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Chapter 1709 - Emperor's Envy!
Throughout the ages, among the three clans of the ancient country of the Immortal Astral Continent, no one had taken that step! This was related to the environment in which they grew up in. They lived under the protection of the three Grand Empyreans, under the rules of the three emperors, under the light of their ancestors.
They almost fervently admired the Ancient Ancestor; he was their heaven!
No matter how arrogant they were, they didn't dare to show even a little disrespect toward the Ancient Ancestor. This was something instilled in them from the moment they were born. Everyone who lived around them was the same.
Even Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo was like this. This just shows how impactful it was!
However, Wang Lin was different. He moved like a ray of light and closed in on the dissipating vortex. His figure revealed fortitude, boundless tyranny, and a powerful, unyielding nature!
If he hadn't obtained the recognition of the Ancient Ancestor, it wouldn't matter, but since he had, he didn't agree with only four drops! However, Wang Lin's view was different!
The so-called recognition was just identifying someone as their descendant so they would have your bloodline. Wang Lin didn't need this bloodline!
If he wanted to, he could get the celestial bloodline from the madman. It was an existence equal to the ancient bloodline!
Because of this, Wang Lin would charge into the vortex. If this so-called Ancient Ancestor didn't give him more blood, he would force those four drops of blood out of his body and give up his identity as an ancient one. He would take the celestial bloodline, obtain the Immortal Celestial Body, and become a celestial!
"You recognize me, but I haven't recognized you. If you want me to recognize this bloodline, then give me more blood and power!" Wang Lin didn't fear this Ancient Ancestor, so he dared to demand conditions.
"Once I recognize a bloodline, I will never betray it, but trying to make me accept it with only four drops is too cheap!" Wang Lin roared as he rushed at the vortex.
His roar entered the vortex and echoed inside. It formed a series of echoes that swirled inside the vortex.
Just as Wang Lin entered the vortex, an indifferent aura that was like a divine sense spread out and shrouded him. This prevented Wang Lin from entering and kept him outside the vortex.
The aura this divine sense gave off was ancient and contained no emotion at all, as if it were dead.
Wang Lin floated inside the aura and coldly stared at the vortex. His eyes lit up and his right hand pointed to the spot between his eyebrows. After lifting his hand, there was a milky white light at his fingertip. He waved his right hand and the void beside him distorted, revealing various pictures.
There was a black-robed young man in this picture, and he was only at the Core Formation stage. He was in the Land of the Ancient God on planet Suzaku!
The picture changed again. After the young man in black experienced many things, he finally obtained Ancient God Tu Si's memory inheritance.
"You can see it, this is when I first obtained the ancient god inheritance!" Wang Lin spoke slowly, then he waved his right hand. The pictures changed and revealed how Wang Lin had obtained his ancient god inheritance.
This continued until the end, when he was in the Ancient Tomb. These were Wang Lin's memories, and he made them appear.
"Since you have a spirit, then ponder how many drops of blood are needed for me to accept your bloodline! Or else destroy me and I'll give up the ancient bloodline and become a celestial!" Wang Lin's words were cold, and after he finished speaking, the aura around him suddenly left. It retreated back into the vortex.
It seem to ponder for a long time, and the vortex that was about to dissipate rumbled once more and began to rotate. It slowly reformed and even more blood light began to spread out!
On the Immortal Astral Continent, on the city floating in the sky in the Dao clan, nearly 1 million ancient clan members waited. The man in the royal robe was about to lose his patience, but he didn't dare to speak.
The originally dim sliver of blood light between the eyebrows of the statue suddenly erupted with red light. This red light shrouded the world and cause the surroundings to be bathed in red.
This sudden change caused an uproar!
"This… This is impossible!!"
"There is even more blood light. Could the fifth drop be about to form?"
"Throughout the ages, the Ancient Race Heavenly Blood was all formed at once. Such a change has never happened before! The blood light has reappeared!"
The expression of the man in the royal robe changed for the first time. He stared at the light between the eyebrows of the statue and shock appeared in his eyes.
"How can this be!? It was obviously going to end, how could this happen. This… this…"
Only the black-haired young man, Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo, revealed a smile. His eyes revealed a strange light as he stared at the statue, remaining silent.
While the nearly 1 million ancient clan members were in shock, the blood light gathered between the eyebrow of the statue and a fifth drop of blood flew out!
This fifth drop confirmed everyone's speculations and immediately set off a monstrous wave. Everyone was in shock!
All their gazes gathered on the statue. After a long time, only the fifth drop appeared. After seeing this, the man in the royal robe finally relaxed.
"Five drops… So what if there are five drops? I obtained six drops and became the emperor of the Dao clan. I don't believe he can…" The eyes of the man in the royal robe shined. Just as he began to think this, what happened next caused his thoughts to collapse. His whole body trembled!
The blood light became monstrous again, and this time the sixth drop of blood flew out!
"Six drops of blood!! Six drops!!"
"Same as the Emperor. This… This is our Dao clan's great fortune!!"
"Not six drops, it's seven drops!"
When the blood light gathered, the crowd went into an uproar. The face of the man in the royal robe turned purple and the seventh drop flew out! What was even more amazing was that as Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo laughed, the eight drop appeared!!
Eight drops of blood, even Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo had only obtained eight drops!
The surrounding people almost lost their minds as they stared at the statue in shock. The man in the royal robe subconsciously licked his lips, and there was an almost undetectable flash of coldness in his eyes.
"How could Ye Mo's heir obtain such recognition from the ancestor and be given eight drops of blood? I'm the real descendant of the Ancient Ancestor, I'm the royal bloodline. I'm the greatest genius of the ancient clan besides Uncle!!" The man in the royal robe took a deep breath and suppressed the jealousy in his heart. He could not let Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo see this.
His gloomy expression was hidden by a smile. The man in the royal robe faced the black-haired young man and smiled. "Congratulations, Uncle. It seems this child will become your only disciple. Perhaps one day he will even surpass Uncle and come a new Grand Empyrean for the Dao clan."
The heart of the man in the royal robe was sinister. Although these words sounded nice, they were filled with hidden meanings. However, his words were lacking any sense of falsehood, as if he really had spoken due to the joy he felt. It was difficult to see anything off about them.
The black-haired young man remained the same after hearing his. Only he turned around and looked meaningfully at the man in the royal robe.
With this gaze, the man in the royal robe trembled. Just as he was about to speak, he heard another uproar! He looked back at the statue and his heart skipped a beat, his face immediately turning pale.
The ninth drop slowly formed under this heaven-shattering uproar!
The ninth drop of blood caused Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo's eyes to shine brightly. The joy in his eyes could be seen clearly by everyone!
However, this was not the end. After the ninth drop of blood, the blood light gathered once more. As everyone was holding their breaths, the tenth drop of blood showed signs of appearing!
"The tenth drop!! Something that has never happened throughout the ages, the tenth drop!!"
"Ten drops of the Ancient Ancestor blood, this is unbelievable. Ten drops of blood, doesn't that mean this person is the real emperor of the Dao clan?!"
"Even the royal family has never obtained 10 drops of blood. Who the hell is this person? Could he become the future emperor of our Dao clan?!"
The man in the royal robe was livid and almost lost control of the crazed jealousy in his heart. He stared at the blood light gathering between the eyebrows of the statue. All the blood light in the area gathered and formed a drop of blood!
This drop of blood was not red, but purple!! The moment the drop of purple blood formed, the expression of the man in the royal robe changed greatly and he subconsciously took a few steps back. His eyes revealed more shock, horror, and disbelief than before!
"Ancient Ancestor Soul Blood!! This… This is Soul Blood!!! It's impossible, impossible…"
The Grand Empryrean's expression changed for the first time. He stared at the drop of purple blood and revealed shock in his eyes for the first time. He was not even shocked by the ninth drop, but at this moment, he was shocked.
"Ancient Ancestor… You sending out a drop of Soul Blood, could this mean something… Soul Blood, this Soul Blood… Throughout the ages, only nine drops of Soul Blood have appeared. Three drops of Soul Blood created one of the ancient clans…
"Nine drops of Soul Blood created the current three ancient clans…"
The black-haired young man took a deep breath. His right hand pointed at the sky and the world changed colors. A large, red sun appeared, shrouding this area, preventing anyone from the outside from seeing what was happening here!
"I seal this place with my Empyrean Sun! Members of my Dao clan, do not tell anyone of this matter. Anyone who violates this will die, no matter their identity!" Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo spoke slowly. He turned around and gave the man in the royal robe a profound look.
"Did you hear that?"
The man in the royal robe lowered his head and quickly answered, "Yes…" However, the jealousy inside his heart had almost reached the point of collapse.
The black-haired young man raised his head and looked toward the land occupied by the celestials. He slowly muttered, "I'm going to the land of the celestials to bring this child… back here."
Chapter 1710 - A Wisp of Soul
Five drops of blood and one drop of purple Soul Blood shined brightly before the statue. After Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo sealed the aura with the power of his Empyrean Sun, these six drops of blood flew off into the distance.
Ripples appeared in the sky, forming a giant vortex, and the center of the vortex seemed to connect to the void. The six drops of blood flew into the vortex and disappeared before everyone's gazes.
The last to disappear was the purple Soul Blood. The appearance of this drop of Soul Blood shook everyone. They also revealed disbelief, horror, and awe!
They looked at the demonic purple light that came from the Soul Blood and watched it disappear into the vortex. After that, they became sober and the shock became even more intense. The shock was like a wave that shrouded their bodies and souls.
"Purple Soul Blood… My God, I saw a drop of purple Soul Blood! In all the generations of the ancient country, there have only been nine drops!"
"Legend says that the Ancient Ancestor gave nine drops of Soul Blood to his three sons. These three sons each created one of the ancient clans. My clan is the Dao clan formed by his third son, and it has lasted until today…"
"Now the tenth drop of blood has appeared… This…"
"Who is experiencing the first calamity of the third trial? I have never heard of Soul Blood appearing during this calamity. This matter… This matter is too amazing!! This is definitely a shocking event for my ancient country!"
"There are three calamities in the third trial, the first calamity being the Ancient Race Heavenly Blood. He obtained nine drops of blood followed by a drop of Soul Blood, and this is only the first calamity. If he reaches the second calamity, Ancient Dao Three Distractions… What kind of fortune will he obtain in that calamity?"
"There is also the last calamity, Blessing of the Ancient Ancestor. If he obtained such high recognition from the Ancient Ancestor, I can't imagine what he will obtain then… Maybe the legendary Ancient Ancestor inheritance that no one has obtained before?"
Debates began to echo as everyone was shaken by the drop of Soul Blood. Fortunately, this place had been sealed by Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo, and with his powerful might, he prevented people from leaking what had happened here.
Otherwise, this matter would set off a huge wave on the Immortal Astral Continent. The Ji and Shi clans would definitely come to investigate once they learned of this. It could even cause a dispute.
It has to be said that the appearance of the tenth drop of Soul Blood was simply too important for the ancient country. If Wang Lin could obtain two more drops, then he could scatter his essence blood and form the fourth ancient clan like the Ancient Ancestor's three sons!
If the celestials knew of this, they would be shocked. Even though this wouldn't set off a huge war, they would send people to pay close attention.
Everything was because of this drop of Soul Blood!
After the six drops of blood disappeared into the vortex and the blood light disappeared, the aura disappeared as well. Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo waved his right hand at the red sun that shrouded the area.
The sun suddenly gave off even brighter light and divided into nearly 1 million pieces. It landed on the bodies of everyone here, forming a sealing spell.
After everything was done, the sun that shrouded this place dissipated and the sky returned to normal. The wind blew by as if it wanted to blow away the shock and tension that was here.
Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo looked into the distance and stepped forward without hesitation, disappearing without a trace. He was going to the celestials' land, to the Seven Dao Sect, to the cave to take that child back home!
After Xuan Luo left, the city in the sky remained silent for a long time. Then the man in the royal robe left with an extremely gloomy heart. After he left, everyone else slowly left while still filled with shock.
Everything that had happened here was buried deeply at the bottom of their hearts. As they scattered, they all looked at where Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo went. There was complication, envy, jealousy in their eyes, but what overpowered all of that was expectation!
They were looking forward to Grand Empyrean Xuan Lou bringing back the person that shocked them. They were even more looking forward to seeing what this person looked like and who this person was.
"My Dao Clan is the weakest of the three ancient countries… I hope the Grand Empyrean's return will change all of this…"
It wasn't until everyone had dissipated that the emperor returned to the depths of the city in the sky, to his palace. This palace was so large, it was very difficult to see where it ended. It was filled with intricate carvings and was extremely luxurious.
There were many servants inside the palace. Their faces were pale and they were extremely nervous. This fear came from the terrifying aura that came from one of the sub palaces to the east.
This aura was filled with an irrepressible sense of anger.
Thunderous rumbles echoed across the palace. The resident palace for the emperor collapsed and a powerful shockwave spread. Some of the workers and bodyguards couldn't avoid it fast enough and all died miserably.
The smell of blood spread out. A person gradually walked out from the ruins of the collapsed palace. He was the man in the royal robe. His eyes were calm and lacking any emotion. After he walked out from the ruins, he didn't even look back before he slowly said,
"Clean this up. I want to see a new palace in three days."
After he spoke, hundreds of smoke-like figures appeared and knelt before him.
The man in the royal robe waved his sleeve and disappeared without a trace. When he reappeared, he was in the tallest tower in the palace. He stood there, facing the world as he overlooked the palace and the Ancient Ancestor statue that pierced the sky.
"I'm the Dao country's emperor, a true descendant of the Ancient Ancestor, and his blood flows through me. A mere heir of Ye Mo, what qualifications does he have to be valued so greatly by Xuan Luo?
"Soul Blood…" The man in the royal blood looked calm, but his right hand formed a fist. He suddenly began to laugh.
"This is good as well, this will be a bit interesting. I want to see what kind of wave he can set off. Even though he has the Soul Blood, he will still have to kneel before me!"
The man in the royal robe smiled even wider and withdrew his gaze. He waved his right hand and a fist-sized red bead appeared in his grasp.
There seemed to be countless mist-like clouds inside, slowly rotating, and there was a soul sitting inside. It was impossible to clearly see what the soul looked like, one could only tell it was the soul of a woman.
This soul wasn't complete, it was only part of a soul.
The man in the royal robe looked at the red bead in his hand and slowly said, "Ye Dao!"
"Servant is here!" After the man in the royal robe spoke, the light behind him became twisted and an old man in black walked out. He knelt down on one knee before the man in the royal robe.
The man in the royal robe calmly asked, "Did you find her?"
"Emperor, this servant has searched the entire ancient country and couldn't find this woman. Now I have sent people to the celestials and will receive news soon."
"There is no news from the Imperial Teacher?" The man in the royal robe frowned.
The old man kneeling there remained cool and calmly spoke,
"Although the Imperial Teacher gifted the soul of this woman to your majesty, the Imperial Teacher can't find her. However, this woman will be of great use to your majesty in the future. With this woman, your majesty can have a complete ancient country!
"He only told this servant that he was divinating the future of my ancient dao country, and his mind was integrated with the underworld. He went to a strange place he had never seen before and extracted her soul from a piece of Heavenly Dao…"
The man in the royal robe silently pondered for a moment and then looked at the red bead in his hand. His eyes revealed a strange light.
"This woman looks too ordinary for me to acknowledge. However, if she is really as Imperial Teacher says, then I'll take her as my empress! Continue to search for people among the celestials. If you really can't find any, then find a woman in the ancient country who can fuse with this soul."
"Yes!" The old man in black got up and was about to leave. He hesitated for a moment, and after pondering for a long time, he clasped his hands to speak again.
"Emperor, before the Imperial Teacher went into closed door cultivation, he said one more thing…"
"Speak!" The man in the royal robe looked at the red bead in his hand, and his voice was filled with majesty.
"He said that his divination may or may not be true. When he extracted the soul of this woman, he saw two images. One was the Emperor uniting the ancient country, and the other was the Emperor dead…
"In these two images, there was another figure present! This figure was a bit vague and the Imperial Teacher couldn't see him clearly, but this person had a head of white hair!"
"Interesting. You can leave." The man in the royal robe revealed a flash of coldness in his eyes. He looked at the bead in his hand and slowly smiled.
"You woman, who are you… What kind of relationship do you have with the white-haired figure the Imperial Teacher saw…"
The soul of the woman inside the red bead sat there motionless. Her figure was obscured by the mist and she seemed not to know what was happening at all.
At this moment wind blew by and landed the man in the royal robe. The bead also seemed to feel the wind, and the mist around the woman seemed to churn. Just as her figure was about to be revealed, it was suddenly covered up by the finger of the hand that clenched the bead.
In the cave world, in the rift in the Cloud Sea, the giant vortex above the altar rumbled. The blood light shined on Wang Lin's body, making him look like he was made of blood.
His eyes narrowed and stared into the depths of the vortex. He eventually saw a few drops of blood fly out from the vortex!
Chapter 1711 - Ancient Dao Defying
The fifth drop, sixth drop… until the ninth drop of blood flew out from the vortex and shot toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's eyes shined brightly as he stared at the drops of blood that were flying toward him. He didn't dodge and allowed the five drops of blood to land between his eyebrows. They seemed to penetrate through his body.
When the fifth drop of blood fused, a thunderous rumble came from Wang Lin's body and a powerful force erupted from the blood. Wang Lin couldn't help but take a few steps back, his eyes shining brightly. That powerful feeling made him clench his fists.
At this moment, the sixth drop of blood followed shortly after and entered Wang Lin. Thunderous rumbles echoed and all the blood in his body seemed to boil. He rapidly absorbed the bloodline force inside this drop of blood. It flowed through his entire body, and when it entered his heart, his heartbeat was like a roaring bolt of thunder.
He retreated once more and let out a roar at the sky. Intense pain came from his body. This pain was countless times stronger than the fusion of the previous four drops of blood. It was as if his body was being torn apart and new flesh and blood were growing!
Shortly after, the seventh drop arrived, and the moment it entered the spot between Wang Lin's eyebrows, his expression became twisted. The veins on his body swelled and the speed of his blood flow reached a limit. Wang Lin's body began to move strangely, and as the blood flowed through his body, his bones also gave off a red light.
The ancient bloodline forced inside his body rapidly increased. It went from very thin to extremely pure.
The members of the ancient clan were same as the celestials. The stronger their bloodline, the more noble their identity and the more power they could display.
The fusion of seven drops of blood made Wang Lin's bloodline second only to the Ancient Dao Emperor. It has to be known that the emperor was a descendant of the Ancient Emperor and therefore held the Ancient Ancestor's bloodline. As a result, after obtaining six drops of blood, he became the Ancient Dao Emperor!
However, Wang Lin didn't have any ancient one bloodline and hadn't received recognition yet. Even though this was the case, the bloodline formed by seven drops of blood could compare to the emperor, who already had the bloodline and had obtained six drops of blood.
The difference between the two was a difference in essence, like that of an emperor and an ordinary citizen. However, this difference wasn't immutable, and the eighth drop of blood flew toward Wang Lin. The moment it fused with him, the bloodline became even more pure and the rumbles from his body became more intense. Bursts of pain came from Wang Lin's bone marrow, causing him to continue to retreat and tremble.
The ancient bloodline was the same as the celestial bloodline, it changed the bone marrow! Once the bone marrow was changed, the blood one produced would change and the power of the bloodline would be born!
However, it was difficult to change the bone marrow from within, so external force was needed to slowly change it. This external force was the drops of blood that had entered Wang Lin's body. As they flowed through his body, they were rapidly changing his bone marrow! Wang Lin's bloodline had gone from ordinary to noble, from a mess to authentic!!
The fusion of eight drops of blood didn't make Wang Lin's blood become pure enough to reach the same level as the emperor, but it was infinitely close, just a trace more! This gap was crossed and surpassed once the ninth drop fused!
Nine drops of blood fused with Wang Lin's bones and changed his bone marrow completely. He now had a bloodline that was even more pure than the emperor's. In terms of bloodline, Wang Lin had the most pure blood among the Dao clan!
However, it was not over yet. The appearance of the Soul Blood caused the surroundings to be bathed in a purple light. This purple blood had a strange force, and the moment it appeared, it captured Wang Lin's full attention.
He looked at the purple drop of blood. A sense of longing from his blood filled his body. The purple blood released a monstrous purple light and imprinted itself between Wang Lin's eyebrows!
It didn't fuse with his blood or bloodline; this drop of blood fused with Wang Lin's soul!
The purity his bloodline would allow Wang Lin to erupt with ancient power, but it wouldn't change his soul. In the end, his soul would still be that of a member of the Ancient Dao clan. However, this Soul Blood could change Wang Lin's soul, allow his soul to be above the others of the Dao clan!
Allow him to truly become an existence more noble than that emperor! It would be as if he had become the Ancient Ancestor's fourth son!!
The moment the drop of Soul Blood flew over, Wang Lin was stunned and his eyes were filled with confusion. His body moved back on its down until he landed on the altar. He leaned against Ye Mo's arm and lied there.
The vortex slowly dissipated and soon disappeared without a trace. Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened. If there was any difference, then it was quiet. It was so terrifyingly quiet that there was not the slightest bit of sound.
All the fierce beasts had hidden themselves. They trembled and didn't dare to make a sound. There seemed to be a pressure spreading out in this strange silence.
Wang Lin was unconscious. If he didn't wake up, this place would remain quiet for tens of thousands of years. If he didn't wake up, no sound would appear here. This pressure came from his body and spread out across the surrounding area.
Wang Lin's original body was asleep and his avatar was floating outside the altar. His avatar sat there with its eyes closed and remained motionless.
As Wang Lin was asleep, he had a dream. This dream was different from the dream dao; it wasn't clear and very blurry. In this dream, Wang Lin saw a person.
This was an ordinary-looking man. His body was extremely large and the heavens and earth seemed to be below his feet. He stood there, looking over the world with a hint of contempt.
"If I want this sky to collapse, it will collapse. If I want this earth to break, it will break! If I want a being to die, no one would dare to stop me. If I want no celestials to remain alive, who would dare to save them?
"I'm an ancient one. I was born before the heavens and earth and survived the beginning of the world. However, before me, there were celestials. The celestials wanted to make me their slave, so let me destroy the celestials!
"If I fail, then all my future generations will become enemies of the celestials and vow to rid the world of celestials!
"But will I lose? I'll never lose!!
"Nine drops of Soul Blood I give to my three sons. You all take command of my ancient people. Wait for my reincarnation, wait for my heir to appear…
"Obeying means being a mortal. Defying means being a celestial. Defying the celestials means becoming an ancient one!"
This dream slowly come to an end as the ordinary-looking man spoke those shocking words. Even after Wang Lin opened his eyes, those words still echoed in his ears.
The eight ancient god stars between Wang Lin's eyebrows revealed a hint of a purple glow and slowed rotated. The ancient devil and ancient demon stars in his eyes also rotated and gave off a faint hint of purple.
This purple came from that Soul Blood, it came from Wang Lin's ancient one soul!
He slowly sat up and looked at the space before him. After pondering for a long time, a powerful aura that looked down upon the world came from his body. This aura disrespected heavens and the earth. Even if the heavens and earth decay, I won't decay! Even if the world withers, I won't wither!
This aura belonged to the defying nature of the ancient ones!
At this moment, Wang Lin was vastly different from before!
As he sat on the altar, his gaze swept past his surroundings. His gaze moved past his avatar and eventually landed on Ye Mo's giant arm. His eyes shined brightly.
This arm contained a powerful force. This power seemed to be able to tear open the world. This was Ancient Dao Ye Mo's most powerful force!
Staring at this arm, Wang Lin slowly raised his right hand and pressed down. The moment he pressed down, his 24 stars rotated and a burst of purple light surrounded him. This purple light entered Ye Mo's arm.
In an instant, the giant arm trembled and seemed like it was going to struggle and resist. Although Wang Lin had obtained Ye Mo's inheritance, it wasn't perfect. If he wanted to merge with the arm, there would be some difficulties.
However, this was only difficult for Wang Lin before he went through the Ancient Race Heavenly Blood calamity. Now that he had obtained nine drops of blood and the drop of Soul Blood, it was simply insignificant to him.
"Ye Mo, give this arm to me."
Wang Lin spoke slowly. It was as if he was muttering to himself, but also as if he was speaking to the dead Ye Mo. His voice was calm, and as he spoke, the purple light from the 24 stars became even stronger. It spread out an aura that would frighten Ye Mo if he was alive.
This aura entered Wang Lin's right hand and he pressed down on the arm once more. There was a thunderous rumble and the arm stopped struggling. The arm slowly shrank until it integrated with Wang Lin's right hand, causing his right hand to suddenly become very different!
Wang Lin's right hand was extremely rough compared to his left arm and was covered in countless complicated runes. It also gave off a hint of greenish blue. It could frighten anyone at a glance.
He raised his right hand before him. Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he looked at his right arm. After a long time, he grasped at the void!
"Heaven Ripping!"
Space trembled, and as Wang Lin's right hand ripped, the world collapsed. The shadow of a huge arm appeared behind him and tore open the space. A large rift appeared before Wang Lin and widened. It had been torn open by him.
This heaven-tearing power could even kill an early stage Arcane Void cultivator! Even mid stage Arance Void cultivators would have to retreat in fear!
With this tearing force, the altar Wang Lin was on buzzed and trembled. Ripples echoed as if it was resisting the fallout from the Heaven Ripping.
Wang Lin carefully looked at the altar below him as the ripples echoed. His eyes revealed a strange light.
"There is something strange about this altar!"
Chapter 1712 - Three Life Spell!
Since arriving at the altar, Wang Lin hadn't had time to observe this place. Most of his attention had been on the arm on the altar. Even though he was very cautious and had scanned this altar with his divine sense, he hadn't found anything abnormal.
However, after he absorbed the blood and the Soul Blood, along with the ripple caused by Heaven Ripping, the veil covering the altar was lifting. Wang Lin's eyes shined.
"Why would the altar appear here, and why is Ye Mo's right arm here…" Wang Lin pondered as he carefully looked at the altar.
This altar was very ordinary; nothing looked abnormal about it. If not for the ripples echoing above it, it would be very difficult to see anything strange about it.
As the Heaven Ripping spell disappeared, the ripples also slowly faded until they returned back to normal.
Wang Lin stood up and walked off the altar. At the same time, his avatar also got up and walked forward. After taking one step, his avatar and original body overlapped.
The two figures slowly overlapped and slowly fused together.
Wang Lin moved his body, and after finding no discomfort, he looked back at the altar. Then there was a flash of coldness in his eyes and his hands formed seals, sending restrictions flying out. There were almost one million restrictions.
He pointed forward with his right hand and the 1 million restrictions flew out toward the altar. They landed on the altar one by one.
Every restriction caused the altar to trembly lightly. As more restrictions landed, the altar trembled even more violently. Near the end, thunderous rumbles echoed, as if the altar was going to collapse.
As the altar trembled violently, fine cracks appeared on it. Soon, rubble began to fall off from the altar and scattered.
Wang Lin became cautious. His hands formed seals and created even more restrictions. They surrounded the altar and slowly landed on it one by one. This caused the altar to tremble even more violently, and even more rubble fell off.
After half an incense stick of time, a layer or rubble had fallen off the altar, and it looked like a layer of fog surrounded it. The altar had shrunk about a circle in size, and even more cracks had appeared on its surface.
"The strangeness about the altar is likely what's within… But there is a strange force preventing me from seeing what's inside with my divine sense." Wang Lin stared at the altar and created 1 million more restrictions. The countless restrictions landed on the altar and even more layers fell off until it was only half its original size.
Just at this moment, when the altar was covered in cracks, one of the cracks seemed to reach the center of the altar. A blood red light erupted from the crack and took the shape of a fan. It was as if a gem had been found hidden under mud and an opening allowed the light to shine through!
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he stared at the crack releasing the red light. He controlled the countless restrictions around him and they all flew into that crack.
However, just as the restrictions got near the crack, more red light came from another crack. Shortly after, the third, fourth, fifth… More than 10 rays of light shot out from the altar, forming a red ripple. When the large amount of restrictions touched the red ripple, it was like snowflakes touching hot charcoal. A sizzling sounds echoed and they all immediately dissipated.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and all of the restrictions disappeared due to the red light. It was as if they were natural enemies!
Wang Lin stared at the altar that had shrunk more than half and was surrounded by the red light. His eyes shined brightly.
"This red light looks very familiar… Could this altar… be…" Wang Lin's heart trembled. The moment the red light spread out and got close to him, Wang Lin's right hand clawed at the red light.
Ye Mo's giant arm suddenly appeared before him and also clawed at the void before him.
"Heaven Ripping!" Wang Lin let out a roar and his right hand tore to the side. With this roar, he used the full power of Ye Mo's right arm and also his 8-star ancient god, ancient demon, and ancient devil power.
This tearing force was powerful enough to rip the heavens apart!
Thunderous rumbles echoed and the red ripple coming from the altar distorted violently and was torn apart by Wang Lin.
What collapsed with it were the cracks on the altar. Under Wang Lin's Heaven Ripping spell, the cracks collapsed on a wide scale. The red light wanted to prevent this but was unable to resist.
Thunderous rumbles echoed and the altar collapsed completely. The large around of rubble scattered, and what was revealed before Wang Lin was an octagonal shaped blood pool-like object that gave off a dazzling, red glow!
An aura Wang Lin was familiar with spread out from this octagonal blood pool, and Wang Lin was filled with joy!
"So it turns out to be that!!"
There was a clan in the Ancient Star System called the Sealing Extermination Clan, and they had a spell called the Three Life spell! In order to cultivate this spell, one would need the complete altar, but for some reason, it was split into three parts, and these parts had disappeared.
Wang Lin was lucky and obtained the blood pavilion from the Blood Ancestor in the Brilliant Void. That blood pavilion was one of the three altars! Then he learned of the Three Life spell and obtained the second altar from the ancient demon in Allheaven.
As for the third altar, Wang Lin had looked for it but couldn't find it. When he saw the blood light, a rumble echoed in his mind and he began to speculate.
Right now he was certain that this blood pool gave off the same aura as that blood pavilion and the other altar. This was the aura of the Sealing Extermination Clan!
"Three Life spell!! I didn't expect to obtain the last altar here. If I can learn it, my overall strength will increase greatly!" Wang Lin's heart started beating rapidly. He had been tempted by the Three Life spell, and now that he had obtained the third altar, he was very happy.
Without hesitation, Wang Lin waved his hand and the altar he got from the ancient demon flew out, and shortly after, the Blood Ancestor's blood pavilion also flew out!
A woman had gone into the Blood Pavilion before, and she was someone Wang Lin knew. However, over the years, her body had long disappeared and only a wisp of her soul remained.
The three altars floated before him, and they blood light they gave off began to mix. It was obvious they were drawn to each other!
Wang Lin had obtained the method of cultivating the Three Life spell from the woman from the Sealing Extermination Clan inside the Ancient Tomb. At this moment, after pondering a bit, Wang Lin sat down.
"The Three Life spell of the Sealing Extermination Clan is dangerous to learn… However, compared to the benefits, the danger is worth it!" Wang Lin's right hand reached toward the void. A clan mark that gave off a ghostly light appeared in his hand.
This clan mark still had some dried blood marks on it. It was the Sealing Extermination Clan mark! Wang Lin had extracted it from the Sealing Extermination Clan woman who wanted to kill him back in the Ancient Tomb!
Staring at the clan mark, Wang Lin pressed it between his eyebrows. A burning feeling spread out from the mark. Then countless branches extended out from the clan mark and attached themselves to Wang Lin.
This kind of pain wasn't enough to affect Wang Lin at all. He remained calm as he bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"With the Sealing Extermination Clan mark, I activate this altar and summon the sealed Sealing Extermination Clan's ancestral spirit. Turn into the sealing blade to cut three souls, three origin souls, three bodies!"
The moment Wang Lin's voice echoed, the blood he had spat out condensed together and began to wiggle before him rapidly. Then the three different altars all released blinding, red light that was absorbed by the blood.
The blood slowly turned into the shape of a blade. It wasn't large, only about 10 feet long. It looked like overlapping shadows, and if one looked at it for too long, their vision would blur.
Looking at it with his divine sense, Wang Lin immediately noticed that this wasn't one blade but three blades overlapping each other. The overlap created a strange aura around them.
Wang Lin roared, "Cut three souls!"
The long blade suddenly rose up and silently chopped down from above Wang Lin's head!
This blade sliced through Wang Lin's entire body!
Wang Lin's body trembled violently and his face turned pale. Unimaginable pain filled his body, making him feel as if his soul was going to collapse. However, he endured the pain and two souls slowly flew out from his head!
However, just as the blade cut through Wang Lin, it seemed to be unable to withstand the power of Wang Lin's soul and collapsed! Out of the three overlapping blades, only two remained!
Wang Lin's soul had fused with the Ancient Ancestor Soul Blood and was now an Ancient Dao Soul, so how could this mere blade cut his soul? If not for the fact that Wang Lin's soul was formed by his essence blood, the blade wouldn't be able to cut his soul at all.
Even though it had cut Wang Lin's soul in three, this blade couldn't withstand the rebound force from Wang Lin's soul. It dissipated forever and could never be summoned again.
Chapter 1713 - Chopping the Ghostly Sail!
"Cut three origin souls!" Wang Lin endured the pain and let out a roar.
As he roared, the double shadow blade rose up and fell down. There was a flash of blood light as the blade sliced through Wang Lin. His body trembled violently as this origin soul was split into three parts by the mysterious power of the Sealing Extermination Clan!
At the same time, one blade collapsed into pieces.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and roared without hesitation, "Cut three bodies!"
As he roared, the blade that only had one shadow remaining sliced down toward Wang Lin. It was no longer silent but created a loud howl!
The long blade cut through Wang Lin and then collapsed! As it collapsed, Wang Lin's body divided into three!
These three bodies were fused with three souls and contained the three origin souls. At this moment, the three bodies flew toward each of the different Sealing Extermination Clan altars!
After the three altars absorbed the three Wang Lins, the blood light around them became even stronger. They slowly rotated around each other, and in the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
After seven days, the light form the altars had faded a lot, but they were still flickering. Another seven days passed and the blood light disappeared completely.
The moment the blood light disappeared, a powerful aura erupted from one of the altars. This aura was too powerful for the altar to endure, so it ended up collapsing.
As it collapsed, the first Wang Lin walked out!
At the same time, another altar was rapidly trembling. It instantly disintegrated and pieces of rubble scattered. The second Wang Lin walked out!
Shortly after that altar, the blood pavilion erupted layer by layer. The ancient one aura was too powerful for the blood pavilion to withstand, so it shattered.
The third Wang Lin walked out from the destroyed blood pavilion!
The first Wang Lin said, "Three Life spell…"
The second Wang Lin calmly said, "Force open the fortune…"
The third Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange light as he muttered, "Three bodies, return into one!"
As the three Wang Lins spoke, the three bodies all took one step forward. They overlapped and began to fuse. After a long time, they fused into one person!
His white hair danced and he opened his eyes as he floated there. He felt the powerful vitality flowing through his body. There were three parts, and each was equal to himself at full power.
"The Three Life spell, it is indeed mysterious. With this, I'll have three lives!" Wang Lin opened his eyes, which were now filled with determination.
He raised his right hand and the soul of a woman appeared. This woman was the one who had hidden herself inside the blood pavilion, someone he knew.
"Our grudge is gone. I'll send you into the reincarnation cycle. Behave yourself!" Wang Lin waved his right hand and the woman's soul disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin looked at the remains of the three altars with eyes filled with pity.
"My soul and body are far too powerful. The altars of the Sealing Extermination Clan could not withstand the impact of transforming me. Now that they have collapsed, there will no longer be anymore Three Life spells…"
Wang Lin shook his head. What he had divided was not just his Ancient Dao Bloodline, but also his avatar. It could be said everything was divided into three, and as a result, he had three lives.
"My body has obtained the Ancient Dao bloodline and my ancient demon and ancient devil bodies have reached eight stars. It is about time to leave… However, before I leave, I need to refine the Ghostly Sail. With that, I might be able to form my seventh essence!
"Once the restriction essence appears, my cultivation level will increase from mid stage Spirit Void to late stage Spirit Void! With my Ancient Dao bloodline, I should be able to battle late stage Arcane Void cultivators!
"There is also the battle essence. Back then, all the comprehension turned into the star of law. I'll need some time to readjust, and if another essence could be born, then I'll reach the peak of Arcane Void!" Wang Lin muttered to himself before sitting down. His right hand reached out and the Ghostly Sail appeared.
"The restriction essence is only secondary. More importantly, since Fan Shanmeng was able to borrow it to perform the illusion spell, this sail must contain the Great Soul Sect's illusion dao spell…
"The illusion dao is the key, I need to study it. If I can gain some insight, perhaps I can use this treasure to look for the third soul, just like the Seven-Colored Daoist was trying to do!
"Right now it all depends on who can find the third soul first!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and various complicated plans were being deduced in his mind.
"I don't know what the Seven-Colored Daoist saw, but from this anger, he shouldn't have found where the third soul went.
"Aside from him, there is also Old Ghost Zhan; he is also looking for the third soul. I don't know what method he has… But they can't be looked down upon. They triggered the war between the Inner and Outer Realms to find the third soul. Now that the war is over, they are perhaps using that method to search for the third soul…
"Originally, there were only two of them searching, but now that the four generals have appeared, they are the third force that is also searching…
"There is also that other force from the Five Element Planet. They have been hiding there for countless years and should show themselves soon…
"Third soul, who are you…" Wang Lin silently pondered, and the thoughts in his mind gradually became more clear.
"Only by finding the third soul can I go to the gate and open it to take everyone to the Immortal Astral Continent…" Wang Lin closed his eyes, and after a long time, he opened them. His eyes were calm and he no longer thought about these things. He was about to observe the Ghostly Sail.
However, just at this moment, Wang Lin's expression suddenly became serious, as if thunder had rumbled in his mind. He looked into the distance and his expression gradually became gloomy.
"I forgot one person!" There was a flash of coldness in Wang Lin's eyes. He suddenly remembered one person. If someone were to tell him that person had died, he definitely wouldn't believe it!
"All-Seer!! That person obtained the Heavenly Dao blood. Even though the Azure Dragon Divine Emperor said that the blood had problems, there is no way the All-Seer is dead. He never appeared during the war with the Outer Realm, he disappeared without a trace…
"His schemes were amazing, and he has schemed against me many times. Now that he is hidden, how could I forget about him?" Wang Lin's expression became gloomy.
"The Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign was split into three souls and seven fragments. As for the seven fragments, I only know that Qing Shui is one of them. As for the other six, I have my guesses. The All-Seer… Is he one of the seven fragments or… the third soul!" Wang Lin's eyes shined. He recalled that the third soul had crossed the Summoned River and entered the Brilliant Void.
"If the third soul ended up in the Brilliant Void, then it is very likely the All-Seer… If he really is the third soul, it would be far too easy to find… Is he or is he not…" Wang Lin frowned. He could never see through the All-Seer. From the moment Wang Lin first became the All-Seer's disciple, his dread already existed. It became even stronger as All-Seer became even more mysterious.
"The All-Seer has devoured a large amount of disciples, and I saw 3,000 avatars in his body… I didn't know why he was doing this and thought he was just trying to reach the third step…
"However, looking at it now, perhaps he was trying to form Joss Flames with those 3,000 avatars. It is possible… Or did he have some other purpose?" Wang Lin thought of many things, but the more he thought, the less he understood what the All-Seer was doing.
"The All-Seer's fate soul was also not in the divine retribution in the Ancient Celestial Realm…" Wang Lin silently pondered for a long time before he slowly suppressed this thought. It was useless to think about it now. As time passed, he would naturally get his answers.
His eyes lit up and he looked at the Ghostly Sail. He carefully examined it and saw that it contained countless restrictions. These included the four grand restrictions and more.
"If I want to give birth to the restriction essence, I must fuse all these restrictions. Once I master them all, the restriction essence will form," Wang Lin muttered as his divine sense spread out. He became immersed in the restrictions on the sail.
Restrictions appeared in his mind one by one. First he had to know how many restrictions were on this sail.
As his divine sense carefully spread out, the sail moved without any wind in Wang Lin's hands. The ghostly face became even more fierce.
During these ten days, Wang Lin remained motionless and spent all his energy on studying the restriction. Millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, and billions of restrictions flashed through his mind.
It wasn't until the tenth day that Wang Lin slowly raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot.
"They can evolve on their own, it is impossible to calculate their exact amount." Wang Lin frowned and massaged his temples. He had grown very tired during these ten days.
"This is a perfect restriction group that has been fused with this sail. Only by breaking the sail can I see through how they were formed…" Wang Lin stared at the sail and revealed hesitation in his eyes.
After a long time, he clenched his teeth and his left hand reached out at the void. There was a flash of blood light and the blood sword appeared in his hand. A cold light flashed in Wang Lin's eyes and he sliced down with the blood sword.
A thunderous bang rang out when the blood sword penetrated the sail and tore open a gap. The moment the gap appeared, Wang Lin's divine sense rushed into it.
Shortly after, the ghostly face on the sail became fierce, and it released waves of roars that echoed across the area. It was as if a violent wind was blowing out from the sail along with countless restrictions . The restrictions surrounded Wang Lin, filled this endless void, and spread across every inch of the Cloud Sea!
The spatial crack in the Cloud Sea was completely occupied by a storm of restrictions.
Wang Lin's figure was drowned by the endless amount of restrictions!
When the restriction storm that occupied the entire Cloud Sea dissipated into one restriction, Wang Lin's restriction essence would form! He would have the power to battle late stage Arcane Void cultivators!
Chapter 1714 - Restriction Essence
In this cave world, whether it was the Inner or Outer Realm, or any of the spatial fractures, it was rare to see a storm of this many restrictions.
These restrictions were originally only simple seals, but now there were too many of them overlapping, making it impossible to see them clearly. It was like a layer of misty light that formed an endless storm.
This majestic scene was something only Wang Lin could feel. The beasts inside the spatial crack all chose to avoid this storm of restrictions. The beasts all escaped through various exits in panic.
This was like a beast tide. They rushed out from the spatial crack, and in just a few days, the area round spatial crack in the Cloud Sea was filled with countless beasts.
They didn't run too far, they just floated outside the spatial crack. They stared at the crack in fear while trembling.
The beast tide that appeared in the Cloud Sea attracted the attention of a lot of people. Some people wanted to enter the spatial crack to see what was happening, but they were stopped by the terrifying restriction storm!
The storm inside the crack was still raging, and the ghostly howls were spreading in all directions. Deep within the restriction storm, Wang Lin sat there with this eyes closed. His eyes twitched as he continued to deduce the restrictions.
The Ghostly Sail had been cut open by Wang Lin and formed this restriction storm. Wang Lin didn't panic at all, as if all of this was within his expectations. He calmly deduced the restrictions and slowly grasped for the restriction essence.
Restrictions were actually just a type of formation. To understand their essence, one needed a powerful divine sense. Wang Lin had already reached the mid stage of Spirit Void, so his divine sense was powerful enough to comprehend this essence. At this moment, his divine sense spread out within this spatial crack. As he continued to deduce, the amount of restrictions within his divine sense reduced.
This wasn't the restrictions disappearing, it was them fusing. Every two restrictions he deduced would fuse into one.
As time passed, the speed of the fusion increased. Soon, after almost every breath, a lot of restrictions would disappear and new ones would appear.
"The restriction essence is a type of computation, and computation encompasses everything. It can even be used to divinate the future and change it. This requires an extremely powerful divine sense… The All-Seer was very well-versed in this art, and I couldn't see it before. I fear he hid his amazing abilities in restrictions!" Wang Lin opened his eyes, revealing a flash of coldness.
He still dreaded the All-Seer. The All-Seer was like someone gazing at him from the dark, making him feel uncomfortable. But when he looked back, he could not find the source of that gaze.
After seven days, the restriction storm inside the spatial crack had shrunk greatly. Nearly half of the restrictions had disappeared and fused together.
However, Wang Lin couldn't relax at all. He found that although the restrictions had fused, they were still constantly changing. If they didn't fuse back into one in one go, they would eventually multiple into even more.
Even now, the restrictions were showing signs of splitting. Just one split would make all of Wang Lin's previous efforts disappear!
His divine sense was like a large net that surrounded all the restrictions. At this moment, his eyes lit up and he began to deduce and condense the restrictions.
The further this went on, the more difficult it became. His divine sense was divided into countless copies as he continued to deduct and integrate the restrictions.
Ten days of time passed by in a flash. The area which Wang Lin's divine sense covered had shrunk in half, and the number of restrictions had decreased greatly. However, the splitting force coming from the restrictions had almost reached a peak.
Wang Lin remained motionless, but his expression was extremely solemn. He had used his full divine sense and computational abilities to find the opportunity for a third fusion.
Another ten days passed. Just as a small portion of restrictions was about to split, Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes.
Wang Lin's eyes revealed enlightenment as he murmured, "A restriction is a type of formation, and a formation is a grand dao! The heavens and earth also have formations, it is the rule! People also have their own formations, it is fate! This restriction formation is simply the rule a cultivator set!
"Shake the world with the rules you set yourself! Restrictions, fuse again!" The restrictions surrounded by his divine sense fused once more!
This was the third fusion!
After this fusion, there were only about 10 million restrictions left, but these 10 million restrictions were very complete. They seemed to contain no flaws, and they each released a powerful aura.
It would be very difficult to fuse them again!
Wang Lin's face was pale. Fusing three times was his limit. To fuse all the restrictions back into one was far more difficult than he expected.
He couldn't relax at all, and this invisible pressure forced Wang Lin to pay extra attention. This made him even more tired.
"Restrictions, fuse!" Wang Lin roared, strengthening his divine sense. His divine sense squeezed from all directions and a thunderous rumble echoed. The 10 million restrictions around Wang Lin were fused by force.
However, this fusion was only half-complete, so some restrictions collapsed. They didn't disappear but split into several more restrictions. As these restrictions collapsed, even more restrictions collapsed.
As a result, in just a few short breaths, these 10 million restrictions rose in number. Wang Lin's divine sense could not hold them in and began to expand.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. If he didn't stop this immediately, his attempt would fail! His original body walked out, leaving his avatar sitting there.
After his original body walked out, the Ancient Dao aura surged out. His body trembled and his ancient devil body walked out and stopped on one side. At the same time, his ancient demon body walked out and stopped at the other side.
The remaining ancient god body retreated backwards, forming a triangle around his avatar with his ancient devil and ancient demon bodies.
"Restrictions, fuse!!" Wang Lin's avatar's expression became fierce and let out a roar. His divine sense became even stronger, and at the same time, his three Ancient Dao bodies integrated their strength into the divine sense. The fusion of the restrictions increased rapidly.
Thunderous rumbles echoed. Whether it was the restrictions that were fusing or the ones that were splitting, Wang Lin's divine sense forced them all to condense.
In the blink of an eye, the amount of restrictions decreased greatly until there were less than 5 million restrictions around Wang Lin!
This was the fourth fusion!
These 5 millions restrictions were like 5 million wild horses that didn't want to be tamed, and each one shined brightly. If not for Wang Lin's divine sense, which was being strengthened by his three Ancient Dao bodies, trapping them, they would immediately scatter in all directions.
Wang Lin's eyes were red and completely bloodshot. The lines of blood in his eyes intersected as if they formed some strange rule.
Everyone has eyes, pupils, and blood veins! However, the shape and amount of blood veins were different for everyone! These blood veins appeared when Wang Lin was tired, but they were also the method Wang Lin had thought of to help give birth to the restriction essence!
"Restrictions, fifth fusion!" Wang Lin's right hand formed a seal and the six essence in his body flew out. The six essence swords flew out and rapidly rotated. Two swords rotated around each of his three original bodies, with his avatar in the middle.
The moment the six swords appeared, the 5 million restrictions were forced to fuse once more. Thunderous rumbles echoed as the restrictions fused for the sixth, seventh, and eighth times!
The repeated fusion lowered the amount of restrictions even more. It wasn't always just two restrictions fusing; sometimes three, four, five would fuse.
As a result, after the eighth fusion, there were only several thousand restrictions left around Wang Lin!
These thousands of restrictions all contained the four great restrictions, as well as some that didn't belong in the cave world. They were hundreds of feet large and vibrated as they floated there.
Staring at these thousands of restrictions, even more red lines appeared in Wang Lin's eyes.
"3,172… That's enough!" Wang Lin stood up and raised his right hand. He hit his chest with his right hand and spat out blood.
After this mouthful of blood appeared, Wang Lin waved his sleeve. The blood split into 3,172 parts and flew toward every restriction.
"Blood restriction, ninth fusion!!" Wang Lin roared. He was using his blood to fuse these restrictions once more. The blood light shined brightly. As the restrictions began to overlap, the blood light became even more intense. In the end, only nine restrictions remained before Wang Lin!
These nine restrictions were tens of thousands of feet tall, like small mountains. They gave off an ancient aura as they floated there!
However, just as the nine restrictions formed, one of them suddenly collapsed into countless restrictions and scattered in all directions.
Shortly after, the other restrictions also shattered. This sudden change made it so Wang Lin couldn't think. He quickly raised his right hand and pointed at his right eye.
With this, Wang Lin's right eye sprayed out blood and a giant pupil appeared in the blood mist. This pupil was filled with countless red lines!
Chapter 1715 - Blood Lines in the Eye as the Rule
What were rules? It was likely that very few people considered this. Also, what was the distinction from laws? It was something people had pondered for millions of years but found nothing.
This was something even Wang Lin was confused about. Sometimes, he thought he had figured it out, but he was just invalidating his previous guesses most of the time.
Rules, laws, formation of the world. This was Wang Lin's current speculation.
What were heaven and earth? The heavens and earth of the cave world were the Heavenly Dao. What was it that allowed it to determine the rules and laws of this world and give birth to them?
Wang Lin didn't understand. Even though his battle essence had formed a new law, he still didn't understand what it was. He just knew that whether it was law or rules, they were intangible. However, if they were tangible, they would become lines that would entangle themselves around everything.
Just like how countless blurry lines would appear around someone when he used the Stop spell. These lines were Wang Lin's understanding of rules and laws.
Every line was different; they intersected to form rules, and the will above them all was law.
This was heaven and earth, this was the Heavenly Dao!
Wang Lin's understanding of restrictions was that when the world was born, the earliest creatures worshipped the heavens until doubt formed, and finally they began to question the heavens. They began to imitate rules and laws to give birth to a technique!
This technique was formations and restrictions!
Throughout these days of comprehension, he was not studying the difference between restrictions but searching for the origin of restrictions.
In his view, if these invisible lines were rules and laws, he would need to form his own lines if he wanted to form his own restriction essence.
These lines would have to become part of his body for this to succeed!
He had cut open the Ghostly Sail, and as he was being surrounded by the countless restrictions, he thought of a method. That was using the blood veins in his eyes!
The blood veins in his eyes would become the lines of the rules of the world. After fusing with all the restrictions, his eyes would become something like the heavens and earth. His eyes would be the restriction essence, his thoughts would be the will of the rules of this world!
No one had thought of this method throughout the ages, Wang Lin was the first one. He was bold, and once he decided on something, he wouldn't casually change his mind.
The illusory red eye appeared before him, and the blood veins in the eye were clearly visible. Wang Lin let out a roar and the blood veins expanded, shrouding a large amount of restrictions.
At this moment, Wang Lin raised his right hand and pressed toward his left eye. An illusion of his left eye appeared and formed another huge eyeball.
After these two pupils appeared, blood veins flashed and spread out, fusing with the restrictions. After half an incense stick of time, there were no restrictions remaining, only two giant eyeballs floating there.
With a thought from Wang Lin, the two illusory eyeballs flashed and rapidly dissipated. They disappeared into Wang Lin's eyes, then he closed his eyes.
His three bodies fused back with his original body and he took a step forward. He overlapped with his original body and fused back into one.
His scattered divine sense slowly condensed back into his body as well.
The six essence swords slowly rotated around Wang Lin. The aura of the essences made Wang Lin's figure a bit blurry.
Everything in this space calmed down, as if nothing had happened. Only Wang Lin remained sitting there, motionless.
However, an extremely powerful aura spread out from his body. This aura was formed by his powerful mid stage Spirit Void cultivation. At this moment, the aura seemed to be boiling and showed signs of increasing.
This aura became stronger and stronger. As it spread out, the six essence swords around Wang Lin buzzed in joy, joy for the birth of the seventh essence!
Wang Lin's eyes suddenly opened and revealed a gaze that would terrify anyone who saw it. His gaze had no color, but if anyone were to meet Wang Lin's eyes right now, they would have the illusion that his eyes were blood red!
At the source of that gaze were blood lines. These blood lines intersected like the rules of the world.
Every line of blood contained restrictions. Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he looked across the space around him. He could see countless fuzzy lines; these lines were rules.
Wang Lin raised his right hand and gently picked at something. The action looked ordinary, but he had picked up a line that others could not see.
The moment he picked up this line, a block of cold ice appeared in the distance. It appeared far too suddenly and immediately froze the area.
When Wang Lin let go of the line, the ice in the distance shattered and scattered in all directions.
Wang Lin's expression remained calm and his right hand picked up another line. In the distance, the space suddenly collapsed, forming a black hole. This black hole released a powerful suction force that sucked up the surrounding dust.
After a long time, Wang Lin closed his eyes, and when he reopened them, his right hand formed a seal. He pointed three inches away from his eyes. The red light from his eyes gradually became monstrous. The blood lines in his eyes slowly moved. He endured the intense pain until they all fused into one line!
One eye, one dao!
This blood line was formed by all the lines. It wasn't vertical like the pupil of a python but horizontal across Wang Lin's pupil. The red light spread out and gathered at the tip of Wang Lin's finger. The red light became brighter and brighter until it became a ghostly, scarlet red restriction light.
After a long time, Wang Lin lowered his right hand and pointed forward. There was a flash of ghostly light and a long sword slowly began to take shape before him.
This sword was illusionary, and there seemed to be countless restrictions inside.
The moment this sword appeared, Wang Lin's long hair moved without any wind and popping sounds echoed inside his body. The aura inside him increased greatly from mid stage Spirit Void to late stage Spirit Void!
Wang Lin suddenly raised his head and clenched his right hand. Due to the increase in his cultivation level, the space around him trembled as if he had grasped it in his hand.
Wang Lin slowly stood up and waved his sleeve. The seven swords formed by his essences entered his body and disappeared one by one.
Wang Lin grasped at the void and the Ghostly Sail that had a gap appeared in his hand. With one gaze, the gap rapidly closed until there was no defect remaining.
The ghostly face on the sail was still strange, but now it looked more familiar to Wang Lin.
This Ghostly Sail was now Wang Lin's own treasure!
"The Immortal Astral Continent's Great Soul Sect's illusion spell is also a kind of restriction. It is part of the restriction essence. Restrictions are illusionary, just like rules. If you say they exist, they exist. When you're powerful enough to ignore them, they don't exist…
"This is an illusion… It is similar to true and false but also very different! Although I have comprehended the restriction essence, it is not complete. It only formed based on my own understanding…
"For the true restriction essence to form, it would require one to turn oneself into the heavens and earth. Make your own rules become the rules of the heavens and earth. Make your own will become the will of the heavens and earth. This is very difficult, difficult, difficult…"
Wang Lin's shook his head in silence. He put away the Ghostly Sail and walked away.
"There are still a lot of things that need to be done, and it would take some time to study the illusion on this sail… However, it is time to leave this place." Wang Lin's white hair fluttered as he gradually left this place.
Wang Lin's harvest on this trip was great. His Ancient Dao bodies had reached eight stars, he had reached the late stage of Spirit Void, he had obtained the Ghostly Sail to control the ship, and had even formed an alliance with Fen Shanlu.
Most importantly, he had seen a method of searching for the third soul.
At the same time, on the Immortal Astral Continent, within the land of the celestials, a rare battle was occurring in the sky above. It was very difficult to detect, and the cultivators below didn't have the cultivation level to detect it. For many cultivators, they just saw that the sky had been hazy this month and that fog seemed to be churning.
"Xuan Luo, you're a lot weaker than before. It should be time for your reincarnation… I don't know if you have found a guardian. If not, I can gift you one."
A blood sun shined brightly, and Xuan Luo spoke calmly from within, "Dao Yi, you have been blocking me since I entered the Celestial Mainland. If you continue, I'll kill your entire sect!"
"Kill my entire sect? Since you're so anxious, you must have some important matters in my celestial land!"
"Everywhere I need to go is important. Are you going to make way or not!?" Xuan Luo didn't even bother scheming and coldness appeared in his eyes.
Chapter 1716 - Scheme Again All-Seer!
Outside the spatial crack in the Cloud Sea, there were still a large amount of fierce beasts gathered around it. They still couldn't forget the restriction storm that had driven them out from the spatial crack a few months ago.
However, the spatial crack was their home, so they had been hanging around it because they were unwilling to leave.
As time passed, these fierce beasts became irritated, but none of them dared to enter, so they could only let out low roars. On this day, a white figure slowly came out of the spatial crack, and his appearance immediately caused the beasts to retreat.
They could clearly feel a terrifying aura coming from Wang Lin's body.
When Wang Lin walked out from the spatial crack, his gaze swept by the large amount of fierce beasts. But he didn't pause; he took a step forward and disappeared.
It wasn't until after Wang Lin had been gone for a long time that the surrounding beasts slowly closed in on the spatial rift. A few carefully went inside, and after they found no danger, a large amount of them returned back into the spatial crack.
Wang Lin walked through the stars as he pierced through the void. He would sometimes appear but disappear instantly. Soon, Wang Lin arrived at the edge of the Cloud Sea. This was where the new Celestial Realm was located.
The floating continent with the silver river surrounding it gave off a soft glow that lit up the surrounding area. Fluctuations of restrictions echoed as they protected the Celestial Realm.
Looking at this place, Wang Lin's expression was no longer cold. This was a place he had created and the only other place he considered home in this cave world beside planet Suzaku.
There were many people he knew here, so he could not give up on this place.
"The silver river from the Summoned River contains a lot of restrictions, but it is not powerful enough…" Before, Wang Lin didn't have the ability to make these restrictions stronger, but now he could.
Wang Lin didn't enter the Celestial Realm but stood outside, staring at the silver river. After looking at it for a while, the horizontal blood lines that had disappeared from his eyes reappeared and gave off a ghostly, red glow.
Wang Lin raised his right hand and waved. The blood lines in his eyes silently appeared before him and flew toward the silver river.
At this instant, the blood lines in his eyes shined and the blood lines outside shined as if they were connected. They both flew toward the silver river.
After doing all of this, Wang Lin looked at the stars. The blurry lines of laws appeared before him. He moved his right hand and a large number of these lines gathered around the silver river.
"This should allow the Celestial Realm to remain safe during the search for the third soul!" Wang Lin silently pondered for a moment and then walked toward the silver river.
The moment he entered the Celestial Realm, Master Hong Shan and company noticed him. They all awakened from their cultivation and flew into the sky.
Qing Lin, Qing Shui, Situ Nan, Master South Cloud, and company all floated there, looking at the white figure in the distance, and smiled.
Even more people Wang Lin was familiar with noticed him. When they saw the white figure, they smiled.
Wang Lin looked at the familiar faces and heartwarming smile, and he also smiled. He saw Red Butterfly beside Qing Shui. It was obvious the father and daughter had gotten to know each other.
He saw Qing Shuang behind Qing Lin, and in the distance, there was a melancholy man. He silently looked at Qing Shuang. His expression was complicated and sad, but even more so, he was satisfied.
He was Zhou Yi.
Wang Lin also saw Zhou Ru. In his heart, although Zhou Ru was already an adult, she was still a child. The tiger still accompanied Zhou Ru.
His gaze swept by everyone and he gently smiled.
"I've returned home."
These three words set off a burst of cheers in the Celestial Realm. The western part of the Celestial Realm was originally empty, but a clan from the Ancient Star System had settled here. This was the Blue Silk Clan.
Dao Master Blue Dream was sitting inside a hut he had built himself as he looked into the sky and revealed a smile. His daughter, Li Qianmei, was not beside him but instead had gone into closed door cultivation.
Dao Master Blue Dream felt that Li Qianmei's cultivation was lacking, so when he brought the people of the Blue Silk Clan here, he made her go into closed door cultivation to comprehend his essence.
After simply conversing with many of his friends, Wang Lin left. Along with him were Situ Nan, Zhou Ru, Big Head, Thirteen, and others. They settled down in the mountains in the north.
During this period of time, Wang Lin had gone to see Blue Master Dao Dream. When he heard that Li Qianmei was in closed door cultivation, he let out a breath of relief for some unknown reason.
Perhaps it was because he didn't know what he would say if he were to see Li Qianmei. Even he didn't know whether the feeling behind him and Li Qianmei was just gratitude or love.
"Gratitude is not love…" Li Qianmei's words still echoed in Wang Lin's ears.
The new Celestial Realm was like a paradise. It was far away from the dispute that was happening outside as people looked for the third soul. Due to Wang Lin's return, the cultivators here became even more confident and continued their peaceful lives.
Wang Lin lived on a mountain. There was a very simple house here. This place was Wang Lin's home.
Zhou Ru would not leave; she accompanied Wang Lin like a daughter. She would occasionally look at Wang Lin with gaze full of attachment.
Looking at the grown-up Zhou Ru, aside from warmth, Wang Lin also felt pain. The pain was because he thought of Li Muwan and what had happened back on planet Suzaku.
He felt like he had wronged Wan Er. His pain was something only he knew, something only he could see. And 2,000 years was enough to hide everything.
There was also Thirteen and Big Head. They were cultivating here. With Wang Lin's occasional pointer, they gained a lot of enlightenment. Wang Lin returned Big Head's soul blood and released the servant seal, giving Big Head his freedom.
However, Big Head didn't choose to leave, but sometimes he would looked at the sky, depressed. Wang Lin knew Big Head was homesick, only his home was no longer there.
The memories of his painful childhood had become precious to him, and he was unwilling to give them up.
Thirteen was a simple person; he didn't think about much. He only wanted to cultivate so he could become his teacher's strongest disciple. When his teacher needed him, he would give up everything, including his life.
As for Situ Nan, he would drink wine with Wang Lin all day and pat Wang Lin's back. He looked very happy, and when they were drinking, it was as if he had forgotten all his worries.
Occasionally, he would be drunk and look at Wang Lin while feeling melancholy. He wasn't feeling melancholy about Wang Lin's growth but the fact that he hadn't been a king for a long time.
Zhou Yi also came once. His melancholy expression became even more intense after he came to drink with Wang Lin. He never said a word and just began drinking with Wang Lin. He looked at Wang Lin profoundly and revealed the first smile before he left with a nod.
His back was bleak. He was still trying to make Qing Shui recognize his existence or remember him. No matter the outcome, he had chosen to wait even if it meant waiting for a lifetime.
Soon, Wang Lin had spent one month in the new Celestial Realm. During this time, he took out the celestial pavilion he had obtained in the Thunder Celestial Realm. He took out all the celestial spells inside and gave them to Qing Lin and company.
They would arrange for these celestial spells to be passed down, which would increase the overall strength of the Celestial Realm.
At the same time, outside the Celestial Realm, a giant mess was slowly unfolding. The four celestial generals had used a rather special method to look for the third soul. They had combined their power, and with the help of the celestial bloodline of many celestials, they formed a formation to look for the third soul.
Of course, there were some unknown special methods; this was something even Wang Lin didn't know about.
Aside from the ancient celestials led by the four generals, Old Ghost Zhan didn't move at all. His divine sense had been merely locked on to the four generals, watching them search.
He didn't hide his thoughts at all, and the four generals naturally felt it, but they strangely didn't care. It seemed like they had some relationship with Old Ghost Zhan and didn't mind being monitored.
As for the Seven-Colored Daoist, after leaving the Cloud Sea, he summoned the Sovereign and the concubines. They rushed into the Inner Realm, headed toward the Brilliant Void, and began searching carefully.
They seemed to use a certain kind of spell. This was as spell created due to the battles between the Inner and Outer Realms. The deaths of these countless cultivators seemed to have created an opportunity for the Seven-Colored Daoist.
Wang Lin was also looking for the third soul. During this month of time, he spent most of his time studying how to use the Ghostly Sail and controlling the illusion spell inside.
This would take time, and even though he was anxious, there was no faster way. However, compared to searching for the third soul, there was another thorn in Wang Lin's heart that he had to remove first!
Even if he couldn't pull it out, he had to figure out where this thorn was and how it would be fatal!
This thorn was the All-Seer!
This was not the first time Wang Lin had schemed against the All-Seer, but it was the first time he was going to resolve this 1,000-year entanglement!
"All-Seer, where are you hiding…" Wang Lin was sitting outside his house when his eyes lit up. He closed his eyes and he immersed himself in the sliver of the All-Seer's soul he had kept until now.
He was going to use this soul to find where the All-Seer's original body was and kill him!
Without removing the All-Seer, Wang Lin could not be at ease. This person was the biggest variable beside the third soul!
Chapter 1717 - All-Seer
Wang Lin's idea was to use the All-Seer's avatar soul to divinate where the All-Seer was. He closed his eyes and he saw where he had confined the All-Seer's avatar soul.
Over the years, Wang Lin had used the All-Seer's avatar soul to divinate countless life and death situations, and it had been a great help to him. If not for the fact that he felt like the All-Seer's existence was a great threat to him, he wouldn't want to provoke him.
After all, in Wang Lin's heart, the All-Seer's mysteriousness was something he never felt from another person.
"What the hell is he… And what kind of plan does he have…" Wang Lin frowned as his mind fused with the All-Seer's avatar and slowly began to divinate.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin sat outside his house and didn't move at all. His mind was fully integrated with the All-Seer and he had that illusion where he had become the All-Seer.
This was not the first time he felt this feeling. In fact, when he was facing danger from the All-Seer, he had already experienced this. As he integrated, Wang Lin gradually calmed down, and although his eyes were closed, the Celestial Realm was in his mind. Everything in the heavens was in his eyes; nothing could escape his divination.
This kind of feeling would make one expand infinitely.
Wang Lin seemed to have forgotten his name and had become part of the All-Seer. Under this integration, his divine sense spread out around his body.
With this method, Wang Lin wanted to find the All-Seer through the connection between the All-Seer's avatar and original body. However, to do this, he had to fully integrate with the All-Seer's avatar.
This was not his first time using this method. He had carefully thought about whether there would be any danger, but he couldn't think of any issues.
Just as Wang Lin was fusing with the All-Seer's avatar, there was a meteor slowly floating through the Summoned River. The All-Seer was sitting inside the meteor, and he revealed a strange smile.
His strange, white hair danced in a strange way, giving him the air of a celestial. However, his smile broke this whole image and made it look very grim.
His eyes slowly opened and shined brightly. The smile on the corner of his mouth became even wider and his gaze seemed to penetrate through the meteor, through the stars, and through the Celestial Realm to see the figure sitting there.
"You are worthy of being this old man's disciple… You can't escape my hands… The higher your cultivation level, the more you will help his old man. The more benefits I'll obtain…
"Eh? Seven essences… Good, good, good!" The All-Seer smiled and clenched his right hand. The aura of the karma essence spread out from his fist.
It was the karma essence, the real karma essence!
"Left hand controls life and right hand controls death… This old man knows as well…" The All-Seer place his left hand on his knee. Aside from the karma essence, a second essence appeared in his hands. It was life and death!
"Eyes closed are false and eyes open are true…" As the All-Seer closed and opened his eyes, the true and false essence appeared.
What was even more shocking was that there was a flame raging in the All-Seer's left eye and a bolt of thunder flashing across his right eye.
"These I know… This old man also has the slaughter essence…" Between the All-Seer's eyebrow, a vague vortex appeared. There was another All-Seer inside in a grey robe!
"Very good… This old man has accepted all of this, now this seventh essence…" The All-Seer's eyes lit up and his pupils became filled with blood lines. In a short period of time, these blood lines almost completely covered his eyes, and restrictions began to appear.
However, the restrictions inside his eyes would take some time to completely fuse with the blood lines. It wouldn't take long for the All-Seer to comprehend the complete restriction essence.
"The blood lines in the eyes become the rules of the world and make yourself into the world… Disciple, you really surprise Teacher. No one has thought of this method before… Very good, you are indeed worthy of being the heaven-defying child I spent countless years divinating!
"My plan will be completed with you, it will be completed!" The All-Seer licked his lips and revealed a look of excitement. This kind of expression was extremely rare to see from the All-Seer!
"I have a tree that I planted 2,000 years ago, and now it has bloomed… But it is not time to harvest the fruits yet, I have to send out more nourishment…"
The All-Seer's eyes lit up and a large amount of restrictions fused with the blood lines in his eyes. In this short period of time, the restrictions fused with nearly 30% of the blood lines and were continuing to fuse.
However, just at this moment, the All-Seer's expression suddenly narrowed and his smile disappeared. Even the restrictions that were rapidly fusing with his eyes stopped.
In the new Celestial Realm, Wang Lin had been sitting outside his house for five days. At this moment, he opened his eyes and forced himself to separate from his fusion with the All-Seer.
His expression was gloomy and suspicion appeared in his eyes as he looked at his body. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
"Strange, when I fuse with the All-Seer's soul, why do I feel like I lost some essence…" Wang Lin pondred and carefully observed his seven essences. However, no matter how he looked, his essences weren't reduced, which made him feel a bit at ease. However, doubt still filled his heart.
"My essences didn't decrease… But why do I feel this way… Was it an illusion…" Wang Lin silently pondered for a moment and once again fused with the All-Seer's soul. He slowly integrated, but just as he was about to fully fuse, he suddenly stopped the integration by force and suddenly stood up.
Wang Lin's expression was as gloomy as the cold winter ice. He looked up at the sky with a cold gaze.
"Something's wrong! This feeling can't be an illusion! There is something weird about the All-Seer's avatar!" Wang Lin's right hand hit his forehead and pulled something out. Smoke came out of his forehead and turned into a soul that looked like the All-Seer.
The All-Seer's avatar's soul sat there, motionless.
"What is the problem…" Wang Lin stared at the soul and his divine sense carefully searched it. However, he found nothing, which made him feel even more doubt.
"There is no clue, and my essences didn't lessen. It is just my feeling. Could my feeling be wrong… This avatar has some connection with the All-Seer's original body, and I want to use it to find the All-Seer. However, why do I feel like this avatar and the connection are all part of the All-Seer's scheme…" Wang Lin's heart trembled. He couldn't believe his own speculations.
"Back in the Demon Spirit Land, I killed the All-Seer's avatar with Sundered Night and took his avatar's soul as my prize. Could it be that it was an intentional act by the All-Seer… This… This seems too unbelievable!" Wang Lin recalled what took place back then and couldn't find any trace of it being deliberately manipulated by the All-Seer.
Looking at the All-Seer's avatar's soul, Wang Lin's expression changed constantly and became even more gloomy. He didn't understand. His eyes lit up and he immediately disappeared from where he was.
When he reappeared, he was in the southern part of the Celestial Realm. He was beneath a towering mountain covered in snow.
Cold wind howled and there were specks of crystals in the wind. The wind contained snowflakes, and when they land on your body, they were extremely cold. Wang Lin jumped toward the mountain and flew toward the top. The cold wind blew on his face but was unable to stop him at all.
When he got close to the mountainside, Wang Lin saw Qing Shuang. She was dressed in white and looked at the world before her. She looked bleak, and her eyes were filled with struggle and reminiscence.
Behind her, Zhou Yi seemed to be whispering something, and his gaze toward Qing Shuang was filled with gentleness and love. They didn't notice Wang Lin's arrival and he didn't disturb them. He flew past them and arrived at the top of the mountain.
There was a white pavilion here filled with celestial energy that formed a giant vortex in the sky. It could clearly be seen from a distance.
Wang Lin stepped out of the void just outside the pavilion.
The door of the pavilion silently opened. Qing Lin appeared in a blue shirt, looking like a scholar. He smiled at Wang Lin.
"It is rare for Brother Wang to come. I wonder, why are you looking for me?"
Although Qing Lin had said he would take Wang Lin as his disciple, as time passed, this matter was never mentioned again. Wang Lin's current cultivation level and identity naturally made Qing Lin change the way he addressed Wang Lin. This was to show respect to someone that was his equal.
"I heard that you were known for your divination, Senior Qing Lin. I want to ask Senior to help me divinate something!" Wang Lin clasped his hands at Qing Lin with a serious expression.
Qing Lin saw Wang Lin's serious expression and immediately withdrew his smile. He said in a serious tone, "Good, I'll do my best! Tell me what needs to be done."
"The soul in my hand belongs to an avatar of the All-Seer from the Brilliant Void. This All-Seer is known for his divination and now has hidden somewhere. I fear something unexpected will be caused by him, so I want to find him through his avatar's soul… But…" Wang Lin spoke of what he felt. He waved his right hand and the All-Seer's avatar soul appeared in his grasp.
After hearing Wang Lin's words, Qing Lin's face became serious. His eyes shined as he stared at the All-Seer's soul.
"There is such a thing!! Let me see this soul!" Qing Lin raised his right hand and grabbed the All-Seer's avatar's soul to take a closer look.