.
The only purpose of this formation was to act as a beacon.
This was what Wang Lin came up with to deal with the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor’s bloodline power. Even if he were to get teleported into
space, he could use this formation as a beacon to return and not be lost in
space.
This was like attaching himself with a rope, so even if he gets
teleported, he won’t be teleported too far and will be able to find his way
back.
This was formation from the jade Du Tian had left him. Wang Lin
studied it and added some changes to it, making it even more intricate.
He spent three months to completely set up this formation and even
placed a celestial jade as its energy source. Then he placed down countless
restrictions around the area to protect it.
After finishing all of this, Wang Lin raised his head toward the Giant
Demon Clan. His eyes became cold and then he disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was already at the center of the Giant Demon
Clan.
He spread out his divine sense and immediately covered a majority of
the country.
“Giant Demon Clan ancestor, come out now!” Wang Lin’s message
spread through his divine sense and was immediately heard by countless
Giant Demon Clan clan members.
Some of these clan members were in the middle of cultivating or
sparing, but the moment they heard this, they stopped what they were doing
and looked toward Wang Lin.
Chi Hu sighed and disappeared from the palace.
After Wang Lin sent out the message, he calmly stood there.
In almost the blink of an eye, countless rays of light came from all
directions and stopped 1,000 feet away from him. There were males and
females, old and young; all of them stared at Wang Lin with gloomy
expressions.
Aside from those people, there were countless more flying over.
At this moment, an old man appeared from thin air and all the other clan
members made way for him.
The old man stopped 100 feet before Wang Lin. He frowned and
shouted, “Who are you?”
Wang Lin’s gaze was like lightning as he stared at the old man and said,
“Ceng Niu!”
The moment those two words came out, the surroundings immediately
became silent. Almost all of the Giant Demon Clan clan members’ eyes
were filled with fear.
“Ceng Niu, it was he who won against Red Butterfly!”
“He is the Ceng Niu that killed Li Yuanfeng, caused Xue Yue to become
a rank 3 cultivation country, and sealed all of Xue Yue’s Soul Formation
cultivators.”
“The number one cultivator under the Soul Transformation stage!”
“Rumor has it that he has already reached the Soul Transformation stage
or else there is no way he could’ve killed Li Yuanfeng.”
Even the old man who had spoken took a deep breath. He looked at
Ceng Niu and slowly asked, “Fellow cultivator Ceng Niu, what are you
looking for my clan’s ancestor for?”
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he said, “Kill!”
The old man’s expression was ugly. He let out an angry laugh as he
pointed at Wang Lin and said, “I have heard that you were arrogant. Now
that I’ve met you, I can see that you are indeed so! Ceng Niu, my Giant
Demon Clan isn’t Xue Yue; how can we let you kill as you wish? Today,
without even the need for the ancestor to come out, my Giant Demon Clan
will kill you!” With that, the old man slapped his bag of holding and a black
token appeared. He held the black token up and shouted, “I use my status as
the elder of the Giant Demon Clan to order all clan members to use
everything to kill Ceng Niu!”
The moment he said it, the token turned to dust and a mysterious power
quickly spread across the entire Giant Demon Clan.
Every clan member felt the message from the mysterious power.
As the old man gave out the order, the hundred plus clan members
around Wang Lin all let out roars and their bodies grew several times larger.
In the blink of an eye, they had all turned into giants tens of feet tall. They
all touched their foreheads and war axes appeared in their hands.
The aura they exuded was heaven-shattering!
“Kill!” The old man let out a roar as crackling sounds came from all
over his body. He became a 100-foot-tall giant and swung down an axe
covered by a purple light on Wang Lin.
“Kill!!!” The surrounding clan members all let out roars as they charged
at Wang Lin. Their roars merged into a sound wave which also joined the
charge.
The Giant Demon Clan was very different from other clans. Once an
enemy is identified by an elder, they would never fight by themselves but
attack in groups.
They would also no longer try to talk anymore; “kill” was the only word
they would say.
An ordinary cultivator would be scared to death by these giants
charging at them. Even if their expression remained calm, their heart would
still tremble.
This sound contained heaven-shaking killing intent like a primal beast,
but compared to Wang Lin, this was still not enough.
Wang Lin’s killing intent was very scary. He had lived almost his entire
life by killing and this was especially true for his original body.
His avatar had fused with his original body, so all the killing intent from
his original body was here. Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as all the killing
intent in his body exploded forth.
“Tell me where the Giant Demon Clan ancestor is hiding, or else die!”
Aside from Chi Hu, Wang Lin had no good intent toward the rest of the
Giant Demon Clan. Because he couldn’t find where the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor was when he spread out his divine sense, he became impatient.
As he spoke, he didn’t even look at the Giant Demon Clan members
charging at him but instead activated his domain. The sky above the Giant
Demon Clan darkened.
A mysterious power surrounded the heavens and earth. The life and
death reincarnation scroll appeared in the sky along with the ancient god’s
figure.
The ancient god in the sky held the life and death scroll. At this
moment, this was the only thing in the sky.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he revealed a ruthless expression and
calmly said, “Seal!”
Countless strands of grey gas suddenly came out from the scroll and
landed on the bodies of the Giant Demon Clan members who were charging
at Wang Lin.
The old man’s expression changed greatly. He clenched teeth and didn’t
back down as he swung down the axe. Wang Lin glanced at the old man and
softly said, “Scram!”
With just the power of one word, the old man’s body trembled and his
origin soul became unstable; however, he let out a roar and used some
unknown technique to recover and continue swinging down the axe.
Surprised, Wang Lin quickly threw out a punch.
Bang!
The old man coughed out blood and was knocked back several feet
before colliding with another clan member. That member also coughed out
blood and together they were knocked back over 100 feet before they
finally stopped.
At this moment, two strands of grey gas caught up to the two of them
and entered their bodies.
“Ceng Niu, stop!” At this moment, a voice filled with pain came from
the distance.
Wang Lin raised his head and the coldness on his face lessened.
“Chi Hu.”
398
CHI HU’S CHOICE
C hi Hu’s figure moved like lightning and arrived almost immediately

after he heard those words. He looked at his surrounding clan
members who each had a light and dark mark on their foreheads.
Chi Hu could only detect very faint spiritual energy fluctuations. It was
clear that their cultivations had already been sealed.
These more than 100 clan members all displayed very ugly expressions
with shock mixed in. Although they had already heard of this, to experience
it themselves made them feel very bitter.
Chi Hu looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression and loudly
asked, “Ceng Niu, do you consider me, Chi Hu, your friend?”
Wang Lin looked at Chi Hu and nodded. “I don’t have many friends in
my life, but you, Chi Hu, can be considered one!”
Chi Hu stared at Wang Lin and said, word for word, “Ceng Niu, if you
consider I, Chi Hu, your friend, then immediately leave the Giant Demon
Clan!”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. After a while, he slowly said, “Chi Hu, do you
know why I haven’t killed a single person in the Giant Demon Clan yet? If
it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have spared them.”
As the two spoke, even more Giant Demon Clan members arrived and
surrounded them. They created an oppressive aura that slowly closed in.
Chi Hu’s heart felt bitter. He revealed a strained expression and said,
“Ceng Niu, you…”
Wang Lin looked at Chi Hu and gently sighed. “Chi Hu, tell me where
the Giant Demon Clan ancestor is and I’ll go find him. As for the other
Giant Demon Clan members, I won’t hurt them”
“So bold!”
“Madness!”
Countless curses came from the surrounding Giant Demon Clan
members, then three old men wearing purple and with axes flashing on their
foreheads walked out.
When the three of them appeared, a powerful spiritual pressure came
with them.
Wang Lin glanced at them. All three of them were at the peak of the late
stage of Soul Formation. They also had traces of celestial spiritual energy
inside them. They were clearly on the edge of breaking through to the Soul
One of the purple-robed elders gloomily said, “Ceng Niu, I’m the head
elder of the Giant Demon Clan. I challenge you to a duel!”
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold. He looked at the elder and said, “You are
not worthy!” With that, he turned back to Chi Hu for his reply.
The old man’s face changed from green to red as he stared at Wang Lin.
After letting out a laugh, his eyes became cold and he stepped forward. A
giant axe appeared in his hand and he charged toward Wang Lin with a roar.
Members of the Giant Demon Clan rarely used any spells or techniques;
they mostly used their powerful bodies to attack.
Wang Lin glanced at that old man. He formed a fist with his right hand
and threw a punch.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the old man was forced back several feet and his face
paled as he revealed a look of disbelief. The other purple-robed elders’
expressions changed greatly as they secretly cursed.
Wang Lin didn’t even move. He looked at the old man and said, “You
are still not worthy!”
Chi Hu bitterly said, “I don’t know where the ancestor is. Ceng Niu,
stay your hand; my Giant Demon Clan is not your enemy.”
Wang Lin pondered. After a long time, he looked into the sky and then
pointed at Chi Hu. “Chi Hu, tell your ancestor to return my flying sword
and I’ll leave immediately!”
Chi Hu secretly sighed. He looked at Wang Lin as he struggled to make
a choice in his heart. Shortly after, he depressingly said, “No one knows
where the ancestor is, but once we open the Heaven Passage formation, we
can contact the ancestor. Ceng Niu, once you have the celestial sword, you
should quickly leave.”
Wang Lin looked at Chi Hu and slowly nodded.
The three purple-robed elders remained silent. They were the three
strongest members of the clan aside from the ancestor. If they couldn’t
resist against Wang Lin, there was no need to talk about the other clan
members.
Especially after they saw that more than 100 clan members were sealed,
their hearts immediately darkened.
Chi Hu turned around to look at the three elders with a complex
expression in his eyes and said, “Three elders, please open the Giant
Demon Clan’s Heaven Passage formation. I order it as the junior sect
master!”
The three purple-robed elders looked at each other and quickly nodded.
Without any hesitation, they slapped their foreheads and a purple axe
appeared in each of their hands.
“Open the western Giant Demon Palaces!” one of the elders shouted.
He threw the axe in his hand into the air and shot out rays of spiritual
energy.
The ground of the Giant Demon Clan suddenly began to shake and a
black pillar of light that pierced through the sky appeared in the western
part of the Giant Demon Clan.
A powerful wave of spiritual energy began to spread from it.
At the same time, a black pillar of light appeared in the east.
This didn’t end just yet. After the two pillars of black light appeared, a
third one soon followed. The ground shook even more and countless cracks
spread all over the ground.
Ripples of spiritual energy spread out from each of the three pillars.
“Open the southern Giant Demon Palaces!”
“Open the northern Giant Demon Palaces!”
The other two purple-robed elders shouted almost at the same time as
the first and threw their axes into the air as well.
The north and south suddenly began to rumble as a total of six more
black pillars appeared. At this moment, a mysterious sound began to echo
in all directions.
Chi Hu looked at Wang Lin. He clenched his teeth and said, “Open the
eastern Giant Demon Palaces!”
The moment he said that, rumblings could be heard from the east and
three black pillars appeared.
If someone were to look from above, the entire Giant Demon Clan was
completely covered by the black light from the 12 pillars. With three pillars
in each direction, it seemed to form a heavenly prison.
At this moment, as the 12 pillars rose into the sky, all of the clan
members around Wang Lin sat down cross-legged and began to mutter.
Their voices fused together in a very strange way and like an endless
curse, it began to spread.
At this moment, the Giant Demon Clan members who hadn’t arrived
yet, whether they were at the Qi Condensation stage or the Soul Formation
stage, all stopped and began to echo this strange song.
The song seemed to be the only sound left in this world.
The 12 black pillars emitted a black light, and in reaction to this strange
song, the black light became even stronger.
Wang Lin revealed a hint of sadness in his eyes. He saw the struggle in
Chi Hu’s eyes. However, he had very few relations with anyone and really
considered Chi Hu his friend.
In a 5,000 kilometer radius, he and Chi Hu were the only ones standing.
Everyone else was sitting down cross-legged while singing that strange
song.
Chi Hu looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression and bitterly said,
“Ceng Niu, I let you down! However, the ancestor is the hope of my Giant
Demon Clan, and as the junior sect master, this is my duty… Even with the
ancestor’s body, he can’t withstand eight blows from the Heaven Passage
formation. Your body isn’t as strong as the bodies of my Giant Demon
Clan’s members, so there is no chance of survival…”
He raised his right hand and pointed at Wang Lin.
The strange song that surrounded the entire Giant Demon Clan suddenly
became even louder and more intense. The 12 black pillars suddenly
trembled and started moving very quickly toward Wang Lin, who was at the
center.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He looked at Chi Hu and blandly said, “Chi Hu,
for what happened at the Celestial Realm, you owed me, and from two
years ago, I owe you. Consider the two matters even!”
Chi Hu’s eyes darkened. “Even… that is indeed correct, we are even.”
Wang Lin raised his head to look at the 12 black pillars coming from all
directions and laughed. “Chi Hu, do you really think this Heaven Passage
formation can kill me? Break for me!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He suddenly appeared before one of the black
pillars and threw a punch.
Boom!
The black pillar suddenly shattered, creating a powerful force. Wang
Lin’s body was pushed back several feet and his right fist started bleeding.
“The first pillar!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. During the fight with Li
Yuanfeng, he wasn’t able to use the full power of a three-star ancient god’s
body. At this moment, his eyes were filled with battle intent. He licked the
blood from his right fist and charged toward the next pillar.
With a bang, the second pillar suddenly collapsed. Wang Lin laughed
and said, “The second pillar!”
His figure moved once more and appeared next to another pillar. The
sky was currently filled with countless cracks due to the black pillars. It was
reaching its limit before shattering.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wang Lin began to laugh like mad. He moved again and shattered
another pillar. Every time he shattered a pillar, his fist would bleed and he
would lick away the blood. The current Wang Lin was very fierce. As he
laughed, he shouted, “The eighth pillar!”
His clothes were in pieces, revealing his well-toned upper body filled
with tiny cracks. The three stars on his forehead spun rapidly, not allowing
anyone to see exactly what was there.
The song from the Giant Demon Clan became even louder and stranger.
Their bodies were no longer unmoving but waving back and forth in a
pattern.
Chi Hu revealed a look of disbelief. In the Giant Demon Clan, no one
but the ancestor could withstand eight pillars, and that was the ancestor’s
limit.
Of course, this was when he was only using his body. If the ancestor
were to use spells, he could withstand all 12 pillars but would be injured.
Wang Lin let out a roar and moved like lightning as he threw out more
punches. He shattered three of pillars in a row. The current Wang Lin was
like a primal demon god.
“The last pillar. Chi Hu, look carefully!” As Wang Lin’s voice echoed in
the heavens, the last pillar arrived.
This time Wang Lin didn’t punch, but with a roar, his body suddenly
grew into a giant more than 100 feet tall.
Boom!
The black pillar hit Wang Lin’s chest and shattered. Wang Lin was
forced back three steps, but he wasn’t injured at all. He let out a roar and the
Heaven Passage formation shattered.
This was a real display of the peak power of a three-star ancient god!
“Chi Hu, things are even between us. Giant Demon Clan, seal!” Wang
Lin’s giant finger pointed at the sky and countless strands of grey gas
appeared and entered the bodies of all the Giant Demon Clan members.
“From today onward, there will be no Nascent Soul or above
cultivators! If anyone wants to break through past the Core Formation
stage, they must have my approval! This is your punishment!” Wang Lin’s
eyes were cold. At this moment, his word was like the heavens’ law that
would decide the fate of the Giant Demon Clan.
The fusion of the avatar and the original body, the fusion of a late stage
Soul Formation cultivator and a three-star ancient god; they created a very
powerful Wang Lin.
Unless a Soul Transformation cultivator used celestial spiritual energy,
no one on the planet had a body that could match the strength of his body.
This was an ancient god! A three-star ancient god!
Wang Lin already considered all of this. If he were to keep on hiding his
strength like before, it would only invite trouble from more people. He
might as well use killing Li Yuanfeng and the Giant Demon Clan ancestor
as examples to show the entire planet and especially Zhuque Zhi that he
was not a pawn!
After going to the country of Suzaku, Wang Lin felt a depressing feeling
shrouding him. This was caused by the country of Suzaku and Mount
Suzaku. Liu Mei’s appearance was like a corner of the fog being lifted,
allowing Wang Lin to confirm that he was trapped in a conspiracy.
With Wang Lin’s personality, how could he allow others to push him
about? This was why he didn’t hesitate to show his full strength.
He didn’t want to become a pawn. Even if he was a pawn, he would be
a pawn covered in thorns, causing anyone who touched him to bleed.
Even if the matter of him being an ancient god was exposed, he had a
way out. The ancient gods had already been extinct for countless years and
were legends from ancient times. Even if Zhuque Zhi saw Wang Lin, he
wouldn’t even be able to confirm if Wang Lin really was an ancient god.
After all, there were people who focused on refining their bodies; the
Giant Demon Clan was a whole group of these people.
Wang Lin already considered all of this. He didn’t plan on staying on
Suzaku for long; he planned to leave and go to planet Tian Yun once he
obtains the one-billion-soul soul flag!
“Giant Demon Clan Ancestor, come out now!” Wang Lin floated in the
air as he shouted. His voice spread across the entire Giant Demon Clan.
Chi Hu let out a wry smile as his body slumped over and fell down.
Wang Lin didn’t kill him, but as the person in control of the formation, he
suffered the backlash and sustained heavy injuries when it was destroyed.
Wang Lin’s voice spread across the entire Giant Demon Clan. At this
moment, no one dared to stand up and resist this shout. The only person
who had the power to resist was the Giant Demon Clan ancestor who
remained hidden!
At this moment, at the boarder of the Giant Demon Clan, a woman
wearing purple stood there, looking toward Wang Lin. She was very
beautiful. Her eyes were filled with a mysterious light as she muttered to
herself, “So this is your true strength… Wang Lin… It looks like even
master underestimated you…”
399
THE ANCESTOR APPEARS
W ang Lin’s voice echoed inside the Giant Demon Clan. At the
northern part of the Giant Demon Clan, 500 kilometers
underground, there was a golden cave with one person sitting inside.
This person was sitting in the lotus position and cultivating. He looked
very handsome.
At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes. His gaze seemed to be
able to penetrate the cave walls and see the outside. Shortly after, his eyes
became cold and he muttered, “Junior Wang Lin, I’ll let you be arrogant for
a bit longer. Once I have finished my possession, I’ll kill you. Even if you
seal the Giant Demon Clan members, I can just unseal them.”
With that, he closed his eyes again and began to cultivate.
Just at this moment, his bag of holding began to glow black. He
frowned as he slapped his bag of holding and the celestial sword he had
stolen from Wang Lin flew out.
Black gas came out of the celestial sword and took the form of Xu
Liguo. Xu Liguo’s eyes were bloodshot and his expression was filled with
hatred. He looked into the distance and said, “Master, I can feel that the
fiend is here. Master, I swore to get revenge on this person. Let me go out
and fight him!”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor looked at Xu Liguo. Throughout the
last two years, he had interacted a lot with Xu Liguo. He felt that a sword
spirit with intelligence was really amazing and he really liked this sword
spirit.
“You want to kill him, but you have to wait until I finish my
possession.”
Xu Liguo immediately changed his expression to one where he was
trying to please the Giant Demon Clan ancestor. He quickly nodded and
said, “Master really cares about me; you’re much better than that fiend,
Wang Lin. I will forever remain loyal to master! However, master, when
you are killing Wang Lin, can you let me land the final blow?”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor laughed and said, “How did that Wang
Lin treat you to make you hate him so?”
Xu Liguo clenched his teeth and said, “Master, you don’t know how
much I hate that Wang Lin; not only did he force me to work, but he would
call me out just to beat and curse at me. Those don’t matter much, but the
more important thing was that he never gave me any benefits, unlike
master, who gives me spirit stones to absorb. Master, when we kill that
Wang Lin, how about you award me with a few women. How about calling
out little sister fairy. I haven’t seen her in a while and I really miss her.”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor faintly smiled and said, “This is easy.
Once we kill Wang Lin, I’ll call out Feng Luan’s soul and let you meet her.
Now this old man needs to go into closed door cultivation, so go back
inside!” With that, he reached out. Although Xu Liguo had a smile on his
face, he cursed in his heart. He went back into the celestial sword and was
put back inside the bag.
“This sword spirit is filled with human greed. It is indeed very
mysterious, but this also makes him easy to control. I can give him spirit
stones and female cultivators, so I don’t believe he will betray me. Also,
this sword spirit seems to be obsessed with Feng Luan’s soul. With her in
my hands, he won’t be able to escape me!” The Giant Demon Clan ancestor
sneered as he closed his eyes to cultivate once more.
Feng Luan’s soul was the soul of a treasure he accidently obtained one
day.
This soul was very beautiful and filled with lust. When he met it for the
first time, he was almost mesmerized by it due to his low cultivation level
back then. Luckily, this soul was damaged, so he was able to escape that
calamity, and to this day, he still dreaded it.
After obtaining the celestial sword, he found that Xu Liguo was very
mysterious and so, to control the sword spirit completely, he called out
Feng Luan’s soul. As he expected, Xu Liguo jumped at the soul like a
hungry wolf and was completely captivated by her.
Wang Lin waited in the sky above the Giant Demon Clan for a while.
After seeing the Giant Demon Clan ancestor not appearing, his expression
darkened. The Giant Demon Clan was very large and contained many
mountains. If he really wanted to hide, it would be very difficult to find
him. Wang Lin looked toward the east and saw the tallest mountain in the
Giant Demon Clan. For some reason, he felt a mysterious force coming
from that mountain.
Just as he was about to check it out, his eyes suddenly became serious
as he looked toward the north and let out a faint smile.
“Xu Liguo…”
Wang Lin’s figure disappeared and he charged north.
He was flying with the body of a three-star ancient god, so he moved as
fast as lightning. With only a few teleports, he arrived at the northern part of
the Giant Demon Clan. Looking at it from above, it was a grassy plain.
Wang Lin’s eyes were sharp. As he spread out his divine sense, he felt
like something was off. Around 500 kilometers underground, there was a
thin barrier that would gently redirect his divine sense when it passed over
it. If he wasn’t so close, he wouldn’t be able to detect it.
With a sneer on his face, Wang Lin let out a roar, formed a fist, and
smashed into the ground.
Boom!
An earth-shattering sound echoed and a crack appeared in the earth.
This crack spread in all directions and also quickly spread deep
underground.
Waves of crackling sounds came from underground for a long time
before it finally died down.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold as he let out another shout and punched
the ground.
The violent shock wave quickly spread underground. The sound of the
earth shattering was like a dragon’s roar.
“Giant Demon Clan ancestor, come out, now!” Wang Lin shouted, and
then he threw another punch.
Boom!
With this punch, the plain immediately collapsed, creating a huge hole,
and then a green figure suddenly charged out from underground.
“Ceng Niu!” This person was middle-aged, but his eyes revealed an age
not fitting for his appearance. He looked at Wang Lin and shouted, “I
originally didn’t want to deal with you yet, but since you came, it’s obvious
that you’re looking for death!”
With that, he took a step forward, closed in on Wang Lin like lightning,
and threw a punch.
Wang Lin let out a laugh. He didn’t back up but instead threw a punch
to meet the punch of the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
Boom!
The shock wave blew back all the surrounding rocks and sand. The
Giant Demon Clan ancestor was knocked back tens of feet and cracks
appeared in the bones of his right fist. His face was filled with disbelief.
Wang Lin’s body only backed up several steps and his arm slightly
trembled. He could feel a powerful force enter his body and try to tear him
apart, but that was quickly dissolved by his origin soul.
“The Giant Demon Clan’s body refining technique is indeed
mysterious.” Wang Lin charged toward the Giant Demon Clan ancestor
once more.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor cursed in his heart. His possession
wasn’t complete, so he could only use 80% of his power. But even at 80%,
the strength of his body was terrifying enough that he was not even afraid
of certain treasures.
But just now, when he traded that punch with Wang Lin, the hardest
bones in his body had cracked. How could he not be shocked?
“What is your cultivation method?!” The Giant Demon Clan ancestor
quickly backed up with a gloomy expression. However, Wang Lin was too
fast; he had already arrived before him with another punch. This punch
created a pressure that locked him in place. Thin lines appeared out of
nowhere and attempted to wrap around him.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s eyes lit up. As his body moved, it
creaked due to the pressure and the thin lines. He jumped into the air and
used a kick to meet Wang Lin’s punch.
Bang!
Another earth-shattering sound echoed across the entire Giant Demon
Clan.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s face turned red. He used the force of
the impact to quickly back away.
Wang Lin felt pain in his right fist. He took a few steps back before
finally stopping. Wang Lin took a deep breath. This Giant Demon Clan
ancestor hadn’t finished his possession and yet his body was almost on par
with a three-star ancient god. If he was able to complete his possession, his
body would be almost no weaker than a three-star ancient god.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s face was really gloomy. When he saw
Wang Lin destroy the 12 pillars, he decided to not appear. However, now
that Wang Lin had found him, he had no choice but to fight.
Wang Lin glared at the Giant Demon Clan ancestor and charged forth
once more.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor let out a roar as his body grew and
became a giant more than 100 feet tall. Without any hesitation, he used
celestial spiritual energy and a golden light spread across his body. The
amount of celestial spiritual energy Li Yuanfeng could use couldn’t
compare to him. After all, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor had reached the
early stage of Soul Transformation on his own.
“This old man didn’t want to use celestial spiritual energy because it
will mess with my possession. Otherwise, I would have instantly killed you
with it. Now that you have forced me to use celestial spiritual energy,
you’re just asking for death!” the Giant Demon Clan ancestor shouted, and
the golden light on his body became even brighter. Like the sun, the light
was blinding.
As his body moved, the sky shattered, creating countless spatial rifts.
Waves of destructive wind came out from the rifts and covered the
surrounding area.
He threw a punch filled with golden light. This punch was filled with
celestial spiritual energy. It was the full power of an early stage Soul
Transformation cultivator.
Normal cultivators would infuse celestial spiritual energy into their
spells and techniques, but for the Giant Demon Clan members, nothing was
better than their bodies, so this punch not only contained celestial spiritual
energy, it also contained the powerful force of the body of a Giant Demon
Clan member.
The power of one punch caused the entire plain north of the Giant
Demon Clan to shatter and collapse into countless specks of dust that were
pushed far away by the pressure.
“Wang Lin, accept your death!” The Giant Demon Clan ancestor also
felt helpless. Now that he had used celestial spiritual energy, this body
could no longer be used again and he would have to find another body.
After the body has been damaged by the celestial energy, he won’t be
able to properly fuse with it anymore. It would only be possible to use it if
his cultivation level was at the mid stage of Soul Transformation.
Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with a strange light. The power of that
punch made him feel a sense of danger. Aside from the time he fought
against the heavens’ messenger, this was the second time Wang Lin had felt
danger when he was fused with his original body.
But at this moment, Wang Lin wasn’t afraid at all. He let out a roar as
the three stars on his forehead began to rapidly spin and a purple aura
covered his body.
At the same time, the figure of the ancient god appeared behind him
once more.
400
XU LIGUO
W ang Lin took a deep breath and gently threw a punch. Although
the punch was gentle, it moved the ancient god figure behind him.
The figure also raised its fist and threw out a punch at the same time.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s fist quickly arrived and collided with
Wang Lin’s fist.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s face became pale as he coughed out a
large mouthful of blood and his body weakened. Without any hesitation, he
slapped his bag of holding, causing the celestial sword to appear. His
expression was fierce as he shouted, “Wang Lin, accept your death!” Then
he threw the celestial sword and then pointed at it.
Wang Lin’s body flew back like a meteor and was thrown far away. His
entire right arm felt sore and numb; he had lost all feeling in his arm. The
combination of the Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s body and celestial
spiritual energy inflicted damage upon him, causing his body to turn from a
giant over 100 feet tall to normal size, but his eyes were still sparkling.
The moment the celestial sword appeared, black gas came out of it,
forming the shape of Xu Liguo. The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s face was
fierce as he shouted, “Slice!”
The moment he said that word, a powerful sword energy gathered on
the celestial sword and descended upon Wang Lin.
Xu Liguo let out a roar and shouted, “Wang Lin, I’m coming for my
revenge!”
The Giant Demon Clan’s ancestor revealed a smile and laughed. “Wang
Lin, watch this old man use your own treasure to kill you!”
Wang Lin revealed a mocking smile. He didn’t dodge but pointed at the
celestial sword. The celestial sword suddenly turned around and slashed
down on the Giant Demon Clan ancestor like lightning.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor was stunned and his expression
changed. The sword energy was already upon him, so it was too late for him
to dodge; he was only able to move back a bit.
The sword energy slashed down and along with a splash of blood, the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s left arm was cut clean off. He let out a
miserable groan as he quickly backed up, leaving a trail of blood.
“Xu Liguo!!!! This old man will extract your soul and refine you alive
in Yang fire!!!”
The hatred within the Giant Demon Clan ancestor could shatter the
heavens and his anger could swallow the land. He let out a roar of rage as
he quickly backed away.
He couldn’t help but back away for he hadn’t finished his possession
and had to use celestial spiritual energy in that punch. Then Wang Lin met it
with a punch with power equal to his own, causing his injuries to worsen.
But he calculated that Wang Lin would be injured as well, so he took
out the celestial sword to kill Wang Lin. However, at that important
moment, Xu Liguo betrayed him, and he wasn’t able to dodge in time, so he
lost an arm.
Xu Liguo immediately laughed and shouted, “Little brat, no matter how
powerful you are, you can’t compare to your grandpa Xu. I’m forever loyal;
how could I be so easily controlled by you?!”
After Xu Liguo finished speaking, he quickly turned toward Wang Lin
and smiled. “Master, how was it? How was it? Have I done good this
time?”
Wang Lin let out a faint smile. He moved and grabbed the celestial
sword, then he charged toward the Giant Demon Clan ancestor and said,
“You did good. After we kill this person, I’ll take you to the foreign
battleground and let you absorb the wandering souls there to increase your
soul power.”
Xu Liguo immediately became very happy. During these past two years,
he was indeed tempted; after all, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor was good
to him. However, whenever he thought about how Wang Lin treated the
wandering souls and number 2 and number 3, his heart shivered and he
immediately gave up on betraying Wang Lin.
In his view, this Wang Lin walked a bloody path; everyone who had
messed with Wang Lin had been killed and none were spared. He felt that
this Giant Demon Clan ancestor wouldn’t be any different, so he had to
make sure he picked the right side or else there would be disaster to come.
Right now he felt very proud and thought, “Your grandpa Xu is still the
smartest. It looks like I did the right thing this time. In the future, this fiend
will definitely see me in a new light.”
Thinking about how good the Giant Demon Clan ancestor had treated
him, he couldn’t help but feel a bit sad and think, “Why couldn’t master
have come in a few years so I could enjoy it a bit more? So unfortunate...”
Especially when he thought about that little sister fairy, his heart ached
and he thought, “Don’t worry, little sister fairy, I’ll definitely save you from
the sea of fire!”
Another reason why Xu Liguo betrayed the Giant Demon Clan ancestor
without any hesitation beside his crippling fear of Wang Lin was Feng
Luan’s soul.
When he interacted with that soul, he personally promised to save her
from the hands of the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
Thinking about this, he quickly said to Wang Lin, “Master, that Giant
Demon Clan old bag of bones has a wheel-shaped treasure inside his bag
which has a soul sealed inside it. Once you kill that old bag of bones, you
have to save that soul.”
Wang Lin nodded. He moved like lightning with the celestial sword in
his hand as he chased after the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor continued to roar. Most of his anger
came from Xu Liguo. In these past two years, he had treated Xu Liguo well
and even took out the sealed lust soul, but in the end, this Xu Liguo still
defected.
“Xu Liguo! This old man will definitely refine you alive!” After the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor shouted this, he started moving even faster.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He raised his hand and swung down the celestial
sword without any hesitation. A ray of sword energy suddenly shot out
from the celestial sword.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor dodged it and continued to escape.
Soon, he arrived at the eastern edge of the Giant Demon Clan. When he got
here, he suddenly stopped and turned around. He slapped his bag of holding
and a black stick appeared. He waved the stick, causing black flames to
appear, then the stick suddenly turned into a torch.
“Wang Lin, this place will be your graveyard! Your body will be used
for my next possession!” the Giant Demon Clan ancestor shouted, and then
he swung the torch in his hand.
With a boom, the surrounding 10,000 feet suddenly became a sea of
fire.
“Black flame beast!” As he shouted, he stabbed the torch into the
ground. Then he activated the celestial energy in his body and started to
create seals, all of which were thrown at the torch.
The black torch quickly started releasing a demonic light. All of the
surrounding flames suddenly began to move mysteriously toward the torch.
The flames gathered above the torch to form a beast over 100 feet tall.
This beast had a big head and its body was covered in flaming spikes.
The beast kind of looked like a bear but didn’t seem to be one.
This black flame beast let out a roar as its fiery red eyes locked onto
Wang Lin and then it charged toward him.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. He swung the celestial sword and a ray of
sword energy hit the black flame beast. The black flame beast was knocked
back and a wound appeared on its chest; however, that wound quickly
healed.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the restriction flag appeared in
his hand. He waved the flag and countless strands of restriction gas flew
out. He softly said, “Seal!”
The restriction gas transformed into many lances, all of which flew
down on the black flame beast like a rain of lances.
After a series of bangs, the lances landed all around the black flame
beast and completely trapped it.
Wang Lin pointed with his right hand and whispered, “Explode!”
Boom!
All of the lances exploded in one loud boom, creating a shock wave that
spread out in all directions.
As the shock wave approached Wang Lin, a soul flag flew out. This
wasn’t the one-billion-soul soul flag but the thousand-soul soul flag that
Wang Lin had refined himself.
However, with Li Yuanfeng as the primary soul of this soul flag, it had
already become very powerful.
With a shake of the flag, more than one thousand soul fragments flew
out with Li Yuanfeng’s soul fragment at the front. This soul fragment had
long had its memories wiped by Wang Lin; now it was just a primary soul
that accepted orders from the owner of the soul flag.
“Destroy!” Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. The one thousand plus soul
fragments all let out ghostly wails. Under the command of Li Yuanfeng’s
soul fragment, the soul fragments all charged toward the black flame beast
that had just escaped the shock wave.
After doing all of this, Wang Lin looked at the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor. Wang Lin didn’t believe that a Soul Transformation cultivator
only had this small amount of techniques. The Giant Demon Clan ancestor
had to be hiding his ace. Also, there must’ve been a reason for the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor to stop here.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor took a deep breath. Both of his hands
formed a seal and then a giant print appeared before him. With a roar, he
pushed the giant print into the sky. The print quickly turned into countless
smaller prints and disappeared.
At the same time, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor moved. He got down
on both knees in the air and bowed to the sky. Then he shouted, “The Giant
Demon Clan’s 67th generation clan member requests to retrieve the treasure
left by our ancestor to resolve a calamity for my Giant Demon Clan!”
The moment he finished speaking, the sky immediately darkened and
the ground began to shake across the entire Giant Demon Clan.
There was a mountain on the eastern border of the Giant Demon Clan.
This mountain was very tall and was in fact the tallest mountain in the
country. From a distance, it looked like it pierced into the heavens. At this
moment, the mountain split in half and a giant axe emitting a red glow flew
out.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor revealed a look of respect he had never
shown before. He reached out and the giant axe flew into his hand.
In an instant, rays of red lightning came from the axe and covered the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s body. A powerful aura never felt from the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor suddenly appeared.
“Wang Lin, back when my Giant Demon Clan first moved to this planet,
our founding ancestor used this axe to break into the Immortal Graveyard.
While in there, he killed two nine-leaf Savages to earn the right for my
Giant Demon Clan to live here. Today the founding ancestor is still missing,
but the axe still remains here!”
Wang Lin looked at the red axe in the Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s
hand. He couldn’t help but think of the body that was buried under the
Corpse Sect in Zhao.
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ZHOU WUTAI
T he Giant Demon Clan ancestor held the red axe in his hand. Right
now his aura was completely different form before; it was as if he had
become a different person just by holding this axe.
Red gas came out of the axe and entered the body of the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor. The red gas could be seen coming out of his orifices. From a
distance, he looked extremely fierce.
This red gas didn’t stay around him; it was absorbed back by the axe,
creating a cycle.
The red gas would enter the ancestor’s body and then come out to be
reabsorbed by the axe. Every time this cycle completed once, the aura of the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor became stronger.
He floated in the air and lowered his head to look at Wang Lin with a
grin on his face. There were red lines gathered at where his left arm was cut
up. These red lines slowly took the shape of a red arm.
With a roar, he threw the axe with his right hand. Then the left hand,
which was formed by the red gas, caught the axe. The moment he caught it,
the axe released a bright, red glow.
“Wang Lin, accept your death!” As the Giant Demon Clan ancestor
shouted, he stepped forward and swung the axe downwards.
He moved very fast; in the blink of an eye, he arrived before Wang Lin
as the axe descended.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He raised the celestial sword and then it collided
with the red axe.
Boom!
A sound that could shatter the sky and earth and travel through the
highest heavens could be heard the moment the collision occurred.
Wang Lin could feel a powerful force from the axe. His body trembled
as blood seeped out from his mouth and he quickly backed up.
He backed up 1,000 feet.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor coughed out a mouthful of blood, but
his feet felt like they were rooted in place, so he didn’t move at all.
However, his body quickly shrank until it was ⅓ the size it was before.
Although the current Giant Demon Clan ancestor wasn’t a bag of bones
yet, he didn’t look as strong as he did before.
A roar came from the mouth of the Giant Demon Clan ancestor. The
current him was like a primal beast. His eyes were glowing red as he took a
step forward and charged at Wang Lin with the red axe.
“Little child Wang Lin, die!” The Giant Demon Clan ancestor raised the
axe and swung down again.
As Wang Lin backed up, his eyes became cold, his hand formed a seal,
and he said, “Honored soul flag!”
The sky darkened as if all the light had gathered before Wang Lin. A
30-foot-tall soul flag that was glowing bright like a flame in the darkness
The flag’s pole was 30 feet tall, but the flag itself was much larger. It
was moving in the air without any wind and there were 12 golden-purple
dots on it.
The moment the flag appeared, countless ghostly wails came from the
earth like there were lingering ghosts letting out their resentful cries.
Strands of black gas came from ground and began to flee in all directions.
The sky was completely dark. It was if black sand had covered the sky
and the sun and moon had fallen.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s charge suddenly slowed down and
the red axe in his hand let out a loud buzzing sound.
His red eyes revealed a hint of shock and a very well-hidden sign of
terror.
“This… this is the Soul Refining Sect…” The Giant Demon Clan
ancestor took a deep breath. He seemed to recognize where the flag came
from, but he couldn’t believe it. After all, there was no way for the flag
from his memories to appear in Wang Lin’s hands.
But at this moment, this flag looked exactly the same as the one in his
memory, making it so he had to believe it.
The one-billion-soul soul flag was used by Wang Lin for the first time.
At this moment, at the border of the Giant Demon Clan, the purple-
robed woman who was still watching suddenly frowned. “Du Tian kicked
me out of the Soul Refining Sect so he could pass the one-billion-soul soul
flag to Wang Lin. Although this is only an illusion, it is not something the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor can resist.”
The purple-robed woman let out a sigh. She had been observing Wang
Lin for a long time and still wasn’t able to find his Dao heart. She might be
able to succeed if she uses a secret technique while he is passed out.
Thinking about this, she took a step forward and was about to head over
when she suddenly stopped and turned around to look into the distance.
A purple-robed burly man wearing a straw hat was walking over from
that direction.
His voice arrived before his body and said, “Lady Liu Mei, your
opponent is me!”
The purple-robed woman looked at the burly man and whispered, “To
have martial uncle Yunque’s straw hat means that you are one of the four
candidates he selected. However, with your mere mid stage Soul Formation
cultivation, you cannot stop me.”
The burly man let out a laugh and said, “Lady Liu Mei’s cultivation is
too much for me, but I can’t just ignore senior Yunque’s order. How about
you have a drink with me for a bit? Then I can leave and say I didn’t
disobey orders.”
The purple-robed woman moved a strand of hair behind her ear and let
out a beautiful smile. “You are an interesting person, but you will have to
wait for me to help the Giant Demon Clan ancestor first, then I’ll have a
drink with you.”
The burly man shook his head and smiled. “That’s no good. Wang Lin is
my friend; how could I let you leave?”
The purple-robed woman let out a sigh. She looked at the burly man and
said, “Leave. I don’t want to hurt you.” With that, she prepared to leave.
The burly man sat down in the lotus position, his hand formed a seal,
and his domain immediately appeared. Behind him, the image of a young
man appeared and looked at the burly man with deep admiration in his eyes.
The purple-robed woman paused once more and looked back at the
burly man. Behind her beauty was a very well-hidden ruthlessness. She
whispered, “Emotion cutting domain… No wonder you were chosen by
martial uncle. What willpower, what a strong heart…”
“To comprehend the emotion between master and disciple, you created
an idea from intent, then used the idea to accept a disciple. To love the
disciple as your son, to show kindness to gain gratitude, and to use the
tragedy to enter the Soul Formation stage. Everything you did was to make
yourself completely emerged in this master/disciple relationship.”
“The day he finally comprehends his own domain and is about to break
into the Soul Formation stage is the day where he must kill his own
disciple. Not only must he kill his disciple whom he loves like a son, he
can’t give him a quick death; he must slowly make his disciple suffer. Only
then can the pain in his own heart grow enough for him to use this sadness
to reach the Soul Formation stage.”
“It looks to be filled with emotion yet it is ruthless, but somewhere in
there is still a hint of emotion. To reach the Soul Formation stage like this is
definitely not something a normal person can achieve.”
Back then, when Wang Lin saw this person, he couldn’t help but let out
a sigh. It wasn’t something he could do himself.
Wang Lin held the one-billion-soul soul flag up and then entered it with
his origin soul. The flag began to move and a howl that could pierce the
high heavens came from inside it.
Countless soul fragments came out from the soul flag following the lead
of the 12 golden-purple Soul Transformation soul fragments.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s expression changed greatly. He never
thought that Wang Lin would have this kind of treasure. He felt very bitter
in his heart; if he knew that Wang Lin had this kind of treasure, then no
matter what, he wouldn’t have started the fight. Using his full power to
escape would have been the best choice.
However, now that things had reached this stage, he had no choice but
to fight. If he were to retreat now, the only road left for him would be death,
so he might as well go all out. A hint of madness appeared in the eyes of the
Giant Demon Clan ancestor. With a loud shout, he charged out once more.
With speed even faster than before, he raised the axe and shouted,
“Founding ancestor’s right arm, help me kill this person!”
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. This lighting was red, and
when it crossed the sky, the earth temporarily seemed to be dyed blood-red.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor was the person holding the lightning
bolt, but compared it, he looked very small and insignificant.
The red lightning bolt became the only thing left in the sky. As it
descended, the shadow of the red axe could be seen inside the red lightning.
Wang Lin looked at the red lightning before him. His eyes were calm as
he pointed forward and said, “Soul flag, devour!”
The one billion soul fragments charged forth. As the red lightning
descended, the 12 golden-purple soul fragments charged out. They were as
powerful as 12 Soul Transformation cultivators. Their hands formed seals
as they all worked together to activate a spell.
Rays of golden light connected the 12 Soul Transformation soul
fragments to form a net that trapped the red lightning within.
At the same time, the one billion soul fragments around the net seemed
to have received an order from the 12 primary soul fragments. They all
charged toward the net from all directions, giving off an aura that felt like
they could shatter the world.
If one were to look from above, the 12 primary soul fragments formed a
circle and countless soul fragments surrounded the circle. At this moment,
the countless soul fragments charged into the circle.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the soul fragments charged in, the heavens and earth shook. It was
impossible to see what was going on inside; one could only occasionally
hear the miserable screams of the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
But just at this moment, a ray of red light cut an opening through the
soul fragments. The Giant Demon Clan ancestor, who now looked like a
bag of bones without any sign of life, charged out holding the red axe.
After he appeared, he immediately coughed out a large mouthful of
blood. He gave Wang Lin a poisonous gaze and was about to escape, but he
was still too late.
The countless soul fragments once more charged forth. The 12 golden-
purple primary souls let out eerie laughs and pounced at the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor once more.
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THE ANCESTOR DIES!
T he Giant Demon Clan ancestor let out a wry smile. How could he
resist the one-billion-soul soul flag that even Ascendant cultivators
dreaded? Although he had the founding ancestor’s axe, with his current
cultivation level, he couldn’t use its full power.
His eyes lit up as he let out a roar and he threw the axe at Wang Lin.
The axe broke through all the soul fragments and closed in on Wang Lin
in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled. He didn’t show any sign of worry; when the
axe got close, the celestial sword blocked it.
Boom!
More blood seeped out of Wang Lin’s mouth and he was forced back
several tens of feet. The axe was knocked away and landed on the ground.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s face was pale and his eyes were filled
with madness. He shot Wang Lin a vicious look and took a deep breath,
then his origin soul shook and he shouted, “Bloodline power!”
The reason he didn’t use his bloodline power until now was because if
he were to use it before he finished his possession, it would cause grave
damage to his origin soul. It was very likely that his origin soul would
collapse from using it, so it would be no different from suicide.
Only when he completes the possession will he be able to use the
bloodline safely, because a majority of the backlash will be absorbed by the
body. Although some of it would still reach his origin soul, it was
withstandable.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he looked at the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor. He pointed at the soul flag and even more soul fragments charged
out.
Wang Lin had to kill this Giant Demon Clan ancestor who knew that he
had the heaven defying bead. He had to kill him no matter what.
The entire sky seemed to be moved by a giant hand and then a giant
vortex suddenly appeared above the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
This scene was exactly the same as when Wang Lin saw him use it
against Sun Tai.
At this moment, countless soul fragments covered the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor. They were all in the process of devouring him. The Giant
Demon Clan ancestor let out a sinister laugh.
“Turn!”
The giant vortex suddenly began to turn and an unimaginable suction
force appeared. The moment it appeared, some of the soul fragments around
the Giant Demon Clan ancestor let out miserable screams and were sucked
in.
Wang Lin felt the powerful suction force surround his body and his
body unwillingly flew toward the vortex.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor shouted, “Wang Lin, this old man will
risk my origin soul shattering to trap you in the void!” There were countless
soul fragments surrounding him and the 12 Soul Transformation soul
fragments had already entered his body and began to devour his origin soul.
His flesh had already been sucked dry and his origin soul was damaged.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. As he was sucked into the vortex, he
looked toward the Giant Demon Clan ancestor and let out a intriguing
smile. He whispered, “Devour!”
The moment he said that, the soul fragments began to devour even
faster. The Giant Demon Clan ancestor let out several miserable groans
before his origin soul was completely devoured.
This generation’s Giant Demon Clan ancestor had died!
But the bloodline power had already been activated and Wang Lin’s
body was dragged in. The moment his body entered the vortex, his reached
out with his right hand and all the soul fragments quickly formed a chain to
keep Wang Lin from being sucked in.
Using the window of time the chain of soul fragments bought him, he
activated the formation he had prepared ahead of time. As he felt the
suction increase, he quickly recalled all the soul fragments and of course he
wouldn’t forget the Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s bag. Then the suction
force increased even more and Wang Lin knew he couldn’t resist it any
longer.
His eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at the giant axe 1000 feet away.
He reached out toward it, but a powerful force resisted his hold.
Wang Lin let out a sound of surprise. At this moment, his body was
being quickly dragged into vortex. Wang Lin raised his hand again and used
all the spiritual energy in his body. “Collect!” he shouted.
The axe resisted once more, but this time Wang Lin had a tight grip on it
and he dragged it toward him.
The resisting power from the axe became even stronger; it was trying to
break out of Wang Lin’s grasp.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He pointed with his left hand and a few golden-
purple souls flew out to bring the axe back.
At this point, half of Wang Lin’s body was inside the vortex, and at the
moment he was pulled completely into it, he finally managed to bring the
axe over to him and put it into his bag. Then Wang Lin disappeared from
planet Suzaku.
Shortly after, the vortex faded away.
There was only the Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s broken body left on
the ground.
From when he was forced to come out until the moment he died, he
didn’t get any chance to release the seals on his clan members; he could
only watch as his clan fell from grace.
Wang Lin’s figure appeared in the void outside of planet Suzaku. His
face was deathly pale without a trace of blood.
“What a powerful bloodline power. If the Giant Demon Clan ancestor
had reached the mid or late stage of Soul Transformation, the formation
ancestor Du Tian gave me wouldn’t have been of any use at all.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit before slapping his bag of holding to bring out
the star compass. He controlled the star compass to fly toward planet
Suzaku.
“Li Yuanfeng and the Giant Demon Clan ancestor are both dead. News
of this should quickly spread across planet Suzaku. Right now the most
important matter is to help Wan Er get through the second arrival of the
heavens’ messenger.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and the star compass flew even faster.
Half a month later, planet Suzaku appeared in his view. From here,
planet Suzaku really did look very small. Next to it was an even smaller
planet; this was where Wang Lin was accidentally transported to on his way
back from the Celestial Realm.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he steered the star compass toward that
small planet.
The star compass flew toward the small planet like a meteor. After he
entered its atmosphere, he saw a mountain range below him.
The star compass lost its effect in the sky, so Wang Lin jumped off of it
and put it away.
Then he moved like lightning. He disappeared as soon as he moved, and
when he reappeared, he was already 5,000 kilometers away.
The spiritual energy here was much weaker than on planet Suzaku. It
was also very impure, making it unsuitable for cultivators to absorb.
Wang Lin moved like he was very familiar with the surroundings. After
a day, he arrived before a tall mountain. With a scan of his divine sense, he
found a transfer array on the peak of the mountain.
“The formation is still here!” Wang Lin stood before the ancient transfer
array. He looked down at it and began to ponder.
Back when he was teleported here from the Celestial Realm, he
appeared in this transfer array, and it was also this transfer array that sent
him home.
“I killed Li Yuanfeng and the Giant Demon Clan ancestor, so it must
have caught some attention. I might as well spend a few years here
cultivating and then quietly I’ll go back.” With that, Wang Lin sat down
cross-legged and his avatar and original body split.
The original body sunk into the ground.
This planet was only 1/10th the size of planet Suzaku, so, with the body
of a three-star ancient god, Wang Lin could withstand the pressure at the
center. He sat down in the middle of the magma and began to cultivate.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a ray of red light flew out,
turning into a giant axe before him.
This axe was glowing red and it released a powerful killing intent.
Wang Lin pondered a bit before trying to use his divine sense to leave a
mark on it. Just then, a powerful force that resided inside the axe bounced
Wang Lin’s divine sense away.
“Interesting!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as his hand formed a seal and his
origin soul left his body. He looked at the red axe and sucked. The red axe
trembled before it turned into a ray of red light and was swallowed by Wang
Lin’s origin soul.
There were now two items inside Wang Lin’s origin soul; one was the
one-billion-soul soul flag and the other was the red axe.
His origin soul returned to his body.
“There must be an axe spirit inside the axe. I won’t force it out, but I’ll
suppress it with the one-billion-soul soul flag and refine it with my origin
soul. I want to see how long the axe spirit can last!” Wang Li sneered as he
took out a bag.
This bag of holding belonged to the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
He touched it to imprint his own divine sense onto the bag and then the
objects inside quickly appeared in his mind.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor had a lot of good stuff inside his bag;
there were several dozen celestial jades and even top quality spirit stones.
There were naturally some treasures as well, and although they were
powerful, they weren’t anything noteworthy. After all, for the Giant Demon
Clan, their bodies were their best weapons, so treasures weren’t used much.
However, there were two items that caught Wang Lin’s attention.
One of them was a half-empty red jade bottle that contained some
blood-like liquid. Wang Lin smelled the liquid and confirmed that it was
indeed blood. When he saw the blood, he had a feeling that he had seen it
before.
Wang Lin pondered a bit while holding the bottle and then suddenly
remembered. When he was exterminating the Teng family, he had found a
similar bottle on Teng One.
“This blood contains a hint of the bloodline of the ancient gods. Back
then I used the bottle to activate an ability of the ancient god!” Wang Lin’s
eyes lit up.
“Although my original body became an ancient god from practicing the
ancient god tactic, it was completely based on my own cultivation. Back
then I only obtained the inheritance of knowledge and not power, so there
are some abilities I can’t use. This is a very useful thing for me whether I let
my original body absorb it or use it to use an ability. No matter how big the
price of this fight was, just getting this was worth it!”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and carefully put the small bottle into his
bag of holding.
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MEI JI
T he other thing that caught Wang Lin’s attention was a wheel-shaped

treasure.
This wheel wasn’t large; it was only about one inch in radius.
The wheel was extremely plain without any decorations or shine; there
were even signs of rust on it.
The reason Wang Lin was interested in it was because Xu Liguo told
him that there was a soul sealed inside it and begged him to release the soul.
Xu Liguo’s words made Wang Lin be on guard. He understood Xu
Liguo very well because in a way, Xu Liguo was created by him.
Xu Liguo had the intelligence that wandering souls lacked. The fact that
he was a Nascent Soul cultivator turned into a wandering soul had a big part
in this. After that, Xu Liguo’s intelligence slowly recovered until he became
the devil sword spirit he was now.
Xu Liguo’s personality was that of a scaredy cat, but at the same time he
was also very proud. Overall, this made him a very complex devil. For him
to beg Wang Lin so much to release the soul made Wang Lin cautious.
“Interesting!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After pondering a bit, he was able
to guess what happened. The Giant Demon Clan ancestor must have used
the soul inside the wheel to tempt Xu Liguo. This was why Xu Liguo was
still thinking about it even after returning to him.
After looking at the wheel for a bit, he took out the celestial sword. The
moment the celestial sword appeared, Xu Liguo appeared as well. He let
out a howl as he stared at the wheel with glowing eyes.
Xu Liguo quickly said, “Master, this is the treasure wheel. There is a
soul inside it; quickly release her!”
Wang Lin calmly asked, “How do you know about the soul inside this
treasure wheel?”
“The Giant Demon Clan ancestor called her out… master, quickly
release her!” Xu Liguo’s expression became very anxious.
Wang Lin looked at Xu Liguo and asked, “What cultivation level does
this soul have?”
The anxiety on Xu Liguo’s became even stronger; it was like he could
hear the little sister fairy calling out to him to save her. He became very
impatient and said, “There is no cultivation level, it’s just a soul fragment.
If you’re not going to save her, I’ll do it myself!”
Xu Liguo didn’t even realize that after seeing the wheel, his fear of
Wang Lin disappeared and his tone unconsciously changed.
Wang Lin’s eyes faintly lit up and he smiled. “Don’t rush. I’ll release
the soul for you now.”
With that, Wang Lin’s hand formed a seal and shot out a ray of spiritual
energy into the wheel. However, the treasure wheel released a green glow
and quickly dissolved the ray of spiritual energy.
Wang Lin let out a surprised sound and then looked more closely at the
treasure wheel. Before, nothing about the wheel had caught his attention,
but now that it was able to emit a green glow that neutralized his spiritual
energy, it had his full attention.
When the green light lit up, Wang Lin felt no spiritual energy
fluctuations from the wheel. He pondered a bit before sending out another
ray of spiritual energy.
His eyes remained calm. A strange symbol the size of a thumb nail
quickly appeared then disappeared. The green glow then appeared once
more to dissolve the spiritual energy.
“Interesting!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
Xu Liguo had reached his limit. Without a word, he charged out from
the celestial sword toward the treasure wheel.
Wang Lin shot Xu Liguo a cold look. Xu Liguo’s actions were too
strange; there was something off.
He noticed that the moment Xu Liguo got close to the treasure wheel,
the strange symbol appeared once more. The green glow appeared again
and then Xu Liguo let out a miserable groan as he was knocked back ten
feet.
His eyes were bloodshot. He let out a roar and was about to try again
when Wang Lin pointed at him and locked him in mid air.
Xu Liguo turned around toward Wang Lin and shouted, “What are you
doing?! Let me go! I’m going to release her!”
Wang Lin coldly looked at Xu Liguo. Xu Liguo’s body trembled and
seemed to regain a trace of clarity. He looked terrifyingly at the treasure
wheel and said, “Master, master, please don’t blame me. Every time I see
the treasure wheel, I become unable to control myself.”
Wang Lin ignored Xu Liguo and then grabbed the treasure wheel. His
left thumb pressed down on where the strange symbol was.
The moment he did so, the strange symbol appeared and began to
rapidly flash as the wheel release a green glow. Wang Lin let out a groan,
but he kept on pressing down like he was breaking through countless
barriers until he directly touched the treasure wheel.
Then, along with a series of crackling sounds, countless cracks appeared
and covered the treasure wheel. With a bang, the treasure wheel shattered
into pieces.
In an instant, a blinding, red light charged out from the shattered wheel.
A crisp laughter that was filled with enough demonic power to shake
anyone’s heart came from the red light.
This sound was filled with a mysterious power. The power that was
holding Xu Liguo in place seemed to have melted like ice that had met the
blazing sun. Soon, Xu Liguo regained his freedom.
His eyes were filled with desire as he quickly flew toward the red light.
The red light turned into a very enchanting woman. She was only
wearing a thin layer of clothing that revealed a lot of skin. She glanced at
Xu Liguo and smiled. “Elder brother Xu, little sister has waited for a long
time. Why did you only save me now?”
With that, she raised her delicate hand and pointed at Xu Liguo. Her
expression made it look like she was flirting with her lover.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. When the woman appeared, even his
heart was affected. Luckily, he had cultivated the soul sealing technique,
which linked his soul to the one-billion-soul soul flag, allowing him to
quickly recover.
But just this caused him to be shocked. If he was distracted like that
during a fight, he would be put in a dire position.
“You dare to use such a demonic technique before me?!” Wang Lin let
out a cold snort. This sound entered Xu Liguo and the woman’s ears and
echoed like thunder.
Xu Liguo’s body trembled and his eyes immediately became clear. He
was already a devil, so after being called out twice by Wang Lin, he realized
what was wrong. Terrified, he quickly backed up.
The woman turned around and stared at Wang for a bit before letting out
a beautiful smile. At this moment, everything else dimmed and her smile
was the only thing remaining.
The woman’s eyelashes slightly trembled and she whispered, as if she
were complaining, “What a vicious person. It’s not like I meant to offend
you…”
Her voice contained a mysterious power. When it landed in Wang Lin’s
ears, his heart trembled once more.
Xu Liguo’s body trembled and the clarity in his eyes disappeared only
to be filled with desire once more.
The woman let out a proud smile and flew toward Wang Lin. She
arrived before him and reached for his forehead.
However, just at this moment, Wang Lin’s eyes became clear and there
was a hint of disdain in them.
The woman exclaimed. She realized that something was wrong and
tried to back away. However, Wang Lin took out the soul flag and along
with Li Yuanfeng, over 1,000 soul fragments charged out.
The woman exclaimed once more and backed up without any hesitation.
Li Yuanfeng’s soul fragment quickly charged out and surrounded the
woman with the other soul fragments. Just as they were about to devour her,
a mysterious power came from her eyes and she smiled. “Big brothers, why
must you all be like this? I’m not your enemy.”
With just one sound, even Li Yuanfeng’s soul fragment was startled and
his eyes filled with confusion. The other soul fragments looked even worse
as they stared dumbfoundedly at the woman.
“He bullied me. Help me kill him, please? After killing him, I’ll spend
some time with you all…” The woman’s cheeks blushed.
With that, Li Yuanfeng’s soul fragment trembled and along with the
other soul fragments charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm. He didn’t even look at the soul
fragments and pointed behind him. Xu Liguo had also fallen under the
woman’s lure and was about to sneak attack Wang Lin but was injured
before he could. The black gas around him quickly dissipated and he
quickly backed away.
His eyes regained their clarity. This time it was his fear of Wang Lin
that won over the woman’s charm.
He secretly cursed in his heart. Why did he attack this fiend? Great, now
all the credit he had earned from killing the Giant Demon Clan ancestor was
gone.
The more Xu Liguo thought about it, the more angry he became, so he
shouted at the woman, “Wretch, it’s all your fault for charming me!”
She revealed a sad expression and was about to speak when Li
Yaunfeng’s soul fragment along with the other soul fragments arrived
before Wang Lin. Wang Lin pointed with his right hand and all the soul
fragments let out miserable groans. Along with Li Yuanfeng’s soul
fragment, all of them scattered.
“Enough! You, come here!” Wang Lin reached out. The woman
exclaimed and tried to dodge, but she was caught by Wang Lin and brought
before him.
After carefully looking at the woman, he was able to see through her
secret. Inside the soul fragment was a domain. This domain was very strong
and could charm a myriad of things in the world.
“A soul fragment with a domain… Interesting!” Wang Lin’s eyes
became cold.
“What is your name?”
The woman struggled for a long time. She was breathing hard as she
charmingly said, “I didn’t even offend you. Why aren’t you letting go?”
Her charming breathing carried a hint of her charm.
Wang Lin coldly looked at the woman and pointed at her brow. She
revealed a painful expression and soon began to scream. Strands of black
gas came out from her body as if she could dissipate at any moment.
“Mei Ji… my name is Mei Ji…” the woman quickly said, as she looked
at Wang Lin with terror in her eyes.
404
ZHOU RU
A fter she gained sentience, everyone she had meet was charmed by
her. Even the Giant Demon Clan ancestor was charmed. Although
he managed to break free from her in the end, he was never able to do
anything malicious to her, so he only sealed her away.
After she was sealed, she was still looking for a way to escape the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor. One day, she met Xu Liguo. She easily charmed Xu
Liguo and he did good by finally saving her.
However, she never would’ve imagined that there would be a man like
this. Not only was all her charm useless against him, but he could even bear
to harm her.
“What is the matter with that domain in your body?” Wang Lin wasn’t
affected by her charm because of his life experience and his cultivation of
the soul sealing technique.
In his 500 years of cultivation, Wang Lin had never been with a woman,
so his heart was much more determined than the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor’s.
At the same time, the soul sealing technique was the most revered
technique in the Soul Refining Sect. Aside from controlling the one-billion-
soul soul flag, its other use was to make it impossible for his soul to be
affected by anything.
It was because of this that he could control the one billion soul
fragments and not suffer the backlash.
The woman looked at Wang Lin in terror. No longer daring to use her
domain, she said, “I don’t know how it came to be. When I woke up, the
domain was already there.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. This woman’s cultivation level was only at
the Core Formation stage, but her domain was powerful enough to affect
someone like Li Yuanfeng. This made matters very strange.
“This woman must have been formed when a part of a powerful senior’s
origin soul split off. The result was this soul fragment. That would explain
why it has such a powerful domain. This domain should be related to charm
or lust.” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His hand formed a seal to place a
restriction on the woman and then he put her inside the soul flag.
Xu Liguo immediately let out a smile and carefully said, “Master, this…
if there is nothing else, I’ll head back first.” With that, he went back into the
celestial sword and didn’t dare to come out.
Wang Lin found it very funny and no longer bothered with Xu Liguo.
He slapped his bag of holding, causing the pagoda to fly out and become
large next to him.
Zhou Yi’s domain immediately spread out and surround everything
within 50 kilometers.
The moment the pagoda appeared, Zhou Ru quickly ran out. After
seeing Wang Lin, she immediately pouted and said, “Bad uncle, you are a
bad uncle! I don’t like you anymore!”
Little White came out next to Zhou Ru with his head down and lied
down next to her. Although it was hard to notice because he was covered in
fur, it wouldn’t be wrong to describe him as completely famished.
“I’m a demonic tiger yet I had to eat fruit for months. Not only that, but
I couldn’t eat my fill and only ate one fruit a day. I couldn’t even smell any
meat. How sad…” Little White let out a pitiful growl and tears almost fell
from his eyes.
There were several occasions where he wanted to eat Zhou Ru, but he
couldn’t help but think of how Wang Lin would deal with him if he did, so
he gave up on the idea.
More importantly, as time passed, he could feel a terrifying power
slowly growing inside Zhou Ru. He was worried that before he even started
eating her, this little brat would eat him instead.
“Bad uncle, look at how thin Little White is. We had to eat fruit for
months!” She looked at Wang Lin with eyes filled with dissatisfaction. Not
just Little White, but even she herself had gotten a lot thinner.
Wang Lin rubbed his nose. He had indeed forgotten about this matter.
After all, he hadn’t needed to eat in 400 years, so he forgot that Zhou Ru
still needed food.
Luckily, when he sent Zhou Ru into the pagoda, he gave her a lot of
spirit fruits as snacks. Also, the celestial spiritual energy inside the tower
was very thick; as long as one didn’t directly absorb it, it could still make
them not need to eat.
Wang Lin’s forehead was covered in sweat. Even when he faced Soul
Transformation old monsters, he didn’t feel this awkward or embarrassed.
After hearing Zhou Ru’s words, he could only bitterly smile.
“Eh… This is uncle’s fault. I definitely won’t forget next time!” Wang
Lin quickly promised.
Zhou Ru rolled her eyes and pouted. “Uncle’s promises never count.
Last time you promised me a big tiger and that never came true. I won’t
believe you this time.”
Wang Lin wryly smiled. “Okay, little Zhou Ru, uncle will bring you to
catch a big tiger. I think that there should be some demonic beasts here.”
Zhou Ru was a child after all, so when she heard this, she immediately
smiled and clapped her hands. “Uncle has to keep his promise this time. Let
us go right now!”
Wang Lin revealed a gentle look as he rubbed Zhou Ru’s head and
smiled. “Let’s go now.”
Zhou Ru quickly nodded. She pondered for a bit and then said, “Uncle,
I don’t know why, but every day I would dream. In my dreams, I would see
a big sister with you. That big sister looked very familiar. So strange.”
Wang Lin’s heart trembled. He lowered his head and looked at Zhou Ru.
After a while, he let out a sigh and looked into the sky. “Wan Er, only six
more years and you can awaken…”
Zhou Ru looked at Wang Lin and then a faint and undetectable trace of
fear appeared in her eyes.
Zhou Ru whispered, “Uncle, little Ru Er is a monster…”
Little White was lying on the side. When he heard this, he quickly
nodded and thought, “Indeed, you are a little monster. How else would a
demonic tiger such as myself be bullied by you? I was forced to leave the
mountain and leave behind all my female tigers… alas.”
Wang Lin was startled. He looked down and rubbed Zhou Ru’s head as
he whispered, “Little Ru Er, what’s wrong?”
Tears fell from Zhou Ru’s eyes as she began to cry. “Little Ru Er is a
monster. Uncle, little Ru Er is a monster. In fact, about a year ago, I could
feel a little person inside me. Uncle, I’m scared!”
Wang Lin stared at Zhou Ru. He wasn’t able to say anything for a very
long time before he finally said, “Little Ru Er isn’t a monster, she isn’t.”
Zhou Ru jumped into Wang Lin’s embrace. She grabbed on to his
clothes and said, “Uncle, I can feel that the little person in my body is
like… like the big sister in my dream. She is that little person. Uncle, little
Ru Er is scared. Can you take her out…” Her little hand firmly gripped
Wang Lin’s clothes as if Wang Lin would disappear she let go. She was
scared... and this was the only way for her to feel safe.
Wang Lin’s body trembled. At this moment, he felt like he had been
struck by lightning.
“Why did it turn out like this…” Wang Lin muttered to himself, as his
eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Back then, Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul was placed into the pregnant
woman by Wang Lin. This was a type of possession, but the baby had no
soul yet and was only a mass of flesh.
In principle, Li Muwan was Zhou Ru and Zhou Ru was Li Muwan, so
why was this situation of Zhou Ru rejecting Li Muwan happening?
“Could it be that when Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul entered the pregnant
lady’s stomach, the baby had already developed its own soul...” Wang Lin’s
body trembled. He was fighting the heavens’ messenger back then, so he
wasn’t able to take a closer look.
“If this is true, then Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul will slowly devour Zhou
Ru’s soul and she will completely replace Zhou Ru as the owner of the
body when she wakes up.” Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with confusion.
Zhou Ru raised her head. Her eyes were filled with tears as she
whispered, “Uncle, little Ru Er is scared. Can you quickly take her out,
please?”
“Did I do the wrong thing…” Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru. He felt pain
in his heart.
“Little Ru Er, don’t be scared. Just pretend that the little person inside
you is your big sister. Don’t worry.” Wang Lin smiled while watching Zhou
Ru. His smile was filled with complex emotions.
“Really? Uncle isn’t lying to me?” Zhou Ru’s big eyes revealed naivety,
purity, and innocence. In addition, Wang Lin could also see a deep sense of
attachment and trust in her eyes.
“Really…” The pain in Wang Lin’s heart intensified. Wang Lin knew
the choice he had to make, but in life, choosing one life sometimes means
giving up another.
“Why it is like this….” Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with pain.
Although Zhou Ru was little, she was a very sensitive person. She
looked at Wang Lin before burying her little head in his chest and said,
“Uncle, don’t feel bad. When uncle feels bad, I feel bad as well. In the
future, I won’t talk about this matter. I believe that if uncle says it’s not a
problem then it’s not a problem. Uncle, weren’t you going to take me to
catch a big tiger?”
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru. He nodded as he wiped the tears from the
corner of her eyes and said, “Uncle will take you to catch a big tiger!”
With that, he hugged Zhou Ru and flew into the air.
Zhou Ru smiled, but this smile was like a silent cry in Wang Lin’s eyes.
“Uncle, bring Little White. Hmph, Little White has been naughty. Once
uncle catches me a big tiger, I’ll see if Little White continues to be naughty.
If he continues, I’ll have the big tiger bite Little White.”
Little White’s body trembled as he let out a pitiful cry and thought, “I’m
a demonic tiger…” Before he could finish, he was grabbed by Wang Lin
and disappeared along with them.
As they flew, Zhou Ru’s eyes were still on Wang Lin. She held back her
tears and thought silently in her heart, “Uncle, little Ru Er is already 13
years old. There are some things I already understand. You are different
from grandpa Tie Yan. When you look at me, you aren’t looking at me but
at the little person inside me. Grapnda Tie Yan wasn’t the same. What he
looked at was me…”
“I know that when you saved me from that bad cultivator, it wasn’t for
me but for the big sister inside me…”
“The big sister I saw in my dreams is very pretty, but I believe that
when I grow up, I’ll be even prettier, so uncle, don’t leave me…”
405
LITTLE WHITE
T here wasn’t much vegetation on this moon, but there were a lot of
mountains. There were no mortals on this planet and there were very
few cultivators.
After all, there weren’t many cultivators who could break through the
planet’s atmosphere; they would have to be at least at the Soul
Transformation stage to do so. Even then, they would still need a star
compass or they would find it very hard to navigate their way through the
void.
Wang Lin carried Zhou Ru and Little White as they flew across the sky.
There were many large mountains under them, causing Zhou Ru to often
exclaim out loud.
At a forest in the northern part of the moon, Wang Lin caught Zhou Ru
a big tiger. This tiger was completely purple and 30 feet long. It gave off a
very oppressive aura.
However, what Wang Lin found very weird was that this tiger had no
intelligence. It was far from being as smart as Little White.
But there was a mysterious force inside it. With one roar it could send
the sand around it flying and with one pounce it could break metal. Its
power wasn’t much weaker than a late stage Foundation Establishment
cultivator’s.
Wang Lin easily dealt with the tiger. He left an imprint on the tiger’s
soul, making Zhou Ru its master. After it couldn’t possibly turn on Zhou
Ru, Wang Lin gave it to her as a gift.
Zhou Ru’s love for this tiger immediately reached the same level as her
love for Little White.
“In the future, let’s call you Little Violet!” Zhou Ru said, as she sat on
Little Violet’s back and happily clapped her hands.
Little White was beside them with his head down. He felt disdain
toward the purple tiger. He was a proper demonic tiger; how could this
lump compare to him?
Thinking about this, he lazily roared at the purple tiger.
However, he didn’t think that the purple tiger would turn its head
toward him and let out a roar in retaliation. This roar was filled with power;
it was as if it could shatter the heavens.
Little White howled as every hair on his body stood up and he backed
up dozens of feet. He stared at the purple tiger in fear and no longer dared
to move up.
This made Zhou Ru clap her hands in joy. She said, “Little White, you
can’t beat Little Violet.”
Wang Lin watched Zhou Ru’s happy face and began to ponder. Strictly
speaking, Wang Lin didn’t care too much about Zhou Ru. At most he felt
like a parent watching their child after spending so much time with her.
The only thing he cared about in the end was Li Muwan.
The day Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul wakes up is the day Zhou Ru’s soul
will be devoured. There was no chance for both of them to survive.
If he were to take out Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul early, it would save
Zhou Ru, but that would make it almost impossible for Li Muwan to escape
death.
After all, Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul was in a deep slumber and was still
recovering; if it were taken out now, it would disappear.
Wang Lin understood who was more important in his heart. There was
no hesitation there.
However, to sacrifice this child’s life just for his own selfish desire for
Li Muwan to awaken caused Wang Lin’s heart to struggle.
Although he had killed countless people in his life, he was able to face
himself and the heavens after he killed them. Although he was a demon, he
wasn’t a demon that lost had its humanity.
Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, two years
passed.
Zhou Ru was now 15 years old. There were still four years until Li
Muwan awakens.
In these past two years, Zhou Ru slowly grew and bloomed into a lovely
girl. The amount of times Li Muwan appeared in her dreams greatly
increased.
Wang Lin spent these past two years cultivating. Throughout this time,
the bitterness in his heart became stronger and stronger.
Choosing Li Muwan was a must; however, how he would ensure this
child’s life when Li Muwan awakened was a question he was still mulling
over.
Zhou Ru became more and more quiet in these past two years. She
would often sit on Little Violet’s back with Little White behind them and
stare at the sky.
Zhou Ru whispered, “Little White, I can feel the big sister inside me
slowly awaken. When she finally wakes up, I’ll be gone… After I’m gone,
you must be good, Little White. I’ll ask uncle to take you back home. Little
White, after I leave, will you think of me…”
Little White raised his head to look at Zhou Ru. His eyes were filled
with complex feelings.
Although Zhou Ru would often bully him, in truth, he could feel that
Zhou Ru really loved him. When Little Violet would bully him, Zhou Ru
would side with him and scold Little Violet.
Little White kept all of this in his heart. Although he was a demonic
tiger, his heart felt bitter as he looked at Zhou Ru and nodded his big head.
Zhou Ru faintly smiled. She jumped off Little Violet and arrived next to
Little White. She rubbed his fur and said, “Little White, after I’m gone, do
you think uncle will think of me…”
Little White let out a soft growl and looked at Zhou Ru.
Zhou Ru rubbed Little White’s fur and felt depressed. She looked at the
figure sitting on the mountain in the distance and quietly though in her
heart, “Uncle, Little Ru Er understands. Even now, whenever you look at
me, you are looking at the big sister and not at me. She must be very
important to you. Little Ru Er knows what to do.”
Zhou Ru’s eyes became watery as she looked over at the big and dumb
Little Violet and whispered, “Little Violet, once I’m gone, you will be
free…”
Wang Lin was sitting at the top of the mountain. Although he looked
like he was cultivating, he was actually just staring at the sky.
Wang Lin pondered. “The heavens’ will… I, Wang Lin, have always
resisted the heavens’ will, but I was still played by it this time…”
Zhou Ru’s call came from below. “Uncle, uncle, can you come down?”
Wang Lin lowered his head and looked at Zhou Ru with a complex
expression. He jump off the mountain and landed next to her.
“Uncle, sit down. Little Ru Er wants to brush your hair.” Zhou Ru
revealed an innocent smile. She was holding a wooden brush that Tie Yan
had gifted her.
She didn’t wait for Wang Lin to answer before she dragged him to a big
rock. After having Wang Lin sit down, she went behind him and began to
carefully brush his hair.
Her expression was very serious. After a while, she said, “Uncle, can
you tell little Ru Er stories of you and big sister?”
Wang Lin pondered. After a long time, he slowly nodded.
A story came from his mouth and landed in Zhou Ru’s ears. She
brushed his hair as she listened and her body would occasionally tremble as
if she had understood something.
Zhou Ru put down the wooden brush and whispered, “Uncle, if I die
early, does that mean big sister Wan Er won’t be able to wake up…”
Wang Lin turned around to look at Zhou Ru. What he saw was a hint of
unfamiliarity in her.
Zhou Ru raised her head to look at Wang Lin. Her eyes were filled with
sadness as she whispered, “Uncle, in your eyes, is little Ru Er only a body
for big sister Wan Er to wake up in? Ever since I was small, I considered
you my family, my uncle… When you look at me, I want you to see the real
me and not big sister Wan Er, even if only once.”
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru. After pondering for a bit, he said, “Little
Ru Er, you are tired. Go rest.” With that, he turned around and disappeared.
The wooden brush in Zhou Ru’s hand fell to the ground. She squated
down on the ground and began to cry.
Two streams of tears flowed down from the corners of her eyes...
While Zhou Ru cried, she muttered, “Uncle, I’m scared!”
Wang Lin’s figure appeared in the distance and slightly trembled. The
complex emotions in his eyes became even stronger.
“Wan Er, if it was you, how would you choose…”
Little White went missing.
He went missing without a sound, but Wang Lin saw that he had quietly
left in the middle of the night.
Zhou Ru became very sad over Little White leaving and became very
sick.
While she slept due to her illness, she could often call out to Little
White.
Although she often bullied Little White, he held a very important place
in her heart. Although she had Little Violet now, Little White was still very
important to her.
Little White was her friend, her only friend.
However, when Wang Lin was going to get Little White back, she
stopped him. She begged Wang Lin and whispered, “If Little White wants
to leave, it is his choice. He should have the right to choose. He is more
fortunate than little Zhou Ru… don’t go looking for him…”
Wang Lin’s heart felt very painful as he walked away in silence. He
thought about what to do four years from now to save both of them and
came up with a plan.
“Uncle doesn’t want me anymore. Little White, you also left…” One
month later, Zhou Ru’s illness had gotten better, but she was even quieter
than before and would often be in a daze looking into the distance.
On one morning two months later, a tired but excited roar could be
heard. Little White appeared in Zhou Ru’s vision and with a few jumps
arrived next to her.
In his mouth was a fire-red tree branch with a fruit attached to it.
Little White returned!
Zhou Ru looked at Little White. She was very happy and angry at the
same time.
“Little White, you didn’t abandon me. Little White…” Zhou Ru hugged
Little White. As tears rolled down her cheeks, she revealed a happy smile.
Little White was skinnier now and his fur was no longer neat. There
were clear signs of injuries on his body and he was no longer as fierce.
Instead, he looked very tired.
There was even a deep wound on his stomach. Although that wound
was already sealed, there was still some blood on his fur.
Little White put down the branch on the ground and licked Zhou Ru.
Then he carefully looked around to make sure that Wang Lin wasn’t around.
He pulled Zhou Ru’s clothes and then touched the fruit on the ground.
“Little White, what are you….” Zhou Ru was startled as she picked up
the fruit on the ground.
Little White looked around and became very anxious. He let out a few
growls, telling Zhou Ru to quickly eat it.
“Little White, you want me to eat this?” Zhou Ru had been with Little
White for a long time, so she was able to immediately tell what he meant.
Little White quickly nodded and his eyes were anxious again.
Zhou Ru picked up the fruit and whispered, “Little White, what fruit is
this?”
Wang Lin’s voice floated in from the distance. He said, “That is a
Nascent-Soul-shattering fruit!”
All the hair on Little White’s body stood straight up. He quickly jumped
to block Zhou Ru from Wang Lin and began to growl.
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carrying.
ang Lin slowly walked over from where he was. He immediately
noticed when Little White returned and saw the fruit he was
“What a good demonic tiger, sacrificing yourself for your master!”

Wang Lin looked at Little White.
Fear appeared in Little White’s eyes, but he still stood before Zhou Ru
and growled.
Zhou Ru rubbed Little White’s fur and asked, “Uncle, what is a
Nascent-Soul-shattering fruit?”
Wang Lin slowly said, “After you eat the fruit, although Wan Er, who is
inside you, won’t die, she will become very weak…”
Zhou Ru was startled. She lowered her head to look at Little White and
whispered, “Little White, so you went to look for this fruit for me when you
left.” She let out a sigh and threw the fruit to the side. The fruit rolled a few
times before falling down a cliff.
Zhou Ru raised her head and looked at Wang Lin. “Uncle, don’t hurt
Little White, okay?”
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru. He nodded and then left.
Zhou Ru bit her lower lip as she looked at Wang Lin’s back. That figure
was so unfamiliar.
Zhou Ru exclaimed, “Uncle, you can relax. Zhou Ru knows what to do
to allow you and big sister Wan Er to reunite.”
Wang Lin’s body paused. He pondered a bit before continuing to walk
away.
Another two years quickly passed by.
On this day, a thick mass of black fog erupted from the giant hole that
led to the immortal graveyard. This black fog pierced into the sky.
The fog turned into a very strange plant with very large leaves. There
were countless tattoos on the plant and it gave off a strange aura.
Just at this moment, a golden light appeared in the sky. Inside the
golden light were the illusions of five glowing flying swords.
The moment the golden light appeared, it turned into a net and covered
the plant. After a series of rumbling sounds, it forcibly suppressed the plant.
“My clan has been hiding for tens of thousands of years, but today, no
one will stop my clan from taking back planet Fu Wen!” an ancient voice
said, from deep within the immortal graveyard, and then a very ancient-
looking old man walked out from the hole.
There weren’t any tattoos on the old man’s body, but if one looked
closely, there was a plant flashing on his forehead. Upon closer inspection,
there were 11 leaves on that plant!
No!
After another closer look, there was another leaf under the 11 leaves.
Although it was not completely open, it was opened ⅓ of the way.
The moment the old man walked out from the hole, the five swords in
the sky all hummed in unison. Two of the swords left the golden net and
The old man’s expression was calm as he whispered, “The country of
Suzaku’s first generation Suzaku sacrificed himself along with nine mid
stage Ascendant Cultivators to create these five swords to seal my Forsaken
Immortal Clan for tens of thousands of years. Today I can do the same thing
by sacrificing myself to free my Forsaken Immortal Clan. Absorb!” He
pointed forward with his right hand and a giant tattoo appeared before him.
This tattoo let out a primal aura and immediately began to spread.
Those two flyings sword began to tremble, then they managed to break
free from the power of the tattoo and quickly backed away.
“Return!” The old man’s eyes were calm. It was as if he had seen
through everything. He waved his right hand and then a heaven-shattering
roar came from the sky. Countless tattoos appeared in the air soon after.
They interlocked with each other to create a tattoo that looked like it could
split the heavens.
The two flying swords stopped struggling and flew toward the old man
like lightning.
Bang! Bang!
Two bangs that echoed across the entire planet could be heard as the
two swords stabbed into the old man’s chest. They were struggling to
escape but couldn’t.
“Back then, this old man was but a coward who had to watch countless
clan members die. Although I lived, my heart died back then!” The old man
pointed at the golden net in the sky.
Two more flying swords quickly flew toward him. Although they
struggled, it was to avail. They were controlled by the old man to stab into
his chest as well.
“It has been tens of thousands of years and I was originally supposed to
be dead, but my clan regarded me as their founding ancestor. They fed me
my own clan’s tattoos to keep me alive. I survived on the lives of my own
clan members… I’m a sinner of my clan…”
The old man looked at the last flying sword in the golden net. He took a
deep breath and reached out, then the final golden sword suddenly began to
struggle.
But it seemed like the golden sword didn’t have enough power to resist.
After a while, it charged out from the golden net and stabbed toward the old
man.
“This old man is a sinner of the Forsaken Immortal Clan who deserves
to die. Today this old man broke through the 11-leaves stage and my 12th
leaf has started to open, placing me a level above what the cultivators call
Ascendant. However, this old man’s talent is limited, so I wasn’t able to
fully absorb the power to truly take that last step. I’m a disgrace to the
ancestors and I’m not worthy of all the clan members who died to keep me
alive…”
The last flying sword rushed over and stabbed the old man right
between the eyes.
The old man’s eyes slowly dimmed.
“This old man is a sinner, but my death will allow my clan to return to
the surface. Allow me to be sealed in place of the Forsaken Immortal Tree.
With my soul as a sacrifice, my clan can reappear!” At that moment, the
light in the old man’s eyes went out and his hands reached out to tear open
the sky.
A sound that reverberated through the entire planet could be heard as
the golden net was split in half.
The giant plant that was suppressed by the golden net immediately
charged out and became like a pillar holding up the heavens.
At the same time, the countless tattoos surrounding the area shattered
and disappeared.
The old man’s body slowly merged with the giant plant and
disappeared.
At this moment, the Forsaken Immortal Clan members came out of the
hole one by one. More and more of them came out and every single one of
them bowed deeply toward the plant.
Among those Forsaken Immortal Clan members was a woman who was
wearing a veil. Her eyes undermeath the veil were calm.
“I hope you aren’t lying to me… I want that Qian Feng to die without a
grave!”
Fifty kilometers away, a burly man wearing a straw hat looked at the
giant plant and muttered, “I hope you didn’t lie to me. I want the Four Sect
Alliance to return…”
“Kill!!” A roar that could pierce the heavens came from the Immortal
Graveyard. This wasn’t a roar from one person but from all the Forsaken
Immortal Clan members. This roar traveled through the high heavens and
echoed across the land.
At this moment, an angry roar came from the cave Zhuque Zi was
cultivating in at the top of Mount Suzaku. The roar caused the cave to
explode, leaving behind only dust.
Zhuque Zi, who was wearing a red robe, appeared from the void. He
looked at the direction of the Immortal Graveyard with a very ugly
expression.
“Damn remnants of the Forsaken Immortal Clan. You guys are courting
death!!!” Zhuque Zi reached out and all the clouds seemed to gather in his
hand. Soon, a white token formed from the clouds appeared in his palm.
He slapped it with his left hand and the token split into two, then to
four, and so on.
“I’m calling all cultivation countries as the 14th generation Suzaku. The
second war with the Forsaken Immortal Clan begins!”
The cloud tokens quickly disappeared. Then the old man walked out of
his long years of closed door cultivation in the Heavenly Jade Sect in the
country of Suzaku.
He was wearing a black robe and was very skinny, but his eyes lit up as
he looked toward the Immortal Graveyard. He whispered, “Things are
changing!”
This old man was the early stage Ascendant ancestor that the entire
Heavenly Jade Sect respected, Chu Yunfei.
The Earth Soul Sect was in eastern side of Suzaku. There was a cave
deep underground below the sect, and inside it sat a middle-aged man.
At this moment, this man suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes gave off
an ancient feel as he sighed. “This day has finally come. I can’t believe I
got caught up in this, ah!”
The final sect in Suzaku was the Immortal’s Path Sect; however, there
was no commotion here. The Ascendant ancestor of the Immortal’s Path
Sect was very mysterious. Very few people knew of his whereabouts or
even what he looked like.
Pilu, Soul Refining Sect.
Du Tian opened his eyes and sneered before closing them once more.
This calamity on planet Suzaku had nothing to do with Wang Lin. He
was only focused on facing the second arrival of the heavens’ messenger so
Li Muwan could be reborn.
There were two years left until Li Muwan’s awakening.
In these two years, Zhou Ru spent most of her time in silence. It was as
if there was already a huge barrier between her and Wang Lin.
Wang Lin could feel Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul slowly awakening in her
body and Zhou Ru’s life force slowly disappearing.
When her life force completely disappears, Li Muwan will have
completely devoured Zhou Ru’s soul.
However, the speed at which Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul was growing
had slowed down over the last year. It was as if it wasn’t willing to grow, it
wasn’t willing to devour Zhou Ru’s soul.
Wang Lin knew that it was because Li Muwan had recovered some of
her consciousness. She wasn’t willing to sacrifice a child to allow herself to
reawaken.
This was her choice and it was not Wang Lin’s decision to make. He
used his spiritual energy to stop her, allowing her Nascent Soul to continue
to grow inside Zhou Ru.
“Wan Er, I know you aren’t willing to devour this child. Believe in me,
I’ll do this properly and not harm her at all. Once you have awakened, we
can send her back to her parents. What I want is your Nascent Soul, not this
child’s body…”
This was Wang Lin’s promise to Li Muwan.
407
ARRIVAL OF THE HEAVEN’S MESSENGER
W ang Lin lied to Li Muwan.

He couldn’t think of a way to protect Li Muwan and also
make sure Zhou Ru’s soul remained intact.
If he were to pull out Zhou Ru’s soul in advance, the death aura created
at that moment would be very harmful to Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul. Even if
her Nascent Soul could withstand it, it would be seriously injured and
would most likely shatter soon after.
This was still secondary though; the moment Zhou Ru’s soul is
removed, the heavens’ messenger will descend. Without Zhou Ru’s soul to
mask Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul, Li Muwan will be exposed before the
heavens.
At that moment, Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul won’t be fully recovered, so
the heavens’ law will still affect her greatly.
The original plan wasn’t like this. Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul was
supposed to fuse with the baby’s flesh. Doing this would make it so that her
soul would belong to the baby, allowing her to effectively dodge the
heavens’ law.
But right now everything had changed. Aside from Li Muwan
devouring Zhou Ru’s soul, nothing else could resolve this change.
This answer was the dead end Wang Lin had reached after four years of
struggling.
There was no doubt in his heart when he thought about who was more
important. He had already decided to sacrifice Zhou Ru to allow Li Muwan
to awaken.
This choice was very cruel and was very painful for Wang Lin as well.
However, Wang Lin was an old monster who had cultivated for 500 years.
After four years of struggling, his heart was as hard as steel.
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru, who was silently pondering on a rock in
the distance, and thought to himself, “Zhou Ru, I will not forget this
kindness. I’ll make sure your family lives in prosperity for ten generations.
They will rule over Chu…”
As if she had heard Wang Lin, her body trembled as she turned toward
him. Tears appeared at the corners of her eyes, but there was a big smile on
her face.
These last two years slowly went by day by day. The day at which the
heavens’ messenger will arrive was getting closer.
After arriving at the moon, Wang Lin had never gone back to Suzaku,
so he naturally didn’t know about the big changes that were taking place in
the country of Suzaku.
The current country of Suzaku could be said to be covered in the flames
of war.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan had moved out with four nine-leaf
shamans, which were equal in power to Ascendant cultivators, and began a
back and forth war with the country of Suzaku.
At the same time, one shocking piece of news after another echoed
across planet Suzaku. Most of the news contained the word “betrayal.”
Various figureheads of cultivation countries and ancestors of sects
betrayed the country of Suzaku.
Due to many of these betrayals at key points of battles, the country of
Suzaku was forced to retreat many times.
Now a rumor was spreading across planet Suzaku.
Countless years ago, the Forsaken Immortal Clan came up with a
technique. By sacrificing a large number of clan members, they could turn a
clan member into a cultivator.
In these countless years, the Forsaken Immortal Clan converted nine
different people. Because they didn’t have the bodies of Forsaken Immortal
Clan members, they weren’t restricted by the seal, so they went out and
joined various sects.
This was the strongest card the Forsaken Immortal Clan had for this
war.
The moon was currently countless times quieter than planet Suzaku.
There were only three more months until the fated day.
Zhou Ru hadn’t spoken for an entire year. The time she spent sleeping
had increased greatly. Now she was sleeping for a majority of the day.
Little White still stayed by her side. The sadness in his eyes deepened
more each day.
As for Little Violent, he didn’t understand anything, so he just lied on
the ground and looked at Zhou Ru and Little White in confusion.
Wang Lin’s divine sense was always locked onto Zhou Ru to keep an
eye on Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul. He also kept his body at peak condition
so he could deal with the heavens’ messenger at any moment.
The original body was doing the same deep in the molten core of the
moon. He couldn’t allow himself to lose this battle against the heavens’
messenger.
While Zhou Ru was sleeping, she would sometimes sleep talk. She
would still say, “Uncle, I’m scared!” but these words became less and less
frequent.
Most of the time she was muttering something too jumbled to make out.
Whenever she spoke like this, tears would come out of her eyes.
The 19-year-old Zhou Ru had grown up. Although she wasn’t an
exquisite beauty, she had a sense of innocence and purity.
Zhou Ru spent the whole final month sleeping.
She didn’t wake up even once this month. Li Muwan’s Nascent soul had
begun to devour her.
Little White and Little Violet had been sealed away by Wang Lin to
prevent them from messing with Li Muwan’s awakening. He was currently
beside Zhou Ru. His heart felt pain as he looked at the little girl.
“Uncle, who are you?”
“Uncle, thank you for saving me…”
“Uncle, you promised to catch me a big tiger…”
“Uncle, I’m scared. Can you take away the little person inside me…”
His memories of Zhou Ru flashed across his mind. After a while, Wang
Lin let out a long sigh.
Time slowly passed by and the last month slowly came to its end.
The final day had finally arrived. Wang Lin could feel Li Muwan’s
Nascent Soul awaken. She was currently devouring Zhou Ru’s soul.
Grey clouds suddenly appeared in the sky above the moon. The moment
they appeared, they began to gather.
Inside the clouds, a pair of eyes appeared. Wang Lin was very familiar
with this pair of eyes.
The heavens’ messenger from 19 years ago descended once more.
That gaze swept past Wang Lin and landed on Zhou Ru. The pair of
eyes glowed as a giant hand reached out toward her.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Without any hesitation, he jumped into the air
and pointed at the giant hand.
At this moment, the life and death scroll appeared in the sky. Wang Lin
shouted, “Scram!”
Thick strands of grey gas came out of the life and death scroll and
gathered before Wang Lin. The giant hand from the heavens’ messenger
arrived and collided with the grey gas.
Boom!
An earth-shattering sound echoed across the area as the grey gas from
the life and death scroll was pushed apart and the giant hand bounced back.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. After sending out a message with his
mind, the ground began to crack open. His original body charged out of the
ground, went after the giant hand, and punched it hard!
Boom!
Another earth-shattering sound echoed across the area. The sky split
open and the earth shattered. The retreating hand was completely shattered
by the original body’s punch.
Wang Lin’s eyes were like lightning. He said, in a deep voice, “This
time you still won’t be able to take away Li Muwan’s soul!”
The pair of eyes in the clouds didn’t change at all, but this time two
hands suddenly came down from the sky. There was red lightning crackling
and popping all over the two hands.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. This time the heaven’s messenger
seemed to be prepared.
The two giant hands quickly arrived. One reached toward Wang Lin and
the other toward his original body.
The original body let out a roar and immediately grew into a giant more
than 100 feet tall. The three purple stars on its forehead began to rapidly
spin as it threw out a punch.
Bang!
A powerful shockwave quickly spread out in the air. The original body
was knocked back with red light all over its body. It then smashed into a
mountain, causing the entire mountain to turn to dust.
That giant arm was bounced back once more, but this time it didn’t
shatter.
As for Wang Lin, when the arm came, his hand formed a seal and
pointed at the giant hand. The life and death scroll in the sky suddenly
closed and moved before him to block for him.
The giant hand grabbed the scroll. It paused for a moment and then was
about to withdraw with the scroll.
Wang Lin’s eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, “Shake!”
The life and death scroll shook and a large amount of grey gas came out
of it. Sizzling sounds came from the hand along with white gas. In the end,
the giant hand had to let go of the scroll and withdraw.
The pair of eyes ruthlessly looked at Zhou Ru, who was currently
behind Wang Lin. The pair of giant hands ripped apart the clouds, revealing
a giant face.
This face looked extremely normal, but the moment one saw it, they
would feel respect for it. This face represented the might of the heavens.
He coldly stared at Wang Lin and opened his mouth. A strand of grey
light suddenly flew out of his mouth and formed a wheel. The moment this
wheel appeared, the sky changed colors and the earth shook.
Countless cracks began to spread with Wang Lin as the center and in the
blink of an eye the land within 5,000 kilometers began to crack open.
Countless spatial rifts appeared in the sky. These spatial rifts linked
together, making it look as if the sky was going to fall.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy. With only a thought, his original
body arrived and fused with him. The real Wang Lin appeared!
The giant face didn’t even look at Wang Lin. He moved his large hand
toward the wheel and touched it. A mysterious sound came from the wheel
and then the entire area seemed to be surrounded by a powerful force.
Wang Lin’s expression changed. He was familiar with this power; it was
the power of the reincarnation cycle.
Just as his body was about to move, all of the surrounding reincarnation
cycle power gathered and descended upon Wang Lin.
At this moment, the power of the reincarnation cycle seemed to form a
prison and Wang Lin was trapped inside.
He wasn’t able to move his body even one inch; he couldn’t even raise a
single finger.
After the giant hand finished messing with the wheel, it descended like
lightning. Its target was Zhou Ru.
Wang Lin wasn’t able to move his body at all, but his heart screamed,
“NO!!!”
He had worked hard for 19 years just for this moment, but now he could
only watch as the giant hand was about to take Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul
away.
408
FATE'S CRUEL TEASING
A t this moment, Wang Lin went crazy!

He wasn’t able to move his body, but his origin soul was still
free. Although his origin soul couldn’t leave his body, his domain still
existed.
The figure of a giant ancient god appeared in the sky and grabbed the
life and death scroll. With one shake, the scroll opened completely.
In an instant, a thick strand of grey gas came out of the life and death
scroll. It didn’t move toward the giant hand but fused with the figure of the
ancient god.
The ancient god figure trembled and an aura similar to the heavens’
messenger’s appeared. It coldly looked at the heavens’ messenger’s arm
before grabbing it and viciously pulling it back.
The heavens’ messenger that had only showed its face was dragged out
from the void by the ancient god.
A strange scene occurred in the sky as two giant figures appeared.
Wang Lin’s eyes were like lightning right now. When he saw the
heavens’ messenger, he was startled.
The heavens’ messenger’s body was almost no different from an ancient
god’s body, but what shocked Wang Lin were the seven shining stars on the
messenger’s head.
However, three of the stars seemed to be sealed; they were much
dimmer than the rest.
“This…” When Wang Lin saw this, an unbelieve thought came to his
mind.
“This is the real reincarnation cycle…”
When he first saw the heavens’ messenger, he didn’t question it, but
after seeing it again, he suddenly thought, “The reincarnation cycle is an
law of the heavens, it should be ethereal… why would a messenger exist…”
And this messenger was an ancient god!
Everything he saw today was outside of Wang Lin’s imagination. He
questioned what exactly was the heavens’ law.
After the heavens’ messenger was pulled, he opened his eyes for the
first time and revealed an expression other than cold indifference. It was
confusion.
He stared at the figure of the ancient god before opening his mouth as if
he wanted to speak, but in the end he closed it. His body moved and his
giant hand quickly swung toward the ancient god formed by Wang Lin’s
domain.
Boom!
This sound echoed through the heavens and earth. Everything within
5,000 kilometers of here was already shattered and now it was shattering
even more.
Wang Lin clearly saw the ground within 5,000 kilometers suddenly cave
in, forming a giant hole.
The only place that didn’t collapse was the center of the hole where
Zhou Ru was. Now it looked like Zhou Ru was on top of a tower.
Zhou Ru’s body was emitting a gentle, white light.
The ancient god formed by Wang Lin’s domain was knocked back
several steps by the heavens’ messenger. Wang Lin’s body trembled as
blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth. His origin soul was about to
collapse.
But he knew that if he couldn’t withstand this, then Li Muwan’s
Nascent Soul was going to die!
The ancient god formed by Wang Lin’s domain rushed forward and
punched the heavens’ messenger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One punch after another caused the entire moon to shake and more
blood to seep from his mouth. At this moment, the force holding Wang Lin
weakened, so he grasped the opportunity and quickly let out a growl and
broke free.
“Die!” Wang Lin let out a roar as he jumped into the air and punched
the heavens’ messenger.
A hint of confusion appeared in the heavens’ messenger’s eyes as he
swung his right arm and sent Wang Lin flying like a meteor. However,
Wang Lin’s punch also landed and caused the heavens’ messenger to
stagger back several steps.
The ancient god figure quickly took a few steps to catch up to the
heavens’ messenger and attacked once more.
Wang Lin’s body quickly returned. As he licked the blood from the
corner of his lips, his eyes became filled with battle intent. He and the
ancient god formed from his domain battled the heavens’ messenger.
The messenger kept on getting pushed back. Only four of the stars on
his forehead were shining, meaning his current power was only that of a
four-star ancient god.
“You… are not of my clan…” The heaven’s messenger talked for the
first time. A normal cultivator wouldn’t be able to understand him at all
because he spoke in the ancient gods’ language.
It was indeed as he said; Wang Lin at this moment couldn’t be
considered an ancient god. Ancient gods never had internal cultivation, and
from ancient history to now, no ancient god ever had a domain!
“It doesn’t matter if I am or not, I won’t agree to you taking Li Muwan’s
Nascent Soul away!” Wang Lin shouted back, in the ancient gods’ language
as he threw a punch.
The heavens’ messenger was forced back once more.
The ancient god figure quickly followed up on that attack.
The white light surrounding Zhou Ru became stronger and stronger.
A voice suddenly came from inside Zhou Ru.
“Wang Lin… You lied to me…”
This was a voice Wang Lin hadn’t heard in 19 years. It belonged to Li
Muwan.
Wang Lin’s body trembled as he suddenly turned around. He was grief-
stricken by what he saw.
“Wan Er, you!!!”
What he saw was the white light around Zhou Ru becoming as bright as
it possibly could. Her soul was pushed out of her body and then surrounded
by the white light before gently landing on the side.
“Wang Lin… Wan Er wants to see you and be with you, but I am
supposed to be dead. It is simply too cruel to her if the price of me
awakening is to devour her soul. I felt this child grow up over these past 19
years; looking at her is like seeing my own child. Big brother Wang… I
don’t have the heart to do it… Wan Er is very dumb. I let you down…”
The moment Li Muwan awakened, she stopped devouring Zhou Ru’s
soul and used the power of her Nascent Soul to push Zhou Ru’s soul out of
her body.
Without Zhou Ru’s soul, her body was surrounded by a death aura. The
moment Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul awakened, it was exposed to the
heavens’ law. This caused it to slowly collapse.
Wang Lin quickly arrived beside Zhou Ru’s body and pointed at her
brow. At that moment, Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul slowly flew out of Zhou
Ru’s body.
She opened her eyes, looked at Wang Lin, and revealed the same gentle
gaze from 19 years ago.
Li Muwan softly said, “Promise me… To take good care of yourself…”
She raised her hand to feel Wang Lin’s body temperature, but right when
she was about to touch him, her hand became transparent.
A trace of sadness appeared on her face. She looked at Wang Lin and
whispered, “Zhou Ru is only a child; don’t make it difficult for her. This is
my own choice.”
At this moment, the heavens’ messenger moved past the ancient god
figure and arrived beside Wang Lin. It reached out toward the wheel and
messed with it. The power of the reincarnation cycle reappeared once more.
A powerful suction force came from the wheel toward Li Muwan.
Wang Lin suddenly raised his head. His eyes became extremely cold as
he said, “Without my permission, forget the fact that you aren’t even the
real heavens’ law, but even if you were, don’t think you can take her away!”
He pointed at his brow and the heaven defying bead appeared. With a
wave of his hand, Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul went into the heaven defying
bead and the heaven defying bead went back inside his body.
The heaven’s messenger shot a thoughtful look at Wang Lin. His eyes
were filled with confusion. Then his body slowly disappeared, and in the
blink of an eye, the clouds and wheel also disappeared.
Wang Lin stared at Zhou Ru’s body and began to laugh like crazy. His
laugh was filled with sadness and madness.
“I, Wang Lin, have fought against the heavens and twice fought against
the reincarnation cycle, but I didn’t expect to lose to the heavens’ will in the
end. The heavens’ will… the heavens’ will is cruel!”
Wang Lin pointed at Zhou Ru’s soul and placed it back inside her body.
Then he jumped into the air as he laughed madly, leaving behind only echos
of his sad laughter.
After Wang Lin left, Little White carefully flew over. He was originally
sealed by Wang Lin, but during the battle with the heavens’ messenger, the
seal shattered, allowing him to escape. Only after he saw Wang Lin leave
did he dare to come over. His eyes were filled with sadness as he licked
Zhou Ru’s small face.
Zhou Ru muttered to herself, “Little White… Stop messing around, I
want to sleep…”
Little White was startled. He immediately let out a happy growl and
then picked up Zhou Ru by her clothes and took her far away.
A crazy person appeared on the moon. His hair was all over the place
and he would often say the two words “Heavens’ Will”. Whenever a beast
blocked him, it would die.
“Heavens’ will… I, Wang Lin, won against the heavens’ law but was
played by the heavens’ will!”
A year later, on a rainy night at the eastern part of the moon, a crazy
person stood on top of a tall mountain.
The rain came crashing toward the ground. It landed on his body and
flowed down his cheeks before falling to the ground.
“What is life, what is death…”
“I, Wang Lin, have spent my life on the path of slaughter and
comprehended the heavens’ law when I turned into a mortal. I saw life as
life and death as death. This rain is born in the sky and dies when it hits the
earth...”
“Thanks to senior Zhou Yi’s obsession, the celestial female corpse
awakened. The emotions between the two, how if he lives she dies and if he
dies she lives; all of this allowed me to understand the meaning of seeing
life not as life and seeing death not as death…”
“Surviving through a disaster allowed me to see the changes in life.
Zhou Ru tipping between life and death, Wan Er’s death in life and life in
death. It was the heavens’ will that finally allowed I, Wang Lin, to see life
still as life and death still as death!”
“After 19 years of time…. Wan Er, thank you for allowing me to
understand… I should let things that are lost in the world stay lost and those
that still exist to remain existing.”
“This rain was born in the sky but doesn’t die when it hits the earth. On
the earth it will gain new life; it will help plants grow and then it will turn
into clouds once more. This change is life!”
“I can’t let go of my parents’ soul and your departure. In truth, I wasn’t
filial to my parents, and to you I have always been neglectful. Although this
emotion is real, it was more of a sense of duty… because I was moved…”
Wang Lin’s parents’ souls flew out from his brow. They gently gazed at
him as they slowly disappeared. They didn’t die but entered a different
realm of life.
409
DAO HEART
“L ittle White, where is uncle?” Zhou Ru was sitting on Little

White’s back with a bunch of fruits in her hands.
Little White shook his big head and let out a growl in response.
Ever since Zhou Ru had woken up one year ago, she hadn’t seen Wang
Lin. Only Little White accompanied her.
Little White was currently carrying Zhou Ru as they walked through a
mountain range. At this moment, the ground suddenly began to tremble.
Little White let out a low growl as he backed up a couple dozen feet.
The ground began to shake even more violently and then suddenly a
lifeform that looked like a worm but countless times larger sprang out of the
ground. It let out a roar and pointed its head at Zhou Ru.
The part of this creature that was above ground was already over 100
feet tall. Its entire body was red and had bamboo-like sections. It looked
very terrifying.
There was no fear on Zhou Ru’s face though; instead, there was some
excitement. She threw the fruits away, hit Little White’s head, and said,
“Little White, you have to look carefully; whether we can find uncle or not
depends on this.”
Little White rolled his eyes and let out a roar at the giant worm.
The more than 100-feet-long worm moved. It opened its large mouth
and charged toward Zhou Ru. It moved very fast and they could smell its
fishy breath as it approached. There were also countless sharp teeth in its
mouth. If one were to get caught by that mouth, there wouldn’t be any
bones left.
There wasn’t any trace of fear in Zhou Ru’s face; she instead became
more and more excited. Her large eyes weren’t even looking at the giant
worm and instead she raised her head to look at the sky.
Even Little White didn’t retreat another step. There was a hint of
mockery in his eyes.
Just at the moment that the giant worm charged forth, a giant figure
appeared in the sky. This figure let out a humming sound and then arrived
beside Zhou Ru at an unimaginable speed.
It was a giant mosquito. Its sharp mouth quickly stabbed into the worm.
With a swing, the worm’s entire body was dragged out from underground
and thrown into the air.
At this moment, the mosquito moved again and in a flash stabbed its
sharp mouth into the head of the worm. Then all of the worm’s blood was
sucked dry by the mosquito.
The mosquito threw the worm to the side, then he looked at Zhou Ru
and Little White before flying off into the distance.
Zhou Ru quickly shouted, “Little White, chase, quickly, chase!”
Little White didn’t hesitate and immediately started running.
Wang Lin let out the mosquito beast one year ago to protect Zhou Ru.
He didn’t want to see Zhou Ru, but he wouldn’t just leave her alone on
this dangerous moon.
During this past year, the mosquito had saved Zhou Ru countless times.
At first Zhou Ru was scared of the mosquito, but now she felt a sense of
familiarity toward him. Whenever she saw him, it was like she was seeing
Wang Lin.
She had no memory of what happened one year ago and she also had no
memory of having a Nascent Soul in her body; it was as if it had never
happened.
Wang Lin wiped away those memories when he returned her soul to her
body.
Zhou Ru was an innocent child; she shouldn’t have to suffer for Li
Muwan’s failed awakening. Wang Lin wasn’t the type to blame others in
anger, and he wanted to let her live a full life.
However, Wang Lin’s heart was still thinking about what happened one
year ago, so he didn’t want to face Zhou Ru. This feeling was very
complicated for him.
Zhou Ru felt very bad for not being able to see uncle, so she started her
journey to find him. The moon was very small to Wang Lin but very big to
her.
During this year, she and Little White had traveled across more than
half of the moon. Although she hadn’t seen Wang Lin once, she felt like she
was getting closer to her uncle.
Unfortunately, Little White was far too slow compared to the mosquito,
so the mosquito’s figure soon disappeared into the distance. However, Zhou
Ru knew that the moment she meets danger again, that big mosquito will
rush over.
“Hmph, that big mosquito flies too fast. Little White, you’re too slow.”
Zhou Ru pouted as she looked into the sky.
Little White let out a roar filled with grievance. He thought, “That
mosquito is flying in the sky. If it were running on the ground, I’d definitely
be faster.”
Zhou Ru was about to continue speaking when a gentle breeze landed
on her, sending a surge of warmth through her body. Zhou Ru was startled
as she looked around and whispered, “Little White, don’t you think this is
strange? Every three to five days there is this warm breeze. Each time it
lands on me, I feel warmth travel through my whole body and then I won’t
feel hungry even if I don’t eat.”
Little White shook his head and let out a low growl as a response.
Zhou Ru’s journey continued. What she didn’t know was that Wang Lin
was at the top of the mountain with his divine sense withdrawn.
During this past year, although he had gone crazy, he didn’t forget about
Zhou Ru’s safety. He would spread out his divine sense every few days to
check on Zhou Ru’s condition and then send some spiritual energy into her
body to prevent her from getting hungry.
Wang Lin raised his head toward the sky. His eyes were currently very
bright. Wang Lin had never had this type of gaze before; it was a gaze that
could penetrate the heart and see through life and death.
“So the domain of life and death is like this… The things in this world,
if I want to control them, then I can.” Wang Lin’s right hand reached forth
and all the clouds before him gathered toward his palm. Soon, a small ball
made of clouds appeared in his hand.
This ball of clouds was filled with lightning.
Feeling the immense power inside the ball, Wang Lin let out a deep
breath.
Although this ball of clouds couldn’t destroy the heavens, it could kill
any Soul Formation cultivator. If the Soul Transformation Li Yuanfeng
were to revive, he would be destroyed by this ball as well.
“The life and death domain has reached completion and my cultivation
has broken through the Soul Formation stage. I only need one more step to
reach the Soul Transformation stage. I have already taken half of that
step…” Wang Lin waved his right hand and the ball of clouds disappeared.
“I need to prepare to reach the Soul Transformation stage!” Wang Lin’s
eyes were calm.
Soul Transformation cultivators can be considered a real powerhouse. It
is said that Soul Transformation cultivators are wanted by many on any
cultivation planet.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor was merely at the early stage of Soul
Transformation, but it allowed him to control an entire clan and become
their leader.
Li Yuanfeng was raised to the Soul Transformation stage by force but
became the pillar of Xue Yue.
One could see the value of a Soul Transformation cultivator.
After all, the Ascendant old monsters were always in closed door
cultivation and there were far too few of them. Thus, Soul Transformation
cultivators become the real backbone of any power.
If we put it in the context of the mortal martial arts world, they would
be the top-class experts that are admired by everyone.
Among cultivators, the significance of these people are amplified by
more than a thousand fold.
This was a Soul Transformation cultivator.
Even Tianyun Zi never would have expected that the little cultivator
who he had good a feeling about that was on the edge of the Soul Formation
stage would be preparing to enter the Soul Transformation stage only 200
years later.
If Tianyun Zi knew this, then Wang Lin wouldn’t merely be an honorary
disciple for 100 years, he would become a real disciple with certain
privileges.
“Situ, once I reach the Soul Transformation stage, I’ll have the power to
awaken you...” Wang Lin took a deep breath as he pointed at his brow.
Shortly after, his body began to disappear as he went inside the heaven
defying bead.
Inside the heaven defying bead, Situ Nan’s large soul was floating there.
Wang Lin appeared next to it and silently stared at it.
After absorbing the two arms, Situ Nan’s soul was no longer
transparent; it was now more solid. His soul gave off a powerful pressure.
This pressure was several times stronger than ancestor Du Tian’s.
“Situ…” Wang Lin silently stared at Situ Nan for a very long time
before taking a step and appearing in the eastern part of the heaven defying
bead.
There was another Nascent Soul here.
However, this Nascent Soul’s eyes were closed as if she were sleeping.
She was surrounded by spirit liquid that continuously entered her soul to
provide her with energy.
“Wan Er…” Wang Lin’s eyes became gentle.
The spirit liquid surrounding Wan Er was the dew from the heaven
defying bead. Wang Lin had gathered this dew over the past year. Its
purpose was to help repair Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul, and with the passage
of time, it will make her Nascent Soul even stronger.
“Wan Er, you waited for me for 300 years. I, Wang Lin, have no way to
repay you. I’ll protect your Nascent Soul until you awaken, until my death.”
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan’s Nascent Soul for a very long time...
“If everything I do can be exchanged for a chance at a miracle, then I’ll
wait 1 year, 10 years, 100 years, 1,000 years… until my death.”
Wang Lin looked tenderly at Li Muwan as memories of the past flashed
across his mind.
Memories are like water in your palm; it doesn’t matter whether you
have your hand open or if it’s holding it tightly, it will still leak drop by
drop until it’s all gone. However, the coolness of the water is unforgettable.
Wang Lin walked up and gently kissed her forehead. His warmth was
slowly transmitted to Wan Er.
Wan Er’s body trembled...
She felt Wang Lin’s lips and his warmth. This warmth contained an
unerasable joy, a silent call, and a sense of protection that will never fade.
Love is like a river; the left shore is the joyous laughter that can
brighten up 1000 years of sadness and the right shore is an eternal silence
lingering under the candlelight. What flows between them is years of fading
loneliness.
Wang Lin turned around and left the heaven defying bead. Although he
left the heaven defying bead, his heart remained there for all of eternity.
On the top of the mountain, under the starlight in the middle of the
night, the lonely figure under the rain seems like it is about to be shattered
by the wind.
The uncertain sadness is what always gets blown away by the wind, but
the loneliness of having no family or friends is the fire that the wind can
never extinguish.
The lonely figure raised his well-structured face to face the darkness in
the sky, to face the brightness of the stars. There he saw the figure of a
woman that will forever remain in his heart.
410
SOUL TRANSFORMATION (1)
Z hou Ru’s journey to find uncle continued. She had no idea why uncle
left, so she wanted to find Wang Lin and ask him for the reason.
At this moment, Wang Lin was on top of a mountain with all of the
celestial jades he owned on the ground around him.
While sitting in the middle of the circle, he put aside all other thoughts
in his mind and concentrated on cultivating.
The current Wang Lin’s cultivation level had reached the peak of the
Soul Formation stage and his domain had reached completion, so now he
needed to breakthrough to the Soul Transformation stage.
The Soul Transformation stage is a goal all cultivators pursuit.
Once they reach the Soul Transformation stage, their domains can
materialize, causing its power to reach an unimaginable degree. Aside from
that, they will be able to absorb celestial spiritual energy. This means that
all of their techniques and spells will contain celestial spiritual energy,
making them infinitely more powerful.
In ancient times, before the Celestial Realm collapsed, a Soul
Transformation cultivator wasn’t a rare sight. However, now that the
Celestial Realm has collapsed, a Soul Transformation cultivator is a
powerhouse.
The key to breaking through from the Soul Formation stage to the Soul
Transformation stage is the amount of celestial jades. The more celestial
jades there are, the more dense the celestial spiritual energy will be and
therefore the chance of breaking through to the Soul Transformation will be
higher.
Of course, one’s domain plays a large role in reaching the Soul
Transformation stage as well. If one’s domain doesn’t reach completion,
then that person will have no hopes of ever reaching the Soul
Comprehension of the laws of the heavens is of great importance for a
Soul Transformation cultivator.
Wang Lin’s comprehension of the heavens’ law was different from
others’. After seeing that the heavens’ messenger was an ancient god, he
developed a hint of doubt.
What is the heavens’ law...
Wang Lin’s earlier understanding was that the heavens’ law was a
natural law that has always existed, like the law of destruction.
No one can replace the heavens' law. Cultivators merely go against the
heavens' law and break free from it. No one thinks that they can replace or
control the heavens' law.
However, after Wang Lin saw the ancient god, his understanding of the
heavens' law underwent a subtle change.
There was a mystery before him, but with his current understanding, he
couldn’t comprehend all of it.
“Heavens' law… interesting!” Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled.
He took a deep breath and opened all the pores in his body to absorb the
celestial spiritual energy from the celestial jades around him.
When Wang Lin went to the Celestial Realm, he was able to obtain
quite a few celestial jades. These celestial jades became the driving force
for Wang Lin to reach the Soul Transformation stage. At this moment, a
powerful surge of celestial spiritual energy entered Wang Lin’s body.
Compared to the last few times he absorbed celestial spiritual energy, it
was a lot less painful this time. The celestial spiritual energy surged into
him and suppressed the spiritual energy in his body.
The two different forces were like fire and water as they began a life
and death battle in his body.
Wang Lin’s body had a lot of spiritual energy, so at first, when only a bit
of celestial spiritual energy entered his body, it was immediately beaten
back. However, as time passed and more celestial spiritual energy entered
his body, the spiritual energy could no longer hold the celestial spiritual
energy back.
Although there was still much more spiritual energy than celestial
spiritual energy, the difference in quality was too high. A strand of celestial
spiritual energy was equal to all of the spiritual energy of a Core Formation
cultivator.
As a result, the spiritual energy was naturally pushed back.
When a Soul Formation cultivator becomes a Soul Transformation
cultivator, their spiritual energy will go through one of two types of
changes. The first one is all the spiritual energy is pushed out of one’s body
and then, when it contains only celestial spiritual energy, the body
transformations and breaks through to the Soul Transformation.
This method is relatively easy and it’s what most cultivators choose to
do. However, all of that spiritual energy is wasted and will have to be
cultivated back. Also, their cultivation at the early stage of Soul
Transformation ends up being unstable.
This method also requires a cultivator to go into closed door cultivation
for 100 year to adjust their body.
The second method is to refine the spiritual energy in one’s body until it
reaches the same quality as celestial spiritual energy. This method is very
difficult as the spiritual energy needs to be refined constantly.
But once it succeeds, it gives one a great advantage during the early
stage of Soul Transformation. One won’t need to go into closed door
cultivation for 100 years and they will still have the same result.
The advantage of the second method is to save 100 years of closed door
cultivation and naturally this increases cultivation speed by a lot.
Wang Lin chose the second method. After all, he didn’t have the time to
go into 100 years of closed door cultivation.
The spiritual energy in his body was being compressed by the celestial
spiritual energy. The compressed spiritual energy then slowly gathered at
this dantain. Next, celestial spiritual energy would course through the veins
around his dantain. This was a process of transformation. The celestial
spiritual energy was like a mill grinding the spiritual energy inside Wang
Lin’s body to refine it to the point that it could fuse with the celestial
spiritual energy.
This process was very slow. In the blink of an eye, three months had
passed.
Wang Lin still hadn’t moved. ⅔ of the celestial jades around him had
turned grey and some of them had already shattered.
“Not enough…” Wang Lin’s eyes suddenly opened. There seemed to be
celestial spiritual energy moving inside his eyes. Right now he looked like a
celestial.
Although the amount of celestial jades Wang Lin had couldn’t compare
to what the big sects had, it was still a lot. But looking at it now, it was far
from enough to reach the Soul Transformation stage.
He had only gone through 1% of the transformation, and the spiritual
energy in his body was only compressed but hadn’t fused yet.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, “No wonder there are so few Soul
Transformation cultivators. The amount of celestial jades needed to reach
the Soul Transformation stage is something even some big sects can’t
handle. No wonder…”
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor used resources from the entire clan and
all of the celestial jades Chi Hu had brought back to finally reach the Soul
Transformation stage. This only succeeded because the Giant Demon Clan
also had a large stock of celestial jades from when their clan moved to
planet Suzaku.
In truth, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor could have reached the Soul
Transformation stage a long time ago, but they simply didn’t have enough
celestial jades, so it was delayed until recently.
It has to be said that celestial jades aren’t solely used for breaking
through the Soul Formation stage to the Soul Transformation stage. Once a
cultivator is above the Soul Transformation stage, they need celestial jades
to fight, to heal, and even to refine treasures.
Rumor has it that the number of celestial jades required to reach the
Ascendant stage is tens of thousands of times greater than the amount
needed to reach the Soul Transformation stage. Then for the level above
that, the amount is just unimaginable.
The only place to get celestial jades is the Celestial Realm.
After the Celestial Realm collapsed, the celestial veins disappeared,
causing the amount of celestial jades to be very limited. Thus, one can
easily imagine the value of a celestial jade.
In the current cultivation world, the more time passes, the fewer high
level cultivators there will be as it’s getting harder to find the resources to
cultivate.
One month later, all of Wang Lin’s celestial jades had shattered and
there wasn’t anymore celestial spiritual energy left. He had to stop his
absorption.
“The pagoda has a lot of celestial spiritual energy, but since I promised
Zhou Yi that I would protect the celestial corpse, I can’t have any ideas
about the pagoda…” Wang Lin stood up and looked into the distance.
His divine sense spread out and covered most of the moon. After
completing 1% of the conversion, his divine sense was also stronger.
“The Soul Refining Sect must have a lot of celestial jades saved up…
The other sects almost certainly have some as well… I can’t ask, so I’ll
have to steal them. I must reach the Soul Transformation stage!” Wang
Lin’s eyes lit up and then his body disappeared.
Zhou Ru was spiritless. While riding on Little White’s back, she looked
at the vast plain before her.
“Leaving me all alone here while he went to do god-knows-what, it’s so
infuriating!” Zhou Ru held a fruit in her hand and took a big bite.
“Little Ru Er…”
A familiar voice entered Zhou Ru’s ears. She was startled and
immediately turned around. Behind her, Wang Lin’s familiar figure slowly
appeared.
“Uncle!” Zhou Ru’s face was filled with joy as she jumped off Little
White. In a few steps, she arrived before Wang Lin and jumped into his
arms.
Zhou Ru was no longer a little girl; the current her was already 20 years
old.
“Uncle, where did you go? You left me all by myself.” Zhou Ru’s eyes
turned red.
In Wang Lin’s eyes, she was still a child. He gently patted her head, and
his eyes contained a hint of complex emotion as he smiled. “Uncle went out
to deal with some matters and now I’m finished. Little Ru Er, do you miss
your parents? I’ll take you home…”
Zhou Ru wiped away her tears and happily said, “We’re going to leave?
Okay, okay!”
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru. He personally watched this child grow up
just like Da Niu.
He slapped his bag of holding and the pagoda flew out and landed on
the side. After Zhou Ru saw the pagoda, she pouted and said, “Uncle, I
remember when I was little I almost starved to death inside the pagoda…”
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a large amount of fruits from the
moon filled the pagoda.
After Zhou Ru and Little White entered the pagoda, Wang Lin looked
toward the sky. A black dot slowly got bigger and bigger until it was
revealed to be the mosquito beast.
It let out a roar as it landed before Wang Lin with joy in its eyes. Its
large mouth licked Wang Lin all over. It clearly missed Wang Lin a lot.
“Let’s go, we are going home!” Wang Lin patted the mosquito beast
before jumping on its back.
The mosquito beast let out a roar and then it charged into the sky.
In the void, Wang Lin took out the star compass and put away the
mosquito beast as he flew toward planet Suzaku.
“Celestial jades, I need celestial jades!” Wang Lin’s eyes sparkled as the
star compass flew toward planet Suzaku like lightning.
The moon was never far from planet Suzaku, so after only half a month,
planet Suzaku was already before Wang Lin.
“What’s this?” Wang Lin frowned after scanning planet Suzaku.
He could feel a powerful aura from the planet. This aura came from a
giant plant made of black fog.
“This is… the Forsaken Immortal Clan!” Wang Lin’s eyes became cold
as he charged into planet Suzaku like a meteor.
Breaking through the atmosphere of the planet, the star compass
descended as fast as lightning.
He saw about ten cultivators in life and death battles not far away and
he knew one of them.
411
AN OLD FRIEND
“W ang Zhuo…” Wang Lin’s eyes became serious as he charged

over like lightning.
Although Wang Zhuo’s appearance was that of an old man, Wang Lin
was still able to recognize him at a glance.
Wang Zhuo’s heart was filled with sorrow. Along the way, more than
half of their group of a dozen had died. He had gone through these kinds of
battles almost every day and he felt the shadow of death getting darker and
darker.
The surrounding countries had all lost; they were either destroyed or
became vassals of the Forsaken Immortal Clan.
Rank 3 cultivation countries weren’t the main battleground for the
Forsaken Immortal Clan; they were merely places for them to train their
weaker clan members.
The country of Suzaku didn’t care too much about rank 3 cultivation
countries. At first they only sent some early stage Soul Formation
cultivators over, but as the war raged on, they pulled out all their
messengers and completely gave up on the rank 3 cultivation countries.
In the eyes of the country of Suzaku, Nascent Soul cultivators were
simply too weak.
Wang Lin let out a bitter smile as he watched another fellow sect
member die. He watched the four Forsaken Immortal Clan members who
clearly had the power of late stage Core Formation cultivators not kill them
but instead chase them around.
Just at this moment, a meteor raced across from the sky, giving off a
terrifying aura. The four Forsaken Immortal Clan members were shocked
and immediately looked over.
In almost an instant, the meteor disappeared and someone with long,
white hair arrived from the distance with only a few steps.
The four Forsaken Immortal Clan members’ expressions changed. The
four of them realized that this man with white hair gave off an aura that
made them tremble. They only ever felt this kind of aura from the seven-
leaf shamans in their clan.
“Soul Transformation…” One of the four Forsaken Clan members
trembled and exclaimed. Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran.
The other three quickly followed him.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he slapped his bag of holding to let the
mosquito beast out. The mosquito didn’t even wait for an order before
charging out after the four. Screams could be heard from the distance as the
four of them became dinner for the mosquito.
All of this happened too fast, so fast that Wang Zhuo and co. were
completely dumbfounded.
Wang Lin turned around toward Wang Zhuo and smiled. “Wang Zhuo,
do you recognize me?”
“Senior… you… it’s you…” Wang Zhuo was startled and immediately
recognized Wang Lin as the person who had reached the Soul Formation
stage at Heng Yue Mountain.
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “We haven’t met for many years and
you have already reached the late stage of Core Formation. That is worthy
of celebration. Forget it, I’ll help you break through to the Nascent Soul
stage!” With that, Wang Lin pointed to the spot between Wang Zhuo’s
eyebrows.
The seal in Wang Zhuo’s mind was removed as all the memories of his
past life flooded into him, causing him to pass out.
Wang Lin blandly looked at Wang Zhuo’s follow sect members. All of
them but one were at the early stage of Core Formation while the last
person was at the mid stage. That person also had one of the spirit seeds
Wang Lin had left behind.
Wang Lin asked, “Where are you guys going?”
The person who had the spirit seed was an old man. His body trembled
as Wang Lin looked at him and he said, “About ten of us juniors were sent
to the country of Lin to help them. However, they lost to the Forsaken
Immortal Clan, so we are killing our way back to Zhao.”
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding. A jade flew out and he injected a
bit of his domain inside it. He threw the jade to the old man and said, “Take
this jade. It can keep you guys safe until you reach Zhao. Go.”
The old man held the jade like a treasure and bowed many times toward
Wang Lin. To him, this jade was his life.
Wang Lin waved his right hand to grab Wang Zhuo and then they
disappeared.
The old man took a deep breath and then bowed deeply toward where
Wang Lin had disappeared to. This bow was in good faith without any other
thoughts.
A middle-aged burly man on the side carefully asked, “Martial uncle,
who is that senior?”
The old man’s eyes were filled with reminisce as he said, “He is my
country of Zhao’s only Soul Formation cultivator..”
“Soul Formation cultivator… he is someone from Zhao?” The middle-
aged man took a deep breath.
“Hehe, you should have heard of his name before…” The old man flew
away and the other members of his sect quickly followed.
“Wang Lin. His name is Wang Lin!”
The moment the words “Wang Lin” came out, everyone else, including
the burly man, trembled and their eyes became filled with terror.
In the cultivation world of Zhao, the name Wang Lin represented
heaven-piercing killing intent and a world-ending catastrophe.
On that day, blood flowed like a river and the land of Zhao was dyed
red from blood. No one could forget that day.
Even to this day, the calamity the Teng family faced was still passed
down in Zhao’s cultivation world. It forever remained in people’s hearts and
became the goal of many young cultivators.
On the top of a mountain, Wang Zhuo slowly awakened. His eyes were
filled with confusion at first, but it slowly disappeared. Then he calmly
looked at the white figure standing beside him.
“Wang Lin...” A bitter voice came from Wang Zhuo.
“Wang Zhuo.” Wang Lin turned around and smiled.
Wang Zhuo stared at Wang Lin as memories of the past rushed into his
head until the moment where his wife died by his hand, then he let out a
sigh.
“Thank you…”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “Only you and I are left from the old
Wang clan. There is no need to thank me…”
Wang Zhuo hesitated a bit then asked, “You… what cultivation level are
you at… could you have reached the Soul Transformation stage?”
“I haven’t reached the Soul Transformation stage just yet.” Wang Lin
looked into the distance.
“Time passed by so quickly... I still remember us at the Heng Yue
Sect… alas…” Wang Zhuo sighed.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he asked, “Wang Zhuo, what happened on
planet Suzaku in the last several years? How did the Forsaken Immortal
Clan appear here?”
Wang Zhuo was startled and asked, “You don’t know?”
Wang Lin shook his head. “I wasn’t on planet Suzaku for the last seven
years.”
Wang Zhuo’s heart shook. Although Wang Lin had casually said it, it
sounded insane to him.
Not on planet Suzaku… That meant that Wang Lin’s cultivation could
break through the atmosphere...
Wang Zhuo took a deep breath and told Wang Lin everything he knew.
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil. The
Forsaken Immortal Clan had invaded and almost all rank 3 cultivation
countries had fallen.
Rank 4 cultivation countries weren’t safe either. The country of Suzaku
was resisting in full force, but they were still being pushed back.
The Corpse Sect was helping the Forsaken Immortal Clan in full force
and five rank 4 cultivation countries had betrayed Suzaku.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan had already occupied half of planet
Suzaku.
Wang Zhuo said, “Rumor has it that the Forsaken Immortal Clan sent
out nine people and five of their identities have already been exposed.
There are still four left, but no one knows who they are. They must be at a
rank 5 or higher cultivation countries and probably hold very high
positions.”
Wang Lin pondered. He never thought that in just a few short years such
a big change would occur.
“Soul Refining Sect…” Wang Lin took a deep breath. He had to quickly
return to the Soul Refining Sect to see if there were any changes there.
Wang Zhuo’s information was mostly rumors and not facts, so he didn’t
know anything about the Soul Refining Sect.
Wang Zhuo pondered a bit and slowly asked, “Wang Lin, can you go
back to Zhao and save it from danger…”
“Also, our Wang family still has descendants living in Zhao. In these
past several years, I have been secretly taking care of them. I was hoping
that mortals wouldn’t get mixed up in the war, but while I was away, I heard
that the Forsaken Immortal Clan was looking for mortals with spirit roots.
I’m worried that the Wang family might have a child with a spirit root who
will catch the Immortal Forsaken Clan’s attention. Sadly, I haven’t been
home in many years, so I don’t know if there is anyone like that in the
family.”
Planet Suzaku, country of Zhao, a rainy night.
A horse carriage was galloping away outside the capital of Zhao.
A bold, burly man sat at the front of the carriage and snapped his whip.
“Ya, ya!” He looked very anxious and kept looking behind him.
As the horses felt pain from the whip, they let out neighs and ran even
faster.
“Mother, where are we going?” The tender voice of a child came from
inside the carriage.
“Mother will take you to our ancestral home. Only there will Yu Er be
safe,” a gentle and enchanting voice answered the child from inside the
carriage. This voice also contained a hint of anxiety.
The child named Yu Er continued to say, “Mother! I was studying with
the third prince yesterday and he told me that Zhao is very dangerous right
now… It seems like someone is fighting with those immortals. Mother, is it
like that?”
“Yu Er, take a rest. Don’t ask so many questions.” A man’s deep voice
came from inside the carriage.
There were three people inside the carriage: a couple and their child.
The woman was wearing a court dress. She was very beautiful and the
beauty spot at the corner of her mouth gave her even more charm.
The man’s robe was made of python skin. He gave off an oppressing
aura without even being angry. He had been in a high position for a very
long time, so he gained a certain aura.
As for the child, she looked to be around six or seven years old, her
cheeks were slightly pink, and her skin was very white. She was very cute.
The inside of the carriage suddenly became very quiet. The only sound
that could be heard was the driver shouting and the sound of the rain.
Yu Er obediently nodded. She felt tired, so she slowly fell asleep in the
woman’s arms.
“My lord, Yu Er…” The woman’s eyes turned red and couldn’t
continue.
The man let out a sigh and slowly said, “All of the immortals in the
capital have returned to their sects to prepare for battle. The invaders are
very powerful, and as far as I know, the immortals of Zhao were defeated
and have gathered in one place.”
The woman wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and whispered,
“Why are those people looking everywhere for children...”
The man took a deep breath and bitterly smiled. “Last night, I secretly
talked with the king and found that they are looking for children with the
qualifications to become immortals. I’m afraid that they have something big
planned. Alas, if only great-grandfather was here, everything would be
better.”
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T he woman’s eyes lit up as she said, “Great-grandfather is an odd

person; even the other immortals in the capital have to be respectful
to him. Sadly, we can’t find him.”
“I’m afraid great-grandfather doesn’t have time to bother with us. His
sect has probably been attacked by those invaders too. Now the only hope
left is the ancestral home…” The man sighed as his gaze fell on the child.
Inside the capital, three children had already been taken away by the
invaders. Whether they were alive or dead was uncertain. Yu Er was the
fourth and this man had done everything he could to save his child.
The woman looked at the sleeping child and whispered, “My lord, what
is so special about the ancestral home?”
The man pondered for a bit before shaking his head and saying, “I don’t
know what is so special about it. Only that an immortal ancestor once left a
message saying that if my Wang family faces great calamity, come to the
ancestral home and smear the family blood on something. I was told that
doing so could save our lives.”
The woman was startled. She had been married to him for many years
but had never heard of this.
“It was said that… before my Wang family entered the capital, an
immortal countless times more powerful than great-grandfather appeared.
No one could stop him. The ancestral home has something he left behind...”
The man’s eyes lit up.
“Even stronger than great-grandfather…” The woman’s eyes were filled
with disbelief as she asked, “Is that immortal ancestor still alive?”
The man pondered a bit and uncertainly said, “Great-grandfather has
lived for over 200 years. The immortal ancestor should be able to live even
longer, so he should still be alive...”
The woman’s eyes lit up and she quickly said, “If that immortal ancestor
can help us, then Yu Er will be safe.”
The man shook his head and bitterly smiled. “It is only a rumor. No one
knows whether it is true or false. However…” The man pondered.
The woman quickly asked, “What is it?”
“The records of my Wang family state that 200 years ago, there was a
powerful family that existed in both the mortal and the immortal worlds of
Zhao. That family was named Teng!”
“The Teng family was so powerful that all the immortals had to take
orders from them and the kings of the mortal world had to bow to them.”
“The Teng family was the mortal enemy of my Wang family.” The
man’s voice echoed in the carriage.
“Then, overnight, the Teng family was wiped out; all of their family
members were killed. It is rumored that the person that wiped them out was
that immortal ancestor…”
The carriage moved very quickly and three days later they arrived at a
manor.
This manor was not very large. 200 years ago, it was still part of a
village before it was bought by the Wang family. It still remained the same
as 200 years ago.
After the carriage stopped, the bald, burly man jumped off the carriage
with a tired expression. He opened the door and respectfully said, “My lord,
we have arrived..”
The man got off the carriage and looked at the manor with a hint of
reminiscence in his eyes. “During my childhood, I lived here for one year
with my father. In the blink of an eye, 30 years have passed, but this place
hasn’t changed at all.”
The woman followed him off the carriage. Yu Er had her big eyes
opened as he looked at the manor.
“Follow me,” the man said with a deep tone and walked forward.
There weren’t any servants in the manor, only some elderly people.
These elders were the most devoted followers of the Wang family.
Although they were all white-haired, their eyes were still filled with life.
One look from them could cause anyone’s heart to tremble.
That bald man felt terrified when he saw these elderly people. He felt
like any one of them could defeat him in one move.
His eyes suddenly locked onto one of the old men. After recognizing the
item in his hand, he was startled and immediately recognized who the old
man was. This old man was the number one expert in the martial arts world.
The man didn’t say a word as he walked deep into the manor. Deep
inside was a very normal-looking house.
Yu Er curiously asked, “Dad, is this our ancestral home?”
The man nodded. He was about to speak when a thunderous roar came
from the distance. Then two men with tattoos covering parts of their bodies
suddenly appeared above the manor. One of them gloomily looked at the
people below him and said, “You guys sure ran fast.”
The man’s expression quickly changed. He quickly got in front of his
wife and bitterly said, “Honored immortals, your battles are with the other
immortals; why make it so difficult for us mortals?”
The surrounding elders stared at the two in the air with eyes like
lightning.
The one with the gloomy expression coldly looked at the man and
reached out. His goal today was the child with the spirit root.
Just at this moment, all the surrounding elders let out roars and blocked
the man.
However, their bodies weren’t able resist, so they all coughed out blood
and then were thrown to the side.
The man’s expression greatly changed. He quickly grabbed his wife and
child and dragged them into the ancestral home.
After entering the ancestral home, cold sweat covered the man’s
forehead. His eyes were bloodshot as he quickly pressed a series of tablets,
causing a secret compartment to open. He immediately bit his finger and
used blood to draw a symbol in the secret compartment.
This symbol was something every generation’s family head had to carve
into their mind when they become the family head.
Just at this moment, with a bang, the wall of the ancestral home turned
to dust as the gloomy-looking person walked in.
The woman got in front of her child with a look of despair on her face.
At this moment, the place where the man had drawn the symbol
released a mysterious light and a piece of jade floated out from the secret
compartment.
A mysterious power quickly surrounded the area.
The gloomy-looking person’s expression suddenly changed. He
revealed a look of disbelief and quickly backed away. His buddy in the air
also noticed the mysterious power and was about to go investigate.
But just at this moment, the piece of jade flashed.
The gloomy-looking person let out a miserable scream as the vein on
his forehead bulged and he quickly backed away. Terror filled his eyes. He
could feel a destructive aura coming from the jade. This aura was
something even his clan’s four-leaf members couldn’t resist.
But once the jade was activated, the gloomy-looking person had no
chance of survival with his cultivation level.
The jade flashed once and the gloomy-looking person coughed out
blood as he was pushed out of the ancestral home. He fell to the ground and
immediately died.
His buddy who was about go investigate suddenly stopped and
immediately turned around to escape. He could feel an aura that he stood no
chance against coming from inside the house.
However, before he got far, the jade flashed once more. He coughed out
a large mouthful of blood and fell from the sky, dead.
This strange scene caused the three inside the ancestral home to be
completely shocked.
The man muttered to himself, “The rumors are true…”
The jade Wang Lin had left here contained a tiny piece of his Ji Realm.
With his cultivation back then, any Nascent Soul cultivator would
immediately die before it.
Right now, at the bottom of the Heng Yue mountain outside the Tian
Dao Sect, most of Zhao’s cultivators were gathered. Their faces were filled
with anger as they stared into the distance.
They were all staring at a lone person floating in the air.
A large portion of this person’s body was covered in tattoos. Just by
standing there, he emitted a powerful aura.
A husky voice came from that person. “This cultivation country is
indeed interesting. Do you guys think there is some treasure here that will
allow you to reverse the situation?”
A white-haired old man wearing a black robe walked out from the Tian
Dao Sect. He stared at the Forsaken Immortal Clan member with hatred in
his eyes and said, “You can try!”
The person let out a laugh as his eyes lit up and his aura revealed its
truth strength. His tattoos moved until they eventually left his body and
formed dragons that flew around him.
“Interesting. I wasn’t sent here to deal with you lowly cultivators, I was
just passing by. However, since you asked, I now want to see what kind of
treasure makes you guys so confident.” His eyes revealed a look of disdain.
As a six-leaf shaman, unless he meets a late stage Soul Formation
cultivator, no one else is a threat to him.
He didn’t believe that a late stage Soul Formation cultivator would exist
in a mere rank 3 cultivation country.
With one step, he closed in on the Tian Dao Sect. The dragons around
him all let out roars and flew toward the Tian Dao Sect.
The tattoo dragons moved like lightning. All of the remaining
cultivators of Zhao held their breaths as they looked on and their eyes all
revealed a mysterious light.
There was a rumor that a native Zhao cultivator reached the Soul
Formation stage here two hundred years ago. The rumor said that he had
left behind a wood carving and anyone who obtains it can become his direct
disciple.
The place that the wood carving was kept was surrounded by a piece of
his divine sense. If there was no fated person, it wouldn’t open up.
But if Zhao was facing great calamity, this carving would release a huge
power.
The moment the dragons closed in, the entire Heng Yue Mountain
shook as a wood carving flew into the sky.
The moment the wood carving appeared, the dragons charging forth
trembled and the eyes of the man from the Forsaken Immortal Clan
revealed a mysterious light.
“So there is a treasure with a hint of a domain in it left behind by a Soul
Formation cultivator. However, this Soul Formation cultivator’s cultivation
level is too low, only at the early stage of Soul Formation. Even if he
personally comes, I can still kill him right here, so how could a treasure
stop me?” After the old man from the Forsaken Immortal clan finished
speaking, the mysterious light in his eyes disappeared and they once more
filled with disdain.
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A s he spoke, he pointed at the carving with his right hand. The tattoo
dragons charged toward the wood carving, creating sonic booms.
The cultivators of Zhao that had gathered here all looked toward the
wood carving. The carving was a symbol of hope and was extremely
respected in Zhao.
The carving gently trembled and shined brightly. Then a ring of light
extended from it and collided with the tattoo dragons.
Boom! Boom!
With a series of bangs, the tattoos that formed the dragons became
unstable and weakened. Eventually, a majority of the tattoo dragons
shattered and disappeared.
The remaining tattoo dragons all became smaller by one size.
The cultivators of Zhao all became excited when they saw this.
“What’s this? This carving is indeed interesting. It would be a waste to
destroy it.” The Forsaken Immortal Clan member’s eyes lit up as he waved
his hand and several ancient-looking tattoos appeared.
These tattoos circled around him as he took a step and walked forward.
The wood carving lit up once more. The ring of light expanded and
touched the tattoos around the Forsaken Immortal Clan member. The ring
of light trembled violently, but it wasn’t able to resist and in the end
dissipated.
With one step, the Forsaken Immortal Clan member arrived at the top of
Heng Yue Mountain. He reached out and was about to grab the wood
carving.
But the light from the wood carving suddenly became so blinding that it
lit up the whole area, but the disdain in the Forsaken Immortal Clan
member’s eyes was still there. He reached out and pressed down on the
wood carving.
“Even if your owner personally comes, I’ll still take it when I want to!”
The man picked up the wood carving, took a look at it, and smiled. “This is
indeed a treasure. If there is a chance in the future, I want to see the junior
that left this carving.”
The entire Heng Yue Mountain became silent. All of the cultivators
silently pondered. Their symbol of hope was so easily taken. It seemed like
the destruction of Zhao was inevitable.
The disdain in the Forsaken Immortal Clan old man’s eyes became even
stronger as he slowly said, “Looking on the fact that I got this treasure, I
won’t be too hard on you guys. Give up and become a subservient of my
Forsaken Immortal Clan. I can promise you that it is much better than being
under the country of Suzaku.”
“My wood carving is not something you can take.” A calm voice came
from the void and shortly after, two figures appeared.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan old man suddenly turned around and
looked behind him with a terrified expression on his face. What terrified
him was that someone was able to sneak up on him without him noticing.
The two people that appeared from the void were Wang Lin and Wang
Zhuo.
The moment the two of them appeared, some of the cultivators of Zhao
recognized Wang Lin.
“Ancestor!!!”
“Ancestor!!!”
One shout of excitement after another came from the cultivators below.
Soon, these shouts seemed to be the only sound left in the world.
“Ancestor…” Wang Lin let out a faint smile and nodded.
The shouting became even louder.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan old man’s expression was very ugly. The
disdain in his eyes had long disappeared and was replaced with deep sense
of dread.
“Sir…” He opened his mouth to speak but was immediately cut off by
Wang Lin.
“Hand back my wood carving!” Although Wang Lin’s tone was bland, it
contained a powerful aura.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan old man’s expression was gloomy. At a
glance, this person looked like he was at the peak of the late stage of Soul
Formation. However, upon closer inspection, he could feel a mysterious
power inside this person. He had heard of this power from seniors in the
clan. This power was the sign of a Soul Transformation cultivator.
After pondering a bit, he threw the wood carving toward Wang Lin
The moment Wang Lin raised his hand to catch the wood carving, the
old man shouted, “Tattoos, explode!”
In the blink of an eye, a large amount of tattoos came from the wood
carving and exploded, creating a powerful force.
Wang Lin remained calm and pointed at the explosion with his right
hand. The explosion was surrounded by a mysterious force and compressed
into a small ball.
The ball was filled with smoke and contained the explosive power of all
those tattoos.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan old man’s expression changed greatly. He
never would’ve thought that his attack would be so easily blocked by Wang
Lin.
“Soul Transformation…” he bitterly muttered to himself before turning
around without any hesitation to escape. He knew that he stood no chance
against a Soul Transformation cultivator.
“Unlucky. I can’t believe a rank 3 cultivation country’s ancestor is a
Soul Transformation old monster. How did I get so unlucky to run into
someone like this?!” The Forsaken Immortal Clan old man’s heart felt
bitter. Just as he was about to leave, the sky darkened. A loud, tearing sound
could be heard and a huge spatial rift appeared to block his escape.
This old man stopped in terror.
“Did I let you leave?” Wang Lin coldly looked at the person before
placing a new divine sense into the wood carving. He threw the wood
carving and it sank back into Heng Yue Mountain.
The old man’s expression was gloomy as he slowly said, “Sir, according
to the agreement, the country of Suzaku gave up all rank 3 cultivation
countries for us to delay our attack on rank 4 cultivation countries. Do you
want to break that agreement?”
Wang Lin frowned and asked, “Who made the agreement with you?
Zhuque Zi?”
The old man was startled. He glanced at Wang Lin and said, “Since sir
is a Soul Formation cultivator, you must know Qian Feng. It was him who
represented Zhuque Zi and signed the agreement with our young master.”
“Qian Feng…” Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. He had heard this
name twice, once from Liu Mei and the second time was now.
Wang Lin coldly said, “Ridiculous!” He raised his right hand and
pointed at the ball that contained the power of the explosion. The ball
turned into a shadow as it flew toward the Forsaken Immortal Clan old
man.
The old man’s expression changed greatly as he pointed at his brow. A
green light shined from his forehead. A giant plant with six leaves grew
from the light and collided with the ball.
Boom!
The old man was forced back and coughed out blood. Not only did the
plant coming out of his forehead not get injured, it shined even brighter.
However, he didn’t want to fight. As he backed up, he took out a purple
stick. He used the stick to create ripples in the space before him and he was
about to charge into a ripple.
The purple stick he used was a branch from the reincarnation tree. The
Forsaken Immortal Clan has a special method to use branches of the
reincarnation tree to teleport back to the main reincarnation tree.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. He calmly raised his right hand and said,
“Absorb!”
With the old man as the center, all of the clouds in the area gathered to
form a ring and it quickly shrank until it was only 30 feet wide.
The old man’s face was filled with terror. The ripple that contained the
power to teleport him lost its effect and collapsed.
A powerful pressure came from all sides and landed on his body in the
blink of an eye.
He felt despair that he had never felt before. The panic in his eyes
deepened as his hand formed a strange sign over his chest. He pressed down
over his chest and clawed ten bloody streaks.
A large amount of blood sprayed out and then the plant on his forehead
absorbed the blood like crazy. The planet grew rapidly and filled the entire
ring.
The old man’s face was fierce as he shouted, “If you kill me, there will
be a lingering tattoo curse on you. If my clan’s ancestors see it, they will
kill you!” The vein on his forehead was bulging. Although his life plant was
already out, it was still unable to resist the pressure coming from the ring.
Waves of cracking sounds could be heard as the 30-foot-wide ring
shrank to 10 feet wide. The branches from the plant shattered one by one.
Every time a branch shattered, the old man coughed out blood and his face
became a bit paler.
Wang Lin was still calm and he even smiled. “I have already killed quite
a few Forsaken Immortal Clan members. Is this the tattoo curse that you
speak of?”
Wang Lin pointed at his chest and five balls of grey gas appeared. These
five balls of gas formed five flashing tattoos.
When he was attempting to reach the Soul Transformation stage, he felt
these five masses of grey gas hidden in his body. They normally wouldn’t
do any harm; in fact, they helped his spiritual energy move more smoothly.
That old man stared at the five balls of grey gas and his face turned
pale. He could feel the aura of a six-leaf shaman from the five balls of grey
gas. The person who cast the curse was definitely killed by this person.
Wang Lin calmly glanced at the old man as his right hand reached out
and closed. The ring quickly shrank and the old man let out a series of
miserable groans. The plant with six leaves was crushed and as the ring
shrank, the old man was crushed into a ball of flesh and blood.
The ring disappeared and the ball of flesh and blood turned into a cloud
of bloody mist.
With Wang Lin’s cultivation level, killing this person was as easy as
blowing off dust. He didn’t even need to use magic treasures. After all, his
domain was different from other Soul Formation cultivators’, and it already
contained some celestial spiritual energy.
The current him was half a step into the Soul Transformation stage. The
moment he obtains enough celestial jades, he will reach the Soul
However, there were simply too few celestial jades.
Wang Lin looked at where the Forsaken Immortal Clan old man died
and began to ponder.
“Zhuque Zi wouldn’t make a deal with the Forsaken Immortal Clan.
This is strange… There is also Qian Feng…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
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A ll of the cultivators in the Tian Dao Sect were very excited. They all
looked at Wang Lin with respect.
The white-haired old man walked out from the crowd. He bowed
toward Wang Lin and respectfully said, “Junior Zhen Fengxiao of the Tian
Dao Sect greets ancestor.”
“Greeting ancestor!” The moment the old man finished speaking, all the
other cultivators also greeted Wang Lin. This sound was very loud and
spread very far.
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “I’m not your ancestor.”
The old man took a deep breath and respectfully said, “You became the
ancestor of all cultivators in Zhao when you reached the Soul Formation
stage 200 years ago in the Tian Dao Sect. I hope ancestor won’t reject the
title.”
Wang Lin let out a sigh and looked at the land of Zhao. This was where
he grew up. Now that more than 500 years had passed, he still recalled the
past. Sometimes it felt like the last 500 years were just a dream.
“Lord ancestor, if you aren’t in a rush, please stay at the Tian Dao Sect
for a few days so that the juniors can pay their respects.” The old man’s
eyes were filled with fanaticism and respect.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. At this moment, Wang Zhuo sighed and said,
“Wang Lin, stay in Zhao for a few days. Don’t you want to see fourth
uncle’s descendants…”
The old man looked at Wang Zhuo with a startled expression. Wang
Zhuo was one of the most talented disciples of the Tian Dao Sect, so he
naturally knew who he was, but what he had just said was a bit weird. The
old man took a closer look and found that something was wrong. Although
Wang Zhuo looked exactly the same, his eyes were no longer the eyes of
Wang Zhuo of the Tian Dao Sect; they now displayed the passage of time.
Wang Zhuo smiled at the old man and sent him a message using voice
transmission. The old man’s body trembled after hearing it and he looked at
Wang Lin with disbelief. He knew that this wasn’t a lie, so he let out a bitter
smile and respectfully said, “Greetings, ancestor…”
“Zheng Fengxiao, you were a disciple I personally brought to the Tian
Dao Sect. Back then you were still a young man, yet in a blink of an eye, so
many years have passed…” Wang Zhuo let out a sigh.
Zheng Fengxiao bitterly nodded. He was still trying to comprehend
what he had just heard.
Wang Lin stayed at the Tian Dao Sect.
Aside from a few people from each sect, all of the remaining cultivators
of Zhao returned to their own sects.
In the Tian Dao Sect, Wang Lin gave a lecture on dao to all the Core
Formation cultivators. This left a mark of dao on them that drastically
increased their chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
He did the same for the few Nascent Soul cultivators. He held nothing
back as he told them about his experiences when reaching the Soul
Formation stage. From that day on, they were no longer confused and had a
clear path.
Three days later, Wang Lin and Wang Zhuo left the Tian Dao Sect.
Before Wang Lin left, he placed down a formation for the Tian Dao Sect. It
would keep out all Soul Formation cultivators; only Soul Transformation
cultivators could break it.
For a rank 3 cultivation country to have a formation like this was
unprecedented. Normally, only a rank 5 cultivation country would have
such a powerful sect protection formation.
After doing this one last thing for Zhao, Wang Lin no longer had any
more worries about the country that raised him. He then followed Wang
Zhuo to silently look at the Wang family descendants.
Then, in the ancestral home, Wang Lin saw Yu Er and her parents. Upon
seeing Yu Er, it reminded Wang Lin of Da Niu and Zhou Ru when they
were kids. He felt melancholy at this moment.
Wang Zhuo took Yu Er as a disciple and passed down cultivation
methods to her.
Before Wang Lin left, he took away the Ji Realm from the jade in the
ancestral home and replaced it with his divine sense.
Wang Zhuo didn’t return to the Tian Dao Sect but stayed with the Wang
family in the capital. Two hundred years ago, he was placed into a pregnant
woman in the Wang family. He had remained physically close to the Wang
family In both his past and current lives, so his feelings for them were far
stronger than Wang Lin’s.
He intended to dedicate his life to protect the Wang family descendents.
The matter with the country of Zhao was finished.
However, Wang Lin still had one lingering thought: the Heng Yue Sect.
This was the sect that set him onto the path of cultivation. Before he left
Zhao, he decided to look for them.
He spread out his divine sense and all the various mountains and caves
appeared in his mind. With a simple movement, his body disappeared.
From memory, Wang Lin’s figure appeared outside a mountain called
Elephant Snake Mountain.
Wang Lin looked around with a complex expression. There was a
formation here. He didn’t break the formation but instead went through it
and entered the mountain.
Inside was a large cave. When Wang Lin entered the cave, he saw a lot
of dust.
No one had lived here for a very long time.
There were three ancient words carved on a large piece of jade in the
main hall.
“Heng Yue Sect!”
Wang Lin let out a sigh as he wiped away the dust and silently stared at
it for a very long time.
Shortly after, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and walked to the
side. He broke the formation that was protecting a door and walked inside.
In there were rows of shelves with jades on them that were releasing faint,
ghostly lights.
There was a corpse sitting in the lotus position in the corner. The bones
were in pretty good condition, meaning that this person had clearly died due
to old age.
The corpse’s right index finger was pointing at the ground.
Wang Lin walked up, wiped away the dust on the ground, and saw the
words that were carved there.
“The Heng Yue Sect died with me. I have wronged the ancestors… I
have wronged the ancestors…”
Wang Lin pondered. He took a step back, respectfully bowed, and said,
“Disciple Wang Lin greets senior…”
After letting out a sigh, Wang Lin picked up the jades one by one and
scanned them with his divine sense. When he picked up one jade, he
suddenly stopped.
“This old man’s talent is lacking, so my cultivation won’t reach a high
level, but I have a strange comprehension of swords. It is as if my life is for
the sword. However, I don’t know why, but whenever my divine sense
enters a sword, the sword shatters after one breath of time. There are no
exceptions…”
“The word useless is a good way to describe this old man. Since I can’t
use my divine sense to control swords, I can’t use swords in battle. I’m a
disgrace to my teacher.”
“When I was 80, I had a dream that I was a sword spirit that swept the
land. I was a king amongst swords.”
“After I awakened, the sword from my dream remained engraved in my
mind as if that was my life’s pursuit, as if that was my past life… I gave up
on trying to break past the Foundation Establishment stage and focused on
swordsmithing!”
“This idea was so powerful that it felt like I was possessed. I was
completely fixated on this; I had to create this sword!”
“After a decade, this old man was even willing to beg for materials to
create swords. I have created several swords, but none of them were what I
wanted, so I gave up on them.”
“This year, the Heng Yue Sect faced a great calamity because powerful
enemies attacked us, so the sect was about to be destroyed.”
“This old man was born in the Heng Yue Sect and would naturally die
in the Heng Yue Sect. This old man opened up his furnace one last time to
create a sword. I was short on time, so I gave up on precious materials and
used mortal metals, then I created a large sword.”
“After creating the sword. I suddenly felt a sign from the heavens, so I
coated the sword in gold and soon it was shining.”
“Looking at the sword, the feelings I experienced in my dream suddenly
came back to me. At that moment, I was back in my dream and I was this
sword’s spirit.”
“That was the feeling I had been looking for. I named the sword Wealth.
Although this name isn’t anything fancy, it was what I was feeling.”
“My soul seemed to be completely merged with this sword, so I charged
out and resolved the calamity for my Heng Yue Sect. Then, as I left, I left a
sword technique inside the sword. I hope future disciples will treat the
sword kindly.”
Wang Lin put down the jade and closed his eyes. He was shaking on the
inside. Although the main reason he came was to see what had happened to
the Heng Yue Sect, another reason was to find out more about Wealth.
“A sword spirit in his previous life… This sword is exactly the same as
the celestial sword. Could this senior’s soul have contained a fragment of
the celestial sword’s spirit...”
Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes were sparkling.
He pondered a bit before his body disappeared and left this place.
When he reappeared, he was outside the Jue Ming Valley. This was
where his bag of holding was destroyed. Back then he had to go into the
spatial rift to find the sword sheath.
After creating a spatial rift, Wang Lin entered it. This time his only
target was Wealth.
“That sword was created from ordinary metals, so I don’t know if it
could have survived inside the spatial rift for 500 years. Also, I don’t know
if the sword was destroyed along with the bag. Unfortunately, my
cultivation level wasn’t even high enough to notice the sword technique
inside the sword, otherwise…” Wang Lin let out a sigh as he spread out his
divine sense.
Half a month later, Wang Lin walked out from the spatial rift with a
frown. He had found nothing.
“I’m afraid that the sword has already been destroyed…”
“I must quickly returned to the Soul Refining Sect and find a lot of
celestial jades to reach the Soul Transformation stage!” With that, Wang Lin
disappeared. When he reappeared, he was inside an ancient transfer array
and then he disappeared from Zhao.
In a rank 4 cultivation country on the western side of planet Suzaku.
This country had already been taken over by the Forsaken Immortal Clan
and the cultivators of this country had became servants to the Forsaken
Immortal Clan. Someone wearing a straw hat was currently standing at the
edge of the country. He was covered in a golden glow.
“Wang Lin, you finally came back. Senior already knows that you
returned. I hope you don’t disappoint him.” This person slapped his bag of
holding and a piece of jade appeared in his hand.
“You helped me kill Li Yuanfeng and sealed the country of Xue Yue. I,
Zhou Wutai, have no way to repay you besides giving you this jade. This
jade contains Liu Mei’s domain that I used my life to obtain. I hope you can
fulfill senior’s hope and devour Liu Mei’s dao heart and then become the
next Suzaku.”
He took one step and disappeared.
In an ancient transfer array in the country of Pilu, a bright light flashed
and Wang Lin walked out of it. He immediately flew into the air and
charged toward the Soul Refining Sect.
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SOUL TRANSFORMATION (2)
A long the way, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and saw many
cultivators with very ugly expressions that only seemed to hide their
worries. Even when they met someone they knew, they would just quickly
reply to each other and then head their own way.
As Wang Lin flew, he suddenly frowned. More than ten cultivators who
had their divine senses linked in a mysterious way were sweeping the area.
Among these ten or so cultivators, three of them were at the Soul
Formation stage and the rest were at the Nascent Soul stage.
They weren’t targeting anyone specifically but seemed to be checking
every cultivator.
When their scan came toward him, Wang Lin didn’t have time to deal
with them, so he took a step and dodged their divine senses.
None of them noticed anything wrong, so they continued to sweep the
area.
Wang Lin’s speed was very quick, so he arrived outside the Soul
Refining Sect shortly after. The sect protection formation was already
activated. It formed a black cloud around the sect, and this cloud looked
like it was filled with ghosts.
Waves of screams would occasionally come from the cloud. This place
looked very daunting, almost like it was the underworld.
None of the cultivators of Pilu were willing to come near here, so they
would always take a detour around this place.
When Wang Lin saw the sect protection formation, he let out a sigh of
relief. This meant that everything inside the sect was still safe. He activated
the soul sealing technique and opened his mouth to spit out a strand of
black gas that turned into the 30-foot-tall soul flag.
“Enter!” Wang Lin pointed at the flag and it began to move. It quickly
wrapped around Wang Lin and brought him through the formation.
The moment the flag charged toward the black fog, the soul fragments
made room to allow Wang Lin through. Then Wang Lin and the flag
disappeared deep within the Soul Refining Sect’s formation.
Soon after, the black cloud returned to normal; the passage that had
opened up was quickly sealed.
There weren’t many changes since Wang Lin was last here, but there
seemed to be even fewer disciples now; only 10% of them were present.
Looking at the distance, of the nine golden rings, only three remained...
“You have returned…” An ancient voice came from the void. A blood
ring suddenly appeared before Wang Lin and then Du Tian walked out of it.
Du Tian looked even older than before and his entire body was giving
off a thick death aura. The current him looked so different from the last
time Wang Lin had seen him.
“Senior, you…” Wang Lin’s eyes became serious as he examined Du
Tian. He let out a sigh as he saw that Du Tian’s lifespan was almost at its
end.
“You saw through it… It’s no problem; I still have a few years of life
left. I won’t die too soon.” Du Tian let out a laugh, and as he laughed, the
death aura around him seemed to lessen.
“Not bad. In these short years, your cultivation level has increased a lot.
You have already reached the point where you have to absorb celestial
spiritual energy and refine your body. If you have a large amount of
celestial jades, then it is only a matter of time before you reach the Soul
Transformation stage!” Du Tian took a closer look at Wang Lin. What he
saw shocked him and made his eyes shine brightly.
Wang Lin pondered a bit before asking, “Does senior have any celestial
jades?”
Du Tian looked toward the sky and laughed. “What a guy you are, Ceng
Niu. You came back to the Soul Refining Sect only for celestial jades. If
you had enough celestial jades, I’m afraid you wouldn’t even have
returned.”
Wang Lin faintly smiled and shook his head. “I would still return for the
one-billion-soul soul flag.”
Du Tian’s eyes lit up. He looked at Wang Lin with an appreciative gaze
and smiled. “Good, the one-billion-soul soul flag is yours. My soul
fragment will also be yours in a few years; heck, even the entire Soul
Refining Sect is yours! If you don’t like this place, you can give up on the
Soul Refining Sect here, but you have to remember how good I was to you
and you have to keep your promise.
“This old man only wants you to promise one thing and that is to keep
the one-billion-soul soul flag safe. As long as this soul flag is safe, then my
Soul Refining Sect still exists. This planet is too small to hold someone like
you, Ceng Niu. When you leave, you must find a place suitable for my Soul
Refining Sect to grow once more. You must also build 999 heaven-reaching
towers to complete my Soul Refining Sect’s dream of becoming a rank 6
cultivation country.
“Listen well, Ceng Niu!”
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. There was nothing free in this world, so if
you wanted something, you would have to pay a price. After pondering for
a bit, Wang Lin agreed with Du Tian’s words. He nodded and said, “I can
do it!”
Du Tian carefully looked at Wang Lin before letting out a sigh. He
looked into the sky and thought, “Senior apprentice brother, I have gambled
everything on your prediction. I hope I won’t lose everything on this bet…”
He took a deep breath, waved his sleeves, and said, “Follow me!”
With that, he led the way and Wang Lin followed closely behind.
The two of them moved like lightning as they passed through the Soul
Refining Sect and arrived at the back mountain.
Du Tian sent out a seal, causing the surroundings to tremble and a black
vortex to suddenly appear. The vortex had black lightning coursing through
it, and then a dangerous aura quickly spread from inside it.
“This is the forbidden area of my Soul Refining Sect. Only those who
have mastered the soul sealing technique are allowed in here, so bringing
you here doesn’t break the sect’s law.” After Du Tian finished speaking, he
disappeared into the vortex.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. Although his expression remained calm, he
put up his guard as he carefully followed Du Tian inside.
The moment he entered the vortex, he felt like he was entering a
transfer array. His vision blurred, and when he could see clearly again, he
was inside a cave.
This cave wasn’t very large. On the wall before him were more than 30
tablets made of celestial jade.
“These are tablets for all of the past Soul Transformation cultivators of
the Soul Refining Sect.” Du Tian bowed to those tablets.
Wang Lin also bowed.
A hint of joy entered Du Tian’s eyes and he faintly nodded. Then he
walked to the side and pressed his hand on a wall. Shortly after, rumbling
sounds came from all directions.
“Ceng Niu, sit down in the lotus position. My Soul Refining Sect
doesn’t have many celestial jades left. Although we had a lot saved up when
we came over from Planet Four Saints, after tens of thousands of years and
more than 30 Soul Transformation cultivators, our supply has long been
used up. The remaining jades are what my senior apprentice brother and I
got from the Celestial Realm when we were young. I’m afraid that they
aren’t enough for you. However, you don’t have to worry; even if this isn’t
enough, I’ll just bring you out to steal some. No matter what, you must
reach the Soul Transformation stage soon.
“My Soul Refining Sect has never worried about not having enough
celestial jades because when someone is ready to reach the Soul
Transformation stage, we just pick a sect and bring the one-billion-soul soul
flag to steal what we need. If one sect isn’t enough, we will visit two sects;
if two aren’t enough, then we will go to a third sect. Sooner or later, we will
get enough celestial jades.”
“When I reached the Soul Transformations stage, my teacher took the
one-billion-soul soul flag and stole from all of the sects in three rank 5
cultivation countries.” As Du Tian spoke, there was pride in his eyes.
Wang Lin could only bitterly smile after hearing this. He thought that
the Soul Refining Sect sure was tyrannical. The one-billion-soul soul flag
was something even the Suzaku dreaded. With it, the Soul Refining Sect
could sweep the planet and no one would dare to stop them. No wonder
they were able to produce so many Soul Transformation cultivators; all of
the celestial jades they used were stolen from others.
At this moment, the rumbling got even louder and the ground began to
crack. Then two blocks of celestial jade, each one the size of a person, came
up from underground.
Rich celestial spiritual energy began to fill the area. Wang Lin took a
closer look and found that the quality of these two celestial jades wasn’t as
good as the quality of his jades. However, they were simply massive, so
they naturally contained more celestial spiritual energy.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to absorb the celestial spiritual
energy.
One piece of jade was in front of Wang Lin and the other was behind
him. They both emitted rich celestial spiritual energy which he absorbed at
an incredible pace. It was as if his body was a large vortex.
The celestial spiritual energy coming from the celestial jades was so
rich that it became a visible white line that connected the jades and Wang
Lin.
Du Tian, who was standing on the side, nodded. He slapped his bag of
holding and took out seven small, white flags. He threw them out and the
seven white flags landed around Wang Lin.
Strands of white gas came out from the white flags, linking them
together to form an irregular shape.
Du Tian pointed at the air and said, “Stand!”
White lines came out from the lines connecting the white flags and
completely surrounded Wang Lin.
“Ceng Niu, with this formation, the speed at which you can absorb and
convert your spiritual energy will increase. This old man has never held
back on you.”
An endless amount of celestial spiritual energy entered his body and his
body constantly refined it, causing the spiritual energy inside him to
change.
Wang Lin gradually forgot about the passage of time and completely
emerged himself in absorbing celestial spiritual energy and converting his
spiritual energy. Throughout this process, he gained a deep understanding of
Reaching the Soul Transformation stage means a change in quality for
cultivators. Only by converting spiritual energy and controlling celestial
spiritual energy can one truly be considered a powerhouse.
Soul Transformation cultivators can control celestial spiritual energy, so
many treasures that use spiritual energy become useless because they can’t
withstand celestial spiritual energy.
Similarly, there are some treasures that can’t be activated with spiritual
energy at all; they can only be activated by celestial spiritual energy.
The celestial sword and War God Chariot were like this.
With the passage of time, no matter how many celestial jades there
were, they would eventually be absorbed. On this day, there were gentle
crackling sounds as cracks appeared on the two jades.
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TRADITION
C racks began to appear on the two slabs of celestial jade. The cracks
began to spread and then the jades slowly turned grey.
On this day, the last strand of celestial spiritual energy was extracted
from the celestial jade in front of Wang Lin. With a bang, the slab of jade
collapsed into small pieces, forming a small hill of dust before him.
At the same time, the celestial jade behind him also collapsed.
Wang Lin’s hair flowed in the air without any wind. The amount of
celestial spiritual energy in his body was now countless times higher than
before. A powerful aura began to spread from his body, knocking away the
seven white flags because they couldn’t withstand it.
Wang Lin slowly raised his head. When he stood up, his eyes released a
golden light before calming down.
“I’ve completed ⅓ of the process…” Wang Lin’s eyes landed on Du
Tian, who was sitting in the corner.
Du Tian opened his eyes and smiled. “Good, now follow me while I
take you to go steal some celestial jades. Although things are a mess due to
the war, some war can’t stop this tradition of my Soul Refining Sect.”
Du Tian laughed as he ripped open the space before him, creating a
black vortex that he walked into.
Wang Lin let out a faint smile as he followed him into the vortex.
When they reappeared, they were already in the sky outside of the Soul
Refining Sect. Du Tian had his hands behind his back as he flew forward
riding on a cloud.
As Wang Lin casually followed behind Du Tian, he felt how the
celestial spiritual energy had changed his body.
There wasn’t much spiritual energy left in his body at the moment; a
majority of it had been converted to celestial spiritual energy. However, he
had to fill his body to the brim with celestial spiritual energy, so he still
needed a large amount of celestial jades to reach the Soul Transformation
stage.
There was a swarm on the western side of Pilu. This was a land of death
where you couldn’t see a living person within a radius of 10,000 kilometers.
This place was a haven for insects. There were a lot of poisonous
insects living here that even some cultivators wouldn’t dare to mess with.
Here one could often seen large swarms of insects moving around. They
were the kings here.
There were other types of beasts inside the swarm that were also
poisonous. However, they couldn’t match the insects, so they spent most of
their time inside the swarm and would normally not come out.
All of the cultivators in Pilu knew not to take a step into the swarm. It
was not forbidden because it was dangerous but because this land was the
home of the Demonic Insect Sect.
The Demonic Insect Sect was located in a swamp.
The Demonic Insect Sect was a very strange sect. Instead of having a
main sect hall, its buildings and structures were scattered across the swamp.
There were a few spots that were solid ground. It was in these spots that
the disciples of the Demonic Insect Sect lived. They lived in these scattered
areas that were spread across the entire swamp.
The disciples of the Demonic Insect Sect didn’t have much sense of
camaraderie with each other. Their cultivation method was related to
insects, so the large amount of poisonous insects in the swamp did make it
more convenient for them.
On this day, two figures appeared in the sky above the edge of the
swamp. One of the two was old and the other was young. The old man was
wearing a black robe, his hair was grey, and he was very skinny. He had his
hands behind his back, his eyes were cold, and he exuded an aura that
caused all of the insects to run away in terror.
The person beside him was a young man. He was wearing white and
had his hair casually flowing behind him. Although he wasn’t handsome, he
had this abnormal aura to him. His eyes were especially clear; one look
from them could shake a person’s heart.
These two were Du Tian and Wang Lin.
It was clear that Du Tian was very familiar with this place, because he
led Wang Lin directly here. He looked at the swamp below him and sighed.
“Ceng Niu, even though they are all hiding like rats, don’t look down on the
Demonic Insect Sect members. Let me tell you that these people must all
have been filthy rich in their previous lives. When my teacher brought me
here, the amount of celestial jades we stole was more than three times what
we took from the other sects.”
With that, he reached out to the void and the one-billion-soul soul flag
appeared in his hand. After grabbing the one-billion-soul soul flag, Du
Tian’s aura changed completely. He stared at the swamp below him and
waved the flag. Countless soul fragments immediately flew out and covered
the area. The sky changed colors and time seemed to have stopped.
The entire area was surrounded by soul fragments which constantly let
out ghostly wails. The sound waves of these wails spread across the entire
swamp. They were no weaker than attacks from magic treasures.
More than ten golden-purple soul fragments charged out with
excitement in their eyes and rushed forward without any commands. All of
the poisonous insects ran as if they had met their natural enemy.
Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Mice of the Demonic Insect Sect,
your grandfather Du Tian has come! The rule is the same as usual: quickly
hand over the celestial jades!”
After Wang Lin heard this, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Could
there even have been some rule set for stealing celestial jades?
Wang Lin didn’t know that the Soul Refining Sect was used to being
this bossy. Back when Du Tian’s master brought him here, his master said
the same thing, and it was rumored that his master’s master also said
something similar.
In short, there was indeed a rule to this.
A few angry roars came from the swarm before two people flew out.
The soul fragments tried to stop them, but they were all knocked back by
their auras.
However, the two of them knew what to do; they merely pushed the
soul fragments back without injuring them.
One was an old man who was wearing a purple robe and had two blood-
red scorpions around him. He quickly shouted, “Old ghost Du Tian, there
are no more celestial jades!”
The other person was an old woman wearing a palace dress. Although
her face was filled with wrinkles, her eyes were bright. She coughed to cut
off the purple-robed old man, then she looked at Du Tian and said, “Old
ghost Du Tian, we can’t give you any celestial jades. When the Forsaken
Immortal Clan attacked, I was seriously injured and required a lot of
celestial jades to finally recover. Considering the future, we can’t give you
any.”
Du Tian’s eyes became serious and then his gaze landed on the old
woman. He pointed at his forehead and the death aura he had been
suppressing was released. He said, with a hoarse voice, “Yan Hong, I have
less than two years left to live.”
The old woman trembled and her expression changed slightly.
The purple-robed old man’s expression became ugly and he muttered,
“You people of the Soul Refining Sect are all crazy. When your lifespan is
almost up, you take the one-billion-soul soul flag and steal celestial jades
from people…”
Du Tian laughed and said, “That is correct. I only have less than two
years left to live, so I naturally don’t fear death. Give me celestial jades and
I’ll leave. If you don’t give me any, I won’t fight with you, but I’ll wipe out
all the poisonous insects in this swamp.
The purple-robed old man laughed in anger and was about to speak
when the old woman coughed and said, “Old ghost, why be like this? Not
only can the two of us can wipe out your Soul Refining Sect, this junior
beside you will die for sure.”
Wang Lin let out a faint smile as his right hand pointed to the air and the
celestial sword flew out with a swing. Wang Lin used a strand of celestial
spiritual energy in that swing. Although he hadn’t reached the Soul
Transformation stage, he could still use a bit of celestial spiritual energy.
The celestial sword naturally needed celestial spiritual energy to be
used. Once celestial spiritual energy was used, it released a blinding, golden
light and exuded celestial pressure. The sword energy descended like
lightning.
The old woman’s expression greatly changed as she reached for her bag
of holding and took out a turtle shell to block the sword energy.
Boom!
A loud bang could be heard as the turtle shell turned to dust when it
stopped the sword energy.
The old woman’s expression was very ugly. Even the purple-robed old
man’s expression was ugly as he stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin slowly asked, “Do you two still think I’ll die for sure today?”
The old woman said, with a serious tone, “Who are you?!” That sword
energy just now contained celestial spiritual energy, but she wasn’t
surprised about that. She had already noticed that Wang Lin was at the step
between the Soul Formation and Soul Transformation stages.
She didn’t consider this kind of cultivator a threat, but she could have
never imagined that he would have a celestial treasure.
No matter what quality, as long as a treasure uses spiritual energy, it’s
called a spirit treasure.
At the same time, treasures that use celestial spiritual energy are called
celestial treasures.
The so called celestial treasures are treasures that can withstand the
power of celestial spiritual energy and perfectly display its power. This kind
of treasure is very rare. The only thing most Soul Transformation
cultivators want other than reaching the Ascendant stage is to find a
celestial treasure for themselves.
Among Soul Transformation cultivators, having a celestial treasure and
not having one is a huge difference. With a celestial treasure one can use
celestial spiritual energy to its full potential, but if one doesn’t have one,
they have to use it with their techniques, which are always weaker than
treasures.
In addition, there are some treasures that lie somewhere in between
spirit and celestial treasures. They can be activated with both types of
energy, and although they can’t fully utilize the power of celestial spiritual
energy, they are much more powerful than treasures that use spiritual
energy. These types of treasures are called pseudo celestial treasures.
The one-billion-soul soul flag and restriction flag are considered pseudo
celestial treasures.
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THE SECOND BATTLE WITH THE FORSAKEN

IMMORTAL CLAN BEGINS
W ang Lin smiled at the old woman’s question and said, “I’m Ceng
Niu.”
The old woman’s expression changed. She looked at Wang Lin and said,
“To kill Xue Yue’s Li Yuanfeng and the Giant Demon Clan ancestor at only
the Soul Formation stage…. Today this old woman indeed can’t kill you.”
The old woman let out a sigh. Although she was at the late stage of Soul
Transformation and could easily kill Wang Lin, she had no chance of doing
so with Du Tian present.
After looking at the old man beside her, she let out another sigh in her
heart.
The purple-robed old man beside the woman had a gloomy expression
on his face. He was at the early stage of Soul Transformation. He knew that
he could have killed Li Yuanfeng without question, but against the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor, it would be very difficult to win. However, this
young man before him managed to kill both. Although Wang Lin wasn’t a
Soul Transformation cultivator yet, he already saw Wang Lin as someone of
the same cultivation level.
Du Tian let out a laugh. He was very satisfied with Wang Lin’s actions.
People of the Soul Refining Sect should be like this.
Du Tian said, “Let’s not waste anymore time. According to the rules,
give me half of your celestial jades!”
The old woman pondered a bit. She then looked at Du Tian for a bit
before her eyes lit up and she said, “I can give you half our celestial jades,
but with the battle with the Forsaken Immortal Clan at hand, if my Demonic
Insect Sect is in danger, you must help us at once!”
Du Tian looked at the old woman and said, “That will depend on how
many celestial jades you give me.”
The old woman bitterly smiled. She took out a bag of holding and threw
it at Du Tain without even looking at it. She said, “This should satisfy you.”
Du Tian caught the bag. After he scanned it with his divine sense, his
expression became strange. He looked at the old woman and said, “You
people of the Demonic Insect Sect really were filthy rich in the past. My
master took so many celestial jades from you guys, but you still have this
many. Did you guys find some way to gather them?”
The old woman calmly said, “You don’t need to know about this.
Remember our agreement.” With that, she flew off into the distance.
The purple-robed elder looked at Wang Lin once more before clasping
his hands at him and leaving.
Just like this, Du Tain took Wang Lin across Pilu and stole a large
number of celestial jades. Along the way, Wang Lin really got to see just
how tyrannical Du Tian really was. Du Tian would take out the one-billion-
soul soul flag and demand celestial jades. If they didn’t give him any, he
would release the soul fragments and use what little time he had left to mess
with the sect.
The Soul Refining Sect’s notoriety was well known. The other two sects
of Pilu were really angry, but since the Soul Refining Sect has always done
this, they handed the celestial jades over in the end.
Du Tian slapped his bag of holding and smiled at Wang Lin. “See all of
this? This is how my Soul Refining Sect has acted for tens of thousands of
years. When you own the one-billion-soul soul flag, you must do the same
or else you’ll drag down my Soul Refining Sect’s name.”
Although his body was filled with death aura, Wang Lin could sense
some relief in Du Tian’s heart.
“A long time ago, an ancestor of my Soul Refining Sect wanted to reach
the Ascendant stage. The amount of celestial jades he needed was many
times more than what you require. Finally, after sweeping the entire planet,
he went to the country of Suzaku. With the one-billion-soul soul flag, even
the Ascendant cultivators wouldn’t carelessly act against him. As a result,
he was able to take celestial jades by force,” Du Tian said.
Wang Lin bitterly smiled. He could feel the headache that the Ascendant
cultivators of Suzaku back then had. Giving the celestial jades away made it
feel like they were gifting someone free money.
After all, every generation that held the one-billion-soul soul flag was a
tyrant.
Wang Lin secretly thought, “I think I see how this Soul Refining Sect
went from a rank 5 cultivation country to only a sect now…”
“However, that ancestor failed and still died in the end. In truth, I don’t
agree with his actions; unless it is absolutely needed, it is better not to mess
with Ascendant cultivators. He would’ve been better off doing what we are
doing right now. With this flag, we can go through a rank 5 cultivation
country and steal from any sect we see. Even if we meet powerful
cultivators of the Forsaken Immortal Clan, it won’t matter.”
Wang Lin bitterly smiled once more.
Du Tian’s tyrannical actions weren’t limited to Pilu. In fact, Du Tian
was fairly reserved in Pilu. After all, they were all neighbors, so he couldn’t
push them too far.
However, the moment they left Pilu, Wang Lin finally got to see just
how tyrannical Du Tian could be.
In three months of time, Du Tian took Wang Lin across four rank 5
cultivation countries. When they left, it was like a locust swarm had gone
by. Even some cultivation families were affected and had to hand over the
few celestial jades they had.
As for the sects, Du Tian didn’t even say anything before taking out the
one-billion-soul soul flag. The soul fragments would cover the sects and
then more than ten Soul Transformation soul fragments would come out.
This was not an attack any sect in a rank 5 cultivation country could resist.
Du Tian collected a large number of celestial jades and placed them in a
bag of holding.
In the fourth rank 5 cultivation country, Du Tian finally aroused a
reaction from the local cultivators. Four Soul Transformation cultivators
banded together to attack Du Tian.
This time, Wang Lin finally recognized just how strong the one-billion-
soul soul flag was.
Wang Lin didn’t even have time to act before the four of them were
beaten back. This was only because Du Tian didn’t want to kill anyone;
otherwise, one of them would have definitely become another primary soul
for the soul flag.
With how tyrannical Du Tian was acting in the last two years of his life,
Wang Lin had to take out his straw hat and use it to cover his appearance.
This was to prevent all of the sects that they had stolen from looking for
him in the future.
Four rank 5 cultivation countries, 13 sects, and more than 100
cultivation families. Counting the ones in Pilu, that is 16 sects in total.
In these three months, Du Tian stole a large number of celestial jades
from them. On this day, Du Tian stopped.
Du Tian said to Wang Lin, in a serious tone, “This many celestial jades
should be enough for you to reach the Soul Transformation stage. Maybe
there will even be some left over. In the future, if you want to raise your
cultivation level, you will have to get your own celestial jades. Remember,
in the cultivation world, especially for Soul Transformation cultivators, the
only way to get celestial jades is to steal. No matter how many disciples you
send to the Celestial Realm, you won’t get enough celestial jades.”
Wang Lin nodded. He had no issues with stealing, but he didn’t agree
with Du Tian’s methods. He believed that he should either take everything
or not steal at all.
Perhaps the process would be a lot more difficult, but the number of
celestial jades in their possession would be more than double what they
currently had.
After obtaining enough celestial jades, Du Tian took Wang Lin and
rushed back to the Soul Refining Sect. He was going to protect Wang Lin so
he could break through to the Soul Transformation stage safely.
Du Tian let out a sigh and said, “Planet Suzaku is too small. When I was
young, I left the planet once and went to Tian Yun. That planet is ten times
larger than planet Suzaku. There are a lot of sects there and naturally more
celestial jades. If it wasn’t for that fact I wasn’t strong enough, it would
have felt good to steal from the sects there. It is said that among the
cultivation alliance, there are many rank 6 cultivation countries that
organize raids to steal from other cultivation planets.”
“Planet Tian Yun…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
Du Tian said, “That Tian Yunzi on planet Tian Yun has a very high
cultivation level. It is said he even has a seat in the cultivation alliance. That
is not something the small Zhuque Zi can compare with.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. Just as he was about to ask more, Du Tian’s
expression changed and he looked into the distance. Wang Lin spread out
his divine sense and turned his head.
A black fog was closing in from the horizon and devouring clouds on
the way. The black fog was so large that one couldn’t see where it ended.
A powerful aura of tattoo power slowly spread out.
“Forsaken Immortal Clan!” Du Tian’s eyes lit up.
During their time together, Wang Lin had talked with Du Tian and
learned that several years ago, the Immortal Forsaken Clan gathered a large
amount of people and directly started their attack on the continent of
Suzaku.
Countless cultivators died during that battle. Some shamans from the
Forsaken Immortal Clan who were as powerful as Ascendant cultivators
fought with Zhuque Zi and the other two Ascendant cultivators.
This battle lasted for three years and then the Forsaken Immortal Clan
retreated. They took over the rank 3 cultivation countries and began this
slow battle with the country of Suzaku.
In this battle, two people rose above all others: Liu Mei and Qian Feng.
Liu Mei, with her peerless beauty, had caught the eyes of all the young
male cultivators. Her cultivation level was also very high; she was at the
mid stage of Soul Transformation. This made her even more eye-catching.
The moment she appeared, she completely suppressed Red Butterfly’s
fame and became the new heavens’ daughter.
It seemed like no one was paying attention to Red Butterfly anymore.
What got everyone talking even more was that she was the personal
disciple of the current Suzaku and a candidate to become the next Suzaku.
The moment she appeared, she caught several seven-leaf shamans. She
was even able to capture an eight-leaf shaman who was as powerful as a
late stage Soul Transformation cultivator.
As a result, her fame skyrocketed.
There was one more thing about her that caught everyone’s attention.
The rumors went like this: she was kind and had a pure heart yet was still
able to reach this level of cultivation. She had never killed a person in her
life; even when she fought against the Forsaken Immortal Clan, she only
captured them and didn’t kill them.
With all of these good qualities, she naturally caught everyone’s
attention. Whenever she appeared, all of the surrounding cultivators
respectfully obeyed her orders.
Even in battles that they were destined to lose, when she appeared, all of
the cultivators present would regain their vigor and then win the battle with
her help.
This woman was considered one of the twin geniuses of this generation.
The other genius was Qian Feng. He was very handsome and had a
dignified appearance. His cultivation level was also at the mid stage of Soul
Transformation. There was no trace of arrogance on him and he was very
morally upright, just, and mild-mannered.
Qian Feng suddenly appeared in the second year of the Forsaken
Immortal Clan’s attack.
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FLAG
T he moment he appeared, he immediately killed several powerful

Forsaken Immortal Clan members and fought with the Forsaken
Immortal Clan’s junior master. All of this immediately shook the entire
planet.
The battle between the two of them was a battle between each side’s
next generation’s leader.
Although Qian Feng didn’t win and the battle ended in a tie, his fame
soared through the heavens. Only after this battle did everyone know that he
was Liu Mei’s senior apprentice brother and a disciple of the current
Suzaku. He was ranked second under Liu Mei.
In addition, he had another identity that caught everyone’s attention.
This person was the descendant of the previous generation’s Suzaku.
Qian Feng was like a bright moon in the battle against the Forsaken
Immortal Clan. In the end, he signed an agreement with the junior master of
the Forsaken Immortal Clan. The country of Suzaku handed over all rank 3
cultivation countries so that the Forsaken Immortal Clan would suspend
their attack.
Du Tian’s eyes lit up as he stared at the large, black cloud coming in
from the distance and said, in a deep tone, “The Forsaken Immortal Clan
has started their second attack. Ceng Niu, I can feel that a shaman as
powerful as a mid stage Soul Transformation cultivator is within that black
cloud. As for whether there is an Ascendant cultivator or not, I don’t know.
Bring out the sub-flag and we’ll charge over!”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm as he looked at the black cloud.
He reached out, causing the one-billion-soul soul sub-flag to appear. After
he grabbed the flag, black fog came out of it and wrapped around Wang
Lin.
Du Tian also took out the one-billion-soul soul flag. With a wave, he
wrapped himself in black fog as well and charged toward the black cloud
with Wang Lin. As they traveled, they were surrounded by sonic booms and
the wailing of soul fragments.
Waves of roars suddenly came the black cloud as a large number of
Forsaken Immortal Clan members appeared charged out. At this moment,
Du Tian and Wang Lin charged directly into the black cloud.
Just as the Forsaken Immortal Clan members were about to attack, a
shout came from within the black cloud and the Forsaken Immortal Clan
members stopped and opened up a passage.
A middle-aged man in a palace robe without any tattoos on his body
walked out from the black cloud. Beside him followed a hunchbacked old
man. The old man’s expression was gloomy and he would occasionally
cough a few times.
Wang Lin immediately recognized this old man as the person who had
chased him into the spatial rift and then was left trapped inside.
The feud between the two of them was great, so if he recognized Wang
Lin, he wouldn’t give up until he died. However, Wang Lin was wearing the
straw hat and was wrapped in the soul flag, so that person couldn’t
recognize him.
“Soul Refining Sect!” the middle-aged man whispered as his eyes lit up.
He moved forward and blocked Du Tian and Wang Lin.
“You two from the Soul Refining Sect, stay!” The-middle aged man
smiled and waved his hand.
Boom!
A loud bang rang out. With just a simple wave, an invisible force
suddenly appeared and trapped Du Tian and Wang Lin like they were in a
cage.
Wang Lin’s expression slightly changed. Under this invisible force, he
felt a very strong sense of danger.
“Nine-leaf shaman!” Du Tian’s voice came from inside the soul flag.
However, the soul flag surrounding Du Tian released countless soul
fragments and then the 13 golden-purple primary souls descended like gods.
Du Tian shouted, “Charge!”
The soul fragments suddenly became crazy as they charged in all
directions. This was especially true for the 13 Soul Transformation soul
fragments. All of the Forsaken Immortal Clan members under Soul
Transformation level strength died in just one touch from the 13 fragments.
The middle-aged man frowned. He had just reached the nine-leaf stage,
so he was equal to an early stage Ascendant cultivator. However, he had
never seen the terrifying power of the one-billion-soul soul flag. He had
only read about it in the records of the war tens of thousands of years ago
and knew that it was the weapon that the Forsaken Immortal Clan dread the
most.
Now that he saw it, his expression darkened. He waved his hand,
causing the black cloud to back off. The Forsaken Immortal Clan members
inside the cloud created an opening in the middle.
Du Tian laughed as he brought Wang Lin to charge out of the black
cloud and into the distance.
“Mu Ye, you bring the clan members to meet up with junior master. I’m
going to test the power of the one-billion-soul soul flag,” the middle-aged
man commanded, before chasing after Du Tian.
The hunchbacked old man nodded as he led the clan members to reform
the black cloud. When they finished, they continued to move forward.
Du Tian flew away and then suddenly paused. “The nine-leaf shaman is
following us. Ceng Niu, watch carefully and see why Ascendant cultivators
fear the one-billion-soul soul flag.”
As Du Tian spoke, he turned around to face the Forsaken Immortal Clan
member. A rainbow arched across the sky and arrived before him. It was the
middle-aged man.
Du Tian didn’t waste time talking. His hand formed a seal and he spat
out some blood. “500 million souls and 13 primary souls, appear!”
The sky suddenly darkened as if the entire sky was covered by
something and the earth became hell.
An endless amount of wailing from the soul fragments began to echo
around them.
The soul fragments flew out of the soul flag one by one, covering the
entire area. The 13 golden-purple soul fragments stared at the middle-aged
man that had appeared.
“Watch carefully. This is the proper way to use the soul flag. Thirteen
soul formation!” Du Tian shouted as the black fog surrounding him turned
back into the 30-foot flag. Then he waved it.
The 500 million soul fragments began to move in a mysterious manner
around the 13 primary souls and formed a large formation that surrounded
Wang Lin, Du Tian, and the middle-aged man..
Even with Wang Lin’s understanding of formations, he was only able to
see through bits of it and couldn’t study it in detail.
“Soul refining!” Du Tian shouted as he reached out.
The formation suddenly trembled as all of the soul fragments let out a
unified sound. This sound was like some kind of spell.
Shortly after, a black aura came out from amidst the soul fragments and
formed a giant hand. This giant hand was doing the same thing Du Tian was
doing; it was as if it was his avatar.
As Du Tian reached out, a white figure appeared around the middle-
aged man. It was his soul. At this moment, the giant hand descended.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up. He didn’t use any treasure as he
pointed at the air and said one word: “Stop!”
With a bang, the large hand suddenly stopped and remained motionless.
The middle-aged man extended his arm and then five different-colored
lights gathered in his hand.
“Cauldron!” The five lights immediately shattered and formed five
cauldrons around the middle-aged man.
Then then he muttered, “Refine!” The five large cauldrons trembled as
strange tattoos appeared around them. The tattoos flashed as they rotated
around the cauldrons.
The five large cauldrons formed five large vortexes inside the
formation.
An ancient aura filled the formation and then some of the soul
fragments were pulled into the vortexes.
Du Tian’s expression remained calm as he said, “You are indeed a nine-
leaf shaman, and you have some skill. Thirteen primary souls, gather!”
The formation suddenly changed again as the 500 million soul
fragments gathered toward the 13 primary souls, then the 13 primary souls
started to become solid.
The 500 million soul fragments fused with the 13 primary souls, giving
them each the power of a late stage Soul Transformation cultivator. They
even had celestial spiritual energy inside their bodies.
This time the middle-aged man’s expression finally changed.
Du Tian’s eyes were cold as he said. “It’s not over yet. Thirteen primary
souls, fuse into one!”
The 13 primary souls suddenly moved, creating countless afterimages.
When the afterimages disappeared, the souls had fused into one.
500 million soul fragments and 13 primary souls refined into one soul.
The moment this soul appeared, the sky changed colors.
“Ascendant…” The middle-aged man sucked in a breath of cold air.
All of the primary souls in the one-billion-soul soul flag were Soul
Transformation ancestors of the Soul Refining Sect. The one regret they all
had was being unable to reach the Ascendant stage. They couldn’t achieve
it when they were alive, and this desire grew stronger in their death.
In the end, the desire of all the soul fragments allowed them to fuse and
create a power that matched an Ascendant cultivator.
This wasn’t even the full power of the one-billion-soul soul flag, only a
part of it.
This power was enough to fight against early stage Ascendant
cultivators but was no match for late stage Ascendant cultivators like the
current Suzaku. What the current Suzaku was really scared of was the
power of all 36 primary souls, especially the fourth one.
Du Tian stared at the middle-aged man and coldly said, “Scram. I won’t
kill you today. My Soul Refining Sect won’t participate in the war between
you and the country of Suzaku!”
The middle-aged man’s expression was very dark and the anger in his
heart grew. With his cultivation level, if Du Tian didn’t have the one-
billion-soul soul flag, he could have easily killed Du Tian already.
He stared at Du Tian as he pondered. After a bit, he said, “Just this kind
of power isn’t enough to threaten me. Could the one-billion-soul soul flag
only have this kind of power?”
Du Tian laughed as his eyes lit up and said, “Ten primary souls,
appear!”
He waved the soul flag in his hand and then ten more Soul
Transformation primary souls flew out.
This time the middle-aged man bitterly smiled. At this moment, he
finally understood why his clan dreaded the one-billion-soul soul flag so
much.
The middle-aged man said, “Since the Soul Refining Sect is not going
to participate in the war, then I’ll speak for the Forsaken Immortal Clan and
promise that we won’t even take a single step into the Soul Refining Sect!”
With that, he clasped his hands at Du Tian and carefully left.
Du Tian waved the soul flag to retrieve all the soul fragments and
quickly left with Wang Lin.
“One-billion-soul soul flag…” After witnessing what had just happened,
Wang Lin’s eyes were filled with passion. The world was large, and with
that flag, he could go anywhere!
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think?”
ith arrogance in his voice Du Tian said, “This is the power of my
Soul Refining Sect’s one-billion-soul soul flag. What do you
Wang Lin replied, “Very powerful!”

Du Tian laughed and said, “There isn’t really a proper way to use the
soul flag. For example, the sixth generation ancestor was good with
formations, so he used it to create formations.”
As Du Tian rushed back to Pilu, he told Wang Lin more about the one-
billion-soul soul flag. “The tenth generation ancestor’s domain was devour,
so he used the soul flag to devour souls to make himself stronger against
enemies.”
“However, the one skill that the one-billion-soul soul flag always has is
fusion. The Ascendant soul you saw was created by fusion. Although it
can’t last forever, it can fight against an Ascendant cultivator for one
incense stick of time.”
“However, none of these are the flag’s real aces. What can really
threaten Ascendant cultivators is the fourth primary soul. In tens of
thousands of years, the fourth soul has only appeared once. When that
happened, my sect’s last early stage Ascendant ancestor was fighting
together with the second generation Suzaku against four late stage
Ascendant cultivators from other planets.”
While stealing celestial jades was the main reason they came out, Du
Tian also wanted to teach Wang Lin about the one-billion-soul soul flag so
that he can better control it two years from now.
Du Tian didn’t hold anything back from Wang Lin; he treated Wang Lin
like a real direct disciple.
These secrets about the soul flag were normally only passed down from
master to disciple. Although Du Tian and Wang Lin were not officially
master and disciple, their relationship was similar to that.
Wang Lin’s eyes became serious as he asked, “Together with the second
generation Suzaku?”
Du Tian nodded. “After beating the Forsaken Immortal Clan, the first
generation Suzaku sacrificed himself along with several late stage
Ascendant cultivators to seal the Forsaken Immortal Clan. Then he
appointed someone as the second generation Suzaku.”
“This person was very talented and outstanding, very different from all
the future Suzakus after him. He didn’t suppress any rank 5 cultivation
countries and while he only ruled for a short 1000 years, he had a higher
cultivation level than every Suzaku that came after. It is said that he was
already one step into the realm after Ascendant and was only half a step
from the next step.”
“This person was no doubt the number one expert in the history of
planet Suzaku!”
After hearing this, Wang Lin’s heart trembled. He thought about the one
thing that Situ Nan had always said, which was that he was the number one
expert of planet Suzaku.
“What was his name?”
Du Tian shook his head. “It has been far too long for anyone to still
remember his name; we only remember him as the second generation
Suzaku. Maybe the current Suzaku knows.”
Wang Lin continued to ask, “What happened to him in the end?”
Du Tian slowly said, “His whereabouts are unknown.” Du Tian sighed
and continued, “It is rumored that the battle against those foreign cultivators
wasn’t any less intense than the battle against the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s
ancestral spirit. In the end, my Soul Refining Sect’s ancestor wasn’t a
match; after all, he was only an early stage Ascendant cultivator. He used
the fourth soul to get out alive and killed one of the foreign cultivators.
However, the fourth soul took heavy damage and has been in deep sleep
ever since. According to my calculations, it should have almost fully
recovered by now.”
“Although the battle was won, the second generation Suzaku was
hunted down by the foreign cultivators and disappeared.”
Wang Lin’s heart trembled. He remembered when Situ Nan told him
that he fought against some foreign cultivators.
Eventually, his body was destroyed by them, but his Nascent Soul
escaped into the heaven defying bead and then his life was saved.
Situ Nan’s hatred for those people could only be considered monstrous.
According to Du Tian’s story, the second generation Suzaku’s fate was
very similar to Situ Nan’s.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and his eyes lit up. He had a grudge
against the current Suzaku; if Situ were to awaken, would he help the
current Suzaku...
Du Tian looked at Wang Lin and asked, “What are you thinking about?”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and asked, “With the war between the
Forsaken Immortal Clan and the country of Suzaku going on right now, if
the second generation Suzaku was still alive, would he help the current
Suzaku?”
Du Tian laughed and shook his head. “Let’s not count on the possibility
of the second generation Suzaku being alive, but if he was, he wouldn’t
help the current generation Suzaku because there is no connection between
them. It is rumored that the second generation Suzaku was very arrogant; if
it wasn’t for the fact that he owed the first generation Suzaku, he would
have already left the planet to hone himself elsewhere.”
Wang Lin nodded. His eyes lit up and he asked, “How many generations
of Suzakus have there been?”
Du Tian snorted and said, “The current Suzaku is the 14th generation,
and the one I hate the most.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit before suddenly asking, “Senior, the Forsaken
Immortal Ancestral spirit you talked about earlier, what is that?”
Du Tian shook his head and said, “I don’t know what it is either and I
have only seen the records from the sect. Back then, during the big war with
the Forsaken Immortal Clan, this ancestral spirit appeared and caused a
large amount of Ascendant cultivators to die. Okay, let’s not talk about this
anymore. The continent of Suzaku is close. Let us hurry so you can reach
the Soul Transformation stage.” With that, Du Tian suddenly sped up.
In these few short months, Du Tian took Wang Lin across almost half of
the planet. Now they could see the continent of Suzaku appearing before
them.
“That’s right, the ancestor recorded one of the names of the four foreign
cultivators. That person said that he was from planet Five Elements and was
called Na Duo. Yes, that should be correct. Once we go back, I’ll give you
the jade with the records.”
“Na Duo!” Wang Lin’s body trembled.
“What is wrong with you?” Du Tian turned toward Wang Lin and
looked at him with a questioning gaze.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and said, “I have met this Na Duo.”
Du Tian was startled. His eyes lit up and he asked, “You’ve met Na
Duo?”
Wang Lin told Du Tian about the matter regarding Na Duo.
“Interesting! An old monster that has lived for tens of thousands of
years must have broken past the Ascendant stage and touched the next step.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to live until now!”
The two of them flew very fast across the sky and soon arrived in the
northern part of the Suzaku continent.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. Du Tian seemed
to have noticed even earlier, because he grabbed Wang Lin and backed up.
A green light screen had appeared on the edge of the continent of
Suzaku and it covered the entire continent.
“The Suzaku formation!” Du Tian’s expression was ugly.
The Suzaku formation was the most powerful formation on the planet. It
could be big or small, but when used at full power, it could cover the planet
to protect it from foreign cultivators or beasts that lived in the void.
At its smallest, it could shield just one person and be extremely
powerful.
“It looks like the country of Suzaku is very determined to win against
the Forsaken Immortal Clan. The amount of spirit stones required to
activate the Suzaku formation is beyond imagination and a lot of celestial
jades are required to use its power. Hehe, enough to match a late stage
Ascendant cultivator.” Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he pointed forward. A
strand of black gas came out from his finger and landed on the green light
screen.
The moment the black gas got close, the green light screen trembled and
formed a green fist that punched the black gas.
Boom!
After a loud bang, the black gas disappeared and the fist returned to the
green light screen.
Du Tian sneered. “It even contains the blood of the Giant Demon Clan,
so the formation has the power of the Giant Demon Clan bloodline.”
“You shouldn’t have left so much trouble behind when you went to the
Giant Demon Clan; if I had gone personally, I would have killed them all to
prevent any retaliation in the future. When the Forsaken Immortal Clan
attacked, the Suzaku’s second disciple, Qian Feng, went to the Giant
Demon Clan, unsealed them, and moved them all to the country of Suzaku.”
“I was wondering why the country of Suzaku was being so generous,
but it seems they were after the Giant Demon Clan’s blood. With this much
Giant Demon Clan blood, this formation contains some power from their
bloodline power.”
Wang Lin remained silent. With Chi Hu there, there was no way he
could have killed them all.
Du Tian’s eyes became cold as he stared at the Suzaku formation and
shouted, “The Suzaku formation has surrounded the entire continent. There
must be someone controlling the formation every 5,000 kilometers. Come
out for this old man or else I’m going to make an opening before the
Forsaken Immortal Clan even arrives!”
“This old man’s patience has limits! I will only give you three breaths of
time!”
Two breaths later, a figure appeared inside the green light screen. This
person had long hair, wore a white robe, and was very handsome, but he
exuded a hint of evil. Overall, he gave off a mysterious charm.
This person let out a smile and said, “Senior, please don’t be angry.
Since you asked junior to come out, junior will come out.”
Du Tian coldly said, “Open the formation!”
“As you’ve ordered.” The evil-looking young man raised his hand and
pointed at the green light screen. A hole opened up and Du Tian snorted as
he entered the continent of Suzaku.
Wang Lin closely followed.
However, just at this moment, the evil-looking young man’s eyes lit up
and he waved his hand, causing the green light screen to close. Wang Lin’s
eyes became cold. He was stuck outside.
“Junior, you are courting death!” Du Tian’s eyes became cold as he
looked at the evil-looking young man.
This person didn’t show any fear as he let out a gentle smile and said,
“Senior, please don’t be angry; I just want to fight with fellow cultivator
Ceng Niu who shook the entire planet. Ceng Niu, do you dare to fight with
me?”
The evil-looking young man looked at Wang Lin, who was outside the
green light screen.
“Who are you?” Wang Lin frowned.
“Fellow cultivator Ceng Niu, although it is the first time we meet, I
know a lot about you. My concubine Red Butterfly just can’t stop thinking
about you.” The evil-looking young man let out a smile.
“Qian Feng!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
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QIAN FENG
T he evil-looking young man gently nodded and said, “I didn’t think

brother Ceng knew my name. I believe it was my mischievous junior
apprentice sister that told you. She must have said a lot of bad things about
me.”
With a cold voice, Du Tian said, “Enough. Qian Feng, open the
formation. I don’t have time to waste with you. If you don’t open it now,
you will stay here forever.”
Qian Feng laughed. “Senior, I don’t have any ill intent. Could it be that
the successor senior chose doesn’t even have the guts to fight with me?
Senior can rest assured; I won’t use any killing moves, we will only be
sparing.”
Du Tian sneered. He raised his hand and was about to use a spell when
Wang Lin said, “Okay, I’ll fight with you.
Qian Feng’s eyes lit up. He let out a laugh as he walked out of the green
light screen. He stopped ten feet away from Wang Lin and smiled. “Good.
No wonder brother Ceng is someone who killed Li Yuanfeng and the Giant
Demon Clan ancestor…”
Wang Lin didn’t waste words with this person. The moment Qian Feng
walked out, Wang Lin took out his celestial sword, activated his celestial
spiritual energy, and slashed down on Qian Feng, cutting his sentence short.
Although this was the first time Wang Lin had met Qian Feng, he had no
good feelings toward him. The first move Wang Lin made was with 120%
of his power.
This slice was clean and as fast as lightning.
Qian Feng’s eyes became cold. He didn’t use any treasure but pointed at
the air before him.
Bang!
A loud bang echoed in the sky. This slice from Wang Lin contained
celestial spiritual energy, making the celestial sword several times more
powerful than before. This move also contained all of the celestial spiritual
energy Wang Lin could use at once, so its power was astonishing.
Qian Feng was forced back 1000 feet before he could get rid of the
force from the celestial sword. His expression was no longer calm; his eyes
were cold and glowing as he stared at Wang Lin’s celestial sword.
“Celestial treasure!”
His right index finger was trembling as a stream of blood dripped down
from its tip. His entire right arm was also completely numb.
Qian Feng didn’t expect Wang Lin to attack with full power on the first
strike.
After pushing Qian Feng back with one slash, Wang Lin opened his
mouth to spit out a ray of black light. He caught it in his hand and it turned
into the one-billion-soul soul flag. With a wave, all of the soul fragments
flew out.
Wang Lin knew that he couldn’t win against Qian Feng. After all, Qian
Feng was at the mid stage of Soul Transformation. The only way to
approach this was to act first and attack Qian Feng so fast that he wouldn’t
know how to react.
The moment the soul fragments appeared, Wang Lin quickly said,
“Devour!”
There were 12 primary souls among the countless soul fragments. They
let out dark smiles as they pounced toward Qian Feng.
From the moment Qian Feng walked out of the green light screen to
being surrounded by the countless soul fragments, it all happened in very
quickly. So fast in fact that Qian Feng felt like he didn’t know what to do.
After all, he didn’t understand Wang Lin and had been looking down
upon him in his heart. Otherwise, with his cultivation level, there was no
way he would give Wang Lin the chance to use the soul flag.
And from his point of view, Wang Lin was simply too despicable. With
his status, no matter who he faced, the opponent would at least talk with
him for a bit before starting the fight. However, this Wang Lin unexpectedly
cut him off and attacked him the moment he came out. This type of action
was no different from a sneak attack.
Even back when he fought against the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s junior
master, he wasn’t in such an embarrassing position.
This scene made Du Tian very happy. He began to laugh out loud and
thought, “This Ceng Niu really has the essence of my Soul Refining Sect. If
one is going to act, then one must take the best opportunity.”
At this moment, Qian Feng was surrounded by the one-billion-soul soul
sub-flag. The countless soul fragments created a powerful pressure,
especially the 12 primary soul which were very dangerous to him.
The gentleness disappeared from Qian Feng’s face and was replaced
with a trace of hostility. He slapped his bag of holding and a fiery red awl
came out.
“Suzaku awl!” Du Tian frowned. He thought that the current Suzaku
was really spoiling this Qian Feng or else he wouldn’t have given Qian
Feng this kind of treasure.
Du Tian sent out a voice transmission. “Ceng Niu, that treasure belongs
to Zhuque Zi. It is considered a pseudo celestial treasure, so it’s very
powerful.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He was a very decisive person, so at this
moment, his eyes became cold as he said, “Explode!”
With one word, 100 million soul fragments immediately exploded.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosion of 100 million soul fragments created a destructive force
beyond imagination, causing Qian Feng’s expression to change greatly.
Without any hesitation, he put away the awl and sat down in the lotus
position. The entire Suzaku formation flickered and disappeared before
reappearing in front of Qian Feng.
Right now his body was emitting a powerful green light. A powerful
vortex then came out of his body and absorbed all of the force from the
explosion.
The powerful impact from the 100 million souls exploding caused the
green light to tremble violently, and Qian Feng, who was inside, coughed
out a mouthful of blood.
Wang Lin secretly sighed as he waved his hand and called back the 12
primary souls. Now that the Suzaku formation was gone, he calmly entered
the continent and stood beside Du Tian.
After the 12 primary souls returned, Wang Lin’s one-billion-soul soul
sub-flag turned into a strand of black gas and exited his origin soul. It went
back to Du Tian and returned to the real one-billion-soul soul flag.
Wang Lin’s sub-flag’s two uses were up.
Du Tian eyes became cold. He raised his hand and then lowered it.
Right now he couldn’t kill Qian Feng as he had the Suzaku formation
around him. Unless he used the fourth soul, there was no way to break the
Suzaku formation that was now only protecting one person.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. It was as if the battle earlier had never
taken place.
After three breaths of time, the green light screen disappeared and Qian
Feng walked out of it with a gloomy expression. He stared at Wang Lin
with anger and frustration on his face. However, he immediately suppressed
his emotions. After taking a deep breath, the gentle expression returned to
his face. He said, “Brother Ceng sure has some skill! I have learned much
from this.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “No problem!” His gaze paused at the forest not
far away, then he let out a sigh and flew toward the Soul Refining Sect.
Du Tian let out a mischievous smile as he looked at Qian Feng, then he
casually scanned the forest not far away before disappearing toward the
Soul Refining Sect.
The anger in Qian Feng’s eyes returned. He clenched his fists as he
stared at where Wang Lin went and shouted, “Red Butterfly, come out!”
A person wearing a red dress walked out. She was very beautiful and
graceful. However, her eyes were filled with confusion and loss as if she
were a puppet without a soul.
When Red Butterfly arrived beside Qian Feng, he suddenly turned
around and pointed at Red Butterfly’s forehead. Her face immediately
became deathly pale as her lifeforce was quickly drained.
Qian Feng had the opposite reaction; his face became red. All of the
injuries he had suffered earlier quickly recovered and in the blink of an eye
he was fully healed.
He withdrew his hand and looked at the wound on his finger. There was
still blood coming out of that wound.
“Lick it clean!” Qian Feng raised his finger next to Red Butterfly. Red
Butterfly opened her small mouth, put Qian Feng’s finger into her mouth,
and gently licked it with her tongue...
Qian Feng didn’t even look at Red Butterfly but continued to stare at
where Wang Lin disappeared to and muttered to himself, “Wang Lin, you
dare to hurt me? You are dead! Teacher is getting old and confused; why
else would he have sent junior apprentice sister to go take your dao heart?
Your domain is mine, and junior apprentice sister’s domain is mine too.
Even teacher’s domain, if I can find a way, I will devour it too...”
“This Ceng Niu’s soul flag is too powerful. That old man Du Tian is
also getting old, but instead of giving it to the country of Suzaku, he is
giving it to Ceng Niu! However, the soul flag has already caught teacher’s
attention and he is determined to get it. I want to see how much longer you
can last!”
Wang Lin and Du Tian quickly returned to the Soul Refining Sect.
The Soul Refining Sect was just as they left it. When they returned, Du
Tian didn’t stop for a break before taking Wang Lin straight to the back
mountain.
Once inside, Du Tian handed a bag of holding over to Wang Lin. He
looked at Wang Lin and said, “Focus only on reaching the Soul
Transformation stage. With me guarding you, as long as I’m alive, no one
will bother you!”
Wang Lin stared at Du Tian. After a while, he whispered, “Thank you!”
Du Tian laughed and waved his hand. “No need to thank me, just
remember what you promised me.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath and seriously said, “Senior, rest assured!”
Du Tian nodded and disappeared from the cave. When he reappeared,
he was outside the cave. He sat down with his divine sense spread out and
began to guard Wang Lin.
The one-billion-soul soul flag silently flapped before him.
“This Ceng Niu really has guts. To make the soul flag explode….
Luckily, he only had the sub-flag, so all of the soul fragments were just
illusions created by the main flag. Although 100 million soul fragments
exploded there, they weren’t destroyed. I’d be really heartbroken if they
were real.”
Du Tian looked at the flag and thought of the past. He didn’t look like
he was looking at a treasure but at his seniors.
A hint of sadness appeared in Du Tian’s eyes as he whispered,
“Ancestors of the Soul Refining Sect, junior Du Tian is about to come meet
you all.”
He pointed on the one-billion-soul soul flag and one primary soul flew
out. This soul had a gentle expression and exuded the air of a celestial.
Du Tian stared at the soul. He sighed and muttered to himself, “Senior
apprentice brother, I don’t know if I’m right or wrong to hand the soul flag
over to Ceng Niu. However, with the battle between the Forsaken Immortal
Clan and the country of Suzaku, our Soul Refining Sect will be hard to
save. But this Ceng Niu will leave the planet, so he can help my Soul
Refining Sect start again elsewhere. Maybe that is the true meaning behind
your prediction…”
Du Tian looked at the gentle primary soul and whispered, “I have lived
my life not hoping to live forever but to die in peace. All of the previous
ancestors of my Soul Refining Sect willingly gave up going back into the
reincarnation cycle and wiped out their consciousnesses to become primary
souls. I, Du Tian, won’t be any different! Senior apprentice brother, wait for
me! I’ll join you soon!”
421
SOUL TRANSFORMATION
W ang Lin sat in the lotus position inside the cave and took out the
bag Du Tian had given him. After scanning it with his divine
sense, his expression became strange.
He knew that Du Tian had taken a lot of celestial jades, but he didn’t
know the exact number. Whenever those sects handed over the celestial
jades, Du Tian would instantly put them inside this bag.
Now that he saw them, he couldn’t help but feel shocked.
“This tiny bag contains more than 100 times the celestial jades I got
from the Celestial Realm… No wonder this Soul Refining Sect has had so
many Soul Transformation cultivators.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He shook the bag and then a large number of
celestial jades surrounded him. In an instant, the cave was filled with rich
This was only a portion of what was in the bag. Wang Lin carefully put
the bag away and began to cultivate to absorb the celestial spiritual energy.
The celestial spiritual energy flooded into his body and began to refine
the spiritual energy inside him. Wang Lin had already experienced this
before, so he easily started it again to begin his breakthrough to the Soul
As a large amount of celestial spiritual energy entered his body, all of
the spiritual energy inside him condensed into a ball. This ball was like a
cultivator’s golden core, but the difference was like heaven and earth.
Three days later, the celestial jades around Wang Lin turned grey and
cracks appeared on them, then they finally turned to dust. Wang Lin didn’t
hesitate to slap the bag once more. He took out a large number of celestial
jades again.
The absorption of celestial spiritual energy never stopped. It quickly
entered Wang Lin’s body to refine the spiritual energy inside him as well as
his flesh and bones.
The first step to the Soul Transformation stage is to completely refine
the body so that it can withstand the power of celestial spiritual energy.
Before the Celestial Realm collapsed, there was no need to do all of
this. All they had to do was go into the spirit cleansing pool for a few
months to rid themselves of their mortal bodies and obtain one that could
withstand celestial spiritual energy.
However, now that the Celestial Realm is destroyed and the spirit
cleansing pools are gone, cultivators need a large number of celestial jades
to remove their mortal roots.
When one’s mortal roots are completely removed, the first step is
complete. The second step is for one’s origin soul to go from non corporeal
to corporeal.
Although it can’t replace the physical body, a corporeal origin soul is
several times more powerful and has the ability to protect itself.
A way to look at it is like this: the Nascent Soul is like a baby and the
origin soul is the baby growing up to become a youth. Next, the Soul
Transformation stage brings about a mysterious change. The youth grows
up into a powerful young adult with weapons in his hands. At this stage, the
origin soul is far more powerful than an origin soul at the Soul Formation
stage.
Situ Nan’s soul being so large is a sign that he has broken past the Soul
Transformation stage. Even an Ascendant cultivator’s soul is the same size
as a Soul Transformation cultivator’s. Only when one breaks past the
Ascendant stage to the next step will there be other changes.
However, that level was too far for Wang Lin to consider.
Time slowly passed. A large number of the celestial jades in his bag had
already been absorbed, and surrounding him were marks of celestial jades
that had turned to dust.
The ball of spiritual energy in his dantain cracked on this day and a
powerful suction force came from the crack. All of the celestial spiritual
energy Wang Lin had absorbed was sucked in.
Even the celestial jades he had just taken out turned to dust as the
celestial spiritual energy from them was sucked into that crack.
The ball of spiritual energy gradually changed colors. It had started out
green and was now glowing gold.
Wang Lin’s mind was still clear, so he calmly watched the change in his
body as if he was watching someone else.
Shortly after, when all of the celestial spiritual energy was absorbed by
the ball of spiritual energy, the ball became completely golden. If one were
to pull it out of his body, it would look exactly like a golden core.
Just at this moment, the golden core trembled and then more and more
cracks appeared on it. Then, with a bang, all of the celestial spiritual energy
in Wang Lin’s body rushed outwards and pushed his origin soul out until it
was three inches away from him. He tried to return it, but there was a
powerful force preventing him.
Wang Lin’s origin soul floated above his body. When he looked down,
he could see all the changes happening to his origin soul.
When the golden core shattered, the force of the celestial spiritual
energy shattered all of the meridians in his body. Right now his body was
like an empty shell filled with celestial spiritual energy.
All of the pores on his body opened and released strands of celestial
spiritual energy.
Shortly after, all of the celestial spiritual energy that came out of his
pores went back into his body through his orifices. This process turned into
a cycle.
Wang Lin’s body gradually became transparent and then his clothes
slowly disappeared. His two bags of holding fell to the ground.
The celestial spiritual energy slowly formed meridians inside his body.
These meridians were made of celestial spiritual energy, so they would
naturally be able to withstand the power of celestial spiritual energy.
The flesh on his body started to change too as celestial spiritual energy
began to ingrain into this body. Right now he looked like a celestial being.
This process of changing his entire body lasted an unknown amount of
time. For this whole period of time, Wang Lin’s origin soul was floating
above his body. He tried countless times to re-enter his body but was
stopped outside. It was as if the body no longer belonged to him and he
could not fuse with it anymore.
On this day, his body began to release a fragrance. This fragrance was
very alluring; it was as if some spirit herb had just been unearthed
The fragrance floated out of the cave, causing Du Tian’s eyes to light
up. His eyes revealed a glint of admiration and he sighed. “The first step to
the Soul Transformation stage, body refinement, is complete. Now it’s time
for the second step, origin soul refining.”
His hand formed a seal, then a black light immediately surrounded the
cave and prevented the fragrance from spreading.
“The fragrance that results from completing the first step of the Soul
Transformation stage attracts powerful beasts and devils that want to
possess the body. However, my Soul Refining Sect specializes in souls, so
it’s fine if those devils don’t come, but if they do, then they can become
food for the one-billion-soul soul flag.
“I’m not afraid of those beasts either. The Soul Refining Sect’s
protection formation can keep them all outside. There hasn’t been a beast
that could make me scared yet.”
This one dangerous trial of reaching the Soul Transformation stage was
nothing to Wang Lin with Du Tian protecting him, but for those rogue
cultivators or weak sects, it was life-threatening.
During the transformation, the origin soul is forced out of the body and
the body is left defenseless. If there are some powerful devils or souls
around, they can easily possess or devour the body.
Even beasts are very interested in a body that has just reached the Soul
Transformation stage. To them, the body is like a natural treasure, and
devouring it would increase their strength.
Once the origin soul returns to the body and claims the energy inside,
then the body becomes useless to the beasts.
Inside the cave, Wang Lin reached out with his origin soul and took out
a large number of celestial jades. This time the celestial spiritual energy
wasn’t absorbed by the body but by his origin soul.
A very comfortable feeling filled Wang Lin’s soul. He could feel the
celestial spiritual energy enter his origin soul, causing it to become larger
and more corporeal.
At this moment, Wang Lin understood that once his origin soul becomes
corporeal, he will be able to re-enter his body and he will have successfully
reached the Soul Transformation stage.
It takes a very long time for the origin soul to become corporeal.
Outside the cave, Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he waved his left hand. A
golden-purple primary soul flew out, grabbed a black, rogue soul, and
dragged it into the soul flag.
Du Tian muttered, “This is already the 19th one already. Unfortunately,
they are all Soul Formation soul fragments. If there was a Soul
Transformation one, then the soul flag would have another primary soul.”
Just at this moment, a golden-purple light flew in from the distance. The
protection formation didn’t stop it, so it charged directly to the cave.
Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he let out a laugh. He had made it so that the
formation wouldn’t stop souls. That was why they had been getting in.
“Good, come!” Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he moved. He jumped into the
air and reached toward the golden-purple soul.
The golden-purple light disappeared and dodged Du Tian’s hand, then it
charged toward the cave.
Seeing that the soul fragment was about to enter the cave, Du Tian
quickly moved and in an instant appeared before the soul fragment. He
laughed. “Unfortunately, you haven’t reached the Soul Transformation
stage; you are only at the border. You won’t be able to escape!” His hand
form a seal and a giant vortex appeared.
Du Tian shouted, “Soul vortex!” The soul fragment let out a scream and
quickly backed up, but Du Tian was one step ahead. He said, “Capture!”
A powerful suction force came from the vortex and the golden-purple
soul fragment was dragged toward the vortex.
Du Tian let out a smile, but just at this moment, a loud bang came from
the Soul Refining Sect’s protection formation. The formation trembled and
then completely collapsed.
This loud bang immediately echoed throughout the Soul Refining Sect.
Even the three main mountains trembled as a large number of rocks fell off
and cracks appeared on them, terrifying the disciples inside.
In the sky, a red figure wearing a red robe appeared. This figure gave off
an unimaginably powerful aura.
At this moment, the sky lost its color and only this figure existed.
“Zhuque Zi!” Du Tian’s expression was very ugly. He didn’t have time
to play with this soul fragment, so he waved the one-billion-soul soul flag
and captured it.
422
ZHUQUE ZI
“D u Tian!” Zhuque Zi was wearing a fiery-red robe and his hair

was moving without any wind. Although he looked ancient, he
still exuded a very oppressive aura.
This person casually stood there as the sky darkened. All of the light
was coming from his fiery robe, completely displaying his dominance over
planet Suzaku.
One couldn’t feel a strand of spiritual energy or even celestial spiritual
energy in his body, but early stage Ascendant cultivators would be forced to
retreat, and even mid stage Ascendant old monsters would unconsciously
back up.
He was the only late stage Ascendant cultivator on plant Suzaku.
The true ruler of planet Suzaku!
Zhuque Zi calmly said, “Back then, my country of Suzaku made an
agreement with your Soul Refining Sect. When the country of Suzaku is in
danger, you must lend us the one-billion-soul soul flag. Today this old man
is here to borrow the flag. Du Tian, bring it here!”
“Nonsense!” Du Tian gripped the one-billion-soul soul flag tightly as he
stared at Zhuque Zi and shouted, “How come I have never heard of this
agreement from any of the ancestors before? Old thief Zhuque, if you want
to steal it, just come and take it; no need to put on this disgusting act.”
Zhuque Zi looked at Du Tian, shook his head slightly, and sighed. “This
matter was decided between the first generation Suzaku and your founding
ancestor, so it’s natural that you don’t know about, but I found out about it
in some old records. Today I’m not here to steal but to borrow!” With that,
he reached out. The sky changed colors and red light gathered from all
directions. The red light formed a giant red hand that pressed down toward
Du Tian.
Du Tian shouted, “Old thief!” He waved the soul flag and without any
hesitation released all one billion soul fragments. Aside from the fourth
soul, the remaining 35 primary souls were also sent out.
Everything 100 kilometers was covered in soul fragments. Their
screams and shrills filled the area.
The combined voice of the one billion soul fragments was more
powerful than any soundwave treasure. The earth within 100 kilometers
began to tremble and the surrounding mountains collapsed.
The 35 primary souls of the one billion soul fragment all had fierce
expressions as they tore the red hand to pieces. Then they surrounded
Zhuque Zi and stared at him viciously.
Zhuque Zi looked at the surrounding one billion soul fragments. His
pupils shrank slightly as he calmly said, “Du Tian, since you remain so
stubborn, this old man will have to punish you in place of your ancestors. I
said I only wanted to borrow the one-billion-soul soul flag, so I’ll borrow it
and then I will return it to you.”
Du Tian laughed with mockery in his eyes. “Borrow? How long do you
want to borrow it for?”
Zhuque Zi’s expression was serious as he said, “Lend it to the country
of Suzaku for 10,000 years. After 10,000 years, we will naturally return it.”
“Old thief Zhuque, my Soul Refining Sect has a saying: if the flag is
here, the sect still exists. If you want it, you can try to take it!” Du Tian’s
eyes became cold as his hands formed a seal and then he pointed at Zhuque
Zi.
“Fuse!”
The surrounding one billion soul fragments immediately began to gather
on the 35 primary souls and then the primary souls began to fuse with each
other.
Zhuque Zi’s eyes lit up. He couldn’t allow this fusion to continue. He
reached out and a red feather appeared in his hand.
He sent the feather forward, then it suddenly began to burn and release a
ghostly light.
“Holy Suzaku Flame!” Zhuque Zi’s ancient voice boomed from his
mouth.
The burning feather trembled and suddenly collapsed. A surge of fire
began to spread with the feather as the center and immediately covered the
surrounding 100 kilometers.
The power of this flame was unimaginable. The three mountains of the
Soul Refining Sect were turned into black, viscous liquid. However, this
liquid quickly turned to gas.
Even the cave Wang Lin was in disappeared, and Wang Lin disappeared
along with the cave.
The entire Soul Refining Sect disappeared from planet Suzaku. The
hundreds of disciples and even the three Soul Formation elders hiding in the
three golden rings weren’t able to escape this calamity.
The 35 primary soul fragments that were about to fuse were also
surrounded by the fire. Black gas was floating up from their bodies and they
all had painful expressions on their faces.
“Holy Suzaku Flame…” Du Tian’s face was very ugly. There were three
ancient jades floating around him. They were blocking the flame.
Zhuque Zi’s expression was calm as he slowly said, “Du Tian, the
heavens are just. I originally didn’t want to do this, but you’ve forced me!”
Du Tian took a deep breath, bit the tip of his tongue, spat out a large
mouthful of blood, and sat down in the lotus position. Then his hand formed
a seal and he said, “Soul escape!”
Du Tian wasn’t his original name but his daoist name that his teacher
had given him. He once told Wang Lin that all users of the soul flag have
different ways of using it, and his special method was escaping.
The 35 primary souls released a green light and then disappeared from
within the fire. When they reappeared, they were before Du Tian.
“What’s this?” Zhuque Zi was surprised.
“Fuse!” Du Tian spat out more blood. This time the blood landed on one
of the primary souls. Then, in an instant, the 34 other primary souls fused
with it.
In the blink of an eye, an aura that could match Zhuque Zi appeared and
the sky seemed to have been split in two. The left side was fiery red,
representing Zhuque Zi.
The right side was black, representing the late stage Ascendant soul
formed by the 35 primary souls and one billion soul fragments.
The moment this soul fragment appeared, it waved its hand, pushing all
of the flames that were on the right side to the left side.
Like the sky, the ground was split between black and red.
Zhuque Zi’s pupils shrank. His expression was a bit ugly as he stared at
the soul and said, “Not bad. With that power, it can be considered the top
treasure of planet Suzaku.”
Du Tian’s face was deathly pale. He only had less than two years left,
and now that he had used the soul flag’s fusion technique, he was almost
out of time. He softly whispered, “Kill him!”
The late stage Ascendant soul fragment didn’t go forward but raised its
hand. A rumbling sound came from all directions as clouds gathered to
form a human-shaped body.
This body was made of clouds and at a glance was no different from a
mortal.
The Ascendant soul fragment took a step forward and fused with the
body made of clouds. The cloud person opened his ghostly eyes and stared
at Zhuque Zi.
“To form a body from the clouds, that is indeed only something late
stage Ascendant cultivators can do! However, you are created from fusion. I
want to see how long you can last!” Zhuque Zi’s expression was ugly.
With that, he waved his hand. A red light appeared in front of him and
transformed into a short, red sword.
The moment the sword appeared, the flame on the ground was sucked
into the sword.
“This sword is very ancient and no one knows its true name. The first
generation Suzaku got it and named it the Suzaku Sword.” With that,
Zhuque Zi pointed at the sword with his right hand.
The flying sword immediately glowed red as if it were filled with
celestial spiritual energy. This sword was no different from the sword of a
celestial.
This sword was a celestial treasure.
The cloud person’s eyes lit up and he waved his right hand. His entire
right hand flew off and became a sword that was the same as the Suzaku
Sword. Aside from the color, it looked exactly the same as the Suzaku
Sword; even the enormous amount of celestial spiritual energy was the
same.
Then he pointed at Zhuque Zi and the small, white sword shot forth.
The red and white swords collided with each other like meteors. After a
series of collisions, the white sword was clearly no match and was pushed
back. However, the red sword had taken hits from the white sword’s
powerful celestial spiritual energy, so it was slowed down.
The cloud person stared at Zhuque Zi and let out a faint smile. Then his
cloud body collapsed to form eight more copies of the exact same sword.
Each one of them contained an enormous amount of celestial spiritual
energy. The eight swords shot out at once. Three of them went after the
Suzaku Sword and the remaining five went toward Zhuque Zi.
Zhuque Zi’s expression was ugly as he backed up few hundred feet. He
slapped his bag of holding to take out a gourd, then he muttered, “Collect!”
The five swords were surrounded by a powerful force and then, in the
blink of an eye, were trapped inside the gourd.
Zhuque Zi’s eyes lit up. He was about to use the gourd to collect the
three other swords, but just at that moment, he heard crackling sounds
coming from the gourd. A second later, a heaven-shattering sound escaped
from it.
With a bang, the gourd shattered. The five swords flew out and stabbed
toward Zhuque Zi without any hesitation.
At the same time, the swords that were fighting the Suzaku Sword
seemed to have received an order, because they ditched the Suzaku Sword
and quickly flew over.
Zhuque Zi’s expression changed greatly and he quickly backed up.
It was not that he was no match, but the soul formed by the soul flag
was filled with death and was attacking him without any regard for its own
safety. Although he was confident he could win, he would definitely be
injured. Normally it wouldn’t matter, but right now he didn’t have much
lifespan left either. If he was injured here, his lifespan would shorten.
Another important matter was that the second battle with the Forsaken
Immortal Clan had already begun. If he got injured here, it would be very
unfortunate.
423
THE WISE AND SORROWFUL KING
H owever, although he wanted to retreat, the swords formed by the

cloud person were even faster than lightning, so they quickly
approached him.
Zhuque Zi’s eyes were gloomy as his hand created a seal before him.
The moment this seal appeared, a powerful aura surrounded Zhuque Zi.
At this moment, the flying swords arrived.
Boom!
A sound that shook the entire continent burst forth.
Zhuque Zi flew back like a meteor and didn’t stop for a while.
The seal before him had collapsed. Although he wasn’t injured, his face
was deathly pale and the air of superiority he was emitting had disappeared.
The nine flying swords disappeared and turned back into soul
fragments.
Du Tian looked at the scene before him and bitterly said, “The
Mysterious Suzaku Seal!”
The Mysterious Suzaku Seal is a spell that only each generation’s
Suzaku can learn. It can’t be cultivated and is inherited from the previous
Suzaku.
This seal wasn’t created by the first generation Suzaku; it is a spell that
was given to them by the Cultivation Union.
This Mysterious Suzaku Seal won’t increase one’s cultivation level, but
it is very powerful. There are only two uses for it: attacking and defending.
Its attack can destroy everything and its defense is even stronger than
the entire Suzaku formation even when it’s protecting just one person.
No one knows how the Cultivation Union managed to create this spell.
On a rank 6 cultivation planet, only one person can know the spell at a time.
Unless that person dies, no one else can use it. Even if the previous Suzaku
is somehow still alive, when the current Suzaku learns the Mysterious
Suzaku Seal, the previous Suzaku loses the power of the seal.
Rumor has it that using the Mysterious Suzaku Seal has some cost, but
only the people who have learned the spell know of the cost. The seal
Zhuque Zi had just used was that seal.
The cloud person shattered. Du Tian’s face was deathly pale as he stared
at Zhuque Zi, then he suddenly started laughing. “My lifespan is almost all
gone. To be able to see an old thief like you in this state is pretty
satisfying!”
Zhuque Zi’s expression was ugly and he was panting. He wouldn’t have
used the Mysterious Suzaku Seal unless he had to, especially if it was to use
the seal to attack. He used it because he needed to keep himself in top
condition for the battle against the Forsaken Immortal Clan.
“Du Tian, your Soul Refining Sect was once a branch of Suzaku and
your ancestors fought alongside the first generation Suzaku against the
Forsaken Immortal Clan. Why must you be so stubborn today? If you hand
over the soul flag, I will help you rebuild the sect, help you gather disciples,
and even help you make the Soul Refining Sect its own country again.”
Du Tian’s eyes lit up and then he let out a mischievous smile. “Old thief
Zhuque, I see through you now. You are afraid of getting hurt; otherwise,
you wouldn’t have ended up in such an embarrassing position. The war
with the Forsaken Immortal Clan has already started; I’m afraid you won’t
be able to stay here for long.”
Zhuque Zi frowned and coldly said, “Although the eleven-leaf ancestor
of the Forsaken Immortal Clan is strong, I have an ace up my sleeve. Once
that is revealed, the Forsaken Immortal Clan will die for sure! Du Tian, I’ll
ask you one last time: will you hand over the soul flag?”
Du Tian’s eyes became cold. He took a cold breath and waved his hand.
A golden-purple light began to flash on the flag, but it was unstable.
“Old thief Zhuque, I advise you to leave now and not force me to bring
out the fourth soul!” Du Tian’s voice was filled with determination.
Zhuque Zi’s expression was ugly, but he sneered inside. He had been
waiting for the fourth soul to appear. In fact, what he really wanted all along
was the fourth soul.
Every generation of Suzaku has studied the fourth soul in hopes of
finding a way to defeat the one-billion-soul soul flag. Zhuque Zi was 80%
confident in beating it; that was why he came today.
After pondering a bit, Zhuque Zi slowly said, “I have read about the
power of the fourth soul in records, but I haven’t seen it in person.
Borrowing this chance, I really want to see just what is so special about this
fourth soul!”
Du Tian clenched his teeth and pointed at his forehead with his left
hand. He took out a ball of golden light and quickly pressed it onto the soul
flag. The golden-purple dot on the soul flag quickly flew out.
“The world is divided into five elements that neutralize each other and
create different types of spirit roots. Having one element means you can
cultivate, have two means you are smart, having three means you have
talent, having four means you have heavenly talent, and having five means
you are complete.
“The five elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Having two
is rare, have three is even more rare, having four is almost unheard of, and
no one has even heard of anyone having all five.
“The fourth soul was a rare person who had three elements, but this
talent didn’t manifest when he was alive. He lived like most and died when
he was at the Soul Transformation stage, but the Soul Refining Sect refined
his soul with a special technique that turned it into something that could
threaten even late stage Ascendant cultivators!
“To capture this soul, one requires a lot of determination and they must
open the Cultivation Planet Crystal when one’s lifespan is almost up.” This
part of the record flashed through Zhuque’s head.
Zhuque Zi said, in a serious tone, “Three Metal Soul!”
Du Tian let out hoarse laugh. His eyes were dim because the last of his
lifespan has just been used to activate the fourth soul.
The fourth soul couldn’t be brought out via normal means; one must
give up their life force to call it out of the soul flag.
The moment the fourth soul appeared, it released a blinding, golden-
purple glow. Inside the glow was only one thing: a thin needle.
This needle wasn’t large; only as long as a thumb. It gave off a very
powerful aura, far more powerful than the aura the Suzaku Sword gave off.
Three Metal Soul was a heavenly treasure that could penetrate all
substances and its soul force could even harm origin souls.
Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he said, “Fourth soul, kill!”
The golden-purple needle flashed and disappeared.
Zhuque Zi’s expression changed as he quickly backed up. At the same
time, he waved his hand, causing the Suzaku Sword to block before him.
With a ding, a needle-sized hole appeared on the Suzaku Sword.
At the same time, Zhuque Zi let out a roar as he pointed to the air with
his index finger. Celestial spiritual energy surged through his body and he
pressed down with his index finger.
With a bang, Zhuque Zi backed up three steps. The golden-purple light
had disappeared without a trace once more, but Zhuque Zi knew that the
fourth soul was still around.
His expression was cold as he said, “The fourth soul is indeed strong!
But Du Tian, if you were at the early stage of Ascendant and had used
celestial spiritual energy beyond what a Soul Transformation cultivator can,
you would be able to make it even faster and more powerful. I would have
to run today if that were the case. However, if you want to kill me, the
fourth soul isn’t fast enough!”
Zhuque Zi’s words had a purpose. The fourth soul he wanted to capture
wasn’t what it was now. He wanted the fourth soul in a much more
powerful state. The only way for it to achieve a more powerful state was for
it to devour a large amount of soul fragments and primary souls.
It has to be said that in terms of scheming, Du Tian couldn’t match
Zhuque Zi!
Du Tian stared at Zhuque Zi as he pointed to the air and the soul
fragments collapsed.
The way they collapsed was very strange. Every time there was a purple
flash of light, a soul fragment would collapse. This happened very quickly
and soon a portion of the soul fragments had collapsed.
The purple light became faster and faster until one could only see a
purple line.
Countless soul fragments were absorbed by the fourth soul. Du Tian
wasn’t in a position to worry about the soul fragments.
Zhuque Zi’s eyes lit up. He was about to move up when he suddenly
stepped back. A needle-sized hole suddenly appeared in his hand and fresh
blood dripped out from the wound.
At this moment, more souls collapsed. Because ten primary souls were
devoured by the fourth soul, its speed had reached an unimaginable speed.
Du Tian’s heart ached because ⅓ of the one-billion-soul soul flag was
devoured by the fourth soul in an instant along with ten primary souls. The
one-billion-soul soul flag hadn’t suffered this kind of loss in a long time. Du
Tian took a deep breath and shouted, “Fourth soul, stop!”
The golden-purple light paused as it hummed and then charged toward
Zhuque Zhi.
Zhuque Zi sighed. He wanted to wait until the fourth soul had devoured
all of the souls before using the method the previous Suzakus had thought
of to capture it. Unfortunately, Du Tian had stopped it from devouring.
Zhuque Zi couldn’t say anymore or his purpose would be exposed.
Zhuque Zi continued to back up while he kept pointing at the air before
him. A series of shattering sounds could be heard, causing Zhuque Zi to
back up even faster. Many wounds the size of a needle appeared on him and
blood flowed out of them.
Every time a hole appeared, his expression become more ugly and his
aura weakened.
However, his blood began to cover the fourth soul.
Zhueque Zi’s eyes became cold as he slapped his bag of holding and
took out a small, red gourd. His hand formed a seal and he said, “Refine!”
With one word, a thread of white flame came out from the small gourd.
The surrounding 1,000 feet immediately became a sea of fire. This fire was
even stronger than the Holy Suzaku Flame!
“Let’s see if your Three Metal Soul is stronger than the Celestial Flame
Gourd! I’m going to refine this fourth soul!”
Inside the sea of flames, the golden-purple needle appeared and turned
red. Although it didn’t melt, Zhuque Zi’s blood slowly fused with the fourth
soul during this refining.
At this moment, the fourth soul quickly began to spin, causing a gust of
wind that blew an opening in the sea of fire.
“Soul, escape!” Du Tian shouted. The golden-purple needle disappeared
and flew toward Zhuque Zi.
Zhuque Zi’s eyes lit up. A look of joy appeared in his face and he
laughed. “Du Tian, since you don’t want to hand over the soul flag, I won’t
insist on taking it, but I’ll be taking this fourth soul!”
Zhuque Zi slapped his bag of holding and took out a small chunk of
black mud. He spat some blood on the black mud and then a strand of black
gas came out from it.
Zhuque Zi’s hand guided the strand of black gas a few times to form a
strange symbol.
“This old man uses his status as the current Suzaku and gives 90% of
my remaining lifespan to open the Cultivation Cultivation Planet Crystal. I
want to use the ‘stop’ domain that the Cultivation Union gifted to us!” His
right hand pointed at the symbol and then it quickly flew out and
disappeared three feet before Zhuque Zi.
At this moment, everything within 1000 feet paused.
The moment the symbol disappeared, there was a flash of golden-purple
light and then the golden-purple needle appeared.
Zhuque Zi reached out and caught the fourth soul. At this moment, time
began to move again.
Zhuque Zi stepped forward. His face revealed a fierce expression and he
reached toward Du Tian.
Du Tian let out a sigh. He turned around to look at the cave that had
been destroyed by the flame and closed his eyes.
But just as Zhuque Zi reached out, a dark laugh came from where the
cave that Wang Lin was in was.
“Scram for this old man!”
Zhuque Zi’s expression changed. He felt pain from his origin soul and
felt fear that he had never felt after he became the Suzaku.
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Suzaku.
aves of Forsaken Immortal Clan members were gathering inside
the endless black cloud on the eastern side of the continent of
In the center of the black cloud sat countless Forsaken Immortal Clan
members. They were all chanting in unison. The power of their tattoos had
moved out from their bodies and floated in the air.
The tattoo power quickly rose up to the air.
Every two hours these clan members would use up all of the tattoo
power in their bodies and then another group would switch places with
them to continue the chant.
This process had lasted for several months. On this day, a middle-aged
man wearing a grey robe appeared. He had no tattoos on his body other than
a purple leaf on his left cheek that was emitting a purple glow.
He stood there as he stared at the large amount of clan members in the
center and revealed a thoughtful look.
Behind him followed three old men. The aura the three of them gave off
was exactly the same as the eight-leaf old man who chased Wang Lin
before.
One of the old men respectfully said, “Fifth ancestor, it is time. The
fourth ancestor has already activated it on the ancestral tree side.”
The middle-aged man nodded and said, “The ancestral tree was freed
because the ancient ancestor gave up his life and used his body to break the
five-sword seal. We can’t fail this time!”
“The four sub-trees of the ancestral tree have surrounded the continent
of Suzaku. This time the country of Suzaku will be destroyed!” The old
man’s eyes revealed a hint of excitement, but that quickly disappeared as he
said, “Fifth ancestor, about second ancestor…”
The middle-aged man frowned and said, “Don’t bother with him. He
has been in the country of Suzaku for too long and thinks differently than
us. Hmph, if it wasn’t for his unwillingness to fight, we could have wiped
out the country of Suzaku in that battle a few years ago!
“I just don’t believe that the Cultivation Planet Crystal that the country
of Suzaku holds has the power he spoke of!”
The old man nodded and no longer spoke.
“The people of the Corpse Sect are here.” The middle-aged man looked
into the distance.
A large coffin was quickly closing in from outside the eastern edge of
the continent of Suzaku. On top of the coffin sat three people. The three of
them all had white hair. Aside from the one in the middle, who was at the
early stage of Soul Transformation, the other two were at the late stage of
Soul Formation.
The three of them were sitting on the coffin which moved very fast. In
the blink of an eye, they arrived before the black cloud. The tattoo symbols
in the black cloud flashed to prevent them from entering.
The early stage Soul Transformation old man from the Corpse Sect said,
“I’m the elder of the Corpse Sect on planet Suzaku and the two behind me
are corpse deacons. I ask the Forsaken Immortal Sect to open the tattoo
formation.”
The tattoos inside the black cloud flashed again and a tunnel appeared.
The large coffin from the Corpse Sect quickly flew inside.
The coffin stopped at the center of the black cloud. The early stage Soul
Transformation elder from the Corpse Sect jumped down.
Before him was the middle-aged man and the three eight-leaf shamans.
The middle-aged man calmly said, “Elder Sima, I have been waiting for
you.”
The Corpse Sect elder laughed and said, “I’m late because I
encountered some trouble on the way. Aside from delivering the corpses,
I’m also here to tell your Forsaken Immortal Clan a piece of news.”
The middle-aged man looked at the Corpse Sect elder with calm eyes as
he waited for the news.
The Corpse Sect elder’s eyes lit up and with a smile that was not a smile
he said, “Zhuque Zi went to the Soul Refining Sect and is having a battle
with Du Tian to steal the one-billion-soul soul flag!”
The middle-aged man’s expression remained the same, then he smiled.
“What was the result?”
The Corpse Sect elder laughed. “That I don’t know, but with my Corpse
Sect’s understanding of the current Suzaku, if he went, then he must be at
least 80% confident. Your Forsaken Immortal Clan will have to be careful!”
The middle-aged man’s expression hadn’t changed yet. He was just
about to speak when his expression suddenly changed. He looked toward
Pilu at the northern end of the continent of Suzaku. From there he felt an
aura that made him tremble.
Zhuque Zi had long forgotten what pain from his origin soul felt like.
Right now he felt the fear he had only felt back when he met the last
generation Suzaku.
Zhuque Zi was, after all, someone from a high position, so he quickly
calmed himself and asked, “Your excellency, who are you?”
A ray a of rainbow-colored light flashed by as Wang Lin appeared. He
floated in the air with his hair flowing without any wind, but he gave off an
extremely strange aura.
His body was emitting a blue aura, a cold aura that could freeze
anything in the world.
The current Wang Lin was completely naked, translucent, and
glistening. His eyes were no longer clear but filled with an evil aura.
Qian Feng’s eyes were also filled with evil, but compared to Wang
Lin’s, it was like a campfire next to the sun.
This evil aura inside Wang Lin’s eyes only represented one word:
arrogance!
Arrogance, much arrogance, an extreme arrogance that saw everything
in the world as below him and no one in the world could match him.
He casually looked at Zhuque Zi. This gaze was several times brighter
than lightning.
Zhuque Zi’s body trembled. At this moment, he really felt like he did
back in the past. He felt the same fear from when he faced the previous
Suzaku. He quickly backed up, and for the first time in a long time cold
sweat came out from his forehead.
“You… you are Wang Lin! No, you aren’t Wang Lin. Your excellency,
who are you?” Zhuque Zi took a deep breath and hid the terror in his eyes.
“This old man asked you which generation Suzaku you are.” These
words filled with arrogance came out of Wang Lin’s mouth. His tone
contained a “you have to answer” feel.
Du Tian stared at the scene. When he looked at Wang Lin, he felt a
strong sense of unfamiliarity. His time with Wang Lin wasn’t short, so he
was immediately able to tell that this person wasn’t him.
There wasn’t any way for Wang Lin to have this kind of pressure and
this kind of “I’m above everyone else” arrogance. This type of pressure and
arrogance could only be found on old monsters that have cultivated for
countless years.
Zhuque Zi didn’t want to reply, but he involuntarily said, “Fourteenth
generation Suzaku…”
Wang Lin pondered a bit before coldly looking at Zhuque Zi and saying,
“On the behalf of Ye Wuyou, this old man won’t kill you. Now scram.”
“Ye Wuyou?” Du Tian was startled. He had never heard this name
before.
However, after Zhuque Zi heard this name, his expression changed like
it never had before. He immediately backed up even more and the terror
inside him could no longer remain hidden, so it showed on his face.
“You…” Zhuque Zi took in a breath of cold air and his body shook as if
he had been hit by lightning. His gaze toward Wang Lin was no longer just
filled with shock, it also contained a deep sense of horror.
Ye Wuyou was a name that only every generation of Suzaku would
know. No one else knew, not even the ancestors from the sects in Suzaku.
They only knew that there was someone with the daoist name of Suzaku.
Ye Wuyou was the real name of the first generation Suzaku!
As Zhuque Zi looked at the blue aura around Wang Lin’s body, he
recalled the history of the past Suzakus until he locked onto one identity.
At this moment, the terror in his eyes became even more intense. He
respectfully clasped his hands toward Wang Lin without any hesitation and
said, “Greetings, ancestor. Junior will leave now!”
With that, he quickly retreated.
Du Tian’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Leave behind the fourth soul!”
Zhuque Zi stopped. His eyes showed that he was struggling to make a
decision and then he suddenly turned around and looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes revealed a trace of the past as he said, “Back then this
old man owed Ye Wuyou. Forget it; since you are using it to fight the
Forsaken Immortal Clan, this old man will lend it to you for three years.
Three years from now you will return it to me.”
Du Tian panicked and was about to speak when Wang Lin looked at
him. When Du Tian looked back, he could no longer see Wang Lin. There
was only an unfamiliar aura that said something like “I’ll kill you if you
speak,” and he knew that this person would kill him without any hesitation.
Du Tian’s heart trembled and he no longer dared to speak.
Zhuque Zi let out a breath of relief. If that person wanted the fourth soul
back no matter what, he might’ve had to fight him. However, from what he
had heard about about this person, Zhuque Zi lacked even the smallest
amount of confidence in fighting him.
Zhuque Zi clasped his hands and was about to leave.
But Wang Lin’s eyes showed a flash of arrogance and he said, “Since
you have guessed this old man’s identity, then you must know my rules. Are
you just going to leave like this?”
Zhuque Zi pondered a bit and raised his right hand. He waved his left
hand and cut two fingers off his right hand. “This matter is junior’s fault.
Are two fingers enough?”
Wang Lin shook his head and arrogantly said, “Leave another one
behind!”
Zhuque Zi clenched his teeth. He waved his left hand to cut off another
finger. His face was pale as he looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin then said, “Scram!”
Zhuque Zi quickly left without turning his head. In the blink of an eye,
he turned into a ray of light and disappeared.
100,000 kilometers away, Zhuque Zi clenched his teeth and let out a
roar at the sky.
“Second generation Suzaku! How can he be still alive?! How can he
still be on planet Suzaku?! How can it be!?!?! The third generation Suzaku
schemed against him by luring foreign cultivators over. How is he not
dead!?!?!”
He roared the entire way back until he was above the country of
Suzaku. He suddenly stopped as he looked back toward Pilu. The anger was
now gone, but it was replaced with suspicion.
“Something is wrong. Going by what I know about the second
generation Suzaku, there is no way he would go easy on me. Could it be
that he has just awakened and was faking it?”
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Z huque Zi pondered a bit. His expression became very unsettled before

he let out a sigh. He really didn’t have the guts to go test his theory.
He stomped his foot on the ground and a large crack appeared in the sky as
he stared viciously at the direction of Pilu.
“Second generation Suzaku…” Zhuque Zi flew toward Mount Suzaku.
Inside the Soul Refining Sect in Pilu.
Wang Lin’s figure wavered and then fell from the sky after he made
sure that Zhuque Zi had left.
Du Tian was shocked and quickly went up to Wang Lin. The current
Wang Lin’s face was pale and his eyes were closed; he was clearly in pain.
Du Tian took a few closer looks, then his expression changed greatly
and he shouted, “Possession!”
He instantly clenched his teeth and raised his hand. He was about to
press his hand down on Wang Lin’s forehead to help him fight the
possession; however, just as he was about to press down, Wang Lin opened
his eyes. His eyes were now clear and contained none of the arrogance from
before.
Wang Lin weakly said, “Senior, stop.”
Du Tian stared at Wang Lin and said, in a serious tone, “What exactly
happened?”
“You were way too rash, you little brat. Couldn’t you see the severity of
the situation?! If this old man had his old temper, I would kill you with a
slap! Don’t think that because your lifespan is about to be up this old man
can’t make you taste what it’s like for your life to be slowly drained away.”
A very arrogant voice came from Wang Lin’s brow. Shortly after, a
green light flew out from Wang Lin’s forehead and stood on the side. This
green light took the form of a large middle-aged man with a rough face and
a large build. The moment he appeared, he released a powerful aura.
The sky’s color suddenly changed. Due to the impact of this person’s
aura, clouds began to form. Lightning could be seen and rain began to fall.
The middle-aged man raised his head toward the sky and shouted,
“Scatter for this old man! Did I let you rain?”
With just one roar, the clouds in the sky scattered without a trace; even
the rain that was falling was blow away. Not even a single drop had landed.
Du Tian’s body trembled violently as he stared dumbfoundedly at the
scene before him. He was unable to say a word.
Wang Lin bitterly smiled and let out a cough. When the Holy Suzaku
Flame arrived, Wang Lin’s origin soul had already returned to his body and
he had reached the Soul Transformation stage. However, there was no way
for him to help in the fight between Du Tian and Zhuque Zi, so when the
Holy Suzaku Flame appeared, he hid inside the heaven defying bead.
When he went in there, Situ Nan awakened!
The just awakened Situ Nan had a fierce image, but in reality he was
very weak. They didn’t even have time to talk before Situ Nan noticed what
was going on outside, entered Wang Lin’s body, and scared Zhuque Zi
away.
It has to be said that Situ Nan’s acting skill was very powerful.
When Situ Nan made Zhuque Zi cut off his fingers, Wang Lin was
extremely nervous, but Situ Nan wasn’t nervous at all and was as arrogant
as he always was.
Afterwards, Wang Lin asked why he had asked Zhuque Zi to leave
behind the fingers. Could he not have been afraid of Zhuque Zi retaliating?
Situ Nan’s response was, “Because I’m Situ Nan!”
“Earlier you almost ruined my plan by asking for that fourth soul, you
little brat. If I had let that little thieving sparrow see through me, this old
man would’ve had to go back to sleep right after waking up! As for that
fourth soul, once I find a body and recover my cultivation, I’ll just kill my
way up Mount Suzaku and steal it back for you!” Situ Nan glared at Du
Tian.
Du Tian hadn’t been called a little brat for thousands of years. He could
only warily smile and ask, “Senior is?”
Situ Nan raised his head and arrogantly said, “Wang Lin, tell this little
brat who I am!”
Wang Lin wryly smiled. He looked at Du Tian and said, “He is Situ
Nan.”
“Situ Nan?” Du Tian thought for a very long time and couldn’t think of
any expert named Situ Nan.
Then Wang Lin said, “The second generation Suzaku!”
Du Tian’s body trembled and he staggered backwards. His eyes were
filled with extreme shock. He finally understood why Zhuque Zi was scared
away.
The fame of the second generation Suzaku was too large; in some ways
it even exceeded the first generation Suzaku’s fame.
Shortly after, Du Tian took a deep breath. He respectfully bowed toward
Situ Nan and said, “Junior Du Tian from the Soul Refining Sect greets
senior.”
Situ Nan nodded and said, “Considering the fact that you protected
Wang Lin and are giving him the one-billion-soul soul flag, this old man
promises you that if there is an opportunity, I’ll help you revive the Soul
Refining Sect!” Situ Nan reminisced about the past. If it wasn’t for his good
friend from the Soul Refining Sect, he wouldn’t even have had the time to
escape into the heaven defying bead during the battle with the foreign
cultivators.
Du Tian revealed a smile on his face. He had given up his entire life for
the Soul Refining Sect, and it was the thing he worried about the most in his
life. This was why he was willing to use the end of his life to befriend Wang
Lin; it was all in order to find a way to keep his Soul Refining Sect alive.
Zhuque Zi’s arrival made Du Tian despair; however, things changed so
fast that he felt like he had experienced an entire lifetime already. Now that
the second generation Suzaku had personally promised to keep the Soul
Refining Sect alive, Du Tian was satisfied.
He sat down in the lotus position with a smile on his face and slowly
closed his eyes.
“Senior apprentice brother, your prediction worked… I, Du Tian, can
meet you, teacher, and all of the previous ancestors with a smile. I, Du Tian,
am not a sinner of the Soul Refining Sect. I found a new hope for the Soul
Refining Sect. I can see that in the future, my Soul Refining Sect will
become an existence beyond a rank 6 cultivation country. I, Du Tian, have
left my mark on the history of the Soul Refining Sect…
“Teacher, I managed to accomplish what I promised you. I, Du Tian, am
willing to wipe away my consciousness to enter the soul flag for eternity!”
On a rainy night on a public road, the bandits killed everyone, and
among the rubble was a youth crying...
With a long sigh, an old man walked out from the rain. After gently
rubbing the youth’s head, he revealed a gentle smile and said only one
sentence.
“Are you willing to come with me?”
The youth grew up inside the Soul Refining Sect. The talented youth
immediately stood out among the other disciples. He did all of this just
because of that one sentence.
In order to follow the old man’s footsteps, he cultivated hard every day.
Day by day, year by year, he continued this boring cultivation until he
comprehended the heavens and reached the Soul Formation stage. He
became the old man’s disciple, was given the daoist name Du Tian, and
followed the old man everywhere.
Time was like a song; there will be a day when the song ends and
people leave. Before his teacher’s soul entered the one-billion-soul soul
flag, he made a promise to protect the Soul Refining Sect for the rest of his
life only for that one sentence in his youth.
“Are you willing to come with me?”
“Teacher, disciple…. Is coming…” Du Tian let out a smile as he closed
his eyes. The last bit of his lifeforce disappeared....
A ray of golden-purple light flew out from his brow. The one-billion-
soul soul flag suddenly appeared, and with a wave, the golden-purple light
disappeared inside it.
Although the one-billion-soul soul flag had lost ⅓ of its soul fragments,
ten primary souls, and the fourth soul, it was still the one-billion-soul soul
flag!
This 30-foot flag represented the roots of the Soul Refining Sect. It
seemed to have a mind of its own as it floated toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin raised his right hand and grabbed the soul flag, then he
looked at the smiling Du Tian with a complex expression and melancholy.
He kneeled down and kowtowed toward Du Tian.
“Although senior wasn’t my teacher, you treated me as your disciple… I
will never forget about this…” The melancholy in Wang Lin’s eyes became
even stronger. In truth, his time spent with Du Tian wasn’t very long, but
Du Tian’s kindness to him was engraved in his heart.
“Zhuque Zi, one day I’ll definitely find you and make you pay for
wiping out the Soul Refining Sect!” Wang Lin looked at the direction of the
country of Suzaku and his eyes became cold.
With a gust of wind, Du Tian’s corpse began to slowly disintegrate as if
everything about this person was disappearing. Only in Wang Lin’s memory
did Du Tian’s figure still remain...
“For you to meet this person was your luck. He is worthy of being
remembered….” Situ Nan let out a sigh. His voice was no longer filled with
arrogance as he thought about his good friends in the past…
Wang Lin pondered a bit and looked toward Situ Nan. “What’s your
plan?”
Situ Nan’s eyes lit up and the arrogance reappeared. He said, “Find a
body with talent suitable for me, recover my cultivation, and look for those
people who caused me to end up in this situation. If they have long died,
then I’ll take out my anger on their descendants!”
Situ Nan’s personality had always been like this. Back then he kept
teaching Wang Lin this almost demonic path of cultivation. The reason
Wang Lin had killed so much had a lot to do with Situ Nan’s influence.
Wang Lin nodded and said, “The heaven defying bead has already fused
with my soul and is unable to be removed…”
Without letting Wang Lin finish, Situ said, “Nonsense! It’s all that damn
bead’s fault that I ended up in such a state. Even if you give it to me, I
won’t want it!”
Wang Lin looked at Situ Nan and whispered, “Situ.”
“What is it?” Situ Nan rolled his eyes.
“Thank you…”
Situ Nan pondered. In truth, he had already guessed that the heaven
defying bead was a very rare treasure, most likely beyond a celestial
treasure.
But although he was a tyrannical and arrogant person, he highly valued
the kindness others had shown him. The first Suzaku showed him kindness
and that was why he gave up on leaving the planet to stay behind and
protect the country of Suzaku.
The relationship between him and Wang Lin was very difficult, but that
just made the relationship between them even closer. He had basically
watched Wang Lin grow up as a cultivator, so to him, Wang Lin was like
his own disciple!
Which was why he couldn’t ask for the heaven defying bead!
Situ Nan snorted as he turned his head and said, “If you want to thank
me, then go find me a body. Wait a bit and let me check if there is a body
suitable for me on this planet right now. Although this old man can’t fight
enemies, I still have my spells, so finding a body should be easy.” With that,
Situ Nan’s eyes lit up and his divine sense spread out.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, “Zhuque Zi has a disciple named
Qian Feng. His body should be pretty good.”
“Zhuque Zi’s disciple… Forget it; I owe the first generation Suzaku. If
you want to kill him, I don’t care, but for me to do it, it’s a bit too much…
Eh? How could this kind of body exist on planet Suzaku? Although this
body is still only a boy, it is top-quality possession material! Not bad! I
don’t give a shit if he’s just a kid, this boy is made for possession!” Situ
Nan looked toward the extreme north with eyes filled with joy.
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“O h?” Wang Lin looked toward Situ Nan.

Situ Nan’s eyes were filled with joy. With a smile he said,
“Good, this old man has picked his body! Wang Lin, follow me to the north
pole. That is where the body I want is located.”
With that, he began flying.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding. The mosquito let out a roar and
appeared before Wang Lin. He jumped onto the mosquito’s back, sat down,
and followed Situ Nan.
Situ Nan turned around to look at the mosquito. His eyes lit up as he
said, “What kind of beast is that? Where did you find it? This old man is
going to go catch one to play around with.”
The mosquito has always been tyrannical, but after feeling the aura
form Situ Nan, it let out a few hums and backed away from him.
Situ Nan stared at the mosquito beast for a while. In a flash, he appeared
beside Wang Lin on the back of the mosquito and said, “What are you
running for? I’m not going to eat you.”
The mosquito’s body trembled as it looked pleadingly at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin let out a faint smile as he rubbed the mosquito’s large head.
He took out piece of jade and after imprinting some information on it, he
handed it to Situ Nan. “If you go there, you can catch as many mosquito
beasts as you want.”
Situ Nan took the jade. After he scanned it, his expression immediately
changed. He awkwardly said, “Never mind. I don’t want one anymore…”
The jade Wang Lin gave him contained information on the planet where
the ancient god found a large amount of mosquito beasts.
Even with Situ Nan’s pride, his heart trembled when he saw the
information in the jade. He then looked at the mosquito beast with a strange
expression.
Situ Nan let out a mischievous smile and said, “Wang Lin, how about
we make a deal? Once I have a body, lend me the mosquito to study for a
while. I’ll only study it and not harm its life.”
“Not possible!” Wang Lin refused without any hesitation.
Situ Nan panicked and said, “I really won’t kill it! It might become even
stronger!”
“Not possible!” Wang Lin shook his head.
Situ Nan’s eyes widened as he stared at Wang Lin and shouted, “Little
brat, no one dares to refuse this old man. Back then this old man wanted the
first generation’s concubine and then I just stole her from him. As long as I
want it, no one can refuse me. Are you going to give it to me? If not, I’ll kill
you with one slap, you unfilial kid!”
Wang Lin stared at Situ Nan. He didn’t say a word but silently watched
him.
Shortly after, Situ Nan warily smiled and said, “How did I end up with
someone like you… Ah, when you were still a kid it was me who adjusted
your body so you could cultivate. And it was also me who gave you the
idea to steal someone’s foundation. And I also saved you many times. Did
you forget about the time when the Teng family little brat chased you?
“Also, outside the Jue Ming Valley I risked my life to save you and this
is how you treat me? I’m a pitiful old man; I don’t have many desires, I just
wanted to borrow the mosquito to study…”
Wang Lin felt his head start to ache. If Situ Nan had continued to play it
tough, he would be able to ignore it, but now every word Situ Nan was
saying was landing on his heart. After a while, Wang Lin let out a helpless
smile and said, “Fine, I’ll lend it to you, I’ll lend it to you!”
Situ Nan’s expression suddenly changed to an arrogant one and he
laughed. “Good, this is more like the person this old man picked!” With
that, he looked toward the mosquito and revealed a creepy smile.
The mosquito’s body trembled and it screamed. That smile almost
caused it to fall from the sky.
As they flew, Wang Lin pondered a bit and asked, “Situ, do you know
the Ji Realm?”
Situ Nan’s expression became serious as he said, “The Ji Dao is the Ji of
the three realms. Why are you asking this?”
Wang Lin looked at Situ Nan. In this world, aside from Li Muwan, the
only other person he could completely trust was Situ Nan.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a blob of white light appeared.
This white light gave off a pressure like divine retribution. Although this
pressure wasn’t dangerous to Wang Lin, it could kill any Nascent Soul
cultivator that touches it!
Situ Nan exclaimed in surprise. He picked up the white light, took a
closer look, and his expression immediately changed greatly. His divine
sense immediately spread out to check their surroundings before he threw
the white light toward Wang Lin’s bag. He sent the white light through
Wang Lin’s divine sense and directly into the bag.
Situ Nan exclaimed, “Why do you have the Ji Realm!?!?!”
Wang Lin slowly said, “Back in the Jue Ming valley, a sliver of this Ji
Realm appeared in my body. You were still sleeping then, so you didn’t see
it. Then my body was destroyed and you saved my soul before going back
to sleep again. In the foreign battleground, my Ji Realm reached its
completion.”
“The Ji Realm is a very tyrannical substance. I don’t have much
information on it, but I know that the cultivation alliance is always looking
for Ji Realm cultivators. Whenever they find someone that has it, they kill
them. You have to remember to never show it to anyone, especially the
current Suzaku!” Situ Nan’s expression was very serious..
Wang Lin nodded. He pondered got a bit and then said, “I suspect this Ji
Realm has something to do with your Underworld Ascension Cultivation
Method.”
Situ Nan was startled. He rubbed his chin and said, “You might have a
point, but there are some unknown variables at play here because then I
would also have the Ji Realm. As far as I know, the chances of the Ji Realm
appearing are simply too low. Also, it is too difficult to cultivate; the fact
that you were able to remove it from you body without being affected is
already very rare.” Situ Nan looked at Wang Lin with appreciation in his
eyes.
“Situ, I heard from someone that the Cultivation Planet Crystal can help
the Ji Realm break through its limitations. Is that true? What exactly is the
Cultivation Planet Crystal?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he finally asked the
question he had been holding back for hundreds of years.
“You even know about the Cultivation Planet Crystal…” Situ Nan
revealed a complex expression before letting out a sigh and saying, “The
Cultivation Planet Crystal… that object is not a good thing, but if you want
to leave this planet, you really do have to obtain it or else it could cause
problems in the future… ah! The Cultivation Planet Crystal is the most
vicious thing the cultivation alliance uses to control a cultivation planet…”
Situ Nan was about to continue speaking when he suddenly looked into
the distance and said, “We’ll talk about this later. Right now there are
Forsaken Immortal Clan members before us that are giving offerings to
their ancestral spirit. Let me think…. I remember the first generation
Suzaku studying a spell that could use the ancestral spirit to absorb some of
the mysterious power… I’m getting old and my memory is getting worse. I
think this is correct. Wang Lin, give me a celestial jade.”
As Wang Lin looked into the distance, he slapped the other bag of
holding, took out a celestial jade, and handed it to Situ Nan.
Situ Nan took the celestial jade and in one breath of time sucked it dry
to the point that it shattered. His eyes were filled with celestial spiritual
energy as he said, “I remember the first generation Suzaku saying that this
spell had a fatal weakness. Although that weakness is kind of annoying for
me right now, I should be able to avoid it. Wang Lin, wait for me here. I’ll
be right back.”
With that, he disappeared.
When Situ Nan appeared and scared Zhuque Zi away, all of the
Ascendant cultivators felt that powerful aura.
A white-robed old man appeared in the sky east of the country of
Suzaku. He was the only Ascendant cultivator of the Heavenly Jade Sect,
Chu Yunfei. At this moment, his expression was unsettled. After a while, he
let out a sigh and said, “A very powerful aura…”
He slightly shook his head. As he looked to the east, his eyes became
cold. Behind him was several dozen cultivators. Most of them were at the
Soul Formation stage and only three of them were at the Soul
Behind these people were more than 100 Nascent Soul cultivators.
In the sky south of the continent of Suzaku was a cultivation army of
more than 100 cultivators that was flying south. The person at the front was
a middle-aged man. He was the Shattering Earth Sect’s Ascendant
cultivator. He bitterly smiled and said, “Unlucky for me to get mixed into
such a messy war period…”
After Zhuque Zi returned to Mount Suzaku, he rested for a bit before
quickly leaving again. This time his target was in the western side of the
Suzaku continent.
In the black clouds on the eastern edge of the Suzaku continent, the fifth
ancestor gloomily withdrew his gaze.
The Corpse Sect elder Sima with his Soul Transformation cultivation
couldn’t detect the change that occurred when Situ Nan appeared, but when
he saw this fifth ancestor’s expression become ugly, he couldn’t help but be
surprised.
He was just about to probe for information when the fifth ancestor
waved his sleeves and said, “Elder Sima, let’s start.”
Sima’s eyes lit up and he laughed. “Good, the reason I came here was to
deliver this corpse. It could make your Forsaken Immortal Clan ancestor
spirit tree flourish even more.”
With that, he turned around to looked at the two corpse deacons behind
him.
Without a word the two deacons got off the coffin and began to form
seals. Strands of spiritual energy flew from them and landed on the coffin.
Shortly after, the two of them released a mysterious and ghostly light
from their bodies and shouted, “Open!”
The sound of two pieces of wood scraping each other filled the air as
the wooden lid of the coffin slowly moved to create an opening. The
opening got bigger and bigger.
Black gas came from inside along with the stench of rotting flesh.
The fifth ancestor’s gaze was calm as he looked at the coffin. However,
the three eight-leaf shamans behind him were very nervous and secretly on
guard.
“Rise!” the two corpse deacons shouted together once more.
The lid was suddenly pushed aside by an invisible hand and it smashed
into the ground.
At this moment, the black gas became even more dense as more of it
escaped from the coffin and seemed to want to surround the entire coffin.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan fifth ancestor coldly said, “This is the
corpse you guys were talking about?”
Elder Sima let out a mischievous smile and said, “Fifth ancestor, don’t
blame me; the orders came from above and the corpse was delivered from
above too. I don’t have the right to make any decisions. However, on planet
Suzaku, there aren’t many Soul Transformation Giant Demon Clan corpses;
this one was transferred from another planet. The other four corpses should
have been delivered to their locations already.”
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ANCESTRAL SPIRIT TREE
T he fifth ancestor remained quiet but slightly frowned.

At this moment, the two corpse deacons’ hands formed seals even
faster and faster. Then they coughed out blood, but the blood didn’t land on
the coffin; it formed two blood-people. The two blood people charged
directly into the coffin.
A large corpse floated out from the coffin accompanied by a lot of
scraping sounds. This corpse was more than 100 feet tall and was rotting;
there were parts where you could see the white bones.
Some giant maggots were still moving inside the body, making it look
very disgusting.
However, the head of the corpse kept in really good condition,
especially between the eyebrows where the purple axe was very noticeable.
Just at this moment, a calm voice came from the distance. “Forsaken
Immortal Clan fifth ancestor, this old man Chu Yunfei is here to do battle
with you!”
The moment this voice reached them, an earth-shattering bang came
from outside the black cloud. Soon after, a powerful pressure appeared
outside of the black cloud and shattered it.
10,000 feet away stood the Heavenly Jade Sect’s Ascendant cultivator
whose eyes were like lightning. Behind him was a large amount of
cultivators with cold gazes and eyes filled with killing intent.
The fifth ancestor’s eyes became cold as he waved his right hand and
said, “Kill!”
With that one word, all of the Forsaken Immoral Clan members charged
out and a battle began.
Chu Yunfei arrived beside the coffin, hit it with his palm, and said,
“Corpse Sect, you guys are courting death!”
The Forsaken Immortal Clan fifth ancestor reached out and pulled the
giant corpse toward where the clan members were giving their offerings
before Chu Yunfei’s hand could land on it.
With a bang, the large corpse landed on the ground, creating a
shockwave that kicked up the dust on the ground.
The coffin was turned to dust by Chu Yunfei’s palm.
The fifth ancestor quickly said, “Activate the reincarnation tree!” Then
he quickly charged toward Chu Yunfei and waved his hand. Black clouds
quickly came and surrounded him and Chu Yunfei.
There were flashes of light coming out from the inside the black cloud
as well as shock waves due to celestial spiritual energy being used. Anyone
who got caught in the shockwaves was immediately turned to dust.
After the fifth ancestor charged out, one of the elders quickly jumped
over the clan members and landed on the large corpse. He didn’t seem to
mind the maggots on the body as his right hand reached out and a ball of
golden light the size of his fist appeared in his hand.
At this moment, one of the mid stage Soul Transformation cultivator’s
eyes lit up and he got around the person he was fighting before charging
toward the person with the golden light. He shouted, “Drop that golden
light!” Then he waved his hand and a flying sword flew out.
The eight-leaf shaman suddenly raised his head to look at the middle-
aged man that was charging at him. Without any hesitation, he pressed the
golden light to the giant corpse’s chest.
The golden light flashed as the flying sword went through the chest of
the eight-leaf shaman. The eight-leaf shaman’s face was deathly pale, but he
continued to press the golden light into the chest of the corpse.
Then he let out a laugh and wiped the wound on his chest. He licked the
blood from his fingers and quickly charged out to battle the middle-aged
man.
The golden glow on the corpse of the Giant Demon Clan corpse became
bright and brighter.
Chu Yunzi, who was fighting the fifth ancestor, frowned as he backed
up and shouted, “Destroy that Giant Demon Clan corpse.”
The surrounding cultivators all charged toward the corpse.
However, the Forsaken Immortal Clan members threw themselves in the
way as they didn’t care about their lives. Some were even willing to blow
themselves up to stop the cultivators from getting in.
The golden glow became brighter and brighter. At this moment, the
corpse of the Giant Demon Clan corpse began to shrink. The golden light
was like a plant on the earth, growing as it sucked nutrients from the
ground.
This process lasted for ten breaths of time before the Giant Demon Clan
corpse was drained of all energy and then turned to dust.
Chu Yunfei charged out from the black cloud toward the golden glow.
The fifth ancestor sneered inside the black cloud and didn’t attempt to stop
him.
When Chu Yunfei arrived, the golden glow suddenly shattered and a
1000-foot-tall reincarnation tree appeared.
A powerful shockwave spread from it and completely covered the entire
eastern part of planet Suzaku.
Zhu Yunfei’s expression changed greatly as he quickly backed up.
However, he was hit by the shockwave, so blood seeped out from the corner
of his mouth.
Fifth ancestor sneered as he charged toward Chu Yunfei. Chu Yunfei’s
eyes lit up as he decided to not fight again. He charged out of this place
while shouting, “Retreat!”
The cultivators that were fighting with the Forsaken Immortal Clan all
sighed and quickly retreated.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan members were about to chase when the
fifth ancestor said, “Don’t chase, protect the Reincarnation Ancestral Spirit
Tree!”
Elder Sima, who hadn’t acted at all, looked at the reincarnation tree with
a mysterious light in his eyes. He said, “According to the deal between the
two of us, where is the item?”
The fifth ancestor pondered a bit before pointing at his brow. Then a
tattoo the size of his palm flew out from between his eyebrows.
This tattoo was very complicated; just looking at it would make your
eyes spin. However, it contained a hint of a very primal and destructive
power.
“This tattoo is one of the tattoos passed by down the ancestors. When I
reached the nine-leaf stage, I completed it!” With that, he waved his hand
and the tattoo flew toward elder Sima.
Elder Sima’s expression became serious as he slapped his bag of
holding and took out a jade box. This box didn’t give off spiritual energy
but celestial spiritual energy and it was covered with powerful restrictions.
He carefully placed the tattoo inside the jade box before letting out a
sigh of relief and putting the box in his bag. He then laughed and said,
“Fifth ancestor sure is decisive. I hope the other ancestors do the same.”
“Since my Forsaken Immortal Clan made a promise to your Corpse
Sect, we won’t back out on our side of the agreement!” The fifth ancestor
coldly looked at elder Sima.
As Sima laughed, his eyes lit up and he suddenly said, “I’ll pass on a
message from my Corpse Sect’s sect master. In my Corpse Sect, we still
have a Giant Demon Clan corpse who once cut down many of your nine-
leaf shamans. His body has already reached the mid stage of Ascendant. If
you are interested, you can contact us at any time!” After saying that, he
didn’t even wait for a response before quickly leaving.
The two corpse deacons quickly followed and the three of them
disappeared from the black cloud.
The same scene happened in the north, south, and west edges of the
Suzaku continent as well.
Unfortunately, aside from Zhuque Zi, who successfully destroyed the
reincarnation tree in the west, the south and east failed. However, a strange
scene unfolded at the northern tree.
Situ Nan’s figure moved like a ghost and silently entered the black fog.
No one noticed him arrive, not even the fourth ancestor who was in charge
of this place.
The moment the Reincarnation Ancestral Spirit Tree started growing,
Situ Nan went inside it and became like a parasite.
He absorbed all of the nutrients meant for the tree, causing the very rare
Reincarnation Ancestral Spirit Tree sprout to collapse.
This strange scene caused all of the Forsaken Immortal Clan members
to be stunned. The furious fourth ancestor had to sacrifice tattoos to finally
find Situ Nan.
Situ Nan laughed arrogantly at the fourth ancestor and disappeared,
leaving behind only a voice in the wind. “Damn, that was nasty! If I knew it
was this nasty, I wouldn’t have eaten it!”
The Forsaken Immortal Clan fourth ancestor’s hair turned white and his
eyes were so bloodshot that blood was about to drip out. He let out a roar as
he charged out and chased after Situ Nan. Situ Nan hadn’t just devoured a
Reincarnation Tree but an Ancestral Spirit!
This was one of the five Ancestral Spirits that the Forsaken Immortal
Clan spent tens of thousands of years nurturing. Once an Ancestral Spirit
has grown and then is combined with a special spell, it can call upon a spirit
body from the void. The spirit body will then fuse with the Ancestral Spirit
to create a ten-leaf shaman!
However, an Ancestral Spirit was just devoured right under his nose.
His head was filled with rage and his anger had already reached its limit.
“I’m going to kill you!” the fourth ancestor shouted as he chased after
Situ Nan like crazy.
Situ Nan was escaping very quickly as he laughed. “The first generation
Suzaku’s method is a bit shameless, but this old man likes it. When this old
man has a body, I can teach it to Wang Lin and the two of us can both
devour the Ancestral Spirits. Although I’m afraid that with Wang Lin’s
current cultivation level, he can’t withstand it!”
“I will kill you!” A fierce roar from someone whose heart seemed to
have been torn came from behind Situ Nan.
The hatred coming from the roar behind Situ Nan couldn’t be described
in words.
Wang Lin had already heard the roar from the distance. He immediately
put away the mosquito beast and quickly flew off to the side instead of
waiting for Situ Nan in one place.
When Situ Nan’s divine sense spread out, he found Wang Lin and
teleported to him. He appeared beside Wang Lin and quickly said, “You’re
too slow; I’ll carry you. There is a crazy dog chasing after us. Once this old
man has a body and has digested the power from the Ancestral Spirit, I’ll
definitely boil that little crazy dog.”
With that, he grabbed Wang Lin and quickly flew off.
Situ Nan’s speed was very quick. In the blink of an eye, he and Wang
Lin had left the Suzaku Continent and were on their way to the north pole.
The Forsaken Immortal Clan fourth ancestor seemed to have his heart
set on chasing after Situ Nan.
As Situ Nan flew, he showed no fear at all; he would often slow down
to allow that fourth ancestor to catch up.
“This old man has devoured their Ancestral Spirit and then, after I fuse
with that body, I’ll devour this little crazy dog too. This should reduce the
recovery time by a lot! I will benefit personally and wipe out a shaman that
is similar in power to an Ascendant cultivator, so it can be said that I didn’t
forget the first generation Suzaku’s kindness!” Situ Nan laughed.
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LITTLE NORTHERN FLAME LAND
T he Little Northern Flame Land is at the extreme north of the planet. It

is where Xue Yu used to be located.
The ice here has never melted ever since cultivators came to this planet.
The cold wind howls all day and the land is filled with ice. From a distance
one can see a cloud of dark blue fog that would float around the area.
Wherever this fog goes, everything with life will die.
This cold fog is called the Nine-Li fog. This mysterious natural power
only appears in extremely cold places.
Aside from destroying everything, the Nine-Li fog has another effect
which is to suck in what it can’t absorb and slowly refine it.
The Little Northern Flame Land is very large. When Xue Yue was here,
they could only explore ⅓ of the land before they weren’t able to go in any
further, so they ended up building their country on the border of this region.
However, some of the powerful cultivators knew that at the center of the
Little Northern Flame Land was a field of red ice.
The ice there wasn’t cold but flames.
This is a very occurrence; fire that exists in ice forms a power that can
amaze people. Thus, the cultivators on planet Suzaku named this place the
Little Northern Flame Land.
There are some ancient restrictions in this land that have existed for a
long time; the Nine-Li fog is one of those. There is also the Blood Flame
Restriction. It has no effect on things without blood, but if anything with
blood gets hit by the light, their blood will start boiling and then they will
die within ten seconds.
Aside from those, there is also the ice that can absorb divine sense. This
ice makes divine sense constantly weaken when the two come into contact.
At this moment, in the depths of the Little Northern Flame Land lied the
body of a boy who was covered by the Nine-Li fog.
The boy was very handsome, but he had a struggling expression. He
would occasionally open his mouth to spit out a strand of black gas that
would push the Nine-Li fog away.
However, the moment the Nine-Lig fog was pushed away, it would
come back and slowly refine the boy.
This boy was the demonic child that Corpse Sect head elder Sun Tai had
released against the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
This demonic child was very strange. Back then, the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor’s body was destroyed by it. Then the Giant Demon Clan ancestor
was forced to escape with his origin soul and in the end used this place to
trap the demonic child.
If it wasn’t for the fact that Sun Tai was sent away by the Giant Demon
Clan ancestor’s bloodline power, then with Sun Tai controlling it, the
demonic child wouldn’t have been trapped.
The origin of this demonic child was great!
To talk about the origin of this demonic child, we first have to talk about
the Corpse Sect!
The Corpse Sect is a very large sect; it is not something any sect on
planet Suzaku can compare to. In fact, there are branches of the Corpse Sect
in many planets.
The Corpse Sect is a very large organization with roots in many
different cultivation planets. They are involved in the trade of bodies and
collecting items of mysterious origins.
Very few people know where the headquarters of the Corpse Sect is
located because this is a secret!
The structure of the Corpse Sect is like a tower; there are many different
levels.
Inside the cultivation alliance, the Corpse Sect is one of the few
recognized as an official sect. Compared to all the various sects on the
many cultivation planets, the Corpse Sect is one of the few real sects of the
current era.
A lot of older generation cultivators know that you can’t casually mess
with the Corpse Sect. It is said that the person behind the Corpse Sect has
some connection with the collapse of the Celestial Realm.
However, this is only a rumor; no one knows if it’s true or false.
But no matter what, there is no need to question just how powerful the
Corpse Sect is.
In every Corpse Sect branch, there is a sect master and a head elder. The
sect master is responsible for managing the affairs of the sect while the head
elder is responsible for monitoring everything.
Inside the Corpse Sect there is a jade containing information on more
than 3,000 different kinds of bodies. Once one of those bodies are found,
they can be exchanged for some heavenly treasures.
The demonic child was something Sun Tai obtained in a desolate planet
The body of this demonic child is ranked 171 in the Corpse Sect. It has
a hidden spirit root that hasn’t been determined yet; it’s a body created by
nature to be possessed. When someone possess it, it will develop a spirit
root to match that person.
Sun Tai was very happy after finding this body. He refined it for more
than 1000 years to finally create this demonic child. It even had the ability
to use spells, and just the body itself was already at the mid stage of Soul
Transformation. The only strange thing about it was that it had to be kept
inside a special formation to be nurtured and couldn’t leave the formation
for too long.
Which was why when Sun Tai went to the Celestial Realm, he didn’t
bring the demonic child with him. After he came back, he retrieved it and
planned to go to a nearby planet with a large Corpse Sect branch. He
planned to exchange the body for a rank 8 soul splitting pill to remove Zhou
Yi’s seal.
It was at that moment that Wang Lin called for him, which was why he
had the demonic child to use against the Giant Demon Clan ancestor.
On this day, in the Little Northern Flame Land, two rays of light
traveling faster than the speed of sound flew across the sky; two people in
the front and one person in the back. One of the ones in the front was
wearing a white robe and under his flowing, white hair was the face of a
young man.
Beside this young man was a middle-aged man. His build was large and
he gave off an very arrogant aura. If one looked closely, they would see that
his body wasn’t solid but somewhat transparent.
The last person was a white-haired old man with his teeth clenched
closely as he chased after them.
Wang Lin was among the three of them.
Situ Nan looked back at the Forsaken Immortal Clan fourth ancestor
and shouted, “You’re too slow, you little brat; this old man had to wait for
you so many times. If you don’t fly faster, this old man isn’t going to wait
for you!”
The fourth ancestor was furious. He wanted to give up many times
along the way, but every time he was about to, the middle-aged man would
stop to taunt him.
The fourth ancestor found this very strange, but he wasn’t willing to
give up. He had a secret technique that he could use to take back the
Ancestral Spirit back, but the requirement was for the Ancestral Spirit to
not have been refined yet.
This was why he kept chasing.
The three of them were very quick. They flew to the center of the Little
Northern Flame Land and entered the area of the ice flames. Wang Lin was
able to immediately see the demonic child inside the red flame.
Situ Nan’s eyes lit up. He stopped, let out a laugh, and looked back at
the fourth ancestor who was quickly arriving.
“Before my body was destroyed, I cultivated in this place for a very
long time, so I have a very deep understanding of the restrictions here.” Situ
revealed a reminiscent look as his hand formed a seal and pointed at the air.
The ground immediately shook as a golden light began to gather and
then it flew out.
Situ Nan laughed as he grabbed Wang Lin, then he moved 1000 feet
away and looked at the fourth ancestor.
The moment the fourth ancestor arrived, the entire sky was covered by a
white light. This white light was very bright and was carrying a mysterious
power which landed on the fourth ancestor’s body. Red light immediately
appeared under the fourth ancestor’s skin.
The fourth ancestor sneered. “The Blood Flame Light!” His Forsaken
Immortal Clan was native to this planet, so they had a very good
understanding of this place. He was able to immediately recognize what the
white light was.
He waved his right hand and a giant tattoo appeared before him. The
tattoo flashed and then all of the white lights were pushed away from the
fourth ancestor’s body.
Situ Nan exclaimed in surprise and his eyes became cold. He then
moved as fast as lightning toward the fourth ancestor.
The fourth ancestor suddenly raised his head toward Situ Nan and
waved his hand. The tattoo before him turned into threads which attempted
to trap Situ Nan.
Situ Nan laughed. He didn’t dodge but went through these threads and
directly entered the fourth ancestor’s body. The fourth ancestor shouted,
“Get out of there!”
He slapped his forehead and a nine-leaf plant appeared on it.
The moment this plant appeared, Situ Nan came out of the fourth
ancestor, released all of his aura, and shouted, “Nine-Li fog!”
The fog surrounding the demonic child quickly flew to Situ Nan,
trapped the two of them, and dragged them toward the ice flame that the
demonic child was trapped in.
This happened very quickly. In almost an instant, Situ Nan and the
fourth ancestor were surrounded by the fog. A pillar of ice flame formed
around each of them.
At this moment there were three pillars of ice flame inside the Nine-Li
fog.
Situ Nan revealed a look of joy inside the ice flame and then
mysteriously came out of it. He flew into the ice flame where the demonic
child was located and entered the body.
“Wang Lin, this Nine-Li fog is a natural formation, and it makes the
perfect protection for me. It won’t take long for me to recover my
cultivation. I’ll come find you when I’m done. You’ll have to be careful of
Zhuque Zi during this time; don’t die before I come out!” Situ Nan’s voice
came out from the Nine-Li fog.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. He looked at the child inside the fog and
asked, “You don’t need me to guard you?”
“No need; this Nine-Li fog is the best protection!” Situ Nan’s voice
contained a trace of excitement. After tens of thousands of years, he would
finally have a body again. Even though he had been through a lot in his life,
he couldn’t help but be excited.
“Foreign cultivators, just you all wait! Once this old man recovers his
cultivation, I’ll definitely find you guys for my revenge!”
Wang Lin raised his head to look into the distance and calmly said,
“You still haven’t told me what the Cultivation Planet Crystal is.”
“Cultivation Planet Crystal…. Before I became the ruler of a cultivation
planet, I also thought that it was some powerful treasure. However, after I
became the second generation Suzaku, I found that this item was simply too
vicious!”
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THE SECRET OF THE CULTIVATION PLANET CRYSTAL
W ang Lin frowned as he waited for Situ Nan to continue.

“The Cultivation Planet Crystal… it’s dog farts! It is
something the Cultivation Alliance created and they give one to every
single cultivation country that reaches rank 6.
“Planting it within the cultivation planet and activating it will cause the
entire planet to be surrounded by mysterious power. From the day it opens,
any living thing that is born on that planet will be missing a piece of its
soul.
“This piece of soul is absorbed by the Cultivation Planet Crystal and
absolute power over the crystal is given to the country by the Cultivation
Alliance. Hehe, a rank 6 cultivation country is like a king because of the
existence of the Cultivation Planet Crystal!
“With this object, any generation of Suzaku can kill any living thing on
the planet unless that person or creature is one step past the Ascendant stage
and forcibly retrieves their piece of soul. Otherwise, there is no other way.
“However, my speculation is that the Cultivation Planet Crystal isn’t a
secret in a lot of other planets and people have found ways to deal with it or
else there wouldn’t be so many rank 6 countries that got toppled by the
people of their own planet.
“But in general, this Cultivation Planet Crystal gives ultimate control of
the planet to the rank 6 cultivation countries.
“When I became the Suzaku and found out about this, I secretly
sabotaged it and sealed the Cultivation Planet Crystal. Although the crystal
can still absorb the pieces of souls, it can’t be used until the seal is broken.
This is why the current planet Suzaku is such a mess; otherwise, it would be
as sturdy as an iron drum.
“Haha, all of the Suzakus after me must’ve hated me for this, but I just
don’t like that shitty crystal!”
Even with Wang Lin’s mental strength, after he heard this, his
expression couldn’t help but turn ugly and his heart trembled.
Wang Lin asked, in a serious tone, “So if Zhuque Zi gets control of the
Cultivation Planet Crystal, he will only need but a thought to kill me?”
Situ Nan said, “There is an item called the Cultivation Planet Heart that
is linked to the Cultivation Planet Crystal. Only the current Suzaku has
possession of it. He will have to give up some of his lifespan to activate it
and it will allow him to kill anyone. A piece of your soul is inside the
crystal, so if you want to have a peaceful future when you leave the planet,
you must extract your soul from the Cultivation Planet Crystal.”
“Then that means that what I heard about the Cultivation Planet Crystal
being able to help the Ji Realm evolve is false.” Wang Lin frowned.
“This matter is difficult to talk about since I don’t have the Ji Realm to
study. Okay, let’s talk about it all once I recover. Wang Lin, you don’t have
to worry too much; I’m still there.” Situ Nan quieted down and began his
possession.
Wang Lin stood still. After a long time, his eyes turned cold.
“How could my life be in someone else’s hands?!”
“No wonder so many cultivation countries betrayed Suzaku the moment
the Forsaken Immortal Clan appeared. No wonder Zhuque Zi wanted to
wipe out rank 5 cultivation countries that could become rank 6. So this is
the reason behind it all.”
“If Zhuque Zi could still control the Cultivation Planet Crystal, then the
situation now would not be like this. With an attack from all cultivators on
the planet, the Forsaken Immortal Clan would be in danger of being wiped
out.”
“If Zhuque Zi could control the Cultivation Planet Crystal then he could
have easily taken the one-billion-soul soul flag from senior Du Tian rather
than wait until now.”
“Cultivation Planet Crystal! Na Duo had no reason to lie to me, but his
tone back then was also filled with uncertainty.” Wang Lin’s figure
disappeared from the Little Northern Flame Land.
“The most important thing right now is to get the Cultivation Planet
Crystal and retrieve that piece of my soul. Then I’ll leave the planet to find
the All-Seer. With the current mess planet Suzaku is in, it is not fit for
cultivating.
“However, I still need to make some preparations before that. The one-
billion-soul soul flag has weakened, so I need to take another trip to the
foreign battleground to capture wandering souls and see if they can be used
to help replenish the soul flag. If it is possible, I’ll catch a few soul
devourers to use as primary souls. When I do that, the one-billion-soul soul
flag’s power should recover.
“Also, there is that small bottle of blood from the Giant Demon Clan
ancestor. That bottle is very important to my original body which is still on
the moon; it can allow my original body to use the ancient gods’
techniques! That person who was begging for help under the Corpse Sect in
Zhao must be the Giant Demon Clan’s founding ancestor. I need to go there
to see if I can get more blood.”
“Unfortunately, the amount of spiritual energy the original body needs
to reach the four-star stage is unimaginable. I also need the aura of an adult
ancient god which will be very difficult to get.”
“In the ancient god clan, going from three stars to four stars is a rite of
passage. Once the original body makes a breakthrough, then according to
the memories I inherited, it will match an Ascendant cultivator.
“Tuo Sen inside the land of the ancient god is also a big issue. If he
leaves the land of the ancient god, the first thing he will do is find me. With
my current cultivation, even with my original body, I’m no match for Tuo
Sen. Even if Situ Nan also acted, the result would be the same.”
“After all, Tuo Sen has inherited Tu Si’s strength, and during his peak
Tu Si was an eight-star ancient god that could destroy a planet with his
palm.” Wang Lin frowned. Tuo Sen has always been a thorn in his heart.
One of the reasons he wanted to quickly leave planet Suzaku was because
of Tuo Sen.
“I must return to Chu to send Zhou Ru home.” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as
he turned and flew toward Chu.
Along the way, the sky was almost completely covered by black clouds.
The black clouds were filled with Forsaken Immortal Clan members. They
were using the black clouds to quickly fly toward the Suzaku continent.
The more Wang Lin saw, the more sullen he became. Although he hated
Zhuque Zi, he was still a cultivator. Along the way, he killed countless
Forsaken Immortal Clan members. Unfortunately, there were simply too
many, so he had to give up and keep himself hidden as he flew toward Chu.
Almost all rank 3 cultivation countries had either been destroyed or
fallen under the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s control.
All of the Forsaken Immortal Clan members were gathered on the
Suzaku continent when the second battle with the country of Suzaku began!
During the journey to the Suzaku continent, the Forsaken Immortal clan
attacked everyone on the way. A large number of rank 4 cultivation
countries had fallen in their wake.
The entire planet was covered in blood.
Less and less cultivators were appearing in the sky of planet Suzaku and
the black clouds seemed to be in the sky all the time.
The attack the Forsaken Immortal Clan has been preparing for tens of
thousands of years finally exploded in full force on planet Suzaku.
The country of Suzaku immediately began their fierce counterattack the
moment the second battle began. Qian Feng was appointed the leader of this
battle, so all cultivators had to listen to his orders.
Large amounts of cultivators were sent to various places to fight the
Forsaken Immortal Clan.
Every rank 5 cultivation country became a battleground. The entire
planet was trembling and was about to collapse from this war.
However, the country of Suzaku wasn’t strong enough to resist, so it
kept being pushed back.
Almost every day a large amount of cultivators died in battle.
At the same time, one shocking piece of news after another spread from
cultivators who managed to escape.
All of the sects from the rank 5 cultivation country of Water Ink had
switched sides!
The rank 5 cultivation country of Peony had switched sides!
The rank 5 cultivation country of Qin had switched sides!
The betrayal of three rank 5 cultivation countries was like three sucker
punches to the already retreating country of Suzaku.
Eventually, the country of Suzaku had to pull their line of defense back
to the Suzaku continent.
However, even more shocking news spread out. These news caused the
hearts of every cultivator on planet Suzaku to tremble.
This generation’s Suzaku’s junior apprentice brother, the one who lost
the fight for the title of Suzaku, Yunque Zi, appeared.
He suddenly appeared in the same battlefield as Zhuque Zi and pulled
off a sneak attack on him, causing Zhuque Zi to be gravely injured.
Yunque Zi’s identity was the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s second
ancestor!
Wang Lin heard this when he was returning to Chu. The shock in his
heart was indescribable.
He had a hunch that Yunque Zi would come looking for him.
However, one person found Wang Lin before Yunque Zi. On this day,
Wang Lin had just opened an ancient transfer array. The destination of this
array was Chu.
The moment he walked into the array, Wang Lin stopped and turned
around to look into the distance where he saw a burly man wearing a straw
hat closing in.
“Brother Wang, it has been many years since we last met. Do you still
remember me?” The burly man stopped ten feet before Wang Lin and took
off his straw hat.
At the eastern side of the Suzaku continent, the Heavenly Jade Sect’s
Ascendant ancestor’s expression was very ugly. Earlier he was hit by the
shockwave of the Ancestral Spirit and was left with injuries which he was
forced to suppress. Then the battle with the Forsaken Immortal Clan began,
so he had no time to rest before going back into battle.
In the battle three days ago, the fifth ancestor appeared once more.
During their battle his injuries broke out and he was forced to flee. He was
heading back to the Heavenly Jade Sect because he decided that until his
injuries were healed, he wouldn’t be helping Zhuque Zi.
“If it comes down to it, I’ll just leave this planet. With my cultivation
level, I’ll be a powerhouse on any cultivation planet.”
Seeing that the Heavenly Jade Sect was in sight, Chu Yunfei suddenly
stopped and looked into the distance.
A person walked over from the horizon. This person was wearing a red
robe, his face was old, he gave off an ancient aura, and a powerful pressure
could be felt from him. He stopped 20 feet before Chu Yunfei and stared at
him.
“Brother Chu, we haven’t met in many years. Is everyone still fine?”
Chu Yunfei’s eyes became serious as he looked at the person and said,
“Yunque Zi!”
The red-robed old man raised his head, let out a sigh, and said, “So it
seems brother Chu still remembers me. Forget it. Brother Chu, I came this
time to give you some advice: leave planet Suzaku!”
The current Yunque Zi had no trace of his previous messy self.
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C hu Yunfei’s eyes became cold and he said, “What do you mean?”

Yunque Zi shook his head and said, “You should go. Your
cultivation isn’t a match for me and you are heavily injured. Brother Chu,
don’t come back for 1,000 years.”
Chu Yunfei’s eyes became even colder as he said, “What if I don’t
agree?”
Yunque Zi let out a sigh before he waved his hand and a piece of black
wood appeared. The black wood exploded into a cloud of black mist and
then there was a flash of golden light followed by the appearance of a
powerful pressure.
An illusionary figure appeared within the golden light. It arrived before
Chu Yunfei in an instant and gently patted him.
Chu Yunfei’s expression immediately changed and he quickly backed
up. He waved his hand and his celestial spiritual energy quickly gathered
before him.
However, the palm went right through the celestial spiritual energy and
pressed down upon Chu Yunfei’s chest at an unimaginable speed.
Chu Yunfei coughed out a mouthful of blood and quickly backed up
before escaping toward the horizon.
“Yunque Zi, I’ll leave planet Suzaku!” Chu Yunfei’s voice came from
the distance. It contained a hint of depression.
“Why did you stop me from killing him?” The illusionary figure turned
around and looked toward Yunque Zi.
Yunque Zi calmly looked at the figure and said, “The moment you act,
Zhuque Zi will detect it. Let’s go.” He and the figure both disappeared.
The moment they left, the clouds turned red and slowly revealed
Zhuque Zi’s figure.
“Yunque! Get out!” Zhuque Zi’s face was filled with anger as he roared.
His voice suddenly spread out in all directions.
“Senior apprentice brother, the battle between the two of us is
unavoidable. Because we were in the same sect for 1,000 years, I’ll give
you three months to recover. After that we will have our battle at the foot of
Mount Suzaku!”
Yunque Zi’s voice slowly came from the empty air.
Zhuque Zi took a deep breath. His expression was gloomy as he
muttered, “I know your objective, Yunzhu. You are playing with fire!” Then
he disappeared.
Yunque Zi and the figure slowly appeared somewhere in the sky above
the Suzaku continent. The figure asked, “Why give him so much time? It
shouldn’t take that long to kill Zhuque Zi.”
Yunque Zi looked at the figure and said, “In the Forsaken Immortal
Clan, including me, there are three nine-leaf shamans, one ten-leaf shaman,
and you, an eleven-leaf shaman. If all five of us attack together, it will not
be hard to kill Zhuque Zi!
“In addition, although only two of the Ancestral Spirit Trees were
successful, two more ten-leaf shamans will descend soon, so with the seven
of us, killing Zhuque Zi will be even easier!
“However, Zhuque can’t be killed right now!”
The figure pondered a bit and said, “You have been among the
cultivators for too long and forgot your origin. Do you still remember how
many clan members were sacrificed to send you into the country of
Suzaku…”
Yunque Zi’s eyes lit up and he sneered. “First ancestor, I’ll tell you one
more time: don’t underestimate Zhuque Zi. Zhuque Zi has the Cultivation
Planet Crystal. Although it has been sealed by the second generation
Suzaku, every Suzaku in the past tens of thousands of years has been
looking for a way to break the seal. The previous Suzaku even found a
weak point. With my understanding of the current Suzaku, if we kill him, he
will definitely destroy the Cultivation Planet Crystal before his death to kill
every cultivator on the planet. At that moment, when such a big calamity
unfolds, the Cultivation Alliance will definitely send people to deal with
this. Do you think our Forsaken Immortal Clan can deal with the
Cultivation Alliance?”
The figure remained silent.
“If things had gone according to my plan, we could have nurtured a
cultivator to be the next Suzaku and then continue this charade which
would allow our Forsaken Immortal Clan to continue to exist. This is the
best method; however, the ancestor was too eager, so he broke you all out
and destroyed all of my plans.” Yunque Zi was very gloomy.
“Even my identity was forced to be revealed by all of you to prove that
I’m a member of the Forsaken Immortal Clan. In my view, it was
pointless!”
Yunque Zi slowly said, “First ancestor, if you want our clan to last, we
must get our hands on the Cultivation Planet Crystal and allow one of the
people I picked to become the next Suzaku so we can indirectly control all
of the cultivators on the planet.
“I had already picked four candidates and only needed a few decades
for my plan to come into fruition. The scheme I had planned for countless
years was destroyed by you guys!
“The two successors Zhuque Zi has chosen are Qian Feng and Liu Mei.
That Qian Feng has learned the Suzaku Tactic, so I believe that he is a body
that the current Suzaku has prepared for possession. Every generation of
Suzaku has tried to find a way to use possession to extend their lifespan,
and I believe that this Suzaku has found a way.
“This is why I found my second candidate, Zi Xin. If Zhuque Zi
succeeded in his possession, he would be under this girl’s control. Even if I
were wrong and Zhuque Zi really has been grooming Qian Feng to be the
next Suzaku, when he becomes the next Suzaku, he would still be
controlled by Zi Xin.
“The third person I picked was Zhou Wutai. This child has the bloodline
of the green dragon. Since the Green Dragon Clan helped us in the war a
long time ago, I picked him as one of the candidates. That is why I went to
the Four Sect Alliance and he is what I have prepared to deal with Liu Mei.
“However, what is interesting is that while I was at the Four Sect
Alliance, I met a cultivator named Wang Lin. His talent was ordinary and
there was nothing special about him, yet he was able to comprehend the life
and death domain. In the heat of the moment, I made him the fourth
candidate on a whim.
“I originally didn’t pay much attention to this person, but his
development later on shocked me greatly. At the Celestial Realm, he took
Red Butterfly’s arm. After he returned, his cultivation level skyrocketed and
he even caught the attention of Zhuque Zi.
“This person also has too many secret and sometimes even I can’t see
through him. Thus, in the end, I picked him as the main candidate for my
plan!
“Even now he is still the main candidate! And also the most crucial
component of my plan!”
The figure pondered a bit before raising his head. He then stared coldly
at Yunque Zi and said, “This explanation is still not enough!”
Yunque Zi’s eyes because serious and he said, “I don’t know how much
the Cultivation Planet Crystal will affect my Forsaken Immortal Clan. If it
does have an effect, then all of the clan members that were born since the
cultivators took over will die, including you and me. Is this explanation
enough?”
The figure pondered again. Then he let out a sigh and said, “Who was
the first candidate you picked?”
Yunque Zi faintly smiled. “When the messenger has completed his task
and if nothing goes wrong, then my first candidate will become the next
Suzaku!”
The figure finally asked, “Why give Zhuque Zi three months?”
“Because I want to wait until he activates the Cultivation Planet Crystal!
I won’t act now, but when I do, I won’t give Zhuque Zi a chance!”
Outside the transfer array to Chu, Wang Lin looked at the burly man
who had taken off his straw hat. Although Wang Lin’s heart trembled
slightly, it didn’t show in his face. He smiled and said, “Long time no see,
brother Zhou!”
The burly man put the straw hat down on the side, slapped his bag of
holding, and took out table with cups on it. He said, “Brother Wang, I’m
craving a bit of wine. Do you still have any of that wine from back then?”
Wang Lin’s eyes faintly lit up as he looked at the straw hat. He slapped
his bag of holding and a bottle of wine appeared in his hand. When he
looked at the wine, the image of Da Niu appeared in his mind. After all
these years, he had less than ten bottles of Da Niu’s wine left.
He placed the wine on the table, sat down, poured a cup, and drank it all
in one go.
Zhou Wutai let out a mischievous smile as he picked up the wine,
poured himself a full cup, and took a sip, then he said, “The wine is still the
same as before and the person is still the same as before, but our hearts are
completely different now. Although the setting is the same as before, the
two of us have changed.”
Wang Lin pondered. He held the cup and didn’t speak.
“Brother Wang, aren’t you curious about why I am not dead? I still
remember when you took the Rain Cauldron from me.” Zhou Wutai looked
at Wang Lin with a smile that was not a smile.
Wang Lin calmly said, “Rather than Red Butterfly getting it for cheap, I
took it. However, even if I didn’t, I believe brother Zhou had other plans
anyway.”
Zhou Wutai laughed. He poured another cup and said, “Let’s not talk
about the past anymore. Brother Wang’s fame on planet Suzaku has been
high for these past several years. For this, I offer you a cup!”
With a smile on his face, Wang Lin poured himself a cup and chugged it
all down.
Zhou Wutai’s eyes lit up and he said, “Brother Wang, I offer you a
second cup to thank you for killing Li Yuanfei and sealing Xue Yue!” With
that, he drank his cup.
After two cups there was suddenly silence between the two of them.
Shortly after, Zhou Wutai looked into the distance and said, “Wang Lin,
senior wants you to look for him…. for him to teach you how to truly use
the Yunque hat.”
After seeing Zhou Wutai coming with the straw hat, he already knew
that Zhou Wutai had something to do with Yunque Zi. From what he
learned, the straw hat was not something Yunque Zi would casually give
out.
Wang Lin immediately understood why Zhou Wutai didn’t die after
seeing the straw hat.
Wang Lin calmly said, “Tell Yunque Zi I won’t go looking for him.”
Zhou Wutai revealed a complex expression and said, “Brother Wang,
you and I are both pawns in his game. Senior gave this straw hat to another
person. You should know her, her name is Zi Xin!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he sneered.
Zhou Wutai shook his head, then he stood up and picked up the wine.
He looked slightly depressed as he said, “Brother Wang, how about giving
me this half-full bottle of wine?”
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“B rother Wang, this jade contains information on Liu Mei’s

domain. I know that senior has his own reasons for this, so
whether you look at it or not is up to you.”
Zhou Wutai left with the half-full bottle of wine and left the jade.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he scanned the jade with his divine
sense. As time passed, his expression became more and more gloomy.
“Liu Mei’s dao… The Thousand Change Ruthless Domain...Hidden
under the thousands of different emotions is a ruthless heart. I already
noticed this back then, but if Liu Mei continues to mess with me, I do have
a way of dealing with her!” Wang Lin crushed the jade with his finger.
He stood up, walked into the ancient transfer array, activated it, and
disappeared.
The country of Chu was the closest country to the Forsaken Immortal
Clan.
There was naturally a lot of Forsaken Immortal Clan members here.
The Cloud Sky Sect of Chu had long since fallen to the Forsaken
Immortal Clan; it happened the moment they emerged. All of the cultivators
had tattoos imprinted on their bodies.
The mortals were fortunate and weren’t affected much; only the few
villages too close to the Forsaken Immortal Clan were hit by accident
during battles.
Aside from taking away the children who could cultivate, the Forsaken
Immortal Clan didn’t kill mortals.
On this day, Wang Lin walked out of a transfer array on the western side
of Chu.
The sky over Chu was dim. Although it was daytime, the light seemed
to be completely absorbed by the black cloud. Looking at it from a distance,
it was no different from night.
What was really eye catching was that plant growing out from the
Immortal Graveyard that pierced the heavens. Looking at it from so close, it
was very shocking and made one feel very small.
Forsaken Immortal Clan members could be seen flying across the sky
with cultivators following them. The cultivators all had tattoos on their
bodies and their eyes were dim.
In addition to all of this, there were countless mysterious plants growing
across Chu. These plants moved around in a creepy way and were growing
rapidly.
Chu has changed too much since Wang Lin left.
The activation of the transfer array caught the attention of the Forsaken
Immortal Clan. Almost at the instant Wang Lin appeared, a large amount of
black clouds closed in from the sky. There were seven or eight shamans
inside the black cloud. The moment they saw Wang Lin, they began to
activate their tattoo powers to attack.
Wang Lin remained calm. He didn’t even looked at the shamans before
moving his body and disappearing.
When he reappeared, he was already at the village Zhou Ru was born in.
This place was completely desolate and one of the strange plants was
growing here. There was not a single living thing remaining. Wang Lin let
out a sigh as he left.
Wang Lin didn’t go to the Cloud Sky Sect because he was not a saint. If
he went and removed the tattoos off the cultivators there, it would not be a
good thing; it would most likely invite the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s wrath.
Wang Lin saw many Forsaken Immortal Clan members while he flew
through Chu. However, most of them were at the four-leaf stage and very
few were at the five-leaf stage.
Wang Lin originally wanted to leave this place to go to the foreign
battleground to gather wandering souls, but at this moment, his heart
trembled.
“Right now a majority of the Forsaken Immortal Clan members are
concentrated on the Suzaku continent. I’m afraid there aren’t many left
here…
“The last time I went there, I only got to the third layer. This Forsaken
Immortal Clan must have a lot saved up from these past tens of thousands
of years. Since I’m about to leave the planet, I should go check it out to
prepare for the future!” Wang Lin’s eye lit up and he suddenly turned
toward the Immortal Graveyard.
He flew very quickly and in the blink of eye he arrived above the hole
leading to the Immortal Graveyard. The plant’s aura was even more
powerful from close up. It was so large that it covered up the entire entrance
to the Immortal Graveyard. Wang Lin looked like an inconsequential ant
when he stood next to this plant.
He suddenly thought of something when he looked at the giant plant.
Then he waved his right hand and then hid himself.
Shortly after, a ghostly light came from the plant as a five-leaf shaman
appeared from within it. He turned into a black cloud and flew off into the
distance.
After he left, Wang Lin reappeared. His eyes lit up and he pointed at the
plant. A ray of spiritual energy shot out toward the giant plant.
The moment the spiritual energy touched the plant, it collapsed into
golden specks.
“Interesting!” Wang Lin sneered as he slapped his bag of holding and
took out a wood carving. He held it in his hand and whispered, “Convert!”
The wood carving immediately trembled as it released a green light.
The green light rapidly took form and shortly after turned into an avatar that
looked just like Wang Lin.
This is a spell only Soul Transformation cultivators can use. This spell
creates an avatar from an object.
When the avatar appeared, it instantly charged toward the giant plant
that covered the hole.
Wang Lin calmly looked at the avatar and at the moment the avatar got
close to the plant, a few black tattoos on the branches began to flash.
The tattoos flashed once and immediately turned into black threads
which pierced the avatar’s body. The avatar’s eyes dimmed as it turned back
into a wood carving and fell to the ground.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He thought that it was no wonder the Forsaken
Immortal Clan had left. Since they had this mysterious plant protecting their
base, no normal people would be able to enter easily.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he slapped his bag of holding and a
golden soul flag appeared. This wasn’t the one-billion-soul soul flag but the
one with the Qilin beast as the primary soul.
Wang Lin had a total of three souls flags; one of them was the one-
billion-soul soul flag, the other was the 1,000-soul soul flag with the Qilin,
and the last one was a rather ordinary 1,000-soul soul flag he made.
He waved his soul flag and a Core Formation soul fragment flew out.
The Core Formation fragment then flew toward the giant plant. Wang Lin’s
eyes lit up as he stared at the soul fragment.
However, the soul fragment managed to go through the plant without
any obstruction.
Even up until now, no tattoo appeared on the plant.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He took out several more soul fragments to test
and all of them entered without any problem.
“Interesting. It cuts off spiritual energy and the carving but freely allows
souls to travel through. This plant is very interesting!” Wang Lin waved the
soul flag and then more than 200 soul fragments along with the Qilin soul
came out.
With a thought, all of the soul fragments gathered around Wang Lin to
form a soul fragment armor.
The Qilin soul fragment formed a Qilin tattoo on his face that released a
golden glow.
Wang Lin then charged toward the large plant without any hesitation.
This time he could feel a cold sensation sweep past his body as he went
through the plant and went inside.
It was a bright and glistening world inside the plant. There was black
gas coming out from the Immortal Graveyard. This gas was being absorbed
by the plant.
The surroundings were completely silent. Wang Lin looked up and
found that the higher up the plant he looked, the more golden glows there
were. This continued on forever and Wang Lin couldn’t see the top; he
could only see cave-like structures in the branches of this plant.
When he looked down, Wang Lin saw the hole that he was familiar
with. It was pitch black and he could only see the black gas that was rising
from below.
Wang Lin pondered a bit before diving in.
Wind whistled in his ears as he charged down the hole. As soon as he
landed on the first layer, his body disappeared without a trace.
Entering the early stage of Soul Transformation made Wang Lin’s
divine sense and teleportation range even wider. With one teleportation, he
arrived at the entrance to the second layer.
He scanned the entire first layer and only found several shamans who
were all only around the three-leaf stage.
Wang Lin didn’t stop as he directly went into the second layer. Then
with another teleportation, he arrived at the third layer where he had waited
with the Treasure Refining Pavilion elder for the Reincarnation Fruit to
grow.
This place was completely empty except for a large hole where the
Reincarnation Tree used to grow.
After looking around, Wang Lin disappeared once more. This time he
reappeared outside the entrance to the fourth layer. When he appeared here,
his expression slightly changed and he quickly hid himself.
Shortly after, he saw a giant face closing in toward the entrance to the
fourth layer. When it got close, it turned into a six-leaf shaman.
This person was middle-aged and most of his body was covered in
tattoos. Behind him were more than a dozen cultivators with dim eyes.
The six-leaf shaman jumped into the entrance and the cultivators behind
him quickly followed.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he quietly followed behind these cultivators
and entered the fourth layer.
The fourth layer had more light than the earlier layers. The six-leaf
shaman turned back into a giant face, grabbed all the cultivators, and flew
off into the distance.
Wang Lin was also grabbed along with them. Thanks to Wang Lin’s
cultivation level, the six-leaf shaman didn’t notice a thing.
The six-leaf shaman moved very quickly, so after one incense stick of
time passed, they arrived at the center of the fourth layer. There was a
Reincarnation Tree about one person thick and 30 feet tall here.
However, this tree was a bit strange; instead of branches there was a
circular light floating on top of the tree. Inside the light was a fully naked
old man with a fist-sized hole in his chest. His body was covered in tattoos
and an eight-leaf plant slowly flashed on his forehead.
At the same time, there was a tattoo giving off an ancient aura floating
above his head. This tattoo was very complicated; one look would make
you dizzy.
Under the tree stood more than a dozen six-leaf shamans. None of them
were talking and behind each of them stood more than ten cultivators.
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himself.
fter the six-leaf shaman Wang Lin was secretly following arrived, he
turned back into a person, and at that moment, Wang Lin hid
With his cultivation, no one here could detect him. Only the eight-leaf
shaman on the tree was powerful enough to detect Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was able to see at a glance that the eight-leaf shaman was
seriously injured and very weak.
Just at this moment, all of the shamans around the Reincarnation Tree
sat down in the lotus position and began to recite a complex chant. Soon,
tattoos began to appear in front of each shaman and floated before them.
At this moment, the cultivators behind the shamans all walked up to the
foot of the Reincarnation Tree and sat down. There were almost 100
cultivators filling up the area.
Wang Lin knew that all these cultivators had very similar cultivation
levels; all of them were at the Core Formation stage.
The moment those 100 or so cultivators sat down, all of the six-leaf
shamans let out roars. The roars were loud and strange and they caused all
of the tattoos to charge toward the Reincarnation Tree.
In the blink of an eye, the tattoos disappeared into the Reincarnation
Tree. However, the Reincarnation Tree immediately trembled and then
strands of soft branches began to grow from it. The branches moved like
snakes as they grew and soon began wrapping around the cultivators.
In the blink of an eye, almost all of the cultivators were wrapped by the
branches and dragged into the air.
This scene was very weird to Wang Lin. Countless branches grew from
this Reincarnation Tree and wrapped around the cultivators. With the
movements of the branches, this Reincarnation Tree almost seemed alive.
“He is healing!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
Countless tattoos appeared and after a flash of light, all of the
cultivators’ bodies started trembling. All of the nutrients from their bodies
were being rapidly depleted.
At the same time, all of the spiritual energy charged from their bodies to
the tree branches like uncontrollable wild horses.
After the nutrients and spiritual energy were absorbed by the tree, they
were somehow converted into the mysterious energy that the eight-leaf
shaman could use to heal.
The wound on this person’s chest slowly closed and his aura was also
gradually recovering.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and then he suddenly moved. At the
speed which none of the six-leaf shamans could detect, Wang Lin charged
up and appeared next to the eight-leaf shaman.
His speed was at fast as lightning. The moment he appeared, his palm
smashed down on the light surrounding the eight-leaf shaman.
Wang Lin’s right hand released a milky-white glow. This meant that he
was using celestial spiritual energy.
His choices were to either act or not act, and if he did act, then he would
not show any mercy and would kill the enemy in one strike!
The eight-leaf shaman inside the white light opened his eyes which
were filled with terror.
Wang Lin’s palm landed on the white light and then an earth-shattering
sound filled the fourth layer. The powerful impact caused waves of
shockwaves to spread, knocking the surrounding six-leaf shamans back
more than 1,000 feet. Each of them coughed out blood, and the tattoos on
their bodies all became unstable; one misstep would mean their deaths.
One of the six-leaf shamans shouted, after coughing out blood, “Soul
Transformation cultivator!!!”
The moment that person shouted, all of the other six-leaf shamans
trembled and then began to escape.
If it was before Wang Lin had reached the Soul Transformation stage,
he couldn’t have used such destructive power without using a treasure. The
power of that palm just now was as powerful as a punch from his original
body which was a three-star ancient god.
It was because that palm contained celestial spiritual energy!
The reason Soul Transformation cultivators are powerful and will
receive respect on any cultivation planet is because of the existence of
The light around the eight-leaf shaman shattered, causing the old man to
tremble and cough out blood. Then the ancient tattoo over his head quickly
descended to block the celestial spiritual energy.
A powerful force surged from the tattoo, causing Wang Lin’s palm to
slow down for a split second.
With this pause, the eight-leaf shaman let out a roar and quickly backed
up. He moved as fast as a meteor to escape.
“You can’t escape!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and he pressed down on the
Reincarnation Tree.
Celestial spiritual energy surged into the Reincarnation Tree and
following a series of crackling and popping sounds, the entire Reincarnation
Tree shattered into small pieces.
The branches extending from the tree all shattered and the 100 or so
cultivators all fell down.
The moment they landed, their eyes became clear and their confusion
disappeared.
“Leave this place!” Wang Lin said this one sentence as he charged out
after the eight-leaf shaman. He slapped his bag of holding and the mosquito
beast appeared. The mosquito had been with Wang Lin for a long time and
it had long since gained intelligence. Without Wang Lin even needing to
give it an order, the mosquito knew what its master wanted.
After it appeared, the mosquito beast let out a roar and turned into a
black ray of light as it chased after one of the escaping six-leaf shamans. Its
large proboscis then stabbed into the head of the six-leaf shaman. The six-
leaf shaman let out a miserable scream as his insides were sucked dry until
he was only a bag of bones and died.
After killing one, the mosquito threw away the dried up corpse and
charged after the next one.
With its speed, no matter how fast those six-leaf shamans ran, they
weren’t faster than the mosquito.
Those Core Formation cultivators who survived got up. One of them
immediately recognized Wang Lin and shouted in excitement, “Founder!”
Wang Lin turned around to look at the person who had called him
founder. This person looked unfamiliar and he didn’t ask as he chased after
the eight-leaf shaman.
Although all of this sounds like it took place over a very long period of
time, all happened in a few seconds.
Wang Lin flew like lightning. Before him, the eight-leaf shaman’s face
was pale while he clenched his teeth and tried to escape.
He was originally an eight-leaf shaman under the fifth ancestor. Even
within the Forsaken Immortal Clan, he had a very high position. During this
war, countless cultivators died by his hand.
One month ago, he was heavily injured by a late stage Soul
Transformation cultivator. After almost dying, he was sent back here to
recover. However, he didn’t expect a Soul Transformation cultivator to
appear while he was recovering.
“As long as I can escape to the eleventh floor, I’ll be saved. The third
ancestor was injured by Zhuque Zi while protecting an Ancestral Spirit. As
long as I can reach the eleventh floor, the third ancestor will definitely save
me.” The eight-leaf shaman clenched his teeth and charged toward the
entrance to the fifth layer.
Wang Lin chased closely after the old man. His eyes became cold as he
slapped his bag of holding and took out the celestial sword. He took a deep
breath and then poured celestial spiritual energy into the celestial sword.
Wang Lin whispered, “Accept your death!” Then he raised his right
hand, the celestial sword started glowing white, and he slashed down. There
was a bright glow that seemed to light up the entire fourth layer as the
sword energy from the celestial sword shot out.
The eight-leaf shaman’s expression changed greatly. Without even
looking back, he could feel the powerful aura behind him that made his hair
stand up. If he wasn’t injured, he could have dealt with it, but right now he
was heavily injured and had almost no energy left.
The old man let out a bitter roar as he suddenly turned around. His eyes
were filled with madness. He looked at the incoming sword energy and hit
his forehead with his palm as he shouted, “Ancestral Tattoo!”
The tattoo that was floating above him while he was healing and helped
block that palm from Wang Lin appeared. This tattoo was very complicated
and was filled with an ancient aura.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he stopped 1,000 feet away. At the
moment he stopped, the sword energy collided with the tattoo.
Boom!
A loud boom created a shockwave 30 feet tall that quickly spread and
shaved three inches off the ground.
Crackling sounds came from the tattoo and then it shattered. The eyes of
the eight-leaf shaman slowly dimmed and his life quickly dissipated.
A large amount of blood came out from the wound on the old man’s
chest. Although his eyes were dim, he looked at Wang Lin with a vicious
gaze and asked, “Who are you?!”
“I won’t tell you who I am!” Wang Lin moved forward and appeared
next to the old man. His hand formed a seal and he placed a restriction on
him. Then he waved the celestial sword and the old man’s head detached
from his body.
The old man’s body fell to the ground.
Wang Lin’s right hand pointed at the head. After a while he frowned and
muttered, “No soul?”
At the moment he cut off the old man’s head, he activated the Soul
Refining Sect technique that could ensure the soul would stay in the skull
and not dissipate.
He pondered a bit as he looked at the skull. Then he waved his hand and
a ghostly fire surrounded the skull. With some sizzling sounds, the old
man’s head was quickly refined.
However, this person’s skull showed no signs of melting under this
flame. There seemed to be a broken, black symbol engraved into the skull.
This symbol was exactly the same as the ancestral tattoo the old man
had just used.
After pondering a bit, Wang Lin placed the skull inside his bag of
holding and flew away.
As he flew, he could hear sonic booms getting closer to him. The
mosquito beast quickly came into view. Its mouth was stained with blood
and its eyes were glowing with a look of pleasure.
After putting away the mosquito beast, Wang Lin checked the fourth
layer again. After finding no more Reincarnation Trees, he entered the fifth
layer.
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T he fifth layer was larger than the fourth layer and not nearly as barren.
There were the algae-like plants like the ones he saw back in Chu
growing here. Looking from above, there were massive patches of these
green plants.
The leaves on these plants moved in a mysterious pattern. If one looked
at them for too long, their body would move along with the leaves.
On the fifth layer, Wang Lin noticed three Reincarnation Trees, and on
top of each one sat an eight-leaf shaman. All of their injuries were grave
and they were on the verge of dying.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and then he teleported toward one of
them.
However, just as he appeared next to the Reincarnation Tree, his
expression changed and he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was 1,000
feet away.
The algae-like plants had begun to move the moment he appeared and
then collided with each other at the spot where Wang Lin previously was.
Shortly after, all of the algae plants on the fifth layer gathered together
to form human figures.
These figures were completely made of algae plants and gave off a
strange aura. Their lower limbs were linked with the algae plants on the
ground and also moved in the same mysterious manner. In the blink of an
eye, a countless number of these strange lifeforms appeared around Wang
Lin.
“Foreigner, leave this place!” A genderless voice came from the mouths
of these plants and echoed across the layer.
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. Every one of these lifeforms had the
cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. He didn’t have time to deal with
these lifeforms, so he waved his hand and the one-billion-soul soul flag
appeared in his grasp.
Wang Lin softly said, “Souls, scatter!”
The souls suddenly came out one by one and surrounded the soul flag.
There was a bit more than 600 million soul fragments and 26 primary souls,
including Du Tian’s soul, in the one-billion-soul soul flag.
These soul fragments couldn’t form a late stage Ascendant cultivator
when fused together or even a mid stage Ascendant cultivator. However,
they could still fuse to create an early stage Ascendant cultivator.
Wang Lin knew that he had to act quickly during this trip and not waste
any time, so he took out the one-billion-soul soul flag immediately.
Wang Lin shouted, “Fuse!”
500 million soul fragments and more than a dozen primary souls fused
to create a powerful Ascendant soul fragment.
The moment the soul appeared, the entire fifth layer trembled.
The remaining soul fragments and primary souls circled around Wang
Lin while letting out ghostly wails.
Wang Lin knew that this Ascendant soul couldn’t stay up for too long,
so he shouted, “Kill!”
The early stage Ascendant cultivator’s eyes lit up and he waved his
hand. At this moment, all of the algae-like plants on the fifth layer
disintegrated.
Wang Lin didn’t pause; he charged toward the Reincarnation Tree and
pointed at it. All of the soul fragments around him charged forth to devour
the Reincarnation Tree.
The Reincarnation Tree immediately collapsed and the eight-leaf
shaman above it coughed out a mouthful of blood and died.
This process continued as Wang Lin led the Ascendant soul along with
the one-billion-soul soul flag and swept across the fifth layer. The
remaining two eight-leaf shamans that were healing were also killed by
him, had their bodies refined, and he put away their skulls.
Wang Lin didn’t have any good will toward the Forsaken Immortal
Clan. He quickly flew to the sixth layer, and in there he was like a demon
that killed any Forsaken Immortal Clan member he saw.
His targets were the Reincarnation Trees.
On the sixth layer there were three Reincarnation Trees. Thanks to the
power of the early stage Ascendant soul, the three people healing on the
sixth layer died too.
Wang Lin charged through the seventh layer, the eight layer… directly
to the tenth layer!
In the tenth layer, the Ascendant soul collapsed into weak soul
fragments. They returned to the soul flag and couldn’t be called out again.
The one-billion-soul soul flag was put away by Wang Lin. Along the
way, he got to study the soul flag. Although the Ascendant soul was
powerful, its duration was too short and there was still a difference in power
compared to a real Ascendant cultivator.
In addition, the damage to the soul fragments was extensive with every
use. This was why Du Tian merely summoned it to scare people and not to
have it fight.
Along the way, including the one he killed earlier, Wang Lin killed a
total of 19 eight-leaf shamans. All of them were already heavily injured and
died without knowing what really happened. All later layers had the
mysterious plants acting as guardians like the sixth layer did.
If Wang Lin didn’t have the Ascendant soul, he would have been
stopped at the sixth layer
Even the Forsaken Immortal Clan wouldn’t have expected an Ascendant
cultivator to kill his way into their home.
After all, there were only three Ascendant cultivators on the planet
excluding Yunque Zi. Zhuque Zi was at Mount Suzaku, Chu Yunfei had
been scared off the planet, and the last Ascendant cultivator of the Earth
Shattering Sect was heavily injured and currently recovering in a secret
location.
If there were no Ascendant cultivators, then with the defenses prepared
for the Immortal Graveyard, there would have been no problem.
From the sixth layer to the tenth layer, Wang Lin had a great harvest. He
didn’t know what use the skulls had, but he didn’t expect the Forsaken
Immortal Clan to have so many spirit stones stocked up.
According to logic, these spirit stones were useless to the Forsaken
Immortal Clan. Their tattoo power came from demonic beasts, so theses
spirit stones should’ve been useless to them.
Although spirit stones didn’t really catch Wang Lin’s eyes anymore,
these were currency used among cultivators, so the more the better. Along
the way, Wang Lin collected a large amount of spirit stones. Even if you
place these spirit stones in a rank 4 cultivation country’s sect, they would be
enough to last the sect 1,000 years.
But compared to these spirit stones, the skulls of these eight-leaf
shamans interested Wang Lin much more. Each one of the skulls had a
unique tattoo on it and the aura they give off matched that of a Soul
Transformation cultivator.
Wang Lin had a feeling that these skulls weren’t simple and were worth
far more than the spirit stones.
His feeling was accurate. On planet Tian Yun, these essences of people
who used different types of powers than cultivators were worth a lot. The
essences of members of the Forsaken Immortal Clan were in their skulls. If
a secret technique was used, the tattoo could be removed from the skull,
allowing someone to gain its power.
If one can obtain the skull of a nine-leaf shaman or higher, their value is
even greater!
Among the stars, there are some natives on some planets with their own
mysterious powers that are very different from cultivators’. These natives
have caught the attention of the Cultivation Alliance. The Cultivation
Alliance doesn’t wipe them out but captures them in a way. They allow
generations of them to grow so that they can harvest each generation and
create an endless supply of these essences.
To raise another race in captivity, they naturally have to be given food...
Wang Lin had a total of 19 skulls. After carefully putting them away, he
looked at the entrance to the eleventh layer and began to hesitate.
He didn’t know how many layers the Immortal Graveyard had, and if he
didn’t have the Ascendant soul, there would have been no way for him to
get this far. He had on confidence about the eleventh layer.
However, he had a mysterious feeling that there was something in the
eleventh layer calling him. Wang Lin sneered; he didn’t rush down but
began to set a formation.
This formation was the one that Du Tian had taught him in order to
counter the Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s bloodline power; it was a small
transfer array.
He easily placed down the formation and placed down a piece of
celestial jade. Wang Lin looked toward the eleventh layer. It was
completely dark and had black smoke coming out of it. This was different
from the other layers.
Wang Lin held the celestial sword in his right hand, gathered his
celestial spiritual energy, and jumped into the tunnel.
This tunnel wasn’t very deep, so it didn’t take long for Wang Lin to exit
the tunnel and enter the eleventh layer.
At the moment he entered, his expression became strange.
The eleventh layer wasn’t very large and there were channels dug out
across the ground. The channels formed the shape of a tattoo and there was
red liquid flowing inside them. The thing that left an impression in Wang
Lin’s mind was the red tattoo formed by the channels.
At the same time, a cold aura came out from the ground. This was
clearly a place of extreme Yin.
In the center of the tattoo floated a naked woman. Her hair moved
without any wind and she gave off a demonic aura.
This woman’s body was very voluptuous and perfect. There was no
trace of tattoos on her body besides a nine-leaf plant on her forehead.
She was very beautiful; aside from the celestial corpse, the only person
that Wang Lin has seen that was as beautiful as her was Liu Mei. He had
never met her before, yet she gave off a familiar feeling.
There was an opened scroll floating above the woman, and there were
nine golden lights on the scroll that formed a circle.
Strands of black gas were coming out from the scroll and entering the
woman’s forehead.
The moment he saw the scroll, his heart trembled. The scroll looked
very familiar; it looked exactly like the scroll in his bag that he still hadn’t
figured out how to use.
At this moment, the blood tattoo suddenly glowed bright red and the
woman at the center slowly opened her eyes.
Her eyes were very bright. There was hint of a demonic light in her
eyes, making her look very alluring. Her slightly demonic gaze would cause
anyone who looked at her to enter a state of confusion.
After seeing this woman’s eyes, he suddenly started trembling. He
finally realized why this woman looked so familiar.
The celestial sword in Wang Lin’s hand began to hum. The sword spirit
Xu Liguo flew out from the sword and muttered, “Little sister fairy…”
“Thank you for delivering the soul fragment formed from my domain
when I reincarnated into a cultivator…”
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DO YOU WISH TO LIE WITH ME?
W ang Lin’s expression was ugly as he silently stared at her.

Xu Liguo’s eyes were locked onto the woman as he left the
sword and flew toward her. He muttered, “Little sister fairy, don’t be scared.
Your big brother Xu is coming!”
The woman let out a smile. Her eyes revealed a mysterious light as she
raised her delicate hand and pointed at Xu Liguo’s forehead.
The moment her finger landed, Xu Liguo revealed a sneer and his body
disappeared. Replacing him was a ray of sword energy.
“Slut, your grandfather Xu has already suffered once. How could I
repeat the same mistake?!”
The smile on the woman’s face widened and then she gently blew at the
sword energy.
The sword energy suddenly shattered when it was hit by her breath.
This scene scared Xu Liguo so much that he immediately returned to
Wang Lin and went back inside the celestial sword.
Wang Lin asked, with a heavy tone, “Who are you?”
The woman looked at Wang Lin and slowly said, “Among the
cultivators, I was called Mei Ji, and in the Forsaken Immortal Clan, I’m the
third ancestor!”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he slowly said, “So it is lord third ancestor.
Junior was rude to rush in here and will take his leave.” With that, he began
to back away.
Ripples appeared in the woman’s eyes and she said, “Don’t go calling
me lord third ancestor; I like it better when people call me Mei Ji. You can
leave today, but only if you are obedient.”
The woman pointed at the air and the tunnel leading to the tenth layer
immediately sealed up.
Wang Lin frowned. He coldly stared at the woman and asked, “What
does senior mean?”
The woman placed a finger near her mouth. Her eyes were filled with
an alluring charm as she smiled. “What other meaning could I have? I just
want you to experience the beauty of life. I can smell a very clean aura
coming from your body. I believe that you still haven’t tasted a woman yet.
Lucky me.”
Wang Lin’s eyes became even colder and he calmly said, “For you to be
here means you are gravely injured. Lord third ancestor, do you recognize
this item?!” With that, he slapped his bag of holding and the one-billion-
soul soul flag appeared. The soul fragments flew out along with their
ghostly wails.
These ghostly wails directly affected one’s soul.
The woman’s eyes lit up. She stared at the soul flag and said, word for
word, “One-billion-soul soul flag!”
Wang Lin’s left hand pointed at the celestial sword and it began to glow.
Then he swung the sword and slashed at the ground.
With a boom, a deep trench appeared on the ground.
Wang Lin looked at the woman and said, “I only used 10% of my
celestial spiritual energy in that attack.”
“So it’s a celestial treasure!” The woman’s eyes became cold. “Do you
think you can kill me with those two treasures?”
“If you were at full power, I would have no confidence, but I’m sure
that you are heavily injured. Senior, don’t force me; it won’t be good for
either one of us. As for today’s matter, I’ll leave this Immortal Graveyard
and you can continue to heal.”
He had no confidence against this woman. After all, she was an
existence similar to an Ascendant cultivator. Even if she was injured, she
would still have some methods to use. She was unlike those eight-leaf
shamans that Wang Lin could easily kill with the help of the Ascendant
soul.
The woman faintly smiled. She looked at Wang Lin like he was her
lover and let out an alluring laugh. “I’m not being hard on you, I only want
to experience spring with you. Why keep me outside the door? Besides, the
Immortal Graveyard has 19 layers in total. Once you get past big sister here,
you can find the secret of my Forsaken Immortal Clan’s tattoo power. More
importantly, it is guarded by the soul fragment of my Forsaken Immortal
Clan’s first ancestor. You have the one-billion-soul soul flag; don’t you
want to go collect the first ancestor’s soul fragment…”
Wang Lin stared at her. His voice was cold as he said, “I’’ll give you
three breaths of time. Whether I leave or fight depends on you!”
The woman let out a sigh and pointed at the air. The tunnel that had
disappeared reappeared.
“Since you don’t want to get comfortable with me, I can only let you
leave, but you must leave behind that domain soul fragment.”
Wang Lin backed up and calmly said, “Once I leave the Immortal
Graveyard, I’ll release it. With your power, it shouldn’t be hard to capture
it.”
With that, Wang Lin moved like lightning toward the tunnel.
The woman’s eyes became cold. She sneered and thought, “I want to
see how you walk into the trap!”
However, her smile suddenly froze.
She saw Wang Lin suddenly stop outside the tunnel. His hand moved
and then celestial spiritual energy surrounded him. Then formation
appeared under his feet and he disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was inside the formation he had placed in the
tenth layer. After he reappeared, he didn’t pause and continued to escape.
“What a cautious little cultivator… He’s really making me like him a
lot. If I suck him dry, it should allow my tattoo power to recover a bit.” The
woman licked her lips and revealed a devious light in her eyes.
“If he had acted there, it would have been difficult. If he had destroyed
this place, I would have had to steel my heart and kill him. That would have
been a waste… Now that he has left this place, I’m free to use my power to
capture him and enjoy myself. No one big sister fancies can get away…”
She pointed at the scroll above her and said, “Capture him and bring him
back here.”
With that, the scroll closed and disappeared.
“A Soul Transformation brat that hasn’t tasted a woman yet…” The
woman touched her lips. Her eyes revealed a devilish gaze and she
whispered, “Quickly come back, little guy. Big sister can’t wait
anymore…”
Wang Lin flew every quickly with his divine sense spread out. He didn’t
believe that she would just let him leave, so he moved as quickly as he
could and soon arrived at the second layer.
He saw the tunnel to the first layer and was about to teleport there when
his expression suddenly changed and he swung the celestial sword
backwards.
There was a scratching sound as the sword energy hit something in the
air behind him. The scroll that was above the woman’s head revealed its
illusionary figure in the air.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy as he turned around to look at the
scroll.
A demonic black gas was flowing out of the scroll. The scroll slowly
opened up, revealing the ten golden-purple dots that formed a circle.
These dots released a mysterious power and then suddenly turned.
A snake tattoo materialized from the ten points of light and flew out. It
suddenly turned into a fierce 1,000-foot-long dragon.
The aura coming from this dragon was on the same level as a desolate
beast. The moment it appeared, it let out a sudden roar and charged toward
Wang Lin.
The snake tattoo that appeared earlier was flashing on the dragon’s
forehead.
Wang Lin swung the celestial sword. The sword energy went right
through the dragon as if it wasn’t real.
“Could it be that celestial spiritual energy is useless against it?!” Wang
Lin was shocked.
A fishy smell drifted over as the dragon charged at him. Wang Lin’s
hand quickly formed a seal to create a restriction. This restriction, which
contained celestial spiritual energy, quickly landed on the dragon’s head.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the dragon backed off in pain. The restriction covered
the dragon’s mouth like a big net, so it could longer open its mouth.
The dragon growled as it charged toward Wang Lin like lightning.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he moved the celestial sword to block in
front of him. The dragon smashed into the celestial sword and Wang Lin
used this force to reach the tunnel to the first layer. Then he disappeared
without a trace.
At this moment, the ten dots on the scroll spun once more and a tiger
tattoo appeared. It turned into a giant, 1,000-foot-long black tiger. The
moment it appeared, it waved its paw and destroyed the restriction on the
dragon’s mouth.
The dragon and tiger quickly chased after Wang Lin into the first layer.
Behind them, the scroll released a demonic light and slowly followed.
Just as Wang Lin arrived at the first layer, the dragon and tiger caught
up.
“To try to trap me with a mere treasure, you have underestimated me!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He slapped his bag of holding and an item
This item was the scroll that he couldn’t control even now.
Seeing the same scroll as this one, Wang Lin decided to follow his gut
and try this scroll out!
The moment this scroll appeared, the dragon and tiger paused and didn’t
dare to come closer. They stopped 1,000 feet away and began to roar. Their
eyes were filled with suspicion.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he held up the scroll and opened it. His scroll
was completely black and only had one golden-purple dot.
The moment the scroll opened up, the dragon and tiger stopped roaring.
They started staring at the scroll with a mysterious light in their eyes. At
this moment, the scroll with the ten golden-purple dots caught up.
This scene was somewhat strange.
The identical scrolls were thousands of feet apart with a dragon and
tiger between them. They looked at the two scrolls and their eyes were
filled with confusion.
At the eleventh layer, the third ancestor’s expression changed greatly.
“The Tattoo Beast Atlas. Why does this person have my Forsaken
Immortal Clan’s treasure?! Could it be one that an ancestor left it outside?!”
The woman’s eyes lit up and she whispered, “Return!”
The moment she said that word, the scroll with the ten dots trembled.
The dragon and tiger turned into two rays of light and flew toward the
scroll.
Just at this moment, the only dot in Wang Lin’s scroll flashed and
appeared in the shape of a woman. One couldn’t see the exact features of
this woman, only her silhouette.
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T he woman raised her hand and called to the dragon and tiger tattoos.
The two tattoos immediately trembled and then, without any
hesitation, they flew to the woman. The two tattoos circled the woman as if
they were very happy.
Shortly after, the woman slowly returned to the scroll and following her
were the two tattoos.
The third ancestor in the eleventh layer immediately coughed out blood.
This was an injury caused by her tattoo beasts being stolen. Her face was
filled with shock.
“Which ancestor is this? She was willing to seal herself into the Tattoo
Beast Atlas to become a tattoo beast herself…” The third ancestor took a
deep breath, then she pointed at her forehead and a nine-leaf plant appeared.
“Tattoo Beast Altas, return!”
The scroll in the first layer quickly closed after the third ancestor called
it and disappeared.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. Without a word, he grabbed his scroll. He didn’t
have time to check it as he flew toward the exit.
At the giant hole leading out of the Immortal Graveyard, Wang Lin
surrounded himself with soul fragments once more to get through the tree.
It was now night outside and completely dark.
The moment he came out, he disappeared once more without a trace.
Wang Lin didn’t return the domain soul fragment to the third ancestor. Ever
since this domain soul fragment had left the third ancestor, it was its own
existence and was no longer under her control. Otherwise, there would have
been no way for the Giant Demon Clan ancestor to obtain it.
If the third ancestor had any control, she probably would have taken it
back when she saw Wang Lin.
In addition, Wang Lin could tell from their talk that she didn’t care too
much about this domain soul fragment; it was as if it didn’t matter whether
she had it or not.
However, to Wang Lin, this domain soul fragment had great use. It was
his ace to deal with a certain person.
Zhuque Zi was currently cultivating in the back mountain of Mount
Suzaku. There was a red crystal floating before him. This crystal was
shaped like a heart. It was the Cultivation Planet Heart, which was used to
control the Cultivation Planet Crystal.
Shortly after, Zhuque Zi opened his eyes. There was a trace of madness
in his eyes. This kind of gaze didn’t appear on him often.
“Yunque Zi, I don’t hate the Forsaken Immortal Clan, but my hatred for
you is too great! You traitor, haha, what a good betrayal! Although I was
injured when you sneak attacked me, I was excited. Qian Pinghai, if you
still have a soul, take a good look; this is the person you chose!
“Yunque Zi, you and I grew up together and have similar talent, yet why
did the previous Suzaku, Qian Pinghai, always look favorably upon you?
He always had praise for you, yet to me, he was always full of abuse. He
always looked at me with a cold gaze; it felt like he would have killed me if
I made a single mistake.
“When he gave me the Mysterious Suzaku Formation, I was very
excited and felt very grateful to him. I even forgot all the unhappiness in the
past and only had one thought in my mind: give my life to planet Suzaku
and become a good Suzaku.
“However, I never thought that Qian Pinghai was that vicious. The
Mysterious Suzaku Formation is a double-edged sword. Every time it is
used, the origin soul suffers great damage. If it is used too much, the origin
soul will never be able to recover. Even now that he’s dead, I still don’t
understand why he did all of this!
“If it wasn’t for the fact that I had secretly planned for many years and
finally got the Cultivation Planet Crystal from the last Suzaku when he
died, I’m afraid that this generation’s Suzaku wouldn’t have been me.
“Qian Pinghai, you were blind to appoint Yunque Zi as the next Suzaku!
If I had followed your order and given Yunque Zi the Cultivation Planet
Crystal, the planet would have been taken by the Forsaken Immortal Clan.
Qing Pinghai, you old fart, I didn’t bury your body in the Suzaku grave but
sold it to the Corpse Sect! That was the only way to sooth my hatred for
you.
“Qian Pinghai, the truth proves that I’m the most suited person to be the
next Suzaku. You were wrong back then, so, so wrong!
“This old man searched through the entire planet and finally found Qian
Feng among your descendants. This person has the same spirit root as you
and he looks similar to you as well. Every time I see him, my hatred for you
increases a bit. This old man is going to raise him and give him the
Mysterious Suzaku Formation. Every time I see him use it, my heart will be
filled with joy!
“This is the only way for me to repay you for what you have done to
me.
“Yunque Zi, you know about the existence of the Cultivation Planet
Crystal. You gave me three months to consider if it is worth it to destroy
everything to get help from the Cultivation Alliance…
“Although the Cultivation Planet Crystal was sealed by the second
Suzaku, which made it so that the future Suzakus won’t be able to control it,
as long as the Cultivation Planet Heart breaks, it can still cause the
Cultivation Planet Crystal to break as well. However, the price is too big
because even I have a piece of my soul inside. Once the Cultivation Planet
Crystal breaks, then even I will die.
“The Cultivation Alliance won’t casually get involved in matters with
every cultivation planet, but that is only under the premise that the
Cultivation Planet Crystal doesn’t break. The Cultivation Alliance is almost
crazy about keeping the Cultivation Planet Crystals intact. This matter is
filled with mysteries and none of the previous Suzakus could figure out
why. However, one thing is for sure: once the Cultivation Planet Crystal
shatters, the Cultivation Alliance will immediately send people to
investigate. At that moment, your tiny Forsaken Immortal Clan will die for
sure!
“You gave me three months of time to let me carefully consider this
because you didn’t want to push me too far. Yunque Zi, this old man is
going to play a game with you. If you can get this Cultivation Planet Crystal
before my life ends, then I have no problem giving it to you. But once you
lose, this old man will have to go crazy and destroy the Cultivation Planet
Crystal to drag your Forsaken Immortal Clan down with me!
“This old man can’t be the first Suzaku, but I can still be the last
Suzaku. Don’t give me the chance!”
The madness in Zhuque Zi’s eyes deepened and he began to laugh like
crazy.
To the west of the Suzaku continent was a plain. This plain was covered
in thousands of simple huts.
There were cultivators cultivating inside and outside the huts.
Most of these cultivators were disciples of sects from rank 5 cultivation
countries. This place was the western defense line.
The three months of truce was a good time for them to recover.
However, it didn’t mean that they had dropped their guard; there was still a
large number of cultivators out patrolling.
The area 5,000 kilometers away from them was covered by a black
cloud. That was where the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s western assault army
was located.
In the center of the cultivators’ camp there was a very lavish hut. Qian
Feng sat inside it with Red Butterfly behind him. There was confusion in
her eyes along with a very well-hidden sense of struggle.
Qian Feng’s eyes were like lightning as he stared at the black cloud in
the distance. His expression was very gloomy.
“What is that old man thinking? Things are getting too dangerous. We
might as well give up on planet Suzaku and go far away then come back
when we have the power to win. If this stalemate continues for too long,
people’s hearts will break.”
His eyes lit up, he let out a cold snort, and muttered to himself, “I
wonder where that Ceng Niu is. He dared to injure me. If I meet him, I will
definitely devour his domain. Although the one-billion-soul soul flag is
powerful, the old man gave me a treasure. Seeing how bothered the old man
was, this treasure must be very powerful. With this treasure I have a certain
amount of confidence in dealing with Ceng Niu’s one-billion-soul soul flag.
“However, it is best not to use the treasure the old man gave me unless I
have to. That old bag of bones hid his intentions well, but long ago I noticed
that his attitude towards me is a bit strange.
“I will require junior apprentice sister’s help to devour Ceng Niu’s
domain. I’ll have to carefully plan this out! After I devour this person’s
domain and capture junior apprentice sister, I’ll leave this planet. The
universe is large and I can do wherever I want. Before, I cared about the
title of Suzaku, but now that the planet is a mess, that title is useless to me!
However, before I leave, I have to kill that slut, Zi Xin!”
One month later, a figure appeared near the Corpse Sect in Zhao. This
person was a young man wearing a white robe. His face gave off an ancient
aura.
He was Wang Lin.
After leaving the Immortal Graveyard, Wang Lin didn’t rest and used
the transfer array in Chu to enter the foreign battleground. He wanted to use
the wandering souls there to repair the one-billion-soul soul flag.
Unfortunately, although he had found wandering souls, they couldn’t be
used to repair the one-billion-soul soul flag. The moment a wandering soul
entered the soul flag, it would go crazy. It would either devour soul
fragments to make itself stronger or be attacked by multiple soul fragments
and be destroyed.
The two were natural enemies, so, like fire and water, they couldn’t be
mixed.
As a result, using the wandering souls to repair the one-billion-soul soul
flag was a failure.
As for soul devourers, Wang Lin caught one to test, but the result was
the same, so he gave up on this method and left the foreign battleground.
The last thing Wang Lin needed to do was get to the giant body under
the Corpse Sect in Zhao.
This body belonged to the Giant Demon Clan ancestor that brought the
Giant Demon Clan to planet Suzaku.
Wang Lin had a giant axe in his bag of holding. This axe belonged to
this founding ancestor.
Wang Lin came to extract a large amount of blood from this Giant
Demon Clan ancestor so his original body could use the blood to use the
ancient gods’ techniques. This was part of his preparations for leaving this
place.
Wang Lin had no interest in getting involved with the mess on planet
Suzaku; he only wanted to get the Cultivation Planet Crystal to retrieve that
piece of his soul. Then he will go to planet Tian Yun to find the All-Seer
and become his disciple. He will then cultivate to the Ascendant stage under
a new sky.
He will definitely come back to planet Suzaku in the future, but at that
time, he won’t be someone caught in someone else’s plan; he will be like an
emperor that the current Suzaku will have to look up to.
“And I’ll definitely have a chance to see just what kind of powerful
organization this Cultivation Alliance really is!”
Wang Lin took a deep breath. As he looked into the sky, his urge to
leave increased.
“However, before leaving, although I have no way of dealing with
Zhuque Zi, I have to test his two disciples, Liu Mei and Qian Feng.”
436
CAO YIDOU
A t the far west side of Zhao lies an extremely cold plain. Even
cultivators rarely step foot there.
Other than the extreme cold, this place has the Nine-Earth aura,
something that even Nascent Soul cultivators don’t want to touch. Anyone
under the Nascent Soul stage will be seriously injured if they touch it.
This is where the Corpse Sect in Zhao is located.
Wang Lin’s figure moved past the plain like a ghost. He could see now
that this place was surrounded by a giant formation, so normal people
wouldn’t be able to enter at all.
However, this formation was really easy to break for the current Wang
Lin. He stopped somewhere on the plain, then he took a step and
disappeared.
He was standing on one of the formation’s eyes when he disappeared.
When Wang Lin reappeared, he was underground. He looked around and
saw the endless tunnels and caves of the maze-like Corpse Sect.
There were cultivators cultivating in each of those the caves. These
people were at various cultivation levels; most were at the Foundation
Establishment stage, there were a few at the Core Formation stage, and
even fewer Nascent Soul cultivators.
Wang Lin’s divine sense spread out and the entire Corpse Sect appeared
in his mind. He paid extra attention to the cave at the center of the Corpse
Sect.
Li Qingping was quietly cultivating at the large cave at the center of the
Corpse Sect. There was a cloud of black fog behind him that had countless
tentacles extending from it.
Li Qingping was the current sect master of the Corpse Sect in Zhao. He
had already reached the late stage of Nascent Soul.
His outer appearance made him seem like he was around 40 years old.
Although some of the hair on his head had turned white, he looked very
handsome. He must have been a ladies’ man when he was younger.
He has been in charge of the Corpse Sect in Zhao for 200 years and has
always been very cautious. He rarely interacted with the outside world,
making the Corpse Sect even more mysterious in Zhao.
He spent all his time in closed door cultivation in the hopes of reaching
the Soul Formation stage before the soul inside his corpse puppet takes him
over. Once he reaches the Soul Formation stage, the Corpse Sect
headquarters on planet Suzaku will have a good body prepared for him. As
a result, he will be able to become a core disciple of the Corpse Sect, and if
his performance is good, he might been get moved to the headquarters.
Li Qingping, who was cultivating, didn’t detect Wang Lin’s divine sense
at all, but the black fog behind him trembled as two ghostly eyes appeared
within it.
However, what the eyes revealed wasn’t the normal calm and coldness;
they were filled with fear and terror.
“Senior…” The figure trembled and was about to speak.
“You are an interesting little fellow to be able to detect my arrival with
only your mid stage Soul Formation cultivation!” Wang Lin’s voice echoed
in the ears of the black fog.
The black fog began to tremble even more. When Wang Lin’s divine
sense swept by, he felt a cold wind blow on him, causing his soul origin
soul to become unstable to the point that it was on the verge of collapsing.
This kind of thing only happened when he faced the elders of his sect.
The black figure quickly said, with a trembling voice, “Please have
mercy, senior. The reason junior was able to notice is because junior’s
cultivation method is related to divine sense, so I just barely managed to
notice.”
He knew that with this senior’s cultivation, even if he had his body, the
senior would be able to kill him without any problems. He guessed that this
person was a Soul Transformation old monster.
“Oh? What sect are you from?” Wang Lin sent out a message with his
divine sense.
“Senior, I’m not a person from planet Suzaku but a disciple of the Mile
Sect on planet Tian Yun. Junior lost his body and spent a great deal of
resources to buy a body from the Corpse Sect,” the black fog quickly
replied, and he didn’t dare to lie about anything.
“If you are someone from planet Tian Yun, why are on on planet
Suzaku?” Wang Lin’s divine sense was cold.
The black fog’s keen perception of divine sense was really good, so he
was immediately able to detect the coldness in Wang Lin’s divine sense. His
body trembled and he quickly answered, “Senior, please don’t be angry,
don’t be angry. If I were to recover on planet Tian Yu, it would cost too
much. Junior can’t afford to pay that many celestial jades. So I could only
choose to recover on planet Suzaku. Although it will take longer to possess,
it is the best choice for junior.”
Wang Lin asked, “What is your name?”
The black fog quickly replied, “Junior’s name is Cao Yidou.” The black
fog’s careful reply reminded Wang Lin of Xu Liguo.
“Cao Yiduo…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his divine sense formed a
giant head that reached toward the black fog.
Cao Yiduo was terrified and immediately left Li Qingping’s body. He
tried dodging the hand and then said, “Everything junior says is the truth,
it’s the truth!”
He had some mysterious connection with Li Qingping. Now that Cao
Yiduo had moved, it shocked Li Qingping awake and he shouted, “Who?!”
Ripples appeared in the air as Wang Lin walked out. The moment Wang
Lin walked out, he looked coldly at Li Qingping.
Just one glance caused Li Qingping’s body to tremble and start soaking
in cold sweat. He secretly cursed. That one glance was like a sword piercing
right through his body. Even his Nascent Soul was frozen and his entire
body felt cold. It was if he was completely naked and had no secrets left to
hide in front of this person.
Wang Lin coldly said, “You, shut up!” Then he looked at the black fog
that was huddled in the corner of the cave.
Li Qingping inhaled a breath of cold air. He didn’t dare to move an inch
as cold sweat covered his forehead. Even when he met Soul Formation
seniors back at headquarters, none of them even had 1/10,000th of the aura
that this person had.
Li Qingping’s heart was pounding as he bitterly thought, “Soul
Transformation!!! It must be a Soul Transformation old freak!! When did
this old monster get here…”
Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and Cao Yiduo’s origin soul was
dragged over from the corner. This Cao Yiduo’s face was filled with panic
as he screamed, “Senior, I’m a customer of the Corpse Sect. If you capture
me to refine a treasure, the Corpse Sect definitely won’t let you go!”
Wang Lin sneered and calmly said, “Who said I was going to refine you
into a treasure? You are not even worth it!”
Cao Yiduo trembled and thought that if this Soul Transformation
cultivator wanted to capture a Soul Formation cultivator’s soul, it would be
too easy; there was no need to come looking for him.
Cao Yiduo suppressed the fear in his body and carefully asked, “Senior,
you…. Could it be that you want me to do something?”
Wang Lin’s voice didn’t contain a trace of arrogance as he calmly said,
“Become my slave for 100 years. After 100 years, I’ll gift you a Soul
Transformation body. Do you agree?”
Cao Yiduo was startled. A Soul Transformation body was something he
never thought he could obtain in his life. If he had a Soul Transformation
body, then increasing his cultivation level to the Soul Transformation stage
would be a lot easier. Even if he couldn’t reach the Soul Transformation
stage, all of his spells would still become a lot more powerful. It has to be
said that a Soul Transformation body was like the body of a celestial.
In the Corpse Sect, the cost of a Soul Transformation corpse was
beyond imagination. Even if he had all of his life span, he would still need
more than 1000 years to buy half a corpse.
He clenched his teeth. “Senior, you have to promise that I won’t die in
this 100 year period.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “As long as I don’t die, you won’t!”
Cao Yiduo quickly and respectfully said, “Okay, Cao Yiduo greets
master!” He was going to risk it all. A Soul Transformation cultivator had
no reason to trick him. He also knew that the reason Wang Lin had thrown
out such a tempting offering meant that he would be of a great use to this
person. However, to get anything good, there had to be risks, and he was
willing to take this risk for a Soul Transformation body.
“Very good. Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to do anything dangerous.
I just want your knowledge about planet Tian Yun. How much do you know
about the planet?” As Wang Lin said this, he waved his hand and Li
Qingping passed out.
Wang Lin didn’t want others to know that he was about to go to planet
Tian Yun; he had been very careful about this matter.
Cao Yiduo quickly said, “Planet Tian Yun? Master, I grew up on planet
Tian Yun, and although it is very big, I’m very familiar with it… Master,
could it be that you want to go to planet Tian Yun and have me act as your
guide?”
“That is correct. Since that is the case, our deal can happen!” Wang Lin
slapped his bag of holding and took out a soul flag. This soul flag was the
one containing Li Yuanfeng, the one he had personally made.
With one wave, before Cao Yiduo could react, Wang Lin put Cao Yiduo
inside the flag. With that, Wang Lin disappeared from the cave.
This wasn’t his first time here, so he was very familiar with his place.
He moved through the maze-like Corpse Sect toward the spot where he
once cultivated.
Along the way, not a single Corpse Sect disciple was able to detect
Wang Lin. Even those that weren’t cultivating were unable to notice Wang
Lin as he passed by them.
Just like this, Wang Lin soon arrived at the cave where he cultivated
before. There was someone cultivating inside.
This cultivator was a girl. She looked ordinary, but she had a
determined expression on her face as she continued to absorb the Yin
energy coming out from the small holes in the wall.
Wang Lin appeared inside the cave and took a look at the girl before
turning into smoke and entering one of the small holes in the wall.
When Wang Lin was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, his
body couldn’t enter the small hole. He could only enter with his divine
sense and it required a lot of energy, so he had to keep drinking the dew
from the heaven defying bead to slowly extend his divine sense until he
reached where the giant was.
After he was inside the small hole, before he even got far, a call came
from underground.
“Save me…”
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SAVE ME…
T his sound reached Wang Lin’s ears and went directly into his soul.
This was the exact same cry from before.
He ignored the voice and quickly moved through the small hole. With
his cultivation, he could quickly move to the hidden chamber through the
small hole in the wall.
Shortly after, Wang Lin arrived at a cave with countless small holes in
the walls. He came in through one of these small holes.
There was a giant coffin at the center of the cave. This coffin looked
very ordinary and had no decorations at all. However, a powerful Yin aura
was leaking from inside it. This Yin aura was turned into white gas which
was being sucked away by the small holes in the wall.
The coffin was completely empty aside from the giant hole in it. The
Yin aura was coming from this hole.
Wang Lin didn’t stop; he dove into the coffin. The Yin aura here was
very thick; it formed waves of Yin energy that attempted to stop him from
going deeper.
“Save me…” The call for help became even more eager as it came out
from the hole and echoed in Wang Lin’s ears.
Wang Lin went into the hole. The deeper he went, the stronger the Yin
aura got. The Yin aura circled around Wang Lin but wasn’t able to get
inside him.
As Wang Lin went deeper, a mass of blue gas appeared before him. The
blue gas seemed to have formed a door that sealed off the area.
Wang Lin had encountered this blue gas before as well. Back then he
had to squeeze in from the side. However, now the Yin gas collapsed as
Wang Lin smashed into it.
“Save me…” The call for help became even more clear the moment the
blue gas was swept away.
Wang Lin’s body back then couldn’t handle this Yin energy. If he had
made a mistake, the Yin energy would have invaded his body and then
frozen him solid. But right now he felt extremely comfortable as he
smashed through all the doors formed by Yin energy.
When he was near the bottom of the hole, Wang Lin smashed through
the last Yin energy door and made his way inside.
This was a very large cave. According Wang Lin’s analysis, it was
roughly the same size as the plain above.
At the center of the cave was a large cloud of white fog that released a
powerful Yin energy. This white fog took up ¾ of the cave.
Wang Lin’s figure appeared in the air. His eyes lit up as he stared at the
white fog.
There would occasionally be flashes of ghostly light coming from
within the white fog as the purple vines moved. The more the vines moved,
the more white fog appeared.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up, he took a deep breath, and blew out a breath of
air. A gust of wind appeared and blew away a large amount of white fog,
but the moment it was blown away, more appeared.
Wang Lin remained calm as he let out a cold snort. He slapped his bag
of holding and took out a celestial jade. He held it in his left hand while his
right hand formed a seal. He pointed at the white fog with his right hand
and whispered, “Wind, move!”
A basic wind skill that could be used by Foundation Establishment
cultivators was being used by Wang Lin right now. However, this spell
contained celestial spiritual energy, so its power was beyond imagination. A
gust of wind several times more powerful appeared and blew toward the
white fog.
This gust looked like a tidal wave quickly blowing the white fog away.
Then it turned into a tornado and pulled in any white fog that got close to it.
The fog was like falling leaves being picked up by a gust. All of the fog
was blown away by the tornado,so what was hidden inside it was revealed.
A large, naked, blue-skinned body was floating in the air. His skin
wasn’t rough like the ancient gods’ but mirror-smooth.
The top of the corpse was covered in purplish-green plants. Every time
the plants moved, the corpse would shrink a bit but quickly recover. This
cycle was creating the white fog.
What shocked Wang Lin was that on the forehead of this giant was a
faint axe that was flashing weakly.
He was now confident that this person was the Giant Demon Clan’s
founding ancestor that had brought the Giant Demon Clan here.
This person was the one that charged into the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s
army with the giant axe and killed three nine-leaf shamans.
Wang Lin now had a much better understanding of how the Forsaken
Immoral Clan’s ranking was done. Ignoring those below the seven-leaf
stage, seven and eight-leaf shamans were similar to Soul Transformation
cultivators, while nine-leaf shamans were similar to early stage Ascendant
cultivators.
To be able to kill three early stage Ascendant level cultivators was not
easy, and let’s not forget that he charged into the middle of the enemy’s
troops to do so. That kind of fierceness and battle strength was rarely seen.
“Save me…” The call for help was even clearer here and continued to
enter Wang Lin’s ears.
Wang Lin ignored the call. Instead, he took a closer look at the giant
body. He could feel a powerful life force coming from the body, but there
seemed to be a mysterious formation that stopped the life force from
moving.
As for the purplish-green plants, their roots were like sharp needles that
pierced through the giant’s body. They were absorbing his boundless life
energy and turning it into Yin energy.
This wasn’t the first time Wang Lin had seen this, but even now he was
still shocked.
This Giant Demon Clan ancestor’s body, although it wasn’t as strong as
the ancient god’s, was several times stronger than Wang Lin’s current three-
star ancient god body; it was comparable to a five or six-star ancient god’s
body.
“The Giant Demon Clan founding ancestor’s cultivation level is indeed
shocking!” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.
“Save me… save me…” The calls for help became more frequent. It
seemed like this Giant Demon Clan founding ancestor had noticed Wang
Lin’s presence.
Wang Lin ignored the cry for help and instead landed on the giant body.
The moment he landed, those purplish-green parasitic plants began to emit
a sizzling sound. Shortly after, the plants began to move. Their sharp and
bloody roots came out from the giant’s body and pointed at Wang Lin.
As this happened, the giant’s body kept twitching as if it was in pain.
Wang Lin coldly looked at the plants, then he waved his hand and
flames covered the area. The flames contained celestial spiritual energy, so
the plants immediately backed away from them.
He didn’t want to harm these plants. With his experience, he could tell
that these plants had a lot to do with the restriction inside this giant. If he
destroyed the plants, he might mess with the seal and free the giant. Wang
Lin didn’t want to sit down with the giant and ask if he could borrow his
blood.
At the moment those plants backed up, Wang Lin slapped his bag of
holding and the celestial sword appeared. He swung the sword down on the
giant’s body.
The sound of two pieces of metal scraping against each other could be
heard and sparks flew out from where the sword landed. A powerful
pressure had suddenly repelled the sword.
This force pushed the celestial sword back three inches, causing Wang
Lin to exclaim in surprise. When he saw how easy it was for the planets to
stab into the giant’s body, he thought that it would be easy to cut it with the
sword.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he looked around at the surrounding plants.
He quickly got out of there with the celestial sword in hand.
The surrounding plants let out sizzling sounds, then bolts of purple
lightning came from within them and attacked Wang Lin.
Wang Lin waved the celestial sword, causing all of the plants to retreat.
He reached out and caught one of the plants and ripped it in half.
As he examined one half of the plant, he saw a green liquid that gave off
a rotten smell coming out from the tip.
After grabbing a bunch of plants, Wang Lin pressed them down onto the
giant’s body. Then he heard a sound similar to the crackling of wood
burning. Black gas immediately rose from the spot where the plants’ roots
touched and then they easily went into the giant’s body.
Just at this moment, a powerful force came from the plants. They broke
free from Wang Lin’s hand and disappeared into the giant’s body.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He looked at the surrounding plants that
wouldn’t dare to come closer and sneered.
“These tentacles are interesting!” He touched his bag of holding and
took out a jade bottle. He got this jade bottle by accident during his trip to
the Celestial Realm. There was nothing special about this bottle; it’s only
feature was that it could hold a large amount of liquid. Its function was
similar to that of a bag of holding.
Holding the jade bottle in one hand, Wang Lin pressed his other hand on
the wound on the giant’s body. With some force, he pushed out blood into
the jade bottle.
“Save me…” Wang Lin was standing on the giant. This call for help
seemed to be right next to his ear; it was very clear.
Wang Lin continued to ignore the Giant Demon Clan’s founding
ancestor; he wouldn’t save someone who he couldn’t control unless he had
a reason. Once this person regains his cultivation, he will have no use for
Wang Lin.
And even if this person promised good treasures, it would be hard to
attract Wang Lin. Aside from the blood he was here for, he didn’t want to
get into any unnecessary trouble.
The blood came out drop by drop, which was pretty slow. Wang Lin’s
eyes lit up and he looked at the blood vessel on the giant’s neck. There had
to be a lot of blood there.
However, there were a lot of purplish-green plants covering the giant’s
chest. They were everywhere, leaving no place to get a foothold.
“Save me… I’ll give you the Giant Demon Clan’s main treasure…”
438
LEI JI
E ven after hearing the word “treasure,” Wang Lin still remained calm.
He had killed the Giant Demon Clan ancestor and sealed the Giant
Demon Clan once. If this founding ancestor were to go free and found out
about it, Wang Lin would be the first person he would go after. Wang Lin
hadn’t yet reached a point where he could fear nothing.
Moreover, the Giant Demon Clan’s founding ancestor hadn’t even said
what the treasure was.
Wang Lin looked at the plants on the giant’s chest, then he slapped his
bag of holding and the restriction flag appeared.
He hadn’t used the restriction flag in a while after obtaining the soul
flag. Right now was the right moment to use it.
Wang Lin shook the restriction flag, causing ropes of restriction gas to
appear, then he shouted, “Seal!”
With one word, all of the ropes of restriction gas turned into restrictions
that glowed black. The restrictions moved like ghosts and landed on the
giant’s chest. Each restriction was like a large net that sealed the plants on
the giant’s chest.
At the same time, he charged out and tore off one branch of the plant.
Wang Lin was gentle when dealing with these plants to ensure that they
would remain intact.
Until now he had only broken off two branches.
With the branch in hand, he landed on the giant’s neck. He felt a
powerful life force coming from the giant when he touched the giant’s neck
with his hand.
His eyes lit up as he pressed the branch down on the giant’s neck to
draw blood.
“Save me… If you are willing to save me, I’m willing to become your
servant and mount. I’ll also give you the Giant Demon Clan’s treasure, the
Heaven-Opening Metal.” The call of help was even more real.
“Mount?” Wang Lin trembled and the branch in his hand paused for a
moment.
“Correct, I’m willing to become your mount. Those powerful cultivators
in the Cultivation Alliance like to use Giant Demon Clan members as
mounts. If you save me, I’m willing to become your mount.” The voice was
filled with eagerness.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he pressed the
branch down on the giant’s neck. A black circle appeared on the giant’s skin
as the branch dug into the blood vessel and disappeared.
At the same time, blood sprayed out. Wang Lin quickly pressed the jade
bottle against the wound and collected all of the blood without missing a
drop.
The collection speed from before couldn’t compare to right now.
A large amount of blood was being collected in the jade bottle until the
body began to twitch. The powerful life force followed the blood into the
jade bottle.
“Why aren’t you willing to save me when I’m willing to become your
mount?! What exactly do you want in exchange for saving me?!” The voice
was now a roar.
Wang Lin’s voice was calm as he collected the blood and asked, “Who
are you?”
“I’m the Giant Demon Clan’s branch leader, Lei Ji!” This voice was
filled with a strong sense of pride.
Wang Lin calmly asked, “Lei Ji, how were you sealed here?”
“Because of the Corpse Sect. During the battle with the Forsaken
Immortal Clan, I was hunted by two eleven-leaf shamans and was heavily
injured after I escaped. The Corpse Sect saw that as an opportunity, so they
found a powerful cultivator from another planet and captured me and sealed
me here while I was seriously injured.”
Wang Lin looked at the jade in his hand. He spread out his divine sense
and found that the bottle had collected a large amount of blood.
“You save me and I’ll become your mount. The members of my Giant
Demon Clan won’t easily become someone else’s mount, but once we do,
we would never betray our master.”
Wang Lin asked, “Mount? What benefit is there to having a Giant
Demon Clan member as a mount?”
At this moment, the stream of blood coming out of the wound was
thinning and the wound seemed to be healing. Wang Lin pointed at the
giant’s neck, then the jade bottle flew into the air and was caught by him. At
the same time, his right hand, which was filled with celestial spiritual
energy, descended and hit the giant’s neck. A large amount of blood sprayed
out once more and was collected by the jade bottle.
“Do you know of the star compass? A Giant Demon Clan member’s
body is similar to the star compass but much stronger. Our bodies are the
best tools for traveling among the stars. Also, the Giant Demon Clan
member’s bodies aren’t affected by some places that cultivators can’t even
go to. This is why those powerful cultivators in the Cultivation Alliance pay
great prices for one of my clan members to be their mount.”
“Strange!” Wang Lin frowned. Although this Giant Demon Clan
ancestor’s voice sounded very anxious, the replies were very detailed.
This point was very strange. It didn’t match someone who was very
anxious; it was as if everything was just an act.
This person first offered to be a mount and to give him the Giant Demon
Clan’s treasure. Then he began to answer Wang Lin’s questions in detail
and thus delayed for time.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he pressed his hand on the giant’s neck. He
used celestial spiritual energy, causing the giant to bleed even faster.
“And my clan’s treasure, the Heaven-Opening Metal, if you save me,
I’ll give it to you. That is a treasure that is even more powerful than a
celestial treasure!” The voice contained a hint of temptation.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as he sneered and said, “What is the Heaven-
Opening Metal?”
“It is a treasure that my Giant Demon Clan’s first ancestor left behind.
There are a total of 99 pieces. Gather them all and they can be used to
created an ancient god’s battle armor. Wear this armor and you can have the
power of the ancient gods from legend. If you save me, I’ll reveal the
location of one piece.” As more blood was drained, the voice became
weaker, but the replies were still very detailed.
Wang Lin’s smile became even colder. He was confident now that this
giant was stalling for time. The giant was probably trying to do something.
The longer he spent drawing blood, the more it benefited the giant.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin decisively grabbed the jade bottle and
jumped off the giant.
At the same time, he waved his hand and the restrictions sealing the
plants returned to the restriction flag.
Without the restrictions sealing them, the plants began to move once
more. A few of them arrived next to the wound on the giant’s neck, drilled
inside, and began to move around.
“You… save me! If you save me, I can make the Giant Demon Clan
members on planet Suzaku recognize you as their master!”
Floating in the air, Wang Lin’s eyes became cold and he whispered, “I
can’t save you; saving you doesn’t benefit me. I’m not interested in any of
the treasures you speak of, and leaving you here so I can gather blood at
any time is for the best.”
The voice quickly said, “You must have great use for my blood. I have
bone marrow essence; the energy from that is even more powerful than the
energy from my blood. If you want, I can give it to you. I don’t even need
you to save me; just send news of me to the Giant Demon Clan or the
current Suzaku. How about it?”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He coldly laughed and no longer wasted time
with this person. He turned into green gas and disappeared from this place.
After Wang Lin left, the giant’s body trembled and let out a roar.
“Only half an incense stick more of time! If that person had continued
to drain my blood until there was only ⅓ of it left, it would have definitely
lured out the main root in my body. Then I would have a way for my soul to
leave this body!”
This person’s roar was filled with frustration. His closed eyes suddenly
opened up.
Two lights even brighter than lightning flashed in his eyes.
As he roared, his expression turned painful as the skin that covered his
backbone began to move. Shortly after, purplish-blue thorns poked out from
his spine.
Rows of scary-looking thorns that were glowing purple appeared on his
back. At the top of the giant’s spine, a purple plant half the size of the
giant’s body came out. At the same time, it extend countless branches that
slowly covered the giant.
A purple flower ⅓ the size of the giant blossomed. It slowly drained the
life force from the giant’s body to grow.
The giant bitterly roared, “Corpse Sect! If I, Lei Ji, can break free one
day, I’ll never let this go!!!”
Wang Lin’s body appeared inside the Corpse Sect. He pointed at the air,
causing a soul fragment to appear. This soul fragment was the one he had
left behind in the cave after he left to check out the situation.
The cave had a mysterious power that greatly restricted divine sense,
but it didn’t have much effect on soul fragments.
When Wang Lin pointed at the soul fragment, his eyes lit up and he let
out a smile. Then he moved and disappeared from the Corpse Sect.
Wang Lin appeared on the plain above the Corpse Sect. He suddenly
looked to the north and saw a giant wave of blue gas coming toward him
like a tsunami.
Inside the blue gas tsunami, a boy wearing red was walking this way.
This boy was very handsome; his face was as white as jade and he
looked very cute. However, his eyes contained a very fierce flame that was
well hidden. This wasn’t directed at Wang Lin; it was just how his
personality was.
He walked over step by step. Even the heavens and earth seemed to
tremble under his feet. As the blue gas passed, all of the grass and clouds
turned blue, creating a bright blue glow.
“Haha, Wang Lin, what do you think of this old man’s new body?”
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DIFFERENCE IN DAO
“D amn, after tens of thousands of years, I finally have a body

again. Haha, after getting myself a body, I have to enjoy myself.
Rumor has it that all the female cultivators on planet Feng Luan are
beauties. This old man has always wanted to go there. Once we leave this
place, I have to go enjoy myself! Wang Lin, do you want to go?”
Wang Lin frowned. He looked at the boy before him and calmly said,
“Not going!”
The boy was Situ Nan. After he possessed the body, he shortened his
adjustment time by devouring the fourth ancestor. Although he hadn’t
completely recovered yet, his cultivation level was at the Ascendant stage
already.
Situ Nan rolled his eyes and said, “You are too boring. All you do is
cultivate, cultivate. What farts are there to cultivate?! Do you know why
this old man began cultivating?
“Let me tell you, this old man cultivates to have all the beauties in the
world, to steal all the treasures in the world, and get rid of anyone I don’t
like! This is why I started cultivating back on planet Four Saints.
Otherwise, with how boring cultivation is, who would do it?”
“When I reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I decide to give
up on cultivation and secretly escaped to a small country with almost no
cultivators. I became a lord there, partied every night, and had women serve
me every night. That was the life. Anyone who I didn’t like would be killed
with just one spell. Ten years, I stayed there for ten years.” Situ Nan began
to recall the past. He clearly missed those days.
Wang Lin flew forward and calmly asked, “If it was that comfortable,
why didn’t you just enjoy the rest of your life there?”
Anger appeared on Situ Nan’s face as he answered, “You think I didn’t
want to? If it wasn’t for some vicious Core Formation cultivator who came
looking for trouble, I would have enjoyed the rest of my life there. That
Core Formation cultivator chased me down and I went through many
hardships to finally escape. I clenched my teeth and continued my
cultivation. This time I endured for decades and reached the Core
Formation stage, then I braced myself again to reach the late stage of Core
Formation before leaving closed door cultivation.”
Wang Lin laughed. He looked at Situ Nan and asked, “Then you went to
get your revenge?”
“What revenge? That Core Formation cultivator had long been killed by
someone else. After I came out of closed door cultivation, I went to a rank 2
cultivation country and continued my nights of partying and enjoying
myself. Those Foundation Establishment female cultivators accompanied
this old man all day long. There is no need to even talk about how good
those days were. Also, I had a palace in the mortal word. I was an existence
on par with the king. That little king was good; he always gave me good
stuff to use. Even thinking about it now, I really miss it.”
Wang Lin rubbed his chin and laughed. “Could it be that you met a
Nascent Soul cultivator later?”
Situ Nan’s eyes widened and he said, “That’s correct. Not even three
years later, some Nascent Soul cultivator decided that he wanted one of my
Foundation Establishment female cultivators for a cultivation furnace. This
old man couldn’t beat him and had to run. This time I cultivated until I
reached the late stage of Nascent Soul before I came out of closed door
cultivation.
“After that I went around rank 3 cultivation counties living the life of a
king and enjoying all the beauties. Back then, a lot of fellow cultivators
were very envious of me!”
Wang Lin laughed loudly and asked, “What happened after? Could it be
that you met a Soul Formation cultivator?”
Situ Nan let out a sigh and said, “Bad luck. After only ten years, I killed
someone and angered a Soul Formation cultivator. I nearly died and was
saved by the first generation Suzaku. He wasn’t the first Suzaku yet, and
that’s how I met Ye Wuyou. However, his cultivation level wasn’t high and
he couldn’t protect me forever, so I gave up my beauties and began to run
for my life again. This time I learned my lesson; I went into close door
cultivation to comprehend life and reached the Soul Formation stage. I
stayed in closed door cultivation until I reached the late stage of Soul
Formation.”
Wang Lin found Situ Nan’s cultivation path interesting, so he asked,
“What happened next?”
“What happened after was I got my revenge. I went to that mid stage
Soul Formation cultivator’s sect and killed him before going back to
enjoying life. Unfortunately, this didn’t last long because Ye Wuyou found
me and asked me to go to the Celestial Realm with him. So we went and
gathered a lot of celestial jades and then I reached the Soul Transformation
stage after going into closed door cultivation again.
“I originally wanted to go find a cultivation country and continue to live
like a king, because at that point not many people could bother me
anymore. This old man didn’t want to cultivate anymore because it was too
boring and I wanted to live the rest of my life enjoying myself. But that old,
thick-skinned Ye Wuyou said that if I wanted to play then I should play
outside of planet Four Saints. We were going to create a rank 6 cultivation
country where I could play any way I wanted to play. I wasn’t thinking
straight at that moment, so I fell for that old thief’s trap.
“Damn him. For this dream, this old man cultivated endlessly and went
all over the place with him. Finally, in the end, he became the leader of all
the sects in the country of Suzaku and the two of us raised a rank 4
cultivation country step by step into a rank 6 cultivation country. Both me
and him were successful in reaching the Ascendant stage and were given
this shitty planet by the Cultivation Alliance.
“This old man was really looking forward to having some fun on this
planet Suzaku. Unfortunately, the Forsaken Immortal Clan was here. The
Forsaken Immortal Clan dared to steal from this old man, so how could I let
them go? At that time, war covered the planet and the sky was dim. The
Forsaken Immortal Clan had a few good women that this old man took and
had my fun with.
“Later, Ye Wuyou sacrificed himself along with some old friends to seal
the Forsaken Immortal Clan. At that time, I was very depressed and was
about to leave planet Suzaku to find a weaker cultivation planet to continue
my life as a prince. Unfortunately, that old thief Ye Wuyou even schemed
against me in his death and made me the second generation Suzaku.
“What happened after that, you already know. My body was destroyed
and I was forced to hide inside the heaven defying bead until I met you.
Now that I have my body back, I have to get revenge and then have some
fun on planet Feng Luan. Then I’ll find a cultivation country there and
continue my life as a prince! Let me tell you, Wang Lin, cultivating just
enough is fine. Life is something you should enjoy and have fun in.” Situ
Nan’s eyes contained a hint of melancholy. It was as if he had seen through
life.
Wang Lin calmly said, “My dao and yours are not the same!” His eyes
were calm. He had heard about Situ Nan’s life and that was that. Wang Lin
knew that he couldn’t be as carefree as Situ Nan and enjoy life like that.
From an unknown point in time, Wang Lin’s heart began to chase after
cultivation. He wanted to know what the end point of cultivation was. This
was where he differed from Situ Nan.
Situ had his own version of brilliance and Wang Lin had his own pride.
His pride was reaching the peak step by step; to stand above the world
and understand the truth about the heavens.
Situ Nan looked carefully at Wang Lin and felt that he never truly
understood this child who he watched grow up. Especially now, he felt very
unfamiliar toward this Wang Lin, but within this unfamiliarity there was
still a hint of a familiar feeling.
The reason he felt unfamiliar was because he had never seen this
expression on Wang Lin’s face before. It was pride in one’s own dao.
Situ Nan hated this expression a lot because he had only seen this
expression on one other person before, and that was the person he respected
and hated at the same time, the first generation Suzaku, Ye Wuyou.
In his heart, Ye Wuyou was like a big brother to him; an existence that
was like a teacher and brother at the same time. Although Situ Nan was
very proud, he cared a lot about the kindness others showed him, and Ye
Wuyou had give him a lot. There were many things he couldn’t say, but he
remembered them in his heart. That’s why even with his temper, even
though he wanted to leave, one word from Ye Wuyou made him give up on
the idea and stay to become the second generation Suzaku. In his heart, it
was like he was guarding planet Suzaku for Ye Wuyou.
From the first time he met Ye Wuyou, Ye Wuyou always had the same
expression that Wang Lin had right now. Even when Ye Wuyou died, his
expression was still filled with pride.
From the lowly disciple of a sect in a rank 4 cultivation country until he
was the sect master. Then uniting all the sects in the country to become the
sect master of the entire country.
Then he used a large amount of will power to raise a rank 4 cultivation
country into a rank 5 cultivation country. Then he did the impossible by
raising a rank 5 cultivation country into a rank 6 cultivation country!
Becoming a rank 6 cultivation country and being given a planet by the
Cultivation Alliance. All of this was because he was Ye Wuyou!
Without him, the country of Suzaku would still be an inconspicuous
rank 4 cultivation country on planet Four Saints. Maybe it would have
already been destroyed.
At this moment, Situ Nan saw the same expression on Wang Lin’s face.
His heart was filled with complex emotions before he let out a sigh and
said,
“Forget it. It is too early to talk about this right now. The most important
thing now is to send you into the Suzaku Tomb and take back your piece of
soul from the Cultivation Planet Crystal. Wang Lin, the Suzaku Tomb is
surrounded by the mysterious power of the Cultivation Planet Crystal, so
aside from the current Suzaku, no Ascendant cultivator can enter; only Soul
Transformation cultivators can enter, so I can’t help you this time. However,
you can relax; even if you fail to get your piece of soul back, I still have
another way for you to get it back, but that method is very complicated and
difficult, so it would be for the best if you could get it back yourself.”
Wang Lin nodded. He looked toward the country of Suzaku and calmly
said, “The matters on planet Suzaku are almost done. Once I get the
Cultivation Planet Crystal, I’ll leave the planet. Situ, the universe is very
large. I hope we will have a chance to meet again in the future!” With that,
Wang Lin flew off into the distance.
Situ Nan laughed as he caught up to Wang Lin and said, “It’s too early
to say that now. We can talk about it when we part ways. I believe we will
meet again. If nothing goes wrong, I’ll be a prince on planet Feng Luan.”
As they flew, Wang Lin suddenly asked, “Situ, what realm is above the
Ascendant stage?”
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ABOVE ASCENDANT
“A bove the Ascendant stage…” Situ Nan stopped flying and

looked at Wang Lin.
Situ Nan answered, with a heavy tone, “The realm above the Ascendant
stage is not something most cultivators know of because there are simply
too few people at those realms.”
“The Ascendant stage is a peak and at the same time a door. Most
cultivators are stopped at this door, unable to continue their cultivation
before their lifespan reaches its end.
“However, once you break through that threshold and touch the next
realm, your lifespan will increase by countless folds. Although it can’t last
as long as the heavens and earth, it will increase by a lot. I gained some
understanding of the next realm before escaping into the heaven defying
bead, which is why I was able to survive for tens of thousands of years in
there.
“But this doesn’t mean that my life is infinite. If my time comes and I
still haven’t made a breakthrough, I’ll still die.
“It’s not that there hasn’t been people who have managed to escape the
heavens’ reincarnation cycle, but most of the time they are low level
cultivators. It is simply too difficult for those who have reached the
Ascendant stage to escape the reincarnation cycle. The heavens’
reincarnation cycle produces different amounts of power based on the
cultivator’s cultivation level. This is why I said that low level cultivators
have a much easier time escaping the heavens’ reincarnation cycle with the
premise that there is a high level cultivator helping them.”
Wang Lin nodded. He recalled when he helped Li Muwan fend off the
heavens’ messenger.
Situ Nan took a deep breath and revealed a hint of regret. “After the
Ascendant stage are the three realms of Nirvana Shattering.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. “The three realms of Nirvana Shattering?”
“That is correct. The first generation Suzaku, Yu Wuyou, told me about
the three realms of Nirvana Shattering after he got the rewards from the
Cultivation Alliance. If he hadn’t told me, then I wouldn’t have known until
I became the next Suzaku.” Situ Nan sighed as he recalled the past.
“The three realms of Nirvana Shattering. The first realm is Nirvana
Scryer, second realm is Nirvana Cleanser, and third realm is Nirvana
Shatterer.”
Wang Lin took a deep breath, then he frowned and asked, “What about
after the three realms of Nirvana Shattering? Is that the peak?”
Situ Nan shook his head and said, “How could it be so easy? The three
realms of Nirvana Shattering are only considered the second step for
cultivators. However, someone at the Nirvana Shattering stage can be
considered a powerhouse in the Cultivation Alliance. People are rarely
willing to mess with them. Rumor has it that the old monsters in the
Cultivation Alliance have even managed to breakthrough past Nirvana
Shattering.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he looked toward Situ Nan and asked,
“Are you a Nirvana Scryer?”
Situ Nan bitterly smiled and said, “How it could it be so easy? There are
two thresholds between the Ascendant stage and becoming a Nirvana
Scryer, which are the Yin Yang Cleansing stages.
“The Yin Yang Cleansing stages involve a change in domains. It’s not
the same as it going from non-corporeal to corporeal but a deeper
understanding. I can’t explain it too much, but only after your domain has
gone through the Yin Yang Cleansing stages can you become a Nirvana
Scryer.
“Before I was forced to hide inside the heaven defying bead, I touched
the border of the Yin Cleansing stage. Although I wasn’t able to cultivate
while trapped, my understanding of my domain had increased, so I
completed the Yin Cleansing stage. Once I have gone through the Yang
Cleaning stage, I will only need to find a place to go into closed door
cultivation to become a Nirvana Scryer.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he asked, “What cultivation level is Zhuque
Zi at? Is he also at the Yin Yang Cleaning stages before Nirvana Scryer?”
A hint of disdain appeared in Situ Nan’s eyes and then he said, “Him?
Late stage Ascendant. I’m afraid he will not even be qualified to reach the
Yin Yang Cleansing stages, so there is no need to even think about him
becoming a Nirvana Scryer. However, he is considered a very special kind
of Ascendant cultivator. Although he is still weaker than cultivators at the
Yin Yan Cleansing stages, he is not someone a normal late stage Ascendant
cultivator can match.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, “The Suzaku Seal from the
Cultivation Alliance!”
Situ Nan revealed hint of appreciation in his eyes and slowly said, “Yes,
he is a Titled Ascendant cultivator and can be considered a top Ascendant
cultivator because he controls a special technique from the Cultivation
Alliance.
“Ye Wuyou obtained a powerful technique after coming back from the
Cultivation Alliance called the Suzaku Seal. It is very powerful and would
have been amazing if not for the fact that it costs lifespan every time it is
used. Unless an Ascendent cultivator has comprehended the Yin Yang
Cleansing stages, then they will find it difficult to match the current Suzaku.
“However, the techniques given by the Cultivation Alliance are also
ranked just like celestial treasures. The Suzaku Seal is only a low quality
technique, but it still greatly increases the power of whoever is holding the
title.
“Unfortunately, the Suzaku Seal can only be used once you control the
Cultivation Planet Crystal. Once you control both, your strength will
increase by a lot.
“The Suzaku Tactic that each generation of Suzaku learns is what the
first generation Suzaku, Ye Wuyou, managed to learn from the Suzaku Seal.
Not only does the Suzaku Seal increase cultivation speed, but once you
have the Cultivation Planet Crystal, it will increase the compatibility
between you and the crystal so that you can reach the strength of a Title
Ascendant cultivator faster.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit. His eyes lit up and he asked, “You said earlier
that celestial treasures are also separated in ranks?”
“Of course. Celestial treasures that require celestial spiritual energy to
use are split in low, mid, and high quality!” Situ Nan’s eyes became serious
as he said, “There is also a rumor that there is a rank above celestial
treasure that is very powerful and one has to be at least a Nirvana Shatterer
to use it. I think the heaven defying bead is that kind of treasure.”
Wang Lin touched his forehead. He pondered a bit and then took out the
celestial sword. He looked at Situ Nan and said, “Check what rank this
sword is at!”
After seeing the celestial sword, Situ Nan’s eyes lit up, he waved his
right hand, and the sword flew to him. He held the sword and touched it
with his left hand as he slowly analyzed it.
Wang Lin was very calm. He trusted Situ Nan a lot or else he wouldn’t
have let him check the celestial sword.
Shortly after, Situ Nan suddenly opened his eyes. He filled the sword
with celestial spiritual energy, which caused it to glow. This glow was more
than several times more powerful than when Wang Lin used it.
Situ Nan whispered, “Good sword!”
He casually swung it with his right hand.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of heaven-shattering explosions came from the air. Then a very
large, rift-like wound opened up in the sky.
Fierce cold wind came out from the rift and in the blink of an eye the
entire ground was frozen over.
“Good sword!!” Situ Nan touched the sword. He turned his head toward
Wang Lin and asked, “Where did you get this sword?”
“The Celestial Realm. It belonged to an old friend.” Wang Lin’s eyes
were calm the entire time.
“This is a mid quality celestial treasure. Unfortunately, the sword spirit
inside it can’t completely merge with the sword, so its power is limited. In
addition, this shouldn’t be the only sword. I could feel that something was
missing when I swung this sword. There should be four swords. Once they
are combined, they will be like a high quality celestial treasure!
“Unfortunately, once a celestial treasure reaches mid quality, they have
a soul mark. This is not the same as our souls but a technique to use the
treasure. Without it, we can’t activate its full power.
“Good sword!” Situ Nan liked it so much that he almost didn’t want to
let it go.
“Mid quality celestial treasure?” Wang Lin slightly frowned. He thought
that it would be a high quality celestial treasure.
Situ Nan’s eyes widened and he said, with disatisfaction, “What? Is a
mid quality celestial treasure not good enough for you? In the entire
universe, there aren’t that many mid quality celestial treasures, and
cultivators can only refine up to low quality celestial treasures. Almost all
of the mid quality celestial treasures now are from back before the Celestial
Realm collapsed.
“A large amount of the celestial treasures that cultivators have are low
quality; there are very few mid quality ones. Once you leave here, you will
see how rare mid quality celestial treasures are. Just one is enough to start a
war!”
Wang Lin’s expression slightly changed. He thought back to the
Celestial Realm when he saw sword saint Ling Tianhou and some old
freaks fight over the celestial swords like crazy.
Those people’s cultivation levels were definitely beyond Ascendant, so
Situ Nan’s words had a certain amount of logic to them.
“Mid quality celestial treasures are already rare, but high quality
celestial treasures are even more rare. This old man has cultivated for a very
long time and even traveled to a few cultivation planets, but I haven’t see a
single high quality celestial treasure. You sure are lucky, brat.” Situ Nan
snorted.
Situ Nan raised his head and asked, “Do you have the tactic for this
sword?”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, “I had some clues, but unfortunately
I wasn’t able to find it.”
Situ Nan quickly asked, “Oh? Tell me about it.”
Wang Lin shooked his head. “Things of the past. There’s no need to
bring it up.”
Situ Nan smiled, then he looked at Wang Lin and said, “How about
gifting me this sword?”
Wang Lin looked at Situ Nan and asked, “Are you being serious?”
Situ Nan hesitated a bit, then he let out a sigh and threw the sword back
to Wang Lin. “Forget it. If it was someone else, I’d just steal it, but if it’s
your things, this old face would feel too embarrassed.”
Wang Lin smiled. He caught the sword and said, “This sword isn’t
mine; otherwise, gifting it to you would be fine.”
Situ Nan snorted and said, “If it wasn’t for the fact that this old man’s
bag of holding was gone and I had nothing right now, I wouldn’t care for it.
This old man had two low quality celestial treasures.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he said, with a smile that was not a smile,
“Zhuque Zi has a lot of celestial treasures!”
“Not only are all of Zhuque Zi’s celestial treasures low quality, they
were also all gathered by the first generation Suzaku. I feel too embarrassed
to steal them.” Situ Nan revealed a look of pity.
“Situ, what quality do you think this treasure is?” Wang Lin pondered a
bit, then he slapped his bag of holding and the beast trap appeared. He
threw the beast trap, causing the God Slaying War Chariot to appear before
him.
The soul spirit on the chariot quickly appeared with its fierce eyes open
and began to roar.
Situ Nan was startled when he saw the chariot, but then his eyes started
shining brightly.
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S itu Nan said, as he stared at the war chariot, “Celestial treasure!

Although it is a low quality celestial treasure, it’s one of the most
powerful low quality celestial treasures, extremely close to mid quality.
Little brat, how do you have so much good stuff in your hands?! If this
spirit beast was a bit stronger, it might be able to raise it to a mid quality
celestial treasure.”
“Low quality…” Wang Lins eyes lit up. He had three war chariots and
this one was the smallest. The other two were both stronger, especially the
last one.
“I have seen some ancient records about celestial treasures that use
beast spirits. These can only be produced in the Celestial Realm, and after
the Celestial Realm collapsed, these treasures almost went extinct.
Unfortunately, although this is a low quality celestial treasure, it requires a
special technique to use like mid quality celestial treasures do. To use it by
force can’t unleash its full power. What a pity!” Situ Nan let out a sigh. He
truly admired Wang Lin right now. Although this brat’s cultivation level
wasn’t as high as his, he sure did have quite a few treasures. Back when he
was at this cultivation level, he didn’t even have a single celestial treasure.
Wang Lin looked at Situ Nan, took out a piece of jade, and after
recording some information on it, he threw it to Situ Nan.
“Look at this!”
Situ Nan caught the jade. When he checked it, his expression changed
greatly. He looked at Wang Lin and said, “This is… the technique to control
this celestial treasure?”
“That is correct. Using this technique allows you to control this God
Slaying War Chariot. I can even promise that this technique was left behind
by the creator of this celestial treasure.” Wang Lin nodded and looked at
Situ Nan with a smile that was not a smile.
Situ Nan put away the jade, let out a mischievous smile, and said, “Are
you planning on giving me this God Slaying War Chariot?”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as his hand formed a seal and
pointed at the war chariot. A ray of black light flew from the chariot toward
Wang Lin.
“Why would I not gift it to you?!” Wang Ling grabbed the beast trap
and put it away. Situ Nan was about to get revenge, and if he didn’t have
any treasures, Wang Lin would be a bit worried about him, so he decided to
give Situ Nan the war chariot. With Situ Nan’s new body and the war
chariot, his quest for vengeance will go a lot smoother.
Without the beast trap controlling it, the beast spirit let out a roar as it
wrapped around the war chariot and quickly escaped.
Situ Nan laughed as he quickly chased after it.
“Don’t run! Come and play with this old man!”
The four armies of the Forsaken Immortal Clan covered the skies of the
north, east, west, and south parts of the Suzaku continent.
In the eastern army, the fifth ancestor’s eyes became cold. He waved his
hand and softly said, “The three month wait is almost over. The day of the
country of Suzaku’s destruction is about to arrive!”
The moment he finished talking, he immediately started moving along
with the huge black cloud behind him. His target was the center of the
country of Suzaku, Mount Suzaku!
At the same time, the other three Forsaken Immortal Clan armies moved
and started the last attack on the country of Suzaku.
The two giant Reincarnation Trees on the Suzaku continent began to
glow brightly and then two shining Ancestral Spirits walked out of them.
These two Ancestral Spirits both had ten-leaf plants on their foreheads.
The moment they appeared, they also rushed toward the Country of Suzaku.
On the country of Suzaku’s side, the four defense lines were
immediately forced to retreat.
This was a large war, so the entire Suzaku continent was trembling as
the sound of countless spells echoed across the land.
Zhuque Zi was curerntly standing on top of Mount Suzaku. His red robe
was flowing in the wind along with his white hair. He stood there
completely motionless.
Chu Yuanfei had left. The Ascendant ancestor from the Shattered Earth
Sect was hidden away in closed door cultivation. Right now, the only
Ascendant cultivator in Suzaku was Zhuque Zi.
His figure revealed a hint of sadness and loneliness, but even more so, a
hint of madness!
“Cultivators of planet Suzaku, I am the current Suzaku. All of you no
longer need to defend; let the Forsaken Immortal Clan come! Qian Feng
and Liu Mei, the two of you come here.” Zhuque’s divine message swept
past the entire Suzaku continent.
All of the cultivators that were defending let out sighs as they heard this
and scattered as they ran for their lives.
Without cultivators stopping them, the four Forsaken Immortal Clan’s
armies charged toward the center of Suzaku like violent storms.
If one were to look from above, they would see the entire Suzaku
continent being covered by four giant, black clouds that were quickly
closing in on the center.
Zhuque Zi had his hands behind his bad as he looked at the blue sky and
said, “Everything will be decided!”
Shortly after, two figures flew in from the distance and stopped next to
Zhuque Zi. They were Qian Feng and Liu Mei.
Qian Feng was wearing a black robe and his eyes gave off an evil aura.
He silently stared at Zhuque Zi with a gloomy expression.
Liu Mei was still beautiful. She looked like a fairy with the white silk
robe she was wearing. Right now her eyebrows were tightly knit, but she
also remained silent.
Zhuque Zi’s figure contained a trace of loneliness as he said, with a
heavy tone, “The country of Suzaku can’t fend off the Forsaken Immortal
Clan. Qian Feng, Liu Mei, the two of you will go through a life or death
trial today. Whether you two live or die will depend on your luck.”
At this moment, the black clouds closed in like raging tsunamis. The
black cloud from the east only had one person: a middle-aged wearing a
grey robe who looked like a scholar. With one step, he arrived 1,000 feet
away from Zhuque Zi. “Zhuque Zi, I’m the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s fifth
ancestor.”
Another person walked out from the western black cloud. This person
looked very young and his whole body was covered in tattoos, except his
tattoos weren’t black but golden!
If Wang Lin was here, he would’ve recognized this person at a glance.
This person slowly said, “The Forsaken Immortal Clan’s junior master
greets Zhuque Zi.”
Three people walked out from the southern black cloud. The three of
them closed the gap in one step and stopped 1,000 feet away from Zhuque
Zi.
Two of them were in an illusionary state. They stared at Zhuque Zi but
didn’t say a word. The other person was a woman. She was very beautiful
and her eyes contained a hint of charm. She looked at Zhuque Zi, let out a
smile, and said, “This little girl is the Forsaken Immortal Clan’s third
ancestor, and these two are my clan’s ancestral spirits.”
From the northern black cloud, Yunque Zi walked out. He whispered
toward Zhuque Zi, “Senior apprentice brother.”
Zhuque Zi suddenly turned around toward Yunque Zi and asked,
“Should I call you Yunque Zi or second ancestor?”
Yunque Zi shook his head and said, “Forget about it. Senior apprentice
brother can call me whatever you wish.”
“All of you have come. The only eleven-leaf shaman in the Forsaken
Immortal Clan, first ancestor, you might as well come out too.” Zhuque Zi’s
eyes sparkled as he looked into the sky.
A ray of five-colored light gathered in the sky and a transparent figure
slowly took form. The figure descended slowly and said, “Zhuque Zi.”
This first ancestor looked extremely ordinary, yet with just one palm, he
had scared Chu Yuanfei away. This power was similar to that of a late stage
Ascendant cultivator, and to some degree even surpassed it.
Yunque Zi said, in a heavy tone, “Senior apprentice brother, our goal
isn’t to destroy planet Suzaku but to find a way for us to coexist. If you
promise to hand over the Cultivation Planet Crystal, we can stop this war.
We’ll split the planet in half and never bother each other again!”
Zhuque Zi let out a laugh that contained a hint of mockery and said, “If
it wasn’t for the fact that you all were afraid of me destroying the
Cultivation Planet Crystal, you would have already attacked without
wasting time on all this nonsense.”
“Arrogant!” The fifth ancestor’s eyes lit up as he hit his forehead and a
tattoo appeared. He pointed at the tattoo, he spat some blood on it, and
shouted, “Seal!”
The tattoo immediately began to glow blood red and smashed toward
Zhuque Zi.
The fifth ancestor knew that Zhuque was powerful; this was only meant
to test the waters, so he didn’t move closer.
Zhuque Zi’s eyes became cold and he sneered. It seemed like he wasn’t
going to react, but then a golden glow appeared around him. Cracking
sounds came from the tattoo as cracks appeared on it and then it shattered
shortly after.
At the same time, the fifth ancestor’s expression changed and he quickly
backed up. At this moment, a bloody dot appeared on his forehead and
blood started to drip out of it.
The first ancestor frowned and arrived before the fifth ancestor. He
reached out and took out a golden needle. However, the moment the needle
appeared, it disappeared without a trace.
Zhuque Zi’s expression was gloomy as he moved. His speed was too
fast, so fast that besides Yunque Zi and the first ancestor, no one even saw
what he had done.
“Suzaku Seal, attack!” Zhuque Zi’s ancient voice came from the void.
When he reappeared, he was already pointing down from the sky. The
sky darkened as a large amount of the flames appeared around his body.
The flame covered everything within 1,000 feet of him and the ground
began to shown signs of being scorched.
Aside from Yunque Zi and the first ancestor, everyone quickly backed
up to avoid the impact of the flames.
At the same time, a fire phoenix came out from Zhuque Zi’s body. It let
out a screech before it closed its wings and descended toward the ground.
The first ancestor charged into the sky. His body started releasing a
black glow, then he raised his hand and pointed up. A mysterious eleven-
leaf plant suddenly appeared on his forehead. One of the leaves fell off and
floated toward where he pointed.
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T he fire phoenix let out a roar as it passed right through the leaf and the
first ancestor and charged toward the fifth ancestor behind them.
Its speed was too quick, so the fire phoenix landed on the fifth ancestor
in the blink of an eye.
Boom!
After a loud bang, the phoenix disappeared and the fifth ancestor let out
miserable scream as he started burning. Three breaths later, the fifth
ancestor died!
Zhuque Zi’s face was pale and a deathly aura appeared around him. The
Suzaku Seal consumed the user’s life force when activated, and with his
current lifespan, he could only use it twice. After using it one more time, he
will die.
Once a target has been locked onto by the user’s divine sense, the target
of this Suzaku Seal can’t change. It didn’t harm the first ancestor, but it
almost instantly killed the fifth ancestor.
If it were locked onto the first ancestor or Yunque Zi, the Suzaku Seal
wouldn’t have killed them with one hit, but it would have injured them.
This was why Zhuque Zi didn’t target them and instead targeted the
relatively weak fifth ancestor to get an unexpected kill.
The first ancestor stared at Zhuque Zi and said, word for word, “Zhuque
Zi!”
The fifth ancestor’s death didn’t seem like a big deal to these people;
none of them showed any anger.
Yunque Zi calmly said, “Senior apprentice brother, you still have one
more of those left! However, after you use that one, your life force will be
drained. I gave you three months of time, so I assume you have thought
clearly about all of this. Either you sacrifice every life on planet Suzaku to
wipe out my Forsaken Immortal Clan or you listen to my suggestion and we
split the planet in half! I need your answer!”
A hint of madness appeared in Zhuque Zi’s eyes and he laughed. “My
dear junior apprentice brother, based on your understanding of me, what do
you think I’ll choose? How about we play a game? If you win then I’ll give
you this planet, but if you lose, your Forsaken Immortal Clan can die along
with all the cultivators on this planet!”
Yunque Zi eyes were calm as he said, “Oh? Tell me about it.”
Zhuque Zi laughed like crazy. His eyes became cold as he said, “The
Cultivation Planet Crystal is in the Suzaku Tomb. Any Soul Transformation
cultivator can go in there as he wishes. If you guys can’t find it in time, then
I’ll blow up the Cultivation Planet Crystal. Either the Cultivation Alliance
wipes out your Forsaken Immortal Clan when they come to investigate, or
everyone that was born in this planet after the country of Suzaku took over
will die!”
Yunque Zi let out a faint smile and said, “The Cultivation Planet Crystal
contains the soul pieces of every single cultivator on the planet. If you
destroy it, brother, your disciples will die with you!” With that, he casually
looked at Qian Feng and Liu Mei.
After Qian Feng heard this, his eyes revealed a mysterious light. He
looked at Liu Mei and noticed that her eyebrows were knit even tighter.
“This old guy has a lot of secrets. I didn’t know the Cultivation Planet
Crystal had such a use…” Qian Feng’s eyes became cold.
“Life and death is all up to fate. Qian Feng and Liu Mei, this old man
will give you two a chance to go retrieve your soul pieces. If you can
retrieve them, you can live; if not, you will die. Don’t blame me.”
After Zhuque Zi finished, he waved his hand, causing his hair to start
moving without any wind. Then he chanted something and coughed out a
mouthful of blood. Shortly after, a red light flew out of his body and took
the shape of a red, heart-shaped crystal.
The madness in Zhuque Zi’s eyes became even stronger as he shouted,
“Break!”
The red, heart-shaped crystal began to crack. More and more cracks
appeared like it would break at any moment.
At this moment, all of the cultivators of planet Suzaku, no matter where
they were, even the ones that had long left the planet, everyone who hadn’t
broken past the Ascendant stage felt their hearts tremble!
From the rank 6 country of Suzaku down to the rank 1 cultivation
countries; even the mortals felt pain in their hearts.
This kind of pain came from the soul; it was something that no one
could resist. Even cultivators that specialized in the soul could only make
the pain lessen slightly.
The cultivators who were running away, the cultivators who were
healing, and the cultivators who weren’t sure what to do in this situation all
felt the pain in their souls.
They felt like they would collapse if there was a bit more pain. If this
feeling had lasted a breath longer, it could have driven someone insane, and
a sliver more would have killed them.
Among the mortals, from the kings to the commoners, everyone on
planet Suzaku trembled.
This pain didn’t take anyone’s status into account nor it care about
whether they were mortals or cultivators. As long as you were born after the
country of Suzaku took over the planet, you couldn’t escape it!
All of the plants, animals, and demonic beasts felt like the world was
about to collapse.
Even all of the Forsaken Immortal Clan members that were rushing
toward Mount Suzaku on the Suzaku continent felt this. Although what they
felt was a lot weaker, they still felt like their lives were in someone else’s
hands. It was as if one squeeze would end their lives.
The Cultivation Planet Crystal was more powerful than anyone had
expected. Even Zhuque Zi felt like he was going to die. At this moment, he
seemed to have understood something.
“So this is what the Cultivation Planet Crystal from the Cultivation
Alliance is like…”
At this moment, the pursuers stopped chasing and the people escaping
stopped running. Everything on the planet seemed to have stopped. The air
was filled with heavy breathing and fear.
Yunque Zi also felt this pain; it caused his expression to slightly change.
Although he had long thought of this, his heart still trembled.
The third ancestor’s expression changed even more. Her face was
extremely gloomy and her teeth were clenched.
Although the first ancestor’s expression remained calm, his heart felt
bitter. The Forsaken Immortal Clan shouldn’t have come out this early; they
should have listened to Yunque Zi and solved this matter in a more gentle
fashion. Grooming the next Suzaku and secretly controlling the planet was
the best way.
However, it was too late now.
Next to Zhuque Zi, Qian Feng’s expression changed greatly. He now
looked at Zhuque Zi with anger.
Only Liu Mei, who felt depressed, was looking into the sky and still
hadn’t said a word.
The madness in Zhuque Zi’s eyes dissipated a bit; they were now
showing a bit of clarity. However, the clarity quickly disappeared and he
laughed like a madman. “The Cultivation Planet Heart hasn’t completely
shattered yet; it is shattering bit by bit. The Cultivation Planet Crystal will
collapse when it completely shatters. Yunque Zi, the game starts now. Let’s
see if your Forsaken Immortal Clan can get the Cultivation Planet Crystal
before it breaks. If you can get it, I believe you have ways to prevent it from
breaking. At that moment, this old man will give you planet Suzaku!
However, if you can’t get it or don’t have a way to stop it from breaking,
then you can all die with this old man!”
With that, he waved his hand and all of Mount Suzaku began to rumble.
Due to this violent rumbling, dust was kicked everywhere and the earth
below trembled. Under this heaven-shaking rumble, Mount Suzaku split in
half.
A dark passage was suddenly revealed before everyone.
“I have opened the Suzaku Tomb. Yunque Zi, this game starts now! You
know the rules of the Suzaku Tomb: any cultivators under the Ascendant
stage can enter and Ascendant cultivators can’t.” Zhuque Zi’s eyes were
filled with madness.
The first ancestor was looking at the slowly shattering Cultivation
Planet Heart. He was about to attack when Yunque Zi shook his head and
whispered, “It’s useless. The Cultivation Planet Heart and Zhuque Zi have
been fused into one for a long time. He doesn’t even need to take it out to
make it shatter; he did all of this to put pressure on us and make us watch
our deaths come. Even if you were to take it, we would have no way of
stopping it from shattering. I’m confident that with how crazy he is right
now, he will destroy the Cultivation Planet Crystal!
“If it was three months ago, he probably wouldn’t have even given us
this game as a chance and directly caused the Cultivation Planet Crystal to
explode. Now that he had time to think it over, he gave us this rare chance.
Alas, if you guys had listened to me, we wouldn’t be stuck in such a
dilemma!”
The moment Mount Suzaku split in half, Qian Feng was the first one to
charge into the Suzaku Tomb.
Liu Mei pondered a bit before letting out a sigh. She was the second
person to enter the tomb.
Yunque Zi’s eyes lit up and he looked around. The Forsaken Immortal
Clan’s junior master pondered a bit before walking into the tomb as well.
At this moment, the clouds in the sky churned as a large number of
Forsaken Immortal Clan members appeared from within the black clouds.
Several people flew out from the clouds. They seemed like they already
knew of the matter ahead of time. Without a word, they entered the Suzaku
Tomb. One of them was the eight-leaf hunchback old man who hunted
Wang Lin before.
After three days, the news of the Suzaku Tomb opening spread across
the entire planet. The news of the Cultivation Planet Crystal also spread like
wildfire. At the moment, the most important thing to all cultivators was to
go to the Suzaku Tomb to retrieve their own soul piece.
All of the cultivators from across the planet rushed toward the country
of Suzaku to go into the Suzaku Tomb.
However, the Suzaku Tomb had a special restriction set by the
Cultivation Planet Crystal. Once it exceeded a certain number of people, no
more could enter.
Although a lot of people wanted to go inside, the number of people that
actually managed to get in was very small.
Zhou Wutai was one of the people that went in, and along with him was
the woman who was always wearing a veil, Zi Xin.
On the fourth day, Wang Lin and Situ Nan arrived at Mount Suzaku.
Zhuque Zi had disappeared, leaving behind only the Cultivation Planet
Crystal which was slowly shattering.
Yunque Zi and company were also not there; no one knew where they
had gone.
A large number of cultivators and Forsaken Immortal Clan members
were sitting around Mount Suzaku looking at the entrance to the tomb. At
the moment, none of them were interested in fighting each other.
Wang Lin looked at the passage at the foot of Mount Suzaku and slowly
walked over.
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M ost cultivators on the planet were gathered in the country of

Suzaku right now, and they all had one goal:
Enter the Suzaku Tomb to retrieve their soul piece.
The limit of the Suzaku Tomb caused a lot of powerful cultivators to
gather here. Although they were mostly Soul Formation cultivators, there
were 16 Soul Transformation cultivators as well. The 16 of them
surrounded and completely blocked the entrance.
These 16 were close to the country of Suzaku, so they got here within a
few days, but even so, they were too slow and missed the chance to enter.
Before they arrived, the number of people that went inside the Suzaku
Tomb had already reached the limit.
The only way to go in right now was to wait for the people inside to die.
If one person died, one more person could go in.
Among the 16 Soul Transformation cultivators, only one of them was at
the late stage, three of them were at the mid stage, and the rest of them were
at the early stage.
These 16 people were scattered around the entrance of the Suzaku
Tomb. All of them had their gazes locked onto the entrance. If there was a
green flash and a ripple appeared, that meant that someone inside had died
and another could go in.
With these 16 people waiting, none of the surrounding people dared to
get close. They were all waiting for these 16 to go in before fighting over
who had the right to enter next.
After all, entering this place meant that they would have a chance to
retrieve their soul piece. For a chance to save their own life, everyone on
planet Suzaku was willing to give it their all.
The higher their cultivation level, the more true this was.
Wang Lin’s figure closed in from the distance. He was wearing a white
robe that made him look very calm.
Along the way, Situ Nan had told him everything about the Suzaku
Tomb in detail. However, Wang Lin wasn’t very confident about this trip.
The Suzaku Tomb seemed several times more dangerous than he originally
expected.
“Situ Nan gifted me a jade that allows me to leave the Suzaku Tomb, so
I should only have a problem if I don’t manage to get to the Cultivation
Planet Crystal and retrieve my soul piece from inside it. Although Situ Nan
has a way for me to not die, not only is it very difficult, but my soul will be
missing a piece. This will affect my future cultivation.”
Wang Lin’s figure slowly closed in. The cultivators around Mount
Suzaku were either chatting with each other, silently cultivating, or thinking
about something else.
The moment Wang Lin arrived, some cultivators raised their heads to
look at him. Their eyes lit up then they quickly lowered their heads and
made way.
There were a lot of cultivators around, but whenever they saw Wang
Lin, their expressions would change slightly and they would move out of
the way.
Wang Lin walked past the cultivators one by one when a very arrogant
voice came from the front. “Stop!”
The moment the voice came, the cultivators scattered while Wang Lin
continued moving. 1000 feet away from Mount Suzaku sat five cultivators.
No cultivator dared to get within 100 feet of these five.
Among the five were three males and two females, and their ages varied
greatly. There were two young women, two young men, and an old man.
The five of them were all at the peak of the late stage of Soul Formation.
The old man even had a strand of celestial spiritual energy inside his body.
He was clearly ready to refine his body and reach the Soul Transformation
stage.
However, he didn’t have enough celestial jades, so he had only refined a
small portion of his body. But even with just this, it made this old man
much more powerful than normal Soul Formation cultivators.
The person who shouted was a young man who was sitting next to the
old man. This young man was very handsome and was filled with a noble
spirit, but if you looked closely at him, you would see hidden intentions in
his eyes.
Normal people wouldn’t be able to see through this, but Wang Lin,
although he still looked like a young man due to the dew from the heaven
defying bead, was an old monster who had cultivated for hundreds of years.
He was able to see through that person at a glance.
As he calmly looked at the young man, he continued to walk forward
without even pausing.
The young man’s eyes were filled with caution as he walked up and
shouted, “Fellow cultivator, don’t break the rules. My teacher was here first.
Once those Soul Transformation seniors have entered, it will be our turn.
Since you came late, you should be in the back!”
Wang Lin’s gaze landed on the old man with the bit of celestial spiritual
energy in his body. The old man was wearing a black robe and looked like a
skeleton. His eyes gave off a ghostly light that could shake anyone’s heart.
When he looked toward Wang Lin, his eyes became serious. It was as if he
had understood something.
“My teacher is the honored Brutal Nanming…” When the young man
saw that Wang Lin’s eyes were still calm, he called out his teacher’s name.
The old man’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Shut up!” While the young
man was still startled, the old man stood up, respectfully clasped his hands
toward Wang Lin, and said, “Brutal Nanming greets senior. My disciple was
rude and offended senior. I hope you can forgive him.” With that, he
quickly moved out of the way.
The moment those words came out, the people around the old man were
startled, but they quickly got up and respectfully got out of the way.
Wang Lin nodded toward the old man as he walked past them and then
he came within 1,000 feet of Mount Suzaku. The moment he stepped foot in
this area, aside from the one late stage Soul Transformation cultivator’s, 15
gazes gathered on him.
“Teacher, what cultivation level is that person at? Could he be a Soul
Transformation old monster? Disciple wasn’t able to detect a trace of
celestial spiritual energy in his body though.” After Wang Lin left, the
extremely arrogant young man sent a voice transmission to the old man.
“Of course you weren’t able to notice; even I didn’t notice until he got
close. That person is not only at the late stage of Soul Transformation, but
he’s the kind of late stage Soul Transform cultivator who is just below
Ascendant cultivators. He must never be messed with. Only late stage Soul
Transformation cultivators can reach such a state where celestial energy
flows naturally through their body and shows no hint of it.” The old man
sent a voice transmission back.
The moment the 15 gazes landed on Wang Lin, their eyes all lit up.
Shortly after, they all withdrew their gazes and began to ponder.
They recognized Wang Lin as someone who was on their level and
would be part of the first group of people to enter the Suzaku Tomb.
Wang Lin walked toward the foot of Mount Suzaku. He sat down near
the entrance and silently pondered.
Among the 16 Soul Transformation cultivators that were there, the only
late stage Soul Transformation cultivator was a middle-aged man. He was
wearing a purple robe and looked extremely normal. He was sitting cross-
legged with his eyes closed. An ancient sword was stabbed into the ground
before him. Its golden tassel flowed in the wind. The two bells on the tassel
were creating a crisp ringing sound.
A small monkey with red eyes was sitting beside him. The monkey
would sometimes scratch its head and scream at the entrance.
At the moment Wang Lin sat down, the middle-aged man opened his
eyes. His eyes were calm as he looked toward Wang Lin and said, “Ceng
Niu!”
The moment he said that, the other 15 Soul Transformation cultivators
were shocked and looked at Wang Lin once more.
The name Ceng Niu was very famous on planet Suzaku; almost every
cultivator on the planet knew this name. If his battle with Red Butterfly
hadn’t caught the attention of the Soul Transformation cultivators, then the
deaths of Li Yuanfeng and the Giant Demon Clan ancestor definitely made
them pay attention to him.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He looked at the middle-
aged man and asked, “Have we met?”
The middle-aged man faintly smiled. He rubbed the little monkey
beside him and answered, “We have not.”
Wang Lin no longer spoke and closed his eyes to rest.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up and he faintly smiled. “Fellow
cultivator Ceng Niu sure has great willpower; you used the celestial refining
method to wash away your mortal roots in one go. This makes you much
stronger than people who have to wait until the mid or late stages of Soul
Transformation to wash away their mortal roots. If anyone other than us
Soul Transformation cultivators look at fellow cultivator Ceng, they will
think that you are at the late stage of Soul Transformation rather than the
early stage.
“There aren’t many people who used this method to reach the Soul
Transformation stage; it’s no wonder you were able to kill Li Yuanfeng and
the Giant Demon Clan ancestor!”
Wang Lin slightly frowned. He opened his eyes to look at the person
and asked, “Is something the matter?”
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, “Nope.”
“I’m resting, so please don’t disturb me!” With that, Wang Lin closed
his eyes again.
The middle-aged man’s eyes became cold, then he applied some
pressure on the little monkey. The monkey immediately began to shrill and
its eyes started glowing red.
Just at this moment, the passage leading into the tomb released a glow
and a green ripple spread out. This meant that someone inside the tomb had
died and another person could enter.
The middle-aged man frowned, then he glanced at Wang Lin before
getting up and walking toward the passage. The red light slowly faded from
the little monkey’s eyes. Although its eyes were still glowing red, the light
was several times weaker than before.
The middle-aged man thought in his heart, “Wang Lin, you don’t
recognize the current me, but I recognize you! We haven’t met in a long
time…” The moment he entered the tunnel, he looked back at Wang Lin
and revealed a creepy smile.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as watched the middle-aged man enter the tomb.
He had never met this person before, but the creepy smile gave Wang Lin a
familiar feeling. However, after thinking for a long time, he couldn’t
remember where he had seen this smile before.
After the middle-aged man went in, the three mid stage Soul
Transformation cultivators stood up and rushed toward the passage.
The remaining cultivators’ eyes all lit up as they got up and rushed to
the passage. A lot of people inside the tomb had died this time, so a lot
more people could go in as well.
Wang Lin followed them closely and also entered the passage. With a
flash of green light, everyone before him disappeared.
Then the green light flashed again and one of the Soul Transformation
cultivators was pushed out. He let out an angry roar as he went back to
where he was sitting and sat down with his fists clenched!
444
SCORCHED EARTH SPIRIT
T he entrance to the Suzaku Tomb was in Mount Suzaku, but the tomb
itself was another world.
The Suzaku Tomb was surrounded by the mysterious power of the
Cultivation Planet Crystal. Aside from the entrance at Mount Suzaku, there
was no way to break in or out.
Aside from being filled with majesty, every generation of Suzaku found
that it was filled with mystery.
This place wasn’t this big when the first Suzaku planted the Cultivation
Planet Crystal. However, as time passed, or to be more accurate, as more
soul pieces were added, this place grew as if it were alive.
It exists within the planet and gradually grows. Now it has its own
mountains and rivers, its own sky and earth. Anyone who enters this place
for the first time is shocked.
Wang Lin appeared somewhere on the edge of the Suzaku Tomb. The
earth here was scorched and strands of black smoke came out from the
ground and drifted into the sky. The sky here was not blue; there was
rainbow-colored lightning flashing up there and large spatial rifts that
would open up high up in the air.
These powerful fluctuations caused the earth below to light up and
darken.
Wang Lin appeared on the scorched earth where strands of black smoke
were rising up from the ground.
Shortly after, Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he looked into the distance.
“Situ Nan said that the Suzaku Tomb isn’t large and is split into the
inner and outer sections. The center of the inner section is where the first
generation Suzaku’s tomb is located and that’s where the Cultivation Planet
Crystal is.
But this place is far too different from how Situ Nan described it. My
divine sense can’t even cover the outer section, much less find that alter.”
Wang Lin frowned as he squatted down to touch the scorched earth and felt
the heat with his hands.
“There is fire element within this earth. It doesn’t seem to be caused by
after effects of a spell or battle but rather from a natural fire elemental
spirit.” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he flew away.
“There is no one within 5,000 kilometers of me. It seems all those who
enter are scattered across this tomb.” Various thoughts flashed through
Wang Lin’s mind as he quickly flew into the distance.
Just as he left, a pair of green eyes appeared in the ground. The eyes
emitted a mysterious light as they looked at Wang Lin and then disappeared
back into the ground.
Wang Lin was quickly flying toward the end of the scorched earth, but
then he suddenly stopped and backed up.
Boom!
A moment after he backed up, a pillar of blue flames silently appeared
where Wang Lin just was. The blue flame was about as thick as a person
and it caused the temperature of the area to immediately increase. The heat
wave created by this fire quickly pushed away all the smoke coming out
from the ground.
However, the black smoke was like a ghost; after it was pushed away, it
changed directions and went into the blue flame instead of continuing to
float up.
At this moment, a strange scene unfolded before Wang Lin. All of the
black smoke within 5,000 kilometers flew toward the blue flame.
A large amount of black smoke gathered within the blue flame, then it
came out from the blue flame and took the form of tentacle-like things.
As Wang Lin backed up, his eyes became cold. He slapped his bag of
holding, took out the celestial sword, and slashed down without any
hesitation.
A half-moon-shaped sword energy formed and charged toward the blue
flame like a fierce storm.
At this moment, the black smoke quickly gathered to form a shield to
protect the blue flame.
Boom!
An earth-shattering sound came from the shield as it collapsed. The
sword energy shrunk a bit when it broke through the shield and then it
landed on the blue flame.
A crack as thick as an arm appeared on the blue flame and strands of
black smoke came out from the crack.
The blue flame moved, causing a large amount of black smoke to gather
around it and seal up the crack. As more black smoke gathered, the blue
flame began to change until it took the shape of a human.
It looked like an eight or nine-year-old child. Its entire body released
black smoke and its eyes were completely dark. It looked at Wang Lin and
let out a happy smile.
“Don’t… Leave… play with me…”
Only a short period of time had passed since Wang Lin had swung the
sword and the flame had taken the form of a child. Wang Lin coldly stared
at the child. He was able to tell at a glance that it wasn’t some demonic
beast but the fire spirit that was creating this heat.
Wang Lin coldly said, “Scram!” He flew past the flame child and was
about to leave.
“Don’t leave…” The child waved its right hand and the earth before
Wang Lin began to rumble. The earth suddenly rose, creating a 1000-foot-
tall wall to block Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned. His body suddenly disappeared and when he
reappeared he was several tens of thousands of kilometers away from the
scorched earth.
The child floated to the edge of the scorched earth and looked at Wang
Lin. However, it didn’t take a step outside. It was clearly limited to moving
within the scorched earth.
The child’s black eyes stared at Wang Lin. These dark eyes gave off a
creepy feeling. It suddenly let out a roar and then it jumped into the air with
its arms open. A large amount of black smoke came out from its body. This
black smoke was like a group of dragons. After it flew out, it entered the
scorched earth.
Rumbling sounds came from the 5,000 kilometer area of scorched earth
and the scorched earth began to slowly move forward.
Wang Lin fowned as he coldly looked at the child. Without a word, he
turned around and flew away.
When the child saw that Wang Lin was going farther and farther away,
it began to panic. It roared several more times as more black smoke came
out from its body and dug into the ground, causing the scorched earth to
move even faster.
However, this couldn’t compare to Wang Lin’s speed. Seeing Wang
Lin’s figure slowly disappearing in the distance, the child’s face was filled
with hostility. It let out a big roar into the sky, then its body collapsed into a
ball of blue flame and went back into the scorched earth.
The scorched earth began to tremble violently and then suddenly it
started expanding again. It wasn’t moving this time; it seemed to be
stretching itself into a line that moved forward at a frightening pace.
As Wang Lin flew, his eyes became cold. He turned around and saw a
line chasing after him like a dragon. At the front of this line there was a ball
of blue flames with the child’s strange eyes.
“You’re courting death!” Wang Lin didn’t use celestial spiritual energy
in that swing earlier. He took out a celestial jade and absorbed all of the
celestial spiritual energy inside it. Then his eyes released a golden glow as
he slowly raised the celestial sword. The celestial sword released a golden
glow as it was filled with celestial spiritual energy and then Wang Lin
swung down.
One swing of the celestial sword was like divine punishment. Its power
was several times stronger than before. The sword energy moved faster than
the speed of sound and quickly landed on the scorched earth that was
charging towards him.
Boom!
The earth trembled and at the moment the sword energy landed, cracks
appeared on the scorched earth. The cracks quickly spread and in the blink
of an eye, the scorched earth was covered in cracks.
Wang Lin whispered, “Shatter!”
With a bang, the line of scorched earth was shattered and dirt flew out in
all directions. At this moment, a mysterious power came out from every
speck of this scorched earth.
Wang Lin’s expression was strange as he reached out and caught a few
specks of dirt. After checking them out, he turned around and quickly left.
Shortly after he left, those specks began to gather once more. It didn’t
take long for the scorched earth to reform itself. The child looked toward
where Wang Lin had gone and revealed a look of deep frustration.
“Don’t leave…”
The child suddenly turned around and saw a ray of light flying toward
it. Joy suddenly filled the child’s eyes.
After leaving the scorched earth far behind him, Wang Lin’s expression
was very gloomy. He was now certain that the child made of flames was not
a fire spirit!
If it were a fire spirit, then that sword slash should have destroyed it, but
that strike that contained celestial spiritual energy only made it collapse and
did not inflict any injuries.
“Even the scorched earth wasn’t damaged at all; the blow from the
celestial sword only made it fall apart. The scorched earth was originally
just grains of dirt fused together anyways.
“This place is very strange; as soon as that scorched earth shattered, I
felt like each of those grains was a soul.... Could those have been the soul
pieces?” Wang Lin suddenly stopped and looked back behind him.
445
MURONG YUN
A faint scream came from behind Wang Lin and then a happy laugh
followed it. Although there was no speech, Wang Lin could clearly
hear one line within the laughter.
“There is someone to play with me…”
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy. He tried to scan the grain of dirt in
his hand with his divine sense, but he found that there was a force stopping
him. Wang Lin frowned, then he activated some celestial spiritual energy
and infused it into his divine sense. His divine sense spread out again and
this time it broke through the force and entered the grain.
The moment his divine sense entered the grain, he heard the sound of a
mirror cracking. Then the grain cracked open and a blue flame appeared in
his hand.
When he saw this flame, Wang Lin’s body trembled!
“Soul piece!”
This was the soul piece of a mortal, and it contained a hint of fire
element. The owner of this soul piece never cultivated and was only a
mortal.
“That scorched earth is made up of these grains of dirt, and every grain
is a soul piece. All of them should be mortal souls that couldn’t cultivate,
and that child is some kind of spirit body formed by all of these soul pieces
combined… No wonder the celestial sword couldn’t destroy it.”
Wang Lin’s expression was even more gloomy. He looked at the flame
one more time before putting it back inside the grain. The moment the blue
flame went back inside, the crack on the grain sealed itself.
He waved his right hand and without him stopping it, the grain flew
back toward the scorched earth.
“Situ Nan said that the soul pieces are inside the Cultivation Planet
Crystal, so why did I find soul pieces right at the entrance... Could my soul
piece also be inside this kind of lifeform….”
Wang Lin frowned and flew forward.
The Suzaku Tomb was too big. After leaving behind the scorched earth,
Wang Lin picked a direction and quickly flew that way.
The landscape of the Suzaku Tomb was no different from outside; there
were mountains and rivers and the spiritual energy here was very dense.
The spiritual energy here was several times more dense than outside. Even
most sects’ spiritual energy gathering formations couldn’t produce this kind
of effect.
Three days later, Wang Lin was moving like a meteor at low attitude
toward the inner part of the tomb.
However, after three days, Wang Lin still hadn’t found the border. Right
now he was flying over a plain. The green grass of the plain seemed to go
on forever!
In the past three days, he hadn’t see one cultivator!
While he was flying, his expression changed and he turned around. He
saw two cultivators flying across the sky like lightning in the distance. One
was male and the other one was a female. When the two of the saw Wang
Lin, they were startled.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he hid his cultivation level. He now looked
like someone who had just reached the Soul Formation stage.
Two divine senses swept past him as if scouting him out. Afterward, the
two of them seemed to have relaxed a bit and slowly flew towards him.
The two of them stopped several hundred feet away from Wang Lin.
Neither of them looked very old. The male was a young man wearing a
green robe. This robe was messy; it had holes and even some blood marks
that had already gone black. On his sleeve was a mysterious symbol. It was
clearly the symbol of a certain sect.
As for the woman, she was a bit ugly. There were countless pockmarks
on her face. If a mortal saw her in the middle of the night, they would
mistake her for a monster.
Although her face wasn’t pretty, her body had a womanly charm. If you
ignored her face, she definitely had a certain charm to her.
The two of them were several hundred feet away from Wang Lin when
the male shouted, “I’m Murong Yun. I wonder what your name is.”
Wang Lin remained calm and let out a smile. “I’m Qing Mu!” Qing Mu
was the name Wang Lin used when he entered the Soul Refining Sect.
Wang Lin was able to see through their cultivation levels at a glance.
The young man was at the mid stage of Soul Formation while the woman
was at the early stage. Outside the Suzaku Tomb they could be considered
strong, but inside the Suzaku Tomb, where so many have died, they seemed
a bit weak.
They were only able to come inside because they were already in the
country of Suzaku when the Suzaku Tomb opened up. If they had arrived a
few days later, then there was no way they would’ve had a turn to enter.
Murong Yun carefully examined Wang Lin and said, “Has fellow
cultivator just reached the Soul Formation stage?”
The woman looked at Wang Lin with a hint of coldness.
Wang Lin faintly smiled. “That is correct. I have just reached the Soul
Formation stage.”
Murong Yun carefully examined Wang Lin. After confirming that he
really was at the early stage of Soul Formation, he relaxed a bit and said,
“Fellow cultivator, this place is simply too dangerous. How about we team
up? The more people we have, the safer it will be, and we will have a
higher chance of getting our soul pieces back.”
Wang Lin pondered a bit and said, “After hearing fellow cultivator
speak, you seem confident in getting your soul piece back.” As Wang Lin’s
spoke, his eyes lit up without anyone noticing.
Murong Yun laughed and said, “Fellow Qing, you don’t know, but I was
among the first wave that entered the Suzaku Tomb. I personally saw how
Qian Feng and the eight-leaf shamans of the Forsaken Immortal Clan
entered the inner section. If it wasn’t for the fact that my cultivation level
isn’t high enough, I would have already gone inside the inner section.”
“Oh?” Wang Lin faintly smiled. “How did Qian Feng and them enter?”
Murong Yun let out a mysterious smile and said, “I can only tell brother
Qing that the entrance is an alter. They searched for a very long time and
finally went into the alter. However, the location of the altar is remote and
very dangerous. We need to wait for more people before we go, then we
will have a better chance.”
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm. He looked at this person, faintly smiled,
and nodded.
As the two were talking, the woman next to Mu Rong Yun said, “No
need to speak anymore nonsense!” With that, she flew away.
Looking at the woman’s back, Murong Yun let out a sigh and said, “She
looks like a great beauty from the back. What a pity…”
With that, he clasped his hands at Wang Lin and followed behind her.
Wang Lin rubbed his chin and slowly followed behind the two of them.
He would occasionally place his gaze on Murong Yun. The mark on his
sleeve and the black blood marks on his clothes made him ponder.
As they flew, Wang Lin calmly asked, “Fellow cultivator Murong, what
kind of danger is there at the altar?”
A hint of fear appeared in Murong Yun’s eyes as he took a deep breath
and said, “I only saw it from a distance. Three of the eight-leaf shamans and
two Soul Transformation old monsters died. Even after they all died, I never
spotted the enemy.”
Wang Lin revealed a smile that was not a smile and said, with a hint of
mockery, “Fellow cultivation Murong’s luck was pretty good.”
Murong Yun was startled when he heard this, then he let out a wary
smile and said, “I was really far away and escaped right away, so I wasn’t
caught in the fight. However, one thing I’m sure about is that there is a
powerful existence there that is very dangerous. We need more people to
have a chance at entering.”
Wang Lin looked at Murong Yun with a strange smile on his face and no
longer spoke.
Murong Yun’s heart sank. He took another good look at Wang Lin
before turning around and carrying on.
The three of them flew very quickly across the plain with the ugly
woman in the front. In the afternoon of the second day, the woman stopped.
She looked into the distance and coldly said, “There is someone up ahead.”
Just as she spoke, a sword pierced through the air and swept toward
them. As the fierce sword energy closed in, a cold aura surrounded the area.
A white flying sword quickly closed in. The person on the sword was an
old man with grey hair wearing a grey robe, but with eyes were like
lightning. His expression was very gloomy and kept on looking behind him.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He was able to tell at a glance what was wrong.
A bolt of twisting lightning was chasing the old man. The bolt of lightning
seemed to be alive and was closely chasing after him.
As he was escaping, the old man’s divine sense swept past the three of
them and he exclaimed when his gaze landed on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin had seen this old man before. He was one of the 16 Soul
Transformation cultivators outside the Suzaku Tomb. His cultivation level
was at the early stage of Soul Transformation.
He didn’t stop and quickly said, “Fellow cultivators, retreat quickly.
That thing is very strange!”
Just at this moment, Murong Yun casually looked at the thing that was
chasing the old man. His gaze was very ordinary, but the bolt of lightning
immediately stopped and let out a roar of discontent before running around
and leaving.
Everything happened very quickly. If it wasn’t for the fact that Wang
Lin had been paying special attention to Murong Yun, he wouldn’t have
seen what just happened.
The lightning quickly disappeared. Even the old man on the flying
sword was startled. He stopped, looked behind him, and his eyebrows knit
tightly together.
Murong Yun moved up a few feet. He clasped his hands and said,
“Junior Murong Yun greets senior.”
The old man coldly looked at Murong Yun and ignored him. His gaze
landed on Wang Lin as he clasped his hands and said, “Many thanks, fellow
cultivator Ceng!”
After thinking for a while, he couldn’t figure out why that thing had
stopped chasing him. In the end, he thought that it had something to do with
this Ceng Niu. After all, Ceng Niu was very famous, so he had to have
some powerful spells.
The moment he said “fellow cultivator Ceng,” the ugly-looking woman
suddenly turned around and carefully looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin faintly smiled and shook his head. “That is not me.”
The old man’s eyes faintly narrowed and he smiled. “Let’s not talk
about this. I’m Mu Yunhai. Does fellow cultivator Ceng have any clues
about entering the inner section of the tomb?”
446
ALTER
W ang Lin stayed quiet and looked at Murong Yun.

Mu Yunhai’s heart skipped a beat.
Murong Yun faintly smiled as he clasped his hands and said, “Junior
Murong Yun greets senior.”
Mu Yunhai nodded and asked, “Do you know how to enter the inner
section?”
Murong Yun nodded and replied, “Senior Mu, junior does know the
method of going in, but senior has to promise that you will take us in as
well. If senior agrees, then I promise to tell senior everything I know.”
Mu Yunhai’s eyes lit up and he said, “Speak, this old man agrees.”
Murong Hai’s eyes revealed joy. “Junior will lead the way. Our
destination is an altar; it’s the only passage into the inner section.”
Mu Yunhai asked, in a serious tone, “Are there dangers there?”
Murong Yu quickly replied, “There are. Junior saw several eight-leaf
Forsaken Immortal Clan members die. There was a total of eight of them,
but the first person to enter didn’t encounter any danger.”
Mu Yunahi frowned, then he looked toward Wang Lin and asked,
“Fellow cultivator Ceng, what do you think?”
Wang Lin looked at Murong Yun with a smile that was not a smile and
said to Mu Yunhai, “With the two of us working together, even if we can’t
get past it, our lives shouldn’t be in danger.”
Mu Yunhai laughed, then he nodded and said to Murong Yun, “Little
brat, lead the way!”
Murong Yun quickly nodded, then he looked at Wang Lin and warily
smiled. “Senior is definitely not a Soul Formation cultivator. Junior didn’t
know before; I hope senior won’t blame me.” With that, he flew in front.
Mu Yunhai signaled Wang Lin and the two of them followed behind.
As for the ugly woman, she hesitated for a bit before following them.
Although Murong Yun’s speed was very fast, it was still too slow in Mu
Yunhai’s eyes. Half an hour later, Mu Yunhai let out a snort and moved up,
grabbed Murong Yun, turned toward Wang Lin, and said, “Fellow cultivator
Ceng, you and I will each take one of them and get to the altar at full speed.
If we are slow and the Cultivation Planet Crystal breaks, then all of us will
die here.”
With that, he held Murong Yun and suddenly sped up before
disappearing into the distance.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He waved his right hand and the ugly woman
was immediately surrounded by a mysterious power. Wang Lin flew off into
the distance while taking her along.
“Is senior Ceng Niu?” The woman was behind Wang Lin and a hint of
her fragrance entered Wang Lin’s nose.
Wang Lin calmly answered, “I am.”
The woman wondered a bit and then suddenly said, “Senior, beware of
Murong Yun.” After that, she remained silent.
Wang Lin and Mu Yunhai were very fast. With Murong Yun guiding
them, they quickly crossed the plain.
Three days later, an endless mountain range appeared below them.
Above the mountain range was a massive black cloud. This black cloud was
constantly churning and it gave off a creepy aura.
On the western side of the mountain range was an extremely tall
mountain peak. Most of the peak was hidden within the black cloud, so only
half of it could be seen from outside the black cloud.
Under Murong Yun’s guidance, Mu Yunhai charged into the black
cloud. Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and followed closely behind.
Inside the black cloud, Wang Lin opened his mouth and spat out a black
light. The black light quickly disappeared within the black cloud.
Then he slapped his bag of holding and took something out. With one
shake, it also disappeared within the black cloud. He did all of this very
inconspicuously with the cover of the black cloud, so no one detected
anything. Even the woman who was next to him didn’t notice because the
difference in their cultivation levels was too great.
The mountain in the black cloud was a bit blurry; it was as if there was
something wrapped around the mountain peak, giving it an ethereal feeling.
On the top of the mountain was a large platform, and at the center of the
platform was a black altar.
This altar was a tower with steps leading up to the top. There was a
concave at the very top of the tower with black fog going inside.
Mu Yunhai held Murong Yun and landed on the altar.
Wang Lin landed after them.
They saw dried blood marks on the altar and the smell of blood was still
lingering. They sometimes heard wails coming from the black cloud as if
there were ghosts crying.
After Wang Lin landed, he let go of the woman and his eyes lit up. After
looking around, he saw that this place was very different from how Situ
Nan described it.
The altar that Situ Nan told him about was in a valley surrounded by
mountains and not a mountain peak. His eyes quickly became cold.
Mu Yunhai spread out his divine sense and looked around. Then he said,
“Junior Murong, is this the altar you were talking about?”
Murong Yun quickly nodded and said with confidence, “Senior, this is
the place. However, senior should be careful; aside from the first eight-leaf
shaman, the ones that followed him all died mysterious deaths.”
Mu Yunhai looked at Murong Yun before quickly grabbing Murong Yun
and pressing his hand on Murong Yun’s forehead. Mu Yunhai’s eyes lit up
and he whispered, “Soul search!”
Murong Yun let out a miserable groan and his body began to tremble.
Mu Yunhai’s eyes lit up even more and then he let go of Murong Yun after a
while.
Murong Yun fell down like a pile of mud. His body gave off a deathly
aura and remained motionless.
“Fellow cultivator Ceng, this person isn’t lying!” With that, he jumped
up the altar. “Fellow cultivator Ceng, I’m going to scout. Please guard me!”
“Okay!” A hint of mockery appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes.
Mu Yunhai arrived at the top of the altar in almost the blink of an eye.
After standing there for a bit, his expression suddenly became strange. His
eyes revealed a strange light as he looked at the concave on top of the altar.
Shortly after, joy appeared in his eyes and he laughed. “This is the
place! Fellow cultivator Ceng, I’ll be going ahead!” With that, he walked
into the center of the altar and disappeared.
The ugly woman hesitated for a bit. She looked at Wang Lin and then at
Murong Yun before pondering in silence.
Wang Lin sneered and didn’t look toward the altar. Instead, he looked at
Murong Yun and flicked a spell toward his forehead.
As soon as the spell arrived, Murong Yun suddenly opened his eyes,
grabbed the spell, and crushed it, then he stood up and looked at Wang Lin.
Black gas suddenly appeared and covered his face, then his originally
handsome face became fierce.
“How did you figure it out?!” His voice contained a mysterious power.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he said, “I can tell you, but you have to
answer a few of my questions.”
Murong Yun’s eyes lit up and he said, “Interesting. You answer me
first.”
Wang Lin calmly said, “All cultivators like to keep themselves clean, so
they keep spare clothes in their bags of holding. Rarely anyone would
appear in such a disheveled state like you.”
Murong sneered and said, “Just because of that?”
Wang Lin’s expression was still calm. He stared at Murong Yun and
said, “Of course there were other tells, but right now I want to know what
you are”
Murong Yun snorted. “I’m made of soul pieces! Tell me what else gave
me away!”
Wang Lin said, “Your clothes are far too old and not what the cultivators
who just entered would wear. What is your goal?”
“I don’t have a goal; I just don’t want you guys to get the Cultivation
Planet Crystal. Also, are those the only two points?” Murong Yun frowned.
Wang Lin let out a sigh and shook his head. “The last reason is the
symbol on your clothes…” With that, Wang Lin’s right hand suddenly
moved. He activated the celestial spiritual energy in his body and then a
spell containing celestial spiritual energy suddenly appeared before him. As
his right hand rose, the celestial spell rushed out toward Murong Yun.
Murong Yun sneered and didn’t move, but at the moment the celestial
spell landed, his body collapsed into strands of black gas and disappeared
into the surrounding black clouds.
Wang Lin didn’t chase and a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes.
Soon, a scream came from within the black cloud and the strands of black
fog flew back and condensed back into Murong Yun. His expression was
extremely ugly as he looked around and said to Wang Lin, “You are not a
normal Soul Transformation cultivator!”
A 30-foot-long flag flew out from the black clouds. The flag was
moving like a wave inside the cloud. A large amount of soul fragments
were coming in and out of the flag. There were ten primary souls inside the
black cloud with their gazes locked onto Murong Yun.
Among these primary souls was a golden-purple Qilin. Its eyes revealed
a fierce gaze.
Wang Lin had refined the one-billion-soul soul flag once more on the
way here with Situ Nan. He fused his other two flags into it, so now the
Qilin and Li Yuanfeng were both primary souls of the one-billion-soul soul
flag.
Now this one-billion-soul soul flag had 28 primary souls!
“Do you think you can trap me like this?” Murong Yun sneered and
charged out once more. He turned into black fog again and flew toward
Wang Lin’s orifices.
Wang Lin’s body backed up and his eyes became cold. He raised his
hand and whispered, “Seal!”
At this moment, another flag flew out from the black clouds. As soon as
it appeared, a large amount of restrictions flew out of it. At a very quick
speed, they closed in and created a cage the size of a person, trapping all of
the black fog inside. The cage quickly shrank until it was the size of a fist.
This sphere was made of restrictions. The rows of restrictions
completely sealed the black fog inside it.
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A BEAUTY THAT CAN’T BE REPLICATED
L ifeforms made of soul pieces were very hard to kill, and even if they
were killed, the victims would be the owners of the soul pieces and
not the lifeform.
If Wang Lin were to use celestial spiritual energy and held nothing back,
he could kill this thing. However, more soul pieces would come and reform
this lifeform again. In a certain way, these lifeforms were undying.
However, when the Cultivation Planet Crystal shatters, these soul pieces
will also collapse.
No one knows whether the next lifeform they face will contain the soul
pieces of their loved ones. At that moment, how would they act? If it was
your own soul piece, then that would be easier because you have a
mysterious connection with your soul piece.
Of course, there were quite a few heartless people inside the Suzaku
Tomb. There were a few people who, after observing for a while and
learning the secret, began a slaughter. They destroyed one soul piece after
another and then waited for the life form to reform by calling more soul
pieces. They continued this stupid method in hopes of finding their own
soul piece.
Qian Feng was one of them.
At this very moment, Qian Feng was at a mountain range in the inner
section of the tomb. He was sitting outside a cave with a very gloomy
expression.
He was the first person to enter the Suzaku Tomb, so obviously he met
the lifeforms made of soul pieces. These lifeform couldn’t be killed, so in
the end, both cultivators and the Forsaken Immortal Clan members met
something like Murong Yun and rushed toward that mountain peak.
There were some people that were tricked by the altar, but Qian Feng
didn’t fall for the trap and escaped. He spent a lot of time and effort before
finally finding the real altar and entering the inner section of the Suzaku
Tomb.
Although the inner section was smaller than the outer section, it was
still very large. There were also a lot more of those life forms here and
some of them were very powerful. Qian Feng couldn’t beat them, so he was
forced to retreat.
During these days in the inner section, he still couldn’t find the first
Suzaku’s grave. As time passed, more and more cultivators and Forsaken
Immortal Clan members entered the inner section.
Qian Feng personally saw a familiar Soul Transformation cultivator’s
eyes go dim and die after a few Forsaken Immortal Clan members went all
out and killed one of those lifeforms.
This scene shocked everyone around.
Qian Feng found out that this person’s origin soul had shattered and he
had completely died.
Everyone who had entered the Suzaku Tomb was very smart, so they
immediately understood the meaning behind this. As a result, in the battle
against these lifeforms, some began to hold back, but the more they held
back, the harder it was to win. It was like a dead knot.
Qian Feng had been sitting outside this cave for more than half a month.
His heart felt very anxious and this irritated him greatly. He didn’t know
how long he had before the Cultivation Planet Crystal collapses. If he
couldn’t get his soul piece back, then the only thing left for him was death.
“Zhuque Zi, you old bag of bones! If you are going to die, just die! Why
does everyone else have to die with you?!” Qian Feng clenched his teeth
and punched the ground.
He took a deep breath, his eyes lit up, and he looked at the cave before
him. He began to silently calculate and then suddenly took out a black
gourd.
His right hand formed a seal and then pointed at the gourd. “Red
Butterfly, come out!” he said.
A ray of golden light came out from the gourd and Red Butterfly
appeared before Qian Feng. She was wearing a red dress, she was still as
beautiful as before, and her eyes were still without any life.
At this moment, the coldness and arrogance she once hard no longer
existed; what remained was a heartbreaking sorrow and indifference.
This gourd was a treasure from his family that was said to have been
left by an ancestor. Not only did it have its secrets, it could also store living
things.
Qian Feng said, “Time is up, so it should have recovered. You go lure it
out.”
Red Butterfly didn’t say a word as she slowly walked into the cave.
Qian Feng took a deep breath, his hand formed a seal, and the celestial
spiritual energy in his body activated. The celestial spiritual energy slowly
gathered on his finger until it formed a small, golden ball.
Qian Feng’s face was gloomy as he stared into the depths of the cave.
Shortly after, a roar came from within the cave and the ground began to
tremble. Red Butterfly ran out from within the cave and stood next to Qian
Feng.
At the same time, a tall figure came out of the cave. This was a 100-
foot-tall giant and its body emitted black smoke. Every step it took caused
the ground to shake.
As the giant was walking out of the cave, Qian Feng’s eyes became cold
and he pointed at the giant. The small ball on the tip of his finger shot out
toward the giant.
An angry roar came from the giant as its body collapsed into countless
strands of black smoke to dodge the ball of light.
Qian Feng shouted, “Explode!”
With one word, the ball of light suddenly exploded, creating a powerful
explosion that quickly spread in all directions.
The entire mountain trembled and a large amount of rocks began to fall
off of it. All of the strands of black smoke that escaped were destroyed
without any exception.
“This is the 69th one already and I still haven’t found my soul piece…”
Qian Feng frowned. He knew that this method wasn’t the best method.
However, this Suzaku Tomb was simply too big and he wasn’t powerful
enough to go to a lot of places, so he could only use this dumb method and
hope for a miracle.
On the mountain with the altar in the outer section of the Suzaku Tomb,
Wang Lin held the sphere with the life form sealed inside and jumped
down.
As for the ugly woman, Wang Lin ignored her.
Wang Lin’s voice was calm as he said, “I won’t kill you, but I can seal
you, and this kind of seal is permanent. Once the owners of the soul pieces
die one by one as their lifespans run out, you will die a true death!”
Throughout these past severals days in the Suzaku Tomb, he had been
thinking of a way to deal with these lifeforms. After pondering for a long
time, he thought of this method.
Using a large amount of restrictions to seal each of the soul pieces
would create some kind of sealing effect. Then, by adding a soul fragment
of the same cultivation level, it would prevent the lifeform from reforming
again.
He only needed to wait for the owners of the soul pieces inside the
lifeform to die naturally for this lifeform to die naturally as well.
Wang Lin didn’t have time to test if this method really worked, but
when those words landed in Murong Yun’s ears, it was like he was shocked
by lightning.
“I’m unkillable. When the soul pieces that I’m made of die, I can gather
more soul pieces to reform myself!” Murong Yun’s roar came from within
the sphere.
Wang Lin coldly snorted and landed at the foot of the mountain. He
pointed at the ground and created a hole several dozen feet deep.
Wang Lin jumped into the hole, placed the sphere inside, and began
placing down restrictions nearby.
Murong Yun noticed what Wang Lin was doing and quickly said, “What
are you doing?!”
“I’m going to seal you here. I’ll come back in one hundred years to see
if my method works or not.” As Wang Lin spoke, he continued to place
down restrictions.
Murong Yun pondered for several breath before shouting, “You! What
exactly do you want?!”
Wang Lin’s lit up and he calmly said, “I want my soul piece!”
Murong Yun quickly said, “That is not possible. We were created by the
Cultivation Planet Crystal and are made of soul pieces, but we can’t pick
which soul pieces we get. Also, I’m far too weak to collect the soul piece of
a cultivator like you. Only those powerful lifeforms in the inner section can
take the soul pieces of powerful cultivators from the Cultivation Planet
Crystal.”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He shook his head, placed down the last
restriction, and flew out of the deep hole.
At the bottom of the hole there was only the sphere formed by
restrictions all by itself surrounded by flashing restrictions.
“I… I know the real method to enter the inner section!” Murong Yun
didn’t dare to bet; if he lost, he would really die.
Wang Lin looked at the mountain range in the distance and said, “I also
know!” The he pointed to the ground and the hole began to close. Just as it
was about to completely seal it, Murong Yun’s roar came from within.
“We have a king in the inner section of the tomb. Only he can extract
the soul pieces from the Cultivation Planet Crystal. This is the truth!”
“How do I find it?” Wang Lin pointed at the ground to stop from
closing.
Murong Yun quickly said, “Once you get inside the inner section, go
east. There are nine mountains that form a giant ravine. Instead of black
fog, there is white fog coming out, making it easy to find. The king is at the
bottom of the ravine.”
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up, then he raised his right hand, left this place, and
the ground began to close once more.
“You…” Murong Yun’s voice was cut off when the ground closed,
leaving not even a crack.
When Wang Lin reappeared, he was in a valley in the depths of the
mountain range. When he passed by this place earlier, he had his divine
sense spread out, so he noticed this valley.
Inside the valley was an altar. This altar looked exactly the same as the
one from before. However, when Wang Lin entered the valley, he suddenly
stopped and looked forward. What he saw made his eyes become cold.
A woman whose beauty couldn’t be replicated sat beside the altar and
looked at Wang Lin with her beautiful eyes.
“Liu Mei!”
448
THE THIRD ENCOUNTER WITH LIU MEI
T his woman was Liu Mei. She was wearing a light pink dress with blue
butterflies embroidered on the edge. Her dress gently flowed with the
wind. Her silky, black hair was casually draped over her shoulder down to
her waist, which, along with her slim figure, made her all the more alluring.
Liu Mei let out a smile and whispered, “Wang Lin!”
Wang Lin’s expression was cold. He looked at the altar beside Liu Mei
and blandly said, “Move aside!”
Liu Mei revealed a hint of weakness in her eyes and gently asked, “Do
you hate me, Wang Lin?”
Wang Lin slightly frowned, then he coldly looked at Liu Mei and said,
with a heavy tone, “Move aside!”
At this moment, a breeze came from the mountain and lifted up Liu
Mei’s silk-like hair. This elegant scene was also filled with a refined sense
of beauty.
Liu Mei’s figure was very beautiful. She gently put the strands of hair
that were lifted by the wind behind her ears. Then she looked at Wang Lin
with resentment in her eyes and stood up.
“Wang Lin, you’re such a cold-hearted person. Could it be that besides
Li Muwan, you can’t allow another person into your heart…”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He coldly looked at Liu Mei and touched
his bag of holding. The celestial sword appeared in his hand. Without any
hesitation, he activated his celestial spiritual energy and swung the sword.
A slice that could shatter the heavens!
The swing with celestial spiritual energy traveled through the valley like
a meteor.
Liu Mei’s expression remained calm. She pointed at the air before her
and the figure of a peacock appeared. At this moment, the sword energy
arrived.
The peacock’s eyes started glowing green, then it shook its body and
several feathers quickly fell off its body and created a shield.
Boom!
The sword energy collided with the feathers and the resulting
shockwave caused both Liu Mei and Wang Lin’s clothes to flap loudly in
the wind.
Liu Mei’s eyes lit up as she looked at Wang Lin and said, “You are
indeed at the early stage of Soul Transformation. Wang Lin, your
cultivation speed is really fast!”
Wang Lin’s eyes became cold. He looked at the celestial sword in his
hand and gently stroked it. Then he said, with a heavy tone, “Liu Mei, I’ll
say it one last time: move aside or I’ll attack with all my power!”
Liu Mei bit her lower lip, shook her head, and whispered, “I can’t let
you. Wang Lin, you have no chance of surviving inside. How about you
give me your domain and I’ll get your soul piece back for you?”
Wang Lin looked at Liu Mei and began to laugh. “Thousand Illusion
Ruthless domain. Liu Mei, do you still think I haven’t seen through you
yet?”
Liu Mei’s expression remained calm and she smiled. “Of course not. I
believe that the big-eared cultivator came to battle with me just for you.
“That is correct; my domain is the Thousand Illusion Ruthless domain.
Your life and death domain is one of the most ruthless things under the
heavens. The heavens have to be ruthless or it won’t form daos. Wang Lin,
on a fundamental level, we are the same!
“I used 1,000 avatars to experience various lives filled with emotion to
cultivate my ruthless dao. And you use emotions to experience death, see
beyond it, and comprehend the reincarnation cycle. I’m sure you have
already comprehended that the life and death domain of the reincarnation
cycle is also a ruthless dao!
“You and I are the same kind of people!”
While Wang Lin stared at Liu Mei, he slapped his bag of holding and
the restriction flag appeared.
He didn’t want to use the soul flag right away; the soul flag should be
saved for when he tries to take back his soul piece or when fighting the king
for his soul piece.
He shook the restriction flag, causing the restrictions to fly out. Strands
of restriction gas spread out and surrounded the valley.
Wang Lin shouted, “Liu Mei, Zhuque Zi is about to die. Our battle is
pointless.” Liu Mei was, after all, at the mid stage of Soul Transformation,
so he couldn’t win quickly without using the soul flag. If he gets delayed
here for too long and fails to get his soul piece back, it would be bad.
Liu Mei smiled and looked at the sky. The gentleness in her eyes
disappeared and was replaced with a cold and ruthless gaze.
“Wang Lin, even if my teacher hadn’t ordered it, I would still have
come to fight you because I need your domain to complete my Thousand
Illusion Ruthless domain. Wang Lin, you can attack!”
Wang Lin’s gaze was now completely cold. His hand formed a seal as
he pointed at her and said, “Restrict!”
The restrictions from the restriction flag suddenly began to congregate.
They were all flashing brightly.
This light gathered before Wang Lin to form a black lance. Purple
lightning moved along the black lance, causing cracking and popping
sounds.
Wang Lin moved forward and grabbed the lance. Celestial spiritual
energy immediately surged from his body into the lance, causing the lance
to glow golden-purple. All of the restrictions had celestial spiritual energy
infused into them, so a primal aura appeared from the lance.
“Scram!” Wang Lin yelled as he jumped into the air and stabbed toward
Liu Mei. He was like a dragon diving into the sea.
The lance charged forward as if it could pierce the heavens, creating
sonic booms along the way.
Liu Mei’s cold eyes revealed a mysterious light and she said, “Although
you have a lot of treasures, the amount of celestial spiritual energy you can
use with your early stage Soul Transformation cultivation is too little.”
With that, her delicate hand pointed forward and with a green flash, the
figure of the peacock appeared before her once more. This peacock’s eyes
released a demonic light as it floated above Liu Mei and stared at Wang
Lin, who was still charging toward Liu Mei.
At the moment Wang Lin’s lance closed in, Liu Mei whispered,
“Open!”
With one word, all of the feathers on the peacock suddenly opened.
The beautiful figure of a peacock opening its tail feathers appeared
within the valley. It suddenly became very bright as if all the light in the
surrounding area had gathered on the dazzling sight of the peacock.
At the same time, a powerful surge of celestial spiritual energy came out
from the peacock and surrounded the area.
Although it sounds like these events took a while to unfold, it all
happened very quickly. Wang Lin closed in with the lance like lightning.
Boom!
A loud boom occurred at the moment the peacock opened its tail
feathers. The powerful impact of the celestial spiritual energies forced
Wang Lin’s body to pause for a moment.
Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy. Although his body paused for a
moment, his reaction was very fast. He flicked his wrist and the lance flew
toward the peacock at an even faster speed.
Boom!
Another earth-shattering explosion occurred. The lance was like a fierce
dragon as it slammed into the peacock. The purple lighting on the lance
disappeared and the lance collapsed into strands of restriction gas which
shattered and faded away.
Although the peacock was still beautiful, its color had dimmed. Liu
Mei’s face was a bit pale as she whispered, “This treasure of yours isn’t a
pseudo celestial treasure or a celestial treasure; it is very strange!”
As Wang Lin threw the lance away, he quickly backed up, reached out
with his hand, and a 30-foot-long flag suddenly appeared in his hand.
The moment the flag appeared, the coldness in Liu Mei’s eyes
deepened. She looked at the soul flag and whispered, “I didn’t expect senior
Du Tian to really give you the one-billion-soul soul flag. However, Wang
Lin, I already knew that you had the soul flag, or else I wouldn’t have
chosen to wait for you at this alter.
“I was the second person to enter the Suzaku Tomb and this is the
battlefield I have chosen for the two of us. If you choose to use the soul
flag, I will destroy the altar. It will take several days for it to reform, so you
will be delayed for several days.”
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he looked at Liu Mei. Situ Nan had
explained this altar to him before. This altar was created by first generation
Suzaku with the purpose of transferring people. Once the Cultivation Planet
Crystal has opened, it will be surrounded by the crystal’s mysterious power
and gain some extra abilities.
Even if it was destroyed, it would only need a few days to rebuild itself
and remain here forever.
Its characteristics were similar to those of the lifeforms made of soul
pieces.
Wang Lin asked, in a serious tone, “What is your purpose?!”
Liu Mei looked at Wang Lin and faintly smiled. “I don’t have any
purpose; I just want to have a domain battle with you.”
As Wang Lin stared at Liu Mei, his right hand tightened and the one-
billion-soul soul flag disappeared. His left hand formed a seal and pointed
between his eyebrows. The sky darkened and a rift opened as if two
invisible hands had torn it open. Waves of grey gas came out from the rift.
As more and more grey gas appeared, a giant scroll suddenly emerged from
the grey gas and covered the sky.
The moment the scroll appeared, it released a mysterious power that
surrounded the area.
Liu Mei’s eyes lit up, then she took a deep breath, sat down cross-
legged on the altar, and closed her eyes. At the moment she closed her eyes,
the peacock before her let out a sharp shrill and floated up. It was now
directly above Liu Mei. Its body suddenly expanded, making it a 100-foot-
tall peacock.
Its tail feathers were now even larger and it almost completely covered
the entire mountain range.
“My domain is the Thousand Illusion Ruthless domain. Every feather
on this peacock is one illusion. In truth, my domain doesn’t have 1,000
illusions yet; it only has 999. Once I obtain the last illusion, my domain will
reach the late stage of Soul Transformation. Wang Lin, give me the last
illusion, okay?” Liu Mei’s voice came from the peacock.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold as he raised his hand and pointed at the sky.
A heaven-shattering explosion came from the scroll in the sky as mountains
and rivers appeared in the scroll. Strands of grey gas came out from the
black and white painting inside scroll.
“I’ll give you the last Illusion you wish for, and it will be one you will
never forget in your life!”
Wang Lin’s voice was cold as he pointed down toward Liu Mei.
449
THE LAST ILLUSION
A loud rumble came from the scroll followed by a large amount of

grey gas. It suddenly turned into a dragon and opened its mouth to
devour Liu Mei’s peacock.
The peacock let a cry. This cry was very crisp and could shake the high
heavens. It then lifted its proud head and opened its beautiful tail. The
seven-colored tail feathers gave off a demonic glow as the ruthless domain
flew out.
At this moment, another color appeared under the life and death scroll.
This ruthlessness could make ice even colder and force the four seasons to
immediately change.
Wang Lin felt this coldness inside the valley; this was ruthlessness, a
natural indifference. At this moment, the peacock was only an illusion; the
one who was really looking at the dragon was Liu Mei.
Her eyes were indifferent, ruthless, and cold. Although she was similar
to Red Butterfly, Red Butterfly was cutting off emotion, which was very
different from having no emotion.
Only someone with emotions can cut off their emotions.
And the heavens were naturally emotionless. Since there were no
emotions to cut in the first place, it was a step higher.
The dragon descended and its giant mouth arrived next to the peacock.
In a flash, the dragon split into thin, grey pieces of fog that surrounded the
peacock.
Wang Lin sighed. “Nothing in the world can escape life and death. Let
those that exist continue to exist and let what is dissipating dissipate…”
He thought of Li Muwan.
The peacock let out another cry as the seven colors from its tail fused
together to form a rainbow. The rainbow shot out from the peacock, pierced
into the sky, and fused with the painting in the scroll in the sky.
“The most beautiful thing in this world is often the most ruthless. A
rainbow is beautiful and is admired by hundreds of millions of people.
However, it is ruthless because no one can make it stay. Just like how the
peacock’s tail opening is beautiful but is also death…”
After the rainbow entered the scroll, the painting was no longer just
black and white; it now contained a bit of color. The grey gas around the
peacock was no longer monochrome; it also had other colors mixed in.
“999 illusions. I’m missing just one illusion to obtain 1000 illusions.
Wang Lin, where is that last illusion? If you only have this much strength, if
you can’t resist against me without the soul flag, then I’m very disappointed
in you. I could have attacked you when I first met you in the Soul Refining
Sect, but you were too weak then. You domain hadn’t reached its
completion and become corporeal yet, so I had to wait.
“Your domain has now reached Soul Transformation completion and
become corporeal, but you are still so weak. If this is all you have, then you
won’t even be able to let me complete my last illusion!”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. He raised his head to look at
the life and death scroll and silently pondered.
Inside the painting in the scroll, the seven colors became even more
dense and the painting was no longer just black and white. The mountain
and sea became very life-like. Not only did the mountains and sea have
color, even the trees had a hint of green on them.
“You say to let what exists continue to exist and what should dissipate
to dissipate, but does your heart really think so? Wang Lin, I never thought
that your domain had such a big weakness. No wonder you didn’t want to
attack with your domain… so it was like this!” Liu Mei’s voice was filled
with a heavy sense of disappointment.
Wang Lin’s eyes were cold. He waved his hand and a strand of pink gas
flew out from his hand and into the life and death scroll.
Wang Lin coldly said, “What should dissipate will naturally dissipate,
but if something that should exist dissipates, then I definitely won’t agree!
Liu Mei, I’m gifting you your last illusion!”
At this moment, a pink dot appeared on the life and death scroll and
transformed into a charming figure. This figure wasn’t Li Muwan but the
one Xu Liguo kept referring to as little sister fairy.
The third ancestor of the Forsaken Immoral Clan reincarnated into a
cultivator and obtained her own domain, but when she returned to the
Forsaken Immortal Clan, she gave up her cultivation and allowed her origin
soul to shatter. However, her domain was very stubborn, so it didn’t
dissipate.
After Wang Lin got hold of her, he kept her in his bag of holding. This
was Wang Lin’s real ace against Liu Mei.
In fact, Wang Lin had thought of this plan before Zhou Wutai handed
him the information about Liu Mei. Although this method was very vicious,
if Liu Mei didn’t give up on Wang Lin, then he would use it without any
hesitation.
After he saw the information from Zhou Wutai, he was even more
confident that this domain was ideal for dealing with Liu Mei.
To break a ruthless domain that is based on having no emotions, one
must use lust to create an emotion.
At the same time, an evil laughter came from within the scroll.
Mei Ji’s charming figure appeared inside the scroll. Her crisp voice was
like a song. “What a ruthless heart to trap me for so long and only to release
me when you have a use for me. Wang Lin, could your heart really be made
of stone? But this little girl really does like this body!”
With that, she let out a charming laughter. This laughter even caused
Wang Lin to become shocked. He required a few moments to recover.
Black fog came out from the celestial sword and Xu Liguo stared at Mei
Ji, his eyes filled with desire.
“This is…” Liu Mei’s hesitant voice came from within the peacock.
Wang Lin’s eyes showed no mercy as he said, “Life and death domain,
reincarnation cycle!”
The scroll in the sky suddenly closed with a bang like two giant waves
from the north and south had just crashed together.
The moment it closed, the rainbow shattered and the colors were forced
out of the scroll.
However, the scroll suddenly trembled and once more opened up, but
this time there were neither mountains nor a sea in the scroll, only the figure
of a woman.
This woman was very beautiful. Her eyes were filled with lust as she let
out a laugh. She jumped out of the scroll, turned into a pink mist, and
quickly descended upon the giant peacock above Liu Mei.
The peacock revealed a hint of hesitation in its eyes. This hesitation
came from Liu Mei’s heart. This kind of hesitation was very rare when
coming from Liu Mei.
Wang Lin calmly asked, “Liu Mei, did you want the last illusion?”
The hesitation disappeared from the peacock’s eyes as Liu Mei’s voice
came from it. “Wang Lin, you’re really despicable!”
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. The pink mist that was Mei
Ji descended from the sky like a meteor. The pink mist split into two right
above the peacock and entered its eyes.
The peacock began to emit a pink smoke, then its body trembled once
and collapsed into specks of light, revealing Liu Mei, who was sitting on
the altar.
At this moment, a rosey red color appeared on her cheeks, making her
already beautiful face even more charming and alluring.
However, Wang Lin’s eyes were still cold. He didn’t care if Mei Ji could
successfully take over Liu Mei or if Liu Mei could complete her last
illusion.
There was no grudge or deep hatred between Wang Lin and Liu Mei;
overall, their relationship was complicated. If it wasn’t for the fact that Liu
Mei kept looking for Wang Lin to cause him trouble, he probably wouldn’t
have used Mei Ji.
Although it was granting Liu Mei’s wish, it was just as Liu Mei said; to
use the lust domain to break her ruthless domain was too despicable.
But Wang Lin didn’t take any of this to heart. He began to walk
forward.
He just needed to enter the altar to go into the inner section of the tomb.
His first goal was to find the first generation Suzaku’s grave. It would be
great if he could get his soul piece back from there, but if it was not there,
he would find the king of those lifeforms and get his soul piece back that
way.
After obtaining his soul piece, he won’t care about the matters on planet
Suzaku. He will leave here and leave this whole mess behind!
In these past several years, Wang Lin had a feeling that Tuo Sen from
the land of the ancient gods would be able to escape soon. He believed that
he stood no chance against Tuo Sen at all.
At this moment, at the eastern side of the Suzaku continent, in an area
covered by a black cloud. The Forsaken Immortal Cla

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T he uneven stone steps were very dangerous on both sides. The

DOWN THE CLIFF

ENTERING THE SECT

“W easel?” Wang Lin was stunned. The first person he thought of

H e walked closer. Under careful inspection, he noticed that even the

Z hang Hu ran to the table in a daze. He tried to pour a cup of water

W hen he thought of those gourds, he just couldn’t control his anger.

A fter returning to his room, he immediately closed the door. He didn’t

W hile thinking about the three techniques, Wang Lin became

W ithout waiting for that person to finish, someone on the side

“D o I need to be even more unreasonable?” To leave the chore

W ang Lin’s expression remained normal. He asked, “How much do

W ang Lin had no interest in this Foundation Establishment Pill at

A pprentice-brother Zhang gave Wang Zhuo a cold look and said,

A nother elder stared at the centipede and whispered, “Hmph, the

W ith that, his eyes lit up and he began to shout.

STRANGE OLD MAN

Li Shan nodded. He revealed a friendly expression and said, “Brother,

W ang Lin bitterly smiled and said, “Soul Transformation is simply

“T oo showy. Apprentice-brother Zhao, beat him up and make the

All of them remained silent and felt uneasy in their hearts.

“5th senior bother, go! I will follow your example!”

ENTERING THE STAGE (1)

M eanwhile, his body moved and he appeared on the stage. He looked

ENTERING THE STAGE (2)

ENTERING THE STAGE (3)

ENTERING THE STAGE (4)

ENTERING THE STAGE (5)

T he discussion of what technique Wang Lin used also happened among

ENTERING THE STAGE (6)

ENTERING THE STAGE (7)

L u Yunjie shivered. He forced a smile and said, “Wang...brother Wang

O utside the building, Huang Long stopped and whispered to Wang

“B reak for me! Break! Break!” Pun Nanzi’s expression became

T he dragon roared at Pun Nanzi and attacked him.

LEAVING HENG YUE SECT

DEALING WITH TROUBLE

W ith Wang Lin’s current cultivation, he didn’t need to sleep at all.

TIAN SHUI CITY

L iu San, after carefully examining Wang Lin, suddenly asked, “Are

ENCOUNTERING THE ENEMY AGAIN

THE STRANGE FLYING SWORD

OLD MAN JIMO

W ang Lin frowned. Just as he was about to retrieve the whip, a

TENG FAMILY CITY

REFINING THE FLYING SWORD

Z hang Hu stuffed the remaining sweet potato in his mouth. After he

BLOOD REFINING TECHNIQUE

STEALING FOUNDATION (1)

I t was an extremely ancient sword. An evil aura was being released by

STEALING FOUNDATION (2)

A ll of the lightning balls roared as the giant sword swung down.

STEALING FOUNDATION (3)

STEALING FOUNDATION (4)

T he countless layers of colorful defensive barriers were quickly broken

STEALING FOUNDATION (5)

THE ABYSSAL COLD CORE

THE STRANGE BLUE SKINNED PERSON

T ouching his stomach, Wang Lin muttered, “I finally understand why

BLUFFING MAGIC TREASURE

W ang Lin’s eyes flashed cold as he said, “I’m here to cultivate, so

THE FIRST INDICATION