Chapter 1161 – Devour Pill, Vast Dao

The entire continent of Mo Luo calmed down. Wang Lin spent all day practicing alchemy, and the Origin Sect disciples would often hear explosions coming from the southern courtyard. No one dared to enter, and they all revealed looks of respect when they passed by.

Wang Lin had studied the beast bone recipe, and in the end, he had a gloomy expression. He pondered for a long time. Ignoring the question of whether the effects were true, just the herbs required to make it were mostly things he had never heard of.

After searching the Origin Sect’s records, Wang Lin found some clues. Three of the herbs, Star Transformation Wood, Dragon Star Grass, and Annihilation Flower, existed tens of thousands of years ago. Even then they were extremely rare, and they were basically extinct nowadays. However, there were some clues in the records of the Origin Sect. It seemed in their rank 8 main sect, there was still a small piece of Star Transformation Wood.

Most importantly, this Nirvana Void Pill required the souls of nine rank 13 beasts. Only by fusing their souls could the pill refinement be carried out.

If this was it, it wouldn’t be an issue, but the rate of success was very low. Also, this beast bone fragment needed to be used as a primer; it needed to be melted into the pill. Every failure would cause this beast bone to become a bit darker, and once this beast bone was completely black, it would be impossible to refine the pill.

Once it succeeded, the beast bone would dissipate and become part of the pill.

Looking at the beast bone in his hand, although it wasn’t black, it was already very dark. It probably couldn’t be used more than a few times.

“This beast bone has obviously been refined several times by others, but they all failed; otherwise, this beast bone would be gone… Rather than saying the herbs or beast souls are rare, it is this beast bone that is strange!

“I just don’t know what beast this bone belongs to… However, even if there is only a 1% chance the effect of this pill is true, I must try it!” Wang Lin held the beast bone and carefully studied it for a moment before pondering a bit and putting it away.

One more thing appeared in his hand. It was the jade that came with the beast bone. After scanning it with his divine sense, his expression became strange. Wang Lin opened his storage space once more and took out the origin soul of the Poisonous Old Woman.

His eyes were calm as his finger pointed on her origin soul several times. Every time his finger made contact, her origin soul would tremble and become even weaker.

A moment later, Wang Lin placed his right hand on the head of her origin soul and his divine sense spread out. He directly used Soul Search on her.

Memories entered Wang Lin’s mind, including the Five Poison cultivation method and things this person had encountered. Finally, Wang Lin found the memory regarding the pill recipe and jade.

Time slowly passed. When night arrived, Wang Lin lifted his right hand. He put the weakened but not yet dead origin soul away. He then looked at the jade and began to ponder.

Wang Lin found out about the matter that occured with the Heaven Breaking Sect 18,000 years ago and also understood the role of this jade.

There weren’t any spells or cultivation methods inside. It was just a piece of identification token. This was the mark of the head disciple of the Heaven Breaking Sect from 18,000 years ago!

This person was named Sima Mo. If there had been no accident, he would have become the next sect master of the Heaven Breaking Sect 18,000 years ago. It was him who took the beast bone and a group of cultivators. They split from the Heaven Breaking Sect and disappeared among the Cloud Sea Star System.

18,000 years ago, the Heaven Breaking Sect that entered the rank 9 region had very complicated feelings toward their own members that left. They later learned that this group had suffered heavy casualties and disappeared completely. The sect master at the time, who was Sima Mo’s teacher, sent out an order that lasted for tens of thousands of years!

“In the future, anyone who returns with Sima Mo’s token will be allowed to enter the Heaven Breaking Sect and become the disciple of that generation’s sect master!”

This order spread across the Cloud Sea and aroused the attention of many cultivators. This order peaked the interest of those who wished for an opportunity to rise up, and people went searching for clues of the missing Heaven Breaking Sect members. However, as time passed, not a single discovery was found, and thus this matter settled down.

Until the Five Poison Sect got a report from their spy about Shi Luoxing’s movement and speculations! Originally, the Five Poison Sect didn’t care too much about it. After all, it had been too long and the clue was likely false. They had only sent out a few people to scout, and the Poisonous Old Woman was the leader.

No one thought this would be real!

Wang Lin silently looked at the jade, and after a long time, he put it away.　

“I may have a great use for this in the future!” He no longer worried about the jade or the pill recipe. After calming down, he immersed himself in alchemy.

Not only had he harvested a large amount of herbs on the wild continent, he had also gathered a lot of beast souls. They were mostly rank 5 beasts, so they were very suitable for Wang Lin’s current cultivation level.

There were some more beast souls inside his bag. They were the souls of the spirit beasts of the members of the Clear Flower Sect. They were killed by the silver female corpse and then collected.

Similarly, he also had the spirit snake, which was the Poisonous Old Woman’s life beast spirit. It had reached the peak of rank 6!

Aside from these, the highest rank beast soul he had was the rank 8 beast he instantly killed. This soul was extremely precious, so Wang Lin didn’t want to destroy it. He went into the daoist temple and took that pill.

After failing three times, he finally fused the soul and the pill to make a rank 8 Soul Parting Death Pill!

After searching the Poisonous Old Woman’s memories, he found an interesting method to mutate beasts.

This beast soul refining method was invented by a genius of the Five Poison Sect named Ren Ouxin. It used a formation as a cage to hold beast souls. Then you use poison to make them devour each other and stimulate a mutation to create a more powerful soul.

However, there was a huge drawback to this method, which was that the mutated beast soul could not devour normal beast souls. They could only devour other mutated beast souls. This result was a huge blow to the Five Poison Sect.

The success rate of refining a beast soul was not high, and the higher the rank, the lower the refinement rate. A rank 9 beast soul would require large amount of rank 8 beast souls to devour each other, and a single mutated rank 8 beast soul required a large amount of rank 7 beast souls.

Even if they accidently created a high level soul, the soul would still require a large amount of heavenly treasures for nourishment. Although it could be used for alchemy, there was still a chance of failure, and every failure would weaken it greatly.

Wang Lin knew this point very well. The first pill he attempted to make failed more than 10 times. Although he succeeded, a large portion of the beast soul had dissipated and the effect of the pill had lowered a lot.

Even the Five Poison Sect had to give up. Their sect couldn’t withstand this kind of consumption. Even the rank 7 and 8 sects would find it difficult to do this. Even if they could, they really didn’t need to refine a beast soul with their strength. It would be a lot easier to just go and catch one directly.

After seeing this method, Wang Lin secretly calculated this, and the cost of this even shocked him. However, after carefully pondering for a bit, he intended to try it out. He learned the poison method from the Poisonous Old Woman’s memories and barely managed to refine a few portions.

Wang Lin didn’t choose the Origin Sect to test this but found a cave inside a mountain somewhere on the continent. He placed down a large number of restrictions before putting some rank 5 beast souls inside and spilling the poison. After observing for a few days to make sure they were devouring each other, he added more restrictions and returned to the Origin Sect.

After cultivating for several days, Wang Lin took out the pills he refined, including the rank 8 one, and began to swallow them. The first one he took was a rank 5 pill.

The soul beast inside wasn’t able to resist against Wang Lin’s origin soul at all and immediately dissipated. It fused with his origin soul and caused Wang Lin to enter a mysterious state.

As Wang Lin continued to devour rank 5 pills, he vaguely saw something in that mysterious state. He saw beasts from their birth worshiping the world and absorbing the origin energy as they comprehended law.

The beast souls inside the rank 5 pills weren’t much use for Wang Lin. He was only taking these pills to get familiar with the feeling of borrowing the beast souls to comprehend the heavens.

After taking the rank 5 pills, Wang Lin swallowed a rank 6 pill. The beast soul inside was equal to an early stage Nirvana Scryer cultivator, and it immediately caused Wang Lin’s domain to activate.

It was as if he had transformed into the beast and gradually comprehended the heavens over countless years. These scenes felt very real and unreal. Wang Lin was immersed inside as he searched the complex comprehension for his own dao. He was searching for the existence between true and false.

After an unknown amount of time, when only the rank 8 pill remained, he awakened from his strange state. He looked blankly ahead and muttered,

“To confirm one’s dao as one person is direct. To confirm one’s dao from various angles is indirect. The pills of the Cloud Sea aren’t a fortune, they just give cultivators the chance to seek dao again and again… They use beast souls as another way to explore dao… Explore the laws of the world… Unlike the other two star systems, the Cloud Sea Star System has managed to cut down the enlightenment process…

“However, beasts are still beasts. The way they comprehend dao isn’t direct, and we can’t clearly trace to the origin, unless… we refine a pill with a person’s soul or use the soul of something that has transcended from being a beast. Only then would the enlightenment be more clear. Otherwise, it requires one to swallow large amounts of pills in order to find the right dao to confirm you own with.

“Dao is like a thought, and everyone’s thoughts are different. If one wants to enrich one’s own mind, they must learn other people’s thoughts as well. The Cloud Sea chose to use beast souls…. Just like how the All-Seer chose to use his own disciples…”

While Wang Lin was confused, rays of light flew toward the continent of Mo Luo. The cultivators from the rank 6 region had spread out their search and reached the continent of Mo Luo. They stepped into the protective barrier!

Chapter 1162 – Those Who Harm Others are Constantly Hurting Themselves

The rank 6 Five Poison Sect was considered a relatively powerful force among the rank 6 sects; they were on par with the Clear Flower Sect. There was a lot of friction between the two sects, and they constantly fought with each other.

Zhou Hai was a core disciple of the Five Poison Sect. His cultivation level wasn’t as high as the Poisonous Old Woman’s, only early stage Nirvana Cleanser. But he was a powerful member of the Five Poison Sect, and the sect put a lot of focus on him.

At this moment, his expression was gloomy and there was a blue light in his right eye. Although this blue light look pretty, it came from cultivating a poison method from the Five Poison Sect.

“Fellow Cultivator Zhou has been gloomy the whole way. If someone who didn’t know the situation saw you, they would be very confused as to why.” A feminine voice came from a cultivator in black next to him. This cultivator was male, but the makeup on his face made him look like how he sounded.

There was a flash of coldness in Zhou Hai’s eyes as he stared at the cultivator in black and said, “Zhao Yu, I have been enduring you the entire way. If you continue to speak sarcastically, don’t blame me for not holding back!”

“The Five Poison Sect sure is mighty. I want to see if your Five Poison Sect would dare to battle with my Devil Collection Sect!” The cultivator in black smiled, but this smile was extremely cold.

The blue light from Zhou Hai’s right eye intensified, but just at this moment, a cold snort come from beside the two of them.

“That’s enough! The three of us are representatives of our respective sects to search for the traitor of the Five Poison Sect. We cannot fight amongst ourselves!” The person who spoke was a middle-aged man who was at the mid stage of Nirvana Cleanser. After he spoke, Zhou Hai and Zhao Yu looked at each other with hostility. Then they let out cold snorts and suppressed the origin energy they were going to use to attack.

The middle-aged man was a core disciple of the top rank 6 sect, the Dao Spell Sect. Due to the Poisonous Old Woman, it was very difficult for the Five Poison Sect to explain the situation. In the end, they paid a great price to put this matter aside. They also had to send out core disciples as hostages in the name of looking for the Poisonous Old Woman. However, the real reason was to keep an eye on members of the Five Poison Sect.

If they couldn’t find the Poisonous Old Woman in a short period of time, the Five Poison Sect would face a great crisis.

There were disciples from each sect following behind them. They all turned into rays of light and descended through the barrier around the continent of Mo Luo.

“Zhou Hai, Zhao Yu, follow me to the Origin Sect. You other disciples, scatter across the continent of Mo Luo and search every inch. Don’t miss a spot. If you find anything, immediately report it!” The middle-aged man’s voice was calm, but it contained an unquestionable sense of majesty.

The surrounding disciples quickly nodded and scattered to begin their search. They had been doing this every time they came across a continent, so they were very familiar with it.

As for the three of them, they released their full cultivation and charged at the Origin Sect. The three rays of light gave off a thunderous rumble.

It didn’t take long for the three of them to arrive above Origin Sect in this arrogant manner. The cultivators of the Origin Sect naturally saw them. Lu Yanfei, Li Xiangdong, and the other two elders all flew into the air to greet them.

The four of them had heard of the news that the rank 6 sects had fully invaded the rank 5 region in search for something. However, with their cultivation levels and status, the elders didn’t know what exactly the rank 6 sects were searching for.

Li Xiangdong took a deep breath. When he got close, he clasped his hands and said, “The Origin Sect greets the upper domain sects.” The two elders behind him also clasped their hands.

The middle-aged man clasped his hands and said, “I’m the Dao Spell Sect’s Feng Peishan!”

“I didn’t think I would see such a beauty here!” The feminine-looking cultivator in black looked at Lu Yanfei and smiled. “I’m the Devil Collection Sect’s Zhao Yu.”

“Five Poison Sect, Zhou Hai!” Zhou Hai’s expression was still gloomy as his right eye released a blue light and swept past the cultivators of the Origin Sect.

Li Xiangdong took a deep breath and looked at the two elders beside him. They all had serious expressions. These three sects occupied almost 40% of the power in the rank 6 region. They were so powerful that they only needed but a thought to wipe out the Origin Sect.

If the three of them were like this, there’s no need to talk about their disciples. They all lowered their heads and didn’t dare to look. Only Lu Yanfei remained calm and didn’t speak.

Li Xiangdong suppressed his thoughts and reluctantly smiled. “I don’t know what the upper sects came here for. If you need my Origin Sect to help, then the Origin Sect will do its best to assist.”

Zhou Hai let out a cold snort as he stepped forward and arrived before an Origin Sect disciple. His hand moved like lightning and hit the Origin Sect disciple. The disciple’s body trembled and he coughed out blood before being thrown far away.

This sudden scene caused the expressions of the Origin Sect cultivators to change greatly. Xu Yun glared angrily as she rushed forward toward that disciple and held up his body.

This Origin Sect disciple’s face was pale and his body trembled. His face was glowing blue and he was suffering intense amounts of pain, but he was unable to scream.

Lu Yanfei’s eyes became cold and he slowly said. “Is the reason for the upper sects coming here just to injure an Origin Sect disciple?”

Feng Peishan revealed a smile and shook his head. “Fellow cultivators of the Origin Sect, there’s no need to be nervous. This matter is simply too important, and almost all the rank 6 sects have sent people out to search for a person. This person is very good at hiding, and the only clue is the poison on that person. The reason Fellow Cultivator Zhou attacked was because that junior had a trace of poison on him.”

Lu Yanfei’s eyes became even more cold and she waved her right hand at the injured Origin Sect disciple. His body trembled and a vortex appeared. Shortly after, his nascent soul flew out and there was a small, red snake inside. It was his life beast spirit.

However, the little snake was very weak and about to die. Even the origin sect disciple’s nascent soul was almost transparent.

Zhou Hai’s expression was still gloomy. After looking at the nascent soul, he no longer bothered with it. His eyes shined blue once more and he looked at the remaining Origin Sect disciples. A moment later, he took a step and headed straight for Xu Yun, who was holding that disciple!

Xu Yun’s expression changed. It would be impossible for someone with her cultivation level to resist. At this moment, killing intent appeared in Lu Yanfei’s eyes and she charged forward. Her right hand formed a seal and she waved. A gust of wind rushed toward Zhou Hai.

Zhou Hai sneered and his right eye flash blue. Seven blue marks appeared around him. He completely ignored the wind and walked forward without any hesitation.

A thunderous rumble echoed as the wind collapsed when it got near Zhou Hai. It wasn’t able to stop him at all. In an instant, Zhou Hai was standing before Xu Yun.

The killing intent in Lu Yanfei became even stronger. Xu Yun was her disciple, and she wasn’t willing stand by helplessly while watching someone seriously injury her. She was unable to endure and was about to attack. Even Li Xiangdong and the other two elders were gloomy. After all, Xu Yun wasn’t like that ordinary disciple before, she was a core disciple of the Origin Sect.

Just at this moment, the Dao Spell Sect’s Feng Peishai’s eyes shined brightly and he shouted!

“If the people of the Origin Sect continue to interfere with my search, you will need to bear the consequences!”

This shout was earth-shattering and was like a thunderous rumble. It was as if his voice contained the law of the world and a mysterious spell.

Even the earth trembled slightly and the clouds were pushed back.

As he shouted, the disciples of the Origin Sect all tembled and blood flew out from their orifices. Even Lu Yanfei, Li Xiangdong, and the two other elders couldn’t help but tremble and were filled with shock!

“Word of law!” Li Xiangdong gasped.

Zhou Yun revealed a look of disdain as he looked at the Origin Sect. His gaze swept by before he frowned as he looked at the southern courtyard of the Origin Sect.

At this moment, Zhou Hai stared at the pale Xu Yun and gloomily said, “Little girl, you have the scent of the Fish Poison Grass on you. This grass only grows in the nest of a rank 6 best and no other place. It would be impossible for the people of Origin Sec to obtain it, yet the smell is still fresh. Where did you obtain it?”

Xu Yun’s face was pale. Zhou Hai’s blue gaze gave off a powerful pressure that made Xu Yun’s mind tremble. She bit her lower lip and looked at her teacher not far away.

Zhou Hai revealed a gloomy smile and turned around to look at Lu Yanfei.

“Fellow Cultivator Lu, I’d like to listen to your explanation!”

Lu Yanfei calmly said, “We as the younger generation aren’t powerful enough to obtain this herb from a rank 6 beast’s nest. However, that doesn’t mean the elder of the sect can’t. The Fish Poison Grass was obtained by my Grand Uncle-Master!”

“Grand Uncle-Master?” Zhou Hai’s eyes lit up and showed a hint of disdain as his divine sense spread out. He lowered his head and looked at the southern courtyard of the Origin Sect. He charged straight at the southern courtyard.

He was very fast and closed in the southern courtyard, which was the forbidden area of the Origin Sect. The moment he entered, his body immediately trembled and shock filled his eyes. The southern courtyard was like a different world from the outside. He felt an aura that made his mind tremble from this very ordinary-looking courtyard.

It was as if a powerful beast was living inside this courtyard. Just the aura it gave off was enough to cool all of Zhou Hai’s blood!

“Those who harm others are constantly hurting themselves!” A cold and gloomy voice without any emotion blew by like the wind. When the voice entered Zhou Hai’s ears, his expression changed greatly and immediately became pale. A powerful sense of danger enveloped his body and he didn’t hesitate to retreat. He wanted to escape this terrifying southern courtyard.

However, just at this instant, Zhou Hai felt an unimaginable force hit his chest like a mountain smashing into him. Zhou Hai coughed out blood as he was thrown back. Popping sounds came from inside his body as he was thrown back and the clothes on his chest were in tatters, revealing a black palm print on his chest!

Chapter 1163 – Please Forgive Us

The clothes on his chest were torn and mixed with blood mist, creating a startling contrast with the black palm print. Zhou Hai’s body was thrown out from the southern courtyard, and strands of vitality were coming out of the dark palm print. It only took a moment for his body to shrink until it was like a skeleton.

The vitality that appeared seemed to be moved by a power and entered the injured Origin Sect disciple. His body trembled as the blue light disappeared and he returned to normal.

Zhou Hai’s body landed on the ground with a bang and his face was ashen. His body continued to twitch and fear filled his eyes.

The surroundings were completely silent, terrifyingly silent!

The Devil Collection Sect’s Zhao Yun gasped and shock filled his eyes. He stared at the southern courtyard and retreated several dozen feet. He didn’t expect the Grand Uncle-Master of the Origin Sect to be so powerful.

Thinking about his frivolous words where he teased Lu Yanfei, he felt his scalp tingle. It wasn’t that he coveted Lu Yanfei, it was just that his personality was like this. In addition, all the rank 5 sects they had encountered had been very polite and respectful and allowed them to do as they wished.

“The Origin Sect had such a powerful cultivator!?” Feng Peishan’s pupils shrank and his expression became serious. Someone who could seriously injure Zhou Hai this easily had to be a powerful old monster.

“Who gave you the right to hurt the people of my Origin Sect!?” These cold words echoed across the world. They didn’t contain law, nor were they earth-shattering like Feng Peishan’s words, but these plain words were like sharp blades that stabbed into the hearts of Feng Paishan, Zhou Hai, and Zhao Yun.

Just like the silence, these words contained a terrifying pressure.

The rustled sounds of footsteps came from the southern courtyard as Wang Lin slowly walked out with his hand behind his back. He didn’t have white hair; now he had a head of black hair that moved without any wind. He gave off a sense of might without being angry and his eyes were like the stars. When you looked at them, you would feel like your soul was being sucked into the illusion of true and false.

This kind of feeling was very strange, and no one could explain it, but they clearly felt it. It was as if everything in the world could change at a thought. True and false formed a cycle.

“Dao domain!!!” Feng Peishan’s face turned pale. He had the highest cultivation level here and was also a core disciple of the number one rank 6 sect, so he immediately recognized that this Grand Uncle-Master of the Origin Sect was using dao domain!

What made him even more terrified was that the other party wasn’t deliberately doing it, but dao was naturally contained in his words and actions. This realm was far higher than word of law.

Their Dao Spell Sect focused on the word “dao.” In Feng Peishan’s memories, only the head elder of the sect had a dao domain like this.

“When he stands there, he is dao!” Feng Peishan subconsciously took a few step back and thought about the words the head elder once said.

“You?” Wang Lin calmly walked next to the struggling Zhou Hai. He looked down as if he was looking at an ant!

Zhou Hai’s body trembled. When he subconsciously looked at Wang Lin’s eyes, his body trembled even more violently. He entered an illusion, as if the person who hurt him was the world and he was merely a weak existence within that world.

His heart pounded like crazy and his mind was a mess. He couldn’t see through the cultivation of the person before him, but at this moment, he felt like none of the elders or even the sect head of his own sect could make him feel this terrified.

Wang Lin withdrew his gaze as he looked up at the Devil Collection Sect’s Zhao Yu and calmly asked, “Or was it you?”

Zhao Yu subconsciously licked his licks. He looked at Zhou Hai struggling on the ground and then at Wang Lin. His expression suddenly became respectful.

“Junior Devil Collection Sect’s Zhao Yu greets Senior.” This Zhao Yu immediately clasped his hands and became extremely respectful to hide his fear. However, he didn’t dare to look at Wang Lin’s eyes at all.

“Or was it you?” Wang Lin’s gaze fell on the Dao Spell Sect’s Feng Peishan.

Feng Peishan’s face became pale as he respectfully clasped his hands and whispered, “Senior, please forgive us.”

“Earlier, you said that if they stopped you from hurting my Origin Sect disciples, we have to suffer the consequences.” Wang Lin coldly looked at Feng Peishan.

Sweat came out from Feng Peishan’s forehead, and he didn’t dare to look at Wang Lin’s eyes. He had a feeling that if this person became angry, he would perish in an instant.

After pondering for a bit, Feng Peishan clenched his teeth and his right hand mercilessly hit his chest. With a bang, his body trembled and he coughed out a large mouthful of blood. His expression became even more pale and his origin soul was injured.

Feng Peishan didn’t wipe away the blood on the corner of his mouth, and he bitterly said, “Does this appease Senior’s anger?”

Wang Lin’s expression remained neutral, then he looked at Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu wryly smiled. Since Feng Peishan didn’t dare to provoke this person, how could he dare to? Moreover, he didn’t even see how this person had attacked and seriously injured Zhou Hai. Even if he had tried to resist, it would have been pointless.

Zhao Yu clenched his teeth as he lifted his right hand and mercilessly hit his chest. He coughed out blood as he retreated a few steps and clasped his hands. “Please don’t be angry, Senior.”

This scene made all the Origin Sect disciples very excited. They all looked at Wang Lin with reverence. Li Xiangdong and company were the same.

Wang Lin calmly said, “You all can keep searching.”

“No need…” Feng Peishan quickly spoke, but before he could finish, Wang Lin interrupted him.

“After you finish searching, quickly get the hell out of the continent of Mo Lou!”

“As you order.” Feng Peishan wryly smiled. He knew that their actions had already angered the Grand Uncle-Master of the Origin Sect. The reason he hadn’t killed them was because he was concerned about the sects they were from.

“If Teacher finds out that we offended an old monster who has a dao domain, it will be difficult to avoid punishment. Even teacher wouldn’t easily offend such a powerful cultivator. Not to mention seriously injuring Zhou Hai with a wave of his hand, if he wanted to kill Zhou Hai, Zhou Hai would already be dead.” Letting out a sigh, Feng Peishan remembered what his teacher said before he left.

His teacher had once said that there were many people above him and that there were many old monsters hiding out there. There had to be a few living in the rank 5 sects. Many of these rank 5 sects had inheritances for many years, and there might be a few who left early but had heaven-shaking power. Although these people were not be famous, if they encountered them, they had to be careful.

This was why they had to politely explain and not offend them if they met such an old monster during this search.

Feng Peishan respectfully left, but after pondering a bit, he still searched the continent of Mo Luo carefully. After finding nothing, all the disciples gathered and left with him helping support Zhao Hai.

It wasn’t until they left the barrier that Feng Peishan and Zhao Yu let out sighs of relief. As for Zhou Hai, he swallowed some pills and recovered enough to fly. His expression was still pale and there was a lingering sense of fear in his eyes.

Feng Peishan said, “Fellow Cultivator Zhou, please try to describe in detail how that senior attacked after you entered the southern courtyard.”

Zhou Hai still felt lingering fear in his heart. After silently pondering for a moment, he said, “That senior’s cultivation is at least mid stage Nirvana Shatterer or higher. I didn’t see him attack. The moment I entered the southern courtyard, I felt an unimaginable origin energy gather into a palm, and it landed on my chest.” After saying that, he looked at his chest. The palm print was still black.

Zhao Yu suddenly asked, “Is it a poison attack?”

Zhou Hai shook his head and said, “That senior didn’t have any sign of using poison to attack, so it can’t be that Poisonous Old Woman. Also, she doesn’t have this kind of strength. I also secretly observed the members of the Origin Sect. Their reverence and sense of glory was not false; that person was indeed their Grand Uncle-Master.”

“That’s true.” Feng Pengshan nodded and said, “If that person was really related the Poisonous Old Woman or knew about the matter with the jade, then he simply wouldn’t have acted and would’ve remained hidden. It would be easy to do so with his cultivation. He wouldn’t have hurt Zhou Hai or made Zhao Yu and I pay a price.”

Zhao Yu nodded. He thought about what happened and said, “This Grand Uncle-Master of the Origin Sect is too powerful. Even in the rank 6 region, he would be someone everyone paid attention to. Fortunately, he only hurt someone and didn’t kill him. Otherwise…” As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Hai.

Zhou Hai silently pondered, and his heart turned cold from fear.

“Earlier, when we were coming here, we saw the people of the Purple Dao Sect coming this way. They seemed to be heading to the Origin Sect and there seemed to be a grudge. It seems Lu Yuncong is going to be kicking a metal plate!” Zhao Yun smiled and seemed very happy at someone else’s misfortune.

“That person is not simple!” Feng Peishan seemed to be unwilling to talk about this anymore and said,

“Forget it. The three of us should be more careful in the future. Let’s go to another continent.” The three of them took the disciples of their sects and flew off into the distance.

“It is not easy for someone to catch Head Elder’s fancy… This Lu Yuncong’s origin also seems very mysterious…” Inside the ray of light, Feng Peishan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Wang Lin’s gaze withdrew from the horizon. He had already made up his mind when he attacked. He was in a rush back on the wild continent. Although he had shifted the blame for what happened, he had still left some clues.

He was unable to clear those clues and didn’t have time to clear them. More importantly, the more he tried to clear them, the more clues he would have left.

“The most important thing right now is to raise my cultivation level as soon as possible! If I get found out, I’ll take a trip to the Wind Celestial Realm!” From the memories of the Old Poisonous Woman and the records of the Origin Sect, he learned that the Wind Celestial Realm was open. The entrance was in the northern part of the rank 8 region, but almost no one dared to venture too far inside. They merely gathered some treasures along the edges.

“The Wind Celestial Realm is my ace for killing Tuo Sen…” Coldness appeared in Wang Lin’s eyes. The reason he paid so much attention to the mutation skill in the old woman’s memories and risked trying it out was because once it succeeded, his chance in the Wind Celestial Realm would be a lot higher.

Wang Lin placed more restrictions on the place where he was doing the experiment. Unless someone more skilled in restrictions than Wang Lin came, it would be impossible to find the place. Also, he only needed a thought to destroy everything inside, so he wasn’t afraid of others finding out.

Chapter 1164 – Three Questions

There was a giant spirit beast that was about 3,000 feet long moving within the star fog of the rank 5 region. This beast looked like a tiger, and it had a single horn more than 100 feet long that emitted a cold glint.

There were more than 30 people sitting on the back of the tiger. They were all calm and were cultivating with their eyes closed. There were men and women among them, and they gave off fluctuations of their cultivation.

There was a man standing beside the tiger with the horn. This man was middle-aged and wore a purple robe that moved without any wind. He had his hands behind his back as he looked at the star fog ahead. No one knew what he was thinking.

There was an old man respectfully standing behind this man, accompanying this middle-aged as they both stared ahead.

The old man softly said, “Sect Master, with the tiger’s current speed, we will arrive on the continent of Mo Luo in one more day.”

These people were the cultivators of the Purple Dao Sect. Normally, it wouldn’t have taken them this long to arrive, but due to the matter of the jade and pill recipe that led to the invasion of the rank 5 region, they had to delay their arrival to the continent of Mo Luo.

After dealing with everything and cooperating with the rank 6 sects, the Purple Dao Sect finally sent people out to the continent of Mo Luo.

The middle-aged man’s gaze fell on the star fog ahead as if he was thinking. After a long time, he nodded and calmly said, “There will finally be an answer for things that need to be settled.”

The old man was startled and didn’t understand the meaning of what the honorable Sect Master had said. In his view this will be a simply trip to the Origin Sect, what answer is there to obtain.

“Sect Master…” The old man was about to speak, but the middle-aged man shook his head and said, “You don’t understand. Chaos will rise, the Cloud Sea will no longer be calm.”

The old man silently pondered.

“In order to get a pill recipe and jade, not only the rank 6, but even rank 7 and 8 sects all sent cultivators. Is it worth it…” The middle-aged man seemed to be talking to himself. There was a sense of worry in him.

The old man whispered, “That pill recipe and jade are worth too much. It is inevitable people would be moved.”

“That pill recipe is an ominous item. The first time it appeared, it caused a calamity in the Cloud Sea. Now this is the second time it has appeared… I just don’t know who took it. The longer it is out there, the greater the calamity will be.” The middle-aged man shook his head and let out a sigh.

The old man hesitated for a bit and whispered, “According to the investigation, it was the Five Poison Sect’s Old Poisonous Woman who took the pill recipe and jade and went into hiding.”

“Don’t underestimate those old monsters of the rank 6 sects!” The middle-aged man faintly smiled.

The old man was startled. After he pondered carefully, he questioned, “Could there be someone else?”

“If it really was the Poisonous Old Woman, why does the Five Poison Sect still exist?” The middle-aged man’s eyes shined with wisdom. He slowly said, “How can that Poisonous Old Woman withstand Shi Luoxing and not be found considering her cultivation level? How would she be able to kill the Clear Flower Sect’s Noble Money while escaping?

“Noble Money was a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator. Who could kill him in the short period of time before the second wave of Clear Flower cultivators arrived?”

The old man gasped and his mind trembled. It took him a long time to recover, and terror filled his eyes.

“The Clear Flower Sect’s Noble Money was killed!” He was evidently unaware of this matter.

“Poisonous Old Woman can’t do this. Only the person who really obtained the jade and recipe could have such strength. That person must have been forced to kill Noble Money. Presumably, when leaving the wild land, that person encountered Noble Money and aroused suspicion and then was forced to attack.” The middle-aged man revealed a look of admiration and pity.

“He has vicious methods, decisive actions, and he cleanly killed Noble Money. Also, before that, this person quickly transferred the target on to the Poisonous Old Woman’s back, creating a layer of fog to gain some time. By doing so, he was able to confuse the rank 6 sects enough to escape their blockade before it was set up. Even if I were to change positions with him, I fear I’d be unable to do all of this.

“More importantly, this person’s scheme is very deep. I don’t know if he has another reason for framing the Poisonous Old Woman. If he really saw through the truth and only then framed the Poisonous Old Woman, then this person’s mind is like a devil’s!” The pity in the middle-aged man’s eyes became even stronger.

The heart of the middle-aged man pounded rapidly. After pondering a bit, he was still somewhat puzzled.

The middle-aged man didn’t turn his head, but he seemed to be able to clearly see the doubt on the old man’s face. He softly said, “If the rank 6 region successfully obtains the jade and recipe, then it will be a good omen. However, if they found the jade and recipe but lost it, then it will be a disaster for them.

“What they need is an explanation! An explanation to the rank 7, 8, or even 9 regions…”

The old man seemed to realize what happened and was filled with disbelief. His chest puffed up and down as he said, “So that’s why they allowed the Five Poison Sect to continue to exist and are also convinced it was the Poisonous Old Woman. Even Noble Money’s death will be seen as the action of a powerful cultivator of the Five Poison Sect!”

The middle-aged man smiled. Then he spoke softly as if he was talking to himself.

“This mysterious cultivator is smart and gave the rank 6 sects an excuse. No matter what happens in the end, with this explanation, their disaster will be a lot smaller. Why else would there be no Nirvana Shatterer cultivator among the search squads? There are merely Nirvana Cleanser cultivators searching for a mysterious person that can kill a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator in less than seven minutes… If I were the sect master of one of the rank 6 sects, I would probably even help the mysterious cultivator erase all clues. That way, only the Five Poison Sect would be destroyed!”

The old man beside him was completely shocked. He looked at the middle-aged man with a gaze filled with reverence and dread. There was even a trace of fear in his eyes.

He had followed the middle-aged man, Lu Yuncong, for many years and had see him go from nothing to the peak. The Purple Dao Sect was only a small sect in the rank 5 region 3,000 years ago. However, in this person’s hands, it was now very formidable. Although it wasn’t the strongest in the rank 5 region, the name “Lu Yuncong” was known to people in the rank 6, 7, and 8 regions.

“I really want to have a meeting with this mysterious cultivator… I have a hunch that I will meet this person one day…” The middle-aged man’s eyes were filled with expectation. He had his hands behind his back and looked like a mountain the eyes of the old man.

The old man silently pondered.

Time slowly passed, the tiger broke through the star fog and moved faster and faster.

When they were only half a day from the continent of Mo Luo, a flash of blue light appeared in the distance. This blue light was strange as it penetrated the fog and even made the fog blue.

The tiger immediately stopped and revealed vigilance. There was even a trace of fear in its eyes and it began to growl, but it didn’t dare to move forward at all.

This sudden scene suddenly caused the more than 30 cultivators to open their eyes at the same time. They calmly stood up and coldly stared ahead. There was unexpectedly no sign of panic!

This was because they were the cultivators of the Purple Dao Sect, the core disciples of the Purple Dao Sect, and direct disciples chosen by the sect master of the Purple Dao Sect! They had pride. They could die or defeated, but they couldn’t panic. Even if a mountain collapsed before them, they had to remain calm.

The old man beside Lu Yuncong became serious as he looked at the strange, blue light. Only Lu Yuncong wasn’t affected at all. He calmly looked at the fog as if nothing had happened.

The blue fog spread and soon surrounded the surrounding 10,000 feet. A moment later, the blue fog parted and a beautiful woman walked out. She had a head of blue hair and a white dress. Her exquisite expression wasn’t as cold as ice or gentle, just quiet and elegant.

There was jade flute in her hand. She was like a fairy that had descended upon the mortal world.

As this fairy gradually appeared, the moment she fully revealed herself, the blue fog around her turned corporeal and became a 10,000-foot-long blue dragon.

This fairy was standing on the head of the blue dragon and calmly looked at Lu Yuncong. There were no fluctuations in her eyes; they were pure without any impurity in them.

It was like a calm lake that was intoxicating. When one saw those eyes, no matter how tyrannical they were, they would calm down. There would also be a sense of inferiority in their heart.

“Li Qianmei!” Lu Yuncong still had his hand behind his back as he looked at her. Although he was shocked by her elegance and beauty that was almost like a domain, his expression didn’t change.

“Rank 9 Heaven Breaking Sect, Li Qianmei!” The old man beside Lu Yuncong took a few steps back and was on guard. He immediately recognized the woman because she was the only woman with blue hair in the Cloud Sea, Li Qianmei!

“Qianmei greets Brother Lu.” The woman smiled and bowed slightly toward Lu Yuncong.

Lu Yuncong smiled and clasped his hands. “Fellow Cultivator Li is too kind.”

“Brother Lu, Qianmei has three questions to ask. I hope brother Lu can resolve my doubts.” The woman smiled softly, and she looked even more serene as he spoke. Along the way, she had asked many people the same questions. Everyone who answered were among the elite, but none of them were able to give her the answers she wanted. She had only asked one of the three questions as no one was able to make her ask the second, much less the third.

“Please speak.” Lu Yuncong nodded.

The woman softly said, “The first question: what is heaven?”

Lu Yuncong looked at Li Qianmei. After pondering for a bit, he slowly said, “Heaven is a cage!”

The woman frowned slightly, but it was very alluring. A moment later, her eyes lit up and she revealed a smile that was like a blooming lily.

“Brother Lu’s answer is very interesting. Qianmei wants to know why heaven is a cage.”

Lu Yuncong smiled. “Is this the second question?”

The woman moved her blue hair and softly said, “No, this is still the first question. Can Brother Lu answer?”

Chapter 1165 – Lu Yuncong Can’t Compare!

“For the frog in a well, the opening of the well is the heavens. For fishes in water, the water is the heavens… The well is the cage for the frog, and the water’s surface is the boundary for the fishes.” Lu Yuncong looked at the woman and calmly said, “Humans are like the frogs and fishes, so heaven is our cage! The frog wishes to leave the well and the fishes still desire to jump out of the water. Humans naturally also want to break open the heavens and walk out from the cage!”

Li Qianmei thought for a moment, then her eyes were became more bright. There was a look of admiration in her eyes as she moved some of her hair behind her ear and said, “Brother Lu’s answer is very unique. Qianmei asked a lot of people along the way, but only Brother Lu was able to resolve my confusion.”

“Qianmei flatters me.” Lu Yuncong faintly smiled.

“Brother Lu is the first person who has made Qianmei ask the second question. I hope Brother Lu can continue to answer my questions.” Li Qianmei looked at the man before her. She had heard that the rank 5 region had someone famous named “Lu Yuncong.” He was very intelligent and had a deep understanding of dao.

“If I answer your three questions and solve your doubts, what reward will I get?” Lu Yuncong smiled as he looked at Li Qianmei and waited for an answer.

Li Qianmei blinked and smiled. “If Brother Lu really can answer Qianmei’s doubts, I can play a song for you on my flute.”

“OK!” Lu Yuncong let out a smile and looked profoundly at Li Qianmei. He was still puzzled on the real reason why she was asking these questions.

Li Qianmei looked at Lu Yuncong and softly said, “The second question: what is heaven?”

The old man beside Lu Yuncong was still listening. When he heard his lord answer the first question, he smiled, but when he heard the second question, his expression became strange.

Lu Yuncong frowned and began to ponder. This time, he pondered for far longer than before. Li Qianmei wasn’t anxious as she quietly waited for an answer from Lu Yuncong.

After 15 minutes, Lu Yuncong slowly said, “Heaven is… a road!”

Li Qianmei thought for a moment and softly asked, “The reason?”

Lu Yuncong raised his head and looked up. After pondering a bit, he said, “Heaven is under our feet and is a road for us to walk on. It is because of this road that there is dao!

“Dao means this: it is a road that lead us to the direction of breaking out of this cage that is heaven.”

Li Qianmei’s eyes became even brighter and the admiration in her eyes became even stronger.

“Thank you, Brother Lu, for answering my questions. I feel much less puzzled now. I wonder where brother Lu is going in such a rush.”

The old man beside Lu Yuncong hesitated a bit before clasping his hands and asking, “Fellow Cultivator Li, is this the third question?”

Li Qianmei just silently smiled.

“I’m going to the continent of Mo Luo to learn something and ask for an account.” Lu Yuncong’s expression was neutral and there was no regret in his heart, even though he knew he wouldn’t have the chance of answering the third question.

Li Qianmei blinked and softly said, “I wonder if Brother Lu would mind me following?”

“I naturally welcome Qianmei to come with me.” Lu Yuncong smiled and nodded.

Along the way. Lu Yuncong and Li Qianmei were quietly talking to each other and exchanging their dao. They admired each other very much and gained a lot.

The old man was still a few steps away. His gaze would occasionally fall on Lu Yuncong and Li Qianmei. There was some strangeness in his eyes, but also a hint of joy.

“After the Sect Master’s wife died, he never had another dao partner. Although this Li Qianmei from the rank 9 sect has just met the Sect Master, she seems to get along well with him. If the two of them can form a dao couple, with the Sect Master’s wisdom, his future will be limitless… Then my Purple Dao Sect will be able to shake the Cloud Sea!”

After Li Qianmei left the Heaven Breaking Sect, she hardly had conversations like this. No one else was qualified to talk to her aside from Lu Yuncong.

“No wonder even Teacher praised this person as the number one cultivator in the rank 5 region. Even the God Sect is paying attention to him… He is indeed a rare and strange man. It is very rare for someone his age to have such a deep understanding of dao. Even though my cultivation level is higher, I’m inferior to him in his regard.

“Unfortunately… Even a person like this was still stopped by the second question.” Li Qianmei sighed in her heart.

“If Qianmei wants to find the mysterious cultivator who has the jade, it will be a difficult matter.” Time passed as the two talked, and they gradually reached the subject of the jade and mysterious recipe.

Lu Yuncong didn’t hide his thoughts, and there was no need to hide them, so he told her his speculation.

“If this mysterious cultivator has such a scheming mind, then it will indeed not be difficult to find him.” After Li Qianmei heard Lu Yuncong’s speculation, she gained a hint of interest toward this mysterious cultivator.

“Acts decisively, mind like a demon, and ruthless in killing! I don’t admire many people in my life, but this mysterious cultivator can be considered one of them.” As Lu Yuncong praised, the pity in his eyes increased.

Li Qianmei softly said, “This is all Brother Lu’s speculation. Maybe the truth isn’t like this.”

“I hope my speculation is true so I have a chance to meet him. That would give life some excitement.” Lu Yuncong let out a sigh. There was expectation in his eyes.

As everyone moved forward, they got closer to the continent of Mo Luo. At this moment, they could vaguely see the shadow of the continent of Mo Luo.

The tiger slowly stopped and floated in space. It coldly stared ahead.

Lu Yuncong looked at the elder beside him and calmly said, “The Purple Dao Sect and the Origin Sect have the same main sect. There is no need to cause too much confusion. I’ll go by myself and all of you wait here.”

The old man nodded in agreement.

“Qianmei, let us go together.” Lu Yuncong faintly smiled, and his gaze fell on Li Qianmei.

Li Qianmei nodded and the two of them flew toward the continent of Mo Luo. The old man looked at the two disappear and softly said, “Maybe the Sect Master and her… can really become a dao couple.”

Continent of Mo Luo.

Wang Lin had experienced the power of the pills of the Cloud Sea. After trying out the pills and comprehending through the beast souls inside, Wang Lin had grasped the essence of these pills.

To borrow the beast soul to comprehend the heavens and then merge it with your own domain.

Wang Lin was sitting inside the courtyard and had refused Lu Yanfei and company’s visit. He held the rank 8 pill in his hand and began to ponder.

“There is a flaw in the pills of the Cloud Sea. The comprehension gathered from the beast souls is very chaotic and difficult to comprehend. If one wants to extract the desired comprehension, they have to keep consuming pills for it to succeed.”

After pondering a bit, Wang Lin was looking at the pill in his hand when he suddenly noticed something. He looked up into the distance.

“They came…”

His expression was neutral without the slightest change. He withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the pill in his left hand.

Shortly after, the door of the courtyard was opened by someone and a man and a woman walked in. The man was middle-aged and wore a purple robe. He gave off a sense of majesty without being angry and his eyes were like the stars. They contained endless wisdom.

The woman beside him was extremely beautiful with skin as smooth as jade and as white as snow. There was a jade flute in her hand and she gave off an very elegant feel.

The arrival of those two didn’t attract the attention of any Origin Sect cultivators, as if they had appeared out of nowhere. The moment they entered, the middle-aged man’s gaze fell on Wang Lin, and his pupils shrank. Then he slowly walked over.

His speed wasn’t fast, but every step he took landed with Wang Lin’s heartbeat. It seemed to contain a certain law and naturally gave off an unspeakable pressure.

What was even more strange was that as the man closed in, the sky darkened after a dozen or so steps. The dark clouds covered half the world as he moved forward, and the dark clouds seemed to be devouring the sky.

“Sit!” Wang Lin still hadn’t raised his head. Wang Lin was surprised about the fact that these two could find him here without anyone in the Origin Sect noticing.

He only said one word, but at this moment, the middle-aged man’s footsteps paused. It was a if the rhythm he had set up with those dozen steps was messed up, making him unable to distinguish between true and false. It was as if everything that had happened before had collapsed with a thought from Wang Lin.

Lu Yuncong’s expression immediately became serious. This feeling was very clear. He had clearly spread out his cultivation and domain and surrounded this man in white. Those steps he was taking were his domain, and each step should have been a domain attack.

As he moved forward, his domain merged with the world and his dao turned into the dark clouds, giving him even more momentum. These dozen simple steps were him borrowing the might of the heavens and descending on this ordinary-looking man in white.

If it was someone else, just these dozen steps would’ve been enough to collapse their domain and seriously injure their origin soul. If the injury was more serious, it would’ve left a mark on their dao heart and caused their dao foundation to collapse!

Even if someone could resist, they would still reveal a sign of resistance. Lu Yuncong was very confident in his own domain and dao, but at this moment, he was moved due to a simple word from this ordinary-looking man in white!

This one word had disintegrated everything he had set up, as if everything he had done was not real.

“Why not sit?” Wang Lin raised his head. His gaze moved from the pill and looked at the man in purple. Their eyes met.

It was as if an invisible thunderclap had exploded within this courtyard, and the middle-aged man in purple was greatly shocked. He subconsciously took two steps back and his expression changed greatly.

As he retreated, the dark clouds in the sky were all torn apart and disappeared in an instant. The sky was clear once more…

No matter how deep and profound Lu Yuncong’s understanding of dao was, how could he compare with Wang Lin? Wang Lin had comprehended the life and death cycle after 500 years of cultivation, and after more than 900 years, he completed his life and death cycle, which then changed into karma. Then, after more than 1,000 years, his karma was complete and transformed again into the domain of true and false!

What could Lu Yuncong use to compare? What qualification did he have to compare?

He couldn’t compare!

Li Qianmei was watching this from the beginning. She had come with Lu Yuncong because she admired his understanding of dao and had good will toward him. She felt that among the junior generation, no one had a deeper understanding of dao than Lu Yuncong. This was also the reason why Lu Yuncong was being watched by the high rank sects.

However, her mind changed when she looked at Wang Lin, and her eyes shined brighter than they had ever shined before.

“Brother, I have three questions I’d like to ask. Can you answer them…”

Chapter 1166 – The Lie of Heaven

No cultivator of the Origin Sect noticed what had happened in the southern courtyard. The southern courtyard was a forbidden land, so no disciple would dare to enter. Even Lu Yanfei and company would only come if called, and they wouldn’t dare to break in.

After instantly killing a rank 8 beast and telling the rank 6 sect cultivators to scram, Wang Lin was like an ancestor to the Origin Sect disciples. They were filled with respect and awe toward him.

Lu Yuncong’s expression was extremely ugly as he stared at Wang Lin. He was in a dilemma. Before the eyes of this man in white, he couldn’t step forward or backward. If he stepped forward, he felt like the world would collapse, but if he stepped backward, his dao would collapse. It was as if his dao was mere child’s play before this man in white.

Sweat came out from his forehead. Lu Yuncong had never seen a person who had a dao like this. Everything seemed like an illusion, but if the other party wished, everything would be real.

He even had a feeling that this world would change along with this person’s will.

“If he sits there, he is dao!” A strange thought appeared in Lu Yuncong’s mind.

Li Qianmei’s words came at this moment. Her voice was soft and beautiful; there was even a sense of elegance in it that made people calm down. When Wang Lin’s gaze moved from Li Yuncong to Li Qianmei, Lu Yuncong let out a breath of relief. He retreated several steps and his expression turned gloomy.

Wang Lin calmly looked at Li Qianmei. This woman’s cultivation was unfathomable. Although she was hiding her cultivation level, Wang Lin could see that she was at the Nirvana Shatterer stage.

“Who is this fellow cultivator?” Wang Lin’s eyes were calm, but his mind began to think.

A gentle breeze blew by, causing a few strands of Li Qianmei’s hair to flutter before her. She pulled those strands of hair behind her ear as she looked at Wang Lin and softly said,

“Heaven Breaking Sect, Li Qianmei!”

Wang Lin’s mind moved, but his expression didn’t change and he slowly said, “Why did Fellow Cultivator Li come here?”

Li Qianmei chuckled as she blinked and smiled. “I came to ask Elder Brother three questions to help ease Qianmei’s doubts.”

“Why should I resolve your doubts?” Wang Lin’s words were calm.

Li Qianmei’s expression was still calm. After pondering a bit, she said, “Qianmei can play a song on my flute for you.”

Wang Lin frowned and calmly said, “I don’t need it!”

Li Qianmei smiled and softly said, “Qianmei can resolve your issue with the Purple Dao Sect.”

“I don’t need it!”

Li Qianmeh was distressed as she looked at Wang Lin and softly said, “Dao Brother seems to misunderstand. Qianmei just met Brother Lu and just happened to come together. I didn’t come here to fight Dao Brother. Qianmei won’t participate in the matter between you and the Purple Dao Sect. I just want to ask three questions that I have had for a long time. I have no other intent.” Li Qianmei rarely explained things in such detail. She naturally saw that Wang Lin thought that she had come with Lu Yuncong, so she explained everything.

After looking at Li Qianmei for a bit, Wang Lin frowned and asked “What kind of doubt?”

“It is related to dao.” Li Qianmei smiled.

Wang Lin slowly said, “One doubt for one item.”

When Lu Yuncong heard this, he revealed a wry smile. He didn’t think of asking for an item. He would’ve instead listened to her music for fun and with the intent of getting on good terms with her.

Li Qianmei was also startled. She chuckled and nodded. “If Dao Brother can solve Qianmei’s issue, that is possible.”

Wang Lin lowered his head to look at the rank 8 pill in his hand and calmly said, “Ask!”

“Dao Brother, Qianmei’s first question: what is heaven?” Li Qianmei’s eyes lit up. The most satisfactory answer she had heard was Lu Yuncong saying that the heavens were a cage. At this moment, she really wanted to know how this ordinary-looking man in white would answer.

Not only did she have expectations, even Lu Yuncong became serious. He wanted to know how someone with such a powerful dao domain would answer this question. Lu Yuncong always thought that his answer was perfect, or else he wouldn’t have been the first person to make Li Qianmei ask the second question.

After hearing Li Qianmei’s question, Wang Lin smiled. He looked at Li Qianmei but didn’t speak.

Seeing Wang Lin’s smile, Li Qianmei was very puzzled, but she wasn’t in a rush, so she waited for Wang Lin to answer. Lu Yuncong frowned. He didn’t know why this man in white had smiled after hearing this question. The way Lu Yuncong’s saw it, that smile was filled with sarcasm and ridicule.

Wang Lin shook his head and calmly said, “Ask the second question.”

Lu Yuncong looked at Wang Lin and said, “You haven’t told her what heaven is!”

Wang Lin looked at Lu Yuncong and casually said, “Oh? Then what do you think heaven is?”

“Heaven is a cage! The opening of the well is heaven! The surface of the water is heaven!” Lu Yuncong’s words were calm but filled with confidence.

Li Qianmei was still frowning on the side and still thinking. She couldn’t see through Wang Lin. When she heard Lu Yuncong’s words, she softly said, “Qianmei has asked a lot of fellow cultivators this question, but Elder Brother Lu gave the most convincing answer. Why did Dao Brother laugh? Is there something wrong with Qianmei’s question?”

Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei, and after a long time, he calmly said, “Is there a heaven?”

After he spoke, Li Qianmei was startled in place. She had asked many people, but none of them had responded like this. Even Lu Yuncong’s pupils shrank, and he subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Lu Yuncong coldly snorted. “What nonsense. Heaven is all around us. What kind of nonsense is asking if there is a heaven!”

Li Qianmei pondered for a bit and softly said, “Where is there no heaven?”

Wang Lin didn’t speak but raised his right hand and waved. A breeze blew through the courtyard and a circle appeared on the ground around Li Qianmei and Lu Yuncong. It was as if someone had drawn a circle around them with a stick.

“This is the circle is the heaven both of you think exist. Because you believe that there is a heaven, the heavens exist. You regard yourselves as ants that struggle to break out from the heavens, which is your cage. This is your belief and your faith. However, even if you walk out from the circle, what’s the use?”

Wang Lin shook his head and waved his right hand, then another circle formed around the circle from before.

“Once you come out, there will still be another heaven, and the cycle of karma continues without end until… The heaven in your heart is erased by the heavens, and this is the lie of the heavens! I was thinking about this hundreds of years ago. So why must there be a heaven?”

After Wang Lin finished speaking, he calmly sat there and no longer spoke.

Lu Yuncong’s body trembled violently, as if someone had hit his head with a bat. His ears buzzed as if countless bolts of thunder had exploded in his mind, and he subconsciously took a few steps back. He stepped out of the first circle but was still in the second. He stared at the two circles as Wang Lin’s voice echoed in his mind.

“Lie of the heavens…”

His face gradually grew pale and his mind became chaotic. The dao he had cultivated all his life began to crack. He wanted to refute the words of the man in white, but he was powerless.

The two circles outside his body seemed to expand forever and eventually became the heaven in his heart, a cage. He spent all his effort to get out of the first cage only to find that he was in another one…

This strange feeling made his face pale, and blood came out from the corner of his mouth. He revealed a self-deprecating smile.

Li Qianmei slowly closed her eyes, and her mind trembled. Wang Lin’s words were like a rune that danced in her mind and was gradually engraved into her heart.

She originally thought that the confusion in her dao was like the clouds. No one she had asked along the way could lift it, only Lu Yuncong’s words were like lightning that made the clouds dissipate a bit.

However, at this moment, she understood that Lu Yuncong’s understanding of dao was simply ridiculous! He had fallen into the lie of heavens and was unable to pull himself out.

Wang Lin’s voice was like a storm. It turned into two invisible hands and swept away all the confusion and clouds in her mind, revealing the blue sky!

Her eyelashes trembled lightly as Li Qianmei opened her eyes. She looked at Wang Lin for a long time and admiration appeared in her eyes.

Li Qianmei bowed and softly said, “Can Dao Brother tell me your name?”

“Lu Zihao.” Wang Lin’s voice was still calm without the slightest fluctuation.

“Brother Lu’s answer has enlightened Qianmei. Qianmei would like to ask the second question. I hope Brother Lu can clear Qianmei’s doubts…” Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin with bright eyes.

“For the first question, I want one of the highest quality pills you have!” Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei.

Li Qianmei blinked and revealed a smile. Her little girl smile was very alluring, but at this moment, Lu Yuncong was bitterly thinking, so he didn’t see it. Wang Lin saw it, but he was indifferent.

“Bother Lu has miscalculated. Most of the pills on Qianmei are half-complete and need to be refined back at the sect. The highest I have is only rank 10, and it isn’t a Soul Parting Death Pill, but a healing pill. Since Brother Lu asked for it, I’ll give it to you.” After Li Qianmei spoke, her right hand reached at the void and a crack to her storage space appeared. A pill flew out into Wang Lin’s hands.

Wang Lin frowned as he accepted the pill and put it away after looking at it.

“Qianmei’s second question: what is heaven?” Li Qianmei’s eyes were very bright. Her heart pounded as she waited for Wang Lin’s answer.

She had never felt this kind of feeling before. Even when Lu Yuncong was answering, although she was looking forward to it, there wasn’t this level of expectation.

After hearing Li Qianmei’s second question, Wang Lin raised his head to look at the blue sky. There was a hint of melancholy on his face as he softly said, “The first question was asking about the limit of dao. The second is asking about the will of the heavens…”

After he spoke, Li Qianmei’s eyes became even brighter and fixated on Wang Lin. He was the first person she had met that was able to guess the different meaning behind the two same questions!

Lu Yuncong took a deep breath and suppressed the chaos in his mind. After hearing Wang Lin’s words, he was startled, but he understood why he wasn’t qualified to answer the third question even though he felt that his answer was perfect.

Chapter 1167 – Looking Back With a Smile

Because he didn’t even understand the difference between the two questions.

“A old friend once told me that the rain is born from the heavens and dies on the earth. The middle is life… But does the rain really come from the heavens…. Rain comes from the void and has nothing to do with the heavens. The rain falls on the earth and nourishes all life, but it has nothing to do with the earth. It is just the fate of rain!

“The rain forms from water vapor, and water vapor comes from all living things. The rain naturally needs to return to them. This is a cycle, a cycle of karma, and it can also be considered fate.

“There is the law of fate. It is invisible, but it surrounds all life and quietly changes everything…” Wang Lin looked at the sky and randomly waved his hand. A thunderous rumble came from the sky and then water vapor gather from all sides. Dark clouds appeared, and a moment later, rain fell from the sky.

“Look at the life of a raindrop. Is there any raindrop that falls in a straight line… I observed rain for a long time like I was viewing life, but I didn’t see any drop of rain fall straight without changing its trajectory. They… always change due to the wind or the clouds or their own weight, adjusting the place they will land. Do you see the unwillingness from the rain?

“Do you know why it is like this?” Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Qianmei.

Li Qianmei looked at the rain, and after a long time, she softly said, “Where the will of the heavens exists, fate will change.”

“The life of a raindrop is very short, but due to cycle, it is very long… Cultivators like us have very long lives, but due to the will of the heavens, it is also very short.

“However, in just in the short life of a drop of rain, it struggles countless times to escape the control of fate. In order to fight fate, it keeps changing where it will land!

“And the long lives of cultivators like us are not something the rain can’t compare to, but how many are willing to desperately struggle to the death to escape the clutches of fate like the rain? To struggle until death to resist the arrangement of the heavens. To struggle until death to defy the will of the heavens!”

Wang Lin waved his sleeves and the sky rumbled and the rain was pushed back into the clouds. The dark clouds collapsed and the rain turned into water vapor that dissipated into the world.

“You changing the fate of the raindrop makes you the will of the heavens. The moth will be burned by the fire. If you blow out the fire, making it so the moth can’t die in the fire, then you have changed the fate of the moth. If fate wants someone to die but you save them, then you are the will of the heavens! There is a saying from ancient times: ‘Are those who call themselves kings and lords more noble than us?’ This saying embodies this truth!

“The celestials also had a saying: ‘Once a man achieves dao, his chicken and dogs will rise to heaven.’ This is another embodiment of this truth. This is my answer to your second question!”

Wang Lin’s voice was resolute. After he spoke, everything became quiet. As Lu Yuncong stared at Wang Lin, his mind trembled. His eyes were filled with a complicated expression, but he couldn’t help but respect this ordinary man in white.

The other party’s words had fallen on his mind. Lu Yuncong silently pondered for a moment and then clasped his hands at Wang Lin. He didn’t speak, but his action revealed his admiration.

Li Qianmei looked at the sky and confusion filled her eyes. She let out a sigh and looked at Wang Lin. This time her gaze was very different. She bit her lower lip and softly said, “Little Sister is convinced by Brother Lu’s dao.” As she spoke, she waved her right hand and took out a jade and pill from her storage space. She gently sent them over.

“This is an semi-complete pill infused with a rank 10 beast soul. The list of herbs and method required to finish the pill are inside the jade.” She hesitated a bit before looking at Wang Lin and whispering, “Little Sister has one last question to ask.”

Wang Lin was the first person she had met who made her ask the third question. There was a trace of complexity in her eyes as she carefully looked at Wang Lin as if she wanted to engrave him in her mind.

No else one knew the importance and significance of these three questions to her.

“I hope Brother Lu can resolve Little Sister’s third question…” For some unknown reason, there was a trace of red on Li Qianmei’s face.

Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin and softly said, “The third question still is ‘what is heaven…’”

Wang Lin silently pondered and closed his eyes. Time slowly passed, and after seven minutes, Wang Lin opened his eyes. He looked at Li Qianmei and calmly spoke.

“What you’re asking is about not heaven, but dao.”

Li Qianmei pondered a bit and gently nodded.

“I have always been thinking about this question as well. I once thought that I found the answer, but looking at it now, that answer doesn’t seem complete…”

“I wonder what the answer Brother Lu obtained was. Can you tell Little Sister?” Li Qianmei’s gaze was pure as she looked at Wang Lin.

Li Yuncong stood on the side and let out a sigh in his heart. He felt like he was a third wheel. He shook his head and simply sat down on the ground. He waved his right hand, took out a jug, and downed a big gulp.

Wang Lin pondered a bit and slowly said, “I’m the fish, the dao is the net, and the river is the heavens. The fisherman who controls the net is fate!”

When Li Yuncong heard this, his right hand stopped. He pondered a bit, and after a long time, he seemed to gain enlightenment. He looked at Wang Lin, then his right hand reached at the void to take out another jug of wine and he threw it at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin caught the jug and took a big gulp.

Lu Yuncong let out a sigh and looked at Wang Lin with a complicated look. Although this person looked ordinary, he had an aura that made him yield.

“My child was really damned. Dying to him could be considered his fortune…” Lu Yuncong wasn’t an ordinary person. After drinking a mouthful of wine, he untied the knot in his heart.

Li Qianmei frowned as she gently massaged between her brow and softly said, “Teacher once said something similar. He once said that a person is the ant, dao is the mountain, and will is the heavens. If the heavens are angry, the dao moves with the heavens. If the ant is angry, it also has the strength to move the mountain!”

As she spoke, looked at the ground. She placed down a white cloth and also sat down.

“Dao isn’t the net or the mountain, but a thought! This thought varies from person to person. Some people regard it as a net, while others regard it as a mountain…” When Wang Lin heard Li Qianmei’s words, he began to ponder, and his eyes gradually grew brighter.

“Dao is a thought? A person is a person because they have thoughts, so they can separate from their body, merge with the world, and ponder about the unknown…” Lu Yuncong also seemed to gain enlightenment, and he seemed to mutter to himself.

Li Qianmei thought for a bit and smiled. “Brother Lu’s way of thinking is very peculiar.”

The three of them seemed to have forgotten the passage of time and began to chat in the courtyard. The originally murderous aura had been washed away by this dao debate. Night came and the moon hung high in the sky. This caused the shadow of the moon to appear before all three of them.

The three of them forgot about time as they debated dao, but this made the lives of the people outside bitter. The old man originally wasn’t anxious, but after waiting for more than half a day, he began to frown.

He didn’t understand why they hadn’t returned after such a long time with the Sect Master’s cultivation and Li Qianmei.

After several more hours, the anxiety in the old man’s heart became even stronger. He vaguely had a bad feeling. He clenched his teeth and no longer hesitated. He took control of the tiger beast and headed to the continent of Mo Luo along with more than 30 Purple Dao Sect core disciples!

However, just as they closed in, before they broke through the protective barrier, a commanding voice echoed.

“Back off! Without my order, you’re not allowed to take half a step into the continent of Mo Luo!” This voice belonged to Lu Yuncong. The old man was startled and quickly controlled the tiger to retreat. However, his heart was still puzzled.

Inside the courtyard, daylight enveloped the yard. Wang Lin looked at Lu Yuncong, and Lu Yuncong silently sat there drinking wine. He understood that he was not an opponent for this man in white. Even if the entire Purple Dao Sect came, it wouldn’t make any difference.

Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei and calmly said, “For the third question, I can only say that dao is like a thought.”

Li Qianmei revealed a smile, and it was very beautiful. She looked at Wang Lin and softly said, “Thank you, Brother Lu, for resolving Little Sister’s doubt. I hope Brother Lu inform me once he finds the answer to the third question. From now on, Little Sister won’t be asking others these questions.”

Wang Lin was startled. He looked at Li Qianmei, and after pondering for a bit, he nodded.

Lu Yuncong let out a sigh and stood up. He clasped his hands at Wang Lin and said, “Fellow Cultivator Lu, with our night of dao debate, our past enmity is gone! However, you must return that Yin Celestial Flag to me!”

Wang Lin’s gaze was calm and he shook his head.

“You…” Lu Yuncong took a deep breath and bitterly smiled.

Lu Yuncong let out a sigh and said, “Fellow Cultivator Lu, this Yin Celestial Flag doesn’t belong to the Purple Dao Sect. It was sent by the main sect to be nourished. It must be returned after 100 years. If you don’t want to return it, I won’t insist, but once the 100 year period is up and the main sect comes asking for it, don’t blame me for telling them the truth.”

“The Yin Celestial Flag is something that belongs to the main sect?” Wang Lin’s expression was neutral, but thoughts flashed through his mind.

“It is! Forget it. Since you don’t want to return it, I won’t insist. Farewell!” Lu Yuncong clasped his hands. When he looked at Li Qianmei and saw that she had no intent to leave, he couldn’t help but feel bitterness in his heart. He clasped his hands at Li Qianmei and left.

After Lu Yuncong left, Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin and gently smiled. She held up her jade flute next to her mouth and began to play. The sound of the flute echoed. It was filled with warmth and elegance. It was graceful like a gentle sea breeze and made it so people couldn’t help but be immersed.

This flute contained a tranquil charm, like the life in a village or the clear, mountain stream. It washed away all the dirt in one’s heart. It was like a rainbow bridge that connected two people so the estrangement between them would disappear.

Feeling the quiet and elegance in the song, Wang Lin closed his eyes. It was as if he had gone back to planet Suzaku and saw that woman playing the zither, or the blind woman in the Demon Spirit Land…

The flute song entering his ears mixed with the zither in his heart. It was difficult to distinguish them.

Lu Yuncong left accompanied by the sound of the flute, and the bitterness in his heart became even stronger. He looked at the Origin Sect and let out a sigh before leaving without looking back.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of the flute dissipated. Li Qianmei stood up and looked at Wang Lin before walking toward the gate of the courtyard. Then she stopped and looked back with a smile.

Just as this smile bloomed, Wang Lin opened his eyes.

“Brother Lu, the continent of Peng Lai will be holding an auction that only occurs every 30 years. Are you interested in going?”

Chapter 1168 – The Mysterious starfield Behind the Rank 9 Region

The continent of Peng Lai was very famous in the rank 5 region. Most of this fame came from the Treasured Jade Sect!

The Treasured Jade Sect was the number one sect in the rank 5 region. They had many cultivators and naturally had a lot of old monsters. The continent they were on was called Peng Lai, but it was also called the Peng Lai Celestial Realm.

The size of Peng Lai was far larger than Mo Luo; it was at least a dozen times bigger. It’s a bit inappropriate to call it a continent, because it was half a cultivation planet!

In the Cloud Sea, there were very few cultivation planets; they were very rare. Only those very powerful sects could own them.

Even the Treasured Jade Sect wasn’t qualified to occupy a complete cultivation planet; they could only get half! They only got half because an ancestor 20,000 years ago had achieved great merit and this was given to them by the rank 9 Ghost Sect.

Even until now, no other higher rank cultivator dared to covet for this cultivation planet, which allowed the Treasured Jade Sect to keep this cultivation planet.

Looking through the star fog, Peng Lai looked like a tooth. Layers of protective barriers glowed around it, pushing the star fog back and making Peng Lai shine.

Aside from the Treasured Jade Sect, part of the fame of Peng Lai was the auction it held every 30 years. Every time, there would be a large amount of cultivators, including some famous cultivators from the upper regions. The whole thing was extremely lively.

The auction takes place over three months, meaning there will be a very comprehensive list of treasures, pills, pill recipes, and spirit beasts for sale. It provides cultivators with with a large variety of resources. This also includes the exchanging of celestial jades and origin crystals along with the trafficking of bodies and cultivation furnaces.

There was even gambling by using your own spirit beast to fight. Of course, the most interesting things were the Peng Lai Chaos and auctioning your own goods.

The Peng Lai Chaos was an environment in the Treasured Jade Sect where cultivators could freely bet in life and death matches. The winner would take the loser’s treasures.

The auction on Peng Lai was about to open, so many rays of light were heading over. Due to the matter with the jade and pill recipe, there were many cultivators from the rank 6 region this time. There were even cultivators from the rank 7 or 8 regions coming as well.

Among the stars, there were two rays of light. It was a man and woman. The man wore white and looked very calm. Even if a mountain collapsed before him, his expression wouldn’t change. He was Wang Lin.

The woman beside him was extremely beautiful and also wore snow white as well. Her blue hair moved without any wind and her exquisite face could cause anyone’s heart to pound. She gave off a tranquil and elegant aura, like she was a fairy that had descended onto this mortal world. If you met her eyes, you wouldn’t be able to help but feel ashamed.

“Just a few more days before we reach the continent of Peng Lai. Qianmei came to Peng Lai 500 years ago with a fellow sect member. It was very lively and I have good memories of it.” The woman’s beautiful eyes revealed a trace of remembrance, and she smiled.

Wang Lin was on the side, silently looking ahead. He normally wouldn’t have come here with Li Qianmei and wasn’t interested in this auction. However, after listening to Li Qianmei’s words, he pondered a bit and was tempted.

The Cloud Sea was filled with star fog, and without an accurate star map, it was almost impossible navigate. The higher rank the region, the more true this was. In order to go from the rank 5 region to the rank 8 region, it required a lot more star maps.

In the Cloud Sea, a comprehensive star map was very rare. Most were made by individuals, so they required you to collect many of them. Then you’d had to verify their accuracy before obtaining a more comprehensive map.

The reason he had agreed to come was because he wanted to get a star map. However, star maps were extremely valuable, and very few people were willing to trade them. After all, with how the Cloud Sea was, a star map was the top secret of a sect.

This was understandable. Very few sects dared to say they had a star map that covered this vast star system covered in star fog. After all, there were many places that no cultivators had gone to before.

At times like this, the role of a star map was extremely important. On an unknown continent, the information on what fierce beasts there were and what herbs there were would be considered valuable information. Only a few cultivators or a sect would control his information.

Without a star map, it would be difficult to move; even the development of a sect would be affected. The only way they could get resources would be to go to some wild continents everyone knew.

Therefore, every single sect would spend a lot of effort to explore the stars. However, it was difficult to find your direction within the fog, and there were countless fierce beasts within. It would often cost a sect a great price to explore an area. As a result, it was naturally better to exchange star maps. However, humans were naturally greedy, so even in exchanges, there would be false information or information that would lead people to dangerous areas. As a result, the trading of star maps gradually died down.

Every single sect preferred to go explore themselves and obtain a safe star map rather than exchanging for a fake one that would make them pay a bloody price.

As for Li Qianmei, she had used a unique transfer array in her sect to each of the sub sects. Only after several transfers did she arrive in the rank 5 region.

This was a common method sect rank 8 and above sects used in the Cloud Sea. Like spreading seeds into the lower regions, they supported or reconstructed various sub sects. They allowed the sub sects to grow, and their biggest role was to act as transfer locations. This allowed the people of the main sect to move to the different regions and thus avoid the issue of the lack of star maps.

There was a transfer array like this in the Origin Sect.

However, every time the transfer array activated, it would be crossing starfields and therefore required a large amount of celestial jade or origin crystals to activate. Thus, without the main sect giving the appropriate permission, it was impossible to activate.

Along the way, Wang Lin was pondering. He pretended to listen to Li Qianmei’s words but didn’t chat with her.

Li Qianmei was very angry. Along the way, this man beside her was like a mute and never said a word. It was only her talking, as if she was talking to herself.

As the two flew, they became silent.

Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei. After pondering a bit, he slowly said, “The rank 9 region is very mysterious to us. I wonder how many sects are in the rank 9 region?”

There was no flaw in his question. In the Cloud Sea, due to the star fog, it created barriers between cultivators, so a lot of information wasn’t widespread. The rank 9 region was also high above and was a mysterious existence.

The Origin Sect records only had a simple description of the rank 9 region; they only knew that there was a God Sect. Wang Lin only found out about the Heaven Breaking Sect after obtaining the jade and searching the memories of the Poison Old Woman. After all, a rank 5 sect wouldn’t know more than a rank 6 sect.

Li Qianmei heard Wang Lin talk. After pondering a bit, she answered Wang Lin’s question.

“There are a total of four sects in the rank 9 region, namely the God Sect, the Ghost Sect, the Demon Sect, and the Heaven Breaking Sect. The Heaven Breaking Sect Qianmei belongs to is the weakest, while the God Sect is the strongest! The Ghost Sect is the most mysterious! As for the Demon Sect…” Li Qianmei hesitated a bit and whispered,

“The Demon Sect is located in the deepest part of the rank 9 region, and it is very difficult for cultivators to enter it. All the powerful fierce beasts gather there. Teacher once said that there are terrifying beasts that can take human form there… However, with the God Sect around, the Demon Sect isn’t able to do much!”

“Oh?” Wang Lin’s expression changed slightly and then he said, “Fierce beasts that can take human form?”

Li Qianmei nodded and softly said, “Fierce beasts can comprehend the heavens and cultivate dao, so why wouldn’t they be able to cultivate a human form? However, there aren’t many fierce beasts like this, only a rare few.

“There are a few matters you and a vast majority of cultivators don’t know about. Even my Heaven Breaking Sect only found out about some of these secrets after entering the rank 9 region.”

Li Qianmei’s expression was serious. After pondering a bit, she whispered, “A long time ago, there was only one sect in the rank 9 region of the Cloud Sea. It was the God Sect!

“After the God Sect had ruled the Cloud Sea for countless years, the first outbreak of fierce beasts occurred. During that time, there were three fierce beasts with human form. It was said they came from another star system…

“Without the God Sect, this outbreak of fierce beasts would have spread across the entire Cloud Sea. In the end, it was stopped by the God Sect, so it didn’t spread, and not many outsiders know of this. That war was said to have brought heavy casualties. After suppressing the fierce beasts, the God Sect sent out a group of people to be stationed in the depths of the rank 9 region. There is crack in space there that links to a mysterious star system. Some extremely powerful beasts came from there. In order to stop the fierce beasts from spreading, battles broke out there for tens of thousands of years. Even now, the fight continues.

“A part of the God Sect gave up their freedom and remained deep within the rank 9 region, acting as the first line of defense. However, as time passed, these God Sect disciples became independent and started calling themselves the Demon Sect. They stopped taking orders from the God Sect, but they still defended that position from waves of fierce beast attacks.”

Li Qianmei’s voice was very beautiful, but the contents of her words were shocking. Wang Lin’s eyes became serious. He didn’t think the Cloud Star Star System was hiding such a shocking secret.

“The God Sect was worried about this. They dreaded the Demon Sect and the invading fierce beasts. They first helped promote the Ghost Sect, who are good at using soul capture spells, into a rank 9 sect. Then they raised my Heaven Breaking Sect into rank 9 as well. All of this was to prepare for the second outbreak that could happen at any time!” After she finished speaking, she looked at Wang Lin and softly said,

“This matter is of great importance. I hope Brother Lu won’t tell others.”

Wang Lin silently pondered for a moment and nodded. He then looked into the distance as if his gaze could penetrate the void and reach the rank 9 region. He saw the spatial crack the Demon Sect had been suppressing for tens of thousands of years and saw the mysterious unknown star system inside…

“Everything in this world has a reason… If what Li Qianmei said is true, then where is that mysterious star system…”

Chapter 1169 – Who Are You?

“Every several hundred years, the rank 9 region forms an army of cultivators to send to help fight against the fierce beasts from the mysterious star system… Perhaps it won’t be long before Qianmei will have to go as well.” Li Qianmei’s blue hair fluttered and a few strands were caught by her right hand as she smiled.

Wang Lin silently pondered.

“If that day comes, Brother Lu has to send Qianmei off.” Li Qianmei blinked and chuckled. That smile was beautiful like a blooming orchid, with a sense of grace and elegance.

That beautiful face was similar to Lu Yanfei’s, who stood on top of her pavilion and silently watched when Wang Lin left the continent of Mo Luo. There was also her soft voice.

“I hope Senior comes to the 100 year competition that will occur in the main sect…” With Lu Yanfei’s intelligence, she could tell that the continent of Mo Luo couldn’t keep Wang Lin. This was, after all, only a foothold, and he was just a passerby….

She knew he was going to leave after resolving the matter with the Origin Sect. His departure had happened almost immediately after the disaster with the Purple Dao Sect had been resolved. Once he leaves… she probably won’t see him return.

The blue-haired woman that left with Wang Lin also caught Lu Yanfei’s eyes, and she gradually lowered her head.

Wang Lin saw this scene and heard this. He couldn’t look back and shouldn’t have looked back as he flew far away. But just as he was about to depart the continent of Mo Luo, Wang Lin’s words were like a gentle breeze that lifted Lu Yanfei’s hair.

“I will.”

At this moment, Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei, who was already at the late stage of Nirvana Shatterer but didn’t have the slightest hint of arrogance and was like a next door little sister.

He listened to her talk about the secrets of the rank 9 region. He listened to her talk about the war with the fierce beasts. He listen to her asking him to send her off.

Wang Lin pondered a bit before he nodded and whispering, “I will.”

Li Qianmei smiled. When she smiled, her eyes were like the crescent moon.

On the second day of the auction, Wang Lin and Li Qianmei arrived outside of Peng Lai. Li Qianmei used her dao spell to turn her hair black.

This made it so she wouldn’t have to worry about being recognized. The black-haired Li Qianmei was even more elegant. Her standing next to Wang Lin attracted the attention of many surrounding cultivators.

The Treasured Jade Sect had placed a lot of disciples around Peng Lai to receive the arriving cultivators. After paying the fee, they would open the formation and allow the cultivators inside.

This was the first time Wang Lin had seen a cultivation planet since he came to the Cloud Sea, even if it was only half of one. However, compared to the shock other cultivators experienced when they saw a cultivation planet, Wang Lin was extremely calm.

In the Cloud Sea, a majority of cultivators had never seen a cultivation planet before, only floating continents. The shock of seeing a cultivation planet for the first time always showed on their faces.

However, to Wang Lin, a cultivation planet really wasn’t much. He was born on a cultivation planet, he had accepted his teacher on a cultivation planet, and in Allheaven, he even had his own cultivation planet.

There was no need to talk about the large starfield within the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect.

The cultivators of the Treasured Jade Sect all had some pride because they owned a real cultivation planet. However, before Wang Lin, their pride was really insignificant.

As each cultivators paid their spirit stones and entered, it was finally Wang Lin and Li Qianmei’s turn. The cultivators stationed here were mostly at the Yin and Yang stage. However, the cultivator leading them was unexpectedly at the Nirvana Scryer stage.

“The Treasured Jade Sect sure has a good name to have a Nirvana Scryer cultivator to welcome people.” Wang Lin secretly shook his head. He could easily see through the Treasured Jade Sect’s actions. They were putting on a show of power.

After paying the spirit stones, Wang Lin and Li Qianmei entered the continent of Peng Lai.

Li Qianmei smiled and whispered, “The auction this time is a lot better. Last time I came here, they had a Nirvana Cleanser cultivator welcoming people. I thought I was going to another rank 9 sect and forgot that this was only the rank 5 region.”

Wang Lin silently shook his head.

Although people felt that the Treasure Jade Sect was shameless, Peng Lai was very beautiful. The earth was green and the mortals in the capital cities looked up respectfully at the cultivators flying by. There was a hint of envy in their eyes.

There were even majestic mountains and rivers; it was a feast for the eyes.

The location of the auction was on the eastern part of Peng Lai. It was a spectacular sight with stones floating in the air and pavilions built on top of them.

White clouds filled the sky and surrounded those stones, making the eastern part of Peng Lai look like the Celestial Realm.

The size of these cities built on these rocks were different based on the size of the rocks.

There were many of these stones floating there with a large stone in the center. They weren’t stationary but slowly rotating.

There were also bursts of music and melodies coming out from these stones. However, on top of that, there were even graceful beasts flying between the stones. They would appear and disappear within the clouds.

Looking at this, Wang Lin’s expression remained the same, but he sighed in his heart. There was a large formation on each of those stones that consumed large amounts of spirit stones every second to remain floating.

“The Treasure Jade Sect is famous for being wasteful, but although it looks like the Celestial Realm, it lacks celestial spiritual energy because they are using spirit stones. In the end, it is only an imatiation. Not even the Treasured Jade Sect can afford that many celestial jades, much less origin crystals.” Li Qianmei laughed.

Hearing Li Qianmei mentioning celestial jades, Wang Lin made a strange face. He had already learned from the records at the Origin Sect that the Cloud Sea was severely lacking in celestial jades.

This was greatly related to the Wind Celestial Realm being occupied by the mosquito beasts. If they couldn’t enter, they couldn’t get any celestial jades. Even the Treasured Jade Sect only dared to squander spirit stones and were extremely stingy with celestial jades.

Even the young master of the Purple Dao Sect didn’t have 100 pieces of celestial jades in his bag. This was just how rare they were.

Similarly, in the Cloud Sea, there was an even more precious resource called the “origin crystal.” Just like how celestial jades were required for reaching the Ascendant stage and Yin and Yang cultivators used them for their formations and treasures, the origin crystals had even greater for second step cultivators.

Origin crystals only existed in the Cloud Sea and were loved by second step cultivators. Absorbing them could rapidly recover origin energy for second step cultivators. They could also drastically increase the rate of cultivating.

If you had an origin crystal when setting formations or refining treasures, their power would be increased.

However, origin crystals were as rare as celestial jades. The only difference was that the celestial jades were in the Wind Celestial Realm, making them almost impossible to obtain. As for for the origin crystals, they were mostly controlled by the rank 8 or higher sects, most of it by the rank 9 sects.

All of this was due to the formation of origin crystals. They couldn’t be mined but were formed by rank 12 beasts that could turn into fog. After a rank 12 beast has lived inside the star fog for a long time, an origin crystal gradually forms. Only sects and cultivators with rank 12 beasts could farm origin crystals.

However, there weren’t many rank 12 beasts, and only a few of them could turn into fog. As a result, only rank 8 sects and higher possessed them.

If an origin beast were to appear in the lower region, a massive fight for it would occur. After all, an origin beast meant origin crystals!

Wang Lin stepped into a city on one of the floating stones with Li Qianmei. The city was open and there were a lot of cultivators within. Some had even paid the Treasured Jade Sect spirit stones to open up their own booths to do business.

“This is the outer perimeter, and it is fairly lively.” Li Qianmei walked beside Wang Lin and looked around.

This place was very lively, and the sounds of bargaining filled the city. This place didn’t look like a trade plaza for cultivators, it was more like a mortal market.

It had been a very long time since Wang Lin had visited a market like this. As he walked through the city, his gaze fell on a stall not far away.

“Fellow Cultivators, I don’t have that many celestial jades. How about I add a pill?” There was an old man sitting behind the stall. He had a gloomy expression as he looked at a middle-aged man before him.

These words came from the middle-aged man.

“I can refine my own pills; they’re are useless. 70 celestial jades for one origin crystal, this is my limit.” The old man’s gaze turned cold as he spoke. Then he no longer paid any attention to the middle-aged man.

In the Cloud Sea, cultivators could freely exchanged celestial jades and origin crystals at a certain rate. After hearing those words, Wang Lin subconsciously touched where his bag of holding was. Although it was empty, Wang Lin felt very strange. Even he didn’t know how many celestial jades he had in his storage space…

Just at this moment, a voice filled with surprise came from the distance.

“Qianmei! It’s really you!”

Following the voice were three cultivators. The person in front was about 30 years old. He wore a green shirt and was handsome. He had a slender body and surprise filled his eyes as he walked over. The two following him were also very handsome. Their cultivations were fluctuating, revealing that they weren’t weak.

Li Qianmei frowned slightly but quickly relaxed and said, “So it’s Fellow Cultivator Yang.”

The man in green closed in and didn’t even look at Wang Lin before smiling at Qianmei. “We only met a few months ago, but I already miss you. Fortunately, we were able to meet again today. Qianmei, this place is noisy; how about we go into the inner city?” The man’s voice was gentle and there was a certain charm to it.

“Thanks, Fellow Cultivator Yang, for your kindness, but please excuse me.” Li Qianmei’s voice was calm, but it was also cold.

“Qianmei, you…” The man in green walked up a few steps and was about to speak.

“Fellow Cultivator Yang, please pay attention to what you say! ‘Qianmei’ is not something you can say!” Li Qianmei frowned and revealed anger. This Yang Yu was one of the people she had questioned, but she was not satisfied with his answer.

Yang Yu raised his eyebrows. He naturally saw Wang Lin beside Li Qianmei. He wouldn’t dare to provoke Li Qianmei, but he didn’t care about anyone else.

Yang Yu stared at Wang Lin and coldly said, “Who are you?”

Chapter 1170 – What is It

Wang Lin coldly looked at the man in green. This person was at the mid stage of Nirvana Scryer, and although he looked handsome, there was a sense of gloominess about him. His two companions behind him were both Nirvana Cleanser cultivators, and they were standing in an odd position.

While the man in green was speaking, they moved to the side and surrounded Wang Lin.

However, as Wang Lin looked over, only the man in green remained calm. The pupils of the two Nirvana Cleanser cultivators shrank and revealed tension and dread.

After withdrawing his gaze, Wang Lin didn’t even look at the man in green and went toward the old man sitting at the side. The middle-aged man bargaining with the old man had already left. Not only him, all the surrounding cultivators had noticed that something was wrong and had all scattered.

The old man at the stall was calm and was looking at Wang Lin.

“Fellow Cultivator, how many origin crystals do you have?” Wang Lin spoke very casually and looked at a jade token that was around the waist of the old man.

The old man’s face twitched and smiled. “Not much, only one; however, I only want celestial jades and nothing else.”

Wang Lin’s eyes lit up as his lips moved and he sent a message to the old man.

The old man was startled for a moment and looked at Wang Lin for a while. He then revealed a look of bewilderment.

Wang Lin’s right hand reached out and his storage space opened. His hand reached inside and took out a bag of holding. Although Nirvana Cleanser cultivators didn’t need storage bags, they would still use it during trades for the sake of privacy.

He wiped the divine sense off the bag and threw it at the old man. Then Wang Lin calmly said, “This is the deposit.”

The old man caught the bag of holding and carefully scanned it with his divine sense. He then looked meanginfully at Wang Lin before silently pondering for a bit and cleaning up his stall. He said, “I’ll look for you within three days.” After he finished, he was about to leave, but he paused for a moment to look at Wang Lin and sent out a message.

“Fellow Cultivator is decisive. My name is Ouyang Long. I’ll consider Fellow Cultivator my friend! This man in green is Yang Yu, and he is the third disciple of the Devil Collection Sect’s sect master. Fellow Cultivator, be careful when dealing with this.”

After sending out the message, the old man quickly left and didn’t ask how to contact Wang Lin at all. Wang Lin also didn’t question this.

Outsiders couldn’t hear what Wang Lin and old man had said. Yang Yu saw that Wang Lin had only talked with the old man for a moment and caused the old man to leave. He became even more cautious.

As for the two cultivators surrounding Wang Lin, they became even more nervous.

Yang Yu’s eyes lit up and he said, “You sure have guts. You haven’t answered my question!

“Let your lord come out and speak to me.” Although Wang Lin’s expression was calm, his words were ice cold. When it landed on their ears, it was like a thunderous explosion.

The two early stage Nirvana Cleanser cultivators’ expressions changed greatly. Yang Yu’s pupils shrank and he was about to speak.

However, just at this moment, he moved like lightning and immediately arrived next to the cultivator on the left. This cultivator had been on guard this whole time and quickly retreated as his hand formed a seal. A giant red flower suddenly appeared, and it bloomed to more than 100 feet wide. The center opened up, revealing a mouth filled with teeth that tried to devour Wang Lin.

Wang Lin’s expression was neutral, and he stepped forward instead of retreating. He disappeared without a trace and the flower devoured nothing. Wang Lin appeared behind the cultivator and his two fingers landed on the cultivator’s back.

A muffle bang echoed, then the cultivator’s face turned pale and he coughed out blood. The flower before him collapsed and he flew out like a kite with a broken string. He fell onto the ground in the distance and smashed a stall.

Just at this moment, the cultivator on the right retreated and waved his hand to summon seven flying swords. The seven swords quickly flew at Wang Lin. Wang Lin suddenly looked over, then his eyes revealed a strange light and he said one word!

“Dao!”

His eyes suddenly changed. His left eye was like a hazy illusion, while his right eye contained lightning that could shatter iron and split the earth. The two different gazes flew out like swords and imprinted in the eyes of the retreating cultivator.

The cultivator’s body suddenly trembled and the flying swords went out of control. His eyes turned blurry and his heart pounded. It was as if he had entered a nightmare he couldn’t escape. Hallucinations appeared, and he couldn’t distinguish between real and fake.

Blood came out from the corner of his mouth and his eyes were bloodshot. He held his head, screaming as if he had gone crazy. This scene caused the surrounding cultivators to gasp.

All of this was very fast and ended in a flash. Wang Lin hadn’t killed these two cultivators, but they were already useless.

Li Qianmei watched all of this and her eyes lit up. This was the first time she had seen Wang Lin attack. Everything had happened smoothly and without any hesitation.

Yang Yu’s face was pale. He silently pondered as he looked at Wang Lin. The screams of his fellow sect members echoed in his ears and tore his mind. Just at this moment, Wang Lin turned to look at Yang Yu. His eyes were calm, as if what had just happened was like crushing an ant. That cold gaze made Yang Yu’s mind tremble.

Wang Lin slowly walked toward Yang Yu step by step.

Back then, Lu Yuncong had borrowed the power of the world and used his dao to suppress something. Although it failed on Wang Lin, Wang Lin understood this method of attack. Given Wang Lin’s understanding of dao, it was easy for him to grasp the meaning and make it his own spell.

Every step he took synced with Yang Yu’s heartbeat. This made Yang Yun’s heart thump on every step. In no more than 10 steps, Yang Yu’s face turned even more pale.

As his heart pounded with each step, Wang Lin became larger in his eyes and came crashing down like a mountain. However, Yang Yu didn’t retreat. The veins on his face swelled as he stared at Wang Lin. He struggled to let out a roar and his hair moved without any wind. However, he no longer had the gracefulness he had before.

Wang Lin let out a cold snort. His steps had completely fused with Yang Yu’s heartbeat, and Yang Yu’s heart was under Wang Lin’s domain’s complete control. Wang Lin lifted his right foot, but as it fell, he stopped it in midair. Due to Wang Lin’s domain, Yang Yu’s heart unexpectedly stopped.

Just at this moment, Wang Lin suddenly landed and sped up. He took three steps in a row!

Bang, bang, bang!

The moment those three steps landed, Yang Yu felt like a heavy hammer had smashed into his chest three times. His body trembled, his face turned ruddy, and he coughed out a mouthful of blood. He wasn’t able to resist Wang Lin’s domain and was pushed back.

Just after he retreated one step, he coughed out another mouthful of blood. He continued to retreat and his ruddy face turned pale once more. There was confusion and struggle in his eyes. In the blink of an eye, his eyes were bloodshot.

Illusions appeared in his mind one by one. These were scenes of him and his fellow sect members dying in countless different ways. He knew that this was false, but he couldn’t clear his mind. These illusions were like memories that were engraved into his mind and became more real each second.

Yang Yu’s body trembled violently as he held his head. He didn’t scream, but he continued to struggle. He was losing his clarity and confusion was taking over.

Seeing that he was about to be lost inside the illusion, Yang Yu continued to retreat and called for help.

“Uncle-Master save me!!”

The moment he spoke, a green shadow arrived before Yang Yu. His finger mercilessly pointed to between Yang Yu’s eyebrows. Popping sounds came from his body and blood mist erupted, then he fell to the ground unconscious.

This green shadow didn’t stop and in a flash arrived next to another cultivator. He used the same spell and caused the screaming cultivator to pass out.

As the green shadow moved, he arrived in front of Yang Yu and pointed his finger at him. The green shadow was an old man. He had a head of white hair and his eyes were shining with power.

“What are you looking for me for?” Wang Lin was calm as he looked at the old man.

The old man revealed no emotion as he looked at Wang Lin for a while and smiled. “Fellow Cultivator Lu is indeed smart. This old man is indeed looking for you, so I hope Fellow Cultivator doesn’t mind I was a bit reckless. How about we find a place to sit to allow this old man to make amends?”

Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he looked at the old man. After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin nodded. Wang Lin was already as cunning as the devil, and when Yang Yu first appeared, Wang Lin noticed that Yang Yu was clearly looking at him. Then Yang Yun arrived and started pretending to catch up with Qianmei.

He even saw through that when Yang Yu pretended to catch up with Qianmei, the other two weren’t able to hide their nervousness.

If this was it, that would be fine, but that Yang Yu had quickly pointed his word at Wang Lin. Given Yang Yu’s cultivation level, it seemed a bit contrived for him to do this.

After seeing through the clues and with the reminder of Ouyang Long, Wang Lin knew that Yang Yu had been targeting him. He had only dealt with the Devil Collection Sect once, and that was Zhao Yu on the continent of Mo Luo. However, it was only Wang Lin’s gaze. Wang Lin wasn’t sure if the other party was testing his strength due to the matter with Zhao Yu or…. the flaw left on the wild continent.

However, no matter what, the cultivation world respected the strong. Showing his cultivation level would not only be a deterrent to others, it would also allow him to gain respect. After realizing this, Wang Lin instantly chose to attack.

After hearing the old man say “Fellow Cultivator Lu,” Wang Lin became even more certain about what to do.

Li Qianmei had only cultivated for a short time and didn’t have Wang Lin’s life experience of fighting against all those old monsters with years of experience. She didn’t see through this very difficult clue until Wang Lin said “Bring out your lord.” Li Qianmei’s eyes lit up as if she had seen through something.

“This person’s scheming… is even more scary than his cultivation!!!” Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin with shock.

Chapter 1171 – Puzzled

There were restaurants and places to stay all ready in the various floating cities on Peng Lai. Although cultivators didn’t need to eat and didn’t need much rest, they still liked to eat. Even when cultivating, one would want a quiet room.

There was no lack of these kinds of facilities in the city.

At this moment, on the third floor of a inn, the entire floor had been cleared out of unauthorized people. Now there were only two elders, Wang Lin, and Li Qianmei there.

One of the old men was Yang Yu’s uncle-master, and the other one had a shining, red face.

The green-robed old man smiled. “Fellow Cultivator Lu, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m the rank 6 Devil Collection Sect’s elder Tang Lihai.”

“This old man is the Devil Collection Sect’s Wu Qing.” The red-faced old man’s voice was like a bell that shook the entire third floor.

These two elders were both at the early stage of Nirvana Shatterer, but they didn’t put up any airs and treated Wang Lin as an equal. Wu Qing had heard about what happened from Tang Lihai and was shocked. He didn’t dare to underestimate Wang Lin.

Li Qianmei quickly sat on the side and played with the wine cup in her hand. However, her gaze would occasionally sweep past a deserted table in the corner.

Tang Lihai and Wu Qing naturally knew of her identity, but since she had changed her hair color, it was obvious she didn’t want it to be revealed. They didn’t say anything and only looked over to pay their respects.

“Today, it was me who was reckless, so I hope Fellow Cultivator Lu won’t mind.” Tang Lihai picked up the wine cup and looked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin’s expression was neutral as he picked up the cup to match, but he didn’t drink it and placed it down immediately after.

Tang Lihai laughed. “I heard from Disciple Zhao Yu that Fellow Cultivator Lu’s spell was amazing. After seeing it today, it really was extraordinary. I want to become friends with Brother Lu.”

“No problem. It was also my intent to become friends with the Devil Collection Sect.” Wang Lin quietly waited for what was next. He didn’t believe they would come just to become friends with him.

The two of them began to talk, but Tang Lihai still didn’t bring up the real purpose. He was secretly gauging Wang Lin, and he was also afraid of the relationship between Wang Lin and Li Qianmei.

Wu Qing listened for a very long time and eventually revealed a hint of impatience. He picked up a cup and slammed it on the table. He looked at Wang Lin and said, “Fellow Cultivator Lu, I’m not good at talking in circles. Today I came to ask if Fellow Cultivator is willing to become an external elder.

“If you agree, my Devil Collection Sect will greet you with great gifts! Even if you don’t agree, after today, the three of us can be counted as acquaintances. For us cultivators, those we call ‘fellow cultivator’ can be considered friends!”

Hearing Wu Qing’s words, Tang Lihai revealed a wry smile as he looked at Wang Lin and said, “I was going to ask Fellow Cultivator about this after talking a bit more, but I forgot about this Wu Qing’s attitude. My Devil Collection Sect is very sincere, and if you become an external elder, we will provide all the alchemy materials you need. We ask you act when you should to maintain the dignity of my Devil Collection Sect!”

Wang Lin pondered a bit and slowly said, “I need to consider this first. How about this: I’ll give you an answer before leaving Peng Lai.”

Tang Lihai laughed and nodded. “That’s how it should be. Fellow Cultivator, please think carefully. We will await your answer.”

After talking about this matter, Wang Lin stood up and said his goodbyes. He left with Li Qianmei.

It wasn’t until the two of them left that the red faced elder’s face became gloomy. He no longer had that straight forward appearance he had before.

He slowly said, “His cultivation is very strange!”

Tang Lihai said, “It is indeed very strange. He is also very cautious, suspicious, and wise. Also very ruthless and decisive when acting.”

At this moment, on the deserted table in the corner, a figure gradually appeared. It was a middle-aged man wearing a daoist robe. He was pale and had the air of a celestial.

He stood up and walked toward the two elders before slowly sitting down.

The middle-aged man looked outside the window and whispered, “I can’t tell if he saw through my invisibility.”

Tang Lihai hesitated for a moment and said, “Even if he saw through you, it should be Li Qianmei who secretly told him…”

The middle-aged man shook his head.

“Is it… that guy?” Wu Qing’s eyes lit up and became cold as he spoke.

“If he saw through it, he is. If he didn’t, then he isn’t.” The middle-aged man withdrew his gaze and frowned.

“No matter what happens, don’t touch this person. I get a very dangerous feeling from him… My Devil Collection Sect will back out of this matter with the jade and pill recipe. We can’t afford to participate.” The middle-aged man massaged his temples. He looked exhausted.

Every city had their own market, and there were a lot of them scattered about. Over the next few days, Wang Lin said farewell to Li Qianmei and wandered the city on his own.

Li Qianmei nodded while smiling, and the two split up.

Without Li Qianmei beside him, Wang Lin no longer cared to hide it anymore and began looking for star maps for sale. Back in the inn, Wang Lin vaguely saw that there was a cultivator hiding at the table in the corner.

However, his expression didn’t change and he didn’t reveal any sign that he had noticed.

“It seems the clues on the wild continent have already been seen through…” Wang Lin let out a sigh and became more anxious to buy star maps. However, the star map prices were very high and it was difficult to tell the real ones part from the fakes. After three days, Wang Lin had bought some, but he wasn’t confident in them.

At dusk of the third day, Wang Lin returned to the inn and sat down on the bed. He looked at the six star map jades on his hand and began to ponder.

Shortly after, his expression changed slightly and he looked up at his room.

A moment later, a knock was heard.

“He finally came…” Wang Lin revealed a smile and waved his right hand. The door opened, revealing a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was burly and had a heroic look about him.

He didn’t enter the room, but clasped his hands. “Senior, my teacher, Ouyang Long, invites you.”

Wang Lin got up and walked toward the door. The middle-aged man respectfully led the way. After leaving the inn, the two of them flew out of the city. Although it was night, the city was even more lively. The sound of people talking echoed in their ears.

A moment later, the two arrived at the center stone of all the floating cities. This was the main city, and it was dozens of times bigger than the outer cities. At night, this city was like a huge fierce beast that gave off a powerful sense of pressure.

Under the guidance of the middle-aged man, the two of them headed to the east gate. There were many cultivators guarding the east gate, and if you wanted to enter, you had to show a jade token.

Wang Lin noticed that when the middle-aged man took out the token, the surrounding cultivators immediately became respectful. They didn’t even examine Wang Lin and allowed them to enter.

Shortly after they entered the city, they arrived in the center of the city. The middle-aged man stopped before a refined pavilion. He respectfully said to Wang Lin, “Senior, please enter. Given Junior’s identity, I can’t enter.”

Wang Lin nodded and his divine sense spread forward before walking in. When he entered, he heard a hearty laugh. It was Ouyang Long walking down the stairs and clasping his hands at Wang Lin.

“I made Fellow Cultivator wait. You simply asked for too much and it took some time to prepare.” Ouyang Long was very enthusiastic; he was like a different person from three days ago.

Wang Lin clasped his hands and smiled. “No problem.” He naturally understood why Ouyang Long was like this. Wang Lin’s actions back in the market not only shocked the Devil Collection Sect, but also shocked the force behind Ouyang Long.

“Come, come, come, this old man will take you to a place. Our exchange will be done there, and there will be some fun as well. Maybe Fellow Cultivator would wish to gamble a bit and maybe win big.” Ouyang Long had a smile on his face, but he didn’t dare to underestimate this youth in white. Three days ago, this person was able to find him and set such a big order. It was obvious this person had seen through his identity, which already meant that this person wasn’t simple. And what happened at the market afterward had really shocked him.

“I’ll be troubling Fellow Cultivator Ouyang.” Wang Lin was polite as he followed Ouyang Long to the bottom of the pavilion. His divine sense was naturally spread out with caution. Everything he saw startled him, but he didn’t reveal any of it.

The bottom of the pavilion was completely hollow and unexpectedly led to a stone platform 100,000 feet wide. There were many cultivators sitting around it, and the roars of fierce beasts were coming in.

There were two spirit beasts 1,000 feet large fighting each other on the platform. The roars of the two beasts echoed.

There were also arm-like passages hanging around the platform. These were round and seemed to have rows of windows.

Wang Lin and Ouyang Long were in one of the passages.

“This is the the beast gambling arena of the continent of Peng Lai. If you find any spirit beast you fancy, why not bet on it?” Ouyang Long led Wang Lin and laughed.

Wang Lin silently nodded.

The two of them moved quickly and arrived at the end of the passage. Before them were two cultivators with decent cultivation levels and a closed, stone gate between them.

Ouyang Long looked at Wang Lin. He pondered a bit and said, “Today’s auction will be held by my Uncle-Master, and he invited some fellow cultivators to participate. It can be considered a small, private auction. If you’re interested, you can also put something up for sale. My Uncle-Master will begin our trade with you once the auction is over.

“Fellow Cultivator, I’m still puzzled about something. I hope Fellow Cultivator can resolve my doubt.”

“Please speak fellow cultivator Ouyang.” Wang Lin nodded.

“How did fellow cultivator know my identity?” Ouyang Long stared at Wang Lin. If someone had introduced him, it would’ve been fine, but this person had unexpectedly found him while he was at his own private stall. This person was also sure he had more origin crystals and had secretly pointed out his identity.

Wang Lin faintly smiled.

Chapter 1172 – The Circle of Nirvana Shatterer

Wang Lin didn’t say the specific reason and simply avoided the topic.

The more he was like this, the more strange Ouyang Long felt. He felt the ordinary-looking youth in white was shrouded in mystery.

Ouyang Long couldn’t make Wang Lin answer by force, so he could only smile and shake his head. He no longer mentioned this matter and instead reminded Wang Lin, “Fellow Cultivator, this is a private auction. According to the rules, the thing they hate the most are those who hide their appearance.” After that, they arrived at the end of the tunnel and he knocked on the stone door a few times.

A moment later, the stone door trembled and ripples spread out in a circle on its surface as if it was melting. Ouyang Long looked back at Wang Lin before disappearing into the ripples.

Wang Lin pondered a bit and didn’t cover his appearance. Since he dared to come, he wasn’t afraid of causing trouble. He walked into the ripples and disappeared.

His vision blurred. When his vision was clear again, his eyes narrowed. He looked around and saw that this was a room about 100 feet wide. The floor was made of some unknown material that was transparent so you could see the fierce beasts battling below.

There were some seats scattered around the room with one at the center. There were seven cultivators sitting in their chairs, and none of them were hiding their faces. When Wang Lin entered, all their gazes gathered on him.

These people’s gazes were like swords and were extremely sharp. Their gazes seemed almost solid and could make anyone feel chills. One of them was startled for a moment after seeing Wang Lin, but he soon returned to normal and smiled.

The person sitting in the seat in the front was an old man with silver hair wearing a grey robe. His eyes were slightly open, but there was a hidden flash of light in his eyes when he looked at Wang Lin. This cultivator was at the mid stage of Nirvana Shatterer. Behind him, Ouyang Long bent over and whispered something into his ear.

Wang Lin’s expression was neutral as he walked forward before everyone’s gazes. He arrived before a set and calmly sat down. His eyes were calm as he looked at the crowd before clasping his hands at the person that had smiled at him.

Wu Qing didn’t expect to see Wang Lin here and was surprised. However, for Wang Lin to be able to enter a private auction like this made Wu Qing think even more highly of him.

As Wang Lin casually swept his gaze, everyone present, aside from the old man that was obviously Ouyang Long’s uncle-master and Wu Qing, was at the early stage of Nirvana Shatterer!

The person sitting opposite of Wang Lin was a young scholar with a fair complexion. He gently waved the feather fan in his hand, revealing no emotion. When Wang Lin looked at him, he looked back at Wang Lin with a hint of interest in his eyes.

There was a beautiful woman sitting beside him. She was wearing a beautiful, flower dress and sat there with a hint of laziness. She took one look at Wang Lin and then no longer paid any attention to him.

There was an old man sitting not far away. His appearance was very strange; his face was filled with scars and looked terrifying at first glance. He had a gloomy expression as he kept rotating the ring on his right forefinger.

Aside from those three people, the other two also looked at the calm Wang Lin.

Not far to the left sat an old man in black. This old man was skinny and had eagle claw-like hands. There were two balls the size of a baby’s fist in his left hand. The balls kept rotating around each other and would sometimes make some sound when they collided.

The last person was an old woman with snow white hair, wrinkly skin, and a green robe. She sat there motionlessly. Shen Wang Lin’s gaze swept by, her eyes were like lightning, and she coldly looked at Wang Lin again.

This was obviously a small auction meant only for Nirvana Shatterer cultivators. To enter here, one had to have the identity and strength. If it wasn’t for the fact that Wang Lin had easily injured the three people from the Devil Collection Sect and his transaction was quite large, it would have been difficult for him to enter here.

Even though he had entered this place, he was at the bottom in everyone else’s eyes.

After Ouyang Long finished speaking with the old man, he stood straight and respectfully stood on the side.

The old man let out a dry cough and his gaze swept past the cultivators in the room. His hoarse voice echoed within the room.

“Today is a private meeting that I, Master Ashen Pine, have set up. Everyone invited is my old friend, and, of course, we do have two new friends as well. I won’t bother with polite words. According to the old rules, let us set the first bet for the jackpot.” After the old man finish speaking, Ouyang Lon immediately stepped forward and took out six pieces of jade. He passed them out to everyone, including Wang Lin, and respectfully handed the last one to the old man.

Wang Lin held up the jade and his divine sene swept it. He immediately saw information of more than 100 fierce beasts inside.

“There is even a sword lion beast! This old man will bet on this beast!” The old man covered in scars laughed. His divine sense made an adjustment to the jade and then he threw it at Ouyang Long.

Wang Lin calmly checked each fierce beast inside the jade. He wasn’t knowledgeable about fierce beasts. Everything he knew came from the records of the Origin Sect, which was not enough. Most of the fierce beasts inside were not in the Origin Sect’s records.

Wang Lin gained a lot knowledge about fierce beasts as he checked the jade. Seeing how most of the others had thrown their jades, Wang Lin chose a beast called “Wind Cloud,” placed 100 celestial jades, and threw it back at Ouyang Long.

The white-haired old man smiled and said, “Today I want to see which one of us has the best judgement. We will know the answer later. Now, I have three treasures here. If any of you are interested, you are free to make an offer.” As the old man spoke, he waved his right hand and three crystals flew out and floated in the air.

The first item was a flying sword. It was made of crystal and gave off a cold aura. There was a red line moving inside it, giving this flying sword an evil aura.

The second item was a broken armor. It gave off an ancient aura as if the passage of time had carved itself onto it.

The third item was a pill. This pill was completely black and didn’t have the fragrance of pills. Instead, it gave off a terrifying aura, which made Wang Lin’s gaze linger on it for a moment.

“The first item is the Blood Crystal Sword. I killed almost 1,000 rank 8 fierce beasts and used all their blood to refine this. I also asked Senior Dao Ye to enlighten it when I made it, so its power increased greatly. The line of blood inside contains a strange poison, making it so that on top of injuring the body, even the origin soul will be poisoned.”

“Senior Dao Ye enlightened it?” The beautiful young woman in the flower dress waved her hand and the blood crystal sword flew into her hand. After taking a closer look, she let go of the sword and it flew back.

“The second item has a set of spells recorded on it, but it is broken, so it is impossible to cultivate. What a pity. As for the third item, it will depend on you fellow cultivators’ insight. If you want to exchange, you must follow my rule: I only want celestial jades.” The old man smiled and looked at everyone.

Aside from Wang Lin and the old woman in green, who didn’t move, the other four all looked at the treasures one by one. The beautiful woman bought the crystal sword. As for the specific price, no one else knew.

As for the fragment, no one asked any questions. Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he waved his right hand and the fragment flew into his hand. His divine sense spread out over it, but he wasn’t focused on the spells inside and instead was focused on the material.

This fragment was like a bone, but after looking carefully, it didn’t look like it was one. Wang Lin couldn’t help but ponder.

The middle-aged scholar held the black pill in his hand and sniffed it. He revealed a look of hesitation as he turned toward the old man and said,

“Master Ashen Pine, I offer 500 celestial jades for this pill!”

Master Ashen Pine shook his head and slowly said, “A hundredfold!”

After he spoke, all the surrounding cultivators’ eyes narrowed and looked at the pill. These cultivators were all at the Nirvana Shatterer stage and therefore wouldn’t display their emotions. Although they all looked at the pill, outsiders would find it hard to see through what they were thinking.

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment before revealing a smile. After he heard the price, he was convinced of his own speculation. He put the pill away and nodded at Master Ashen Pine.

Master Ashen Pine smiled as his gaze fell on Wang Lin and he laughed. “Does Fellow Cultivator fancy this?”

Wang Lin looked up, revealing a look of hesitation. He thought for a bit and said, “This thing is useless, but I’m interested in rare things, so I offer 100 celestial jades.”

Master Ashen Pine pondered slightly and then waved his hand with a laugh. “I originally didn’t intent to sell it and mainly wanted to see if any of you would recognize it. Since Fellow Cultivator likes it, then I’ll gift it to you.”

Wang Lin clasped his hands to say his thanks and put away the fragment.

The old man holding the two balls slowly said, “This old man was really blind. I didn’t expect that pill to really be the Chaotic Origin Pill that can threaten Nirvana Shatterer cultivators. However, just one pill isn’t strong enough.”

As he spoke, the old man waved his hand and two items flew out. They floated in the air.

They were a red feather and a bubble the size of a head. There was a beast soul inside the bubble. Half of the beast was dragon and the other half was fog. It was struggling in an attempt to escape from the bubble.

The moment these two items were taken out, everyone looked over at them. The moment Wang Lin saw the red feather, he was shocked, but he concealed it very well, so none of it showed.

“The first item is the rumored feather of the Vermillion Bird. Although it is difficult to distinguish if it’s real, the fire origin energy in it is strong. The second item needs no introduction. It is a semi-fog rank 12 beast soul. I don’t have as many rules as Master Ashen Pine and will take anything in exchange as long as I like it.” After the old man finished speaking, he silently examined everyone.

“Unfortunately, it is only a half-fog beast… what a pity!” Wu Qing looked at the fierce beast in the bubble and shook his head with a sigh.

“If it was a real fog beast, why would I sell it?” The old man codly snorted.

Chapter 1173 – The Wind of Desire Begins to Move

Wu Qing faintly smiled. He didn’t speak, and it was impossible tell if he was happy or angry.

The two things this skinny old man had taken out aroused the attention of everyone here. Wang Lin let out a sigh. He was interested in the rank 12 beast, but its price would not be low, and because it was semi-fog, its value would be even higher.

As a result, there were more people offering on it.

However, the old man still didn’t nod, which made the surrounding cultivators frown.

Master Ashen Pine stared at the bubble and his eyes lit up. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and passed the old man a message. The old man’s expression changed for the first time, but after pondering for a bit, he shook his head.

Master Ashen Pine let out a sigh and no longer offered.

Just at this moment, the old woman that wasn’t moved by any treasure waved her right hand and a jade flew toward the old man in black. The old man scanned the jade with his divine sense and his eyes shined like never before. He closed his eyes and pondered for a long time but still didn’t nod.

“I’ll add a map of the rank 6 region! I personally made this chart and collected information for a long time. Although I don’t dare to say it covers everything, at least 30% of the rank 6 region is inside. There are also several wild continents that only I know of.” The old woman’s voice was hoarse as she slowly spoke.

“I don’t want your star map. Add another 10,000 celestial jades!” The old man in black opened his eyes, and his voice was resolute!

The old woman frowned and slowly said, “I don’t have the celestial jades, only this star map!” She looked at the spirit beast inside the bubble. She was tempted by this and had given a good price, but the other still didn’t agree.

Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. After pondering a bit, he softly said, “I’ll take this star map for 10,000 celestial jades.” Wang Lin looked at the old woman in green.

This old woman looked meaningfully at Wang Lin. She nodded and threw a jade at Wang Lin.

After they finished the exchange, Wang Lin put the jade away.

The old woman and the old man in black’s trade was also successful. The old man smiled and nodded at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin’s 10,000 celestial jades caused the old monsters here to pay him a bit of attention. However, 10,000 celestial jades wasn’t that shocking of an amount. After looking at Wang Lin, their gazes fell on the feather.

The old man with the face filled with scars touched the ring on his finger and slowly said, “The Vermillion Bird from back then is dead and its whole body exploded in flames, so this feather is obviously not an original. I offer 3,000 celestial jades.”

“5,000 celestial jades.” Wu Qing faintly smiled.

“This feather is indeed beautiful. I’ll offer 8,000 celestial jades.” The beautiful young woman chuckled and her voice was very pleasant.

Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he withdrew his gaze from the feather and slowly said, “10,000 celestial jades.” He had to obtain this feather!

After hearing Wang Lin say “10,000 celestial jades” again, even the young scholar revealed a hint of shock. He carefully looked at Wang Lin.

The beautiful woman’s eyes narrowed and she softly said, “This little friend has a lot of celestial jades, but this feather is indeed pretty, so I’m reluctant to let it go.”

The old man covered in scars looked at Wang Lin, then he put on a fake smile and said, “13,000 celestial jades.”

Wu Qing’s expression remained the same and he said, “15,000 celestial jades.” After he finished, he looked at Wang Lin. He didn’t need this feather, but since he saw Wang Lin bid, he was tempted and wanted to see how many celestial jades this person had. At this moment, he had already completely forgotten about the middle-aged man telling him not to provoke Wang Lin.

The beautiful woman chuckled and sent a message to the old man in black.

The old man in black looked at the beautiful young woman and said, “This is an auction’ there is no need to secretly send me offers. Whoever offers the highest price will obtain it.”

“20,000 celestial jades.” The beautiful woman wasn’t annoyed and said her price.

Wang Lin was calm. He pondered a bit and then said, “30,000.”

After he spoke, the surroundings immediately became quiet. The beautiful woman looked at Wang Lin again, and her eyes became serious. A person who was able to take out 30,000 celestial jades must’ve had a big power behind them, even if they weren’t at the Nirvana Shatterer stage. And this person was able to come to Master Ashen Pine’s private auction, so he couldn’t be simple. One couldn’t only look at someone’s cultivation level.

After pondering for a moment, the beautiful woman shook her head and no longer offered.

Not only her, but even the old man covered in scars looked at Wang Lin and shook his head. He didn’t continue to bid. They were people who were here to trade, so they naturally wouldn’t deliberately make it difficult for each other.

The young scholar looked at Wang Lin with even more interest. He had already noticed that when Wang Lin first entered, he was extremely calm when facing all these Nirvana Shatterer cultivators. There wasn’t the slightest hint of discomfort.

If it was another Nirvana Cleanser cultivator, they would have been frightened silly and wouldn’t dare to compete with a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator for treasures.

This point was enough to explain the problem. This person must’ve had something that allowed him to remain this calm.

The pupils of the old woman in green who got the beast soul shrank. She looked at Wang Lin and began to ponder.

Master Ashen Pine still smiled and watched everything. He wasn’t surprised that Wang Lin had a lot of celestial jades. Just the deposit he had given Ouyang Long included thousands of celestial jades. This alone proved Wang Lin’s courage and determination.

The old man in black laughed. He was about to speak, but at this moment, Wu Qing laughed. “35,000 celestial jades. Fellow Cultivator Lu, it isn’t that this old man wants to compete with you. I’m doing this because I have great use for it.”

“40,000.” Wang Li frowned.

“45,000 celestial jades.” Wu Qing still smiled. He wanted to see if the person before him would top his bet or not.

“50,000!” Wang Lin’s expression gradually turned cold.

“55,000 celestial jades!” Wu Qing still smiled. Everyone here was an old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years, so they immediately saw through his intent of playing Wang Lin.

The beautiful woman frowned. Not only her, but all the other old monsters also frowned. They had all come here to trade and found this kind of behavior extremely disgusting unless there was a feud.

Even Master Ashen Pine revealed a hint of unhappiness.

“Since Fellow Cultivator Wu is going to compete with me to the end.” Wang Lin was angry, but he smiled and looked profoundly at Wu Qing.

“I don’t want it anymore.” After Wang Lin finished speaking, he simply closed his eyes to cover the killing intent within.

Wu Qing’s eyes lit up and he laughed. “Thank for letting me win.” With that, he took the jade and made the deal with the old man in black.

Due to Wu Qing’s interruption, the auction gradually calmed down. Everyone else took out things they wanted to sell and even Wang Lin took out a few things.

It didn’t take long for this auction to end, and everyone left one by one. As for the result of the bet, it would take some time to get, so there was no rush.

“That person has a lot of celestial jades…” Even when Wu Qing left, he was still smiling. He looked at Wang Lin before walking out from the room.

At this moment, Wang Lin and Master Ashen were the only ones left in the room. As for Ouyang Long, he had left accompanying the other old monsters.

“It was the first time Wu Qing was invited by this old man. I didn’t think he would act like this. This is my fault for not recognizing his nature, which might have brought Fellow Cultivator some trouble.” Master Ashen Pine shook his head as if he was unhappy about Wu Qing’s action.

“No problem.” Wang Lin remained calm.

Master Ashen Pine pondered a bit and said, “How about this: Fellow Cultivator can say in the main city for a while. After the auction is over, me and few of my old friends will be heading out. We can send you off so that Wu Qing won’t dare to have any malicious thoughts about you.”

Without waiting for Wang Lin’s answer, Master Ashen Pine’s expression became serious and he said, “Fellow Cultivator want to trade for 5,000 origin crystals. Is this true?”

Wang Lin nodded but didn’t speak.

Master Ashen Pine’s right hand reached at the void and opened his storage space. He took out a storage bag and threw it at Wang Lin. He then stared at Wang Lin with shining eyes. No one could see through his thoughts.

Wang Lin caught the bag and checked it with his divine sense. There were 5,000 origin crystals inside. Origin crystals were extremely rare in the Cloud Sea, and 5,000 origin crystals was an astronomical amount. It was unknown how Master Ashen Pine had obtained so many.

After putting away the bag, Wang Lin opened his own storage space and took out the bag he had prepared with celestial jades. He threw it at Master Ashen Pine, who caught it, and after checking it with his divine sense, revealed a smile.

“Do you still have more Chaotic Origin Pills?” Wang Lin looked at Master Ashen Pine.

“I obtained the Chaotic Origin Pills by accident from inside a relic. There were only nine, and I still have great use for the other eight.” Master Ashen Pine declined.

Wang Lin no longer said anymore and got up to leave.

After Wang Lin left, Master Ashen Pine’s smile disappeared and he muttered, “My origin crystals are not something that can be taken so easily…”

After walking out from the room, Wang Lin’s expression was neutral and he let out a cold snort. Since he had dared to come here, he wasn’t worried about people finding out he had so many celestial jades. Just like Master Ashen Pine, who was only a member of the Treasured Jade Sect but had so many origin crystals.

Thinking about the origin crystals, Wang Lin’s heart skipped a beat and he left through the passage.

“That Master Ashen Pine definitely has evil intentions, but he doesn’t know that my intentions are more vicious than his! 5,000 origin crystals aren’t enough for me to nourish that mutated beast. If I want the mosquito beast to rank up with that mutated beast and be able to protect me in the Wind Celestial Realm, I need enough origin crystals!”

After leaving the passage, Wang Lin met Ouyang Long along the way. Ouyang Long led Wang Lin back to the pavilion and Wang Lin left. The sky was no longer bright and the noise had subsided.

Wang Lin stopped after walking several steps in this calm street. A ripple appeared behind him and the old woman who got the beast soul walked out. She coldly looked at Wang Lin before waving her right hand and throwing out a jade.

“There are errors on that star map. This is the real one! Be careful of Wu Qing!” With that, she no longer paid any attention to Wang Lin and disappeared.

Wang Lin held the jade and swept it with his divine sense before putting it away. When he turned around, his expression turned cold.

“The cultivation world respects the strong. Trying to hide all the time is not good. I should do the opposite of what I normally do and be arrogant for once. This should dispel some people’s suspicions. Wu Qing… If you’re looking for death, then I’ll grant your wish!” Wang Lin flew out from the city with a sneer. He flew off the floating stone and charged to a plain in the west.

Shortly after he left, another ray of light flew out. It was Wu Qing chasing after Wang Lin!

A storm began to brew. Wu Qing’s departure caught the attention of many powerful cultivators that knew why he was leaving…

“It’s a pity…” In the main city, the old woman in green revealed a sigh of pity and shook her head.

Chapter 1174 – You’re Late

Powerful cultivators like this old woman were well aware of Wu Qing’s departure. Aside from Wu Qing’s fame, it was more related to his identity.

He was, after all, an elder of the rank 6 Devil Collection Sect.

His departure naturally caught the attention of many old monsters, especially those who guessed why he was leaving. In the eastern part of the main city of Peng Lai, Master Ashen Pine sat in the room where the trade happened. He held a jade in his hand and was filled with uncertainty.

“If I go there again with this many celestial jades, I will definitely succeed!” He took a deep breath and was about to go over his plan once more when his head suddenly jerked up. It was as if his eyes could penetrate the room and see Wu Qing flying through the sky outside.

“Although Wu Qing is at the Nirvana Shatterer stage now, not only has his greed not decreased, it has actually increased. What’s even better is that while he thinks of himself as a schemer, he is actually just a very conceited man. I invited him to participate because I heard there was some friction between his Devil Collection Sect and Lu Zhihao and I wanted to see if I could cause a dispute. Since he is chasing Lu Zihao, this Lu Zihao will without a doubt die. Forget it. Since I did trade with him, I won’t let his origin crystals fall into someone else’s hands.” Master Ashen Pine revealed a grim smile as his divine sense shot out and closely followed Wu Qing.

In the fourth floor of a restaurant in the main city sat a man and a woman. The man wore white, and the woman opposite of him was a beautiful young woman. Her flower dress made her face even more beautiful.

The two of them looked at the distance at the same time. The beautiful young woman sighed and shook her head. “That little guy hasn’t cultivated for long enough. He easily revealed his treasure and caused a fatal calamity on himself. What a pity.”

The white-clothed scholar pondered a bit and revealed a strange look, then he smiled. “I don’t think so. Although that little guy’s cultivation level is below Wu Qing’s and he clearly knew that Wu Qing was after him,he still dared to exit the main city. He must have something planned.”

“Oh? This little woman doesn’t agree. It seems the little one was frightened and wanted to leave early. I didn’t think Wu Qing would disregard his own identity and pursue him.” The beautiful woman chuckled and looked at the scholar in white.

“We’ll know the result when we see it.” The scholar smiled as their divine senses spread out toward Wu Qing.

There was an old man with face filled with scars walking slowly through the street with his hand behind his back. He was looking around at the surrounding buildings and was filled with reminiscence.

“If it wasn’t for Master Ashen Pine continuing to invite me, I fear I would have never stepped on Peng Lai again…” He let out a sigh as he looked into the distance and his eyes lit up.

“What a good example of the big bullying the strong and the strong preying on the weak. He’s blatantly trying to kill someone for their treasures!” The old man laughed as he appeared on a rooftop and sat down. His divine sense spread out and he looked lively.

In the inn of a smaller city away from the main city sat a skinny old man in black with two balls in his hands. He was standing next to the window as he looked at the bright sky. His divine sense had spread out far.

“I let that Wu Qing get ahead… Unfortunate…”

All the old monsters that participated in Master Ashen Pine’s auction thought Wang Lin would without a doubt die. All aside from the scholar in white! Even though the scholar was a bit skeptical, in his heart he knew that Nirvana Cleanser cultivators had no chance of surviving a battle against a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator!

Not only them, but some other Nirvana Shatterer cultivators in the city were alerted by Wu Qing’s departure, and their divine senses spread out. One of them was Tang Lihai!

Tang Lihai was sitting inside his room and suddenly opened his eyes from his cultivation. He frowned and hesitated a bit before letting out a sigh, but he didn’t try to stop Wu Qing.

“Sir once said not to provoke that person. Wu Qing, ah, Wu Qing, why must you be like this…”

A middle-aged man was sitting next to the table in the room beside Tang Lihai. He held a wine cup in his hand and had just swallowed a mouthful. However, he suddenly raised his head and coldly looked at the distance.

“Wu Qing, you’re reckless!” After hesitating for a bit, the middle-aged man charged off into the distance.

There were also powerful cultivators of various factions who didn’t spread out their divine senses. However, after noticing all these old monsters spreading out their divine senses, they were surprised and also began to observe.

At this moment, an undercurrent began to move because of Wu Qing’s departure! No one could predict what would happen next. They would all be shocked and Wang Lin’s name would become something they wouldn’t be able to forget. He would climb higher and higher. The battle at Peng Lai would be where he displayed his power to the Cloud Sea!

Li Qianmei wasn’t in an inn in the city on the eastern part of Peng Lai and instead was at a towering peak. As she sat there, the powerful wind caused her hair to flutter. Her eyes shined brightly as she silently looked west.

Wang Lin moved like lightning. After he left the city, he charged straight for the plain to the west. Another shadow followed closely behind at him at an even faster speed.

The two of them were flying one after the other and got closer and closer.

At this moment, they arrived at the boundary between the western and eastern parts of Peng Lai. It was a plain filled with rocks, a very good place to kill.

Not only did Wang Lin need to win, he needed to win this fight clearly, fairly, and fast! Only then would this deter the other cultivators on Peng Lai and make them aware that he, Wang Lin, couldn’t be provoked!

If this was it, it wouldn’t display Wang Lin’s intent. Not only was he going to kill Wu Qing, he was going to make it so the people of the Devil Collection Sect wouldn’t dare to attack or get revenge! He had to make them fear and make them worry! Before he learned about the rank 9 region, he was a bit worried, but after learning about it from Li Qianmei, all his worries were gone.

Wang Lin’s feet suddenly stopped and he slowly turned around. He looked at Wu Qing’s figure that was charging at him like a violent gust of wind! Wu Qing’s eyes were filled with killing intent; he didn’t even try to hide it. Seeing that Wang Lin was no longer escaping, he waved his right hand and immediately attacked at full power without holding back.

He activated his early stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivation and a giant mountain appeared before him. As he waved his hand, this mountain smashed toward Wang Lin!

“Junior, don’t blame me for being cruel. You hurt a junior of my Devil Collection Sect, so you must be prepared to be killed! Today this old man will destroy your body and use your origin soul to refine a pill!”

Wang Lin’s expression was cold as he stared at the mountain closing in at him. When it was 5 feet away from him, he raised his right hand and threw a punch. This fist and the mountain collided with a heaven-shattering bang.

An earth-shattering crackling sound echoed and the mountain unexpectedly collapsed. Wang Lin withdrew his right hand and shook his head. “Too weak.”

Wu Qing was startled and his expression changed. Without hesitation, his hands formed a seal and a black wind and a white wind appeared around him. The two winds charged into the sky and collided to form a grey vortex.

“Power to uproot the heavens!” Wu Qing shouted, then he pushed his hand forward. The vortex suddenly began to swell and all the origin energy within 5,000 kilometers began to get sucked into it. The vortex seemed to cover the sky as it descended on Wang Lin.

Wu Qing’s mind trembled violently. The scene of Wang Lin shattering that mountain with a punch still echoed in his mind. His right hand reached at the void to open his storage space and was about to take out a treasure.

Just at this instant, Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes. They were filled with monstrous coldness and killing intent. He had been waiting for this moment!

“Wu Qing, your death has arrived!” Wang Lin’s voice was like the cold wind as it echoed around the area. When it landed in Wu Qing’s ears, it caused him to feel a chill.

Just at this moment, Wang Lin stepped forward and his right palm pushed forward. This strike caused all the origin energy with 5,000 kilometers to become chaotic, and at the same time, Wang Lin quickly pointed at the back of his right hand with two fingers from his left hand!

All the origin energy within tens of thousands of kilometers suddenly gathered under Wang Lin’s control! This majestic origin energy gathered at Wang Lin’s finger tips and went into his right hand. It turned into an unimaginable force that shot out toward the vortex.

The two spells quickly closed in and collided, causing a heaven-shaking sound that echoed across a portion of Peng Lai! Wang Lin’s left hand didn’t stop and once again pointed at the back of his right hand.

The second time it landed, all the origin energy from within 50,000 kilometers rushed in like crazy and entered the vortex Wu Qing’s spell had made.

This didn’t end here. Wang Lin casually withdrew his left hand. Then, as if he was reaching for the the sky, he formed the third finger!

This time, all the origin energy from Peng Lai seemed to have started boiling and gathered in Wang Lin’s right hand. It formed a destructive aura and charged at the vortex.

The vortex trembled and instantly collapsed. A powerful shockwave spread in all directions and kicked up dust everywhere. Countless rocks were sent flying, and they all exploded into dust under this shockwave. Endless dust covered the world.

Without his original body, Wang Lin could kill an early stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivator. Now he had his original body, and it was much stronger than before. The power of his body was unimaginable, and along with the power of an ancient god, his ability to kill had increased greatly!

After the three fingers landed, Wang Lin’s right hand slammed down and his origin energy crashed down toward Wu Qing. Wu Qing’s pupils contracted. At this moment of life and death, he didn’t even have time to feel regret. Treasures quickly flew out from Wu Qing’s storage space to stop this force.

However, Wang Lin had learned this spell from Master Lufu. Although he hadn’t learned its essence, with Master Lufu’s cultivation level, the power of this spell was something even the former celestial emperors had to be wary of. How could Wu Qing’s treasures stop a spell this powerful?

Wu Qing wasn’t qualified to have a treasure that could stop this spell! He was not worthy of having such qualifications!

A thunderous rumble echoed and all of Wu Qing’s treasures exploded, then the black palm landed on his chest. His clothes were torn to pieces and he coughed out blood. He then retreated with a pale face, completely shocked.

“You’re not a Nirvana Cleanser cultivator!!” Wu Qing’s heretical voice could be heard.

“Wu Qing, I won’t send you off!” Wang Lin closed his eyes and lifted his right hand once more. The huge palm print from the Rain Celestial Realm appeared in his mind. The print grew until it replaced everything!

He first gained an understanding of this technique back in the Rain Celestial Realm. He had used it without truly understanding it and forced the genius Red Butterfly to retreat!

In the Demon Spirit Land, he comprehend the technique again and revealed its potential, shocking Demon General Mo Lihai!

The second time he went to the Demon Spirit Land, the palm print shook the heavens and destroyed the eighth floor of the celestial cave, shocking Ling Tianhou greatly!

In the Alliance System, in order to stop the members of the Purple Dao Sect from the Cloud Sea from escaping, he used this technique once more and killed everyone in sight! It was at that moment that Wang Lin learned the name of this spell!

War Spirit Print!

Rank 9 God Sect War Spirit Print!!

All these thoughts immediately appeared one after another in his mind, from his comprehension to the four times he had used it. All these things swirled in his mind until they all collapsed, leaving behind just the handprint.

This palm print was filled with unimaginable might that turned into a will that entered his right hand and was shot forward.

This palm caused the world to change colors and a rumble to echo. All the dust in the area was being pushed aside as if a storm was sweeping by.

The will contained within this palm was the aura of one that stood above even the heavens. A giant palm that covered the heavens and earth appeared before Wang Lin and pressed down with unimaginable pressure.

This palm was like the heavens! Beneath it, Wu Qing was like an ant! The moment this palm appeared, the divine sense of all the old monsters trembled and all of Peng Lai was terrified!

“War…. War Spirit Print!!! Rank 9 God Sect’s War Spirit Pring!!” Wu Qing was completely stunned, and a never-before-seen sense of despair filled his body. Even though he was a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator, the pressure of the War Spirit Print still made him feel like the world was collapsing. What was even more shocking was that the legendary War Spirit Print from the God Sect had appeared before him.

In his mind, this wasn’t just the War Spirit Print, but the entire God Sect!

He let out a scream and began to retreat like crazy. The fear in his eyes drowned his mind. At this moment, he didn’t care about how his mind was seriously injured and his body was about to collapse, he only wanted to escape. However, he couldn’t escape as the palm continued to grow until it filled his vision.

In almost an instant, the palm hit Wu Qing, and the entire earth trembled. Wu Qing’s body exploded into a mist of blood!

His origin soul escaped and was swept by the palm before he could escape. Like a solitary boat in the violent ocean, his origin soul dissipated. The elder of the Devil Collection Sect, Wu Qing, died! Even at the moment of his death, he was filled with fear and confusion along with deep regret.

The moment Wu Qing died, Wang Lin stepped forward to where Wu Qing had opened his storage space. Only a short period of time had passed since Wu Qing had arrived and was killed. Although it wasn’t an instant kill, it was very clean.

Wu Qing’s storage space didn’t even have time to close. Now that he had died, his mark on the storage space was gone and it was rapidly closing. Right before it closed, Wang Lin’s right hand reached inside and mercilessly took everything away. This was a method he had thought of to take stuff from the storage space of cultivators above the Nirvana Cleanser stage!

Kill the other party the moment they open their storage space. This will give you a moment to take their things!

At this moment, the palm hadn’t dissipated. It was moving forward in an even more crazed manner. It moved forward with an irresistible force and caused earth-shattering rumbles as it scraped across the ground. All of Peng Lai trembled as if it was going to collapse as the palm swept across the surface.

As the palm continued to move forward, endless origin energy gathered. This palm that pierced the sky caused all the clouds to shatter and countless cracks appeared in the sky.

A thunderous rumble echoed over Peng Lai. It seemed to be welcoming the reappearance of the War Spirit Print!

The palm moved faster and faster and absorbed even more origin energy. Soon, it broke free from Wang Lin’s control. Wang Lin simply withdrew his divine sense and allowed it to move forward as it wished.

The ground trembled even more violently and the speed of the palm reached a peak. It was no slower than a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator. In the blink of an eye, it flew toward the floating cities on the eastern side of Peng Lai.

This scene was simply too shocking, and all the cultivators on Peng Lai were startled. Seeing the palm charging at them from the distance, they all flew out from the cities.

In an instant, the palm closed in and collided with one of the floating stones. The stone immediately collapsed and the city on it completely was disintegrated. It wasn’t able to stop the palm from moving forward at all.

As the palm passed, endless rumbles echoed and more than 10 of the stones on the right side collapsed. The palm passed by the right side of the main city in the center, causing the entire stone to be pushed slightly to the left.

An earth-shaking sound replaced everything in the world. The palm penetrated the eastern part of the main city and shot off into the void. It was as if something was battling the heavens!

One palm to pierce the heavens! It broke through the protective barrier of Peng Lai and went into space. Large amounts of fog entered the palm, causing its power to increase greatly.

There was a wild continent not far from Peng Lai. It was a forbidden land of the Treasured Jade Sect, and they didn’t allow any outside cultivators to step on it. The palm was heading straight for it.

In just a moment, the palm absorbed endless fog and turned into a huge palm with no end in sight. It looked like a palm from an ancient god when it landed on the wild continent.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!

Unimaginable fluctuations came from the starry sky. The wild continent trembled violently as it fragmented into countless large pieces and collapsed!

The palm dissipated!

Wang Lin was shocked. He didn’t think the palm would have such power once it was out of his control. He vaguely guessed that the palm print in the Rain Celestial Realm had appeared like this as well.

In the distance, the middle-aged man from the Devil Collection Sect stared at all of this and gasped. His eyes were filled with disbelief, and Wang Lin had caused a terrifying storm to set off in his heart.

“This… This is the War Spirit Print!! This person’s identity…” His face was pale and he was in shock. The fear in his mind made it so it was impossible to even think of getting revenge for Wu Qing.

At the same time, all the cultivators on Peng Lai were shocked, especially the old monsters that had their divine senses around the area and saw this. They were all stunned.

Master Ashen Pine’s eyes widened and he crushed the jade in his hand as he stared straight ahead. His mind trembled and his face was pale as he subconsciously licked his lips.

“He… He… Who the hell is he…”

The scholar in white and the beautiful woman also left the restaurant when the giant palm print swept by. Half of the city was destroyed.

The beautiful woman was completely pale and her pupils shrank. Her mind was shaken and she was completely speechless. She had just called Wang Lin a “little cultivator,” but her heart was now filled with endless disbelief and a deep chill.

“Killing Wu Qing and using the War Spirit Print. This person… This person can’t be provoked!”

The scholar in white gasped, but his eyes shined brightly. However, the light wasn’t able to cover up the shock in his mind.

Not far away, the old man filled with scars was frozen in place. He still couldn’t believe what had just happened.

“I didn’t think he was someone from the God Sect… The War Spirit Print is too scary!”

The withered elder in black was the most fortunate. At this moment, the two balls in his hand had stopped turning. His face was pale as cold sweat dripped from his forehead and he took a deep breath.

“Fortunately, Wu Qing attacked first; otherwise, I would be the one to die! The Devil Collection Sect will soon be wiped out for daring to provoke someone from the God Sect!”

There was also the old woman in green that had sold Wang Lin the star map. Her eyes lit up and she frowned as she suppressed the shock in her heart. She looked at the ruins left by the palm print, but no one knew what she was thinking.

The one that was most shocked was Tang Lihai. His lips were dry and he was completely frightened. If he were to face Wang Lin again, he wouldn’t be as calm as he was before. Every single early stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivator would feel extreme fear toward someone that could kill an early stage Nirvana Shatterer so quickly.

In addition to them, the cultivators from various sects and old monsters that were here for the auction, especially those that saw the battle, all looked toward the west with complicated gazes.

Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he patted the dust off his clothes. He walked forward, and not far before him was the pale, middle-aged man that was hiding at the inn.

“You’re late.”

Chapter 1175 – Member of the God Sect

The middle-aged man’s face was pale and he revealed a bitter expression as he looked at Wang Lin walking closer. He pondered a bit and clasped his hands. “Devil Collection Sect’s Shang Qi greets Fellow Cultivator.”

Wang Lin didn’t speak and coldly looked at the middle-aged man before him. This person was at the mid stage of Nirvana Shatterer. Wang Lin had always wondered if he could battle mid stage Nirvana Shatterer after he fused with his original body.

The middle-aged man’s expression became even more bitter. He let out a sigh and clasped his hands again. “Two days ago, Wu Qing was expelled from the Devil Collection Sect. His words and actions were his own without any connection to the Devil Collection Sect. He dared to provoke your excellency from the God Sect. It is his own fault that he died!”

Wang Lin still didn’t speak and his gaze was still cold. The more he acted like this, the more he fit the identity of someone from the God Sect, someone who arrogantly looked down at the world! A mere rank 6 sect was insignificant in the eyes of a member of the God Sect!

The middle-aged man let out a bitter smile. He clenched his teeth and his right hand reached at the void. A crack to his storage space opened and bottles of pill flew out. There were seven bottles in total.

“These all contain rank 7 Soul Parting Death Pills. A total of 46 pills!”

Wang Lin’s eyes were still cold.

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then he reached out again and took out a pill bottle.

“There are nine rank 8 Soul Parting Death Pills…”　

Wang Lin’s voice was calm, but he gave off a sense of majesty as he slowly said, “I won’t pursue Wu Qing’s offense toward me anymore, but this is not enough to clear your Devil Collection Sect’s offense toward me.”

This majesty was not something an ordinary cultivator could have. Even a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator wouldn’t have this unless they were the leader of a powerful sect.

Wang Lin was once the Divine Emperor of the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect. He didn’t need to force it; just thinking about the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect enabled him to naturally display this majesty.

The middle-aged man let out a wry smile and took out two more bottles of pills. He looked at Wang Lin and bitterly said, “Two rank 10 pills. This is my limit.”

Wang Lin calmly said, “ Wu Qing spent tens of thousands of celestial jades to make it difficult for me to get a treasure.”

The middle-aged man didn’t speak. He took out a bag from his storage space.

Without looking at the bag, Wang Lin took everything and nodded at the middle-aged man. He turned into a ray of light and flew toward an inn in a city on the east side of Peng Lai.

It wasn’t until Wang Lin left that the middle-aged man’s expression became ugly. The rage inside him was almost monstrous.

“Wu Qing, I told you not to provoke this person, but you didn’t listen!! You deserved to die! However, you implicated the Devil Collection Sect… This person was unexpectedly someone from the God Sect, ah!”

On the top of a mountain peak on the east of Peng Lai, Li Qianmei’s eyes revealed a strange light. After silently pondering for a long time, she softly muttered, “God Sect? It has been many years since the people of the God Sect left the rank 9 region. Only the very core disciples can use the War Spirit Print. How could they be allowed to leave the God Sect so easily… It was that person’s first palm that was very strange. I don’t know what spell is tyrannical enough to control the origin energy like that. It almost felt like a slave imprint!”

Wang Lin didn’t move very fast as he flew across the sky and returned to the east side of Peng Lai. He immediately saw the half-ruined city and the countless cultivators flying in the sky.

These cultivators all had complicated expressions when Wang Lin’s arrived, and they all stepped aside. They all looked at Wang Lin with a hint of fear. None of the cultivators that had come here were weak, and what had just happened had shaken them greatly.

That giant palm was very surprising. In the Cloud Sea, almost everyone knew that that easily distinguishable palm was the God Sect’s number one spell, the War Spirit Print!

Even those that were skeptical were no longer suspicious after seeing the might of that palm.

Among the cultivators from the rank 6 sects, their elders all came out to greet Wang Lin. Master Ashen Pine looked at Wang Lin from afar with a smile to cover his shock. He seemed like he wanted to talk.

Wang Lin’s expression was calm, but he sneered in his heart. He clasped his hands as a polite response as he moved through the crowd and returned to his inn. In the cultivation world, the strong were respected. Wang Lin had revealed that he could easily kill an early stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivator and could use the War Spirit Print. Now no one in the rank 5 region would dare to the provoke him.

Even the Treasured Jade Sect didn’t dare to blame him for destroying half the city.

After returning to the inn, Wang Lin counted his harvest. On top of what the middle-aged man had given him, there was the myriad of items from Wu Qing’s storage space.

After looking at everything, Wang Lin took out the red feather. Holding the feather in his hand, a flame appeared in his left eye. The flame flickered and seemed to resonate with the fire origin energy inside the feather.

“If I can undergo my third Vermillion Bird Awakening, I will become even stronger… Unfortunately, this one feather isn’t enough.” The feather in his hand immediately turned into a flame that looked like a Vermillion Bird. It flew from his hand and circled him as if it was very happy. Finally, it entered into Wang Lin’s left eye and disappeared.

The moment the Vermillion Bird entered his left eye, a sea of flames appeared around him. However, the flames didn’t destroy anything in the inn but instead burned the void.

After a long time, these flame were absorbed into his body. Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to ponder.

“After killing Wu Qing and using the name of the God Sect, there should be no one on Peng Lai who would dare to have any ideas about me.” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.

“So it’s time to start the harvest.”

During the next few days, the rank 6 sects all came to visit, and the old monsters from Master Ashen Pine’s party came to visit as well. Wang Lin calmly received them all. None of the visitors came empty-handed, and they were all very respectful.

Although they were still doubtful of Wang Lin’s identity, it was impossible to verify it. Only the people of the God Sect would know if Wang Lin was real or fake!

If he was fake, it would be fine because then at most they would lose some gifts. However, if he was real, then having a good relationship with him was the dream of any sect.

On this day, he sent away the cultivators from the Dao Spell Sect, and the old man in black who had the feather came to visit.

This old man didn’t talk about what happened before at all and looked calm. He feared Wang Lin in his heart. After all, Wu Qing was easily killed by Wang Lin, and he was also at the early stage of Nirvana Shatterer, so it was natural to be extremely cautious.

After exchanging pleasantries, the old man clasped his hands. “Fellow Cultivator Lu, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Du De. I have no sect and am just a rogue cultivator in the rank 6 region. It’s an honor to meet Fellow Cultivator Lu here at Peng Lai.”

Wang Lin smiled and slowly said, “Fellow Cultivator Du is as free as the clouds without any sect holding you down. I’m envious.”

The old man in black wryly smiled and shook his head. “This old man likes peace and quiet, so I didn’t enter any sect. I only came to Peng Lai because an old friend invited me. After the big auction in two days, I’ll leave. If Fellow Cultivator comes to the rank 6 region in the future, you can come and visit my cave.”

Wang Lin nodded. He looked at the old man in black and pondered for a moment.

This old man in black’s cultivation had already reached this point, so he was naturally very aware. “If Fellow Cultivator Lu wants to say something, then there is no harm in just saying it.”

Wang Lin looked at the old man in black and slowly said, “I wonder where Fellow Cultivator Du got that Vermillion Bird feather?”

“This…” The old man in black pondered a bit and said, “I obtained it from a wild continent in the rank 6 region. Outsiders don’t know about it and I only found it by accident. All the fierce beasts there are good with fire and it is a dangerous place, so I didn’t venture far in.” After he finished speaking, he took out a jade and his divine sense went inside before handing it to Wang Lin.

“If Fellow Cultivator Lu is interested, you may check it out. However, don’t go in too deep. According to my observations, there is a rank 11 fierce beast there!”

Wang Lin took the jade and scanned it with his divine sense. He then clasped his hands at the old man in black. They talked for a bit more before the old man in black left.

Over the past two days, Wang Lin had subtly spread out the news that he was looking to buy star maps. Soon, people began to buy star maps, and in just two days, almost all the star maps in the city had been brought.

After the maps had been carefully verified, the star maps eventually ended up in Master Ashen Pine’s hands. Holding these star maps, Master Ashen Pine went to the inn Wang Lin was in. After catching up, he took out a bag filled with star maps.

“I heard Fellow Cultivator Lu was interested in star maps, so I had people gather some. However, there is too much false information, so I don’t know how much is accurate. Fellow Cultivator Lu needs to carefully examine them.”

After taking the bag, Wang Lin smiled and clasped his hands. “Thank you, Fellow Cultivator Ashen Pine. This has saved me a lot of trouble.”

After talking for a while, Master Ashen Pine looked at Wang Lin and suddenly said, “I wonder if Fellow Cultivator Lu will have any urgent matters to attend to after tomorrow’s auction.”

Wang Lin looked at Master Ashen Pine and shook his head. “Fellow Cultivator Ashen Pine, you can just say what you need to say.”

Master Ashen Pine pondered for a bit and said, “I know of a secret place, and there may be something there that you would be interested in.” As he spoke, he looked at Wang Lin. After finding no change in Wang Lin’s expression, he took out a jade and handed it to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin accepted the jade. He didn’t check it but looked at Master Ashen Pine with a smile that wasn’t a smile.

Master Ashen Pine let out a dry cough and said, “Long story short, I see that Fellow Cultivator Lu is trading for a lot of origin crystals. If you help me enter that place, I’ll gift you 10,000 origin crystals as an reward!”

Wang Lin calmly swept the jade with his divine sense and his eyes closed. The room was quiet. Master Ashen Pine was not anxious and waited for Wang Lin’s reply.

After a moment, Wang Lin opened his eyes and calmly said, “I want 20,000 origin crystals, 10,000 up front!”

Master Ashen Pine hesitated for a moment before he nodded and smiled. “Good. To gain the help of someone from the God Sect for 20,000 origin crystals is a good value! After tomorrow’s auction is over, I’ll deliver the origin crystals and we will head out!”

Master Ashen Pine clasped his hands and left. After he left Wang Lin’s room, his smile disappeared and he let out a cold snort in his heart.

“How can the people of the God Sect be lacking origin crystals? This person’s identity is extremely suspicious. Whether his identity is true or not doesn’t matter as long as he behaves. As long as I can enter that place, my cultivation level will climb, and then…” Master Ashen Pine took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. He had been preparing for this for almost 1,000 years!

Chapter 1176 – Wouldn’t It Be Better to Forget About Each Other

In these two short days, the part of the city that was destroyed by Wang Lin’s War Spirit Print was quickly rebuilt by the Treasured Jade Sect.

In just two short days, a large amount spirit stones was used and countless cultivators worked on the repairs. The city was restored before the auction arrived.

The auction on Peng Lai was very important, and the items being auctioned were all very valuable. The reason so many old monsters would come to Peng Lai was due to this auction.

The location of the auction was at the square at the center of the main city of Peng Lai. This wasn’t an auction just anyone could center; only those with an invitation were allowed in.

There was a large amount of Treasured Jade Sect cultivators around this 100,000 feet area preventing outsiders from entering.

When the auction was about to begin, all the old monsters from the various sects arrived and entered with their invitation jades. Wang Lin was also a bit interested in the auction. He calmly flew toward the center of the main city.

Along the way, all the cultivators that saw him respectfully clasped their hands at him. During these two days, almost everyone had memorized Wang Lin’s appearance, and no one dared to offend him.

It didn’t take long for Wang Lin to arrive at the main city. The cultivators of the Treasured Jade Sect could stop anyone without an invitation jade. However, after seeing Wang Lin, their minds trembled and they moved out of the way. They didn’t dare to check if Wang Lin had an invitation jade or not.

There were almost 100 cultivators scattered across the square. Most of them were Nirvana Scryer or Nirvana Cleanser cultivators. There weren’t many Nirvana Shatterer old monsters.

Wang Lin’s arrival immediately caught the attention of all these cultivators. They all clasped their hands at him and some even went up to chat with him. Wang Lin calmly dealt with them as he looked through the crowd and saw Li Qianmei in the distance.

Li Qianmei noticed Wang Lin’s gaze and chuckled. Her eyes were as bright as the stars.

A moment after Wang Lin entered the auction square, an elder in red entered with a middle-aged man. After seeing Wang Lin, he let out a hearty laugh. “For Fellow Cultivator Lu to come to my humble auction is the honor of my Treasured Jade Sect.”

Wang Lin knew this elder in red. He was one of the people that had visited him over the last two days representing the Treasured Jade Sect.

“So it’s Elder Cao.” Wang Lin revealed a smile and clasped his hands.

The old man in red was very polite. He didn’t dare to underestimate this youth in white before him. Every time he thought about how Wu Qing had died, he would tremble.

Before he visited Wang Lin on the behalf of the Treasured Jade Sect, he was clearly aware that this person was not normal. That calmness and speech along with the hint of illusion whenever he looked at Wang Lin’s eyes were enough to shock him.

Later, he reported all of this to the sect master. After pondering for a long time, the sect master sent out a message. No disciple of the sect could offend this person on Peng Lai.

“Whether he is part of the God Sect or not has nothing to do with my Treasured Jade Sect. Just the fact that he was able to kill Wu Qing so easily is enough for him to be respected.” The old man in red talked with Wang Lin for a bit before looking up at the sky. He smiled at Wang Lin and said, “Fellow Cultivator Lu, the auction is about to start. If you have anything you want to take out to auction, you have to hurry.”

Wang Lin pondered a bit. He indeed have a few things he wanted to auction to trade for as many origin crystals as possible. After a moment, he smiled. “Might as well. I do have two treasures I want to auction.”

“Oh? Treasures that Fellow Cultivator Lu is willing to auction can’t be normal.” The old man in red revealed a hint of interest.

Wang Lin didn’t speak as he raised his right hand and reached out. A crack to this storage space opened and two objects surrounded by black light flew out at the old man in red.

The old man’s eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Lin. He saw that there were seals on the treasures and therefore didn’t check them with his divine sense. He let every cultivator’s gaze gather and clearly see the shapes of the treasures before putting them away.

Wang Lin looked at the old man in red with a smile that wasn’t a smile and clasped his hands.

The old man coughed and softly said, “This old man will first send these two items to the elder responsible for the auction. Fellow Cultivator Lu can rest assured.” With that, he clasped his hands and left.

“That old man is an interesting person.” Wang Lin’s gaze swept by the old man’s back.

After the old man in red left, other cultivators came up to talk to Wang Lin. This included the scholar in white and the beautiful woman from Master Ashen Pine’s auction.

The three weren’t unfamiliar. After they talked for a moment, the square began to tremble and everyone became quiet. The ground shook even more violently and cracks appeared around the square. 16 huge, stone tablets rose into the air!

These 16 stone tablets broke out from the earth and stopped after they were 1,000 feet into the air. Light began to surround the tablets.

At the same time, the earth around the 16 tablets continued to trembled and more than 40 smaller tablets flew out from the ground. They stopped when they were 800 feet in the air.

This didn’t end. After these 40 tablets flew out, more than 100 tablets flew out outside them and stopped 500 feet in the air. These tablet formed a giant formation!

This was not the first time a majority of these cultivators had participated in this auction, so they weren’t surprised. They all scattered and sat down on the various tablets based on their cultivation levels and status.

Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he took a step forward. He arrived above one of the 16 stone tablets in front and sat down. No one was surprised he was able to sit there; it seemed quite obvious to everyone.

Looking around, all the cultivators that sat on these 16 tablets were Nirvana Shatterer old monsters, and Wang Lin knew most of them. After almost everyone was seated, a charming shadow arrived on Wang Lin’s stone tablet. Li Qianmei blinked at Wang Lin and quietly sat down.

After sitting down, Li Qianmei whispered as if she was talking to herself, “I’m about to leave.”

As she was sitting on Wang Lin’s side, the wind blew by, causing a few strands of her hair to flutter before Wang Lin. The gentle fragrance from her body clearly entered Wang Lin’s nose.

The fragrance was very light. Just like Li Qianmei’s tranquility, it could calm one’s heart.

At this moment, the auction began. The person responsible for the auction was an elder of the Treasured Jade Sect with a square face. He floated above the square with the first item. It was a bell-like treasure with a number of fierce beast tattoos carved on it.

After noticing her own hair reaching Wang Lin, Li Qianmei’s face turned slightly red. She quickly pulled her hair back and casually bundled it up.

“When.” Wang Lin didn’t look at Li Qianmei but looked at the Treasure Jade Sect elder who was explaining the effect of the treasure.

“I’ll leave after the auction.” Li Qianme said softly, her eyes looking at the distant sky. No one knew what she was thinking.

Wang Lin quietly said, “I’ll send you off.”

At this moment, the bell was sold and the elder of the Treasured Jade Sect took out the second item. It was a pill.

Li Qianmei revealed a gentle smile. She turned around and looked at Wang Lin with bright eyes. She softly said, “How will you send me off? Will you just be sending me off from Peng Lai…”

“Ok.” Wang Lin nodded and still didn’t look at Li Qianmei.

Li Qianmei looked at the side of Wang Lin’s face. She pondered for a bit and softly said, “Or send me to the rank 9 region?”

Wang Lin siently pondered.

“Or send me to the Demon Sect and resist the invasion of the fierce beasts with me?” Li Qianmei’s voice was beautiful. It was like music that circled Wang Lin’s ears.

Wang Lin was still silent.

Li Qianmei turned around. She looked into the distance and let out a sigh.

At this moment, the second item was sold. The elder of the Treasured Jade Sect took out the third item. It was a painting. It had no mountain on it, but the river and lake on it were moving and looked very real.

Li Qianmei was silent for a long time and softly said, “I originally wasn’t going to leave this early, and there are still a few things I haven’t figured out. However, Master sent a summon yesterday. The fierce beasts at the Demon Sect suddenly increased… All the disciples of the rank 9 sects must rush over to help as soon as possible. I don’t know how long I’ll be gone this time…”

Wang Lin slowly said, “Have a safe trip.”

“When you were battling Wu Qing, I didn’t act because…” Li Qiamei hesitated but was interrupted by Wang Lin.

Wang Lin calmly said, “I understand.”

Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin. After a while, she whispered, “Do you really understand…”

Wang Lin didn’t answer but looked at the painting in the elder’s hand as the cultivators offered. After pondering a bit, his voice immediately spread out.

“This painting, I’ll take it.”

After he spoke, everyone who was offering stopped. They all looked at Wang Lin and no longer offered. No one dared to compete with Wang Lin. The matter with Wu Qing was known by everyone. The reason Wu Qing had died, aside from his greed, was due to competing with this fiend for a treasure.

Wang Lin’s right hand reached at the void and took out the scroll from the elder of the Treasured Jade Sect. He opened it, took out a lot, and turned around. This was the first time he had looked at Li Qianmei’s beautiful face that could make one’s heart race and those tranquil eyes.

“A gift to you!” Wang Lin handed over the painting.

Li Qianmei silently pondered. After a long time, she smiled and took the painting. She stood up biting her lower lip and whispered, “If you find the person who found the jade of the Heaven Breaking Sect, please pass him this message: the Heaven Breaking Sect welcomes him.”

After she finished speaking, she no longer looked at Wang Lin and moved like a dancing butterfly. Her black hair suddenly turned into a stunning blue color and she gradually disappeared before the eyes of the cultivators.

She was still holding that painting.

“Wouldn’t it be better to forget about each other… Is it…”

Chapter 1177 – Divine Devil Armor

“Wouldn’t it be better to forget about each other… Yes…” Wang Lin didn’t look at Li Qianmei as she left. Wang Lin’s heart didn’t move for this woman who was also named Li. His heart was dead; it had died during that roar of indignation on the moon. His heart had been torn, torn into pieces the moment Liu Mei took out that resentful soul.

Rather than us relying on each other, wouldn’t it be better to forget about each other?

Two different types of emotions represented two different attitudes toward life and also two different choices. Throughout Wang Lin’s life, he had met many women who were more beautiful, more talented, or were better than Li Qianmei in every aspect.

Whether it was Red Butterfly, Xi Zifeng, Liu Mei, Mu Bingmei, Lu Yanfei, or just some he had brief encounters with.

These women all passed by, but in the end, only Li Muwan and Liu Mei had entered his heart. Wang Lin was not one that understood emotions. The changes early on in his life had made him into a murderous devil, and both of his hands were soaked in blood. Even those self-proclaimed devils couldn’t compare to Wang Lin.

He didn’t understand love. If he ever did, he only had an ignorant understanding of it back when he was a youth and hadn’t started cultivating yet. He imagined he would one day pass the test and become an official. He would then return home with a wife by his side. Together they would accompany his parents until they were old.

However, after the incident with the Teng family, Wang Lin even died once, and this changed his personality greatly. The sorrow enlightened him. Cultivation, cultivation, the cultivation world only cared about the strong!

Wang Lin didn’t know his feelings for Li Muwan at all. After Li Muwan died, he spent over a 1,000 years in solitude. He walked through the void alone in a daze, and as he walked down his path toward cultivation, he constantly recalled a feeling… Gradually, as he grew older, he understood.

Li Muwan had walked into his heart as he recalled these past 1,000 years. She had entered very deep, very deep.

The other woman, Liu Mei, had also walked into Wang Lin’s heart, but her path was very different. It was very painful, very painful… In the end, Liu Mei still won. But this victory was her tearing a hold in Wang Lin’s dead heart and burying herself inside.

Wang Lin’s heart died and was torn apart by someone else. He was powerless… it’d be better to forget about each other.

Li Qianmei’s departure and spreading out her blue hair exposed her identity. In the entire Cloud Sea, she was the only person with blue hair.

She didn’t have to do this, but she still did.

The genius of the rank 9 Heaven Breaking Sect, Li Qianmei, had sat next to Wang Lin and was also gifted a painting by Wang Lin. This was seen by all the surrounding cultivators.

Li Qianmei had used this method to give people the answer to whether or not Wang Lin was a member of the God Sect.

The auction continued, but the gazes of the surrounding cultivators toward Wang Lin were different. Before, many were not certain of Wang Lin’s identity as a member of the God Sect. There were doubts hidden in their hearts, but they were well hidden.

However, a majority of these doubts were dispelled by Li Qianmei’s departure.

“The next item being auctioned is a mountain rock!” The elder in charge of the auction looked at Wang Lin and something appeared in his hand.

This was an incomplete mountain stone. It was damaged everywhere and was a mess; it looked very ugly.

Looking at the mountain stone, Wang Lin seemed to return back to all the fights he had back in Allheaven. The mountain stone had collapsed there as well. Wang Lin could only gather this much and had condensed it. It became an useless treasure in his storage space.

“1,000 celestial jades!” After a moment of silence, a sound came out from the surrounding cultivators.

The scholar in white that knew Wang Lin softly said, “5,000 celestial jade!”

The Dao Spell Sect elder sitting on one of the tablets in front calmly said, “10,000 celestial jades!”

No one else offered for this stone. Aside from a few of the powerful cultivators, most people thought it was worthless. However, earlier, when Wang Lin handed the items to the Treasured Jade Sect, everyone got a good look at what the two treasures were.

Everyone knew that this mountain stone belonged to Wang Lin.

A mere 10,000 celestial jades to make a friend with Wang Lin was something these cultivators were willing to spend. In the Cloud Sea, 10,000 celestial jades was not a small amount.

Wang Lin’s expression was neutral as his right hand formed a seal and a restriction flew out toward the mountain stone. It fell on the stone and a ripple echoed before disappearing. An ancient aura suddenly spread out from the mountain stone.

This ancient aura contained the trace of time. This immediately caused the surrounding cultivators to become serious.

The Nirvana Shatterer cultivators weren’t as phased. But the Nirvana Scryer and Nirvana Cleanser cultivators all stared at the mountain stone and began to ponder.

“Mountain soul!” The beautiful woman who knew Wang Lin was a bit surprised. She carefully looked at the stone before shaking her head and saying, “Unfortunately, it is broken.”

“This isn’t a normal mountain stone, it has celestial spiritual energy! Could this item be a mountain of the Celestial Realm?”

The scholar in white calmly said, “20,000 celestial jades!”

“Although this item is useless for us Nirvana Shatterer cultivators, the juniors in the sect can comprehend the spell within… More importantly, it likely came from the Celestial Realm and was then refined into this!” The elder of the Dao Spell Sect pondered for a moment and then slowly said, “30,000 celestial jade.”

“40,000 celestial jades!” A voice came from the distance. It was Ouyang Long, who was sitting on a stone tablet in the back.

The elder of the Dao Spell Sect said, “1,000 origin crystals!”

The surroundings were completely silent. No one else tried bidding and in the end the elder of the Dao Spell Sect bought it.

Although this mountain stone was uncommon, it didn’t set off a wave in the auction; it was at most a ripple. However, the shock the next item brought was something not even Wang Lin expected.

“This treasure is an armor!” The elder of the Treasured Jade Sect took a deep breath. There was hint of doubt and excitement in his eyes. He waved his right hand and a blob of black gas appeared. There was the vague shape of a suit of armor inside.

The moment this black gas appeared, the expressions of some the surrounding cultivators changed and they looked closed. This included the old man with a face full of scars, the scholar in white, and company.

“I ask Fellow Cultivator Lu to lift the seal so we can get a better look.” The old man clasped his hands at Wang Lin and revealed that this item belonged to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin paid attention to the old man’s expression. After pondering a bit, his right hand pointed at the suit of armor and a restriction flew out at the black gas. The black gas seemed to boil as it violently churned and layers of restrictions dissipated. Finally, all the restrictions disappeared and the black gas was no longer a blur. It quickly contracted into a black suit of armor and gave off a monstrous devilish energy.

This devilish energy was so strong that the world changed colors. A giant vortex vaguely appeared in the sky. It was completely black and slowly rotated.

The moment the seal on the armor was removed, the surroundings completely quieted down. All the cultivators’ eyes opened wide and even the Nirvana Shatterer old monsters were startled. Their eyes shined like they never shined before!

Some of the cultivators stood up in shock and disbelief filled their eyes.

The old man with a face full of scars gasped and muttered, “God Sect Devil Armor!!”

“Divine Devil Armor!!”

“It really is the Divine Devil Armor!”

“The Divine Devil Armor that only the God Sect possess. The devilish energy from it is extremely dense; it should be a rank 4 Divine Devil Armor!” The entire auction began to stir due to the appearance of this suit of armor.

The cultivators that could come to this auction were all knowledgeable, were very powerful, and were all mentally strong. However, at this moment, their mental strength collapsed due to this Divine Devil Armor!

The elder of the Dao Spell Sect clasped his hands at Wang Lin and said, “Fellow Cultivator Lu, do you really want to sell this?”

After he spoke, the surroundings immediately became quiet. Everyone’s gazes gathered on Wang Lin.

Wang Lin’s expression was calm as he looked at the scattered devil armor. He didn’t think that even this armor would be unexpectedly related to the God Sect. A strong interest toward the Cloud Sea’s God Sect appeared in Wang Lin’s heart.

Wang Lin calmly said, “I only want origin crystals!”

“Good. I’m willing to take out 3,000 origin crystals to buy this!” the elder of the Dao Spell Sect said with a decisive tone!

“This woman offers 5,000 origin crystals!” The old woman who traded Wang Lin the star map looked at the armor with a mysterious gaze in her eyes as she made the offer.

The scholar in white took a deep breath and said, “I believe all of you want to buy this to study the God Sect’s spells. Only God Sect members own something like this, and they rarely leak out. I must obtain this. I offer 8,000 origin crystals!”

The Dao Spell Sect elder hesitated for a bit and clenched his teeth. “10,000 origin crystals!” The Dao Spell Sect didn’t have that many origin crystals; 10,000 was already his limit.

The moment this price came out, the surrounding cultivators all gasped. This level of auction was not something most people could participate in. Just at this moment, an eccentric voice echoed.

“Rank 7 Mi Luo Sect offers 13,000 origin crystals!” The surrounding cultivators all looked over. It was a youth in yellow holding a fan in his hand who had shouted the offer.

The elder of the Dao Spell Sect stared at the armor and let out a sigh. He stopped bidding. The rest all became silent. This was their limit; they didn’t have that many origin crystals.

“15,000 origin crystals!” Ouyang Long’s voice echoed, and there was a hint of trembling within it. Even for him, this price made his mind tremble.

The youth in yellow frowned and said, “18,000 origin crystals!”

“20,000 origin crystals!” Ouyang Long clenched his teeth.

“25,000 origin crystals!” There was a flash of coldness in the eyes of the youth in yellow.

“3… 30,000 origin crystals!” Sweat appeared on Ouyang Long’s forehead.

“You’re merely from the rank 5 Treasured Jade Sect; where did you get so many origin crystals!?” The young man in yellow stood up and stared at Ouyang Long. There was a flash of killing intent in his eyes, but he recognized Ouyang Long’s identity.

Chapter 1178 – Qualification

“The origin crystals belong to me personally. I don’t need to report this to your Mi Luo Sect!” An ancient voice came from the distance and then a ray of light landed next to Ouyang Long, revealing it to be Master Ashen Pine.

The youth in yellow snorted and said, “35,000 origin crystals!”

“40,000!” Master Ashen Pine was very calm, as if these 40,000 origin crystals were insignificant to him. This abnormal scene immediately caused the surrounding cultivators to look at Master Ashen Pine in shock.

Master Ashen Sect was a head elder of the Treasured Jade Sect who didn’t even need to give face to the sect master. He had many direct disciples and had enough power to confront the sect master. However, he was very low-key, so the sect master had never asked about all the celestial jades and origin crystals he had gathered.

“50,000 origin crystals!” The youth in yellow stared at Master Ashen Pine and clenched his teeth.

Master Ashen Pine sneered. He didn’t care about exposing the fact that he had a large amount of origin crystals and catching the attention of the upper regions. After today, he will leave and will likely never return to Peng Lai. Not to mention his chance of success will be much greater this time. Once he succeeds, his cultivation level will increase greatly, and after that, he will have nothing to fear!

Master Ashen Pine had his hands behind his back as he calmly said, “60,000!”

“You!!” The youth in yellow took a deep breath. After thinking for a moment, he was about to offer.

“70,000!” Master Ashen Pine coldly looked at the youth in yellow and suddenly smiled. “Your Mi Luo Sect didn’t bring many people and the trip back to the rank 7 region is far. You should be careful on your way back.”

The surroundings immediately became very quiet and their gazes fell on Master Ashen Pine. It was extremely rare for someone to threaten someone from the rank 7 sects!

“What backing does this Master Ashen Pine have to dare to be so bold?”

The youth in yellow looked at Master Ashen Pine. After a long time, he let out a cold snort and flew off into the horizon.

Master Ashen Pine’s expression was neutral as he clasped his hands at Wang Lin. He then threw out a bag and then reached out toward the suit of armor. The armor flew into his hand, and after taking a closer look, he revealed a smile.

“Fellow Cultivator Lu, the deposit is in the bag as well. A total of 80,000 origin crystals. Let us go?”

Wang Lin caught the bag and scanned it with his divine sense before quietly putting it away. Master Ashen Pine had a high cultivation level and was very cunning. He was also a ruthless person.

However, no matter how cunning he was, he couldn’t match the All-Seer. Wang Lin had even dared to fight against the All-Seer, so how could he be afraid of a mere Master Ashen Pine?

After nodding slightly, Wang Lin stepped forward and flew off into the sky. Master Ashen Pine smiled and flew off as well. He and Wang Lin disappeared into the horizon.

Due to this, no one else was in the mood to continue this auction and all left.

After leaving Peng Lai, Wang Lin and Master Ashen Pine moved at an extreme speed through the star fog. Just at this moment, the sound of a flute echoed in the fog.

The star fog in the distance churned and the blue-haired Li Qianmei slowly walked out and smiled.

Wang Lin stopped and pondered a bit. He turned toward Master Ashen Pine and slowly said, “Fellow Cultivator Ashen Pine, go first. I’ll catch up a bit later.”

Master Ashen Pine smiled and handed a jade to Wang Lin. He then laughed and said, “Fellow Cultivator Lu can go to the location marked on the map. A few old friends of mine will be waiting there.”

With that, he looked at Li Qianmei and clasped his hands before flying off into the fog. He wasn’t worried Wang Lin wouldn’t come.

Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei, and after pondering for a bit, he calmly said, “Didn’t you leave? Why did you come back?”

Li Qianmei blinked and whispered, “I was going to leave, but I remember you said you were going to send me off.”

Wang Lin frowned and said, “I’ll send you off here… With your cultivation level, there shouldn’t be much danger for you there, but you should still be cautious.”

Li Qianmei shook her head and said, “Who knows? Perhaps we will never meet again after I leave… From Teacher’s tone, this outbreak seems somewhat grave.”

Wang Lin silently pondered.

Seeing that Wang Lin didn’t intend to speak, Li Qianmei frowned. She looked at Wang Lin and let out a sigh.

“That Master Ashen Pine is very secretive. I originally intended to go with you…” Li Qianmei gently bit her lower lip as she looked at Wang Lin and took off an emerald bracelet from her right hand.

“You answered my three question before and we agreed for me to give you one item per question. I haven’t given you the third item yet. This is a protective treasure. You should keep it to protect yourself.” Li Qianmei handed the bracelet to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei with a somewhat complicated look. He took the bracelet and took one glance at. It was still warm from Li Qianmei’s body. He shook his head and returned it to Li Qianmei.

Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin and quietly asked, “Why won’t you take it?”

“It is too expensive, I can’t afford it. If there is nothing else, I’ll be leaving.” With that, Wang Lin turned and was about to leave.

Li Qianmei calmly threw the jade bracelet to the side. It turned into a ray of light and disappeared among the star fog.

“Since you don’t want it, then I don’t want it either.”

Wang Lin silently looked at Li Qianmei.

“Since you don’t want my item, take back this painting.” Li Qianmei waved her hand. A painting appeared and she handed it to Wang Lin.

Li Qianmei calmly said, “The lake and river on the painting are beautiful, but it was lacking vitality, so I added a few things.”

After taking the painting, Wang Lin didn’t open it, but after silently pondering for a bit, his right hand reached out. A crack to this storage space opened and a ray of golden light flew out.　

The ray of light landed in Wang Lin’s hand. The golden light dissipated and turned into a pen.

Wang Lin waved his hand and began to draw a rune with the pen. His hand didn’t stop as he drew stroke after stroke. It wasn’t until the rune was extremely complex that he stopped.

“This pen is a celestial treasure, and when used with this rune, you should be able to display shocking strength with your cultivation level!” Wang Lin let the pen go. A golden light surrounded the pen as it floated in the void.

No longer looking at Li Qianmei, Wang Lin turned around and flew off into the distance.

“You answered my three questions. I won’t let you escape.” Li Qianmei smiled as she looked at where Wang Lin disappeared to. She picked up her flute, put it next to her mouth, and began to play. The sound of the flute echoed through the fog.

When Wang Lin heard the flute in the distance, he looked at the painting in his hand. He opened it up and saw that the river and lake were no longer there. They had dried up and there were two fishes laying next to each other, keeping each other alive.

Wang Lin frowned and revealed a wry smile. He put away the painting and flew away accompanied by the sound of the flute.

After a long time, Li Qianmei put down the flute and waved her hand. She put away the golden pen and walked off into the void…

Wang Lin moved like lightning according to the map Master Ashen Pine had given him and dashed through the fog. However, a moment later, he stopped and stared straight ahead.

In the fog not far from him there was a bright, emerald light, and there was a bracelet floating there. Not just Wang Lin, even Li Qianmei wouldn’t have expected the bracelet that she had randomly thrown to end up along the route Wang Lin would take.

Even if she had thrown it in the right direction, space was vast and filled with fog. Even though it had gone in the same direction, the chance of seeing it was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Wang Lin silently looked at the jade bracelet for a long time before reaching out. The jade bracelet fell in his hand. He let out a sigh and flew away.

There was a very small wild continent not far away from Peng Lai in the rank 5 region. There were no beasts there and cultivators rarely came here. However, right now there were three cultivators sitting there.

“Master Ashen Pine, that place is the most secretive place between us. Why do you want that person named Lu to come?” The person who spoke was the old man with a face filled with scars. He was the same old man that Wang Lin had met at Master Ashen Pine’s auction.

Master Ashen Pine sat there with a calm expression and said, “That person can use the War Spirit Print. With him there, my chance of success will increase by 20%! In addition, I’ll have to trouble Fellow Cultivator Zhao’s spell to lead the way. After it’s over, according to our previous agreement, Fellow Cultivator Zhao will get to choose three materials first!”

Master Ashen Pine’s gaze fell on another person. This was also someone Wang Lin was familiar with. It was the old woman in green.

The old woman said with a hoarse voice, “I’ll do my best.”

Just at this moment, the fog above the wild continent churned and a shrill laugh echoed. The fog was pushed aside and an old man wearing a black and white daoist robe with a crown on his head appeared. With just a few steps, he arrived next to the three of them as if he had used spatial bending.

Just as this old man appeared, a dense smell of blood appeared. There were countless soul fragments hiding in the fog behind him. They would sometimes reveal their heads and let out bursts of silent yet mournful cries.

“Master Ashen Pine, I met some enemies along the way, so I was a bit late.” The old man’s face was pale, but his eyes gave off an eerie glow.

“Master Cloud Soul!” The eyes of the old man with the face covered in scars narrowed the moment he saw the crown.

The face of the old man with the crown twitched and he revealed a gloomy smile. “Fellow Cultivator Pang, we meet again.” After that, he looked at the old woman, and in the end his gaze fell on Master Ashen Pine.

“Master Ashen Pine, is it only the four of us?”

Master Ashen Pine licked his lips and slowly said, “There are three more! They should be here soon.” Just after he spoke, the star fog churned once more and a person walked out.

White robe, fluttering black hair, and an indifferent gaze. Wang Lin walked out from the fog and looked at the four of them.

“A Nirvana Cleanser junior? Master Ashen Pine, you want to a Nirvana Cleanser junior to be involved in this?” Master Cloud Soul frowned.

“He is not a Nirvana Cleanser junior!” Master Ashen Pine smiled.

“Oh?” Master Cloud Soul’s eyes lit up. When Wang Lin approached, he waved his right hand and the countless soul fragments charged at Wang Lin.

Chapter 1179 – Crowd of Devils Gathers

“Mid stage Nirvana Shatterer!” When Wang Lin got close, he looked at the old man with the crown and felt the monstrous killing intent from this old man. This person also used souls for his spells, and he was clearly a famous evil cultivator in the Cloud Sea.

At this moment, as Master Cloud Soul waved his sleeves, an endless tide of soul fragments charged at Wang Lin to devour him.

Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. His right hand formed a fist and he threw a punch. A powerful force appeared and collided with those soul fragments.

A thunderous rumble echoed and the surrounding star fog was all pushed back. A gust of wind blew by the soul fragments as they let out shrills, and a small portion of them immediately collapsed.

Wang Lin’s body flickered and he retreated five steps. Every step he took caused the earth to tremble and left deep footprints. After five steps, his face was a bit pale as he stared at Master Ashen Pine and shouted, “Master Ashen Pine, what is the meaning of this!?”

Master Ashen Pine laughed as he stood up and waved his hand. There was a flash of gold light, and the gold light suddenly turned into thousands of flying sword. These flying sword linked together with a click to form a sword curtain and stopped Master Cloud Soul’s soul fragments from attacking again.

“Master Cloud Soul, Fellow Cultivator Lu is an honored guest I invited. I hope you will give his old man some face!”

Master Cloud Soul, who wore a crown, coldly looked at Wang Lin and revealed a fake smile. “You hide youself, but you do have Nirvana Shatterer spells.” As he spoke, his right hand reached out and the countless soul fragments gathered. They turned into nine giant soul flames behind him. They gave off a crackling sounds as they burned.

“Fellow Cultivator Lu, Master Cloud Soul is only testing your strength and has no malicious intent. Please don’t mind.” Master Ashen Pine smiled and clasped his hands.

Wang Lin’s expression was gloomy and he didn’t speak. He sat down not far from them and looked into the distance. He revealed no emotion on his face, making it impossible for outsiders to see what he was thinking.

Master Ashen Pine sneered in his heart. He and Master Cloud Soul looked at each other with subtle gazes and then quickly withdrew them.

Master Cloud Soul sent a message into Master Ashen Pine’s ears. “This person does have the ability to kill Wu Qing, but there is still a gap between him and mid stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivators like us. If I attack on my own, I can kill him in 10 breaths of time! If we join together, we can kill him instantly!”

Master Ashen Pine closed his eyes and sent out a message to Master Cloud Soul. “What makes me dread him the most isn’t his possible identity as a member of the God Sect. It’s that he is obviously a Nirvana Cleanser cultivator, but his spell could instantly kill Wu Qing. He is obviously hiding his cultivation. If I don’t know his true cultivation level, it might hinder things. However, after seeing you two fight, I’m a bit relieved. However, this person is extremely cunning, so once we enter, try to test him a few more times!”

Master Cloud Soul’s eyes lit up in agreement.

Wang Lin lowered his head while he sat there so no one could see the flash of coldness in his eyes. Although he looked like he had used full force, he was actually holding back. It would not be wise to reveal his true strength before these old monsters.

“Mid stage Nirvana Shatterer… Is indeed very strong. Just the origin energy contained in that spell is not something an early stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivator can deal with. The difference is like a young and a strong man… However, if I were to fight with my most powerful treasures, it’s not like I would lose! What I need to prevent is Master Ashen Pine and that person from teaming up.” Wang Lin’s expression was calm. He didn’t reveal the slightest clue as to what he was thinking.

The old man with the face full of scars saw the whole battle. He silently turned the ring on his finger and his gaze occasionally swept past Master Ashen Pine.

There was still that old woman in green who just calmly sat there with her eye closed. She didn’t look at what happened at all, as if she was asleep.

Time gradually passed. Day and night mixed together on this fog-covered wild continent. It was impossible to distinguish between night and day. After about one hour, a ray of sword energy flew in from the distance.

This sword energy seemed extremely sharp and contained fierce sword energy. This sword energy didn’t make the star fog move at all and directly pierced through toward the five of them.

Before the sword energy got close, a sword pressure descended from the sky. This sword pressure contained an extremely tyrannical aura. Master Ashen Pine raised his head and smiled.

There was a clang and the sword energy arrived. It stabbed into the earth before the elder named Pang. It was a seven-foot-long sword and was two fingers wide. It was white and shrouded in steam, and traces of cold energy spread out from it.

The golden tassel on the sword hilt fluttered and stirred the void, causing ripples to appear above the sword. The ripples became even more violent and a person walked out!

This person was short. At first glance, it looked like a boy. Looking closely, this person had twisted features and was as green as a ghost. He looked terrifying, and if a mortal saw him, they would die from terror.

He stepped out from the ripples and sat down next to the sword. He was only half a head taller than the sword that was stabbed into the ground..

“What kind of map did you give me, Master Ashen Pine? It took me a long time to find this place!” This person’s voice was sharp. He gloomily looked at everyone and was startled when he saw Wang Lin, but he didn’t say anything.

Master Ashen Pine smiled even wider. “Little Brother Duanmu, you can’t blame me for this. It is you who was unable to find this place.”

The child snorted and sharply said, “You said that that place has Reincarnation Pills. Is it true?”

Master Ashen Pine nodded and said, “It is 100% true. When I entered, I was only at the outer region and couldn’t go deeper, but I saw a Reincarnation Pill. However, it was guarded by a fierce beast, so I couldn’t obtain it.”

“What fierce beast?”

“A rank 12 fog dragon!”

The child silently pondered, then his eyes lit up.

“Reincarnation Pill…” When Wang Lin heard this, his expression remained neutral, but his heart was moved. However, he had never heard of the Reincarnation Pill before. Looking at Master Ashen Pine’s expression, this Reincarnation Pill didn’t seem to be the focus of his trip.

While he pondered, Wang Lin’s gaze swept past the boy. This boy was also a mid stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivator.

The boy pondered for a moment and said to Master Ashen Pine, “If we are not leaving, does that mean there is still one more?”

“There is still one missing…” Before Master Ashen Pine finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance. At almost the same time, the boy and Master Cloud Soul looked up as well.

Wang Lin clearly felt the earth tremble slightly. He looked over and saw a tall figure closing in on the wild continent from the fog. The figure got closer and closer until a large, burly man wearing purple was revealed.

As he approached, the earth trembled even more violently. Countless small pieces of rubble flew everywhere.

The moment this burly man closed in, Wang Lin’s eyes narrowed and closely looked behind the burly man. There were fierce beasts following behind him. Although there weren’t too many, there were still hundreds. However, their ranks weren’t that high.

In the blink of an eye, the burly man arrived everyone. He coldly looked at everyone and calmly said, “I have arrived!”

No one saw him make a move, but the moment he spoke, those hundreds of beasts began to roar, and the sound was earth-shattering. Some of the fierce beasts suddenly collapsed into a pile of flesh and blood. Soon, all the fierce beasts behind him collapsed and died.

When these fierce beasts died, the earth was died red and the smell of blood became dense. At the same time, the souls of the beasts all gathered before the burly man and rapidly condensed. They eventually turned into a black vortex and then the burly man pinched it with his right hand. The vortex immediately condensed into a black pill.

The burly man devoured the pill in his hand and calmly said, “I came here, so I refined all the fierce beasts here.”

“Battle Beast Sect!” Master Cloud Soul’s expression became serious and he clasped his hands at the burly man. He said, “I wonder who Fellow Cultivator is in the Battle Beast Sect? I’m Master Cloud Soul. I’m friends with the honorable Master Bo Tain.”

The boy’s expression also became serious, and he clasped his hands at the burly man.

“Master Bo Tain is my senior brother. I’m Chen Tainjun.” The burly man’s voice was calm and there was a hint of pride in it.

“This person is at the early stage of Nirvana Shatterer… But to be able to get the attention of all these mid stage Nirvana Shatterer old monsters means that aside from his sect, there is something else. More importantly, this Battle Beast Sect’s spell is interesting. Also, he said that he was already here, but no one noticed him. There is something strange!” Wang Lin withdrew his gaze from the burly man.

“The Battle Beast Sect’s hiding ability is indeed brilliant. I didn’t realize brother Chen was here at all!” Master Ashen Pine got up and laughed.

Chen Tainjun nodded slightly and said, “Master Ashen Pine, I was called by the rank 9 region and must hurry back to the sect. I don’t have much time, so you must be quick!”

Master Ashen Pine nodded, then his gaze swept everyone once and he said, “I’m very grateful that all of you could come. All of us will obtain something in this trip. None of you will walk away empty-handed.” He paused for a moment before looking at Wang Lin and saying, “Fellow Cultivator Lu, aside from the origin crystals, you can also chose a few treasures as my sign of gratitude!”

Wang Lin silently nodded.

“I won’t say any more. Once we are there, I’ll give a detailed introduction! This way!” After he finished speaking, he took a step and charged into the star fog.

The elder named Pang followed closely after and the old woman in green followed. The Battle Beast Sect’s Cheng Tianjun stepped forward and two strands of black gas turned into two eagle-like beasts as he followed.

“Fellow Cultivator Lu, this way.” Master Cloud Soul looked at Wang Lin with a smile that wasn’t a smile.

Wang Lin’s expression was calm and he flew forward. Master Cloud Soul flew at the rear and coldly looked at Wang Lin. The six of them formed six rays of light across space with Master Ashen Pine leading the way.

Chapter 1180 – Extraordinary

The starry sky was covered in fog as the six rays of light flew through the sky. Master Ashen Pine seemed to be very familiar with this path. He didn’t even take out a jade to check for directions; he just quickly flew toward the location!

With his Nirvana Shatterer cultivation, he was like a bolt of thunder when flying at full speed. Everyone behind him also used their full cultivation and flew faster.

Wang Lin fell behind. After all, his real cultivation level was not Nirvana Shatterer. He remained calm as he took out the talisman and placed it on his body. A gust of wind appeared around him and he charged out.

They flew at full speed, and a few days later, the fog became even more dense. They were within the deepest part of the rank 5 region, and they could vaguely see the shadow of a wild continent.

“Here it is.” Master Ashen Pine rushed out and got close to the wild continent. This wild continent wasn’t big, but it had a lot of fierce beasts. Just standing above it, you could hear the constant roars of fierce beasts.

“Not many people know about this wild continent, and even those that know won’t find the secret I hid here.” Master Ashen Pine smiled as he looked at the continent with reminiscence in his eyes.

“Fellow Cultivator Pang, I will trouble you to find all the cultivators on this wild continent and… kill them all!” Master Ashen Pine looked at the old man with the face full of scars.

The old man named Pang nodded and then disappeared. His divine sense spread out across the wild continent and he continued to search. He killed every cultivator he found, regardless of their cultivation level or sect.

Wang Lin looked at the wild continent under his feet. He had a feeling that there was something wrong, but he couldn’t tell what. At this moment, he squatted down and grabbed a handful of dirt to examine.

The eyes of the old woman in green also lit up as she looked around and became serious.

Master Cloud Soul looked at Wang Lin and sneered. The secret of this wild continent couldn’t be seen through unless you had lived here for a long time.

The boy also frowned as he looked around. No one knew what he was thinking. Only Chen Tianjun wasn’t moved at all. He just sat there and cultivated with his eyes closed.

It didn’t take long for the old man named Pang to return. He nodded at Master Ashen Pine but didn’t speak.

Master Ashen Pine got a bit excited and let out a deep breath. Then his hands formed a seal and he waved his arms. Large amounts of origin energy suddenly gathered around him. It stirred up the fog and turned into a giant vortex before him.

Master Ashen Pine’s white hair flowed without any wind. He let out a roar and both of his hands mercilessly pressed down on the earth!

The earth trembled with a bang and endless rumbles echoed. As the earth trembled, crackling sounds could be heard. Cracks moved like dragons as they extended into the distance.

The earth shook even more violently. A towering mountain to the east released a harsh glow. Then mountains in the north, south, and west sides also released similar lights.

The lights from the four mountains became even stronger and immediately spread out. If one looked from above, they would see that the light from the four mountains linked together to form a four mountain formation!

The earth within the formation trembled and shattered, and gravel floated into the air. In the blink of an eye, it was as if a layer of earth had been scraped off from the area within the four mountains as even more gravel floated into the air.

Wang Lin’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the gravel flying into the air. The earth was as smooth as a mirror; there were no bumps or concaves at all.

There was a giant rune hidden underground!

The rune was imprinted on the earth with a spell and occupied a majority of the continent. The gravel was added later on to hide the rune.

Looking at this gravel flying into the air and disappearing, Wang Lin felt like a bolt of lightning hit him. He looked at where the gravel was flying off to and was shocked! He thought of the reason why he felt like this place was strange!

This wild continent was completely motionless! The continents in the Cloud Sea were not stationary, but slowly drifting across space. This movement was very slow and difficult to detect, but it existed. Mortals would never feel it, but after one reaches a certain cultivation level, they would vaguely feel it if they calmed down.

Wang Lin wasn’t a native cultivator of the Cloud Sea. His former star system was full planets and not these floating continents. As a result, this feeling became very clear to him. If it was a native cultivator, they could easily miss this matter.

“A motionless wild continent…” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up.

There was not a single piece of gravel left remaining on the earth between the four mountains. Master Ashen Pine sat down and his right hand reached at the void. A crack to his storage space opened and celestial jades flew out from inside. The moment they landed on the earth, all the celestial spiritual energy inside them was drained and they turned into dust.

As the celestial jades continue to dissipate, the earth absorbed the dense celestial spiritual energy and the rune became even more clear. It gave off a gentle glow.

After a short 15 minutes, more than 100,000 celestial jades were used. The rune became brighter and brighter until the entire wild continent was shining!

“Celestial formation, activate!” Master Ashen Pine roared, his voice like a thunder rumble. At this moment, the rune on the ground shined violently and there was an earth-shattering tremble.

Wang Lin clearly felt that after the rune had absorbed enough celestial spiritual energy, it spread across the entire continent. The wild continent suddenly began to move!

It wasn’t trembling, but moving!

This continent was moving to the north! It was a detectable movement; one could only imagine how fast it was moving! Not only Wang Lin, but the boy, Chen Tianjun, and the old woman in green were all shocked by this. They spread out their divine senses and carefully observed.

As the rune shined, the continent moved even faster. As the rumbling continued, it completely moved away from where it was before.

A seven-colored crack appeared where the center of the wild continent was! The crack wasn’t very large, only five feet wide. The seven-colored light made this very small crack extremely conspicuous in space!

“This is!” The boy gasped as he stared at the seven-colored crack and became excited. His features were already twisted, and now that he was excited, he was even more terrifying.

“What a big move!” The burly man, Chen Tianjun from the Battle Beast Sect, looked at Master Ashen Pine before his gaze fell back on the seven-colored crack.

“This wild continent was originally not here. I accidentally passed through here just as the crack appeared. Afterward, in order to hide it, I moved a continent here to cover the crack up so outsiders wouldn’t find it!” Master Ashen Pine smiled as he spoke. There was pride in his voice.

The old woman in green looked at the crack and said, “Where does this seven-colored crack lead to?”

“You’ll know once we get there!” Master Ashen Pine laughed as he controlled the continent below them to move faster. In the blink of an eye, they were far from the crack.

“This crack isn’t stable and can’t be entered directly. If two of us enter it, it will collapse. Although it won’t dissipate, it will shrink, making it difficult to return! Therefore, we must use this wild continent as a guide and smash our way in. That way, this crack won’t collapse, and due to the seal on this continent, the impact will be a lot weaker when we return.”

As Master Ashen Pine explained this, the seven-colored crack gradually disappeared into the distance. The continent under everyone’s feet moved even faster, but it suddenly stopped.

Master Ashen Pine’s hands formed a seal and pointed at the continent. The continent started moving even faster than before as it smashed toward the seven-colored crack!

It moved faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, they reached the limit. The speed caused the continent to tremble violently, and large amounts of rocks fell off the edge.

If you looked from above, you would clearly see that the speed of the continent wasn’t any slower than a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator. In fact, it was even faster!

Thunderous rumbles echoed across the stars as the continent moved even faster! The people on the continent became serious as they stared at the seven-colored crack that was getting close. They were all on guard!

Although this sounds slow, it all happened in an instant. The continent immediately crashed down into the seven-colored crack! At this moment, the seven-colored light intensified and seemed to light up the area!

When the continent crashed, the crack seemed to have gotten ripped open by force and instantly became larger.

“Go!” shouted Master Ashen Pine as he charged out toward the crack. Everyone else also used their full speed and entered the crack.

At this moment, the only two people outside were Master Cloud Soul and Wang Lin. Master Cloud Soul coldly looked at Wang Lin and Wang Lin let out a cold snort in his heart, but he headed straight for the crack. However, just as he was about to enter the crack, there was a flash of coldness in Wang Lin’s eyes and he suddenly looked back!

Master Cloud Soul’s eyes narrowed. At the moment Wang Lin turned back, his right hand reached at the void and an iron sword suddenly appeared in his hand!

It was covered in rust, but it was an iron sword that contained a heaven-shaking aura!