2 Heart firm as Obsidian and Unyielding as a Tiger!
"Brother Lin, where are you going? Don't you want to register yourself?"
On the road, Lin Yanshi's groan sounded with confusion.
Although the earlier conflict brought up unpleasant feelings, he believed that Bai Hanyu did not have the authority to prevent disciples to participate in the gathering.
Wang Lin glanced sideways and nonchalantly said. "It doesn't matter."
"How come?"
Wang Lin looked at the Sky Ridge from the distance. Its peak pierced through the clouds, seemingly reaching the sky vault. He shook his head and muttered. "Sky Ridge is a good place to go, a place where a carp has the opportunity to leap the dragon gate. Unfortunately, it's also the graveyard of death."
Some outlanders believed that Sky Ridge was a cursed land and preferred to call it as 'Graveyard of Death'. Some also termed it as 'Keeper of Bones'.
These terminologies had not come out of anywhere. Throughout the passage of time, thousands of forgotten cultivators died there.
Rumour has it that the corpses had merged with the earth. This resulted in a process known as transformation. The bones transformed and formed the humongous walls!
This was the reason Wang Lin eventually decided not to partake in the 'Demon Hunt'.
The danger involved was more than the benefits reaped.
Furthermore, Wang Lin was wary of Bai Hanyu.
Bai Hanyu was not one of the top ten disciples, but his big brother was the top one outer disciple of the sect. Moreover, Bai Hanyu was at Qi condensation 6th stage.
Wang Lin's current strength was far from capable to fight three levels higher than his. It was unwise to confront the other party.
His current goal was the restoration of his cultivation base.
Once he reinstated his cultivation base, a mere Bai Hanyu was not worth dirt on his eyes.
Wang Lin and Lin Yanshi went on separate ways after they reached the outer courtyard.
Lin Yanshi lived in the couple courtyard of the outer court. Despite the fatty's seemingly untrustworthy appearance, he was someone with a dual companion.
Wang Lin headed straight to the outer courtyard meant for those that had yet to found partners.
People that lived in this area were considered pseudo disciples of Dual Harmony Sect.
Reason being was because they were not permitted to cultivate the arts of Dual Harmony Sect. They needed to find a cultivation companion before they could cultivate Dual Harmony's cultivation method.
Lin Yanshi wanted to help Wang Lin find a partner, a reason why he suggested Wang Lin participate in the 'Demon Hunt'.
After returning home, Wang Lin sat in meditation to cultivate. He tried to sense the spiritual energy in his surroundings but to no avail. He felt as if a thread disrupted his connection to Heaven and Earth.
Cultivation is a process of connecting one's spirit to Heaven and Earth. Once one was connected to Heaven and Earth, they were able to sense the spiritual energy in the surrounding area. The last step was to use a cultivation method to absorb those spiritual energies into the body.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and sighed. The memories of that day were still fresh on his mind.
Three years ago, Wang Lin was beginning to form his golden core. In seclusion, however, this thread that had suddenly appeared between his Spirit and Heaven and Earth prevented him from sensing spiritual energy.
For months since its appearance, Wang Lin tried tons of ways to eliminate this thread. However, he was unsuccessful.
Because of his impatience and worry, he formed a heart devil.
Day by day, his condition worsened, yet Wang Lin was unconcerned.
All he thought that day was to break through the Golden Core.
One day, he could not take it anymore and risked it all. However, he experienced a Qi deviation.
That Qi deviation shaped the present Wang Lin.
If someone would ask if he had regretted it, Wang Lin had nothing to say. He would accept and agree to it.
He was indeed rush and prideful in the past. His talent was one of the best in Southern Land and he was born into a powerful family, so everyone would have been like Wang Lin if they were in his shoes.
The Qi deviation serves as a lesson to Wang Lin. Now his heart was as firm as obsidian and unyielding as a tiger!
If the devil would try to tempt him right now, a single thought was all he need to shatter it.
Wang Lin closed his eyes and continued his cultivation session.
Just as he was about to let his Spirit connect to Heaven and Earth, someone knocked on his door.
Wang Lin opened his eyes and frowned. Nevertheless, he stood up and opened the door. When he saw the person behind the door, his nonchalant attitude slightly fluctuated.
He was stunned by the unexpected visitor.
It was a beautiful girl, but Wang Lin had already expressed that he had nothing to do with her starting seven days ago. She was the last thing he would think of if someone knocked on his door...
"What's the matter?"
Wang Lin took a closer look at his ex-fiancee Yan Lingxi. She was petite and thin. Wearing a pink dress, she was cute and beautiful.
However, Wang Lin was indifferent and expressionless.
Yan Lingxi lowered her head as guilt flashed in her eyes. She stretched her hand and said. "Sister Yue delivered it for you."
Wang Lin stared at the bottle of pills in her hand. Hearing that it came from his cousin, Wang Yue, he took it and said. "Thank you. From now on, you can tell cousin that she needed not to hand me Qi pills."
It was the other way of telling her to scram away from his sight.
Yan Lingxi raised her head and looked at Wang Lin. She felt uncomfortable and stuttered. "Al... All right..."
She then turned and hurried away.
Wang Lin shook his head.
Truthfully speaking, Wang Lin and Yan Lingxi had some memories together.
She was the daughter of the Green Mulberry City's Yan family.
The Yan's and Wang's have deep ties so as the children of the patriarch, Wang Lin and Yan Lingxi became friends at a young age.
If he had to say what she was to him, they were playmates and nothing more.
However, Yan Lingxi thought otherwise. When Wang Lin was still a genius, she was head over heels to him and stick to him like glue.
After his Qi deviation, she started distancing herself from him.
Only then did Wang Lin understand that Yan Lingxi was the same as other normal women. She was only after power and prestige.
However, Wang Lin still treated her as an acquaintance.
When she jumped into another man's embrace, Wang Lin concluded that she was not worthy to be his friend.
In reality, Yan Lingxi was not actually Wang Lin's fiancee.
When he was still a genius, she claimed that she was his fiancee behind his back. Many misunderstood and trusted her proclamation.
Wang Lin did not do anything about this misconception. He thought it was better so that no one would bother him about marriage proposals. He was focused on his pursuit of immortality.
But he never expected that this misconception would turn this way.
Because of it, he had a conflict with a person he had just met and people even mocked him for wearing a green hat.
Wang Lin shook his head and closed the door. He sat on top of his bed and looked at the pill on his palm...
A sigh escaped his lips.
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On the other side of the outer court, Companion Courtyard.
Companion courtyard was flourishing and bustling. Stalls were set up at the side of the road and many vendors shouted, trying to attract the passerby's attention.
The pedestrians were usually couples. This was a paradise for couples, so it was unusual to find someone walking on the road alone.
But Yan Lingxi was not concerned about this. She walked the road alone with her mind occupied.
When she reached her abode, she entered the room and sat there for a while. Moments later, a young man entered the house.
She was naturally Yan Lingxi's dual cultivation partner, Bai Hanyu.
Bai Hanyu swept his gaze and it stopped at Yan Lingxi. His eyes softened but then he frowned. He approached her and said. "I heard that you went to that guy's house. What are you doing there?"
Looking at the suspicious look in Bai Hanyu's eyes, Yan Lingxi's heart skip a beat and hurriedly cleared the misunderstanding. "Sister Yue delivered some pills. Because she could not find Wang Lin, she instructed me to hand it to him."
"Is that so?" Bai Hanyu's brows eased a little.
Yan Lingxi nodded.
"I don't want something like this to happen again. You heard me?"
"Mhmm."
"Good." Bai Hanyu looked at the beautiful girl sitting on the bed and sat beside her. He hugged her thin waist and muttered. "Don't you think it's time?...."
"Brother Han..."
Seeing that she was unwilling, Bai Hanyu frowned and his eyes flashed in terrifying light, but Yan Lingxi did not notice it. "I'll wait until you are ready...For now, I had an important business. I'm going out..."
Bai Hanyu turned and headed to the next room. The moment Yan Lingxi was out of his sight, he gnashed his teeth and sat down. He took a communication talisman from his spatial ring. He tapped it and soon a voice came from the other side.
"Senior brother, why are you calling me? Is there something important you want to tell me?"
"I want him dead!"
Bai Hanyu viciously spat out.
"I presumed it's Wang Lin...Okay, you wanted me to assassinate him?"
"Go ahead, I don't care how you kill him. I only wanted him dead. Are we clear?"
"You can trust me, Senior Brother. Then I'll start preparing."
Within a room, a young man cut off the communication talisman. He grinned and chuckled. "No need to use a butcher's blade to kill a chicken."
To the young man, a request to kill Wang Lin was too easy. He might as well do it and get on Bai Hanyu's good side.
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A/N: I decided to upload two chapters a day than dropping all on the same day. In this way, the novel gets more exposure at the very least. From now on, updates would be frequent(I will do my best to stick with this vow). I promise! I also want to speed up the updates so badly so that I can write to where I left the book... And as you might all notice now, I am trying to merge the two versions I first uploaded.
Anyway, I won't spoil much and get on with the real deal. Until the next update, goodbye for now.
